Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-19
OUR OWN STATE.
LOGAN.

Logan. Jan. iS.---1.aet night the Sec
Ond session ~ the Bnllhrd-cOndit de-
bate was held In the Second ward
school house.
Elder Ballard again had the opening
speech and answered the arguments
and points advanced by his opponent.
That brigham Young was the only legal
and Lawful successor TO the Prophet
Joseph Smith In the presidency OF the
Mormon Church was amply proven by
the speaker. In support Of this he
quoted from page rs of the Doctrine
WINS quoted ON Monday evening by my
opponent In support " his argument"
said Elder Ballard, land I quote II to
prove my argument The Lord has but
one mouthpiecc upon the earth al one
time. and there cannot be two or more.
else II would give rise to confusion
Elder ballard quoted again from the
Doctrine and Covenants TO prove that
John the baptist vane to Joseph Smith
and Olivcry Cowdery. aud under the DE-
rection Of Peter. James and John con-
fcrred upon them the Anronic Priest
hood. and that aftcrward Peter. James
and John came and conferred upon
them the Melchifcdek Priesthood by
laying on ~ handa.
lie quoted n pnssagc from the fcah
Of Great Price. page g., "JoscphH de-
Hcription Of the angel Noroni.' which
was ulfn AN eNiucNtH iHulNpuNhulf 'iihA
the angel Moroni was a rcsurrcctcd be-
inR--hc having personally handed the
plates Ia Joseph Smith. Hence II "
reasonable to believe that John the
baptist aud Peter, James and John
were also resurrcctcd beings. or they
could not ofiiciate In the flesh NJ they
had zone In IN. Instance under consid.
Grafton.
The speaker then took M the state
ment made by hts opponent the evening
before, Ia which he claimed that the
people were hriven from Nnuvoo. the
land ~ Zion. because Of their trans
greaHlonH. That through wickcdncsa
they forfeited their right to the land OF
Zion. OF this the speaker showed the
utter nbsurilty aud In clear. comprc-
hcnaivc manner explained the reason
why the people were driven from city
TO city aud finally wandered aH cNilca
for hundreds II miles across trackicss
country. lie read a quotation from the
prophecy ~ Micah. 9Th chapter. ist
verse. IN support Of the assertion that
In the last dnya n should come tn pass
that the mountain Of the House Of the
Lord should be established IN the tops
Of the mountains. lie also refutcd the
assertion made by his opponent that
the temple OF Nauvoo was never COM
Eidor iiniinrd showed from the his
tory OF the church that the hour" was
~ far completed that Il was dedicated
To- the Lord aud cndowmcntr given ana
work for the dead performed therein,
ELDER coNDiT REPLIES.
The subject ~ ordination" was
again taken up by Mr.. Cordit. lie en-
d.avored a. prove that Joseph smith
and oliver Cowdcry were not ordained
under IN. hands OF John the baptist. or
Of Peter. James and John. els. "a much
greater stir and display Of history
would have been made by the Mormons
| II they could have reported such an
event The speaker also claimed that
Joseph the Prophet had tranNgrcrrcd
and consequently lost the power To APP
point another In hln stead.
lettering To the "tranrnRiration' OF
| brigham Young upon his aSccndancy
e. the Presidency. ne rnid that " was
no evidence that the mantle OF Joseph
Ind fallen upon him.
The Mormon church. said the speak
~. wan rejected Of the Lord ana cast
out, and IN" pure In heart remained IA
IN. states Rnd said that NJ u further
evidence Of this the First Presidency
of the church and quorum Of Apostles
hrd TO h. rr-haptlzrd upon coming to
Utah. Ia be accepted again Of the
Lord