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Show I WHICH KNOWS BEST? J J "There is no new polygamy," declares de-clares Ihc Smoot mouth. Who knows best concerning this matter the 'Mouth or the first presidency of the Mormon church '! A year ago Sunday, Joseph P. Smith and his two counselors promulgated a declaration ( to the whole world, in which they said that there was new polygalny in the church. The conference confer-ence adopted that elatcmcut, ami by tho operntion of church rule the admission ad-mission of ihe first presidency becomes j Iho authoritative . confession of the I whole organization. The orgnn of (he church " Republican" Republi-can" quorum does not thoroughly understand un-derstand the limits of its authority under un-der the Aaronic priesthood. It is entirely en-tirely subject to the Melchisedck order, and it is under obligation to accept any doctrine or any statement put forrh ! by this supeiior priesthood. As we tin-dc-islaiui the duties of the Aaronic priesthood, they consist principally of ihc usual activities impose-, upon Ihe deacons of the Smith church. These are to see to it thnt the. meeting house is properly swept our, the benches dusted, dust-ed, the lights turned on, the doors unlocked un-locked at the proper time. Thefrs is purely a menial siation in rlu-.ir respective respec-tive ward?. They ar; subject lo hjt elders, the seventies, and the high priests, and these superior priests alone arc ciMitlou to d c:.li; tine tloctrinal pi i 'its or to make what would bo cm si-Itred to anyrhing !pproaehing r.u t ho;itat:vi, fciatenieuts concerning conditions con-ditions in the chiir-:u. The Tribune is sudieiont'v convers.nt with jMormcn rules of r.i; nurity to feel able lo ail v ise Ihe V.o: th that il, is ir-ading upon etV mdy3 ft J ground when it pceks'to i-ny aunoali 1 nicnts made by snpvrior ; joats. '"Ir is not careful it will ht npbrai'tlctl " hacing doubted aud r cstioncd. Sf nulhmli. s." The ery best tMnJl .t lit: Moii'. Ii lo .k. is to ik- a'gooil djlfl a hewer r..f noblical wo ( aiui i.r of fiuMiein! jv.uli and miuil g own business. ''ala |