History of all religions; containing a statement of the origin, development, doctrines, forms of worship and government

352 p.; 12 pl.; 19 cm. [First edition 1859] (Flake 7563, for 1867 printing) [title continues] of the religious denominations in the world. With biographical notices of eminent divines. -- Plates (* toned): Luther. Cecil Calvert*, Luther preaching*, Philadelphia churches (First Baptist*, Seventh Presbyterian*), Swedenborg's house*, William Penn*, Abraham offering Isaac, Christ reasoning with the doctors, William White*, Moses Maimonides, Mahomet teaching* -- `Notwithstanding the general abhorrence and contempt with which the Mormons are regarded by all other religious sects, they adhere pertinaciously to their claim to be the true church. But the most remarkable feature of the Mormon creed is their "spiritual wife" doctrine. This theory is based on the idea that the future kingdom of the saints is to consist solely of their own posterity, and hence the more children a "saint" has, the more hears of glory are created; and that women may become heirs of heaven also, by becoming "sealed" to a saint,and entering paradise with him.' (p. 98-104) -- `What, then, are Mr. [Charles] Wadsworth's defects? We answer, a monotonous and tiresome tone of voice; a mumbling of his words, by which he fails to expel their articulation beyond his teeth-- a peculiarity which frequently deprives his original and expressive nomenclature of half its effect. The affluence of his ideas leads him to despise all the established rules.But he seizes three or four of the chief thoughts contained in, or suggested by, the text, and expounds and illlus- trates them after his own fashion, in utter indifference to all that Porter or Gresley may have enjoined in their manuals on Homiletics.' (p. 336 f.) VG orig. embossed brown cloth. Several plates toned, text vg. …