The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-02

be a bishop makes mistake; the
young woman who refuses a call to
work in the young ladies association
makes a mistake; the young man
who refuses his services when they
are needed in the young mems cause
makes q mistake, or in the high coun-
Gil or in the stake presidency, which
is the same principle, permeating the
whole structure of the Church of God.
A mans proper place and a woman's
proper place is where God needs
them, and consequently | was not
surprised when these brethren who
have been chosen to preside over
this stake of Zion announced their
readiness to accept the call and to
the best of their ability do their duty
to God and His people in this work.
It is nothing more nor less than their
simple and plain duty; they do not
expect to make money out Of It. l
have no doubt that these men will
make financial sacrifice by accept.
ing this call; have no doubt that the
brethren who are retiring made H.
nancial sacrifice when they accepted
their call five years ago, and have
given five precious years of service,
and able service, too. knew that.
have watched the progress of this
Stake of Zion, and | know the spirit
that has been with these men, and I
believe they have done to the best OF
their ability and have given God
| their hearts and their service. They
have made a financial sacrifice by
their faithful discharge of their work;
but the Lord will make it up to them,
If He had not already done so in one
way or in another. They are bigger
men today than they were five years
ago, and these brethren who will sue.
coed them will be bigger men a year
from now than they are today. This is
the way to progression and growth in
| thS ShuiSh anu hIhSuoih VI 'Ou' ! "
young men and young women, to old
men and women, il God needs you any.
where, never refuse the call, II you
are al all able to respond. Leave to
the Lord thy fortune; leave to the
Lord the mater of providing for you
"He that clothese the lilies of the
field with glory greater than that OF
Solomon; He who hears the young
ravens when they cry; He who knows
and marks the fall of the sparrow and
counts and numbers the hairs upon
our heads" He knows how to care
for you and for me, and He will do SC
If lie calls us Into His service. THAT
IS my testimony based upon expert
ence and observation in the Church
Of God
They tell a story of Louis the Fourth
the King of France, Louis the Grarl
Monarch they call him. He was go
in6 on, for a drive one day with 9
plumber # h s courtiers and nnblemer
surrounds him, and as the chairs
came up, for they used them instead
of wheel carriages in those days: mer
were toted around in Sedan chairs Al
this conveyance approached, the Kinl
TUNED to ono of his French noblemel
and askc- him to precede him int,
the carriage, and the FrenchmaI
thought the honor too great tor him
and thinking that the King had mad.
a mistake in asking him to 80 ahea,
INTO the can iage, he made a very no
lite bow end declined the honor nm.
a shadow passed over the Kings face
Inc conrtier had forgotten that &c,
Kings invitation is a command" N
had forgotten that by decllnig tina
: hohor he had set up his judgmen
= against that OF his monarch, who wan
ted to bestow an honor upon him. ,rh
= King turned to an English embassado
and asked him to get into the ca,
| rage, and the Englishmen made
+ very polite bow, just as low as Tn
Il Frenchman's and leaped in. The kin
$ pointed at him and said, there is
| true gentleman" 1t points the mora
# "A kings invitation is a command
o and God is our King, and whatever II
II manifests that He desires to bestoy
t, we canot improve upon it by r.
y, jecting it.
y Joseph Smith, the Prophet sal
that when God gives a gift or Offer
" a gift, or knowledge to a man an
ot he refuses 20 receive it. he viii /
ot damned. That is pretty strong La
~ guagc, What does condemnatlc
lie man? When we do a wrong thing o,
Of conscience is condemning us: we n,
n damned, to a degree, from the tin
D. "a Ara do EUpnpts n, oil, II.