Latter Day Saints
Alleged Origin of Mormonism--Joseph Smith's Early Life--Finding the Peek-stone--Visited by an Angel--Received the Golden Plates-- Was Smith a Swindler or an Enthusiast?--"Book of Mormon" Published, and Mormon Church Established--Smith's First Alleged Miracle--Rigdon Joins the...
Alleged Origin of Mormonism--Joseph Smith's Early Life--Finding the Peek-stone--Visited by an Angel--Received the Golden Plates-- Was Smith a Swindler or an Enthusiast?--"Book o...
2. CHAPTER II. HISTORY OF MORMONISM (_continued_)._The First Hegira_ from Palmyra to Kirtland--The First Temple-- Rapid Growth of the Mormon Church--Brigham Young and other Missionaries Sent to Foreign Lands--The Name "Latter-d...
3. CHAPTER III. HISTORY OF MORMONISM (_continued_)._The Third Hegira_--Sufferings of the Mormons during their Journey into Illinois--An Account of the Murder of Mormons-- Influence of this Persecution on the Minds of Mormons at...
4. CHAPTER IV. HISTORY OF MORMONISM (_concluded_)._The Fourth Hegira_--Young's Shrewd Plan of a Western Kingdom-- Nauvoo's Sad End--Journey of the Mormons to Council Bluffs-- Young's Forethought--The Trip of the Pioneers Across...
5. CHAPTER V.Mormonism a Theocracy--Manoeuvring for Office the Cause of the Expulsion of the Mormons from Missouri and Nauvoo--The "State of Deseret" Formed--Lands Illegally Obtained--Brigha...
6. CHAPTER VI. THE POLITICAL PUZZLE (_continued_)._The Possible Remedies_--The Military Remedy--The Government Responsible for the Situation in Utah--The Disfranchisement of Polygamists--Federal Trustees for the Mormon Church C...
7. CHAPTER VII. THE POLITICAL PUZZLE (_concluded_).Objections to Proposed Remedies--_Gladstone_ on "Coercion"--A NEW PLAN ADVOCATED--_The Abolition of Female Suffrage_--_A National Colonization Scheme_--Natural Resources of Utah...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Polygamy only one of the Mormon Social Evils--Their Social System _a System of Bondage_--Contrary to Natural Law--Contrary to the Spirit of the Age--PERSONAL BONDAGE of the Morm...
9. CHAPTER IX. THE SOCIAL PUZZLE (_continued_).10. CHAPTER X. THE SOCIAL PUZZLE (_continued_)._Reasons why Mormon Slavery is Maintained_--Hope of Earthly Gain--Complete Organization of the Mormon Church--Prospect of Promotion in Office as a Bribe--Fear of Earthly Loss--S...
11. CHAPTER XI. THE SOCIAL PUZZLE (_concluded_).THE SOLUTION OF THE SOCIAL PUZZLE--Mormon Slavery and Negro Slavery Compared--The Duty of the Government to Break up Mormon Slavery--The Remedy the Same as for the Political Evi...
12. CHAPTER XII.The Religious Aspects of Mormonism Paramount--General Ignorance Concerning the Mormon Religious System--SOURCES OF THEIR DOCTRINES--Revelation, not Reason, the Primary Source--A...
13. CHAPTER XIII. THE RELIGIOUS PUZZLE (_continued_).MORMON DOCTRINES--Their Idea of God--Plurality of Gods--Mormon Sunday-School Hymn Concerning Smith--The Pre-existence of Souls-- The Doctrine of Polygamy--Practised on the Plea...
14. CHAPTER XIV. THE RELIGIOUS PUZZLE (_continued_).Professor Coyner's Analysis of Mormonism--Rev. Dr. McNiece's Analysis--Reasons for the Growth and Tenacity of Mormonism--The Christian Element its Chief Source of Strength--No M...
15. CHAPTER XV. THE RELIGIOUS PUZZLE (_concluded_).The Character of Efforts Hitherto put Forth to Solve the Puzzle-- What has been Accomplished--The Plan Somewhere Defective-- Mormonism to be Reformed, not Destroyed--Why Mormons...
16. PART I.17. CHAPTER I.Alleged origin of Mormonism--Joseph Smith's early life--Finding the peek-stone--Visited by an angel--Received the golden plates--Was Smith a swindler or an enthusiast?--"Book of...
18. CHAPTER II._The First Hegira_ from Palmyra to Kirtland--The first Temple--Rapid growth of the Mormon Church--Brigham Young and other missionaries sent to foreign lands--The name "Latter-da...
19. CHAPTER III._The Third Hegira_--Sufferings of the Mormons during their journey into Illinois--An account of the murder of Mormons--Influence of this persecution on the minds of Mormons at t...
20. CHAPTER IV._The Fourth Hegira_--Young's shrewd plan of a Western Kingdom--Nauvoo's sad end--Journey of the Mormons to Council Bluffs--Young's forethought--The trip of "The Pioneers" across...
21. PART II."The strange spectacle presented of a community, protected by a republican form of government, to which they owe allegiance, sustaining by their suffrages a principle and a beli...
22. CHAPTER V.Mormonism a Theocracy--Manoeuvring for office the cause of the expulsion of the Mormons from Missouri and Nauvoo--The "State of Deseret" formed--Lands illegally obtained--Brigha...
23. CHAPTER VI.THE POSSIBLE REMEDIES--The military remedy--The Government responsible for the situation in Utah--The disfranchisement of polygamists--Federal trustees for the Mormon Church cor...
24. CHAPTER VII.Objections to proposed remedies--_Gladstone_ on "Coercion"--A NEW PLAN ADVOCATED--_The Abolition of Female Suffrage_--_A National Colonization Scheme_--Natural resources of Utah...
25. PART III.26. CHAPTER VIII.Polygamy only one of the Mormon social evils--Their social system _a system of bondage_--Contrary to natural law--Contrary to the spirit of the age--PERSONAL BONDAGE of the Morm...
27. CHAPTER IX.Deplorable as the condition of the Mormon is, as already depicted in the preceding chapter, that is not the worst that is to be said of their social condition. They are not only...
28. CHAPTER X._Reasons why Mormon slavery is maintained_--Hope of earthly gain--Complete organization of the Mormon Church--Prospect of promotion in office as a bribe--Fear of earthly loss--S...
29. CHAPTER XI.THE SOLUTION OF THE SOCIAL PUZZLE--Mormon slavery and negro slavery compared--The duty of the Government to break up Mormon slavery--The remedy the same as for the political evi...
30. PART IV.31. CHAPTER XII.The religious aspects of Mormonism paramount--General ignorance concerning the Mormon religious system--SOURCES OF THEIR DOCTRINES--Revelation, not reason, the primary source--A...
32. CHAPTER XIII.MORMON DOCTRINES--Their idea of God--Plurality of gods--Mormon Sunday-school hymn concerning Smith--The pre-existence of souls--The doctrine of Polygamy--Practised on the plea o...
33. CHAPTER XIV._Professor Coyner's_ analysis of Mormonism--_Rev. Dr. McNiece's_ analysis--Reasons for the growth and tenacity of Mormonism--The Christian element its chief source of strength--...
34. CHAPTER XV.The character of efforts hitherto put forth to solve the puzzle--What has been accomplished--The plan somewhere defective--Mormonism to be reformed, not destroyed--Why Mormons w...