Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-08
LAMESTiNG THE PROPHET.
Brigham YOung's FuneraI u.a.t
AonOrs Paid by the Marmom
saints Brief EulOgtes ON inc
Departed Leader.

Pnid by the MermOn
salnts- Brief EulOgtes ON the
Departed Leader.
SALT LAKE, UTAH, September 2.-Yes.
terday the body of Brigham Young Law
in state in the big Tabernacle, and many
persons visited it to take a last look of
the face of the departed prophet. The
same was to be seen to-day until u m.
and a stream Of people poured steadily
through the building for hours. The
house, holding 10000, was full by 10
o'clock. The organ, pulpit and galleries
were draped appropriately. On the
stand where Brigham Young's council
Tors and ten of the twelve Apostles. two
being abroad, the band and Tabernacle
choirs, the mayor and council OF Salt
Lake, four or five hundred ecclesiastics,
presidents, bishops and their councillors.
and some reporters. In the front, filing
eight long slips Of the left center, were
the sons and daughters by blood and
marriage of the deceased, and the chill.
dren. Opposite them, in the right cen.
ter, was a similar group of his wives and
their relatives, headed by his first wife
and his last favorite, Amelia, his brothers
and other connections, distinguished BY
mourning colors. Back of these were
the high priests and the seventies in a
body.
At neon the coffin was closed and
placed on a high bier at the head of the
center aisle covered with wreaths of
flowers. The band played the Dead
March in Saul. The services then began
with singing and prayer, and brief eu-
logistic speeches by Councillor Wells
and several Of the Apostles. Nothing
extraordinary took place. There was
less allusion than usual to their wrongs;
no imperfectious on their enemies; moth
ing bellicose. The speaking was com.
mon place, and all was in the same
groove, Their leader was dead, in an
earthly sense only; and, in a larger
sense, God was their leader, who never
dies. If prayers could have kept him
alive longer he would have been saved,
but his work was done; he had fallen
asleep like an infant, surrounded by his
friends. He had gone home. His mind
was Of u%nequaled grasp. Nothing was
too large or too small for it. His i'm
press was upon all that concerned them.
he had seen the darling wish of his
heart g~ratifed in the completion Of the
Temple at St. George, and the proper
ordering of the sacred rites therein. Let
US finch other temples begun; let us
continue his work, obey his councils and
meet him in the morning of the %resurrec-
ten, when and where his spirit and BODY
will be again Joined together.
-Four years ago Brigham Young wrote
directions as to his interment which
Elder Cannon read They were TO keen
his body three or four days, or longer If
possible; the coffin to be one and one.
quarter inch redwood boards, with am.
pie room for him to turn to the right or
left if he chose; a pillow to be placed
under his head, and to be buried in his
temple clothing. His family are in
structed not TO buy Grape for the oecs-
SION the ladies might wear mourning if
they had it; the services to be simple
II any one wanted to speak briefly, all
well. The body to be placed on a bier
and carried to his private burying lot.
where & stone vault was to be prepared.
The coffin to be placed in q box OF the
same material, and the vault covered
with fat stones, and nice, dry, fine earth
put ON them. There let it rest in peace,
and have a good sleep until the morning
Of the resurrection. There was to be no
crying at the grave. If before he died
bis people should return TO jackson
county, Missouri, he wanted to be buried
there.
After the hymn composed for the oc.
casion aud the benediction, the people
quickly left the house and grounds and
ranged themselves against the ropes
slong the route to the cemetery. Per
bsps one in fifty were in tears. The
procession consisted of the band and
tabernacle choir, the mayor and the city
council, Brigham Young's four brothers.
the body, borne surrounded by the
apostles; the family and relatives; the
priests, and three thousand e~verybodies.
The coffin case was lowered by a derrick.
A song was sung, prayer was offered,
and the people dispersed. The ceres
monies we're marked by extreme sim.
plicity, and the impartial spectator must
have felt the want Of impressiveness.
Notwithstanding the numbers present.
The mourning was spread over too much
surface to seem deep-st least to a non.
Mormon.
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