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ORDINATIONS 10 PRIESTHOOD.


"a Subscriber" writing from Idaho
Falls, Idaho, makes the following IN.
qulries OF the NEWS:
VIII you kindly answer the following
questions through the NEWS and ohligo
several subscribers and Latter day
Ssln.s2
]. II aman is worthy to be ordained to
the Priesthood, should the Elder being
mouth use tue words, | confer upon you
the Aarouic Priesthood and ordain you a
Deacon, Teacher or Priest, whichever is
intended2 Some claim that we do not
need 10 confer the Priesthood, but just
ordnlu him to the oilice in the Priest
hood.
2. If man is worthy and is recon-
mendod by the Bishop to receive the
Melchisodek Priesthood, should the
Priesthood DO conferred and hen he no
ordained to the office of an Elder, etc. ?
Some claim that iL is not necessary to
confer TOO Priesthood, but in ordaining
to the office, 1t gives the Prizes hood. The
argumen. is that man cannot receive
the right Of citizen In the nation by re-
ceivlng au office in tho government,
When person is properly ordained
to an OH 20 in the Priesthood hB 70.
csives all the Priesthood pertaining
to the uf1i 20 conferred, The order Is to
ordain Elders, Priests. Teacher, Den.
COM, and all other ofiic re. See Doc
trlne and Covenants, xviii: 80, Xxx: 80,
and all other references to ordinat lou
OF o1lour; also Book OF MORMON,
Moroni ~: 3. The Church authoritio
have givel ir, qlenl instructions upon
this point, recent notable instauo
being n! the conference OF Elders in
salt Lake Stsks Ia 1895, the minutes
Of which were published at length In
the NEWS, so that all could learn pre-.
oisely what was required. As to tAe
argument that a man cannot receive
the right OF a citizsn by receiving AT
flee IN the government, ordination
in the Church does not make a man q
citizen or member. He becomes n
member 10 prescribed manner, and
being member and otherwise quail.
fed, he lie eligible to ordination 10
office. which conteTs ell the powers OF
,hg office bestowed.
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A reader OF the NEWS writes from
Teton, Idaho, asking the following
questions:
|. What was the fast predicated ong
.. Was IL Tor the benefit of the poor,
or to receive more Of tho spirit?
o. Can member cat breakfast and
receive As much benefit by paving as
much as If ho had iasted2 Is 1t as accepts
able to the Lord?
/. The fact was predica, cd on the
comman imont OF the Lord to fast and
pray. 1t has been an order In His
Church from the beginning, as may be
ascertained by the sacred records oil
both eastern and western hemispheres.
1t is potent means OF invoking the
divine blessing.
Q. Fasting is q means OF sacrifice
and humility to obtain blessings from
the Lord. TIE fast Is not Tor the
beneii, OF the poor any more than for
the benefit OF any one else who fasts,
OF In whose behalf fasting and prayer
are resorted to. Proper iasts are a
means OF receiving divine grace. Tho
payment OF the last ofieringa was i'm
stiluted for the benefit OF the poor, and
also for the benefit Of those who make
this sacrifice to bless the poor.
o. liza member breaks fast, he can.
not be classsd rs fasting. II he pays
as much ofierIng-or double as much,
which the rule requires OF suCh-he
gets the benefit OF the sacrifice made,
that Of the voluntary Offering made to
The POOR. He ia rewarded for hia
li6erality to the poor; but while gene
roslty to othoTs brings Its recompense,
1t IL not substitute for the eeli-
sacrifice involved In fasting, any
more than double fasting would
meet the wholly distiHct re-
quirement Of giving to the
poor. Each has its particular object
and effect, but both are combined as to
time when the obligation accrues, for
for the common good. AS to the &C.
coptability OF any person'5 fast, sc
much depends on the individuaPi
position that a categorical reply to tina
part OF the question cannot be given
Some people lind 1t much easier to fast
than do 0theIs; anu some live so much
better lives in other respects, and OK
eTclse so much more faith, than dc
others, that an equal amount of fast
| -. 81 GaI,
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rUGILISM AND WOMEN.

