Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by James Burgess
Source Note
JS, Discourse, , Hancock Co., IL, 10 Mar. 1844; in copies of discourses, in James Burgess, Journal, Oct. 1841–Dec. 1848, pp. [19]–[24]; handwriting of ; CHL.
Acts 19 chap Paul when he came to Corinth found certain diciples and asked them if they had received the holy ghost since they bleived [believed], and they said we have not so much as heard of the holy ghost and with what surprise says he unto them, unto what were you babtised and they said unto Johns babtism, not so not so my friends if you had you would have heard of the holy ghost, but you have been duped by some designing knave who has come in the name of John an imposture, how do you know it Paul why John verilly babtised with water unto repentance always telling the people that they should beleive on him that should come after him, he would babtise with fire and with the holy ghost, Johns babtism stood good but these had been babtised by some imposture.
The spirit of Elijah is to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers lest I come [p. [21]]