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Show MORMON CHURCH. POLYGAMY. 121 returns laden with chickens, ducks, homespun cloth, and everything else which is raised or manufactured in the coun try, which is portable and not immediately perishable. He is supported by such fees. III. The Twelve Apostles, or " special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world." This body ranks next after the presidency, and have general superintendence of missionary labor. The apostles ordain subordinate officials of the clerical order, baptize, administer the sacrament, and are the principle preachers and expounders of the faith. The names of but fewofthe" Twelve" are familiar tothe public, because of any very conspicuous acts, and I will not enum erate them here. IV. " The Seventy" are chosn men for missionary labor, and to build up the church in all her " stakes." There are of the original " seventy " seven presidents elected, who have authority to appoint other seventies, whose presidents may appoint still others, and the number so multiplied ad in-fimtum^ or to the extent of the wants of the church for such laborers in the vineyard. The missionaries are sent out u without purse or scrip,'* nominally. The amount of it is, their expenses are paid by the people or by themselves, and do not come out of the purse of the church. On this subject I shall say more in a letter on proselyting. V. The High Priests. This is a body of church officials, who are elected to administer principally in spiritual con cerns, under the immediate direction of the President. They have authority to officiate in any office when there are none of the properly constituted of such officers pres ent. They are not entirely an ecclesiastical body, as the Bishops and the High Council form part of it. The un believing Gentiles say that they do the President's " dirty work," but in what way, if at all, I am unable to say, ex cept upon the authority of general rumor. VI. The Bishops. Their duties pertain more to tempo ral matters than to ecclesiastical. There is one appointed to every settlement in the territory, and one to every ward |