Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-11

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0rlv one thing I regret con
nm he appointment OF THIS
%s, 4, a great many, and
N AZ the Mutual Improve
'acI.tlons in this city have
.,ss,d their regular meetings
,arpose OF being present at
.,inr; but I trust the import
t,be subject to DO considered
AT at least, reward US for that
.,,tnordlnary proceeding.
,gJsciI propose dealing Win
rtning 81
tmnrilooD AND THE RIGHT
on SUCCESSION"
..d before an audience Of this
IAN |, Of iHelf sufficient to
-, heart quake. To undertake,
.aeh an audience, to deal with
% welghty in IL Importance
I, Il calculated TO add to tue
n, Of u speaker, and 1 do not
h,taiany time In my life have
LIN need Of the assistance Of
F,tsr IN Heaven and His good
than | do now.
Lave learned, and that by rather
,,stspcc, the truth OF what Paul
ssilme 40 declared, that IL; ,hnt
n.9 tnowoth the things u
ssitr the 5piri, Of God. Under
II ,sfl,rce of that spirit We may
~ Ia iarl, something pertaining
\ tblnps of God. Without 4, we
I ~raif to arrive at any consider
4 in5ulejgo In relation to those
.rlore, | earnestly ask you 10
1 Ter the petition that was OF.
II v Brother Geddes In behalf Of
that the Lord would doign to
silh " upon this occasion, and
l ol,pouring Of His Holy Spirit
% 10 learn something pertain
lhls great subject.
Ith these remarks we now turn our
I,ion 10 the subject under con-
align. In the statement OF the
Eve are fimt confronted with the
on: "What Il PTiesthood?" The
~ portion Of this congregation
familiar with the definition the
Ifday.Sainla have learned 20 give
Eori. II IL "power which God
ats to man by which man II
the ngen, OF God; by which he
by aud In the name Of God act
iim." That Is Priesthood, rs We
nlaud II.
the benefit Of the younger
nm and sisters VINO may not grRsp
all import Of these words without
Auon, offer the following:
N l. such n thing known among
} ~ power Of attorney. IL Is this:
40 possesses property Ia this city,
A, rial estate, perhaps n merohan.
Ing cs,atllshment,-bonds, stocks Of
! l1us kinds bat ne does not rcsidc
Rc-his home Ia nj a distance, and he
loI ablelo give his personal atten-
10 BIZ business interests IN thi.
htes be therefore selects some man
Ehsa ho has confidence, Ia whose
n,S Integrity he places great re-
Ieg, and be says TO him: / wish you
toomc my agent, 10 act for me, 10
j. possession Of this property, to
lnlfulaio it with u Wow 10 incrCas-
nay wealth. And IN order that
proceedings may be lawful, and
The people may have confidence
your transactions, We viii 10 10 n
liiy public aud draw mp an inn.Iu.
ll stating that I give To you this
ioiliy, That you shall act for me,
iishall be signed, aud the seal Of
court shall be placed upon II. That
One, aud the agent, equipped with
power Of attorney, goes into bust.
circles he hugs, hp sells, he
les contracts, signs them, dlsposes
property anu purchases other
,efiy; he does Whatever his Judg.
u dictates 90 being wise aud profit
: and by whatsoever he does, 40 long
.ttonllnues within the lines married.
IN this power Of attorney, the pr.n-
y Is bound. lie II COM
~ In law 10 respect the
.oi hia agent; and whatsoever he
! DO, when acting under the law, ~
a. good md valid as n tho owner
'e propcrty himself were performing
transactions. We call that power
.lofney.
neslhood 10 something like that. II
lNtf which God givOs to men 10y
20 they are made His agents; and
% operating In the same way that
tgent We Lave been speaking II
I, they do whatever 'they are
'nltd to do by the Lord Almighty;
% long IN they act in accordance
The law OF tho Gospel, 10 long ns
act ~ harmony with the pre-
ga powen OF tho Priesthood,
soever they ehall do l. lust as
ing hnd valid ~ II the Lord Al
NY, from whom they recoiyeO or de.
i9elr authority, hal performed the
a man clothed upon with tho
ffles,hooi goes among the ma
OF tho earth and breaches the
~ ana induces men to fuIent Of
SINS, aud then thkos them down
INC waters Of baptism and burles
IN the likeness OF Chrisps birth,
nilnBs them up In the Likeness OF
sVs fesutrecti0n-thus haptizlng
Tor the remission OF their sins
u Just as well as n the lord Jesun
u liimseli administered the ordi.
r, Or u In n further pursuance of
duiy, they shall lay their hands
thn heads Of those they have
leJ, and confirm them mcmbets
Q Church Of Christ, and say "Re.
ye the Holy Ghost" that In Just
MA az II the Lord Himself had
timed that ordinance.
nee u comes that we have Il writ
IN tho Scripture that. "Whoso
velh you"-.Alesslal, speaking of
.erVants Of God--"receiveth me,
lie that rejeCteth you rclpcteth
'nd HIN thst sent me-" Further
we have N recorded In modern
alton, that "Whcther by mine
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