The Washington herald., 1917-12-16

I Far surprising anything and all
! that man can bestOw is the author
! ity to preach the Word of God and
administer Divine ordinances through
/ the investture of the Holy Priest
/ hood. While Israel lived under the
| law, bereft of the fullness OF spiritual
light such as the Gospel alone can
| give. Jehovah repeatedly manifested
| His righteous jealousy or zeal in
behalf Of His appointed servants and
against all who pretended to AFRO
gate authority unto themselves. Read
the story of wicked Korah and his
associates in their attempt to min
lister in the priests office (Numbers
! l6I; consider the rejection of Saul,
king of Israel. who offended by I'M
dcrtaking to discharge the functions
of the Lords prophet q Sam. 13:S-1D.
! And think of Uzziah. king of Judah,
who died an outcast and a leper,
! through the visitation OF punishment
| for having presumed to officiate with
| out priestly ordination (See Chron.
26).
In the establishment of His Church
! among the ancient Americans, the
Lord was specific in comforting upon
49, YUM 'iNh IilC 10 Ddp-
tie, to lay on hands for the Civ
ing of the Holy Ghost. administer
the sacrament of bread and wine,
! and otherwise TO officiate in the or
dinances pertaining TO the Holy
| Priesthood. BY personal ordination
the Lord invested His chosen rep
! rosentatives to minister in His Name
| Hiook of Mormon, , Nephi l:21, q;
/ l2:1, 2; 1850.
So also, in the present age, author
ity to minister in the saving or
| dinances of the Gospel must be given
of God, not assumed by man. The
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints proclaims to the world
that the Holy Priesthood. which ~
the appointment and authority to Of
ficiate in the name of God, has been
restored to the earth in modern days.
through direct dispensation from the
heavens by angelic ministry to the
Prophet Joseph Smith. Thus was
ended the night of the great apos-
tasy, which had long enveloped the
world as the prophets had predict
ed. Again the authority to baptize
for the remission of sins, and to
lay on hands for the gift of the
Holy Ghost is operative upon the
earth.
The ordinances Of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ without which no man
| can be saved in the kingdom of God,
are administered in the Church today
under Divine commission; and now
as OF old, all mankind are invited to
become partakers of the Lords saw
ing bounty; and to all be it said
THE PROMISE is UNTO YOU.
AND TO YOUR CHILDREN, AND
TO ALL THAT ARE AFFAIR OFF,
EVEN AS MANY AS THE LORD
OUR GOD SHALL CALL" (Acts
1sg.
The imperative urgency of the call
Is thus set forth in current revela-
ton:
! land THE VOICE OF WARMING
SHALL BE UNTO ALL PEOPLE,
BY THE MOUTHS OF MY DIS
CIPLES, WHOM HAVE CHOSEN
IN THESE LAST DAYS. AND
THEY sHALI1 GO FORTH AND
NONE SHALL STAY THEM, FOR
1. THE LORD. HAVE COMMANDED
THEM. WHEREFORE THE
VOICE OF THE LORD IS UNTO
THE ENDS OF THE EARTH,
THAT ALL THAT WILL HEAR
MAY HEAR: PREPARE YE. PRE-
PARE YE FOR THAT WHICH IS
TO COME, FOR THE LORD is
NIGH. FOR I, THE LORD
CANNOT LOOK UPON SIN WITH
! THE LEAST DEGREE OF ALLOW
ANCE. NEVE R THEL SIS, HE
| THAT REPE.,TS AND DOES THE
| COMMANDMENTS OF Tha LORD
! SHALL BE FORGIVEN" Doctrine
& Covenants, Sec. u.
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& Covenants, Articles of Faith, and
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