Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-23

revelation In general sense % Is
anylhins revralet ny one Intelligent
being 10 another, ~ uDdetstoni by the
Lattsr-day saints, u mesna any pfin'
ciple Of truth, regulation or law made
known L. mRn from ne heavens. The
Lord may reveal Hts Will amid the
thundera Of Slnat or 90 "still small
vote, ~ He may hpurar In pefson Ne
he diu 90 Joseph, lie may speak by
the mouth - His son Jesus Christ, or
hy that Of ara angel, Prophet, ny .he
vhlspeting ui the Holy ~ fii, or by
vi-t1n ur dream. \ sst iOfn is nr,-
sssary--no errrial "lIieraty diciiDn" or
"dipl8maiicv or uuuipi9mauC IAN.
euage IL REQUIRED TO give HIS words
validity, IN. not the style or gfammat
teal dictiOu OF n revelation whic
gives IL force, but the authority ny
which II II euuuciated.
commonly speak Of the recorded
will Of theL1ri NJ 'sctiptuie,' or
"n1ly scriptures" "holy," tpCause ut-
log given by the Hoy GhOs uuI
"scrlpture. - because II has teen Written
--feclTded. but the btble, DIutriue
and Covenants, Book Of MutmUu, etc,
are not all the scripture We nave. Ac.
c0fuiug 10 the teachings Of tue Prophet
Joseph we have great deti NOR. ss
the following quotations viii show
Doctrine SD & vsnaptf, Sic bs. "Aud
whats over they sunll srrah wuuu
moved upon ny the Holy Ghost shalI
he scripture; snail be thu Will oi thu
LORI, eball Ur the MUD u the Lord,
shall DO thu word uf the l. ~, shall tU
the voicB OF the Lord gud thU power
Of God untu salvatlOn,' Can langugE
be mUfe clear anu positive! l rpUak
now 10 those claiming membership 90
the Cbufoh-Latter.dAy Saints AuI
Morm1ns. "But," says some doubling
Norm "a, "hJw DO / know DO WasslvcH
by Inspiration Ot the "A 1ly Spar I /
positively knew 10 {, I would ur sau o.
He'd" When you hot .thrI he GIup
how di1 you, 40 unbeilgvtr then gam b.
testimony Of its tlutl2 ~ hUuu,t iu
heart you msy today gaIu kuowludgr
OF tue uuth In tbotams mauueryUu 10
when you nf,t received Hld obsyeI
tho G0spe ~ no one may uu Justified
for remain ng Ia ignorance AuI uhtE.
utts, wnen We know " II our duty AM
privilege q walk IN the light
Listen 10 the voice ~ joseph Sml.n
90 he spoEr 10 the quorum ui l..
Apostles GU February -, 1885. "Slnol
the Twelve are now CIsHfu, d WI IA 90
tell them a c0uito wnigu ury muJ
pIfsuu aud b. hrnuntsi hereafter. /
hey will. every tune they ussumb,,,
appoint person 10 pttsi e. over tuum
juflng the meeting, aud Uuv " lte To-
EUrp record " their .racsudiug., AuI
on the decisi0n any qurs iuu 0rilem,
bg It what II may, let suuh decision b,
written, such decision Will forever r.
maiu upon rec ri aud apl"at uu rm
covenant ana doctrine.
Now II you viii he ulrulu' 90 kttp
minutes a these tnings HH uavl SAID.
it Will be one OF the most impIftsu
records ever seen. Tor every such de.
clslon will forever after remain al
item Of doctrine and covenant"
From these words Of the Piophrt
Joseph anu the revelation IN the 6s 10
section Of tue Djotrine aud Covenant
II II plain that all which Il bpOKub,
ucoldeI anu recorded, when ~ la.
tplrsI by the Hsly GuOst II scripture,
n revelation, aud Huaii remain iOrrvrI
a. dOctrlue anu covenant Tor the 4 49,.
etnmsut VI tho Church In slmUG
Res. has tue "mAniiostO' ursu ItI-
tuUlec,eJ ~ cOntlIttauIu, dvcI.IJu
auu rsc0rJ: IL ha-; In tue council, %.
tue Firzt 4 vsluouUy, the Apostles. "a,
5 vuuties, the PfesiIiuR Bish1ptic au .
In gen raj conference astpm led Thu. ,