Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-24
MEMORIAL SERVICES.


asked Hyrum president 5m th'a
faiho) what the matter YVES wi h
Joseph, 10 he looked very pale at he
time. He ALTO remembered h.yin.
seen the dead bodies OF his father on
Joseph 10 they wora lying in tine
Prophets house. The spenkuf here
read O memoranda made by hlm on
Sept. ~, 1873, on the accession 90
visit by Ouou Pfatt, himself anu
others 10 Nauvoo and surrouu linE
country. II referred TO m interview
had with David Whltmer in which he
bore witncaa ~ having seen the platos
from which the Book OF Mormon was
translated, aud had testifloi o. 90 the
authenticity OF the testim my ef tbs
eight wltuestge.
David Whumcr was the last surviv-
ing witness 10 the u Ok OF Mormon
and his testimony 10 its divinity o..
MANNED with him tlll his death. The
speaker rtiefftd 10 IN interview had
With a scientist, who, while admitting
that Joseph Smith was an honest man,
claimed that bic sewing nud talking
with Gsd, tue Father, and the Son,
was simply on hallucinali0n that he
WAS lab0ring under and not 40 actual
occurrence. This same man, though
when confronted with the uuHati.ui
"IB 10 possible for three mpu TO be
laboring under the came halluuluau1u
at the came timt2n when shown The
testimony o. tue three witnesser,
knew not what 90 cay, but simply tc.
marked that ho was not prepared 10
answer that question. Pt-5,dont
Smith closed his remarks by declaring
that while the birthday % the Prophet
did not exotic much attention 10 the
present time, tho day would como
when all thu Saints ovutywhuru,w would
celebrate ami commemorate, the day
when the beloved Prophet hrs. saw
/ the light,
Elizabeth y. Rouody being called 10
tho s.aud, read an excellent article on
/ tue Prophet Joseph. lts Introduction
/ ran thui: "Whilo We have not met Il
| honor OF ,ho inauguration Of Utah ~ n
state, we have assembled, 10 o1mmem-
crate tho uinetiuth anniversary Of the
blflh Of he who made u pua.ible Cor
! Uluh 10 Do uunhfinei into tho Fiuiut-
hood Of rlatcg. Au who iutfO iuCud o.
/ the people that which took from them
the darkness which lowered Oycf Ga m
aud caueod that ttar 10 sumo which
ted ihu Saints Of God 90 these valley.
! whluh we call Utah aud which arc tl
be shortly h0upfod aud endowed
| with Statehood At tue tOlclu
zion Of her address, which wa
foplote with wotIo bearing witness o.
the high character VI JOsopu Smith
eho read testimony ftOm JuClt
Weller, au old friend OF the Pupntrs,
Ia which hU bore witness Dt tue holy
0 NsaNa
| In all his walks anu conversation.
Archie NJ. hili, who embraced The
Gospel In canada In tho year l5il
spoke VI his acquaintance with lhl
Prophet Joseph aud related numUr
Of incidents IA connection tlerow %
He felt pleased with having the pfIvI
legr OF an acquaintance with thD
Prophet, and bore witness % tho 5piri
Of d1d that accompanied oil biz 10
marks.
Other remarks equally 40 in,orosting
M those already mAde mention Of wrr
made by Joseph q, kingsbury, ono %
tho tWenty.four Elders who assisted Il
laying tho corner stone Of thu kift.an.
Temple, Walter Wilcox and oil
time playmate unI friend o
the Ptophcps, James Leach, VIII
found pleasure IN quoting Tia
ssyings u tho Prophet, James W
PhippVn whose Hcquainiu. Cu viii
Joseph had been one VI unalllyu.
pleasure aud happiness, anu Is. ~
AlirCh, who has recently located 10
tupau vslleyf, but vino lrst cav Josvpt
at his lathtf'a nouto Ia Hancock uu
W lllinOis, in the year 1873
The choir ana C0nste'au 900 sang:
Tho sput Of God like a hrc burning.
BrnodiouOn was pronounced D.,
Patriarch John Smith.