Show AN AMERICAN RELIGION in the antor I locky r region ion of the united states filling th so se hi high 0 h valleys with settlements for an extent of 1000 miles from the canadian to the mexican line in in fact live a people numbering 0 over three hundred thousand whose history character and religion to n have attracted more attention and awakened mure more universal interest than any religious 0 body of modern times it is conceded that their ecclesiastical organization 0 is the most wonderful in the world as their religious reli gous faith perhaps is the most rena remarkable ar kable moreover their religion and its church organ organization 0 izal tion were brought into ex istance by bv one of the most unique as also one of the greatest characters that has arisen in american history joseph smith commonly knows as the mormon prophet that religion is american in its origin 0 and is the most remarkable religious movement t that america has to offer for the consideration of those who have como come to enquire into the religions of the wea it is a rc religion ligion too that is sanctified by the blood of its martyrs mar in 1833 18 twelve hundred of its devotees were driven by mobs from their homes in one count county y jn in missouri their weary way into the bleak missouri bottoms made light by the flames which rose from froin more than two hundred of their houses set on fire by mobs only five years later twelve thousand were expelled from the same state by forces some four hundred in the two drivins ivings dr s were either cither killed outright M or died from the exposure re re suiting resulting on being expelled from their homes at an inclement season of the year I 1 say nothing of the destruction of their property and lands of which they robbed by these an tho the exiles found an in illinois Illi lili noss for a few years but ere ion long 0 the same bitter bitor intolerant sec sectarian terian spirit set it at work its forces and the res results bite were that joseph smith and his brother were murdered tu to li continued conlin aed aei neil t issue |