The conquest of the continent . The Mormons claim an Apostolic Succession—not only of the New but of the Old Testa-4 Its Apos- nient. They say that John the Bap-toiio Succession. ^-g^. appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and admitted them to the*Aaronic priesthood.* Thereupon Josephbaptized Oliver by immersion and Oliver inhis turn immediately baptized Joseph. LaterSaints Peter and James and John appeared tothe two men aforesaid and admitted them to theMelchisedec priesthood. Joseph then ordainedOliver an elder and Oliver ordained Joseph. Crude and sacrilegious as all this may seem,it
The conquest of the continent . The Mormons claim an Apostolic Succession—not only of the New but of the Old Testa-4 Its Apos- nient. They say that John the Bap-toiio Succession. ^-g^. appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and admitted them to the*Aaronic priesthood.* Thereupon Josephbaptized Oliver by immersion and Oliver inhis turn immediately baptized Joseph. LaterSaints Peter and James and John appeared tothe two men aforesaid and admitted them to theMelchisedec priesthood. Joseph then ordainedOliver an elder and Oliver ordained Joseph. Crude and sacrilegious as all this may seem,it is very real to the devout Mormon, and con-stitutes a fountain of priestly authority whichis already fortified against all counter claimswhich may be adduced. They have an infallible fountain of revela-tion. The Pope himself must yield precedence6 Its Never- ^^ ^^^ president of the Mormonfauing Revelation Church, for the Bishop of Rome isinfallible only in faith and morals, while Brig-ham Young was not only infallible when he. The Battle Among the Mountains 135 spoke on these, but when he issued directionsabout the care of children, tho rotation of cropiand the raising of hogs. The Mormons are taught the constant dutyof prayer. Formal to a considerable extent it8. Its Practice ^^J hc; materialistic in conceptionPrajer ^^ uudoubtcdly is; but public and pri- vate worship, prayer in the family, prayer atmeals, and even prayer at social dances is en-joined and practised. Such are some of the elements of the strengthin Mormonism. Its weaknesses are also ^Mef amoug them are:MomoniBm -^ Polygamy, This has in large measure passed away in practice, but the stigmaof its promulgation remains a reproach uponthe Mormon Church. It is the opinion of themost careful observers that polygamy isdoomed; not because of the law of the state,but because it is opposed to the better educatedmoral judgment of the young Mormon men andwomen of to-day. But that such a thing couldhave been
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