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Patten, by Lycurgus A. Wilson - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most -other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of -the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Life of David W. Patten - The First Apostolic Martyr - -Author: Lycurgus A. Wilson - -Release Date: April 11, 2016 [EBook #51730] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LIFE OF DAVID W. PATTEN *** - - - - -Produced by Christopher Dunn, Mormon Texts Project Intern -(http://mormontextsproject.org) - - - - - - -</pre> - - -<h1><small>LIFE OF</small><br> -DAVID W. PATTEN<br> -<small>THE FIRST APOSTOLIC<br> -MARTYR.</small></h1> - -<p class="centered"><br>LYCURGUS A. WILSON.</p> - - - -<p class="centered"><br>1904.<br> -Salt Lake City, Utah.</p> - - - -<p class="centered"><br>TO THE MISSIONARIES<br> - -OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST<br> - -OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, AT HOME AND ABROAD,<br> - -THIS FEEBLE SKETCH OF THE LIFE WORK OF ONE WHOSE<br> - -ENERGIES WERE ALL DEVOTED TO THE SAME<br> - -WORTHY PURPOSE AS THEIR OWN, IS<br> - -MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.</p> - - - -<h2>Preface.</h2> - -<p>The writing of this little volume has been a pleasant task. And just as -we find mingled with our regret at parting with a friend, a joy in the -assurance that to whomsoever he comes he will give the same pleasure -he has afforded us, so the author has a feeling in putting out this -brief memoir of David W. Patten that the courage and faith manifested -in his life will not be lost or unfruitful in the lives of those who -contemplate his career.</p> - -<p>There remains only the pleasure of thanking those who have taken an -interest in this work, and their name is legion. But first of all -perhaps is the nephew of Apostle Patten, Thomas Jefferson Patten, of -Provo, Utah.</p> - -<p>Particular mention should be made of the kindness shown by the late -President Wilford Woodruff, by President Lorenzo Snow, by President -Joseph F. Smith, by the late Apostle Franklin D. Richards and by the -late President Abraham O. Smoot, of Utah Stake. In short, all who knew, -or who have read of, Apostle David W. Patten, have seemed to count it a -pleasure to do whatever they could to assist in perpetuating his memory.</p> - -<p class="right">L.A.W.</p> - -<p>Salt Lake City, Utah,<br> -February 8, 1900.</p> - - -<p><br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -OFFICE OF -<br> -<i>The First Presidency</i> -<br> -OF THE -<br> -<i>Church of Jesus Christ</i> -<br> -OF -<br> -<i>Latter-day Saints.</i> -<br> -P. O. Box B.</p> - -<p class="right"><i>Salt Lake City, Utah</i>, February 6, 1900.</p> - -<p><i>To the Reader:</i></p> - -<p><i>All the circumstances of my first and last meeting with Apostle David -W. Patten are as clear to my mind as if it were an occurrence of but -yesterday, and yet it took place some sixty-four years ago. He appeared -to me then to be a remarkable man, and that impression has remained -with me ever since.</i></p> - -<p><i>We traveled together on horseback from my father's home, at Mantua, -Ohio, to Kirtland, a distance of perhaps twenty-five miles, he on his -return from some missionary labor, I to commence a course of studies at -Oberlin College.</i></p> - -<p><i>On the way our conversation fell upon religion and philosophy, and -being young and having enjoyed some scholastic advantages, I was at -first disposed to treat his opinions lightly, especially so as they -were not always clothed in grammatical language; but as he proceeded -in his earnest and humble way to open up before my mind the plan of -salvation, I seemed unable to resist the knowledge that he was a man of -God and that his testimony was true. I felt pricked in my heart.</i></p> - -<p><i>This he evidently perceived, for almost the last thing he said to me, -after bearing his testimony, was that I should go to the Lord before -retiring at night and ask him for myself. This I did with the result -that from the day I met this great Apostle, all my aspirations have -been enlarged and heightened immeasurably. This was the turning point -in my life.</i></p> - -<p><i>What impressed me most was his absolute sincerity, his earnestness -and his spiritual power; and I believe I cannot do better in this -connection than to commend a careful study of his life to the honest in -heart everywhere.</i></p> - -<p class="right"><i>Lorenzo Snow</i></p> - - -<h2>CONTENTS.</h2> - -<h3><a href="#I.">CHAPTER I.</a></h3> - -<p class="chapterHeading">Early life of David W. Patten—Parentage—Marriage—Joins the -Methodists—Learns of the restoration of the Gospel—Visits his -brother—Resume of Church history—Receives Baptism—First mission.</p> - -<h3><a href="#II.">CHAPTER II.</a></h3> - -<p class="chapterHeading">His procedure in administering to the sick—Testimony as to his -success—Visits the Prophet—Missionary labors—Casts out a -"devil"—His family baptized—Mrs. Strong healed—Called to Jackson -County.</p> - -<h3><a href="#III.">CHAPTER III.</a></h3> - -<p class="chapterHeading">Condition of Saints in Missouri—Revelation to them—With William D. -Pratt, David goes to Missouri—Ministering to the suffering—Freedom -from animosity—Mission to Tennessee—Healing of Mrs. Lane.</p> - -<h3><a href="#IV.">CHAPTER IV.</a></h3> - -<p class="chapterHeading">Chosen an Apostle—Ordination—Revelation instructing the Twelve—Date -of birth—Healing of Mrs. Stearns—Impression of Lorenzo Snow.</p> - -<h3><a href="#V.">CHAPTER V.</a></h3> - -<p class="chapterHeading">A period of rest—Endowments—Second mission to Tennessee—Meets -Wilford Woodruff and Abraham O. Smoot—Trial by mob -court—Escape—Interview with Cain—Bares his breast to a mob.</p> - -<h3><a href="#VI.">CHAPTER VI.</a></h3> - -<p class="chapterHeading">David's personal appearance—Healing of Abraham O. Smoot—Margaret -Tittle healed—Prophecy at Paris, Tennessee—Journey to Far -West—Visits Kirtland during the great apostasy—Chosen to Presidency -in Missouri—Revelation—Expresses a wish to die as a martyr.</p> - -<h3><a href="#VII.">CHAPTER VII.</a></h3> - -<p class="chapterHeading">Visits Adam-ondi-Ahman—Address to the Saints—Spirit of mobocracy in -Missouri—David known as "Captain Fear Not"—Calms a storm—Mobocracy -and treason—David succeeds to the Presidency of Twelve.</p> - -<h3><a href="#VIII.">CHAPTER VIII.</a></h3> - -<p class="chapterHeading">His last call to arms—Battle of Crooked river—David mortally -wounded—The closing scene—Wilford Woodruff's testimony—Testimony of -the Prophet Joseph—His place behind the veil revealed.</p> - - -<h2>LIFE<br> -OF<br> -DAVID W. PATTEN.</h2> - -<p class="centered">"<i>God gives me all the power I have</i>."</p> - -<p class="centered">DAVID W. PATTEN.</p> - -<h2><a NAME="I."></a>I.</h2> - -<p class="chapterHeading">Early life of David W. Patten—Parentage—Marriage—Joins the -Methodists—Learns of the restoration of the Gospel—Visits his -brother—Resume of Church history—Receives Baptism—First mission.</p> - -<p>Great men are the Lord's object lessons to the world. They hold out to -mankind the measure of truth committed to their generation. As example -is greater than precept, so a life may state a truth more forcibly than -words.</p> - -<p>When He answered the question as to the first great commandment, the -Savior did more than satisfy the idle curiosity of the listening crowd, -he indicated one of the underlying purposes of this life and stated the -principle by which the degree of civilization will be determined.</p> - -<p>Measured by the love he bore his Maker and his fellow-men, few greater -men have ever lived than David Wyman Patten. With all the intensity of -his nature, he served the Lord, and with the same undivided purpose -he was devoted to the welfare of humanity. Having in mind that divine -precept, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his -life for his friend," the Prophet Joseph Smith said over the remains of -this great Apostle, "There lies a man who has done just as he said he -would—he has laid down his life for his friends."</p> - -<p>Of David's early life little is known. While he was quite young, his -parents, Benenio Patten and Abagail Cole Patten, removed from the State -of Vermont, where he was born about the year 1800, to the town of -Theresa, at Indian River Falls, in the western part of the State of New -York.</p> - -<p>Leaving home while yet a boy, he made his way to the southeastern part -of Michigan, and made himself a home in the woods a short distance -above the little town of Dundee, in Monroe County, where he married -Miss Phoebe Ann Babcock, in 1828. Here, too, though telling his -fellow-religionists that there was no true religion on the earth, he -allied himself with the Methodists.</p> - -<p>Having been from youth of a religious turn of mind, he had received a -particular manifestation of the Holy Ghost when he was twenty-one years -of age. Being admonished to humble himself before the Lord and repent -of his sins, he enjoyed for the next three years a close communion with -the Lord, through visions and dreams of the night. In one of these it -was made known to him that the Church of Christ would be established -in his day, and he looked forward to such an event with joyous -anticipation.</p> - -<p>When about the age of twenty-four years, as he tells us in his meager -journal, he became, through the cares of the world, neglectful in -conduct, and remained so to some extent until he was thirty years old, -when, by sincere repentance, he again received a testimony that his -sins were forgiven. Under these conditions and at about this time he -saw for the first time a copy of the Book of Mormon, but only long -enough to read the inspired preface and the testimony of the eleven -witnesses. From this time he prayed continually for faith and a more -perfect knowledge. It was while living in anticipation of just such an -event, therefore, that he received, in the latter part of May, 1832, -a letter from his elder brother, John Patten, of Fairplay, Indiana, -informing him of the restoration of the Gospel.</p> - -<p>The message fairly caused his heart to leap for joy. He seemed -conscious of the light which was about to burst upon him. He knew by -intuition that his life's darkness was over, and that henceforward he -should walk in the light of eternal truth. He arose in the meeting that -day—for it was on a Sunday he received the intelligence—and told the -assembly that he had at last got word of the Church of Christ.</p> - -<p>Impatient to be off, he mounted his old grey mare the next morning -and started alone through the woods on a journey of three hundred -miles. That part of the country in those days was little more than a -wilderness. The roads by which the settlers had come from their eastern -homes ran, in the main, east and west, so that David's way to the -south led him over hills, through valleys and across rivers by paths -almost unknown to the white man; but nature was in her glory, the birds -made melody the day through, and, more than all else, his own heart, -swelling with gratitude, kept time to the music of the spheres, for God -had again spoken from the heavens, the questionings of his soul since -boyhood had been answered, and those paths, rough though they were, -led to the realization of his highest hopes this side of eternity. -That otherwise lonely journey was filled with peace and happiness -unspeakable.</p> - -<p>Arrived at the home of his brother, at Fairplay, he found him, before -an infidel, now a devoted Christian and substantially as the history of -the rise of the Church was related to him we shall repeat it here:</p> - -<p>"In a little town six hundred miles to the east, in the State of New -York, a young man named Joseph Smith, while praying in the woods twelve -years ago, received a visit from God the Father and His Son Jesus -Christ. Three years later, an angel, calling himself Moroni, appeared -to this youth and explained that he was a resurrected being who had -formerly lived on this continent in the flesh. Telling the boy Joseph -of a sacred record hidden in a hill near by, the angel met him on the -hillside where the precious charge lay concealed in a stone box, and -after repeated admonitions during the four subsequent years, delivered -to him some gold plates and an instrument called a Urim and Thummim, -with which to translate the inspired hieroglyphics.</p> - -<p>"After much delay and a great deal of persecution, the youth succeeded -in reproducing from the gold plates the record known as the Book of -Mormon, now published to the world these three years.</p> - -<p>"Two years and two months ago, having received authority under the -hands of John the Baptist, as also from Peter, James and John, the -ancient apostles, this modern Prophet, in accordance with directions -from the Lord, organized the true Church of Christ, at Fayette, Seneca -County, in the State of New York.</p> - -<p>"The next fall after the Church was set up, three missionaries came -west with the intention of introducing the work among the Indians, who -are descended from an ancient people of whom the Book of Mormon gives -the history; and on their way came among an earnest body of worshippers -at Kirtland, Ohio. These read the book, believed the testimony, and -received baptism to the number of several hundred souls.</p> - -<p>"Receiving a visit from a number of these converts, the Prophet himself -has removed with his family to Kirtland, where he now lives with a -number of his followers.</p> - -<p>"It has, moreover, been revealed to the Prophet that the ancient site -of the Garden of Eden is on this continent, and that the building of -the New Jerusalem is to commence at that sacred spot. Accordingly, -the converts to the new faith are gathering from all directions into -Independence, Missouri, where about four hundred of them are now -settled."</p> - -<p>Interesting as this narrative is to us, though we have heard it for the -hundredth time, how much more interesting must it have been to David W. -Patten, for it was all new to him. Drinking it in with his whole soul, -he received the truth with joy, and was led into the waters of baptism -on the 15th day of June, 1832.</p> - -<p>With the most of men there is lingering in the very heart of their -faith a grain of doubt. Even the missionary, no doubt, feels easier -in placing himself in the hands of the Lord, when he knows that if no -place is furnished him to sleep, he can with the dollar in his pocket -provide for himself. And so it is with each of us at times. It seems as -though we cannot free ourselves from the millstone of doubt, and take -the Lord at His word when He says He will provide for those who trust -Him. This was not the case, however, with David W. Patten. He stood six -feet and one inch in height, and weighed over two hundred pounds; but -there seems to have been no room in his whole generous composition for -a particle of doubt. He took the Lord at His word and devoted his whole -life to His service; and whether face to face with Cain, or baring his -breast to an infuriated mob, a doubt that the Lord was with him seems -thenceforth never to have entered his mind.</p> - -<p>Two days after his baptism David was ordained an Elder under the hands -of Elisha H. Groves, and with Joseph Wood, another recent convert, as a -companion, was given a mission to the Territory of Michigan.</p> - - - - -<h2><a NAME="II."></a>II.</h2> - -<p class="chapterHeading">His procedure in administering to the sick—Testimony as to his -success—Visits the Prophet—Missionary labors—Casts out a "devil"—His -family baptized—Mrs. Strong healed—Called to Jackson County.</p> - -<p>Those who have had a like experience, will know with what joy the new -convert returned to his friends in the wilderness. All business was -laid aside. With his companion, David traveled through all the country -round about preaching the Gospel and healing the sick.</p> - -<p>Immediately upon taking up his labors in Michigan, in calling at the -house of a stranger to ask for dinner, David found in the family a very -sick child, and while discussing the restoration of the Gospel with the -parents, was asked to administer to the little one. Finding the mother -had faith, he did so, and it was at once healed.</p> - -<p>In administering the healing ordinance David had a method of procedure -peculiarly his own. On reaching the beside, he would first teach the -principles of the Gospel and bear his testimony to their truth, when he -usually made a promise that the invalid should be healed if he would -agree to accept baptism. President Abraham O. Smoot, of Utah Stake, -once said he never knew an instance in which David's petition for the -sick was not answered, and this was also the testimony of President -Wilford Woodruff.</p> - -<p>At the close of one of his meetings in Michigan, where he had no doubt -spoken of the gift of healing, two children sick of fever and ague -were brought to the meeting-house to be healed. David had started off, -but was called back and upon learning from the parents of their faith, -acceded to their request, and the children were healed instantly.</p> - -<p>Until the latter part of September David and his companion labored -in Southeastern Michigan, baptizing sixteen persons in a branch of -the Maumee River during that time. Late in the summer they took up a -journey to Kirtland, preaching by the way.</p> - -<p>Perhaps the first person they met at Kirtland was Elder Joseph C. -Kingsbury, for they inquired of him at Newel K. Whitney's store the way -to the home of the Prophet Joseph. It was early in October; the Prophet -was on a mission east, and while waiting his return, David spent the -next two or three weeks on the Prophet's farm, helping to dig potatoes -and harvest corn.</p> - -<p>Soon after the return of the Prophet Joseph Smith, David W. Patten was -sent into Pennsylvania on his second mission, traveling sometimes with -John Murdock as a companion, and at other times with Reynolds Cahoon.</p> - -<p>The Prophet, in sending out these early missionaries, had no particular -field of labor in mind for any of them. They were sent to warn all men, -but their message was specially to the honest in heart, and these they -had no way of finding except by the inspiration of the Lord. Just at -this time a large number of Elders had been sent east from Kirtland in -response to the revelation of September 22, 1832, from which we quote -as follows:</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p> "62. Go ye into all the world, and whatsoever place ye cannot go into - ye shall send, that the testimony may go from you into all the world - unto every creature.</p> - -<p> "63. And as I said unto mine apostles, even so I say unto you, for you - are mine apostles, even God's High Priests; ye are they whom my Father - hath given me—ye are my friends;</p> - -<p> "64. Therefore, as I said unto mine apostles I say unto you again, - that every soul who believeth on your words, and is baptized by water - for the remission of sins, shall receive the Holy Ghost;</p> - -<p> "65. And these signs shall follow them that believe.</p> - -<p> "66. In my name they shall do many wonderful works;</p> - -<p> "67. In my name they shall cast out devils;</p> - -<p> "68. In my name they shall heal the sick;</p> - -<p> "69. In my name they shall open the eyes of the blind, and unstop the - ears of the deaf;</p> - -<p> "70. And the tongue of the dumb shall speak;</p> - -<p> "71. And if any man shall administer poison unto them it shall not - hurt them;</p> - -<p> "72. And the poison of a serpent shall not have power to harm them.</p> - -<p> "73. But a commandment I give unto them, that they shall not boast - themselves of these things, neither speak them before the world, for - these things are given unto you for your profit and for salvation.</p> - -<p> "74. Verily, verily, I say unto you they who believe not on your - words, and are not baptized in water, in my name, for the remission of - their sins, that they may receive the Holy Ghost, shall be damned, and - shall not come into my Father's kingdom, where my Father and I am.</p> - -<p> "75. And this revelation unto you, and commandment, is in force from - this very hour upon all the world, and the gospel is unto all who have - not received it.</p> - -<p> "76. But, verily, I say unto all those to whom the kingdom has been - given, from you it must be preached unto them, that they shall repent - of their former evil works, for they are to be upbraided for their - evil hearts of unbelief; and your brethren in Zion for their rebellion - against you at the time I sent you.</p> - -<p> "77. And again I say unto you, my friends, (for from henceforth I - shall call you friends,) it is expedient that I give unto you this - commandment, that ye become even as my friends in days when I was with - them traveling to preach the gospel in my power,</p> - -<p> "78. For I suffered them not to have purse or scrip, neither two coats;</p> - -<p> "79. Behold I send you out to prove the world, and the laborer is - worthy of his hire.</p> - -<p> "80. And any man that shall go and preach this gospel of the kingdom, - and fail not to continue faithful in all things shall not be weary in - mind, neither darkened, neither in body, limb, nor joint: and an hair - on his head shall not fall to the ground unnoticed. And they shall not - go hungry, neither athirst.</p> - -<p> "81. Therefore, take no thought for the morrow, for what ye shall eat, - or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed;</p> - -<p> "82. For consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they toil - not, neither do they spin; and the kingdoms of the world, in all their - glory, are not arrayed like one of these;</p> - -<p> "83. For your Father who art in heaven, knoweth that you have need of - all these things.</p> - -<p> "84. Therefore, let the morrow take thought for the things of itself.</p> - -<p> "85. Neither take ye thought beforehand what ye shall say, but - treasure up in your minds continually the words of life, and it shall - be given you in the very hour that portion that shall be meted unto - every man.</p> - -<p> "86. Therefore let no man among you, (for this commandment is unto all - the faithful who are called of God in the church unto the ministry,) - from this hour take purse or scrip, that goeth forth to proclaim this - gospel of the kingdom.</p> - -<p> "87. Behold, I send you out to reprove the world of all their - unrighteous deeds, and to teach them of a judgment which is to come.</p> - -<p> "88. And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go - before your face: I will be on your right hand and on your left, and - my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to - bear you up.</p> - -<p> "89. Whoso receiveth you receiveth me, and the same will feed you, and - clothe you, and give you money.</p> - -<p> "90. And he who feeds you, or clothes you or gives you money, shall in - no wise lose his reward:</p> - -<p> "91. And he that doeth not these things is not my disciple; by this - you may know my disciples.</p> - -<p> "92. He that receiveth you not, go away from him alone by yourselves, - and cleanse your feet even with water, pure water, whether in heat or - in cold, and bear testimony of it unto your Father which is in heaven, - and return not again unto that man.</p> - -<p> "93. And in whatsoever village or city ye enter, do likewise.</p> - -<p> "94. Nevertheless, search diligently and spare not; and wo unto that - house, or that village or city that rejecteth you, or your words, or - your testimony concerning me.</p> - -<p> "95. Wo, I say again, unto that house, or that village or city that - rejecteth you, or your words, or your testimony of me.</p> - -<p> "96. For I the Almighty, have laid my hands upon the nations, to - scourge them for their wickedness:</p> - -<p> "97. And plagues shall go forth, and they shall not be taken from - the earth until I have completed my work which shall be cut short in - righteousness,</p> - -<p> "98. Until all shall know me, who remain, even from the least unto - the greatest, and shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, and - shall see eye to eye, and shall lift up their voice, and with the - voice together sing this new song, saying—</p> - -<p> "99. The Lord hath brought again Zion; The Lord hath redeemed his - people, Israel, According to the election of grace, Which was brought - to pass by the faith And covenant of their fathers.</p> - -<p> "100. The Lord hath redeemed his people, And Satan is bound and time - is no longer: The Lord hath gathered all things in one: The Lord hath - brought down Zion from above. The Lord hath brought up Zion from - beneath.</p> - -<p> "101. The earth hath travailed and brought forth her strength: And - truth is established in her bowels: And the heavens have smiled upon - her: And she is clothed with the glory of her God: For he stands in - the midst of his people:</p> - -<p> "102. Glory, and honor, and power, and might, Be ascribed to our God; - for he is full of mercy, Justice, grace and truth, and peace, For ever - and ever, Amen.</p> - -<p> "103. And again, verily, verily I say unto you, it is expedient that - every man who goes forth to proclaim mine everlasting gospel, that - inasmuch as they have families, and receive monies by gift that they - should send it unto them or make use of it for their benefit, as the - Lord shall direct them, for thus it seemeth me good.</p> - -<p> "104. And let all those who have not families, who receive monies, - send it up unto the Bishop in Zion, or unto the Bishop in Ohio, that - it may be consecrated for the bringing forth of the revelations and - the printing thereof, and for establishing Zion.</p> - -<p> "105. And if any man shall give unto any of you a coat, or a suit, - take the old and cast it unto the poor, and go your way rejoicing.</p> - -<p> "106. And if any man among you be strong in the Spirit, let him take - with him he that is weak, that he may be edified in all meekness, that - he may become strong also.</p> - -<p> "107. Therefore, take with you those who are ordained unto the lesser - priesthood, and send them before you to make appointments, and to - prepare the way, and to fill appointments that you yourselves are not - able to fill.</p> - -<p> "108. Behold, this is the way that mine apostles, in ancient days, - built up my church unto me.</p> - -<p> "109. Therefore, let every man stand in his own office, and labor in - his own calling; and let not the head say unto the feet, it hath no - need of the feet, for without the feet how shall the body be able to - stand?</p> - -<p> "110. Also the body hath need of every member, that all may be edified - together, that the system may be kept perfect.</p> - -<p> "111. And behold the High Priests should travel, and also the elders, - and also the lesser priests; but the deacons and teachers should be - appointed to watch over the church, to be standing ministers unto the - church.</p> - -<p> "112. And the bishop, Newel K. Whitney, also, should travel round - about and among all the churches, searching after the poor to - administer to their wants by humbling the rich and the proud;</p> - -<p> "113. He should also employ an agent to take charge and to do his - secular business as he shall direct.</p> - -<p> "114. Nevertheless, let the bishop go unto the city of New York, - also to the city of Albany, and also to the city of Boston, and warn - the people of those cities with the sound of the gospel, with a loud - voice, of the desolation and utter abolishment which await them if - they do reject these things;</p> - -<p> "115. For if they do reject these things the hour of their judgment is - nigh, and their house shall be left unto them desolate.</p> - -<p> "116. Let him trust in me and he shall not be confounded; and an hair - of his head shall not fall to the ground unnoticed.</p> - -<p> "117. And verily I say unto you, the rest of my servants, go ye forth - as your circumstances shall permit, in your several callings unto - the great and notable cities and villages, reproving the world in - righteousness of all their unrighteous and ungodly deeds, setting - forth clearly and understandingly the desolation of abomination in the - last days.</p> - -<p> "118. For with you saith the Lord Almighty, I will rend their - kingdoms: I will not only shake the earth, but the starry heavens - shall tremble;</p> - -<p> "119. For I, the Lord, have put forth my hand to exert the powers of - heaven; ye cannot see it now, yet a little while and ye shall see it, - and know that I am, and that I will come and reign with my people.</p> - -<p> "120. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. Amen."—Doc. - and Cov. Sec. 84.</p> - -</blockquote> - -<p>On the 9th of November, in eastern Ohio, David fell in with John F. -Boynton and Zebedee Coltrin, who like himself were uncertain as to -their course, and the three thereupon held a council of inquiry. -Agreeing that Zebedee Coltrin should be mouth, the three went into a -wood near by and knelt in prayer. They were directed to go eastward, -preaching as they went. This they did, and David adds, "the Spirit of -God leading us." Several persons were baptized on their way.</p> - -<p>At Springfield, Pa., David met Hyrum Smith and his brother William, -and joined them in holding services. After meeting, six persons were -baptized. David's gift of healing the sick was in constant demand. -People came to him from all the country round, and it was a dally -occurrence for the sick to be healed under his administrations. One -woman, who had been an invalid for twenty years, was healed instantly.</p> - -<p>After four months' labor in and about Pennsylvania, David returned to -Kirtland, arriving there February 25, 1833.</p> - -<p>David was a man of great physical strength. While on his third mission, -which was undertaken after a month's rest at Kirtland, he and Reynolds -Cahoon had an appointment to preach at the house of Father Bosley, at -Avon, Ohio.</p> - -<p>Several meetings had been held here before by other Elders, and among -the assembled neighbors, was a man known as the "County Bully," who was -the source of a great deal of annoyance to the speakers.</p> - -<p>Sitting by the door in the hallway, this man would, every little while, -contradict the speaker, or call out some irreverent suggestion, or ask -for a sign. He boisterously refused to be quiet, and on the evening of -David's meeting at the house, was particularly noisy, asking David, -among other things, to cast the devil out. Whether it was from a sense -of humor at the fellow's unlucky remark, or because he was tired of the -disturbance, we cannot say, but David finally determined to silence his -persecutor.</p> - -<p>Walking to the hallway, he quietly picked the man up bodily, carried -him to the outside door, and with a swing sent the fellow about ten -feet onto the wood pile. There was no more disturbance that night, and -the saying was the current mirth provoker of the neighborhood for weeks -afterward, that "Patten cast out one devil, soul and body."