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Show lOMUMMlllO!! I' THE I 111 lit II. A few weeke ago the Nitre had an article on the ordluanca of confirmation, confirma-tion, In which wai e-l forth the general rulee IhBl ali.tuld be followed by Ihoio who lay mi han-le for cun-ferrlng cun-ferrlng the Holy Uh at. Wa there piloted out epeaially that "tula o dl. uaooa of laying ou ol handa ! lha mBBne of confirming a member mem-ber lo Iba Church." Tue artlole waa In reeponee to a letter of Inquiry from rooato!lo, Idaho, lo whloti aev-oral aev-oral fornn of lauruaga lu lha ordinance were aubmllled, augguttlng dlllorent Vlewaoo llie tulot. Now eornei a letter flora aonthei retldenl of l'ooatell. It la a lUremd to ouo of tlia general fjburob author lllei, wl h a rrqueit that Iba anawer ba Blvan In the nnlumn, al m V-I,lelw el. oulattd niagailna of high itaudlug, which la named. Tble letter take letuawllb lha atatamenl of doctrine made In the Nawa, and aaya of II Ibat "proof ahould ba given from the proper authority," II aleo quutee the tint and etooud forme given In Ibo Nawa formerly, Inaltilng Ibat tba oeoond le eubtltullally oorreal,wharaai the Nawa aald Iba Prat held that pool lion; to Iho lacoad, however, Ibla later correapondent adde word! wblon were not In tbal lubmitled tout, but era la Iba ona wa pronounced oorrecL Of Ilia aeoind form ba preeervea Ibe wordt "eeal upon you Ilia Holy dboal," and quolea Aota, eighth chapter, apeolelly noting the glleenlb vent; upon thli baurgealhal tba aecond form of Inn-guege Inn-guege le proper. la our former article upon tbli aub-ecl aub-ecl wa laid, "lha Holy Uuo.t It Itiell a ecallng mlulilar, aod Iba uee of toe word 'teal' lu oouforrlug tba Hplrlt la Inappropriate." Wa will take the language lan-guage whlob our Mtnd re I lee oo. Acta villi IS, which eoyettiat To leraod John "prayed fur tlieui, that Ihey might reoelva lha Holy UBoil." Tbera la In Ibat no bam for aumil. luting lha word "teal" In plaoo of "receive." Then Iba worda ol Jaaua, rocoided by John, obapter xxil, vera to, aret "IWoelve ya lha Holy Uhoel;" aad Iba l'rieldency ot Iho Church la tbli day hai dlreotad tba uta of Iba worda "Hiotlva ya tba Holy Uboat," Thut there ! npon tbli point tba record of tba Apoitlea an clently, tba dlreallon of lha living oraclea today, and the reo irded wor Ja of Ibe Lord, with nothing ot either for the other claim. Wa referred lo Iheae lu our furmer article, and itlll think tbiy ara "proper authority" for tba proof dtmaoded. Tba orreepondeol further litem that when the Apoatlee, aa recorded In Aota, prayed that the Holy Uhoat might ba revolved by tlitm,lt waa "hot to be ooutlrmed memtiere.'1 That atale infill le dlieotly opp tail lo lha plain record. It la related In Aota, ilx-teeuth ilx-teeuth ohapler, that "JuJaa and Hllaa, being prophet! alio lliemaelvei,ex-horted lliemaelvei,ex-horted Ibe brethren with niauy worda, aud oonflrnied lliem;" and that Paul "wrul through btrrla aod CilloU, con-Arming con-Arming tba ohurobet." Thli oouflr-luatlua oouflr-luatlua of theee who bad reoelved the wold aa member! lu Iba lhuion nt varloua plaoee, wai by lha laying on of haoda for couferilug tba Hoi? UlioiL lteferenee la alio ruido by lha cor. reipoudeul to tbe blttory ol lha 1'ropbel Joeepb, wberelu II li alaleJ tint on Aprllt, 1830, cerlalu peiiout had batidi laid ou Ihem lhal liny