Mar[y] Not a Perpetual Virgin, nor the Mother of God: But Only a Sinner Saved by Grace, through the Worship and Mediation of Jesus Christ, Her God and Our God. Together with a View of the True Position, Duty, and Liberty of Woman, Under the Gospel Dispensation.
Charleston, S. C. Printed by B. Jenkins, 1846. First edition. 8vo, removed pamphlet, 32 pages. An anti-Catholic argument against Mariolatry, with a coda addressed to women that argues that virginity (as such) is no especial virtue when compared with marriage. The Belfast-born Smyth (1808-1873) was a moderate slavery reformer and..... More