Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-23


hO1d--the authority u the Teacher. uf
the Priest, o. ihn B'shop, W ihr pfus-
iuent VI Stake, ~ the Apostle. ur tho
Fitst Presidency. From the l'mt
Presidency and the a rOstlgs through
all the other quHrums there ought Dr..
he that proper regard for authority HuI
seniority In the midst u tie Ipulia
anu amongst the pficsthoOd that wOiilu
bH pleasing To the Lord. The irest.
hood that We bear ought 10 he o..
spected. Men may he weah, nud huy,
their iaIllugs; hut We ought t. honor
the Priesthood that they lear nud the
authouty that they exercise. / love to
honor aud Tcapuct man that God
honors. II the Lord can trust the
Priesthood with lis servants, ! feel
that | can afford 90 honor them. care
not what the deg;Cc " Priesthood IL
that man benfe; ia fact, | ru hunOf
the man that has made covenant with
God 10 keep llis commRndrio ME aud u
humble he oTo the Lord. eau love
ana RESPECT such prrOns Tor tho hu.
mility that they have before tui; i0r
they have the friendship aud favor
Of thu Lord, aud feel that csn b nor
anu treat them kindly. Aud
rem who preside over me aud who
who are associated with me Ia
the quorum tO which belong, Nud my
brethren the HlTh Pfipsts and tho
Seventies and the chief Eluers, why "
does seem 10 me thai their words,
their couusels and their exhOrlntions
should be- 10 SACRED that We could all
honor ana respect them. know Tia
L.. A.. g 4 Il
with the Presidency there il n feeling
Of respect, Of honor And Oi Obedlenro
to those who preside over W. We
defer TO our scniUfs, and We honor aud
respect them iu heir presidency. II
there Is any lack Of respect ior ,hr
Presidency OF tho Church, In The
Church or In any OF the puorums OF
the Holy Priesthood, ! should be very
sorry to witnCsa II. have always ieit
that President Woodruff was 10 me the
same IA President Taylor was--ihc
vlcegerent OF God. have felt
that President Woodruff anu Prtsi.
dent Taylor were tue same TO me
aud to the Church o. President Brls'
ham Young, and they a. The Prophet
Of God; Tor these men rave walked
right into the same authority hnd the
snine power, the same bloaaing, endow-
muut and responsibility, a. leaders Of
Israel ~ was held 10y thu Prophet j.
seph Smith. Aud In the aufence Of
President Woodruff have always loit
Il trust may ever NJ fetl-that Pres.
ident Cannon, ~ whoever mnS siald
la the place that President Cannon
does today, u 10 me the same 40 fresi-
dent Woodruff, a. The Prt-ileut Of the
Church and ~ the President VI the
Conference; and In the ab'encr OF the
President aud hle irst Counselor, |
look upon the second Counselor ~
the man who stands ~ the
mouthpicce OF God to the pto.
pie. For these are three Presidents,
~ understand Il. | understand that
In the days OF the Prophet Joseph
Smith he was tn. Prcsidcnt " the
Church, ana tnat he had associated
with him other two pTeAidenis-a pre-
siding quorum Of High Priests-and
that either OF th,se In the absence Of
the others was perfectly competent TO
give forth tue word Of God TO the
Latter.dAy Saints. And have always
looked upon my brethren OF the
Apostles, from President Snow TO
Elder a hraham IL. Cannon, the last
Of the Apostles, ~ being lou.cily
competent 10 give loith the word OF the
Lord to the Latter.dsy Saints, 10 teach
them, 10 counsel them, aud 10 Instruct
them IN the ways Of life, while the
Lord Inspires them 70 do 20. | felt
yesterday that the word Of God was
given to us through President Cannon
lust ~ perfectly ~ though II hnu been
through President Wiliord Woodruff
And President Woodruff said 70. lie
knew It NJ well rs We knew u. fuu
Laiter.1ny Saints who heard gi- voice
undertook A., and felt the spirit with
which he spuk,. II was 10 Ia rcgnTd
~ what President jos. +. smith aNi;
ana It IL ~ with the word NJ toe l0ri
given through the Apostle Of the Lord
JVsus Chrls,; Tor tucy Gln auoiutcd
with the same power au1 authority,
anu yuu sustain them ns prophets, Bs
ser-, aud ~ reveIn toIs, ana they are
competent, when tue spiiit Ui God h
uyon them, ~ bear testimony and to
instruct. ana TO admOniah, and 20
warn, and tn counsel, aud to direct the
i.nticr.day Saints. rha. is the nature
Of the authority aud power tha, II con.
irrrsu upon them, aud Il ought 10 boo
respected Just ~ W. respect each other;
and M We respect esch Utheri 20 think
the people will reaptc, US aud hOuur
the Priesthood and authority which
we bear. These men are called
10 labor ia all the world,
with all the churches aud all the PEG.
pie, to teach, to instruct ana 70 syt
good exaISplcs. hold TINT these CHIEF
brethren IN these quorumS ami these
Seventies, are expected 10 set good eG-
auiplcf, that the people cannot reason
ably AMI truthiully hui fault with
them. They are expected 10 st good
examples Ia their lives, ia their iami.
lies, III their neighh0rhOodr, IN bust.
ness, aud IN all their ways, ana To be-
filled with the light Of revelat on ami
the word Of the Lord On all occasions,
10 spenk forth thOse counscls that tho
people require, 80 that the people may
be warned Of dangers ami evils, lust a.
We have been warned Of the danger Of
tile people going into trouble. Some OF
the brethren have expressed some
teafs. Now want to say that
have hut very few fear.
/ have great confidence ia these
Isttef.dsy saints that have had u
long experience, from the early days
of the Church. We are mixed up
now. We have few brethren that
have been hero nom the very begin.
Mug. Then We have some that came
In the next stage, ana few inter,and
some still later and the Latter day
Saints are 10 thoughly proven tina,
what turned inon from tue Church anu
made them enemica To tho Presidency
OF the Church Ia tho days Of the pTOt-
het Joseph viii not 10 II today. IhCy