Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-16
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Elder John A. ClarAi Iribute Of Res.
pectt TO H, Memory.


Memorial Gsfvloos were held In the
Pennington Ward meeting house on
Sunday last, March 1863, In honor of
Elder john a. CLARK, who died OF
black smallpox ut Haia, Palestine, on
tho s b Of the la. month, while on a
misiion T. Turkey, Tor which mission
be- started Feb. o. 1894
a large aud tasteful foral emblem
representing the Gat1i Aiar, presented
by the Young Msu'. aud Young
Lidisa NJ. 1. A., was placed on The
pulpi tle pulpit aud other portions Of
.hv foJm were also appropriately de.
c'iaIsd with nowen aud white
dfnpury.
A. $3.50 p. m. tho meeting house was
crowded 90 IT, utmost capacity with
ifirnds u the deceased VINO had come
from all portions %. tho stake ~ show
thuir rcspeut Tor ELDER Clark. Many
we're turned away from tue building
Tor want OF room. Ga tho atand, 10,
.idre tue Stake Presidency ward
bisnuprio and many prominent
officials from other parts Of tne stake,
were Eldets franklin ID. RlcnAfdf,
Abraham II. Cannon, u. A. Hobsrts,
Edward htuvunBou, Goo. Goddard,
JAl. l.. Talmagu, Willard Done, J. NJ.
whitaker and Ricnafi Haag,i0f DAT
Lake City.
The services were conducted as FOL.
love; The choir sang on page 2bT,
"lhuu dost not weep 10 weep aionc;n
prayer was Offered by James T.Smith,
choir saug on page 400.
Brother Miller thcn read tho follow.
Ing revolutions Of respect by the Young
Meme association " Farmiugtou,
Davis county, Utahi
Whereas, Elder John A. CLARK was
born anu raised Ia our midst, loved
anu esteemed by all who know him
Tor his even dihposllion and his exsm.
plhty lis, HE moral character aud his
loving aud aiuotionatc attributes; anu
Whereas, A q member OF the 81. 1. |
a. lac ull continually hunger nul
thifbt uilor knowledge anu hence was |
an able uul energetic worker la the |
cause n impE1yumou; aud
Whereas, lilo diu faithfully and
ofudiiablY perform the duliua of socft- |
uty during tho winter OF 1853 and |
1896 anu
Whereas, lilo dii promptly and |
ohtrfiully respond 10 tho call ~ an |
"amuassadof u Christ" TO lutEoy, 10 |
carry the message VI ITO aud salvation
% all who would hear aud obey his
warning voice; Auu
whereas, 10 has seemed proper Ia
lhe luhnilo wisdom OF an Rll.wiso
Greater that lac should lay down bis
'Io IA u land no rcmltu from friends
Hnl nome succumhlng 10 the rAvages
Of thht dfcad diaosic, tue black small
poX;
k-Bllvoj, Tlat vacancy bas 90.
CURED which shall ever DO looked urop
with the most profound feeling OF sor.
row and regret, anu that M him We
nave lJstn Flrnd, a brother and "a Cos
hD1ttr oi Too highest anu moot in-
cslimaUle ypp;
Resolved, ruAt wo do ever hold him
up us a mIfrl, when all young men
should pattern after, being evur ready
anu Wllllng o HhUw our love Tor Inc
truth aul utsiru Tor tho HaIyauyu
70 fellow mon, even % tla LAYING
down ui cur livvs 10 % needs 40 As ho
ms umulltpu tho example ~ our Elder
hrJihub manlitauuE love greater
luau Wulch "uu man hath Tor mia
fellow creatures"
ltc'oyod, Tuat We aru rso1uolIed 10
ilu providence tl Dgu CONCERNING cur
dead brother irrUUg that DO 10 tho
better prepared 10 continue hls ME-.
ai1uafy huuts on tho other eide. and
That a. hu mas loo. Die li.u for "HH
sAhu anu tue GosuDn hu viii ind n
AGAIN, yea even liu eternal, suabling
ls q again -uiuliu with nim never
10 par.
Resolved, That q COPY of these resl.
'ul.ns Do prrseutuI ~ Ms family t.
SrlAgr with .ur united heartfelt gym.
AMY mud confidence, further craving
hr blessings 10 tine lIsH upgu HE fs.
posted pafulH, tnat they may bs
iJilr up iu tnglr bereavement win q
.ti s1iaco which nothing but tb, n
'l'lvi eau g,Vo nuI the kuuWIoIgr OF
.uat Hhuu they ugaiu behold thslf D
iu.iul ami auruaoualu sou he may be- 4
NgauHE IA mAriy's crown.
lsasoivei iut,urL That IA o1py OF
hcso rgtuiuuoUs br sent to the Dls.
.htr NhWs ald also ono pucei gu
to0Ed ga tue Young Mems asa rlstI8a D..
W, W, RICHARDS,
DAVID THOMAS.
A.. ~ HIguAup4.
In behalf o, sag N-uu. Muu,s Ass.- .
luugu. 4
Elders uuHs, Jau,s ~ g-,tb