1899 The Mountain Meadow Massacre An Address Charles W Penrose / George Q Cannon

Description: 1899 The Mountain Meadow Massacre An Address Charles W Penrose / George Q Cannon______________________________________________ The Mountain Meadow Massacre: Who Were Guilty of the Crime? An Address by Elder Charles W. Penrose, October 26th, 1884by Charles W. PenrosePublished by George Q. Cannon & Sons, Co (1899) For years the Church was silent on the topic of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. This address was the LDS Churches first response to the tragedy. While it was first published in 1884, most of these booklets are from a later date (1906). This reprint was printed in 1899. In addition to Elder Penrose's address, is a supplement containing additional testimony of James Holt Haslam. Condition:Very Good Softcover Staple Bound Book! The binding is tight and all 97 pages within are bright white with NO WRITING, UNDERLINING, or HIGH-LIGHTING with the exception of a name on the title page (shown). There is deterioration of this 121 year old pamphlet on the lower front cover, as can be seen in my photos and a light crease in the middle of the book (also shown). The front cover could easily be repaired if the new owners seeks to do so. You will be happy with this one! Always handled and packaged with care! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking! About the Book:The toughest problem Brigham Young bequeathed his successors was the legacy of the murders at Mountain Meadows. "That bloody tragedy has been the chief stock-in-trade for penny-a-liners, and press and pulpit who have gloated in turns by chorus over the sickening details," LDS President John Taylor protested. John D. Lee had been executed for the crime, but his first trial convinced most Americans he acted on orders from Salt Lake City. Taylor rightly felt it was not fair to blame the Mormon people for the 1857 atrocity, but the story remained a millstone around the neck of the LDS Church. For years, Mormon leaders continued a long-standing policy of silence about the massacre. "The more you stir this pile of [manure], " Brigham Young said, using a stronger word, "the worse it stinks. " By the early 1880s, it was clear that ignoring the issue would not make it go away. "Wherever the servants of God have gone to preach the gospel," the Deseret News complained, "the Mountain Meadow massacre has been thrown in their teeth. " Apostle Franklin D. Richards began working on the problem in 1882, gathering "material in vindication of President Brigham Young & the Church against perpetrating the Mountain Meadow Massacre." Former deputy marshal Aaron Farr provided a deposition charging John D. Lee had lied about the crime in 1857. The affidavit "not being what it should be at first writing, " Richards "corrected and completed" it. The church decided to meet the challenge head-on and selected a feisty English convert, Charles Penrose, to defend the dead prophet. As editor of the Deseret News, Penrose was an able writer and a brilliant orator, and the First Presidency put the resources of the Church Historian's Office at his disposal. No Mormon had tackled the difficult task of creating a believable account of the murders that didn't blame American Indians. As historian Juanita Brooks wrote, Penrose's job was "to clear the name of Brigham Young from any implications of guilt, " but vindicating the man who was governor, Indian superintendent and commander-in-chief of the Utah militia in 1857 was a tall order. Penrose presented his conclusions to a standing-room-only audience at Salt Lake City's Twelfth Ward in October 1884. Given the challenge, Penrose succeeded brilliantly. He provided an explanation of the crime that reassured loyal Latter-day Saints and even convinced most historians. "Brigham Young's name stands today clear from the guilt which malignant people have tried to fasten upon it," Penrose concluded. "Truth is mighty and will prevail. " The LDS Church published his sermon as the first official explanation of the crime. Copyright © 2018-2022 TDM Inc. The photos and text in this listing are copyrighted. I spend lots of time writing up my descriptions and despise it when un-original losers cut and paste my descriptions in as their own. It is against ebay policy and if you are caught, you will be reported to ebay and could be sued for copyright infringement and damages.

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