The Religious Aspects of Mormonism Paramount--General Ignorance Concerning the Mormon Religious System--SOURCES OF THEIR DOCTRINES--Revelation, not Reason, the Primary Source--All Religions Founded on Revelation--Sacred Books--The Mormon Bible-- The "Book of Mormon"--Migrations of Jews to America--Visit of Jesus to America--"Book of Doctrine and Covenants"--The "Living Oracles" 161 CHAPTER XIII. THE RELIGIOUS PUZZLE (_continued_). MORMON DOCTRINES--Their Idea of God--Plurality of Gods--Mormon Sunday-School Hymn Concerning Smith--The Pre-existence of Souls-- The Doctrine of Polygamy--Practised on the Plea of Self-Sacrifice and Ambition--Necessity of Preaching their Gospel to All-- Preaching to the Dead--Baptismal Regeneration--Baptism for the Dead--Mormon Priesthood Necessary to Salvation--Melchizedek and Aaronic Priesthood--Mormon Endowments--Blood Atonement--Doctrine of "The Fulness of Times" 168 CHAPTER XIV. THE RELIGIOUS PUZZLE (_continued_). Professor Coyner's Analysis of Mormonism--Rev. Dr. McNiece's Analysis--Reasons for the Growth and Tenacity of Mormonism--The Christian Element its Chief Source of Strength--No Mormon Converts from Heathenism--Protestantism the Source of its Recruits--Bible Doctrines in the Mormon "Catechism for Children"-- The Mormon Articles of Faith--The Mormon Heresy Compared to Gnosticism in the Early Christian Church--A Clue to the Solution of the Religious Puzzle 181 CHAPTER XV. THE RELIGIOUS PUZZLE (_concluded_). The Character of Efforts Hitherto put Forth to Solve the Puzzle-- What has been Accomplished--The Plan Somewhere Defective-- Mormonism to be Reformed, not Destroyed--Why Mormons will not Listen to Christian Missionaries--Moody and Sankey's Meetings in Salt Lake City--_The Deseret Evening News_ on Bishop Tuttle's Sermon--Mormonism a Perversion of Christianity--The Educational and Colonization Scheme best Fitted to Reform it--Proved by Comparing Roman Catholicism in the United States with Roman Catholicism in Mexico or Brazil--The Probable Effect of a Larger Intelligence--The Probable Effect of the Introduction of Gentile Colonies--The Religious Puzzle Solved--The Duty of the Hour 188 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. "Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man."--MADAME DE STAËL. "Never suppose yourself to understand the ignorance of another so long as you are ignorant of his understanding."--COLERIDGE. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.