The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-03

ELBxR F. A. MITCHELL arose with
very peculiar ceilings. but would en-
d~avor to NIL his Obligation, as an elder,
to do the best IN his power, 6y the aio
vi the Holy spirit, to ediiy the eongre
CATION He realized that by relying Oh
the assistance OF the Almighty, be
wonld succeed. In the ". things OF
Paul II was record, d. Though we. o,
All angel from heaven preach any other
gospel than We preach LIT hi... be az
CURSED This Wa antxpTe- ion which
would slnK deep INTO the hearts of all
4 anklnd. II Paul was an APOSTLE. If
Jesus was the Christ. this declaration
was certainly fUTclble. The discipls>
We're commanded 10 ''go INTO all To.
world and preach the gospe ~ every
Creature, etc. Jesus said 10 Nicode
mus. except man be born again, he
cannot enter into the Kingdom OF
heaven This was the foundation, the
primary principle IN the gospel Of saliva
ZION. All mankind are expected TO
heve in Him. What is belief in God
aud HIS Son, Jes Christ? Can we
believe in HIM unless we know Hi
viii? And can We know His Will unless
lie maniiests Himself TO us? II is re-
corded that He has said that lie will
not do anything unless He reveals Him
self TO His servants the prophets. There
are soue 600 different religious faith in
the world; Yet we are told lher,. is but
one faiIh, one baptism, one yosp
Which is that one3 According 70 the
doctrines and principles taught that one.
Is the Church of Jesus Christ OF Latter
day Saints. Satan was aware of the
work of God and was rampant II i
necessary Tor all 70 have faith in God
and TO work with that faith. If those
VINO embraced the gospel desired 4. and
labOred 10 that end. they could obtain
the faiGh even of Abraham. The gospel
Paul pr ached was faith in the Lord
Jesus hrist, baptism for the remission of
sins, the laying on of hands for the
reception OF rre Holy Ghost; that they
might 50 live that they would come to a
unity OF the faith Predictions were
numerous thst there would be an apos-
tasy, falling away, and as e result of
those predictions, there were COO sects
in the world to day. The organic alton
Of the church was to be apostles,
teachers, deacons, etc which should
continue in authority until all should
come TO unity of the faith. YET the
apostles and prophets OF The time
tyred-and the authority vanished from
the earth. The speaker tonchrd upon
the principle OF baptism and the proper
mode: referring TO the mistaken notion
OF the secis of the world of spril king OF
infants, saving that any church or ect
which did not correctly follow the prsc
ice of immersion was not he church.
In this connection, Elder Mitchell asked
which Of the denominations of The day
or OF the recent past held direct author
lty from heaven There was none. John
Wesley, Martin Luther, Calvin. John
Knox, nor any of the reformers laid
claim 70 having received divine author
ity. Where, he asked, did the Epi>co-
palian church originate? 1t was a fall
ing romtbe Mother Catholic Church in
the rebellion against Henry, VIII.
There meyer had been an ordinance
performed BY Il according TO the prin-
eiples laid down in the Old and New
Testaments. Did they baptize by i'm
mersion2 Do they initiate their mem
bers in accordan with the plan laid
down by our Sayior-by the layin on
OF hsndsg- There was not time in one
short discourse TO n fer in detail TO the
various principles embraced in the
gospel OF Jesus Christ. In the fourth
century the ordnance OF baptism was
ignored and the sprinkiing of infants
adopted instead. The first Pope was
not an apostle; he had not regularly
received his ordination: g bishop of the
church performed the functions OF the
office. The rsformers OF the middle age
were descendants from the old church
bnt they were not authorized 10 admin
ister IN the ordinances of the gospel
They did not receive the ordination
from The angel which John saw. They
did not prea b the gospel which Paul
said II any other preached let him Re
accursed. IL they were not so author
lied, their followers were mistaken The
Latter-day Saints were different from
ali other. sects extani. They believed
God mad commissioned those who were
engaged IN preaching the gospel; that
they went forth duly authorized from
on high larry We in Jerusalem until
ye are commissioned from on high" was
The command giyer 20 the disciples in
Jesus day A similar con mand was
Observed by the elders CT the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter-day sainrs They
were duly commissioned and regular y
ordained. Joseph SIN IN, the first e. er
Oh the Mormon church. duly received
ms commission from the angel winch
John saw "hying through the midst OF
heaven" This was the firm belief o. all
1,atier-day Saints The Saints had all
the properiy and regularly ordzlned
authorities necs sSsry for carrying on
the work on the earth. As God was
interchangeable, so also was the plan of
salvation. This the Saints belirved.
Sn's lhey pr acticed; this they pr achrd.
They believed and praciiced bspesm.
even IS Jesus believed and prac;iced IL
Inc signs which followed those who
eeheyed, we're enjoyed By the Lat er-
oaS Ssints, thousands could testify TO
tals- tney believed IN doing good 10
al men, In preaching the gospsl 70 all
the Wo1ds IN piociaiming, All that be
hese shan be saved, aud all who do NOS
shsh be damned. ;" They had s great
vorkto DO; they had great responsible
siIes they were reQuested % come out
q ..ssfylon; thst thew recsrye nc- 81 hsr