The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-19
THE LAST SAD RITES.
SERVICES OVER THE RE-
MAINS OF JOHN MORGAN.
Impressive Addresses By President
Cannon, John Henry Smith and
Others-A Large Concourse of
Friends.

A good man was laid away to rest
yesterday. The funeral services over
the remains of John Morgan took place
at the Assembly hall yesterday. The
large building was filled with personal
friends of the departed. as well as
many who, not knowing him so init
mately, wished to show honor to the
memory of one noted for his ability
and integrity.
AS was meet at the obsequies of an
ex-soldier, a flag was suspended before
the organ and a railing before that in
strument was draped with the stars
and stripes. A tattered flag, rent Py
storms of shot and shell, lay across the
white casket containing the remains.
Ratings and reading desk were draped
with white. On the bier and about II
were many floral emblems, one bearing
the inscription "Our Father being at
the head of the casket.
The services were long and impress
sive They were opened by prayer by
Apostle John Henry Smith.
The Tabernacle choir sang softly
REST, Rest for the Weary Soul"
Elder B. H Roberts paid a high
tribute to the worth of the departed.
He had labored under his direction in
the missionary fields of the south, and
spoke at length of the zeal and devo-
ton he had shown in that field. Re-
ferring to the torn flag that lay across
the casket, he told the story of how the
young soldier had gained possession Of
it more than thirty years ago at the
battle of Selma, Alabama. In that en-
gagement two standard bearers had
been killed. The third was wounded,
and Morgan seized it and carried it
through the hard-fought battle, till he
placed it within the enemy's line. AS
a reward for this signal act of bravery,
the 123rd Illinois regiment, in which he
was eslisted, voted to present him the
flag.
Elder Golden KimbaT followed with
an account of his last hours. He spoke
with emphasis of the esteem in which
he is held in the south. The Chatta-
nooga Times stated, in 1884, that to
grasp his hand was to become his
friend.
The third address was by Elder c. D.
Fjel-ced, who spoke with much earnest
ness of his co-laborer's devotion to
duty.
Elder George Goddard spoke feeling
ly of their joint labors as officers of
the Sunday School union.
Apostle John Henry Smith made an
address in behalf of the twelve, in
which he stated that no man ever lived
who had more moral and physical cou-
rage nor more industry than this one
who had gone before.
Dr. Seymour Young spoke eloquently
of the bravery of the departed amidst
the dangers of the tented field"
President Woodruff announced that
President Cannon would speak in be-
half of the first presidency.
President Cannon said that on hear
ing the news of Elder Morgan's death
he had felt as many others had, that
he had lost one of the dearest friends
he had on earth. He traced his his
tory as a superintendent of southern
missions and said that the authorities
of the church looked upon his remark
able success there as upon the ascend
ancy of a newly arisen star. He
dwelt also upon his faithful and eff
ficient labors as one of the seven presi-
dents of the seventies. He had the I'M
bounded confidence of the church For
the past year Elder Morgan had been
weighed down by business cares. That
he had failed to meet his obligations
was no fault of his. His plans were
we'll laid but his strength had been
overtasked by his cares, and, worn and
i'll, he had started to the mountains,
where he hoped to recuperate. 1t was
not so destined, however, and at Pres
ton. Idaho, he laid down the burdens
of life.
The choir sang: 20, My Father
There was an invocation by President
Joseph F. Smith, and the casket con-
tanning the remains was then conveyed
to the east vestibule, where they were
viewed by the large congregation. The
pail bearers were the remaining six
presidents of the seventies: B. H Rob-
erts, Golden Kimball, DR.. Seymour
Young, George Reynolds, Rulon S.
Wells and c. D. Fjelsted.
A large concourse of friends followed
the remains to the place of interment
in the city cemetery.