Show ARTICLES ON MORMONISM XO V alio church of Cliris Cie art organized body of those who believe in libin and exve faith by obedience to tile initiatory of his gospel it may contain many branche but they will all bo connected with uie main and will all have game charach char act maie tl bat b they wilt hilj he same and be alo canio spirit no matter low lunny of tire church may b c or liow widely may be alicy til be gor orned by discipline be andrt tiie church o fiust be cs under hit own supervision anaf according i A society of persons tobe to be cievo in lulu but without any communication from him i not find cannot bo his church whatever its members inay call it or however they may bo in luicir intentions suppose eliat every one who believes eliat is lie chrtt is by virtue of eliat faith a member of hi church alii is a palpable error As well might bo ai umed eliat all who believe eliat the order of masonry is a correct form of brother are by that belief made niam ban the order all societies have somo established regulations for the bera the church of christ is no exception to alio rule but alie initiatory rites in itie church are prescribed by him and no one liaa the right to change them or substitute others in their place they are uniform for nil people of bogli of every and every grade of society the churches established by men various modes of receiving members and of conducting church government tills h one proof that they are the churches of men and not of jebus christ wo hare already explained the first of the gospel which must be received and obeyed in to ob tairi a standing in church those alio have believed been baptized by ono having authority for the of pinned pinn nd have been confirmed by alio lavingon lay ingon of hands for ho gift of the holy ghost thus made members ot tho church of christ and tini i alo only way of admission all who have not complied with au rules are of alie church and can get in by no other door than this appointed entrance christ will not accept alio devisee and ordinance a find ceremonies ordained of men they are not hi fiand and of no force or effect so far as the kingdom of heu venIe concerned cither hr thia world or in the world to come christ is the head of the church a th ched of iho woman ho woman lias also a head to her own personality ro lia the church the apostleship ie alio principal governing authority thereof when christ ascended on high the earthly headship devolved upon peter jamea and john were lie chief there were also alio llio seventy appointed by tho amor his ra ministers and lie gave other officers to the church bucl as pastors elders bishop Te achere deacons ac all these v fie under the direction of the who were in aired and instructed and led by jesuit even after ikirt ascencion and filled he holy chort which bears record of lie father and the son A church which lias it inspired Al ostlee nor prophets cannot be tho church of chrict for these are t estial o its full conti lution all the officers wo have named are in their various positions to the complete organization of alie body of chrtt through liebe lie be appointed M god alie of the church anro instructed in heir dutill dut iol led niong in llie i ich of truth addien jaried of fault rebuked for their transgressions brought to the unity of the feitli corrected of their error and hen hey become evil doers and reformation is not from conima excommunicated froin liea Chur cli I the church of christ k five clial it advances in tho knowledge of alie tinta As just wita additional ti light alie practice of principles princ irles new ape given for alio growth of nil alo will receive tho truths unfolded toward ahe of alio stature of chat jt us are not discards d ant new anih aro added and clearer light thrown upon chrtt waa known thus alie church advance nd prepare its communicants for a higher hen they away from tle plane of but no truth it eliminates from itself by natural obnoxious tu it corrupt and wicked find their way into it some froin their bitic t to their nd bothem become di eon laut alie clement ait gradually the body ciurea M a uv ing thing and fc air that flinch doer not or which ii inimical to ite li armony and program pro groM of th a iby a fraternal bond they re all bretl tren and alblert al Bler ter what heir in iffy iw ty indeed i ui in fraternity they are w langve jt w aadil tv e iii r jen til c american they all one in christ jesus alicy anro no more or jh er episco but are baptized by spirit into one body annl in all essential principles have one feitli mind and the samo judgment tho of clorist in this and every other ago is connected with alio church of previous ages that portion the rul works in harmony in lie und its in lie body ont of tt body move to one common end ahti of alie of upon earth the spread of lie principles af pf HIP truo church until awty anoe dudl bow and every confess eliat jesus i alio god tle Pat lier the church will have filled its mission to its ordinances unite saint bilings of god h together the lien vens and alo earth and make straight the path for the lord jesus and alie vail of alie covering will be taken away alio church of the lidbom will be ono iii all bilings beneath and above evil will bo swept from the eartle and truth peace harmony and praise will glorify tilis planet and its inhabitant alio will know god from alio llio ecat even unto alie greatest |