Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

verse 50. has over been printed.
No. That IL to say the church has
not published the new translation
therein mentioned. because II was the
intention Of the Prophet Joseph Smith
to carefully revise the entire work be-
fore giving It to the world. and his mar
tyrdom prevented that necessary re-
vision. In ita unreviscd state the RE-
oryanizcd" or JoHephlte body pub
iishcd II some years ago. but II IL not
regarded ~ authentic and huthoritn-
tive BY the church OF Jesus christ ~
I.nttcf-dny Saints.
\ controversy has nrlsen In some
places as 10 whether the Apostles n
Jesus christ had the Holy Ghost pre-
ylous to the day Of pcntccost. Some
persons claim that they did not. and
others argue that they could not preach
the Gospel. heal the sick and perform
the work OF the ministry without that
spirit The Descrct News is requested
TO settle the dispute.
The Apostles were commanded to
larry vt Jerusalem until they were en-
dowoi with power from on high. before
they went out into all the world 10
preach the Gosrel TO every creature.
Jesus had promised them to send the
Comforter after he went away. which
was to teach them eii things" guide
them into "nil truth and bear wltnosa
VI tho Father aud the Son. u IL writ
ten ninc. For the Holy Ghost was not
set given because that Jesus was not
yet glorincd.' ,John VII. sD. These
ana other quotations that might be
mndc would bear out the idea that the
Apostles did not receive the Holy
Ghost In the manner promised by the
savior until the day NJ Pcntecost. Yet
thcy testified and preached and per-
formed ministerial labors. which give
evidence that they We're led by the
Holy Spirit.
The solution Of the problem u In
this. Tho Holy Spirit IL given 60 nil aa
the spirit Of no and light The Apos-
ties received It In an Increased degree
when called by christ 90 the ministry.
nut the ouipourinR and manifestation
on the day Of pcntecoat was a higher
endowment siill. and was accompanied
~ the presence of The Comforter. The
Holy Ghost was then bestowed AZ
Rlft. TO be the abiding witness" the
amounting from above" the full quail
icntion for the work assigned them by
the Master.
Another dispute which We are re-
qucHtcd Ia settle n this. 'rherc are
some persons who maintain that Dca-
cons and Teachers. also Elders and
Seventies. hold no Priesthood. but that
they are only appcndagcs thereto. the
Priest and High Priest alone. In fact,
having amy Priesthood. while others
hold to the contrary"
~ " true that II II stated In the Doc
trine and Covenants that "the offices
Of Elder and bishop are necessary APP
pcndagcs. belonging unto the High
Priesthood also that "thc offices OF
Teacher and Deacon are necessary ap-
rendaRcs belonging 60 the Lesser
Priesthood" But this does not Justify
| the Inference that the Deacon, tho
Teacher. the bishop, and the Elder
have no Priesthood. By that rule ~
reasoning the lesser Priesthood. In.
Guiding the office Of Bishop and Priest.
has no real, actual existence; for II II
also said that "thc Lesser Priesthood Il
an nppcndnEc 10 the Greater or Mel
chiscdek Priesthood" 1sec. io7s ~
when person In ordained Deacon he
holds an Office In the Aaronlc Priest
hood. aud IN with Teacher when q
man II ordained an Elder he holds an
oflice In tho Mrlchl-cdek Priesthood.
Each ~ these offices has distinct func.
tlons ana duties. which arr defined In
thu revelations ON Priesthood Sections
~ ana iol of the Doctrine and Gov.
,nantn relate 10 the Priesthood the
latter especially and entirely. Dcacona
I nnd Teachers are spoken ~ as part ~
the Lesser, ana Elders aa part Of the
Higher Priesthood. They have 10 be
ordained by tho laying IN of hands to
the ministry and calling which belong
/ 10 the Priesthood. n II only by taking
nm Isolated passage or expression. here
aud there. that the notion could be on
tertaincd which has given rise to such
dispute.
We are asked 10 reconcile the state.
munta In the Mutual Improvement
Manual for 1879, page ~ that neither
nnrnaba-. siluH nor AppolioH was an
Apostle, and Acts xiv; i-il. which calls
Iiarnabas ana Paul apostles The torn
apostle Is used IN the New Testament
O. signify a messenger or "onc sent"
u does not always carry tho fun sig
MITIGATION NJ one of the Twelve Apon-
Ties. The term as used In Acts Niv.
when read IN the original simply
signifies Gospel messenger. There
lH no evidence. that We are aware of.
that narnnbaH was one of the quorum
or Council ~ the Twelve Apostles. In
tho church OF the latter days tho term
! Apostle has definite Specification.
meaning one vino has been ordained ~
nccini witness. holding the ulncsa
M the Mclchisedek Priesthood. Even
ne may not. In every case, be one Of
tho council or quorum Of the Twelve
| Apostles.
The otncc OF seventy being an ap-
pendagc to the Apostlcship, persons
holding II are sometimes called "Apos'
ties ~ the seventy" because they ~
under the direction ~ the Twelve an,
omolate where the Twelve are not nbl'
10 be- present IN person. II does moi
follow. however that they hold th'
same keys, power and authority as n
tLoy We're APOSTLES In the same sens
AZ the Twelve.