Show ordinations 10 the following letter ames from croydon Croy doo morgan county to the editor the NEWS being the authorized organ of the church I 1 have thought proper to submit the following lowing lol items for your kind consideration hoping that you may deem them ot of sufficient importance to 10 you in publishing toe the desired information in the NEWS first Is it proper when ordaining a person to an office in the caronto priesthood to say may in the ceremony 1 I ordain or confer confer upon you to the priesthood and ordain you to the office of teacher or priest as the case may be would it not be better to say sav 1 I ordain you a teacher in the priesthood second in ordaining a person to the office of a seventy is it light inight to may bay 1 I confer upon you the Melchi sedek priesthood and apostleship Apostles bip and ordain you a devent seventy 11 third willylu will you please publish what is considered a proper ceremony in or daining the following a Tea teacher chei elder and seventy many young elders are at a loss lose to know just what constitutes a proper ordination and an answer to the above will be much appreciated by A YOUNG ELDER in response to the foregoing inquiries we will flug gest as WO we nave have bau bad occasion occa aion to do oo on several other oc cacilo when commenting upon this matter that there is no set form of words to be used in ordination but there is a definite rule or principle to be guided by toe the essential features are that the person or persons perform ing the ordination do so no I 1 by virtue of the authority they possess to make the 2 iu the name of the loru and 8 by ordaining ta the office intended this done and the work is complete for instance the person performing the ceremony way may say 1 I ordain you a seventy la in the he holy boly Malchi sedek priesthood ja ste etc of 1 I ordain you a seventy etc ley ing ng out the last live five words in the ord I 1 quotation and the effect would be cum complete A seventy is not ordained to 1138 Meloni sedek priesthood band apostleship one of that office CHICO may be commonly designated as all an apostle ot of the seventy as is the custom with many but when it comes to ordination to ibe apostle ship in the priesthood thant relates to another and higher office from what appears in out question and those of others abat have been submitted from time to time lime there must be auser where many more words worda than are necessary sary are used in ordinations forthe for the benefit of the inquirer and others in like frame of mind we will call aali attention loathe proceed proceedings ingot of an 80 elders conference held beld in te sate gait lake stake of zion january 19 1895 which were duly published in the NEWS several questions of special interest to those holding the priest nod 0 od were asked and them abit in ordaining brethren should we desay say receive ye all the po power of the melchi gelchis edek priesthood or simply say we ordain you an elder does he receive a falness of authority and priesthood when hen ordained an elder to this the following reply was made by the presidency of the in ord ordaining aiDing elders say after this manner in the name ot of the lord jesus jeans christ and in the authority of the holy priesthood vested in me or us I 1 or we ordain you an elder in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and seal upon you every key power right and privilege pertaining to this high and holy calling amen if you have the proper authority such a man is ordained an elder never mind considering ta question as to whether he is more than an elder let him magnify this calling or office and there is ample scope for the exercise of all his talents talent and ability and if he will faithfully perform his duty he will thus qualify himself to act in other offices of the priesthood to which he may hereafter be called and ordained the advice here given Is da applicable to all the ordinations our dent refers to and covers the gromad thoroughly ebly we have a fu adjer word of counsel at this time it would be a very proper thing for those who have ques questions of this ibis character to ask to follow the example given at the elders conference referred tc submit them to the presidency of the stake in which the to in quirene inside and receive the reply of after it has considered fully the matter and if occasion has baa required has ban obtained instruction from superior pacers officers no a ich inquiry may expect to be met inet with a snub it if it 14 a proper question tion it will be answered and it if it Is improper that la fill formation will be conveyed thos there have been submitted to we toe NEWS many questions question that be 1118 bongea only in quorums or in private discussions and these we have been compelled to ignore because their da BB ored cred character was such that a public dissertation thereon would be xa ly jy albere are some things that belong ly y to those who have received cern aln ordinances and ordinations and eimold uld not be bandied about every lere ere on several ques eans as closely related to this class have een a answered in a way to suggest to ae a inquirer that his bis interrogation is adly adly within the bounds of propriety a topic for general public consides on n the NEWS is ready to give any ft formation it may possess on doctrie a fad d principle but where the subject yia tatter ater of the inquiry relates to erdl knees and ceremonies in which only priesthood are interested or to sub ats I 1 connected with the ceremonials of cisily sacred places place we would sob ob prefer that they be submitted ugh rough the regular cha channel ninal of ou au julty rity some subject like some as and characters character are too sacred abe be bandied about in common ois ion or frequent repetition in the relence of the worldly dal minded who ve no DO reverence for that which is oly ay and divine the distinction can B drawn easily by those who have bayr scions to 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