Show THE GOSPEL concerning if CHURCH AND STATE s f v f WHAT 18 13 THE KINGDOM OP OF GOD US what then is the kingdom of god which is now being so ao peace fully folly established in every sense of the word it is a republican government and diners differs but bat little in form from our national state and territorial governments F ern menta ments but bat its subjects will recognize t the will and dictation of the almighty 11 11 contris contrib Con trib p which oi of course will come k through the prophet seer and X revelator Bev elator odthe church but some may inquire is ia it I 1 right light is it lawful for another gov eminent to be organized within the united states of a ua nature ture yes yen perfectly so do does es not the constitution of our country guarantee to all religious so go 0 cie cleties fies the right of forming any A acol ecclesiastical go government vern ment ifft if it likes 24 6 certain erty it does orson 81 1855 itri ome kingdom of god is an order T of government established by di t holty it is the only legal MV government that can exist M in any ar part of the universe all other rs I 1 governments are illegal and un god shaving having made all 1 brangs 98 and worlds has the supreme them by his own islawa iid anday by officers of his own appointment orson borsoi pratt alig eam bopf god 1 Why will any adv lat latter ter day 1 to having haling his political by god through ugh are we prepared en V god 8 right or gods pow gods if we y t we are not true vt flo ean 4 f ex tj c of the father ad the s son on cannot DC everywhere i ilie immoss impossible abi e td atten on to all jv ti k J y m ct c T onam intelligent t b beings em yv V ySl SW fl a sv Sl aon nga Ss y tats AKS i afe as i ste f M 1 ia 1 1 f j f r B rs af sirgae aff A y st A t A A A gelis geli its elde eldors pastors teachers and d beacons god has only one way of calling alling these different officers aud and that isby is by new revelation mw am af god 5 orson oraon pratt NTA IS 13 ALL blight BIGHT the prophet of god can no more be everywhere present than can the father it often becomes necessary therefore to appoint commit tees composed of the leading men am among ong this people who will we see to it that nothing is made a law in this state which is not pleasing in the sight of the lord many have said that such a committee did counsel members of the legislature Y of 1896 who were of conr church and did threaten them with church discipline if they should not obey colm counsel sel I 1 do not say that this is true but I 1 do say that it would be perfectly proper and right if it was true members of the legislature would hareno have no more right to disregard the advice of such a committee than they have the right to disregard the counsel of president woodruff and to disagree with the mouthpiece of god ib the same as disagreeing with god you have your agency and may do all these things if you do them you y ou thereby argue yourself out of the church and should not complain CO if treated as an apostate any other method would result in in destroying the unity which should prevail among us and would make it impossible for the laws of the kingdom to be in accordance with the revelations from jesus christ THIS CHURCH AND STATE WILL NOT bic BE UNITED will the church and state be merged into each no the gospel covenants are for those who believe and obey municipal laws are for both saints and sinners 11 contrib contris Con trib the state though distinct from the church will yet be governed only by those who have the he power that proceeds from the almighty and ltv will recognize the will and dictation of the almighty and other people i who may not yield full obedience to his laws nor be fully instructed in his covenants will nevertheless have to yield full obedience to his government gov of god 88 john taylor the kingdom of jesus will I 1 triumph and the legislators of that kingdom will be the members of our church and the laws of that kingdom will be made in accordance with the revelations from jesus Ct christ irist 5 jour of dis that is what we mean by having officers who have that power which edeth from the almighty and that a theo demo cracy is a government where god and the people hold power to conduct the affairs of men in ri righteousness 13 ht to be continued |