Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02

and no more. He is personality.
with a physical form, the size and
shape Of which is like unto that Of an
ordinary man in a normal state. In
his person lie is local and limited to
space, and cannot be in two places at
the same time, but. OF course, can
move with great velocity The ador-
able son IS also a real being and a
complete duplicate and representative
of the Father His all power in
heaven and On earth is delegated, de-
rived and subordinate. He Is the
apostle and high priest Of our profess
sion, the shepherd and bishop Of our
souls, the advocate and only name
given whereby we can be saved up to
eternal life. From the personages of
the Lord and his Christ proceed the
Holy Spirit and fills the immensely OF
space, even the vast universe. BY
this ali pervading omnipresent agency
the deity creates, controls, sustains
and upholds all things according to
his omnipotent will Through orig
inal sin, that Of Father Adam and
Mother Eve, came the primeval fall
and mortal environments. This es-
tranged, fallen and depraved condi-
ton called for the infinite atonement
of the guileless Lamb Of God. Jesus
Christ hath brought life aud immor-
tally p light through the sacrifice Of
the cross and the gospel. By obedi-
ence to him and homage to "Our
Father" we may reach the goal
Hhen an individual has saving faith
he will invariably repent of his sins
and be baptized for the remission OF
the same, and then have the hands of
the eldership laid upon him for the
birth of the spirit or the baptism of
the Holy Ghost. A penitent belief,
and the birth of the water and spirit,
are the inyariable rules of adoption,
as Saith the Scriptures, but all to be
made potent by well ordered life in
every good word and work.
The literal resurrection of, first the
righteous, and finally all, as also the
personal appearing and triumphant
re;gn of Mary's holy child. are nets
of our faith and doctrine. A divine
call and lawful ordination to the
holy priesthood create and perpetu-
ate a Legitimate ministry. No man,
or set of men, do not care who they
are or where they come from, can
preach the unadulterated everlasting
gospel, and administer in any Of the
ordinances of divine service. unless
he has a dispensation of the gospel
committed to his custody. and is
clothed with the regalia of authority
on earth, and remit. or retain the
sins of the people all as in days of
yore. They disseminate truth. pilot
the folks from darkness into the mar
Vicious light, execute wholesome dis
cipline and rule in forbearance
patience. mercy, pity, charity, firm
ness and love.
We do not claim to be the true
church in succession, reformation,
but in restoration under God. Schis-
MATES and apostates departed from
the faith in days of old, as also in
these modern times. Brigham Young,
James j. Strong and others, turned
traitors all for personal aggrandize-
ment. Their love Of power and ease
and their inordinate concupiscence
have caused the way Of trath to be
evil spoken of but behold these her
etics and all other Judis Iscariots of
this 10Th century cannot wholly OBJ
scure the work Of God aud ruin the
faithful and true | subscribe myself
as loyal son OF this great republic
and a lover Of virtue and sobrioty
ELDER NJ. 7. SHORT.