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Oliver Barr to Sidney Rigdon, 29 February 1836. Latter- day Saints’ Messenger and
Advocate ( Kirtland, Ohio) 2, no. 6 ( March 1836): 273.
Coneaut Feb. 29th 1836.
MR. SIDNEY RIGDON,
Sir, yours of Dec. 1835 was duly received, and has been candidly, and I think
impartially examined, and as the subject of religion is one of infinit importance, so it
demands our most serious and prayerfull consideration. To err on some minor points, is
but the fruits of our imperfect judgments, but to be mistaken in some of the cardinal
points of religion, may involve us in a dilemma awful in its nature, & eternal in its
consequences, Hence, to know God’s will, demands our most serious enquiry, and to do
it calls for the most diligent application of all our powers―
While I acknowledge the kind spirit in which you have been pleased to notice my
letter to my brother Ebenezer, I indulge the fond hope, that in the same spirit of christian
kindness, you will answer two or three more of my interrogatories, founded on some
remarks in your letter, remarks, which to me are new, and containing ideas of vast
importance,― ideas, on which, I have not been in the habit of reflecting, yet, ideas which
I wish not to receive, or reject, without candidly examining. My queries, Sir, were
originated by your remark “ that the Gospel as proclaimed by the Savior and his Apostles,
and as written in the new testament has disappeared.”― You will therefore confer a
signal favor on me, and satisfy my inquiring mind, by giving a deffinite answer to the
following interrogatories. 1. What is the Gospel? Is what is now written in the NEW
TESTAMENT the Gospel? Is it the whole Gospel? 2. Where is the Gospel? 3. Have the
Mormons got the Gospel? Have they got the whole Gospel?
Dear Sir, as those queries engross my whole thoughts on this interesting topic, I
hope you will indulge me with an explicit answer to each, when I pledge myself to notice
candidly, your whole communication.
Hoping that this correspondence may result in God's glory, and our best interest, I
subscribe myself,
Yours in Christian kindness,
S. RIGDON. O. BARR.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Author | Barr, Oliver, d. 1853 |
| Title | [Mr. Sidney Rigdon,] |
| Edition | Electronic reproduction |
| Abstract | Letter from Oliver Barr acknowledging receipt of a letter from Sidney Rigdon and asking for further response. |
| Publisher Original | F. G. Williams and Co. |
| Date Original | 1836-03 |
| Digital Publisher | Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University |
| Date Digital | 2009-06 |
| Owning Institution | Brigham Young University |
| Subject | Book of Mormon--History; |
| Geographic Place Name | Kirtland (Ohio); |
| Genre | Newspapers; Letters; |
| Keywords | New Testament; gospel; |
| Source | Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate (Kirtland, Ohio) 2, no. 6 (March 1836) : 273. |
| Related Works | See HBLL Digital Collections, http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/NCMP1820-1846,7227. This is part of an exchange that continued over several years: Oliver Barr to his brother, Ebenezer, Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate (Kirtland, Ohio) 2, no. 5 (February 1836) : 257-58; Sidney Rigdon to Oliver Barr, Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate (Kirtland, Ohio) 2, no. 5 (February 1836) : 258-63; Oliver Barr to Sidney Rigdon, Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate (Kirtland, Ohio) 2, no. 6 (March 1836) : 273; Sidney Rigdon to Oliver Barr, Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate (Kirtland Ohio) 2, no. 6 (March 1836) : 273-74; Oliver Barr to Sidney Rigdon, Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate (Kirtland, Ohio) 2, no. 9 (June 1836) : 321-25; Sidney Rigdon to Oliver Barr, Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate (Kirtland, Ohio) 2, no. 9 (June 1836) : 326-29; Oliver Barr, “What is Truth?” [Mormonism--No. 1] Christian Palladium (Union Mills, New York) 5, no. 15 (1 December 1836) : 227-28. Oliver Barr, “This wisdom descendeth not from above.” [Mormonism--No. 2] Christian Palladium (Union Mills, New York) 5, no. 16 (15 December 1836) : 241-43; Oliver Barr, “Mormonism No. iii.” Christian Palladium 5, no. 18 (16 January 1837): 273–75. Stephen Post, “Mormon Defence.” Christian Palladium 6, no. 7 (1 August 1837): 98–100; Oliver Barr, “The Mormon Defence Refuted [Mormonism, no. 4].” Christian Palladium 6, no. 9 (1 September 1837): 138–39; Stephen Post, “Mormon Defence.--No. II.” Christian Palladium 6, no. 15 (1 December 1837): 230–31; Oliver Barr, “Mormonism--No. V.” The Christian Palladium (New York) 6, no. 18 (15 January 1838): 275. |
| Language | English; eng; en; |
| Patron Usage Instructions | http://www.lib.byu.edu/genericnote_copyright.html |
| Copyright status/owner | Public Domain, Courtesy Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Conversion specifications | E-Image Data Scanpro 1000; 600dpi; pdf |
| Full text | Transcriptions provided by the Maxwell Institute |
| Identifier | 1836_MA_Mar_b |
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