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"You have to pity the kids of today," said one melancholy Chinese tweet yesterday. "Chinese-made milk is undrinkable and now foreign milk is undrinkable, too. It's too miserable."
In the aftermath of the latest milk scandal, Chinese parents have been left in a panic, unsure of what they can still safely give their children to drink.
Worries about baby milk run deep in Chinese society. Just five years ago, at least six infants died and 300,000 others were sickened by baby milk laced with melamine, an industrial chemical. Fonterra owned 43 per cent of the main culprit, Sanlu, and blew the whistle on the scandal.
Since then the Chinese parents who want the best for their single children, and who can afford it, have trusted foreign baby formula brands, which now have 80 per cent of the market in the country's biggest cities.
But now they do not know what to buy. "I think all the brands have safety issues," said Wang Changyong, a 34-year-old software engineer who lives in a modest apartment in south west Beijing with his wife, father and 2-year-old son.
His solution? "I always use foreign brands but we change the brand every six months." That way, he explains, he dilutes the risk of any chemical build-up.
"My colleagues and I still all prefer the foreign brands because there have been problems before with domestic companies. Also, since everyone else buys foreign brands I would look weird if I preferred a domestic brand," he added.
"But I am a lot more concerned now. And I am surprised that a lot of companies all rely on the same base powder from Fonterra."
In a branch of Carrefour in northern Beijing, one couple said they had been using Dumex, the brand affected by the botulism scare, since their 11-month-old was born. They had come to the supermarket to see what other options they might have.
"From now on, I will make sure I won't buy any more formula from New Zealand," said husband Zhang Linan.
"As far as I know, the batch I bought was not contaminated, but who knows whether the batches mentioned on the news are the only ones affected?"
Mr Zhang and his wife, Lin Li, are IT consultants. For years, the Chinese Government has advised mothers to give their babies formula rather than breast milk. In part, this was to create a market for the domestic milk industry and in part it was to encourage mothers to return to the work place quickly.
But it has left Chinese parents uniquely vulnerable and milk powder sellers have created confusion in the market by suggesting that rival brands may be unsafe.
Despite the confusion and anguish felt by parents, one of the leading campaigners during the last milk scandal praised Fonterra for its handling of the crisis.
"I think Fonterra has a good product," said Zhao Lianhai, who fought for the children sickened in 2008 to receive medical compensation, to the point where the Chinese Government briefly imprisoned him.
"This case will definitely cause some consumers in China to lose confidence in foreign brands, but I appreciate the way in which Fonterra has already recalled products and sent its chief executive to China to apologise. Some Chinese companies could learn from this."
Back at the supermarket, however, Hu Changhong said he had been feeding his 6-month-old child Karicare powder since birth. He carried his son in his arms down the aisles, looking helpless and angry.
"If my wife could produce enough breast milk then we would not use formula. But the magazines say that after six months, breast milk by itself is not enough.
"My strategy now is just to buy the brands which have not yet been exposed as dangerous by the media," he said. "But now I know there are no safe brands, whether they are foreign or domestic. You tell me: what is safe?"


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Germany Experienced Best Performance of Three Major Markets
PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 16.7 million units in the third quarter of 2009, a slight decrease of 0.3 per cent compared with the same period in 2008, according to Gartner, Inc. (see Table 1). However, the third quarter showed a return to seasonal growth patterns with a sequential increase of 30 per cent.
"The Western European PC market saw varied results across Europe with two of the largest markets, Germany and France showing growth, and smaller markets like Spain and Northern Europe exhibiting a decline," said Ranjit Atwal, principal analyst at Gartner, based in the UK.
However, the market dynamics were similar across most countries, with weak professional markets and more positive consumer markets. "What will vary going forward will be the speed at which the professional market will grow," Mr Atwal said. "Some markets will see growth much faster than others creating bigger opportunities for vendors. The time-span of the decline varied across countries in the third quarter of 2009, with countries such as France that have only had one quarter of shipment decline before returning to growth, whereas the UK, Spain and Ireland have seen a prolonged negative performance in the market."
Mini-notebooks were the driving force behind the sustained growth in the consumer market in the third quarter of 2009. The success of mini-notebooks continued to surprise many vendors that have only reluctantly joined the market with products, fearing further revenue declines per unit without sufficient profit margins. Vendors like Acer and Samsung have taken the greatest advantage of the mini-notebook boom, generating significant sales through the telco channels.
Table 1
Western EuropePC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q09 (Thousands of Units)
Company |
3Q09 Shipments |
3Q09 Market Share (%) |
3Q08 Shipments |
3Q08 Market Share (%) |
3Q09-3Q08 Growth (%) |
Acer |
4,725 |
28.3 |
3,895 |
23.3 |
21.3 |
3,585 |
21.5 |
3,549 |
21.2 |
1.0 |
Dell Inc. |
1,593 |
9.5 |
1,985 |
11.9 |
-19.7 |
1,086 |
6.5 |
1,102 |
6.6 |
-1.4 |
Toshiba |
960 |
5.8 |
928 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
Others |
4,741 |
28.4 |
5,283 |
31.6 |
-10.3 |
Total |
16,690 |
100.0 |
16,742 |
100.0 |
-0.3 |
Note: Data includes desk-based PCs and mobile PCs
Source: Gartner (November 2009)
"Samsung is growing significantly in the PC market with 138 per cent growth year-on-year. Its brand presence created by its mobile phone, televisions and other consumer electronics markets is certainly being leveraged by Samsung's PC department," said Ranjit Atwal.
In the third quarter of 2009, apart from Acer, the biggest winners, Apple and Samsung, were outside the top five. HP just managed to get ahead of the market average while Dell continued to suffer in the professional market. Toshiba managed to see growth in Western Europe but saw a weak performance in other regions.
Overall the vendors remain cautious as there is still uncertainty in the overall market conditions. Gartner expects the Western European PC market to exhibit growth in the fourth quarter and reach more-sustained growth in 2010.
UK: Decline slowed down
PC shipments in the UK totalled 3.3 million units in the third quarter of 2009, a decrease of 2.4 per cent compared with the same period in 2008 (see Table 2). The third quarter showed a return to seasonal growth patterns with a sequential increase of 30 per cent.
"The decline in the PC market in the UK has slowed down and the return to growth will be slow and a difficult process," said Mr Atwal. "While the consumer market continued to defy the economic environment, the business market was still very weak."
Overall, the mobile PC market saw growth and was driven by a continued increase in consumer demand for mini-notebooks. "With consumer spending restricted, mini-notebooks are becoming more appealing as they provide better functionality at the lower price points," added Mr Atwal. "Most of the PC vendors now offer mini-notebooks as they realise the importance of this category. Mini-notebooks represented more than 40 per cent of the total consumer notebook market in the third quarter of 2009."
Table 2
United KingdomPC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q09 (Thousands of Units)
Company |
3Q09 Shipments |
3Q09 Market Share (%) |
3Q08 Shipments |
3Q08 Market Share (%) |
3Q09-3Q08 Growth (%) |
Acer |
798 |
24.2 |
590 |
17.4 |
35.3 |
Dell Inc. |
605 |
18.3 |
708 |
20.9 |
-14.6 |
577 |
17.5 |
644 |
19.1 |
-10.4 |
Toshiba |
214 |
6.5 |
289 |
8.6 |
-26.1 |
Apple Computer |
165 |
5.0 |
130 |
3.8 |
26.6 |
Others |
940 |
28.6 |
1021 |
30.2 |
-7.9 |
Total |
3,299 |
100.0 |
3,382 |
100.0 |
-2.4 |
Note: Data includes desk-based PCs and mobile PCs
Source: Gartner (November 2009)
Most of the vendors are facing a difficult time. "Interestingly, two vendors at either end of the price spectrum are winning the battle. At one end, Acer continued to provide price-conscious products through multiple channels to attract a wider buying audience. At the other end, Apple leveraged the "halo" effect of the Apple brand created by the iPods and iPhones into the PC arena, dominating the mid to higher price brackets." Acer gained the No. 1 position while Samsung is closing the gap on Apple in fifth place, with 4.8 per cent market share. Samsung also saw the highest performance of the quarter, with 206.6 per cent growth year-on-year.
