New Light on Mormonism

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ... 269 INDEX. B. "Book of Commandments" for the government of the Church, published while at Independence, Mo., 91. "Book of Mormon," copy of the title-page of the original edition, 266. C. Celestial marriage, the test of Joseph Smith's pretended revelation on the subject at Nauvoo in 1843, 228. Clark, George, copy of his letter bear-ing on the Spanlding manuscript, 244. Clay, Henry, his correspondence with Joseph Smith while at Nauvoo, 99. Coimeaut, O., visit to by the author and reminiscences of Sam. Spanlding and the ilrst Mormon conference held there in 1834, 77. Cowan, Alice Grey, Important testi-mony, 263. D. Dickinson, Mrs. Ellen E., letter from Palmyra in New York Evangelist on the "Early Mormon Haunts," 245. Garfield, President, account of the au-thor's visit to Mentor in 1880, and Mr. and Mrs. Garfield's statements con-cerning Joe Smith and Kigdon and the Mormons while at Kirtland, only three miles from Mentor, 253. Gilbert, J. W., statement of one of the type-setters of the "Book of Mor-mon," 249. Gonld, Lorin, statement in relation to Hiram and Henry Lake, and others, 258. Haviland, Mrs. Urania, statement in regard to the Spaulding family, 259. Howe, E. D., who aided Hurlburt in getting possession of the Spaulding manuscript; a thrilling interview with him by the author in 1880 described, 72; on the origin of the old Mormon Bible, 259. Howgate, J. L., statement in regard to starting a new religion, 261. Hnrlburt, D. P., who purloined Spaul ding's manuscript; sketch of him, 62; a thrilling interview with him by the author and Oscar E. Kellogg in No-vember, 1880, 62; statements in rela-tion to his connection with the lost manuscript, 245, 260. J. Josephites, The, a branch of Mormons calling themselves "Josephites," and "Latter-Day...