The announcement is made that
Miss Frances Willard ia in communities
ton with leading women OF the
country with view Of Rscerlaining
whether some combination OF in
tiuences cannot DO made whereby
public patronage may be withheld
from newspapers that make It q point
TO furnish extended aecou ats OF prize
ilghts. The better element-male and
lemale--ot every community Will
heartily support this move, tho neces-
tity OF whiot is apparent from the
iact that II has come to this, that an
exhibition like that at Carson com.
mands larger space than Presidential
nomination, by about half million
words.
The women are dirsctly interest
ed in this isue. The male
rule throughout. the worlI was
and is the natural and logical cOnse.
quence OF condition In which society
necessarily depend on Individual
physical force for its maintenance.
Civilization is slowly evolving man.
Kind cut Of that bArbarouB condition,
and with the progress OF tnis evolu-
tion, the qualities OF tho mind, the
intellect, the heart are being reiustatej
into tho place OF Suprf macy that
belongs to them. But the lsgalizug
o. exhibitions OF brutal force and their
portrayal in language calculated to
iuflame, as It were, the public mind
are highly detrimental 10 the victory
Of the Cause TOR which enlightened
men and women struggle. 1! ia
serious obstacle to the evolution from
the rule OF tue ls. II that OF the
intellect. Women anu their iriend-
can never succsei in the III rIs for
recognition In public affairs for those
liner gifts ana grsces " the sex,
ag long as the baTbArOus idsE
OF the supremacy OF brutal force has
strong hold OF me Tublic. FTienis OF
pugilism are tie enemies OF woman's
cause, whether they profess to tne con.
trary, or NOT No wonder, ihen, II
women turn their seTi, u attention. to
this subject.
But are they likely to suoceel? In
the fret place they would have 70
decide to treat luEllism with the con.
tempt 1t deserves. They would have
to abstain from reading about it, even
for the sake OF satisfying their curiosity
as to the brutality 1t iuvo!ves. Tnsy
would have TO protest against n, even
to the extent OF refusing to 10
In Z social conversation about 1t, ,ass
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THE PROPHECY OF AMOS.


