Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-30

| stlor Wells. THIS has Nfcaiy Dt"n
presented through the press, and VIII
be fully perhaps by those who may
follow me. IL Il sufficient for mt
10 say that Brother Wells has been
In this Church Of Jesus Christ
Of Latter-dsy Saints over forty-hvse
yesrs. lie has been closely allied and
connected with all the Prophets aud
Apostles that have been Identified
with this Church during that period Of
his life. lie has been true ana faithful
70 the Church, 10 thu Kingdom Of u9j'
10 the inhabitants " the earth, 70 the
Pf.sldencics Of the Church ani 70 the
Apostles during this period Of hts life.
Il l. known 10 the Lltter.,iay 5aints-.
many Of thcm. NJ least--of tue diligent
labor watch he has been called 70 Iass
through during his s9journ IN tue
Church and Kingdom Of God.
This Church has been organizer
sixty.one years the sixth OF the corning
month. During that period the Lord
has raised up Prophets and Apostles
Elders and saints, many 81 whom have
laid the foundation Of the Church and
Kingdom Of GO1 on the earth md hays
laborcd therein. But time has called
them 10 the other aide II the veil. Az
ilrsh, the Lord has called them home;
aud when they PAS to tho other side of
the veil their Missions are pot closed;
they have a work 10 perform there, as
well NJ they have while tabernacling
In the flesh on tue earth. For some
cnuse or reason unbeknuwn 10 me. l
have lived TO attend the funerals and
follow 10 the grave n great share of the
Prophets and Apostles and many Of
the Saints who have lnhorcd In this
Church In their day aud generation.
! Will express myself here 10 my
friends, a. thsve done on many oaca-
sions, with regard 10 funerals, with
regard to death, aud with regard 10
goiug Into the spirit world. ] have
never felt 10 mourn IN my spirit 10 fol-
low any Prophet, any Apostle, any
Saint Of the living God 10 the grave
who has been true and faithful 10 God,
who has becn true and faithful TO Hts
covenants, who has received the Gospel
of jesus Christ aud tho ordinances
thereof, and the holy Priesthood. such
men and women have filled their mis-.
sion hero upon earth with honor, with
labor, with love. until they have Teen
called home. They have died In the
faith, aud they will receive crown OF
glory. Those have been my feelings
In the death VI President Young,
Broiher ilimball, Brother Taylor, the
Twelve Apostle, aud all men who have
received the glspcl u Christ aud been
true aud faithful Ia that mission. There
IL nn eternal rcsliiy-which the whole
world will lind out-in life. There Il nm
eternal reality Ia death. There Is an
eternal reality In the resurrection, and
IN tho future Judgments. ana In Code
dealing with all men Ia tho future ac-
conling 10 the deeds done Ia tho body,
and when man or n woman who has
entered Into covenant with the Lord,
who has received tho Gospel aud the
ordinances thereof, aud been true aud
faithful In his or her day aud genera.
tlou, has been called home into
the spirit world. where Il the
man who compartments these
principles that can mourn for
that brother or sister? Here lies be.
foro Us the tabernacle OF Counselor
Daniel II. Wells. His death has been
sudden 10 US. I did not know that he
WINS slick, or that he was In the city,
till about two days before his death.
Well, we mourn his loss. w. feel his
loOs. All those associated with him
do. We feel the los. OF mon occupy.
Ing such positions M no has done.
His position has been very responsible.
lie has magnlled II unto the end.
Now, when Brother Wells spirit lcft
his body, what WIS his condition?
Well, have my faith aud my Views
with regnrd 10 II. When his spirit
- i.l. l..lts L.. t.sal Uglth .tnFs.. ~
friends ready 10 receive him--tho-c
friends with whom he has dwelt, With
whom he has labored, with whom
he has tolled In building up the
Church and Kingdom Of God on the
earth. Tnetc Ii rejoicing when the
spirit ~ n saint Of the Livlng God
cutters into the spirit world and meets
with the Saints who have gone before
him.
brethren aud sisters, we are not here
IN the ilesh upon uncertainty. We
are here upon q mission. We have
been kept In tho spirit world until the
day aud generation In which We live,
and we have been called forth 10 tabor.
nacle hero IN the flesh. We have heard
the Gospel. We have believed II. We
have received It. We have received
the ordinances thereof. We have
testimony before high heaven Of the
truths OF these eternal principles. All
tho unbellef Of wicked men or devils on
the face Of the earth cannot take these
thing. from our hearts. We know
they arr true by the revelations OF God
and by the inspiration of the Almighty,
through the Holy Ghost, the Com
forter. Therefore, we have great
deal TO encourage US and 10 comfort Us.
or course, the family Of Brother Wells
his wives, his Sous and his daughters,
his rolatives-all feel his loss. Hut
when We contemplate and look forward
TO the future, and realize the day IL not
far distant when Jesus Christ himself
win come In the clouds OF heaven TO
reward every man according 10 the
deeds done In the body, then will come
forth the resurrection OF the Just, and
this man whose tabernacle Is here
today viii come forth out Of his grave,
his body will become immortal, and he
will stand In tho midst ol the
Gods--in the midst OF God the Father,
God the Son, aud all the righteous aud
holy beings who have kept the same
law, no matter what age Of the world
they may have lived In. Then will
come forth the reward that the veil
hides from your faces and mine today
the reward Of those men and women
who have entered into covenant with
the Lord, aud who have received the
Gospel Of Jesus Christ.
Brother Wells Is happy. He would
not come back here II he had the