Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-11


that revelation there can be no ques-
tloni not only on account OF what is
here set forth, but also because Orson
Pratt, one familiar with Edward PART
ridge. and an active participant In all
these historical matters, publicly de-
clared from the pulpit In Salt Lake
city. about the time OF tho death OF
President Young, that the man refer
red to IN the passage Of the revelation
In question was Bishop Edward PART
ride OF the fact Of his statement
there can be no doubt; and at the time
no was the Historian Of the Church as
well as a member OF the quorum OF the
Apostles,
Now, az to the zone mighty and
strong" who shall be sent of Cod 10
"set In order the house of God, and to
arrange by lot the inheritances OF the
Saints" who is her What position
viii no hold IN tho church, In what
manner will he come to his callingE
We draw attention FIRST OF all to the
fact that this whole letter to William
w, Phelps az well az the part after
wards accepted as the word OF the
Lord, related to the affairs OF the
Church In Zion Independent, jackson
county, Missouri, And inaamuch az
through his repentance and sacrifices
and suffering Bishop Edward Partridge
undoubtedly obtained mitigation OF
the threatened judgment against him
OF falling "by the shaft OF death, Ike
as a tree that is smitten by the viva
shaft OF lightning" so the occasion
for sending another to al his station
zone mighty and strong to set In order
tho house OF God and 10 arrange by lot
the inherltances OF the Saints"--rnay
also DO considered as having passed
away and the whole incident OF the
prophecy closed.
Such examples OF the Lord thus deal
ing with men are found In other scrip
| lures than In this revelation. The word
OF the Lord came to the Prophet Isaiah,
commanding him to carry what was
really a death sentence TO Hezehah,
King OF Israe. which sentence, how
ever. was revoked by the Lord when
the king earnestly prayed that his life
might be spared unto him. The incl
dent ls related IN the second book Of
Kings, as follows;
"In those days was Hezekiah sick I'M
to death. And the prophet Isaiah, the
son Of Amor, came TO him, and said un-
TO him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine
house IT, order; for thou shalt die, and
not live.
'"Then he turned his face to the wall.
and prayed unto the Lord saying,
81 beseech thee Lord, remember now
| how have walked before thee In truth
and with a perfect heart. and have
done that which Ia good In thy sight
And Hezekiah wept sore.
"And II came TO pass afore Isaiah was
gone out into the middle court, that the
word OF the Lord came to him, saying,
Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the
captain Of my people, Thus saith the
Lord, the God Of David thy father |
have heard thy prayer. l have seen thy
tears; behold. I viii heal thee; on the
third day thou shalt go up unto the
house e the Lord.
"Aud Will add unto thy days fifteen
years; and 1 will deliver thee and this
city out OF the hands Of the king OF
Assyria: and / will defend this city for
mine own sake, and for my sery It Da-
vid's sake" @ Kings, 2Oi LTD
Notwithstanding his self-enumera-
ton Of virtues in the above passage, It
is quite evident from the closing verses
Of the chapter that King HezeAah was
a proud vain, and selfish man. yet the
Lord loved him for the good that was
in him, and hearkened to his prayer,
and ret aside the sentence Of death de-
creed against him.
Other instances Of like procedure will
doubtless occur to the Saints as they
think upon this subject II God In the
case OF Hezekiah and other Of His SER
wants. prophets and kings IN Israel,
could thus mitigate OF change the de-
crees against them, should II be ac-
counted a strange thing that He for
gave Edward Partridge his sins and
withheld the execution OF the judg-
ment pronounced against him.
II, however, there are those who win
still insist that the prophecy concerning
the coming OF zone mighty and strong"
is still to be regarded as relating to
tho future lei the Latter-day Saints
know that he will be a future Bishop
OF the Church who will be with the
Saints IN Zion, Jackson county, Mis-
souri,, when the Lord shall establish
them I'm that land: and he will be 80
blessed with the spirit and power OF his
calling that ne will be able 10 set in or
der the house Of God, pertaining to the
department Of the work under his
Jurisdiction; and In righteousness and
justice will ARRANGE by lot the inherit
tancas Of the Saints" lie viii hold the
same high and exalted station that
Edward Partridge held; for the latter
was called to do just this Kind Of work.
that is, to set in order the house Of God
as pertaining to settling the Saints upon
their inherltances, az VIII appear from
the following passage
and Jet my servant Edward Par
fridge, stand In the office which ! have
appointed him, 10 divide the Saints their
Inheritance even as have commanded;
and also those whom he has appointed
, TO assist him. Let the Bishop
and the agent make preparations for
those families, which have been COM
manded to come 20 this land, as soon
as possible, and plant them In their In
} hertance," doc. and Coy, sec 57;7 and
, 15)
"For this cause tyiz., that the Saints
might be gathered upon the land Of
; Zionl l have sent you hither. and have