Outlines of Ecclesiastical History

by B. H. Roberts

Footnotes

[1]. Jaques' Catechism, page 77.

[2]. "God having made known unto us * * * that in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him." (Ephesians i:9, 10.)

[3]. Note 2, end of section.

[4]. Ontario County has since been divided, and the north part of it, in which Palmyra is located, is now called Wayne County.

[5]. While the Prophet Joseph in describing this first great vision refers to the Lord and his Son Jesus Christ as two glorious personages without giving at that time any particular description of their persons, it is clear that they were in the form of men. Teaching the church the character of the Godhead some years later, the prophet said: "God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted Man and sits enthroned in yonder heavens. That is the great secret. If the vail was rent today and the great God who holds this world in its orbit, and who upholds all worlds and all things by his power, was to make himself visible—I say if you were to see him today, you would see him like a man in form—like yourselves, in all the person, image and very form as a man, for Adam was created in the very fashion, image and likeness of God, and received instruction from and walked and talked, and conversed with him, as one man talks and communes with another."—Journal of Discourses, Vol. VI, page 3.

[6]. Most likely the first part of the third chapter, as that relates to the coming of a messenger to prepare the way for the glorious coming of Messiah. (See Mal. iii: 1-6.)

[7]. Pearl of Great Price, page 90. The words in Italics indicate the difference between the passages as quoted by Moroni and as they stand in our English version of the Bible. The student should compare the passages as quoted above with the Bible and mark how superior is the angel's rendering of them.

[8]. That was the name of the hill among the Nephites. The Jaredites, a still more ancient people, called it Ramah.

[9]. Book of Mormon, pp. 114, 115.

[10]. This messenger was a resurrected personage. It will be remembered that John the Baptist was beheaded by Herod Antipas before the crucifixion of the Lord; and that after the resurrection of Messiah, "the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his [Christ's] resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many." (Matt. xxvii: 52, 53.) As John the Baptist was one of the most worthy of the saints, and a martyr for righteousness, it is but reasonable to conclude that he was among the number resurrected immediately after the resurrection of Jesus.

[11]. For the words of the angel see Doc. and Cov., sec. 13.

[12]. These baptisms were, of course, by immersion. The Savior when teaching the Nephites how to baptize, said: "Ye shall go down and stand in the water, and * * * these are the words ye shall say, calling them by name, saying—Having authority given me of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. And then shall ye immerse them in the water, and come forth again out of the water." (III Nephi xi: 23-26.) It was this passage which led Joseph and Oliver to inquire of the Lord about baptism, with the result stated in the text.

[13]. See Cannon's Life of Joseph Smith, p. 73.

[14]. Doc. and Cov., sec. cxxviii: 20; also article by Joseph F. Smith on Restoration of the Melchisedek Priesthood, "Contributor," vol x, p. 310.

[15]. Matt. xvi: 19.

[16]. Cannon's Life of Joseph Smith, p. 73.

[17]. Doc. and Cov., sec. cvii: 18, 19.

[18]. Their names were Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, Peter Whitmer, Jun., Samuel H. Smith, and David Whitmer. There were a number of others who had been baptized, but as six persons were sufficient to fill the requirements of the laws of the State of New York in respect to organizing religious societies, the church was organized with that number.

[19]. The words "of Latter-day Saints," were not used until some time after April 26, 1838, when they were added by revelation from the Lord. (Doc. and Cov., sec. cxv.)

[20]. See Doc. and Cov. sec. xxi.

[21]. The revelation giving these instructions was given in the chamber of Peter Whitmer, Sen., and is the "voice of God in the chamber of old Father Whitmer," alluded to in the letter of Joseph to the church under date of Sep. 6, 1842, contained in sec. cxxviii of the Doc. and Cov.

[22]. Page 297.

[23]. It is the law of the church that "no person is to be ordained to any office in this church, where there is a regularly organized branch of same, without the vote of that church." (Doc. and Cov., sec. xx: 65.)

[24]. Doc. and Cov., sec. xxvi.

[25]. The voice of the people is the voice of God.

[26]. The voice of God is the voice of the people.

[27]. The voice of God and the voice of the people.

[28]. This revelation is the one found in sec. xx., Doc. and Cov. The Prophet Joseph precedes it in his history with these remarks: "Among many other things of the kind [spiritual manifestations], we obtained of Him the following, by the spirit of prophecy and revelation, which not only gave us much information, but also pointed out to us the precise day upon which, according to his will and commandment, we should proceed to organize his church once again here upon the earth." Then followed the revelation above referred to.—Hist. Joseph Smith, Mill Star (Supplement) vol. xiv, p.22

[29]. See part I.

[30]. Subsequently when some persons desired to join the church without baptism at the hands of the elders, having been baptized by the ministers of other churches, the Lord said: "All old covenants have I caused to be done away in this thing, and this is a new and everlasting covenant, even that which was from the beginning. Wherefore, although a man should be baptized an hundred times, it availeth him nothing, for you cannot enter in at the straight gate by the law of Moses, neither by your dead works. For it is because of your dead works, that I have caused this last covenant and this church to be built up unto me even as in days of old. Wherefore enter ye in at the gate, as I have commanded, and seek not to counsel your God." Doc. and Cov. sec. xxii.

[31]. Eight years is fixed as the age of baptism for children. Doc. and Cov. sec. lxviii: 27.

[32]. These are the same words given to the Nephites, except that the opening clause in the Book of Mormon is: "Having authority given me of Jesus Christ" (III Nephi xi: 25), and that means the same as "Having been commissioned of Jesus Christ," etc.

[33]. All officers in the church holding higher authority than those named would, of course, have authority to administer the sacrament.

[34]. A few months after the organization of the church, viz., early in the month of August, 1830, when the Prophet Joseph left his house in Harmony, Penn., for the purpose of procuring wine to administer the sacrament to a few saints visiting him at his home—he had gone but a short distance when he was met by a heavenly messenger and received the revelation contained in the Doc. and Cov. sec. xxvii, a portion of which is as follows: "Listen to the voice of Jesus Christ, your Lord, your God and your Redeemer, whose word is quick and powerful. For behold I say unto you, that it mattereth not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink when ye partake of the sacrament, if it so be that ye do it with an eye single to my glory, remembering unto the Father my body which was laid down for you, and my blood which was shed for the remission of your sins; wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall not purchase wine, neither strong drink of your enemies; wherefore you shall partake of none except it is made new among you; yea, in this my Father's kingdom, which shall be built up on the earth." This revelation is the authority the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has for using water instead of wine in the sacrament.

