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Show 135 at 4,tenee against, the d.$Vast4ting tor.e of Ingli$h h't.mIe1'n", she hu, by ignoring it, a little t\U'neQ it, he"VJr edge. As to the 1umei&$ of .rmonbm, h:r stating. them with a 1m'wn ot _7gum$1l'b $be hs. gone far to d.isarm criticism. " " • Allowatlee made for fUi$.l partiality t the bioglf.aphel" has done her wok well. Inglish 1"4la&<iers (I '" will retU:rn to thinking ,of Brigham prima.rilT as & man J ,-et at the back of their minds wil.l Un'$ knowldge tha.t he was a good deal e15e as well.45 til mareyi.1lg. A sUghtly different slant was giVCim in the fo11owil'lg Inglbh eval MrSIt Gah$' lite ot he father, founded o<a many ttnl'ublisb.d d.tnt$ artd personal Ittlowbdg$ llOW ablotSt lUliqita I is th.e .est sa\:1sta.$tor:y yet wrUt,en. l'\ is tJ:ee from ths ree,r1mi.Q.tion which mars ao$ Hon a:ptloge-\ie$,. .00 Mrs. Gates haS, a. $ense of humt)ur' an4 treaMeS$ ot st-yle whioh' m.ake on$ ready to condone her (u')mpl$te dis!'egard of ehronol.og)". But, while ",l7in at great lngth to the .tJl'O $.eBsa.Uo .ebarge·, wbieh have been brought agailMat Mormons in I$ner.al, and Brigham Young in icule.r, she ignores Qth.r$ wMeb W$re ot greater weight \e the St,a.s in which the. !n$ lirst- $ettled.46 ta L1k:$ some 01 the others, th$ reviewer for the London cussed .. of the eGg,te:rde$ which :r$nt q;ulities, a eoent or lack of cU••• rang" a.x-ound. Mormonism, not the in Mrs. Gates f book. tbem, ,._. But be add$ci eGneerning another ,ha.$ti of the book # 'or its &X'$&ter part this volume is a Mptoq of the Mormon fJhureb w;tt,h it. Virtues eM$no'$d and its sins 11Qss over or' ignoed •••• AU t'rhis b to be eted and need n<tt be h$:r6 ,ontroverted, f1(e r.al itd'd:resl, of the VG1Um.$ lbs in its picture of home lite b the 17gUd.(lt t$ family ...... Rr$. GI1.$'S pietve is &ne ot hap,iaes$ ,and pro$pit7, eo tar as she saw. It is probably ,a tn. one.47 ItS!). Willoughby, "th. Complete 'olyge.miiSt J" (July 5, 1930) at, 46sRt),tator 47(IOV., (May 17, 19)0) ClLlV) 6. 19'O} lJOtII, 317-18. 22. |
