Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16


He know everything that was going on
around him. and every word said he
heard and understood. and ! re1oicen
that he retained his full powers 81 ninu
to the last. | left him Mt o'clock on
Friday afternoon to re tnn 20 S ,nn
and could read In his eyes. on,
how I wish I could talk W 18th you, and
speak the feelings OF my heart 70 you
before you 70 away When biddInt
him good-by he pressed my hand anu
clung TO Il, and he looked with his eyes
exactly MS II he were talking. | could
see in them that he wanted TO say
something to me In my taking leave OF
him.
God has taken him to himself. We
have nothing to regret. We mourn MS
loss; but do feel thankful that have
been associated with this man all the
days that I have lived upon the cnrth.
| feel thankful to God. because looked
upon him ~ I looked upon my father
as looked upon the brethren who have
been our leaders all these years. 30
many o. whom have passed away and
resting. but doubt not their spirits
are active. Franklin u. Richards
stands before me MS n pattern OF "A
Lattcr-day Saint, and perfect gen
tleman. Every Latter-dny Saint VINO
appreciates that title and lives up 10 II,
7
lady. congratulate the Latter-dpy
Saints that they have had his associa-
tlon In this state for 30 many years.
lie has been "a blefsing to me and mine.
to this people. and to all with whom he
associated. I have travelled with him
great deal In this country and In
Europe. We have been asso-
ciated together In missions IN
Europe, and found him precisely
what YOU have found him. man OF
God. with the interests Of the Church
OF Jesus Christ In his heart our Fa-
TIERS win u was the pleasure OF Bro,
| ther Franklin TO do, both day nnd
night. Wherever he was he loved hin
religion. ard was In perfect harmony.
aa far nv I ever know, with the Spirit
OF the Lord.
brethren and sisters. God help Us.
God bless this family. and bring these
/ sons ana daughters to the front, where
their father stood Emulate his cx-
ample, live az he lived. and win n
| crown similar to his. ana what JOY
there win be when we meet him and
the others that have gone before' This
takes away the sting Of death nm
| me. | mourn the loss Of his - ETY.
but the feeling Of death II not here Ne
spirit OF death In with me. because u
| IN light. Il In beautiful. IL In gloriou,
to know that he has won this fight.
pray that God win comfort us. that h,
will buoy us up and strengthen us. thai
| we may be stronger In carrying out oul
desires TO build up Zion; not weakened
by his loss, but strengthened by hi
example. That God may be mercifu
unto ma ana give us power to III
up our creation as he has done, II m,
humble prayer, In the name OF Jesus
Amen.
PRESIDENT LORENZO SNOW.
Brethren and sisters. | do not inten,
to occupy but "a short time. but | wisl
to minglc my voice with those OF N,
brethren who have talked here. In ref
erence to President Franklin D. Rich
ards. Perhaps ] was as famillnrly ac
| quuintcd with him, or more 10, thni
anyone that has spoken this afternoon
but I do not think | ought to take tim
to relate the various lntcrestin
scenes. private and public. that
have experienced with Franklin L
Richards.
over nifty years ago he and wer
ordained Apostles In the Quorum q
the Twelve. At that time there wer
together all the Apostles then Twins
with President Brigham Young and hi
, two counselors. Brothers Willard Rich
ards and Hcbcr c. Kimball. Ther
. were four vacancies to MI. Brothe
, G. e. Rich nli0d one OF those vacan
/ clcs. filled another, Brother Erastu
: Snow filled the third. and Brothe
/ Franklin u. Richards filled the fouru
o ana was the youngest Apostle thei
r Every Apostle that was present q
g that time. and President Young an
= his two counselors. have passed ava
4 into the spirit world. Brother Hcf
: ards and myself were the only one
y left Of those Apostles and Presldcnc,
,, Three Apostls, l think. that have bee
G ordained TO I'LL vacancies since the
are dead also. brother Richard
j. whose remains lie here In this caske
il has outllved four Presidents OF u
n Characterization Joseph smith. Pros
!, dent brigham Young. President Jof
j. Taylor and President Wilford Woo
run. Therefore, no one ought to con
plain and feel that injustice In IN
respect has been done to Preside
!. Richards. since he has outllved the
e Presldents OF the Church, and most
II their counselors and 80 many OF q
n Apostles And certainly this loi
!, period OF his life has been filled WI
. good works that he has accomplish
II All that has been said In referen
ie TO him by my brethren this afterno
,, has been well said; and all perha
he that really need to be said, anyway,
le simply this: Did Franklin ID. Riehar
10 DISCHARGE the obligations that no 10
is upon himself before he lett the spi
g world? Has he accomplished u
" since he came into life. according 10
w best Abilities tnut ne nau anu 49,
H. ing to the light OF the Holy Spirit ~
or WAS given TO him from time 10 TIN
To doubt not that every person VINO ]
IN been at all acquainted with Preside
n. Richards can say they. believe. m
r perfectly, that he has accomplish
On the labors for which lie came into l
IN life. lie was intimately acquain
re for years with President Joseph sml
ny lie has testified OF him as being a =
70 want OF God: that he knew by
IN manifestations OF the Holy Spirit q
IN Joseph Smith was servant OF u
u, sent into the world for the salvation
az the honest In heart. that he had
divine right to baptize for the rem
sion Of sins, and lay on hands for
IN; reception OF the Holy Ghost. and I
he conferred this right upon 9th
ne He testified OF this from the day
Ne knowledge was revealed to him II
'ht the Lord until the day that he pas
out OF life. so far us he had phys
zee ability to do so. He has nccomplis
M the business for which he came
~, life. and has gone back covered
20 eternal and everlasting glory.
OF That which we most should thlni
IL In reference TO ourselves. Her
que nm example well worthy OF our i'm
NJ tlon. and we should follow II.
.cy perhaps that we need to say to
~ large family OF President Richards
Wv that they have u blazing example
~" fore them OF u good man, noble n
~ "a GRAND man and "A man who has