Excerpt from A Voice of Warning and Instruction to All People

The p were closed against us, th eir popularity beingrat stake the [moment ouru principles were admitted It is true we publish a monthly1paper, in which our principles are clearly set forth; but its circulation is limited to a few thousands. Uni der these circumstances, had we the tongue of aul gels, and the zeal; of hearts expanded wide aseternity, with the intelligence of heaven, and the love of God burning in our bosoms, and commissioned to bear as joyful ti dings as ever was bornegby Michael the Archangel from the regions of glory yet it would have been as impossible for usflto have communicated'the same to the public, as it was for Paul when; he stoodfi 1n the midst of Ephesus, to declare the glad tidings of a crucified and risen Redeemera when his voice was lost amid the universal my, of great is Diana of the Ephesians. Go lift your voice to the tumultuous waves, of the try to reason amid theirrear. Of, cannon. While, the tumult-of war isjgathering thick around, or speak to the howling, tempest while it lpours a deluge over the plains;, giet your voice be heard amid the roar of phariots, rushing suddenly over the; pave; ments; -or what, is rstillfimore foolish, converse with a man wbg iszlost in, slumber, or reason with agdrunkard whilejhe. Reels to and fro under. The influence of theaintoxicating poison and these acts will couvinto be wafted gently down the'icurrent of public opinion' Without' stopping for a moment to listen, to weigh; to hear both sides of the question, iand judgeiffor himself. One of the greatest obstacles inf the way 'off the spread. Of truth; 'in' every age, isihe tide at? Public opinion. Letfone ray of light burst upon the world in any age, and sure to come in contact with the traditions and long established usages' of men, and their opin ions; or with some Ireligious'craft, so that like the Ephesiansthey counsel together, what shall: be done; their great goddess will Jbe spoken against, her magnificence despised, her temple deserted; or what is still worse, their craft is in danger, for by this they have their wealth. Call to mind the apostles in contact with the Jewish Rabbies, or with Gentile superstitions, in short, at war with every religious establishment on the earth Witness the popular clamor; If we let them' thus alone, all men will believe on them, and the Romans will come and take away our place and These men that turn the 'world upside down have come hither also. What new doctrine is this, for thou bringest certain'strange things to our ears? These men do exceedingly trouble'our' city, and teach: customs, which are not lawful for Us to receive and observe, being What will this babbler say, he seems to be a setter forth of strange gods? And many other such like sayings. Or, 'let us for a moment'contemplate the events of later date: for instance, the Mother Church against the reformers of various ages; see them belied, s'landered, degraded; whippedgf'stoned, mlpris'o'n-c'd, burned; and destroyed in'tvarieus.

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