The sun., 1898-02-07
REVELATIONS ARE HANDY.
SOMETIMES THEY GET JOBS ron
TEE MORM0ES
One shewea = Kentucky Eiaer That Anothcr
Elder was UnHtiod fer n Plnce, asa ss

! One shewea = Kentucky Elder That Another
Elder was Uadtiod fer n Place, asa Bs
Hs Toek n-ConEressman KinE's Reveia-
ties Hesterdny-A Coiiectioniess MeetiBE.
Curious persons who crowded Grand Union
| Hall, in Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon in
tho hope that one or moro Of the thirty
hvo Mormon elders at the conference would
receive q message from God and reveal
It went back to their homes with the idea that
Mormon meetings did not differ from ordinary
church services to a degree which made them
interesting-at least, when no revelations were
made. However. to those in.the congregation
who had accepted the new truths revealed by
Elder Smith, thoro was much Significance
In the remarks Of Congressman King nj Salt
Lake City. who came from Washington to lend
his efforts to successful issue of the confer
ence. His speech was devoted to the glorifca-
tion of. .Mormonism and an impnssioned appeal
for converts When ho had concluded, Elder
James Ingerbrstson, q young Mormon Of og-
den, Utah, declared that Congressman King
had spoken as directed by God.
do you mean that he has had revelatio NJ
inquired a reporter.
''Yes and no. 1t could scarcely be called O rev.
elation in the sense that 1t was specifo commu-
nication.or an instruction. 1t was simply that
he depended entirely on God to give him his ar
gument and to enable him logically and force.
fully to explain our faith to the congregation" +"
Several elders and others who attended the
meeting and were anxious for explanations had
gathered around the young Mormon. among
them a skeptical young man, who admitted
decided inclination toward agnosticism.
"In other words" said the skeptic," the reve-
lation- this afternoon consisted in Congressman
Kings Interpretation OF divine argument in
support OF Mormonsm."
EXACTLY. replied the elder.
Then 1t was explained by another elder that
lions were divided into classes and di-
vine truths were revealed only according to the
Mormon classification. The first and most gen.
eral class is that which is to guide and instruct
the laity. These revelations generally come in
the form OF dreams and are confined in scope to
the life OF the person to whom the divine ad-
vice is revealed. The next class in Importance
affects the elders, whose duties those of
minister and thus affect his entire parish. AS
tions increase in scope and number commen-
surately, with the increase in his authority.
entire Mormon Community are revealed only to
III the Prophet at Salt Lake City: although advice ice
SouRc Of 1Were dseiP1e: % revealed TO his
Are reveletions Classified in tho now
Church, inquired the'skeptic.
hon." declared pretty young Mormon woman.
Whey They simply have no respect OF authority.
elder doesn't tend to his business
oh. yes, said one of the young men, II
5now OF an instance where one elder In lonely
that another elder in large city was becom.
ing dissipated. He wrote. the President and
demanded the elders dismissal, declaring that
II was dtvinely advised that he should take
the place SO made vacant"
did he get the placer asked the skeptic.
why. certainly" exclaimed the young. man,
appearing quite astonished
Congressman Kings revelation was an Or
dinary sermon. the burden Of which was the
question whether il God existed. 1t was IRA
tional to believe in His power to communicate
with people. Elder James Ingerbretson also
revealed a few divine admontions. A per-
manent Mormon church will probably be es-
tablished in Brooklyn or New York within six
months as 139 converts have been made in the
Eastern mission in less than five months. A
meeting was held in the evening. the most
markable thing about which was that no col
lection was taken up.