Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-29
PAYSON.
Funeral Of a Misslonnrr,s Wifi.

Funeral Of n MissiOnarys Wife.
Tho funeral services over the 10.
msins Of Sister Mary T.. Afrowsmlth
were held at the tabernacle on Friday
lsstat .. m. The Second ward choir
was In attendance, AMI after singing
the opening prayer was offered by
Elder James l., Hush. Elder Charles
BrewoTton was the Hfst speaker, and
great stfcss was laid In his tematks upon
the existence on Divine Being and the
ploties OF a tosuffoo'i0n. He was iol.
lowed In a Ike strain Uy Elder II. w.
Barnett, who also mate feeling refer.
oncc t. the husbsnI Of ihe deceased,
now nillng mission In England, and
who, the speaker suggested, might lie
OF that instant Ia the discharge u hi,
duties singing hymns nni speaking
praises VI God and tho gl0rlUB u Hp
everlasting GjfTcl.
Bishop John r.. Hush was tho next
speaker AID after oUnsoling remarks to
fleuds VI tue deceased aud the little
Gbughter who was thus lpfi without n
living relative In Utah, no considered
It necessary and proper 10 fsiuto s0mu
charges which had been made, tending
u lay the blame tor the sal event upon
those who managed tho excuffi0n 10
Castillo on the .ilh. and also In
relation to UtLUr events which
TOOK place on that occasion.
Had the affair been conducted on
the Sabbath Day, Brother Hiush re-.
marked, there might have Lc3n cause
TOT complaint, hut the excursion wst
arranged Tor on day when people
desire aud should have u time VI en-
Joyment and pleasure. II was well
conducted IN every respect. lie had
beun In attendance himtuif and while
he strongly urged ulon parents the me-
ceutity Of accompanying their children
on such scuasiOnr, lao had seen nothing
immoral or out Of the way NJ the time
and place In qucstion, beyond some in.
tONicgtiUn on the part Of bUyr. Tuis
was strongly oousufBd ami Ai before
stated, parents urged to look closer
after their children ON any such &C.
casiOn, Tho physicians In uitsndauco
upon Sister ArrOWFmith hal stated
that tho lady who affected with lung
trouble " a stage OF consumption nnu
that In AcGoTdadco with tho natural
laws governing the human body could
not have long existed. Every nttcn.
ton was shown tho lady during hei
short illness by the biuthofn aud slbieTs
ID attendance.
Bishop John T.. Page closed
with few comforting remarks
ana suggested that tho prayer.
Of tho Rssembly 30 up 10 bcualt OF
Bfo. that the Spirit Of God
might comfort HIM when he received
tue sad news OF his bereavement
Another hymn was sung by the
choir aud tho beneilction offered by
Elder j. J. Mcclellan.
The cABkot was opened ia tho vssli.
hulo Of the tabernacle anu the i'm
mcnsc thfUug Of proplo present passed
slowly out taking their last farewell Of
the eitter who hn! 20 suddenly Passed
from liio's cares and tfoub.g6 10 u glUI,
ious lie beyond.
The casket, q lovely oae trimmed
with white brOCaded SIX velvet was
covered with beautiful ilofal offerings
The coriege, consisting Of sOu0 thiitJ
| vehicles, proceeded TO the Crmslety
| where, after dtuicaluty prayer bJ
| Elder David Fawns. the remains weT,
consigued 10 their last fe,tiug place.
This family having no Telhtvos IL
PnyGon, tho funeral arrangement
were taken IN han' by Brother iseph
=. DOugias, who spared no pains or ex
penHu Ia the matter. Brother Doug
lac has also provided home for litll,
Annie, the ten'yuaT-old daughter Of
tho deceased, In his family, and
Brother ArfowGmilh may rest assured
that her every want will DO attended
u 10y kind aud loving friends anu tba
tue sympathy aud prayers Of the Sainu
are with him Ia tho hours Of his sal
bereavement.