</p> - -<p>While on this mission, David assisted in converting a part of his own -family. On the 20th of May, 1833, at Theresa, Indian River Falls, his -brothers, Archibald and Ira, his sister Polly, his mother, and two of -his brothers-in-law, Warren Parrish and Mr. Cheeseman, were led into -the waters of baptism by Elder Brigham Young, who was another of the -large number of missionaries sent out from Kirtland in March, 1833. -David's father had died in August the previous year.</p> - -<p>For nearly a year now David had been almost continuously in the field, -preaching the Gospel and healing the sick, his power with the Lord in -no wise diminishing. No credit was ever taken to himself, however, in -the miracles performed, for he writes of this time:</p> - -<p>"The Lord did work with me wonderfully, in signs and wonders following -them that believed in the fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, -insomuch that the deaf were made to hear, the blind to see, and the -lame were made whole. Fevers, palsies, crooked and withered limbs, and -in fact all manner of diseases common to the country, were healed by -the power of God, that was manifested through his servants."</p> - -<p>Among those visited by him was a blind woman, the wife of Ezra Strong. -It was nearly noon when David reached the house. After the usual -testimony and questions respecting her faith in the Gospel, David -rubbed and anointed her eyes, when immediately she was restored to -sight; and so thoroughly was she healed that she prepared dinner for -the household.</p> - -<p>During this summer, under great hardship and suffering, eighty members -were added to the Church under David's administration. Eighteen of -these were at Orleans, Jefferson County, New York. At Henderson where -eight converts were baptized, great power was manifested at the -confirmation, when the members spoke in tongues and prophesied.</p> - -<p>With his brother, Ira, David returned in the early autumn of 1833 to -Kirtland, where he worked on the temple for a month. Before winter -set in that year, David had removed his wife and their effects from -Michigan to Florence, Ohio, where he remained till the latter part of -November. Having been sickly, five weeks of the seven he spent at home -that fall, David commended himself into the hands of the Lord and went -into the neighboring country to preach. But there was a field more in -need of his labors than this, for he had not been from home more than -two weeks when the word of the Lord came to him as follows:</p> - -<p>"Depart from your field of labor, and go unto Kirtland, for behold, I -will send thee up to the land of Zion, for behold, thou shalt serve thy -brethren there."</p> - - - - -<h2><a NAME="III."></a>III.</h2> - -<p class="chapterHeading">Condition of Saints in Missouri—Revelation to them—With William D. -Pratt, David goes to Missouri—Ministering to the suffering—Freedom -from animosity—Mission to Tennessee—Healing of Mrs. Lane.</p> - -<p>Greatly were his brethren in Zion in need of whatever services David -could render them. About the time of his arrival at Kirtland after -receiving the word of the Lord, a letter came to the Prophet from Elder -W. W. Phelps, dated Clay County, Missouri, in which among other things -he says:</p> - -<p>"The situation of the Saints, as scattered, is dubious and affords -a gloomy prospect. No regular order can be enforced, nor any usual -discipline kept up; among the world, yea, among the most wicked part of -it, some commit one sin and some another (I speak of the rebellious, -for there are Saints that are as immovable as the everlasting hills,) -and what can be done? We are in Clay, Ray, Lafayette, Jackson, Van -Buren, etc., and cannot hear from each other oftener than we do from -you.</p> - -<p>"I know it was right that we should be driven out of the land of Zion, -that the rebellious might be sent away. But, brethren, if the Lord -will, I should like to know what the honest in heart shall do."</p> - -<p>On December 16th, 1833, the Lord gave, in answer to this inquiry, the -following revelation:</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p> "1. Verily I say unto you, concerning your brethren who have been - afflicted, and persecuted, and cast out from the land of their - inheritance,</p> - -<p> "2. I, the Lord, have suffered the affliction to come upon them, - wherewith they have been afflicted, in consequence of their - transgressions;</p> - -<p> "3. Yet I will own them, and they shall be mine in that day when I - shall come to make up my jewels.</p> - -<p> "4. Therefore, they must needs be chastened and tried, even as - Abraham, who was commanded to offer up his only son;</p> - -<p> "5. For all those who will not endure chastening, but deny me, cannot - be sanctified.</p> - -<p> "6. Behold, I say unto you, there were jarrings, and contentions, and - envyings, and strifes, and lustful and covetous desires among them; - therefore by these things they polluted their inheritances.</p> - -<p> "7. They were slow to hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God, - therefore the Lord their God is slow to hearken unto their prayers, to - answer them in the day of their trouble.</p> - -<p> "8. In the day of their peace they esteemed lightly my counsel; but, - in the day of their trouble, of necessity they feel after me.</p> - -<p> "9. Verily, I say unto you, notwithstanding their sins, my bowels are - filled with compassion towards them: I will not utterly cast them off; - and in the day of wrath I will remember mercy.</p> - -<p> "10. I have sworn, and the decree hath gone forth by a former - commandment which I have given unto you, that I would let fall the - sword of mine indignation in the behalf of my people; and even as I - have said, it shall come to pass.</p> - -<p> "11. Mine indignation is soon to be poured out without measure upon - all nations, and this will I do when the cup of their iniquity is full.</p> - -<p> "12. And in that day all who are found upon the watch tower, or in - other words, all mine Israel shall be saved.</p> - -<p> "13. And they that have been scattered shall be gathered;</p> - -<p> "14. And all they who have mourned shall be comforted;</p> - -<p> "15. And all they who have given their lives for my name shall be - crowned.</p> - -<p> "16. Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all - flesh is in mine hands: be still and know that I am God.</p> - -<p> "17. Zion shall not be moved out of her place, notwithstanding her - children are scattered;</p> - -<p> "18. They that remain, and are pure in heart, shall return, and - come to their inheritances, they and their children, with songs of - everlasting joy to build up the waste places of Zion;</p> - -<p> "19. And all these things that the prophets might be fulfilled.</p> - -<p> "20. And, behold, there is none other place appointed than that which - I have appointed; neither shall there be any other place appointed - than that which I have appointed, for the work of the gathering of my - saints,</p> - -<p> "21. Until the day cometh when there is found no more room for them; - and then I have other places which I will appoint unto them, and they - shall be called Stakes, for the curtains, or the strength of Zion.</p> - -<p> "22. Behold, it is my will, that all they who call on my name, and - worship me according to mine everlasting gospel, should gather - together, and stand in holy places,</p> - -<p> "23. And prepare for the revelation which is to come, when the veil of - the covering of my temple, in my tabernacle, which hideth the earth, - shall be taken off, and all flesh shall see me together.</p> - -<p> "24. And every corruptible thing, both of man, or of the beasts of the - field, or of the fowls of the heavens, or of the fish of the sea, that - dwell upon all the face of the earth, shall be consumed;</p> - -<p> "25. And also that of element shall melt with fervent heat; and all - things shall become new, that my knowledge and glory may dwell upon - all the earth.</p> - -<p> "26. And in that day the enmity of man, and the enmity of beasts, yea, - the enmity of all flesh, shall cease from before my face.</p> - -<p> "27. And in that day whatsoever any man shall ask, it shall be given - unto him.</p> - -<p> "28. And in that day Satan shall not have power to tempt any man.</p> - -<p> "29. And there shall be no sorrow because there is no death.</p> - -<p> "30. In that day an infant shall not die until he is old, and his life - shall be as the age of a tree.</p> - -<p> "31. And when he dies he shall not sleep, (that is to say in the - earth,) but shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye, and shall be - caught up, and his rest shall be glorious.</p> - -<p> "32. Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come, - he shall reveal all things—</p> - -<p> "33. Things which have passed, and hidden things which no man - knew—things of the earth, by which it was made, and the purposes, and - the end thereof—</p> - -<p> "34. Things most precious—things that are above, and things that are - beneath—things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in - heaven.</p> - -<p> "35. And all they who suffer persecution for my name, and endure in - faith, though they are called to lay down their lives for my sake, yet - shall they partake of all this glory.</p> - -<p> "36. Wherefore, fear not even unto death; for in this world your joy - is not full, but in me your joy is full.</p> - -<p> "37. Therefore, care not for the body, neither the life of the body; - but care for the soul, and for the life of the soul;</p> - -<p> "38. And seek the face of the Lord always, that in patience ye may - possess your souls, and ye shall have eternal life.</p> - -<p> "39. When men are called unto mine everlasting gospel, and covenant - with an everlasting covenant, they are accounted as the salt of the - earth, and the savor of men;</p> - -<p> "40. They are called to be the savor of men. Therefore, if that salt - of the earth lose its savor, behold, it is thenceforth good for - nothing, only to be cast out, and trodden under the feet of men.</p> - -<p> "41. Behold, here is wisdom concerning the children of Zion, even - many, but not all; they were found transgressors, therefore they must - needs be chastened.</p> - -<p> "42. He that exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that abaseth - himself shall be exalted.</p> - -<p> "43. And now, I will show unto you a parable, that you may know my - will concerning the redemption of Zion.</p> - -<p> "44. A certain nobleman had a spot of land, very choice; and he said - unto his servants, Go ye unto my vineyard, even upon this very choice - piece of land, and plant twelve olive trees,</p> - -<p> "45. And set watchmen round about them, and build a tower, that one - may overlook the land round about, to be a watchman upon the tower, - that mine olive trees may not be broken down, when the enemy shall - come to spoil, and take unto themselves the fruit of my vineyard.</p> - -<p> "46. Now, the servants of the nobleman went and did as their lord - commanded them; and planted the olive trees, and built a hedge round - about, and set watchmen, and began to build a tower.</p> - -<p> "47. And while they were yet laying the foundation thereof, they began - to say among themselves, And what need hath my lord of this tower?</p> - -<p> "48. And consulted for a long time, saying among themselves, What need - hath my lord of this tower, seeing this is a time of peace?</p> - -<p> "49. Might not this money be given to the exchangers? for there is no - need of these things!</p> - -<p> "50. And while they were at variance one with another they became very - slothful, and they hearkened not unto the commandments of their lord,</p> - -<p> "51. And the enemy came by night, and broke down the hedge, and the - servants of the nobleman arose and were affrighted, and fled; and the - enemy destroyed their works, and broke down the olive trees.</p> - -<p> "52. Now behold, the nobleman, the lord of the vineyard, called upon - his servants, and said unto them, Why! what is the cause of this great - evil?</p> - -<p> "53. Ought ye not to have done even as I commanded you? and after - ye had planted the vineyard, and built the hedge round about, and - set watchmen upon the walls thereof, built the tower also, and set a - watchman upon the tower, and watched for my vineyard, and not have - fallen asleep, lest the enemy should come upon you?</p> - -<p> "54. And behold, the watchman upon the tower would have seen the enemy - while he was yet afar off, and then ye could have made ready and kept - the enemy from breaking down the hedge thereof, and saved my vineyard - from the hands of the destroyer.</p> - -<p> "55. And the lord of the vineyard said unto one of his servants, Go - and gather together the residue of my servants, and take all the - strength of mine house, which are my warriors, my young men, and - they that are of middle age also among all my servants, who are the - strength of mine house, save those only whom I have appointed to tarry;</p> - -<p> "56. And go ye straightway unto the land of my vineyard, and redeem my - vineyard, for it is mine, I have bought it with money.</p> - -<p> "57. Therefore, get ye straightway unto my land; break down the walls - of mine enemies; throw down their tower, and scatter their watchmen:</p> - -<p> "58. And inasmuch as they gather together against you, avenge me of - mine enemies, that by and by I may come with the residue of mine - house, and possess the land.</p> - -<p> "59. And the servant said unto his lord, When shall these things be?</p> - -<p> "60. And he said unto his servant, When I will, go ye straightway, and - do all things whatsoever I have commanded you;</p> - -<p> "61. And this shall be my seal and blessing upon you—a faithful and - wise steward in the midst of mine house, a ruler in my kingdom.</p> - -<p> "62. And his servant went straightway, and did all things whatsoever - his lord commanded him, and after many days all things were fulfilled.</p> - -<p> "63. Again, verily I say unto you, I will show unto you wisdom in me - concerning all the churches, inasmuch as they are willing to be guided - in a right and proper way for their salvation,</p> - -<p> "64. That the work of the gathering together of my saints may - continue, that I may build them up unto my name upon holy places; for - the time of harvest is come, and my word must needs be fulfilled.</p> - -<p> "65. Therefore, I must gather together my people, according to the - parable of the wheat and the tares, that the wheat may be secured in - the garners to possess eternal life, and be crowned with celestial - glory when I shall come in the kingdom of my Father, to reward every - man according as his work shall be,</p> - -<p> "66. While the tares shall be bound in bundles, and their bands made - strong, that they may be burned with an unquenchable fire.</p> - -<p> "67. Therefore, a commandment I give unto all the churches, that - they shall continue to gather together unto the places which I have - appointed;</p> - -<p> "68. Nevertheless, as I have said unto you in a former commandment, - let not your gathering be in haste, nor by flight; but let all things - be prepared before you:</p> - -<p> "69. And in order that all things be prepared before you, observe the - commandments which I have given concerning these things,</p> - -<p> "70. Which saith, or teacheth, to purchase all the lands by money, - which can be purchased for money, in the region round about the land - which I have appointed to be the land of Zion, for the beginning of - the gathering of my saints;</p> - -<p> "71. All the land which can be purchased in Jackson County, and the - counties round about, and leave the residue in mine hand.</p> - -<p> "72. Now, verily I say unto you, let all the churches gather together - all their monies; let these things be done in their time, be not in - haste, and observe to have all things prepared before you.</p> - -<p> "73. And let honorable men be appointed, even wise men, and send them - to purchase these lands;</p> - -<p> "74. And every church in the eastern countries when they are built up, - if they will hearken unto this counsel, they may buy lands and gather - together upon them, and in this way they may establish Zion.</p> - -<p> "75. There is even now already in store a sufficient, yea, even - abundance, to redeem Zion, and establish her waste places, no more to - be thrown down, where the churches who call themselves after my name, - willing to hearken to my voice.</p> - -<p> "76. And again I say unto you, those who have been scattered by their - enemies, it is my will that they should continue to importune for - redress, and redemption, by the hands of those who are placed as - rulers, and are in authority over you.</p> - -<p> "77. According to the laws and constitution of the people which I have - suffered to be established, and should be maintained for the rights - and protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles,</p> - -<p> "78. That every man may act in doctrine and principle pertaining to - futurity, according to the moral agency which I have given unto them, - that every man may be accountable for his own sins in the day of - judgement.</p> - -<p> "79. Therefore, it is not right that any man should be in bondage one - to another.</p> - -<p> "80. And for this purpose have I established the constitution of - this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very - purpose, and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood.</p> - -<p> "81. Now, unto what shall I liken the children of Zion? I will liken - them unto the parable of the woman and the unjust judge (for men ought - always to pray and not to faint) which saith,</p> - -<p> "82. There was in a city a judge which feared not God, neither - regarded man.</p> - -<p> "83. And there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him, - saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.</p> - -<p> "84. And he would not for a while, but afterward he said within - himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man, yet because this widow - troubleth me I will avenge her, lest, by her continual coming, she - weary me.</p> - -<p> "85. Thus will I liken the children of Zion.</p> - -<p> "86. Let them importune at the feet of the Judge;</p> - -<p> "87. And if he heed them not, let them importune at the feet of the - Governor;</p> - -<p> "88. And if the Governor heed them not, let them importune at the feet - of the President;</p> - -<p> "89. And if the President heed them not, then will the Lord arise and - come forth out of his hiding place, and in his fury vex the nation,</p> - -<p> "90. And in his hot displeasure, and in his fierce anger, in his - time, will cut off those wicked, unfaithful, and unjust stewards, and - appoint them their portion among hypocrites, and unbelievers;</p> - -<p> "91. Even in outer darkness, where there is weeping and wailing, and - gnashing of teeth.</p> - -<p> "92. Pray ye, therefore, that their ears may be opened unto your - cries, that I may be merciful unto them, that these things may not - come upon them.</p> - -<p> "93. What I have said unto you, must needs be, that all men may be - left without excuse;</p> - -<p> "94. That wise men and rulers may hear and know that which they have - never considered;</p> - -<p> "95. That I may proceed to bring to pass my act, my strange act, and - perform my work, my strange work, that men may discern between the - righteous and the wicked, saith your God.</p> - -<p> "96. And again, I say unto you, it is contrary to my commandment, and - my will, that my servant Sidney Gilbert should sell my storehouse, - which I have appointed unto my people, into the hands of mine enemies.</p> - -<p> "97. Let not that which I have appointed be polluted by mine enemies, - by the consent of those who call themselves after my name;</p> - -<p> "98. For this is a very sore and grievous sin against me, and against - my people, in consequence of those things which I have decreed and are - soon to befall the nations.</p> - -<p> "99. Therefore, it is my will that my people should claim, and hold - claim upon that which I have appointed unto them, though they should - not be permitted to dwell thereon;</p> - -<p> "100. Nevertheless, I do not say they shall not dwell thereon; for - inasmuch as they bring forth fruit and works meet for my kingdom, they - shall dwell thereon;</p> - -<p> "101. They shall build, and another shall not inherit it; they shall - plant vineyards, and they shall eat the fruit thereof. Even so. - Amen."—Doc. and Cov. Sec. 101.</p> - -</blockquote> - -<p>With a copy of this revelation and other papers bearing comfort to the -distressed people, David accompanied William D. Pratt to Missouri, -making the greater part of the journey on foot.</p> - -<p>Under date of December 19th occurs the following entry in the diary of -the Prophet Joseph Smith:</p> - -<p>"William Pratt and David Patten took their journey to the land of Zion, -for the purpose of beating dispatches to the brethren in that place -from Kirtland. O, may God grant it a blessing for Zion, as a kind angel -from heaven. Amen."</p> - -<p>To face that journey of six hundred miles in the dead of winter on -foot and in poverty, took no common courage. Men who weighed their own -comfort against the welfare of their fellowmen, would have seriously -considered the alternative. But not so with these.</p> - -<p>Since the summer of 1831, when the Saints first settled in Jackson -County, Missouri, converts had been gathering from all parts of the -country to the center Stake of Zion. Much progress had been made by -them in providing themselves with the comforts of life, when, in the -fall of 1833, an armed mob recruited from the surrounding region arose -against the Saints and drove them, about twelve hundred souls in all, -from their homes, and now they were as we have seen scattered and in -distress.</p> - -<p>After much suffering on this perilous journey, David reached Clay -County, where his brother John had located, on March 24, 1834. He found -the Saints in a truly pitiable condition. Driven from their homes in -and about Independence before the crops of the previous year could be -utilized, their fields laid waste, their houses and in many instances -all their belongings burned by the mob, many of the people hardly knew -how they had been preserved through the winter. The Lord only will ever -know.</p> - -<p>David's whole soul went out to the sufferers. His time was spent night -and day in ministering to their necessities. That attribute of the -Lord, which we are sent here particularly to cultivate, of love for all -things, was most fully exercised in David during this period of his -development. Even the most despised of the animal kingdom came within -the reach of his sympathy, for while traveling among the people he -interposed whenever opportunity offered to prevent the destruction even -of the rattlesnakes with which the country was infested. Explaining on -one such occasion that we need not look for animals to become harmless -so long as men cherish enmity, he drove the intruder with a brush of -leaves into retirement.</p> - -<p>Not even the men who had brought upon his brethren and sisters the -suffering he so untiringly sought to relieve, could call from David any -heated demonstration of bitterness. While he stood ready to go with the -Saints back to their homes, and advocated such a course, he was yet -unwilling to entertain for their enemies a feeling of vengeance.</p> - -<p>In June, 1834, when Zion's camp had arrived, David met in council with -a number of his brethren and the leaders of the mob. At the close of -the conference, on account of some remark of his, one of the mobocrats -drew a bowie knife on David, swearing:</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>"You d—d Mormon, I'll cut your d—d throat."</p> - -<p>"My friend, do nothing rash."</p> - -<p>"For God's sake don't shoot."</p> - -</blockquote> - -<p>David's composure and gentle reply threw the man into a state of alarm -for his own safety. It was beyond him to conceive of such unruffled -demeanor unless his antagonist relied for his security on concealed -weapons. But David was wholly unarmed, except with the affection which -knows no fear. There are other instances in his career when David's -fearlessness led his enemies to believe he was armed. These, however, -will be noted as we proceed.</p> - -<p>The Prophet Joseph left Missouri for Kirtland early in July, and in -September David took a steamer at the small town of La Grange on the -Mississippi river, and, in company with Warren Parrish, started on a -mission to the Southern States. At Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, -where they arrived in October, the Elders remained preaching about -three months. During this time twenty converts were made and many sick -were healed.</p> - -<p>Of the many cases of healing performed under David's administrations, -one of the most wonderful perhaps was that of the wife of Johnston -F. Lane. She had been sick for eight years, and for a year past had -been unable to walk. Hearing of the Elders she begged her husband to -send for them. David answered the summons at once. As was his custom, -he first explained the Gospel and upon receiving from the lady an -assurance of faith in the Lord, he laid his hands on her, saying:</p> - -<p>"In the name of Jesus Christ, I rebuke the disorder and command it to -depart."</p> - -<p>As he said this she was instantly made whole, and at his command and in -accordance with her promise, she went into the water and was baptized -within the hour. Among the promises made her at her confirmation, was -one that she should bear a son in less than a year, though she had been -married twelve years and was childless. The prophecy was fulfilled, -and, out of gratitude to the servant of the Lord under whose hands the -mother had been so marvelously healed, the child was named David Patten -Lane. The mother bore several children afterward.</p> - - - - -<h2><a NAME="IV."></a>IV.</h2> - -<p class="chapterHeading">Chosen an Apostle—Ordination—Revelation instructing the Twelve—Date -of birth—Healing of Mrs. Stearns—Impression of Lorenzo Snow.</p> - -<p>From Paris, Tennessee, David made his way to Kirtland, where events -very nearly concerning him were soon to take place.</p> - -<p>Even before the organization of the Church, two of the witnesses to the -Book of Mormon, were directed to search out the Twelve Apostles, and as -a mark by which these men were to be known the Lord particularizes:</p> - -<p>"And the Twelve are they who shall desire to take upon them my name -with full purpose of heart."</p> - -<p>In his diary under date of 1835, the Prophet Joseph writes:</p> - -<p>"On the Sabbath previous to the 14th of February, Brothers Joseph and -Brigham Young came to my house after meeting and sang for me; the -Spirit of the Lord was poured out upon us, and I told them I wanted -those brethren together who went up to Zion in the camp the previous -summer, for I had a blessing for them."</p> - -<p>Of the minutes of that meeting on February 14th, a brief extract will -be interesting:</p> - -<p>"President Joseph Smith, Jr., after making many remarks on the subject -of choosing the Twelve, wanted an expression from the brethren if -they would be satisfied to have the Spirit of the Lord dictate in the -choice of the Elders to be Apostles; whereupon all the Elders present -expressed their anxious desire to have it so.</p> - -<p>"A hymn was then sung, 'Hark, Listen to the Trumpeters.' President -Hyrum prayed and the meeting was dismissed for one hour.</p> - -<p>"Assembled pursuant to adjournment, and commenced with prayer.</p> - -<p>"President Joseph Smith, Jr., said that the first business of the -meeting was for the three witnesses of the Book of Mormon to pray, each -one, and then proceed to choose twelve men from the Church as Apostles, -to go to all nations, kindreds, tongues and people.</p> - -<p>"The three witnesses, viz., Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin -Harris, united in prayer.</p> - -<p>"These three witnesses were then blessed by the laying on of the hands -of the Presidency.</p> - -<p>"The witnesses then, according to a former commandment, proceeded to -make a choice of the Twelve. Their names are as follows:</p> - -<p>Lyman E. Johnson,<br> -Brigham Young,<br> -Heber C. Kimball,<br> -Orson Hyde,<br> -David W. Patten,<br> -Luke Johnson,<br> -Wm. E. McLellin,<br> -John F. Boynton,<br> -Orson Pratt,<br> -William Smith,<br> -Thos. B. Marsh,<br> -Parley P. Pratt."</p> - -<p>Under the hands of the witnesses, the Twelve were next ordained. -David's ordination occurred on Sunday, February 15, 1835, in language -of which the following quotation from the minutes is probably only a -synopsis:</p> - -<p>"O God, give this, Thy servant, a knowledge of Thy will; may he be like -one of old, who bore testimony of Jesus; may he be a new man from this -day forth. He shall be equal with his brethren, the Twelve, and have -the qualifications of the Prophets before him; may his body be strong -and never weary; may he walk and not faint. May he have power over all -diseases, and faith according to his desires; may the heavens be opened -upon him speedily, that he may bear testimony from knowledge; that he -may go to the nations and isles afar off. May he have a knowledge of -the things of the kingdom from the beginning, and be able to tear down -priestcraft like a lion; may he have power to smite his enemies before -him with utter destruction; may he continue till the Lord comes. O -Father, we seal these blessings upon him. Even so. Amen."</p> - -<p>The period intervening till the 4th of May, when their first mission -was entered upon, was a veritable Pentecost to the newly chosen Twelve. -Through the Prophet Joseph and his counselors the Lord truly poured out -upon them the choicest blessings of heaven. On March 28th, in answer -to their petition for "a revelation of His mind and will concerning -our duty the coming season, even a great revelation that will enlarge -our hearts, comfort us in adversity, and brighten our hopes amidst the -powers of darkness," the Lord, through the Prophet, answered every -desire of their hearts with the revelation Section 107, in the Doctrine -and Covenants, as follows:</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p> "1. There are in the church, two Priesthoods, namely, the Melchisedek, - and Aaronic, including the Levitical priesthood.</p> - -<p> "2. Why the first is called the Melchisedek Priesthood, is because - Melchisedek was such a great High Priest.</p> - -<p> "3. Before his day it was called the Holy Priesthood, after the order - of the Son of God;</p> - -<p> "4. But out of respect or reverence to the name of the Supreme Being, - to avoid the too frequent repetition of his name, they, the church, - in ancient days, called that Priesthood after Melchisedek, or the - Melchisedek Priesthood.