The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-03-11
LAST SAD RITES.
Continued from, Firat Pare.

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about the repentance that folio wed.
He had power to govern men, and all
his life he has had but one rule, to
obey and serve God. He has laid down
now only to take good sleep till
the day of the resurrection. Knowing
what | do of the future of mankind it
is an utter impossibility for me to
mourn over the death of true Latter
day Saint. l realize that the departure
is big blow to Sister Smoot and his
family, but his future is too bright and
too JOYFUL to permit me to mourn, that
he should now be permitted to
enter it. feel to thank God for the
privilege he has given me to associate
with such man as Brother Smoot, for
l knew him; | know him to have been
a true Latter-day Saint. No man ever
lived who could read man better than
could Joseph Smith, and the prophet
met him, knew him and proclaimed
him to be good man worthy servant
of God. Brother Smoot has continued
to be such.
l hope that we will pursue an up
right course, all of us, and strive to
keep the commandments of God. There
and eternity, great work to perform,
may God give US strength to do it well,
The tabernacle choir sang the an
them: I'VE Snail Know Each Other
Better When the Mists Have Rolled
Away"
KARL G. MAESER
aided one leaf to the mighty garland
of honor and praise to Brother SmOot
by saying among other things: 1t was
the year 1875 when President Brigham
Young executed a deed Of conveyance
and placed it in the hands of President
A. o, SmOot with the sacred trust to
carry on the B. 7 academy and ap-
pointed me principal of the institution
that | first met the deceased. In all of
the seemingly overwhelming difficult
les that have arisen threatening the
downfall of the institution he has
stood every time in the breach with
his own personal responsibility. Many
viewed the threatening failures and
heard him say: Brother Maeser, our
beloved president, Brigham Young,
has left in my hands a sacred trust
that must be carried out" / hope that
when 60 beyond the veil 1 may be
permitted to see Brother Young and
carry to him the report that Brother
Smoot guarded and kept that trust
we'll.
Apostle John Henry smith delivered
the benedicti0n and the vast assem-
blage left the building and formed as
follows, into
TUE ppoCuSsTON.
Band.
Councillors John and Partridge in
carriage.
Hearse and pail bearers
Family and immediate relatives in
II CARRIAGES.
High priests and patriarchs, SO per-
sons.
Seventies. IS persons.
Elders, 81 persons.
Bishoprics and lower priesthood, 116
persons.
Brigham Young academy students,
80 persons.
Civil authorities-Mayor Holbrook
Councillor Ward, Assessor Hall, Treas
urer Wride, Marshal Knight, Police
man McEwan.
The militia, Companies up and
"M," 81 persons.
Directors of the First National and
Utah County Savings banks in two
carriages
Citizens in ITO carriages.
The procession reached from Center
street to the Spring7ille road, near the
cemetery.
LAST RITES.
The ceremonies at the grave were
impressive but very brief. The large
casket was encased in red pine box
and that again in brick vault. Before
the earth was thrown into the grave
Elder VIM. H. King offered up an elo-
quent dedicato1y prayer, after which
the band, hearse, vehicles and many
of the priesthood on foot formed in line
and proceeded back to the family resi-
dence.
And the funeral of President A. O..
Smoot was thing of the past. All
that remains of him now are the pro-
ducts CT his many good and noble deeds
and the memory of his we'll spent life,
a shining and lasting example to all