. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . veral children, and is by far the most able man in thechurch. The other apostles are John Taylor, the happy husbandof six wives; Willard Woodruff, whose kingdom numbersbut four; Charles C. Rich, who has an indefinite numberof wives and fifty children ; Lorenzo Snow ; Erastus Snow,whose kingdom is the size of Woodruffs; Franklin , who has five wives of his own, and in addition S8o THE SACRED SEVENTIES. has five proxies, w
. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . veral children, and is by far the most able man in thechurch. The other apostles are John Taylor, the happy husbandof six wives; Willard Woodruff, whose kingdom numbersbut four; Charles C. Rich, who has an indefinite numberof wives and fifty children ; Lorenzo Snow ; Erastus Snow,whose kingdom is the size of Woodruffs; Franklin , who has five wives of his own, and in addition S8o THE SACRED SEVENTIES. has five proxies, who, before becoming his wives, heldthe less responsible positions of aunts-in-law. On his un-cles death, Richards assumed the earthly care of them,and promoted them to be members of his own family;George Q^ Cannon, the Mormon politician, who repudi-ates polygamy in Washington, but is one of its most ardentsupperters, both theoretically and practically, at home,having four wives and thirteen children ; Brigham Young,Jr., whose family has already been described; Joseph , who has three wives; and Albert Carrington, whoholds the office of Church The Old Mormon Tabernacle. The apostles have a general supervision of the also go on missions, edit magazines, or take chargeof the newly selected stakes. The working body of male Mormons is divided intoseventy quorums, each having seventy members. Eachquorum has a president, and these constitute the presidents also have a president, who ranks next tothe apostles. This body, the Qiiorum of Seventies, mightwith propriety be called the Mormon Missionary Board, asthey attend to all matters connected with the propagation A PROFITABLE BUSINESS. 581 of the faith. The present president is Joseph Young,brother to Brigham. In the year 1834, while the Saints were in Kirtland,Brighams father expressed a desire to bless his childrenbefore he died, as did the patriarchs of old. On mention-ing the subject
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