Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-16

ing IN IL. lie nuN ltll MS Ulal - ~ ~
world and on the history u this Church
,hat wifi bring forth fruit In the sal
walton Of unnumbcrcd souls lie used
10 spy. brethren. never ind inult'
hut correct evils BY showing the nppo-
slte-t the beauty of the good lie mas
had confer ed on him all tn gifts ana
blessings Of priesthood and an the t1l-
ents which God commonly hrHt"Ws W.
on mon. His work u hniHhfd on vafih
to b. continued IN hnavcn.
HEBER J. GRANT.
Auantls uober J grant! I cannot
remember when I did not know ana
love George Goddard.
From my earliest childhood ! nave
eean tho example ~ this great AMI
good man. and ! know n NJ man Tor
whom ! retain highcr regard. 90 cher
lrh % deeper love. or regard with great
or confidence. than I do George Coz
dnrd. tie with othcfs. dirfcwi my hle
into that path which londa 20 ne ot'r-
mai. Through the guntluneas. lindn'fa
and love Of this man, J became inter
e4trd In the Sabbath school wufk. lie
wna % noble example ~ "a true i.htt't-
day Saint His life " q fe1timonF 20
tho divinity ~ the work IN Whi'h ne
wnt engaged. 4 few weeks before ne
diod. I begged ~ him the privilege OK
rouylnn from his book the rnnaf no
sung 10 the children. Then. without my
t,,,. icdee. he ropiod nii the SONGS for
me. and value that book beyond price.
lowed him and shall labor 90 pcfpit-
unto his memory ! know that ] owe
10 him great deal. and I lay ,pi1y
this tribute " love at his feet
Elder wm. u. Foster sang. who's ON
tho fofln side. Who" fnNufilc
HMM ~ ffuthcf Guddnrd'a. the choir
and congregation Joining IN the chorus
SEYMOUR o. YOuNG.
seymour u. Young. csttom II an
honor 10 say p word or two OF the OBJ
seqnios " brother Goddard.
Ny first acquaintance with him was
In 1859. when he was selected by PrcHi-
Lent Young IN ro ne q missionary from
t'tnh 10 the Missouri river. drawing
a hnnd.cnrt with him. Whenever any
rfitf ~ SORROW oppressed the company,
h. would sing "a song NJ Iluni ana hnu
words and sentiments always w ms
mind that would cheer the Saints, ana
renew and strengthen their HrlfliA
When he was SUPERINTENDENT ~ the
Thirteenth wrrd Sabbath school, J hhd
Tho honor Of being one 81 his assistants,
lie gave me book In token ~ Ms APP
preeintinu Of my work with HIN,
compendium finely bound. which prise
az one Of the dearest mrUcntn-s ~
my HES history where h. has Hhune
The brightest aud his influence has been
felt The furthcrt has been with the
youth of Zion. to all ~ whom hls ia,e '
and voice are familiar. Into every dnty
which he was called 10 perform he
threw hin whole soul.
10 has done the work ~ true man.
let " honor and bless his memory.
GEORGE q. CANNON.
President George q. Cannon; 1T has
hovn "a pleasure a. me to listen o. the
testimony OF my brethren IN relation 60
the life ~ iiroihcr Goddard.
II have contemplated for some time
the possibility ~ this event ! have
seen hla growing weakness ~ body.
though there has been no weakness 81
spirit. he has been full NJ zrui ard 100
man could have done better. ! have
looked around In vain for some ono
who possessed the unique Fifin ~
uuther Goddard. The split ~ the
work rested upon him. lie was ruH'
tnined by tho love NJ the children. on"
thing about him I always admired
lie never wearicd them. ! think thia
one ~ the secrets u his success win
thom.
Another feature N his character was
his punctunlity. ilc never came late
The brethren have spoken OF the
strength ~ his mind. never detected
any trace Of ronlllty In him but he bore
his age gracefully as n man u middle
Year,. and not NJ an old man.
u feel that the sunday school work
has been wonderfully promoted by
Brother George Goddard.
'lirother Grant has alluded 10 his
writing I received letter from him
not long ngu and was uHtnuiahci az
the beauty ~ the penmnnship. 20 like
copper plate I never know a man ~
his years 10 write with such hand.
The honor that II paid "a his memory
II different from that paid Co many.
How different this respect IL from that
which We would nay 20 a warrior.
Nothing In his llfc but can be thought
~ with pleasure.
"Nn act N violence has he ever been
known 10 be- guilty ~. but his Ne has
boon ono ~ blessing 10 his fellow mon.
\ savior a. his fellow men. and par.
entH might well rise up ANA
his words have cxcrtcd upon the lives
~ their children.
1T illustrates how powerful n the
good Influence that may BE- cNertnd hy
one individual; his example ought 90
live IN our memory. Those who DO not
holicve nn We do think we are very
superrtitiouai but there b. mo- varucneHa
In our mind nn 10 the future lie We
d. not 40 into tho ncNt world na into
the dark We have a work Co do thorc.
This has been my conaolation IN the ioHr
81 my two sons I know they urc az
work IN tho other world and whom
meet them ! expect 10 pee thar they VIII
have performed great work. Ana ro
I think ~ the iny that will M the Hodl
~ nrnther Goddard IN the great work
he win have a. DO IN the instruction aud
salvation ~ souls In that illimiinhlo
nHld upnn which he has now entered.
what terror ~ there Tor him IN
doath9 tie has lived Ia "a great age.
SO ye1rs AID has nniahod hia work 4
true hero. whose works have boon those
~ true horolnm. he enters upon greater
duties"
The choir sang
90 my Father Thou that dwolle1t
In that high and glorious place"
The bonodlrtlon was pronounced By
Patriarch John Smith.