The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-12

/ OUT tDeY were k60eIdl OlbuOpes w hOh
the church was driven from Missouri
it became necessary to hsve presidiul
bishops. The Lord called his ser
want, Vinson Knight, With two
councillors, to be ordained PRESSING
bishop. and to preside over 81
bishops. After the death OF Edward
Partridge another was ordained to tue
same position. Here we're two dis
iinct ordsrs OF bishops. In tie pro-
cess OF time it became necessary that
there sbsuId be local bishops in the
stakes OF Zion, not to preside, rot TO be
general bishops but ward bishops. New
the duties OF these three calllngs are
very distinct. A ward bishop cannot
20 beyond the jurisdiction OF bic ward
unless be is specially sent. The pre-
aiding bishop still continues. but We
have not the other order of the bish-
opric st the present time; we have no
travelling bishops. There is yet
another class of bishops. We find
in every stake OF Zion what lie called
bishops agent. He should be or
dained because his Jurisdiction ex-
tends over temporal things. There
are q great many things to be taken
into consideration in understanding
the revelations contained in the Book
of Covenants Because God confined
certain orders to csrt-in duties in the
early days of the church. it is no rea-
son why he will always confine them.
When the City OF Zion is built in
jackson County it will not be called
a stake OF Zion. 1t will be the head
quarters, the great central city, and
all Others will be called stakes. We
cannot suppose that ss the church
grows God will be obliged to con6ne
himself to those circumstances which
governed us when the church WAS a
little thing. The time will como ahen
God will 30 manifest lie power tbst
every soul that will not believe the
Book OF Mormon and repent of bic
sins shall be cut of from among the
people. When that day snail come
Zion will have to go forth IN her
strength and power, and the rem
nants of the people will say surely
these are the people of God; they will
say come let us BE- subject to her Law.
This will be after the Lord has
broken them up. The law will
then be sent forth from ZION to the
ends of the earth. Must we
then be limited as We were in the
early days of the church! No. Men
will then be sent as ministers Of
foreign lands. This is not a pro-
phecy of my own but it is according
to th.t which is written. There are
so many that present themselves to
my mind, that l shall not be able to
tell OF them all I would say that in
the organization of the first presi
deucy the Lord revealed to as the
order as it existed in previous dispen-
sations before and alter the flood. In
regard to our privileges as to holding
this power of the priesthoods much
might be said. We have been ful
filing these duties. preaching and
sitting in council as we we're required.
This has necessit4ted the twelve to sit
sometimes in this capacity. This
was done for sometime after the death
of the Prophet Joseph. Did they for
get the fret presidency? No. We did
not forget that the twelve coult not
cot in that capacity, and about three
years alter, it was restored in the
ordination of President Brigham
Young. Now after having performed
the duties, they still kept in mind
the necessity of this first presidency
being filled up. Could we ignore itf
We therefore considered the propriety
OF organizing it at the present confer
ence, and Brother John Taylor was
selected to occupy the position of
president of the whole church. He
has selected bis own councillors, and
hence the frat presidency has again
been organized. We have laid the
subject before the priesthood and
they have sanctioned it. 1t now re
mains for the body OF the people also
to give their sanction, and that this
may be done according to the order
as revealed. Il will be done this after
noon by each branch of the priest
hood voting. quorum by quorum.
These appointments make Va three
vacancies in the quorum OF the
twelve. Two persons have been
selected to fill these vacancies. The
sanction of the church will also be
required in regard to these persons.
We may not be ready to ell the other
one to-day. l rejoice that the time
has again come when the quorums
of the priesthood will be again filed.
l trust that the great purposes OF
God will be carried out until ne shall
become one body.
PRESIDENT john TAYLoR said: 1t 10
considered p oper shat ali the various
ouorums should be consulted, that
things may be placed on q proper
toundation, and full confidence De
restored in the order which God has
ordained. :,
ELDER L. J. NUTTALL then called
the names of the following persons Il
60 on missions:
UNITED STATES:
James McGhie, Sugar House Ward.
Mons Anderson, Lehi.
SOUTHERN STATES:
Adam Wilcox, Cottonwood, Bear Lax
Stake.
ELDER GEORGE Q CANNON assigned
the difsIent quorums to their re
respective places in the tabe naol'
for the aft rnoOn meeting.
Choir sang az anthem, worship
the Lord"
Bsuediction BY Elder ". WOoir1f
Adjourned to ppm.
Meeting vas called to order b
President John Taylor.
The choir sang the hymn on pas
I47:
o, God cur help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.
/ Prayer by Elder Albert Cerrlnetol
The choir sang the hymn on pal
156:
o, God, the Eternal Father,
Who dwels amid the sky,
In Jesus name we ask thee
To bless aad ssnctify.
ELDER ORsoN PRATT announced Ii
in presenting the names OF the auth
rites, the audience was requested
vote By Quorums commencing wi