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Show PRIESTHOOD, tji.RlSl'SQCSSl3II. jHaVomi '""'Sa',t ft,laV.J'''1,,wta', 1,1!tu.wv,",TA,!r"1 i. onll en IhlnI rrsret con-f-IUi tt P"Kntn of tl.li , of II" M"""11 -rairove. C'totloni In lh!i clly have J lh.it regular mulliiEj turfo ' llui! f"""11 "' iliotllutl trust the Import-Jlbi Import-Jlbi iulject to bu conildcrad BMit't leatt, reward ut for that ,tr.oMlniry j.rocBttlltia. "Wbjtl propeio-ileullng wl anlil''- .fUBTflW NI TUB IIIIIIIT 1 of ilCUJalu!!." ajdU'uro an suaienco of thle ma It of Itself sufHcletit to (t'i licart quskc. To undittakr, ltn in audience, to ileal wilh riM weighty lulU lmHrlatice , li caltulaleil t ndd to Hie rtlTor (pvaker, anJ 1 lo not tltitstaoytlmelnmyllfulliavo .Kilo "J of the asslsUuio of fitttto Heaven nnd Mi rjood iulbtolilonow. uitltuoed, and that by a tolhtr .nerltnm Iho truth nt whit Paul ',..., KoiimliiroJ, that It: lliut 'ATiMWcth tin- thhin of tut ly the Hplrltof (loJ. Under ItlteK. of Hint it-lrlt wu may., a!l. something pertaining b.tlrit of l- Without li, wo ..iilrtoarrlvoal any tiinthkr-twakdge tiinthkr-twakdge In relation to thorn Jefcre, I earnir-tly mk you Id uter tlia pillion tlmt uu of-it; of-it; Brother Usddet In btlmlfof I Kbit the lurd would dilgn to villi ui upon thin occasion, and tooti-ourlng of lilt Holy Hf Irlt ir ni tu karu something rulu-libit rulu-libit Steal aullclt. ji l line rtniarke wo now turn our I'lMn to the i-'jljicl unci, r con-Ulan. con-Ulan. In the llatcmmt of the itetrofli.tcnilrui.tcd with tho on- "What li Prltilhoo..:" Tlw it port' of thli congregation linlllar with tho iliflnltlon lh inlay bilnta havo learned to glvu vonl. It Is "Pottir whkh Uud tin to man ly which man U i Ibe agent or Uud, by which lm try anil In the heme or UoJ art dni." ITiat li Ptieilhood, o r.tsud It. i too UneM of tbo youngir .nil anil listers who may not grasp .ill Impi rt or thrro worda without jitlon, I ofltr tbo following: rtueuch a thing known nmung . 4a power of attorney. It 1 this, iapaarsscepruierty In Hilt ill), ipin-tlcslili,ia.rhajan tncrchan-jjetltUUtiineul, tncrchan-jjetltUUtiineul, bonds, stocks of ,utkuil', lait hu uoia iiolrctldu t h'j burnt l HtadUtance. amJfiu ptktlfto Rlvu hlfl 4rioliRl attin k it bit builoea Intftibtii In Ihl I Uk; b tbt iforr t-K cu lamn man -ibsmljohat coiifldi-lict, In wIiomj ctxlstiirrily b ilocia gr-at n-n,inJ n-n,inJ bvaara to ttliu: 1 wlili you mt my anent, to ait for me, to i'-ntw.lou of till ro(triy, to -'lolito It with a low to lucrum. uy anlth. Anil lu onttr that iHTtrtlniii may bo lawful, anil . ltieofIt) may liarn tonflili nrv roul IratiMctloIiK. wo will u to n irj publlo and ilraw up an llurtrii it iU'Iuk that I itlrn to j mi thl otlty, lliatounhall art lor lur, ItlballUiihtmil, nnj tlionnl of oiurl bll La lai iil iiiuii It. That 0Dt,abif thap.int, txuitri; I wttli xiatrofattorni-y, gn Intaluiil clKki; bo liuj, hu rtlla, bu ii rotittactf, lHna Hum, olii initity, unl purcliawa ntlur tyj liailuiawhatovrr hla JuiIr. tOiciilmg4Di; wlnonoU tirjiftl. ,tDil by whntnci.Tir ho Uocao lout; tiotitliiuti w 'thin tbo Hum niaruii la tbli )wt r of attorney, tho rln-rl rln-rl li bound, i U com-m com-m In law tu nutt tlm nlnaRiulJ and whattocm hu loo, vtlirn mtliiisuiiilir tbu hm, la Kood an I valid ua If tlm owner tirotK.riyhlmM.lfwvrt.ptTformhiir tnmactloni. Wocalltliut towrr tnrnry. iltilliooa It oim thine UVe Hint. It which Uod clTa to men by 0 Ibrynieinalollla iintnli, anil aoiiratluKlnlho a-imo way that ItiDtWii i.avo hien afaktng if . thty do whatoMr 'tiny ut ilnti-.! to do by Ihi. Ixird Almlitlit) J oloniraaihiy act tnaccordaoiu HU law ol tbo (Jof i-l, m Ioiir ni act in liaunony with tho iru-d iru-d iDwirm of tho 1'rlifthooJ, locv.rlhfy thall do la usl m Int and valid aa If tlm Ixjr.lAI-"y.fromwhom Ixjr.lAI-"y.fromwhom tboi rutlioorUiv. tbflr aulhotlty, lm f ; tiormnl tho a nun clotbct! ujuni with Hid frrlokthool kooh amouir tho na i of tho oiitli and pnarhia tho lanillnilurca men tu hi ml of rilnn, and thru lalea tbtm down liiowatirauf luiti.m niidliirlra it In tho llki nw of Clirl.t'a llrlh, lilnita Hum up In the lllnnca of lit'a tiautrtrtlou thin bapllilui; afor tbo tnulMlon of thuraliu lijiut in will calf tlm Lord Jimo 1'tIllmM.II oJmlulsLwl ihoordl. ". Or, Kin a furtbir Hirminncouf rdutjr ti,j. ,n ,y tliBlrlianil ntlio hiada of tlioko tiny bavo I'd, nud couflrm tucm nicmUu kaChutctior C'hrlil, and any "Ite. yotlioJlaly (Jiot "iMatla Juit hloa If tbo lril llliimlf bad iitmwj tbaturdluanco. into It cornea that wu havo It wilt-In wilt-In tbu Horlpturu tlmtt "Wliono luth you"- Slimlali, i eakliic of Hnauti of Uwl-."rtcelvrth me, b tbat rijutttii you r.ictrlh and llliiilbt.utnii." I'urlher. nobaMill nroidtd In moduli ilatlon, tint "Win tin r by mlnr i voUe.ur tho volmor ny avrvHnta, tlimaiiw" J'ruiillila ou will llOWtl.Utl0yjWfr(,t h ',t. 1 1; tlinHiwirrtuin(lod to act In i tiauiu lor thi. lalvotlo of Ihu ihll-n ihll-n ol nwn-aurb 1 1 Piliatbwil. Harialy nuj ,n, .,, ,), linaof tlil rn i r, uion II. lm. larico, iiiKjnlNvahii.. Vnluil fan iy in tu Can y.m umituro Ha nhlyanytbug kiwwn totuecliil n nt im-tif llaionutliuii atnuiliitloKo bow Imioruut a llttlg autln,nt1,i,v0u worldly authority, will roaks mm. Taku Ihcno for limtntico who nre noticed by tlm klniiaaud quien and niniroV or tlm WOlliI Hum 'Win, aro Hindu inlnlitereandri'iirtptntaillviaofforiliiu nutiiins. What alra tbiy uaumil Ilowtr.i-iiorlaiil Ilowtr.i-iiorlaiil thfy utcirii their ltlont Why, It cainca them to don apcclal a atel, that thiy may llllliiKulltt fiom tbu rt of lln-lr Mlowr, anlll Ihla wirn wanlliiit, ymi can lea tln.ni HiiniAut bytli fXtraordliirryatrultn Hu Ir walk. Tlu-y attach vry mnii lniotlniirii tu lulln ihu roiuiMM la. tlvia of klnsa nnd (.olmtatw: nnj aomntlmra clotlml with llili llltlo brlrl authoilty, om or our cblif jxirui liu cald: (,rhry ttay luchfait ln'tlo ttlcka Ivfiro lilgli htaven at luuhBthonatrila wirjt.' I baru wmi itrrcd, ftonivtlmia. If tbryilo uotlauuh. Comparathla trlvf worldly authority with tbo PrlnthmiO, what la 117 Nay, ilon't look upon (Iioki nlnor mlnUUM of lilna but cototno rtlno!.iil, vito tbo kln or i ni rrur blm-rir, und what la bl authoilty? A thing whkh today to-day la ami touiotrow li not. rtm t tlvllcn" of uvlnu a aci-f tro for n t. w brief iara over n jottton of it d' fnitntool andnviry amall )icrtl u at thaloi il otter a r. w in ublid yi ar of UUMllitlril aaibltlon tbo MetlM falls friiui hU baud, nnd tlm klnj, llkulliu Itatatt, m awa). Ilia reign la over, Ida glory at ancnl. ot ao wlth'thoftit who recelvn tho authority of which I mi .kluj-I'rleatbooil. .kluj-I'rleatbooil. Tho man who ltlii Hut, nrelvta nil ncr!nllin; Inberb tance, an uvi rbiitlii power, If bo w III 1 ut Iw Iruo to It; If lii will but i o fillli-fut fillli-fut anil cotitlnuu In rlttbUi u-i om. a thlni; which will not hatrliil Ironi him wbunllfeahall havo run iucoium. No, tbu Prleaihojil lino audi puwir in that. Hut It haalKinconritridiiiKiii men that tin y ma tu ageiila of Out! hero In tlmu tail axuiti of (jod In eternity. Tbo Prlottiuwl that mnii root li a la not Inl i aaldoi vm at death, but follow a htiu luto the worll or ilrlU, wbi io ho may lontlnuc II mltiUtrr to th'.eo who nt In ilJrhnii to thi en who hato Uvod pou H.o i utth when tho truth nu ubiitui I In tlm rtilbl-h or liumin Iradllliiia, ami whiiiaiop!owi.ioduthid byihoiun-llil'l! byihoiun-llil'l! null cralt lif mall. Tm re the v bare tbo i rivllcKe or enllithti nluir Hu iiiln la of HiLlr folluwa and laadliu; Hum to the truth, nathey dllhire And when tbilr alililmll aftalu be nunlud with tlulr U.dln their I'rleetliood ilea not end tbero, iltlur; but ttjluurna tune ahsll lrutor liutuor. tallly It.ilfin tin, Jut an Iji ahnll Ihla lowir oulitlllllu with Hiniu who nti. inllliful unto It, an I tiny ilmll have tbu ovorl tluif irlvi line of tloluif ifoud nnd lulnif Ihu reprreentatlria lorUd and hilpllim In the woik of rnlu nilufc tbo children of men. I tomiitoltiliciiiiclueloti from ouerf the testation to tbo Chureh throunh the Proidut Joseph rtmliti, whlchlaya "Tliatlbey of Hie li Initial itli tyt" r.iaklu)C of tbo tiuie a ter the returrictlon, "atiall niluMertii Ibie of Hie letrtitrlil