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xii CHAPTER XLIII. THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE.—The Story of two Emigrant Trains—The Journey across the Plains—Arrival in Salt Lake City—Denied Provisions in the Mormon Settlements—The Travel to the Mountain Meadows—A Militia Regiment follows them—Indians and Mormon Militia attack the Train—A Fight for Four Days—Mormon Officers betray the Emigrants under a Flag of Truce—They lay down their Arms under Promise of Protection—A Hundred and Twenty Men, Women, and Children butchered Seventeen Children preserved—The Story of the Massacre confirmed by the Affidavit of Bishop Smith—The Author's Letter to Brigham Young—Superintendent Forney's Report—Names of the Little Ones saved—Judge Cradlebaugh's Speech in Congress—Sale of the Emigrants' Property—Major Carlton's Story of the Monument—"Vengeance is mine, I have repaid"—"Argus" defines Brigham Young's Responsibility—Congress deaf to the Demand for Investigation, 424

CHAPTER XLIV. THE SPRINGVILLE MURDERS.—The Status of the People during the Time of Blood—Brigham's Absolute Authority—Something Personal of Lee and the Leaders at Springville—How the Parrishes were entrapped and murdered—Confession of the Bishop's Counsellor—"Helping those who need Help"—How Bird "worked the best he could"—"A Lick across the Throat"—Paying the Atoning Penalty—Horrible Sacrifice of an Unfaithful Wife—How John G's Blood was "Spilled," 459

CHAPTER XLV. THE FAITH OF THE SAINTS.—The Prophet's Creed given to the Public—The Doctrines taught to the Saints—Spirits in Prison—Baptism for the Dead—Brigham Young teaches that Adam is the God of this World—Brigham and all the Mormons are to make New Worlds and become Gods—A New Version of Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained—Origin of the Devil—The Mormon Account of the Origin of the African Race, 472

CHAPTER XLVI. THE MORMON THEOCRACY.—All Earthly Government is Rebellion—The Kingdom of God in Utah —he Gentiles to be destroyed—Why the Mormons pray for the Overthrow of the Republic—Believers to deed all their Property to Brigham Young, "the Lord's" Representative on Earth—The Families of the Saints to be Adopted by the Apostles—Brigham's Word equal to that of God—Orson Hyde illustrates the Kingdoms of the "Gods," 495

CHAPTER XLVII. THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM.—An Extraordinary Document—The Prophet buys Egyptian Mummies—Translates Papyri found with them—Another Translation by a Scientist—Delusion, Deception, or Folly?—Was Joseph Smith a "Spirit Medium?" 507