, 1877-09-09
The Death and Burial Of the Nor.
mon Leader.
Difficulty Of Forming Just Estimate
Of His Character and Career.
Tho Hill Be His Successor ?---Nill Ills Dtath &c.
suit in Surrender Of Pclysamys
An Interesting Sketch Of Joe Smith and
the Nauyoo Settlement.

rc,d at t1,e ser,-;ccs he was tn have 4 coffin oil
ro7voo,1 hoar,1s. 1arcn cnough to allow him tc
+,r, ovcr If hc ci,osc. II soft bed and pillow
and ~ hc dressed in his templeclotlling. lii
s.n,;1, ,ror. ,o+ to t,,. crane for the ocrusion,
1Aa' 49, l.ss ~ ~ +,or- h,a ~ TN
ou1 miSo1 "c:a n'ou1all's 1'1es Aao ~ t.> t.s
vault was to be in his private cemetery IN toe
Iion-House grounds, Of stone, neatly covered
,,rer w;t;, fat roel. upon which tiue dry earth
-. ..;~-... rr,o.x, .o;,3 H., }ot nv hodx
"ae W W t"'sco~ 1ose' s1'o ~ '~' -! 49,
nave sooo resi- aao slcep uu.a l"s
Resurrectjon-morning. lie forbade an}
tears at his grave, and, Mormon to the end,
,-..toa h;c ,,st ros+i,o-r1,oa ~ hc :, Jackson
"Ao ~. .,:''. :7s 1.s7l,s p ~ 1850 .oro1,or
eounls' sl1ssouf', s'ou'u n's peop'. rt:l
that original - Zion" bclorc nc olco. Hls
death WAS peaceful, though suddcn,-as the
snpatcrs said today like tho falling asleep OF
~ ;-f.r,n Thev a., cynressci rrrat thankful-
~ 4a'. ta0s 49, :" 1890 e,,r-
eess that ne was permitted 10 o'e Ill t'eaee, 'o'
4- eoundcd by his friends, and not martyEed ana
uuauglcd as the prophets of all ages have been
A,sn thar bc WAS cuabled TO gratify
-,su or ma Ir.r-
aiI n.Ho .o'a,a ~ g. cenrce and IRON.
sr1y regulating the rites to be therein per
formed Nbaf. these rites arc, all told, no
! Gnnt;1o tDows, Int tncy include bap-
~. a,a vh,+ ,rc
tslh 4o' LUG oe1o' 4'u 17.t;,
called tho endowment or imitation fltes- ontA
last winter they bare had no temple since the
m. at Nauyoo WAS DESTROYED, and in theory
~ .,..;e r., ;r,nort, ,,+ re,o;ous ccrcmo-
none OIL 1ue1 onose !h1p '.4' 'e!'s.s =:
MES can be properly performed except III
temple He also rcor@anlzca tue ehusen tne
last season, relieving the i"cl!c APOSTLES VI
their local duties, anu lnstructln:1 tnem tnaI
their especial function is to carry inc noSpei 10
all Hankdnd~ As cannon salu to7las; ~ ose
tie priesthood in order, as 1t has not been since
its organizations defining the duties anu
offices OF Apostles, Seventies, hiSh-frlests, .a.s
Bishops, Elders, and the lesser priesthood, Win
such clcarness and force that none can ever crr
therein who hare the spirit o1 Go1 upon
thcIn.n In fnc, he seems to nave Aau pre-
u,ouit;on of Ills approaching end, anu to have
set his Church in order with view to it.
HIS BoDr LAT In STATE
at the Biz tabernacle yesterday and to-day
until y o. m, i, which hour tue house, holding
1U,uO, being full, the coffin was closed and
placed on high bier in full view Of the assem-
hj,re- The hanl nlayjnp the Dead March in
0S3ul.,' Then the scryices-singire, prayer,
and snca;;nr-bccau. Councillor Mills and
several OF tue Apostles made short culogistic
eraeches none ri whic11 rose above the com
.l.s,,,,1ec,. m mo stand wcrc Councillor Wells
auonp,a - n ~ Tnrnn and len ut 1hc Twelve
auu s,.,o. An +mo 1'.;n1 ahrnn1-400 tn 5K,
Prs.idsn,s a,,d B;shons and th.r Councillors,
ITes1utuss anu o.uupe co1'1.i au b.nI snG
-, ~ taas1 aaa aud fe.r nrese--enor+crs
ae a1o,,+ ~ht Gonhfe s1;ns
In 'front.' oecuE3ltls auoot e4in1 u'u'ie s ,;t.9'
~NF0 - .f,,';.: o,-;.,,,'
were bf'3aams Iannt anu .9eia a1 eoun tI;e
anc1uolng us nlst i1etlnu ~ Aas
uistausuisheo py theH uarh to.ois- oaen "
them, ABOUT --OuO p1lesle, aiu e'sc"ne1e. Ine
alsies inclusive, eFcfyoous. !ue oiGan, pa4pat'
ana ga'lcf'cs were aptnnplIlls'? uiapea, anu
there WAS perfect ofoer. E2cept Ill tue AatteI
OF the great NUMBER 10 attendance, QUE caunoI
say that the ceremonies We're impressive, now
ever There was nothing c3traofd1narf sa1q or
done; there was less a1iusson tnan usnal 10
Mormon WronGs, no imprecataons On tneiI en-
colits, and Eotnlng clustering. 1ne speakers
Followed each other III thc same groove,
mud it was as lucy were
weary Of words, or thought them wasted On
such au occasion. Their earthly leader was !ald
low, but their Almighty Leauer renamed 70
item Not word or an act Of brigham's lille
that they couldn't
EpoRsE WITH ALL THEIR HEARTS.
Ills mind was une9ualed in its grasp. nothing
was too Great or too small for him. From the
largest to the least of their interests. he had
Left his impress on a1l. Through terrible trials
and difficulties, be had brought the Church,
under God, to triumph aud peace. If prayers
could have prevailed. he had etaid longer; but
his work was finished: be was beyond the reach
Of nain or sorrov.-coue home to Joseph and
I;yrum- IIeber and George A. He and they
,rnu1d nrrnare The yav for them all in the
Rrsnrre,t t,an1norninc. il thev followed his coun-
ec1s> and we're faitnlui as he had been.
With ali. the Impartial spectator missed the
greatly iInnressiye. the trufy moving. Perhaps
r. T"li ,,ntnnsr.iot,s]y that rrief srrcad oyer SO
1.rr,. a surface could not be deem How could
h.. fheln #. with tf1ccn wives, thrcc-score sons