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Show THE DESERET NEWS, SAM' RDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1939. IIIN Church Omnortment ,msomm,pil Ancient Sacrifice And, The Gospel Ank:It Leon being driven from tho Car, M. Eden. Ad .im and Eve were commanded to offer sacrifice of (Principal of the Su gar City Serninary) the aliratlinge of their flocks" (I) offering to Jehovah while at the same At that time they did not understand , reive the gift of the Holy Ghoet, ask-thIn Ilia and all time name, Int oedinance things sacred they mt'evied the People end purpose of that SkOttVer ye shall ask, it shall be given and An Precticd Idolatry (Amos 5); flnallY angel appeared 18) Then followed Ezra, one of the last of the Old Testa-Ill- s told them It was "a similitude of the Pm." (Moises sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the the littailkett of Cain and Abel, and ment prophets, offered burnt offerings , the resultant jealousy of Cain which after he and his company had been rather. of finally culminated In the first fratribrought safely back from Babylon, to It may have been the remains in ride Jerusalem (Ezra 8,35). The foregoing In was history found this very altar that The gospel was taught not only to Illustratkms are not Intended to be Northern Ilisitouri by the first settlers of Adamondishman In 18,4 When Adam and by him to his posterity, a complete list of all who worshipped this altar was first discLveredt ac but It was likewise taught by Noah, God by means of burnt sacrifice, but enough have been given to show that cording to those who visited It Ire- who was born one hundred and twenof Adam. feet death sixteen the practice continued. doubtless, ty six years after quently, It was about the entire Old Testament of the his wide, warned or ten feet nine generation haviligiloah long, by Its greatest extent north and south-- flood that should come If they did not period. The- writer of IIebrews-Io-as much when he says 'For every fers birthas the the after Later on Noah, The height of the altar repent. ren found it, was some two and a hall flood, offered sacrifice on an altar lin- high priest is ordained to offer gifts feet at each end but gradually using., to the Lord "of every clean beast and and sacrifices: wherefore It is of neces. higher to the center, which was be- - of every clean fowl, and offered burnt silty that this man (Jesus) have soros. thing also to offer. (Het 8.3) tween tour and five feet high the offerings on the altar." (Gen. 820) whole surface being crowning. . . . Abraham-offerethe gospel continued to paral- sacrifices at Beth-"was here that the Patriarcht lel sacrifice el when he first entered Canaan. (Ctn. throughout this same pe- nod of time, for we read In modern associated with Adam and in his cons- - 12.8) Isaac built an altar at Beerpany, assembled at this altar to wor- - sheba. (Gen. 2025) Jacob built altars revelation that the Mekhizedek ship their God. - Itere their evening On both aides of the Jordan River as Priesthood continued on from Adam prayers ascended to heaven In the did doubtless his son Joseph though to MOMS. (D. C. 84) If smoke of the burning . sacriflee, and the biblical record is silent as to the priesthood was there doubtless the here angels Instructed them In heav- - latter. Moses likewise was command-- - Gospel was present likewise, for the enly truths....N (2) ed to ask Pharaohs permission to let priesthood is given to administer in law the Israel journey three days from their the ordinances of the Gospel. (3) after taught being Shortly were Eve home in Egypt to otter sacrifice. (Ex. Paul tells us that the Gospel was of sacrifice, Adam and of law the baptism. 318) This permission was refused taught to Abraham (Cal. 3:8) and to higher taught And Ile called upon our father Adam and Moses was then instructed to pee. Moses (Heb. 41-- and I Con by Ills own voice. saying: I am Cod; pare his people for the Feast of the Joseph Fielding Smith has written: "After the destruction of the wicked I made the world, and men before Passover. Altars and burnt offerings became in the flood, the Gospel continued to they were in the flesh. And Ile also said unto him: If thou wilt turn unto most common from the days of Moileobe taught by Noah and later patri. and on to the end of the Old Testa-- archs, but quite generally it was not Me. and hearken unto My voice, and ment times. During this period we received. (4) believe, and repent of all thy transin even While Moses and the higher priest- read of Samuel offering sacrifices (I be and baptized, gressiorul, Sam. Elijah competed with hood was taken from Israel because water, In the name of Mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and Jezebel's idolatrous gods by offering of their unwillingness to obey, yet the truth, which is.Jesus Christ, the only sacrifices on Mt. Carmel (I Kings 18); Aaronle Priesthood and the lower or- name which shall be given under Amos, the prophet of southern king- - diriances of the Gospel remained. We dom, denounced the rulers of the read: heaven, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men, ye shall re 'Wow this Moses plainly taught to northern kingdom for offering burnt den By cif the children of Lintel in the nese. and sought diligently to ty his people that they might the face of Cod; , i, they hardened their Strong , e what-(Mos- es ----- -- - -- -- - also. , 'And the lesser priesthood contin ued. WHICH