Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-13
cONrEnENcE M MnLrLNnrNCE.

] lt.n. AuIaHA tNuf'l Ul lhiINfNAl
ssiutH, now IN conference at InIo.
pondencs, Missouri. 1 the dispatches
received this week c'nscrains the
proceedings at tho sessions give fair
account o. the situation disruption Of
that church may be imminent A
house divlIBi against iHoIi must fan.
L. apprsrs that about year * %
a s1.call,d revelation was given
90 the church concerning the
vacancy DO the nr.t pr,siden.
og David II. Smith, one Of
the unsolo,s. being confined In
an lasano sfJlum Tor number Of
yelr' Tho "fevoal.ln" rahds:
My servant, David ~. Smith b. in my
mnI. HuI N.# hl.HopriH shall hH CONE
| fIuuDi 'Hra H0lsuui if Doc fully recover,
Do" W.l. Un,Hf again thN work II I Iak0
] h.m Goo myHHil another will Boo appointed
IU a.. s.ud wuon ibn quorum i.n.ioi.
A efost many Of thu memters OF
the oauGgu openly claim tupt the Al.
mighty wuuit never have expressed
such Ignorance q. O. the probable
Wu.c ai Tue ulr'rI counselor as the
600" Indicates. Is.tioHibIu, ingy ssE,
that God docs not know whether Dayi'
n. Smith viii recover from his sicE-
urss? aud they tr'uTe % accept the
"pvoa.iou" s8 authentic. Among
the skop,lcs aTu sons OF tho twelve
APOSTLE, while others claim 10 have
received sati0' ctory testimony ~ 10
10. truth.
The Recognized church has evil.
don'ly encountered % dilemma, either
alternative Of whlci " unfortunate
Tor H. position, Either tho section
. quoted 10 genuine Divine revelation,
90 % is not lfit De-, nll tho apostles
aui elders aud other members who re-
.usu TO accept 10 arc arrayei against
the Almighty, falling to discern the
truth aud consequently cropping 30
| spiritual darkness. Gle that IL q.
God bchrs,h tho words OF G5d,T says
the Saviui ana tho Inference Of this o.
that those who DO 30. hear tlr words
the FatncJ atu not OF GOD. 10 On the
other hanI, the revelation IL MT gen.
uiue, The PRECEDENT OF the R1lfga iEcd
church, by offering II ~ tue word Of
dDi, athuIs charged with - most
serious 1Gsnsc, ani the apps.
Ties ami others that claim ~
nave supernatural testimony u-
O. ~ truth appear he the light
Of deceived OF deceivou. wdat con.
cciyaUlo escape ls there from these
olucIus.oat2 Btu aye equally fatal
TO the claim thai that church Is guided
by light from above.
Another Issue OF serious Importance
has arisen. one Of the apj,tlus intro.
ducgl resolution aisilng that 70 was
the sense ll the church that members
" certain degrees Of tho priesthood
were not empowered 10 abs'st In Che
naturalization OF tho sacrament. A
member OF tho fret presidency de.
olafed asains, tue ylows expressed la
tho resolution, The question then
came up whether On maltcm relating
10 the rules Of the church the
voice o., the presidency had the
deciding authority OF whether this
was vested in the members Of tho
church. A vote ON tho resolution 70.
suited virtually, it seems, in dUclata.
,.ol against the presidency.
Wnilc these c0utr4ti1u. may bore
grst,abls in some respects, they are NJ
surprise On those iapiliar with tho
cause represented bF the RassauiloI
church. For yoaa tlouIasl1u. now
openly dmcuu,d have formed subIcct.
Tor private convention and msIi,.-
ton; ami their solution hnI become ID
Necessity Revelations ON these mai
tore presumably were sKp.ctBI, hat,
| it secms, in vain, Nul We ata iu.
olngt 20 think that those cloud.
on the horizon Of our Jlspphirn lr euls
aud brethren are Intended Co DO ONO Oh.
the grastcst blessings % Thorn. There
arc IN that church mnly E5oI, hour7t
mcu anu women, Whose 0uy desire Is
90 know tho tfu,n ami to do what o.
| HshL FurrYac reason ur ul4,r tlcy
have been prayoEJgI from thoroughly
| paruyiyiug gan waulo situation a.l1 t-.
| thy lhu l.agu.ri.u at the conference
these should uo BOD o. iuvat.sate moro
| thoroughly thu Gospel 90 revealed
| through Jo8anh tho Prophet an. Zee
criyu o. testimony UE. only in the
| ChuguA iluuIsI by uul ACCORDING 10
| Divine command ami .Ul uu.4.u uu
tle rock OF revelation IL the
whole Truth % no found, they
| VIII perhaps humbIy embrace tho
| opportunity Uau return TO the "old
| pn.u.' Igli'uF 90 a fuIuess Of LnoWI.
n.gg Uuigy sImoamui oyolys uut
%, scuHmG tearing down often pre-.
ceHes Building up. Possibly tho events
OF tho conference atluIrp.uIeuue may
result in the return u some honest
saints TO the Church anu bo pre-.
imiuu,y TO Ihu reunion OF fdpuis who
never ought 90 have been separated.
-Ha
WHERE 10 uOLONILH
Among muu who have b0ou throw
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