A Mormon elder meets an av beit din

So it's 1841. You're an LDS and you receive your latest copy of Times and Seasons in the mail. (Or buy it in the General Store? I have no idea.) You open it up to page 570 and you get to read Orson Hyde's fascinating letter from Ratsibon about his attempt to deliver a letter to Rabbi Solomon Hirschell of London and engage him in a little theological dialog. Sounds like Hirschell played (and played up) the "No speak English!" card a little. Still, some interesting talk did ensue. Rabbi Solomon made two interesting comments:

1. The land of Israel is not really big enough for all the Jews.

2. He connected the messianic era with the aliyot taking place in the 19th century.