Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-20

ctbcr bishops. So It IL ina Stake Of
ZION. The bishops who are entrusted
with the gathering of the tithings OF
,he people and holding them sub
,ert 10 the orders " the Pre-.
sidit Bishopric or the preceding
authority OF the Church, do
No under the supervision and counsel
IN the Presidency OF the s,akts In
which they live. / want the Bishops
to understand that II n the duty OF the
PresIdents OF Stakes 10 look after them
and. II necessary to see that they make
their tithing haystachs and their wheat
bIns lust right, NO that the hay and
wheat will not be wRsted. Tbty are
placed TO preside over you and TO coun.
sel YOU In regard to the management OF
yonr bl.hopric. When Bishops try a
case, there may be mn appeal from their
Judgment to the Presidency OF the
Stake and the High Council. They
hold supervisory power over your
decisiofs, and they can reverse them
II they sce proper, or they can sustaih
them.
Priesthood that God has established,
from the Deacon unto the presidinR
authority In the Church; all working
clashing, no contention, but each one
acting IN his own place; each ones
duty defined, and II each one VIII keep
IN his own sphere and attend 10 his
own duty, there will be no trouble and
no diiii ulty with regard TO the richts
OF priesthnod or Itusidepcy. l have
heard In ms dime OF Bisuupl VINO lei,
tina. they were only hmenablc 10 The
pro-id.ng Bishoptic. IL there Is any
pishop hero that IN possessed " that
erroneous idea, want him 10 become
dis, nsytsteh " II. Remember that
YOU are subject 10 tie cJuu1 o, direction
and FuutrVisian OF the Presidency
of YOUR stake. Aud the PreHi.
dency OF your stake II uineunLlr
10 tue presiding RuthUntica OF the
whole Church. We want You Bishops
10 spy To the preridlng tuthoriues.i ia
yuur stake. 1--WE have no and 10
iitscubing the atticicsl on hand here.
We have rvO.ivcd 10 much. Here IRE
the buoks combining our accounts,
nui they ave all opuu 70 you, nnd We
invite you 10 come and leok altcf az
and see that We attend 10 our uutiu.
right, and help W Keep thiurs straight
" ypu ear, '--iOr sometimes u is very
difficult Tor Bishops 10 keep things
straight; Ia fact, Il IL sometimes very
dinlcult ior mon 90 Keep ihcmsulves
sifAlg nj, Hvle IL whore the trouble
lies. II you will show me man who
T. really capable ui keeping him
sell straight In every particular,
] will show you mau, N hp
Is n BishOp, that viii be able
10 heep himself straight us q iiishop
and he vii! keep his ilfhupfio pretty
straight too, 20 with tho President Of
stake. ami with Hlgh Councillor
etc. But " You huj a man that II not
capable " keeping himself straight
then Il is difficult indeed tor him 10
keep HE pubic Aifnstraight
Hretbrrn nnd sis,ers, ! felt like re-
ierfing briefly 10 thia subject. 4 great
deal may Dc said la relation to the
Authority ana rights Of the priesthood.
IL Is thu grand principle Of government
and OF organization, by which the
energies and forces OF the people Of
God Ia ali ages have bean and will lie
directed. II In thnt principle by
which God Almighty governs through
out oil His universe. IL II the
prluciplo by which the Church Ol
Jesus Christ Of Lntt.rdny Saints is
goscrncd, aud by which the people, ~
individuals, should be- guided and
controlled in all their religious duties.
IL l. n principle that must be houufed
by the members Of the Church, because
no man cab magnify his calling o. u
member OF this Church who does not
fuel In his soul 10 honor ana Io-puc,
the Priesthood which 10 held b. his
brethren. It's true our brethren are
not perfect. None Of us ~, perfect. But
The Priesthood that we hold Is perfect,
because " IS Of God. II II the authority
which God has revealed aud ~.
stored TO the children Of men ior thei,
government mud guidance In tht
building up Of Zion and In the lr0cla.
mstlon OF the Gospel TO tho ma tons OF
the earth, until every sou and uaugh'
ter u Adam shall have the privilege OF
hearing the sound OF the Gospel, anu Of
being brought to the knowledge Of the
truth, not only upon this earth, but In
the spirit world. The millions and
millions that have lived upon this
earth and have passed away without
the knowledge Of the Gospel here, viii
have 10 be taught them there, by viz
tue Of the authority Of this holy prie,t.
hood that you aud | hold. The
Church Of God will DO organized
among them by the authority
u this priesthood; and all that IL "
will 10 cone Tor the aaiva.
,ion Of the human family In this
world or in the spirit world, win be
done by virtue OF the sacred and holy
authority, la the name Of Jefus
Christ. However inn eriect ,ley M y
he, men have been clothed with ulIs
authority, by which they eau speak
AUD act In the name OF the Father and
The son,and God 10 b1ui d, they speak
ny His spirit la the discharge OF their
alles NJ HE servants, to respect anu
iulfl that which they say,
nNauso they speak by the authority
INA. Ho has given. We are
m This position, nnd WHEN We
bless, ths blessing will follow. o.
ooDiHe, AL things must be done In
righteousness. No man can do any
mug In unrighteousness that God IA
bound 10 respect. But when man
who holds the Priesthood does that
which IN Righteous, God IL bound 10
acknowledge II as though He had done
" himself Therefore It II wrong for q
blshOp 10 get the idea that the pfeBi.
uent OF the Stake hhs no authority
70 counsel him or 10 keep q
supervision over him. The mo.
mtht he gets thnt iden he
.eglns TO disregard the authority Of
Tue Priesthood which 10 ret TO preside
over him, md To interrupt and inter.
i,Ie WIN tie progress OF the cause ana
mo rights or tho Priesthood Of the
con OF God, Tho same may he sSid Of