ttlory, nnd lluj of Hm teneilrlal kI ry ahail inliilrttr to Ihnru of tho tFlirtHi ulory" And what la tho oljrct otlbli nilnlitmtloo? Why, Itrnurtte for Ihu ur4fo of leiidlrif; tbu ihlldrru of men to tbo truth, of taking tbetuly the hand and KlliC blithirand ttlil blither In then-aloof Ititelllinco and of piugm-eMon, until eviry eon and every daughter ottloJ ehall reielvo all Hie honor, all tlm Klory, all Hie power ami hap Inetathat It la ioitlbl for their natural to in. comtir. Much, then, la the Prliathooil we are corflderlnjr. Thta Prlirlbeod fa divided di-vided Intitwo great dtvlalouu letter not eay illvlJid, rnthtriay ttaiaira nrettriutvd under two gnat In ul:ot,e called tho MtlchboJk and thoolhir the Aaronlo. l(rho jiowrrnnd authority autho-rity of Ihu letter or Aarontc Prlefth oJ litolioMthukiyaoriliemliiUtcrliuur aiir.rla, and to nliulnlatir outward nruiiiauci ', Hm litti r i f the (lol,thu baptlmu of ret entjum for ll e ri inhalou uf rim, airreeabte to the cow uaiitn and ramnuudlnenta." llieonlcin lu thla Prletithood aro prletj, tv.iubera nud iteaioui; an I the blalioprlo la the pita)-Ueniy pita)-Ueniy ot that I'rleelliooil. "Tho "i er nnd authoilty of tho lilchcror Mtlchlaalelt 1'iliatnoi.l la to hold the ki-jaohilltho r-pltltuul blrit-Inaortliot blrit-Inaortliot hutch, tobuvothoirhll-i tobuvothoirhll-i fie cr ritelvltur the myaterlea of tho Ktnirdom of lleuvyti, tu tmo tho hiavenaoj4.iiiIuntutlieni,tocoiiiiiiuuu utth the itcutral aeMinbly and Church of Hie llndburn, nud to oniy tbu coniiiiiinlou and priiKneM of Uud tho J'atber, uud Jieua thu Mtdlalur of thu New Covenant." fbe ulllci ra uf thla rrfeathooU are Axtlua, Pattlanha, Uiveritlia, llhili 1'ileataaiid l.ldera. In Hm aittlonof thu Dortrlne and Covtmttita from which I hnvubt-in rLadluir (aeitlon 1U7), cvntrulnt; thn lioweranttliellrliatliooda, I Illid Iteald llnfOf nmltj tbironrupnaldinti, oriealdlui;ollUoi, Krowluirout of, or apt-olntetl of, or Horn ainon,; thrr-e who are ordnlml tu tbu toiral ollkia In tin no Iwri Prliathoodii " 1 with to hero make a dla-tlnctloii dla-tlnctloii lutui-eu ttio I'rlealhood ant the rlifhta of rimldeury oer Hiomi quorume. Prealdincy la a tlilnitjutti uihtiuot from I'rlrathouil Itaiir. lilt feimi ly nna oluli.iiut. Porlnetatici', n HUh Pritat may tu attainted a I ridlilcr.loro Htako uud nritrn Hue lomuelnuniktaucuor iltier may nrlae thitmikia Ida rciUnutlon nenaaary. lilt l'rlnlhooit, howoir, la not taken rrouihlinly nuy meaia, lut hit op. lolutiuent uat ta.on dlte ntlnuid. In the Church tlicru are three grrut rretldlns rju .runit iiual In oulburlly. rial ttom Hie Doctrlnu and Csvenaula lu auriort tf thla Mate-mint. Mate-mint. Of Ihu Mi-Ichlm I. K Prliat-bood, Prliat-bood, threv Piotldlni; lll.li l'ltita. iln,un by thu hid), nppolulul rimi iirilnlned totliutillUe, and upliiUlby Itieoontldeiici, faith and piajir or thu Church, rorni n quorum or tbo Pritl dincy i ftboChurch. "Ilie twelve InvilUi coutmelma aro t ailed In bu tho Twelve Ajiottlua, or ljiil wltnea-et of the nnmu of UhriatluuU the world; Ibua dlUVrliig from other olllci ra In thoChurih lu Ihu dutlrauf tlulr callltiK. And tl.ij firmarjuotuiu, ujual lu aultiorlty nnd t ow er to tbo Hireu Pritldet ta previously previous-ly mentlnnid. "Ihu Keveullea nru nlto called to preach thu Clueitl, and to bo rttclal witnttieturtto tboOintllea and in all the world, tlmt nltrtrltiK from other otlli-ort of tbo Church tu the dutloa uf IhHrinlllus; nru they fi tin u iinonuu iqual lu ituthorlty to Hut uf thu Twelve einial wltnettea ir Al-ofllu hut naniid." (Doe. A. Vol., Miction 1117) llbwevir.lt Isitattd luatuleiquint arftraph flint thu Tnilv. Aihttea act iiiuter llm direction of the 1 lm Prialdtiicj; anil thu Hevetitha aru dlititoil luihilrlalioraby Hie iuoiutn 01 thu rwilvo AKjtlia. It la not uiciiMry for melodnrll nt any lenRth ludieii I haw. not time to do hO--uia!ii tbo dutba and varh iii-riaiuiu-IUIItka nr tbo ill.loin,: tliioruina of tbu Prb -tliuod; it la not miceiiary that I tbould due) In treul-InKtbeiiUtttlou treul-InKtbeiiUtttlou undtr lottljirotluu, It li enough for mv I urfore on thla oc lanun to call our attention tutute IhicctzchtralcotluoIMn the (hutch, which, when utianlmoiit lu their de-cii de-cii hi, atu iqual In authority. One wouiu tbltili no armuaenl waa luctuary tn eehitihah the fait that IT, b r any rau-e whaieoerer, Hm I ir-.t of thiM ounclla-thu ITnt Preil leniy fiu.uld ledeitroetl or removed from the Church, that tho neat iiorum In iwer would have tho rl;lu liiprenlila over ihe Church anJ retjuliie the rll.traiben.ir, 1-enJliis; the rroranlta Hun of the I'lrat Pri ulileiicy. An I yi t lulheiiierlelicn of ll.n rUlr.ta, awny hak In lnil,whenthu I'rjplut Jim-ih, wbuweaattliitlnir Ihu i'naldiol o HioChiirili, am hl brother llyriuu, WlMWaallU fnilMlir. win, tatil tnu ty the hand of noaatlnt, thu Chuuli r irnbihr nrli.d waaat n lato kmw iiKiit whom or upon wha) .jiiorum Hie lea.iiillillltyof the l'ref l.luicy of the Church woul I fall Ainbltlout in. n ara tu tin Church ami fur a time ill. taetul tin mlmla or theHilnli. At tbattlinnthi- rilw ' Apu.ttee were Mmttere I lliiouith Hi. laatirnHiatra upnu vatloua mlmloiia. riieonly uifiiiUm at Nauvoo were Willanl Itieharda anl John I'.iybr. Jnhu fajlir, lelmCM-ienly wnuuled nt the man-acre ur the Pruphota, wn not alia to ha wrvmtlva In ai-aerHiiie Hiuritfbta or the Twelve Auoillea to tnko rhorBecl the oil ilit nf the Church . and direct therti. In Ihu inhl.l uf tlii-ec ilinloultlea thu n nialiillu; oounacli.r In the Klrat 1 teal-lUnij teal-lUnij Sidney Itlird. n retiirriMfrom l'enntylviula,and beitan liilturclatnit tu the rljthl of iu oeialoti to iho Prot bet Jo.eph. Hi'illJ not make Ihla uialiu . dlriHtlj rhi he wiu fearful Ihu ' If he dl I an hu woillJIn njerled bl tho Chun b; for 1 m aorry tu linvu it tu-iy Hint thla mau wbu waaM glft-e.1 glft-e.1 1 y nature-, whoau tniioui- uaaautll-rlently uaaautll-rlently eliaiuent to hoi I ll hour d c luteeatloua Hhlle hu txpiuulod In txn at Icarni-ea the prler Jptea of e'rrtial llietb)a rjtn for a few etri ruvbma In tin iliath of the Proplut waa un-Mlhlullnhl-callluii. ltwaanototl ut IhroiiK bout tho Cburih that Jo-i,h tbo I'rni hi t had made an i Hurt to ctt lldnf him njeir or two lame Iil. ilinlh. In tlm pteaencecf thi i-nnire I rratlon uf Ihu rtaiuta aaaunb.id In I Mauv o hu diclired thai be would tarry him m biiieer. Anl jet hit brotlur Hi rum, who, irhai, tuoru tftanany ilhir uuin In thla dlii-tna-i-Hon. waa thu j rotilfli-ntiiu of men . nrote Uforii thit i-nnfi-renci nnd ) leaded for HIJney Itlitdoli, alidatki.l that ho mlcbt bavo one moroctiaiii-to moroctiaiii-to regain Hie confidence of thu Hlll.lt and of llm Prophet, lie lelatud the euir rlnjdi of thla mm from Hie niminoiicemelit uf tin. wolk. iledellcted llieti-etieatlirouch whlrtl be ha I panel In Ml-aouil, hit tulnVr-Iruja tulnVr-Iruja lor lira trulli. All Him thlnitt npptalel to the eyinj-nlltlirt or the Uiltir-da) Halnti, and, hotulthitauJ-llH-Rlllbe etr-tta of Jl0 ll to IHJ rid otthliinhilllifulu.uii-elor, thuC'luir h fkhti-iiul him ukju tbu Pnitbrt. iit alter all thla waa ihum for hit neon, ragetueiii, attir bit friend llyrunt rimilll ha Utiai.1 by him anl pi. a Jul hNiajMWIth ainea., ho f.-rviolt hit tieatorilutr. Iuttind or riroalnlnp; in 5auvul', Wilellbu aa riiiua-te-ll no bitli ly the aiilieltatfon ot frlmda mid thu olcoof Oil Itluikelf, lie wmt to PltUbur;. After the death of the tau Prot hi tt bu came liack to Xhuvoo, nud kimwlus Hm Mulnta weru aiUiintid willil.it unfalthliilnea-, hu fmr.