The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-01
Impressive Rites for Patriarch
of Mormon Church Attend
ed by Twelve Thousand Per-
sons Who Mourn Leader.
LONG CORTEGE FOLLOWS
HEARSE TO CEMETERY
President Joseph F, Smith and
Other High ECcIeSiastS Pay
Tributes, While Choir Rem
derS Program Sacred Music,
CROWDS BLOCK THE CARS
. ULLY 12.0O0 persons gathered at the
Tabernacle yesterday morning TO

FULLY 12.0OO persons gathered at the
Tabernacle yesterday morning TO
pay their respect 10 the memory
of President John r.. Winder. first
counselor In the quorum OF the First
Presidency of the Mormon church.
The services were of a most impress
siVe character, and many tributes OF
love and esteem were paid 20 the MEM
CRY of the departed church leader by
those who had known and loved him iH
life.
Long before the time set for 4 :
OPesIing of the services people gath
cred at the Tabernacle and by II o'clock
the large edifice was crowded and hum
dreds were standing la the aisles and
at the entrances.
The congregation WAS representative
OF people IA all walks OF life and of
many ereeds, for President Winder'S
varied activities had taken him Into
many different fields and among many
people not of his faith.
The Tabernacle was beautifully deco
rated for the obsequies. In the center
of the great organ. festoOned off with
folds of white, was the portrait OF
President Winder. Potted plants and
floral tributes of varied designs graced
the front of the speakers stand The
entire width of the stand was draped
in festOOns OF white cloth, showing in
pleasing effect the gorgeous floral Of
ferings.
Seated upon the stand were the two
remaining members of the First Presi-
dency. Presidents Joseph F. Smith and
Anthem II. Lund; President Francis NJ.
Lyman, Elders John Henry Smith, He
Der J. Grant, Rudger C1awson, George
T. Richards Orson F. Whitney David
O. Mckay and Anthony W. WINS. Pa
triarch John Smith: Elders Seymour B.
Young. b. II. Roberts, J. Golden Kim
ban, Rulon s. Wells and Charles Fl.
Hart. and other church officials.
Civic Officials Present.
On the right of the stand were seated
federal state, county and city officials
and on the left were seated representa-
tive citizens who had been associated
with President WindeF in various bust
ness enterprises. Among the latter
were bankers, merchants and railroad
officials. In front were the presidents
Of stakes, and Just beyond the space
reserved for the family were the
Temple workers, most of the women
being dressed in white.
The casket was conveyed from the
Winder residence. 40 North West Tenn
pie street. at $3.50 o'clock to the Taber-
nacle. Twelve grandsons Of the de-
cedent were pail bearers, namely:
George Midgley. Walter Elredge. Roy
Kimban. VIII Winder. Ray Bradford,
Bert Williams Leo Kimban- John Win
der. Ross Branford, Frank Williams,
Howard Midgey and Shirley Winder.
Following the casket were Elder John
Henry Smith. Bishop Charles ". Nib
lev, Judge Elias A. Smith. Richard W.
Young. Bishop T, A. Williams Elder
p. F. Grant and John r. Winder. ir
The casket was placed Immediately in
front of the stand, where the body lay
in state until II o'clock During the
time that the caslet was open, Organist
7. J. Mcclellan. with Assistants Tracy
Y. Cannon and Edward P. Kimball rem
dered the following selections;
Funeral MaFCn IL 2 TnTleFlll
AndantinO. Chauvet ........ Guilmant
Offertory in D Flat. F. P. Kimball
The Rosary Observation-Disclosures. Nevin
Mr.. Cannon.
Prayer cffertOry ..............De vred
Offertoire Observation-Disclosures. Loud
Elegie ....... ............. Gibson
Communion. E minor ......... Batiste
Adagio. flat ...--....... Volckmar
Mr. Mcclellan:
Marche Funebre ............ Chopin
Pilgrims Chorus from ''Tsnnhaus-
Andantino (~To Ny Wife'0 .Lemare
FrSEmefei ..--. ----.-.... .ScEumann
Marche Funehre .-.....-... Beethoven
The passing OF the funeral process
sion in South Temple street caused a
stoppage of street car traffic for al
most half an hour, so long was the
cortege and so great was the crowd
that had gathered TO witness the pro-
cession.
President Smith Presides.
Promptly at IL o'clock the services
Smith, began. God Moves in a Mys-
terious Way" was rendered by the
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