Mormonism
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Haskell, D. C.) |
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Excerpt from Mormonism: An Address The history of the founding of a nation, the rise and progress of a religious sect, or order, the primary steps in the organization of society, whether on old plans or new, present many features in common. Old methods clad in renovated garb are often employed by peculiar agents, under unusual circumstances; occasionally a new idea presents itself, or an old one long since discarded is reproduced in a new setting, but if the nation, sect, or order be successful, the record is full of interest. The Mormon articles of faith, considered separately, are most ancient; as a creed its novelty is in its grouping. The world is proffered, by this organization which we are about to consider, a bundle of religious dogmas that, taken as a whole, without knowledge of the existence of a church which professed to accept them, would be regarded by the theological student as intended for a caricature of the religious idea. The Mormon hierarchy has resurrected also a system of social relationship which at best is but a bestial relic of barbarism, and has thrust it forward with a zeal and a tenacity of purpose that, while it impeaches both their wisdom and their purity, surprises us into a sort of admiration for their misemployed courage. After the whole civilized world has branded polygamy as a crime, a religious sect, professedly more Christian than any other, claiming to be led day by day by divine revelation, coming through an infallible priesthood, has succeeded in establishing it here - in the United States - and so firmly, that it has resisted for over thirty years all efforts to dislodge it, either by moral or governmental force. However corrupt and unscrupulous their leaders may be, the Mormon people will be found to be not without virtues, and to present commendable features. This fact serves to make the continuance of this, their "peculiar institution" all the more an obstacle and a peril to Christian civilization. A history in detail of the rise and progress of the Mormon church, from the discovery in New York of the mystic plates from which it is alleged Joseph Smith and his coadjutors translated the Book of Mormon, rivals in interest the Homeric tales of the adventures of Achilles. 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.
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