-l tn t mil- out loldly and advocate lila dl-ncirUht dl-ncirUht to Hm Pri-aldinty, but he trlid tocoineln at a aide door, nnj aikcd to lai appointed Kunrlian ovir IheChn-ch, to hull I II up to Ihu Pro. pint Jo-rh. He nvnldul the tau Apcatlea who wire thin l.li. la Itlchardtand Taylir-and called atrtit llieetlnira and undinvoroj In lay laua that wnull Irad tn the urattflcatluu ur hla own aln ri.illtlon. lnthemtduriilaiuttliiclioffcvrr, tbuijuoruni of the Tuilvo t.ei;nii lo re-turn, re-turn, ami It ni. 5 he well, outblaoiia-alon, outblaoiia-alon, tncall attintlon to a few luanl-fetlatl luanl-fetlatl ma of llm Hplllt of Uod that Indltalol very i-liutly tho rlitht of the aicond Clem ral (quorum nr Couiull or llm Chun h totako tbu rwKinalbllliy tr Pri-idincy oier the Church after tlm tln-tuui ruoi uatdiatrued. Atl'atliyP. Pratt waa ma'ilm; hla uii infotowrtho iraliKtuf Illlnuit toward! Nauvoo, aid, elok utbeiltnuJ linwwl dou U III aorruw III rniiMijui me of the tri.l calamity which had li-fjllililhuhaliitaln li-fjllililhuhaliitaln thu dtatli or tlulr kair, and laimlerltiK lu hl-j niiud iitkin wh -ni now dt volvud Hie revii. alblllty of I rui'dluitovir thn (hutch, be liatlflta that Ihu following In. Clveutoblmtiy lnlratloti. "Iilftup your bead and rejoice, for liehul l! ll la well Willi M Mrvanta, Jjulmnl Hi rum. tMvairiunl JoMphttlll liolda tliukejtof My Kllia-iluui llithladla t-onantioiif ntnl hu ahall etan 1 lu il iu time nil the lattll, In Hm dial,, and fllfllthatto Willi li lie la D,iK.lnti .. (loiini aayunto My leop'o In Tii. vni Hiutlliiyih-illrontluiluto puraue tt Ir dally dutlea nud tku tare uf thenifM.tvea, aud iniike no tiinviu i ul In ( burili ttoierrimcnt tu riort-uulze or nllir ui,) tlilui; until the rctuiu firt.ie rtinalitdir of tbo quotum or the TnclM, lut i abort tliim that tin) i-ontluim tu bull I up tbu Iku.o nl the l.urd, whlih I llae i-uiiiniandeilHiiin to I ulld lu Kouioo." (Aut. P. P. P , 11!" 171). In ordi r that bo ml"bt not bo mU-tal.vti mU-tal.vti In till' Itaplrntlouttieuiked Hut nrijitltl it a r Itmlnbtli- ly-tvuni lilm, nnd bUririoerwai unanetid. Purliy Pra't roflonid thete liibtruoilotie, mil ulnn hu arrived nt I.'rtuioohi- fount lila f-lliio Apottlea l.ldera Itieharda arid ra)Iormnv!ii;ltilheItniewhlili bu 1 twen III iliale.1 by the voire of thu fnlrlt tu hltu. PruhkDt Vctliv, at the tliuu Hie Prophet u aa killed, waa In tbu H ntu of o llamibl.-u lu cumiuiiy with Oraou Pratt, lhey received theniua of tlm Pro I et'a iliath at Pettthori'. "riie lint thlmj I llioui'n or." ei. Prtalitent Vuiinr.'-WBawhllhi r Ji fce h had taken Iho kiya nr the Kliimlom with lilm ffiin tbu tartb. Jlr'tber Oraon Pratt ell on my lifl; we weru li-inltiKlutk In curihalje Jlilnilmt my liaiul down on my kiee, I mid. Mho kiya nf the Kln.iloni nre njht biro with thvlhurih,'" (fullld),-o'a llfeol II Youik) Totbueauieitrint truth nu liaio i llvlni; wltneta teaeiit, one wh(o wort la hold lu hhh vilieni Ly Hm l.ntterilay Hallita anil uitly an, I r he hrubrenliiiiirinllatfir owr half ncehturwu faithful w'tnwa fur (iod. and wu Know Hint hla wm t It trim nnd ma be 1 1 lli d tiimn 1 roftr to Prill-dent Prill-dent Wllford Womlruir Piialdiut JtrUbani Vnuuir, wrlllinr to Oraon Hpenor, who hml ohariteof tho Hrltlib mlitlon, In ulvtuit lilm an nccoutit of Iho erizitnlr-itlou ul the Klrat PrililoiiiyatWltitir(luntlere,lnl63l, aid: "Alout (i yi ar Ufore Joi h'a death In toll Uio f civil 'Tin r It notoni leynr iHimr to ne I tali v tl lllionthla Cliurrll tu had the pn J le lulu the ( le-llal date, but I hnvo glvi-lijou thinwil ) u nud tall, t It over with )ou; (be Klujtdoni la act up, and you hnvo tho urieclinttr-rii, nnilon can eo and build up tlm KltiRdom, on I ko In ut CelJiUal (late, takliilf lour train with jou "ML Star Vol. 10. pair 113.) ., Only n f daya o, In convcrnlloii with Brother WouJiuiriipon thla tub Jeel, he made praillcally the nno atatetuei.t to me, nil I It ociura lo mo low. I do not kuow how mother Woodruir feila aiwtit ll, but Itoicura to nm that with n many of Hie jouth nl larael Uf -re ua here to-titrthl, K he aboulil aocluoM It would laiauix. cillent opportunity to bear tliallntl-inony tliallntl-inony In Ihepria. nce of ua till. I'rmlil nt Wwlniir-t will t tho eliuuof ) iiirrimarka , WlieulheTa.lveoll arrived, neon-finiieo neon-finiieo of tin Hnli.n at NauvooWaa ialla-1. and Hldney Wuiton watRlvm till iutirluiilly to lay Ida cl-ilma before be-fore Hie Chureli I'nere wat in) limit et tu ibe lime Hial ho thoulilPi--ii,y. lie n- thire f r ihopurpreof laluit hla rlnlnii lu rum llm oople, ho had lull ui 1 1 ililnltv, nnd Mi li piiutloii r. r Houuruii mil lolo waul J lea J ui to In III that he ) reeellled llltcio tn Iho atroriKtat laiMlbln llht. Hul It Ml lirel.ia iil-i i tbu uin-nibluillutlltl. tule riils wa In tbu rorenoon, at I re. miinter it. In luo enernoou, the imillnn w itcoiilluuiil nnd Prealdent tlrli(tiani inline addre-lu-l the con k-n-atluii. In Hie i-ourxi or hla r-mnrka r-mnrka he itave tin- HatnUl to iilulel -iint thai ir tiny wautiil Hi Inn Hljdoti to Ui tlulr lenlor, they ooiili have him. t na.1 tu you from bit "The flrat ltnn I lako In behalf of llm rloaud thepeoJe It to aak a h w quae tiona I atk Hie Idltl rtlay Halnla, do Jou, nt Indlvl lu.ila, at tlna lime, want tn cIihxii n priihei or a uuaidlau'.' limiiHiili ai our I'roMut an I Palllari-b aru taken from our iiiliM, di you want tome ouu to Kuanl, tu mil In and li-:i( )nu throuiih thla world Intra the Klnfitonl of Uod, or in.i? All w ho want i-mo jriii lu l a ituanlltii, urn 1 1 m tier, aepukiemaii, ura intlhlit: iln, nullify H by ril. Inn ll-rhthlhand." N tounhanJ nat rilnol, puilbcr on in bit rimirhalmeal!: "If tlm peoi In want llnitbcr llli(ilon In Ua I them, tiny tnny have lilm, tut, I lay until yi u, the Twelve lnvu tho heyaufthe KlnKdom of del In nil Hie world. . . a . a Thev ttiu I next I j Joi ph, and nre at Iho I'lnt l'reliVniy of the Church" In maklnj; that etittmrnt to Ihu Church Prealil-nt Vouiiif was In Mrlctharntuny with the revilatlouato which 1 navenllu ti-l Inn-, whiniiilt It HJtrd, that the quorum of tl o Twihe A-ntttia inttltuteiiqiorum i nunl In authority nud hi lower lo the I'lrat Prcal leney of Hie Church; ami At further atatei 111 the tiatlmonyif llrlithilu i unit when Jnteph Hmitll bad nbout li )iur before tlta death coo , f.rred upon them nil the lit), nil tho authority, all the luaira tlathehlm-elf tlathehlm-elf -ed,arilHiiy had full rljht nnd puwir lo lea t tho Church ami la'ie their train with them Into the CcKttlatKlmrlom. Kutlh.rmir., H- M( Irtt a r (lit b re ricoid to tin Ctiurih on that icoailon tbat the lunulle of tbo Prophlt Jote h the io er mid authority that hi, wat poaae-- I of wero rotting upon ItrU ham V UI-!!. riioileojlmsl Propll t'a aptrlt wat -dually rallocUiI up -nun uturanu. A temirkabtu cu urn atitice octiurri-d on that uco nlun. Ilrlxbanl Young woj IratiallKurid before be-fore Ihu nop'i, in t only lu vohe lait Inaii-etranri-. Prttldent Ueorrje Q Caution, who wat ireaeut ou thul cK-iatlnii, atyi: "IfJorejli hadrlten frrm the deal and again tk.ui 111 their betrlny, Hto iirVct ioiiI I not havu been tuoru ahull. InX than it w aa to mauy n aent at that mtetl.iK; it w.a tha volo of Jnteph hlmaulf; and not only waa it the vodo of Joreih whlih wat hnnl, but II aieuiuluiHie e)ea of the ti-oluatir It Wilu thu veiy l-ereitu or Jottph which atood liefore them. A more ironJerfiil nnd lulracul nit event than wat wruuithl thutdiy In the prcoeuco i filial lonitregatbiu we llewr heard of.(rullldi;o'al,lfoofll. V.taKclH.) Prom tlm Journal of a man who wn loll down at the time 1 read thu rollowltiKt "Uriah im Young aaUi '1 will tell )ou who your luadira or guarlluus wlllti. Tbu rwolw. I at their hid.' Thla waa with u volou like Hie wilceof the Prophet Joaepln I thought It waa lit', aud audi! Hi mean la wuu hiMirl II. Tula wat very attlafictoty to llm -e-i-t to, and u vi.tu waa takiu tuautiilu the I in Ive In their ollln, which, with afuwillaaentlm; lci, wat paaaod." (Journal nf William C.rtlaluca.). hlliu) Rliidon'a clalrut to the J rimi-itemywire rimi-itemywire dlrjiHlof Huu, b) the Cbunh ricllns lilm; and her., let uiuiall )uurnltoutl.iu lo , atatinieut of thu IIiIiin uectaaiir) to eonotltutu a -nan n 1'ri.liluit if thoChurih. ll U not atillh lent for lilm lo bo numln-alul numln-alul f ir that nfllra; lin,n it i tt ll Ihouuh the volou nr (lod ahoilld In Hi itu wtio thu man ia to be. AIUioukIi that wore done, autuethlni- i Nu la i tn eiury In or, er lo inak.i that man Uu- Pn-ai-lent of Hie Chun ll. It la etatrd In rt ( I) -f Itlnuuul Covenant, etc. Iu7, vtrai .!l) "that I Ul no pre.l.Ilm. Illxll Prleat-, rlioM n by the bod) , hi ..ilnliil nnd . r UaltcU to that otllu, uod ilhell h) the coulUince, rallli nndimjira nf the Church, f rtn n qunrjm uf the PrealOitiiynf IhaCburcii " Now, tup rate n man cornea Uf irulheChurrh atal liela'ji Hint he tins thu r , tit to pro-aide pro-aide nvtr it, anil nlui ilului lu bu allotted al-lotted or Uod to that p elttun. even then aomalhluK nu re It tt al tint; The leople havu u tllit tu tliti ma'ter to aay whether tluy will ivu Ivo him nr n it, nnd tu order to im ko thla i'retl-demiy i'retl-demiy valid, humuit li-iiuortid by tbevoliet.f tbul-eople, firm isilitl-atlb-al govirnmiuit, no lit- than lu civil, Iho i iluclpln It true thtt sovern-iiientt sovern-iiientt derku their Jut nwi ra fr.mi the isui-int of tlm Koverreil. 