The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-01-10
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Joel Rae, Lutte Of tho
Holy Ghost, returns to Nauvoo to assis.
In the migration Of the remaining Nor
mons forced to leave by the soldiers of
the state.
CHAPTER II-Rae has encounter in
dark with Luke Wright, who mistook him
Tor one of the soldiers. From him Rae
learns Of conditions in the city and gets
news of his sweetheart, Prudence Corson.
CHAPTER I1I-Rae meets his sweet
heart n Capt. Girnway Of the soldiers
who is In love with her and has pro-
tected her and her family. The soldier
notifies Rae to be ready to move in the
morning.
CHAPTER Iv-Prudence tells Rae Of
her intention not to go to the promised
land with the Mormons. She tells him of
Joseph Smiths proposal of polygemous
marriage to her, and her loss of belief in
his teachings.
CHAPTER v-Last Of the Mormons
leave Nauvoo. Rae parts with his sweet
heart. Soldiers drown RAGS father at the
ferry landing. Rae hears Of 1t after the
crossing.
CHAPTER VI-Rae's mother dies on
the march. n he Joins the Sons of Dan.
CHAPTER vII-The saints pass the
winter at Council Bluffs Brigham Young
breaches the doctrine of plural mar
riages to Rae, who is ordained an elder.
CHAPTER vIII-The march to the
promised land is begun through Nebraska.
CHAPTER Ix-Miracles occur on the
march. The saints arrive at Fort Lara
mic.
CHAPTER x-From the tops of the
mountains the saints view their promised
land.
CHAPTER xI-Rae witnesses a second
miracle. He meets Mara Cavan. who falls
in love with him
CHAPTER xII-A failure of crops re-
suits in famine and the saints are threat
ened with determination by hunger. Gold
in California brings Gentiles to the new
Zion. Rae returns to the Missouri to act
as guide for another party of, the saints,
He hears of the marriage of Prudence, to
whom he had remained faithful, to Capt.
Girnway.
CHAPTER xIII-Rae, back at Salt
Lake, leads in a movement for the re-
pentance of the people. Chilled from
standing in the river to offer baptism to
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Cavan, now fifth wife Of Elder Pixley.
He embraces her and they confess their
love. Brigham proclaims the doctrine Of
blood atonement.
CHAPTER xIv-Mara, fifth wife of
Elder Pixley, suffers blood atonement"
for her love Of Joel Rae. Rae goes to the
southern settlements to live and preach.
CHAPTER xv-Gentile immigrants are
surrounded by Mormons and Indians at
Mountain Meadows. Rae objects to the
carrying out of orders for their massacre.
CHAPTER xVI-Gentile immigrants
murdered at Mountain Meadows. Rae
rescues two children, a little boy and girl,
and recognizes in the murdered mother OF
the girl his sweetheart, Prudence. Rae
took q blood-stained Bible he had given
her years before from her. He sent the
rescued boy to a church institution and
took the girl with him.
CHAPTER xyII-Rae responds to the
call for soldiers to fight the invading
army of the United States. Is made a
major and sent to defend Echo canyon
and remains there through the winter.
CHAPTER xvIII-Army of Gen. John
ston enters Salt Lake City, and Rae goes
back to the southern settlements. ~
CHAPTER xIx-Rae seeks death as
punishment for his sins in the desert.
CHAPTER Xx-Rae sees a vision in
the desert.
CHAPTER xxI-Rae returns to the
settlement and determines to chasten
himself by living his life of torment. He
goes to Salt Lake and takes a crippled
woman for q wife. On the way home he
takes another wife, an insane woman.
CHAPTER xXII-He has Prudence
brought to his home.
CHAPTER xxI1I-Rae falls in love
with his wife, Martha, and divorces hel
to further chasten himself. He takes an
other wife.
He closed the book and fell weakly
to his knees to pray brokenly, and al
most despairingly: Help me to keep
down this self within me; let 1t ask
for nothing; fan the fires until they
consume it! Bow me, bend me-, break
me, burn me out-burn me out!"
In the morning, when he said, Mar
tina, the harvest is over now, and !
want you to go north with me" she
prepared to obey without question.
He talked freely to her OF the way,
though it is probable that he left in
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her mind little more than dark con.
fusion, beyond the n clear fact OF
his wish. AS to this, she knew she
must have no desire, but to comply,
Reaching Salt Lake City, they went
at once to Brigham's Office. When
they came out they came possessed OF
a document in duplicate, reciting tina
they both did covenant, promise, and
agree to dissolve all the relations
which have hitherto existed between
us as husband and wife, and to keer
ourselves separate and apart from
each other from this time forth"
This was the simple divorce which
Brigham was good enough to grant te
such Of the Saints as found them
selves unhappily married, and wished
it. AS Joel Rae handed the Prophel
the fee Of ten dollars, which it was his
custom to charge for the service, Brig
ham made some timely remarks. Ht
said he feared that Martha had beer
perverse and rebellious; that her frs
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