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Fear you not my part of the dialogue. 

Shakespeare. Much Ado About Nothing, Act III, scene 1. 

There can never be deep peace between two spirits, never mutual respect, until, in their dialogue, each stands for the whole world. 

Emerson, “Of Friendship,” Essays. 

Over a year ago this column called attention to three new journals which in one way or another would be of interest to Mormons or bibliophiles of Mormonism. The journals noted were Mormon History, The Carpenter: Reflections on Mormon Life and The Western Historical Quarterly. Mormon History and The Carpenter are of unique Mormon interest and the latter journal has published a third issue, the contents of which are reported below. Mormon History (a journal of reprints) is now in its second volume. Among the items it has reprinted are Hector Lee’s published thesis, The Three Nephites, Thomas Kane’s lecture, “The Mormons,” sections of the 1837 Book of Mormon (to be printed over a number of years), and portions of the first printing of the Pearl of Great Price. The editors of Mormon History also publish Restoration Reporter, which contains “news and views of the other Latter Day Saints. . . .” As information on this journal becomes available it will be reported in these pages. The Western Historical Quarterly with the backing of the Western History Association has successfully gone through four issues and appears to be destined for a long life. The first volume of this quarterly contained several articles on Mormon topics which are reported on below. 

While it might appear that the market for additional journals published for the limited L.D.S. clientel has been saturated, such is not the case. Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have come out with a journal based on the Dialogue format. Published by the Venture Foundation of Lamoni, Iowa, the quarterly is titled Courage: a Journal of History, Thought and Action.[1]

According to the editors, “a major purpose for Courage is to make possible a dialogue between people representing different backgrounds and per suasions.” In the first issue, the editors state that the “critical function” of Courage is to fulfill the 

need for scholarly study and thoughtful reflection on matters of importance to Latter Day Saints. We believe that this is not simply a luxury which the church could do without. Scholarly study and reflection are necessary in a world that is more highly educated. 

Because man’s knowledge is expanded, we are called upon even more today to make sure that what claims we make can stand critical examination. An intelligent person will not respect an organization that does not recognize the value of its own self-scrutiny. Such an organization bases its beliefs on ignorance. Potential new members will have to be drawn almost entirely from those who are ignorant in areas related to the church’s doctrines, and youth raised in such a church can be expected to leave in larger numbers unless they are kept in ignorance. 

We believe that any institution must eventually reach the point where either it becomes mature enough to engage in self-criticism, or that its heart will die — even though the outward form may endure long after death. . . . We feel the church has been far too slow in developing sources of self-criticism. . . . We feel that Courage can fill a real need for independent thought in the Church. . . . Courage can discuss issues that are not at this time discussed in the official organs of the Church. . . . We realize that we are expecting to accomplish a lot with the publication of Courage. . . . We may well fall short of our goals. But if our objectives are only partially met, the effort will have been worthwhile. 

As this column was being prepared for the printer, word was received of another RLDS publication. Called Zion’s Warning, the journal is avail able from World Redemption, 2640 Rainier Way, La Habra, Calif. 90631. We have no indication of the thrust of this endeavor. 

Some time ago the L.D.S. Church announced that the magazines it publishes—The Improvement Era, The Children’s Friend, the Relief Society Magazine and The Instructor—would be discontinued in favor of three new magazines beginning in January, 1971. The new magazines are The Ensign of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the adult magazine; The New Era, the youth-young adult magazine; and The Friend, the children’s magazine. According to an article in the October 3, 1970, Church News, the purpose of all three magazines is “to build testimonies among Church members, assist the programs of the Church, and aid Church members in their family and citizenship responsibilities.” The article concludes by noting that the editors of the respective magazines “welcome contributions and ideas from Church members,” especially those which “place special emphasis on the live human experiences of individuals that will motivate others to a greater commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Latter-day Saints are invited to share their testimonies and experiences with editors.” Another Church periodical which ceased publication at the end of 1970 in favor of the new magazines is The Millennial Star, which began its illustrious career in 1840 under the editorship of Parley P. Pratt. Published in England, The Star’s early issues are important sources of information about the Church’s history. 