1 hu coutint of Iho pi ople, tin li, li a nei-itaairy i lo-niinti-iinnken nan Prml lent ot the ( liurcb. riili, to , hat the eancll ui of tbu Law of the Lord; d r II li written aa a ruuilaminUI i rlneit lo In thu Iiaw tt Uod that all thiutia In thu Church aru to I o doim b) thu ciimniou content of thu ( hurcli. (Hee I) ictrlue aud ( uvvnonta, ten. LU, ar, " I - Pneldtnt Urbtham Youut; eayt, "Joteib pttt-lded over tbu t hurcli be tbu volie nf the people. a Doeaainiii'aboluijn Prophit lu Ihla (hurch iruti that lio thill bo the Prtanlent of It? I ontwir, No A mau may Iki a Proiihel, Htcr and Itevil ttnr, and It may have nothing to do with bit being I'rni, lent of Hie Church, rliinlon It lu aty that Jouh wat the Pnal lent nf tlm Cliurili aa long n he lived, rim fwoplochiMitohavo tt eo. Iloaltt a) a nib .1 that reipiutlbli-alallun by the vnh-u of Ihu eou e. Theloyaor tlm PrUtboel were com-mlltid com-mlltid to Jottph to bull I up thu KIuk-dom KIuk-dom of Uod on thu tartb, and weru not to te taken from him In tlmo nr lu etcrnlt); but wbou be w it lulled to tri tide uver tin. Ctiurih It waa bv the xoliu nftbt-niuple, lliough ho held the keya of the Prktlbood ladviKindeut or Hair Voice" (II. Y J. urnal of ln courtia. nl. I, ti,el i i Hut lie tliil not hold ibe tuwer to prealJe oter Iberii contrary to tlulr voice Preal-iei.t John laytor alao lift rmuelhlng uwn record luufcard to thli eunUul: "It It by Hie volte of Oil and the Vr It e of the 1 euple that our preat lit Pie aidant (llrlKham Youiul obtained lilt auiiiorlt). bi mined hla authoilty fltilfrcmdod, an I a.t jriitly from thu o) le, mid if rt m-iii tKiKpaea five grilna or common avnie, t-hen liuhnt tiieprlvlleire of voting for orntcalmt a man he will not Vote for it mill that uppreaece the li J he will v,lo arcorlllig to Hie dlcLltna nf hit i intcletictf; for this la the rhtht and I dill) ul thl i-0 le In tlmihelt-feflhalr Prvalili-nt ulld oilier Uiiilna nineeia of the Itliigilolii ol UoJ? (J.i.(-U., vol, 1, I . ) I Nott Lhlalt tlieopproatltoPrlotthiind I of wblohwe luar no much. Y. u will I innlou nu. If, forn liw nu rueiile, I tall me attention of our young I rethren I thla i tiarse ot 0) predion , Thern aru a multitude uf voice throughout our euii m ry today iloolarlugthal tin "Mur in n" Prleathooil ta oppriia-lte. It it I aalu lo l-o it tytatiiiloal power, i xercla. lug uurUhleoue doml-il u uver the I tnlniaofthu chlllreiiofmi-u. Tula la I not true. The I ittetlloud liaatioueuT thu i lemtulaof o rcwlon lu II. 1) ranr uy andoppriaalouaiualtiioihe(foieli. to Itat-enltit ill theillljl of Melalih, the luotllur i f etndee'a chlldrou ttltue Hivllui; ber lo a vaiolllui, mylng. "Uranl thai t'leae, my font, may alt thi uno uu Thy (lulu baud aud Ihu either uin my h ft I when ItollctmititllitoThy hlni.ilolu " He wanted lo kuo-f Iheae meu . i ild endure luo bait'tm that II. would have to eii'lurn un I thu IrlnU tl at lie would have to him thmiuh. riiet eald they wi re at It , an 1 1 le rei lied. "Yeaball bitxpitaifl wilh tin. Ip Ham I am bitlred Willi; but toail uu My rhtht hati-l und on M) left It nat Jtllie (ogive, but It iball he i(IVl n to Hum inrwlimn It la Irci-aicd of M) luthtr." Thla aroure-l tlm Joalouay of Hit-Ataittlea, Hit-Ataittlea, aud Hu ) cumniitntf-i I alalily iqani the t-unilucl of Hila tt onun and her Hint. Jl-eua, oleirving It, called tlicru tolllro audeatit. "Ye know tho prim va of the (lentllea i xi ribv dominion over tin m, aud Hit) that are gnat i xenUe authority iqieu them, Cttt UtliuU not tc u uruouy oo, b.,1 who-oi-torwllllaiirrtat aiuoliicynii, let lilm bu)uurinlnuiiir; arid whoto-ewrwlll whoto-ewrwlll bucnlul nmou you, lit lilm bo tour purvanl; eeu at thu hon f niiniauie not to bu mlnl-tired unto, luttitntnl.tir, anJ toKlvellli lite u raiienni for inanv." Inetrlct harinnnv fflth tlilt it nltn thu vxhottatl hi of the ibltl Alwlh-, Peter, unto the Ptletlhuud. Hjtl hi "Kettl the tlnek ol (.hrl.t which a amotig ycur, taklrt- the uveraUht Hit rt-nf, rt-nf, nut by fMhitruint tiit wlillngl), not for niiby lucre, but ul a rial) mint; in Hit r ne lulug lorda nvtr UhU hltllage, lut l.ln.J ex un, lee tn the II h ." Huih ta the tplrll ot Ibe 1'rli tt. I'erhai a aunioof ourCiirltthn frlorda will I takuottili-u if 1 wort to quote liutlo ui-dirna rlfturenu I aa) that It n-nl parullullutuit 1 have ted lo ynu Innn thu llltile. ilut evuu ut the rltkr-fKlvlug -II. mi wu will ilaeuit lut-aajo aide by aldu with lllu e J nil read, aut! i haUiui-te oomturi-on. I tity Mrewonleliottevur.ltiatarellitplred tiy Hie aimerilrlt aa tnaiu I hive real rrotn thu .New r.iaiueut. 1 rikJ fium the Oirtrliieaiid Cuveuanta: "Ittfhnid thorn oru many tailed, but few ale rlioaeu; ant wh) arutbey not cl oiiuT ll iitutu tlulr hi aria ate aet ao inilth upon the thlnge until! world,. lid nt olio to Ihuhouoraol inen.'hat Hieydu uot burn HiltonoleMMn -11111111101111.11 nf tbuprliatlioo-lare lu-.paMbly ion tu cli d w Ith tho powi rt ut itttivea, an 1 that thu owtrrt heaven cau nut l i-unirtllu 1 nor ban Hml only tiifiu the irluclpleol rlhhtt uanea. Tint thiy ma) bu cjiifine,luuiut It la Hm, but whe-i woiinUittakeloniwr our aim, ur tigrith) our prldi.our vali ambition, ambi-tion, or to extrcito cuutrol or duoil 1-I011, 1-I011, ur loniputalnn upou the aoula ir Iheclilllnn of nun, lu auy de.roool unrlabti ulit-a, behold, the htivuut willilrawHumtelvei; IhuH) Irlt oftlw I,onl laKllived; and wluu ll It with-drawu,nuiou with-drawu,nuiou to Hie PrlttthiHid trlhu authurlty or that man." lleru 1 p-tin. and atk you to moat-iiri-Hlitni) HU-doii by Hilt irlni-llt. liu waa gnat In H.uChurih o( Ctui.t. Thohaliilaluvultlllateu tohllll. ill-haltnuabl ill-haltnuabl ltytomou the puweta ut lieuvtii in teuchlug the truth, llm whiatHciiuiuf'hllii when ho touglit tograti') Ina own vain nnibitlon itnd totxtrr-lae i-ontrjl nnj dominion ovir Ihu lulu la of uu-ti lu iinrlghti-ouineat Iiltl )iu iver hear uf hla bating tui-lettufltr tui-lettufltr heintde Hut vatn a'tetnpt? o,)oulilvt.not. b)T Iteiautoafore-tuuuthu Iteiautoafore-tuuuthu "ami 11" hinlbeutt pr-iioillii--ij upon hla power mi I uuthnrlly, at It j j rnnuulioeil uj-oil the nutliotlly and l-nwer or auy man who undertake- lo ixeiilai iinrlghti-oua dominion over tuomludiuf llilillutt uion lor ratify hla uun nmbltloii. 1 coutluuo to quote ttie n-velallout: "Wuli aru I) and experlcniethnt It It the iiaturoiiuildliiMmitlijn uf nhuii-t all men, nteooiitlt Hie) ket rt Utile iuih(irll),ai Hit) upOto thi) will Imiuuitlatily twain lu txiril-e uu rlgl teiut authority, lime, man) are oilie-I tiut Ilw are chjaeu. So ower or Influence inn or uuht tu be maintained by Hie vlltllu uf the Print-Intnl. Print-Intnl. mil) b) lerauailoll, by longeuf-ftrliik', longeuf-ftrliik', by guutluuiaur, mid metknuaa and hy lovo unfiUuu-lhy kluJiioaa aud pure kn .wleilge, whlih ahall greit-ly greit-ly 1 ul irgo tin- aoul w llhuut h) fniky, und with illtgulh-. Ik-provlnglietlinea wltti abarpniaa, whin nuvvd uam ty Ihn llutv (Ihoat, ami Hien ahottlng forth afierwori u an Incriain or latu toward bint whom thou bait ni rnved, hat he eeti 0111 thee li lu lilt 1 liomy. That bo 11 ay know that thy faithful-neat faithful-neat la atrocger than the loldt of dtnth." Young nun, when the inemleaof unrlghLMoUtniea undertake to tell )ou tliatthe Prleilhood nf (io.1 la opria live, nad that paaitiiKe to Hum, mil lu It M them nad thu ivl lelicoof Ihulrne-nfabelluod, He uot dieilvtd I.) lluai nun who cry oppn-etlou, fur wbilotl typromlHi)ou llborly,lhey thoniaelwia ate lu Hu tKiudilgo of lu audlliohonJaol Iniquity. He not de. ct ived lu Hum. Ibe Prleeibood lm no armleaalind in; liehllld it; It hu 111 (inll-nritl tcuurgu In lit rlk'it hand to Inlllct luiililiuiint upon Hioau who rtbel aualnat it. And ) et there It n lu no In ft, but that pott 1 r lomea from the auiuaourrethat the iower did that waa lu Paul, nud tbat mide Pelix Irtmbteaathe Apuatlo naeotii U iihii rlghtoouinaatundju tgin-ittl to coinu, 1 11 1 ouuicllon w llh prealiknl You 11 j'i remarka on thu occwloii ufHIdui) Itlgduualaitnlng tlm right to thu l'r tlleucy, thtruian proibicybu uttend 1 1 nutiot 1 aet without notice, ' When I cimeto thla annul I hai 1 01 ullar rti-IInga and Ininn itlona. rii fuciaof Iblipioulii aieui to iy w want a ahubtra tt rfuldo aud knd ut -ttHawttaattai '".'71 pawa niaaajajoaal thrcugh Ihla tn tl 1. Alt who want tu Irawnweynpatl) from llm Church tuirthioi hi them doll If they can, but they will not protpi r. If any man thlhka he hue the it lluence aniorix thla liople lubadawa) a allt),ltt lilm try It, and he will llnd nut that thero ltwcr Kltii Ilie AMtlia which will carry Iheru 1 11 vlctuiloua throufli all the worlJ, nnd build up an I defeud Ibe Churih nud Kingdom of Uod." Atlhatllmi there wero n iiiitnUr of mcti) ou until rttaihl wliu uu.hr took to Ihi the lea ft r of tile eorili. 