Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-08
Ills Name, Deeds and Memory Reygrnty Spoken Of by Ills
Brethren and Lifelong Associates
Career That has Been Most Wonderful and Beneficial Mankind
Extended Over Nearly Century Experienced Many Strange
vicissudes and Witnessed Many Transformations.
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day Saints upon the earth.
o. was the speakers privil.
cgc. when a child. 10 witness the funeral
services over the remains Of the nrHt
President. Joseph Smith. aud 20 know
him A. a child may know man lie
was absent In England on a mission at
thr death Of President Young. and was
unable ~ attend the services VI John
Taylor. hut h. was glad 10 be present
on THIS occasion, and to have the
privilege u mlnEling hts words aud
tears with those OF hiH brethren over
one u the late Presidents whuse iabors
had been 20 blessed TO the people OF
ODD. lie was thankful for the privilege
~ aHH1clatlnF with the four PreHldcnia
OF the churgh. from his youth TO his
manhood. lie was Intimately aaA1ciat-
ed with brigham Young, and had the
benefit u hlr wise counsel. and In his
Intimate ASSOCIATIONS with Presidents
Taylor and Woodruff, he had expert
encsd great JOY. and had found them 10
b. all that the people OF God held them
~ 10 be before the world. Thonc who
thought that these men had sinister
motives and were not aCtuntcd by the
rurcst desires, had been greatly de-
ceived, o. exceedingly ignorant No
men with whom he had been associated
had lived pufer lives. They had not
sought 10 build thcmsclvcs up, hut 20
save ruuls and 10 establish truth In the
earth. They had been sincere In their
convictions, and In the Inspiration they
had received from God. OF this, he was
a living witness that Joseph Smith had
BEEN raised up TO usher In the dispense.
ton ~ the fulness Of times, President
Woodruff had shown his greatness In
giving out his llfc'a labor 10 ae cEtah-
llshment OF this testimony In the earth.
The day would soon be passed when
inndel tongues would ridlculc the claims
Of the church ~ Christ, aud the work OF
such men a. President Woodruff would
soon be established and acknowledged
In the world; for h. had excmpilhcd All
lis truths and principles In his ilfc
manlfostlng his faith and kgrwlodge BY
hla works. For he had recognized the
fact that In the light u hits knowledge
his whole trust and duty was TO show
his fahhfulness TO u.
Josoph Smith che Prophet was nils
understood by the world, AMI Was not
PERMITTED 10 live beyond his young
manhood. but HE name was worthy "
all honor. nor he was raised up u God.
and was not an lmpnatef, q decelycr. or
deceived. Men might imagine what
they would but there wens many thou
sands OF people who could testify u
their own knowledge. through the tes-
tlmany u the Hoy Ghost. thru h. was
raised up by the Lord 20 usher In the
ODD This In order that men might
be enllsh,ensd. r1r the glory Of Oed Il
intelligence; ths men and wNnen
might be brought 20 a knowledge OF
the fruth This perfect knowledge was
70 be brought to their souls through
the mlnlsiratton Of the Holy splrls,
which bears record Of the thlngs Of
S0di by which even the lgnoran, FISH
ermen who followed our Lord. might
know THAI Jesus IL the Christ. only
BE- obtained.
The speaker paid a s;nong tribute 60
PRESIDENT George O. Cannon. Lorenzo
snow ami Franklin d. Rlehari.. and
their falthfulness 20 the Presldents
who had passed away. Of President
Woocrun. h. said he did mot think he
hid Ahy feeling In his heart % lnJure
any man, but he had lab0red 90 do
GOD In the world, No greater work
had ne done chan In the exempliflca-
Z ion, In his life, Of all the principles he
hau sspoused, and In hls Integrity 20
us brethren In All conditions He was
made Of the material OF which martyrs
are made; fr he faced dtteh many |
lines for thu sake Of his brethren and |
the cause Of Zion, and never quslled |
W She face OF danger. ~ matter who |
nt Ms associates may have PROVED |
themselves traitors.
a. HN.fN'HA Hlliin hnptu tNAt IA ana /
~ others might follow 10 an their lives |
we pain marked uW by our deceased |
iesnent lie prayed fOr che blessings |
y God on the hsroayfd fimUv shlt |
.hey might follow the life work OF thelr |
srcat leader, In which case their siiva- |
non would be sure
a solo and chorus entitled. beautiful |
NY, was then sung by Sister Maggie |
=, nun and the Temple choir. under |
ne leadership Of Prof O. !. Thomas.
PRESIDENT SNOW SPEAKS.
b., President Lorenzo Snow then spoke.
,ie said he was very much pleased and
iehshted 10 see such a vast multitude
.sae mbled for the purpose of honorlng
resident Woodruff. He had been az
luhlhied with President Woodruff for
= Years, good portion OF the time
lulte Intimately. All that has been
ala OF him was fully worthy 81 the
We which he had led. President Snow
lld not feel as some perhaps felt, that
Nc passing OF one into another
phere OF action, was disaster Such
change had been decreed from the
leglnnlng. There were periods IN the
ives OF people that We're highly Import
M ana one was the preparation for
nuance upon this sphere OF action and
. discharge certain duties ~ as 10
AIN Tor Themselves an exaltatlOn In
he kingdom OF God. President Wood