ga Reader" residing at Sandy,
Utnh, submits the following inquiry
10 he NEWS:
There has been difference Of opinion
among a numher of the brethren here
concerning tho eighth chapter Of Amos,
nth and l2Ih verses, which read AZ
follows:
All. Behold, the days come, saith tho
Lord God, that | will send a famine IN
the land, not famine % bread, nor
thirst for water, but of hearing the words
OF tho Lord.
"l2. Aud thoy shall wander from sea
to soa, and from the north even to the
cast, they shall run TO and iro 10 seek tho
word OF the Lord and shall not lind IT,.
II ia held by some that this was full
filled in the condition Of tho world from
tho time Of the general apostnsy 10 the
restoration Of tue Gospel through the
Prophet Joseph. Others hold, and claim
that this was the general version givon
by missionaries IN the Old country years
ng0, that Ii has not been fulfilled, but
viii he whom the Gospel is Withdrawn
from the nations. eau you inform us
through tho columns u tho News which
Is cOrrocR
a careful reading Of tho prophecy Of
Amos, aud comparison with the pre-.
dlcl:ous OF cjtpmporary and succeed
ing Prophets, will sh W that In the
part Of the prophecy quoted, Amos
had direct reference to the Isrnelites
who inhabited tne land Of Palestine.
He had told the people OF their wrong.
doing, hal cxhorted them to repent.
anoe, md reminded them OF what the
Lord had done for them. His exhorl.
ATOMS seemed to have no etlec. in
turning them to the righf, so he Get
iortu n visions the approaching d.
siTuction O, tue people, until the inhsb-
ilanls Of Bethel tried TO prohibit him
from pGophesying any more among
them chapter VIZ. But he continued
in the name of tue Lord, who had
sen. h,n', to describe the aear destrae.
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message thcy deliver ~ setvtuts o'the
Mos, High. Ia the East, the West,
the North, and the South, the work.
ings OF the Spirit arc manifest; and 1t
may 10 confidently anticipated that In
the due course Of time the other nations
will,x perleuce like outpouting, till all
shall nave had the privilege Of recsiv.
Ing the Gospel. Tho mission OF de.
claring the principles which the Lord
has revealed In this dlspe nsstion
through the Prophet Joseph Smith
seems to depend upon comparative
few at this time; but these iaborers IN
vineyard here aud Sbroad are striving
and 1t becomes all the
Saints to uphold them by earnest
prayers, and by strsng faith manifest
in their own eudeavoTs to DO mighty
workers in righleOusness, that the tes.
tim1ny Of the whole Church shall 60
forth unislterinGlE bearing witness Of
the power OF God that rests upon His
people,
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ton II the nation. Having done go,
he closes his prophecy with few
verses (ohapter tx; lilo on siill
utuIo restoration, the glory Of which
shall be shared by Edom aud other
GENTLE nations--a prediction reierre
to in Acts Nv: 10, as beginning to b.
fulfilled in the Establishment Of the
Church Of Christ.
The date OF Amos's prophecy re-
ferred to is about 1877 b. c.; ami 1t may
be noted that in klDRs XIV: 10, lie
recorded part OF Its fulnllment, Ia 773
IL. C.-that mentioned in Amos vii:
10; thus showing that 1t was directly
to Israel, and began with the i'm.
mediate future, containing to this
promise OF final restoration, In the
general form in which 1t is often
mentioned. Further, the teventh
chapter Of EzsBiel parallels the eighth
chapter Of Am IN several respects,
notably tho SECOND verse, OF each,
which makos the direct application to
Israel, md EzeE!el vii: 20. which con
tains the same idea as ihst our cores.
pondent has quoted. This found
ready fulfiilmenJ in the perioi follow.
Ing Malachi. s97 b. O., II indeed ii did
not do 60 between Nahum and
zsphsniah, 800 to go b. Q. A coudi.
ton OF darkness similar to that
described by the Prophet Amos also
existed In Palestine after Christ, aud
orally during the great apostssy OF
the later dispensstion, as history IRE.
quontly repeats itself in the life OF sue
cessive nati,ns.
AS to supposed possible iulfillment
OF this particular prophecy At future
time, 1t should be remem 0erei
that the Gospel will not be with drawn
from the nations except by their 70
lection of 1t, and that 1t will not be
Withdrawn from earth at all 40 that
those who search honestly ana dlli.
gently for 1t cannot fiud 1t. The
word OF the Lord is revealed to earth,
and Will continue to be proclaime by
the voice OF His servants. and by II
judgments upon wronSdoers, iii the
ueheIiDg in Of the grea. AMI fnal res.
toration foretold by the Prophets.
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A FRisCOaN,s INQUIRIES.

A NEWS sub;criber at Frisco, Utah,
presents the following questions, to
to which he desires a reply:
/. BY whom was John tho Baptist set
apart to prea CHI and bapiizs? realize
tha- he was sent Of God, but who set
him apart to bapilze ON the earth2 Some
argue that il was his father. but can
ind nothing directly to that effect.
:. WIZ those lectures now being de-
llvered in the Assembly Hall appear in
pamphlet form?
l.-FheTe Is no available reco ri that
We know OF as to whether or not John
the Baptist was set apart by his father
ZIchariss, who was Priest, and as
such hal authority to ordsIn Priests
according to rulea that governed the
administration OF his office. There
are also many other incidents In the
life OF Jonn this baptist and others
which history does not relate, nnd
which might be very Interesting. But
the point is not a vital one to the call.
ing Of John the Baptist. The essential
fact is that he was sent OF God.
AS u the date OF his ordi.
nation to Priesthood OF the indi-
vidual who performed the csre-
mony, knowledge OF these might be
ertsting; but the fact that he was SO
authorized or sent, and that by the
Almighty, lie the only question as to
his authority, AMI that 10 definitely
settled, as the inquirer SAYS he realizes
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THE LEAD OF MEETINGS.
CANSoNvILLE, Utah,
March s, 1897.

