Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-27

70 bs held 100 ibo
hunoz Of tHo salt Lake TompiC,
Monday, Fob. O, 1924,
u,t %. m.
Cignod WLrouD WoopEu-n
vs.. Woo 1mn. born Nafaht. is1.
o. N0HuruI. u0ln March ., is.t
Such was tine iuvi,atl- n which drcw
somewhat moro than two hundred
poopIo-galatives, c1.lauofcB and
friends % the esteemed c5lnic--,o tho
precincts OF the beautiful Temple gee
teriay afternoon. 10 g. needless 20 fsy
that 'gw who rocoivodii failUj In i,sac-
ccpia1cc-0r that, hal it boon issued 20
q hundred times as many, there would
have been many vacant places. Room
uus the only limi, o. the hospitality Of
tho AGED President, who pleasantly
remarked that wh,robs DO had prcvi.
ou.ly found his own home totally in.
adequate % the accommodation Of
those whom DE wishyI 10 roo on ouch
occasions, ho now WINS convinced that
nj least fvc.acfc lat would BE- ucccs.
sary, % no invited all whom ho desi-eJ
10 welcome.
Tho feature Of the event was tho
entire Absence Of Grmali'y; all were
urged 10 feel frto aud were made O.
rejoice iu the hearty cordisiliy and
warm friendship that prevailed. The
honorci host was lul ot viyaciiy aud
blessings, anu through all the nj.
dresses there ran a spiri. Of ,ho most
unsul;sd congtatulauou, comfort and
good cheer
Shortly after one O'Clock President
Wood al called the assembly 20 order,
extended greetings aud welcome,
thanked bis friends for ibclf presence
aul hoped Tor their enjoyment dur.
ing the exercises about 70 begin.
Music was swoctly furnished by
the Temple choir, after wi 10 Proni.
dent George q. Caungu offered pnyeL
More singing followed, and then
came brief addresses - rfu i1cnts
Llrouzl snow anu Joseph 4. Smith.
AIiusion was made 10 tho almost
miraculous preservation oi President
Woodruff lilo through various aosi.
dents and dangers, to his restoration
from his latest severe slckncss whom all
human hope Of bis recovery seemed "a
have ilsi, 10 his blamolesi lite, his In.
tsguiy for truth, his untiring labors 10
the cause Of righteousness.
The following song written b. Elder
IL. w. NalsbiIt was then given by the
veteran songsior, Elder William &,
Dunbar, to the tune OF "Auld Lang
syuc," the audience joining In the
chorus:
when pure al eru6n auu che heart
AMI wakCs lu brightest thought.
Whom righteous impulse bii8 us start,
We tender then uus1ugut-
our hands 90 frgrL oar Iua CO. speak,
oar words aH rullaui lrC,
Prayer a11rH beyond the mululs.nuc 50
love doth th0 soui inspire.
UuuuUst-
Then f.uF with right good will,
Our hearty welcome tusU,
COD bless our aged Precedent,
40 1--we ,9r many year
To-day h.s Thought rc.sa6 hero, while ID.
ln fronl.HIp moet as ono.
10 greet ouF President thlths
Hath one more birthday wont
That aa Patriarch hc stands
And buars hls weight OF years;
white Israel with uplued hands
before Che Lord appoau,
TO upploaio Tor length OF days.
while peace Hulil spread |ts wings,
AND hloss tho wife whose pleasant wa.l
Her warm attachment brings.
Bless Thou, % Lord, Thy servant stn,
Whose history linka ibo past.
With al iblt makes tho present thrill
Then crown him Thine at last
a feeling address by Elder franklin
d. Richards upon the themes already
alluioa %, and Ia gentle aui Affection.
ate phrase, was followed by the reading,
by Sister Emmsline b, Wells, OF the
following poem composed by Sister
Euily Hill WUoImsulsu
raFursIoS or rssurM
'TH %. that loving friends should bring,
sweet llral Huaaua if.su and says
'I. d. tH.i flua b.rIH should sing,
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