| Show TESTIMONY Y OLD L LAT AT TER DAY SAINT WHAT HE HEARD JOSEPH SMITH SAY ABOUT RECEIVING THE DEC FILLMORE utah territory orv february ith 1885 editor deseret yesterday I 1 was handed a copy of the saints advocate bearing hearing date late Larn lamoni oui oni iowa september 1884 tiie the first article in which was headed th the C 0 or P dina eions of joseph the martyr four and a half pages are occupied anjer this heading it starts out olit by saying among the many errors hichi which hichi have crept in among those who have fallen awas away from tae tiie faith s nee tile the rejection aud and disorganization of church which was or organized anizel in 1830 one is that the priesthood is done away this Is news to me although nearly 52 have elapsed since I 1 cinday embraced the latter iatter work I 1 have never heard a latter day saint u utter lter such a word the article goes on to show how joseph and olli oliver er were ordained under the hanus hands of john the baptist to the priesthood but denies that they ever received the priesthood by any other agency than their own hands elb by the tile commandment of god alt ait although although houg many of the various factions pretend that it was conferred by peter james and john but the history of joseph proves that to be false now I 1 do not pretend to be posted in josephs written history but what I 1 sa saw w and heard him say in the early history of the latter day saints is an indelible history to me whether vh ether he ever wrote it or nut in early times in the church and ill in a public conr cong congregation I 1 heard him say that peter james and anti john came and laid kneir hands ou his llad head at the same timeto give his sayings additional force he clasped his own hands on his head and ordained hill hiah to the fligh priesthood and gave him the keys of the kingdom most likely some others remain yet who heard him make the statement but possibly not it if the foregoing is of any use it is is freely gevea ivea by N B BALD balb BALDWIN wix wis |
