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the romotest bearing upon the PROSE-
denoy ~ The church, nor even upon the
authority ana power OF the Priesthood,
Another quotation That II made In
support Of This absurd theory In from
the Times and Seasons, volume 8, pago
SOb, IN which the Prophet Joseph Smith
Ia reported M making these rcmorksi
while water runs aud grass grows
while Virtue In lovely ana Vice hntefuli
ana whlle stone points out u sacred
spot whore u fragment ~ American
liberty once was, ! or my p0atoflty
shall plead the cause Of injured inno'
conoe"
What that prediction has TO do with
the Presidency OF the Church, or with
any power or authority therein II would
take a more astutc word.twlslor than
q Philadelphia lawyer TO point ont,
The very fact Of citing II shows on
what o wlltod reed these advocates OF
linoal guccessorshlp to Presidency have
10 depend, Az to the word Of tho Lord
concerning the manner IN which sue.
ocssion IN the Presidency should come,
given In the early days OF the church,
II was oil fulfilled IN the revelation
given through the Prophet Joseph TO
the Church as recorded In section l07
lie silll hold3 tho keys OF this dlspen-
ealion M It's head, They are admins.
tered by those who have been regular.
~ appointed and sustained for that
purpose,
AZ his dcccasc tho presidency Of
OF the Church devolyod upon tho quor-
um that was endowed, then, with equal
authority with that OF the First preei.
denoy The Prophet Joseph had prcyl.
ously rolled upon the shoulders OF the
Twelve this responsibility and, M tea.
tined TO by u number OF that quorum
jus, previous to his marlyrdom be-
slowed upon them every key, power
and principle which the Lord had
scaled upon his head, And he declared
that he had had sealed upon hia head
every key, every power, every prln.
ciple OF LIE and salvation that God had
over given 10 any man that had ever
lived upon the face OF the earth" lilo
also eaid ho would not i've 10 wee the
Temple completed, but that the Twelve
would, ana he concluded his address by
saying, II tell YOU the burden OF this
Kingdom now rests upon your Shout
ders' You have 80, to bear II On In all
the world and II YOU don't do II YOU
VIII be damned"
President Wilford Woodruff placed
himself on record M being present and
hearing this and his testimony with
that e. other members Of the quorum
cannot be controycrtcd,
I, has never been claimed even by tho
slouiust advocate Of the claims Of the
son ~ the Prophet that he WAS ever
clothed with the authority Of the Apos-
,leshlp, or OF the fullness Of the High
Priesthood or was shown anything IN
relation to those keys OF power and Of
authority and blessing and amounting
that pertain TO the Presidency Of the
Church. and which the Prophet Joseph
was commanded 10 confer upon his
oounmols and were also bestowed upon
the Twelve, lie knows nothing about
thon nor does he understand anything
concerning the ordinances for which The
Temple was built nc Nouvoo, pertain
ing TO the salvation Of the living and
the redemption ~ the dead, Ho may be
able TO plead the cause OF injured In
noccnce," but II he has ever done NO
II has not made any mark In the world
nor accomplished anything IA that d.
rooll0n,
Come OF the posterIty OF tho Prophet
Joseph IN later generations may arise
and fulnll their ancestors prediction,
and may attain TO ominence In tho
Church which he established but up TO |
the present time nothing very remark.
able IN that or IN any other direction,
marked out by the martyrcd seer, has |
been accomplished by any of hls mme.
date posterity, We have no doubt
that nj some time tho nations OF the
earth win be blessed through his
seed" and the same VIII occur with |
the seed OF others on whom similar |
blessings and predictions have been
uttered,
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