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Show .tor a loai'Eit-xr nunc. A recent Issue of the l.aroonl Halula Herald baa a fifteen-column reaponae lo a Niwi eJllorlal, the latter having pointed out aa untrue the aaaerllona of lha Herald tbal "loose wbo have been dealroua of patting through the endowment en-dowment ceremonlee lor thsmselves, and of attending lo liaplltmt for Ibelr dea l, have bean obarged a oartaln sum for the privilege" la the Ttmpl.a ol tltab. Upon this point tha HeralJ replies re-plies lhal II had taken tbe etate-menla etate-menla of Iboee wbom It had reason to believe wera In a poallloo lo know, and If II baa been mlalnformed It pleated to understand that faol, therefore aoeepla lha N gwa atalemenl wllbout dleputr; all at which la aim mendable la our frleod, but reveeli at lha tame lime Its Inoapaolty In judge of Temple mallera, because II do nol undraland tbaro. Upoa ao tbtr point In onr editorial, the Halnu' Herald eaya II had Dot the allghleal luteottou of sneering la referring re-ferring lo Elder Merrill ae one of Ihe leleel A pot Ilea ohotea. Although a re-perat.l of lb (1 rat article does nol obange our Impression upon tba slate. msut wblch eppeer In that arllole alone, with Ibis later explanation we ara aallsfled.and accept II lo good faith. Responding to an Inquiry In the Herald's Her-ald's reference to Ibis subjscl we will sey Ibal neither Elder Merrill Dor Elder bund Is Ibe youngest of Ihe A poet lee In Ibe ardor ef choice, although Ibey are among the later addition lo tha quorum. The Herald tbea goea lo another branoh of the aubltol, and audeavors to maintain lhal tbtre bas bsen "something "some-thing lacking In Ibeobeervanoe of Ibe rllea of baptising for Ibe dead and eeal-Ing, eeal-Ing, or adopilog for eternity," and makes asvsral quotations from sermous end Ihe Doctrine aod Coveuonle. Later, a gllmtiae of light am to penetrate the Herald article, for It taya, "l waa partial unforlunat Ibal wa eonaldered btpilsm for tba dead, sealing aud adoption all In oua reference;" bul farther on It lapaee lute the old error, and ooustquenlly arguss irom a wrong premiss. Aa lo baptisms lor Ihe dead, there Is not snd baa not bn any nilsundsr-staodlug nilsundsr-staodlug or variance la relatloa thereto there-to la Ihe Church from Ihe daya of tba Prophet Joseph, and no rptlllont what Indlvuutlt bave fallowed the Instructions of Ihe autborltlu; ao Ibal every re'ereooe of Ihe Herald lo "aa unstable, an-dadoed, an-dadoed, Indeelelvo policy" relating Ibarelo Is wholly without warrant. There haa been no auoh thing. Even from Ibe standpoint Iba Herald eeeme lo aaauuio relating la adoptlans,tbere I nol a shadow el excuse lor Including baptisms for lha deed In Us references. And as lo the adoption there haa been no uuoortaln pulloy; neither waa there a mleuodoriianjlug oa lha pari ol lha living oraolea. There were kki Ihloga that ware nol fully revealed teepeollng oartaln relailoniblpe; and people, al tbalr own argent request, were permitted lo perform cerlalo work wblch at moat could be tut euperfluoue and did nol contravene any principle! bnl Ibey did ao with express Inslruottous aa to tba real slatua, ao Ibal there was do obsuge of polloy whatever, Tbe Prophet Joeeph did not bave all tbe kuowladge given him revealed al once, but Irom lime to lime, and on odo eo oaatoo preceadtd ae related with reapeot to bapllioia for lha dead. The Lord after-warda after-warda gave him mora light, and aver since tha matter has beta perfectly uuderatood. Ner did the Prophet Juaeph reveal lo Ibe Church all thing! which tha Lard bag to aay to II; obaogo of olroumalaooeo required new revelation, aa the Prophet Itequenlly aud ampballely declared. And In respect re-spect lo cerlslB aaallogs Id adoptions that reveiatloD came to Presldeut WoedruO, svuklng this dtseuteluuj and the alleged "obange" which Ihe Herald Her-ald ssska lo make eo much of bul wblob Ibe Leller-Jay Haloi know lurulsbes do oeeasloo therefor, was Do grsalsr, It as great as that by Ibe Propbsl lo rslalloo to bsptlam for tha dead. There boa been no ohaug whatever In reletlon lo Ibe principle of adoption, bul lha Lord baa given mora light upon It lhaa formerly waa In poa-ataalou poa-ataalou of rutny who desired lo know or Ibsae things. The Heinle' Hsrald alto devotes ipscs to arguiog that tbe word "oracles" utel in a revelatlun given March, K'lil, raiert to oeaomsodmsnli. Tbs fauclad ooulroverty on Ihli point it uone of our. We uoderttaud that c lU'iiottly tha word Is appllsd lo the ouuituuuloaied will ot lite Lord, aud alto lo lUoie through whom that will la cominuulcatedj the taller are referred to when we uae tbe term "living oraolvr," Upou lla situmed ba.le, uur Lsmnni friend stems to think that becrtuto "tbe keys" of the kingdom woro not to be tskeu from the i'liiphrt either In title world or Ibe world tu uouie, no one alao could be given the power to use lltoao keya. Oa title ttit wo trill rentlud it that wl.eo KlJor David Patlan waa klile.l lite LirJ Informed tbo I'rupttet lint hla Prlvatho .! couid uni b tniiru irom hlin, but thai au-otiii-r Hm; 1 bo appointed lu bla sieaU. Hill wat wllb tb Prophet Joeeph; whan be was exiled away another waa appointed In bis slead, and lb Cburcb bas nol been wlthiol a Prophet, ieer and Itavelstor, air baa tba Prophet Joeepb, who stsods at Ihe head or this dlipensstlon, been deprived ot eoy keys or powers tbal were ooeferred upoa him he will eoatlnne lo hold them Ibrougbool elerolly. Our controversial friend quotea from tbe revelation glvea to Ihe Prophet Joaepb, January l(, 1841, aod andeavora lo made a p int lu relation thereto. W will call lie attention to lhal cam revelatloo, which aayt, "I glva lo yon my ear-vaul ear-vaul Brlgham Young to ba a President Presi-dent over Ihe Twelve traveling Council, Coun-cil, which Twelve hold Ibe keys lo open up tha authority of my kingdom ua Ibe four oeinere of Iba earth, end after Ihel to send my word lo every creature. Tbey are Holier C. Klmkell, Parley P. Pratt, Oreon I'rall, Orson Hjils, Wlilltm Rmllb, John Taylor, John E. Pag, Wilfsrd WoodruO, Wlllard Jtlobards, Usorge A. Hmllb." That la a ralbar broad aulbarlly, and la pointedly sxolutlve lo tbe matter ef key-boldlug, eo far aa oooeerne aoy organtaatlea that did nol receive the keys from Presldsnl Young ad his associates, or Isgitimate-ly Isgitimate-ly eucoeed thereto. II la lor tbal Council and Ihe legitime! eoccreeore thereto aa exolutlve franchise to eend the word of Ihe Lord to every creature. Tb Halnu' Herald aey i "Joeepb Hmllh did Dot beajm a m.rtyr la lea came of tbe Ctah Church." The -aertloa I nol true. He waa Ihe Eral Preeldent and Prophet ol lhal Church, wblob la lha Churoh of Jaaue Chrlal iif Latter-day Halul. He held tbal poallloo al lha lime of his death. Tbe Churoh, haa never ba dltbaoded, reorganised, re-organised, or chaoged, lla quorum, of Prleilbood have been reorganised aa neceaalty required, utl aa Ihey were before tb Prophet's death; hut Iheeollre Institution Is Ibe tame. The Reorganisation la a perfeul alrenger lo tha Prophet Joaepb and tha spirit blob actuated , him. The Lord made no mltiaka In ealecllng Ihe Prophet Joaepb for Ibe work or orgaolaitlon of HlaChurob. He cuts no such sorry figure aa lo awaken a neoeetlty for tueb men as Wllllsm Marks, Jason Brlggs snd Zsnos Uurley lo do lhal whloh He was uaeble lo sooomplltb. Tbe Lird orgeuissd His Churoh April s. Into. It baeojulluued la or-tianlaed or-tianlaed form to lha preesul, and will remain lo Iba full eooompllib-meal eooompllib-meal of lla divine purpoee. It la th Cburcb wblch has built Templea In "tbe l p of Ibe mountalaa" In Utah, will continue Temple building aa the Lrd direcla, and la engaged lu all tba work ef aalvallon for Ihe living nail Ihe dead tbal Ibe Lord r. qui ret la tblt dltpsnsstloB. Tbe Heinle' Herald It nol a oompeUnl arlllo of lha doolrlner, teachings an1 practice, of Ibat Churoh. Tbla Is shown In various ways, one ot which la It ooofes.td failure to o:m prebend aotual eoudt-tlona eoudt-tlona which axial within Ihe Cburcb, and lha Intent aud elleot of Iba Instructions Instruc-tions ol Its leading authorities. Wamiiniito!"' II i ivm da Y, being a legal and aalontl b. Ilday, will be ob-erved by Ihe employee of Ibe Nawa ealabllabment. There will be ao latus ef Ibis pa; sr until Monday avenlug. d lr 1MB weather utau k.epe on banding band-ing out tbla kind of weather, h will al laal convey lb Impre.aloa that he haeu'l learnad half Ibe Irlcka of hit trade. It's pleatanl, bul II laa'l butU bees. It WILL lake something stronger then Ibe cathode ray lo Uncover tbe virtue In many people who go around calling Ihemtelvee go it. |