CHAPTER X. THE SOCIAL PUZZLE (_continued_).

_Reasons why Mormon Slavery is Maintained_--Hope of Earthly Gain--Complete Organization of the Mormon Church--Prospect of Promotion in Office as a Bribe--Fear of Earthly Loss--System of Espionage--Apostasy Formerly Punished by Death--Mode of Inflicting the Punishment--Social Ostracism--Religious Conviction the Mainstay of the Mormon Social System 131