The professional market continued to be weak and will remain so into the first half of 2010. The impact of Windows 7 will be delayed until later on in 2010 as organisations complete the testing and integration of Windows 7. As the professional market regenerates itself, vendors such as Dell and HP will have more opportunities to grow market share.
Mr Atwal concluded: "The PC market in the UK was weaker than both Germany and France, and it is not expected to become stronger than those countries in the near future."
France: Mini-notebooks drove return to growth
PC shipments in France totalled 2.8 million units in the third quarter 2009, an increase of 1.9 per cent compared with the same period in 2008 (see Table 3).
"After a decline in the second quarter of 2009, the PC market in France returned to growth driven by strong purchases in the consumer market," said Isabelle Durand, principal analyst at Gartner, based in France.
The mobile consumer PC market grew 18 per cent mainly as a result of increased shipment of mini-notebooks in the third quarter of 2009. Gartner estimates that 373,000 mini-notebooks were shipped in the third quarter of 2009 in France representing 20 per cent of total mobile PCs. "Without the strong sales of mini-notebooks, the overall PC market in France would have declined 3 per cent in the third quarter," said Ms Durand.
In the third quarter of 2009, the professional market remained weak in both desktop and mobile PC segments with a 5 per cent decline, while the consumer market showed 7 per cent growth year-on-year.
The overall PC market in France was driven by strong mobile PC sales, which accounted for 67 per cent of total PC shipments. Volumes increased 15 per cent year-on-year.
Acer maintained its leadership and increased its share by 2.8 percentage points in the third quarter of 2009. "It continued to achieve strong results in the mobile PC market, and nearly every third mobile PC sold in France was an Acer," said Ms Durand.
HP increased its market share as the No. 2 vendor as a result of its good performance in the consumer mobile PCs segment. On the other hand, Dell continued to suffer from the slowdown in enterprise demand and was the only vendor in the top five ranking to exhibit a decline with an 11.2 per cent decrease year-on-year.
"We expect the PC market in France to continue to show growth during the fourth quarter of 2009, and we forecast that the market in 2009 will see an increase of less than 2 per cent. The release of Windows 7 may help to bring in replacement demand from consumers, and the introduction of thin and light notebooks should also attract their attention," concluded Ms Durand.
Table 3
FrancePC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q09 (Thousands of Units)
Company |
3Q09 Shipments |
3Q09 Market Share (%) |
3Q08 Shipments |
3Q08 Market Share (%) |
3Q09-3Q08 Growth (%) |
Acer |
811 |
28.5 |
719 |
25.7 |
12.9 |
750 |
26.3 |
682 |
24.4 |
9.9 |
Dell Inc. |
267 |
9.4 |
301 |
10.8 |
-11.2 |
225 |
7.9 |
192 |
6.9 |
17.2 |
Toshiba |
162 |
5.7 |
161 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
Others |
631 |
22.2 |
738 |
26.4 |
-14.6 |
Total |
2,846 |
100.0 |
2,793 |
100.0 |
1.9 |
Note: Data includes desk-based PCs and mobile PCs
Source: Gartner (November 2009)
Germany: PC shipments saw return to growth
PC shipments in Germany totalled 3.3 million units in the third quarter of 2009, an increase of 3.7 per cent compared with the same period in 2008 (see Table 4). In addition, the third quarter experienced a 47 per cent increase sequentially, the first sequential increase since the fourth quarter of 2008.
"Germany achieved the best performance of the three major markets in Europe this quarter," said Meike Escherich, principal analyst at Gartner, based in the UK. "However, despite indications of improved consumer confidence, buyers are extremely price sensitive and the volumes shifted further to the lower price points - even more so than in past quarters."
In the third quarter of 2009, the PC market in Germany saw an increase of 12 per cent in sales of mobile PCs. Desktop demand declined 10 per cent year-on-year. The weakness in the professional segment slowed down with a decline of 3 per cent year-on-year.
The double-digit growth in the consumer sector (10 per cent), and especially the strong performance in the mini-notebook segment, was once again reflected in vendor performances. Sales of mini-notebooks accounted for one in four mobile PCs shipped in Germany during the quarter.
In the third quarter of 2009, Acer and ASUS saw growth as a result of continuous strong mini-notebook shipments. Together with Samsung they supplied more than 80 per cent of all mini-notebooks. HP maintained its No. 1 position in the desktop segment but lost its lead to Acer in the professional segment. Dell and Fujitsu lost further market shares respectively and Dell saw the worst decline this quarter, at 27.4 per cent year-on-year.
"The German economy is currently emerging from its deepest post-war recession, but the recovery will be restrained by the need to limit the deterioration of public finances," said Ms Escherich. "We forecast another slowdown in PC demand during the first half of 2010 compared with the latter half of 2009 and a sustained recovery should only start in late 2010. In addition, while a new operating system release is not a growth driver as such, the Windows 7 release timing is nevertheless favourable as the end of the usual 12-month testing phase for organisations should coincide with renewed investments by the professional segment."
