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The authoi writes of what he has seen, and tells his stoiy with an eaniestueoS and power that, lenders his l.ook tlie most startlin.r and fascinatiim of the season. Morniouisni has been productive of so many dark and stranj^e mysteries— so mauv ternhle crimes that few can comprehend, without an intimate knowledge of it, how much wickechiess u, has to answe/for, an.l what a standing menance to orde.' and society it is. In this work the author has drawn hack the cur- tain and has r.^vealed these mvsteries and brought to light these crimes, and in doing so he has presented ii work which will startle an.l horrify every reader ; for he has i)re.sented a fearful picture, but one which his personal knowledge oi the subject has enabled him to paint true to life. THK WORK TRK.VT!^ OF Mormonism its origin and history, and shows how, founded on imposture, it has grown by deceit and crime. It shows how Joe S.mitii' was enabled to cheat and deceive his followers; how by leading them on from crime to crime, and enticing them with licentious baits, he succeeded in maintaiiung his influence over them. Of the Gentiles showing how they were robbed, plundered, maimed and murdered. Of crime and lawlessness in ITtah ; showing the Mormon leaders in their true light, as thieves, murderers, and assflssms; how human life is every day taken in Utah ; explaining and illustrating the infamous doctrine of killing a man to save his soul • and presenting a catalogue of crimes and horroi-s at which even the coolest and calmest reader will tni-n imle. It tells of frightful massacres of whole trains of emigrants, how they are murdered for their proi)erty, and how that property thus obtained, is seen daily in the possession of the Mormons. . , , , Of the Mormon religion, its infamous and heathenish character, its multitude of (iods, its abominable doctorines ami prac- tices, revealing many strange, mysterious and outrageous ceremonies. , . , , . • Of the /vW'>w/««»i or initiation ceremonies, showing how obsene and disgusting they are; how female modesty is outraged in them, and how licentiousness is taught as a part of their religious creed ; how every Mormon is foi-ced to swear eternal hostility to the United States, with odd sketches of the Devil, showing the Mormon idea of Mother Eve's temptation. . . , . , . , •. . i • i i Of Polv^an.v in theory and j.ractice, how it debases society ; how it poisons domestic hai)piness ; how it is despised by the women and how thev are forced into it bv the Mormon leaders ; a fearful picture skillfully drawn. Of the spirit- ual wife doctrine showing how a woman n,ay have more than one living husband and accord to each the same privileges ; aded ; how they are required to ])rostrate themselves "for religion s sake ; shew- I)resse: 1 and sure source of trouble how women are debaucht^d and degri ing the terrible results of polygamy and sin. , , i i OfBRKiHAM YouNo, his life and Character ; his crimes and outrages upon his own people,— how he has opp robbed them in the name of religion ; how he has degraded and embittered tlieir lives and how, in spite ot all this, his influence over them is unim])ared, n^, •, , , . w Of the Mormmi leaders showing them in their true light, a thrilling series of pen pictures of the vilest and most plas- phemous scoundrels in the land. -n . i Of home-life in Utah ; showing the workings of polygamy ; how more than one wife in a house is and how two or more sets of children cannot live together in peace. Of Utah Territory ; its physical features, its resources, wealth, &c. .., , i, r r i i The book is fnfl of the most absorbing episodes and incidents of Mormon life and mystery, as well as ot solid and practical infcin.ation The high i»raise which the work has received from intelligent men, to whom it has been submit- ted and by whom its publication was urged as a duty to the jMiblic, stami)s it as one of the most powerfnl. and thrilhmj books ever i)ublished. ^ ,^„ ^ ^^ -^-r ^-, CONDITIOTvTS. The book will be printed from a beautiful clear new type, on iine calendered ].aper, made expressly for this work, com- prised in one octavo volume of about 4l>5 pages, embellished and illustrated with 7 fine portraits and engravings of leadinrint o Leather binding. f the American Edition which sells at $3.00 in Cloth, and $4.00 in RtiViOVty iv A Book for every Household in America! THE HISTORY OF CHBISTIANITY. Consisting of the fife and %m\mp of |t5ttS of §imxti% The i?Ldveiitiires of Paul and the Apostles, And THE MOST INTERESTING EVENTS IN THE PROGRESS OF CHRISTIANITY, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME. I cannot •rive a better idea of the work c5 The above indicates the design and scope of the volume, than to quote from tlie autlior's pre(iice. , ,_ , i '. The author of this vohnne ha. for many years, at h.tcn'als. beer, enjra^'c.l in ''t^ I.VX';^^'''" „... i.^JJ? '''IJ^ to hi.n very desirable, that a b,-ief. -'"P-'j^-'l^l-Vea t ''iStise^'of ule p op^e. '^e^'uer s "^^aSV^Umt^Jte struggles and triumphs, should be prepared, '"^f l'\^;' f,*?., ]'? /"f '''^'; "\.*,^ of ctr *ti«nUy which can lure the attention Isanv'popularh.story of the extraordinary events nivolveam tUe pio., „>'.!;?(•« a. vot there is no theme otZiu, even ot Christians, whose jninds are engrossed by he ^f'^^^'on of b y . 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