CANSoNvGLLE, Utah,
March s, 1877.
To the Editoli
Be kind enough to answer tho follow
ing questions through the columns OF
the NEWS:
Can a High Priest, in the absence OF
tho Bishop and councillors OF the ward,
preside and tako the lead of Sunday
meetings, without being called or other
wise requested to do so, by the Bishop?
Can no (the high Priest) assume the
authority by virtue of his calling as
High Priest2
ii not, who is the proper person to
preside over the Sunday meetings in tho
absence of the BishopriC?
SUBSCRIBER.
To the irst question we VIII say that
II there is no one directed by the
Bisnopric to conduct the meeting, and
the Bishop and oounselors are absent,
High Priest can take the lead OF the
meeting, provlded the Saints prefenl
at the meeting indicate him ns their
choice to do GO; but he could not do 80
against the wish OF the Saints. a
High Priest has the authority to pre-
side. but he performs the duties oil
presidency in pursuance OF his sp.
pointmept; and in the absence OF the
Bishop aud oounseloTs, without In
etructions, the Saints are not under
obligations to select a High Priest to
conduct ward meeting. They
can chooRe some one else having
the presiding qualification. II q
Bishopric should leave the Saints
unprovlded for In the way OF some
one to conduct a ward meeting that
has been regularly appointed, the
members of the Church are not COM
PEELED to forego the meeting; they
may te'ect some qualified person to
conduct tho services.
The reply 10 the second question is
that a High Priest cannot assume
Jurisdiction TO which he has not peen
appointed. He has the presiding au-
thority, but requires the appointment
before he can exercise his authority in
particular fell. Tue Saints in such
q meeting as the one described could
nNANNh hlAAA W lAObINA wan WV
till the regularly appointed authority
comet; or he may proceed by tneir
consent, given In due form.
"a to the third question, 1t Ia
proper thing for the Bishopric OF
ward, where there is liability OF the
three members OF that council being
absent, to have one or more brethren
designated in regular order to net in
such an emergency. Such an appoint
menl holds good as coming from duly
constituted authorities. But n this be
not done, then the voice OF tho Saints
at this meeting must decide who OF the
quslltied persons present shall take the
lead; and High Priest or any one
else has right to make suggestions or
call the meeting to order with a view
OF determIuing the choice OF one to
pnnNupt tho gnFyirpu
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"a they Danish from their presence
many other subjects true gentlemaU
would not care to mention before O
LAZY. They would have to oEtraoise
the men whose depraved taste In this
direction is beyond redemption, just
as they shrink from the society OF
drurkards and gamblers. And they
would have to abstain from lionizipg
the heroes OF brutal combat by crowd
ing theaters erely for chance to zee
prepared to take up their battle In
earnos,? II so, q second cons.d sration
would be the enactment OF proper laws
against the Influences arrayed on the
other eije.
But It is to be hoped, II the ladies de-
clare war against the press, they will
80 onu step further than contemplated
ard protest with all the power they
can WELD also against the custom OF
making the details oil crimes and other
deeds OF criminals more prominent
features. 1t has been demonstrated
that this is one means whereby
corruption is spread among the young.
1t Is an irflueace against which
even most loving mothers power lie
sometimes unsvailisg. Let the war
against that abuse OF the press be
commenced. Ia the press itself,
throughout the whole laud, the ladies
will nnd some OF their most reliable
"A ,'ieg
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GENERAL CONFERENCE.

The 5ixty.neventh Annual Confer
ence OF the Church OF Jesus Christ OF
Latter-day Saints will convene In the
Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, at 10
a. m. Sunday, April 4,b, 1897. All
cfiiceis and members Of the Church
are invited to he present.
MILFORD WOODRUFF,
GEORGE q. CANNON,
JOSEPH H. SMITH,
First Presidency.
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Special Notices.

