Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . fishermen of Galilee. The Mormonmissionary came to the British laborer totally unlike the parishpriest. He did not stand off and preach down at the poor out-cast; he took a farming tool and worked beside him; didtask for task with hin], and talked only in the intervals ofwork. He, too, had known poverty and disgrace; he, too, hadbeen an unfortunate and an outcast; he had not walked insilver slippers, and how mightily did he affect these simplepeopl
Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . fishermen of Galilee. The Mormonmissionary came to the British laborer totally unlike the parishpriest. He did not stand off and preach down at the poor out-cast; he took a farming tool and worked beside him; didtask for task with hin], and talked only in the intervals ofwork. He, too, had known poverty and disgrace; he, too, hadbeen an unfortunate and an outcast; he had not walked insilver slippers, and how mightily did he affect these simplepeople! From house to house he went, resolving doubts, urgingproof texts, preaching and debating; and sitting by their humblefiresides of an evening, he sang with unction : 278 polygamy; or, the mysteries The Spirit of God like a fire is burning, The latter-day glory begins to come forth ;The visions and blessings of old are returning, The angels are coming to visit the sing and well shout with the armies of heaven, Hosanna, hosanna, to God and the Lamb ILet glory to them in the highest be given, Henceforth and forever, amen and amen!. A FOKEIGN mormons DEEAM OF DTAH. What wonder that he prevailed mightily among these simplepeople! What wonder that the cold, barren, carefully preparedhomilies of the parish priest were swept aside! The emotionalfaith of the speaker went to the hearers soul. It was no cold,intellectual reasoning; it was warm, robust feeling, and as anatural consequence believers grew and multiplied. Once con-verted the whole aim of their lives was changed. Preaching AND CRIMES OF MORMONISM. 279 and working, at home or abroad, all was for the Church; theirtalk was of visions and dreams, the ministering of angels, tongues and the interpretation of tongues, healings andmiracles. All their dreams were soon to be realized; thatBrotherhood of Man, that freedom they had vainly sought inChartism, was to be realized in the Eoeky Mountains, whereGods people were to l
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