1 havunlreid) aiAkeuof Hllney ltlgduu ami hla failure. I'm I tent Young iredlcteil It la-fore it oanio lo alaa. U hot of JauatHitnog, who Inl n few l-t-onle lo Ilraver lalandlii lAteMlchl-tauT lAteMlchl-tauT llltalteuqtal loaJirrihlpcnlel in ahame, Itendi-tl iu dUgraee In Ilia on 11 vl ilein death and lu thu ilitband-un ilitband-un ul of hla fillimeia. 1 had the prlvlleg. nf liatliclog aomu of them, ujain my fitat mtaaiou, In Iowa. liat 1 f Jamea l.uiuitt,wtiu lo-l a tmall v -in iwiny of -pIo from N-uvi tu Hm Weal" He toon ulai-ovired he wat without putter, relumed to Nauvnn In lm ulilty, oiinreaaitl hla trior, an I tatiiii d that aomu one U niipolnted by Hit. Aatkt iguand t.rlug back lilt fulluaerv. Ulat of l.JIn.ll Wllht aiidllit rullottera, wbuwi ul tu Tvxi- Hi, too, failed nnil bia i-ativr euited liiubllvlou Yuu hear rollilligut the luoeteaof the who left the till) of the hurcli, ua pialded over b) thu luelve Ajiiitlea. in markitl cun-I cun-I tratt tu thtae failure, IhIioII (huaue. ceeanf thoee who f, Unwed tbo Aaja. th a. if the lor I J.-u. ( hrltl; who, In the ubtentw or tin t'lttl Preatut tuy are tliat quorum upon wlimn di.volve-i the authi.itty to ptceldeover tne (.burtb, ami who, tnnttuver, piaaaaa tho right, tiy vhtueof the -nwer glvontuUieu Mini equtl In auiiiorlt) lu Ihu I'lrat Prteldcuiy-t.i regulilu thu nfralraul thu ( hutch In all thu world, and iu llmevemla, nf that right tu regulate all the atU.lt of the Cliun-h. Ia It lot evl-ittit Hinttliey liavt. thu power lu take the att-tia m-i-ettar) to 1 rganlso thu I'lrat Prcal km) ol thoChurih, aa tiny Imoilune, not only unti, but rel-eate Hy? Ill the )earISHU-alxtKii yeala after the death ol the Proplittlhuru ttla n claim maili- In l-chulf of lln- tldett aou or tlm Prophet Joaepii rtnillh. Ho elaluudllie right to auotux-d to Hie treeluinry lul-l ly hla fathtr. He baMil lut claims ujwii Hu- light of llueare, ilalming thai lm bail the right I y teatjli of till U-lug Hie oldetl aou nf thu 1'roilnl Joaeph to aucicial tu thtr presidency if tin Church. A nunil-cr if ptrq le aro atld to hire U-u awntu Hint tils fuller ulle-l, or ltlue.1 nnd uni Inletl him to Ihlt tiotltlon 1 lotioua tu hit tnartyrdoiii. Inetldenieof Una I.) innn Wight la quotid. William Cliytnu larepiittiiud aa hating told Cliarl. h l)trr),a traveling etnirutiloii ol bis In I.ngland, that bu knew ll waa lull.- JumiIi's right to kail the Chimin la it ml atrtnge Hint Wm. Claytou, after audi n etatimeiit ntliu ta reporti itu havu ma it, a-live up to the time uf hla death 11 iaittilul alligtatn-o tn tin ( hurt ll nf Jeaut Christ aa lot I y Hit. Iwutte Apoetloa? II he knew Unit Ju-ipll wnt the aurcitMor tl lilt fathtr, ! It not uitiveluua that he, U iu a man of cliaraiter, did not oomu out and tiddly bilvuoitu hla olalma? I.utyrlniltii, ii.otbnroriho Proitut, fare,rtud tnliatu said by the ttilvn t-ales of tbo Joeipltlto faitlou Hint young Joeejll would )et lial the Chunb. Kulur aal.ury Huillli ttcon-lerued, ttcon-lerued, 1 Ulhitu that abu lint bleu ruitrei retented atitoluttly mlriire aeuted. l'nr only )eatirJuy 1 wnt gului. thnitiKri one nf the Journals of Hie lale Pr.tldent John I'nylor, In w hlch are record ul tovt-rl counuunk-a-Hoik from Hl-l.r I.uiy Smith, 111 which elm urges the right of Wm. II. Huillb, the ool) ri-nlaliilug brother of the Prophit, to thu Prealdincy. Hur pbadlnza and lit r ifljiti, after tbu tiiuttiof lit r sum, Jou ph aud 1 1) rum, tiere nil male lualli potior Hieilalma of William, lit-, Ion, lai 1 claim tj Hm rli..ii of the Pnllcuc) ofthuCburob; nulwhtn I visited hlillbutafuw )eira fto, ami hu i n u uterratiuu with him Uou Hieeutuct, I dltooveiod Hint be thought hlimtir liur.lilydull wilh I) Ibt Aputlcaat .Nmivio, aim by I'retl. dent lounglu pnrlloulir. Ho bum) Ins claim lu the PreslUoi oy by virtue if hla Iwlug the tuuUtcr to the Pro hi I Joeb, ah.!, would yull Ul.ivult, lie, bw, hailHcriptureto quote lu iupairt of lilt Llulin,' Hu lulled attinllou to HuliiatHiv in the Acta or tlmAoi-ties tlmAoi-ties when, uiKitiaomeqiuetlou arising tliruui h HiuUuu'iliig of Piul nl Autl-nch, Autl-nch, the l.lJira an I tbu Aoth-a m 10 ruin I tugtlhcr al Jesukiilimbj con-older con-older Hie mat'ir. A 'ter Peter had ulvin lilt tt-ttlmoiiy, u'ti r Paul anJ llartnbat liaditikvu, then Jamtt, the brotbtrof tlm lird, nr t an I aaid. ' Myseutoiicu la that wu trnutilu not thiul whloli from nmoug Hit Ueutllta ate turuttl to Und,"ili-. from ihlt illlam ctintludt-d that Jama t.ave the Ueottluti of tbo council, mil If he .atetliudailalounf tbu uouu. II, Hun ho mutt luwe lain thu proaldeht of thu council, and if tho resident uf Ihu cuillltll, then tbu Prwlilint of thu ( huioli. 11 J-luiM, thebrolliiruf (be l,urd,s iccioJe I the I.ord,tbeu Illlam llllmalhat bo alliuld have tucctaxibtl bit brother Tlilt wholi (henry nf Iho Lrothtrot the Irfird auccoedln to Hie iitetlJeuty la unie lu Ihu facu of tho ilatu duthratlon if the Hon of (kal lo tho Ajwatlu Piter I gltu unto) oit Hie keyiof the Klug-ilont, Klug-ilont, ami whatsoever )ou atiall bind cntatth shall bt. leiunl in heaven, and wbntaoovtr yuu ehall loam un tatlli, shall UiIoohhI Inhi-utiu." Kt iney Itl,dou wanted to tat an tajluttd giianlluu ut tbu Chureli, tin uhh nolllln ( of tho a iKillitmuul of ) oilfig-foae; hw as et er muoted, 1 1 lapata-lug lapata-lug strangu tbat aumethlugatout tbu ai unltitmtnt mil the nuolntlug ft m bit father lia I not been huriird at that time. It would have bceu a 1110 te. cilleiiluiiiorlunuy for Klimv Itlgumi to ilalnt thu right to bu appoluted guirdlanof the Churtli during tho minority of )ouug Joaeph, but be wanted to 1 ulld it up totbelllioaletl Pro hi-t, not lilt eon. It ai 1 uira that Hiu rights of yuutig Joaeth tothutuo reeslon ot tbo Pnslleucy or ttie Chureli tmo not UH.id of at that time. Thorn It nu order or Prkslhood, I might aay two ordrrt of Prh ttbuod, lu wiilrh lluiage la rccognlzid. This is lutheolllceuf Piitrlarilitothu Church. I rMifrumthu Doitrlcu mid Cuvin and, Htc. 107 "It is Hie duty of the Twelve, In all large brancheaof tbu Chureli. to onloln ctnngellml nilnkttio PatrlanhtJ ru liny shall bo ilialguaimi unto Hu ui b) reteltttoti. The urJer of ihlt Print hood waa confirmed to be handed down from fnthir to ion, mil rightly belongs lo thtt llttral descendant descend-ant nf theiiioseu avid, tu whom the iroiuliea tiero nude. Tliitunk-r waa inailtuteil lii Ilie ilaja or Allan-, and -uno ttiwn by lineage In the follow nig luuuiiei t'ht tut 1 billon (hon traits Ibe llm- Ir mi Adam I Hi Hi 1 n.,n A, I'ov, r-i.0 I 7 1, Thli i- one ol ihu uaus.i uuulud uy thu Jusitib- t lie factl n tuilemomtrate lbs Idea that Waal'" young Joseph had a claim by tight of , Ml tt llntagu to tbo prttldeucy of His JwX fv Cburih. Yel)ousce II doeanot have . ' MMm S anyallutlon whatever to HiopritliJincy 1 nKH Ig of tho Churih, Lut to llm oflke of I, Jaal'V ' u Pattltrch. r.uaaaH ' .1 The aecond rate wberu lineage It re Hi 'I cognize I In Hie Prkalliotd liln the "' ' if lllslmi rlc The literal diactndantaof 1 JBRJ ' Jl Aaron among tho flrat-lioru of hla I mUtM' fll aona havu n right by vlitua of tin Ir .iaUl 1 M llneigutulhat imsllluu, iratmiy tlmu . M IB thiy cm I ruvu their lineage, nr do at- WM j.B certain 11 by revilatlon Irani Hie Lord. B& "w Hut evtu In Ibat lOae Ibey muat Lo ' asaQl W dialgnttod hy llm 1 tttldoncy oribo JH ' Melthbi-dik PlieethiKHl, and round fiWWi i'S worthy on I mutt U iin'nlned either by .V IK M Iheniirbytbelrillitclion. Othirwkn ,' smt J? they are uot legally autbnrlii-tl to cm- $' ii$ elate III thai tailing. (Doc.ACov. JB 1 Eft There Is nnolhtr lautage by Ihu tH tfi Ji-1 liltn rnctlon In tupport of young fllli i ilfl JoMih'a claim, but It la uot applied BM I ft lorreill). I llrtt real thnataagu aa JaaaV ' : quuliil ffimn ,ui(hlet IheJosepbltoa aBaaaT 1 ffi l-ulill-boil .111 "IhoKucieseor." aVD I IK "riierelntf, Ibua e-lllh thu lord nnlo iB-.