Hearts Made Glad: The Charges of Intemperance Against Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet (and Folkes that Dronken ben of Ale)

Salt Lake City, 1975. First Edition. 258pp. Octavo [23 cm] Brown cloth with the title gilt on the front board and backstrip. Near fine. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Signed by the author on the title page. A close look at the development of the Word of Wisdom. Examines the statements and testimonies of scores of witnesses and redactors to carefully document the use of intoxicants by Joseph Smith and early converts to the LDS Church. "We then partook of some refreshments, and our hearts were made glad with the fruit of the vine. This is according to the pattern set by our Savior Himself, and we feel disposed to patronize all the institutions of heaven." (truncated) - Joseph Smith.

Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844) was born in Sharon, Vermont. In 1820 he received a heavenly visitation of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. In 1830, Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ. After being driven from three different states and suffering much persecution, Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum Smith (1800-1844), were murdered by a mob in Carthage, Illinois on June 27, 1844. Rare in cloth. (Inventory #: 10311)