Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-05
"nrrSo DEAD YET srrAnnrn."

one by one the great mon and wo-
men who from the beginning filed the
ranks Of the church Of God In this Dis.
pcnsation are being laid TO rest But
II can be said OF them truly. NJ Il In
stated IN Holy Writ OF righteous Abel,
that they. although dead. yet speak
Their testimony lives and will i've for
ever. The very monuments. over the
graves where their bodies sleep In peace
until tho morning u the resurrection.
are testimonies to the generations that
pass by.
The departure from THIS life OF tho
beloved President OF the Church Of
Jesus Christ Of f.attcr-day Saints. VIII
ford woodrun.auRRcstn these thoughts.
for very appropriately II can bc said
Of him that Gle being dead yet speak
eth" The whole work Of his lie.
whether he be viewed an the missionary
who with the zeal OF Paul travcrscd
continents with the Gospel Of Jesus, or
~ the Pioneer who endured hardahlps
unto death for the sake Of his Master;
or an the State builder: the leader OF
the people Of God at optical period
Of their history or an the fhthcr. coun-
Heior and friend. In an enduring tcsti-
mony Imprinted upon tho pages OF
history.
Those who OF late years have had the
privilege OF listening 10 the departed
Prcaidcnt Of tho Saints must have been
Impressed with the fact that. publicly
and privately. the essence of his re-.
marks has been that he know positive
~ the Gospel az restored In this age to
bo true. Never did he hesitate In max
Ing this statement. To him religion
was not theological speculation; not
rcntimeniail,y; much less the vagnrlcs
OF an enthusiast. Il was knowledge
put 10 practical use In every depart.
ment Of life. 10 his mind. prepared
Tor great things by honesty Of purpose.
Righteousness and humility. the heavens
we're opened, as 10 inspired men OF old.
pnd his religion became certainty.
lie knew that God lived. that Jesus
the Savior, ruled; tAat Joseph. the
Prophet, was servant OF the Al
mlghiy, that the Church IL Gods
Church and that through the Gospel
there ID salvation Tor tho living and
the dead. He never tired u testify
ms TO these faciA, There lB a great
similarity between the testimony Of
President Woodruff and that OF the
APOSTLE Paul. The latter at the close
q his wonderful career could say,
Il have fought good fght. have
finished my course. have kept the
faith. hUncefOrth there IL laid up for
me a crown Of Righteousness, which the
Lord. tho flgnie0us Judge. shall give
me at that day"
Il was the consciousness OF this that
prompted Paul to exhort his drzelple
Timothy
he not therefore ashamed of tho
testimony of our Lord. nor OF me Illa
prisoners but be thou partakcr 81 the
functions or the Gospel according %
the power OF God."
There l.. as We have observed. much
similarity between the testimonies of
tho two prominent servants OF the Lord.
Both had suffered ana Iabored FOR the
cause Of uah, perhaps more than
their eo-iaborcta; both found their
knowledge OF THINKS divine Increasing
with tho aeeumuatng years. both LETT
as a legacy TO their children the
testimony that the Gospel OF Jesus Is
well worthy 70 live for. to suner and
even die Tor.
President Woodruff has loft with the
Saints hin testimony upon another
point, which. NJ history proves. Is Of no
small Importance. II IN this that before
the death OF Joseph ana Hyfum, the
Prophet LETT upon the shoulders Of the
Twelve tho responsibility OF carrying
on the work Of God, Upon this point
his testimony was clear ana positive.
In an address In the Assembly HAN on
February "a. 1891, the speaker said;
IA have said. Joseph Smith or.
Eanlzed the church. lie lived but
short time with us-though longer than
The Savior ana after Iic entered Inc
ministry. The Savior lived about three
ana a half years from the time lie
commenced His mlnstratlons nmone
the people until lie was cruclhed. 10.
seph Smith lived some fourteen years.
" mistake not, after hs organised this
Chuich, lie also was slain. nut be,
furu he died be organized the Church
with Apostlcl, Patriarchs, Pastors,
Teachers, and the whole government
Of The Church OF God; aud that Priest
hood he organised or laid the fouada-