[35]. It must be remembered that this revelation was given before the church was organized; at that time there were a number who had been baptized, and who had children not old enough to be baptized, and had not yet been blessed of the elders. This commandment, therefore, was directed more especially to them, but applies, of course, to people placed in like circumstances. Subsequently, in November 1831, the Lord said: "Inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, who teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ, the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads of the parents; for this shall be a law unto the inhabitants of Zion, or in any of her stakes when organized; and their children shall be baptized for the remission of sins when eight years old and receive the laying on of hands, and they shall also teach their children to pray and walk uprightly before the Lord." (Doc. and Cov. sec. lxviii:25-28.)

[36]. The term "elder" is both a general and a specific title. That is, it may be applied to an apostle or a seventy; as, for instance, in the revelation under consideration (Doc. and Cov. sec. xx), it is said: "An apostle is an elder," etc. We shall see also further on that it is the name of a specific office in the church; that ninety-six elders constitute a quorum; that they constitute a standing ministry in the stakes of Zion; and that they have authority to do all that is enumerated in the text above.

[37]. The closing phrases of paragraph 37, sec. xx; Doc. and Cov., are what Oliver objected to—"And truly manifest by their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of sins."

[38]. Doc. and Cov. sec. xxviii

[39]. Doc. and Cov. xxviii, and sec. xliii:1-6

[40]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xxviii.

[41]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xxxvii.

[42]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xli.

[43]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lxviii.

[44]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 15.

[45]. Ibid, verse 20.

[46]. Ibid, verse 68.

[47]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lvii:17.

[48]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lviii: 15; 18. Ibid, sec. cvii: 72-75.

[49]. There are bishops holding different positions: Bishop Partridge was a general bishop over the land of Zion; while Bishop Whitney was a general bishop over the church in Kirtland, Ohio, and also over the eastern churches until afterwards appointed as presiding bishop. * * * There are also ward bishops, whose duties are confined to their several wards. * * * There are also bishops' agents such as Sidney Gilbert [he was Bishop Partridge's agent in Zion, Missouri], and others.—Items on Priesthood by the late President John Taylor.

[50]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lxviii: 17, 18.

[51]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lxviii: 20.

[52]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lxviii: 21.

[53]. And inasmuch as a president of the high priesthood shall transgress, he shall be had in remembrance before the common council of the church, who shall be assisted by twelve counselors of the high priesthood; and their decision upon his head shall be an end of controversy concerning him. (Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 82, 83).

[54]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lxviii: 19.

[55]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lxviii: 22-24.

[56]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lxxxiv: 112.

[57]. I think a careful reading of sec. lxviii of the Doctrine and Covenants, will justify this conclusion—that not only the office of presiding bishop of the church should be filled by the first-born of the sons of Aaron, but that the traveling and local bishops also, so far as can be, should be chosen from among the first born of the sons of Aaron. The following passage seems especially clear on the question: "There remaineth hereafter, in the due time of the Lord, other bishops to be set apart unto the church, to minister even according to the first; wherefore they shall be high priests who are worthy, and they shall be appointed by the first presidency of the Melchisedek priesthood, except they be descendants of Aaron, and if they be literal descendants of Aaron they have a legal right to the bishopric, if they are the first-born among the sons of Aaron." Sec. lxviii: 14-16.

[58]. Book of Ether, ch. xiii, and III Nephi, ch. xx.

[59]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xlv.

[60]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lii.

[61]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lvii.

[62]. Acts iv: 32.

[63]. The branch of the Church in this part of the Lord's vineyard [Kirtland], which had increased to nearly one hundred members, were striving to do the will of God so far as they knew it, though some had strange notions, and false spirits had crept in among them. With a little caution and some wisdom, I soon assisted the brethren and sisters to overcome them. The plan of "common stock," which had existed in what was called "the family," whose members generally had embraced the everlasting gospel, was readily abandoned for the more perfect law of the Lord, and the false spirits were easily discerned and rejected by the light of revelation.—Joseph Smith.—Millennial Star Supplement to vol. xiv, p. 56.

[64]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xli.

[65]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xlii.

[66]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xlii: 30,32.

[67]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xlii: 32.

[68]. In the very revelations in which the first instructions on the subject of consecration and stewardship are given the Lord says: "Let all thy garments be plain and their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own hands. * * * Thou shalt not be idle, for he that is idle shall not eat the bread nor wear the garments of the laborer." (Doc. and Cov., sec. xliii: 40,42). In a subsequent revelation, referring to the inhabitants of Zion who were living under this law of consecration, the Lord said: "And the inhabitants of Zion, also, shall remember their labors, inasmuch as they are appointed to labor in all faithfulness, for the idler shall be had in remembrance before the Lord." (Doc. and Cov., sec. lxviii: 30).

[69]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. civ: 54,57.

[70]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lxii: 2,8.

[71]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. civ.

[72]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. li: 4, 5.

[73]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xlii: 33, 35.

[74]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. civ: 70, 77.

[75]. "All children have claim upon their parents for their maintenance until they are of age. After that they have claim upon the church, or in other words, upon the Lord's store-house, if their parents have not wherewith to give them inheritances. And the store-house shall be kept by the consecrations of the church, and widows and orphans shall be provided for as also the poor." (Doc. and Cov., sec. lxxxiii: 4, 6.)

[76]. Sec. xlii: 53;54. And you are to be equal, or in other words, you are to have equal claims on the properties for the benefit of managing the concerns of your stewardships, every man according to his wants and needs inasmuch as his wants are just. (Doc. and Cov., sec. lxxxii: 17.)

[77]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. li: 10, 13, also verse 18, which says the law laid down in verses 10, 13, shall be an example to all churches.

[78]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cv: 1, 5, also sec. lviii: 35, 36.

[79]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xlii: 39.

[80]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. li: 3.

[81]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. civ: 15-17.

[82]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cxix.

[83]. For a detailed account of this event and the causes leading up to it, see the author's work on the "Missouri Persecutions."

[84]. Doc. and Cov., sec. ciii.