might reoelve lha Holy Uhoil and be OJUflrmed membara of Iba Cburoh; aud the fourth Article of Keith li qnot id wllh lha Inquiry why It did not read "laying on of band! for confirming i member of Iba Church, and lay uuto ?ou, Reoelva Iba Holy Ohoel." The antwer ll very ilmplet Utoaute Iba ordluance of laying oo of heuda for the gift ot the Holy Ohoel, or Ibe ordlnenee af oonflrmalloa,le the mtaai of confirming a member of Ibo Chtiroh through the beplltm of Ibe Bplrll, utl ea ll wee performed on April , 111; oinflrmillin doet nol come bafore or alter, but it Ike lime of leylng on ol head! for giving lb Holy Uhoit. The oorreapondenl oomrnlti tka aarl-nil aarl-nil Uoolrtnal error of trying lo make two ordluaoora out of cooflrmitlon and eonlarrlng tba HJy Uhoet, whireai lhara ll but ooe. He might aa well Inmt lhal tba "beplltm of repanlenee for the rem l-aloa l-aloa or line" and "biptltin by Inimer lion tor tba remlatlon of ilm" ara rparala ordinanoee, wban there ll bul one, A eerelul etuJy of one reference ba make-, D.n trine end I'ovtnanlt i: tl.ihouldtil blm right II ba will lake Iba wbol lenteoce and aol omit llie flrtl part, al done In qa ting II, That rule aaya lha fcldere ara to oon firm In lha Cburoh lhi.ee who are biplli-d, by laying hand! upon lbm for cwtiferrlog the Holy Uhoat. It retdit "confirm I bote who are btpl.a d lull theCiiureb, by Iba laying on of handa tor tba beplltm of ti e and Ibe Holy UIk ;" eod verea 43 aaya "ooLOrm lu tbeCbutobby lha laying on af the bande, aud Iba givlog of Iho Holy Uhoit." ai wae oieiod in our rormer arucie, bapllim by wattr alone doee not con ttliuta a pert n a member of Iba t'hurol.; tun. unit be the bap. 'la of the H,,irll. Hy the ordluenoe of laying on lien. ft Ih iee who have been beptlitdhy water ara oouflrmtl Into the Cnuroht by title ordluanoe lha Holy lliiott la oonf-rred upon them. II la ona act. The rule o: the Church, by aulh .rlty of lha rJorlp tinea, of lha living oraolee, aaJ lha revelalloaa of the Ljr I, li al we for mtrly elate It ' There It no eel form ol woid., but the alenient to ba Included In the oidlninco are oleerly let out. If thotfllolallug Elder were, after aim Ing bla authority, or the Una for whom ba aota, lo aay, I oinflim you a member of the CUuron of Jetui Cbrltt of Litlei'lay Halnla and tey unto you, n.ieire ye lha Holy tibial,' I ie oldlnanoe' would be complete." If tbera were to be auy quvtllun a! to the order of w.irde In lha eentenca uted, II la ell ctutlly dlfpoied of In the Doctrine and Covenean, i:4l, Hut tba Kliari ara "lo couflim lu li.a Cburoh by Ibe leylug on of me hau lt, and iba givlug ot the 11 ily Unoii." Wa Irutl tbal our 1'ooatello brother cau ice tun matter aright; wa have trio J lo nn.ke our explanation puluUtl with that bopa lo view. Hulling lha opinion ha did, II wai proiwr for blm to bava tbe matter Mlll d lo hli undemanding. There la no dlioradll lu eariieelly looking to atoeileln lha liulli: on lha ountiety. auob ellurli arc comoiaodabla. Hut 11 would nol be proper lo contend lor Ibe mallug ol a point, regerdleei of II eorreolueet; tbe better way la lo eack to receive Ibe light, and wllb a preytr lul beerl Invoke Iba Inaplrallon of the lord lo give a thorough undemanding. undemand-ing. I a doling, II may nol be amlet to add lhal Ibla raepunea lo our brothel' querloe ara made by direction of Iba proper authority. a |