The New York herald., 1877-09-03

OF ugness and repulsive holiness and proclaimed
to the people that he had let fall silent tear
(Which was also mperceptible) to relieve his aching
heart. This was the Mormon soldiers tribute.
AN APPEAL TO THE PRIESTHOOD.
Another OF the Twelve Apostles, Elder wford
Woodruff, a small, shilly-shally looking man. io-
lowed with a dreary and fulsome but spiritless
laudation OF Brigham delivered In monotonous
tone. The burden OF his remarks was an ap-
peal to the priesthood to continue his
work. He further said that Brgham's great de-
sire in the last year OF his life erect temples
throughout the land OF Zion unto the name of the
Lord. Woodruff therefore, wanted to impress
upon the people that they must rise up and finish
laid by the dead prophet and leader and to lay the
foundations OF others he had already projected.
THE TEMPLE TREASURES.
1t is as well to say here that the moneys already
extracted from the Mormons in America abroad for
temples to be built in Utah already amount to mill
ions OF dollars, the extortions for this purpose
having continued for over twenty years,
curing which time only one temple has
Territory the one at st. George. $50 miles south
OF Salt Lake City. The great Salt Lake Temple has
hardly risen to its second story window sills yet
the job has been engineered by Brigham and his
favorites. who have been even more rapacious than
Tweed and his Ring in your city and 1t has cost
the saints an enormous sum OF money, how much
will probably never be known to the people.
WHY BRIGHAM DIED EXPLAINED
Woodruff of course, desired this profitable en-.
terprise Of temple building to be continued In the
future, and urged Israel in whining tone OF voice
to follow in Brigham Young's footsteps. But at
the same time he admitted that changes were
at the door of Zion. Indeed he could not
very well ignore them. He said, In answer
to the questionings Of the anatical saints, who it
appears, had wondered, under teachings Of Nor
mon doctrines, how Brigham Young could die at
all, that If ever q man could have been saved by
faith and by prayer Brigham Young would have
been with the Saints to-day.
.'But," said the speaker '1t was not
In the power of man to keep him here.
I believe that George A. Smith (alluding to
Brighams first councillor, now dead was kept
this side Of the vale Of the shadow Of death for
months after he had been called there by the faith
and earnest prayers Of his friends. When the Lord
calls We have to go. When we got word at
st. George Of his (Smith's) sickness we stopped
all inf I
the elders Of Israel and we prayed that he might
live, and we spent two days and two nights In
our prayer circle up to the time Of his
death offering up our 'prayers to the Most
valleys Of the mountains But 1t was necessary for
HIM to pass away, his work is finished, and thank
God his tears and trials and pain, sickness and
afiiction are ended. The tribulations which
man of his capacity and position had been calledto
pass through were sore upon HIM, and he needed
rest
"This mighty warfare that Joseph Smith and
Brigham Young ana other men in their day and
generation have been called to pass through Is in
one sense of the word, WEAKNESS Of the flesh, but
they have been thorough and faithful to the end"
A FANATIcAL ESTIMATE OF THR DEAD PROPHET.
Erastus Snow, q stout built, good looking man Of
medium weight and one OF the most fanatical OF
the Twelve Apostles, followed next with an address
in a similar strain, in the course Of which the
speaker alleged that Brigham was the mouthpiece
Of the Almighty, and as such was devoted
through his life to the welfare OF Zion. Snow
also urged upon the people assembled the continu-
ance Of temple building, and in this connection
warmly praised the Apostle George A. Smith, who
Is currently believed to have been Brigham's
mouthplece in the instigation OF the infamous
Mountain Meadows massacre.
THE PROPHETS DIRECTIONS FOR HIS FUNERAL.
George Q. Cannon here arose second time, and
said:''Nearly four years ago President Young, in
company with number OF elders, wrote their in
structons, which they desired to have on record,
concerning their funerals. 1t is his written request
that his instructions this subject should be read
at the funeral. will now proceed to read them
THE BODY.
], Brigham Young, wish my funeral services to
be conducted In the loilowing manner:-When
breathe my last wish my friends to put my body
in as clean and wholesome state as can conven-
ently be done, and preserve the same for one,
two, three or four days, or as long as my body can
be preserved in good condition.
THE COFFIN.
want my CONN made OF plain one and quar-
ter redwood boards, not scrimped In length, but
two inches longer than would measure, and from
two to three inches wider than Is commonly
made TOR person OF my breadth and size, and deep
enough to place me on little comfortable cotton
bed with good suitable pillow in size and quality
My body dressed in my Temple clothing and aid
nicely into my conln, and the coffin to have the
appearance that If wanted to turn little to the
right or the left should have plenty Of room to do