-, X )oulJipii the mart)! with whom H tj m tbo Priesthood Imtn 1 ontimieil through Sn B Hu 1 1 nea ji. ot your fathers, for yu aru 9J 'iit 3 lawful lieltaarennllrgt Hie llcih, nnd ' aaaW '!ii tS have been hi 1 from the world with' - H NfiHI Clirlat In (Ixi; llnrnori.yoiir life and .JH V'M lh Piltslbood balh remaltiid, aul taW TffM muat iteeda remain, tbeough )uit and '?B Hl,t8 )uurllt.eage, until the rtitoratlon of W, !'9 i.lllblngteikinby tin, ruoullnof all JM, EK tlm hot) irotliita llnce Ihu world YM , flf Ynu will obiorvo Ibat Hiia quotation, flj . I Ilia way the) gltu It, Is ma lu lonpfly -flaK '8 B to uu- Proplul Jueepli only; tail (ha Ml jl.lt ravelalluii Is ad In d not only to flHt J V Jose li ejmlth, Imt to neveral ol Ibo ! -I ft leivanle of (lull. I teal Hie tint , HP f" n " -rlly, thutMltii the ,0nl unto ittti ij yotinivservsntt, ounoernliix the itr ' Vft fM mm able of the whe.it and Hiularee." IH mm "liLtt wecomu tn tho )uatogu they . 1. JBmt m "Therefutv, Unit aalth thu lord unto ' ,'Wt ''',' mR ymi, with whom the Prleeiboo-I bath leijfi ll SH iiiiiliniioilthruugliiliullniagu or your iC li Mt fntbera. Kur jo aru lawful lielrt ai SY & WO oordlng to the lleah, and hate tn-en fi J,eWi lild front Iho worll with Clirlat III 1 t '.V '6bSB del. Hu rcfore your llfn and thu Prlt-tl- . W jfiK liowlhitth nnitlnid Ihriurth you ami jk , WM )ourlltieage, iiiilll.the rratrinlion if all Jf) ' W thlnga rpQkiu by Hm mouths or all .,1M tho holy tircliuU tlnco thu world M',.' MM legtu" ,. j MB Tliit api.lle. to the UUera ol Itrarl '1: '! to win in thu tt-volutlon la addriaaid, TT , HtH nu 1 there la not su much at a crevice1 ti ' J9B lilt Hin ugh which the dcaceudanta of Si 'Jgal Jostt.h timltli may crawl to claim auy x 4 aaW epetlal right aiov.i thu ntlur l.Wtrs 41 JiMm v, hu wire adilttwnl uu that octatlon. y'f lO It would be nil 0011.. nte; Ibat would 'J ijBJ piovu too aiuili for thotuwbutu tun- ,(i ilHm atruo li; for If it le to U i-uutrue.l their ,- Mi wa) If Ihu light of Presidency over il ttiMU the Church ll by llneouc, nud goes to S PaBH Hie t Idt tl sun by right of tut cession UjaBfl bow t-oiuis It Hint the same lawdlil - 1 iTH not opi ratu tl e ttlur llJe of Joae li A ijoll Hmltlina will nt this side of hlul? R WI That le, taking It for granted (for argu- . -j Sll ineiit'ssak.) that the Prleilhood had "" iMlm mntlnued Hiruugh tho lluesgo of Hie ffl Hvmm Hmith family aul thiy wrie lawful w rjaBBJ iitlrartccordlng to the tleali; and fur- I'll '?!BB IhtrRiantliig fnrll esakeuf Ihuargu- 'J ftiMl' luunt that tlm tlaht ul prtalJIiig uvtr B IBl tin- ( hurch carao to thu eldett ton of ' 3n the r.yat lint ir such wire Iho law .- , JS1 then Ptlrlatcli Jutih Hiulth, Uiher -i ' 'ifl nr tho Prot her, not one cf hla younger ' tt raH euna. slisuld havu lam Prtaident of r J tttB thoChurih, and arttr lilm lilt eldest Tf'A ObbbI living sou Hyrum. Ultimo tu hit ti iSl tleaooiiJauls, so that Joreti the aCS & Prut hit would havemlneJ tbu Preat- MS lr tfency of the Church altogtther, HcK Heuiu I any thla nrgutueut of the :mjj 1 W Ji-sepliites pruvee too muih. its full jHjf lH n, llcatlon would lulntbulr claims lu K 'JHl bthalf orhlrn lor whom they pltiul. ""JaE 'tai Myntlohtl 11 hat Utn called lo Iho fol- ill hill low ng, from thu bltluty of tho Probct nS) ;Jn Joieb, wnluh mutt fur ever settlu the si. fl qiiiilion of Iheru I elm nny right of Ar ml, succession lo the Melchltedeo Priest- JB& itflll' hunl tiy virtue of llninge, Bunday, 1 dwiji August 17th, 1811, tbu Proihctsaldi US II (ate Mill. Hlur vol. :2, p. te. lit ,i WM ooluiun.J'-rho Melchltiilro Priesthood1 r HsaV holla tbu right from llm I.terual Uod. II IB and not by tk-scent rroiu futlier anil t, jhUK inotbt-r, nud that Priesthoul la. oil trial Ll Ww! as Uud himself, havlug neither begin- if. i ffioB ntiig of da)a nor ending of life." i i ' ,wwm (lllillll-r ,Nlu, Feb. Ilth, 1SS7.) f 'ifM,i alureuver.tlleilalliaotlhuJosoihltts r-t 9rBi nre contradklid by Ihu order of the 1. v'tHlh Prliatlioodnaglvin lutl.o rovilalloua. 4 jMW? Jfimlieru in nil the revelations that 'i JJwbJ lolnt to tho glirlous day In which wa ', nswKi Itvu cin)ou Unit predlctid nuy gapot ;' iffki slxtetn yt us lu the jrogritii of the lv iWimi workofiiud. Tho( hurctiwaaiiotdls- .t ,LFf ctEaillteintthoiiiath or tho Prohet j ,1 ' fSLfl Jottph Biilth. ' li ,MQ It Is contradicted, I say, by tha ;fjl 7Mm order nf thu Priesthood oa found lu a9 ifjUfl tho rovolatloua of Uod. It Is cun- sfft ' Effiaf tradlctud not only by tbat, hut It Jl' , HJfc It tonlradlclid by the great suciesa li ijjlrji Hint hat attended thoto whu fol iBi i?9isK loul Hiu leaditahlp of the Twelve II if , 9K); A4jsllta nud the Priwldunclcs Hioy w ' Km1 havu organized under tho illreo- V f tKl tluu ol llm Lord. Where slncu the -u. tjjlfl Propbct'a death has thern been any ft" nrnTi lbginglu this work? It hai lienone tj nffiJij uubrokiumiirhoriroKresi. Hlncu tho 1 dintlior Ihu Pruphit the Uosl lias 1 I ' J lieu Intro lucid Into (lerinauy ami ' Hi Hwltnurtand, Intu Hal), orway( f AfM hwutlen, Praticc; It has Ueu ami to ' t iw tbo ItlandsorihuPsilfloOiian, to lh , F Viy bouse or Joseph Inhabiting them. It - L' 1 ll tiaa gitthere t ti ns ol thousands from E ,lM Vttv thosu nvtions, and bruugtit (lieuitothu 1 S I (il humour thu lord Iri thu toja ol the I I ,' IrSl mouutatut,Justasthomicknt Prbbhota 1 I 31 dt-irutlll would do taklngonuora f 1 lj city aud two uf n family, and bringing J , j to ml Ibenitii .Ion, where I hoy havo been . 1 ' ' ' il given paatoti utter tho l.irJ'aown' ' : i M In-art whu liate fetltbeni wltti know- 1 J ft S ludgu and understanding. I t JH or hut thosucccaa of the Church i 'M led lotliuloiortlm tnoutitnlua by the 1 M A oitks la-en oonllnotl lu lu successes J M to pnachlugthoOoel-el. It hat been r 7 SI muro successful In tho work tbat i Jl-SS reaches Uhlnil the Till. Thrioriloti- 1 5, .yit'l did timiihiliave Ltiu itectedln thete .u ' Sl'm nituntaln valleys, tint another In the w ' ,1 ," ihadowof which wu aro ttanllngti- 1 ' h'M 1 I nlglillaiitarliiK lomflellnn, and in It Id 1 a still grtalir work thill bu accom- 7 il, 1 pllthe.l tlmu In the olhell. Uututhtis 1 J J f temiilus, look nt tho records, aud bu t q J attonkhcil at Hm wotk dono for tho 9 m dead. It exiitds tho work tlonu for I J rl the living. - Nuw, till inn If nay pf the fictions I ,J1 that have tvaudend nttay from tin I ! CI ur ill havumiTthlng to j-olnt tollko ijWn Ihlalnjuttlflcttluii of tlulr clilrua of 1'aK lielutl.t-lrueCburch? or doea the , If J vntury of the Churih led from ' 1 i N tut Mb) the Apostlra cud hire It ' AH J has tuloernod Hit wilderness uud fllletl t Sk a thn tallt)s of Hie mouuialua for mi WI, , intuit o( sivtrtl I uiidreil milts with I 121 iroiruu- vlllaits, lowna aul iltles. ' 'JJ, ll hat iniidu a cutnmoiiwialtti, ami J pit g, veil Itu- flit I lUlllzallou. This I ' m iithnwuk li has aicaui llihid, and it . IJn there .u 1111 to bo uu oinl to Us pfo- 1 W crtM. , j) SJI '1&mMWmMW&J3!SBS&i VMJli r l$fd Tlierevfasalliue wlientliebountlarr lb KGa linn of Utah clrctimacrltetl tko "Mop I flH loon" preklem. Hut II la not to toda J. k Hk Wt liavo i) read abroad Into the eur 3 IB roundlnitHtaleaaiid Territories, where B we have eitabtlshed irosjieruua n j branrtieaof Ilia Churrh and powerful BW Htskie of Zloo, an I the err Item ill the KK settlements of UieHalnta Is, "Uln Ui Mffw room that we