times, Jesus gave his disciples to
understand that there was but one
Gospel. He told them what it was.
He declared unto them its ordi-
nances. He commissioned them
to preach the Gospel to every crea-
ture. In the first place they were
to preach faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ; next, repentance of sins;
next, baptism for the remission of
sins. Baptism was an ordinaece
taught by the Savior himself. We
find, too, that He obeyed this ordi-
nance, being baptized in the river
Jordan by John the Baptist. [Matthew 3:13-17] Why?
To fulfill all righteousness. It was
a righteous law, and it was a type of
baptism to be followed by the whole
human family. "He that believeth
and is baptized shall be saved; but
he that believeth not shall be
damned." [Mark 16:16] Such was the declaration
of the Savior to the twelve Apostles.
People were to be "buried with him
by baptism unto death: that like as
Christ was raised from the dead by
the glory of the Father, even so we
also should walk in newness of life." [Romans 6:4]
What next? Men bearing the Mel-
chisedek Priesthood—Apostles and
Elders—had the authority to lay
hands upon baptized believers for
the reception of the Holy Ghost,
which they received and which led
them to prophesy of the things of
the kingdom of God; and the signs
followed those that believed. These
were the first principles of the Gos-
pel. And Paul the Apostle, makes
this declaration: "But though we,
or an angel from heaven, preach any
other Gospel than that which we
have preached unto you, let him
be accursed." [Galatians 1:8] He repeats this, and
goes on to tell us what the Gospel
is, and what the Church of Christ
is, and what it always has been.
In the Church were Apostles,
Prophets, Pastors, Teachers, Evange-
lists, etc., and these were "for the
perfecting of the Saints, for the
work of the ministry, for the edify-
ing of the body of Christ: till we all
come in the unity of the faith and
of the knowledge of the Son of God,
unto a perfect man, unto the mea-
sure of the stature of the fullness
of Christ." [Ephesians 4:11-13] The Lord never had—
and never will have to the end of
time—a Church on the earth without
Prophets, Apostles, and inspired men.
Whenever the Lord had a people on
the earth that He acknowledged as
such, that people were led by reve-
lation. No man can find anything
contrary to this. When the Gos-
pel was given to the Jews, all the
gifts and graces and powers thereof,
accompanied it. It was accompanied
by the Eternal Priesthood—which
is after the order of the Son of God,
without which no man can ad-
minister in the ordinances of life
and salvation. The Savior was a
Jew himself. He came to His own
father's house, but they rejected
him and put him to death. The
Gospel was then taken from the Jews
and carried to the Gentiles. Paul
warned the Gentiles to take heed
lest they too fell into unbelief.
But the Gospel was delivered to
them with all its blessings and
powers, and remained with them as
long as there was a man upon the
earth that had the power to admin-
ister in its ordinances.

Now, have the Gentiles had that
church and kingdom of God in their
midst since the ancient Apostles
were put to death? I think not.
At the present time there are some
six hundred three score and six
different religions—different roads
to heaven and to hell—in the
world; but none of these bear much
resemblance to the Gospel as taught
by Jesus Christ and His Apostles.
The whole Christian world to-day
rises up against these Latter-day

times, Jesus gave his disciples to understand that there was but one Gospel. He told them what it was. He declared unto them its ordinances. He commissioned them to preach the Gospel to every creature. In the first place they were to preach faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; next, repentance of sins; next, baptism for the remission of sins. Baptism was an ordinance taught by the Savior himself. We find, too, that He obeyed this ordinance, being baptized in the river Jordan by John the Baptist. Why? To fulfill all righteousness. It was a righteous law, and it was a type of baptism to be followed by the whole human family. "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." Such was the declaration of the Savior to the twelve Apostles. People were to be "buried with him by baptism unto death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life." What next? Men bearing the Melchisedek Priesthood—Apostles and Elders—had the authority to lay hands upon baptized believers for the reception of the Holy Ghost, which they received and which led them to prophecy of the things of the kingdom of God; and the signs followed those that believed. These were the first principles of the Gospel. And Paul the Apostle, makes this declaration: "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other Gospel than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed." He repeats this, and goes on to tell us what the Gospel is, and what the Church of Christ is, and what it always has been. In the Church were Apostles, Prophets, Pastors, Teachers, Evangelists, etc., and these were "for the perfecting of the Saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." The Lord never had— and never will have to the end of time—a Church on the earth without Prophets, Apostles, and inspired men. Whenever the Lord had a people on the earth that He acknowledged as such, that people were led by revelation. No man can find anything contrary to this. When the Gospel was given to the Jews, all the gifts and graces and powers thereof, accompanied it. It was accompanied by the Eternal Priesthood—which is after the order of the Son of God, without which no man can administer in the ordinances of life and salvation. The Savior was a Jew himself. He came to His own father's house, but they rejected him and put him to death. The Gospel was then taken from the Jews and carried to the Gentiles. Paul warned the Gentiles to take heed lest they too fell into unbelief. But the Gospel was delivered to them with all its blessings and powers, and remained with them as long as there was a man upon the earth that had the power to administer in its ordinances.

Now, have the Gentiles had that church and kingdom of God in their midst since the ancient Apostles were put to death? I think not. At the present time there are some six hundred three score and six different religions—different roads to heaven and to hell—in the world; but none of these bear much resemblance to the Gospel as taught by Jesus Christ and His Apostles. The whole Christian world to-day rises up against these Latter-day