Sunday School Union meeting,
Sunday evening. April 4ih.
General Priesthood meeting, Mon.
day evening, April 9th.
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IN, News Is on sale st the principal Hotels, News
Stands and all passenger trains leaving the ei'V
sftor p. IN daily.
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"A Few Open
Secrets for the Ladies:

StPRING is A LITTLE BACKWARD IN COMING FOR
~ ward this year. but that why should follow
his Tor her) example The does not wait until Spring
she buys her Spring goods but she has them already when
the proper weather comes.
lust uupacked and scarcely through the hands Of the mark
the Neaes Most Stylish and thoroughly modern Spring
Suits and Skirts that They in all
seasonabe coors and there variety that you
assured that if cannot please YOU then p 10 Europe may
necessary.
We certain however, OF your approval of the gar
and prices that merely ask you examine what
offer.
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Streets. Salt Lake City.
Train Edition at $50 p. m. Regular Edition at
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on Tuesday and Friday OF sach week.
The pEsERFr WEEEi.r Ia magazine form 10 pup
hshsd every SATURDAY..
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lerouatorl, OF any rreRalAritT In tho delivery o.
heir papera
All communications should be addressed 70
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PATENTS AND PENSIONS.

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WANTEo-slTuaTloN.

ID HIGHT YOUNG MAN, EXPERT TYPE.
ID writer and penman. wants work OF any
kind part OF day or evenings Address u.
News.
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ABOUT Fasting.

A reader Of the NEWS writes from
Teton, Idaho, asking the following
questions:
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AID OK SECONDHAND LUMBER, or
- will tear down buildngE r. o, Boz 974,
.ty
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-04

prom Using, and several new members
have been received during the past year.
Miss Georgia Hasdon passed last week
with relatives and friends In Cornish. e
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Burnell visited
their daughter, Mrs. Frsd Henderson in
Gorham last week.
STANDISH.
Standish, March 8. DR.. L. o. Buzzell
Is quite sick with severe attack of the
grip. Although the doctor is quite siok
at this writing it is hoped TINT it is moth
ing serious.
Miss Maria Bradbury lost her pet cana
nv bird last Wednesday. 1t died from
old age, 1t having been in Miss Brad
bury's possession for 18 years. 1t is a
we'll known fact that canaries having
their freedom live to an extreme age but
it is of very rare occurrence when bird
of this variety lives to such an age.
Representative W. S. Thompson, Nj.
D., was in town over Sunday, returning
to Augusta Monday evening.
Mr.. G. H. Allen went to Portland last
Monday to have an operation performed
for cancer in the nose.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-04
NICARAGUA CANAL CONTEST.
Interesting Correspondence on Subject
Sent. to Senate.

Washington, March 3.-The President
today sent to the Senate, in response to
the resolution, copies of the correspon-
dence and official communication relat-
ing to the Nicaraguan canal since 1887,
with the government of Nicaragua.
The correspondence is exceedingly vol
luminous and covers period from
August 81, 1888 to January %, 1897.
The most important communication,
perhaps, is note from Minister Baker
to Mr.. Olnsy under date Of February 8,
1896, In which at the conference held
with President Seelaya of Nicaragua,
that official is quoted as saying: "The
government has taken the opinion of
a commission IF three of our ablest law
yers as TO whether the canal company
has forfeited its concession, who came to
the conclusion that the company had
broken it's contract with this govern
ment. We will not throw any obstacle in
the way of the company If 1t Will in good
faith try to raise money and 60 along
with the work. If the company contin-
ues its inactivity / hope the United
States governments will take up the work
itself and put it through"
President Seelaya said that Nicaragua
would be pleased at any time to make
a contract with the United States to do
the work, and said that 1t had had no
offer from foreign corporation to do
it, in case tho present contra ct was got
rid of.