An unusual L.D.S.-oriented publication that has had limited circulation is The Olive Leaf, which the editor calls “a hip-L.D.S.-youth newsletter.” Begun in Los Angeles in 1968 and published in Provo, Utah, during 1969 and 1970, The Olive Leaf is “temporarily defunct due to [the] missions of [its] editors,” according to Elder Scott S. Smith of the West German Mission. If The Olive Leaf is ever resurrected we trust the editors will send Dialogue review copies. 

News of yet another publishing venture has come from Logan, Utah, where the Western Text Society hopes to fulfill “the widespread desire among Americans to become acquainted with our cultural heritage.” Publications of the Society will be based on Utah State University’s collection of Western Americana and apparently those of “participating institutions.” Member ship is $4.00 per year, which amount will be applied as credit toward any publication of the Society purchased by members. Already available are Austin E. Fife’s Heaven on Horseback, an annotated collection of 49 cow boy songs; A. J. Simmonds, Index to Names in the Library of Congress Collection of Mormon Diaries; and Mary A. Washington, An Annotated Bibliography of Western Manuscripts in the Merrill Library. 

A unique aspect of the Western Text Society is the request, found in its announcement flier, that individual members “locate records and inform the Society of their whereabouts, and . . . persuade owners of the desirability of having them in an archive and available for public use. The Society will provide on request, a photocopy at cost, of any document accepted for these archives.” Certainly this is an inexpensive (if it works) way of building an historical manuscripts collection, but one is left to ruminate on the possible copyright problems inherent in the dissemination of unpublished manuscripts not in the public domain. 

Potpourri

The Mormon History Association Newsletter announced that its award for the best book in Mormon History for 1969-70 went to Richard P. Howard’s Restoration Scriptures; A Study of Their Textual Development (Independence, Mo., Department of Religious Education, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). Richard L. Anderson was awarded a prize for his essays on early Mormon History appearing in The Improvement Era, BYU Studies, and The Instructor. 

The editors welcome contributions to the three annual bibliographic compilations which appear in this section—books and pamphlets, dissertations and theses, and periodical articles. 

Periodical Articles on Mormons and Mormonism

Adamson, J. “Mary,” Christian Century, 87 (11 Feb. 1970), 175-76. Concerning Mormons, Mormonism, and Negroes.

Alexander, Thomas A. “An Experiment in Progressive Legislation: The Granting of Woman Suffrage in Utah in 1870,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 38 (Winter 1970), 20-30.

Allen, James B. “The Changing Impact of Mining on the Economy of Twentieth Century Utah,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 38 (Summer 1970), 240-55.

———. “Crisis on the Home Front: The Federal Government and Utah’s Defense Housing in World War II,” Pacific Historical Review, 38 (Nov. 1969), 407-28.

———. “Eight Contemporary Accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision — What Do We Learn From Them?” The Important Era, 73 (Apr. 1970), 4-13.

———. See Backman, Milton V., Jr. below.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Confirming Records of Moroni’s Coming,” The Improvement Era, 73 (Sept. 1970), 4-8.

———. “The House Where The Church Was Organized,” The Improvement Era, 73 (April 1970), 16-25.

———. “Joseph Smith’s New York Reputation Reappraised,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Spring 1970), 283-314.

Armstrong, John B. “The Tabernacle Choir, . . . the Utah Symphony . . . Utah’s Musical ‘Greats,’ ” Utah Farmer, 90 (19 Mar. 1970), 29.

Arlington, Leonard J. ” ‘Divinely Tall and Most Divinely Fair’; Josephine Donna Smith — ‘Ina Coolbrith,’ ” Utah Libraries, 13 (Spring 1970), 8ff.

