Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-18
Grand Life and Character of Pho
neer ChurChman and States
man EuIOgized by Friends.
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No,, loo junction City-S. =. Train
service Partially Restored
Forccrs Captured.

rraig, were heard in an unhroken train
a, tho ogden tabernacle yesterday aft
snoon during the funeral services over
,h. remains Of ~ late Lorm Farr.
gorrouing relatives and hosts of
friends of the dead assembled i'm tho
aberacle long before the services be-
cam and many who arrived later wcrc
,ompsled TO stand in the crowded enc
frances or return 10 their homes. The
banding was packed from pulpit 20 the
soors with those who came to pay a.
last tribute OF respect to one of the
iaders Of che I.atter-day Saints Church
End The founders of Utah.
MS safely estimated that three times
me number seated in the tabernacle
oIled 90 obtain admittauce and re-
turned home. The funeral was prob
ably the largest i'm point Of attendance
ever held I'm ogden city. The cortog"
was over half mile long. OF the vast
eoncourse seated I'M the tabernacle over
zoo were members of the family
The pallbaarers were eight OF the
rraudsona. George, Leon. Fred. Marcus
r RAYMOND. Clement and Adam Far
ana Wiuslow Smith. The casket was
"a solid mahogany and on the way to
the grave was completely covered with
a blanket of lilies. The dedicatoly serv-
ices at tho grave in the ogden city
cemetery we've conducted by Elder John
Henry smith.
Promptly at o'clock the hymn. He
was beloved by all" was sung by the
tabernacle choir following which Presi-
dent G.. j. Middleton delivered the i'm
vocation.
The program as previously arranged
vas carried out with the exception OF
an address by Ben r. Rich who was ill
Mrs Lucy Young Gates was substitute
cd
The first speaker was Elder Joseph
Parry who for nearly 60 years was am
intimate friend OF Lorin Farr He told
Of Meeting him first Sc years ago. when
Elder Farr was president of the Weber
stake the first president, chosen 20 the
position by Brigham Young. lie told
Of Elder FAIRS service for DO years as
mayor Of Ogden without one dollar
ul1ensltion. He told OF his building
ha f1t min In the county. Of building
DE first house in Ogden OF founding
Nlrrottsville Plain city Hooper and
other settlements; OF opening up OK
Den canyon 10 furnish lumber for the
bones of the people and for fuel He
o'd % his building the tabernacle and
% bis care of the poor Elder Parry
said be knew Of no act. public OF
private. in the life of Lorin Farr that
he muld Ceusure.
President l.. w. Shurtiim. the next
speaker referred 10 the deceased as
"The Father Of Weber County" lie
said b. had known Elder Farr since
Al always known him TO stand in
me mont iu every movement for the
benefit of tho people in the building OF
meelinghousos and schOolhouses and
ald that even at the time of his death
De was leader Of the people as prcsi-
dent of the high priests quorum OF his
Church.
Mrs susa Young Gates read au orig
la4 poem, "a tribute from one OF the
Vermont party who accompanied Elder
Fau thme years ago 60 Vermont TO ass
ast 100 the dedication Of the Joseph
smith monument Elder Farr was the
hisi of the party Of 30 10 die.
President Joseph IT, Smith. who had
known and loved Elder Farr since the
speaker Nas "a boy an Nauvoo. II.
Before coming 20 Utah. paid % high tri-
quite i1 Dds worth as "a man, to his ma
Wc brightness, his mother wiz. his iu-
|.
hs practical wisdom and said thsr.
tas NOT a fiber in the man that hold
one particle OF doubt of the divine mis-
soa of Joseph Smith on tho divinity of
Jesus christ.
he spoke of his living Boo the family
me prophet bon Nauvno and bis pride
i1e TACT that Dee had known the
Prophet ana conyerscd with him face 90
-aa President Smith appealed to thc
HHf ani daughters. the gaudsous and
s'lld1ushters OF I.oriu FAIR. 90 take
p iht work he had lain down. to hon r
memory by proving themscNes
''''N1 ul bis name. ana comfOrtcl the
.'u,neH with the thought that their
"'el one had but gone before OBJ PFC
iela place for them
ha.s David O. Mckay and George
a"Iil of the council of twelve. paid
t ll1ute 40 the memory of the de-
Fseli Ium lifelong acquaintance
''H lfed j. kicscl referred t0 the
aa "a great and q good man %
H' HI l0rln Faw was one of the
'al men with whom hc ever came
contact. ln intellect he cearded him
p..f of amy man he ever mot in
AN nm elsewhere lla said he called
'Iniher' mot because hc WAS Ol
...Dn but because of thc affection
N.I im himA he regarded him ai
founder of the community Iu0
% man who had earned "a gruat
Na'I the highest glory Hc told %.
ii1nt part Mr Farr bad played
'''a'Isnlng the era of good feeling
Mormons and Geutilcs. feel
hoped 90 zee extend over tha
.Hie. He said hc d.d NOT moIrI
l.'..h farr. because he fcIt TINT N
'' was elorihed In che world On
a.rn tarr would Doc one of n
PIE expressed deap sympathy
'' relatives ana endorsed the good
.iFon by presidtnt Smith
an"os Thatcher who bad known
.t.od f0r more chan hHlf cen.
mo- that lorIn FAIR Was good I'D
t. every sphere of life n which h.
I hH heart he said. Was le wild.
b, tH the ocean. ln ull tho BNI"
i,GuAntanco with Elder Far
I'm ttrr said that be- had nete.
I''m hlm an uuklnd word, 10
t. "tlh cheerful ana happy al
'''h ihc sunny slide of thr street
h hlled with hope and goo
M. Iir HHH pathfinder u.nu %
mn l'llInt lle spoke of DOCS stafea
n|h devotion. bis high scls'
ANA said Doc was proud 40 h
among ms Kindred nae sal
nf h.a lifo had boon tha'
f. "iln came n would come SUD
n poo met 10 hrHVely standing up
r '.i ana with Doe head err.t
n. Mnletlou was pronounced D.,
'p A. ~ Nlbloy
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