, 1869-11-25
s.us: under that OF the se*snue, II in Aa uaos.

1.
.bos. tfrtIe1 are to tasch the people fEuns house
. pouse, Ted the punl,o pulse. and. unteF tas
,uecs1on Of the nlshops, oolect f1nm the Itch And
MI tster,,o The neoestsies Of the poor.
rt4 Ninth Apd Lat quorum u com fosed of des- |
eoue, pntfof1 Of The chufcues, dourKeeper1. who
rec 10 CLEANING, lighting aud warming the sare.
Accorair1 70 the Mormon faith, the duties. Au- |
lhcrt,y, aod power OF ,hs Twelve Apostles are Tho
tare { ~ tlose OF Cnsist1 Apoatlea-to prescn tho
Gospel 10 esery nation. TO hapslze for the renls-
nlou ct strF 70 tupaSt the Rifs Of the HOLY Gnoss
by me lay1r9 on Of hands, 10 be bo prophets |
eee1s reyelatnra, to nihd Of loose On earsa and In
heaven.
They beliave that when Chr.1t was vt.tsed On |
the Mount BY Mosea ana Elias. theJ conferred on !
him tho MelcnIsedec p1iestnood- Thta L. tnclr I
Interpretation Of the uspsnguraHnn. After re-
cetyn9 It himself, Je1aa ordained his Apostles 10
thar priesthood; and Peter, James. a1d Jsha con I
tered It o. Joeepn Smith a. Moses aud Elias did
On jeans. Further, that Jchn the Baptist or
da,ned Joseph Smith to the Anfonit priesthood
the saue ~ he did Jedus- Tats IL the way the
III rmons claim tnese pE,exshooos hare been re-
stored among nen. A uneal descendant OF Aaron
woolo It'll h1vc to b ordained unless he could
show that each father from Aaron 70 to the
present haa oroaibed his son. Down to and in
Gliding the Quo1un Of the Elders, all belong to
tic AeIchiscdec priesthood. Below tnas theJ III
b*ioLg to the Aarouic.
There pr!es.aoods they bold to be OF vast and
oye1shaduwtnE Importance. Elder Cannon said
In the Tabernacle during conference, shaS the:r
restoration had produced al that makes Ctah Pc
crltsr aft ir,"r ra,a he the principle that gov
ems the heavenly hosts. that maEea Jehovah and
Je>u2 WHAT they are. God The Father
owes liz divinity and attributes to
the p1.esreood be hiss received. It
IL the law Of the priesthood that holds the STATS
In their orbita. aud Rlgea q the seasons IN thek
order 1t will 60 on nntn tue sceptre Of Jesus
atd the pr!estaood Is extended o7ef an earth re-
dem ed."
should denne this highest Of mysteries By
! Ill gle word, "pneatcFalt"-she "Dlvtne Eight"
OF Eiuga and ps1ests to Command. and the duty Of
the mass Of mankind 10 obey. As Aschoi4hop
Making says, secak,ng for prtestcrafs4 II claim
10 he the suprene judge and dIectot Of tne con-
| sclences OF uep; Of the peasant that ILLS the
| aslj, aud The PRICE that sta on the throne; Of
ihe 1outenold, that hveb IN the shade of privacy,
ant, the Legislature, thst u1akes laws for KING
| as LIS am lie sore, lasr, supreme Judge OF Wnat
u right and wrong." II Is Bald taat tho Iesults
have been through the Mormon cereComal fof
iutormaton, and found tnesr Views Of preatiy NJ
! hor,tJ 10 Similar 10 iha1s held BY their own
Church, that they give tsa Aoruous clear 1eld
ur oppo<a tnstn but feebll. Which 10 to sal that
! 4lI pr,estcz4fs IL a.tha-
Akmsll proportion Of the people,-pern2ps ono.
| thtrt, no<.ly youf g-uo not belong 10 tho pt1eat.
mood, nur to any OF the quorums. ToeJ arc laJ
members. TneI usY pe married, clT1lly bu,
Il ukt be ordalt ed 10 the priesthood bef7re tneJ
can bc narr1.d 't sesuAlly,r or to second wtfe
No ore seeaa these ofl1ces. Or promotion. The]
seek the youI z memoirs ns fast Is they Are Dc
III 1he interior grade Of officers, only enough at
oroaipeo 10 supply The working 'Ias OF Ma>oniI
| LcdRel needs OF the State; and while there
~ gulsf scAle Of authority. in ns special sppo:nt
nent the forrest once is supreme. They hare 1
High Cou1c4, School Of Prophets, Pfesdencls,
without number, and know not what other eccle
e!haticA t. d'es- The Twelve Apostles constitute
| trttuna! IN the Church not uLlke tho Cnltet
States Supreme Cour1 IN the nation, which ma,
| II, and for cause rsmove The President Of ii,
Cnurch. The whore makes an Incompatible ma
ch. ne tor propaS Sand!sn, Tor stansfurml0g greet
conyel is into propzRxnd!ats Ia tho shortest Il ne
aud Tor keeping the morale Of the Church At sh
highest pllch
wHAr xoRAoS1sx xEASa.