———. “James Gordon Bennett’s 1831 Report on ‘The Mormonites,’ ” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Spring 1970), 353-64.

————. “Women As A Force In The History Of Utah,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 38 (Winter 1970), 3-6.

Backman, Milton V., Jr. and Allen, James B. “Membership of Certain of Joseph Smith’s Family in the Western Presbyterian Church of Palmyra,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Summer 1970), 482-84.

“A Bank with Five Apostles on Its Side,” Business Week (14 Mar. 1970), 110-12. Zions First National Bank.

Barrett, G. W. “Colonel E. A. Wall: Mines, Miners, and Mormons,” Idaho Yesterdays, 14 (Summer 1970), 2-11.

Britsch, R. Lanier. “Church Beginnings in China,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Winter 1970), 161-72.

Brunvand, Jan Harold. “As the Saints Go Marching By: Modern Jokelore Concerning Mormons,” Journal of American Folklore, 83 (Jan.-Mar. 1970), 53-60. Amusing piece which fully explains your editor’s problem:

Mary had a little lamb,
It grew to be a sheep 
Then it joined the Mormon church 
And died from lack of sleep. 

The author quoted several definitions of a Jack Mormon but not one I recently read which claims a Jack Mormon is a Saint who won’t eat crickets.

Cannon, Hamlin. “The Morrisite War,” The American West, 7 (Nov. 1970), 4-9, 62.

Carmer, Carl. “A Panorama of Mormon Life,” Art in America, 58 (May-June 1970), 53-65. Twenty-two recently discovered paintings by Carl Christian Anton Christensen.

Christensen, Ross T. “Renewed Latter-day Saint Interest in the Phoenicians,” The Improvement Era, 73 (Oct. 1970), 12-15.

Cockran, Alice. “The Gold Dust Trail: Jack Langrishe’s Mining Town Theaters,” Montana Western History, 20 (Spring 1970), 59. The story of the Langrishe Theatres in frontier mining towns, including Utah. Appeared in Salt Lake Theater.

Cook, Rufus G. “The Political Suicide of Senator Fred T. Dubois of Idaho,” Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 60 (Oct. 1969), 193-98. Mormons in politics in Southern Idaho.

Cumming, John. “The Deseret Primer,” American Book Collector, 15 (April 1965), 8-10. Deseret Alphabet.

DePillis, M. S. “Social Sources of Mormonism,” Church History, 38 (March 1968), 50-79.

DeWitt, Pauline. “Legacy From the Comstock: Eilley Orrum Bowers,” Nevada Highways and Parks, 30 (Summer 1970), 32-38. Eilley was an early Mormon convert who came to Nevada with the Hyde party in 1855.

Durham, Reed C, Jr. “Joseph Smith’s own Story of a Serious Childhood Illness,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Summer 1970), 480-82.

Dyer, Alvin R. “Education: Moving Toward and Under the Law of Consecration,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Autumn 1969), 4-16.

Emenhiser, J. A. “1968 Election in Utah,” Western Political Quarterly, 22 (Sept. 1969), 526-35.

Evans, David W. “Early Mormon Artist Proclaimed ‘Art Discovery of 1970,’ ” The Improvement Era, 73 (May 1970), 18-29. The artist is Carl Christian Anton Christensen.

Ferrell, Tom. “If the Silent Majority Could Talk, What Would It Say?” Esquire, 73 (May 1970), 146. Biographical sketches of four news commentators whom the author believes speak for the “silent majority.” The four are Paul Harvey, who gave the 1970 commencement address at B.Y.U.; George Putnam, a recent convert to Mormonism; S.L.A. Marshall; and M. Stanton Evans.

Glazier, Captain Willard. “Down the Great River,” The Palimpsest, 51 (Sept. 1970), 404-09. Brief discussion of Nauvoo, its people and the temple.

Greene, Lida L. “Markers for Remembrance: The Mormon Trail,” Annals of Iowa, 40 (Winter 1970), 190-93.