</p> - -<p> "5. All other authorities or offices in the church are appendages to - this Priesthood.</p> - -<p> "6. But there are two divisions or grand heads—one is the Melchisedek - Priesthood, and the other is the Aaronic, or Levitical Priesthood.</p> - -<p> "7. The office of an Elder comes under the Priesthood of Melchisedek.</p> - -<p> "8. The Melchisedek Priesthood holds the right of Presidency, and has - power and authority over all the offices in the church in all ages of - the world, to administer in spiritual things.</p> - -<p> "9. The Presidency of the High Priesthood, after the order of - Melchisedek, have a right to officiate in all the offices in the - church.</p> - -<p> "10. High Priests after the order of the Melchisedek Priesthood, have - a right to officiate in their own standing, under the direction of the - Presidency, in administering spiritual things; and also in the office - of an elder, priest, (of the Levitical order,) teacher, deacon, and - member.</p> - -<p> "11. An elder has a right to officiate in his stead when the High - Priest is not present.</p> - -<p> "12. The High Priest and elder are to administer in spiritual things, - agreeable to the covenants and commandments of the church; and they - have a right to officiate in all these offices of the church when - there are no higher authorities present.</p> - -<p> "13. The second priesthood is called the priesthood of Aaron, because - it was conferred upon Aaron and his seed, throughout all their - generations.</p> - -<p> "14. Why it is called the lesser priesthood, is because it is an - appendage to the greater or the Melchisedek Priesthood, and has power - in administering outward ordinances.</p> - -<p> "15. The bishopric is the presidency of this priesthood and holds the - keys or authority of the same.</p> - -<p> "16. No man has a legal right to this office, to hold the keys of this - priesthood, except he be a literal descendant of Aaron.</p> - -<p> "17. But as a High Priest of the Melchisedek Priesthood has authority - to officiate in all the lesser offices, he may officiate in the office - of bishop when no literal descendant of Aaron can be found, provided - he is called and set apart and ordained unto this power by the hands - of the Presidency of the Melchisedek Priesthood.</p> - -<p> "18. The power and authority of the Higher or Melchisedek Priesthood, - is to hold the keys of all the spiritual blessings of the church—</p> - -<p> "19. To have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom - of heaven—to have the heavens opened unto them—to commune with - the general assembly and church of the first born, and to enjoy the - communion and presence of God the Father, and Jesus the Mediator of - the new covenant.</p> - -<p> "20. The power and authority of the lesser, or Aaronic priesthood, - is to hold the keys of the ministering of angels, and to administer - in outward ordinances, the letter of the gospel—the baptism of - repentance for the remission of sins, agreeable to the covenants and - commandments.</p> - -<p> "21. Of necessity there are presidents, or presiding offices growing - out of, or appointed of or from among those who are ordained to the - several offices in these two priesthoods.</p> - -<p> "22. Of the Melchisedek Priesthood, three Presiding High Priests, - chosen by the body, appointed and ordained to that office, and upheld - by the confidence, faith, and prayer of the church, form a quorum of - the Presidency of the church.</p> - -<p> "23. The Twelve traveling counselors are called to be the Twelve - Apostles, or special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world; - thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of - their calling.</p> - -<p> "24. And they form a quorum, equal in authority and power to the three - Presidents previously mentioned.</p> - -<p> "25. The seventy are also called to preach the gospel, and to be - especial witnesses unto the Gentiles and in all the world. Thus - differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their - calling;</p> - -<p> "26. And they form a quorum equal in authority to that of the Twelve - special witnesses or apostles just named.</p> - -<p> "27. And every decision made by either of these quorums, must be by - the unanimous voice of the same; that is, every member in each quorum - must be agreed to its decisions, in order to make their decisions of - the same power or validity one with the other.</p> - -<p> "28. (A majority may form a quorum, when circumstances render it - impossible to be otherwise.)</p> - -<p> "29. Unless this is the case, their decisions are not entitled to the - same blessings which the decisions of a quorum of three Presidents - were anciently, who were ordained after the order of Melchisedek, and - were righteous and holy men.</p> - -<p> "30. The decisions of these quorums, or either of them, are to be - made in all righteousness, in holiness, and lowliness of heart, - meekness and long-suffering, and in faith, and virtue, and knowledge, - temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity;</p> - -<p> "31. Because the promise is, if these things abound in them, they - shall not be unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord.</p> - -<p> "32. And in case that any decision of these quorums is made in - unrighteousness, it may be brought before a general assembly of the - several quorums, which constitute the spiritual authorities of the - church, otherwise there can be no appeal from their decision.</p> - -<p> "33. The Twelve are a traveling presiding High Council, to officiate - in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Presidency of - the church, agreeable to the institution of heaven; to build up the - church, and regulate all the affairs of the same in all nations; first - unto the Gentiles, and secondly unto the Jews.</p> - -<p> "34. The seventy are to act in the name of the Lord, under the - direction of the Twelve or the traveling High Council, in building - up the church and regulating all the affairs of the same in all - nations—first unto the Gentiles and then to the Jews;</p> - -<p> "35. The Twelve being sent out, holding the keys to open the door by - the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ—and first unto the - Gentiles and then unto the Jews.</p> - -<p> "36. The standing High Councils, at the Stakes of Zion, form a quorum - equal in authority, in the affairs of the church, in all their - decisions, to the quorum of the Presidency, or to the traveling High - Council.</p> - -<p> "37. The High Council in Zion, form a quorum equal in authority, in - the affairs of the church, in all their decisions, to the Councils of - the Twelve at the Stakes of Zion.</p> - -<p> "38. It is the duty of the traveling High Council to call upon the - seventy, when they need assistance, to fill the several calls for - preaching and administering the gospel, instead of any others.</p> - -<p> "39. It is the duty of the Twelve, in all large branches of the - church, to ordain evangelical ministers, as they shall be designated - unto them by revelation.</p> - -<p> "40. The order of this Priesthood was confirmed to be handed down from - father to son, and rightly belongs to the literal descendants of the - chosen seed, to whom the promises were made.</p> - -<p> "41. This order was instituted in the days of Adam, and came down by - lineage in the following manner:—</p> - -<p> "42. From Adam to Seth, who was ordained by Adam at the age of 69 - years, and was blessed by him three years previous to his (Adam's) - death, and received the promise of God by his father that his - posterity should be the chosen of the Lord, and that they should be - preserved unto the end of the earth,</p> - -<p> "43. Because he (Seth) was a perfect man, and his likeness was the - express likeness of his father's, insomuch that he seemed to be like - unto his father in all things, and could be distinguished from him - only by his age.</p> - -<p> "44. Enos was ordained at the age of 134 years and four months, by the - hand of Adam.</p> - -<p> "45. God called upon Cainan in the wilderness, in the fortieth year of - his age, and he met Adam in journeying to the place Shedolamak. He was - 87 years old when he received his ordination.</p> - -<p> "46. Mahalaleel was 496 years and seven days old when he was ordained - by the hand of Adam, who also blessed him.</p> - -<p> "47. Jared was 200 years old when he was ordained under the hand of - Adam, who also blessed him.</p> - -<p> "48. Enoch was 25 years old when he was ordained under the hand of - Adam, and he was 65 and Adam blessed him.</p> - -<p> "49. And he saw the Lord, and he walked with him, and was before his - face continually; and he walked with God 365 years, making him 430 - years old when he was translated.</p> - -<p> "50. Methuselah was 100 years old when he was ordained under the hand - of Adam.</p> - -<p> "51. Lamech was 32 years old when he was ordained under the hand of - Seth.</p> - -<p> "52. Noah was 10 years old when he was ordained under the hand of - Methuselah.</p> - -<p> "53. Three years previous to the death of Adam, he called Seth, Enos, - Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah, who were all High - Priests, with the residue of his posterity who were righteous, into - the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and there bestowed upon them his last - blessing.</p> - -<p> "54. And the Lord appeared unto them, and they rose up and blessed - Adam, and called him Michael, the Prince, the Archangel.</p> - -<p> "55. And the Lord administered comfort unto Adam and said unto him, I - have set thee to be at the head—a multitude of nations shall come of - thee, and thou art a prince over them for ever.</p> - -<p> "56. And Adam stood up in the midst of the congregation, and - notwithstanding he was bowed down with age, being full of the Holy - Ghost, predicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the - latest generation.</p> - -<p> "57. These things were all written in the book of Enoch, and are to be - testified of in due time.</p> - -<p> "58. It is the duty of the Twelve, also, to ordain and set in order - all the other officers of the church."</p> - -</blockquote> - -<p>Just before starting off on their first mission as a quorum unto the -eastern states, to set the branches of the Church in order, the Twelve -were instructed to take their places in council, according to age, the -oldest to be seated at the head. In pursuance thereof, the Twelve were -arranged with Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten and Brigham Young in the -order named; and this fact gives us the most definite information we -now have as to the date of David's birth. Thomas B. Marsh, being the -oldest of the Twelve, was born November 1, 1799, and Brigham Young on -June 1, 1801, and somewhere between these dates was the birthday of -David.</p> - -<p>The 4th of May saw the departure of the Twelve from Kirtland. The next -five months were spent by David in traveling with his quorum through -New York, Canada, Vermont, and Maine, holding meetings and setting -branches in order.</p> - -<p>While a conference was being held at Bethel, Maine, a young woman, Mary -Ann Stearns, who had been troubled for five years with an extremely -aggravated case of heart disease, sent for the Elders, and upon -investigation asked for baptism. David was mouth in the confirmation as -well as in administering to her afterward for her health, and made her -the promise that she should be entirely restored to perfect health and -soundness. She afterwards became the wife of Apostle Parley P. Pratt, -and endured all the hardships through which the Saints were called to -pass; but from that time till the time of her death in 1891, at the age -of eighty-two years, she never again complained of heart trouble.</p> - -<p>The Twelve returned to Kirtland in September, 1835.</p> - -<p>The indelibility of the impressions made by David upon those with whom -he associated was something remarkable. Though it is more than sixty -years since his death, the Saints who knew him in life still recall -with pleasure the inspiration of his presence. In the course of a ride -of twenty-five miles with him on horseback about the time of David's -return from his mission with the Twelve, Lorenzo Snow first received -a testimony of the truth of the Gospel. Sister Eliza R. Snow in the -biography of her brother best describes the occurrence:</p> - -<p>"On his way to Oberlin, my brother accidentally fell in company with -David W. Patten, an incident to which he frequently refers as one of -those seemingly trivial occurrences in human life which leaves an -indelible trace. This gentleman was an early champion of the fulness -of the Gospel as taught by Jesus and his Apostles in the meridian of -time, and revealed in our own day through the Prophet Joseph Smith, to -which cause Elder Patten fell a martyr on the 24th of October, 1838, -in Missouri, during the terrible scenes of persecution through which -the Latter-day Saints passed in that State. He possessed a mind of deep -thought and rich intelligence. In conversation with him, my brother -was much impressed with the depth and beauty of the philosophical -reasoning with which this inspired EIder seemed perfectly familiar as -he descanted on the condition of the human family in connection with -the sayings of the ancient Prophets, as recorded in the Scriptures—the -dealings with, and the purposes of God in relation to, His children on -the earth. From that time a new field with a new train of reflections, -was open to my brother's mind, the impress of which has never been -erased."</p> - - - - -<h2><a NAME="V."></a>V.</h2> - -<p class="chapterHeading">A period of rest—Endowments—Second mission to Tennessee—Meets -Wilford Woodruff and Abraham O. Smoot—Trial by mob -court—Escape—Interview with Cain—Bares his breast to a mob.</p> - -<p>Without doubt the most enjoyable period of David's life, was that spent -at home with his wife, and in council with his Quorum, in Kirtland, -during the next eight months. Mingling with his brethren in the most -intimate relationship, in the school for the study of languages, in -the school of the Prophets, each preparing himself in mutual bearing -and forbearance one with another, to receive his endowments at the -dedication of the Temple, David won from all their lasting love and -respect.</p> - -<p>At the dedication of the Kirtland Temple on March 27, 1836, after -giving the interpretation of a discourse in tongues delivered by -Brigham Young, David himself spoke in tongues.</p> - -<p>Receiving his blessings and endowments in the Temple directly after its -dedication, David took his wife and started on another mission into -Tennessee, where he met for the first time Wilford Woodruff and Abraham -O. Smoot.</p> - -<p>Of this time President Woodruff writes:</p> - -<p>"Brother Smoot traveled with me constantly till the 21st of April, when -he had the privilege of meeting with Elder David W. Patten, who had -come direct from Kirtland, and who had been ordained one of the Twelve -Apostles.</p> - -<p>"It was a happy meeting. He gave us an account of the endowments at -Kirtland, the glorious blessings received, the ministration of angels, -the organization of the Twelve Apostles and Seventies, and informed me -that I was appointed a member of the second quorum of Seventies. All of -this was glorious news to me, and caused my heart to rejoice.</p> - -<p>"On the 27th of May we were joined by Elder Warren Parrish, direct from -Kirtland. We had a happy time together.</p> - -<p>"On the 28th, we held a conference at Brother Seth Utley's, where were -represented all the branches of the Church in the South.</p> - -<p>"I was ordained on the 31st of May a member of the second quorum of -Seventies under the hands of David W. Patten and Warren Parrish.</p> - -<p>"At the close of the conference we separated for a short time. Elders -Patten and Parrish labored in Tennessee, Brother Smoot and myself in -Kentucky. On the 9th of June we all met at Damon Creek Branch, where -Brother Patten baptized two. One was Father Henry Thomas, who had been -a revolutionary soldier under General Washington, and father of Daniel -and Henry Thomas.</p> - -<p>"A warrant was issued, on the oath of a priest, against D. W. Patten, -W. Parrish and myself. We were accused in the warrant of the great -'crime' of testifying that Christ would come in this generation, and -that we promised the Holy Ghost to those whom we baptized. Brothers -Patten and Parrish were taken on the 19th of June. I being in another -county, escaped being arrested. The brethren were put under two -thousand dollars bonds to appear at court. Albert Petty and Seth Utley -were their bondsmen.</p> - -<p>"They were tried on the 22nd of June.</p> - -<p>"They plead their own cause. Although men came forward and testified -they did receive the Holy Ghost after they were baptized, the brethren -were condemned; but were finally released by paying the expenses of the -mob court.</p> - -<p>"There was one peculiar circumstance connected with this trial by a mob -court, which was armed to the teeth. When the trial was through with, -the people were not willing to permit more than one to speak. Warren -Parrish had said but few words, and they were not willing to let David -Patten speak. But he, feeling the injustice of the court, and being -filled with the power of God, arose to his feet and delivered a speech -of about twenty minutes, holding them spell-bound while he told them of -their wickedness and the abominations that they were guilty of, also of -the curse of God that awaited them, if they did not repent, for taking -up two harmless, inoffensive men for preaching the Gospel of Christ.</p> - -<p>"When he had got through his speech the judge said, 'You must be armed -with secret weapons, or you would not talk in this fearless manner to -an armed court.'</p> - -<p>"Brother Patten replied: 'I have weapons that you know not of, and they -are given me of God, for He gives me all the power I have.'</p> - -<p>"The judge seemed willing to get rid of them almost upon any terms, and -offered to dismiss them if their friends would pay the costs, which the -brethren present freely offered to do.</p> - -<p>"When the two were released, they mounted their horses and rode a -mile to Seth Utley's; but, as soon as they had left, the court became -ashamed that they had been let go so easily and the whole mob mounted -their horses to follow them to Utley's.</p> - -<p>"One of the Saints, seeing the state of affairs, rode on before the mob -to notify the brethren, so that they had time to ride into the woods -near by.</p> - -<p>"They traveled along about three miles to Brother Albert Petty's, and -went to bed. The night was dark, and they fell asleep.</p> - -<p>"But Brother Patten was warned in a dream to get up and flee, as the -mob would soon be there. They both arose, saddled their animals, and -rode into the adjoining county.</p> - -<p>"The house they had just left was soon surrounded by the mob, but the -brethren had escaped through the mercy of God."</p> - -<p>In that expression, referring to the Lord, "He gives me all the power -I have," Apostle David W. Patten gave at once the secret and the -watchword of his wonderful career.</p> - -<p>It was probably not long after his arrival in Tennessee in the spring -of 1836, that David had one of the most remarkable experiences of -his life. He was making his home with Levi Taylor, the stepfather of -Abraham O. Smoot, at the time and had been to Paris, some sixteen -miles away, holding a meeting. Riding home in the evening, just where -his road lay through a dense growth of brush, called in those parts a -"barren," he suddenly became aware that a person on foot by his side -was keeping pace with the mule on which he rode.</p> - -<p>But the subjoined letter, dated at Provo, Utah, will explain the matter:</p> - -<p>President Joseph F. Smith, Salt Lake City:</p> - -<p>Dear Brother:—In relation to the subject of the visit of Cain to -Brother David W. Patten in the State of Tennessee, about which you -wrote to me, I will say that according to the best of my recollection -it was in the month of September, 1835.</p> - -<p>It was in the evening, just twilight, when Brother Patten rode up to -my father's house, alighted from his mule and came into the house. The -family immediately observed that his countenance was quite changed. -My mother having first noticed his changed appearance said: "Brother -Patten, are you sick?" He replied that he was not, but had just met -with a very remarkable personage who had represented himself as -being Cain, who murdered his brother, Abel. He went on to tell the -circumstances as near as I can recall in the following language:</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>"As I was riding along the road on my mule I suddenly noticed a very -strange personage walking beside me. He walked along beside me for -about two miles. His head was about even with my shoulders as I sat in -my saddle. He wore no clothing, but was covered with hair. His skin -was very dark. I asked him where he dwelt and he replied that he had -no home, that he was a wanderer in the earth and traveled to and fro. -He said he was a very miserable creature, that he had earnestly sought -death during his sojourn upon the earth, but that he could not die, -and his mission was to destroy the souls of men. About the time he -expressed himself thus, I rebuked him in the name of the Lord Jesus -Christ and by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, and commanded him to go -hence, and he immediately departed out of my sight. When he left me I -found myself near your house."</p> - -</blockquote> - -<p>There was much conversation about the circumstances between Brother -Patten and my family which I don't recall, but the above is in -substance his statement to us at the time. The date is, to the best of -my recollection, and I think it is correct, but it may possibly have -been in the spring of 1836, but I feel quite positive that the former -date is right.</p> - -<p>Hoping the above will be satisfactory to you and answer your purpose, I -am with the kindest regards, as ever,</p> - -<p>Your friend and Brother,</p> - -<p class="right">A. O. Smoot.</p> - -<p>Another incident showing David's utter fearlessness, occurred about -this time. While preaching at the house of Father Fry, in Benton -county, Tennessee, David was interrupted by a Mr. Rose, who asked him -to raise the dead. David administered to the man a stinging rebuke for -his wickedness, when Mr. Rose in great anger left the house. After -meeting, however, he returned, bringing with him a crowd of armed men, -who stood in sullen array about the dooryard.</p> - -<p>Probably for the reason that he did not wish the family to be disturbed -by them, David went out, cane in hand, to learn their intentions. -He was greeted with the brandishing of weapons and dire threats of -vengeance; but with the utmost coolness he bared his breast to the mob, -and told them to shoot. The same fear seemed to fall upon them that -possessed the mobocrat in Missouri, for they fled the premises as if in -fear of their lives.</p> - -<p>David had now arrived at the state of advancement, noticeable alike -in the life of the Saviour, and in the closing years of the Prophet -Joseph, where one sees, in the light of eternal truth, the utter -shallowness and worthlessness of worldly pride and pretense, and, -cognizant of the fact that no amount of tolerance will cure the evil, -is moved to awaken humility with a sharp rebuke.</p> - -<p>That evening, President Woodruff relates, he and David went to a stream -of clear water below the house, and washed their hands and feet as the -Lord directs, and bore testimony against those wicked men.</p> - - - - -<h2><a NAME="VI."></a>VI.</h2> - -<p class="chapterHeading">David's personal appearance—Healing of Abraham O. Smoot—Margaret -Tittle healed—Prophecy at Paris, Tennessee—Journey to Far -West—Visits Kirtland during the great apostasy—Chosen to Presidency -in Missouri—Revelation—Expresses a wish to die as a martyr.</p> - -<p>Probably the description of David's personal appearance with which the -most of those who knew him in life agree, is that given by President -Abraham O. Smoot, who says he was about six feet one inch in height, -stoutly built, though not fleshy, and of a dark complexion, with -piercing black eyes. As to disposition, President Smoot describes him -as jovial, qualifying his expression, however, with the closing remark:</p> - -<p>"His jokes, though, were pretty solid."</p> - -<p>At one time while traveling with David, Abraham O. Smoot, then little -more than a boy, became so sick he could sit on his horse no longer. -Stopping at the house of an atheist, Brother Smoot was put to bed, and -David assisted their hostess to prepare the sick man some warm drinks.</p> - -<p>His companion receiving no relief, David obtained permission to "attend -prayers," and kneeling down by the bedside he laid his hands upon the -sick man's head and asked the Lord to heal him.</p> - -<p>"Every bit of pain left me," said Brother Smoot, in relating the -incident, "in the twinkling of an eye."</p> - -<p>It was just following this remark that President Smoot said:</p> - -<p>"I don't recollect that he ever failed in his importuning to heal the -sick."</p> - -<p>Once, when David and Wilford Woodruff were traveling together, they -were called to the bedside of a sick woman, Margaret Tittle, who lay -at the point of death. Preaching the Gospel to her, David received a -promise that if healed she would be baptized. After being administered -to by the servants of the Lord, she was restored to perfect health -instantly, when she refused baptism.</p> - -<p>They told her she was acting a dangerous part and would again be -attacked if she did not repent. Returning that way in a few days, they -found her very low again, when she again promised, but this time with -more sincerity, for after being healed the second time, she was led -into the water and baptized, by Wilford Woodruff.</p> - -<p>On August 20th, David preached at the house of Randolph Alexander, and -after meeting baptized him and his wife.</p> - -<p>The spirit of mobocracy seemed always to have aroused in David all the -resentment of which he was capable. At one time while holding a meeting -in Pads, Tennessee, as related by President Woodruff, a mob gathered -in the place of meeting with threats of violence. Instead, however, of -being intimidated by their presence, David denounced their undertaking -in the most unmeasured terms and in the spirit of prophecy, though the -fulfillment in the Civil War was then more than twenty-five years away, -predicted:</p> - -<p>"Before you die some of you will see the streets of Paris run with the -blood of its own citizens."</p> - -<p>How fearfully this prophecy was fulfilled in the capture of Paris in -1862 by General Morgan, during his famous raid through Kentucky and -Tennessee!</p> - -<p>Early in September, the seven branches of the Church in Kentucky and -Tennessee, representing one hundred and thirty-three members, assembled -in conference on Damon's Creek, Calloway County, Kentucky, Thomas B. -Marsh, as President of the Twelve Apostles, presiding. On the third -day of the conference, David preached on repentance and baptism, and -at the close of the meeting, five persons came forward and asked to be -baptized.</p> - -<p>Directly after conference, David with his wife took leave of the Saints -and his fellow laborers, and returned in safety with Thomas B. Marsh -and companion, Elisha H. Groves, to Missouri.</p> - -<p>In leaving the field of his labors of the past six months, in company -with Elisha H. Groves, who had first conferred upon him authority -to enter the missionary field, it was but natural that David should -retrospectively contemplate the work to which his life had been so -wholly given over since that lonely ride through the woods from -Michigan to Indiana. His first disappointing missionary labors among -his friends and acquaintances in Michigan, when he expected all of them -to rejoice with him in the great light newly burst upon the world; -the first visit to the Prophet Joseph, followed by the two successive -missions in the East; his winter's journey with William D. Pratt; his -labors in Missouri and in the South; his ordination to the Apostleship -with the wonderful feast of blessings and endowments that followed; -the return to the South, just terminated all these reflections crowded -upon him with all their accompanying memories of toil and privation, -with all the accompanying memories of the powers and blessings the Lord -had bestowed upon him; and there was no room in his soul for anything -but gratitude. Not only so, but there was a more settled resolution -to persevere to the end; and it was probably on this journey back to -Missouri that in David's mind the nature of that end was predetermined.</p> - -<p>Upon his return to Missouri, after an absence of two years, David found -not a few marks of progress in the condition of the Saints. A new town -had been laid out called Far West, into which the people were gathering -from every quarter. Efforts were being made to purchase all the land in -the newly created County of Caldwell, and it was to gather means for -this purpose that President Thomas B. Marsh had made his recent visit -into Kentucky.</p> - -<p>Locating on a single lot in the northwest part of town given him by the -Saints, David soon had a plain log house erected, and from that time -he devoted himself entirely to the welfare of the Church. His zeal in -spreading the truth abroad, was not surpassed by that manifested in its -defense at home.</p> - -<p>Early in the spring of 1837, David preferred charges before the High -Council in Zion against Lyman Wight for teaching false doctrine. At -the trial in Far West on April 24th the charges were sustained, the -proper acknowledgements soon after accepted by the Saints and harmony -restored. The incident illustrates the disinterestedness and manliness -of David's character, for his action in this matter seems only to have -drawn closer the ties of confidence and friendship existing between -himself and his commanding officer in the militia, Colonel Lyman Wight.</p> - -<p>In June, in company with Thomas B. Marsh and William D. Pratt, David, -responding to a call for a meeting of the Twelve, took a mission -through the intervening States to Kirtland, where they arrived in the -midst of the great apostasy. Here was need of all the courage he could -command, for it was a time to test the integrity of the strongest.</p> - -<p>Deception and fraud and darkness had overcome his close friend and -brother-in-law, Warren Parrish, who tried by every means in his power -to turn David himself against the Prophet; and the downfall of his -brethren at that time was one of the greatest sorrows of David's life. -Not long after the conference at Kirtland in September, 1837, David -returned to Far West.