| Show CONSENT AND RULING it is a maxim of the church that all things are done therein by common consent if a rule to la sought bought to be promulgated affecting the whole church the consent of its membership must mast be obtained thereto before it la is of force on those mern member bev and if tho the membership should not give consent to such rule then it would not be binding u upon pon them the principle holds rood to la all depart department mentes Inc ludine officials called to preside over the people in any capacity it if those over whom an officer Is IB proposed to preside decline to consent to that presidency then the effort to establish it falls it to is not implied however in the doctori doot rioe no of co common mation consent that a rule once accepted by th the e cb church u ach me membership m her may be revoked thereby for such euch revocation there to is required the approval of the giver of the rule otherwise there is no mutual action the genius of the church in ia not that its ita membership formulates its rules it if it were then it would be the church of the members and not of the lord in the church the word of the lord is given by revelation irom from him not by the suggestions of man and it if the people reluse refuse to consent to the revelation as a rule theirs la Is the responsibility butchen but when the church consent the rule is established and it is in not revoked except upon inauguration from the same source that gave it for the institution of any rule a regular channel of procedure dure is established io in the authority or priesthood which the lord has divor and all who become members of the church in doing so eo consent to the tbt order ot at government established therein by the order thus given it la is not a doc doctrine triBe that a majority of members rules mules the church when it comes to government therein it if such euch a doctrine were maintained then in such euch cases as aa majorities are wrong anu aim these are numerous in the wordloa wonlu a his tory the government would be froug but whether right or wrong if a majority among mortals were to control in government govern ireni then the organization would be to mortal destiny the church is ruled or governed irom from its head not cot its ita body or limb nau anu that head la Is christ there is a regularly constituted set of off officers icem e cb quorum in its ita place directed and gon controlled by rules received irom from we the divine head hence man la Is not tue atie master or ruler ot 01 be churco Chur ct but lie its director and controller la in the one abone basis church it Is ie herein la Is the ibe free agency of man mali sou ana the power of god preserved in perfect harmony by acquiring mem berania in ila the church in accord with its ita principles which requires intelligent action on the part of the individual in subscribing to the doc of faith repentance remission of min am and the guidance ot of the holy spirit mice who do so 10 consent to so es tabi labed rules in the church and if there are other rules required by change in these are submitted in regular form at toe the same baffle time the power of salvation to ia lu in the grace of 0 the almighty and Is made effectual to the believer by his hia obedie ej ce to divine law to which he gives the member obeys principles consents to rules rulee of priced procedure ore aud and in the church government the inviolable law Is ig that god rules to in hla his church |
