Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-18
WHAT PRESIDENT WOODRUFF
DID SAY.


DID SAY.
4 SINGULAR and untuthful
statement is going the rounds OF the
papers regarding the proceedings OF
the late General Conference. It is
TO the effect that President Wood
ruff said, in one o. his Giscourses,
that no more revelation would be
given to tine Church, enough having
already been revealed for its guild
ance.
The Idaho Delegate to Congress
(AIr. Dubois) reiterated the assertion
that has appeared in the uewspa-
pers on that subject before the House
committee on Territories, when the
anti-"NIorm0n'' Acknowledgement
bill was under consideration. He
promised t. produce the records Of
the Conference proceedings en-
bodying the alleged statement by
the President OF the Church, but
failed TO perform that feat because
it is an impossible ore.
President Woodruff spoke on three
occasions IT the Conference, the first
being at its commencement, when
he made a few introductory remarks,
which could not be twisted, by any
process, Into the rcmotcst re-
fation TO such 4 statement rs hss
been Attributed 10 him. Neither
could his closing remarks, delivered
Immediately before the adjourn
ment, be 70 construed.
In the discourse delivered 10y tine
President at the morning Session on
Sunday, \ phil 9th, lie Gwelt to some
extentupon the subject Of revelation,
and it was, DOUBTLESS, from it that a
basis for the erroneous and widely
published inference was drawn. To
set the matter at rest We mere repro
duce, in Uer5atiHl shape, the portion
of the discourse which treats upJy
present revelation:
''Now, with regard to present revela.
ton. President Young led Us q greai
many yeas. He led Us TO these val.
leys. lie was a man OF God, filed
with revelation. His teachings werC
attended by the inspirations Of Al
mighty God. He laid the foundation
OF the building OF this whole Territory.
He governed and controlled thi,
Tabernacle We are in, the Temple VT
are building, and other Temples thai
We have built in this Territory; and in
all his counsels the word Of the Lord
was with hin. He had but few rave-
lations that were written and pub
Iished to the world. But we had the
word OF the lord through him day By
day. The same with President Taylor.
We have already got, as said before
this code Of revelation. which
we can read every day, and
which IS profitable flr doctrine,
for rep-oof for correction, for ins,-uc-
ton, TO guide Us in the way Of lie
from day to day and from year 10 year
while we dwell in the flesh. when
the Apostles and Elders Of Israel are
called TO teach you, when they are
called 20 90 abroad and 10 teach the in
habitants OF the Garth. they-are COM
manded OF the Lord 10 speak rs they
are moved upon by the Holy Ghost;
and when Z man speaks as lie is
moved upon by the Holy Ghost. It j.
the word OF the Lord i s. the mind Of
the Lord, it is the viii Of the Lord, j;
Is Scripture, it is he power Of God IN
to salvation unto every one that be.
lieves. II We do no. have the Hoiy
Ghost we have no business 20 teach
But when the Elders OF ISRAEL doteacl
you by the Holy Ghos., you have the
revelations OF God 10 YOU. We have
these revelations lying before Us fol
our guidance day by day. as well a,
the living oracles."
Ii Will be observed that VIVA
Brother Woodruff Jill say Is directly
the reverse Ofthat which he HIS 5eeI
credited with expressing.
Our readers are aware. Of course
that Mr.. Dlbois does not point t,
the allegation that the Church is {,
have no more revelation because h,
mouras over such a presumed con
dition. It is not to be Supposed tha
he is that kind Of q man. When n,
was L. :. AIarschal for Idaho anl
pursuing the ''Mormonso with al
the splenetic vigor for which he i
noted, he is credited with exclaiming
with a seif-cOngratulatory chuckle
'I've got a jury now that woull
convict Jesus Christ II he were pu
on trial" He was simply trying Il
make the point with the COMMITTEES
that, the President having stated
that no more revelations would be
given to the Church, there was nc
room to hope that one would be re.
ceived directing the abolition Of
plural marriage.
The position Of the Presidency Of
the Church and the Church as q
body is that the earth viii yet be
flooded with revelation, and among
its objects is the ultimate proclama.
ton upon the housetops Of the in,
famous plots o. wicked men who
conspire against the peace and
liberties Of a God-fearing people.