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any alluslon Whatever to the presidency
of tue Church, but 10 the office u
Patriarch.
The second case where lineage Il re-
cognzei in the Priesthood T. In the
Bishopric. The literal descendants Of
Aat0n-among the hrst.born Of his
sonf--have " right by virtue Of their
lineage to that position, II nj any limo
ihCy eau prove their lineage, pr do ~.
certain II by revelation from the Lord.
But even in that ease they must 10
designated by tie Presidency Of the
Melchisodek Priesthood, aud found
worthy aud must b. ordained either by
them W by their direction. Othcrwiso
they are not legally authorized 70 OF.
ciaio Ia that calling. (D9c. a Gov.
Sec. ISL
There Il another passage 10y the
JUsuphito faction IN support Of young
Joscpha claim, but Il II not applied
correctly. ! ilst read the passage "a
quoted from pamphlet the Josuphltog
polished on "fho Successor"
"rhercioro, thus salth the Lord unto
you J0eeph the mattyfl with whom
the PrcsthuQd hath continued through
ihv lineage 0i your fathere, for We arc
lawful heirs according 70 the flesh. and
have been hid from the world with
/ Christ IN Goa; therefore, your life and
the Priesthood hath rcnniucd, aud
must needs remain, through you and
your lineage, until the restoration of
MI things spoken ny tile mouths OF all
The holy prophets since the world
began"
You will Observe that this quotation,
the way thoy give H., IL made 10 apply
/ 20 uhc Prophet Joseph only; but tho
! revelation Is addressed not only to
/ Joseph Smith, hut 10 several Of tho
foivanlo o; GOD. Tcai the first
we're:
"Fnrliy, thus saith the Lord unto
| YOU NY Hervants, concerning the par.
able VI the wheat aud the tarra.D
then We come 70 the passage they
quote:
Therefore, thus smith the Lord unto
/ YOU, with whom the Priesthood hath
| continued through tho Lineage OF your
| fathers. For yo are lawful heirs nc.
/ c1fdins % the iicsh, and have been
| hid from the world with Christ In
/ God; therefore your life and tho PRIEST
| hood hath remained through YOU and
/ your lineage, unit. the rcstomtion u all
/ things spoken 10y tho mouths OF all
the holy prophets since the world
hcgan.n
| Tint applies 10 the Elders Of Israel
I % whom the revelation H. addressed,
| mud there II not 10 much as crevice
] LET, through which the descendants Of
! Joseph smith may crawl 10 claim any
! special right above tho other Elders
| who were aidfcsLei on that occasion.
| II would be all nonsense; that would
| prove too much iot those who No con-
tirIu 10 for " II II 10 be construed their
wny--li the right OF Presidency over
the Church Is 10y Lineage, aud goes to
the eldest ton by right of succession-
how comes u TINT tho same law did
/ not operate tie other side Of Joseph
Smith ~ well rs this side Of him2
That ", taking II for granted (for aTgu-
mfnps sakUl that the Priesthood had
continued through the lineage OF the
Smith family and they we're lawful
ncim according 10 the ilesh; and fur
ihor gfantlng--inr the sake vi tho Hrgu.
mont--that the right Of presiding over
the church came u the eldest son Of
thr royal line--if such were the law
Ihun Patriarch Joseph Smith, father
Of the Prophet, not one Of his younger
sons, should have been President Of
tho Church, and after him his eldest
living son Hyrum, thence 10 his
DESCENDANTS, 10 that Joseph tho
Prophet would have missed the Presi-
dency Of the Church altogether.
Hence / say this argument OF tho
Jorcphites proves too much. Its iuli
application would ruin thoir claims In
behalf Of him for whom they plead
My attention has been called TO the FOL.
loving, from the history OF the Prophet
Joseph, which must for ever settle tho
D - -
succession 10 the Melchlsodec PRIEST
hood by virtue OF lineage. Sunday,
August 9Th, 1913, the Prophet saidi
t.oc Mil. Star vol. %, p. %. LIST
column. )"rhe Melchisedcc Priesthood
holds the right from the Eternal God,
aud not by descent from father and
mother, aud that Priesthood IN, eternal
ng God himself, having neither begin
ming Of days nor ending Of life.n
tDEsEREr NEws, Feb. nth, 1857
Moreover, the claims oil the JOsephltes
arr Contradiclod by the order Of the
PrleathoOd as given In tho revelations.
Nowhere In NIL the revelations that
Point 10 the glorious day In which We
live can you find predicted any gap OF
sixteen years in the progress OF the
wofl, Of GOd. The Church was not dis
organized at the death OF tho Prophet
Joseph Smith.
II IT. conlradicted, say, by the
order NJ the Priesthood as found Ia
the revelations OF God. 10 Is con-
tRdic,cd not only by that, but II
Is cOntradiotcd by the great success
thLt has attended those who fol-
lowed the leadership Of the Twelve
Apostles and the Preaidenclos they
have organized under the direc-
ton Of the Lord. Where since the
Prophetic death has there been any
tagging In this WORK? II has been one
unbrokcn march Of progress. Since tho
death NJ the Prophet tho Gospel has
been introduced into Germany and
Switzerland, into Italy, Norway,
sweden, France; 1t has been sent to
tho islands OF the Pacific Ocean, TO In,
house OF Joseph inhabiting them. 1t
has gathered tens Of thousands from
thusu nations, Rnd brought them TO the
house Of the Lord In the tops OF the
mountains, Just n the ancient ProphotA
dccrogd II would d0-taking one OF a
[ city aud two Ui family, and bringing
them to Zion, where they have been
! givOn pastors after tue Lords own
heart who have fed them with know.
ledge anu understanding.
Nor has tho success Of the Church
led to tho tops VI the mountains by tho
Apostles been confined In lts successes
10 preaching tho Gospel. II has been
more successful In tho work that
reaches behind tho veil. Three splen-
dil temples have been erected in thess
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