The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-14

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Instead Of my believing for moment that Paul wished
the once Of bishop that would have but one wife, be-
leve directly the reverse but bis advice to Timothy
ordsin q man 70 the once Of : bishop unisss i hs has =
wife; you must not ordain . single Or unmarried man r.
II YOU viii read this chapter carefully, you win
the qualifications necessary for dsaconsand bisr sarn
:. \; III: imply fivs my vs~' with regard. -.
have no testimony from the BIZ
from any history yo that ! have sa any IL neither asys !
Paul b:s i% 1s " ssv,I e he so sSsn a. , sis. Il = an. ny s Ssss :,
70 : ' NV knowledge. 4ch was the case, il has mot come
That; m s,sss e 'f .sai s' s.7 wy !. r siis, .s Wy Su I that !: ai e mary
should be- An one wife. In the hrst place, he is Tor
over WI ~ u line s,. : father sat T. |. s sa.s ; sss,,, o. s :, s The ,I Rss6i !:
"scu' Xied among them. Stil he does not wish to be
DO and up, or flooded with cares OF this world, so but that
,Ae can o6iciate In his ONCE, and magnify 1t TO accept
The Office Of q bishop ID in his ward, and when he finds
a man who Is doing q good business as . farmer or o
tradesman, and who 6as plenty around him, and is
faithfully paying hi, tithing, he has no business there,
only to receive the tithing that man has 20 pay Tor the
benefit Of the kingdom Of God; his business IL more par
ticularly In the houses Of widoE rs and orphans, and he ID
called to administer to them in righteousness like Q "a
ther.
Paul, knowing by observation and his own experience,
the temptations that were continually, thrown before
you ordain a person to be q bishop, TO take the charge
Of a branch in any one district or place, see that he ha:
It does not read SO; but he must have one to begin with;
temptation while he is in the Line Of his duty, visiting
L y hArana If -fdn~o - nrnhana tho NM tho nf.
Hicted, and the sick in his wsrd.
He is to converse with families sometimes upon fami-
he Is not 50 capable Of taking. care o. . family as he
ct sthe ans;", would .sIs q Be- h,m and perhaps Rsv he s. Z not capable apnos
man who has preserved himself IN purity ana
holiness, one who has carried himself ctrcumspectly be-
fore the people and before God; it would not do ordain
him to the Office Of q bishop, for he may be drawn into
temptation, and he lacks experience in family matters;
but take q man who has one wife at least, q man Of ex.
perience like thousands Of our elders, men of strength Of
mind, who have determination in them to preserve them
selves pure under all circumstances, at all times, and In
all places in their wards. Now, Timothy, select such Q
A bishop in his calling and duty is with the church all
the time; he is not called to travel abroad to preach.
but 10 at home; be is not abroad in the world, but Is
with the saints.
When you have got your bishop, he needs assistants,
and he ordains councillors, priests, teachers and dea.
his own heart and hand to do this. Says he, 9! dare
not even call > man to be q deacon, to assist me in my
calling, unless he has a family II is not the business
Of an ignorant young man, of no experience in family
matters, to inquire into the circumstances Of families.
a Msa, 70 know srd tine nev wants OF ever, cry person sr =. Some Some may want
1t 10 not the business Of boys to do this; but select a
man who has got q family to be a deacon, whose wife
mccoy in the ward.
These are simply my views in a few words on this sub.
ject, and always have been since ! have reflected upon
the doctrine that the fathers teach us 10 The Holy Scrip.
lures. will venture to say the view ! take Of the mat.
ter IS not to be disputed or ~disproved by Scripture or
reason.
Ihsve no reasonable grounds upon which to say it
was not the custom in ancient times for q man to have
more than one wife, but every reason to believe that it
was the customamong the Jews, from the days OF Abra-
ham to the days Of the apostles, for they were lineal dc.
taught and prsctised the doctrine Of plurality Of wives,
and were revered BY the Y hole Jewish nation; and 1t Is
but natural that they should have respected and fol.
lowed their teachings and examples.
SO much ! wished to say to my brethren and sisters.
We have had a splendid address from Brother Hyde, for
which l am grateful. ! feel in my heart to bless the
people all the time, and can say amen to Brother Hyde's
last remarks. know just as much about those matters
cau,e there is no more Of It in the city. It a hard Al
matter for q man 70 hide himself from me in this Terri
s sS5y DO ,h eo s,r 1 ss si , nisn aIg' q sS source. sss. ts ssI is.s asws' and IL
what you have heard to, night, and at other times. You
"Narriage Relations" Elder Hyde says he has only
Just dipped into II, but Il It win not be tispleasing to
lun round the edge Of the deld. he has done SO beau.
tifaly, ard II will have it's desired effect.
But the whole subject of the marriage relation Is not
in my reach, nor in any other mans resch on this
earth It is without beginning Of days or end Of years;
it is a hard matter to reach We can tell some things
with regard to 1t; it lays the foundation for worlds, for
angels, and for the GOES; for intelligent beings to be
crowned with glory. immortality and eternal lives. In
fact, it is the thread which runs from the beginning to
TIE end otthe holy gospel of salvation-of the gospel
OF the Con OF God; 1t is from eternity to eternity. When
portion OF II, but you see it comparatively as a speaker
sees the faces OF . congregation. To look at, and talk
to each individual separately, and thinking. to become
fully acquainted with them, only to spend a e minutes
with each, would consume too much time-it could not
easily be done. so 1t is with the visions Of eternity; we
can see and understand, but IL is difficult to tell. May
God bless you. Amen.