[85]. Daniel Dunklin, governor of Missouri, agreed to call out the militia of the state and re-instate the exiles on their lands; but he claimed that he had no authority to keep a force under arms to protect them after they were restored. Hence the coming of Zion's camp to so strengthen the brethren that they could hold their own against the mob when once placed back in their homes.

[86]. Missouri Persecutions.

[87]. Doc. and Cov., sec. cv. The revelation was given on Fishing river, Missouri.

[88]. The corner stones of the Kirtland temple were laid on the 23rd of July, 1833.

[89]. Doc. and Cov., sec. cii:22.

[90]. Doc. and Cov., sec. cvii: 23-33.

[91]. Doc. and Cov., sec. cii: 30-32, also sec. cvii: 32.

[92]. Doc. and Cov., sec. cii: 26, 27.

[93]. Their names were Lyman E. Johnson, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, David W. Patten, Luke S. Johnson, Wm. E. McLellin, John F. Boynton, Wm. B. Smith, Parley P. Pratt, Thomas B. Marsh, Orson Pratt.

[94]. Doc. and Cov., sec. cvii.

[95]. The circumstances under which this revelation (contained in section cvii, Doc. and Cov.) was given are highly interesting; they are as follows: On the afternoon of the 28th of March the twelve met in council and had a time of general confession. "On reviewing our past course," writes Orson Hyde and Wm. E. McLellin, clerks of the meeting, "we are satisfied, and feel to confess also, that we have not realized the importance of our calling, to that degree that we ought; we have been light minded and vain, and in many things done wrong—wrong. For all these things we have asked the forgiveness of our Heavenly Father, and wherein we have grieved or wounded the feelings of the presidency, we ask their forgiveness. The time when we are about to separate is near, and when we shall meet again, God only knows; we therefore feel to ask of him whom we have acknowledged to be our prophet and seer, that he inquire of God for us and obtain a revelation (if consistent) that we may look upon it when we are separated, that our hearts may be comforted. Our worthiness has not inspired us to make this request, but our unworthiness. We have unitedly asked God our Heavenly Father to grant unto us through his seer, a revelation of his mind and will concerning our duty the coming season, even a great revelation that will enlarge our hearts comfort us in adversity and brighten our hopes amidst the power of darkness." (Mill. Star, vol. xv, p. 245.) The revelation which was given in answer to this request is one of the most splendid contained in the Book of Doctrine and Covenants.

[96]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. i: 38.

[97]. Doctrine and Covenants sec. cxxi:36.

[98]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cxxi: 41-44. These views from the revelations of the Lord to Joseph Smith are in strict accord with the teachings of Jesus Christ to the twelve apostles among the Jews. To them he said: "Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great, exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you; but whosoever will be great among you let him be your minister; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant; even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many." (Matt. xx: 25-28.) Peter, it would seem remembered the spirit of these instructions, as years afterwards we have him saying to those set to govern the churches: "Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples unto the flock." (I Peter v: 2, 3.)

[99]. This it appears is the view Joseph Smith took of the subject. Replying to a question of Judge Stephen A. Douglas, how he governed so easily so large a people as the Saints were at Nauvoo, the prophet replied, "I teach them correct principles and they govern themselves."

[100]. In answering the question: was the priesthood of Melchisedek taken away when Moses died, the Prophet Joseph said: "All priesthood is Melchisedek, but there are different portions or degrees of it. The portion which brought Moses to speak with God face to face was taken away; but that which brought the ministry of angels remained." (Hist. Joseph Smith. See also Doc. and Cov., sec. cxii: 4, 5.)

[101]. The reasons for calling this division the Melchisedek priesthood are given in note 3, section ii of part iv.

[102]. The reason for calling the second division the Aaronic Priesthood is because it was a priesthood conferred upon Aaron, the brother of Moses, and his sons after him. It is a division of the priesthood which belongs of right to the house of Aaron. (See Doc. and Cov. sec. cvii: 13, 14.)

[103]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 18-19.

[104]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 20.

[105]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 21

[106]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 65-66.

[107]. Ibid, verses 91, 92.

[108]. It must be remembered by the student that apostles are also high priests. In fact the apostleship circumscribes all priesthood, hence it happens that some men who have not been directly ordained high priests, but who were apostles, have acted in the quorum of the first presidency of the church. Brigham Young did so.

[109]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 22.

[110]. Ibid, verse 91.

[111]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 23, 24, 32, 39, 58.

[112]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii:34.

[113]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 25, 26.

[114]. Up to the present date—1902—there have been one hundred and forty-three quorums of seventies organized. The Prophet Joseph Smith said that this choosing of seventies was to go on—if the labor in the vineyard required it—"even until there are one hundred and forty and four thousand thus set apart for the ministry."—Hist. Joseph Smith under date May 2, 1835.

[115]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii.

[116]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 38.

[117]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 27, 28.

[118]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 39, 41.

[119]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cxxiv: 91, 93.

[120]. Ibid, verse 124.

[121]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cxxiv: 133-136.

[122]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lxxxiv, verse 29.

[123]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 11.

[124]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cvii: 89.

[125]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. cxxiv: 137.

[126]. Doc. and Covenants, sec. cvii: 89, 90. Ibid, sec. cxxiv: 140. For further information on duties of elders see sec. ii, part iv, of this work.

[127]. See sec. iii, part iv.

[128]. See sec. ii, part iv, under caption Priests for explanation of their duties and powers.

[129]. For explanation of the duties and powers of Teachers see caption Teachers, sec. ii, part iv.

[130]. For explanation of their duties see caption Deacons, sec. ii, part iv.

[131]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lxxxiv: 30.

[132]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. lxxxiv: 29.

[133]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xx: 38, 59.

[134]. See caption High Priests this section.

[135]. See caption Elders this section.

[136]. See Bishopric, sec. iii, part iv.

[137]. See caption Of the Duties of Officers, Priests, Teachers, Deacons.

[138]. When the difficulty arises in a regularly organized ward the most suitable persons to engage in such business would be the teachers of the respective parties.

[139]. See on this method of settling difficulties Matt. xviii: 15, 17. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. xlii: 88-91. Book of Mormon, III Nephi, xii: 23,25.

[140]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. iv: 8.

[141]. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. clv: 9.

[142]. See Section ii, Part IV, paragraphs 8, 9.

[143]. Guizot's Hist. Civilization.

