Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-20
As TO TEMPLE WORK,
ocditor Dosorot Nows.


Has tho Kirilend temple n haplIsmal
5ont2 II not what ~ the reason for
~ omission The Kirkland temple was
dedicated March 27 1886 ON January
~ 1871, Doctrine and Covenants Sec
ton l2i 2D), the lord In a revelation
given TO the Prophet Joseph says. For
bnptamal font there IN not upon tho
earth, that they, my Saints may be
bnnlsod for those who arc dond"
Tho foregoing TOPICS have bocn under
discussion hero and We would npprocl
nte correct explanation " Il not n
fnc that the Kirkland temple has been
Possessed for some time by the Joseph.
tics or "Ro.orgNnl2od' church.
Can you say whether or not this lat
ter eect offer salvation for the dead
through baptism, or have they any
thing resembling temple work
Yours truly
H. r.
In reply 10 this letter, we have to say
that tho ordinances for the dead wero
not instituted whom the Kirkland TEN.
pie was erected, and Therefore no font
was built therein Tor baptlsms for the
dead II was IN that Temple that Eli
joh the propho, appeared ana conveyed
Tho koys OF power TO turn the hearts
Of tho fathers 10 tho children
md tho children IN tho fathers"
M recorded IN Section no Of
tho Doctrine and Covenants, The
Kirkland temple was dedicated March
a. 1885, Tho prayer offered on that
occasion In found In section lOo Of the
Doctrine and Covenants The mani.
festation OF Elijah the Prophet took
place on April 3, 1886,
II II olenr, therefore that M font
was built IN that temple for the pur-
rose named az tho doctrine OF v,carl.
ous work for tho dead had not been
revealed when that cdlnco was or ID,
The command Of God 60 build tho TEN.
pie Mt Nouvoo, NJ given IN Section i9i
M the Doctrine and Covenants con.
taincd tho remark, "lror baptsmal
font there ~ not upon tho earth, that
they my Saints, may be baptized for
those who ARE dead" This stated an
absolute fact, because previously no
such font had been built by the church
~ this dispensatlon IN Temple
NJ the Lord And even II there had
been baptlsmal font IN tho Kirkland
Temple, II could not have been used
for tho purpose declared IN the revela.
ton from which we hayo quoted. be.
cause first I, hnd not been built with
that object IN Wow, and, second, the
house had been doseoratcd by the emo.
mics Of tho Church and had been
abandoned by the LNitcr-day saints,
who were driven from that spot by
their foes,
II IL n fact that the Kirkland Temple,
after being despollcd aud polluted by
the ungodlN came into possession OF thC
so-called "RoorgNnigcd" church, which
holds Il az the present time, but II II
used simply ae house Of worship and
not for tho purposes for which temple,
nre erected, we understand that NJ
auoh ordinance work as that which
specially belongs TO Temple Of N,
lord IN performed by that orgnni2a,
ton. We do not believe that la min
islers understand anything concerning
the true uses Of a Temple built by com
mand OF God, whether for the lIvnI
or for the dead However that ma.
be, lf "baptism for the dead " be
licvcd IN by that sect, II IA not prao
,iaod by them, either IN tho KIrtlpn,
Temple or elsewhere,
The subject Of the administration q
ordinances IN the Holy Temples orecte
by revelation ana commandment Of Go
IN tho last dlHgonsalion, II of u eocro
character, ana should not be mad
common or entered into mlnutoly out
side Of those holy places, Eycrylhin
pertaining 10 that ordinance wor
should De held IN holiness to tho Lor
and be kept sacred TO His House. I'll
doctrine Of Temple bullding tho prll
ciplo Of yicarloua work Cor the dcu,
the facts IN relation TO che building ,
Temples aud their Dissertation or Il,
glructlon IN the past, the intention
build others IN the future, ana the gcI
oral work thatmuy be- performed Their
IN for the salvation Of the living an
the redemption Of the dead, are prop,
subjects for proaohug and converts
ton ON suitable occasions lmI aa
rod things should hc treated socrcdl
and that which belongs only 10 Il
llouHo " the Lord should De taug'
nnd explained and couyowod nbo
thcreln, and ~ not for "tho world
"Casl not your pearls" cite,