Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-11

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rested upon him aud through his great
iaith aud strength OF character he wna
enabled TO carry olt tho dutiui which
had boon imposed upon him. Tho
speaker next referred l1thumNuy YEAR
Elder 5moot had served aa Mayor OF
Salt Lake CITY during s time when
70 required = man Of good Judgment
nt thu head OF iho mu1isIral fnalrs.
Tie hal worked iut tho gl.H DHUu nom
o O'Clock in tha mlruiH. .i.5, lJ ulu
" O'Clock az night and without 81 DOB.
lnr'e cumprnhation. Lo Wafa Iufi.c.
spirited muu in tha tIaa meaning OF
Tie term, glwnya p'a uiuE fGg thu
good OF The people financially aud
slirliuuIy. AuuVH ail Doe loved the
N1'ull aud rcvorcd The holy prio1t.
hood, ard exhibited tlns n.ut 90 uu.
mility 90. charuc.eflzo5 q true Latter.
luy Saint
Three wocsssgo bis children voro
gathered AROUND him AMI boo gave
them many valuable councils. Hs
tor-lnlnV, %. H. Whitney, asked him,
il toto were tho iGsl gathering lf tl1
.smIy uUi the last limo ne would
counsel tHru, what bio advice would
DC, nud what had t.uu ihe guiding
star which bod enabled mA il 10 fue-
cesfiu.ly conduct hls lIfe. Ii, bad ru.
Piled iunt his la.t words 90 counsel
would Do fo serve GHJ and keen La
commitment; liateu t1 tue tUlel-
irsI OF tt0 pf.OHiU1I1. Iu uHf af.
.u1ui.l lis fuCctl 800 lfr 90 l0.i1N-
log tln c0ursuH of tlu par5lh.lI,
anu hul often u1ue t1 cvyu when be
dil not uuII.g'guI o., aud had Oh.
Wayl found tla' course il DO right.
PfCsIdrHt smaIi I3. loved God and
h1 bfJ'agaH, hringd tho needy and
extended mercy 90 his iollowmCu,
conquered OWL ami would como forth
ir tuu ll.t resurrection And cuttr iUlo
"a iullnu's ul glory,
fcHduut Joseph r.. Smith said be
had not expected 90 bp called upon 90
fpJak Hs r1 many were prusout who
velu OLDER lhuu h1 nul who 30 would
seem h1uli Do entitled Co. preference
lu Addressing ihiHcJugfcggu0H.
There was no cause Tor mourning OF
lamUG tailUu Tor cur departed brother,
yet tue lore was an lrftrifnbie une.
Brother 6mo1t had been public
teltfaciUr lu all the year the speaker
had known him. Ho had looked upon
Brother Hmg8t nI rs iRihrr aud hia lifc
had ga ull probability been ruarcd 90
some extent by the Teachings he had
received from emo departed. Brother
Smu1t was ut nU tmua guardian OF
the people over whom hv Uitndtt. HIS
sfoai prevailing ulurnuteIatc, which
lBu speaker had always regarded wor.
thy OF Imitation, was ME uuHhuluu %.
duuiy so the truth us revealed through
Jl.r. % smith. DO was Gs nrm uuI
uuWavurug .n ma Integrity ns DC vac
possible Tor mortal man 90 br--l mau
whose wurI was good anywhere uut
everywhere. The speaker had often,
n0u his boyhoUd, held President
Smout up 90 himself as ON 1Eampir.
sui feli llat 20 ho could bDuH lfm and
iuil Of Integrity ag Pfu.lIuu. 5m10t 10
was al. Lc could expect.
Il would Dc TOO much 10 cay that no
hal no 'nlli7, because no man lived
who bad not some humau wUakuunus,
There wHE not a perfect soul boz the
world; but The noble characteristics 90
his nature, tHe power Gf bio Fuliit frr
good, s1 uvurshgIoWtd bic weak uussts
tuai thuy sank into iudignihcnuru. he
was power Tor zoos, o natural born
loader, one of those u0ulr tp,fils called
g. come forward In this age OF tile
world t. gr0Alwork, and $50 maintained
;hlH position with honor. lilo had
gone 90 receive d crown OF CXallntl1u
sealed upon him by the Hgly Spirit OF
promise, because he nud Teen faithful
10 the end. There were great ref Iiu.
iuga behind tue veil whun Brother
Sm1ot met the thousands OF mIhful
irIouds who have gone before.
PRECEDENT smith CIo5rd by Gdmou-
ishing the family anu ali the Saints 90
no live that they would meet with
% welcome from their father uuI friend
when they passed from this sphere gf
action, and prayed God % bless the
memory u Brother Smo0t ana that HE
noble deeds might live a. nu example
10 the people so the end O., days.
"It 10 well with my soul" was ron.
dsred uy Mn Emma John, MIS-. May
Young Nm. Buckley anu George
Chuulr8.
Elder David John, President
Smo0pa hIs. COUNSEL or, bore "a strong
testimony Go thn tfu,h Of tho re-
marks made by tho previous spoaherB,
aud called attention 10 the great pro-
gfess mnloil spiritual aiiaifs in the
Utah Stake uldOT Brother Smg1t's
proficiency, hr bad Ugou tue to lia
God, 10 his religion and his priesthood
Hud hnd gone 20 his reward lut would
stand nm1ug the Just forever. A rHUit
time before bis death no was IA Cl1tu
glmmuui % with tho heavenly power
ava had heard tho sweet music vi wei.
coming voices beyond the veil,
Elder Edward Partridge, President
SmooPs eec1nr counfoi1huplkc briefly
Of his acquaintance wilh President
Smootand ui the many good qualities bu
had exhibited, especially ms readiness
10 bend bic own VIII 90 those who mai
superior positions Ip tine Prir6lhl0i, guI
hoped and prayed that we might alt be
prepared 10 meet Brother amOot, anu
al who mad gone before, in tueud6uip
and love, whom W0 are called from this
world.
Prcsidcn, George q. Cannon said he
felt incapable OF alyiug anything that
would be- adequate 90 tl8 occasion, but
II was an h0nJroi Cusiom TO sly some.
thiug Of tho lie and character and tor
the consolation OF tho family OF tuo
dead. Language could not be- too
strongly uard in describing tho charac-
ter OF the departed. Ho was q
sturdy man, phyfich.iy ana mentally,
ttlUlg Rud positive ia character. Such
men cannot fail, at times, 10 create
feelings ,hgt more plIaDi8 natures do
not cause; uut every mau who admired
true maunUoO, courage and iaiyguty,
could not fail 90 uumiro PguslIUnt
SmuOt aud recognize IN him a man OF