The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-26
Big Tabernacle Crowded at Fu-
neral Services of Mrs.
Bathsheba Smith.
SPEAKERS PAY TRIBUTE
TO GOOD W0MAN'S MEMORY
Casket Flanked With Flowers
and Speakers Stand Draped
in White.

uIiy SIX thousand persons dileHuc"
the funeral of Mrs. Bathsheba Wilson
Smith which was held at the tabcr'
naclc Sunday at 2 p. IN. The beautiful
white casket which contained tho re-
mains Of the aged woman stood in front
of the pulpit stand, 6anked on each
side with profusion of floral offer
ings. among the tributes being those
from the Pocatelo stake, the Relief
society Of Liberty stake, general board
of the Relief society, Ensign stake Re
lief society. general board of y. l.. NJ.
l. A.. general board of the Primary as
sociation, general state Relief society,
from the grandchildren and great.
grandchildren of the deceased. and from
many others who held the departed
woman in high esteem
The relatives Of the deceased woman
occupied the first three rows of seats
In thc tabernacle, and immediately be
hind Them were the Relief society and
temple workers with whom Mrs. Smith
had been associated for many years.
About go relatives were present at
the services. The pulpit stand was
drapcd IN white, and palms were prom
inently displayed on the stand, On
the organ large picture of Mrs. Smith
and her husband, Apostle George A,
Smith was given prominent posi-
ton. The palbearers, all grandchildren
OF the deceased. were Clarence Merrill.
.fr., Lewis Merrill Thomas Smith, Frank
r., Allan. LcwcllSu Lloyd aud Lyman
Horne, lntcrment was in the CITY
cemetery and the grave was dedicated
by Angus NJ. Cannon.
Bishop Tingey Talks.
Bishop Franklin II. Tingey of the
Seventeenth ward, of which the dc
ceased was member, conducted the
services, The opening hymn by the
cboir was "Whcn the First Glorious
Light Of Truth Breaks Forth in This
Last Age Prayer was then offered
by Bishop George Ronney. ''Ohl My
Father was then sung by the choir,
The Rrsi speaker was Bishop Tingey.
He said he felt it an honor to raise
his voice in praise Of such Il woman as
the deceased She was always working
for the upbuilding of mankind, said he.
Her heart always went out to the poor
and the needy, and her every effort
was 10 benefit mankind. The bishop
said he had heard her testify of the
divinity Of the prophet Joseph Smith
and the worthiness of that great man,
Mrs. Emmcline p. Wells who was
first counselor to Mrs. Smith in the Re-
lief society work. was the next speaker.
'Shc said she mad known Mrs. Smith Cor
siXty-siX years, and shc was q great
and good woman. Mrs. Wells enlarged
upon Mrs. Smith $ 'magnihccnt work
in the temple. No woman in this gen
Grafton, said she, "has worked so
long in the temples OF the Lord as Mrs.
A Well Known Name.
Ncphi l.. Morris. president Of the
Salt Lake stake. in his address saId
that the name Of Mrs. Smith was a
household word III The church Mrs,
Smith became a public character IN
many senses and yet he did not feel
lie could use the word 'fpublc' IN
connection with her memory. ''She
was not in Il certain sense public, -
said the speaker; ''it was rather rs
4 mother than leader that she was
beloved. because she possessed the high
qualities that make woman. Latter
day saints hold the name of mother
sacred. and in her most exalted calling
woman is the mother and the compan-
ION OF uan;'
Nis. Lizzie Thomas Edward then rem.
dercd "A solo. angels Ever Bright aud
Fair
President Anthon II. l.und next ad.
dressed the congregation. "A mother
in Israel has left us, said he. ''Shc
WAS indeed Il mother. not only nj home
but 10 all Israel, and she has lived n
long and beautiful life. In looking upon
her life we feel she has lived the life
Of saint. She passed through adver-
sitv and persecution. but whether in
days OF adTersitv OF prosperity she
Was always the same. She was never
depressed; there was always sunshine
in her heart; she was always doing
acts Of good work. 'Shc was the woman
she pretended 10 be. honorable, meek
and humble, Shc never crept above
her brothers and sisters She formed
the link between the carly DAYS Of the
Relief society of tbc church and the
present. and il was fitting that she
was made president of that society.
All feel that she was woman Of
No Dark Place in Life.
Elder Joseph f. Taylor was the next
speaker. He said that not person
could place fngerlou dark place in
The life Of Mrs. Smith "She NAV
have had some human fralties,' said
the speaker, 'and exhibited the weak.
nesses of this earth. but her spirit Was
pure before God. -
Mrs. Ida Duscnberry. second counsel
or 10 the deceased, told Of an incident
where saint had written to her that
her daughter had died and had not
been buried in the proper clothing Mrs
Dusenberry wrote to Mrs Smith telling
her of the circumstance. Mrs. Smith
rephe1 that She had boy who had
been buried in he clothing that nature
and God gave him. and she believed
that il would never deprive him Of ono
OF God 3 blessings.
Richard w \ 1oung also addressed the
congregation. The choir sang "Nearer
My God. 10 Thee and John Smith
delivered the beuediction.
At the services SUNDAY in tho Offering
Of prayer special petitions we're made for
the health of President Joseph r Smith.
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