Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-24
Ills MEMORY HONORED.
u,..,v. Second Anniversary Of The Prophet
w Joseph Smiths Birth Celebrated
sytRcIsEs HELD IN SIXTEENTH WARD.
tan. and Interesting Document from
the PROPHETS Grandfather 'ena-o'"'r
Instructive Features of the Occasion


,,,a+v.sacond anniversary of the
Ihe -, smith was most fit
Prophet Joseph S".'"
,tngly celebrated III the ShNteehen "aiu
.,,g house last night in accordance
ineeNe .a,, aatahliehed nv Bishop
with ,.ec,,o,,v ,counnted
Kelser who was persoi,''s
lin the Prophet in his Ire tihie' IL
animated that fully 500 persons
,ara present and all enjoyed themselves
,,.,o,,eblv. The meeting was called
tho'oue a. On Inv Risbop Kesler. and r.
10 Oiue' ,,,,,sioa, ee,ections wore
dared by the Temple choir. During
-, r,tdar Ceorre d. Pypar and
the eNei ,,,.,, .,a,,anro, sn,,a THO
Mrs. Thomas nun -.
onening prayer was ofIered by blder
"a, richards. after which Elder John
O. -, oh, ,ios empIoved on the
H. MuruoeN' VIZ >-i, -
PROPHETS farm near Nauyoo, gave
,ow personal "reminiscences from the
~" uto An original poem In
latler ,,,o,,,,a, ,,,as road hv
eulogy OF the iiop'e' ~
Mrs. Il. J. d. Roundy.
rr, Mary %. Smith Norman, OF st.
80 Mo and a relative of the
boe,het spolke briefly of her aoquaint-
fl"P"..t,h hin, after which Judge Elian
anoe lii ereat grandson OF Asael
a, ~ ,rho xyns the Prophet Joseph'a
snlitHt tha, read 81 most Interesting
g,,,,,,,t The original of which is still.
uoe a,cei,ant state of preservation.
IN nn vritten by Asael Smith In 1913
ms addressed to the members of
anu lii, To he read by them at his
daoth although they became familiar
uea," a. 'noniants long before that
VIII irbe document Is as follows:
event ing
"a few words of advice which
leave to you, my dear wire, ana chill
dren whom expect ere long 10
leave:
My Dear Selfs-l know not what
leisure | shall have at the hour OF my
death to speak unto you, anu us you
all know that am not Tree IN speech
especially When SIGN or sdu, mnu 'nerv ,,
fore now TO speak my hear. 70 sou'
ana Woulu Wish you W 10 nc. IL, -,
Ing to you as ions as 800, ou NY, Wy" 1,'nt
my tongue silttil pe h,ou'uvi W 70 ,,s.s
In the Hlient toiian, - III
when uiVlue "ihuns suu - ,ts. r
Ana nrst 70 you, ny ,,,,,,o, ~ 81, d, :
do WIN an ,ne ms - o., go -, ,i,,1rass
IS IN NY s $3.50, > ,o no peseeobin,,
any lat ~ ~ ,t,a bnshand of the widow
uou, Mio -, - ,,n,, ana NOT In leave
70 tahe Sr,a,,a ,.o,, ar ever suffer Won
fore al
10 reaSv ,,,hnia tr,st solelv in Him,
Ru' 49, 49, dia nor. never Will forsake
~ t,at ,r,,sted in Him. one thing.
a s,,a 7 tvo,,Id add IL YOU should
,norrv again remember what / have
,ndeIqnne Nv a stepmother. and do not
estronoa voiIr husband from his own
cblidren or Kindred. least YOU draw on
Mn and an Yourself a great sin. So
do now resign you into the everlast-
ing arms of the great Husband of
u,Ishauds. the Lord Jesus Christ.
and now my dear children let me
ronr ont my heart to you and speak
at En- WI, az immortality in your
sanis Tribe not on this point, the
so,,i is ir,n,ortaI. Won have to deal with
so1' r ~ Nraiesfv. Won 90 upon life
snd doath. therefore in this point be
'ario,,s. do ali 10 God in a serious
mran,nr. when Won think of Him.
nl' - III, n,.o, to Him m, in ann
~, Sp, ,,,,i,a ,,n,,r addresses to His great
Mayos,,. ha q, yond earnest Trjf,e not
- IJ; -, -. ,ith JIis ottrib,,tes
VIZ" ~ Lii, go ,,,i,roes 70 ,nv tbins,
, ~. Han III, w t,,,,h ro,, thsr hui
, NY 10 ,,,sd ,.e,so, On sarious cnneid-
Wheh souhu leaso' az ssi .oa9 i,,r1n,,
yiatioil iepui, - ~. -. 80 49,, go
WvuIu nv WISH W pv,n . a. a. 't's PC.
ueuar form 10 you; put nist WoulG y
WISH YOU W sFulcli wv - ~ 40 80. 49,
tonsuit souhu rensot, aiu see u ~. w.
tmniSh l 'nhe " 20 " 49, 49,
STAND ny the Goa OF tne Whoie eartnl
are not sufficient to eVince TO you that
religion IS necessary theme. lhen !
would wish you to study the nature OF
religion, ana see whether IL consists IN
outward tormalities; or IN the hidden
man OF the heart, whether you can ny
outward forms, rites and ordinances,
save yourselves, or whether there is
a necessity of your having help from
any other hand than your own; II yot
md that you stand in need OF savior
CHRIST saith: Look unto me ana bf
We saved all We ends of the earth.
Then look to Him and IL you ma IRON
scripture and sound reason that chris
hath come into the world to save SIN,
hersi then examine what IL was ina
caused Him to leave the center OF con
summate happiness to suner as tie aii
-whether IT was TO save fnankinu pc
cause they were sinners ana could no
save themselves; or whether he can't
10 save mankind because they nau re