Table 4
GermanyPC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q09 (Thousands of Units)
Company |
3Q09 Shipments |
3Q09 Market Share (%) |
3Q08 Shipments |
3Q08 Market Share (%) |
3Q09-3Q08 Growth (%) |
Acer |
891 |
26.7 |
634 |
19.7 |
40.5 |
486 |
14.6 |
435 |
13.5 |
11.8 |
Fujitsu |
272 |
8.1 |
339 |
10.5 |
-19.9 |
257 |
7.7 |
206 |
6.4 |
25.1 |
Dell |
230 |
6.9 |
317 |
9.8 |
-27.4 |
Others |
1,205 |
36.0 |
1,292 |
40.1 |
-6.8 |
Total |
3,341 |
100.0 |
3,223 |
100.0 |
3.7 |
Note: Data includes desk-based PCs and mobile PCs
Source: Gartner (November 2009)
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Timothy Snyder on the Forgotten HolocaustPosted on Feb 15, 2008(Page 2) As Stalin edited the myth, he gave the Russians a central role. They were the nation that was more equal than the others. The war was fought under the banner of Russian nationalism, and presented by Stalin in a famous toast as a Russian victory. But the war was not, for the most part, fought in Russia; most Russians never saw a German. While no one would wish to forget the horrible siege of Leningrad, Soviet Ukrainians and Soviet Belarusians bore the brunt of the fighting, Ukrainians and Belarusians suffered far more than Russians, and Jews suffered more than anyone else. This was precisely, in a typically Stalinist irony, what made the Russian nation great. Russia was, as Stalin saw matters, less contaminated. People who had remained in Belarus and Ukraine under German occupation were suspect. They had had contact with another system. People who had been taken prisoner and held in camps were still more suspect. They had left the Soviet universe. All of them, and the millions of returning soldiers and forced laborers, were tainted by their contact with the world beyond the USSR. In this light, the persecution of the Anti-Fascist Committee hardly seems surprising. In their discussions of the fate of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee and the documents it collected, the editors of "The Unknown Black Book" explore some of these issues but disregard larger problems of international politics that made up part of the context. For Stalin the Jewish question was a national question, and every national question was an international question. If a national question could be exploited in international politics, that was all well and good. It was perfectly legitimate to encourage national revolts against British or later American imperialism. It was also perfectly legitimate to support the Zionist dream of an independent state of Israel, as Stalin in fact did. The Soviets expected Israel to be a loyal ally of Moscow. When it did not prove to be such, Stalin had a reason, from his perspective, to persecute Jews. If they were not with him, they were against him. So ended the history of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, and so might have ended the chronicle of its work. The English publication of "The Unknown Black Book" is the latest important step in the recreation of its intellectual legacy, one of serious and irreplaceable research on the Final Solution. The evidence of "The Unknown Black Book" can be discomfiting to Western readers. It recalls that the center of Jewish life in Europe, and indeed in the world, was in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland. The Netherlands of Anne Frank, the Italy of Primo Levi and even the Germany of Victor Klemperer were the margins of Jewish life, not the center. It also forces us to insert a new event into our habitual account of the Holocaust. Jews were put in ghettos in Poland before the invasion of the Soviet Union, but they were not murdered in large numbers until thereafter. Hitler was planning some kind of Final Solution throughout the war, but until 1941 this meant exile rather than murder. It can be uncomfortable to be reminded that the German decision to kill all the Jews of Europe was taken quite late, in summer or autumn 1941, and that this decision was taken in a certain context. That this context was the German invasion of the Soviet Union also introduces a certain awkwardness. Hitler connected the Jews to Soviet power, and therefore some students of modern Jewish history, particularly in the United States, treat the issue of Jewish communists as taboo. This would have made no sense to the survivors whose memories are recorded in this volume, many of whom saw themselves precisely as both communists and Jews. The eastern Holocaust of death pits leads us inevitably to questions of the comparison of totalitarian regimes. The comparison of Nazi and Soviet power, a matter of theoretical interest in the West, was a practical exercise in eastern Europe. East Europeans, including Soviet Jews, experienced rule by both, and had to make their choices. The grim complexity of the eastern front deprives us of an easy sense of heroism and victimhood. Jewish communist partisans in Belarus or Ukraine obviously seem heroic as enemies of the Nazis and avengers of their families. Their legacy is muddled by the fact that they bore arms to defend a system that had killed 3.5 million Ukrainians and a similar number of Kazakhs by famine 10 years before, and a million other Soviet citizens by execution in 1937-1938. It is confused still more by the fact that the Soviet Union began the Second World War as a de facto ally of Hitler, joining in the invasion and then the plunder of Poland in 1939-1941. In summer 1941, Soviet Jews had not known what to expect from the Germans, because the Soviet press had not been reporting German anti-Semitic policies. All of that said, it is perfectly clear why Jews in Soviet Belarus and Soviet Ukraine would join the partisans, and it is surely best to understand their immediate motives rather than to shy away from the issue for fear of violating a taboo by associating Jews and communism. In a strange way, comprehending the western Holocaust taxes us less than considering the eastern Holocaust. In 60 years of debates about origins and methods of the Final Solution, we have brought the Enlightenment into service against itself, explaining German crimes as a kind of paradox of modernity. The tools of modern technology, goes a common view, the trains and the gas, allow for mass killing at a distance. The alienation of modern society means that people might not know or care what happened to neighbors who disappeared in the middle of the night. The tools of modern bureaucracy allow responsibility to be divided into such small pieces that it is impossible to assign it to individuals. In Hannah Arendt's famous formulation, complexity makes evil banal. Yet in the Soviet east, little of this seems pertinent. There the Einsatzgruppen killed by following simple orders from above, drawing Jews to ghettoes and death pits by brute violence and simple ruses, ending their lives by the simple expedient of bullets, in places where neighbors could hear the gunshots. The most complicated part, sometimes neglected, was remembering to dig the trench beforehand. The Germans knew what they were doing, and still they did it. The Jews knew what was coming, and still they died. Bystanders knew what would befall their neighbors, and rarely helped. The events described in "The Unknown Black Book," half of the Holocaust, remove our covering stories and leave the truth bare. Evil is banal, but not because it is complex. Evil is banal because it is so simple. Timothy Snyder is professor of history at Yale University. He has recently completed "The Red Prince: The Secret Lives of a Habsburg Archduke" (Basic Books, 2008). He is currently at work on "Bloodlands: Eastern Europe Between Hitler and Stalin, 1933-1953." New and Improved CommentsIf you have trouble leaving a comment, review this help page. Still having problems? Let us know. If you find yourself moderated, take a moment to review our comment policy. Join the conversation
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By Leona Schliffer, February 15, 2008 at 11:26 am Link to this comment Important information only if it is taken to heart and used to improve things today. The 40 year holocaust that is Cuba and all of the horror going on in Africa tells me there are more important issues in our world than protecting people from eradication for convenience. I expect if I live long enough Ill read similar accounts with todays date.
By peter kirk, February 15, 2008 at 9:51 am Link to this comment It would be tragic if the suffering of the Jewish people should go unremembered, uncommemorated and uncompensated. We hardly hear anything of the tragedy that overcame them. Thank you for bringing the near-forgotten history of their suffering to light. |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) | |
Classification | Latter Day Saint movement |
Orientation | Latter Day Saints |
Polity | Church conference |
Moderator | None, after Strang's death |
Region | Worldwide |
Founder | Joseph Smith Jr, 1830; James J. Strang, 1844 |
Origin | April 6, 1830 (officially given); June 27, 1844 (claimed angelic ordination of Strang)[1] Voree, Wisconsin |
Separated from | None, claims to be the sole legitimate continuation of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) |
Separations | Church of Jesus Christ (Drewite), Church of the Messiah, Holy Church of Jesus Christ, others |
Congregations | 6[2] |
Members | 300 (as of 1998)[3] |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints—usually distinguished with a parenthetical (Strangite)—is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement and had around 300 members in 1998. It is a separate organization from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which is considerably larger and better known, although both churches claim to be the original organization established by Joseph Smith, on April 6, 1830. The Strangite church is headquartered in Voree, Wisconsin, just outside Burlington, and accepts the claims of James Strang as successor to Smith, as opposed to those of Brigham Young, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith III, or any other Mormon[note 1] leader.
- 1 History
- 2 Scriptures
- 3 Doctrines
- 3.1 Monarchy and priesthood
- 3.2 The Decalogue
- 3.3 Ordination of women
- 3.4 Animal sacrifice
- 3.5 Monotheism and the vocation of Jesus Christ
- 3.6 Free agency
- 3.7 Sabbatarianism
- 3.8 Baptism for the dead
- 3.9 Eternal marriage
- 3.10 Conservation of resources
- 3.11 Polygamy
- 3.12 Temples
- 3.13 African Americans
- 4 See also
- 5 Footnotes
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Before Strang[edit]
Strangites share the same history with other Latter Day Saint denominations up until the assassination of Joseph Smith. During the resulting succession crisis, several early Mormon leaders asserted claims to succeed Smith, including Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young and James Strang. Rigdon's claim rested on his status as the senior surviving member of Smith's First Presidency, the church's highest leadership quorum. Rejected by the main church body in Nauvoo, Illinois, Rigdon and his followers moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where his organization faltered. A descendant of the Rigdonite church lives on today as The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite),[note 2] which is not recognized as legitimate by Strangites.
