Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-11


It's divinity"
The solo 30 MY Father was then
beautifully rendered by Elder George
j. PIPER
PRESIDENT JOSEPH f. SMITH
President Joseph f. Smith was the
closing speaker Said he: There
are many friends In this assembly who
would rejoice 70 have the privilege OF
standing before this audience To bear
testimony TO the good character ana
honorable life OF our beloved brother
We have heard many things with ref
eronco to his associations with us
here at this time. l don't know that
/ can add anything to what has al
ready been said with reference to these
matters but there is q subject that
forces itself upon my mind on occa-
siOns Ike this, which / think Is always
appropriate to be spoken upon, and
viii take the liberty I'm order that |
may be more successful In using what
time there Is left, to read a portion OF
the Scriptures which deals with the
subject resting upon me IN connection
with Brother James sharp, ! may say
however, before | begin to read That
I myself have had the pleasure OF be-
ing intimately acquainted with Brother
sharp for a great many years ana
could not begin TO express my feelings
confidence and appreciation OF his Ia
bors 1 esteem him as one among
thousand. a superior man, one or IN
tcgrity beyond all question, whose
word was ever as good as ms
bond And IN contemplating
these facts the thought arises
in my mind as to the great
future. Is this the end Of my associa-
ton with this MANI Has he hnished
his work. and shall ! meet him again
VIII we be associated together as we
were I'm this life? These questions
interest me, for / would love to meet
and shake hands with him again, In
better sphere, In a better life where
there IL no more signing or sorrowng'
! feel in my heart that James sharp
has not finished his work He passed
through this mortal life and accom-
pllshed good His influence has been
for good He never has injured any
soul. lie has loved the good and de-
splsed evil and therefore 1 feel there
Is n greater future FOR him"
President Smith then read the goth
chapter az st. John concerning the
resurrection Of Jesus Christ, and con-
tlnued ~ believe these words and not
OILY 40 utlltNt Alltlll uhA ANNi h''A'
In the very depths Of my soul that they
are true-that Jesus is the Christ that
He was crucifed and put to death that
lie was buried ana that the third day
lie rose from the dead, Through ODE
dience TO the ordinances Of the Gospel
which He taught and enjoined upon
His disciples, men shall be born again
and redeemed from sin Just as Jesus
was brought back into the presence OF
His Father"
The speaker read from the eleventh
chapter OF Alma, 10th and A5th verses,
concerning the coming OF Jesus Christ
and then said 81 cannot believe that
God would create man like James
Sharp-uprght, honorable, honest in all
his dealings, pure and righteous--l can
not believe that God would create a
man like him to live for. few years,
to pass away and then cease to be- As
Jesus rose from the dead 50 viii James
Sharp rise. The elements which COM
pose his temporal body will not perish,
viii nos cease to exist, but in the day
OF his resurrection these elements Will
come together again bone TO bone and
flesh 20 flesh. There is no growth or
development in the grave. Tho bodies
will come forth as they were laid down
ana changes will come by the law Of
ItNlltullOUs JblltS NHhIp VIII meet lhn
wife and children again and they VIII
know each other and be bound to each
other by the law OF God.
II know these things are true, that
they are consistent with Gods wisdom
and with His purposes. | believe in
the resurrection OF the dead, a literal,
actual resurrection Of the body. To the
family Of Brother James Sharp | say,
be not dsconsolate, be not discouraged;
look 10 the future TO a glorious future
and reunion with your father"
The Temple choir sang the hymn.
"Who Are These Arrayed In White?"
and the benediction was pronounced by
Patriarch Angus NJ, Cannon
AT THE CEMETERY.
The services were largely attended
by relatives friends and business asso-
ciates of the deceased, the Assembly
hall being well filled. Twenty-eight
carriages followed the remains TO their
last resting place In the city cemetery,
where the choir sang, REST on the
Hillside. Rest" and the grave was ded-
icated by Elder I4.ss.s.s.. u. -la.IaI- The
pallbearers were Gov, Heber NJ. Wells,
Secretary of State James r. Hammond,
President Joseph T. Kingsbury Of the
University Of Utah, William W. Ritter,
Hyrum s. Young, James II, Moyle.
Mayor Richard r, Morris and John
Nicholson.