Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-29

lt was then dangerous for any Of our
brethren 10 10 through Jackson C0un-
~. He wanted me 10 20 10 Arkansas,
aud the road led square through Jack.
son County. asked him II we should
10 through there Il had companion
with mean Elder)., Says he, "Vf YOU
have got filth to 10 IL, you may; !
| thought that was q curious
remark FROM n Bishop. "Woll," says
/ +, "tne Lord says we must travel With.
out purse or scrip; shall we do ~"
Says he, "I'hat IN the law Of God; "
you have got faith 10 do II, you can do
it.n He said he had hardly got faith
10 20 into jackson County. However,
we started and went through jack.
son County. We came near los.
ing our lives, and were saved almost by
n miracle. We travelled through Ar
kansas aud other pnrts.
but do not want 10 dwell ON these
things. | merely wish 10 cay that
went out ~ Priest, and my cump,n-
ion ~ an Elder, anu we Travelled thou.
sands OF miles aud had many thlngs
manifested 10 US. desire tO'lmprtss
upon you the fact that II does not make
any difference whether man !. n
Priest or Az A pOstle, " he magniilcs bis
calling. a Priest holds thr keys Of
the minialorlng Of angels. Never In
my life. ns AN Apostle, as a Seventy,
or as AN Elder, have ever had moro
OF tho protection OF the Lord than
while holding the office Of II pricst.
The Lord revealed 70 me, by visionr,
by revelations, aud by the Holy Spirit,
many things that lay before me.
| WINS once moved upon ~ 20 and
warn old Father Hakcman, living on
Petty.Jshn Creek, Arkansas. lie had
been la Jackson County during the
persecution period. His wife died there.
His fanily consisted OF i've sons, all
over six feet tall. Most " thom had
been whipped with hickory gads by
mohs, aud he went south Into Arkan-
aas, taking his sons with him. We
went q good deal out VI our way for
the purpose of visiting Father lako-
man. I had vision the night pre-
vious, IN which was manifested 10 me
the trouble that lay before ", but that
the Lord would deliver us. Woafrivcd II
his house on Sunday morning. He was
taking breakfast. We hal had break
FAST vt the place where we stayed over
night. ! saw BOOK VI Mormon On hls
shelf. He did not seem 10 pay any
attention to Us or 70 take any inter
est In u. | took up the Book of
Mormon, and said, "Nou have n
very good book here" "Ies," said
he, "but It In n book that came from the
devil" That opened my eyes. lie
had been au Elder; he had been In
Zion; he had been pcrsecuted there and
driven out; but found that hu had
ap1sIatizrd, aud lao was our enemy.
| snw lac would so anything he could
against us. We left hini aud went 10
Brother Hubbnrd's aud stayed with
him three weeks, during which We
took our axes ani cleared some land
for him. was strongly impFea.ud
three times 10 70 up aud warn Father
HAkcman. AZ last I dill No, hccOf-
ding 10 the commandment Of God Ia
me. The third time ! mot with him,
his house seemed 10 be full Of evil
spirita, aud was troubled In
spirit nj the manifestation. When
| finished my warning, left him. Ho
followed me from his house with the
intention Of killing me. ! have no
doubt about his intention, for II WIS
shown TO me IN vision. Whom he came
10 where ! was, he fell dead Ut my feet,
ns II he had been struck with thun-
derbOlt from heaven. l WAS then n
Priest, but God defended me and pre-
served my life. | speak Of this because
It IL n principle that has been maniies,
In the Church OF God In this genera.
,lon as well IN In othors. | had tho nd.
ministratlon Of angels while holding
a. ..a. 4
and revelations. Travelled thousands
Of miles. 1 baptized men, though |
could not confirm them because | had
not the suthority IN do II.
speak OF these thugs 10 show that
man should not be ashamed OF any
portion " tho Priesthood. Our young
men, " they are Deacous, should labor
10 fulfil that office. II they do that,
they may then be called 10 the office Of
Teacher, whose duty II II TO teach the
people, visit the saints, aud see that
there Ia no evil or iniquity carried on
God has no respect TO persons In THU
Priesthood any further than as they
magnify their calllngs aud do thell
duty.
II may be called egotl-m for mar
10 talk about himself; but | have 3
right to give my experience IN you have
n right TO give yours, and ! VIII give q
little OF mine 10 my friends, because
want our young men ~ well MS oul
old men TO understand that the Lort
" not triiiing with us Mt NIL. Brother
Cannon has told you that II IN thu
right OF all the Latterday Saints I,
have revelation. That istrue. There
IL not n man, woman or child who la
received the gospel, but has the righ
10 receive revelation for himself or her
self, rs we'll rs the Presidency Of th'
Church.
After travelling quite time In Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Mississippi ant
other places, | was ordained mn Elder
by Warren PARRISH, who was then pro
siding In the southern country. w,
labored together thcro for about {
year. After that, was ordained 10 tn,
second quorum OF Seventies, undel
the hands OF David patten. 1 hat
many blessings pronounced upon my
head by these Elders OF lsrael-simllal
% those that were given 10 me by
Father Joseph Smith, the Patriarch
ami by those who administered TO M,
In the Kirkland Temple when | re-
ceiyed my endowmenla.
Now with regard to reveal
ton. What In revelation? |
IL the inspiration Of tho Hol,
Ghost TO man. Joseph Smith said 4
Brother John Taylor IN his day
Brother Taylor, you watch the i'm
preston N the Spirit ofGod; you watcl
the whisperings Of that spirit 10 you
\ you carry them out In your liiu, and l
you, and you viii know and understand
this spirit aud power" This Is the key
the foundation stone OF all revelation
Joseph Smith was full OF revelation