Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-11

Holy ftichtuOOl, WIN us KEYS anu pow
crs. and to be called to go forth to the
inhabitants Of the earth aud teach them
the principles Of the Gospel OF Jesus
Christ, and 80 qualify aud prepare them
Cor part in the first resurrection and to
70 back into the presence oil God. their
Creator, to dive in glory worlds With.
out end. The Lord bestowed that
blessing, that Priesthood and that
power IN the beginning OF creation.
Father Adam was called Of God and Dr.
dained to the iullness Of the Mel.
chisedek Presihood-lrdained to the
highest office and gilt OF God to man on
the earth. Adam bestowed that bless.
ing upon seven OF his sons--Seth, Enos.
Jared, Canaan, Mahalalcel, Enoch aud
Mcihuselah. They were all ordained
High Priests by their father Adam, and
possessed the privilege and the right to
understand the Gospel OF Jesus Christ
and to give Il to the human family, so
that they might quality and prepare
themselves for eternal life. In tracing
the history Of the dealing Of God with
men from that day to this, We find the
Lord has In various dispensations and
times given unto the sons OF men that
blessing. Israel had /, in the beginning,
from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob down,
and until Moses, who travelled with the
children Of Israel forty years ia the
wilderness. They had the gifts and
graces OF that Prizes hood bestowed
upon them, aud they had the privilege
OF magniiying their callings and prcpar'
ing themselves for eternal life. But
Israel would not accept the Mclchisedck
Priesthood, and therefore Il was taken
from them. aud the Lesser Priesthood
was conferred upon them while they
travelled in the wilderness. Il IS not
niece ,lry Tor me to spend time in trac-
ing this Priesthood through the six
thousand years thaihave past and gone;
but ID has been manifest In every age
and disp,nsation when God has had
prophets and apostles on the earth.
Jesus Christ came into the world in the
meridian OF time. lie was the Great
High Piest to Israel. lie was the Son
Of Coo, the Savior # the world. lie
chose His Apostles, lie organized Ills
Church. lie bestowed upon these
Apostles all the gifts and gTaccs belong
ing to the Apustesi lip. In that DIS
pprsatiun II seems that they were called
La Il. NNiHH NF.F he All
God and testimony OF Jesus Chrl,t.
The Savior himself was put TO death.
The Apostles were all. with one eNccp'
ton. put to death in their day aud time,
until finally the Priesthood was taken
home to God, and remained there iOf d
length OF tine. But my views are that
whenever the inhabitants Of the earth
were prepared Tor tle Gospel of l,au
Christ aud the power Of the Priesthood
IL has been bestowed upon them.
in the days OF the Savior and Hr
Apostles, John the keyelator, Will,
upon the lsc OF fatmos, gave an out
M e Of great events which were Il
trauspire in the last d.spensallon Of a.,
iuluess Of times. O,lgl Prophets aut
Apostles, who spoke as they were move,
upon by the Holy Ghost, LEFT on tht
pages Of history a record OF what tn
J. ord would do In the last dispensatiOn
A mong the great eyens that the Reeve
latof saw was the one described In TN
~ th chapter OF his Revelation, an,
which is often quoted by our elders, be
cause It Is very applicable.
And saw another angel fy in me m.ls' e
heaven having thr everlasting gospel 10 pTrlC
unto them that dwell on the earth, and 9
every nation, and kindred, and tongue. an
people,
Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, an
give glory TO Him, tor 'he hour Of His Iudgmer
Is CONC.
II this revelation had not been fulfilled
neither you nor would be here today
this Tabernacle would not be erected
this city would be still part OF the Grel
American Desert, As we found IT, hu
IN the luIhlmgnt Of the revelations Z
God, these things have been done an
some OF us have lived to see them. Tn
angel Of God did Wis I Joseph Smith, IN
Prophet OF God, who was raised up b
the power OF God as a prophet, seer an
Teytiatur, and who organized Nh
Church Of Jesus Christ in the earll
From that day until this the work ha
progressed and the Gospel has bee
peached The Holy Ghost has been wit
The people. The Lord Almighty has S,
His hand to carry out the great pre-
gTamme-to establish the Zion Of Go
In the earth and to prepare the peopl
Tor the CONT K OF the Son OF Man.
These are my views with regard I
the calling Of men in this dispersitior
Gold and silver may pass away; house
and lands may perish; all temporal mai
ttrs will pass away; but the PnesthoO
never, salvation never, the kingdom {
God never, and prophecy Will never IA
unulhlled. We have had Apostles no.
for upwards Of sixty years. Many hay
died and gone to the other side Of III
veil; and those upon whom God b,
slowed the glory and power OF the o
EanzatiOn OF the Church have scale
their testimony with their blood, as IN
ancient Apostles cid. They have gOn
home 10 receive their reward, but III.
organization has remained the Hul
Priesthood has been given to the sons {
men and has remained upon their head
and will remain upon the heads OF tn
people until the coming Of the Son
Man. Therefore, ! say to the Latte
day Saints. we are In this organzllil
today. ! do not pretend to say exact
the number that we have In the Plies
hood. but we have from fifteen TO twenI
thousand Elders in this Church; We haN
many various organizations OF the Prizes
hood. and churches are organic,