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Show 500 North Union THE REORGANIZED Independence, Missouri March 11, 1955 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER WOR.LD Israel A. Smith 1214 West Short Mr. DAY SAINTS HEADQUARTERS Independence, Missouri INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI Dear Mr. THE FIRST Smith, Due to the missending of your letter, it just came to me a few I will endeavor by the grace of God to answer the pOints you have raised. days ago. PRESIDENCY and I quote, "that I in no .!!l. 109 and..110 were revelation$ orlntended the that letter is not a letter does mean not being revelation. Praotically all titings of Paul in the Bible are and never were voted upon by the church either, but they-ire binding on all Christians. The truth is all we should both be interested I noticed, first, that you said, admitted Doctl'ine as February 14, 1955 such." Just and Covenant a for Christ sald, "The truth shall make you free." " Section 109:4 reads, saith the Lord", verse 5 reads ••• thus " "Verily, thus saith the Lord unto yvers.6-reads, ••• saith Lord of hosts", verse 7 says, "I will write the word of the Lord from in, the Mrs. Pauline Hanoook St. 723 So. Crysler Independenoe, Missouri time ••••• and send it to-you by -mail", section 110:2 states, and also verse 7 reads a few words of revelation to you", doctrine which is commanded you IN THE REVELATION •••• th. We can plainly see by these IN THE LETTER which I wrote to you". time Dear Mr s I write 110 were , Hanoook: only to suggest, first, revelations, or that I intended as in no way admitted D & C 109 and suoh. The wording to whioh you refer does not and oannot make them bindinR Chur oh My position (whioh y"O'U"apparentry-missed) vra s and i; that the Churoh took no aotion to approve or aooept, and therefore they could not be and are not binding. This you entirely ignore. Please let us Don't oreate dootrines for us aainst our will. aooept or rejeot. on the , - Yours truly, Israel A. Smith la to III wrote " CONTAINED statements that Joseph Smith sent in these two letters, a purported To say you do not admit they w.re intended aevelation revelation. 1 is to deny the very words of their author. The next pmint that you brought out, and I quote again, "does not Let I s look in the tl tle and can not make them binding on the church." We find this statement, "CAREFULLY page of the Doctrine and Covenants. selected from the revelations of God, and given in the order of their II ffiO Iii"""the Church Hi'stoCY; page 239 of volume 4, we find, dates. the following resolution was adopted, "Resolved, That this body, Christ of Latter Day representing the Reorganized Church or Jesus Book of Mormon, the revelations Saints, recognize the Holy Scriptures, the and all other of God contained in the boo of Doctrine and Covenants, reveIitions whichave-been-or-shall be r&veaIed through Go's appointed hereafter accepted by the church prophet, which have been or may be of authority .2!! all .2! government and standard reference on appeal in all con doctrine, and tbe final standard of troversies arising, or which may arise in this church of Christ." letters oontained As we brought out before, the author,of the IIdoctrine which is commanded you in the in sections 109 and 110 said, II wrote to . revelation contained in t'he"""letter WhICh I iIl revelations in The above resolut1on-puts its approval-upQn that inoludes section 109 andllO. the Doctrine and Covenants and Faith and Doctrine of the Also I have a "Compendium of the The title Christ" published in laaa, Reorganized Church of Jesus "For the use of the ministry ahd of .sabbath schOOlS". page reads, Board of publication, upon ex_ation Also it reads, "Printed by the We find on Page 166, under the and approval by the Firs t Presidency." and 110 are listed for the dead, that sections 109 of baptism heading for this doctrine. scriptures as supporting I wish to consider, and I quote, The next point of your letter I again point out to you from your "Please let us accept or reject." resolution and have already accepted it both by own books that you references in your text as sections supporting these also by using to me early in my life, that These text books were presented books. - - |