</p> - -<p>The spirit of the apostasy soon spreading into Missouri, it was found -necessary to displace the three Presidents, David Whitmer, John -Whitmer and W. W. Phelps. In consequence, Thomas B. Marsh and David -W. Patten were, on February 10th, sustained as temporary Presidents -of the Church in Missouri, pending the arrival of the Prophet Joseph -Smith from Kirtland. At the coming of the Prophet, March 14th, 1838, a -conference was called, at which three weeks later, Thomas B. Marsh was -chosen President in Missouri, and David W. Patten and Brigham Young his -assistants.</p> - -<p>Shortly after, on April 17, 1838, the following revelation was received -through the Prophet Joseph Smith:</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p> "1. Verily thus said the Lord, it is wisdom in my servant David W. - Patten, that he settle up all his business as soon as he possibly - can, and make a disposition of his merchandise, that he may perform - a mission unto me next spring, in company with others, even Twelve, - including himself, to testify of my name, and bear glad tidings unto - the world.</p> - -<p> "2. For verily thus saith the Lord, that inasmuch as there are those - among you who deny my name, others shall be planted in their stead, - and receive bishopric. Amen."—Doc. and Cov. Sec. 114.</p> - -</blockquote> - -<p>It was probably this revelation that occasioned a conversation between -the Prophet and David, reported by Wilford Woodruff.</p> - -<p>David made known to the Prophet that he had asked the Lord to let -him die the death of a martyr, at which the Prophet, greatly moved, -expressed extreme sorrow, "for," said he to David, "when a man of your -faith asks the Lord for anything, he generally gets it."</p> - - - - -<h2><a NAME="VII."></a>VII.</h2> - -<p class="chapterHeading">Visits Adam-ondi-Ahman—Address to the Saints—Spirit of mobocracy in -Missouri—David known as "Captain Fear Not"—Calms a storm—Mobocracy -and treason—David succeeds to the Presidency of Twelve.</p> - -<p>In May, David left Far West with the Prophet Joseph and party to lay -off a Stake of Zion to the north of them. It was on this trip that -Adam's altar was discovered, at Adam-ondi-Ahman, where a revelation was -given through the Prophet as follows:</p> - -<p>"1. Adam-ondi-Ahman, because, said he, it is a place where Adam shall -come to visit his people, or the Ancient of Days shall sit, as spoken -of by Daniel the Prophet."—Doc. and Cov. Sec. 116.</p> - -<p>In his official capacity, David issued an epistle to the Saints -through the Elder's Journal, under date of July, 1838, into which, -notwithstanding the imperfect typography as here copied, there is -breathed a spirit of concern for the welfare of the people of God, -equalled only by that of integrity in defense of the Prophet Joseph -Smith.</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>To the Saints abroad:</p> - -<p>Dear Brethren and Sisters: Whereas, many have taken into hand to set -forth the order of the Kingdom of God on earth, and have testified -of the grace of God, as given unto them, to publish unto you, I also -feel it my duty to write unto you, touching the grace of God given -unto me, to youward; concerning the dispensation we have received; -which is the greatest of all dispensations—And has been spoken of by -the mouths of all the holy prophets since the word began. In this, my -communication to you, I design to notice some of these prophecies. Now -the Apostle Paul says on this wise, "For I would not, brethren, that -you should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest you should be wise in -your own conceit), that blindness in part has happened unto Israel, -until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall -be saved; as is written. There shall come out of Zion a deliverer, -and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob." What is that he says? -"For I would not have you ignorant." Ignorant of what? Why of this -mystery, that blindness in part had happened unto Israel. And to what -end? Why, that salvation might come unto the Gentiles.—See the 12th -and 13th verses of this chapter (11) to the Romans. Now if the fall -of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the -riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? "For I speak to -you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify -mine office." Now, we are to understand the apostle, as speaking of the -return of Israel, when he said "how much more their fulness," in their -return. "For I would not have you ignorant concerning this matter," -that blindness will depart, from them in the day that the fulness of -the Gentiles is come in, and the reason is very obvious, because it is -said, that out of Zion shall come the deliverer; and for what cause? -Why that the word of God might be fulfilled. This deliverer might, -through the mercy of God, turn away ungodliness from Jacob. This work -evidently commences at the time God begins to take the darkness from -the minds of Israel, for this will be the work of God by the deliverer, -for he shall turn away ungodliness from the whole family of Jacob. "For -this is my covenant with them, when I shall take away their sins." -Now them, we can see that this deliverer is a kind of harbinger or -forerunner, that is, one that is sent to prepare the way for another. -And this deliverer is such a one, for he comes to turn away ungodliness -from Jacob. Consequently he must receive a dispensation and authority -suitable to his calling, or he could not turn away ungodliness from -Jacob, nor fulfill the scripture. But the words of the prophets must -be fulfilled. And in order to do this, to this messenger must be given -the dispensation of the fulness of times according to the prophets. -For Paul says again, in speaking of the dispensation of the fulness of -times; Ephesians 1, 9: "Having made known unto us the mystery of his -will according to his good pleasure, which he has purposed in himself, -that in the dispensation of the fulness of times, he might gather -together in one all things in Christ, both which are in Heaven and -which are on earth, even in him." And Isaiah says in the 11th chapter -and 11th verse, "And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord -shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his -people." Now, this is the time that the deliverer shall come out of -Zion, and turn away ungodliness from the house of Israel.</p> - -<p>Now the Lord has said that he would set his hand the second time and we -ask for what? but to recover the house of Israel. From what have they -fallen? most assuredly they had broken the covenant, that God had made -with their fathers, and through their fathers with them.</p> - -<p>For Paul says, Romans, 11: 19, 20: "Thou wilt say then, the branches -were broken off, that I might be grafted in. Well, because of unbelief -they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high minded, -but fear."</p> - -<p>Now it is evident, that the Jews did forsake the Lord, and by that -means broke the covenant, and now we see the need of the Lord's setting -his hand the second time to gather his people, according to Eph. 1:10, -"That the dispensation of the fulness of times," etc. Now I ask, What -is a dispensation? I answer, it is power and authority to dispense the -word of God, and to administer in all the ordinances thereof. This is -what we are to understand by it, for no man ever had the Holy Ghost to -deliver the Gospel, or to prophesy of things to come, but had liberty -to fulfill his mission; consequently, the argument is clear, for it -proves itself; nevertheless, I will call on the scriptures to prove the -assertion. Ephesians 3:2, "If ye have heard of the dispensation of the -grace of God, which is given me to you ward. How that by revelation he -made known unto me the mystery; as I wrote in a few words." And also -in Colossians 1:25: "Wherefore I am made a minister, according to the -dispensation of God which is given to me for you to fulfill the words -of God." It is evident then, that the dispensation given the apostle, -came to him by revelation from God. Then by this we may understand, in -some degree, the power by which he spake, as also the dispensation of -the fulness of times.</p> - -<p>Now, this at first thought, would appear very small to some, who are -not acquainted with the order of God from the beginning; but when -we take into consideration the plan of God for the salvation of the -world, we can readily see that plan carried out most faithfully in all -its bearings. See after the fall of Adam, the plan of salvation was -made known to him of God himself; who in like manner, in the meridian -of time revealed the same, in sending his first begotten Son, Jesus -Christ: who also revealed the same to the apostles, and God raised him -from the dead to perfect that plan. And the apostles were made special -witnesses of that plan; and testified that "in the dispensation of the -fulness of times, that God would gather together in one, all things in -Christ, whether they be things in Heaven, or things on earth." Now the -thing to be known is, what the fulness of times means, or the extent -and authority thereof. It means this, that the dispensation of the -fulness of times is made up of all the dispensations that ever have -been given since the world began until this time. Unto Adam first was -given a dispensation. It is well known that God spake to him with his -own voice in the garden, and gave him the promise of the Messiah. And -unto Noah also was a dispensation given. For Jesus, said, "As it was -in the days of Noah, so shall it be at the coming of the son of man." -And as the righteous were saved then, and the wicked destroyed, so -it will be now. And from Noah to Abraham; and from Abraham to Moses; -and from Moses to Elias; and from Elias to John the Baptist; and from -John to Jesus; and from Jesus to Peter, James and John. The apostles -all having received in their time, a dispensation by revelation from -God, to accomplish the great scheme of restitution, spoken of by all -the Holy Prophets since the world began, the end of which is the -dispensation of the fulness of times. In the which, all things shall be -fulfilled, that have been spoken of since the word was made. Now the -question is, unto whom is this dispensation to be given? or by whom to -be revealed? The answer is, to the deliverer that was to have come out -of Zion, and given to him by the angel of God. Rev. 14:7. "And I saw -another angel flying in the midst of Heaven, having the everlasting -gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, -kindred, tongue and people, saying with a loud voice, fear God, and -give glory to him for the hour of his judgement is come; worship him, -that made heaven, and earth, and sea, and the fountains of water." Now -observe, this angel delivers the gospel to man on the earth, and that -too when the hour of the judgements of God had come on the generation, -in the which the Lord should set his hand the second time, as stated -above. Now we have learned that this deliverer must be clothed with -the power of all the other dispensations, or it could not be called -the fulness of times, for this is what it means, that all things shall -be revealed, both in Heaven and on earth. For the Lord said, there was -nothing secret that should not be revealed, or hid that should not -come abroad, and be proclaimed upon the housetop. And this may, with -propriety, be called the fulness of times. The authority connected with -the ordinances, renders the time very desirable to the man of God, and -renders him happy, amidst all his trials, and afflictions. To such a -one, through the grace of God, we are indebted for this dispensation, -as given by the angel of the Lord. But to what tribe of Israel was it -to be given? We answer, to Ephraim, because to him were the greater -blessings given. For the Lord said through his father, Joseph: "A seer -shall the Lord raise up of the fruit of my loins; yea, he truly said; -Thus saith the Lord, a choice Seer will I raise up out of the fruit of -thy loins, and he shall be esteemed highly; and unto him will I give -commandment, that he shall do a work for the fruit of thy loins his -brethren, which shall be of great worth unto them, even to the bringing -of them, to the knowledge of the covenants which I made with their -fathers. And I will give unto him a commandment that he shall do no -other work, save the work which I shall command him; and I will make -him great in mine eyes, for he shall do my work, and he shall be great -like unto Moses; and out of weakness he shall be made strong, in that -day when my work shall commence among all people, unto the restoring of -the house of Israel, saith the Lord."</p> - -<p>And thus prophesied Joseph, saying, "Behold, that seer will the Lord -bless, and they that seek to destroy him shall be confounded. Behold, -I am sure of the fulfillment of this promise, and his name shall be -called after me; and it shall be after the name of his father; and he -shall be like unto me, for the thing which the Lord shall bring forth -by his hand by the power of the Father, shall bring my people unto -salvation." Thus prophesied Joseph—"I am sure of this thing, even as I -am sure of the promise of Moses." 2nd Book of Nephi, 2nd chapter.</p> - -<p>And again, Jesus says, as recorded in the Book of Mormon, 526th page, -2nd edition: "Behold my servant shall deal prudently; he shall be -exalted, and shall be esteemed, and be very high. As many as were -astonished at thee, so shall he sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut -their mouths at him, for that which had been told them shall they see; -and that which they had not heard shall they consider."</p> - -<p>Upon this servant is bestowed the keys of the dispensation of the -fullness of times. That from him, the Priesthood of God, through our -Lord Jesus Christ, might be given to many, and the order of this -dispensation established on the earth. And to the church he has said -by commandment—(See Book of Covenants, 46th section, 2nd paragraph) -"Wherefore, meaning the church, thou shalt give heed unto all his -words, and commandments, which he shall give unto you as he receiveth -them, walking in all holiness before me; for his word ye shall receive -as from mine own mouth; in all patience and faith, for by doing these -things the gates of hell shall not prevail against you." Now, my -readers, you can see in some degree, the grace given unto this man of -God to uswards. That we, by the great mercy of God, should receive from -under his hand, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and having the promise of -partaking of the fruit of the vine, on the earth with him, and with -the holy prophets and patriarchs, our fathers. For these holy men are -angels now. And these are they, who make the fullness of times complete -with us. And they who sin against this authority given to him (the -before mentioned man of God) sin not against him only, but against -Moroni, who holds the keys of the stick of Ephraim. And also against -Elias, who holds the keys of the bringing to pass the restitution -of all things. And also John, the son of Zacharias, which Zacharias -Elias visited, and gave promise that he should have a son, and his -name should be John, and he should be filled with the spirit of Elias, -"which John I have sent unto you, my servant Joseph Smith and Oliver -Cowdery, to ordain you to this first Priesthood even as Aaron," and -also Elijah who holds the keys of committing the power, to turn the -hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children -to the fathers, that the whole earth may not be smitten with a curse. -And also Joseph, and Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham, your fathers, by -whom the promises remain. And also Michael or Adam, the father of all, -the Prince of all, the Ancient of Days. And also "Peter and James and -John, whom I have sent unto you, by whom I have ordained you, and -confirmed you to be apostles, and especial witnesses of my name, and -bear the keys of your ministry, and of the same things I revealed -unto you: unto whom I have committed the keys of my kingdom, and a -dispensation of the gospel for the last time, and for the fullness of -times, in the which I will gather together in one all things, both -which are in heaven and which are on earth."</p> - -<p>Therefore, brethren, beware concerning yourselves, that you sin not -against the authority of this dispensation, nor think lightly of those -whom God has counted worthy of so great a calling, and for whose sake -he hath made them servants unto you, that you might be made heirs of -God, to inherit so great a blessing, and be prepared for the grand -assembly, and sit there with the ancient of days, even Adam, our -father, who shall come to prepare you for the coming of Jesus Christ, -our Lord: for the time is at hand, therefore, gather up your effects -and gather together upon the land which the Lord has appointed for your -safety.</p> - -<p class="right">David W. Patten</p> - -</blockquote> - -<p>The summer of 1838, found the Saints gathered into Far West, and -located in the surrounding settlements, to the number of not less than -twelve thousand souls. The old spirit of mobocracy began to show itself -again. An occasion was afforded for an outbreak by the August election -at Gallatin in Caldwell County, where the Saints were unlawfully -prevented from voting. From that time forward until their banishment -from the State the following winter, the Saints in the outlying -settlements and on their farms, were kept in constant fear. Bands of -lawless men roamed the country over, destroying crops, burning houses, -ravishing women, and driving the objects of their hatred into Far West, -their only place of safety.</p> - -<p>Wherever assistance or defense was needed, Apostle David W. Patten was -to the rescue among the foremost, and his bravery soon won for him the -title of "Captain Fear Not." In his presence the oppressed found a -champion, and at his approach the wicked were filled with terror.</p> - -<p>About the middle of October David was placed in command of nearly sixty -men, and ordered to disperse a mob in the vicinity of Gallatin. Of this -expedition it is recorded:</p> - -<p>"When Patten's company came in sight of Gallatin, he found a body of -the mob, about one hundred strong, who were amusing themselves by -mocking, and in various ways tantalizing a number of the Saints whom -they had captured. Seeing the approach of Patten's men, and knowing -the determination of the leader, the mob broke and ran in the greatest -confusion, leaving their prisoners behind them."</p> - -<p>Probably the last manifestation of David's power with the Lord, at any -rate the last of which any account is given, occurred about this time.</p> - -<p>With others he had gone to the relief of an isolated family in the line -of the mob's course, and had found the mother with several children -homeless and destitute. Painfully the party were making their way on -foot to Far West across the prairie, when from the fright she had -received, the mother, in a delicate condition before, was threatened -with severe sickness. To add to the distressing situation, a heavy -storm seemed impending and the rain commenced to descend.</p> - -<p>Always full of sympathy for the sorrowing, David at once called the -party to a momentary halt, and, stepping aside into the tall grass, he -commanded the storm to cease until the woman should be conveyed to a -place of shelter.</p> - -<p>Immediately, it is related, the rain was stayed, the sky began to -clear, and the party went forward to their destination without further -hindrance or discomfort.</p> - -<p>Of the terrible conditions now confronting the Church Bishop Orson F. -Whitney writes:</p> - -<p>"The fall and winter of 1838, was one of the darkest periods of Church -history. Mobocracy on one hand, and apostasy on the other, dealt the -cause of God cruel blows, such as no human work could have hoped to -withstand. The tempest of persecution, briefly lulled, burst forth with -tenfold fury; no longer a city or county—a whole State rose in arms -against God's people, bent upon their destruction. 'The dogs of war' -were loosed upon the helpless Saints, and murder and rapine held high -carnival amid the smoking ruins of peaceful homes and ravaged fields.</p> - -<p>"Then fell the mask from the face of hypocrisy. Treason betrayed -itself. Apostles, Presidents, and Elders fell from the faith and joined -hands with the robbers and murderers of their brethren. Satan laughed! -The very mouth of hell seemed opening to engulf the Kingdom which He -who cannot lie has sworn shall stand forever."</p> - -<p>We quote President George Q. Cannon:</p> - -<p>"Unable to bear the pressure and to face the terrors of the times, -Thomas B. Marsh had apostatized and had joined with McLellin and other -evil men to act the part of Judas against the Prophet. The faith of -others also failed, and, thinking by apostasy to save themselves from -the destruction which seemed impending, they came out against Joseph -and the Church and went over to their enemies."</p> - -<p>Such was the condition of the Church, when Apostle David W. Patten, -then the senior member and President of the Quorum of the Twelve -Apostles, performed the last heroic act of his noble career.</p> - - - - -<h2><a NAME="VIII."></a>VIII.</h2> - -<p class="chapterHeading">His last call to arms—Battle of Crooked river—David mortally -wounded—The closing scene—Wilford Woodruff's testimony—Testimony of -the Prophet Joseph—His place behind the veil revealed.</p> - -<p>On the 24th of October, a messenger came into Far West bringing news -of a band of invaders under command of Rev. Samuel Bogart, who had -boasted that, if he had good luck in meeting Neil Gillum, another -mobocrat leader, he would give Far West thunder and lightning before -noon next day. Joseph Holbrook and David Judah were at once dispatched -to watch the movements of the despoilers. Near midnight these brethren -returned, and reported that the mob, after plundering the house -of Father Pinkham, west of the city, had made prisoners of Nathan -Pinkham, William Seely and Addison Green, whom they had declared their -intentions to kill that night.</p> - -<p>"On hearing the report," the Prophet Joseph Smith records, "Judge -Higbee, the first Judge of the county, ordered Lieutenant Colonel -Hinkle, the highest officer in command in Far West, to send out a -company to disperse the mob and retake their prisoners whom it was -reported, they intended to murder that night.</p> - -<p>"The trumpet sounded, and the brethren were assembled on the Public -Square about midnight, when the facts were stated, and about -seventy-five volunteered to obey the Judge's order, under command of -David W. Patten, who immediately commenced their march on horseback, -hoping to surprise and scatter the camp, retake the prisoners, and -prevent the attack threatened upon Far West, without the loss of blood."</p> - -<p>Apostle Parley P. Pratt, who was among the volunteers, thus graphically -describes that midnight march:</p> - -<p>"The company was soon under way, having to ride through extensive -prairies, a distance of some twelve miles. The night was dark, the -distant plains far and wide were illuminated by blazing fires, immense -columns of smoke were seen rising in awful majesty, as if the world -was on fire. This scene of grandeur can only be comprehended by those -acquainted with the scenes of prairie burning; as the fire sweeps over -millions of acres of dry grass in the fall season, and leaves a smooth -surface divested of all vegetation.</p> - -<p>"A thousand meteors blazing in the distance like the camp fires of some -war host, threw a fitful gleam of light upon the distant sky, which -many might have mistaken for the Aurora Borealis. This scene, added -to the silence of the midnight, the rumbling sound of the tramping -steeds, over the hard and dried surface of the plain, the clanking of -the swords in their scabbards, the occasional gleam of bright armour in -the flickering firelight, the gloom of surrounding darkness, and the -unknown destiny of the expedition, or even of the people who sent it -forth all combined to impress the mind with deep and solemn thought, -and to throw a romantic vision over the imagination, which is not often -experienced, except in the poet's dream, or in the wild imagery of -sleeping fancy.</p> - -<p>"In this solemn procession we moved on for some two hours, when it was -supposed we were in the neighborhood of danger."</p> - -<p>Dismounting here the company tied their horses to the field fence -of Randolph McDonald, and, leaving a few men to guard the horses, -proceeded on foot across the country by three different routes to the -"Field house," where it was thought the mob were encamped. David, with -a third of the party, took the way around the field to the right, -sending Apostle Charles C. Rich, in charge of another company, to the -left; while a third, under James Durfee, went directly across. All were -to meet at the house of Mr. Field and take the enemy by surprise. When -the forces reached the point of meeting, however, no foe was in sight.</p> - -<p>It was now concluded that the mob must have camped at the ford below -on Crooked river, and after a short exhortation from Captain Patten -to trust in the Lord for victory, a march was ordered along the road -to that point. As the party neared the river in the early morning -just at day-break, a voice was heard calling, "Who comes there?" and -at the same instant a shot was fired, when a young man, P. O'Bannion, -reeled and fell from the ranks mortally wounded. Captain Patten at once -ordered a charge and the company rushed forward only to see two men, -who had been on guard, running into the camp of the enemy on the river -bank below. Immediately all was confusion in the camp, but it was still -so dark that nothing could be seen with distinctness by the brethren -looking to the west, while their forms could be clearly outlined in the -eastern light by the mob, who were soon in position behind the river -bank below. David had just ranged his company in line, not more than -fifty yards from the camp, when a deadly fire was opened upon them from -behind the embankment. An answering fire was immediately ordered and -with the watch-word "God and liberty," on his lips, David, ordering a -charge, ran forward.</p> - -<p>The mob fled in confusion before the rush that followed and the field -was quickly won; but as David led the pursuit down the river bank, a -mobber who had taken refuge behind a tree for a momentary pause before -taking to the river, turned and shot him in the abdomen.</p> - -<p>The mob routed, his brethren gathered about their wounded leader in -deepest sorrow, and everything possible was done to minister to his -comfort. Word was dispatched to Far West for medical assistance to -meet the party, the wagons of the mob were pressed into service, and -the victorious, but sorrow-stricken company took up their dreary march -toward Far West. Seven of the brethren were wounded, and one, Gideon -Carter, had been killed outright.</p> - -<p>After riding a few miles in a wagon, David's suffering became so -intense he was placed on a litter and carded by his brethren.</p> - -<p>Without delay, on receiving the mournful intelligence, the Prophet -Joseph Smith with his brother Hyrum, Apostle Heber C. Kimball and Elder -Amasa M. Lyman, with others, as also David's grief-stricken wife, made -all haste to meet the sorrowful cavalcade.</p> - -<p>President Heber C. Kimball describes the closing scene:</p> - -<p>"Immediately on receiving the intelligence that Brother Patten was -wounded, I hastened to see him and found him in great pain, but still -he was glad to see me; he was conveyed about four miles to the house -of Brother Stephen Winchester; during his removal his sufferings were -so excruciating that he frequently desired us to lay him down that he -might die; but being desirous to get him out of the reach of the mob, -we prevailed upon him to let us carry him among his friends. We carried -him on a kind of bier, fixed up from poles.</p> - -<p>"Although he had medical assistance, his wound was such that there was -no hope entertained of his recovery, and this he was perfectly aware -of. In this situation, while the shades of time were lowering, and -eternity with all its realities opening to his view, he bore a strong -testimony to the truth of the work of the Lord, and the religion he had -espoused. He was perfectly sensible and collected until he breathed -his last, which occurred at about ten o'clock in the evening. Stephen -Winchester, Brother Patten's wife, Bathsheba W. Bigler, with several of -her father's family were present at David's death.</p> - -<p>"The principles of the Gospel which were so precious to him before, -afforded him that support and consolation at the time of his departure, -which deprived death of its sting and horror. Speaking of those who had -fallen from their steadfastness, he exclaimed, 'O that they were in my -situation! For I feel that I have kept the faith, I have finished my -course, henceforth there is laid up for me a crown, which the Lord, -the righteous Judge, will give me.' Speaking to his beloved wife, he -said, 'Whatever you do else, O do not deny the faith.' He all the time -expressed a great desire to depart. I said to him, 'Brother David, when -you get home, I want you to remember me.' He replied, 'I will.' At -this time his sight was gone. A few minutes before he died, he prayed -as follows, 'Father, I ask Thee in the name of Jesus Christ, that thou -wouldst release my spirit, and receive it unto Thyself.' And he then -said to those who surrounded his dying bed, 'Brethren, you have held -me by your faith, but do give me up, and let me go, I beseech you.' We -accordingly committed him to God, and he soon breathed his last, and -slept in Jesus without a groan.</p> - -<p>"This was the death of one who was an honor to the Church, and, a -blessing to the Saints; and whose faith, virtue and diligence in the -cause of truth will be had in remembrance by the Church of Jesus Christ -from generation to generation. It was a painful way to be deprived of -the labors of this worthy servant of Christ, and it cast a gloom upon -the Saints; yet the glorious and sealing testimony which he bore of his -acceptance with heaven and the truth of the Gospel was a matter of joy -and satisfaction, not only to his immediate friends, but to the Saints -at large."</p> - -<p>Of the death of his friend, President Wilford Woodruff writes:</p> - -<p>"Thus fell the noble David W. Patten as a martyr for the cause of God -and he will receive a martyr's crown. He was valiant in the testimony -of Jesus Christ while he lived upon the earth. He was a man of great -faith and the power of God was with him. He was brave to a fault, even -too brave to be preserved. He apparently had no fear of man about him.</p> - -<p>"Many of the sick were healed and devils cast out under his -administration."