Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-20

tlnued a constantly Increasing source OF
profit. At the present time tho money
derived from tlthlnga. exclusive Of tho large
sums spout for charitable purposea. Is ro-
puted 70 amount to several hundred thousand
dollars year.
The tithlns system has rendered possible
che building OF tho four great temples which
nre source Of wonder and admiration 10
oSoly stranger who visits Utah, The temple
at Logan, which cost noaFly three-q quarters OF
milton and was seven yoar in bulldlngi It's
counterpart et st. George, which was nearly
a. long IN building aud cost SS00,0o0; tho
temple al MAntl, and tho Drowning piece %
Mormen architecture, tho great temple ia
salt IA,ke city begun forty years ago aud
dedicated but recently. tho walls OF which
are 1884 fect long, u wide. ioa high and
thick, and upon which nearly four millions
have already boon expended, have all boon
built from portion OF tho church tlthea aet
apart Tor tho purpose. Tho Gentlos claim
that goodly part OF tho money received
from tlthes. instead OF being expended. as tho
Mormon authorities would have US bclievc.
Tor charitable and other legitimate church
purposes, Ia used as corruption fund In tho
accomplishment of Objects whose character
debars them Nom tho light OF day. Just how
much TRUTH II any, thcrc Is In this claim is,
u course. dificult 10 determine
II is curious to observe how little tho ains
aud methods Of tho Mormon church have
changed since tho death Of its founder The
Autocracy relalna almost without modinca-
ton the form given 1t by Joseph Smith half Q
century and more ago. The priesthood now
numbers $1,000 mon. great army who's,
every member has hts definitely assignee
position aud clearly deincd duties. Nh,
Melchlzideck and tho Aaroaie are tho tw,
grand divisions Of the priesthood, the forme
charged with the conduct o. spiritual and IN,
nttor OF temporal nnnirs over all arc IN,
president Of the church and his two coun
ssiorS. constituting the frat presidency AN,
the twelve apostles.
Zach subdivision VI tho two orders OF tn
priesthood has ita eomplaio organization
Tho seventies are or9nni1ed IN councils .
seventies, Each couneilhas seven presidents
Tho lrat president prosldes over tho othe
six and also over tie whole council Ther
arr hearty a hundred roahcils 81 seventies 4
tho church. The oders are oryauHpd int
councils Of ninesy-six members, and eac
council has president and two counselor,
Tha prlcsts arc divided into councils OF fort,
eight, each With is president and two cour
selors. Teechers are organized IN council
OF twenty.four. and doacons IN councils ,
twelve, the same plan OF a presidcns and tw
counaelors hcIng applied. Each State has II
State blBhop and two eonnseors. Italso ha
It's high council composed OF twelve hic
prlcsts. Issoes are heard and decided h
this high council.
There Il general asseintly Of the hls
sounells Of the whole church, 60 which al
peals may be taken Those high council
constitute the judicial feature o. Mormonisn
The state a subdivlded Into wards, each
which has IL ward bishop and two eou
5olors. bach werl has its awn meptin
house. Tho duty Of tho teaNhor Is to 10,
aftss tho individuals IN The church, adsi