The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-13
President Nephi L. Morris


l feel almost perfect stranger in
this vast congregation, but through
my friend, whose mortal remains lie
here, | feel there Is a connecting link
between you and me, and | trust in
occupying this position (Which to me
is very trying one) may have your
assistance and your sympathy.
do not know that have ever
heard more beautiful tributes paid to
any man than those which have been
paid to our friend here today. There
is nothing of fulsome fattery, yet
there is generous recognition Of
his merits, and we have heard por.
trayed in words filled with fervor and
honesty, the ideals which actuated
and inspired our friend and associ-
ate.
community pay finer tributes 10 one
OF it's members than this city, or this
county. is paying today, and think
you do well to honor him in su:h u
BETTING manner, for he has brought
honor, fame and renown 20 his horne
community, to the city; to the coun-
ty, and to the institutions that he
was associated with, as we'll as to
the great Church which drew forth
his devotion and allegiance.
could not but feel the force of
the words of the prophet of old aS |
sat in this great throng, and felt
the power of the testimonies that
were borne in forms of tribute to an
honorable friend and associate, that
IL is better to be in the house of
mourning than in the house of feast
ing. There is something so spirit
ual so refining and uplifting in the
services that are held for those whom
we love, and of whom we wish to
speak in a becoming manner.
| hope these services shall be to
our departed friend matter of sat
isfaction, if he has any great con
Germ in what is going on here now,
but | know he is concerned in the
feelings Of those he loved, and l
trust these services shall be very
satisfying indeed to them.
/ was thinking of how in the earli-
er ages of the race, men were en-
tirely unprepared to meet death.
They used to hire mourners who
would PROSTATE themselves upon the
ground in ashes in anguish seeming
ly irreconcilable, suffering uncon-
querable woe and unfathomable mis-
cry which could not find expression
in intelligent form. / thought Of the
poor aboriginies who looked upon
death as an evil thing and when once
the shadow Of death crept over their
wigwams, they could no longer abide
on the spot because of their horror
and fear of death, and they took up
the thing they called home, and NOV
ed it to another spot. What a won
derful change has been wrought in
the hearts of the race, showing forth
its capacity to meet adversely, and
the triumph of faith over doubt and
fear-the conquest of ignorance and
mistrust by intelligence and knowl-
edge. And TO whom are we indebt-
ed for this wonderful victory over
the grave, that has taken the sting
out of death and victory from the
tomb? To the meek and lowly Naz
arene, the only one of all the great
teachers, of all the prophets, of all
inspired thinkers who protested to
bridge the great chasm of death, and
teach us the sublime beauty Of life
and the insigniicance of death. We
do well today to praise His name In
the presence of the departed, for this
wonderful solace, this new and highe'
knowledge which has come to the
race by reason OF his benign services
to men. And thank God that the
light has not gone out Of the world,
but has increased through the cen
turtles until we can say with the
prophet of old 81 know that my Re
deemer liveth." No more beautiful
no more glowing testimony
was ever uttered by mortal man than