</p> - -<p>In closing his account of the tragedy, the Prophet Joseph says:</p> - -<p>"Brother David W. Patten was a very worthy man, beloved by all good men -who knew him. He was one of the Twelve Apostles, and died as he lived, -a man of God, and strong in the faith of a glorious resurrection, in a -world where mobs will have no power or place."</p> - -<p>With David's wish, formerly expressed to him, to die as a martyr, no -doubt in mind, the Prophet Joseph, at the funeral on October 27, 1838, -pointing to his lifeless body, testified:</p> - -<p>"There lies a man that has done just as he said he would—he has laid -down his life for his friends."</p> - -<p>And one mightier has said:</p> - -<p>"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for -his friend."</p> - -<p>A fit ending of a glorious career!</p> - -<p>The remains were laid to rest with military honors at Far West, and the -grave is now unmarked and unknown, but of the noble spirit, the Lord, -in a revelation a few years subsequent to his departure, vouchsafed -this intelligence:</p> - -<p>"David Patten I have taken unto myself; behold, his Priesthood no man -taketh from him; but verily I say unto you, another may be appointed -unto the same calling."</p> - -<p>And again, in speaking of Lyman Wight, who succeeded David in the -Apostleship, the Lord says:</p> - -<p>"That when he shall finish his work, that I may receive him unto -myself, even as I did my servant David Patten, who is with me at this -time."</p> - -<p>If, then, to repeat, we say that great men are the Lord's object -lessons to the world by whom He holds out to mankind the truths -committed to their generation, what of the life before us?</p> - -<p>From the time David heard of the Gospel, his earnest nature entered -with full purpose of heart upon the work he was sent from the courts on -high to perform, his whole soul was given over to faithfully bearing -the message of his life:</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p> GOD GIVES US ALL THE POWER WE HAVE,</p> - -</blockquote> - -<p>and though in the one desire to give his life as a martyr, it may be -said he fell short of the ideal:</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p> THY WILL NOT MINE BE DONE;</p> - -</blockquote> - -<p>yet, without a doubt, in making up the roll of his noble and great -ones, Time will place next to those of the Prophet and Patriarch -martyrs, Joseph and Hyrum Smith, the name of the first Apostolic -martyr, David W. 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Wilson - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most -other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of -the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Life of David W. Patten - The First Apostolic Martyr - -Author: Lycurgus A. Wilson - -Release Date: April 11, 2016 [EBook #51730] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ASCII - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LIFE OF DAVID W. PATTEN *** - - - - -Produced by Christopher Dunn, Mormon Texts Project Intern -(http://mormontextsproject.org) - - - - - - -LIFE OF - -DAVID W. PATTEN - -THE FIRST APOSTOLIC - -MARTYR. - - -LYCURGUS A. WILSON. - - -1904. -Salt Lake City, Utah. - - -TO THE MISSIONARIES - -OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST - -OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, AT HOME AND ABROAD, - -THIS FEEBLE SKETCH OF THE LIFE WORK OF ONE WHOSE - -ENERGIES WERE ALL DEVOTED TO THE SAME - -WORTHY PURPOSE AS THEIR OWN, IS - -MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED. - - - -Preface. - -The writing of this little volume has been a pleasant task. And just as -we find mingled with our regret at parting with a friend, a joy in the -assurance that to whomsoever he comes he will give the same pleasure -he has afforded us, so the author has a feeling in putting out this -brief memoir of David W. Patten that the courage and faith manifested -in his life will not be lost or unfruitful in the lives of those who -contemplate his career. - -There remains only the pleasure of thanking those who have taken an -interest in this work, and their name is legion. But first of all -perhaps is the nephew of Apostle Patten, Thomas Jefferson Patten, of -Provo, Utah. - -Particular mention should be made of the kindness shown by the late -President Wilford Woodruff, by President Lorenzo Snow, by President -Joseph F. Smith, by the late Apostle Franklin D. Richards and by the -late President Abraham O. Smoot, of Utah Stake. In short, all who knew, -or who have read of, Apostle David W. Patten, have seemed to count it a -pleasure to do whatever they could to assist in perpetuating his memory. - -L.A.W. - -Salt Lake City, Utah, -February 8, 1900. - - - -OFFICE OF - -_The First Presidency_ - -OF THE - -_Church of Jesus Christ_ - -OF - -_Latter-day Saints._ - -P. O. Box B. - -_Salt Lake City, Utah_, February 6, 1900. - -_To the Reader:_ - -_All the circumstances of my first and last meeting with Apostle David -W. Patten are as clear to my mind as if it were an occurrence of but -yesterday, and yet it took place some sixty-four years ago. He appeared -to me then to be a remarkable man, and that impression has remained -with me ever since._ - -_We traveled together on horseback from my father's home, at Mantua, -Ohio, to Kirtland, a distance of perhaps twenty-five miles, he on his -return from some missionary labor, I to commence a course of studies at -Oberlin College._ - -_On the way our conversation fell upon religion and philosophy, and -being young and having enjoyed some scholastic advantages, I was at -first disposed to treat his opinions lightly, especially so as they -were not always clothed in grammatical language; but as he proceeded -in his earnest and humble way to open up before my mind the plan of -salvation, I seemed unable to resist the knowledge that he was a man of -God and that his testimony was true. I felt pricked in my heart._ - -_This he evidently perceived, for almost the last thing he said to me, -after bearing his testimony, was that I should go to the Lord before -retiring at night and ask him for myself. This I did with the result -that from the day I met this great Apostle, all my aspirations have -been enlarged and heightened immeasurably. This was the turning point -in my life._ - -_What impressed me most was his absolute sincerity, his earnestness -and his spiritual power; and I believe I cannot do better in this -connection than to commend a careful study of his life to the honest in -heart everywhere._ - -_Lorenzo Snow_ - - - -CONTENTS. - -CHAPTER I. - -Early life of David W. Patten--Parentage--Marriage--Joins the -Methodists--Learns of the restoration of the Gospel--Visits his -brother--Resume of Church history--Receives Baptism--First mission. - -CHAPTER II. - -His procedure in administering to the sick--Testimony as to his -success--Visits the Prophet--Missionary labors--Casts out a -"devil"--His family baptized--Mrs. Strong healed--Called to Jackson -County. - -CHAPTER III. - -Condition of Saints in Missouri--Revelation to them--With William D. -Pratt, David goes to Missouri--Ministering to the suffering--Freedom -from animosity--Mission to Tennessee--Healing of Mrs. Lane. - -CHAPTER IV. - -Chosen an Apostle--Ordination--Revelation instructing the Twelve--Date -of birth--Healing of Mrs. Stearns--Impression of Lorenzo Snow. - -CHAPTER V. - -A period of rest--Endowments--Second mission to Tennessee--Meets -Wilford Woodruff and Abraham O. Smoot--Trial by mob -court--Escape--Interview with Cain--Bares his breast to a mob. - -CHAPTER VI. - -David's personal appearance--Healing of Abraham O. Smoot--Margaret -Tittle healed--Prophecy at Paris, Tennessee--Journey to Far -West--Visits Kirtland during the great apostasy--Chosen to Presidency -in Missouri--Revelation--Expresses a wish to die as a martyr. - -CHAPTER VII. - -Visits Adam-ondi-Ahman--Address to the Saints--Spirit of mobocracy in -Missouri--David known as "Captain Fear Not"--Calms a storm--Mobocracy -and treason--David succeeds to the Presidency of Twelve. - -CHAPTER VIII. - -His last call to arms--Battle of Crooked river--David mortally -wounded--The closing scene--Wilford Woodruff's testimony--Testimony of -the Prophet Joseph--His place behind the veil revealed. - - - -LIFE - -OF - -DAVID W. PATTEN. - -"_God gives me all the power I have_." - -DAVID W. PATTEN. - -I. - -Early life of David W. Patten--Parentage--Marriage--Joins the -Methodists--Learns of the restoration of the Gospel--Visits his -brother--Resume of Church history--Receives Baptism--First mission. - -Great men are the Lord's object lessons to the world. They hold out to -mankind the measure of truth committed to their generation. As example -is greater than precept, so a life may state a truth more forcibly than -words. - -When He answered the question as to the first great commandment, the -Savior did more than satisfy the idle curiosity of the listening crowd, -he indicated one of the underlying purposes of this life and stated the -principle by which the degree of civilization will be determined. - -Measured by the love he bore his Maker and his fellow-men, few greater -men have ever lived than David Wyman Patten. With all the intensity of -his nature, he served the Lord, and with the same undivided purpose -he was devoted to the welfare of humanity. Having in mind that divine -precept, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his -life for his friend," the Prophet Joseph Smith said over the remains of -this great Apostle, "There lies a man who has done just as he said he -would--he has laid down his life for his friends." - -Of David's early life little is known. While he was quite young, his -parents, Benenio Patten and Abagail Cole Patten, removed from the State -of Vermont, where he was born about the year 1800, to the town of -Theresa, at Indian River Falls, in the western part of the State of New -York. - -Leaving home while yet a boy, he made his way to the southeastern part -of Michigan, and made himself a home in the woods a short distance -above the little town of Dundee, in Monroe County, where he married -Miss Phoebe Ann Babcock, in 1828. Here, too, though telling his -fellow-religionists that there was no true religion on the earth, he -allied himself with the Methodists. - -Having been from youth of a religious turn of mind, he had received a -particular manifestation of the Holy Ghost when he was twenty-one years -of age. Being admonished to humble himself before the Lord and repent -of his sins, he enjoyed for the next three years a close communion with -the Lord, through visions and dreams of the night. In one of these it -was made known to him that the Church of Christ would be established -in his day, and he looked forward to such an event with joyous -anticipation. - -When about the age of twenty-four years, as he tells us in his meager -journal, he became, through the cares of the world, neglectful in -conduct, and remained so to some extent until he was thirty years old, -when, by sincere repentance, he again received a testimony that his -sins were forgiven. Under these conditions and at about this time he -saw for the first time a copy of the Book of Mormon, but only long -enough to read the inspired preface and the testimony of the eleven -witnesses. From this time he prayed continually for faith and a more -perfect knowledge. It was while living in anticipation of just such an -event, therefore, that he received, in the latter part of May, 1832, -a letter from his elder brother, John Patten, of Fairplay, Indiana, -informing him of the restoration of the Gospel. - -The message fairly caused his heart to leap for joy. He seemed -conscious of the light which was about to burst upon him. He knew by -intuition that his life's darkness was over, and that henceforward he -should walk in the light of eternal truth. He arose in the meeting that -day--for it was on a Sunday he received the intelligence--and told the -assembly that he had at last got word of the Church of Christ. - -Impatient to be off, he mounted his old grey mare the next morning -and started alone through the woods on a journey of three hundred -miles. That part of the country in those days was little more than a -wilderness. The roads by which the settlers had come from their eastern -homes ran, in the main, east and west, so that David's way to the -south led him over hills, through valleys and across rivers by paths -almost unknown to the white man; but nature was in her glory, the birds -made melody the day through, and, more than all else, his own heart, -swelling with gratitude, kept time to the music of the spheres, for God -had again spoken from the heavens, the questionings of his soul since -boyhood had been answered, and those paths, rough though they were, -led to the realization of his highest hopes this side of eternity. -That otherwise lonely journey was filled with peace and happiness -unspeakable. - -Arrived at the home of his brother, at Fairplay, he found him, before -an infidel, now a devoted Christian and substantially as the history of -the rise of the Church was related to him we shall repeat it here: - -"In a little town six hundred miles to the east, in the State of New -York, a young man named Joseph Smith, while praying in the woods twelve -years ago, received a visit from God the Father and His Son Jesus -Christ. Three years later, an angel, calling himself Moroni, appeared -to this youth and explained that he was a resurrected being who had -formerly lived on this continent in the flesh. Telling the boy Joseph -of a sacred record hidden in a hill near by, the angel met him on the -hillside where the precious charge lay concealed in a stone box, and -after repeated admonitions during the four subsequent years, delivered -to him some gold plates and an instrument called a Urim and Thummim, -with which to translate the inspired hieroglyphics. - -"After much delay and a great deal of persecution, the youth succeeded -in reproducing from the gold plates the record known as the Book of -Mormon, now published to the world these three years. - -"Two years and two months ago, having received authority under the -hands of John the Baptist, as also from Peter, James and John, the -ancient apostles, this modern Prophet, in accordance with directions -from the Lord, organized the true Church of Christ, at Fayette, Seneca -County, in the State of New York. - -"The next fall after the Church was set up, three missionaries came -west with the intention of introducing the work among the Indians, who -are descended from an ancient people of whom the Book of Mormon gives -the history; and on their way came among an earnest body of worshippers -at Kirtland, Ohio. These read the book, believed the testimony, and -received baptism to the number of several hundred souls. - -"Receiving a visit from a number of these converts, the Prophet himself -has removed with his family to Kirtland, where he now lives with a -number of his followers. - -"It has, moreover, been revealed to the Prophet that the ancient site -of the Garden of Eden is on this continent, and that the building of -the New Jerusalem is to commence at that sacred spot. Accordingly, -the converts to the new faith are gathering from all directions into -Independence, Missouri, where about four hundred of them are now -settled." - -Interesting as this narrative is to us, though we have heard it for the -hundredth time, how much more interesting must it have been to David W. -Patten, for it was all new to him. Drinking it in with his whole soul, -he received the truth with joy, and was led into the waters of baptism -on the 15th day of June, 1832. - -With the most of men there is lingering in the very heart of their -faith a grain of doubt. Even the missionary, no doubt, feels easier -in placing himself in the hands of the Lord, when he knows that if no -place is furnished him to sleep, he can with the dollar in his pocket -provide for himself. And so it is with each of us at times. It seems as -though we cannot free ourselves from the millstone of doubt, and take -the Lord at His word when He says He will provide for those who trust -Him. This was not the case, however, with David W. Patten. He stood six -feet and one inch in height, and weighed over two hundred pounds; but -there seems to have been no room in his whole generous composition for -a particle of doubt. He took the Lord at His word and devoted his whole -life to His service; and whether face to face with Cain, or baring his -breast to an infuriated mob, a doubt that the Lord was with him seems -thenceforth never to have entered his mind. - -Two days after his baptism David was ordained an Elder under the hands -of Elisha H. Groves, and with Joseph Wood, another recent convert, as a -companion, was given a mission to the Territory of Michigan. - - - -II. - -His procedure in administering to the sick--Testimony as to his -success--Visits the Prophet--Missionary labors--Casts out a "devil"--His -family baptized--Mrs. Strong healed--Called to Jackson County. - -Those who have had a like experience, will know with what joy the new -convert returned to his friends in the wilderness. All business was -laid aside. With his companion, David traveled through all the country -round about preaching the Gospel and healing the sick. - -Immediately upon taking up his labors in Michigan, in calling at the -house of a stranger to ask for dinner, David found in the family a very -sick child, and while discussing the restoration of the Gospel with the -parents, was asked to administer to the little one. Finding the mother -had faith, he did so, and it was at once healed. - -In administering the healing ordinance David had a method of procedure -peculiarly his own. On reaching the beside, he would first teach the -principles of the Gospel and bear his testimony to their truth, when he -usually made a promise that the invalid should be healed if he would -agree to accept baptism. President Abraham O. Smoot, of Utah Stake, -once said he never knew an instance in which David's petition for the -sick was not answered, and this was also the testimony of President -Wilford Woodruff. - -At the close of one of his meetings in Michigan, where he had no doubt -spoken of the gift of healing, two children sick of fever and ague -were brought to the meeting-house to be healed. David had started off, -but was called back and upon learning from the parents of their faith, -acceded to their request, and the children were healed instantly. - -Until the latter part of September David and his companion labored -in Southeastern Michigan, baptizing sixteen persons in a branch of -the Maumee River during that time. Late in the summer they took up a -journey to Kirtland, preaching by the way. - -Perhaps the first person they met at Kirtland was Elder Joseph C. -Kingsbury, for they inquired of him at Newel K. Whitney's store the way -to the home of the Prophet Joseph. It was early in October; the Prophet -was on a mission east, and while waiting his return, David spent the -next two or three weeks on the Prophet's farm, helping to dig potatoes -and harvest corn. - -Soon after the return of the Prophet Joseph Smith, David W. Patten was -sent into Pennsylvania on his second mission, traveling sometimes with -John Murdock as a companion, and at other times with Reynolds Cahoon. - -The Prophet, in sending out these early missionaries, had no particular -field of labor in mind for any of them. They were sent to warn all men, -but their message was specially to the honest in heart, and these they -had no way of finding except by the inspiration of the Lord. Just at -this time a large number of Elders had been sent east from Kirtland in -response to the revelation of September 22, 1832, from which we quote -as follows: - - "62. Go ye into all the world, and whatsoever place ye cannot go into - ye shall send, that the testimony may go from you into all the world - unto every creature. - - "63. And as I said unto mine apostles, even so I say unto you, for you - are mine apostles, even God's High Priests; ye are they whom my Father - hath given me--ye are my friends; - - "64. Therefore, as I said unto mine apostles I say unto you again, - that every soul who believeth on your words, and is baptized by water - for the remission of sins, shall receive the Holy Ghost; - - "65. And these signs shall follow them that believe. - - "66. In my name they shall do many wonderful works; - - "67. In my name they shall cast out devils; - - "68. In my name they shall heal the sick; - - "69. In my name they shall open the eyes of the blind, and unstop the - ears of the deaf; - - "70. And the tongue of the dumb shall speak; - - "71. And if any man shall administer poison unto them it shall not - hurt them; - - "72. And the poison of a serpent shall not have power to harm them. - - "73. But a commandment I give unto them, that they shall not boast - themselves of these things, neither speak them before the world, for - these things are given unto you for your profit and for salvation. - - "74. Verily, verily, I say unto you they who believe not on your - words, and are not baptized in water, in my name, for the remission of - their sins, that they may receive the Holy Ghost, shall be damned, and - shall not come into my Father's kingdom, where my Father and I am. - - "75. And this revelation unto you, and commandment, is in force from - this very hour upon all the world, and the gospel is unto all who have - not received it. - - "76. But, verily, I say unto all those to whom the kingdom has been - given, from you it must be preached unto them, that they shall repent - of their former evil works, for they are to be upbraided for their - evil hearts of unbelief; and your brethren in Zion for their rebellion - against you at the time I sent you. - - "77. And again I say unto you, my friends, (for from henceforth I - shall call you friends,) it is expedient that I give unto you this - commandment, that ye become even as my friends in days when I was with - them traveling to preach the gospel in my power, - - "78. For I suffered them not to have purse or scrip, neither two coats; - - "79. Behold I send you out to prove the world, and the laborer is - worthy of his hire. - - "80. And any man that shall go and preach this gospel of the kingdom, - and fail not to continue faithful in all things shall not be weary in - mind, neither darkened, neither in body, limb, nor joint: and an hair - on his head shall not fall to the ground unnoticed. And they shall not - go hungry, neither athirst. - - "81. Therefore, take no thought for the morrow, for what ye shall eat, - or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed; - - "82. For consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they toil - not, neither do they spin; and the kingdoms of the world, in all their - glory, are not arrayed like one of these; - - "83. For your Father who art in heaven, knoweth that you have need of - all these things. - - "84. Therefore, let the morrow take thought for the things of itself. - - "85. Neither take ye thought beforehand what ye shall say, but - treasure up in your minds continually the words of life, and it shall - be given you in the very hour that portion that shall be meted unto - every man. - - "86. Therefore let no man among you, (for this commandment is unto all - the faithful who are called of God in the church unto the ministry,) - from this hour take purse or scrip, that goeth forth to proclaim this - gospel of the kingdom. - - "87. Behold, I send you out to reprove the world of all their - unrighteous deeds, and to teach them of a judgment which is to come. - - "88. And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go - before your face: I will be on your right hand and on your left, and - my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to - bear you up. - - "89. Whoso receiveth you receiveth me, and the same will feed you, and - clothe you, and give you money. - - "90. And he who feeds you, or clothes you or gives you money, shall in - no wise lose his reward: - - "91. And he that doeth not these things is not my disciple; by this - you may know my disciples. - - "92. He that receiveth you not, go away from him alone by yourselves, - and cleanse your feet even with water, pure water, whether in heat or - in cold, and bear testimony of it unto your Father which is in heaven, - and return not again unto that man. - - "93. And in whatsoever village or city ye enter, do likewise. - - "94. Nevertheless, search diligently and spare not; and wo unto that - house, or that village or city that rejecteth you, or your words, or - your testimony concerning me. - - "95. Wo, I say again, unto that house, or that village or city that - rejecteth you, or your words, or your testimony of me. - - "96. For I the Almighty, have laid my hands upon the nations, to - scourge them for their wickedness: - - "97. And plagues shall go forth, and they shall not be taken from - the earth until I have completed my work which shall be cut short in - righteousness, - - "98. Until all shall know me, who remain, even from the least unto - the greatest, and shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, and - shall see eye to eye, and shall lift up their voice, and with the - voice together sing this new song, saying-- - - "99. The Lord hath brought again Zion; The Lord hath redeemed his - people, Israel, According to the election of grace, Which was brought - to pass by the faith And covenant of their fathers. - - "100. The Lord hath redeemed his people, And Satan is bound and time - is no longer: The Lord hath gathered all things in one: The Lord hath - brought down Zion from above. The Lord hath brought up Zion from - beneath. - - "101. The earth hath travailed and brought forth her strength: And - truth is established in her bowels: And the heavens have smiled upon - her: And she is clothed with the glory of her God: For he stands in - the midst of his people: - - "102. Glory, and honor, and power, and might, Be ascribed to our God; - for he is full of mercy, Justice, grace and truth, and peace, For ever - and ever, Amen. - - "103. And again, verily, verily I say unto you, it is expedient that - every man who goes forth to proclaim mine everlasting gospel, that - inasmuch as they have families, and receive monies by gift that they - should send it unto them or make use of it for their benefit, as the - Lord shall direct them, for thus it seemeth me good. - - "104. And let all those who have not families, who receive monies, - send it up unto the Bishop in Zion, or unto the Bishop in Ohio, that - it may be consecrated for the bringing forth of the revelations and - the printing thereof, and for establishing Zion. - - "105. And if any man shall give unto any of you a coat, or a suit, - take the old and cast it unto the poor, and go your way rejoicing. - - "106. And if any man among you be strong in the Spirit, let him take - with him he that is weak, that he may be edified in all meekness, that - he may become strong also. - - "107. Therefore, take with you those who are ordained unto the lesser - priesthood, and send them before you to make appointments, and to - prepare the way, and to fill appointments that you yourselves are not - able to fill. - - "108. Behold, this is the way that mine apostles, in ancient days, - built up my church unto me. - - "109. Therefore, let every man stand in his own office, and labor in - his own calling; and let not the head say unto the feet, it hath no - need of the feet, for without the feet how shall the body be able to - stand? - - "110. Also the body hath need of every member, that all may be edified - together, that the system may be kept perfect. - - "111. And behold the High Priests should travel, and also the elders, - and also the lesser priests; but the deacons and teachers should be - appointed to watch over the church, to be standing ministers unto the - church. - - "112. And the bishop, Newel K. Whitney, also, should travel round - about and among all the churches, searching after the poor to - administer to their wants by humbling the rich and the proud; - - "113. He should also employ an agent to take charge and to do his - secular business as he shall direct. - - "114. Nevertheless, let the bishop go unto the city of New York, - also to the city of Albany, and also to the city of Boston, and warn - the people of those cities with the sound of the gospel, with a loud - voice, of the desolation and utter abolishment which await them if - they do reject these things; - - "115. For if they do reject these things the hour of their judgment is - nigh, and their house shall be left unto them desolate. - - "116. Let him trust in me and he shall not be confounded; and an hair - of his head shall not fall to the ground unnoticed. - - "117. And verily I say unto you, the rest of my servants, go ye forth - as your circumstances shall permit, in your several callings unto - the great and notable cities and villages, reproving the world in - righteousness of all their unrighteous and ungodly deeds, setting - forth clearly and understandingly the desolation of abomination in the - last days. - - "118. For with you saith the Lord Almighty, I will rend their - kingdoms: I will not only shake the earth, but the starry heavens - shall tremble; - - "119. For I, the Lord, have put forth my hand to exert the powers of - heaven; ye cannot see it now, yet a little while and ye shall see it, - and know that I am, and that I will come and reign with my people. - - "120. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. Amen."