Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-14
HONORED HIS MEMORY.
[. D. S. University Held Memorial Exercises
for President Snow Today.
Prest Cannon aud Trustee Nicholson
The Speakers -music by Misses Fsr'
rim and Anderson and mr.Ashworth.

The students and teachers OF the
Latter-day Saints university met this
morning at 10 o'clock in the business
college assembly room to commemorate
the life of President Lorenzo Snow, VINO
had been at the head Of the board OK
trustees,
Miss judith Anderson sang the sacred
solo, "There Is Life Beyond the Shad-
ows,r Prayer was offered by Trustee
John Nicholson, after which Mr.. Thos.
Aehworth and Miss Luella Ferrin sang
the duet, "Tarry with me, . My Sa-
Ylor."
President Paul stated the object Of
the meeting and Mr.. Ashworth sang
n tenor solo.
President Angus NJ. Cannon address,
ed the students on the life and labors
OF President Snow. The speaker had
known the late president for Gil years,
having first seen him when the speaker
was q boy OF six years, living In scot
land with his parents President Snow
was then an ambassador OF the Cos
pei In that land, "a polished shaft IN
the hands OF his Master" the speaker
said, TO carry these glad tidlngs unto
the nations Of the earth" The 1rm
and beautiful character OF President
Snow and his devotion TO the cause OK
truth were alluded to. and also the gltt
OF his sister the poetess Eliza X. Snow
who gave the sum total OF her own
humble savings TO found this institu-
ton OF learning. President Snow also
was deeply interested in the welfare
of this institution and had stated that
IL would be the central and the highest
institution OF learning among our peo-
pie, President Snow was q man num-
bic and spiritual In his nature, but
firm as a rock In the stand he took.
Some thought he would be easily In
fuenced as President Of the Church,
but nothing could be further from the
fact. The speaker concluded with an
eloquent exhortation 10 the students
20 emulate the noble examples OF Illus
trious men.
Miss Ferrin then sang the soprano
solo, "For All Eternity
Trustee John Nicholson addressed the
meeting, saying that he felt II an hon
or 70 address the students Of the insti-
tuition, on an occasion so appropriate.
He spoke OF the phenomenal develop
ment OF the institution during recent
years, and reminded his hearers Of the
fact that without the kind and gener~
Gus encouragement OF President Snow,
the situation Of the students would not
have been so fortunate as II Is today.
The position occupied by President
Snow was one that can come 10 but
few men on earth. The Prophet Jo-
seph was the founder OF this work. and
the men who have succeeded him on
earth have simply represented him
here. They have succeeded him on
earth but not In heaven. There he
stands always at the head OF this work
The right man comes at the right time,
when his services are required Pre-
sldent Snow was even In appearance
a wonderful man. His eyes were beau
tiful TO look upon, the windows of the
intelligence OF a noble and wonderful
soul or all gifts, II has been said OF
old, we should cultivate most the gift
Of wisdom This gift he possessed In
a most remarkable degree. His de.
cisions Were clear and wise, and bore
the marks Of inspiration. The fruits
OF the spirit In him were wisdom,
keenness OF intuition and sound judg.
ment, SO that he could extricate the
Church from Its financial and other diff
flculties.
The services closed with a solo by
Miss Ferrln and benedictlon by Prof.
Hinokley.