Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-27


computed, 1t weuId figure up to .
vastly greater number proportion
ately than has been sen,
out by auy organization since
the days Of the primitive Church.
And the work OF this body OF preach.
ere, taken as a whole, has been mar
vel In the earth, for the reason that
the power OF God has made it Sc. They
have not been preachers trained In
colleges for the ministry, ae are many
people who assume to teach the Cos.
pei; but they hnve been trained TO q
apprehension OF the divinity OF the
Gospel, Of the fundamental principies
1t presents, ami have received the d.
vine commission anu authQtity to
Sreach the same. This IL tbair quail
dcalion, am the Lord Mas blessed
them ana the isbors performed ia His
name.
But the Seventy JSho understands
the nature OF his cdliug is not content
with filling one gr more foreign mis-.
sIonB with zeaYnnd Integrity. He is
as especial yitn,ss to the GenIiles. q
travelling minister first to them, and
also TO mo Jews. But while he Is
under the responsibllity to travel among
all nations as directed by the preald-
ing authority, 1t Is not his whole
responsibility &c Seventy. There
are circumstances under which he is
not required to travel in foreign lsuds;
but under those circumstances he Is
none the less an especial witness "in
oil the world''-and that means when
he ia ri home as well az when he Is
abroad.
SO far as the gathered condition oil
the Church is concerned, there Is am
pie work Tor the especial witness Of
tho Seventy among the people.
The work OF the ministry has q field
Tor operation in the periectlug Of the
Saints, to bring them to unity
under the law of GjJ; and In attaining
this unity there Is necessary great
labor in giving instruction to those
who have become members OF the
Church, many OF whom have lad
long experience as years go. Anu
1t Is meet that one holding the respou-
sible position OF Seventy should be
associated In imparting that inetruc.
ton, with equal zeal aud care, and
with manifestations Of divine appro'
baton equal TO those he receives while
preaching among strangers. Besides
tho room for activity among those
Saints who have comprehenied the
frs. principles of the Gospel and
have received divine testimony
OF the same, there 10 the
comparatively illimitable field
OF teaching tho young people the
truths OF the Gospel. In this depart
ment alone, both among the children
of Saints and Of those who hEv1 not
uuiied with the Church, there ase often
to DO found greater opportunities for
the especial witness OF u Seventy than
he will meet with in months OF foreign
missionary travel.
The calling Of a Seventy is as adapt
able to this home missionary work as
to the preaching In foreign lands;
hence the Seventy has perpetual
missionary call before him. II there
be one who bears that Prlestheod who
fancles that his only responsibility
hereunder ia to preach in foreign
lsnds, he has failed to comprehend
the scope OF his calling, which IL
in all the world, to Israel and their
children 10 gathered capacity rs
we'll as to scattered Israel or anyone
else. Hence, every Seventy should
be as willing-nay, more, as eager as
when In a foreign missionary field to
bear witness OF the Gospel to his iei.
lowmeR. AT home he has the oppor-
tunlty in his daily conduct, in tbs
meetings OF the Saints, In the Sabbath
schools, the Improvement associations,
as Teacher, etc., under the direction
OF the ward or other authorities, to |
engage in the calling OF his Prlest-
hood, all in the due order OF the |
Church. Aud no Seventy who re-
irains from doing his best In this
regard, who is neglected. or unmindful
at home, or who ia lees an especial |
witness on behalf OF the Lord among
the Saints than among others. cOmpre.
bends and iulfilla his duty under his
calling. The Seventy should be- zeal.
Gus to perform their part At home as
well as abroad, and those who conduct
afiairs should give them opportunity
to do go Ia the field to which their
abilities and calling adapt their
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