Journal of Mormon History Vol. 38, No. 4, Fall 2012
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Journal of Mormon History Volume 38 Issue 4 Article 1 9-27-2012 Journal of Mormon History Vol. 38, No. 4, Fall 2012 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory Part of the Religion Commons Recommended Citation Journal of Mormon History, Vol 38, Fall 2012: Iss. 4. This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Mormon History by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Journal of Mormon History Vol. 38, No. 4, Fall 2012 Table of Contents CONTENTS LETTERS --Presidential Billiards Revisited William P. MacKinnon, vii --Conclusions Unwarranted Polly Aird and Gary Topping, x --Augusta Young and Priesthood Jonathan A. Stapley, x --Willard Richards Devery S. Anderson, xii --Dinger Responds John Dinger, xv --A Response to Robin Jensen Gary James Bergera, xix --Jensen versus Kline and Perdue Ron Priddis, xx --Disappointed by Review Joseph Geisner, xxiii --The Future of Mormon Documentary Editing Robin Scott Jensen, xxiv --Timely Reminder Tom Kimball, xxviii --Corrections, XXIX ARTICLES --Between Two Economies: The Business Development of the Young Woman’s Journal, 1889–1900 Lisa Olsen Tait, 1 --“As Bad as I Hated to Come”: Lucy Hannah White Flake in Arizona David F. Boone, 55 --The Lord’s Supper during the Progressive Era, 1890–1930 Justin R. Bray, 88 --“A Continuation of the Seeds”: Joseph Smith and Spirit Birth Brian C. Hales, 105 --The Book of the Law of the Lord Alex D. Smith, 131 --Ox in the Mire? The Legal and Cultural War over Utah’s Sunday Closing Laws Timothy G. Merrill and Brian Q. Cannon, 164 --Setting the Record Straight: Brigham Young’s Baptism Date H. Michael Marquardt, 195 --“Does Not Purport to Comprehend All Matters of Church Government”: The LDS General Handbook of Instructions, 1899–2006 Michael Harold Paulos, 200 --Solomon Spaulding’s Indians, Or What the Manuscript Really Tells Us Adam Jortner, 226 REVIEWS --Tom Mould. Still, the Small Voice: Narrative, Personal Revelation, and the Mormon Folk Tradition Jill Terry Rudy, 248 --Edward L. Kimball. Father of a Prophet: Andrew Kimball Joann Follett Mortensen, 253 This full issue is available in Journal of Mormon History: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol38/iss4/ 1 JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY FALL 2012 Cover illustration: Two men lift the public drinking cups, attached to the foun- tain by chains, on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, ca. 1894. Photograph by Charles R. Savage, Courtesy L. Tom Perry Special Collections, (PH 500 13 2), Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young Universty, Provo, Utah. The Mormon History Association The Mormon History Association (www.mormonhistoryassociation.org) is an independent non-profit 501(c)3 organization devoted to all aspects of the Mor- mon past. It strives to be the preeminent catalyst and forum worldwide for en- couraging the scholarly study of Mormon history. It pursues its mission by spon- soring annual conferences; encouraging the highest quality research and publica- tion; and awarding book, article, and other prizes. Its official periodical, the Journal of Mormon History, fosters the publication of independent, scholarly re- search. Membership in the association is open to all. © 2012 Mormon History Association. Printed in the United States of America. ISSN 0194–7342 Copies of articles may be made for teaching and for research purposes free of charge and without securing permission, as permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of U.S. Copyright Law. For other uses, permission must be obtained from the au- thor(s). All statements of opinion are the authors’ own and not necessarily those of the Mormon History Association, its officers, directors, editors, and/or members. Authors alone are responsible for the factual accuracy of their articles, including quotations, citations, and all other uses of source materials. Articles are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life, published by ABC-CLIO. This periodical is indexed in the ATLA Religion Database® (ATLA RDB®) and is also included in the full-text ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) collection. Both are prod- ucts of the American Theological Library Association, 300 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606; email: [email protected]; http://www.atla.com. The Journal of Mormon History is published by the Mormon History Association and is distributed to association members. Annual dues are: Regular, $55; Spouse/ Partner, $65; Student, $25; Institution, $75; Sustaining, $125; Patron, $250; and Donor, $500. For subscriptions outside the United States, DVDs of back issues, in- dividual back issues, and all questions, see