# Title: Prospectus for the Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate (Pittsburgh)
# Date: 1844-10
# Source: http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/RigWrit/M&A/MA-1844.htm | Provenance: signed SIDNEY RIGDON. High confidence.

PROSPECTUS,

FOR

The Latter Day Saints'

MESSENGER AND ADVOCATE.

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As much doubt still remains an the public mind, as to the true doctrine of the church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints; the subscriber proposes to publish a paper in the city of Pittsburgh, for the purpose
of relieving the public mind from all dubiety in relation to the received and acknowledged doctrines of
said church. The paper is to be entitled as above.

It will be the primary object of the editor to give a full and clear developement of all the doctrines of
said church, carefully distinguishing between the true religious belief of said church and the strange
doctrines which have crept in unawares, and are maintained by some who would fain make the public believe
that they are the only legitimate authorities of the church, whose claims shall be examined and exposed to
the condemnation to which they are devoted by the doctrines and covenants which have been received, and on
which the church was formed and organized.

In resuscitating the Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate; it is the intention of the subscriber to
contend for the same doctrines, order of church government and discipline, maintained by that paper when
first published in Kirtland, Ohio.

It is to the public the subscriber must look for patronage to carry out his designs believing as he does,
that the paper conducted, as he intends it shall be, on the broad principles of Christian charity, will be
sufficiently interesting to the reading public, whether they do or do not belong to said church, to secure
the necessary patronage; and in this belief, submits his proposals to the public.

SIDNEY RIGDON.
