Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-14
PRESIDENTS MILFORD WOODRUFF and GEORGE O. CANNON
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PRESIDENT MILFORD WOODRUFF.

.-..,,ng with so many OF the Latter day |
int his morning. In order to pre-
-,ot my position before the Saints
,..b to say that | have been a member .
,f,be Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter
l,y Saints over sixty years, a member (
rfibe Quorum Of the Apostles fiiy-hve Fl,
,,,rs. and the President Of the Church |
.,a short time. During all these years,
lad IN All my travels, have never seen |
moment when / have had the power
d, preach the Gospel Of Jesus Christ or
., administer In any OF the ordinances
,,ibe House OF the Lord, accepiably TO
Cad orto myself. only by the assistance
.f the Holy Ghost; and do not know
gf any other man that could ever do
,Hs Even the Son Of God, in referring
10 Ills work, said: 81 do nothing OF my
.s.G but as my Father hath taught me,
& s9e,i these things" So II has been
v,h 40 the prophets and palriarchs IN
every age ofthe world; they have had
io be assisted by the power OF God.
OCCUPY that position today before this
4..embly. Therefore, as the Lord COM
handed as not to speak only as we are
moved upon by the Holy Ghost ]
desire that. and In order to obtain Il !
usnt the prayers aud faith Of the Latter
day Saints.
have some things resting upon me
that wish 20 present before the Latter.
t,g Saints and In order to do this viii
ll.l upon President George q, Cannon
Oh read from the Book OF Doctrine and
Covenants concerning the subject which
wish to speak upon.
lPres idcnt Cannon read from sec, 1913,
follows.
o may r.cm 70 some TO be- a very bold doe
nine dat wc talk OLA power which records of
Iilli on earth. and binds in heaven, Never
#.ls.tIn 100 ages ofihc world, whenever Che
lord bias given a dhpcnilt.o of Che Priesthood
% 4ny man by actual revelation. OF any st Of
naH ths power has always been given. Hence,
sl.uoc,cr those men dd .u authority, in the
name of NE Lord, and did % truly and hlih.
folly. and kept proper and faithful record OF
ne same. % became n law on earth and Boz
heaven. and could not be annll'ed. according
90 h- DEGREES Of the great Jehovah. This b
ailhhl saying. Who can hcarip
And al.n. for the precedent, Matthew wi.
81. 10. And also say unto thee, that thou
ar Peter and upon this rock will build my
church; and the gates Of hell shall not prevail
aslnu To- and | Will give unto thee the keys OF
10, Kingdom Of heaven, and whatsoever thou
shalt bind on earth. shall be bound in heaven.
ard whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall
be- l5d,ed ln heaven
Now IN, great and grand secret Of the whole
matter. and The fAanHm b5Hu~i n The whole
subject that is lying before us. consists in oh.
an.rr thr power OF me Holy Priesthood.
Fdf him 90 whom these keys arc given, there D.
a mo- dmculty n obtaining a knowledge Of
ncis In relation 60 the salvation Of Che children
o.mcn. both ls well Tor thg dead as Tor the
living,
Herein b. glory and honor, and immortality
aai eternal lI'r. The ordinance Of baptism by
water. Go hr Immersed therein in order Co az
rsrf 10 thc likeness Of thc dead, that ono ptin-
anIe might accord With the oihrr To hc
Immersed 100 thr water and come forth out OF
ur aatcr % .n the Likeness Of the resurrection
Of ihe dead in coming forth out OF thrit graves.
hence this ordnance vas instituted 90 iom q
relationship with the ordinance Of baptism Tor
ur dead. being 10 likeness OF the dead
Consequently thc hlpiamll ioni vas iniu'
ili-d AZ d dm..t Of the grave, aud was com.
handed to be In a place underneath where The
living are wont 10 assemble. 90 show forth ihc
living and Mo dead and that all things may
have their likeness, and that they may accord
ONE with another that which is earthly Con
orm.ng 60 that which Is heavenly, us Paul hath
ueglfrd, Corinthians AZ -, ~ and %.
'll1Nhcit that wls not first which 5 spiritual,
bui that which Is natural. and afterwards ihhi
which h spiritual The hni man Is Of nc
rafih. rlIihY he second man Is the Lord,
from heaven A. Is the earthly such arc they
also that lrc earthly and as Is the heavenly
such Are they also that are heavenly And as