[144]. Remarks of Disraeli on the formation of government in his Vindication of the English Constitution.

[145]. That is Part IV of this work.

[146]. Besides the classic, there was an English department that included a course in common and higher mathematics, geography, English grammar, reading and writing. Hebrew was taught by Professor Seixas, a Jew, and the elders made considerable progress in that language. These items are interesting as showing that "Mormonism" is not and was not even in the beginning of its career, opposed to education as many have claimed.

[147]. The prayer will be found in the Doc. and Cov. sec. cix. It was given by revelation to the prophet.

[148]. The shout of hosanna consists in the whole congregation shouting with all the strength of their voices—accompanying it with the waving of handkerchiefs—these words: Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! TO GOD AND THE LAMB! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! Those who have witnessed this shout of praise and gladness to God by a large congregation of saints, will never forget the power and heavenly influence that accompany it.

[149]. For the foregoing account of spiritual manifestations see Hist. Joseph Smith, Mill. Star, Vol. 15, pages 726-28.

[150]. Doc. and Cov. sec. cx.

[151]. Doc. and Cov. sec. cx.

[152]. Mal. iv: 5, 6.

[153]. Doc. and Cov. sec. cx.

[154]. See pages 371-97.

[155]. Book of Mormon, III Nephi xv: 12-20.

[156]. Book of Mormon, III Nephi xvi: 1-5.

[157]. II Esdras xiii.

[158]. Compare with Isaiah xi: 15, 16.

[159]. See prophecies quoted p. 368-9.

[160]. I do not state this date definitely because authorities differ in respect to it; some fixing it at 588, another at 590, and still others as in the text. The difference which is not material, arose no doubt from some giving the date at which the king of Babylon began his siege and others when it ended.

[161]. Fifty-six, according to some historians.

[162]. See Part I, p. 27.

[163]. Matt. xxiv: 2.

[164]. Deut. xxviii:15-68. The student should read this passage in Deuteronomy. It is without exception the most terrible warning and prophecy on record. Yet terrible as it is, it hath all overtaken Israel.

[165]. Amos ix: 9.

[166]. Jeremiah xxxi:10-12. See also verses 7, 8, 9.

[167]. Jeremiah xvi:14, 15.

[168]. See the verses preceding this quotation for an explanation of the time of this occurrence, Isaiah xi:1-10. This is one of the passages quoted to Joseph Smith by the angel Moroni, who said also that "it was about to be fulfilled." See Pearl of Great Price, p. 90.

[169]. Isaiah xi:10-12, 16.

[170]. Jeremiah iii:15-19.

[171]. Book of Mormon II Nephi x:7, 8. See also I Nephi x:14, II Nephi vi:8-11, and also Book of Jacob v. This last reference especially should be studied.

[172]. Doc. and Cov., sec. cxxxiii:25-35.

[173]. Doc. and Cov., sec. cxxxiii:32.

[174]. See page 321, this work.

[175]. See p. 321.

[176]. For the particulars of the persecution which resulted in the banishment of the Saints from that land, the student is referred to the author's work on the Missouri Persecutions.

[177]. Isaiah ii:23.

[178]. Jeremiah iii:14, 15.

[179]. Rev. xviii:4-8.

[180]. Eccl. xi.

[181]. The revelation was given March, 1830; Doc. and Cov. sec. xix.

[182]. Mark xvi:16.

[183]. The so-called early fathers of the church, Justin Martyr, Clement, of Alexandria, Tertullian and Cyprian, all taught that the fire of hell is a real material flame, and that the wicked were punished in it eternally. Augustine in the fifth century stated the same doctrine with great emphasis and argued against those who sought to modify it. (See Augustine's City of God. Part II, book xx, and xxi).Thomas Aquinas (A-kwi-nas) of the mediaeval school of theologians, rising head and shoulders above divines of his day, teaches in his Summa Theologia, that the fire of hell is of the same nature as ordinary fire, though with different properties; that the place of punishment though not definitely known is probably under the earth. He also taught that there was no redemption for those once damned, their punishment is to be eternal. Coming to more modern times, we read in the Westminster Confession of Faith—adopted in the seventeenth century by the Puritan party in England—the following on the subject (ch. xxxiii): "The wicked who know not God, and obey not the Gospel of Jesus Christ shall be cast into eternal torment and be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power." Question twenty-nine of the larger catechism and the answer to it are as follows: "What are the punishments of sin in the world to come. Ans. The punishments of sin in the world to come are everlasting separation from the comfortable presence of God, and most grievous torment in soul and body, without intermission, in hell fire forever." The Westminster Confession and the large catechism are still the standards of the Presbyterian churches. Indeed the above expresses the orthodox Christian faith from the second and third centuries until the present time.

[184]. I Peter iii:18-21.

[185]. I Peter iv:6.

[186]. I Cor. xv:29.

[187]. Doc. and Cov. sec. cxxvii and cxxviii.

[188]. Rom. ii:6-12; I Cor. iii:8; II Cor. v:10; Rev. ii:23; xx:12.

[189]. St. John xiv:1-3.

[190]. An exception must be made in the case of the Roman Catholic Church. Catholics do not believe that all Christians at death go immediately into heaven, but on the contrary "believe that a Christian who dies after the guilt and everlasting punishment of mortal sins have been forgiven him, but who, either from want of opportunity or through his negligence, has not discharged the debt of temporal punishment due to his sin, will have to discharge that debt to the justice of God in purgatory." "Purgatory is a state of suffering after this life, in which those souls are for a time detained, which depart this life after their deadly sins have been remitted as to the stain and guilt, and as to the everlasting pain that was due to them; but which souls have on account of those sins still some temporal punishment to pay; as also those souls which leave this world guilty only of venial [pardonable] sins. In purgatory these souls are purified and rendered fit to enter into heaven, where nothing defiled enters." The quotations in the above are from Catholic Belief, by Bruno, D. D. of the Catholic church. As all works of the Catholic church accessible to me have nothing on the different degrees of glory, I conclude that Catholic teaching is that they who attain unto heaven are all equal in glory.

[191]. I Kings viii:27.

[192]. II Cor. xii:2-4.

[193]. I Cor. xv:40-42.

