Poem from “Mr. Fare Play,” circa Late 1842

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Poem from “Mr. Fare Play,” circa Late 1842
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“Mr. Fare Play,” Poem, to JS, [
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Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL], ca. late 1842; unidentified handwriting; twenty pages; JS Collection, CHL.

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Book IV

1 The spirit <of> kindness should O friends exist

And we in doing good should all enlist

The tatling lying tales we should despise

And let the prophets <true> our course advise

The prophets true O friends can teach us right

And we their precious words should never sli<-[ght>

Shall we be guided by the tatler’s tongue

Which is <O friend> with lies so often sung

2 Awake awak O friends attention give

And let us friends in peace together live

We should O friends despise The scorners lies

Who aims of putting out our common eyes

Our prophet we O friends should all sustain

That he to us O friends may eyes remain

We must take care good care of common Eyes

We have a prophet true who can advise

3 We have a prophet true we will uphold

And God will unto us his truth unfold

And we will walk in peace along the narrow <way>

And all the great commands of God obey

Let us O friends our powrs no more abuse

But paths of peace and goodness ever c[h]oose

And God Omnipotent our souls will bless

And us uphold in hours of deep distress

4 Let us O friends awake we must awake [p. [17]]
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Poem from “Mr. Fare Play,” circa Late 1842
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