Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-06

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they tarrled at Independence, the
| county seat of jackson. the site Of the
future city Of Zion. which. though not
| yet definitely DESIGNATED. was under
stood to be ''on the borders by The La
NANTES"
KIRTLAND.
The church which had sent them
forth, In order to escape persecution
and be nearer the scene OF It's future
operations, now removed to kirtland.
ONO, which became during ths next
seven years, It's headquarters. The
| PROPHET. accompanied by his wife aud
few friends. arrived there about the
FIRST Of February. 1881. and was tenn.
| porarily domicilcd In the home Of New
cl II. whitney. OF the firm OF Gilbert
ana Whitney. merchants. He had pre-.
Nluualy made tho acquaintance
| 81 sidney l,igdon and Edward
Partridge uhe latter another merchanD
VINO had visited him at Faycttc.
THE UNITED ORDER.
Almost the FIRST step taken by tho
Prophet after his arrival at Kirkland
/ was 10 lay the foundation OF what H.
known aH the United Oracr," "a rcliEiO.
| iucinl system comprising the methods
| ~ which the Saints will build VI
zion. Tho Lord said to Joseph 1T r.
not given that one man should possess
! mat which u above another" This IN
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| operative and cOmmuniatic schemes the
age had known before. but never
since the days OF the Savior and his
Apostles had an ofort boon made by
Prophet Of God TO rc-cgtabliah that
sacred order Of things which IN the
Jays OF Enoch redeemed Zion. the
| pure IN heart" who. na modern rcvcln-
ton Informs us. were OF one heart aud
one mind aud dwolt IN righteousness. q"
| WIN no poor umpug thcm," an order
inaugurui.d by the Apostles at Jcru.
salem. when the multitude OF them
mat believed were u ouc heart and
one soul and had all things com.
mon,"-an order which. according TO
the Hook of Mormon. prevailed among
the NephiteH Tor nearly two centuries
| AFTER the coming Of christ, AN order OF
unity and equality designed to abolish
fraud, monopoly and seinahncHH
~ al, It's phases thus paw
~ Christ and the Introduction u
the Millennium. II was an order OF
industry, too. aud not ~ idicncnH. In
which each soul having consecratud ltH
al ana being assigned itH stewardship.
was expected TO labor faithfully for the
commonwcal In whatever field OF pur-
suit II proved to be- best fitted and do
signed, every man seeking the interest
~ his nelghbnr and doing all things
| with an eye single % the glory OF God %
| II might be a farm, workshop, or print
ing press that was thus "cOunecfatcd'
decided TO the Church. which, By It's
| authorized representative. would then
deed TO the donor perhaps the same
piece OF property, or "A portion thereof.
~ stewardship" the consccrated
surplus, N any. remaining In the order.
All gains reverted to common fund
OF store. from which each member de-
| rived his or her support,
| IL Wuu To the Embellishments ~ NtlH
a system among his people that Joseph
smith. the Prophet. In February, 1881.
directed his thoughts ana laborr.
THE uIsHoPRIc.
4 movement 10 that end was III, or.
Hanlxation Of the BlHhopfic. represent
Ing the temporal wing. M the APOSTLE
ship represents the spiritual wing. Of
the Mormon Church government.
Joseph Smith and Oliver cOwdcry held
the ApostlcHhip from the time OF their
ordination under the hands Of the
Apostles Peter. James and John. but n
yet the Council Of the Twelve Apostles
was unorgnnizcd aA was also the coun-
ell Of the First Presidency. neither
were the offices of High Priest ana Sew
cnty yet known 10 the Church.
though revelations concerning all
these offices and their functions
were about 20 be- given. Tho first per
son called 10 the iiirhcprlc was Ed
l
pnlntmont February an. 1891, the Hec-
ond one called was Novel Il. whitney,
whose appointment came ON the 9TH Of
the following December.
THE LAND or ZION.
The immediate occasion ~ Bishop
| WhitnUy'a CAn was the removal 81
Bishop Partridge TO Jackson county
Missouri. whittier he won't with the
| Prophet and others In the summer VI
| Ia . l.s ss.l
tho United order Ia that land. bishop
Partridge assisted by two cnunaelorn
was To receive the cnnsccutcd proper.
ties ~ the Saints and apportiOn u
them their HtcwardHhips IN Jackson
county. the land Of Zion" while
Bishop Whitney. with two counHelorr
was TO perform the same duty at Kirt-
land. the Land OF Shinchah." The
| Prophet ana his associates the spiritual
heads Of the Church. would OF course
exercise general authority and super
vision over che whole. Tho Church AT
Kirkland In June, 1881. numbered near.
~ two thousand souls. including those
who had followed the Prophet FROM
New York and Pennsylvania. Many
u these now migrated 10 Missouri. Tho
Prophet Joined Elder Cowdcry and hil
companions at Independence about the
middle ~ July, and there for the first
time the site u the Holy city. the New
Jerusalem. was definitely dosig-
mated. and the land c0naecraied for The
building OF the city and It's Temple.
THE THREE GLoRIEs,
Returning 10 ohio. tho Prophet ana
Elder l,igdon took up their Temporary
abode at little place called Hiram. In
Portage county, where they might be
free from business cares while they
continued work, previously begun, OF
revising the Scriptures. II was here
that they behelg the great VISION" re-.
corded In section - ~ the Doctrine aud
Covenants. Thcirin the Prophet rnun.
ciater the doctrine Of universal saliva
iion. All men are To BE- saved. except a
certain few called sons Of Pcrdition'-
sheddcra ~ Innocent blood aud sinners
against the Holy Ghost--but aro 20 DO
saved according 10 their merits. IN DIFF
feront degrees OF glory. The different
degrees are Celestial, Terrestrial and
Tclcstinl, typined by the sun. moon
ana stars of the armament. There IL
hope for the heather who never heard
the name OF Christ; hope even for the
wicked who are thrust down 20 hell"
after they have paid the "ut,ermost
farthlng' and suffered sufficiently Tor
their Sins Those who obey the Cclos-
tial law and inherit Celestial glory
the highest OF all--wili become like unto
God. In fact. viii become Gods ana In
horlt all things, Man II God IN embryo,
and God Is man made perfect.
A MoBocRATIC ASSAULT.
During their residence at Hiram. tho
I a.. a. AZ a.