PRIESTHOOD HOLD-th- e E"ril THE KEY OF THE MINISTER-throughoTHE PRE- 'NG GOSPEL; PARATortY GOSPEL- IS THE GOSPEL OF REPENTANCE AND OF BAPTISM. AND THE REMISSION OF SINS, and the law of carnal corn-But - ut mandments, which the Lord in his wrath caused to continue with the .house of Aaron among the children of Israel until John." (D. C. Thus the principle of repentance and the ordinance of baptism for the remission of sins together with the law of carnal commandments, or the law of Moses , continued until the corn- ing of John the Baptist The question may properly be asked: What was the purpose of ancient sacrifice with its burnt offerings? Let us explain with an illustration. Abraham was called of God to leave his home town of Ur in Chaldea on the banks of the Euphrates River near the Persian Gulf because the elly wasfull of idolatry and the Lord wished to establish His chosen race in a new land beyond the Jordan River some eleven hundred miles away. Thus Abraham left practically all friends and relatives behind and en- tered a new land inhabited by' a , 84:23-27- ) i er the-high- - - 10:1-4- 2 , 11:14-15- nee- therefore the Lord in Ills wrath (tor anger was kindled against them) swore that they should not enter Into Ills, rest while In the wilderness, ithich rest Is the fullness of Ills glory. "Therefore Ile took Wooed out of their midst, and the holy priesthood It d hearts, andcou-- 851-42- - wilder. sancti. behold I, ). , s ); (Continued on Page Four) British Millennial. Chorus Makes Last Public Appearance ' ' 1 -. , 40- -4 i: , 1 , Itie) I. ; 41, ' ' ,C,,, .,..,-- I ,r $ - k 7 , . . .i ' ' t 4 , ,. ' ...: .., ' - .., , ; ' 1 ! Aq., ' ', 4P 4,11I' t 4,. ; 4 i . ;.. r - ii ,.) .N., , rs , , 4 I .. .,.., , , ,' AO -, , , ' ,, ,, ,,...- ,. '... dfro ) : P Y t '' ' .., ( :to . ,"' ' ' , .. ),,,,,),s1 : - '' i:A ,r',:10' to-- -; . , , - g,- o- ,Ir . MA , ,,,,"' - , ' ,,,',. '' - ., , ' 4 .'.... ' - ,..,.. 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Wheelwright, Glen IL Cornwall, Jed W. Shields and Fred W. Schwendiman.,-- ,L11--e - - - - HE Millennial Chorus of the Brit concert at Aberdeen's beautiful Beach tracting and announcements in cine- of the church, while tracting. ish Mission, now disbanded, was Ball Room where they sang to 1500 mas. This last method of spreading During the evening the Chorus people and a, week:s engagement at news of meetings is a privilege which sang a varied program of Negro spirrecently given the opportunity of proving their worth when they the, Capitol Cinema where it is esti- has only recently been granted to the ituals, light opera, and sacred songs Chorus by managers of cinemas in and Elders Lowell M. Durham, Chomated they sang to 20,090 people. paid a visit to Scotland. The first city Other perkirrnances Included an which they have sung. Prior to this rus leader, Jack H. Adamson, and Paul they labored in was Aberdeen where -- they spent four out of the five weeks evening's concert at the Barracks of thne practically no announcements L. Badger spoke on the theme "World one of Bordon the the have been allowed. of the tour. Fears and World Friendships". Rev. Highlanders, five remaining "Kilted" regiments In Missionaries have not been in this Over 200 were in attendance to hear McClelland paid high tribute to the Britain, 'a performance at Woo1Lj lecture on Mormonism and songs by Mormon people and Salt Lake City city. for the past fiveyears and per secution and unfavorable comment End General Hospital for the patients the Chorus. Many had to be turned which he had visited some years before. The audience.' ntitnb&ing3 'BOO .t had accompanied the departure of the 'and staff, and tvio concerts In aid of away due to the snaail space aYa:dahle. victims of a girft, accident which last ones there. The high spot of the Scottish tour showed their appreciation through Through the medium of song the happened during their stay. Collec- was reached in Glasgow where along applause, a custom peculiar to the Chorus overcame this prejudice and tions taken at the cinema and charity with a week's engagement at the New Trinity Church. made the whole town favorably conA constant stream of favorable concerts, which were turned over to Savoy Cinema, they and the Scottish scious of the Mormon Church and at the newspaper sponsoring the cam- - District Missionaries were asked to . newspaper publicity and many new the same time greatly,helped the small paign, amounted to over $175.--- take over the Sunday evening servicInvestigators was a reward and evibranch tif the Church established es of Glasgow's large Trinity Church. The climax of their stay in Aberdence of the additiAnal scope which there. deen was a concert given for' friefids This was arranged by Elder Hugh C. this type of missionary endeavor Several performances were given, and members of the Churchp Brown who had ;lade the acquaintopens to the missionaries of today. ' - the most notable of which were the entirely by the Chorusl through ance of Rev. H. S. McClelland, head By Elder Douglas H. Branuner -- fur-the- m I I -- - -- . w , , .41 ,: V, '''..i '..lr. s -- .f. '5;,; j,- .., f '' - - - ..... I '.,' , ,.. .7 ...; , ; ,, , - :,,,...' ' 1 ' .. .0 7' 1 ,''' ,I' t),-- r ..,. - '' .. , , 4. A,46, - ,k ,, i 4 . ' 4 , If '' '40 t ' , ...11' ' ' .. ; .,., ' l'''';'''''''4' , .. :. ,..) A, ' k ,. - ( V ' ', 1,' ',,,f, , ' ' ' f , . I,i:,, r 1- , ' ' a ."N. ' ''', - ' 1 - ., -- 'i,-,:"- Nii,k, - 0' f 1 -- .. ! , At' ,. |
