Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-05
PROVING DIVINE AUTHORITY.

In letter written iftm Mez, stou.
ben county, indiana, EiIers John "A.
Stout aud U. q. Miller make tn, r-.
quests
WIZ you please answer tho following
through tho NEwsi who ordained Pros.
Don't bugham Young To tho ONCE of
President ~ tho Church, aud also tho
dave n the oraanizttlonf Tho Rcorgnn-
iEoi ministers arc making tho statement
ihai no mover was ordained, and thai the
people never made tho claim that ho was.
no doubt u will DO OF uso to o.hers Of
ihu Elders a. well ~ ourselves.
For the infgfmaton u those Who
send tho Inquiry, W. will state that tho
event referred to Ia carefully recorded
IN Church history. and Ia. been pub.
lhhud frequently. President Brigham
Young Yves installed as the Pfssi.
dent Of tho Church. Ia tho
quoum ~ tho First Presidency,
ny the Ceuuoll Of the Apostles, on
December o. isi7. Not ceremony
ntoeisaTy 10 tho performance OF that
solemn duty was omitled-uvoTythi
was donH In peTfeo, order, ami by thr
united voice Of tho Twelve. President
Young hal been President Of the
Church IN his position NJ President Of
Tho presiding quorum, the Twelve
Apostles, ior moio than three years
previous to the date given. or ever
sluoo the marlyrdom of the Prophet
Josupb. When, on the date mon.
toned, Pfeslden. Young had besn
duly Installed MS the chief In the First
pfesidenoy, BIO seleoled Heber q.
kimball and willard Richards o.
urst and stcond counuelors respective.
ly, aud they were also duly cot apart.
uting sustained by the unanimous vote
VI tho Twelve. Ia their case, as with
Prsldent Young, no ceremony was
omitted.
AZ h the statements OF tho parties
referred 70. aud others Of n similarly
mlsrepfeientativo nature, all tho e.
dep should have learned by this time
that they arc Characteristic OF such
individuals. Not al tho representa-.
lives OF the RaOrsanizsi church In.
lulgs In tu9a Inaccuracies, many Of
them being highmindeJ, honorable
elple; but there are s5mu In that de-
a0miuAllon, ~ In others, who do moi
pursue reputable course. We have
this hIvi,e 10 offer to the Elders 70.
.reoting such; Treat them precisely ~
iimilar characters Ia other aeclufio
denominations arc treated, as that Is
lhtis true position.
With regard 10 the authority OF Pres
llent Youug Or any oibets OF the
Twelve called by the LoTd through
The Prophet Josuph 5mith to tho holy
apostleship, or any Of their successors,
or Of the Church, VIC would remind
the Elders OF the counsel Of the Firsl
Ptesid ncy In this respect. Such au.
lhofity IL not a subject on " hirh there
is any room for doubt, hence no tcoa-
sion exists tor discussion thereon by iNo
Elders Of tho Church OF Jetus Chusl
Il Latttt'day.5ainir. Ths test OF such
divine authority Is open to all indivll.
uab OF all seclf--by doing tue viii q
tho Father ma thereby receiving %
10 imony OF tho truth. Tue Elder
resent the opp r,uuity Or sp.
lying that test Ia tue doctrine
uey peach ard the ordinances
they Ter om, and the way
i, oIen to every individual who will
obey tho VOID Of God rs taught In
Scripture to aaoerlain the truth OF the
NJ or message, that tho Gospel oil
christ has btoi restored TO earth pre-.
psratoTy flr the hour OF uod's judg.
uout, jusl as the revelation given to
~. John on tho isle u PatmOS fore
told.
q Tor all scots and dsnomiuati onH
uisiie OF the Chureh which this Lord
Jesus has established In this age, 1