Brigham Young initially argued that Smith could have no immediate successor,[4] but rather that the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (of which he was president) should be sustained as the presiding body of the church. Young and his followers migrated west to the Salt Lake Valley, in what became Utah Territory, continuing to use Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as their name until incorporating in 1851, when the spelling was standardized as "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". This organization has become the largest Latter Day Saint body in the world today. Both the Utah LDS Church and the Strangite church posit themselves as the sole legal continuation of Smith's organization; neither considers the other to be legitimate, nor do they recognize the validity of any of the hundreds of other Latter Day Saint sects.
James Strang and the Voree plates[edit]
Although he was a relatively recent convert at the time of Smith's death, James Strang posed a formidable—and initially quite successful—challenge to the claims of Young and Rigdon. Strang was a Mormon elder charged with establishing a stake or "place of refuge" in Wisconsin, should the Mormons be forced to abandon their headquarters in Nauvoo. He possessed a document that came to be known as the "letter of appointment", alleged to have been written by Smith prior to his death. The wording of the letter was ambiguous; some insist that it only appointed Strang to be president of the new Voree Stake of the church,[5] while Strang and his followers interpreted it as a call to follow Smith as President of the Church. Strang also claimed that at the moment of Smith's death, he was visited by angels who ordained him to be Smith's successor, though he claimed no other witnesses to the event.[1]
Strang's assertion appealed to many Latter Day Saints who were attracted to Mormonism's doctrine of continuing revelation through a living prophet. In the face of protracted Mormon anguish at Smith's death, Strang insisted that there still was, indeed, a Mormon seer who communed with God and conversed with angels. Strang's claim was bolstered by his discovery of the Voree plates, purporting to contain the last testament of an ancient Native American, one "Rajah Manchou of Vorito". These plates were found in the Hill of Promise, which would become the temple site in the new Strangite town of Voree.[note 3] This event was reminiscent of Smith's translations of the golden plates (the Book of Mormon) and the Book of Abraham, and may have encouraged some Latter Day Saints to accept Strang over any of his competitors, who had not produced any such "records".
Early successes and losses[edit]
Many prominent Latter Day Saints believed in Strang's "letter of appointment" and accepted him as Mormonism's second "Prophet, Seer, Revelator and Translator"—at least in the short term. These included the church's Presiding Patriarch and apostle William Smith (Smith's only surviving brother); Book of Mormon witness Martin Harris (who left and later rejoined the LDS Church in Utah); Nauvoo Stake President William Marks; second Bishop of the Church and church trustee-in-trust George Miller; apostle John E. Page; former apostle William E. McLellin; Smith's mother Lucy Mack Smith; and other members of the Smith family.
Another adherent was John C. Bennett, former mayor of Nauvoo and a former member of the First Presidency. Bennett had been in Smith's innermost circle but had broken with the founding prophet and had written an anti-Mormon exposé. Bennett founded a secretive Strangite fraternal society known as the "Order of Illuminati", but his presence disrupted Strang's church and ultimately led to his excommunication.[6] Bennett's "order" fell by the wayside and no longer exists among the Strangites.
All of these persons—with the exception of Miller, who would remain loyal to Strang until death—left the Strangite church by 1850. Many of these defections were due to Strang's seemingly abrupt "about-face" on the turbulent subject of polygamy. Vehemently opposed to the practice at first,[7] Strang reversed course in 1849 to become one of plural marriage's strongest advocates. Since many of his early disciples had looked to him as a monogamous counterweight to Young's polygamous version of Mormonism, Strang's decision to embrace plural marriage proved costly to him and his church.
Strang found his greatest support among the scattered outlying branches of Mormonism, which he frequently toured. His followers may have numbered as many as 12,000,[8] at a time when Young's group had just over 50,000.[9] After Strang won a debate at a conference in Norway, Illinois, he converted the entire branch.[10] While in Voree, the Strangites published a periodical known as the Voree Herald. Strang's church also fielded a mission to England, one of the primary sources of converts to Mormonism. This mission was led by Martin Harris, the financier of the Book of Mormon and one of its Three Witnesses. Harris proved a poor spokesman, however, and the English missions sided with the LDS Church led by Young.
Establishing a kingdom on Beaver Island[edit]
Because the high price of land in the Voree area made it difficult for Latter Day Saints to "gather" there, Strang moved his church headquarters to Beaver Island in Lake Michigan. Here his disciples founded a town known as St. James (now St. James Township), and in 1850, openly established an ecclesiastical monarchy with Strang as the spiritual "king" of his church. The date of his coronation, July 8, is still mandated as one of the two most important days in the Strangite church calendar (the other is April 6, the anniversary of the founding of Smith's church).[11]
Contrary to popular belief, Strang never claimed to be king over Beaver Island, or any other geographical entity. Rather, he asserted that he was king over his church, which he saw as the one, true "Kingdom of God" prophesied in scripture and destined to spread over all the earth.[12] The constitution of this kingdom was contained within the Book of the Law of the Lord, which Strang claimed to have translated from the Plates of Laban mentioned in the Book of Mormon. Originally published in 1851, this new book of Strangite scripture would be republished in a greatly expanded edition in 1856, just after Strang's murder. The book is still revered by Strangites today, remaining a vital part of their canon of scripture.
In addition to printing religious materials, the Strangite printing press on Beaver Island became the source of a new periodical, the Northern Islander, which was the first real newspaper in all of northern Michigan.[13] As St. James became an entrepôt for Great Lakes shipping, the Strangites began to compete with more established commercial lake ports such as Mackinac Island. Tensions grew between Mormons on Beaver Island and their non-Mormon neighbors, which frequently exploded into violence. Accusations of thuggery and thievery were leveled by both parties against each other, compounded by ever-increasing dissension among some of Strang's own disciples, who chafed at what they saw as his increasingly tyrannical rule.
In 1854, Strang published Ancient and modern Michilimackinac, including an account of the controversy between Mackinac and the Mormons. Dale Morgan, a historian of the Latter Day Saint movement, writes: "Strang surveys the geography and history of Mackinac and the surrounding region, particularly the islands of Lake Michigan, and after giving an account of the Mormon settlement upon Big Beaver Island, addresses himself to the bitter controversies between the people of Mackinac and the Mormons. Although dealing with controverted matters and colored by Strang's indignation at the outrages he and his people had to endure, the pamphlet is a responsible source on the events of which it treats, and is also interesting for the considerable measure of learning it reveals in Strang".[14]
Tensions finally came to a head on June 20, 1856, when two Strangite malcontents shot Strang in the back, leading to his death three weeks later. Since Strang refused to appoint a successor,[15] and insisted that the next Strangite prophet must be chosen and ordained by angels just as he and Smith had been,[16] Strang's church was left leaderless and vulnerable. One day before his death, vigilantes from Mackinac Island and other Lake Michigan communities converged on Beaver Island. The Strangites were rounded up, forced onto hastily commandeered steamships, and removed from the island. Most were simply dumped onto docks in Chicago and Green Bay, destitute and deprived of all their property.
After Strang[edit]
Strang's death and the loss of his Beaver Island settlement were twin catastrophes for his church. Despondent and spiritually adrift after the Strangite organization failed to provide a successor for Strang, most Strangites eventually chose to join what was then known as the "New Organization" of Latter Day Saints. This group had chosen not to follow Young and would eventually accept the leadership of Joseph Smith III, eldest son of Smith. This "New Organization" was later incorporated as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, becoming the second-largest body in the Latter Day Saint movement.