may dwell." MfcH Tniasur-rresof theChurch In rrearh. HH ItiRthe Ool, In building firjijlra SEw and adtnlni-terluic In theni (or the flH dead; la but ding ud settlements, re wlaeel Urtlalnff drserta ami founding com SlB monereslths, gives (he He to those wlio BulS tnv ihe Church haaKona astray undtr Wnwtk the leadership of the Tarelve Apostles lylH ' who led It front auvxi, amt those 'eBBV who have succeeded them la the presl I1Q i deney. M Here I shall leave the iutect,con- Hj scions, however, that 1 hare fallen far HSf shorter presenting It In lis full force. HaH laskaedloblesathlaeirtirtloyourgootl, MPM lo the etreogthenlng of jour lallh, BjB 1 asr the youth of Israsl to tfiv re HJ1K arectful and full allegiance lo the HtK i'rl'athnod, and Inasinuili ai you Oo HBJI . so, I tell sou fn the name of flod yen KTS? shall not be lvnntlnK In those grans 'WmH aud manly qualities which ehueUoIhe ffeW rulnda of man. WjQI Attho close of J.IJir HoUtls're. Biffi marls, VQJW ITfildfnl Hllfonl Mo.U.uir UeH t arose aetfolluwst E1OTL "Irralll.lt Is somewhat late, but I JJRr want to beg the Indulgent e of thle aa. fjHB seinhly a few moments. I frit that aa HJHJ 1 waaa number of there Mutual Ini- HIlH I rovemcnl Aaaoclatlona I wanted to Jr attend tlila Meeting and hear Ihla JmH lecture. I did not wlati to Interfere ! with the lime of Ilrolher ltobeile. lie Hfflflh haa given tie an eacellent discourse, JjKW and hat lold tie the imlh. 1 here are JQM , a few things pertaining to (hleaiitjrct HJJBJ , on 1 with lo bear my teetlmouy to Btl ) the young men of Israel. BH First, 1 wlah lo say a few worda re- Jgardlng rrieatheod. Theru la no nils-takealioullbe nils-takealioullbe I'rlralhood of Hod Almighty. Al-mighty. TheUodof lieaTrn lilrnself haa created and redeemed Ihta worlJ ,,, I y the tower of that 1'rlralhood; and aVHlwc ' no being that ever dwelt on tlila earth Hw ever has or ever will bo able to do or nt (elforni any work pertaining tosalva- Hf!Hi tlonunltee It la ly lhat eternal au I BjtK svetlssUng Priesthood. And where fflK , lhat Priesthood of Almliihly Ood la HJK manliest, Hie power of thai Prltslhol HJIHa la with the opIe, no matter of what HtvK ' "X "' canerailon they hare llrrd HJIflw In. And 1 wish (o aay KtVy that there haa bren no gen BafiaBL ' eratlon, no dispensation, any SrratLr than the one In which Jt colli mllh waa ralTd up. lie lall tne VflHiI'O foundation of Ihla great work under lllij UihI, and lie ealabiiahed the Church Hlf:lr ul""' ""' '" "' lns wholeearlh, In BiJwk fulfilment vt rrrelatlon and prophecy. HyuM) from lather Adam down to our day; jBl) and the lord baa made, and will nuke HjjMw noiulaiake In rrsard lo calling a eo. B M 1 1" r kitIiic Ihrm the rrllhoid. JkK Aa I hiTeaald.JoaejiliKniltliorKan. JKS Ired the Churih. lie llrot but a CtM lll" llm' with ue a little loncrr H't than the Kaelor did after lie entered 1 theinlolitry. The Harlor llred atwut HIVI three and a half era from Ihe lima l9J he commencetl Jlla mtnlitrallone 1M , among Ihe peoile until He waa cruel-Vi cruel-Vi I)- doarpll Hmllh Heed Kirae four- 1 i teen Jean, If I mlatake not, after ho B,1V' orianlzed tlila Church, lie also waa ; alaln? Hut leluie hedled he orau. WH. Itedlhe Church with Apoatlt-a, l'atrl i archa, I'aatort, Traclicn, and Ihe .l whole i-oTernment of the Church of HLiW Uod; andlhat l'rlealhood heorxanltel iH tir laid the foundallona of rrmalnel I with the eo le alter hla death, aa iHaaut' llrother ItobertahaaatMlonlchL Tliu dHlRjE rwelre Apoellra atood neat to tho Ifll 1'irat l'realdenry of Ihe Church: and iBIKj' I am a llelng wltceaa niyeelf 'Hltfwr l0 ", worl1- I am a living 'iffllW' wllneea to the leatlmouy thai he 'xJJl K" to the Twelve AIiallea when Bafwj " ' " t"'' our endowmenta ul' from under hla hande. I remember mlmhl" Ihelattapeerh thai he ever save ua Mill j- before hla death. It waa l7ore we lf?HI atartH Uoo our mlaalon to the Kail. jBt He atood upon hla feet aomo tbrte MliWj uoura. The room waa mini aa with (tKf- conauralegflie, hla face waa aa clear lIBi; aa amber, and howaaclothed tiponby HHiV" tho power of aJ. He laid before ua HI our duty. He lall I efore ua the full WiMS i ueaaof ihla Kroat work of Uod: aud In IMiW lila lemaika lo ua he aald: "1 have had RB Bm tealed upon ray hewl every key, every 3HH iwer, every principle of life aud aal- KBlH' vatlotl that (lodliaa ever given to any HjSHi man whoever lived Uiu the face of BflBlf !' Iherarlh. And theae prlnclplra and ntnlil tbla 1'rlialhood and power belong lo Hf II U i Ihla crrat and liat dlanaatloii which IK Ihe Uod of Heaven liaa act Hla hand lo WmiJU' eatabllah In the earth. ".Now " ,lil HyH I addrraalng the Twelve, "I have Ulf j aealed upou your hrada every key, FOWIi i ,'T,r5, """ nii " principle eVjUffM which the Irtrd hae aealed uimi my Hill; i head," And contluului;, he aald, "I 119 have lived ao Ions up to Ihe prrrent fa time 1 bavebeeutn (hemldatol thla l II : peopleand In Ihecieat work and labor A!' orredtmtlon. I havedealled to llvu Bfllr, lo acothliTemple built. Hut 1 aliall mm 1 never live toareltconukled; but you R ) will-you will." Now, e dlln't JM,, Uee but what he woul 1 live. S 41 We didn't unuoratand what ho j meant. Iteilher did the Twelve In X the daya of theHavloruuderataiid v. hnt f He meant when He aald "I am eolng I, away frcmou;lf 1 go nottheComfgr-ler nottheComfgr-ler will not come unto you." Aud ao we did not underatanU Joaeph when he imt ",IJ no V"H ot live to aee that HBv .' Temple com Mid, but we would, Proh- bbuJu t ably u waa not given for ua lo undir- Ki,i ttaud at lhat lime. i1 A After addreralnir ua tit Ihla manner i 1) he aaldt "I tell you, the I urden of thla 1 y kingdom now retta upon jour ahould j era, you have got to bear li oil In all Ihe I world, and If ynu don't do It Juu will J tedamned." That waa prittyalrong I language, but ltv.ua full of iniaulng, II J, waa full of algnlfloonce. Jrae h was HjPfj ;! tralotd In tliu l'rleatnon liure be rlK ,ain" '" tnl l,a't- He llluletatnod HB I, the l'rlealhood lerfictly utll befureihu Bl I lame here. He understood It work u is and Ita lineage. Ho alto iindereiood HE; ' lerfcrtly well that he waa going away WmKfj , 'rjmi thlatarlhjlut wo did uotkimw It ; until alter ho waa ut to death. 1 was Hi . In lloiton nltb I'realdrnt Vnting the HHll ' viry bourne and hla brothir Hyrum HHJaJ I Vittv killed the ery moment they atsnr'fj wereaiam. Anuiniiiatmomeutthrri HJI I wain ower ofdarkueiasurroundid ua, K3(if I afullcg oflnavlutta lhat 1 never fell hCT'B I 'fore. 1 have neitr reen I'retMeiii &riH Young feelaob4dly lu niy life beforeoa HSniM hodia Ibathiur. WuMiim Alter that we departed for our nil.. wSSIIJM alon, not kwmlng an) thing of ItiU IBH tenlble tragedy until we received au HHBfH account of their Oe.ln ni lime aftt r. HjBIHl warda. Wewerethiu Informed Hint LUnjiHJ the l'rorlieu or OoJ wore alaln. We HEjHrf relumed tu Nauvoo. It hua Urn re BpM leated to)ou hero tonight what waa raeiHLl done at that conference lu Xamoo. 