Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-22
A YOUNG SOLDIERS FUNERAL.


An Immense ard deeply ln,evriad
audience gathered frrm 90 sections
~ the city. o. the funars services ~
tho young n1idlaf. 4 W. Lun- Nalablii
IN the Twentieth ward meeting house.
on yesterday afternoon. This being me
nfg death. or the nrn one brought
home among the unh volunteers.
touched o. chord in the hearts ~ many
who had fuhrn. sons nr brothers
among those who won't from here To-
the causo ri liberty. country and rirht
The remains had boen admirably
prepared in Oakland under the super
vision u Joseph a. Na.HhItt q brother
u the deceased. who brought them
home. which % was fondly hoped could
have bton seen once more BY The grief
stricken fr.hndf aud kindred. however
tho nntrfr trst ~ she western desert
and The unusual heat ~ Utah prevent
"a this o. lho deep regret u those cone
mo body had been removed fr1m the
uuGfriakura o. the old homo whetu u
WAS received ny dftaii ~ educational
Guard, who under % Hympaihfile on.
Her. prsHintgd arms nn The body and
family passed through; nt M meeting
house between nlta ~ the same or
raniauiion and carried By ~ cousins
amid oppressive HlCurO and tears. tho
hau wat entered and the remains
placed rrar tho stand which WIS
dunfd nh w1H nfiIna ~ ihc ualsaai
nnra and banked Wth fraEraut and
beautiful nnwrrl Tho hervlcra began
hy Bishop nnmnry announcing ih'
wa given with h1arfoellnE cNcct by
Prof. Joseph uayueH and Chplr. Prayer
WAS pnarfd by Counselor q. ~ Gibbs,
fhrn Ire choir sang. Guide NJ on thou
CunH Jehovah, Saints unto ihc Prom
infd Land: Elder Jamnr sharp de-
iivercd ihc opening address nlVlng 10
frrvent words the chuHca which led NJ
10 mo war. the prompt rcHpluae by 30
many yourT men o. the nations oiiiclnl
can. and referred In tluchlng words 10
fis young brother, ffirnd, nclFhnur
and iln almost Wlahed.for son, ~ an
uluaifatisn ~ loyalty and fnlih ana
% being a hem ana mnfryr on me side
"a Whaity. hiihnuFh De was not alnin
hy ahoi 0r she'll 90 Santiago Dc CUBA
~ lu thr Htlrmlnr ~ Manila, Thr pie
turn had uirnurn. Yet uoa01Hhlr "
not fnrcihla erect upon the great crowd
that Allied the hail. the vetiry ana
every outer point ~ hearing,
Patriotic aud rympathetlc remarks
were made by Elders II. X. Thomas. G.
II. Savage and Hishop llomncy, who
undsr great stress Of feeling referred
H. tho vast variety ~ trials which had
been met by the father, Henry w.
Ntiahltt, during a irngthy life IN the
ward. aud by the foster fnthor nnd
mother nRrothcf aud Sister Harry ana
i.nvinn i.unD who had taken tie babe
nt birth and at the death OF the mother.
and raised the boy 20 the tuln"n. ana
honor of young and promising man
hood.
Thc services were concluded hy the
singing 81 that rxaulrltlyc lyric written
hy tho father. Wtat on the Hillside,
Uoat. which has been % much admired
and sung al amounted funerals amid
blended tears and faith, after tn rlur.
lng prayer In The cortogc the Same order
~ military recognition was observed
tho collected riiiumUn lcAdlnE th0n mo
pnl bearers. tho hcurHe, the family ana
fficndai bishop Rumnoy AZ The stavr
thanked tho friends aud participants
who honoryd tho brave and youthful
dead. then called upon Elder hlv'd
James 20 couHncrute tho grave; throu
yollc,a were nrrd By the detachment
tho hurie sounded "tapr," ne grave
was nilrd flowers covered the ruTgl
mound. the people dirpcfstd fnd the !
Mountain hrnvg' was lrfl until "the |
dead IN christ shall wake" nud 'thlH /
enjoy everlasting Tie,
Tho presence VI large company " I
tho Utah National Guard On hinilumc ]
uniform who wtru The rrnrHunt1 ~ the l
procession. who surrounded the grave ]
ana who were assigned prominent |
place by tho bishop IN tho crowded hail. /
proved that soldiers NO need not /
make him "a mnn OF blood" hut I
that he can love h'H country. defend I
&C. Interests. sympnthlEr with hin rom-
rldca ana fellow man. ana b. "a FOl-
dior of the cross" and faithful. devoted
i.attrf-dHy saint
such wac the soldier boy" his "pcn-
lnE ne. his expanding manhood was
one ri promise, hr viii be az true in
o. iuftlcf aphrrc.und until We meet again
O l0fticr fphore,und until We meet ugain
1870 only ask Tor resignation and faith
~ rny, The Lord glvoth. ana the Lord
ilkoth away, blessed be- the name of
the lord.