Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-06

SERVICE AT THE GRAvEsIDE.
Eloquent Appreciation of His Life
Voiced by President G. II. Brim-
hall and Others.

the company present at the unveil-
ing of the monument over DR.. Karl G..
Maesers grave was not large, but it
dents who have distinguished them
selves in the various walks of life.
Prof. Briant S. Hinckley acted as
master of ceremonies. Prof Lund
was present with quartet of fine
voices from the - Y. university choir
and rendered three selections. The
opening prayer was by Prof r. X.
s Lyman. Mrs. zinn Y. Gard gave a
beautiful tribute to the departed. at
the same time placing sheaf of rip-
shed wheat upon the massive granite
monument
IS Dr. Talmage expressed the apprecia-
i lion OF the surviving members OF the
!; Maeser family, and after the simple
services We're closed, Elder Reed Snoot
pronounced ferYent benediction
PRES. BRIMHALL SPEAKS.
The distinguishing feature of tho ex-
ercises was the eloquent address by
y ; Itesiaent 9. II. Briinhall. who was
introduced by the master of ceremonies
es me one student upon whom the
4 Inantlo of DR.. Maescr had fallen. Pres
1dent Brinlhall said:
we meet today upon this hallowed
SPOT made sacred in being the resting
place OF the toil-worn body of our be-
loved Brother Maeser. Beneath in
mere, held in the embrace Of earth is
y me form Of one whose eyes have beam
90 on us In love- whose voice has
4 tnriiled our souls, whose hand clash
ana caress have called comfort to our
+ {nearhs and whose life is lifting still
ours to higher levels
His body slumbers, his spirIt scars
aloft. his lips are silent here, while
5 thousands listen to his impassioned elo-
4 quence above. His earthly eyes are
s.sng 70 decay, and yet he looks
\ Aovlngiy upon his students both from.
and in the great beyond. The hnndsi
I that held ours are crumbllng now to
& gust, but the life and form and friend,
X liness Of touch guide trusting ones
along the rivers further side.
HIS LIFE PURPOSE.
IL It shall please my Father I viii
pc teacher In tho world to Gomez
were his words at the last banquet
given N his honor. Those words, SO
sweet In their sincerity. proclaimed he
had eternal life before he left us: for,
s IN his toll he knew the God Of Israel,
& and by his faith he formed acuuaint-
'~INAsSS NvANA4 liz SuIl5l. I1cIFeII MIN
was but the extension Of loveful labor.
'' In his great life OF loyalty and de-
Il Yotion desire became prophecy. Let mo
I die in the harness, he often said.
Sod, heard that prayer ana answered
+ It. HIS last day was one Of energetic.
4 activity, the hours Of which extended
into the night. Before the dawn the
summons came and he was gone. When
snowfakes filled tho air and 1nantlcd
mother earth. we lined his tomb with
flowers and laid him here to rest.
Gould we forget the spot? No, no. 1t
er, friend: but that the coming end
less train Of those who shall iearn OF
him and love him 100, may know
y where he is laid, and know also that
q he was by us revered we have err
2ccted here this monument
The simplicity of Its outline Is typ
ical Of the neekness of the man; tho
texture OF the stone synbollzes q. char
acter that yielded to tho touch of the
master hand for impress and polish, but
stands always in an attitude OF resist
ance to evil. ~
MORE Yet no Do.
Fellow alumni. ana friends, Bro
Their Maeser. we have done well. we
must do more. II every atom OF this
monument could speak there would go
up 8. reYerberating shout OF gladness
for the privilege OF standing sentinel
at the tomb OF our noble dead. AT best
1t must decay; our destiny is growth.
We must grow in gratitude and III
greatness OF purpose. Ours Is the OPP
portunity to desire and dare to do what
our teacher had not time to do. To
commemorate his name is our privi-
lege; to carry on his work Is n duty
we owe ourselves and our posterlty.
This monument is our first--thcrc are
others to be built. Already has site
E been chosen excavations made, even
now the hamner5and chisel are shap-
ing stones for the walls OF a temple
of learning, to bear the name of our
illustrious educator, DR.. Karl G. Maeser
who under the prophetic call and In
$spired guidance of that prince of pio-
neers, Brigham Young, became All
epoch making character in education,
tho father of system based upon the
principles of q harmonious growth and
eternal progress. God found him,
Fashioned him for the place. fitted him
( for his missions and he filled them.
! a GLANCE BACKWARD.
1--WE glance backward and see the
hand of conditional destiny reaching
down, and the hand of free-will obed-
ence, reaching up; they are clasped
and Il human soul is led UP the stair
way Of a successful life. We see the
diligent German student; the normal
graduate; tho private tutorof mobility;
the public school principal; the Ger
man patriot; the Mormon convert; the
outcast for conscience sake: the mis-
sionary in England; the missionary in
the United States; the music teacher;
winning bread in q strange land: the
public school teacher in Utah. the pri-
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