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hld w three measures NJ meal tlll the
whole was ifuvcred." This la very plain
10 we stop 90 reflect upon it a moment.
Lruvcn has MA Influence upon The dough
TO Tighten IL and prepare It for the
hakfoyen. The Gospel has an Influence
upon men 90 soften their hcarta. 90
make them obo1icnt. G0dfeariur. chari-
table, and 90 prepare them for the use
% the Father 80 ] would understand
that the lonvca was ilkoncd unto the
Gospel. and ~ the ieavcn was hid in
three measures OF meal. st the Gospel
must have been delivered In three bod
les Of people. represented by the three
measures of meal. The Savior estab-
llshcd the Gospel among the Jews. From
thence lie went 20 the western hemis-
phcre and establiaNed the Gospel among
the seed % Joseph From thence lie
visited IN, ten tubes In the north coun.
Try and lie established the Gospel
among them.
book OF DOCTRINE AND
COVENANTS.
In addition To tho Blble. the BOOK ot
Mormon. and the Pearl ~ Great Price
(which was brought fr M tn catacombs
VI EFyut and translated BY the Prophet
Iu1eph SMITH, we also have the book
" Doctrine and Covenants. containing
the revelations ~ the Almighty 10 the
Luttof.dny Saints. which are explicit In
showing how tho church should be- orr
gnnlEed. with "a presidency with twelve
npoHilea with quofums Of seventies,
With High Priests, ana OIL the qu0fums
~ the holy pfiosthuod. 10 10 explicit
M Designating the respective duties %
these men who hold various offices IN
The church % Christ LIT me ask the
question here, Can you nni complete
description ~ the organization Of tho
church of Christ 10 the Ncw Tesla
mentf Ana r0 far o. u ia explicit IN
saying that God placed On tho church
apostles ana prophets. Sits. healing.
prophecy, TONGUES. miracles. etc. whore
ate the men. with nli the oulIghtcnmcnt
of tho ure ana the experience NJ pre-
crlinT generations. Hhu have organized
church after the ancient PATTERN
Who're ore The men who have fought IN
plninnena nnl simplicity Tho dncitlnea
DuunCIutgd hv tho Apostles " the Lord
lraua christi They taught the same
doctrine. There wna no conflict between
Potter ana Paul respecting tue doctrines
essential 90 salvation. n there was n
lack Of understanding. they carried u
90 the Apostles Of Jerusalem. and they
lbtlinci revelation from God. which oct
tho matter rIght This Doctrine and
Covenants contains the revelations that
were given to the Prophet Joseph
Rmith. u contains the doctrines ~ the
LORD Jesus No. plnlnncaa and simplicity
NJ tho world would receive these encrcd
volumes which contain the evidence %
divine truth Within their own IDS. they
would have evidence aud argument 10
rubstuutinte tho divine authenticity of
the Bible that they ore now devoid of.
and they would hu proof against tho
attacks % inhlellty and akopticlnm that
arc brought Go bear against the various
factions of modern Chri 'lanlty. These
teNgiat.ona ngroc With ,ho niblc, the
Price. and the words OF tho Ravlor ana
sacred Volumes wherein they said, "iu
the mouth u two or three wit.
urHHna shall every word be- Is.
tuhllahtdi' The revelations % God
upun the western hemisphere in
ancient limos correspond with the rev.
Citations OF God upon tho eastern hem.
lHphyfc ln ancient tmcs. and the rev.
Citations ~ God upon this continent boo
the last days harmonic with the rove.
lutlons Of the Almighty given two
thousand years uE1.
ln respect 10 these glorious truths.
We stand ln the llght uf peculiar PEG.
pie. What we teach d. not new. only
to this generation. because they have
been In dArkuyfH. Gross darkness. uH
Isaiah said should be- tho ease. has cove
cred the minds uf the people. and us
the Apostle Paul said 90 Timothy. "in
the Hast days pcrlluug times uhuil come
For men shall be lovers OF their own
selves, CuyetouH, boosters. proud. bias.
phemgrs, dlaobedicnt 20 parents. un-
thankful, unhnly. having
form u Goodness. but denying the
power thereof" / wish 10 rny that
Joseph Smith. the great prophet Of the
last days, like all other prophets. dII
not have u form OF godilnraH aud Gsuy
the power thereof, but he had the
power NJ Fodllnosa.
NEED or FURTHER REVELATION.
Lot me refer you TO an idea which OBJ.
talns In the world respecting one verse
Ia the last chapter ~ Revelations.
John wrote the Apocalypse while ln ban.
ishmoni on the Isle of ratmls. 1uougH
deprived u human liberty. he had the
liberty 10 unlock the heavens. God
sent angels 10 him and forctold what
should tranHplru In the last days. tie
said that an angel should come loo the
last days with the everlasting u0Hpul=
not a ChnuEunhlc GuHpel=tu deliver an.
90 nll nations. klndroda, tongues and
people under the whole heavens, and
that other angels should come doCllr-
Ink that Mystery nabylon-uud Baby
Ion means contuslon-iiabylou 81 fallen.
ana the cry should 80 forth, "tumu OUT
10 her. my people. that So be- not par-
takers of hcf sins, ana that So receive
not Ut her plaques, For hor sins have
reached unto heaven. and Oud hnth zee
mombercd her inlqultleH." The book
" Revelation " fun % prophecy rU.
upectlng the last days. ana they are "
such a character that they never could
he yuined without the light ~ further
revelation, Let me say 90 you, yapoc-
nlly Tor the enlightenment OF the
young people, there is not one book in
mo Old Toatumvnt nor one in the New
Testament that can BE- Understood and
fulfilled without further revelation. The
old Testament was fun o. predictions
respecting the nut advent OF the
Mossluh-how lie should be- born az
bethlehem, OF "a vlrgin; how lie should
80 into Egypt. how he should dwell In
Nazareth and DO called Nazarrno.
how lie should Doe cruclhod between
two mulefnCturs, how not "a bone OF HIS
body should bu broken, and how. when
he thlrHtod they should give Him kali
and vinegar 90 drlnk-nll these aud
many more things were depleted IN tho
plhlncst kind OF simplicity by the
ancient prophets ~ God. iiut who uu.
drratoOu thHmf Did the learned doc.
tors OF tho luW7 Did the HDTlhel nud
the phnriHntHf 30. Dld those who
denied revelation ana boosted that thoy
were the seed NJ Abraham and had
Moses and the prophotsG No. they did
not And I want 10 say 20 You. my
dear friends. that the scriptures of dl,
vine truth, both the uld ana the New
prophecies concerning the mlnistratlou
OF angels ln the iaht days, the raising
OF prophets. the gathering Of Israel, the
establishment of the Zion OF gud upon
the earth. tho restoration ~ The Jews
and the establishment uf Jerusalem,