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Show 4! Until the year 184t) the Mormons were entirely 'U1'ld:r control Qf theh- ecelesiastieal leadel's. Tbey regarded the presidet1y not only l)isputes we:!'e setfld." the l>is}tope,. or t#a.tes Qf wards. as apPQilltett by the proesideney. they ere termed, magis..,. 1$ Howeve:r, the pop"Is.'" tion. did 1l.ot oll$i$t ecnlir.ly f ,members of tke Cl\ureb" There were a.lrea.y in theit' mid.st a sm.all pel"'Ce'ntale of ien.tile dti$ensf lathered fl"Qlttl .early all. thHtivilied natiCD". sf the eartk. that, , as tlte res\E)u:re. of the l It was pr(f)bable e:tritQr1 were 4eveJopciHiJ this autnber would hclrea$e i11 gre&ter rati() uti it was RQt to be pe¢ted that they woul always re.maia Qateat without ,$ ome fel"lit'l gt s,rseQtati ve govern"" MO.1"'mQJl and gea;tile} and, the 'bishops, th$u,h strict justice .ma.,y lta:?e bee. done by it ",as sOllJl.eimes d.ifficult for the latter to 'belive that sueh.. was the eaae , When the loser .appeale'd tc tbe pre.sidency, their Jud.lmnt almQst alway$ eoJlfbed the dedsion.f the bbhOps;ZO 'hence by the 10vern,m,ellt 01. the 'Unit •• States 1 the,y reali!Zed that hefor's long \he incoming gentiles wou14 do $ 9.' The Mormons aid not hQpe to remain 1S 1 . • .. _.e a.anCrud., op. CIt. lXXVI, 439. 'td.em %O, XXVI. 440. |
