The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-09-02
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY PRESIDENT
Isaac Smith at The Last Quarterly Conference Of tho
Cache Stake

any joy in causing that innocent
child pain?" She will answer,
"No." But everything that
pleases that dear one is a source
OF joy and happiness to her be-
cause she loves it. Ask the young
man who expects tOStake a young
wife-a girl whom he loves-if he
has pleasure in inflicting any pain
upon her, or the young lady who
has chosen a young man for her
husband. if there is any pleasure
in their hearts when they cause
each other pain or sorrow or
anguish: they will answer No, a
thousand times no. But on the
contrary, every thought, every
act that causes pain or anguish to
that young man or young lady is
reciprocatc1 by the other anG
their joys and sorrows are so
commingleG that it is a pleasure
rather than a burden to bear
them. The same is true with the
husband and wife where they
love each other as they should
the same should he true with the
children in the home circle-they
should learn to love each other.
The family or home government
should be government Of love.
What is there in the life of TIE
Redeemer of the world that caus-
es us to have such reverence For
Him! He says in one Of his
memorable sayings, 81 will draw
ali men to me. He doesn't say
chat he would compel them TO
come to him, but that he would
draw them to him.. Whyy Be-
cause &c the great love thai he
had for the children of men.
| desire that we think of this
IN our labors and in, our assoc;-
aions and cultivate in our hearts
this feeling of love one toward
the other. In my own cXperitn noes
] know that when I love a man I
would not do or say anything to
injure filn but will Il, all I can
to susta'a rim. and IN, Saul" is
true wGal love my n:.yhbOr. /
will nav.r injure NY neighber
but | will do him d., me .,oo.l /
can. If we all should love our as
sociates and our neighbors as
ourselves what happy condition
there would exist here. In con-
templating this feature my soul
has been filed with Joy and I
have been lifted up as it were,
into another sphere and l could
see in my minds eye the people
living under these conditions and
l thought oh, how grand, how
noble, what a glorious condition,
each having the welfare and in
terest of his neighbor at heart ;
each contributing TO the happi-
ness, the joy and the pleasure OF
his neighbor and l felt in my soul
Oh. Father. grant that this con-
dition might prevail among thy
people; that the spirit of speak
ing evil of our neighb r to injure
them might be banisbed from the
hearts of thy people. and that the
spirit of love, of peace, and Of
good will may prevail throughout
the length and breadth of the
land of Zion.
| refer you to the words of the
great Prophet Moroni, the person
who presented the plates to the
Prophet Joseph Smith, the last
Prophet that we have any record
of in the Book of Mormon. This
is what he says; repeating nearly
the words of the great Apostle
Paul:
rAnd again, my beloved
brethren, | would speak unto you
concerning hope. How is it that
we can attain unto faith, save We
shall have hope9
And what isn't that We shall
hope for? Behold / say unto
you, thai he shall have hope
through the atonement Of Christ