Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-25
ANswIns 10 QUESTIONS.


asks this question 81 the Dcacrct Nows'
n "a man mr. woman or husband and
family iuln the church In Europe ana
cmirrnie 10 zlnn. ami they bring a
certificate IN full fellowship. aud rood
standing. u u necessary for them u
b. baptized before they eau Do mem
bern NJ a ward
We answer no. the certificate " ans
pie. " presented within reasonable
time after arrival. Baptism Of persons
who arr members or tho church u un-
necessary unloar In special md rare In
stances 10 be- determined by tho local
authorities.
\ correspondent In soylcr county
asks;
can the president M tho Elders
quorum ofdain uu Elder without the
consent NJ the iiHhopric. after tho per-
a0n is accepted hy e vote of the pcoplc,
or ran the iishupflc DO u without the
consent uf the president of the quorum
This aues ton. OF one ycry closely akin
Co a.. has been answered already In
these columns. Tho president 90 an
Elders quorum has authority 10 or,inin
IN the Salt Lake stake ~ Zion the
bishops Of the wards recommend per-
sons whom they consider worthy 10 be
ordained EldcrH, Those persons are
then voted upon at the monthly PRIEST
hood meeting. and n the bishops
recommends are endorsed, a certificate
To that effect u given 10 each Of the
parties. who takes II TO the president OF
the Elders quorum In his yicinlty ana
the lattcr ordalna him.
n bishop recommends q man 10 be
ordained an Elder, In places where the
yotc H. taken In the ward ana not Ia the
rrlcHthood mcctlng the president OF tho
Elders quorum can ordaln tho person
rp recommend. Tho Bishop ccrtlfos
to ti.c ntncss N the candidate. The
bishop and tho president " the Elders
quorum should act In perfect harmony.
u they do not. that Is ease FOR tho
presidency OF the Stake TO act upon,
not Tor tho percrct News. which viii
only touch ON general principles.
From a point nearer home come these
lntorrogntions;
1T. lna one holding the proper
prlHsthOud the right tn administer the
Sacrament alone whore there u no
one 90 ufslHtf
End. u 10 proper 10 call on one hold
Ing the proper Priesthood 10 assist in
administering the Sacrament whore h.
Is residing in % ward and has not
Joined tho wnrdv
no tho first We answer yes, certain
iy. There IL no law requiring more
than one. "Thc Sacrament has been
administered thousands of times by one
Elder or Priest when there was mo- ono.
authorised. 10 assist him. Sc Doc. n
Gov, See. 20,
no the second we also reply yea. The
Bishop. or presiding officer In the meot-
iug. has the right To call ON any one
holding thc proper Priesthood TO takc
part la tho proceedings. n some one
had already been appointed 10 ofliclnte
be- would not be- likely 10 call on others,
without some good ana sufficient reason
or explanation TO those appointed.
\ friend NJ the News" and Of the
people generally makes the annexed
proposition.
I ma many families Of the Saints
without the Doctrine and Covenants,
while the cheap literature OF the east
~ read by most families, II u a well
known fact that the American bible 500
clety has distributed many thousand
copies uf what they believe the only
guide 10 snlvatiom cheaply To those
able and willing to buy, freely tn those
who are not. Why not among NJ some
organization be made or steps taken
10 supply every family OF the Saints