[194]. The circumstances under which the revelation was given are these: The Prophet Joseph and Sidney Rigdon were engaged in revising the Jewish scriptures. When they came to St. John, ch. v:29—speaking of the resurrection of the dead, concerning those that should hear the voice of the Son of Man and come forth, instead of reading in the text of our common English Bibles—"And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation," the following was given to them by the Spirit: "And shall come forth they who have done good in the resurrection of the just, and they who have done evil in the resurrection of the unjust." This reading of the passage caused them to marvel as it was given to them by inspiration; and while they pondered on this thing the Spirit of God enveloped them, and they saw the Lord Jesus Christ and those different glories which men will inherit, an account of which is given in the text. The vision is recorded in Doc. and Cov., sec. lxxvi.

[195]. "Servants of God, but not Gods nor the sons of God," remarks Apostle Orson Pratt in his foot note on the passage from which this is condensed. Doc. and Cov. sec. lxxvi:112.

[196]. Doc. and Cov., sec. cxxxi:1.

[197]. Doc. and Cov., sec. lxxvi.

[198]. Those desiring to verify the statements of the text will consult with care Heb. vi:4-8 and Doc. and Cov., sec. lxxvi:25-48.

[199]. It may sound like sacrilege in modern ears to speak of man becoming as God. Yet why should it be so considered? Man is the offspring of God, he is of the same race, and hath within him—undeveloped, it is true—the faculties and attributes of his Father. He hath also before him an eternity of time in which to develop both the faculties of the mind and the attributes of the soul—why should it be accounted a strange thing that at last the child shall arrive at the same exaltation and partake of the same intelligence and glory with his Father? If Jesus Christ, "being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God" (Philippians ii:6), why should it be thought blasphemous to teach that man by faith and righteousness in following the counsels of God shall at last become like him, and share in his power and glory, being a God, even a son of God? I grant you the height from our present position looks tremendous; yet it is not impossible of attainment, since we have eternity in which to work. Stand by the cradle of a new-born babe and contemplate it. Within that little body of organized pulp—with eyes incapable of distinguishing objects; legs unable to bear the weight of its body—without the power of locomotion; hands over whose movements it hath no control; ears that hear but cannot distinguish sounds; a tongue that cannot speak—yet within that little helpless tabernacle what powers lie dormant! Within that germ in the cradle are latent powers which only require time for their unfolding to astonish the world. From it may come the man of profound learning who shall add something by his own wisdom to the sum total of human knowledge. Perhaps from that germ shall come a profound historian, a poet or eloquent orator to sway the reason and passions of men, and guide them to better and purer things than they have yet known. Or a statesman may be there in embryo; a man whose wisdom shall guide the destiny of the state, or perhaps with God-like power rule the world. If from such a germ as this in the cradle may come such an unfolding of power as we see in the highest and noblest manhood, may it not be, that taking that highest and noblest manhood as the germ, that from it may come, under the guiding hand of our Father in heaven, a still more wonderful unfolding, until the germ of highest and noblest manhood shall develop into a God! The distance between the noblest man and the position of a God is greater than that between the infant in the cradle and the highest development of manhood; but if so, there is a longer time—eternity—in which to arrive at the result; and a God and heavenly influences instead of the human parent and earthly means to bring to pass the necessary development.—Roberts.

[200]. Millennial Star, vol. xiv, p. 114.

[201]. On the 12th of July, 1843, at the request of Hyrum Smith, the revelation as now contained in the book of Doctrine and Covenants, was written from the dictation of the Prophet Joseph, by Elder William Clayton, at that time the Prophet's scribe. The same day a copy of the revelation was made for Bishop Newel K. Whitney by Joseph C. Kingsbury. Emma Smith, the first wife of the Prophet, obtaining the revelation as first written out by William Clayton, in a moment of jealousy destroyed it. Bishop Whitney's copy, however, was preserved and from it the revelation, now in the Doctrine and Covenants, was printed. It will be observed by the student from the revelation itself that the principle of plural marriage was known and practiced before the writing of the revelation on the 12th of July.

[202]. For a full account of this terrible tragedy the student is referred to the Life of Joseph Smith by Geo. Q. Cannon, ch. lxvi; and the Life of John Taylor, ch. xiii, xiv, xv.

[203]. Heb. ix:16, 17.

[204]. The subject of "Succession in the Presidency of the Church," is a subject of deep importance, and those who desire to enter minutely into the consideration of it should consult the author's work of that title, a book of 120 pages.

[205]. President Brigham Young was born in Whitingham, Windham county, Vermont, June 1, 1801. He was baptized into the Church April 14th, 1832, and immediately afterwards ordained an elder.

[206]. The first anti-polygamy law was approved July 1st, 1862.

[207]. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."—Amendments to the Constitution, Article I.

[208]. Acts i:9-11.

[209]. Matt. xvi:27.

[210]. I Thess. iv:14-17.

[211]. II Thess. i:7-10.

[212]. Luke xii:40. II Peter iii:10. Doc. and Cov., sec. xlix:6-7.

[213]. Doc. and Cov., sec. lxxxviii:78-92.

[214]. Doc. and Cov., sec. lxv.

[215]. Ibid.

[Index]

