Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-05
REORGANIZATION

simple proposition lNl' 'N.''
t..r a REORGANIZATION ~ DO" 'huf'h
q, rarsaIiate ls reconciliation l"'
,,ysi,tisra. ancient and mod'rn' ''h-
,.,pipr tb. church aud Kingdom ui
g,t ip iba latter days declare ihll J.,
.h,u .s,,ni forever" That 90 shalt
mot be- Irft 90 another peup'. ln''
Il 10 Get up "fof che lhHt days ana I''
,be fast dime" The promises concern
ING IL show clearly iu rrrpciui'3.
History proves. too. that The 'hur'h
az 1esus christ NJ i.lttor-day saints
Organized April g. 1880. by the VIII ana
commandment of uoi. and ncooId'nk
4, tho laws NJ the State Of New hofk'
has continued from that day Co the
prsssnt. and har never been dlaorEan-
isrd in spite ~ ali the trials ana N'eia-
sltudcs through which d haH passed
Tho death u the Prophet and Patriarch
ana not dlsorranlre the church
The quorum ~ the First Presidency
may be said to have boon dIaorrnnltrd
by tho death NJ the President hut the
church remained intact The next
ouorum iu authority The Council uf
the Twelve Apostles. presided nf pro-
yided for ln the revelations regulating
church government that body being
equal In authority 20 tho First irosl-
dsnry. ana succecdlna Co lta powers aa
the presiding quorum until another
FIRST Presidency could b. chosen
Advantage ls sought 60 be taken NJ
remnrka said to have been made hy
come Of The Twelve, previous TO the re-
organization Of the First Presidency
after the death Of tho Prophet Joseph
These words are quoted 10 show that
the idea Of tho reorganization Of the
Church was entertained. In an cpisilc
of the Twelve Dec. a. isii Il u
claimed these words appear
1--WE now having Il In contemplation
soon TO fcufFnnlEe the church ueclfu-
ing 20 the original pattern with a First
Presidency and Patriarch. feel that %
will b. the privilege of the Twelve, ere
long. 20 spread abroad among the ma
lions"
Il must b. clear to every Intelligent
mind that this simply signlhcd the toe
organization of one quorum and the
appointment Of a Patriarch II would
b. direct pcrvcrsion ~ language Co
ronstrue Il to mean the reorganization
Of che church Itself, That had never
been disrupted. II remained perfect In
every Quorum Of the Priesthood except
one The Twelve. the Seventies, the
Iiigh Prioste, the Elders. the bishops.
pflests. Teachers ana poacons. the full
ness u tho MgIch8,dok and AlTunlc
phcathoois were nll rrercryei, ana the
Church moved ON iu its work at home
and abroad any Eaps that had been
made being promptly filled up, and the
whole body being complete with tho
exceptions noted.
observe the difference between the
reorganization " The church with a.
First Presidency aud Patriarch.
everything else In the body hulns intact
ana continuing Co exercise Co., iunc-
tons. and tho Hp.clllad "Haorauizn-
ton" Of 1901 Tho latter 90 byFln with
had no organism ut an Thcrr De- not
a Quorum or Council boo existence Boo IT,
The individuals who undertook 10
eject an organization ~ chaotic MAJ
terial, had Co take thr pattern N tho
existing, llying continuing Church. aud
ny 20 follow % ua closely ls they could.
hut theru wnH not Hu Apostle Iu 10 20
ordalu AN Apostle. Nut Prophet
authorized 90 receive revelations fur
the Church 1TN.y R.H o.. .......f . .. . o.. D.