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Mormonism & polygamy debate in 1870.......
Mormonism & polygamy debate in 1870.......
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August 08, 1870
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1870
* Mormonism - polygamy ? - Mormons
* Orson Pratt-John Philip Newman debate
The top of the back page has one column headings: "THE MORMONS AND POLYGAMY" "Dr. Newman Notifies Brigham Young That He Has Girded Up His Loins" which includes correspondences between Newman and Young. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with all 8 pages, toning and minor wear along the folds, a little spine wear, generally good.
Source: Robert Duane Hatch: The colorful history of Mormon polygamy has many interesting stories to tell, and one of the most interesting is that of Rev. Dr. J. P. Newman's debate with the Mormon Apostle Orson Pratt on "Does the Bible Sanction Polygamy?" This debate was held at the New Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. Newman was the Chaplain of the United States Senate and one of the foremost preachers of Washington, D.C. His appearance in Salt Lake City to debate the question of polygamy was a national topic. Probably never before, nor since, has so much been said in such a short time by non-Mormon presses on a question respecting Mormonism. And never before, as far as the author has been able to discover, has a chaplain of the Senate engaged in a public debate of such wide-spread interest.
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