Abraham, Book of, [393], [398].
Actors in Christ's Crucifixion, Fate of, [58].
Adam, Fall of, [83].
Agitation, Religious in N. Y., [276],
Albert, Archbishop of Mentz, [212].
Alva, Duke of, [257].
America, Discovery of, [269], [270].
" Influence of on liberty, [263].
" Catholics seek liberty in, [264]
Anarchy, Reign of, [200].
Announcement, Angelic, [12].
Anti-Christ, Rise of foretold, [193].
Apostasy—see Part II.
" in days of apostles, [154].
" admitted by Christian writers, [189].
" predicted in scriptures, [192], [196].
Apostles, Twelve, [45].
" a second time succeed to presidency, [404].
" equal in authority with first presidency, [344].
" Quorum filled, [70].
" Quorum of Twelve succeed to presidency, [402].
" Twelve organized, [336].
" Traveling, presiding high council, [343].
Associations, Primary, [352].
Athanasius, [172].
Atonement, a mystery, [98].
" Pact of, [86], [87].
" Love of God in, [89].
" Mercy and Justice of, [87].
" of Christ voluntary, [88].
" universal in application, [98].
Augsburg, Confession of, [220].
Augustus, [12], [31].
Aurelius, Marcus, [115].
Authority from God needful, [101].
Bartholomew's Eve, St., Massacre on, [267].
Baptism, [128].
" Form changed, [129].
" Manner of, among Nephites, [136].
" Of, [302].
" of children, [130], [136].
" Of the manner of, [303].
" symbol of burial and resurrection, [135].
Baptist, John, restores Aaronic Priesthood, [297].
Bethlehem, [11].
Bible corrupted, [65].
Bishopric, Powers of, [317].
Bishops, Equality among changed [141], [142].
" Pirst in the Church, [316].
" Local or Ward, [319].
" Manner of electing, [140].
" Objections to, [145].
" of Constantinople, [149].
" Presiding, [318].
" Pre-eminence of Roman, [144], [146], [150].
" Traveling, [319].
Blasphemy, [52], [57].
Boleyn, Anne, [259].
Bull of Excommunication burned, [215], [225].
Cajetan, Cardinal Thomas, appointed to hear cause of Luther, [212].
Cajetan urges Luther's excommunication, [215].
Calvin, John, [266].
" Spread of his doctrine, [254].
" Views on church government, [253].
" Views on eucharist, [254].
Ceremonies, Addition to, [128].
Charles V, Emperor Germany, [215].
" annuls edict of Worms and Augsburg, [221].
" decides against Protestants, [221].
" rupture with pope, [218].
Christian III of Denmark regulates religious affairs of his kingdom, [257].
Christians, Unwise Zeal of, [123].
Christiern II, King of Sweden and Denmark, [255].
" Banished from Denmark, [256].
" driven from Sweden, [255].
" Invites Reynhard, Carlstadt and Luther to Denmark, [256].
Church, The, [92],
" A corrupt, [244].
" Attempt to reorganize Nephite, [200].
" Anti-Christian Nephite, [198].
" Condition of, 2d century, [114].
" Condition of, in 4th century, [184].
" Condition of, in 5th century, [185].
" Condition of, subsequent to 5th century, [187].
" Condition of, in 10th century, [188].
" Conferences of, [354].
" destroyed, [189].
" Distinct Protestant, founded, [218].
" Division of, 9th century, [151].
" Early decline of, [155].
" Establishment of, by apostles, [139].
" Government of, modeled on plan of civil government, [143].
" government, opinions on, [99].
" government, Reflections on, [355].
" Growth and present condition of, [409].
" Immoral condition of, [184].
" in America, [64], [96], [97].
" Judiciary system of, [352].
" members of, Duties of, [304].
" Nephite, [198].
" Officers, divinely called, [95].
" Organization of by Joseph Smith, [299].
" organization not perpetuated, [139].
" Progress of, under Constantine, [121].
" The, what it is, etc., [341].
" Territorial divisions of, [349].
Clement VII proposes council in Italy, [222].
" rupture with Charles V, [218]
" succeeds Hadrian VI, [217].
Clergy, Celibacy of, [183].
Commerce, afterwards Nauvoo, [393], [398].
Conferences appointed, [306].
" The first, [308].
Confirmation, Manner of, [303].
Consecration, Law of, [322].
Constantine, [119], [120], [121].
" Friendliness to Christians, [120].
Constantinople taken by Turks, [206].
Cornelius, [76].
Councils, Attempt to settle difficulties by, [244].
" Desire for general, [213].
" Difficulty of locating one, [222].
" General, appeal to, [212].
" High, Different kinds, [335].
" " Fair dealing in, [338].
" " how organized, [334].
" " Just judgment in, [339].
" " Order in, [338].
" " organized, [333].
" " Standing, The, [335].
" " Temporary, [336].
" " Traveling. The, [335].
" Nicene, The, [171].
" Rise of, [142].
" Trent, The, of, [223], [227].
" Usurpations of, [155].
Cowdery, Oliver, one of the three witnesses, [284].
" involved in errors, [309].
Cross, Luminous, [119], [124].
Crucifixion, [55].
Crusades, Influence of the, on liberty, [207].
Cumorah, Treasures of, [283].
" Description of, [286].
Cyprian, [149], [156].
Darkness, Age of, [205].
" Three hours', [55], [58].
Deacons, Duties of, [306].
" Quorums of, [348].
Dead, Baptism for, [381], [390].
" Salvation for, [377].
Diet at Augsburg, The, [220].
" Spire, The, [219].
" Worms, The, [215], [216].
Diocletian, [117],
Distinctions, Class, among Nephites, [198].
" Revival of, [199].
Dispersions, Miscellaneous, [367].
Dispensation of Fullness of Times,
" Preparation for opening the, [266].
" Meaning of, [275].
" Character of, [409].
Domitian, [110], [111].
Duties of deacons, [306].
" elders, [305].
" members, [304].
" priests, [306].
" teachers, [306].
Eckius, John, theologian of Ingolstadt, [212].
" Discussion with Carlstadt, [215].
" Discussion with Luther, [213].
Edicts of Severus, [113].
Elders, Duties of, [305].
" Quorums of, [347].
Elias, Appearing of, [360].
Elijah, Appearing of, [360].
Eucharist—see Sacrament.
Events, Chronological order of, neglected, [49].
" Order of, [47].
Excommunication, Manner of, [162].
Faith, Catholic, Rule of, [242].
Far West, Founding of, [392].
Fear, Political, [51].
Feudalism, Breaking up of, [207].
Frederick, Elector of Saxony, [215].
" Death of, [218].
" Duke of Holstein and Sleswick succeeds Christiern II of Denmark, [256].