A few congregations of Strangites, however, remained loyal to their prophet's memory. Wingfield W. Watson, a high priest who had known and served under Strang, kept the Strangite church alive into the 20th century. Strang's disciples today are divided into two main factions; one is led by a Presiding High Priest, who does not claim to have the authority or office possessed by Smith or Strang. The other claims that this first assemblage is in error, and that by incorporating in 1961 and allegedly organizing a new order of the priesthood to rule them and a new man-made set of laws to govern them, it lost its identity as a faithful continuation of Strang's organization. This second group claims that it is the sole true remnant of Strang's church.[note 4][17]
The first group no longer emphasizes missionary work, as they tend to believe that after three murdered prophets (Smith, Hyrum Smith, and Strang), God closed his dispensation to the "gentiles" of the West.[18] Consequently, this group's congregation remains small. Current membership figures vary between 50 and 300 persons, depending upon the source consulted.[19]
There are two groups among the second. One group has a website based in Independence, Missouri,[20] and the second has a website based in Shreveport, Louisiana.[21] Both conduct missionary work on the Internet.
The Strangites "believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; [and] also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God," just as do most other Latter Day Saint denominations. They consider editions of the Doctrine and Covenants published prior to Smith's death (which contained the Lectures on Faith) to be scripture.
Strangites hold the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible to be inspired, but do not believe modern publications of the text are accurate, so they "cautiously use the publication of his earliest corrections published as the 'Inspired Version' or 'Joseph Smith Translation' by the sons of Joseph Smith in Plano, Ill., 1867." Strangites do not have any official stance on the Book of Abraham.
Strang's Book of the Law of the Lord is accepted as scripture in its expanded 1856 form; it is believed to be the same "Book of the Law of the Lord" mentioned in the Bible,[22] and Strang claimed to have translated it from the Plates of Laban mentioned in the Book of Mormon.[23]
The Strangites also hold as scripture several prophecies, visions, revelations, and translations printed by Strang, and published in the Revelations of James J. Strang. This text contains his purported "letter of appointment" from Smith and his translation of the Voree plates. The Book of Jasher was consistently used by both Smith and Strang, but as with other Latter Day Saint denominations, there is no official stance on its authenticity and it is not considered canonical.[24]
Monarchy and priesthood[edit]
One distinctive difference between Strangites and other Latter Day Saints concerns the singular subdivisions Strang makes within the Melchizedek priesthood—which his Book of the Law refers to as "The Priesthood of an endless life"—and the Aaronic priesthood, referred to as "the Priesthood of life."[25]
In the Melchizedek priesthood, Strang enumerates two "orders," that of "Apostles," and that of "Priests."[25]
Apostles are subdivided into four "degrees":
- The Prophet/President of the Strangite church is openly referred to throughout the book as a "King," rather than as a "President".[26]
- The President's Counselors are designated as "Viceroys." Viceroys are referred to as "kings," too, though this does not indicate a share in the unique royal dignity accorded to the President/King.[27]
- Strang's Twelve Apostles are named as "Princes in his Kingdom forever."[28] The leader of Strang's Apostles is designated as "Prince and Grand Master of the Seventies."[29]
- A quorum of "Evangelists" (not to be confused with the office of Patriarch) is established, to be Apostles to a single "nation, kindred, tongue or people"—unlike the Twelve, who were sent to all nations. Seven Evangelists form a quorum, and Strang noted that such a body had never been organized "in this dispensation"[30] (and nor did Strang organize one). This is a unique priesthood office in the Latter Day Saint movement.
Priests are subdivided into two "degrees":
- High Priests are to include "all inferiour Kings, Patriarchs, or heads of tribes, and Nobles, or heads of clans." [31] Furthermore, Strang continued, "They who hold it are called Sons of God."[32] From this group, said the Book of the Law, the king is to select "counsellors, judges and rulers."[32] Furthermore, the Book of the Law limits consecration of the Eucharist to High Priests and Apostles,[33] as opposed to other Latter Day Saint sects, who follow the Doctrine and Covenants in permitting Elders and Priests also to do so.
- The "degree" of Elder includes both the offices of Seventy and Elder as generally constituted in Smith's church.[34]
In the Aaronic priesthood, Strang enumerates three "orders":[35]
- Priests are subdivided into two "courses": Sacrificators and Singers. The course of Singers is opened to women. Each temple is to have a Chief Priest, assisted by a first and second High Priest.[36] Strangite "Sacrificators" are to kill sacrifices in accordance with appropriate provisions of the Book of the Law. Female priests are specifically barred from killing sacrifices.[37] The Doctrine and Covenants functions of preaching and baptizing are retained as well.[37]
- Teachers are subdivided into five "degrees": Rabboni, Rabbi, Doctor, Ruler, and Teacher.[38] This office, like that of Priest, is open to women. Teachers are not merely to instruct in spiritual matters, but in secular ones as well.[39] They are to staff schools throughout the kingdom.[40]
- Deacons are subdivided into three "degrees": Marshals, Stewards and Ministers.[38] They are to serve as "Stewards and keepers of the King's prisons, and Stewards of the King's Courts."[41]
In addition, a "King's Council" and a "King's Court" are established, though none function within the Strangite church today.[42] While no direct link is made between the King's Court and the "High Council" established in the Doctrine and Covenants,[43] certain parallels exist, such as requiring all members to hold the High Priesthood, and limiting their number to twelve.[44]
Although Strang briefly retained the services of apostle William Smith as "Chief Patriarch" of his church,[45] he makes no mention of this office anywhere in his book.
No Apostles (of any degree) exist within the Strangite organization today, as all must be appointed by a Strangite prophet, while the prophet himself must be appointed by God through the direct ministry of angels. The "incorporated" group of Strangites has high priests, but the "non-incorporated" group does not, insisting that the first body does not currently possess authority to ordain any.[46] Both factions enjoy the ministry of Elders and Aaronic Priesthood offices.
The Decalogue[edit]
Another unique feature of Strangite doctrine is its singular version of the Ten Commandments.[47] The Strangite Decalogue differs from any other Jewish, Catholic, Islamic or Protestant version, by including the commandment: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."[48] In his "Note on the Decalogue,"[49] Strang asserts that other versions of the Decalogue contain only nine commandments and speculates that his fourth commandment was lost perhaps as early as Josephus's time (circa 37–100 AD).
While not in the list of commandments, this admonition appears in the Hebrew Bible in Leviticus 19:18, and five times in the New Testament. In his "Note on the Decalogue,"[50] Strang asserted that no other version of the Decalogue contains more than nine commandments, and speculated that his fourth commandment was lost perhaps as early as Josephus' time (circa 37-100 AD). Strang's version of the Decalogue (together with the rest of his teaching) are rejected by all non-Strangite Mormon factions, including the mainline LDS Church. The full text of the fourth commandment according to the Strangites reads:
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: thou shalt not revile him, nor speak evil of him, nor curse him: thou shalt do no injustice unto him; and thou shalt maintain his right, against his enemy: thou shalt not exact rigorously of him, nor turn aside from relieving him: thou shalt deliver him from the snare and the pit, and shalt return his ox when he strayeth: thou shalt comfort him when he mourns, and nurture him when he sickens: thou shalt not abate the price of what thou buyest of him, for his necessity; nor shalt thou exact of him, because he leaneth upon thee: for in so doing thousands shall rise up and call thee blessed, and the Lord thy God shall strengthen thee in all the work of thy hand.[51]
Ordination of women[edit]
As noted above, the Strangite organization opens two priesthood offices to women: Priest and Teacher. While only the "course" of "Singer" in the office of Priest (as opposed to "Sacrificator") is permitted to females,[37] all five "degrees" in the office of Teacher are available.[38] Women may serve as "leaders" of the Singers.[38] Strang ordained women to these ministries as early as 1851, and allowed them to lecture in his School of the Prophets by 1856.[52] Another denomination, the Community of Christ, began ordaining women to the priesthood in 1984,[53] while most other Latter Day Saint churches do not ordain women to the priesthood.
