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


thinks ho hus thulnnueuce among THIS
people tp lead away a party, let him
ny II, and be will lind out that there
is power with the A postlus which win
carry them on victorious through all
the world, AM build up and defend
the Church aud Kingdom Of God"
Al that time there were number
~ men--you mountaineering under
took 70 be the leaders Of the people.
have already spoken u Siinuy Rigi0n
and his failure. President Young
predicted ~ before u camo to pass.
what Of james Slfang, who led few
UrOulc 20 Beaver lslaud I'm baNu Nlchi.
Eau2 Hlsstlempt At leadership ended
~ shame; TENDED iu disgfacc--lu his
own violent death aud IA the dishnnd.
mout OF his followers. / had tho
privilege Of bAptlsing some Of them,
upon my first mission, iu iowa. What
" James Emmtt,who led "a small com
t1ny VI rooplc from Nauv01 10 the
Wust' lie soon discovered he was
without power returned TO NauvuO
In humility, c5uiessed his ,rror, aud
legged that some one BE- appointed by
the Apostles 10 40 and brlur back hi
follower. What OF Lyman Wright
mud bis followers, who wen. 20 TcEa.?
he, too, failed. aud hls cafesr ended
Ina oblivion. Iou hear ro.hlng " the
fIcCUfs OF ihH. who left the hOdy "
the Church, "a presided over by the
Twelve AUuftlcs. In mnrEpd con.
trast To- these failures, bcholi tic sue
cess ~ thl-c who followed tho a pJs.
tlcs nf the Lord Jc.u. Christ; who. In
the absence Of ihc FiIsi Presidency are
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autluIty ~ ufctidu over tue Church;
and wh1, moreover, p.ssee the right,
hv virtue Of HE power given TO thruI
being equal In authority 10 the Firt
ffis ldeuuy--f0 regulate the affair uf
tho Ghutcn in ~ tho world, and iu
Che exercise NJ that right 10 regulate
all .hc affairs OF tho Church. 20 It
not evident shat they have thu power
10 take the slgps necessary 20 ufpan.2s
the Fist Presidency Of the Church,
O. they have done, not only once
bui rppeatt ily2
In the year lsG0-aiXtcpu yeats after
tho death NJ the Prophet -.hufo was
q claim made In behalf Of the eldest
suu NJ the Prophet Joseph Smith. lilo
claimed thr right 10 succeed 90 the
presidency held by his father. lie
NA7fN AiiN ANNAiAAN AIiNu Wv AlNhA "
lineage, claiming thHt he lad the right
by reason Of hiI being the oldest son u
the Prophet Joseph IN succeed lo tho
presidency " thc Church, A number
IT people ate said 90 have hH,u aware
that hil father called, ordained aud
anululed him u this position previous
20 his mnrtyFdOm. In evidence OF this
Lyman Wight is quoted. William
/ Clayton h. represented as having told
[ Charlie Derry, % travelling companion
Of hie IN England, that hu knew II
was litilc jusvph's right 10 lead the
Church. H. 1t not strange that VIM.
/ Clayton, alter such % statement "a hc IL
I reported 10 have made, gave up 10 tho
| timu of his death a faithful allegiance
io tbu Church. of Jesus Christ ns lri by
/ the Twelve ApOstlest II he know
| ihpi ID'cph was the successor ~ his
| father, /. 10 not marvellous that he,
/ being man OF character, did not come
/ out aud boldly advocate his clgims2
Lucy Smith, mother NJ the Prophet,
! IL reported 10 have aaid-by the AdvO,
Gates OF the Joscphite iHc;i0n-thni
! young Joseph would yet lead the
Church. solar NJ Lucy Smith Is con
ccrned, | behave that sue has buri
m.Ercpf cssnted-amoluttly misTcpre
ssuied. For only yesterday | VA
going through one pl the journals oil
tue late President John Taylor, ~
which are recorded several communica
tiOns from Si-tgr Lucy Smith, ~
which she urges HE right Of VIM. H.
Smith, the only remaining brother ol
the Prophet, 10 the Presidency. Hot
plpaGings aud her ulofts, after IA,
death OF her sons, Joseph aud Hyrum,
were MI maje IN support Of tue claim
OF William. He, too, lail claim 10 the
| gisut VI the Presidency Of tho Chufuh'
nud when ] visited him but few year
ago, gud had "A conversation with him
upon ths subject, | discovered that be
Thought himself hauhly dealt with Is
the Apostles at Nauygo, anu by PreFi
dent Young Ia particular. lie based
his claim 81 the PrCsiduuOy by virtue
al his being the 6IOiior 20 the Prophet
Joseph; aud, would you believe u, he
too, hRu Scripture TO quote IN support
Of his claim; lie called attention e
that passage In the Acta Of tho 4 pos
Ties where, upon some question arising
through tlv teaching Of Paul at Anti
och, tie Elders Aud the ApOsti,s WcIt
called tOgt tlcr nj JesusalUm 10 con,
older the mater. a Ter Peter had
given his testimony, aitJr Paul aud
Barn has bad spoken, thou James, tht
brother Of the Lord, ne 81 aul said:
"hly sentence is that We trouble moi
them which from among the duntilt.
a,c turned 90 God" etc. From thl.
William concluded that James gave
the decision OF the council, aud II h,
gave thu douihlon Of tho council, then
hn must hive been tho president Of
tho council, and " the prCsliunt ~ IA,
council, thcn the President Of ia,
Church, IL Jnmos, the brother Of IN,
Lord sl octclCl the Lord, then william
claims that he should have succeeded
hia brother. This whole theory Of ia,
brother OF the Lord succeeding % III,
presidency l. made Ia the face o
tho plain declaration u the Sur
" GOD 10 the Apostle Peter
81 give unto you The kcysof The King
dom, aud whatsoever you shall hint
on earth shall be- bound IN heaven
and whatsoever you shall lolBu OF
earth, shall be lO0sod In heaven"
! sidney RlgdOn wanted to be up
pointed guardian Of tie Church
though nothing Of the appointment o
youngJ Osephwas m0oted. At ifpass
ing strange that something about "a,
appointment and The amounting non
bis father had not been learned at tha
tlme. II would have been o mo +. eX
cellcut opportunity for Sidney RigGuf
to claim the right 10 be appointeC
guardian Of the Church during th,
minority OF young Joseph, but h,
wanted to build u up to the docoase,
Prophet, not his son. Il appears tina
tho rights Of young Joseph 20 the -uc
octslon 0t tho Presidency Of th'
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