Hardy, B. Carmon. “The Trek South: How the Mormons Went to Mexico,” Southwestern Historical Quarterly, 73 (July 1969), 1-16.

Hartley, William. “Mormons, Crickets, and Gulls: A New Look at an Old Story,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 38 (Summer 1970), 224-39.

Hegstad, Roland R. “Perspective — The Curse of Ham and Instant Inspira- tion,” Liberty, A Magazine of Religious Freedom, 65 (May-June 1970), 

Holland, Jeffrey R. “A Note on Mormon Americana at Yale,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Spring 1970), 386-88. 

Holsinger, M. Paul. “For God and the American Home: The Attempt to Unseat Senator Reed Smoot, 1903-1907,” Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 60 (July 1969), 154-60. 

———. “Philander C. Knox and the Crusade Against Mormonism, 1904-1907,” Western Pennsylvania History Magazine, 51 (Jan. 1969), 47-56. Knox and the seating of Reed Smoot.

———. “Senator George Graham Vest and the ‘Menace’ of Mormonism—1882-1887,” Missouri Historical Review, 65 (Oct. 1970), 23-36.

Houston, Jack. “The Jerald Tanners vs. Mormonism,” Power for Living, 28 (Apr.-June 1970). Available at Scripture Press Publ. Inc., 1825 College Avenue, Wheaton, Illinois 60187.

“How Not to Go Native,” Akwesasne Notes, 2 (May 1970), 14. Criticism of the Mormon Indian program.

“An Interview With Gene England,” The Carpenter: Reflections on Mormon Life, 1 (Spring 1970), 9ff.

Jennings, Warren A. “The Expulsion of the Mormons from Jackson County, Missouri,” Missouri Historical Review, 64 (Oct. 1969), 41-63.

———. “Importuning for Redress,” The Bulletin of the Missouri Historical Society, 17 (Oct. 1970), 15-29.

Jessee, Dean C. “The Original Book of Mormon Manuscript,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Spring 1970), 259-78.

Judex. “Que Son Los Mormones?” Estudios Centro Americanos [El Salvador], 20 [210] (1965), 295-98. Title in English, “What are the Mormons?”

Kildare, Maurice. “John D. Lee’s Secret Mine,” True Treasure (Apr. 1970), 14-22.

Kimball, Stanley B. “The Anthon Transcript: People, Primary Sources, and Problems,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Spring 1970), 325-52. Martin Harris’ consultation with Prof. Charles Anthon about the Book of Mormon.

Klement, Frank. “Mormons in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1837-1860,” The [Chicago] Westerner Brand Book, 25 (Feb. 1969), 89-91, 96.

Koller, Joe. “Tony Ivins – Son of Saintland,” Golden West, 6 (Jan. 1970), 24. Anthony W. Ivins’ early years in St. George.

Larson, Gustive O. “An Industrial Home for Polygamous Wives,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 38 (Summer 1970), 262-75. The Industrial Christian Home established by anti-polygamy forces. The building still stands as the Ambassador Athletic Club.

———. “Federal Government Efforts to ‘Americanize’ Utah Before Admission to Statehood,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Winter 1970), 218-32.

Lear, John. “Ancient Landings in America,” Saturday Review, 53 (18 July 1970), 18. Mentions article in Dialogue magazine.

Lyon, T. Edgar. “Mormon Colonization in the Far West,” The Improvement Era, 73 (July 1970), 10-14.

Mackay, Thomas W. “Abraham in Egypt: A Collation of Evidence for the Case of the Missing Wife,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Summer 1970), 429-52.

Marshall, Margaret. “Alkali Dust in Your Eyes,” American Scholar, 37 (Autumn 1968), 650-54. A reappraisal of A. Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet, part of which takes place in Salt Lake City.

McKern, Sharon S. and Thomas W. “The Peace Messiah,” Mankind: a Magazine of Popular History, 2 (Sept. 1970), 58-69. The ghost dance, the Indian Messiah and its possible Mormon origin. 