Animal sacrifice[edit]
Animal sacrifice was instituted in the Strangite church under Strang's leadership,[54] primarily as a part of Strangite celebration rituals. Though the chapter on "Sacrifices" in Strang's Book of the Law of the Lord speaks of them as being offered for sins, the prohibition on such sacrifices contained in 3 Nephi 9:19–20,[55] meant that Strang focused instead on sacrifice as an element of religious festivities,[56] especially the commemoration of his own coronation as king (July 8, 1850).[57] The head of every house, from the king to his lowest subject, was to offer "a heifer, or a lamb, or a dove. Every man a clean beast, or a clean fowl, according to his household."[58]
The killing of sacrifices was a prerogative of Strangite Priests,[59] but female Priests were specifically barred from participating in this aspect of the priestly office.[37] "Firstfruits" offerings were also demanded from all Strangite agricultural harvests.[60]
Animal sacrifices are no longer practiced by the Strangites, though belief in their correctness is still required.
Monotheism and the vocation of Jesus Christ[edit]
Strangites reject[61][62] both the traditional Christian doctrine of the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and the Mormon doctrine of plurality of gods. They insist that there is but one eternal God, the Father, and that alleged progression to godhood (a doctrine supposedly taught by Smith; Strangites reject that assertion)[63] is impossible. God has always been God, say they, and he is one Person (not three, as in the traditional Christian Trinity).[64]
Jesus Christ, Strangites believe, was the natural-born son of Mary and Joseph, who was chosen from before all time to be the Savior of mankind, but who had to be born as an ordinary mortal of two human parents (rather than being begotten by the Father or the Holy Spirit) to be able to truly fulfill his Messianic role.[65] Strang claimed that the earthly Christ was in essence "adopted" as God's son at birth, and fully revealed as such during the transfiguration.[66] After proving himself to God by living a perfectly sinless life, he was thus enabled to provide an acceptable sacrifice for the sins of men, prior to his resurrection and ascension.[67]
Free agency[edit]
Musing at length on the nature of sin and evil, Strang wrote that of all things that God could give to man, he could never give him experience.[68] Thus, if "free agency" were to be real, said Strang, humanity must be given the opportunity to fail and to learn from its own mistakes. The ultimate goal for each human being, according to Strangites, is to willingly conform oneself to the revealed character of God in every way, preferring good to evil not out of any fear of punishment or desire for reward, but rather "on account of the innate loveliness of undefiled goodness; of pure unalloyed holiness."[69]
The Strangite church observes the seventh-day Sabbath — i.e., Saturday — as the Book of the Law commanded it, in lieu of Sunday.[70]
Baptism for the dead[edit]
Strangites believe in baptism for the dead; the Strangite church practiced this to a limited extent in Voree and on Beaver Island. However, rather than simply baptizing for anyone whose name can be located, Strang required a revelation for those seeking to have a baptism done for someone outside of a close relative "within the fourth degree of consanguinity".[71] This could come through dreams, angelic appearances, or other means listed within Strang's revelation on the subject. While still believed in, baptisms for the dead are not currently performed in the Strangite church due to the lack of a temple and prophetic leadership.[72]
Eternal marriage[edit]
Eternal marriage is taught in the Strangite church, though it is not required to be performed in a temple, as in the LDS Church.[73] Strangite Priests, Elders, High Priests or Apostles (of all four degrees) may perform this ceremony.[74] Eternal marriages are still contracted among the Strangites today.
Same-sex marriages (and homosexuality in general) are not permitted within the Strangite organization.[75]
Conservation of resources[edit]
Conservation of forests and resources is mandated by the Strangite church.[76] Within Strang's Beaver Island kingdom and other places where Strangites were numerous, groves of trees were to be maintained upon each farm, village and town. Farms and cities without trees were required to plant them, and to establish parklands so that "the aged and the young may go there to rest and to play."[77] Although Strang's kingdom has disappeared, his followers still endeavor to practice basic conservation measures.
Plural marriage is sanctioned, though not expressly commanded, in the Book of the Law. The applicable text reads: "Thou shalt not take unto thee a multitude of wives disproportioned to thy inheritance, and thy substance: nor shalt thou take wives to vex those thou hast; neither shalt thou put away one to take another."[78] Any wife already married to the prospective polygamist was given the right to express her opinion, and even to object, but not to veto the marriage.[78] This passage seems to offer any aggrieved wife an appeal to the "Judges," but how this was to be carried out is not made clear.
Strang's defense of polygamy was rather woman-centered. He claimed that far from enslaving or demeaning women, it liberated and "elevated" them by allowing them to choose the best possible mate based upon any factors deemed important to them—even if that mate were already married to someone else.[79] Rather than being forced to wed "corrupt and degraded sires" due to the scarcity of more suitable men, a woman could wed the one she saw as the most compatible to herself, the best candidate to father her children and the man who could give her the best possible life, no matter how many other wives he might have.[80]
The practice of plural marriage has never been officially proscribed in the Strangite church, unlike in the LDS Church.[81] Only twenty-two men entered into polygamy, and most of them only took one additional wife.[82] Strang took four additional wives,[83] the most of any member in his church.
Polygamy was apparently practiced by a few Strangites up to 1880 or so, to include Wingfield W. Watson, a Strangite High Priest who knew and served under Strang.[82] However, with federal and state bans on the practice, and a divine injunction to obey "the law of the land,"[84] plural marriage has been given up in the contemporary Strangite organization, though belief in its correctness is still required and affirmed.[82]
Strangites reject Section 132 of the LDS Church's Doctrine and Covenants,[85] regarding it as a forgery from 1852 that was never received or approved by Smith.[82]
Strang attempted to construct a temple in Voree, but was prevented from completing it due to the poverty and lack of cooperation of his followers.[86] No "endowment" rituals comparable to those in the LDS Church appear to have existed among his followers,[87] and no Strangite temples exist today or are contemplated.
African Americans[edit]
Strangites welcomed African Americans into their church during a time when some other factions (such as the LDS Church, until 1978) denied them the priesthood, or certain other benefits of membership. Strang ordained at least two African Americans to the eldership during his lifetime.[88]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Mormon," as used in this article, refers to adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement as a whole, and not just those of its largest branch, the LDS Church (as is usual among smaller Latter Day Saint sects, many of which dislike this term). Its use here is only for convenience, not in any derogatory sense.
- ^ The "Bickertonites," as they are commonly called, obtained their historical and priesthood lineage from Rigdon's organization, but their beliefs are not identical to Rigdon's sect in every respect.
- ^ Though construction on a temple was started at this site, it was never completed, due to the poverty and divisions among Strang's followers.
- ^ The first group has one website: http://www.ldsstrangite.com; the second has two: http://www.strangite.org, and http://www.mormonbeliefs.com.
- ^ a b Strang, James J., The Revelations of James J. Strang, Section 4:1–11.
- ^ Adherents.com Retrieved 2009-08-14
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- ^ http://www.ils.unc.edu/~unsworth/mormon/jssuccessor.html.
- ^ Strang's own son, Charles Strang, took this position. See Smith, Heman, History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,] vol. 3, chapter 2, pp. 52–53.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Doyle C. (1970). The King Strang Story: A Vindication of James J, Strang, the Beaver Island Mormon King. National Heritage., p. 151.
