“We do not believe that God ever raised up a Prophet to christianize a world by political schemes and intrigue. It is not the way God captivates the heart of the unbeliever; but on the contrary, by preaching truth in its own native simplicity.” “We will not,” it said further in an unmistakable allusion to Joseph’s kingship, “acknowledge any man as king or lawgiver to the church: for Christ is our only king and law-giver.”