Melville, J. Keith. “Brigham Young on Politics and Priesthood,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Summer 1970), 488-90. 

Midgley, Louis C. “The Christian World Awakens to the Need for Prophets,” The Improvement Era, 73 (Aug. 1970), 68-78. 

“Mormons and Blacks; Doctrine Forbidding Black Males from Becoming Priests,” Christianity Today, 14 (30 Jan. 1970), 22. 

“Mormons: Incensed at the Census,” Newsweek, 75 (18 May 1970), 25.

Morris, Robert J. “Some Problems in Translating Mormon Thought into Chinese,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Winter 1970), 173-85.

“Nauvoo, the Beautiful, Soon to Become ‘Williamsburg of West,'” The Pioneer, 17 (Nov.-Dec. 1970), 10.

“Outcries of Dissent,” Time, 94 (Nov. 1969), 49. Black protest against Brigham Young University.

Peterson, Charles S. “‘A Mighty Man Was Brother Lot:’ A Portrait of Lot Smith—Mormon Frontiersman,” The Western Historical Quarterly, 1 (Oct. 1970), 393-414.

“Pigskin Justice and Mormon Theology,” Christian Century, 87 (21 Jan. 1970), 67.

Porter, Larry C. “The Colesville Branch and the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Spring 1970), 365-85. Colesville is in Broome County, New York.

———. “William E. McLellan’s Testimony of the Book of Mormon,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Summer 1970), 485-87.

Powell, Jay E. “Fairness in the Salt Lake County Probate Court,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 38 (Summer 1970), 256-62. A question of power politics between Mormons and the federal government.

[Pratte, Paul Alfred] “The (Latter-Day) Saints in Paradise,” Beacon Maga zine of Hawaii, (Dec. 1969), 21-25.

Preston, J. D. “Religiosity and Adolescent Drinking Behavior,” Sociological Quarterly, 10 (Summer 1969), 372-83.

Price, Raye. “Utah’s Leading Ladies of the Arts,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 38 (Winter 1970), 65-85. Maude Adams, Emma Lucy Gates Bowen, Mary Teasdel, Maud May Babcock and Alice Merrill Home.

“Prophet, Seer and Innovator,” Time, 95 (2 Feb. 1970), 49-50.

“Recently Discovered Letter of Eliza R. Snow,” with an Introduction by Carol Y. Williams, The Carpenter: Reflections on Mormon Life, 1 (Spring 1970), 4Iff.

Reed, William F. “The Other Side of ‘The Y,’ Sports Illustrated, 37 (26 Jan. 1970), 38-39. The problems of B.Y.U. athletics and the Negro.

“Report of the Convention on Prices of Labor, Products and Manufacturers for St. George Stake of Zion,” Mormon History, 1 (June-July 1970), 188.

Rich, Russell R. “The Dogberry Papers and the Book of Mormon,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Spring 1970), 315-20. Dogberry, a pseudonym for Esquire Cole, publisher of The Reflector, which was printed on the same press, used to print the first edition of the Book of Mormon.

———. “Where Were the Moroni Visits?” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Spring 1970), 255-58.

Rohler, J. “Mormons Stand Pat; Forbid Black Males to Become Priests,” Christianity Today, 14 (13 Feb. 1970), 34-35.

Russell, W. D. “Reorganized Mormon Church Beset by Controversy,” Chris tian Century, 87 (17 June 1970), 769-71.

Schwartz, Thomas D. “The L.D.S. Student and the Secular World,” The Carpenter: Reflections on Mormon Life, 1 (Spring 1970), 52. 

Skurzynski, Gloria. “The Nun and Brigham Young,” The Catholic Digest (Feb. 1970), 46-49. 

Smith, Melvin T. “Colorado River Exploration and the Mormon War,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 38 (Summer 1970), 207-22. 

Smith, Virgil B. “Ideals of Mormons and Gentiles in Utah and Other States,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Summer 1970), 425-28. 