- ^ (August 12, 1847). Voree Herald as quoted in Fitzpatrick, pp. 74–75. See also apostle John E. Page at this same source, on his conversations with Strang on the subject.
- ^ "History and Succession". Strangite.org. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
- ^ Church Educational System, "Chapter 28: Utah in Isolation", Church History In The Fulness Of Times Student Manual (Salt Lake City, Utah: LDS Church, 2003).
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- ^ Strang, James J. (1856) Book of the Law of the Lord, Being a Translation From the Egyptian of the Law Given to Moses in Sinai. St. James: Royal Press, p. 293.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Doyle C. (1970) The King Strang Story: A Vindication of James J. Strang, the Beaver Island Mormon King. National Heritage, p. 199.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, p. 208.
- ^ Dale L. Morgan, Bibliography, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite).
- ^ "Kingdom with a Dominion". MormonBeliefs.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 163–66.
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- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 168–180, 214–219.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 181–182; 219–220. See especially the notes on p. 182.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 191–192. Capitalization as in original.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 195.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 224.
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- ^ a b Book of the Law, p. 193.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 145.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 224–225, 194–197.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 225.
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- ^ a b c d Book of the Law, p. 199.
- ^ a b c d Book of the Law, p. 227.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 200–201.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 201.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 202.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 183–184.
- ^ See Doctrine & Covenants 102:1–3,5–6,8,12,24–30. All references to the D&C are to the LDS edition.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 185.
- ^ Zion's Reveille, January 14, 1847. http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu//IA/JStrang1.htm#011447.
- ^ Priesthood. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
- ^ Exodus 20:2–17; Deuteronomy 5:6–21.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 24–25. This commandment is number four in Strang's version of the Decalogue.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 38–46.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 38–46.
- ^ http://www.strangite.org/Law.htm#THE-DECALOGUE
- ^ Hajicek, John, Intolerance toward Great Lakes Mormons. http://www.mormonism.com/out-2.htm.
- ^ Community of Christ Doctrine and Covenants 156:9. http://www.centerplace.org/library/study/dc/rdc-156.htm. All offices were opened, not just Priest and Teacher.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 106–109.
- ^ Book of Mormon.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 293–297. See also http://www.strangite.org/Offering.htm.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 293.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 293–294.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 199, note 2.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 295–297.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 147–158, "Note on the Sacrifice of Christ". This was an essay written by Strang himself, not a translation from the Plates of Laban. It does not appear in the 1851 edition, but is considered an integral part of the 1856 edition and is fully accepted as Scripture by the Strangites.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 47–86, "The True God". This section was "written by the prophet James, by inspiration of God." Book of the Law, page x.
- ^ King Follett Sermon, http://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/sermons_talks_interviews/kingfolletsermon.htm.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 47–63.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 157–158, note 9.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 165–166.
- ^ Book of the law, pp. 155–158.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 152–153.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 155.
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- ^ Book of the Law, page 137.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 136–141. See also http://www.strangite.org/BaptismDead.htm.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 159. See also http://www.strangite.org/Women.htm.
- ^ Book of the Law, p. 159.
- ^ Marriage, Sex, Adultery. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 286–287.
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- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 326–327.
- ^ Book of the Law, pp. 312–328.
- ^ http://www.strangite.org/Women.htm. For the LDS ban, see http://lds.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fscriptures.lds.org%2F.
- ^ a b c d http://www.strangite.org/Women.htm.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, p. 117.
- ^ Doctrine and Covenants 58:21.
- ^ About.com: http://scriptures.lds.org/
- ^ "Temple Locations". Strangite.org. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Women/Marriage". Strangite.org. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
- ^ "African-Americans". Strangite.org. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
External links[edit]
Three different websites exist for various branches of the Strangite church:
- http://www.ldsstrangite.com/, official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite).
- ChurchOfJesusChristOfLatterDaySaints.org, also available at Strangite.org, unincorporated Strangites based in Independence, Missouri.
- Mormon Beliefs, unincorporated Strangites based in Shreveport, Louisiana.
These publications are believed in by all Strangites, regardless of faction:
- The Voree Plates A detailed description of the "Voree Plates" and the story behind them, from a Strangite point of view.
- Book of the Law of the Lord, Edition of 1851 First Edition, without Strang's commentary. Contains photos of the text and the extremely rare first edition of this work.
- Book of the Law of the Lord, Edition of 1856 Second Edition of this work; contains Strang's commentary and notes, also considered to be scripture by Strangites.
- The Revelations of James J. Strang contains text of "Letter of Appointment", together with translation of the "Voree Plates" and other revelations given by Strang. Includes a facsimile of the "plates".
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so right now im driving a 2005 F-350 with the 6.0L diesel, and lately i have noticed that it smells like diesel inside the cab. i dont think its on anything inside so i think it is seeping in somewhere and it doesnt seem to increase the faster i go either.
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sounds like you have a leak in the exhaust up by the y pipe or up pipes. Look for soot buildup on your bellows on the uppipes off from your manifold. They may be cracked.
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this wouldnt make the truck any louder would it? im guessing no, it doesnt sound any louder.
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Get rid of the K&N they are the suck on turbo diesels.
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2016 | 28-11 | .718 | 3-0 | 1.000 | 1st | 6th |
2015 | 19-21 | .475 | 3-0 | 1.000 | 1st | 8th |
2014 | 27-13 | .675 | 4-0 | 1.000 | 1st | 8th |
2013 | 26-15 | .634 | 7-0 | 1.000 | 1st | 6th |
2012 | 21-14 | .600 | 8-2 | .800 | 2nd | - |
2011 | 18-20 | .474 | 6-1 | .857 | 1st | 7th |
2010 | 18-19 | .486 | 10-3 | .769 | 2nd | - |
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In 2016, Kreutzkamp led his team to a 28-11 overall record and the Tritons fourth straight WWPA title with a 9-5 victory over Cal State East Bay. UCSD advanced to its fifth NCAA Championship and matched a program-best sixth-place finish. UCSD recorded 28 wins for the first time since the 1994 national championship squad finished 28-2.
Kreutzkamp was named the Division II Co-Coach of the Year by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) for the fourth time in his career. He led four Tritons to ACWPC All-American honors and saw a program-record eight players make WWPA All-Conference teams.
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In 2014, Kreutzkamp led the Tritons to a 27-13 overall record, which was the second most wins in the program's 30-year history. UCSD earned its third WWPA title in four years after downing Cal State East Bay, 16-3. The Tritons went on to finish in eighth place at the NCAA Championship.
The Tritons took eight wins against nationally-ranked NCAA Division I programs in addition to being featured in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Top-20 poll all 17 weeks, beginning at No. 14 and finishing as No. 12. The Tritons reached as high as sixth in the rankings, which marked their highest ever ranking under Kreutzkamp.
Kreutzkamp was named the Division II Coach of the Year by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) for the third time. The Tritons places four platers on the ACWPC All-American teams, the most of any NCAA Division II team. UCSD had seven players make WWPA All-Conference teams. The seven Tritons honored by the league marked a program record for Kreutzkamp.
In his fourth season, Kreutzkamp led UCSD to an NCAA Championship berth after knocking off Loyola Marymount, 10-8, in the WWPA title game. The 12th-ranked Tritons finished a program-best sixth place at NCAA Championship and closed the season with a 26-15 overall mark, recording the most wins since the 1994 national championship squad went 28-2.
