The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-31
SERGE f. BALLIF MADE
PRES, OF CACHE STAKE
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country. As I was sitting in room
I heard gentleman whom they cal
led Doctor and some others talking to-
gether. lie had been to New York
and to Washington and almost every.
where. 1t seems. They were discus
sing the great men of the day, the
great orators, and they referred to
William Bryan and to Henry Ward
Beecher, and many other great men,
whom they had heard talk. In speak.
ing of the great men he had heard, he
said But there was one man that !
heard once in Salt Lake City, Utah,
that | can never forget. His name
was Brigham Young. / have sat un.
der the sound of his voice for hours
and | have never tired" He said
And they talk about their religions (;
that man talked common sense. Well
now, thought that was the clearest
definition of the Mormon Doctrine
that had ever heard-common Sense
Mormonism Common Sense
hope and trust that the people will
be governed by common sense. That
is the Gospel the plan of our Lord
and Savior. The Mormon Doctrine
appeals to the common sense That
man said he had never heard man
speak with more power than the
Prophet of the Lord, Brigham Young
] believe that all the men who have
succeeded him as well as those who
preceded him we're Prophets of God
want to bear my testimony to you,
my brethren and sisters, that | know
Joseph Smith was a prophet of God !;
] know this is His work, and | know
these responsibilities rest with His
people This is one of the tests, per-
sonal and individual work for you to
work out your own salvation, through
the plan that the Lord has devised for
us to perfect ourselves and to prepare
ourselves for an exaltation in the
Kingdom of our Father. God bless
you, amen.
oliver n. Bulge
This is just as much of a surprise to
me as 1t Is to the people, assure you;
because | had not heard thing of 1t.
Since. however, the authorities have
seen mt to select me as one of the
members Of the Stake Presidency of
this Stake, and since you have mani.
tested by your vote and by your up.
lifted hands that you are willing to
sustain what has been done, feel
obliged to do all can in order to gain
the confidence of all the people. be.
lieve this work belongs to us indiyi.
dually, and 1t belongs to us collective.
ly; and In order to justify the conf.
dence placed in me this afternoon by
the proper authorities and by your
sustaining the same, | will do my ut.
most to serve you
Will Ask For Release
| am a servant of God in every sense
of the word; l am servant of the
people, and 1t is my duty to serve you
to the best of my ability, and | can
assure you that | will stay with and
close to the president of this Stake.
And when the time comes, If it does
come, that | am too lazy to work, or
II the time should come that am dis.
satisfied, so much so that / feel no
pogress is being made, | will ask to
be released from this position-and
would like to have it done without ex.
PLANTATION.
| have always tried to avoid re-
sponsibility; but whenever have
been asked to accept position and
have accepted it, then have accepted
the responsibilities along with the
position and feel it my duty to put
my whole life into the work and to do