" Gives religious liberty to Denmark, [256].
Free will, Discussion on, [213].
Gamaliel, [73].
Gathering, first command to gather, [316].
" Object of, [372].
Gentiles, Gospel taken to, [76].
George, Duke of Saxony joins in demand for general council, [213].
" at the discussion between Luther and Eckius, [215].
" on the corruptions of the church, [225].
Gifts Spiritual, [92].
" Decline of, [161], [176].
" On continuance of, [175].
Glory, different degrees of, [382].
" Celestial, The, [384].
" Terrestrial, The, [385].
" Telestial, The, [385].
" Degrees within the three great divisions, [386].
" Progress within degrees of, [387].
God, Appears to Joseph Smith, [278].
" Arian theory of, [171].
" Christian doctrine respecting, [164].
" Existence of, [301].
" Form of, etc., [279].
" Immateriality of, [173].
" Orthodox view of, [170].
" Sabellian theory of, [170].
Godhead, Oneness of the, [173].
" Illustration of, [176].
" Man may attain unto, [395].
Gods, Heathen, [21].
Gospel, supplants the law, [44].
" Spread of, [77].
" Messiah, author of, [177].
" Fragmentary histories of, [65].
" Moral precepts, Departure from, [180].
Government, Helps in, [351].
" Roman, [24].
Grace, Catholic view of, [233].
" Controversy on, [230].
" Facts which enter the question of, [231].
" Falling from, [302].
" Pelagian view of, [233].
" Protestant view of, [233].
Gregory VII, [205].
Harris, Martin, one of the three witnesses, [284].
Henry IV, Humiliation of, [205], [224].
Henry VIII, of England, champion Roman church, [258].
" Marriage to Catharine of Aragon, [258].
" Divorce of, [259].
" Rupture with pope, [259].
Hermit, Peter the, [207].
Herod, Antipas, [38], [41].
" the Great, [13], [17].
Herodias, [38].
Hosanna, Shout of, [359].
House of the Lord, All nations to flow unto the, [374].
Huguenots, Character of the, [255].
Immaterialists, Atheists, [178].
Indulgences, Nature of, [209].
" Origin of, [209].
" Position of Catholic church respecting, [230].
" To be accompanied by reformation, [238].
" Traffic in, [210].
Interpretation of Bible, Private, [243].
" Private, effects of, [246].
Israel, Blood of, sprinkled in all nations, [367].
" Captivity of, [363].
" Enslaved, [363].
" Latter-day Saints of, [375].
" Miscellaneous Dispersion of, [367].
" Revolt of Ten Tribes of, [363].
" Scattering of, [365].
" Settlement of, in Canaan, [373].
" The gathering of, [368].
" Ten tribes of, preparatory work to their return, [370].
" Who are, [362].
Jealousy, Religious, [51].
Jesus Christ, Appearance among Nephites, [62].
" Appears to Prophet Joseph and Oliver Cowdery, [278], [360].
" Ascension, [62].
" Baptism of, [37].
" Before Pilate and Herod, [54].
" Betrayal of, [53].
" Birth of, [11], [16].
" Burial of, [56].
" Charges against, [52].
" Childhood of, [34], [39].
" Common people hear, [51].
" Crucifixion of, [55].
" Defense of, [57].
" Divinity of, [47].
" Doctrines of, [43].
" Manner of Teaching, [48].
" Ministry of, [43].
" Mission of, [83], [301].
" Resurrection of, [60].
" Temptation of, [43].
" Trial of, [53].
" Jews, Judgment upon, [107].
" State of, [26].
" John, The apostle, [196].
" John, the Baptist, [35].
" Martyrdom of, [38].
" Mission of, [36].
" Restores Aaronic Priesthood, [296], [311].
" Was he Elias, [40].
Joseph, husband of Mary, [11].
John, Prince, succeeds Frederic the Wise, [218].
" signs the Augsburg confession, [220].
Judah, Final overthrow of, [373].
" Kingdom of, [394].
Judas, [52].
Judgment, eternal, Christian dogma of, [378].
" True doctrine of, [378].
Justification by faith, Luther on, [234], [239].
" Catholic church on, [237].
" Evil results of, [239].
" and sanctification, [302].
Keys of former dispensations restored, [360].
Kirtland, Breaking up at, [392].
Knight, Joseph, [307].
" Newel, [307].
Knox, John, Scotch reformer, [261].
" sent to galleys, [261].
" his work in Scotland, [262].
Law added to gospel, [45].
Learning, Revival of, [205].
Leo X, indifference to German agitation, [211].
" Luther's appeal from, [212].
" Death of, [217].
Liberty, Religious, secured, [223].
" " secured by U. S. Constitution, [270].
Life, Double rule of, [180].
" Origin of false idea of moral, [181].
Literature, Greek, Influence of, [224].
Logos, Plato's, [169].
" in Trinity, [170].
Lying accounted a virtue, [183].
Luther, Martin, Birth of, [208].
" at Wartburg, [217].
" before Diet at Worms, [215].
" burns pope's bull, [215], [225].
" Character of, [226].
" Danger of doctrine, [236].
" Death of, [222].
" Fundamental doctrine of, [234].
" excommunicated, [215], [226].
" his answer to Diet, [216].
" Mischief of doctrine, [235].
" on Indulgences, [224].
" Preaching of, [208].
" visits Rome, [208].
Magi, [13].
Man, Creation and Fall of, [301].
Manifesto, discontinuing plural marriage, [407].
Marriage, Celestial, introduced, [394].
" Covenant, Eternity of, [394].
" Establishment of plural, [396].
" Plural, [394].
" " Discontinued, [407].
" " Enactments of Congress against, [405].
Martyrdom of the prophets, [401].
Martyrs, Christian, [124].
" " Worship of, [161].
Mary Magdalene, [61].
Mary, the mother of Jesus, [11].
Mass, Institution of, [133].
Matthias, [70].
Maximilian I, Emperor of Germany, [212].
Melanchthon, Philip, drafts religious formula, [218].
" drafts Augsburg Confession, [220].
Messiah - see Jesus Christ.
Metropolitans, Origin of, [142].
Ministry, Commencement of, [307].
Miracle, First in the Church, [307].
Mission, First, to Lamanites, [315].
Missouri, Character of old settlers, [338].
" Saints expelled from, [392].
" Western, [327].
Mormon, Book of, [280].
" " Analysis of, [286].
" " Means of testing truth of, [292].
" " The Prophet Joseph's first view of, [283].
" " Translation and publication, [283].
Moroni, Ancient Prophecies quoted by, [281].
" Description of, [285].
" Fourth appearance of, [282].
" First visit to Joseph Smith, [280].
" Warning to Jos. Smith, [282].
Moses, Appearing of, [360].
Mysteries, Pagan, [22].
Nazareth, [35], [39].
Nature, Convulsions of, [58].