The schedule featured 21 games against nationally-ranked NCAA Division I programs. The Tritons finished with an 8-13 record and proved that they are a team to watch for. UCSD was featured in the CWPA Top-20 poll all 16 weeks, beginning at No. 20 in the preseason poll and concluded as No. 12 in the final poll.
Kreutzkamp was honored as the Division II Coach of the Year by the ACWPC and was also named WWPA Coach of the Year. The Tritons placed four players on the ACWPC All-American team, six on the WWPA All-Conference teams, eight on the WWPA All-Academic team and four on the ACWPC All-Academic team.
In 2012, Kreutzkamp led the Tritons to a 21-14 overall and narrowly missed their second straight trip to the NCAA Championship. The Tritons were 8-2 in WWPA play and earned the No. 2 seed for the conference championship, but fell by a goal to Loyola Marymount in the WWPA title game. UCSD won 10 of its final 13 contests.
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In 2010, Kreutzkamp guided the Tritons to an 18-19 overall record in his first season as coach. UCSD finished fourth in the conference at the end of the regular season after posting a 10-3 mark in WWPA competition. UCSD would advance to its first WWPA championship match since 2004 after beating Sonoma State and Colorado State in the first two rounds of the conference tournament. However, the squad fell to No. 8 Loyola Marymount, 13-10, in the championship. Four players earned All-WWPA accolades, while two Tritons were named All-Americans in 2010.
Kreutzkamp was named the head coach of the women's water polo team in September of 2009. He came to UCSD as an assistant with the women's team in 1999, before joining longtime head coach Denny Harper on the men's staff the following season. He served as an assistant under Harper until 2006, when he was promoted to associate head coach (2006-10).
The Triton men went 194-106 (.646) during Kreutzkamp's tenure, winning WWPA championships in 2000, 2002 and 2006. In his first year with the program, Kreutzkamp helped guide UCSD to a 9-8 victory over USC in the NCAA semifinals, as the Tritons became the first non-Division I program to play for a national championship.
Prior to his arrival on the La Jolla campus, Kreutzkamp was the head coach of both the boy's and girl's varsity programs at Grossmont High School from 1996-99 and held both positions at Patrick Henry High School for two seasons prior to that. While at Patrick Henry, he led the girl's squad to the inaugural San Diego CIF Division I championship in 1995 and was named both the Girl's Eastern League and CIF D-I Coach of the Year. He also served as the head girl's coach with the highly-successful Sunset Water Polo Club, winning a pair of silver medals at the 18-U Junior Olympics.


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I've been using this recipe since it was first published in Bon Appetit. It is the best base lasagna recipe - all the elements are as good on their own as they are together. We use one recipe to make two smaller pans and freeze one for later. Sixteen years later and it's still my go-to!
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Classification is the bed-rock of systematic library. It is the hyphen that joins and the buckle that fastens the reader and his document.
The word classification comes from the Latin word ˜classis. in the ancient Rome, the term classis was used to refer to a group of persons possessing certain qualities in common as well as belonging to the same class.
Ordinarily classification is a process of grouping, ideas or objects on the basis of certain qualities which its members posses.
To under stand the meaning of classification let us study a few definitions of classification given by some specialists:
1. Margaret Mann says. Classification is the act of arranging things according to their likeness and unlikeness. She further says, It is a sorting or grouping of things.
2. According to Richardson, Classification is putting together like things.
3. Berwick Sayers defines library Classification as The arrangement of books on shelves or description of them, in a manner which is the most useful to those who read.
4. New Encyclopaedia Britannica defines library classification as a system of arrangement adopted by a library to enable patrons to find its material quickly and easily.
From these definitions it becomes clear that the arrangement of documents in a systematic way is called classification. In library classification we deal with documents with the sole purpose of arranging them in the most helpful and permanent sequence. Library classification thus aims at providing formal access to documents.
A popular way of putting works about the same subject in roughly the same place on the shelf. Even if you don't find the book you were looking for, you'll be in the neighborhood of other books on related topics.
Let us deliberate upon some points that elaborate the need and purpose of Library Classification.
Helpful Sequence:
The basic purpose of any library classification should be to arrange the documents in a method most convenient to the users and to the library staff. The documents should be arranged in classes, and based on the mutual relations between them. This would bring together closely related classes. In other words, related documents would be grouped in close proximity, the basic idea being that like classes are brought together and unlike classes are separated.
Correct Replacement:
Documents after being taken out from shelves by the users or by the library staff should, after being used, be replaced in their proper places.
It is essential that library classification should enable the correct replacement of documents, after these have been returned from use. This would require a mechanized arrangement, which has been discussed in the next section.
Mechanized Arrangement:
If it is decided that a particular arrangement is suitable then, ordinarily, it should not be changed. The sequence should be determined once for all, so that one does not have to re-determine the sequence of documents again when these are returned after being borrowed, or for the interpolation of new documents in their correct places. This is done by allocating notation, which expresses order. Thus, it becomes possible to easily insert or reinsert the various documents in their correct places. This is how we are able to mechanize the arrangement.
Addition of New Documents:
A library would acquire new documents from time to time. Therefore, library classification should help in finding the most helpful place for each of these among the existing collection of the library. There are two possibilities in this regard. The new books may be on a subject already provided for in the scheme of library classification, or it may be on a newly emerging subject, which may not have been provided for in the existing scheme. In the second case the scheme should have inbuilt qualities which may allow the fixing the position of the newly emerging subjects amidst another subject having literary warrant.
Withdrawal of Documents from Stock:
In case, the need arises to withdraw a document from the stock for some reason, the library classification should facilitate such a withdrawal.
Other Purposes:
Library Classification should also be able to serve the following purposes:
A) Classification of pieces information: The classification should help us to classify even small pieces of information e.g. Articles of a journal etc.
B) Classification of reference queries: The classification also helps the reference librarian to arrange the queries in a classified order, which makes their redressal quite fast and easy.
C) Classification of suggestions received from the users
D) Filing of non book materials such as correspondences, photographs, films and so on.
E) Classification of statistics of various kinds, for instance the classification of statistics with regard to the issuance of books would reflect the pattern of demands on various subjects.
F) Class number the derivative of classification is needed in the preparation of catalogue. It assists the user of a catalogue to refer to the location of the documents on the shelf and also helps in arranging the catalogue cards in a classified sequence; and
G) Assist the library staff to prepare a subject wise list of documents for to cater to the demand of different departments associated with the library or for maintaining records of documents transferred to branch library or lending centre from the stock of the central library.
The need and purpose of the library classification can be summarised as follows:
From the points laid down above in support to the need of library classification in libraries the purposes of adhering to it are as under:
To serve as a key.
To facilitate the location of a particular document among the thousands of documents available in huge library collection.
To ensure optimum usage of books
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Four Star Plumbing Heating-AC
8049 U.S. 127 - Bryan OH 43506
Be the first to review this businessBryan, OH 43506
Phone: 419-636-****419-636-0035 (click to view the number)
License Information
Type: | Plumbing Contractors |
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Services Offered: | Cooling Heating HVAC Plumbing |
Are we a residential contractor? | YES |
Are we a commercial contractor? | YES |
Do we offer financing? | NO |
Do we have emergency service? | YES |
Do we accept credit cards? | NO |
Additional Company Information
Four Star Plumbing Heating-ac - HVAC Technicians in Bryan, Ohio. License held: Plumbing Contractors.
Hours Please call to confirm
6:30am - 6:30pm | 6:30am - 6:30pm | 6:30am - 6:30pm | 6:30am - 6:30pm | 6:30am - 6:30pm | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Closed |
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