Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-15
PRES. KIMBALL'S
CENTENNIAL.
lmoortant Event COmmemorated at
SaIta'r by His Descendants
AN INTERESTING PROGRAM.
y,ooocdInas were MARKED by Read
hg or AN Address written by the
Departed Leader to Ills Children

mo Of AN Address written by 'he
Dcparted Leader 10 Ills Children
ono hundred years ago yesterday
,ors MAS born in the Green Mountain
s,ot. u,ber &. Klmball, q man des-
fined 10 mn a part in the Church OF
rssus Christ Of Latter-day Saints, sec
ond IN importance only to that hlled
by his file leader, close associate ana
bosom friend. Brigham Young
Yesterday the descendants OF Presl
dent Klmball met at Saltair and cele-
brated the centennial Of their famous
ancestor The chlliness OF the weather
preyentcd the turnout which would
have otherwise gathered, but probably
from $50 to 200 members Of the kimball
family. and those connected with It by
marriage assembled in front Of the
stapd when the master Of ceremonies
solomon +. Elmbal called the audience
together at 3 O'clock On the stand
were seated three widows, eleven sons
and five daughters of President
Khnball Their names are Mrs.
Mary Ellen KimbalL Mrs. Aman-
An Kimball and Mrs. Lucy kimball
The other surviving widow, Mrs. KUN
Klmball. was prevented from being
present by III health The sons
present we're William H.. Solomon
+ Jonathan c., Albert H.,
DANIEL Elias. Charles Moroni.
Eugene Willard and Leonard;
the daughters, Mrs. Rosalia
Edwards the eldest surviving
daughter; Mrs. Melyina briggs, Mrs.
sarah Seckles. Mrs Alice Is. Smith,
and Mrs. Eliza f. Woolley. President
Klmbalrs youngest surviving daughter
Mrs. AbbIe Burrows was expected on
later train.
Five generations from the head OF the
family were represented IN the
gathering. In the family Of VIM. H.
Klmball through his daughter, Mrs 5.
/. Sprague. her daughter, Mrs, Percy
Sadler and her son, Percy
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES,
The proceedings opened with the
singing Of America" by the congrega-
ton. led by Messrs II. $, Ensign. ana
H. G, Whitney Prayer was offered by
Patriarch John Smith.
The opening address was rendered by
President Kimball's eldest surviving s7n,
VIM. II. Kimball himself a veteran
pioneer and one Of the express riders Of
the old days Mr. Kimball is now 10
years old and Is seriously crippled but
he spoke for a few minutes In clear
and ringing style OF the work Of his
father for whom he had been business
man and book-keeper from 1892 70 early
in the sixties He said his father had
been instrumental in bringing $4,000
people into the Rocky Mountain region,
He paid a high tribute 10 the great
pioneers energy. integrity, steadfast-
ness and generosity.
ADDRESS TO HIS CHILDREN.
Bishop o. f. Whitney, a grandson Of
President Kimball then read an ''Ad-
dress to My Children" recently dis
covered among the private papers OF
President kImball by his son. Solomon,
The address was listened to with rapt
follows
feel to speak to my children this
morning that they may be wise and
honored Of God and Of men; and pray
that | may be Inspired by the Holy
Ghost.
My soul Is swallowed up In God AS
to the things of this world, they are
lost TO me. ] do not feel concerning
them as | have heretofore; / only care
for the things Of eternity. When
behold the great things OF God and
the glory which awaits the righteous
and when ! reflect that the road Is so
straight that but a few find II, feel to
pray the Lord to bless my children and
save them. am thankful TO God be-
cause | live In a day when some will
find It and win become Gods.
4 man may become a God as Jesus
Christ did, For this he must prepare
himself while In the flesh, that he may
be enthroned as a judge is enthroned
! have a desire that my children may
be crowned. and If | be enthroned
want to have the privilege az waiting
myself by the power Of God, TO visit
my children Everything we see here
Is typical Of what viii be hereafter.
Oftentimes when | hear people talk
Of their little difficulties It appears like
foOishness % me; / scarcely notice
them ] want my children to be an
example 10 others, and | want the Older
ones 20 be an example 20 the younger
children and not only to them, but 70
their friends and TO their sex. My
children. listen 70 the instructions OF
your parents. and when they say to
you, DO a thing, do It. Overcome every
spirit of tyranny and oppression, and
be as clay In the hands OF the potter.
The time viii come when you VIII
have children. you will have tender
feelings for them, and will then look
back and see the tender feelings that
your parents had FOR you, My soul has
m0uupi for the welfare and salvation
of my children When | look at the
things NJ the eternal world. / feel Will
ing Go make sacrifices that | may en-
los the privileges which God Is willing
10 give % His people. When | speak 10
my children, ! speak as rather anu
there Is no person on the earth tnat
has more tender feelings for MS chlld-
rem than ] have. ! want the older ones
90 Doc pattern for the younger ones
and inasmuch as there Is hardness put
GO away: for II Is like a seed when u
Sc ha cultivated. grows TO tree grows
o. maturity. and when u brings iolli
fut Il brings forth hardness ana
tyranny. We should always endeaVor
90 plant peace and kindness, for they
viU bear the fruits Of peace and KIND
ness. Remember always TO he aitec,
tllnate to your parents; for you VIII
have posterlty, because GOD pas
promised II. and II the Oldest are nol
faithful God will raise a posterity from
The younger. -,
want my children TO show proper
respect to all men, and be gentle 70
them as you want they shouiu os seH'
t'e 10 you. BE subject to all me OF
fcers. both civil and religious; and rev, rev,
arenas them in their offices, When you
speak OF the Prophet and the Apostles
speak well OF them and not ts ,,.I,'' ~
fuuy. Reverence all men In their re-
sraftIve places. and never speak dis
rasrartfuily of them. nor OF any per