Nero, [109], [112].
Nephites, Destruction of, [200].
Nuremberg, The truce of, [221].
Nauvoo, The rise of, [393], [398].
Opposition, Rise of, [72].
Officials, Church, Corruption of, [143].
Ordinances, Outward, [127].
Organizations, Rerival of secret, [199].
Paganism, Mysteries of, [22],
Pagans, Accusations of, [127].
Partridge, Edward, appointed bishop, [316].
Passover, [34], [39].
Patriarchs, Duties and callings, [345].
Paul, [75], [80].
" prophesies of apostasy, [194].
Paul III succeeds Clement VII, [222].
" calls Council of Trent, [222].
Pentecost, [71], [79].
Perdition, Sons of, [388].
Persecution, First, [75].
" among Nephites, [198].
" Early church, [353].
" End of Pagan, [119].
" in Jackson County, Mo., [330], [338].
" of Christians by Jews, [105].
" " Romans, [107].
" second century, A, [123].
" under Aurelius, [115].
" under Severus, [115].
" under Trajan, [116], [123].
" under Diocletian, [117].
Petri, Olaus, [255].
" Discussion with Gallius, [256].
Pharisees, [27].
Philip II of Spain, [257].
Philosophy, Gnostic and New Platonic, [166].
" Modes of life to which it led, [168].
" Pagan, mixed with Christian religion, [163].
Pilate, [54].
Pioneers, Arrival of, in Salt Lake Valley, [403].
Polycarp, [115], [122].
Popes, Absolute power of, [157].
" Character of language used by, [158].
" Supremacy of, discussed, [214].
" Rise of temporal power of, [153].
Predestination, Luther on, [234].
" Melanchthon on, [235].
" Effect of, on the mind, [239].
Presbyterian form of church government, [253].
Presidency, First, reorganized, [403].
Priesthood, Nature of, [340].
" Aaronic, Restoration of, [296].
" Spirit of government by, [340].
" Sphere of Aaronic, [326].
" Time of restoration of Melchisedek, [311].
Priests, Duties of, [306].
" High, Duties, Powers, [346].
" Quorums of, [348].
Prophecies on gathering of Israel, [368].
" quoted by Moroni, [281].
Protestant, Confession of Faith, [220].
" Origin of name, [219].
" objection to Catholic abuses, [220].
" Reverses of, [222].
" Victory of, [223].
Punishment, Eternal, Sectarian dogma, of, [378], [389].
Puritans Character of, [269].
" Intolerance of, [264].
" not satisfied with reformation, [260].
Rebellion, Luther's, [242].
" Revolution, not, [244].
Reformation, Catholic view of, [245].
" in Switzerland, [252].
" in France, [255].
" in Sweden, [255], [267].
" in Denmark, [256], [268].
" Motives back of, [249].
" Reproach of, [250].
" Revolution, not, [246].
" True cause of, [245], [249].
Reformers, Divisions among, [250].
" The error of, [248].
Relatives of Jesus, [111].
Resurrection, [60].
Rigdon, Sidney, accepts gospel, [315].
Rites, Pagan, joined to Christian, [137].
Sacrament, [52].
" Administration, Manner of [134], [304].
" Corrupted, [132].
" Suppression of half, the [134].
" Views of Calvin and Zwingle on, [254].
Sadducees, [27].
Saints, Latter-day, added to Church title, [299].
" Errors of, [309].
" Expulsion of from Illinois, [402].
" Expulsion of, from Jackson County, Mo., [330].
" Flight of, to the west, [402].
Salvation, Conditions of, [91].
" General, [84].
" Individual, [89].
Samaritans, [29], [365].
Sanctification, [302].
Sanhedrim, [32].
Schools, Sunday, [351].
Scripture, Missing parts of, [66].
Sects, Multiplication of, [248].
Serfdom, Release of masses from, [206].
Seventies, [46].
" Nature of calling, etc., [344].
" Organization of, [337].
" Presiding quorum of, [344].
Sign of dove, [42].
Signs of Christ's birth, [13].
Smalcald, League of, [221].
Smith, Joseph, Birth and parentage of, [275].
" first prayer and vision, [277].
" martyrdom of, [401].
" name foretold, [285].
Societies, Female Relief, [351].
Spirits in prison, Preaching to, [379].
" Messiah preaching to, [390].
Tacitus, [109].
Taylor, President John, [404].
" " Description of, [415].
Teachers, Duties of, [306].
" False, to arise, [192].
" Quorum of, [348].
Temple, Kirtland, The, [358], [361].
" Manifestations in, [359].
" Salt Lake, Laying capstone of, [408].
" Site of, in Jackson Co., [327].
Temporal affairs, [74].
Temptations, Order of, [47].
Tetzel, John, his connection with indulgences, [211].
" Luther's assault upon, [211].
" Character of, [225].
" Death of, [230], [239].
Toleration, Heathen, [21].
Traditions, [67].
Trajan, [116].
Trent, Council of, [223].
" Pestilence at, [227].
Tribes, Ten, depart for north, [373],
" lost, [363].
" Return of, [368], [374].
" Revolt of, [363].
Trinity, Doctrine of the, [302].
United States government, Hand of God in establishment of, [271].
Urban II favors crusades, [208].
Vasa, Gustavus, king of Sweden, [255].
Vision at first Conference of the Church, [312].
" Importance of Joseph Smith's first, [278].
" Joseph Smith's first, [277].
Voice of God and of the people in Church government, [300].
Wards, how organized, [350].
Whitmer, David, one of the Three Witnesses, [284].
Whitnev, Newel K., appointed Bishop, [316], [326].
Witnesses, Three, [284].
Woodruff, President Wilford, [405].
" issues Manifesto, [407].
" lays capstone of Salt Lake Temple, [408].
Works, Good, Luther on, [234].
" Catholics trusted in, [237].
World, Condition of, etc., [20].
" Pagan, Arraignment of, [23].
" State at Christ's birth, [24].
Worship, on Sunday, Reason why, [135].
" Description of, [135].
" of martyrs, [161], [175].
" Simplicity of, changed, [160].
Wycliffe, John, English reformer, [259], [268].
Y. M. and Y. L. M. I. A., [351].
Young, Brigham, Birth, etc., [403].
" Character of, [415].
" chosen President of the Church, [403].
Zion, Location of, etc., [320], [326].
" Camp of, [331].
" Stakes of, [349].
Zwingle, birth, teaching, death, [252].
" recognized gradation in Church officers, [252].
" views on eucharist, [254].
" views on predestination, [254].

Transcriber's Note

Various spelling and punctuation errors in the original print edition have been corrected as seemed reasonable. This ebook was developed using scans available at https://archive.org/details/outlinesofeccles1902robe.