Show I lV IN 1 U to which give accounts of ot the tot f t tIlie the Ilie Dean Denn of ot on public occasions o the doctor oC divinity l Is s w far In liberal thought ho lie might fairly bo Le counted d those tho so tl 8 who themselves freethinkers He strikes ell heavy hen Wows blows nt lit the th orthodox notions about the Ible and In a II paper on Natural Christianity rend renti by It him at nt a n meeting of 01 the Union In London lindon he lie declared that hint people may safely leave leae out of riC account the prodigy of ot Christs birth from rain a virgin that it was vua unknown to tf the of ot the tho Now Testament except t two to Matthew Mattli nut Luke lie threw throw doubt on un the alleged of ot tho the Savior ant Intimated ted that the death from which Ho lie certain persons pcr was wag only what mod modern ern rn science would a nil us forms Corms o ot at syncope or at hysteria hy Ho lie further spoke of tho the Lords resurrection tion tian Us os that of at a n u simply spiritual ex existence except to 10 tha th eye er C o of at faith liberal views are so o contrary to tilL the testimony of ot the tho of JOBU of ut Nazareth as M a to place the Dean Denn who them In a 0 different theological the class clara to that which was vas occupied by those thole disciples anti all nil tho the j c carly arl Christians The gentleman also nIo I L queer notions for lor nn an Episcopal in reference to ecclesiastical l cal eal authority In a by ly him railed called Christian Conference Ks J Jayu s says ho puts forward the Divinity of at Christ as ns a II moral rather than a n met mat metaphysical tact act and ant tho the doctrine of the tho Trinity an nn expression of 01 tho the sociability ity ty of oC the But It In III of his liens Ideas of or apostolic succession that wo we desire to make malte particular mention As Aa stated In u a London newspaper which i endorses his liberalism It Is this The Tho Episcopacy he lie finds valuable only BO so far or ns nI It Is tS for the progress of tho the Christian community In III righteousness and arni questions lIu whether on nueh a n ground the title of bishop may not be 00 extended to all nit the chief Administrators of 01 the Christian corn com community making not only Independent ministers Presbyterian moderator presidents bishops of uC por par portions of Christs church hut but mayors unit and ministers of oC state to be bo esteemed ns its truly successors of or the Apostles It Is astonishing that the term sue suc successors cr of tho th Apostles Is ha used by so many modern divines In the tense sense In which It appears to be bo understood In both the Catholic and Protestant copal churches How can cnn any other oIlier dignitaries than Apostles bo really rea II the tho successors of the Apostles In the Church established by He lie placed therein first Apostles end then other authorities each earh with a Q special calling Apostles prophets evangelists pas pastors Ia 1111 tore tors and teachers t were for forthe tho the work of the ministry all In their own places pl ces anti and with duties to perform tor or which they were vere severally ap appointed appoInted pointed n ted When Judas lost his place In the th Twelve another was chosen to 1111 It Itana and ana lie hc was wall ns numbered l with the oth r Apostles That was wn true rf sue suc succession cession eslon An evangelist a n presbyter pastor teacher priest cardinal or pope popo In IB not a II of oC nn an Apostle to be besuch besuch besuch such he lie U must mu t bo bl b himself an nn Apostle or ordained by b t competent authority and anti holding the keys of that office It may ma be bo argued that this line Hue of ot reasoning would throw out the claim of ot apostolic successIon entirely front from the whole of or Christendom Just BO so BOTho Tho The truth cuts ery very closely and ant keenly There have been lIeen no noA A pCS tItS In the churches for hundreds of oC years That hiat fact remain whatever may Inay be thought thou ht about Its Us of ot fc fd t on If It Any other othor dignitary than an nn Apostle can call be truly the lIlA successor of or nn an Apostle then thon the conclusion said to 10 be lie reached by the Dean Denn of ot RIpen may be pronounced logi logical cal al and und possibly passiM correct AntI And nd yet ns no S Smatter ft matter of ot fact It Is a II palpable absurd absurdity ity Iry It The restoration of ot the Apostleship the thu possibility of true succession could be effected In this age nce of ot the world wont In no other way rny than that by which It was accomplished Peter Ieter James end John who associated In fn the headship of f the tho Church after left the earth clime and or ordained Joseph Smith to that Divine nu conferring upon him the k keys ys which hu Ii they held heill with power to ori or the Church again on earth and ordain others to the ministry Thug Thue In the hurl Chun burt h Ii of ot Jesus Christ of Latter day there Js Is genuine apostolic and also true guidance as asto asto to the doc trine which the Dean of a ant and some other oIlier liberal modern modem 1 Christians dispute but about which UK ii re was no dubiety In tn the minds of the tl tb disciples of ot tho Savior I That He was wat sa born of n 1 virgin that He lie n v was as the Son of oC God flint He lie literally raised rallied the dead and that He Be Heros Beto ros rosl to from the tomb with Ills Mis body quit by spirit and nd In It ascended to heaven helen whence henro He lie will come and change our vile vUe bodIes bOOl If It Ite vc we e arc am ro In Him and fashion them like hike unto onto His Ills own oon glorious body bod there U It no doubt for fr from Him und uni the rf of lie His lIi AIO those th doctrines beyond IJ dispute In the Church there l Is I yenta I Ible ble and the tho true Ind spirit of primitive Chris |