--Doc. - and Cov. Sec. 84. - -On the 9th of November, in eastern Ohio, David fell in with John F. -Boynton and Zebedee Coltrin, who like himself were uncertain as to -their course, and the three thereupon held a council of inquiry. -Agreeing that Zebedee Coltrin should be mouth, the three went into a -wood near by and knelt in prayer. They were directed to go eastward, -preaching as they went. This they did, and David adds, "the Spirit of -God leading us." Several persons were baptized on their way. - -At Springfield, Pa., David met Hyrum Smith and his brother William, -and joined them in holding services. After meeting, six persons were -baptized. David's gift of healing the sick was in constant demand. -People came to him from all the country round, and it was a dally -occurrence for the sick to be healed under his administrations. One -woman, who had been an invalid for twenty years, was healed instantly. - -After four months' labor in and about Pennsylvania, David returned to -Kirtland, arriving there February 25, 1833. - -David was a man of great physical strength. While on his third mission, -which was undertaken after a month's rest at Kirtland, he and Reynolds -Cahoon had an appointment to preach at the house of Father Bosley, at -Avon, Ohio. - -Several meetings had been held here before by other Elders, and among -the assembled neighbors, was a man known as the "County Bully," who was -the source of a great deal of annoyance to the speakers. - -Sitting by the door in the hallway, this man would, every little while, -contradict the speaker, or call out some irreverent suggestion, or ask -for a sign. He boisterously refused to be quiet, and on the evening of -David's meeting at the house, was particularly noisy, asking David, -among other things, to cast the devil out. Whether it was from a sense -of humor at the fellow's unlucky remark, or because he was tired of the -disturbance, we cannot say, but David finally determined to silence his -persecutor. - -Walking to the hallway, he quietly picked the man up bodily, carried -him to the outside door, and with a swing sent the fellow about ten -feet onto the wood pile. There was no more disturbance that night, and -the saying was the current mirth provoker of the neighborhood for weeks -afterward, that "Patten cast out one devil, soul and body." - -While on this mission, David assisted in converting a part of his own -family. On the 20th of May, 1833, at Theresa, Indian River Falls, his -brothers, Archibald and Ira, his sister Polly, his mother, and two of -his brothers-in-law, Warren Parrish and Mr. Cheeseman, were led into -the waters of baptism by Elder Brigham Young, who was another of the -large number of missionaries sent out from Kirtland in March, 1833. -David's father had died in August the previous year. - -For nearly a year now David had been almost continuously in the field, -preaching the Gospel and healing the sick, his power with the Lord in -no wise diminishing. No credit was ever taken to himself, however, in -the miracles performed, for he writes of this time: - -"The Lord did work with me wonderfully, in signs and wonders following -them that believed in the fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, -insomuch that the deaf were made to hear, the blind to see, and the -lame were made whole. Fevers, palsies, crooked and withered limbs, and -in fact all manner of diseases common to the country, were healed by -the power of God, that was manifested through his servants." - -Among those visited by him was a blind woman, the wife of Ezra Strong. -It was nearly noon when David reached the house. After the usual -testimony and questions respecting her faith in the Gospel, David -rubbed and anointed her eyes, when immediately she was restored to -sight; and so thoroughly was she healed that she prepared dinner for -the household. - -During this summer, under great hardship and suffering, eighty members -were added to the Church under David's administration. Eighteen of -these were at Orleans, Jefferson County, New York. At Henderson where -eight converts were baptized, great power was manifested at the -confirmation, when the members spoke in tongues and prophesied. - -With his brother, Ira, David returned in the early autumn of 1833 to -Kirtland, where he worked on the temple for a month. Before winter -set in that year, David had removed his wife and their effects from -Michigan to Florence, Ohio, where he remained till the latter part of -November. Having been sickly, five weeks of the seven he spent at home -that fall, David commended himself into the hands of the Lord and went -into the neighboring country to preach. But there was a field more in -need of his labors than this, for he had not been from home more than -two weeks when the word of the Lord came to him as follows: - -"Depart from your field of labor, and go unto Kirtland, for behold, I -will send thee up to the land of Zion, for behold, thou shalt serve thy -brethren there." - - - -III. - -Condition of Saints in Missouri--Revelation to them--With William D. -Pratt, David goes to Missouri--Ministering to the suffering--Freedom -from animosity--Mission to Tennessee--Healing of Mrs. Lane. - -Greatly were his brethren in Zion in need of whatever services David -could render them. About the time of his arrival at Kirtland after -receiving the word of the Lord, a letter came to the Prophet from Elder -W. W. Phelps, dated Clay County, Missouri, in which among other things -he says: - -"The situation of the Saints, as scattered, is dubious and affords -a gloomy prospect. No regular order can be enforced, nor any usual -discipline kept up; among the world, yea, among the most wicked part of -it, some commit one sin and some another (I speak of the rebellious, -for there are Saints that are as immovable as the everlasting hills,) -and what can be done? We are in Clay, Ray, Lafayette, Jackson, Van -Buren, etc., and cannot hear from each other oftener than we do from -you. - -"I know it was right that we should be driven out of the land of Zion, -that the rebellious might be sent away. But, brethren, if the Lord -will, I should like to know what the honest in heart shall do." - -On December 16th, 1833, the Lord gave, in answer to this inquiry, the -following revelation: - - "1. Verily I say unto you, concerning your brethren who have been - afflicted, and persecuted, and cast out from the land of their - inheritance, - - "2. I, the Lord, have suffered the affliction to come upon them, - wherewith they have been afflicted, in consequence of their - transgressions; - - "3. Yet I will own them, and they shall be mine in that day when I - shall come to make up my jewels. - - "4. Therefore, they must needs be chastened and tried, even as - Abraham, who was commanded to offer up his only son; - - "5. For all those who will not endure chastening, but deny me, cannot - be sanctified. - - "6. Behold, I say unto you, there were jarrings, and contentions, and - envyings, and strifes, and lustful and covetous desires among them; - therefore by these things they polluted their inheritances. - - "7. They were slow to hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God, - therefore the Lord their God is slow to hearken unto their prayers, to - answer them in the day of their trouble. - - "8. In the day of their peace they esteemed lightly my counsel; but, - in the day of their trouble, of necessity they feel after me. - - "9. Verily, I say unto you, notwithstanding their sins, my bowels are - filled with compassion towards them: I will not utterly cast them off; - and in the day of wrath I will remember mercy. - - "10. I have sworn, and the decree hath gone forth by a former - commandment which I have given unto you, that I would let fall the - sword of mine indignation in the behalf of my people; and even as I - have said, it shall come to pass. - - "11. Mine indignation is soon to be poured out without measure upon - all nations, and this will I do when the cup of their iniquity is full. - - "12. And in that day all who are found upon the watch tower, or in - other words, all mine Israel shall be saved. - - "13. And they that have been scattered shall be gathered; - - "14. And all they who have mourned shall be comforted; - - "15. And all they who have given their lives for my name shall be - crowned. - - "16. Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all - flesh is in mine hands: be still and know that I am God. - - "17. Zion shall not be moved out of her place, notwithstanding her - children are scattered; - - "18. They that remain, and are pure in heart, shall return, and - come to their inheritances, they and their children, with songs of - everlasting joy to build up the waste places of Zion; - - "19. And all these things that the prophets might be fulfilled. - - "20. And, behold, there is none other place appointed than that which - I have appointed; neither shall there be any other place appointed - than that which I have appointed, for the work of the gathering of my - saints, - - "21. Until the day cometh when there is found no more room for them; - and then I have other places which I will appoint unto them, and they - shall be called Stakes, for the curtains, or the strength of Zion. - - "22. Behold, it is my will, that all they who call on my name, and - worship me according to mine everlasting gospel, should gather - together, and stand in holy places, - - "23. And prepare for the revelation which is to come, when the veil of - the covering of my temple, in my tabernacle, which hideth the earth, - shall be taken off, and all flesh shall see me together. - - "24. And every corruptible thing, both of man, or of the beasts of the - field, or of the fowls of the heavens, or of the fish of the sea, that - dwell upon all the face of the earth, shall be consumed; - - "25. And also that of element shall melt with fervent heat; and all - things shall become new, that my knowledge and glory may dwell upon - all the earth. - - "26. And in that day the enmity of man, and the enmity of beasts, yea, - the enmity of all flesh, shall cease from before my face. - - "27. And in that day whatsoever any man shall ask, it shall be given - unto him. - - "28. And in that day Satan shall not have power to tempt any man. - - "29. And there shall be no sorrow because there is no death. - - "30. In that day an infant shall not die until he is old, and his life - shall be as the age of a tree. - - "31. And when he dies he shall not sleep, (that is to say in the - earth,) but shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye, and shall be - caught up, and his rest shall be glorious. - - "32. Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come, - he shall reveal all things-- - - "33. Things which have passed, and hidden things which no man - knew--things of the earth, by which it was made, and the purposes, and - the end thereof-- - - "34. Things most precious--things that are above, and things that are - beneath--things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in - heaven. - - "35. And all they who suffer persecution for my name, and endure in - faith, though they are called to lay down their lives for my sake, yet - shall they partake of all this glory. - - "36. Wherefore, fear not even unto death; for in this world your joy - is not full, but in me your joy is full. - - "37. Therefore, care not for the body, neither the life of the body; - but care for the soul, and for the life of the soul; - - "38. And seek the face of the Lord always, that in patience ye may - possess your souls, and ye shall have eternal life. - - "39. When men are called unto mine everlasting gospel, and covenant - with an everlasting covenant, they are accounted as the salt of the - earth, and the savor of men; - - "40. They are called to be the savor of men. Therefore, if that salt - of the earth lose its savor, behold, it is thenceforth good for - nothing, only to be cast out, and trodden under the feet of men. - - "41. Behold, here is wisdom concerning the children of Zion, even - many, but not all; they were found transgressors, therefore they must - needs be chastened. - - "42. He that exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that abaseth - himself shall be exalted. - - "43. And now, I will show unto you a parable, that you may know my - will concerning the redemption of Zion. - - "44. A certain nobleman had a spot of land, very choice; and he said - unto his servants, Go ye unto my vineyard, even upon this very choice - piece of land, and plant twelve olive trees, - - "45. And set watchmen round about them, and build a tower, that one - may overlook the land round about, to be a watchman upon the tower, - that mine olive trees may not be broken down, when the enemy shall - come to spoil, and take unto themselves the fruit of my vineyard. - - "46. Now, the servants of the nobleman went and did as their lord - commanded them; and planted the olive trees, and built a hedge round - about, and set watchmen, and began to build a tower. - - "47. And while they were yet laying the foundation thereof, they began - to say among themselves, And what need hath my lord of this tower? - - "48. And consulted for a long time, saying among themselves, What need - hath my lord of this tower, seeing this is a time of peace? - - "49. Might not this money be given to the exchangers? for there is no - need of these things! - - "50. And while they were at variance one with another they became very - slothful, and they hearkened not unto the commandments of their lord, - - "51. And the enemy came by night, and broke down the hedge, and the - servants of the nobleman arose and were affrighted, and fled; and the - enemy destroyed their works, and broke down the olive trees. - - "52. Now behold, the nobleman, the lord of the vineyard, called upon - his servants, and said unto them, Why! what is the cause of this great - evil? - - "53. Ought ye not to have done even as I commanded you? and after - ye had planted the vineyard, and built the hedge round about, and - set watchmen upon the walls thereof, built the tower also, and set a - watchman upon the tower, and watched for my vineyard, and not have - fallen asleep, lest the enemy should come upon you? - - "54. And behold, the watchman upon the tower would have seen the enemy - while he was yet afar off, and then ye could have made ready and kept - the enemy from breaking down the hedge thereof, and saved my vineyard - from the hands of the destroyer. - - "55. And the lord of the vineyard said unto one of his servants, Go - and gather together the residue of my servants, and take all the - strength of mine house, which are my warriors, my young men, and - they that are of middle age also among all my servants, who are the - strength of mine house, save those only whom I have appointed to tarry; - - "56. And go ye straightway unto the land of my vineyard, and redeem my - vineyard, for it is mine, I have bought it with money. - - "57. Therefore, get ye straightway unto my land; break down the walls - of mine enemies; throw down their tower, and scatter their watchmen: - - "58. And inasmuch as they gather together against you, avenge me of - mine enemies, that by and by I may come with the residue of mine - house, and possess the land. - - "59. And the servant said unto his lord, When shall these things be? - - "60. And he said unto his servant, When I will, go ye straightway, and - do all things whatsoever I have commanded you; - - "61. And this shall be my seal and blessing upon you--a faithful and - wise steward in the midst of mine house, a ruler in my kingdom. - - "62. And his servant went straightway, and did all things whatsoever - his lord commanded him, and after many days all things were fulfilled. - - "63. Again, verily I say unto you, I will show unto you wisdom in me - concerning all the churches, inasmuch as they are willing to be guided - in a right and proper way for their salvation, - - "64. That the work of the gathering together of my saints may - continue, that I may build them up unto my name upon holy places; for - the time of harvest is come, and my word must needs be fulfilled. - - "65. Therefore, I must gather together my people, according to the - parable of the wheat and the tares, that the wheat may be secured in - the garners to possess eternal life, and be crowned with celestial - glory when I shall come in the kingdom of my Father, to reward every - man according as his work shall be, - - "66. While the tares shall be bound in bundles, and their bands made - strong, that they may be burned with an unquenchable fire. - - "67. Therefore, a commandment I give unto all the churches, that - they shall continue to gather together unto the places which I have - appointed; - - "68. Nevertheless, as I have said unto you in a former commandment, - let not your gathering be in haste, nor by flight; but let all things - be prepared before you: - - "69. And in order that all things be prepared before you, observe the - commandments which I have given concerning these things, - - "70. Which saith, or teacheth, to purchase all the lands by money, - which can be purchased for money, in the region round about the land - which I have appointed to be the land of Zion, for the beginning of - the gathering of my saints; - - "71. All the land which can be purchased in Jackson County, and the - counties round about, and leave the residue in mine hand. - - "72. Now, verily I say unto you, let all the churches gather together - all their monies; let these things be done in their time, be not in - haste, and observe to have all things prepared before you. - - "73. And let honorable men be appointed, even wise men, and send them - to purchase these lands; - - "74. And every church in the eastern countries when they are built up, - if they will hearken unto this counsel, they may buy lands and gather - together upon them, and in this way they may establish Zion. - - "75. There is even now already in store a sufficient, yea, even - abundance, to redeem Zion, and establish her waste places, no more to - be thrown down, where the churches who call themselves after my name, - willing to hearken to my voice. - - "76. And again I say unto you, those who have been scattered by their - enemies, it is my will that they should continue to importune for - redress, and redemption, by the hands of those who are placed as - rulers, and are in authority over you. - - "77. According to the laws and constitution of the people which I have - suffered to be established, and should be maintained for the rights - and protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles, - - "78. That every man may act in doctrine and principle pertaining to - futurity, according to the moral agency which I have given unto them, - that every man may be accountable for his own sins in the day of - judgement. - - "79. Therefore, it is not right that any man should be in bondage one - to another. - - "80. And for this purpose have I established the constitution of - this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very - purpose, and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood. - - "81. Now, unto what shall I liken the children of Zion? I will liken - them unto the parable of the woman and the unjust judge (for men ought - always to pray and not to faint) which saith, - - "82. There was in a city a judge which feared not God, neither - regarded man. - - "83. And there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him, - saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. - - "84. And he would not for a while, but afterward he said within - himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man, yet because this widow - troubleth me I will avenge her, lest, by her continual coming, she - weary me. - - "85. Thus will I liken the children of Zion. - - "86. Let them importune at the feet of the Judge; - - "87. And if he heed them not, let them importune at the feet of the - Governor; - - "88. And if the Governor heed them not, let them importune at the feet - of the President; - - "89. And if the President heed them not, then will the Lord arise and - come forth out of his hiding place, and in his fury vex the nation, - - "90. And in his hot displeasure, and in his fierce anger, in his - time, will cut off those wicked, unfaithful, and unjust stewards, and - appoint them their portion among hypocrites, and unbelievers; - - "91. Even in outer darkness, where there is weeping and wailing, and - gnashing of teeth. - - "92. Pray ye, therefore, that their ears may be opened unto your - cries, that I may be merciful unto them, that these things may not - come upon them. - - "93. What I have said unto you, must needs be, that all men may be - left without excuse; - - "94. That wise men and rulers may hear and know that which they have - never considered; - - "95. That I may proceed to bring to pass my act, my strange act, and - perform my work, my strange work, that men may discern between the - righteous and the wicked, saith your God. - - "96. And again, I say unto you, it is contrary to my commandment, and - my will, that my servant Sidney Gilbert should sell my storehouse, - which I have appointed unto my people, into the hands of mine enemies. - - "97. Let not that which I have appointed be polluted by mine enemies, - by the consent of those who call themselves after my name; - - "98. For this is a very sore and grievous sin against me, and against - my people, in consequence of those things which I have decreed and are - soon to befall the nations. - - "99. Therefore, it is my will that my people should claim, and hold - claim upon that which I have appointed unto them, though they should - not be permitted to dwell thereon; - - "100. Nevertheless, I do not say they shall not dwell thereon; for - inasmuch as they bring forth fruit and works meet for my kingdom, they - shall dwell thereon; - - "101. They shall build, and another shall not inherit it; they shall - plant vineyards, and they shall eat the fruit thereof. Even so. - Amen."--Doc. and Cov. Sec. 101. - -With a copy of this revelation and other papers bearing comfort to the -distressed people, David accompanied William D. Pratt to Missouri, -making the greater part of the journey on foot. - -Under date of December 19th occurs the following entry in the diary of -the Prophet Joseph Smith: - -"William Pratt and David Patten took their journey to the land of Zion, -for the purpose of beating dispatches to the brethren in that place -from Kirtland. O, may God grant it a blessing for Zion, as a kind angel -from heaven. Amen." - -To face that journey of six hundred miles in the dead of winter on -foot and in poverty, took no common courage. Men who weighed their own -comfort against the welfare of their fellowmen, would have seriously -considered the alternative. But not so with these. - -Since the summer of 1831, when the Saints first settled in Jackson -County, Missouri, converts had been gathering from all parts of the -country to the center Stake of Zion. Much progress had been made by -them in providing themselves with the comforts of life, when, in the -fall of 1833, an armed mob recruited from the surrounding region arose -against the Saints and drove them, about twelve hundred souls in all, -from their homes, and now they were as we have seen scattered and in -distress. - -After much suffering on this perilous journey, David reached Clay -County, where his brother John had located, on March 24, 1834. He found -the Saints in a truly pitiable condition. Driven from their homes in -and about Independence before the crops of the previous year could be -utilized, their fields laid waste, their houses and in many instances -all their belongings burned by the mob, many of the people hardly knew -how they had been preserved through the winter. The Lord only will ever -know. - -David's whole soul went out to the sufferers. His time was spent night -and day in ministering to their necessities. That attribute of the -Lord, which we are sent here particularly to cultivate, of love for all -things, was most fully exercised in David during this period of his -development. Even the most despised of the animal kingdom came within -the reach of his sympathy, for while traveling among the people he -interposed whenever opportunity offered to prevent the destruction even -of the rattlesnakes with which the country was infested. Explaining on -one such occasion that we need not look for animals to become harmless -so long as men cherish enmity, he drove the intruder with a brush of -leaves into retirement. - -Not even the men who had brought upon his brethren and sisters the -suffering he so untiringly sought to relieve, could call from David any -heated demonstration of bitterness. While he stood ready to go with the -Saints back to their homes, and advocated such a course, he was yet -unwilling to entertain for their enemies a feeling of vengeance. - -In June, 1834, when Zion's camp had arrived, David met in council with -a number of his brethren and the leaders of the mob. At the close of -the conference, on account of some remark of his, one of the mobocrats -drew a bowie knife on David, swearing: - -"You d--d Mormon, I'll cut your d--d throat." - -"My friend, do nothing rash." - -"For God's sake don't shoot." - -David's composure and gentle reply threw the man into a state of alarm -for his own safety. It was beyond him to conceive of such unruffled -demeanor unless his antagonist relied for his security on concealed -weapons. But David was wholly unarmed, except with the affection which -knows no fear. There are other instances in his career when David's -fearlessness led his enemies to believe he was armed. These, however, -will be noted as we proceed. - -The Prophet Joseph left Missouri for Kirtland early in July, and in -September David took a steamer at the small town of La Grange on the -Mississippi river, and, in company with Warren Parrish, started on a -mission to the Southern States. At Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, -where they arrived in October, the Elders remained preaching about -three months. During this time twenty converts were made and many sick -were healed. - -Of the many cases of healing performed under David's administrations, -one of the most wonderful perhaps was that of the wife of Johnston -F. Lane. She had been sick for eight years, and for a year past had -been unable to walk. Hearing of the Elders she begged her husband to -send for them. David answered the summons at once. As was his custom, -he first explained the Gospel and upon receiving from the lady an -assurance of faith in the Lord, he laid his hands on her, saying: - -"In the name of Jesus Christ, I rebuke the disorder and command it to -depart." - -As he said this she was instantly made whole, and at his command and in -accordance with her promise, she went into the water and was baptized -within the hour. Among the promises made her at her confirmation, was -one that she should bear a son in less than a year, though she had been -married twelve years and was childless. The prophecy was fulfilled, -and, out of gratitude to the servant of the Lord under whose hands the -mother had been so marvelously healed, the child was named David Patten -Lane. The mother bore several children afterward. - - - -IV. - -Chosen an Apostle--Ordination--Revelation instructing the Twelve--Date -of birth--Healing of Mrs. Stearns--Impression of Lorenzo Snow. - -From Paris, Tennessee, David made his way to Kirtland, where events -very nearly concerning him were soon to take place. - -Even before the organization of the Church, two of the witnesses to the -Book of Mormon, were directed to search out the Twelve Apostles, and as -a mark by which these men were to be known the Lord particularizes: - -"And the Twelve are they who shall desire to take upon them my name -with full purpose of heart." - -In his diary under date of 1835, the Prophet Joseph writes: - -"On the Sabbath previous to the 14th of February, Brothers Joseph and -Brigham Young came to my house after meeting and sang for me; the -Spirit of the Lord was poured out upon us, and I told them I wanted -those brethren together who went up to Zion in the camp the previous -summer, for I had a blessing for them." - -Of the minutes of that meeting on February 14th, a brief extract will -be interesting: - -"President Joseph Smith, Jr., after making many remarks on the subject -of choosing the Twelve, wanted an expression from the brethren if -they would be satisfied to have the Spirit of the Lord dictate in the -choice of the Elders to be Apostles; whereupon all the Elders present -expressed their anxious desire to have it so. - -"A hymn was then sung, 'Hark, Listen to the Trumpeters.' President -Hyrum prayed and the meeting was dismissed for one hour. - -"Assembled pursuant to adjournment, and commenced with prayer. - -"President Joseph Smith, Jr., said that the first business of the -meeting was for the three witnesses of the Book of Mormon to pray, each -one, and then proceed to choose twelve men from the Church as Apostles, -to go to all nations, kindreds, tongues and people. - -"The three witnesses, viz., Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin -Harris, united in prayer. - -"These three witnesses were then blessed by the laying on of the hands -of the Presidency. - -"The witnesses then, according to a former commandment, proceeded to -make a choice of the Twelve. Their names are as follows: - -Lyman E. Johnson, -Brigham Young, -Heber C. Kimball, -Orson Hyde, -David W. Patten, -Luke Johnson, -Wm. E. McLellin, -John F. Boynton, -Orson Pratt, -William Smith, -Thos. B. Marsh, -Parley P. Pratt." - -Under the hands of the witnesses, the Twelve were next ordained. -David's ordination occurred on Sunday, February 15, 1835, in language -of which the following quotation from the minutes is probably only a -synopsis: - -"O God, give this, Thy servant, a knowledge of Thy will; may he be like -one of old, who bore testimony of Jesus; may he be a new man from this -day forth. He shall be equal with his brethren, the Twelve, and have -the qualifications of the Prophets before him; may his body be strong -and never weary; may he walk and not faint. May he have power over all -diseases, and faith according to his desires; may the heavens be opened -upon him speedily, that he may bear testimony from knowledge; that he -may go to the nations and isles afar off. May he have a knowledge of -the things of the kingdom from the beginning, and be able to tear down -priestcraft like a lion; may he have power to smite his enemies before -him with utter destruction; may he continue till the Lord comes. O -Father, we seal these blessings upon him. Even so. Amen." - -The period intervening till the 4th of May, when their first mission -was entered upon, was a veritable Pentecost to the newly chosen Twelve. -Through the Prophet Joseph and his counselors the Lord truly poured out -upon them the choicest blessings of heaven. On March 28th, in answer -to their petition for "a revelation of His mind and will concerning -our duty the coming season, even a great revelation that will enlarge -our hearts, comfort us in adversity, and brighten our hopes amidst the -powers of darkness," the Lord, through the Prophet, answered every -desire of their hearts with the revelation Section 107, in the Doctrine -and Covenants, as follows: - - "1. There are in the church, two Priesthoods, namely, the Melchisedek, - and Aaronic, including the Levitical priesthood. - - "2. Why the first is called the Melchisedek Priesthood, is because - Melchisedek was such a great High Priest. - - "3. Before his day it was called the Holy Priesthood, after the order - of the Son of God; - - "4. But out of respect or reverence to the name of the Supreme Being, - to avoid the too frequent repetition of his name, they, the church, - in ancient days, called that Priesthood after Melchisedek, or the - Melchisedek Priesthood. - - "5. All other authorities or offices in the church are appendages to - this Priesthood. - - "6. But there are two divisions or grand heads--one is the Melchisedek - Priesthood, and the other is the Aaronic, or Levitical Priesthood. - - "7. The office of an Elder comes under the Priesthood of Melchisedek. - - "8. The Melchisedek Priesthood holds the right of Presidency, and has - power and authority over all the offices in the church in all ages of - the world, to administer in spiritual things. - - "9. The Presidency of the High Priesthood, after the order of - Melchisedek, have a right to officiate in all the offices in the - church. - - "10. High Priests after the order of the Melchisedek Priesthood, have - a right to officiate in their own standing, under the direction of the - Presidency, in administering spiritual things; and also in the office - of an elder, priest, (of the Levitical order,) teacher, deacon, and - member. - - "11. An elder has a right to officiate in his stead when the High - Priest is not present. - - "12. The High Priest and elder are to administer in spiritual things, - agreeable to the covenants and commandments of the church; and they - have a right to officiate in all these offices of the church when - there are no higher authorities present. - - "13. The second priesthood is called the priesthood of Aaron, because - it was conferred upon Aaron and his seed, throughout all their - generations. - - "14. Why it is called the lesser priesthood, is because it is an - appendage to the greater or the Melchisedek Priesthood, and has power - in administering outward ordinances. - - "15. The bishopric is the presidency of this priesthood and holds the - keys or authority of the same. - - "16. No man has a legal right to this office, to hold the keys of this - priesthood, except he be a literal descendant of Aaron. - - "17. But as a High Priest of the Melchisedek Priesthood has authority - to officiate in all the lesser offices, he may officiate in the office - of bishop when no literal descendant of Aaron can be found, provided - he is called and set apart and ordained unto this power by the hands - of the Presidency of the Melchisedek Priesthood. - - "18. The power and authority of the Higher or Melchisedek Priesthood, - is to hold the keys of all the spiritual blessings of the church-- - - "19. To have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom - of heaven--to have the heavens opened unto them--to commune with - the general assembly and church of the first born, and to enjoy the - communion and presence of God the Father, and Jesus the Mediator of - the new covenant. - - "20. The power and authority of the lesser, or Aaronic priesthood, - is to hold the keys of the ministering of angels, and to administer - in outward ordinances, the letter of the gospel--the baptism of - repentance for the remission of sins, agreeable to the covenants and - commandments. - - "21. Of necessity there are presidents, or presiding offices growing - out of, or appointed of or from among those who are ordained to the - several offices in these two priesthoods. - - "22. Of the Melchisedek Priesthood, three Presiding High Priests, - chosen by the body, appointed and ordained to that office, and upheld - by the confidence, faith, and prayer of the church, form a quorum of - the Presidency of the church. - - "23. The Twelve traveling counselors are called to be the Twelve - Apostles, or special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world; - thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of - their calling. - - "24. And they form a quorum, equal in authority and power to the three - Presidents previously mentioned. - - "25. The seventy are also called to preach the gospel, and to be - especial witnesses unto the Gentiles and in all the world. Thus - differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their - calling; - - "26. And they form a quorum equal in authority to that of the Twelve - special witnesses or apostles just named. - - "27. And every decision made by either of these quorums, must be by - the unanimous voice of the same; that is, every member in each quorum - must be agreed to its decisions, in order to make their decisions of - the same power or validity one with the other. - - "28. (A majority may form a quorum, when circumstances render it - impossible to be otherwise.) - - "29. Unless this is the case, their decisions are not entitled to the - same blessings which the decisions of a quorum of three Presidents - were anciently, who were ordained after the order of Melchisedek, and - were righteous and holy men. - - "30. The decisions of these quorums, or either of them, are to be - made in all righteousness, in holiness, and lowliness of heart, - meekness and long-suffering, and in faith, and virtue, and knowledge, - temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity; - - "31. Because the promise is, if these things abound in them, they - shall not be unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord. - - "32. And in case that any decision of these quorums is made in - unrighteousness, it may be brought before a general assembly of the - several quorums, which constitute the spiritual authorities of the - church, otherwise there can be no appeal from their decision. - - "33. The Twelve are a traveling presiding High Council, to officiate - in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Presidency of - the church, agreeable to the institution of heaven; to build up the - church, and regulate all the affairs of the same in all nations; first - unto the Gentiles, and secondly unto the Jews. - - "34. The seventy are to act in the name of the Lord, under the - direction of the Twelve or the traveling High Council, in building - up the church and regulating all the affairs of the same in all - nations--first unto the Gentiles and then to the Jews; - - "35. The Twelve being sent out, holding the keys to open the door by - the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ--and first unto the - Gentiles and then unto the Jews. - - "36. The standing High Councils, at the Stakes of Zion, form a quorum - equal in authority, in the affairs of the church, in all their - decisions, to the quorum of the Presidency, or to the traveling High - Council. - - "37. The High Council in Zion, form a quorum equal in authority, in - the affairs of the church, in all their decisions, to the Councils of - the Twelve at the Stakes of Zion. - - "38. It is the duty of the traveling High Council to call upon the - seventy, when they need assistance, to fill the several calls for - preaching and administering the gospel, instead of any others. - - "39. It is the duty of the Twelve, in all large branches of the - church, to ordain evangelical ministers, as they shall be designated - unto them by revelation. - - "40. The order of this Priesthood was confirmed to be handed down from - father to son, and rightly belongs to the literal descendants of the - chosen seed, to whom the promises were made. - - "41. This order was instituted in the days of Adam, and came down by - lineage in the following manner:-- - - "42. From Adam to Seth, who was ordained by Adam at the age of 69 - years, and was blessed by him three years previous to his (Adam's) - death, and received the promise of God by his father that his - posterity should be the chosen of the Lord, and that they should be - preserved unto the end of the earth, - - "43. Because he (Seth) was a perfect man, and his likeness was the - express likeness of his father's, insomuch that he seemed to be like - unto his father in all things, and could be distinguished from him - only by his age. - - "44. Enos was ordained at the age of 134 years and four months, by the - hand of Adam. - - "45. God called upon Cainan in the wilderness, in the fortieth year of - his age, and he met Adam in journeying to the place Shedolamak. He was - 87 years old when he received his ordination. - - "46. Mahalaleel was 496 years and seven days old when he was ordained - by the hand of Adam, who also blessed him. - - "47. Jared was 200 years old when he was ordained under the hand of - Adam, who also blessed him. - - "48. Enoch was 25 years old when he was ordained under the hand of - Adam, and he was 65 and Adam blessed him. - - "49. And he saw the Lord, and he walked with him, and was before his - face continually; and he walked with God 365 years, making him 430 - years old when he was translated. - - "50. Methuselah was 100 years old when he was ordained under the hand - of Adam. - - "51. Lamech was 32 years old when he was ordained under the hand of - Seth. - - "52. Noah was 10 years old when he was ordained under the hand of - Methuselah. - - "53. Three years previous to the death of Adam, he called Seth, Enos, - Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah, who were all High - Priests, with the residue of his posterity who were righteous, into - the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and there bestowed upon them his last - blessing. - - "54. And the Lord appeared unto them, and they rose up and blessed - Adam, and called him Michael, the Prince, the Archangel. - - "55. And the Lord administered comfort unto Adam and said unto him, I - have set thee to be at the head--a multitude of nations shall come of - thee, and thou art a prince over them for ever. - - "56. And Adam stood up in the midst of the congregation, and - notwithstanding he was bowed down with age, being full of the Holy - Ghost, predicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the - latest generation. - - "57. These things were all written in the book of Enoch, and are to be - testified of in due time. - - "58. It is the duty of the Twelve, also, to ordain and set in order - all the other officers of the church." - -Just before starting off on their first mission as a quorum unto the -eastern states, to set the branches of the Church in order, the Twelve -were instructed to take their places in council, according to age, the -oldest to be seated at the head. In pursuance thereof, the Twelve were -arranged with Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten and Brigham Young in the -order named; and this fact gives us the most definite information we -now have as to the date of David's birth. Thomas B. Marsh, being the -oldest of the Twelve, was born November 1, 1799, and Brigham Young on -June 1, 1801, and somewhere between these dates was the birthday of -David. - -The 4th of May saw the departure of the Twelve from Kirtland. The next -five months were spent by David in traveling with his quorum through -New York, Canada, Vermont, and Maine, holding meetings and setting -branches in order. - -While a conference was being held at Bethel, Maine, a young woman, Mary -Ann Stearns, who had been troubled for five years with an extremely -aggravated case of heart disease, sent for the Elders, and upon -investigation asked for baptism. David was mouth in the confirmation as -well as in administering to her afterward for her health, and made her -the promise that she should be entirely restored to perfect health and -soundness. She afterwards became the wife of Apostle Parley P. Pratt, -and endured all the hardships through which the Saints were called to -pass; but from that time till the time of her death in 1891, at the age -of eighty-two years, she never again complained of heart trouble. - -The Twelve returned to Kirtland in September, 1835. - -The indelibility of the impressions made by David upon those with whom -he associated was something remarkable. Though it is more than sixty -years since his death, the Saints who knew him in life still recall -with pleasure the inspiration of his presence. In the course of a ride -of twenty-five miles with him on horseback about the time of David's -return from his mission with the Twelve, Lorenzo Snow first received -a testimony of the truth of the Gospel. Sister Eliza R. Snow in the -biography of her brother best describes the occurrence: - -"On his way to Oberlin, my brother accidentally fell in company with -David W. Patten, an incident to which he frequently refers as one of -those seemingly trivial occurrences in human life which leaves an -indelible trace. This gentleman was an early champion of the fulness -of the Gospel as taught by Jesus and his Apostles in the meridian of -time, and revealed in our own day through the Prophet Joseph Smith, to -which cause Elder Patten fell a martyr on the 24th of October, 1838, -in Missouri, during the terrible scenes of persecution through which -the Latter-day Saints passed in that State. He possessed a mind of deep -thought and rich intelligence. In conversation with him, my brother -was much impressed with the depth and beauty of the philosophical -reasoning with which this inspired EIder seemed perfectly familiar as -he descanted on the condition of the human family in connection with -the sayings of the ancient Prophets, as recorded in the Scriptures--the -dealings with, and the purposes of God in relation to, His children on -the earth. From that time a new field with a new train of reflections, -was open to my brother's mind, the impress of which has never been -erased." - - - -V. - -A period of rest--Endowments--Second mission to Tennessee--Meets -Wilford Woodruff and Abraham O. Smoot--Trial by mob -court--Escape--Interview with Cain--Bares his breast to a mob. - -Without doubt the most enjoyable period of David's life, was that spent -at home with his wife, and in council with his Quorum, in Kirtland, -during the next eight months. Mingling with his brethren in the most -intimate relationship, in the school for the study of languages, in -the school of the Prophets, each preparing himself in mutual bearing -and forbearance one with another, to receive his endowments at the -dedication of the Temple, David won from all their lasting love and -respect. - -At the dedication of the Kirtland Temple on March 27, 1836, after -giving the interpretation of a discourse in tongues delivered by -Brigham Young, David himself spoke in tongues. - -Receiving his blessings and endowments in the Temple directly after its -dedication, David took his wife and started on another mission into -Tennessee, where he met for the first time Wilford Woodruff and Abraham -O. Smoot. - -Of this time President Woodruff writes: - -"Brother Smoot traveled with me constantly till the 21st of April, when -he had the privilege of meeting with Elder David W. Patten, who had -come direct from Kirtland, and who had been ordained one of the Twelve -Apostles. - -"It was a happy meeting. He gave us an account of the endowments at -Kirtland, the glorious blessings received, the ministration of angels, -the organization of the Twelve Apostles and Seventies, and informed me -that I was appointed a member of the second quorum of Seventies. All of -this was glorious news to me, and caused my heart to rejoice. - -"On the 27th of May we were joined by Elder Warren Parrish, direct from -Kirtland. We had a happy time together. - -"On the 28th, we held a conference at Brother Seth Utley's, where were -represented all the branches of the Church in the South. - -"I was ordained on the 31st of May a member of the second quorum of -Seventies under the hands of David W. Patten and Warren Parrish. - -"At the close of the conference we separated for a short time. Elders -Patten and Parrish labored in Tennessee, Brother Smoot and myself in -Kentucky. On the 9th of June we all met at Damon Creek Branch, where -Brother Patten baptized two. One was Father Henry Thomas, who had been -a revolutionary soldier under General Washington, and father of Daniel -and Henry Thomas. - -"A warrant was issued, on the oath of a priest, against D. W. Patten, -W. Parrish and myself. We were accused in the warrant of the great -'crime' of testifying that Christ would come in this generation, and -that we promised the Holy Ghost to those whom we baptized. Brothers -Patten and Parrish were taken on the 19th of June. I being in another -county, escaped being arrested. The brethren were put under two -thousand dollars bonds to appear at court. Albert Petty and Seth Utley -were their bondsmen. - -"They were tried on the 22nd of June. - -"They plead their own cause. Although men came forward and testified -they did receive the Holy Ghost after they were baptized, the brethren -were condemned; but were finally released by paying the expenses of the -mob court. - -"There was one peculiar circumstance connected with this trial by a mob -court, which was armed to the teeth. When the trial was through with, -the people were not willing to permit more than one to speak. Warren -Parrish had said but few words, and they were not willing to let David -Patten speak. But he, feeling the injustice of the court, and being -filled with the power of God, arose to his feet and delivered a speech -of about twenty minutes, holding them spell-bound while he told them of -their wickedness and the abominations that they were guilty of, also of -the curse of God that awaited them, if they did not repent, for taking -up two harmless, inoffensive men for preaching the Gospel of Christ. - -"When he had got through his speech the judge said, 'You must be armed -with secret weapons, or you would not talk in this fearless manner to -an armed court.' - -"Brother Patten replied: 'I have weapons that you know not of, and they -are given me of God, for He gives me all the power I have.' - -"The judge seemed willing to get rid of them almost upon any terms, and -offered to dismiss them if their friends would pay the costs, which the -brethren present freely offered to do. - -"When the two were released, they mounted their horses and rode a -mile to Seth Utley's; but, as soon as they had left, the court became -ashamed that they had been let go so easily and the whole mob mounted -their horses to follow them to Utley's. - -"One of the Saints, seeing the state of affairs, rode on before the mob -to notify the brethren, so that they had time to ride into the woods -near by. - -"They traveled along about three miles to Brother Albert Petty's, and -went to bed. The night was dark, and they fell asleep. - -"But Brother Patten was warned in a dream to get up and flee, as the -mob would soon be there. They both arose, saddled their animals, and -rode into the adjoining county. - -"The house they had just left was soon surrounded by the mob, but the -brethren had escaped through the mercy of God." - -In that expression, referring to the Lord, "He gives me all the power -I have," Apostle David W. Patten gave at once the secret and the -watchword of his wonderful career. - -It was probably not long after his arrival in Tennessee in the spring -of 1836, that David had one of the most remarkable experiences of -his life. He was making his home with Levi Taylor, the stepfather of -Abraham O. Smoot, at the time and had been to Paris, some sixteen -miles away, holding a meeting. Riding home in the evening, just where -his road lay through a dense growth of brush, called in those parts a -"barren," he suddenly became aware that a person on foot by his side -was keeping pace with the mule on which he rode. - -But the subjoined letter, dated at Provo, Utah, will explain the matter: - -President Joseph F. Smith, Salt Lake City: - -Dear Brother:--In relation to the subject of the visit of Cain to -Brother David W. Patten in the State of Tennessee, about which you -wrote to me, I will say that according to the best of my recollection -it was in the month of September, 1835. - -It was in the evening, just twilight, when Brother Patten rode up to -my father's house, alighted from his mule and came into the house. The -family immediately observed that his countenance was quite changed. -My mother having first noticed his changed appearance said: "Brother -Patten, are you sick?" He replied that he was not, but had just met -with a very remarkable personage who had represented himself as -being Cain, who murdered his brother, Abel. He went on to tell the -circumstances as near as I can recall in the following language: - -"As I was riding along the road on my mule I suddenly noticed a very -strange personage walking beside me. He walked along beside me for -about two miles. His head was about even with my shoulders as I sat in -my saddle. He wore no clothing, but was covered with hair. His skin -was very dark. I asked him where he dwelt and he replied that he had -no home, that he was a wanderer in the earth and traveled to and fro. -He said he was a very miserable creature, that he had earnestly sought -death during his sojourn upon the earth, but that he could not die, -and his mission was to destroy the souls of men. About the time he -expressed himself thus, I rebuked him in the name of the Lord Jesus -Christ and by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, and commanded him to go -hence, and he immediately departed out of my sight. When he left me I -found myself near your house." - -There was much conversation about the circumstances between Brother -Patten and my family which I don't recall, but the above is in -substance his statement to us at the time. The date is, to the best of -my recollection, and I think it is correct, but it may possibly have -been in the spring of 1836, but I feel quite positive that the former -date is right. - -Hoping the above will be satisfactory to you and answer your purpose, I -am with the kindest regards, as ever, - -Your friend and Brother, - -A. O. Smoot. - -Another incident showing David's utter fearlessness, occurred about -this time. While preaching at the house of Father Fry, in Benton -county, Tennessee, David was interrupted by a Mr. Rose, who asked him -to raise the dead. David administered to the man a stinging rebuke for -his wickedness, when Mr. Rose in great anger left the house. After -meeting, however, he returned, bringing with him a crowd of armed men, -who stood in sullen array about the dooryard. - -Probably for the reason that he did not wish the family to be disturbed -by them, David went out, cane in hand, to learn their intentions. -He was greeted with the brandishing of weapons and dire threats of -vengeance; but with the utmost coolness he bared his breast to the mob, -and told them to shoot. The same fear seemed to fall upon them that -possessed the mobocrat in Missouri, for they fled the premises as if in -fear of their lives. - -David had now arrived at the state of advancement, noticeable alike -in the life of the Saviour, and in the closing years of the Prophet -Joseph, where one sees, in the light of eternal truth, the utter -shallowness and worthlessness of worldly pride and pretense, and, -cognizant of the fact that no amount of tolerance will cure the evil, -is moved to awaken humility with a sharp rebuke. - -That evening, President Woodruff relates, he and David went to a stream -of clear water below the house, and washed their hands and feet as the -Lord directs, and bore testimony against those wicked men. - - - -VI. - -David's personal appearance--Healing of Abraham O. Smoot--Margaret -Tittle healed--Prophecy at Paris, Tennessee--Journey to Far -West--Visits Kirtland during the great apostasy--Chosen to Presidency -in Missouri--Revelation--Expresses a wish to die as a martyr. - -Probably the description of David's personal appearance with which the -most of those who knew him in life agree, is that given by President -Abraham O. Smoot, who says he was about six feet one inch in height, -stoutly built, though not fleshy, and of a dark complexion, with -piercing black eyes. As to disposition, President Smoot describes him -as jovial, qualifying his expression, however, with the closing remark: - -"His jokes, though, were pretty solid." - -At one time while traveling with David, Abraham O. Smoot, then little -more than a boy, became so sick he could sit on his horse no longer. -Stopping at the house of an atheist, Brother Smoot was put to bed, and -David assisted their hostess to prepare the sick man some warm drinks. - -His companion receiving no relief, David obtained permission to "attend -prayers," and kneeling down by the bedside he laid his hands upon the -sick man's head and asked the Lord to heal him. - -"Every bit of pain left me," said Brother Smoot, in relating the -incident, "in the twinkling of an eye." - -It was just following this remark that President Smoot said: - -"I don't recollect that he ever failed in his importuning to heal the -sick." - -Once, when David and Wilford Woodruff were traveling together, they -were called to the bedside of a sick woman, Margaret Tittle, who lay -at the point of death. Preaching the Gospel to her, David received a -promise that if healed she would be baptized. After being administered -to by the servants of the Lord, she was restored to perfect health -instantly, when she refused baptism. - -They told her she was acting a dangerous part and would again be -attacked if she did not repent. Returning that way in a few days, they -found her very low again, when she again promised, but this time with -more sincerity, for after being healed the second time, she was led -into the water and baptized, by Wilford Woodruff. - -On August 20th, David preached at the house of Randolph Alexander, and -after meeting baptized him and his wife. - -The spirit of mobocracy seemed always to have aroused in David all the -resentment of which he was capable. At one time while holding a meeting -in Pads, Tennessee, as related by President Woodruff, a mob gathered -in the place of meeting with threats of violence. Instead, however, of -being intimidated by their presence, David denounced their undertaking -in the most unmeasured terms and in the spirit of prophecy, though the -fulfillment in the Civil War was then more than twenty-five years away, -predicted: - -"Before you die some of you will see the streets of Paris run with the -blood of its own citizens." - -How fearfully this prophecy was fulfilled in the capture of Paris in -1862 by General Morgan, during his famous raid through Kentucky and -Tennessee! - -Early in September, the seven branches of the Church in Kentucky and -Tennessee, representing one hundred and thirty-three members, assembled -in conference on Damon's Creek, Calloway County, Kentucky, Thomas B. -Marsh, as President of the Twelve Apostles, presiding. On the third -day of the conference, David preached on repentance and baptism, and -at the close of the meeting, five persons came forward and asked to be -baptized. - -Directly after conference, David with his wife took leave of the Saints -and his fellow laborers, and returned in safety with Thomas B. Marsh -and companion, Elisha H. Groves, to Missouri. - -In leaving the field of his labors of the past six months, in company -with Elisha H. Groves, who had first conferred upon him authority -to enter the missionary field, it was but natural that David should -retrospectively contemplate the work to which his life had been so -wholly given over since that lonely ride through the woods from -Michigan to Indiana. His first disappointing missionary labors among -his friends and acquaintances in Michigan, when he expected all of them -to rejoice with him in the great light newly burst upon the world; -the first visit to the Prophet Joseph, followed by the two successive -missions in the East; his winter's journey with William D. Pratt; his -labors in Missouri and in the South; his ordination to the Apostleship -with the wonderful feast of blessings and endowments that followed; -the return to the South, just terminated all these reflections crowded -upon him with all their accompanying memories of toil and privation, -with all the accompanying memories of the powers and blessings the Lord -had bestowed upon him; and there was no room in his soul for anything -but gratitude. Not only so, but there was a more settled resolution -to persevere to the end; and it was probably on this journey back to -Missouri that in David's mind the nature of that end was predetermined. - -Upon his return to Missouri, after an absence of two years, David found -not a few marks of progress in the condition of the Saints. A new town -had been laid out called Far West, into which the people were gathering -from every quarter. Efforts were being made to purchase all the land in -the newly created County of Caldwell, and it was to gather means for -this purpose that President Thomas B. Marsh had made his recent visit -into Kentucky. - -Locating on a single lot in the northwest part of town given him by the -Saints, David soon had a plain log house erected, and from that time -he devoted himself entirely to the welfare of the Church. His zeal in -spreading the truth abroad, was not surpassed by that manifested in its -defense at home. - -Early in the spring of 1837, David preferred charges before the High -Council in Zion against Lyman Wight for teaching false doctrine. At -the trial in Far West on April 24th the charges were sustained, the -proper acknowledgements soon after accepted by the Saints and harmony -restored. The incident illustrates the disinterestedness and manliness -of David's character, for his action in this matter seems only to have -drawn closer the ties of confidence and friendship existing between -himself and his commanding officer in the militia, Colonel Lyman Wight. - -In June, in company with Thomas B. Marsh and William D. Pratt, David, -responding to a call for a meeting of the Twelve, took a mission -through the intervening States to Kirtland, where they arrived in the -midst of the great apostasy. Here was need of all the courage he could -command, for it was a time to test the integrity of the strongest. - -Deception and fraud and darkness had overcome his close friend and -brother-in-law, Warren Parrish, who tried by every means in his power -to turn David himself against the Prophet; and the downfall of his -brethren at that time was one of the greatest sorrows of David's life. -Not long after the conference at Kirtland in September, 1837, David -returned to Far West. - -The spirit of the apostasy soon spreading into Missouri, it was found -necessary to displace the three Presidents, David Whitmer, John -Whitmer and W. W. Phelps. In consequence, Thomas B. Marsh and David -W. Patten were, on February 10th, sustained as temporary Presidents -of the Church in Missouri, pending the arrival of the Prophet Joseph -Smith from Kirtland. At the coming of the Prophet, March 14th, 1838, a -conference was called, at which three weeks later, Thomas B. Marsh was -chosen President in Missouri, and David W. Patten and Brigham Young his -assistants. - -Shortly after, on April 17, 1838, the following revelation was received -through the Prophet Joseph Smith: - - "1. Verily thus said the Lord, it is wisdom in my servant David W. - Patten, that he settle up all his business as soon as he possibly - can, and make a disposition of his merchandise, that he may perform - a mission unto me next spring, in company with others, even Twelve, - including himself, to testify of my name, and bear glad tidings unto - the world. - - "2. For verily thus saith the Lord, that inasmuch as there are those - among you who deny my name, others shall be planted in their stead, - and receive bishopric. Amen."