HIS sufferings AKE OER last sad rites over alie remains of brother joseph S smoot the funeral services over the remains of brother joseph S were held yesterday afternoon at 1 the funeral precession was formed at the residence of president sinott and the playing of solemn proceeded to the meeting hauae the unveil lilt bumb take abis litow uta ut a aimi in itcy prayer was offered by bishop george halliday the choir sang ibb weary danl ducai real lur hlaj president H II 11 that the ch had drawn this congregation gre gation together were very sad indeed it brings vividly before ns the fact that the lord and alie lord away it created within us a desire to know more oi the hereafter we are brought lu realize more vividly that we must depend upon him who is alie author of our existence I 1 ani aware af tilt fact that were it our power we would all place each other hi a place of misery buc it is a consoling baci thai there is a god a mediator a savior and lie hay taken upon himself to save all mankind in aliis there is a principle a saving element a consolation for mans inhumanity to man makes countless thousands thou sanda to mourn the question resolves into this how many of us are willing to all temptations and endure to the end in life wo have sorrow and pleasure behind the veil we are given to understand there shall be no more sorrow there shall be no death it is a sad ali air when a young man in the bloom of life is from us either suddenly or through lingering pain and misery as was the ease witti brother joseph I 1 am satisfied that today to day ho is happier than he ever expected to be I 1 pray that the spirit of and salvation may rest upon the lather mother brothers sisters and relatives of this young man president david john I 1 el 10 sympathize from the depths of hia heart with brother joseph smoot for the great suffering he had endured during tho past sixteen months 1 believe that his departure will bd a blessing although we may not all be able to so understand it 11 eel that if lie were my own son I 1 could say the lord and ahe lord away blessed be the name of the lord his sickness he haa exhibited a faith that would have been worthy of elder men lie has called insiders of the church to pray with him and these prayers have been heard brother smoot las had all alie care and attention that kind father mother brothers sisters and other kindred could bestow some may ask why did joseph die why do our little chilgren chil tren die the general answer to aliis question may be through adam all mankind lell through transgression we must all meet the hand death of there is no remedy in science art or religion that can prevent death joseph will como forth on the morning of the resurrection bead the first chapter of ezekiel concerning what the prophet saw it is natural that we should mourn when our friends depart from us it is our love for this earth that makes us cleave to it but wo are not citizens of this world alone we have two fathers oar heavenly father and our earthly father I 1 would say to brother and hia family be comforted joseph is not lost his spirit lives and will live forever elder isaac bullock addressed the congregation with a degree of sorrow these occasions are occasions of solemnity this is an occasion which shows us the certainty ol 01 death and alie uncertainty of life there is another deep which arises shall we meet agai job bears a powerful testimony of alie resurrection to that though his body should be destroyed yet would ho came forth on the morning of the resurrection although our dear beloved brother joseph has been taken away we have not lost him he has gone fourth to meet many of his friends who have gone before may god bless alio are callad to murn and may we all live so that may be worthy domeet those who have gone before president william stated eliat it was biye years since lie had had the of meeting alie saints in this city and at that time he did not have an idea that when he met leaie again it should be in such a capacity god has planted in our licarte a love for kindred and friends frion ds especially especial fy is this alie case husbands and wives and parents and children I 1 feel that this is the case with tha bretler who lies here before us if we could look into iho future and see the glory eliat awaits the the we experience would be greatly lessened ve know by alie operation of the spirit of god upon our mauds that it will be but a period until we will again meet our departed friends I 1 deeply sympathize alie father mother brothers and of thia our departed friend on aliese occasions I 1 feel that 1 would willingly tau from them a part af then ying iiii by the hui benediction was pronounced by elder albert jones