Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-09
PRIESTHOOD NOT HIERARCHY

PRIESIHOOD NOI HlEhAhOh
Tho idea OF clerical lass as spirit
Wal and temporal rulers is as foreign "a
the organization Of the church Of Jesus
Christ OF I.atter-doy Saints as it was to
the church OF the first age Of our era
Vt ia quite clear from the Scriptures
that tho Priesthood was not confined
10 one class Of believers in that age,
hut that 1t was conferred upon al,
THE Apostle Peter who held the most
important position In the church eS-
horts the Elders, as an Elder, to feed
the floclS of Christ, not as being lords
over Gods heritage, but being ensam-
rles to the flock" And the word which
~ translated heritage is the very
word from which Clergy Is derived.
The passage might be rendered: Not
as lords over Gods clergy" u Peter 81:
3D. II proves that In this carly age the
.'cierical class'' was co-extensive with
tne flock. The distinction between
clergy and laity belongs to the age OF
Tertulian, ana Cyprian. The idea taen
commenced to prevail that 1t was
certain consecrated class that was tho
heritage" clergy, of God, while the
others were not consecrated' When
this distinction had been MADE the
foundation was laid for what IS COM
monty known az hierarchy
IT Is clear from ecclasiastical history
that the ideas of an essential distinc-
tion between clergy and laity conf
menced to flourish at q time when the
church was wen on the road to apos-
tasy from the teachings Of the Master
ard His Apostles. At first the pattern
of the Mosaic dispensation was referred
10 as authority for the innovation in
the church. but later no attempt was
made to Justify the unfortunate devia-
,ion from the Now Testament stand
nras rhe offices OF apostles. prophets,
eta. which were instituted for the benefit
NJ the people were abolished and a list
of oipnlties such as deans. archdeacous,
arrbhishona. prIrnates, cardinals and
1890 s,hs,itn,ed of which neither the
a., ~, .,o Nov, Testament knows
n,,,.,h,no ON, FORD noin1ing to the
IN. - n,,,or. ~ aarthty kingdoms,
I'm, .n,n.l, ott shnll not he so
81. .na o,ost,sv nro-
49, 80 otootaa hv IL renl,eA.
,,,,,,, ,,ym vve win hive
- 800 notterned after worldly
a u''ns r,,.,,t,ons Ana en- n
,'i'pei us .assihIo prt not
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,,rhai NJ a,,,as ~, ,ch,o, a, ,rro-
49,, hroh nod hound III, u,o,la
- ea,,a,..a -, Ca. os a., porarr,a-
49, hoa an,. i,nuonoo hut soon tho
,osteon ,vas reyorsod ana me state
,aaaa ,l,o cnnr,n a. se,,yant
Wa, ~ r,-ostaht,s,,,,ant 90 tho
c,,uroh tbron,,. ~. Instr,,,,,ortat,ty
a.. 't ,,s.,,,, ~ .,.,,,,.,,,,
-, ~ 49, ,h,,rnh ,,.',.,, .o,.,ar''1 49,.
the Lord hirseIf rba p,iostbood IN
tts two Grand divis,ore ono vim an
thoritv 10 aanin,a,er IN snlr,tpoi
things ana ono IN IN. to,,noro, a.
fairs ~ the church u.as agoin ,,,yor
to men. The OFFICES Of Tho two ~.
visions OF the Priesthood were restor-
ed ana nresid,np officera ,yora nro.
vided COR the rnni,tep,noo ~ nooog-