The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-07

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full to his relatives and they can ne
more see his face in the flesh, still,
the time will come when the LorH
will compel the earth and the sea to
give up its dead, and they can meet
him. l can only say, let US fear
God, and keep his commandments
and it will be well with us all.
PRIEST. GEO. Q. CANNON spoke=
This week has been week of sad
ness, and in some respects of gloom
Were it not for the hopes we have
in the gospel, we might truly say
these are days of gloom. But the
consolation of the spirit of GOS
dispels gloom and Eliminates the
MINDS Of those who mourn. Lass
Monday, on reaching town, tbs
Grst news l heard was of the
death of Brother Pratt; [ scarcely
heard that before l read a
dispatch saying that Elder F. L
Young had died and had been buried
at sea, because of want Of meas
to bring his body home. The SAME
afternoon, the painful intelligence
was received that one of our faith
full brethren had fallen from tina
temple and been killed. felt sick
at heart. My feelings had been
grieved at the interview 1 had with
the mother of Brother Young a2d
the children. We have no opportunity
to-day Of paying our respects 10 hSs
remains, as we can do 10
Brother Pratt, bat it is righe
and appropriate that VIC
should mourn with his relatives
and mingle our grief with theiTSs
and, as we cannot, and would Motif
We could, restore him back to life,
we can at least give words of cOus-
fort to these bereaved ones. Per-
haps no young man of his age was
better fitted to go hence than him
When Prest. Taylor and l visited
Mrs. Young yesterday, she said she
had been thinking about her boy.
and could not recall an act that WGG
bad or wrong. | knew ans
loved him. He was Of
gentle and sweet disposition;
he WAS a pure young Hlaa
and he not only loved his parenEs-
but he loved his Lord, and adheTs&
to the principles of the Church os
Jesus Christ. have heard of the
surprise of many who have travelled
with him, to find that a young Ma2
who had mingled so much with the
world, had remained SO pure and 50
free from its vices; and his course
was stimulOuS to those who were
his senior in years, to live more IN
cOnfOrmance with the principles af
the gospel. At 10 years of age &c
went to Annapolis as cadet, and 6
was my pleasure to meet him theTe-
and TO learn the degree of credit ara
honor which he had gained among
bis comrades and his superiOrs. AZ
his fathers desire. though he aks-
peared to wish to stay there, he re-
signed, and was honOrably released
with the most gratifying commend
tiOns from his officers. He went ~
polytechnic institute at Neg
York, and after three years he gre
duated and came home, where 10
remained until called on his missi0a
He ardently desired that &c
might have the privilege Of gong
on this mission, and that se
might have the means of magnify
ing the ministry. Ia the settling Of
his fathers estate he showed his
nobility of character, when he %
peatedly offered to give up ais
entire portion of the estate, if peax
could only he made between My
brothers and sisters, and betwee1
them and all others. The speaker
then read few extracts frOE lei
tiers written by the deceased 20 his
friends, showing his unboundeS
faith it the gospel; his love of 3hS
wO' K, and an almost prophetic MT
ereDce to his death. He has gOzS,
and the desire he scarcely dared 10
express has been granted by Tx
Father of all. Though he sle48
beneath the wave, the sea will ret
yield up its dead. and his body VIA
rise to meet the Savior in the cloaAz.
/ have had sim lar experience. 3D-
my youth l bad the sOrrOwful expc-
rience of burying my nOtk8x
beneath the waves of the Oceza-
And though it is said that 10 kindqE-
fees maybe performed over his grave
yet it is an inestimabie blessing "a.
know that he has died in the faltA
l would rather bury every child
have beneath the dark waters q
ocean, than that they should live g.
go away from the path OF righ4
and Of the Lord. I rejoice that tIss
young men and young women, H
well as the middle-aged, may dr&o
a lesson from the noble and unse1x
ish life and fate of our y09Eg
brother, whose body sleeps beneath
the sea. The speaker was evidently
greatly affected, and moved the
large assembly with his forcible an&
touching remarks.
The choir sang the hymn on paea
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Mourn not the dead, who peacefaiia
Their weary bodies down;
Who leave the frail and mortal clsF
To seek fadeless crown.
Benediction by Counselor De-
Wells.
The congregation was requessaf
to remain seated until after the
mOurnerS had passed out. The coES&
was removed and carried out DV Sx