Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-03
DR.. PARK IS
LAID TO REST.
Beautiful Tributes to His Life at
His Funeral Today.
LED AN HONORABLE CAREER

walked Rigbteously before All Wen
His Obscquies Largely Attended
inferred the Clty Cemetery,
Fcw men in the state OF Utah have
been buried with a greater display Of
sincere love than was DR.. John H. Park
today That great love was eXhaiej IN
/ tho sweet aroma OF the beautiful i0w-
CO.'S, was vibrant in the soul stirring
music was resonant Zoo the earnest
words that came from lips quiyerng
/ with emotion, and ia the silent tears
Which Wellei uubiiden .n many eyes.
| Dr. Park must have been a great soul,
else hls memory would not have been
stamped as 90 is, with indelible Inn
| press upon the hearts Of the best men
/ and women Ia the State OF Utah. His
/ funeral will b." marked as one Of the
! most Impressive ever held here,
| LushrueI iu the hearts OF thousands
! and yet NOT one blood relation to mourn
/ by the side Ut his bier His heart was
| large enough and bis soul great enough
| Go encompass ali Who came within his
| sphere aud his modest pure, elevated
| spirit has become @ beuediCtlon TO
| many.
THE SERVICES.
The funeral ceremonies were IN har-
| m0ny with his character quiet, simple
! but impressive The decorations were
! beautiful 90 behold They We're made
/ up of white and green and their effect
! upon the senses was that of "a subdued
pgacefuluess. and love for the spirit Of
| him who lay in the flower covered
! casket The decorations We're arranged
/ boy committee and there was not
/ soul who took part In the services In
! any way, who had not been associated
! with Dr. Park, either as his pupil or
| fellow instructor
The stand was drapai Ia white. and
| fcst9Ons O. smiaN We're arranged over
/ the uuipits on the stand rested p0tted
/ plants palms. flags ferns etc. The ORE
/ gan was drapod iu white crepe cloth
] and smilaX. and In front waved a BAN
| on on which were the words, "Univer-
| sity latdllum'
on THE STANDS.
The stands were occupied by Presl-
| dent Gtorg o Cannon. eX-ChanCell0r
! of The University President Joseph +.
! smith Apostles John Henry Smith, II.
! j Grand. Francis NJ. Lyman,Authon II.
! Luu1. Mariner vs.. Merrill. Matthias r..
| CoWcy. Reed Smo0t and George Teas
! dale President Joseph r. Kingsbury OF
| the University, Governor Heber NJ
| Wells, Senator Joseph l.. Rawllns, Pres
| iGeut James sharp ot the board Of re-
/ gents Dr. James f. Tamage, Or. Karl
! O.. M0cser, Bishop o. +. Whitney, Mrs.
/ Emma McNiCker the State officials and
! the members Of the University faculty.
! The south gallery was occupied by stu
| dents OF the University. and the stu
| dents OF the Latter-day Saints college
| occupied seats In the north gallery The
| building was well filled and IL looked
as though everyone who was present
was there because BE- loved Dr. John r..
/ Park.
BISHOP WHITNEY PRESIDES.
Bishop q. +. Whitney presided over
| The ceremonies. which We're opened by
| O qudrtatte consisting of Messrs. Whit
| uey. Pypgr. Patrick and Spencer, sing
ing. Refuge Of the Weary in a soulful
/ manner
| Invocation was offered by Apostle
| Heber j. Grant which was followed by
| q most beautiful rendition of 20 Love
Divine by the quartette.
DIR. KINGSBURYs TRIBUTE.
Dr. Kingsbury who was the first
| speaker ouiogized Or, Park In part as
| follows;
Lying before us cnshrouded with
| death are the earthly remains OF Dr.
| John Il. Park His soul his spirit lives.
| Dr.. John r. Park, the educator of a
| thousand sons and daughters OF Utah, Is
/ dead. He is t1 hc heard no more, but
his work viii live as long as the ever
/ lasting hills, for they are stamped In
the history OF Utah and already In
more than q generation as a heritage
which viii be lrresistably perpetuated'
'Dr Park arrived in Utah In the six
I ties and became an ardent admirer OF
the people of Utah and finally decided
7 unexpectedly 90 himself 90 cast his lot
with that OF the people OF Utah As he
has related 90 nae, his early experiences
/ here Is extremely interesting on az
irving ln salt Lake city he stopped
! here partly through curiosity 10 be-
come acquainted with the peculiar re-
| ligi1us tCuets OF MUlmUuism.
To help himself financially, hc secured
q school ia Draper and while thus en-
Caged hr read "a number Ot the Nor
mon Church works He began 90 Yield
DE related. 20 strange feeling such as
he was unable o. describe d. Kings.
bury went on Co tell how Dr Park went
away from Utah thinking that his en-
Viroumcnts had some influence over his
conversion. and he therefore conclud.
cd 90 get away from that influence. He
went TO Oregon but the longer De ne.
| manned away the more intensified grew
his convictions Of The truth 0f "M0r-
mOnism" and. impe.lei by ana irresist-
Ihle force. be- returned % help the peo-
ule and share their burdens
The speaker then told ~ his early as
sociati0us with Dr. Park. whom he said
was remarkable man in many ways
In all no time Oi my association with
him. never heard him maligu the char
dcter off "a single individual. either
enemy on friend
After relating the history OF Dr.
Parks work as president NJ the Uni
yersity, Or kingsbury concluded as fol-
lows. "To Dr. John r. Park the pco-
pie Of Utah owe "a debt ~ gratitude
equal 60 that to which any other man
is entitled To him should Doe reared
monument among the new University
buildings as lasting as M. hills 10 him
should BE- reared q monument sacred 20
the memory of q dcvout. modest. earn
est man whose works UiIl shine with
resplendont brIlliancy becoming bright
az anl brighter as the future grows
DINNER and DINNER far down the
stream N time
SENATOR RAWLINS SPEAKS.
Senator Joseph l.. RawiIus was the
next speaker HU said that 10 was both
% sad and q pleasant duty that he had
20 perform Tie first saw Dr. Park %
years ago in a little school house IN the
southern end Of Salt Lake county II
was the speakers good fortune 90 be