www.mormonhistoryassociation.org, or contact (801) 521–6565. Digital copies of back issues are available at EBSCO and Utah State University Digital Commons: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ mormonhistory. Members are asked to notify the association immediately if they change their membership mailing address, including their email address. The Journal of Mormon History Publisher: Mormon History Association (founded 1965) President: Glen M.Leonard President-Elect: RichardE.Bennett Past President: RichardL.Jensen Executive Director: Ronald O. Barney Executive Director/Business Manager: Marilyn S. Barney Directors: Christopher C. Jones (2013) Grant Underwood (2013) Barbara Walden (2013) Polly Aird (2014) Gary James Bergera (2014) Barbara Jones Brown (2015) Kenneth L. Cannon II (2015) Digital Commons: Noel Carmack Electronic Initiatives Coordinator: Connie Lamb Executive Staff Production Staff Editor: Martha Taysom Copy Editor: Lavina Fielding Anderson Board of Editors: Production Manager: Brent Corcoran Ruth Knight Bailey Art Director: Thayne Whiting Matthew Bowman Book Review Editor: Boyd Jay Petersen Keith A. Erekson Advertising Manager: Steve Eccles Scott C. Esplin Editorial Staff: Sarah Barringer Gordon Elizabeth Ann Anderson David Hall Laura Compton David J. Howlett Linda Wilcox DeSimone Hollis R. Johnson Sherman Feher Jennifer L. Lund Zachary R. Jones Susanna Morrill Linda Lindstrom Christopher A. Newton Craig Livingston Jonathan A. Stapley H. Michael Marquardt Rene Romig Jerilyn Wakefield Manuscripts dealing with any aspect of the Mormon past are welcome. Pri- mary consideration is given to manuscripts that make a significant contribution to the knowledge of Mormon history through new interpretations and/or new in- formation. Acceptance is based on originality, literary quality, accuracy, and rele- vance. Reprints and simultaneous submissions are not accepted. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] in Word. The author’s name and contact information should be located on a page separate from the manuscript. All illustrative materials, including maps, charts, and graphs, should be attached in a separate file(s), and not embedded in the elec- tronic document. All such illustrative materials must be supplied by the author. The Journal’s style guide, based on the Chicago Manual of Style and the LDS Style Guide, including specifications for illustrative materials, is available at www. mormonhistoryassociation.org. The peer-reviewed evaluation process usually takes three to six months. JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY Volume 38, No. 4 Fall 2012 CONTENTS LETTERS Presidential Billiards Revisited William P. MacKinnon vii Conclusions Unwarranted Polly Aird and Gary Topping x Augusta Young and Priesthood Jonathan A. Stapley x Willard Richards Devery S. Anderson xii Dinger Responds John Dinger xv A Response to Robin Jensen Gary James Bergera xix Jensen versus Kline and Perdue Ron Priddis xx Disappointed by Review Joseph Geisner xxiii The Future of Mormon Documentary Editing Robin Scott Jensen xxiv Timely Reminder Tom Kimball xxviii Corrections XXIX iv CONTENTS v ARTICLES Between Two Economies: The Business Development of the Young Woman’s Journal, 1889–1900 Lisa Olsen Tait 1 “As Bad as I Hated to Come”: Lucy Hannah White Flake in Arizona David F. Boone 55 The Lord’s Supper during the Progressive Era, 1890–1930 Justin R. Bray 88 “A Continuation of the Seeds”: Joseph Smith and Spirit Birth Brian C. Hales 105 The Book of the Law of the Lord Alex D. Smith 131 Ox in the Mire? The Legal and Cultural War over Utah’s Sunday Closing Laws Timothy G. Merrill and Brian Q. Cannon 164 Setting the Record Straight: Brigham Young’s Baptism Date H. Michael Marquardt 195 “Does Not Purport to Comprehend All Matters of Church Government”: The LDS General Handbook of Instructions, 1899–2006 Michael Harold Paulos 200 Solomon Spaulding’s Indians, Or What the Manuscript Really Tells Us Adam Jortner 226 vi The Journal of Mormon History REVIEWS Tom Mould. Still, the Small Voice: Narrative, Personal Revelation, and the Mormon Folk Tradition Jill Terry Rudy 248 Edward L. Kimball. Father of a Prophet: Andrew Kimball Joann Follett Mortensen 252 LETTERS Presidential Billiards Revisited trolled f low of tens of thousands of such American refugees into the rev- In my MHA presidential address (“‘Not As a Stranger’: A Presbyterian olutionary turmoil of northern Mex- Afoot in the Mormon Past,” 38, no. 2 ico, the United States would move to [Spring 2012]: 1–46) I described what annex the region as it had done a de- I called “an expansionist billiards cade earlier with Texas. Once in Mex- game” (33) in which President James ico, Buchanan envisioned bringing Buchanan schemed during early pressure to bear on a nearly bankrupt 1858 to acquire the Spanish colony of Spain to