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THE TABERNACLE.
49,. Brigham H. Roberts De-
''' ,,,,, a Very Interesting
Address
armt. CHURCH ORGANIZATION
-, That Auy One Man is SH'
'lD .'r, thoroughly Refuted--WOrk
OF the Ministry

,,,..s NJ an intensely interest
h aDo a,ctsr was delivered In the
ss ,ocls Yesterday afternoon by Eli
la0e,nnm Il. Roberts, who dealt
tr O, cSnrcb organization and COM
via ,ns organization today with that
nm by tho savior in His Day Fres'
s.r, Iohn r. winder presided
W., ~. choir sang the hymn
,.orest Lord. descend and dwell
CONE o p ana love in every breasaI
o,.y.r was offered by Elder syl-
usler Q. Cannon .,,hon,
v,,, F,l-yolced Choir Resembling
,,,.r brigham il. Roberts was the
LaIe, He began by reading
49, he i2th and 18th chapters OF
pv~ corinthians passages comparing
~ Ssnrrh OF Christ with the human
ug earb mart thereof having lls
wa ftnetlon to perform. These pas
~, seld he were perhaps more
ss'9o t,vc of Church organization
d''.'i lmy others In the Holy Bible, and
W sg. ,bev described minutely the or
r WIZ set up by Christ Himself
sA.' ners inst as descriptive OF the
XXX today. for they were one ana
,,n ss,oe organlzation The Church OF
", ~ Cbrist OF Latter day Saints was
S.bIoned after the ancient pattern LOT
I, MAS set up by Him IN whose hohor
1, WA named It's oilicers We're tne
Una as those appointed long ago AZ
h. head stood prophets and apostles
rboss special mission IL was to intro
Snce he Gospel TO al nations Thus
psbsr q. Kimball opened up the work
n ,be Cospel IN Great Britain, Eras-
~, SNOW In Scandinavia; John Taylor
u germany and France, Farley j.
p,sN IN me South American Repub-
ilrs Orson Pratt In the Empire OF
AUSTRIA and Hebor j. Grant In the
smnlre of Japan. There had also been
assistant Apostles IN the Church, whose
O5rk was similar 70 that performed by
ma Apostles In addition to the gem
t,al authorities. there were likewise
,ske officers to aid In the government
AZ affairs IN their respective localities
The stake presidency was assisted by
No High Council a body or twelve
Hgh Priests, whose special function
4 was TO exercise jurisdiction IN the
stakes to which they belonged. Then
here we're the ward organizations
presided over by the Bishops who, IN
urn were assisted by the operations
a olorums OF Priesthood and the work
Of Inc different auxiliary associations.
sach was the organization OF the
Church Of Christ, and In bestowlng this
slthohty, Christ led captivity captive
and gave gifts unto men,
Elder Roberts discussed the work Of
DE foreign ministry, which he said,
w performed I'm the spirit
Il charity and self.abnegatlon, The
work Of the Church at home was per-
formed IN the same spirit, the admin
lEratye affairs thereof being conduct
"a without regard to money or earthly
considerations The Latter-day Saints
loved their fellow men, both at home
and abroad In their behalf and for
their benefit they unselhshly per-
formed the duties Of their respective
talllugs feeling assured that the Lord
would abundantly bless their efforts.
In this work they were preparing for
The second coming Of the Son Of Man.
They pleaded for the coming Of the
kingdom Of God on earth,
not In an abstract sense, but In
The fullest sense OF the term, realizing
that as the Lord lived His kingdom
would surely come, The Church OF
Christ had a mission to perform in
this regard, II WAS a precursor OF that
which was to come. shadow OF n
great event appointed for the latter
days.
The Mormon" people, said the
speaker had no idea that the kingdom
Of God would consls- only Of them
selves, They believed that all creeds
ond denominations would be repre-
'snted but that the day would come
when every knee would bow and every
tongue confess that Jesus Is the Christ.
ms All would some day concede for
JUS glory and dominion they would not
BE- able 10 deny
me religion Of the Latter-day Saints
was 100 broad to admit Of bigotry and
,@ liberal TO make weddings Of its adj
hhefehIs il was such a religion as made
lOf lrue allegiance to earthly govern
menls' teaching as II did a love Of
country and loyalty 10 It's institutions.
concerning the charge that the Nor
lol church was ruled by the hand
VVmnny Elder Roberts made suf-
mlenl answer thereto by calling atten-
N1n 70 me manner I'm which its officers
sIe elected and sustained, the mem-
" " OF the Church exercising the right
a. nee agency IN these matters. The
nsnesl olhoer Of the Church was amen
,alV 'e 10 me law Of the Church, and was
a. no sense supreme as was supposed
" some The presiding Blshoprlc Of
"' Vhur'h aided by - High Priests