Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-11

the Priesthood Of the Twentieth
ward.
PRESIDENT ANGUS N. CASINOS
then addressed the congf, CATION. He
wished that, during the lime he might
be led to occupy, ho might say nothing
but what would be- approved ONdoi'
The world, he saii, Las many VINO
propose to administer The word VI the
Lord without having divine authority
10 10 30. They think, " they ouly feel
that they are called 10 preach that laaIl
that h necessary.
By reading the Scriptures, how
ever, we mud that those who al.
iniuistercd the Gospel Boo the name Of
Jesus were cOmmisslOnel 10 20 80
They could not 10 according TO thclf
/ fccliugs like men 10 IN olr ngc'
Cornelius, Tor instance. vast ievont
man, who gave aims aud prayed uurh
| o. God. a heavenly messenger came
! 20 him ani told him that his aims were
acceptable TO the Almighty ana MS
prnyufH were heard. II was Indeed
great blesslng 10 DO favored WIN
/ the visit Of an angel and YET
this same messenger tlll him mt
there was something cise 70 10. lie
was to send to JOppH for Peter VINO
would give him further Instructions ln
/ the Gospel mi administer us orIi-
nances with full authority In the nAmo
~ tue Lord. Peter dii not, ~ thN
time, understand that the 1entilvs
were TO be- admitted 70 tue
blessings u the Gospel, but the
Lord prepared him for Il 10y
La vlssiOu, amt when the
messengers OF Cornelius arrived, lac
went with them aud preached the
Gospel In the house ut the Roman
officer. Then the Holy Ghunt was
poured out upon hls audience aud
Peter baptized COfnclius and his
household.
Auolhcr Instance IL saul. lie was
peuccutins the people NJ God nnd hHd
haj letters empowering him 10 noizc
all Saints he could lind. But God saw
that he was honest in his heart and
the Lord met him ON the way IN Da'
mascus. Jesus appeared 10 him, ~.
buking him for his wicked course aud
directing him where TO 80 u
learn Of the way Of salvation. He
followed this direction, glaridri God
and was baptized n disciple Of Christ.
But he did not cDnm'nce 10 minister
In the name ~ Jesus, until he hal
been sct apart for this work under the
hands OF the servants u. the Lord, VINO
had authority 10 confer upon him.
When Jesus called His disciples to
the ministry, He set them apart for
TIL. work aud told them that "a the
Father had sent Him, lie now would
send them, aud great manifestations
followed this testimony, In ~ much ~
the sick were healed mud oven the
dead raised NY. He gave thom TO un.
derstaud that they should hB per.
secuted, Tor they were not Of the
world. Ehe Lord hat taken ihcm
out Of the world. Therefore they
were mated by the world. They were
told e. tgriy in Jerusalem Ln,ii en-.
lowed with the Holy Ghost, n1twith.
standing they hai been set apart aui
called 30 the ministry 10y Jesus. They
were not 10 administer In His name
until the Comforter had been given
whose special office II was to teach
them what 10 say aud guide them into
all truth.
When the people on the day OF pento-
cost heard Peter preach ihcy askej
what 10 do 10 be- .avetl aud were told
TO repent and be baptized every one VI
them Tor the remission OF their sins.
A. the work grew IN oKteut the
Apostles ordnlued men 10 the lesser
Priesthood, and entrusted 10 these
the administration Of the Sacfa.
meut aud A. preaching OF
the Guapel OF repentance. Many
sat fsf Ia laaF NNs.
10 the world. 10 appears that some
Ephesus, who did not have auy knOwl.
edge % tho gin " tho Holy Ghost.
When Paul found them aud heard
that they had been baptized only with
the baptism ~ John, h, told them 10
be baptized In the namC % Jesus, and
when thoy obeyed thoy received the
Holy Gh0s. through tue laying on Of
hands. Philip went TO Samaus aud
preached % the inhabitants, aud those
who believed were baptized, but II
was not until tue Apostle came there
aud laid their hands on the converts
that thoylhad the privilege OF receiving
the Holy Ghost The baptism In the
name Of Jesus Carisl Il the only one
that Il effective, Rs Paul shows IN his
tllrtAt " Aht 4INt1lAAHs
Ths speaker now referred 10 the
coming o. Christ, aud that Paul states
Ia an epistie IN the Corinthians that
the day Of the Lord should not come,
unless theretirst was ageneralApos,acy.
To understand this the history 0f tue
churches Of tbs world must be studied,
both that Of the Roman church and
those VI the various dissenting bodies.
IL II clear, he remarked, that pure
water cannot flow from mn impure
fountain. II l. clear that, " the Roman
church, for instance, was ~ far away
| from truth As Luther claimed II was, II
must have forfeited it, right to the holy
Priesthood long ago, aud II IL not tn bo
expected that the ministers can be
clothed with divine authority.
John saw In his visions ON patmos
this apOstacy, hut hs saw also tho res.
| toration Of the everlasting Gospel
through "A messenger lying In the
midst Of heaven, exhortlns the world
again To give Glory 10 God and worship
Him, for the hour OF HE Judgment has
| come.
Joseph Smith, ia our time, ielt moved
upon 10 askt Lord which Of the many
churches was the right one. The Lord
heard him and appeared 10 him and
/ communicated with him, a heavenly
messenger appeared ami gave him
/ knowledge u the ancient inhabitants
Of this continent, Of the appearance
aud administrations VI jesus In this
country. IL was made known to him
that records had been kept and hidden.
Joseph now was determined, by the
| grace OF God, TO be worthy to obtain
/ these records, lie was told not 10
associate with any of the existing re-