Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-27

wrong. have been asso clated with him
fof many years, both a. member OF
the Cou oil q the Apostles ami In
blslues,; | have been associated with
him Ia numerous butintss Ofganiza.
done, anu IN all his lAboTs he has put-
sued tho sane even tenor OF his WY,
aud has only sought TO enforce hls ue.
sirsH by long.sunering, patience aud
love unieigueI, aud by pure iutelii.
gence, ani judgment and wisdom,
with which he was endowed 10 n mar
velous extent for q man Of his year..
feel. therefore, bis loss myself l
feel that the community hos lost n
great counselor, vice counselor, n
man Of God, man Of truth, man
hairless when duly called him, u man
gho was not afraid to meet the conse.
qieucs Of his own acts u mon who
was man "a well ss man OF COD;
or he was y man among men az we'll
AZ a MAN Of Got with his brethren la
the Priesthood; aud In every way he
was good and tue, 20 lar as my know 4.
edge goes. | feel that We have done
him wrong. feel that have oOntfi.
buted to doing him wrong, Ia that he
was wllling % do, aud he was cal able
10 do, and because he WINS willing and
capable We put upon him burdens
that we ourselves SHOULD have borne,
or should have helped him 10
bear more than we did. We have
weighed him down ny these lAbofs
aud these respouslbillt that we
have hoaped upon him, aud we come
to the realization OF this fact too late,
too lattl For | believe myseli In the
providunoes Of God fifsi, but l
believe this, too; that men may
be crowded beyond their strength
VI endurance; men may have
responsibilities places upon them
which are caloulstcd 10 crush them
down and bring them 10 premature
death. Yet am willing 10 Rrkuow.
ledge tbs hand Of God In this M lctiyc
pr0viduf CO which has bciallen us ~ n
people, and 1 say, "rhy will DO doLe
To this as In all other lhlngs;n for the
eouls Of oil Of ue are In the hands OF the
Lord.
| rejoice Ia my Acquaintance with
him. ! am proud Of NV association
with him. Although l am twenty
years his senior, yet l deferred 10 his
Judgment, anu 10 his vision, and 10
his strength " mind sud Of character.
| have drawn strength and encourage.
mopt TO myself from his examples aud
from his lhDors, aud they have boon 10
mo as a tower Of strength In days that
have passed aud gone. 1 thank God
that W. have had an Abraham Cau.
non. thank Gld that hu was called
10 the glorious ministry To which
no was called. thank Coz
that no has not polluted II;
that be has honoTed II, that he has
maintained HE intcgIity, that lie has
fought the good hght, that 10 has Kept
thu faith, and that no hos gone h me
TO tue Father Of light, with whom
there ~ no vlIlahlenrss nor shadow VI
turning, uusullicd, undoilluu, honest,
vittuous, pure, hlgrm inIui anu intel.
ligrnt, with the testimony Of the truth
rooted aud grounded IA hin heart aud
Ia his soul I'LL u was "A part OF him and
he part OF II. | would 10 Col that
all tho young men Of Zion would FOL.
low In his footsteps, would emulate his
example, would be ~ true ahd faithful
as he mas boen, and would eschew evil
as he hag, aud TO rs iniusltlouB no hu
has been In acquiring knowledge aud
In lifting nud preparing himself Or the
work Of tho ministry aud Tor the labor
that was imposed upon him In life, ia
witch he exoellod always.
Now, my brethren and sistcrs, 1 did
not expect 10 spoAk Of his go0I quail.
tios; l expected merely 10 refer 90
the principles Of tue Gospel with
which he has been blessed,
by which he has secured tho
ioBilmony OF Jesus Christ, which T.
tho spirit Of prophecy; NY which he
had communion with tho heavenly
hosts by tho Inspiration Of tho Holy
Spirit; by which his wives and his
children are his for tlmu aud for oil
eternity; by which hs has secured tbs
Iight VI patontAgo throughout all tue
countless ages OF eternity. For the
lime will never como that he viii not
be- proud Of his parents anu Of his an.
1usIors who gave him life, under Coz,
In the world, and who Contributed a.
Iia greatness anu 10 his advancement
and 70 hls knowledge Of the Principle
VI salvation; anu In eternity he will
call them father and mother, nnd hp
will call his children his aud his family
his, In spite Of all tue laws the world
lau enact, aud ~ spite Of all tho M,
lofhnoe that may eXial In tho minus
II men concerning principles Of which
hey know nothing. | want 10 tear
eslimony 10 you that all IL well with
aim; that no hiss secured his
ilown. Tue promises that were made
u him will be verified, because no has
lived LOT them. Aud there IL nothing |
hat will DO denied hin. am salts.
led OF this as am Of my own exis-
euce, becaui0 l know tho truth which
las Brought To pass these glorious
hings In the dlsponlAtion Ia which |
yo live.
May God bless anu comfort his hin.
ired and cheer up their heart; civ,
hem TO see the pTlyidoncss OF GJI In |
his htlllctlon; give them TO hopu with |
hat hope which springs ffOm light |
ND Truth anu from devotion 10 those |
principles which are true and accent. |
blo In the eighi Of q d, ~ meet with |
heir loved one again beyond tue veil, |
)nly a little while ami they will bu re.
Initei with him, ana tic same tiss
hat have been formed here Will con.
niue there. Tho same claims that
'ou have here viii you have there
ma greater claims, anu stronger tius,
nd puter hopes anu purer Toys, be.
Ause there that which W. euiOy here
a part viii 10 perfected, anu men viii
20 ~ they are seen aud know as they
TO known; anu when they shall see
iod they snail DO like Him, anu they
nall see Him rs lie Is, ami they shall
now then that they arc His children,
nd that they are tho creatures OF HIS
are, anu that there la no OLo on earth
Z In the heavens who has prsatsr Iowa