Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-17
Friends Pay Tribute to His Worth
As a Citizen, Neighbor, Associ'
ate and Church Worker,
COULD Be DEPENDED UPON.
Assembly Hall Filled to Overlooking
On the Occasion of the Funeral
Held Yesterday Afternoon

yesterday afternoon, Blshop Joseph "
Morgan Of the Fifteenth ward presid-
ing. The hall had been nicely draped
for the occasion and there was pro-
fusion Of ferns and potted plants, maxi
ing The scene one beautiful TO behold
The catafalque, on which the bier rest
ed. was hurdened with appropriate
fora emblems, the gifts Of relatives
and friends, and the different orsanlza-
tons to which the deceased had be-
longtd.
The sorsltes were orened by the Tab
crnaple cnoh singing, Earth with her
ten thop'and flowers, une OF The many
hyinna written by the departed cpal
Prayer vas offered by Elder Seymour
Il. Young The Union filet club. led
iy Pref -. j. Thomas, then rendered
the selection, Wanted on the other
side
BELOVED BY ALL,
Elder Willard c. Burton was the first
speaker He said he had been so close
~ associated with Brother Thomas G.
Griggs that II was almost Ike calling
one Of his own family To say a few
words. The speaker had known the
deceased almost as long as he could re-
member anything. having been asso-
ciated with him In Sunday school work
for O good number of years. His first
acquaintance with him was In the Fiji
teenth ward Sunday school Later he
was appointed by him as one OF his
assistants In the superintendency OF the
salt Lake Stake Sunday schools, Ell
der Griggs said the speaker, was a man
greatly considerate OF the feelings OF
others, so conslderate, In fact that In
his official capacity In the Sunday
schools, he refused 10 do anything
without first consulting all concerned.
The speaker paid beautiful tribute TO
the worthy character Of deceased, and
bore testimony that he was a man who
could always be depended upon, His
was an exemplary life, He was firm
and steadfast In all that he was called
upon to do. and this characteristic con-
tlnued with him even unto his dying
day, In this respect he was not unlike
the late Elder George Goddard FOR he
was beloved throughout the stakes OF
Zion for the interest he manifested In
the sunday schools and In the work Of
God In the earth generally
AS A SEVENTY.
Elder William Taylor senior presl-
dent Of the Second quorum OF Seven
~, next spoke. He had been associat-
ed With Elder Griggs IN quorum ca
paclty for a good many. years and he
had learned 10 l0s'a 'hiht fet Ids integ-
rlty and his whole-souled devotion to
the work OF God. He was a man who
In every capacity In which he was
called upon TO labor. manifested the
same zeal the same energy and deyo-
tlOn which marked his career all
through life. He was a true Latter
day Saint, and II ever man received a
rich reward. for his faithfulness. that
man would be Elder Thomas c. Grlggs
BISHOP BURTONs TRIBUTE.
Bishop Robert T. Burton said no
could endorse all that had been said OF
Elder Griggs He was not an ordinary
man, he was superior man. Chaste
In his language, pure In his makeup
every whit he endeAred himself 10
all with whom he came In contact
The speaker knew him first as choir
leader In the Fifteenth ward, at which
time there was, perhaps, no better ward
choir In the Church Elder Griggs was
willing to do everything required OF him
and the word cant was not part OF
his vocabulary. True In all things IN
life he would be amply rewarded by
His Father In heaven In death. His
family had lost kind and indulgent
parent. his friends a true companion
and the work OF God an earnest and
devoted laborer
Miss Maggie Hull then rendered as
solo. What Voice Statutes the Startled
Ear"
A VACANT CHAIR,
Elder Chares r., Savage. as a repre-
sentative Of the Tabernacle choir next
spoke. lie said Elder Grlge's chair in
that grand body Of singers was vacant.
II was now draped. The choir had lost
one Of its most faithful members while
the Church had lost one Of LIS represen-
tatIye men. He had been faithful and
true IN all things. He was an honest
man. He loved his fellows and his
heart was attuned TO all that was
grand and pralseworthy Now he had
gone 20 Join the choir invisible" TO
there mingle his voice with the good
and the Just, lie was a soldier In the
battle for truth and the members Of the
choir felt keenly the loss they had sus.
tanned In the death Of their fellow mem.
her Thomas G. Griggs.
WELL DONE"
Elder Thomas Hull opened his re-
marks with the statement Well done.
thou good and faithful servant enter
into the JOY Of thy Lord. he said ne
felt that these were the words which
would greet Brother Griggs on the
other sid for he was faithful In an