[The Mormon Prophet by Lily Dougall]@TWC D-Link bookThe Mormon Prophet CHAPTER I 8/14
"The Smiths are a _low_ family." Mrs.Croom answered the tone.
"If the dirt beneath our feet were to begin using profane language, I don't suppose it would be beneath our dignity to put a stop to it." "It is the Inquisition that my mother wishes to reinstate," said Ephraim. The master of the house again spoke with the _naivete_ of unquestioning bias.
"No, Ephraim; for your mother would be the last to interfere with any for doing righteousness or believing the truth." Mrs.Croom's slender head trembled and her eyes showed signs of tears at her son's opposition.
"If God-fearing people cannot prevent the most horrible iniquities from being practised in their own town, the laws are in a poor condition." "You have made no candid inquiry concerning Smith, mother; your judgment of him, whether true or false, is based on angry sentiment and wilful ignorance." The preacher sighed.
"This Smith is deceiving the people." "His book," said Ephraim, "is a history of the North American Indians from the time of the flood until some epoch prior to Columbus.
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