Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-27
IN GRANITE STAKE.
Close NeiRhbors and Associates
Pay High Tribute to the Dead.


Memorial services In honor Of Apostle
Abraham owen Woodruff and his wife,
Helen Winters Woodruff, were held IN
the Granite stake Tabernacle Sunday az
p. M, President Frank Y, Taylor
presiding A quartet composed OF
Messrs. James T. Dunbar, Fred G, San
ford. Mrs. NJ. w. Pratt and Margaret
summerhays, sang sweetly:
Though deepning trials throng your
way
Press on, press on, ye Saints Of God,
Prayer was offered by Bishop Y, G.
Miller Of Murray ward
The quartet sang.
Savior breathe an evening blessing.
HIS BISHOPS TRIBUTE.
Bishop Henry Burton Of Farmers
ward where the deceased lived was
the first speaker, lie paid glowing
tribute to the virtue, faith, fidelity and
love Of the departed. Among other
things, he said that Elder Woodruff
was born IN his ward, and from his
youth up had been an earnest, faithful,
dutiful worker in all its affairs. He
and his Wife were always among the
first to support any ward Improvement
or plan for the betterment OF the young
They were always present In the ward
gatherings when at home and their
names are revered and honored by all
who knew them in Farmers ward
Elder Woodruff was one who looked
after the downcast the afflicted. and
who mlnistered to the needy For in
stance, when Bishop Burton was sick
and his crops needed gathering, Elder
woodruff secured help and gathered the
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when all had been garnered, he went
into the house and blessed the Bishop
promising him life and peace This
blessing was wonderfully fulfilled as
the speaker testified In all ward af-
fairs the first to aid the Bishop was
Apostle Woodruff
ELDER DOUGLAS NJ. TODD.
Elder Douglas NJ. Todd. "A fellow
member OF the general board OF Y. NJ
NJ. ]. A., presented resolutions OF re-
spect. similar TO those presented at the
conference Of the Ensign stake. Con
tinuing, he said that he felt sad ON this
occasion, and however he viewed the
matter II appeared In no other light
than calamity for Brother and Sister
woodruff 10 he taken, as they were, In
the bloom uf youth Elder WOodmffs
personality, his life and influence were
help and inspira ton TO any man Any
one coming I'm contact with him and
partaking Of his beautiful spirit, could
not help being blessed. He was a SUI
perior type OF man. carried a divine IN
iluencc and was always cheerful and
most faithful worker IN the Y. NJ, NJ, l.
A. cause, God bless his memory and
fanctlfy his life to our good.
JULIA 4. BRIXEN.
Sister Julia A. Brixen Of the general
board OF Y. J.. NJ, l. A., OF which Sister
woodruff was a member presented
resolutions Of respect similar 70 those
presented at the conference OF the En-
sign stake. Continuing she said that
the death Of Sister Helen W. Woodruff
was an almost irreparable loss to the
Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement
work As one of It's most earnest
workers. she was always on hand to 20
and come at every cali of duty. She
was one who had implicit faith IN God
and carried with her a most heavenly
Influence; and her blessed husband was
always on hand TO aid and support her.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Elder Geo NJ. Cannon. n fellow mem
her OF the Desert Sunday Schol Union
board then presented the following
resolutions OF respect 10 the memory of
Elder Abraham owen Woodruff and his
wife, Helen Waters Woodruff:
pioneers we honor not for blood
shed nor lives destroyed. but for paths
made plain, ana seed sown; FOR pests
banished and orchards planted for
foundations laid and for standards up
reared all for the comfort and blessing
Of generations then unborn A son OF
pipuaArg aud hfu1gal traaItpar ~
paths Of his pioneer sire was Brother
Abraham owen Woodruff not alone
enjoying the inheritance prepared by
that f~'her but himself theoretically
plotting the way to new fields and to
abiding places where thousands upon
thousands Of Saints shall yet live to
bless his memory and emulate his en-
ample. Earnest in his efforts for the
temporal welfare OF his people, he was
not less enthusiastic in his desire TO
bring TO the knowledge of all men the
truth OF the Gospel that had been so
sure a light to his path and so perfect
and anchor to his soul, And I'm all his
good work he was ever sustained by
our sister Helen Winters Woodruff;
noble in her aspirations. pure In her
life, cheerful IN her disposition, and
filed with wifely devotion to her hus-
bdHui anu tIuc Iluthtllg oollNlluuc lut
her children In life they were TO each
other true and in death they are not
parted.
Now, Therefore BE II resolved by
the Saints of Granite stake In Memorial
services assembled, That we point tho
youth Of our people TO the noble eXam-
pie Of Brother Abraham owen Wood
run and his departed wife, sister Helen
Winters Woodruff, and eXhort them TO
seek to possess the spotlees purity tho
earnest energy, the unfaltering faith i'm
all the principles OF the Gospel that
characterized their lives
Resolved, that we express to the Or