The Real Mormonism: A Candid Analysis of an Interesting But Much Misunderstood Subject in History, Life and Thought (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from The Real Mormonism: A Candid Analysis of an Interesting but Much Misunderstood Subject in History, Life and Thought The founding of Nauvoo Concocting the Nauvoo charter Charter passed unanimously by the state legislature Voted for by Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln - Gov. Ford's his tory of the episode - Possible motives back of the charter - The call to Zion Severe ordinances passed against crime - Edict of toleration to all - First effective temperance measure in history -suppression of vice and di'sorder The Government of God -benevolent intentions of the Saints - The unifying power of Mormonism - Persecutions attributed to lack of faith and obedi ence - The Female Relief Society - The first known benevolent organization for women An empire-founding religion Debts to the Church forgiven - The jubilee in 1880 - Gospel of brotherhood and mutual helpfulness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
