Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-05
Second InstaIIment : {

Church In the Kirkland period OF It's
history sought earnestly TO carry into
erect. Yea, seek ye out of the best
DOCKS words OF wisdom. seek learning
even by study, and also by faith" 10
the sphere Of their learning there were
no limitations set "Teach ye dllgent.
w. said the Lord, 'and my grace shall
attend You that you may be instructed
more perfectly In theory. In principle, I'm
doctrine, IN the law Of the Gospel. In all
thlngs that pertain unto the kingdom Of
God, that are expedIent for you to un.
dersland; Of things both In heaven and
IN the oarth,and under the earth: things
Whlch nave been, things which are.
thlhgs which must shortly come to
pass; things which are at home. things
Which are abroad, the wars ana the
Judgments which are on the land and
u knowledge also Of countries and Of
kingdoms | know OF nothing that lies
OUTSIDE this boundless field of research
mo which the Elders Of the Church os.
peclally were lnvted-nay. commanded
TO enter II comprehends the whole
possible sphere Of human Investigation.
ana furnishes all necessary rontrodio.
uon 10 The theory that the Church n,
any time contemplated AN Ignorant
ministry, by intelligence. moi stnnidiN"
ny knowledge, not Ignorance. ms The
,nurch from the very beginning bonad
10 succeed in her mission.
THE oRGANTzATfON or THIN pop
ElGN MINISTRY.
hl Is during this Kirkland nerlod of
her history also that the church raised
,,I c|vS ana Tor the first time gazed ollt
WI, w." tIe worldwide sphere of her IN.
az ACTIVITIES Cntll now she had con.
u,'u ,ner missions and labors /,
we United States and Conad"
u' io' foreign minis
n.y. iau Deeh organized. quorum or
: we've Apostles and TWO ouorlns oc
envy nad been called into exlstance
a,, ou ordained. Was that without sic.
nluCahce' DO ordinations co,,nt for
nothlhg, or Is there virtue in divine an,
polnlment? Undoubtedly there is noH.
Ell III ordinances, In divine annnInt-
mehts: Joshua the son of Min was
iuli OF the spirit OF wisdom. for Moses
had laid his hands upon him and the
chlidren Of Israel hearkened INTO him
ana dld as the Lord commanded Mo
ses.' While Timothy. the voung Ghr,y
tan evangelist, was admonisSod ' iS
"W 10 sur up the gift Of God which
""s ~ MN Dy'the putting on of the
npuN''t hanus. since, then. there is
nntue ~ ORDINATIONS Of divine appoint
ins, II Is out to be expected that the
NV, nurch OF CHRIST In this last dspensa-
uon would be Influenced by the an
Polntihent ana ordination Of her foreign
ministry. 1t was but proper sequence
OF the appointment Of this ministry thar
Apostles and their associates should
DC sent to England. The Church of Je.
Sus christ OF batter.day Saints was
never intended TO be merely an Ameri
can sect Of religion. 1t is a new and
the last dispensation Of the Christian
rellgion-the Dispensation of the Full
ness OF Times, the dlspensation nto
when VIII be gathered all former dis
pehsatlons of the Gospel OF Christ; all
Keys of authority all powers. all gifts
ali graces essential TO the welfare and
salvation of man-all that is essential
TO the completion of the mission Of the
christian religion The mission of the
Church in such a dispcnsatlon Is gem
eral not local, word-embracing. Had
II been less than one Of the worlds
great movements "Mormonism" had
been inadequate to the worlds needs
less than sufficient for a worlds re-
demption, There was marked there
fore, a mighty bound forward I'm the
progress Of the work when the foreign
ministry of the Church was organized.
and a mission appointed TO England.
the Church had reached thar stage of
It's development when there must be a
forward movement Things do not
stand Inert IN this world. Inertia Is
death. In progress only Is there life.
The thing that does not grow dies The
very rocks increase or decay. For the
time being the elements on which the
Church lived were exhausted IN the land
where II came forth. The material
which had been gathered into It was
passing through the CruCible There
was need Of an enlargement Of action.
a necessity for new elements being
brought into the body religious. That
enlargement of action was found In
opening the British mission. The new
elements essential to the preservation
Of the work were found IN the English
people; for among them were given tho
ual light and life which had character.
tied the work at its coming forth; and
as that mission had been directly APP
| pointed by the Prohpet Joseph Smith,
1t supplied the proofs that God was still
| with him. honored the authority which
| had been given him, and still directed
his movements IN the administration OF
| the affairs OF the Church; for Il was the
prompting Of the Spirit Of God In the
Prophet. that led to the appointment OF
| this first foreign mission These con
siderations made the opening of the
British mission an epoch IN the history
Of the Church.
THE RESTORATION OF THE KEYS
FOR THE GATHERING OF ISRAEL
The work Of God was also greatly en-.
| larged during this Kirkland period. by
the appearance Of Moses and Elias and
Elijah and bestowing upon the Prophet
the keys Of their respective dispense.