The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-12-12
SPEAKERS PAY GLOWING
TRIBUTE TO ACHIEVE
MENTS OF FiNANCIER

| bers Of the Weber club were on the
north side of the building, with the
I city and county officials Immediately
| behind them. The section Of seats
on the south side Of the tabernacle
was given over to the Ogden and WIS.,
iting bankers, with the Weber acad-
envy, teachers Immediately behind
them. The employees Of the various
Eccles companies occupied the seats
in the center Of the building.
When all OF these had taken their
places there was comparatively
small section left for the immense
crowd waiting outside. About 400
persons entered the tabernacle when
the doors were thrown open and af-
ter the seating space had been taken
scores stood in the aisles. Even
then those who were forced to re-
main outside outnumbered those
gaining an entrance.
The wealth of floral offerings the
most elaborate display ever seen in
the city, was arranged in front OF
the speakers stand, AS the heavy
bronze casket, covered with a blan-
ket of Cecil Drummer roses and lilies
of the valley, was rolled to point
in the center of the stand, Chopins
Funeral March was played by Organ
list Sam F. Whitaker.
With President l.. w. Shurtliff of
the Weber stake in direct charge, as
sisted by Bishop II. C. Jacobs of the
Fifth ward the services were opened
with music. Mrs. Myrtle B. Higley
and the tabernacle choir sang 1T Is
Not Death to Die" After the opening
by Apostle Heber ]. Grant Of Salt
Lake, the selection, Lead Us o
Father" was sung by a male chorus
AS the first speaker at the services
Bishop Charles w. Nibley Of Salt
Lake said he deemed it an honor to
appear before such a vast throng at
the obsequies for a man so prominent
as David Eccles to whom he referred
as a great man in the industrial
world and a power in financial cir
cles.
II would not have you fall down
on your knees and worship this man
because of mere wealth, but rather
for what he has accomplished" said
Bishop Nibley. Il am glad to have
known David Eccles. | am glad to
have been his pupil while he was the
tutor. For twenty years l had known
him and his mind was that of the
master builders. He could be truly
! termed a captain of industry There
was a remarkable thing in the bust
ness career of this great man; he
never owed dollar and never sign
ed his name to a note. This is one
! Of the great examples left by him
and which might well be followed.
| Those associated with him in all of
| his organizations know how well he
mastered, yet did not master. That
| Weber county, Utah, and the whole
west will miss this great man of fl
deity and integrity goes without
saying"
President John Watson, Patriarch
George Romney and President 10.
seph Quincy, Jr., of Logan spoke
! next
Mrs. Maggie Tout Browning sang
the beautiful solo, THE Link Divine"
She was accompanied by Prof. Whit.
| aker on the tabernacle organ.
President Shurtliff announced thai
although he had been selected as
one OF the speakers, Judge H. II.
Rolapp would not be able to respond.
Judge Rolapp attended the services
occupying a place with the honorary
pall bearers. The composition OF
Prof. Joseph Ballantyne, God
Knows Best" was sung by Mrs.
Higley.
Apostle David o. Mckay OF this
city spoke of the man as the same
modest, unassuming David Eccles
who had earned his first $50 by driv.
ing team of oxen. 1t was this sort
of common feeling, according to the
| speaker, that made the poorest man
| feel at home in his presence.
The address Of President Joseph
+. Smith was devoted almost entire.
4 ~ to the subject of religion. He first
announced a message for the mem
bers of the bereaved family, saying
that owing to similar mission in
Salt Lake, Presidents Lund and
Penrose had not been able to attend
the services for Mr.. Eccles, Presi-
dent Smith said in part:
The position in which I am nIacad