Spendlove, Earl. “Bloody Sunday at Kinston Fort,” The West, 13 (Oct. 1970), 10-13. Concerns Joseph Morris, an English convert to the RLDS Church, who believed absolutely that he had been born to experience supreme exaltation.

Thomsen, Russell J. “Jake, the Bread-legger,” Liberty: a Magazine of Religious Freedom, 65 (July-Aug. 1970), 13-15. Utah’s Sunday closing law, Mormon business, exempt church property.

Todd, Jay M. “Nauvoo: A Progress Report,” The Improvement Era, 73 (July 1970), 20-24.

Trillin, Calvin. “U.S. Journal: Provo, Utah-Categories,” The New Yorker, 120 (21 Mar. 1970), 122-25. Negroes, B.Y.U., and dissent.

“Trouble in Happy Valley,” Newsweek, 102 (1 Dec. 1969). Black protest against Brigham Young University.

Walker, Steven C. “The Voice of the Prophet,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Autumn 1969), 95-106. The voice referred to is the Doctrine and Covenants. 

Weatherford, R. “A Mormon Shepherd with Three Flocks,” Sign, 49 (Aug. 1969), 7-11.

Weeks, Robert P. “For His Was the Kingdom and the Power, and the Glory, Briefly,” American Heritage, 21 (June 1970), 4-7, 78-86. History of James Jesse Strang and his church.

Weight, G. Dale and Mortensen, Earl M. “Kirtland Revisited,” The Improve ment Era, 73 (Oct. 1970), 4-8.

Welch, John W. “Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon,” Brigham Young Uni versity Studies, 10 (Autumn 1969), 69-84. Chiasmus is a basic element of ancient Hebrew which was unknown when the Book of Mormon was translated. The fact that it is found in the Book of Mormon leads the author to conclude that the Book is a product of the ancient world.

Wernick, Nissim. “The Man, the Pinnacle of Creation,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Autumn 1969), 31-42. The author is a Rabbi who received his Ph.D. in Bible and modern scripture from B.Y.U.

Whipple, Walter L. “The St. Louis Museum of the 1850’s and the Two Egyptian Mummies and Papyri,” Brigham Young University Studies, 10 (Autumn 1969), 57-64.

White, Jean Bickmore. “Gentle Persuaders: Utah’s First Women Legislators,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 38 (Winter 1970), 31-49.

White, O. Kendall, Jr. “Mormonism—A Nineteenth Century Heresy,” The Journal of Religious Thought, 26 (Spring-Summer 1969), 44-55.

Wilkinson, Ernest L. and Rolapp, R. Richards. “The Private College and Student Discipline,” American Bar Association Journal, 66 (Feb. 1970), 121-26.

Woodbury, Lael J. “A New Mormon Theatre,” Brighatn Young University Studies, 10 (Autumn 1969), 85-94.

Wright, H. Curtis. “Metallic Documents of Antiquity,” Brigham Young Uni versity Studies, 10 (Summer 1970), 457-78.

“Wyoming Scores in the Constitution Bowl,” Liberty: A Magazine of Re ligious Freedom, 65 (Nov.-Dec. 1970), 2-5. Negro and the B.Y.U. Liberty supports the University of Wyoming’s stand against a demonstration at the B.Y.U. game on the grounds that said demonstration would be unconstitutional.

Yorgason, Laurence M. “Preview on a Study of the Social and Geographical Origins of Early Mormon Converts, 1830-1845,” Brigham Young Univer sity Studies, 10 (Spring 1970), 279-82.

Young, Kimball. “Mormon Society—A Photo Story,” Art in America, 58 (May-June 1970), 70-71.

Young, Mahonri Sharp. “Mormon Art and Architecture,” Art in America, (May-June 1970), 66-69.

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[1] [Editor’s Note: In the PDF, this footnote is an asterisk] Reviewed in the Fall 1970 issue of Dialogue.