| 54 dependent upon the church, and hence continued with those holding it after church rejection. In a proclamation issued from St. Louis, Missouri, January 1, 1848, he declared that "the Lord will have no more church organization, until after the redemption of Zion."
He claimed to be authorized and directed to organize "Jehovah's Presbytery of Zion." In this organization there were orders and quorums provided for too numerous and complicated for special mention.
He published several proclamations. The first was addressed to the nations, in which he claimed to be Ephraim "born again among the Gentiles," thus proclaiming the doctrine of transmigration of souls. In the second proclamation he proclaimed himself "Baneemy, Patriarch of Zion," and addressed himself "to all the scattered members of the priesthood."
The third proclamation represents himself as "the Patriarch and Apostle of the Free and Accepted Order of Baneemy and Fraternity of the Sons of Zion," and is addressed to kings, princes, presidents, governors, rulers, etc.
The fourth proclamation is "By the Chief Teacher of the Preparatory Department of Jehovah's Presbytery of Zion" and addressed "to all the children of Zion, and remnant of the priesthood."
These proclamations, all issued from St. Louis, Missouri, at various dates on and before April 1,1850, together with revelations, covenants, laws, etc., were published in book form at Preparation, Iowa, in 1857.
This book contains the "testimony of the three Chief Evangelical Pastoral Apostles of the restitution of all things," signed Charles B. Thompson, Rowland Cobb, Guy C. Barnum. Also the "testimony of the Twelve Apostles of Ephraim," signed
1. ANDREW G. JACKSON. 7. NELSON TURNER.
2. JOB V. BARNUM. 8. CHARLES C. PERRIN.
3. SAMUEL SCOTT. 9. HOMER C. HOYT.
4. WILLIAM SWETT. 10. LUTHER C. COTTINGHAM.
5. GEORGE RARICK. 11. DANIEL W. BUTTS.
5. ORRIN BUTTS. 12. GEORGE M. SCOTT.
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