--Doc. and Cov. Sec. 114. - -It was probably this revelation that occasioned a conversation between -the Prophet and David, reported by Wilford Woodruff. - -David made known to the Prophet that he had asked the Lord to let -him die the death of a martyr, at which the Prophet, greatly moved, -expressed extreme sorrow, "for," said he to David, "when a man of your -faith asks the Lord for anything, he generally gets it." - - - -VII. - -Visits Adam-ondi-Ahman--Address to the Saints--Spirit of mobocracy in -Missouri--David known as "Captain Fear Not"--Calms a storm--Mobocracy -and treason--David succeeds to the Presidency of Twelve. - -In May, David left Far West with the Prophet Joseph and party to lay -off a Stake of Zion to the north of them. It was on this trip that -Adam's altar was discovered, at Adam-ondi-Ahman, where a revelation was -given through the Prophet as follows: - -"1. Adam-ondi-Ahman, because, said he, it is a place where Adam shall -come to visit his people, or the Ancient of Days shall sit, as spoken -of by Daniel the Prophet."--Doc. and Cov. Sec. 116. - -In his official capacity, David issued an epistle to the Saints -through the Elder's Journal, under date of July, 1838, into which, -notwithstanding the imperfect typography as here copied, there is -breathed a spirit of concern for the welfare of the people of God, -equalled only by that of integrity in defense of the Prophet Joseph -Smith. - -To the Saints abroad: - -Dear Brethren and Sisters: Whereas, many have taken into hand to set -forth the order of the Kingdom of God on earth, and have testified -of the grace of God, as given unto them, to publish unto you, I also -feel it my duty to write unto you, touching the grace of God given -unto me, to youward; concerning the dispensation we have received; -which is the greatest of all dispensations--And has been spoken of by -the mouths of all the holy prophets since the word began. In this, my -communication to you, I design to notice some of these prophecies. Now -the Apostle Paul says on this wise, "For I would not, brethren, that -you should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest you should be wise in -your own conceit), that blindness in part has happened unto Israel, -until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall -be saved; as is written. There shall come out of Zion a deliverer, -and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob." What is that he says? -"For I would not have you ignorant." Ignorant of what? Why of this -mystery, that blindness in part had happened unto Israel. And to what -end? Why, that salvation might come unto the Gentiles.--See the 12th -and 13th verses of this chapter (11) to the Romans. Now if the fall -of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the -riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? "For I speak to -you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify -mine office." Now, we are to understand the apostle, as speaking of the -return of Israel, when he said "how much more their fulness," in their -return. "For I would not have you ignorant concerning this matter," -that blindness will depart, from them in the day that the fulness of -the Gentiles is come in, and the reason is very obvious, because it is -said, that out of Zion shall come the deliverer; and for what cause? -Why that the word of God might be fulfilled. This deliverer might, -through the mercy of God, turn away ungodliness from Jacob. This work -evidently commences at the time God begins to take the darkness from -the minds of Israel, for this will be the work of God by the deliverer, -for he shall turn away ungodliness from the whole family of Jacob. "For -this is my covenant with them, when I shall take away their sins." -Now them, we can see that this deliverer is a kind of harbinger or -forerunner, that is, one that is sent to prepare the way for another. -And this deliverer is such a one, for he comes to turn away ungodliness -from Jacob. Consequently he must receive a dispensation and authority -suitable to his calling, or he could not turn away ungodliness from -Jacob, nor fulfill the scripture. But the words of the prophets must -be fulfilled. And in order to do this, to this messenger must be given -the dispensation of the fulness of times according to the prophets. -For Paul says again, in speaking of the dispensation of the fulness of -times; Ephesians 1, 9: "Having made known unto us the mystery of his -will according to his good pleasure, which he has purposed in himself, -that in the dispensation of the fulness of times, he might gather -together in one all things in Christ, both which are in Heaven and -which are on earth, even in him." And Isaiah says in the 11th chapter -and 11th verse, "And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord -shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his -people." Now, this is the time that the deliverer shall come out of -Zion, and turn away ungodliness from the house of Israel. - -Now the Lord has said that he would set his hand the second time and we -ask for what? but to recover the house of Israel. From what have they -fallen? most assuredly they had broken the covenant, that God had made -with their fathers, and through their fathers with them. - -For Paul says, Romans, 11: 19, 20: "Thou wilt say then, the branches -were broken off, that I might be grafted in. Well, because of unbelief -they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high minded, -but fear." - -Now it is evident, that the Jews did forsake the Lord, and by that -means broke the covenant, and now we see the need of the Lord's setting -his hand the second time to gather his people, according to Eph. 1:10, -"That the dispensation of the fulness of times," etc. Now I ask, What -is a dispensation? I answer, it is power and authority to dispense the -word of God, and to administer in all the ordinances thereof. This is -what we are to understand by it, for no man ever had the Holy Ghost to -deliver the Gospel, or to prophesy of things to come, but had liberty -to fulfill his mission; consequently, the argument is clear, for it -proves itself; nevertheless, I will call on the scriptures to prove the -assertion. Ephesians 3:2, "If ye have heard of the dispensation of the -grace of God, which is given me to you ward. How that by revelation he -made known unto me the mystery; as I wrote in a few words." And also -in Colossians 1:25: "Wherefore I am made a minister, according to the -dispensation of God which is given to me for you to fulfill the words -of God." It is evident then, that the dispensation given the apostle, -came to him by revelation from God. Then by this we may understand, in -some degree, the power by which he spake, as also the dispensation of -the fulness of times. - -Now, this at first thought, would appear very small to some, who are -not acquainted with the order of God from the beginning; but when -we take into consideration the plan of God for the salvation of the -world, we can readily see that plan carried out most faithfully in all -its bearings. See after the fall of Adam, the plan of salvation was -made known to him of God himself; who in like manner, in the meridian -of time revealed the same, in sending his first begotten Son, Jesus -Christ: who also revealed the same to the apostles, and God raised him -from the dead to perfect that plan. And the apostles were made special -witnesses of that plan; and testified that "in the dispensation of the -fulness of times, that God would gather together in one, all things in -Christ, whether they be things in Heaven, or things on earth." Now the -thing to be known is, what the fulness of times means, or the extent -and authority thereof. It means this, that the dispensation of the -fulness of times is made up of all the dispensations that ever have -been given since the world began until this time. Unto Adam first was -given a dispensation. It is well known that God spake to him with his -own voice in the garden, and gave him the promise of the Messiah. And -unto Noah also was a dispensation given. For Jesus, said, "As it was -in the days of Noah, so shall it be at the coming of the son of man." -And as the righteous were saved then, and the wicked destroyed, so -it will be now. And from Noah to Abraham; and from Abraham to Moses; -and from Moses to Elias; and from Elias to John the Baptist; and from -John to Jesus; and from Jesus to Peter, James and John. The apostles -all having received in their time, a dispensation by revelation from -God, to accomplish the great scheme of restitution, spoken of by all -the Holy Prophets since the world began, the end of which is the -dispensation of the fulness of times. In the which, all things shall be -fulfilled, that have been spoken of since the word was made. Now the -question is, unto whom is this dispensation to be given? or by whom to -be revealed? The answer is, to the deliverer that was to have come out -of Zion, and given to him by the angel of God. Rev. 14:7. "And I saw -another angel flying in the midst of Heaven, having the everlasting -gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, -kindred, tongue and people, saying with a loud voice, fear God, and -give glory to him for the hour of his judgement is come; worship him, -that made heaven, and earth, and sea, and the fountains of water." Now -observe, this angel delivers the gospel to man on the earth, and that -too when the hour of the judgements of God had come on the generation, -in the which the Lord should set his hand the second time, as stated -above. Now we have learned that this deliverer must be clothed with -the power of all the other dispensations, or it could not be called -the fulness of times, for this is what it means, that all things shall -be revealed, both in Heaven and on earth. For the Lord said, there was -nothing secret that should not be revealed, or hid that should not -come abroad, and be proclaimed upon the housetop. And this may, with -propriety, be called the fulness of times. The authority connected with -the ordinances, renders the time very desirable to the man of God, and -renders him happy, amidst all his trials, and afflictions. To such a -one, through the grace of God, we are indebted for this dispensation, -as given by the angel of the Lord. But to what tribe of Israel was it -to be given? We answer, to Ephraim, because to him were the greater -blessings given. For the Lord said through his father, Joseph: "A seer -shall the Lord raise up of the fruit of my loins; yea, he truly said; -Thus saith the Lord, a choice Seer will I raise up out of the fruit of -thy loins, and he shall be esteemed highly; and unto him will I give -commandment, that he shall do a work for the fruit of thy loins his -brethren, which shall be of great worth unto them, even to the bringing -of them, to the knowledge of the covenants which I made with their -fathers. And I will give unto him a commandment that he shall do no -other work, save the work which I shall command him; and I will make -him great in mine eyes, for he shall do my work, and he shall be great -like unto Moses; and out of weakness he shall be made strong, in that -day when my work shall commence among all people, unto the restoring of -the house of Israel, saith the Lord." - -And thus prophesied Joseph, saying, "Behold, that seer will the Lord -bless, and they that seek to destroy him shall be confounded. Behold, -I am sure of the fulfillment of this promise, and his name shall be -called after me; and it shall be after the name of his father; and he -shall be like unto me, for the thing which the Lord shall bring forth -by his hand by the power of the Father, shall bring my people unto -salvation." Thus prophesied Joseph--"I am sure of this thing, even as I -am sure of the promise of Moses." 2nd Book of Nephi, 2nd chapter. - -And again, Jesus says, as recorded in the Book of Mormon, 526th page, -2nd edition: "Behold my servant shall deal prudently; he shall be -exalted, and shall be esteemed, and be very high. As many as were -astonished at thee, so shall he sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut -their mouths at him, for that which had been told them shall they see; -and that which they had not heard shall they consider." - -Upon this servant is bestowed the keys of the dispensation of the -fullness of times. That from him, the Priesthood of God, through our -Lord Jesus Christ, might be given to many, and the order of this -dispensation established on the earth. And to the church he has said -by commandment--(See Book of Covenants, 46th section, 2nd paragraph) -"Wherefore, meaning the church, thou shalt give heed unto all his -words, and commandments, which he shall give unto you as he receiveth -them, walking in all holiness before me; for his word ye shall receive -as from mine own mouth; in all patience and faith, for by doing these -things the gates of hell shall not prevail against you." Now, my -readers, you can see in some degree, the grace given unto this man of -God to uswards. That we, by the great mercy of God, should receive from -under his hand, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and having the promise of -partaking of the fruit of the vine, on the earth with him, and with -the holy prophets and patriarchs, our fathers. For these holy men are -angels now. And these are they, who make the fullness of times complete -with us. And they who sin against this authority given to him (the -before mentioned man of God) sin not against him only, but against -Moroni, who holds the keys of the stick of Ephraim. And also against -Elias, who holds the keys of the bringing to pass the restitution -of all things. And also John, the son of Zacharias, which Zacharias -Elias visited, and gave promise that he should have a son, and his -name should be John, and he should be filled with the spirit of Elias, -"which John I have sent unto you, my servant Joseph Smith and Oliver -Cowdery, to ordain you to this first Priesthood even as Aaron," and -also Elijah who holds the keys of committing the power, to turn the -hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children -to the fathers, that the whole earth may not be smitten with a curse. -And also Joseph, and Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham, your fathers, by -whom the promises remain. And also Michael or Adam, the father of all, -the Prince of all, the Ancient of Days. And also "Peter and James and -John, whom I have sent unto you, by whom I have ordained you, and -confirmed you to be apostles, and especial witnesses of my name, and -bear the keys of your ministry, and of the same things I revealed -unto you: unto whom I have committed the keys of my kingdom, and a -dispensation of the gospel for the last time, and for the fullness of -times, in the which I will gather together in one all things, both -which are in heaven and which are on earth." - -Therefore, brethren, beware concerning yourselves, that you sin not -against the authority of this dispensation, nor think lightly of those -whom God has counted worthy of so great a calling, and for whose sake -he hath made them servants unto you, that you might be made heirs of -God, to inherit so great a blessing, and be prepared for the grand -assembly, and sit there with the ancient of days, even Adam, our -father, who shall come to prepare you for the coming of Jesus Christ, -our Lord: for the time is at hand, therefore, gather up your effects -and gather together upon the land which the Lord has appointed for your -safety. - -David W. Patten - -The summer of 1838, found the Saints gathered into Far West, and -located in the surrounding settlements, to the number of not less than -twelve thousand souls. The old spirit of mobocracy began to show itself -again. An occasion was afforded for an outbreak by the August election -at Gallatin in Caldwell County, where the Saints were unlawfully -prevented from voting. From that time forward until their banishment -from the State the following winter, the Saints in the outlying -settlements and on their farms, were kept in constant fear. Bands of -lawless men roamed the country over, destroying crops, burning houses, -ravishing women, and driving the objects of their hatred into Far West, -their only place of safety. - -Wherever assistance or defense was needed, Apostle David W. Patten was -to the rescue among the foremost, and his bravery soon won for him the -title of "Captain Fear Not." In his presence the oppressed found a -champion, and at his approach the wicked were filled with terror. - -About the middle of October David was placed in command of nearly sixty -men, and ordered to disperse a mob in the vicinity of Gallatin. Of this -expedition it is recorded: - -"When Patten's company came in sight of Gallatin, he found a body of -the mob, about one hundred strong, who were amusing themselves by -mocking, and in various ways tantalizing a number of the Saints whom -they had captured. Seeing the approach of Patten's men, and knowing -the determination of the leader, the mob broke and ran in the greatest -confusion, leaving their prisoners behind them." - -Probably the last manifestation of David's power with the Lord, at any -rate the last of which any account is given, occurred about this time. - -With others he had gone to the relief of an isolated family in the line -of the mob's course, and had found the mother with several children -homeless and destitute. Painfully the party were making their way on -foot to Far West across the prairie, when from the fright she had -received, the mother, in a delicate condition before, was threatened -with severe sickness. To add to the distressing situation, a heavy -storm seemed impending and the rain commenced to descend. - -Always full of sympathy for the sorrowing, David at once called the -party to a momentary halt, and, stepping aside into the tall grass, he -commanded the storm to cease until the woman should be conveyed to a -place of shelter. - -Immediately, it is related, the rain was stayed, the sky began to -clear, and the party went forward to their destination without further -hindrance or discomfort. - -Of the terrible conditions now confronting the Church Bishop Orson F. -Whitney writes: - -"The fall and winter of 1838, was one of the darkest periods of Church -history. Mobocracy on one hand, and apostasy on the other, dealt the -cause of God cruel blows, such as no human work could have hoped to -withstand. The tempest of persecution, briefly lulled, burst forth with -tenfold fury; no longer a city or county--a whole State rose in arms -against God's people, bent upon their destruction. 'The dogs of war' -were loosed upon the helpless Saints, and murder and rapine held high -carnival amid the smoking ruins of peaceful homes and ravaged fields. - -"Then fell the mask from the face of hypocrisy. Treason betrayed -itself. Apostles, Presidents, and Elders fell from the faith and joined -hands with the robbers and murderers of their brethren. Satan laughed! -The very mouth of hell seemed opening to engulf the Kingdom which He -who cannot lie has sworn shall stand forever." - -We quote President George Q. Cannon: - -"Unable to bear the pressure and to face the terrors of the times, -Thomas B. Marsh had apostatized and had joined with McLellin and other -evil men to act the part of Judas against the Prophet. The faith of -others also failed, and, thinking by apostasy to save themselves from -the destruction which seemed impending, they came out against Joseph -and the Church and went over to their enemies." - -Such was the condition of the Church, when Apostle David W. Patten, -then the senior member and President of the Quorum of the Twelve -Apostles, performed the last heroic act of his noble career. - - - -VIII. - -His last call to arms--Battle of Crooked river--David mortally -wounded--The closing scene--Wilford Woodruff's testimony--Testimony of -the Prophet Joseph--His place behind the veil revealed. - -On the 24th of October, a messenger came into Far West bringing news -of a band of invaders under command of Rev. Samuel Bogart, who had -boasted that, if he had good luck in meeting Neil Gillum, another -mobocrat leader, he would give Far West thunder and lightning before -noon next day. Joseph Holbrook and David Judah were at once dispatched -to watch the movements of the despoilers. Near midnight these brethren -returned, and reported that the mob, after plundering the house -of Father Pinkham, west of the city, had made prisoners of Nathan -Pinkham, William Seely and Addison Green, whom they had declared their -intentions to kill that night. - -"On hearing the report," the Prophet Joseph Smith records, "Judge -Higbee, the first Judge of the county, ordered Lieutenant Colonel -Hinkle, the highest officer in command in Far West, to send out a -company to disperse the mob and retake their prisoners whom it was -reported, they intended to murder that night. - -"The trumpet sounded, and the brethren were assembled on the Public -Square about midnight, when the facts were stated, and about -seventy-five volunteered to obey the Judge's order, under command of -David W. Patten, who immediately commenced their march on horseback, -hoping to surprise and scatter the camp, retake the prisoners, and -prevent the attack threatened upon Far West, without the loss of blood." - -Apostle Parley P. Pratt, who was among the volunteers, thus graphically -describes that midnight march: - -"The company was soon under way, having to ride through extensive -prairies, a distance of some twelve miles. The night was dark, the -distant plains far and wide were illuminated by blazing fires, immense -columns of smoke were seen rising in awful majesty, as if the world -was on fire. This scene of grandeur can only be comprehended by those -acquainted with the scenes of prairie burning; as the fire sweeps over -millions of acres of dry grass in the fall season, and leaves a smooth -surface divested of all vegetation. - -"A thousand meteors blazing in the distance like the camp fires of some -war host, threw a fitful gleam of light upon the distant sky, which -many might have mistaken for the Aurora Borealis. This scene, added -to the silence of the midnight, the rumbling sound of the tramping -steeds, over the hard and dried surface of the plain, the clanking of -the swords in their scabbards, the occasional gleam of bright armour in -the flickering firelight, the gloom of surrounding darkness, and the -unknown destiny of the expedition, or even of the people who sent it -forth all combined to impress the mind with deep and solemn thought, -and to throw a romantic vision over the imagination, which is not often -experienced, except in the poet's dream, or in the wild imagery of -sleeping fancy. - -"In this solemn procession we moved on for some two hours, when it was -supposed we were in the neighborhood of danger." - -Dismounting here the company tied their horses to the field fence -of Randolph McDonald, and, leaving a few men to guard the horses, -proceeded on foot across the country by three different routes to the -"Field house," where it was thought the mob were encamped. David, with -a third of the party, took the way around the field to the right, -sending Apostle Charles C. Rich, in charge of another company, to the -left; while a third, under James Durfee, went directly across. All were -to meet at the house of Mr. Field and take the enemy by surprise. When -the forces reached the point of meeting, however, no foe was in sight. - -It was now concluded that the mob must have camped at the ford below -on Crooked river, and after a short exhortation from Captain Patten -to trust in the Lord for victory, a march was ordered along the road -to that point. As the party neared the river in the early morning -just at day-break, a voice was heard calling, "Who comes there?" and -at the same instant a shot was fired, when a young man, P. O'Bannion, -reeled and fell from the ranks mortally wounded. Captain Patten at once -ordered a charge and the company rushed forward only to see two men, -who had been on guard, running into the camp of the enemy on the river -bank below. Immediately all was confusion in the camp, but it was still -so dark that nothing could be seen with distinctness by the brethren -looking to the west, while their forms could be clearly outlined in the -eastern light by the mob, who were soon in position behind the river -bank below. David had just ranged his company in line, not more than -fifty yards from the camp, when a deadly fire was opened upon them from -behind the embankment. An answering fire was immediately ordered and -with the watch-word "God and liberty," on his lips, David, ordering a -charge, ran forward. - -The mob fled in confusion before the rush that followed and the field -was quickly won; but as David led the pursuit down the river bank, a -mobber who had taken refuge behind a tree for a momentary pause before -taking to the river, turned and shot him in the abdomen. - -The mob routed, his brethren gathered about their wounded leader in -deepest sorrow, and everything possible was done to minister to his -comfort. Word was dispatched to Far West for medical assistance to -meet the party, the wagons of the mob were pressed into service, and -the victorious, but sorrow-stricken company took up their dreary march -toward Far West. Seven of the brethren were wounded, and one, Gideon -Carter, had been killed outright. - -After riding a few miles in a wagon, David's suffering became so -intense he was placed on a litter and carded by his brethren. - -Without delay, on receiving the mournful intelligence, the Prophet -Joseph Smith with his brother Hyrum, Apostle Heber C. Kimball and Elder -Amasa M. Lyman, with others, as also David's grief-stricken wife, made -all haste to meet the sorrowful cavalcade. - -President Heber C. Kimball describes the closing scene: - -"Immediately on receiving the intelligence that Brother Patten was -wounded, I hastened to see him and found him in great pain, but still -he was glad to see me; he was conveyed about four miles to the house -of Brother Stephen Winchester; during his removal his sufferings were -so excruciating that he frequently desired us to lay him down that he -might die; but being desirous to get him out of the reach of the mob, -we prevailed upon him to let us carry him among his friends. We carried -him on a kind of bier, fixed up from poles. - -"Although he had medical assistance, his wound was such that there was -no hope entertained of his recovery, and this he was perfectly aware -of. In this situation, while the shades of time were lowering, and -eternity with all its realities opening to his view, he bore a strong -testimony to the truth of the work of the Lord, and the religion he had -espoused. He was perfectly sensible and collected until he breathed -his last, which occurred at about ten o'clock in the evening. Stephen -Winchester, Brother Patten's wife, Bathsheba W. Bigler, with several of -her father's family were present at David's death. - -"The principles of the Gospel which were so precious to him before, -afforded him that support and consolation at the time of his departure, -which deprived death of its sting and horror. Speaking of those who had -fallen from their steadfastness, he exclaimed, 'O that they were in my -situation! For I feel that I have kept the faith, I have finished my -course, henceforth there is laid up for me a crown, which the Lord, -the righteous Judge, will give me.' Speaking to his beloved wife, he -said, 'Whatever you do else, O do not deny the faith.' He all the time -expressed a great desire to depart. I said to him, 'Brother David, when -you get home, I want you to remember me.' He replied, 'I will.' At -this time his sight was gone. A few minutes before he died, he prayed -as follows, 'Father, I ask Thee in the name of Jesus Christ, that thou -wouldst release my spirit, and receive it unto Thyself.' And he then -said to those who surrounded his dying bed, 'Brethren, you have held -me by your faith, but do give me up, and let me go, I beseech you.' We -accordingly committed him to God, and he soon breathed his last, and -slept in Jesus without a groan. - -"This was the death of one who was an honor to the Church, and, a -blessing to the Saints; and whose faith, virtue and diligence in the -cause of truth will be had in remembrance by the Church of Jesus Christ -from generation to generation. It was a painful way to be deprived of -the labors of this worthy servant of Christ, and it cast a gloom upon -the Saints; yet the glorious and sealing testimony which he bore of his -acceptance with heaven and the truth of the Gospel was a matter of joy -and satisfaction, not only to his immediate friends, but to the Saints -at large." - -Of the death of his friend, President Wilford Woodruff writes: - -"Thus fell the noble David W. Patten as a martyr for the cause of God -and he will receive a martyr's crown. He was valiant in the testimony -of Jesus Christ while he lived upon the earth. He was a man of great -faith and the power of God was with him. He was brave to a fault, even -too brave to be preserved. He apparently had no fear of man about him. - -"Many of the sick were healed and devils cast out under his -administration." - -In closing his account of the tragedy, the Prophet Joseph says: - -"Brother David W. Patten was a very worthy man, beloved by all good men -who knew him. He was one of the Twelve Apostles, and died as he lived, -a man of God, and strong in the faith of a glorious resurrection, in a -world where mobs will have no power or place." - -With David's wish, formerly expressed to him, to die as a martyr, no -doubt in mind, the Prophet Joseph, at the funeral on October 27, 1838, -pointing to his lifeless body, testified: - -"There lies a man that has done just as he said he would--he has laid -down his life for his friends." - -And one mightier has said: - -"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for -his friend." - -A fit ending of a glorious career! - -The remains were laid to rest with military honors at Far West, and the -grave is now unmarked and unknown, but of the noble spirit, the Lord, -in a revelation a few years subsequent to his departure, vouchsafed -this intelligence: - -"David Patten I have taken unto myself; behold, his Priesthood no man -taketh from him; but verily I say unto you, another may be appointed -unto the same calling." - -And again, in speaking of Lyman Wight, who succeeded David in the -Apostleship, the Lord says: - -"That when he shall finish his work, that I may receive him unto -myself, even as I did my servant David Patten, who is with me at this -time." - -If, then, to repeat, we say that great men are the Lord's object -lessons to the world by whom He holds out to mankind the truths -committed to their generation, what of the life before us? - -From the time David heard of the Gospel, his earnest nature entered -with full purpose of heart upon the work he was sent from the courts on -high to perform, his whole soul was given over to faithfully bearing -the message of his life: - - GOD GIVES US ALL THE POWER WE HAVE, - -and though in the one desire to give his life as a martyr, it may be -said he fell short of the ideal: - - THY WILL NOT MINE BE DONE; - -yet, without a doubt, in making up the roll of his noble and great -ones, Time will place next to those of the Prophet and Patriarch -martyrs, Joseph and Hyrum Smith, the name of the first Apostolic -martyr, David W. 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