Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-12
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past memories of even the more adj
vanced in years. From this. by tender
transition. came the rendering of The
Holy City, by the same gifted singer,
followed as an encore by that immortal
song by Sister Eliza r. Snow, "Oh. My
Father, thou that dwellest." the COM
pany joining in; every one was now in
the mood for the words of cheer which
fell by invitation and faith from the
lips of President Woodruff. 1t was the
voice of the Prophet-the man of God.
Well would IL be II all Israel made his
words their rule of life. surely on this
occasion they fell on sympathetic and
loving hearts. and in quite n few in
stances the silent trickling tear told as
more than words could do of that in
tenslty of feeling and sense of spirit
force and sweetness that prevailed
around.
President George O. Cannon followed
with remarks, seer-like In their char
ncter, as If we were bearing
the truths. of the word of
the Lord" In u heart flied to
unwonted utterance of foreboding. Ill
belt the future was glorifled by Divine
promise and purpose which We're never
known to fail. Comment upon pri-
vate function may seem "out of place"
but there was Il large element of the
newer generation present and to them
this gathering with the veterans and
workers Of both sexes who had borne
the burden and heat of the day"
could not fail of good effect. and doubt
less memory VIII cherish such an OPP
portunity as among the precious things
of life. when the principal participants
will have passed away.
If envy could ever creep into the
heart 1t might do so in witnessing such
IA combination of ability, willingness
and attention as was exhibited by the
transformations hostess and her aids for
1t was a family affair. home gather
Ing, loving and appreclative circle of
friends, neighbors and Latter-day
Saints; from the highest to the least
known, enjoyment rested upon the
spirit, and the fleeing hours chad 1t
been judicious) could have been easily
prolonged, President Snow, Apostle
Grant, Bishop Whitney and counselors,
with many others of the brethren,
could have added their feeling quota
to the prevailing spirit, while of the
worthy and well beloved sisters such
as Mrs. +. Il. Wells, Mrs. Isabella
Horne, Mrs. Bathsheba Smith. Mrs
Minnie Snow. and a host besides toll
ing in less prominent but in as effectu-
al a way. would have seconded by voice
and testimony all that had or could
have been said or done.
President Woodruff's expressed salts
faction with the society of the Saints
and his expectation of realizing con-
tinuance thereof in the life to come,
although given in an unusually happy
mood. there was suggested the in
evitable changes Of the future. express
sion was decided that that work which
had commanded his lengthy life and
the lives OF SO many others, is destined
to continue, provoked a tinge of sad
ness, but his final blessing upon. his
brethren and sisters present. and his
blessing upon 'the giver of the feast"
with all her household, lifted the mo-
mentary cloud. until as the President
departed every one began to look for
their wraps, satisfied with the occasion.
and while congratulatlon and thanks
were on the Inns. regrets were In the
heart, that such opportunities are un-
der present conditions, only too few
and far between"