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From: Robert L Webb <>
Subject: Re: TRUE LATTER DAYS' SAINTS AT CHARITON.
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 16:41:50 -0500


Greetings,
I live at Carthage, Illinois, and my place of business is just two
blocks from the Old Carthage Jail where Joseph and Hyram Smith were shot
and killed. An article about the Mormons was printed in Harper's New
Monthly Magazine, in 1853, about 20 pages in length, which is very
interesting. I am not a Mormon, and did not know about the difference
between Joseph Smith and Brigham Young regarding polygamy.
If anyone wishes to obtain the article from Harper's magazine, go to
our website home page, or to the link where we have started offering
copies of the article, as follows:

http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/Mormons.html

http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html

Sincerely,
Robert Webb

On Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:38:57 -0500 "Nancee Seifert" <>
writes:
> Chariton Patriot, Chariton, Iowa
> Wednesday, April 9, l873
>
> When the Mormons left Navoo, Ill., on their hunt for the "promised
> land", they journeyed through Southern Iowa, and the "Mormon trace
> road" in this county is familiar to many of our readers. A large
> party of the Mormons taried in Decatur County, while the rest
> continued westward, and founded Kaneville, now Council Bluffs.
> Those stopping in Decatur built a temple at Garden Grove, and
> worshipped according to the doctrines laid down by Joseph and
> Brigham. A year had passed away when summons came from Kaneville
> for the party to join the van prior to the journey across the
> plains. The polygamous portion obeyed while the others remained,
> and organized a society according to Smith, who it will be
> remembered, differed from Brigham in interpreting the Bible, in
> regard to the polygamy. So today a large society of the True Latter
> Days' Saints flourises at Sedgwick, Decatur County. The Smithites
> do not believe in having more than one wife. The organ of this
> branch is published at!
> Plano, Ill., by a son of Joe. Smith. The following from a late
> number of the Herald announces the organization of a society at this
> place.
>
> "A branch was organized at Chariton, Iowa, on March 8th, l873, by
> the following persons: James McDiffitt, Elder; George Spencer,
> Elder; Nancy McDiffitt, Genira Spencer, Mary Ann Fox and Elijah
> Spencer. It is to be known as the Chariton Branch and Brother
> McDiffitt, was chosen to preside. Some of these brethren united in
> Wheeling, Va., and some at Pittsburg, Pa.; and some in Decatur
> County, Iowa. Brother McDiffitt says: 'We would like to have an
> elder to come and stay with us awhile. The Lord manifests himself
> with us in healing the sick, and in the preaching of the word.'"
>
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert
> June 6, 2003
>
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