Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-07

wolves the question OF divine authority
Ia the Protestant ministry and churches.
and, for that matter, the divine authority
Of the church OF Rome ITSELF For, n
the alleged successor, OF 81. Peter. ny a
method o. reasoning Satisfactory TO him
sc and his council, arrives at what the
pfoteaianis 81 this generation will &c.
gard as a startling conclusion. viz. that
their ministry and churches arc without
divine authority, the Pfotestanis will
reply IN Kind. They will revive the
charges brought against the church Of
Rome during the revolt from the Ponc's
authority IN that wonderful sixteenth
century revolution called the "Reiofma
ton" They will proclaim him the
An,i'Chfist Of New Testament scripture,
charge upon tie church oil Rome com.
pletc ap stasY from primitive Christian.
iiy; and accuse all those continuing In
communion with her as being idolaiofs
and Pagans. Such = f,joindcf on the
part oi the Protcstants Is inevitable.
since u j. only on the ground that the
church Of Rome was become a corrupt
church, IN complete apostasy. aud dis
possessed OF divine authority, that the
20 called Reformation OF the six.
tesnih century, or the existence Of Pro.
tcstant churches today tan be justified.
Why Is The unity Of the Christian
churches bfokcn' Why does there exist
a Roman Catholic church and numerous
Protestant churchesp because the Pro
icstants Of the sixteenth century be.
lieyed that the church OF Rome was IN
state OF apostasy from true Chfistisnity,
and hence they came out from her do
miniou, rcvolted against aud rejected
her authority, while the church Of Rome,
on her part, regarded the Pfotcsianis Of
the same century as herrtics. as rene.
gade children, apostates. That there
has been no charge In the attitude Of the
respective parties to this great conifo.
vcfsy since one hrst denounced the
other as "a hereto" and the other re-.
Piled with the charge Of "ant clfisi, !" Is
emphasized by this latest ultsfanee Of
the bishop OF Rome. In which he dc.
ciafes that ordinations carried out &C.
cording to the Anglican rite nave been
ard arc absolutely null and utterly
void"
This question Of possessing divine
authority goes right down to the found.
atoms OF Christianity. No one will
attempt TO say that man has a right to
act In the name Of Jesus Christ without
authority from Hin to do 30. II u re-
quircd direct authority from God to
handle the sacred utensils OF Gods san.
eiuary In the wilderness, aud TO care tor
the Ark OF the Covenant, and Tor touch.
ing these things without authority, one
was smiitcn with dcath (see numbers
chapter ~ and ~. Samuel VI 50 u Il
required divine authority TO burn In.
censc before the altar IN the Temple OF
God NJ Jerusalem, and for usurping the
priests office and attempting without
divine authority tobufn incense one was
cursed Of God with l,prosy, even though
King liI Chr ulclel SNyi9 u II re-
quircd divine authority TO cast cut devils,
and certain ones IN attempting TO cast
them out without having authority to
50 command them, were leaped upon by
the evil spirits aud prevailed against
(Acls xIxi'-ii, say, u required divine
authority To do these several things, how
reasonable II Is to conclude that II will