Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-26

their graves; the spirits auu bod es
VIII be reunited, not one essential
particle Will he lost, and they will in.
| herit eternal life and be cIownGd
heirs OF G0u AMI joint heirs with
Jesus Christ. We nave NJ doubt in
| cur hearts that the faithful men and
| women whose presence we miss tJdiy
and who are rejoicing In the spirit
world with the good and tue OF the
past and the present, will be num-
bered among those who will be-
brought forth in the fret resurrection,
be counted among those who are
blessed and holy, and be made kibgs
anu priests unto CT d aud His Cbrist.
Let us continue 10 bear in honur-
able remembrance the Pioneers who
are living. Time will not keep them
here very long. They. like their
brethren ana sisters VINO have de-
parted, are "0anted on the ether
sde.' When they pass over there
all the WEAKNESS OF age, all the all
ments OF the flesh, all the temptations
that are possible in mortality, will be
left behind. Now they are bending
under the weight Of these things.
Let US be patient with them ana LEND
them helping hand rs they pass
down the hill OF life. Let us smooth
the path OF their feet, that their last
| steps may be pleasant.
We are all fillei with gratitude to
our Heavenly Father that Ne has
spared his servant MILFORD Woodruff,
the chief OF the Pioneers yet remain
ing, TO honor us with his presence
during the festivities OF tue Pioneer
jubilee. May he continue in the
body as long as he desires. May the
spirit OF his high and holy calling rs
Prophet, Seer anu R,veIator and
President oil the Churcn OF Christ in
all the world abunuantly rest upob
him, enliven his mind, invigorate ME
body, anu fill his sOul with peace and
Joy. And may the Lord bless and sup
port and comfort every actual Pioneer
who yet rem aims in our midst. May
they Joy every hing that Will cor
duce tu their happiness In time, anu
th,i iull salvation and exaltation
with the hi hest in eternity.
And now, may the peace and bless.
ing OF Almighty God be upon all
Israel. May they emulate the courage,
the perseverance,, the endurance ana
the fidelity OF the pioneers OF '47, that
these mountain vaileys, made sacred
by their efforts unuer the guidaucs Of
the Almighty, may TEEN " 18th o popu.
Iation devoted to God and the welfare
OF humauity, to rignteousne: and
holiness ana the great WORK which 1t
| Is their special mission to perloIm
that lney may be found worthy to ss-
| sociate with the Pioneers In the Para
| disc OF God, in the resurrection OF g
| Just, and IN the celestial mapsioIs,
which are prepared for those who nle
| fit TO abide IN the presence VI Goa d
the Lamb forever, Amen.
Elder Horace 8. Ensign sang in a
feeling manner the solo, The Holy
City.
Elder Brigham Young OF the Coun.
Gil of Apostles next addressed the
congregation. He referred to tho lite
anu lsbors OF Joseph Smith aud said
that the founding OF this great com.
m1nw ealth was but the aftermath VI
that which the Prophet Joseph fore.
saw. Not oniy President Young and
the Pioneers had been iulfillers oil
prophecy, but all the Latter day
Saints had lent helping hand In the
Establishment and contamination Of
GOG's purposes. The work of the
Lord was onward anu upward and the
way was being opened up for greater
events than had ever taken place. Coo
nations OF the earth. He had planned
His work and II had to be carried out
even to the very letter. Monuments,
not only OF granite AMI stone, were
being reared by the Latter-day Saint;
they were attempting 10 20 c0nuuc,
their lives that they might gain an eter.
| nal salvation In tue Fathers Kingdom.
| These monuments were destined TO
become go gl0rlously spicuous in
| the earth that nations from s'ar would
view them and be led to Co, ess thai
God was working among Ii tople.
| The speaker closed by invOGIII u 20
| blessings upon all who hai wOJAeI lor
| the success OF the Pioneer jubilee, as
| well as thoae who had been permitted
| to view anu loVk upon it with satia.
| faction.
Elder Francis NJ. Lyman OF the
| Couucil OF the Apostles next spoke. Al
this particular lime, said ne, he felt
glad to he privileged to miugle his
voice with those oil Ills brethren. All
| the Lstter.day Saints ana some GU
side OF the Church, had been instru-
ments In the hands OF God in bringing
about the present conuitiSn OF affairs
in this our prosperous commonwealth.
| While the Pioneers were being hol.
honor was due. Goi had brought about
| the conditions that at present existed
and TO Him homage should be maid
for His Ulsssi gs unto the people. Utah
was peculiarly unlike her sister states
OF the American Union, anu would
perhaps forever remain 20, because In
| II dwelt a people who were assisting
| in the establishment OF q, DPS kingdom
| and had yielded obedience TO His
| dictates anu comm n iments. This
commonw sslth was destined to grow
anu flourish and Its people ana their
acts would be msgnifiei uuto all the
nations OF the earth. The progress OF
the Saints WAS such that atty years
hence the conditions now existing
would be materially changed anu Gou's
work would hsvs attained greater
streuglh and power In the earth.
| The saints were friends Of the eopie.
They sought to do right to all meu ioT
their religion go taught them, anu
God was giving them leewsy IN the
earth tor Llhe accomplishment OF His
| purposes.
Tne onoir and congregation sang:
Come, come ye Saints,
No toll nor LABOR fear.
Bepediction WIS pronounce by E
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