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. . anklin Richards,George Q. Cannon, First Apostle, Second Third « Fourth Fifth « Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Five Wives. Four Seven Three Three « Five Four Seven Four Three Four Three Ezra Benson died in 1869, Orson Pratt in 1881 ; JohnTaylor has been promoted, and Amasa Lyman has the exception of John Taylor the Apostles are reported tobe poor men ; Orson Pratt particularly was in very moderate cir-cumstances,
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. . anklin Richards,George Q. Cannon, First Apostle, Second Third « Fourth Fifth « Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Five Wives. Four Seven Three Three « Five Four Seven Four Three Four Three Ezra Benson died in 1869, Orson Pratt in 1881 ; JohnTaylor has been promoted, and Amasa Lyman has the exception of John Taylor the Apostles are reported tobe poor men ; Orson Pratt particularly was in very moderate cir-cumstances, and Orson Hyde has the reputation of being aninveterate beggar, in an ecclesiastical way, of course. Thepresent quorum will be given at the close of this work. president of office appears to rank next to that of an Apostle, andarises as follows: The great working body of male Mormons isdivided into seventy Quorums, each having nominally seventymembers, though, in reality, they range everywhere from ten toseventy. Each has a President and these, collectively knownas the Seventy, constitute a grand missionary board, which has. AN APOSTLES YOUNG WIFE HEARING HER HUSBAND IS TAKING ANOTHER. (335) 336 POLYGAMY. tlie general control of all matters connected with propagatingthe faith. These seventy Presiflents have also a President,filling the office under consideration. These offices have nospecial rank in the Church, as an Apostle or leading elder maybe but a lay member in this order. place this office fifth in rank because, though of great sanc-tity and honor, it is entirely spiritual, conferring no business is merely to grant blessings, written out andsigned by him. The usual fee therefor is one dollar, and the blessings, as far as I have read any of them, consist of vagueand general promises that the recipient will be blessed iffaithful. The first Patriarch in the Church was Old FatherSmith, or Joseph, father of the Prophet, who was succeede
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