Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-03
The Young Family Reunion.

The Young Family Reunion.
For SONS weeks the sKecut We com.
nittee Of tie Young Family ass7ci1.
lion have bsen bus,ly preparing to
celebrate In an appropriate manner
tlu birthday VI Prualdcn. Brigham
Young. Last friday through the
kindness Of the Presidency Of the
Church Ani Apostle LORENZO SNOW,
the romple was openoi TO all wh1 de-
siiol to take n namo Tor tho progouiiors
Il Patriarch John Young, Anl 1853 o.
II tAo !auily and iriends awaited
thom,slys, O. this glorious privilege.
The .ssnn,ly rom Of ths Temple wa
beauu'Iliy decorated anI ,hs picture
oi Prcsidgnl Young hung IN tho arch.
way, OnNrrsihel win flowers AMI
dfapr-y.
Saturday, June Let, Though the In.
vltAtion Of the pTrsl dent aud executive
committee, about go members Of the
family assembled ut | O'Clock In tho
Social Hall anu formed IN procession
and, osch carrying bouquets Of iiowets,
marched 10 the grave Uu tho hillside,
where, after solemn prayer and n fow
quiet words 10y Elders Brigham Young
aud Il. ID. Richards, tho last resting
place III the beloved dead was covered
with lowefs. The company returned
to the social Hall for the aitetnoons
| exercises.
Prosident joseph +. Smith aud
family, Bishop Winder aud wife, Or.
with Sislera NJ. J, Snow anu
| Hannah Sorcnscn were the
/ gursn uf tho occasion. These, with
/ Richards, DR.. Seymour ~, Young anu
tue wives Of Prusi1eut Young and Of
bis brothers, J I'm, Joseph, Pninuhas
aud LOfenLI, occupied seats on tue
stags. Tho stage was decorated with
iiags, vase OF nIweu, vines aud
wtraths.
Aittra beautiful opening prayer by
Elder +. ID, Richards, the following
program, which was under the man.
agoment Of Bishop Clawson, was spiF.
itedly rendered;
a lottrF Of yrestlng, from PatriArch
L1tcuEl ID. Young was read uy
Brother FfapklIn W. Young, US iJl.
love:
SALT LAKE CRY, June /, 1915.
President Brigham Young and tho mom-
bors OF tho Young Family Assoc,a-
tioni
Dcar Brothers aud sisIors,-It would
have giyon mo grra5 pleasure to nice,
| with you ON this mOmOntous occasion,
a. q q d j a. q
aud good man, ono whose deeds live afsUr
him and whose memory is still groom In
tho hearts OF those WHO loved aud hon
oTc1 him,
would llkoto talk 20 you little about
the things that Ito uoar my heart.
/ stand, a., 10 were, on tho threshold OF
another world, and / look back on tho
year, that have vanished like dream,
aud have taught me 30 many lessons, and
| long with au innuito longing to Impair.
some Of my thoughts 10 you.
After our ioil-omo journey 10 roach this
valley, that was To uH the Prom isOl
Land, We arrived horo In tho early morn
Ing; wo were weary aud travel. stalnOd,
but our courage was still undAunied. My
brother brigham was riding with Brother
Woodruff lilo rose UP nom his seat ia
tho carriage aud exclaimed, In a voice
that Nloncrd any doubt that might have
arisen, This j. the place, this IL the
place - and We looked around a. tho vii.
uurnnsH OF sAgrbrush aud black crlckots
and know that f1rbidling ~ Il was 10
was hencOlurth TO bo our home.
Look around you today aud answer,
Was ho not ln-pirod2 His body h. rest-
ing ON tho hillside whore the
trees inuriuur u requiem and tho
flowers perfume the broclo that wan.
dors above him, but his glorious
spirit " rolping the reward OF his ar.
duous labota and IL will only DO u little
time till We will follow. Lot US live
humble lives, tor4ako tho ways OF tho
world aud prepare 10 meet him. n
understand those celebrations We como
horo for the purpose u becoming b0t,oT
acquainted win each other, for the pur.
pose OF strengthening tho ties ~ friend
ship, for reunion Of love and good
feeling. NOu have boon strowing the
roses OF affection and remembrance on
an honorei grave, do not forget to scat
tor flowers Of kindness around you ~ all
i,mtH
We honor tho dead, aud wo owe a groat
duty to the living. Lot us lohrn 10 love
Rui he kind TO each OthOr, aud Ia this
way comont tho bonds OF relationship
til W. form a. uuonimg chain tina, viii
roach from Ibis world to that other glOri,
Gus place whore no trouble or sorrow can
ever enter.
/ would Ike 10 meet with you, but my
strength will not permit, but pray God
10 bioss you all with His Holy Spirit,
May it be guido 10 your footsteps and a
light % your pathway IN tho Journey ul
lito. May sou all 1.-Two % celebrate tho
birthday ~ this great man for many.
many years. LomNEo ID. NouNu.
A pia1u solo was tugn rendered by
Spencer C!nwsun IT,
The seofetsry's report, road by Mrs.
Susa Young Gates, was ~ iolllws;
Since the opening " tho salt Lake
Tumplo Ia 1893 thprp havo boon abou
$50 baptism, performed and I5i onlow.
monts given Tor our dead. There have
boon number ~ meetings Of the assOci-
ton held, mostly attended hy the exec
uNyol committee, 10 attend 10 raising
means, 20 arrange for rrmpIo lahors,
and 20 prepare tor this family reunion.
ono Of the most Important features OF
the years work las boon tho appoint.
mont OF a finance committee, CONSISTING
Brolhors Nm. a, Rl.sitpr and W. hi.
puugaiL These brethren have Followed
tho executive committee OF great unx