Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-18
ELDER JOHN MORGAN.
Funeral S.lVIcs in tho Assembly Hall
This Afternoon.
TUE DECEASED is LAID TO REST.



The funeral service over the remalns
Of the late Elder John Morgan, Of the
Presiding Council Of Seventies, were
held In the Salt Lake Assembly Hall
this afternoon, commencing at ~
O'Clock. The attendance was large.
The room was beautifully decorated
10 white and with protusion
Of flowers. Among tho emblsms on
the elegant white uAshet Ia which
tbu body was encassJ wasa war.wOtn
battle.flag, tatt5rs anu punoiufed
with holes In the fierce engagements %
which II was carried on the Union siue
To the Civil War. This nag was given
into the possession Of Elder Morgan
Tor his bravery In carrying II to the
front At the hafJ.o ntbattle,tt Selma,
Alabamh. At that time, previous to
his coming to Utah, Elder Morgan
was IN the Union service, and his fegi.
ment was In the front OF the column
while desperate charge was being
The nrst fegimontal standard
beafer fell; then n second was
killed. A third was woundeJ, when
young Morgan IeiEsd the banner nnd
bore IL nj tue head OF the column IN
the thickest Of tho fight, till Il was
planted In triumph la the cuomy's
position. In connection with his war
record II may be mentioned that on
~ I.. \ lfNsN
OF the UniOn dead In tho South IL al
inscription giving the namrs Of several,
among these being "CAptAin John
MuTsan.D fhls came through his cap
being found close TO n solder who was
unrecOgnlzablo, but who was init.
taken TOT tue young captsin, who, how
ever, passed through that fight with.
on Jury, but had lost his cap IN tho
IN lee
Toe remaining ak members Of tho
Council Of Seventies acted ~ pail boar
ere. The family OF the deceased oocI.
lied tho front seats In tue center tiuf.
The Tabernacle onoir DID tho singing,
aud the opening prayer was offered by
Elder John Henry Smith.
Elder ~. II. Roberts was the fpl
speaker. lie sai1 II was his good iof-
tune 10 bv intimately acquainted with
ihe ouu TO whom the Ms NIB age had
met 10 y y their last tnbutc ui respect.
The speaker iirst knew Elder Morgan
wnen asa lad ne received instruction
la HE school IA this city, aud
Ia this capacity had learned 10 love
sud admire hin a. u teacher. After
leaving his school the speakers nc.
quaintanCe with the dccrastd became
again intimate when he was 10 labor
dudrr his Jurisdiction In the Southern
States mission. The hundreds VI
Elders who were associated with
Brother Morgan IN that mission ioT
sons fourteen years during which
time tho deceased was president knew
now much they became attached TO
him, now much lhey learned 10 ruly
upon his good Judgment aud how great
the confidence they had In following
HE leadership. Tue speaker himtelf
could well recall many eircuu-
stancoe while abroad of meeting with
nm In public and ia private
and enjoying bis Oounsels which
were prompted by tho inspiration u
tue Almighty. roo memory Of this Ia
enshrined In the hearts OF hundreds Of
the Elders VI Israel who lab0ted with
HIM. In this labor Elder Morgan
laid the foundation u streams Of graft
tude which viii run towards him
through time aud o,uriily. But
there were other directions IN which
the miuislraliun1 OIL his good man were
enjoyed aud Tor which Hu eternal
weight OF glory aud honor mad buen
earned. Those who have been must
intimately associated with him will
know how much they have Lost when
they no longer hoAr b voice In their
midst. There was another phase
In the history Of Elder John Morgan
that the speaker referred TO and Of
which little has been generally
known. la his early life he was a
soldier. lie Joined the Union army
aud fought through all the years OF the
great II bulliOD, terving with hgn)r In
lue armies OF his country. up0u tho
casket containing tho body Of the
deceased could be- seen the nag OF tie
regiment In which he served and
which was given TO him In rec Jgniuon
OF his services.
Elder Roberts invoked the blessing
OF God upon tins borrowing family aud
friends Of the doceaeod.
Elder J. a llden K,mball then spoke,
referring 10 the excellent effects VI the
labors u the deceased In tho Southern
Hlates while presiding over that mifslOr.