This is owing, not to any peculiarity in the church organization. Any organization which should recognize him as the absolute head of the church, and dispense with every system of checks and balances, would answer the same purpose. Once admit the necessity of a spiritual head, and fail to require from him any responsibility, and all that remains is, to establish a grade of agents and mediums for the transmission of his will and wishes to the masses, and the system is complete. Such a grade is fully established under the Mormon system. First,--_The First Presidency_. This consists of three, chosen from those who hold the high-priesthood and apostleship, and its office is to preside over and direct the affairs of the whole church. It consists of a President and two Counsellors. The President is also Seer, Revelator, Translator, and Prophet. He rules in all spiritual and temporal affairs. Secondly,--_The Apostles_. These are to build up, organize, and preside over churches, administer the ordinances, etc. Thirdly,--_The Seventies_. The Quorums of the Seventies are to travel in all the world, preach the gospel, and administer its ordinances and blessings. There is, also, the Patriarch, whose duty is to bless the fatherless, to prophesy what shall befall them, etc. Fourthly,--_High-Priests and Elders_. The High-Priest is to administer the ordinances, and preside over the _Stakes_ of the church; that is, over the churches established abroad. The Elders are to preach and to baptize; to ordain other Elders, also Priests, Teachers, and Deacons. All the foregoing officers are of the Melchisedec Priesthood. Fifthly,--_The Aaronic Priesthood_, which includes the offices of Bishop, Priest, Teacher, and Deacon. The _Bishop_ presides over all the lesser offices of the Aaronic Priesthood, ministers in outward ordinances, conducts the temporal business of the church, and sits in judgment on transgressors. The _Priest_ is to preach, baptize, administer the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, and visit and exhort the saints. The _Teacher_ is to watch over and strengthen the church, etc. The _Deacon_ is to assist the Teacher. There is also a High Council, consisting of Twelve High-Priests, with a President. The office of the Council is to settle all important difficulties. The Priesthood comes direct from Heaven, and was lost to man, until the keys of both orders of the Priesthood were given to Joseph Smith, by an angel from Heaven, in 1829. After the death of Smith, they came into the hands of Brigham Young.