CHAPTER XX.

The Genius of the Age--European Wars--American Tranquil--Declaration of War--Divisions of North America--United States--Canada--Mexico--American Common Schools--Their Influence--Progress of Invention--First Steamboat--First Locomotive--Electric Telegraph--Improvements in Printing--Spiritual Darkness--The Kingdom of God--Wants of the Present Age--Joseph Smith--His Tragic Death--Conclusion.

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THE HAND OF PROVIDENCE.