Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-17
TRY THE SPIRITS.
o Delivered Church.
rabornaoo Salt Lake City. sunday October g. by
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON.
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Epistlc to the Ephesians;
wherefore he siith. When b. asecnicd up
s-t.h. he lel captivity captive, and gave gins
~. ii,f h, a,asnded. what n but hat be
.,I. ended drii Into Inc lover part Of ihc
li.n,, descended o. The same also Chat
...-,t.d boo hf above al heavens, that
tnsbt 600 40 ihlng..I
A.I hs give some. apostles. and SOME,
..srt.i.. and some. evangelist. and some
.i1r. and teachers,
b.. DE nafiectur q the saints, for ihc work
Hg Of tte ministry, ior ihc ediNing oi Tie
No I'M come In the unity of thc faith,
iri of che kn0wlcigc Of ihc Son of God.
.HtH a perfect man. unto thc -uuie ol
dc stature OF che fllhcis Of Christ
mi SIC hrngcioth BE- 10 more children,
tettstl 10 and if1. and carried about with every
ard Of dotioflnc, by the Hcghl Of men mid
cunning canincIs, whereby they lie boz wait TO
frscNc
rilH.H In ali ihinr'. which b The head, even
Christ
In these words Paul sets forth with
gfeat plainncss the reasons why there
.houd be Apostles and Prophets IN the
church Of Christ. They were ncces-
ary. he says, to bring the Saints 60 the
unity VI the faith aud to the knowledge
0f die Son Of God. When this Church
Vasorganized It had in Il Apostles; ithad
thc Priesthood. Il Is remarkable thing
that the Prophet Joseph Smith, although
pted by the Lord with revelations and
uIth power to translate the Book Of
Mormon. and though ne had received
ihs minstaiion Of angels. and had even
been permitted to behold the Father
and the Son. yet he never presumed To
Uhclic in any Of the ordinances Of the
Gospel until he was ordained one
might think, that, having had such high
privileges and blessings bestowed upon
hm. he would have thought he had the
authority TO administer the simple or
dnlnec Of baptism But he did not
BE awaited the bestowal Of the author
iW And he received it-not from man,
ltcause there was not q man on the
lace ol the earth that we know Of that
held the authority, but from a mcsscn
ger OF God, endowed with the power to
0sstow the authority. John the Baptist
came and announced himself as the ser
want OF God who held the keys Of the
Alfonic Priesthood, being a literal DIES
crudant Of Aaron, by virtue OF which
authority he had baptized the Son Of
God IN the waters Of Jordan. This
heavenly messenger came qualified In
every way to bcstow upon the men TO
whom he was sent the authority to bap'
TIE. Could there be any more suitable
parsonage thought OF than the one who
bad baptized the immaculate Son Of
God HIMSELF Concerning him Jesus
said Among them that are born Of
women there hath not risen a greater
than John the Baptist" Yet Iohn the
Baptist never did any miracles. but
what greater honor could a man have
than 10 come In the flesh aud haptizc
thg Son Of God1 That holy being, /
say came and laid his hands upon
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and
ordained them TO the Aaronic Priest.
hood, by virtue OF which they had
authority to baptize. Then there was
something else needed. John said, 81
indeed baptise you with water unto
repentance but He that cometh after
me Is mightIer than !, whose shoes am
not worthy to bear; he shall baplize you
With the Holy Ghost, and with fire."
Though John had the authority to bap.
We the Son OF God, he did not have
lle authority to baptize with the
Holy Ghost and with ire" lie did not
have the authority to confirm upon men
aud women the Holy Ghost; but he said
that one should come after him with
mat power-reieuing 10 Jesus. Jesus
ordained men, lie himself having been
ordained. We do not have the iull
account Of what Jesus received; but we
Know that angels administered unto
Him, and lie did not presume to act In
The ministry, though lie was the Son OF
God and the Redeemer OF the world,
until lie had been ordained to that
authority You remember what took
place In the TRANSPORTATION ON the
mount. lie was there ministered to by
heavenly beings and lie and they
doubtless minstered TO Peter, James
John lie ordained twelve Apostles,
aud sent them forth as witnesses with
we same power and authority which
lie himself had received In speaking
To them on one occasion, lie said In
answer to a question put by Peter. I'VE
winch have followed me, In the regene.
Ialon when the Son OF Man shall sit in
We throne OF his glory, ye also shall sit
upon Twelve thrones, Judging the twelve
WlDes OF Israeli Although they were
me intimate companions OF the Son OF
God, they did not 20 forth until lie had
ordained them to the authority which
ne himself had exercised. lie selected
,hese twelve out OF the disciples that
followed Him and gave unto Them the
Aposlleshlp, by the authority OF which
hey were able 10 do all that Paul said
me Apostles should do-to regulate the
gnalTs OF the Church, TO teach sound
uoe'rne, to be, In fact, revelators.
prophets and seers, when the occasion
should demand IL, TO possess all the
gus that God gives to man In the
mesh They were ordained TO this.
auu until they were they did not pre-.
aulle 10 30 forth and minister Ia the
thulnoilly among the children Of men.
nu' When they received this authority
uley went forth, accompanied by mighty
over and they cast out devils
uea'ed the sick and performed
many wonderful works in The name
~ the Lord and through the an.
moHy which they had received
uom Him. While the Church was
under their guidance the members
hereoi were not carried about by
every wind Of doctrine. They were moi
,G,Ne''eu by the sleight Of men, nor
,h ky cunning ,cIaitiness. They knew
IN INV W.llle lhey followed the guidance OF
nese inspired and Observation-Disclosures
,,eu, mere was no danger OF division
NSIIhsi put they were led to the unity
g l4e lallh' Therefore, in the last DAYS,
S9u being about TO restore His Church
"'S primitive purity and power to the