| Show THE BLESSING OF or CHILDREN IT has been intimated to us that some of the elders have been teaching ideas concerning the blesa ilag of children child refi that we deem to be incorrect if it we are not misinformed it has been taught that there was no need of parents bringing their infants before the church to be blessed by the elders but that it ft better for the father to attend this rite at home for if be he did he lost a very great privilege 1 well as a 4 right to aud and power over his children that he might otherwise retain this Is not BO no we have nothing to bay say against a father his children the genus genius of the priesthood being primarily patriarchal with godheim god ahlm selo self the great father of us all ai ai the head bead indeed we claim that every evory man holding the priesthood ia Is a patriarch in his 0 wn home with the right to bless all ha ulua lila laa wad erand grand rand children even all the fruits ol 01 esona hs oua ona swi soi I 1 do we to tho th father bid bis babe on olf the eighth day and giving it a fathers blessing but we do not think lt hat that this thia privilege ge whether exercised or unimproved should interfere with our obedience to that law of the lord wherein it is stated staled new edition doctrine and covenants bee 20 verse the church of christ having children is to bring them unto the elders before the church who are to lay their hands bands upon them in the name of jesus sebus christ and spid bless them in his hia name of the all important fact that this Is a direct com command mandOf of jehovah and as such sueh should be studiously complied compiled irith with without hesitancy or U we think quite a number of bf excellent reasons can be adduced to prove that this command la Is attend eddith ed with beneficial results to babe and to parents in ln the first place the parents by bringing their child before the church manifest their faith in the sight eight of their brethren and sisters in gads gods word and in indis pro mies mi es aa as well as their thankfulness to him for increasing their posterity and for the safe safo delivery of ais his handmaiden the child is also benefited by the united faith and responsive ive lve prayers of the assembled saints which faith falth seals the more sure eure word of prophecy pronounced upon the head of the child as asa it t also gives more ore abundant power to the onnic offic officiating lating high priest or B eider elder ider lder to manifest the good pleasure of the lord with regard to it and again the blessing is thus given in the presence of the church recorder and there is much le ies les leis s likelihood of the record be being ing omitted or errors entering the therein reins than there would be should the rite be attended to at home in this as in all other things the path of revelation is the path of safety the nature of the work of the lord lond the spirit and genius of Hi founded upon the rock of jelis his revealed word compels us to ad the brethren to hate have greci care lest leat in giving expression tn their private opinions they adva auvasa net theories opposed to the retell revealed word and will of the lord urd it f this is no man justified no my izu is authorized to teach to the charet new or advanced dGe doe doctrin trinel ea ex excena 1 the presidency thereof L light 19 t comes from tile tiia head and tothie point must the members oft ott of UK church look for knowledge ui AM wisdom and doctrine and principle 4 did every man holding a port loal the priesthood have the right dight to advance doctrines for the amei accent ance of the church it would bil bit bra chaos our name would be babylon lou lot and it could no mo longer be baid bald thit gody gods house is a house of orte order we should bo bd like thereat th grest erest of th world ione une man mans I 1 a opinion would N i as good as that of another I 1 titi would be no rallying rally raily ing point nort dort no recognized authority no head oa anthi con contrary t w we e should be weak indeed then let stray from wel I 1 defined land landmarks marke if in the proy irenee of god and tha the growth li 11 crease and development of hi rk kingdom W we a need further liet light and intelligence on doctrine it ahi be kiven rivea to us and it will cora I 1 through the proper and anif dulje pointed authority taylor in behalf of he the council of til tit apostles |