1 SB, Hll do not know whither there Is any one uU Hk ptaiut hero loult,ht but mjaelfwlm IihHki waelheroatthe conference -thtre an I Hl( 'ft few living who were pn tent on 'Hfl llmtiKcarlou. llrlglmm ttoppid onh Hi I " a Itader ofltlael, uahaa bccutnld ' "L Uf'vBa. , aaB',' ''. JH here tonla-ht by Ilrolher Iloterlr, an J Hldoey Itlglon alo IrM to gel the residency, but when hit name waa I ut to a vole before the conference o the Latter-day Calnle, and they were aakrtl If Ihey wanti-l hint aa their leader, aa their ireMJrnt, aa their Ctiardlan to lead them, to guldo them aud direct them lo Ihe Ctleallal Kingdom, King-dom, Ilrllhamrall "All who di.ril'e your right hand," and IdldnniMea hand raited In hla favor In that con grrgatlon. He fllrlghain) then atked If they wanted thu Twelve Atxiallea to lei lor hanJ inainliy tlulr calling and build up the ( hutch au I eatabllah Ihe Kingdom of Oo I In all the earth. "All who do ralreynur rlghf hn I," and almost every kuI In that coiigrrentloii totaii; ami when llrlghm Young arote and commenced einklng, aa has been Mid, If my ea hal hot been eo I could aee. It I had not seen him with my own eyia, there Is no one lhat could have con vlnred me lhat It waa not Joie h rtmlth a caking. It waa aa the voice and fare of Joaeph Hmllh and any one can tea tlfy to ihla who waa acquainted with theae two men. Heveral men have chimed authority lo lead IheCiiurch, but the I'rophil Joaeth never conferred any such au. thorny upon a y man. lhebeyaofthe 1'realdency after hla death were held by the Twelve A piallea, and by them only, until the Council of the Mrtt I'n aldrncy waa rrorganlre f. t 4 auie theao Ihlnga lo show lhat the Ijord hae pit hla mark or aiproval Ufein the acta of the AOhtlce who fol lowed the Prophet Joaeph Hmllh In Ihe establishment of Ihla great work uoti the earth; anj the Priesthood shall continue here and the work In crraan until Jesua Chrial ahall come In tbecloudaof hiaven. I wish hereto ask a question, How has every man who has g.ne on hla own authority and left the Church aud undertaken to build up the f'hurth, auiccedeu? Howhaa lie rroerl,how haa he ilonef Why, lu.t aa they did who tried to establish "ritranglarn," and "Itigtlonlani," and every other "Inn" that haa ever arisen They have gone overboard. Theimwerend Influence ol (ll have not been with Ihrm; the Priesthood has not hern with them; the Lorl haa not called llieni In do thai work they tried, and the reaull has been a failure a com-I com-I Irte failure every time. On the ether Inn I, how haa lie proa. (a red and hleaed those who have gone forth 1 1 Ihe natlona of Ihe earth ant declared the Uoil of Chrlt lu the millions upon liillllolia of their felhw men? Why, He haa proered and I Ira-edthim richly, and or.rnu.1 Ih.rlr way to suniaa. Who are they who have cine forth to the natlona of Ihe tarih and who have visited the Islands of the sea, and have accomplished this great woik or gathering, built cltlea and reclaliue I tne dtsert? Not those who tried lo lead dltterent factions from the Chureh, not those who were nmlltloua to lead the leopleol tloil; Hit II has been Ihe l.ldcraol Israel, those who liavo received Ihe Prleat-hood Prleat-hood from the hande of Jdm ) Hmlth and hlsfollowire, or through the authority au-thority which (11 gave Ihem Who are Ihey who lame here lo theae val-leyaol val-leyaol Ihumounlalua which had len lolutoloulby thoflmeiof Oju? Who are Ihey who have lailll these lemilta an I erected edlflcra to the great JehuvahT Why, It la the rime class of men that waa true to Joeeih, thftae who have Inn true lo lloil and the cuvenanta they have ma Je. II aa II m1 made any ml. lali? Head Ihe Havel, atlons of Ihe Almighty: they speak for themselves, the Lord haa a-liolnled a-liolnled thla eole to mine lo this land: Ihla Is agriatwork; weate living liv-ing 111 ft great dlriensallon tho die- 1nsallouof the last Uoye. The li)rd ma ml del el Ted any oue III Ihla mat-tir; mat-tir; He will drielve no man III regard lo ihla work. Thla jieople have traveled trav-eled from place tu place ever since the organisation of this Church, until todny Ihey ale settled here III Ihe valleys of Unto mounlalna and have frosiered and Increaatil marvelously; and Ihey will rontlnue to grow and lucre-ise In strength and power until Christ oouies Uoii the t null. A inuu cannot leave tlila Church without Ihe puwerof II hI lea via him. It haa bieu Ihe Hwirut Ilia Prleethooil that ma le men groAt; and no man can hati.Ho II only according to Ihe order of Uod. II they do they will fall, aa haa been atated In the revelallunauf Uod read by Ilrolher Kola rla Ihla een lug. I want to say to Ihe young men of Israel, go and do what larlgnt; )oii need liavo no fears regarding Iho au-thorlt) au-thorlt) of thla work. Hie leird haa called the weak thluga or thleearlb. He haa called them from the plow,from the t lane and workshop an J the hammerHe ham-merHe has taken Ihe Illiterate ram of the worl I and sent them forth to preach Iho Gospel to Ihe luhal Hants of Ihe earth, l.vrn Ihe Lord Jestil Christ wnaliorn Inaelable and era lie J In a manger. He came forth and ful filled tho pro) hecles. Hla whole life waa one of imvcrty aud allllcllon. He wm scorned and hated by ihe world of mankind. Hla Apoatlea were ae-lettoJ ae-lettoJ from nmong Ihe poor an 1 Iho humble of thu earth. 8 It Is with the men who have led Ihe Church lit theae days, rhey have teen called from various voiatlore, Ihey have been men who were hum-b'e, hum-b'e, and tlol haa ltfii with Intnl. Uod his established Hla work, an I He haa sent mlnlstera to the dltterent natlona of the earth. I wish to say to the Latter day a-alnts, all that we have todoli to le lalthful, lo keep Hla commandments, to be humble, lo siek Him In mighty migh-ty trayer and all will be well Willi in. There haa laen a great deal of work done In thla dlsicnut!ou. The Lird call.. I thla pioile here In the valleja of llm mountains In fulfillment of prophecy. Old father Jacob, In I less ing Jieiphand lhralm, told them what would take lace In them nhd their poatetlty tu the latest gent ration; that thilr bltrsllikS should vllcnd lo the utmost Uuude of tho everlasting hills. We are here us di'-emlants of Joeiph ami i:hralm, and Abraham, who were pairlsrrhs und holy men of Uod. The) hn I Iho l'rltetliood, and It haa been eiultnued aud handed down from generation to pentratlcu as long aa God has had a ri-nnlo unon thetarth. Hi- boa reveafid It In Ihla lisinatlon throuirh Ihe l'rchit Joaih anil It la here to stay and will rtmaln until Chrlat coirea, I wnut to say to thu rung mi n nud maidens of the Latttrilay rlalnu, hive no fiars from whit you hear through Ihe outside world or from those who aro pro tnl in to lulld U the kingdom of Uod, but who hart not got the I'rlisth od as estitlMird by the Almighty through Jteh Hmlth. If toil will lu your duty all wlllbu rhiht. I am thankful fur Ihe prlvlhge of living n I ;, I have rintboprogriea of ihla wurU almost from the commentement. I thank Uod for w hit I see to lay. I si e great Itnprovemtnt but ihtre Is still great roim tor lmrovtmcolaiu3ng ua now. I wish to any lo our luung mea I here Is an evil uwrr,a griwlog power of darkness arutin 1 and amon, st til. The uwer of darkness define lo leal tne young men of Israel a tray. They 1 think If Ihey ran .. this, If Ihey can IgtllhemludotvllanJ wlckedlj, they can weaken this Chuich, Hut our I young mi n are raised up to follow In iheluuislipsof lhiirfalhtre,aiid not to be i silly led setray. !I pray Und my Heovenly 1'alher ti h'esa Ihe Lattir-alay Kaliits, that we may all have faith In (od and In Ihe letelatloiaondiromlsn Hehaaglven, i and In all Ihe truths we hevu received, and II we do so, all wlllbu wtll with us, We hive come here tifion a mla slon. Ourmlaainn Is a great an J re sponsible one; It la lulgnly. In fan, we have beent ailed to Irave our homes, our falhera, cur inotlu ra, our wlvee. tir children, ill that la dear lo us, mil I to go abrtkl lo prrac i ihuUiwlio the InhablUnts of Ihe tarih Wo have lieeli called In do tills and aa ilrdhcr Joicph Hmlth si Id, if we do not r inn I up Liir shoulders and help to bear i It Ihla kingdom, we shell te damnef. No man can receive the Prlisthood rrtmtho hauJa or the AI inlghly and abuso It but what It will beat eweted upou htshiad. Then fore, let ua all, old and young, Inifnne Ihu lime, live our religion, have faith In Uod ami Hla works, rile Ixinl liruitglit ua here, Hla (owerhaa been upon ue, lyllla taiwrr and Hit blessings ave have built teinpha and Uautlfled homi-s; and there haa nevir beenn isiiplelhai I know of that liavo i ver hid the power to rear aa many temp'eilu so short a lime as aehave dune lu Ihu in uintalns of Israel. Let ua remember Ihla and be faithful, re luembetlng our fasting and prayers, fall uion the Ijord In secret prayer, and ask Him to I lee and dlrtct ur. The Lord Is with us, His hand Is over ua, and He la guiding thla work end will continue to do so llulll Ion 1 shall arise and lelajllt up and shall stand In I ejuty, low i r and become ihe glory bf Ihe whole inrili, and while the ut Die nations. Ma) Uod blcas you oa Mtltuil Ilil-irovement Ilil-irovement Aa-ociatlons, mayHnbleewi every urganltitlon and nasotlailou Hut has been established as hel and gov ernuieuts lo this great latter day work; anJ may wnlebiisaed In all our endeavors en-deavors lo do right, which may Uod grant, for Chrlat'asake, ameu. |