Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-25
TIE FUNERAL RITES.
EARNEST and Touching TfIbaisS 10
The Departed.
LiRsE TABERNACLE AUDI~CE.
Addresses by Prssidsnls Woodruff sKa
Smith snd Elders Richards, Grant,
Cannon AID Taylor.


vembtt a. A large congregation was
present W show is respect to the mem.
Org OF the deceased. The cssko, which
contained all that was earthly Of Elder
Young occupied a place Immediately
below tho speakora' stands and was
covered vita beautiful fiUtal de,igns.
The services were impressive and n
long cotiogo followed the body 10 the
city cemetery where It was committed
to mother earth.
The services At tho Tabernacle
opened by the choir tinging "whon
Flrst tho Glorious Light OF Truth"
Elder John w. Taylor offered praJo-.
Elder Franklin ID. Richards was the
iiist speaker. He said that Elder
Young during HIS So years OF life had
fought the good light faithfully and
well. He hal lived In an epoch or
the wotld'e history which was frAught
with great importance to the children
On men. During that period great
advancement had been made In cleo.
trical aud other sciepces. lie had also
been privileged 10 meet ana leatn pfeo-
ious truths from the Prophet Jossph
smith and Join with him In rolling 90
the important work OF this diapenBa-
ton. He had labofod with the fathers
Of tho Church aud had shared Joys
aud Sorrows with them. Ho was one
OF the great men OF Israel and lett a
splendid record behind MIN,
Elder Heber J. Grant said he had
been acquainted with the deceased
since his childhood. He had always
led an honorable life-was a faithful
aud consistent Latter-day Saint aud
would receive the reward OF = servant
OF God.
Elder Abraham II. Cannon said he
was pleased 10 DO able ~ bear testimony
10 the noble characteristics OF the do.
parted patriarch. He seemed always
to be nlled with the divine light and
his words we're powerful among the
people. He was one OF the great
characters lin the Church. lie pos.
sessed those GoG-liko characteristics
that constitute truly great men. The
most admirable among men are thoss
who follow with fidelity the dictates
OF their condolences. Brother Young
was ono OF these. Once he had told
some visitors Of tho greatness OF
Brigham Young. Yet with his innate
1 AaNNNNsJ 10 AsAN aVhhtuk AAu ANAh-
tionship TO the ox-president. Alter.
wards these men spoke OF the fanati-
olsm Of Mormonism. This aroused the
lion within him aud he iesrIessly de-
Tended the faith anu Gods servants.
His record stands without q bloloh
aud 10 full OF Lessons for the goneta-
tlOns 70 come. Such occasions as this
should remind us that while We yet
1--we We ato In the presence OF death.
Elder John w. Taylor said that
when n great and good man passes
from this earth he should not be- fol-
lowed 10 the tomb with sAdnens or
grief. All men would DO Judged 40
cotding 10 their deeds anu the here
after would be a pleasant ana profit
able one 10 those who had lived rs
Brother Young had done. There was
NO death aud the spiritual part OF man
would rise again anu be clothed upon
with everlasting lie.
PRECEDENT JOSEPH y. SMITH
said: The time being brief. those who
have spoken IA well ~ those VINO will
speak have necessarily to be brief also.
L want TO Tehd lew words from tho
Book u Mormon, hshoying that IL
viii 10 iugru profitable to tue c0ngre-
CATION than anything which l might
be able 10 agy:
(Ho then read III Nephi, ., 3ls IN.
olusiye; also f.om the eleventh CHAP
ter OF AIM, v-.ses D.i5 incluiive.l
Continuing, he ssid: RsmemLer
hat these arc predictions made prior ~
the coming OF JssuS Chr.b. In the
meridian u Tins; wOrdB which were
inspitrc OF the Holy Ghost through
those who wrote SUD spoke by this
power Ia ancient days, foreteIling the
events that should come 10 pass, which
did come 10 pass, &C subsequent history
proves.
would like TO call to she attention
OF this cong eghtion the fact that this
Book o. Mormon 10 the stick OF Joseph,
which " today IN the hand OF
EphrAlm; Aud That and the Bible,
which 10 tbs stick Of judah, have no
come one In the dispensSlion Of tho
iuilneEs OF times In tho hand OF God,
for the reproviug OF the nations OF the
Garth and Tor the proving OF the In.
haDitAuts Of the world; for this book
with The book called the Bible, In con.
neoIion with the Spirit ana power OF
God that accompanies tue Gospel
which these books tesoh to the world,
become a threshold witness against the
world Tor thsiF hteousnese, and in
evidence OF the righteousness Of men
who have repented Of their sins, who
have yielded Obsdisnos TO this require.
monls Of tic Gospel, ana who have re-
ceiyed n testimony Of Jesus Christ,
which is tho spirit OF prophecy, and
have testified OF the truth throughout
their mortal lives, M our Agod and
venerable father. Lorenzo ID. HouDR, has
done,
Az tho time 10 short, II Is, OF course.
impossible for us 10 onter Into any
lengthy remSFhs; but there In Onu
thought which Eas Impressed iise.i
upon my mind, anu that IL, that this
man whose remains lie before us lOaay
was Que OF tho first In this dispBnsGtiUn
20 yield obedience to thsdospel ms II Wss
restored through the Prophet JgREph
Smith. Thie man many ana many
limo In my healing aud before the
faces Of vast congregations OF people
haa Jorne an Underwriting aod = faith
iul, earnest sud homes. testimony OF
the divine mission OF the Prophet
Joseph Smith. Upon this BFo1ud he
STOOD eide Wy side with his illutttious
brothers, upon whom Gili saw NJ ~
bestOy a po.tiOn u die honor, and