The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-10-09
THE GOSPEL CONCERNING
CHURCH AND STATE

. Iccbty PtOPCA AOA
q. Cannon to have said what was
attributed to him in the Tribune OF
January IL, 1897, to the efect
that be had as much political WIS.
dom as all (meaning legislators
combined.
"The wisdom which is to be oo'
tanned in this kingdom Is mort
sstisfactory to MS than the boosted
wisdom of the world. 30 Jour. q
Dis. 3l4.
President Joseph Smith thus un-
reservedly states the case;
"Iam learned and know more
than all. the world put together.
The HoIy Ghost does snyhow-and
he Is within me and comprehends
more than all the world. / will
associate myself with hin" rs
jour. of Dis. 5.
NONE HAVE The RIGHT TO Criticize
TIE PRIESTHOOD.
It follows very naturally from
the foregoing that no one is per-
mitted to judge or criticise the d.
vine wisdom political or other
wise) of God through his priest
hood. You must do as you are
told. IF the authorities make a
mistake in their orders II mean
cOunsel) to you they viii settle that
with God,
"In their official positions they
have responsibilities to carry and
duties to perform with reference to
the flock over which they preside,
that no other man is entitled to be-
little or impugn, since in these
respects they are aasiOerable only
to GOd."-Des Nes0s, Oct. %, '95.
sSThose church members who
contend against and criticise the
exercise of such right duplication
of church disciplined by the proper
authority, place themselves in a
condition of rebellion against such
divine authority and of apostssy
from the rules it prescribes. -
Des. NeUs, Non. 9, '95.
President Cannon modestly puts
the case thus, for his priesthood:
'Eyen if there be apparent cause
for saying severe things and censur-
ing them, no wise man or woman
will yield to that spirit for fear of
grieving the spirit of the Lord.
= = = The Lord has not given
to the members of the church the
right to find fault with or condemn
those who hold the Priesthood.
= = If file leaders or presid-
ing authorities do wrong, God will
deal with them In the way He has
ordained. Those who preside are
accountable to authority, but it is
to the authority which God has
prescribed. No neces
sity viii ever arise, therefore, for
men to take upon themselves, in
their individual capacity, the right
to judge and condemn the Lords
servants. 30 JaUeniIe Inst, 745.
THE PRIESTHOOD, THoUGR NOT In
FALLIBLE, Is ACCOUNTABLE ONLY
TO GOD.
Are we then to believe that this
Priesthood is infaIlible?> No, of
course not, as is frankly admitted
BY the authorities when they re-
published Brother Woolley's letter
IN q pamphlet gotten out on Mr..
Thatcher called '"The Thatcher
There it is said concern
ing the authorities that:
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rors IN judgment, AID eUen do things
Through selfish principles not in
keeping with their professions and
high callings."
This might be the case if one in
authority having stock in the Utah
Sugar company should counsel the
brethren to vote with the political
party fayoring bounties to sugar
factories. OF course if such coun-
eel was given from q selfish motive,
this would not be admitted, but
the erring brother must settle that
with God. You have no right to
enquire into the motive but must
obey council. 1t might be that
such counsel even is inspired of
God. The owner of the sugar
stock may have served God so well
that it Is His viii that that the
brother should be temporarily re-
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