1842-07-Methodist Quarterly Review-Review

Review

The Methodist Quarterly Review, v2, July 1842, p. 482

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24. Mormonism and the Mormons. A Historical View of the Rise and Progress of the Sect self-styled Latter-Day Saints. By Rev. Daniel P. Kidder. 18mo. New-York: G. Lane & P. P. Sandford. 1842.

It is a matter of astonishment that such an imposture as Mormonism should in the nineteenth century, and in the United States, obtain the least consideration. It is a revival of Mohammedanism, under the auspices of an ignorant knave—a most senseless imposition from beginning to end, and yet it is making thousands of converts, both in this country and in England. In the work before us, we have an account of the origin and progress of this truly blasphemous and revolutionary system. The "Latter-Day Saints" are a political and military faction, as dangerous to the peace of the country as to the interests of true religion. We shall review the book hereafter.

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