| Show THE OF mchaig f of rit i orthodox Ai ameri amerl nerl neri cam can aan diviner thus euma sums up an article ln in the union lion on the c on of tho the yar var various lous ious ch churches birches inthia country the T i conclusion of tho the whole matter la Is this tho the Churche churches 3 of america tho the christians christiana of Am amelica america erica elica need tho the baptism of the holy ghost this la Is the plain and simple tru truth i th expressed JA id a very few words the implies moro more than it esthe p preb pres presses itt ses sos t logical deduction Is that tha it the professing Christ christians christiana lans ians of 0 this country individually and sa as organized hodies bodies ure anre without the gift of tho holy ghost thia this la Is ono one of the tha declarations of 69 Mormonism mormonism m made tetie tefie from the yary vory beginning of this church it Is loot not denied that the spirit of truth in some degree Is cm enjoyed by tho the different sects but it also influent people that belong to na no church and la Is not withheld from the heathen it is the true light that light uth ath overy every man that corneth into tue the world 11 the baptism of tho the holy ghost la is something more moro than that it la is a special gift from god to believers in christ wiio who obey an essential to membership in the church of christ and to citizenship in tho fhe kingdom of god it follows the true baptism of water A man must first bo be born harn of the water and then of the spirit if he be la Is not he cannot be numbered among those who have a right to the title of the sons bons of god tho whole christian world of the american continent not mentioning their co religionists of the eastern Hemle hemie hemisphere phere are thus in need of conver conversion it if the churches anu and people have not the git gif t of the holy ghost all their administrations are void and vain in order to obtain the baptism of the holy ghost they must find some ono one authorized zed to confer it upon them the new now testament which they uphold as the word of god shows very plainly that the naj hal y hosh ghost host was conferred in tho the early christian church by tho the laying on of the apostles hands tho thu plan has never neven been changed all an chris chris mendom clergy and laity must most bow bolato atu stu ato to it or I 1 they will not bb ba ahle ahie able to change their condition dit di lon ion thuy they will vill continue to be divide divided dand and jn in doubt and never bo be able to come to tho the knowledge of the truth as aalt asat it is 13 in christ jesus they may ball oem oam the saviors but they thoy can never know god and that jesus Is ia the lord until they are baptized with the holy ghost administered by the laying on of hands of men divinely ely appointed to confer it no such authority exists on earth outside of the C hurch church of jesus christ of latter day bainte saints in which lt has haa been restore restored d by the personal appearance of men who held the keys kkeys of the apostleship anc and anciently they ordaining men in the flesh to that authority all people living aro are called upon to repent and ba baptized zd in water in the name of jesus christ for tho the remission bion sion of sin sins with the tho promise that they shall receive the baptism of the holy ghost by the laying on of hands if the christian churches and christian people of america deabre to receive tho the great boon r which aich it to ia declared by leading men of their 01 vla via moia that they lach lack let them come como to tho the jig light h t liet leit them como up to zion to the mountain of cf the lords house or listen to tho the vot vol voice volee lee and testimony of tho the elders sent bent forth to invite them to the tho feast of tho the precious thinus things of the kingdom iro prepared p rod for tho the bumb leand obedient then they shall learn the ways of paths idolce in the unity of tho falth faith the certainty of the truth and the gifts powers light and supreme satisfaction of the tha holy ghost the comforter which reveals the tha aathar father and the son and sear gear cheth all things yea yes the deep deeg things of god |
