ABEL, Elijah, the only colored man who is known to have been ordained to the Priesthood, was born July 25, 1810, in Maryland. Becoming a convert to "Mormonism" he was baptized in September, 1832, by Ezekiel Roberts, and, as appears from certificates, he was ordained an Elder March 3, 1838, and a Seventy April 4, 1841, an exception having been made in his case with regard to the general rule of the Church in relation to colored people.