The American people nave cau>e TO object +
AoEnoutsn frum oeg11niHg TO end. Because 4
wsrp and Tuof, In form sud feature in tempe
a1d spI1t, II Ia Essentially antsgon.st:c - on
p11bclp!tA, equally sRgre&s,ve, apd, though weass
ID point Of nomben, far bet cr organized au
propelled p5 religious fapat,cisn, 1han Rhtc
shefa IL 10 stronker pa+stoo within rne numa
u&E14~ AuE GAEt+ u III ~ 124 ~ <t4k2LuG4a al
cot cerned ia entirely political It's disciples ar9
trembling iit;ie band, proacrsbtd b. the word,
struggling for ex1sIeuce II \ nation and See
Jet contemplating, proposing. aspiring to uniTetsl
| empire.
TaeJ cla1n that the "ancent covsu&nt" is n
etnred Ia Ill l,s fuiness; that they hare 1ne 30
| ptettho,d, tie Erts OF the Kingdom OF Hcavel
and tue osacles OF God: that tney stand IN pr
. cseely the same relation 10 the modern tnAt It
I ~ fut ha 1rIGh ht fu1AF
Of Gods covenant with Abraham, ''ih4r bis zee
| should possess The gates OF 1attr enemies, y Il
| 1sraeLltea we're cnn nnandci to e1tsrmlnRte, Wit
: ont mercy or dlstuct,oa ~ TO age. sex, or cond
| ilou. the heather nat.ous ~hp ware ID thelr Wal
! to setze and posa-sa tnelr lands aud 60 ,ds.
vll1 be seen that, By virtue OF thus faith, psa
! tised ~ lar as It could be done wish lmpuns
eser stoce tney were organized u Charch, Il
, Moruons arc OF rece4sity toe common and mo
Isl enemies Of tue human race
4. They believe That Ii the authority and pow,
, and tavor possessed oJ Moses, CT Sam let,
} 1aaish, Eested upon Joaepn Smith, and II TO re
! pe1petusl1y Oh his successors, eacn III turns
J tast God now revea1s Ms viii from day to dI
shrorah "hls servant, Brigham Young" Bin
absolute ia,th to him - God'a vlce-4erent
earth, ald IN themselves "a tn& people spec!h.
Q chosen Of God To break IN pieces .ne uauon
E and make them . prey; AID perfect. unqueat.n
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: ssyIug that one uAn with God on hts side IN
3 na,onty is forever on their lips, and they fe
i it. The tsue Mormon no mara tai1xs OF que
Q uonlrg the doctrine Of hts "Presidtut" than Il
T pen bess OF ones hnty IN Aoand health uua
( tiartn4 1ne dictates Of the head
Well, hasing = leader in God. what does He +
them to dot To preach the gospel, In the uA7
n Of The Lord Jesus Christ and Of Joseph Smith.
. every living creature; 10 prosel.sa Ia TaeJ do
. "a T. Life depended On it Their church oegantz
+ ton ID machine for making cougerts aad drsll
y them in the necesa srI qualifications Tor nAsll
IL convert. IN tl1a. Their sincerity Zeal, seiE-sac
j. Zee, and Devotion would be sublime, dip a3ea
le better canse. It enctants their IN 1RlnA'! 10
Ia ano 1la.tefs their pfde 70 be assoca1e4 With G
{. Il building mp alp kiuZdlm on tue earth II
u pfor1ue tnttE converts great 10, ofoveutns In ii
70 worldly condition, which promise thsy ful
ID "ThJ," eatd Brigham, d1rinR conference, ~
p pocr Salt t. In all the earth would csawI on u
IN hands aud kuees 10 This house trAoernaele) a
ze lick the dust from our feet to b. male ps1tak
ve with Us tn the blessings se enjoy" No dot
~ they Mocld. Mormon converts coming frun Ct
be whose coLdlt!on could be made .hrse BY 90 ?
vt klble change. They offer be %ildeEinR raw 4rds
- the TO come, t1enoupce plARa aea, lahgmeL
eS epd uAMnatf1n for dls,e:ief aud dlsonedkeace,
- toYrarQ all oy the Hoiy Bible, supple Deoted
n tie Book Of Mormon They m sdo converts las
III the n1st nye yen1s, comparatively, than they b.
Int &a.tetJy.
es Gathering to "Zou" from the world, which
.e Bsb, lon, leaving ali behind Il as easeutiL i {
to oI the eosoel taey preach - A"y. At pres
be Zion Is Utah. II ia 10 De all OF NORTH aud So
ng AZ encA. Jo-eph tald 30 40 hundred tin
TO | Finally, the whole earn, with headqoaf,ers at
H. depeLderce, No, where they ezo~c. to bull
*e city, aod = temsle, more magnificent thhn
10 ever erected oJ men, 1ntch al the naal destl
ne lion OF the word Il 70 oe csaghs up laio uea