Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . al and priestly; he alone has thepower of sealing, though in some cases he may delegate it,and he only is acknowledged revelator. This office, first filledby Joseph Smith, was held for thirty years by Brighani Young,who was Prophet, Priest, Seer, Revelator in all the President and Trustee-in-trust of the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints, and ex-offioio the repository ofany other needed office or power. John Taylor is the prese
Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . al and priestly; he alone has thepower of sealing, though in some cases he may delegate it,and he only is acknowledged revelator. This office, first filledby Joseph Smith, was held for thirty years by Brighani Young,who was Prophet, Priest, Seer, Revelator in all the President and Trustee-in-trust of the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints, and ex-offioio the repository ofany other needed office or power. John Taylor is the presentincumbent. To consider him in all these rofes would exceed ray space;his various powers appear more fully in the course of this his-tory. Suffice it to say, that as Prophet, he holds the keys ofthe kingdom, and without his permission none can enter thechurch or be saved; as Revelator, he unfolds to the people thewill of God concerning them; as Seer, he is warned to avoidany danger which may be in the future for him or his people,and, as Priest, he seals men and women for eternity. Intemporal matters he is equally absolute. As President, he. CADET YOUNG AT WEST POINT. (£Sl] 332 polygamy; or, the mysteries orders all the concerns of the church, appoints new bishops andelders, and determines the political bearings of the community;as Trustee-in-trust, all the title to the church property is in hisname, he buys, sells, and conveys it, and, in Brighams reign,with no fixed system of rendering account, and as Treasurer ofthe Perpetual Emigrating Fund, his draft alone can be hon-ored where the funds are on deposit. He claims and is ac-knowledged by his followers, to be the Supreme Pontiff of theworld in all spiritual matters, and entitled to the obedience ofall Mormons. They also claimed for Brigham that all thewise men had recognized his position by calling to pay theirrespects as they passed through the city, and that the govern-ment had officially recognized his presidency by app
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