mankind . . .. the laying on of hands by men who have themselves received it, and have been called of God and ordained to administer it”. (That means the Mormon priest- hood.) Our Saviour said: “How njuch more shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them who ask Him”. The Holy Spirit, our Saviour teaches, is given m answer to prayer, and is not dependent on the priesthood of the Mormon Church, or any other church. Mormonistn: Its Origin and Doctrines 125 “ ARTICLE 5. WE BELIEVE THAT A MAN MUST BE CALLED OF GOD BY PROPHECY, AND BY THE LAYING ON OF HANDS, BY THOSE WHO ARE IN AUTHORITY, TO PREACH THE GOSPEL AND ADMINISTER IN THE ORDINANCES THEREOF." According to Mormonistn, the only persons who have any right to administer the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord s Supper are the representatives of the Mormon priesthood. It unchurches all the Christian denominations, and impudently claims that the Mormon Church is the only true church; whereas it is not a church at all in the New Testament sense, and has no more authority than Dowie had, or Mrs. Eddy. Its priesthood is bogus in its origin and its authority. They are what our Saviour calls “thieves and robbers”. Paul says in Eph. 4:11, 12: “And He [Christ] gave some apostles; and some prophets; and some evangelists; and some pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. “ ARTICLE 6. WE BELIEVE IN THE SAME ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTED IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH,' NAMELY, APOSTLES, PROPHETS, PASTORS, TEACHERS, EVANGELISTS, ETC." We have shown that it is impossible for men to be true apostles now. Nor is there any warrant in the New Testa- ment for such bogus officials as the “First Presidency of the Church”, with its two Counsellors, or for the “High Council”, with its despotic methods. The Mormon Church pronounces damnation upon Chris- tian believers who receive baptism from the hands of Christian
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