Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-06-06

hkYs hiR- BRIGGS dtscougSe1 as foaI0ws,
/ In the first chapter of the srss epistie Of
John We read something Of that which wa
from the beginning, which We htgve ssau
That declare We unao yous thax ye May
also hare f6zlowahip With as.
| With Feferenne to this declaration Of
this disciple, for the puFposa of linakgat-
i ing the declaration of these things. VI
know something 81 that Of which We speak.
bat we purpose 10 ascertain what the work
OF tbs Lord IL. II il peculiar IL every
dispensation, and every daspensation has
les peculiar principle, and the design Of
all II the satvation Of the hnnzan faaily.
Noah had pecaifmR diapensatlon. and the
apostle, Paul, says Of the dispensation-
Without the father they cannot be made
perfect. by this rule, laid down by the
apstle, John, In this dispensation, not on
I ly In this dispensation, but Of this organ
izatiOn, which seemed 10 be > digpensation
within dispensation--or wheel within
q wheel, We understand there il the king
dom Of God which il In che earth and the
kingdom Of God which is in the celestial
world; we consider them synonymous
terms, but this il the transcripts to be fol-
lowed upon earth. > The
question might be asked, in respect TO the
angelic throng. But by the kingdom of
God on earth We mean The fold, the church
of the living God.
Whatever ye bind On earth slall be bound
in Heaven, what ye record on earth must
agree with the record in Heaven. The
history Of this dispansaEsou is before us-I
It's legal head Is taken away--its prospec-
tive power 10 taken away. This govern
ment was established Ut thagiyen kima, in
o certain year, and on certain day
On the 9th day of April, 1880, ID was
called ffFhe Church OF Jesus Christ, or
of the Latter Day Saints" The entire
number was six persons, ii might be liz
ned 10 the mustard seed.
/ presume no person will deny
that so small 3 beginning was never be-
fore known, than for the church or the
tbs kingdom, for the government given
was established among men in the pres
encs of this body composed Of sir indiyid
uAls. The quorum was organised, and
the highest once known in that church is
the presiding elder but again, the labor
ia the vineyard called for more laborers,
and twelve were called to go out So spe-
cial Witnesses Of this fact, and to bring in
all pure in heart, for the hour Of his Judge
ment has come, the proclamation has gone
outcome out Of heE ny people lest ye be
partakers Of the judgements. More la
horers we're wanted and seventy we're sent
out, and other seventies were sent until
seventy seventies should be sent. We de-
sign, BY the help Of God, to make this a
plain thing. This church having been en-
tRblished and organized, tbs quorum al
twelve, the quorum Of seYenty, the que
ram Of ninety, were organized Ia the serv-
ico of the church for the advice Of the
church and the administration Of its laws.
Ii became necessary that one should be
president Of the priesthood, 3 presiding
high priest, to whom belongs always the
KEYS Of the kingdom. There were not
wanting those to claim the head Of the
church In Joseph's place. But the wrath
of nan shall be made 10 praise him, also
the Ignorance Of man.
As Mr.. Strang, when the angel almost
touched him, but did not quite, but Just
missed him, Brigham Young claimed it
bat meu do nos always ga aztray al once,
bat goes little by httle-he only intended
IT, 90 little way. To all human appear
ando il was an accident. What was the
accident that made him claim the Proph-
cts ptaceY When Joseph was killed, he
ran, and ran speedily, 10 steady the ark
he was not afraid, nor fauiteged not.
But If Joseph had not been taken away,
Brigham would only have been an apostle.
Now, God IL not governed by accidents.
Here was the three presiding highpriests.
HIRE is one class who should act in the
Grst stages Of the church; bat here acct
dent has removed q quorum. The right
n hold the keys of the kingdam vas not
claimed at that time. Neither did Strang
Or brewster; but one man stood in the
way-if it was his right 70 have presided
ever the church, why did be not do it,
There came a scum over his visioR-he
did not understand that his place was at
the present head of the church, hut he
| told them that it was time TO choose a
guardian. Having brought the people to
bnlicye in the quorum u the twelve, be
led them away; they carried away she
lrk Of the last dispensation, aud left it
gho7n Of all authority; they took away
7e who were willing and some who were
ailling, in the absence Ct the quorum
tt - away and two demurred.)
! Ia - 1850, one member Of the
aaiSE - apostles, who bore away
". Sred that the promises il
TIA X Of CQvepsuta, SEQ. 6,
as 9uld be handed down
M 49,. sud the spirit Of the
/ hssFa Gga, he14 tat, came to bear
t N'itR ~ q 1ilH fae that he was
4 nsszHbeg &c sta Is he absence
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bagge lbs Esanfs $ aasi. ba y any
psrsaa lsstFs q kEav FaaxB ssssq4ae, sili
say, he falIIme3 Is tas aass IS a.ssss d
ers-he iBaodasj sgesnga ss.s- e
was rejected b. sha Rs 81 go Il as
oast aside--one sseE aase sss ssss
an original apostle i ~ wlIast
authority-the word hAs e oa5. slse
word of the Lord had gone 81
those t0 whom it was Youca- s. lErt
why was be reieoted2 It waa because he
acted without the pervigw. Here was
right step taken, ron understand, why we
fdeolare this matter we speak of--these
things which we know.
Another step was taken about this time,
ia 1851, What was that2 Ii wac this /;
the Holy Ghost testified that the seed Of
Joseph shoEld take The lead. They were
unable TO know how to pray, or what to
pray for, but they assembled together By
the cold waters Oh Babylon, We now con-
Olade TO get together--Hs had learned BY
this time 70 trust not IN the arm Of flesh,
but to seek the right way from God. The
voice Of God showed US the way 10 PUP
sue, in the year 1858, was the answer Of
tAe Holy Ghost, that We shoald 90 forth
under the seea Of the proper highpriest.
Ii was a new place, 8 new thing, il was q
dilemma. We sought Of God knowledge
how Il, sxgssssgI pa kfxa gxzass gsz YhaE aasd