The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-03-07
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CHAPTER I-Joel Rae, Lutte Of the
Holy Ghost, returns to Nauvoo to assist
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
for one Of the soldiers. From him Rae
learns Of conditions in the city and gets
CHAPTER III-Rae meets his sweet
heart and 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 polygamous
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 Rae's father at the
ferry landing. Rae hears of it after the
crossing.
CHAPTER vI-Rae's mother dies on
the march. and 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 ava who falls
In love with him..
CHAPTER x11-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-
p%entance of the people. Chilled from
standing In the river to offer baptism to
the repentants he is cared for by Mara
Cavan, now fifth wife of Elder Pixley.
He embraces her and they confess their
love. Brigham proclatms 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 a 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 xv1I-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 xvII1-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 a wife. On the way home he
takes another wife. an insane woman.
CHAPTER XxII-He has Prudence
brought to his home.
CHAPTER xxIII-Rae falls in love
with his wife,, Martha, and divorces her
to further chasten himself. He takes an
other wife.
CHAPTER XXIV-Rae prepares for the
end Of the world which has been prophe-
sled. Bishop Wright proposes to take an
other wife and selects Prudence, now IA
years old. Rae refuses.
CHAPTER XxV-Prudence, new grown
to young w~omanhood, visits Salt Lake
City and witnesses the festivities of the
world and meets Brigham Young.
CHAPTER xxvI-Brighan proposes
marriage to Prudence.
CHAPTER xXvII-A stranger arrives
at RAGS home after finding Prudence in
the woods.
CHAPTER xxVIII-The stranger tells
his story Of the Mountain Meadow massa-
ere in the presence of Prudence and Rae,
and tells 1t for a purpose. He proves to
be the boy rescued by Rae, and who aft
erwards escaped from the men ordered
to kill him..
CHAPTER xx1x-Follett tells Rae he
is going to kill him, and insists he must
tell Prudence who she is. Rae begs for
yet q little while with her and Follett
relents.
CHAPTER XXx-Love making of Fol-
lett and Prudence progresses.
CHAPTER XXXI-Prudence tries to
convert Follett to Mormon1sm. Village
gossips tell Prudence she is an illegiti-
mate child, and Follett again insists that
Rae shall tell her who she is.
CHAPTER xxxI1-More lessons in
Mormonism, but Follett objects to having