The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-19

Peter 4:6 Suppose some of these
people, Christ preached to in "prison, -
the gospel How could they enter the
kingdom of God if they were not
baptised?
The "Mormons' claim baptism by
immersion is absolutely essential to
salvation, as Christ told Nicodemus,
''Verily, verify, say unto thee, ex-
cept man be born Of water and of
the Spirit, he cannot enter the king
dom Of God,' John 3:5.
! We know baptism by water is an
earthly ordinance, and is to be done
here on earth.
God in His infinite mercy, has
given mankind plan for the saliva
ton of those who have passed beyond,
Through the power of the Priesthood,
that Christ bestowed upon his apost-
les, as He told Peter; "And I will give
unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven and whatsoever thou shalt
bind on earth shalt be bound in heav-
en-; and whatsoever thou shalt loose
on earth shalt be loosed in heaven"
Matthew 1918.
Through that power that was given
to the apostles which has been re-
stored again to the earth, the Nor
mons' claim person can be baptised
here, in proxy, for those that are
dead, This principle may seem very
strange to most people, but wasn't
that ordinance performed in the pr1-
mitive church? If not why did Paul
say, ELISE what shall they do which
are baptised for the dead, if the dead
rise not at all? Why are they then
baptised for the dead?~ This ordi-
nance was performed, according to
Epiphanius, a writer of the fourth
century, for two or three centuries
after Christ, until it was changed, by
the cults then in existence.
The Mormon" people claim there
was an apostacy from the primitive
soon after the death of the
apostles and early Christians. Be
cause of this that divine authority to
act in His name was taken from the
earth, fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy.
'sThe earth also is defiled under the
inhabitants thereof; because they
have transgressed the laws, changed
The ordinance, broken the everlasting
covenant" Isaiah 24:5. This is why
we don't see the great truth Of Sal
yation for the dead taught until after
he Restoration of the Gospel. If
here was an apostaey from the true
church of Christ, as they claim, how
,ould the everlasting covenant" be
'estored to man by any other means
hen a divine messenger? AS the
prophet Amos states. "Surely the ,
ord God will do nothing, but He
eveleth His secret unto His servants.
he prophets" Amos 81.
So the "Mormons" claim that God !
lid establish again His Kingdom in :
ulfillmenc Of John the Revelator's !,
rophecy; And l saw another angel :
ly in the midst of heaven, having ),
he everlasting gospel to preach unto =
hem that dwell en- the earth snd to
very nation, and kindred, aid ton :
ue, and people, saying with loud 3
oice fear God and give glory to him, =
or the ho1r of Ills judgment is cn,ne; :
nd worship him that made heaven :
nd earth, and the sea, and the
reat fountains of waters" Rev.
4: Ct. Man cannot take the auth
rity to act in Christ's name upon
imself according to Paul's teachings.
No man taketh this honor unto him r
elf, but he that is called of God as h
as Aaron Heb.5:4. Aaron was t
allied by his brother, Moses through W
rect revelation from God.
This temple work was established
this, the "Dispensation of the Full
sss of Times; by Elijah, the prophet, ST
no held the Keys" to that work of D
Irning the hearts of those who have ss
assed beyond to their living children, nj
ere on earth. Behold I will send pl
lijah, the prophet before the coming
the great and dreadful day of the
ord: and he shall turn the heart of
e fathers to the children, and the a
art of the children to their fathers, "
St | come and smite the earth with he
curse" Nal. 4:5-6. So that. the of
dinance Of the Gospel can be done a a
r them, and can be "bound in heav- oe
as they are bound on earth" W
The Mormon" people O. not be- as
se !slat hs, doing this work Tor one
10 has passed beyond entities that M M
rson 10 all the blessings the Father W
8 promised Jesus tells as, In my
Ither's 7osIse are many mansions;
it were not so, would have told at
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