Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-30
SACRAMENT Ann BLESSINGS.

A Correspondent At Pennington
writes to the NEWS on The sublocts Of
paftaking Of the sacrament aud the
blcs.ing Of children. lie says'
In aaermon delivered by one Of the
| First Presidency or ono ~ the INelve
| Apostles somo months aEuand fuhiishrd
| in the DTsLUrr NEWS, the speak re-
| iofrod To SUNDAY meetings bong heid ~
| Tho ward needing houses 20 Shlt Lake
| CITY aud stated IN about those Words
| thai % will give tho ward oiiicerH hn OPP
pouunIiy 30 Fro " Church mcmneTs par
| take OF iho sacrament unworihly.
These remark. have suggested 10 my
mind the following questions;
III any person is supposed 20 D.. pa,r-
taking OF tho sacrament unWutlhllyt
what action should DO takcn ~ mo
piomltos9
a-fi two persons have onml,y or III
feelings toward each other, IN some ~.
stances IN such an oNiOut thhi they wiz
not speak when they meet, aud yet hoih
N thom pnrtakO OF tho sacrament por-
hans both are honest In thinking that the
other l. wholly IN the fault, and In this
case zach one lakes tho sacrament. at the
same time thinking that tho other party
T. committing grave error Ia 20 DOING
can circumstances exist to- justify oithor
Of thcm In so paHhking2
8=Should each party boz hold equally
responsible for tho existing bad ioplInrs,
until o. settlement ot tho dispute f. oi-
foCi,d, or until diligcnt aud reasonable
Efforts arc made toward "a reconciliation
an one Of tho parties refuses 10 appear
ut hearing, and To DO guided by church
laws, Do the other party iusIliied IN tax.
Ing tho sacrament pending settlement
Of tho raftF
5-Isit admissible to permit non-Mor-
mon Parents to- have thnir children
blessed hy our Elders on fast days, n
such parents arc honest aud sincere IN
requesting hat they be- 40 blossedg
H-in ra,o children OF nOn-Murmons
are not permitted 10 bo blessed, II only
ono OF tho parents Ia Church member
aud tho other consents for the children to
be- blessed by our Elders, h u then adj
mlsslble1
The foregoing inquiries may BIO best
replied to Ia general way ia nows'
paper article. Should there be a desire
for more elaborate explanation, the
correspondent Il referred 10 tbs pre-.
siding authorities Of the district where
ho resides. The questions which he
propounds may be disposed Of rs fol-
lowsi
Firs,-A mere suppositlon Of I'M
worthlness N not sufficient cause tor
Withholding the sacrament from n
Church member. There IL rule In
the Church by which the fact can be
asctrtained. The proper authority,
when he has knowledge OF the un'
worihlnes,, will forbid the pArtaking
Of the sacrament by the trausgressor
Secoud-Persons In the condition
described are no, entitled to the sacra.
mont, though It may be possible for
circumstances to exist, "a connection
with those reclted, when one or other
Of the parties may Tea partaker This
would be- only when such person had
done oil Ia his power under the Church
rule TO effect reconciliation.
Third - When both parties have
knowledge OF existing III feeliugs,
both arc responsible TO tho extent Of
proper efforts at reconciliation.
Four,h-If one party TO dispute
has done his full share toward II settle
ment, the refusal Of the other to ID.
serve Church discipline cannot de-
prive the one who Is not atran'grsssor,
or who has turned from transsreSslon,
Of any privilege Of Church memhtr.
ship.
Fiuh-Yes.
SlSth-rhis IL answered in the reply
to the nth question.