Show NO III H lime Hie pei refer l references nc i to 10 our lion hon honored 01 ored ed mind and beloved h loed Church as RR a ahler I In lIl time the vocabulary of or the opponents nt a I synonym for despotism are at It least one ado no good goo II purpose They Thoy hoy are aie prompted by lIy the spirit that of tit old Inspired III Nero Kero or Julian the Iho fam flun famous cue ous apostate but hilt th they y call attention to the limo absolute Ib lul absence from the Church of ot any that lies Imi even een a 1 r rt re to a n hierarchy And AUnI thus th these e attacks draw attention to 10 one ono of or th the strong proofs of ot the dl divine I tie Inspiration of or the of or this the Church and their For Ifor It Ir they had hall trot not been heen guided by wisdom from above they lacy would weld almost t certain certainly ly I hove have fallen Into Inlo th lh the error of ot nil all Christendom end and 1 a n 1 priest caste with mote more or l less s r resemblance to th the pattern of ot th the world Instead of ot building exclusively lely upon the lh foundation tion Uon of ot prophets and apostles 11 It tm Uti turn hastily to II Pool t nU III tory tot for an all Illustration of ot this truth The rite Mosaic ill pen wa was fram framed d don on this principle of ur a 1 hierarchy but many 1111 of ot the lawe WI and rel relatIng t tIng Ing Inn thereto were known to b be tern tem temporarily Riven a as a R lower steppingstone to a higher plan plain TN The fh people tople were not pr prepared par d for tor th the higher law jaw and Ami nvere nor Iver given the lower which they were wre told lohl would pa pass s away Hway In time the ful tul nM of ot time With the establishment nt of oC th lh the the higher Uw law w was i 1 introduced tl l Under this Ihl the boundaries boun of ot caste and Clare were burst buret asunder Th The Priesthood w was s no longer ron con confined fined to a n sacerdotal tribe but was made mad with the tho tj ty t ot of believer who were referred to tort rt In toto tolo as nil consecrated c l kings and I priests to 10 God clod fly Ily tho the I of at th the third cen century tury tur lul this scriptural simplicity corn com commenced I mence 1 lo to bo he marred by b pagan and I perhaps Jl Old Testament Influences Pro Protestor Lightfoot the fatal change to pagan Influences exclusively Ho lie that as It may as ne the th life lite of ot tho the church lost spirituality form and show how became b camo prominent and line In the tho fourth century c may bo be called n a 1 s system stem of flourished and grad grafl gradually gradually n 11 hierarchy wan established 1 And thus thul n a full fall to tho the lower piano took place Tho The reformers attempted to bring hack back the thA primitive simplicity and pin purr Ity of ot church government but with no success And even oven the tho advancement I they thoy tho made was wal not followed up lip by their successors and hence seine Bome of ot the Protestant bodies arc tiro us all much sub subJect subject subJect to a 1 class chess of ot priests ns us tho the church from which they broke broko loose j while white oth others othes ers es In their endeavor to oh ob literate nil 1111 traces of ot their past Insl historical connection are arc without Priesthood without authority and without lenders leaders except such UK us III act on the authority of ot men mon alone Tho The Church of ot Jesus Christ of ot Latter Latler day dllY Salute stands today In lit its organ organization organIzation as ii a 1 powerful testimony to the tho divine wisdom that Inspired Its It found founders ers II It hue hus no hierarchy no priest taste casts no m Its Us leaders leader though true truo fors of elf Christ to tomen tomen men with nil time the gifts powers nod au nU authority authority belonging to lu that most 1 holy call callIng callIng Ing lug claim no mw other either prerogative than therm that of at servants of ot the tho Lord 1 coil and fellow rellow servants In the midst ml of ot their brethren These facts fuels are aro monde peculiarly prominent prominent nent by the repealed misrepresentations lions White While shows best upon a II dark background and distortion of facts ery very often servo lIno to 10 bring forward the tho beautiful details of ot truth |