Show RITES OVER A DEAD ELDER Impressive Services at the Funeral ot ol a Mormon Missionary IN Y Fellow Laborer of er Elder Henry W It lerl la Ia 10 Lio Life and CamIlI Coining home Norway March morial services were held In honor of md r henry W Berg l at NorY Norway March I 6 1900 II iii the Lter Latter day 1 Saints assembly rm rooms which tastefully In harmony with the Iho occasion The be following from ZIon wore present II 11 t 11 of at this Cr J Edward dar Larsen Ge Ceo 4 and Parley p Jensen The commenced b by singing the hymn No 10 lie pray was oer offered by br Elder T Jensen the choir then rendered very er feelingly the Inspired words word of oC Oh my Father Tou Thou that Del t fter which Elder Eldr Emi Emil the former mv ot of dead missionary poke lie said uld that mIter Hider BerS Berg was wa ai one ot of the mot most promising young men that I it ha has OVer been his hla to tomel mel meet bal had many times hear heard hint him bear beara ar 1 a strong and faithful testimony to the Gospel he doubted not but could we e the WI ways ot of God ne e would le that Elder Ierg Berg hal had leen been Cne called na away for I a wil ani and 1101 holy purpose Elder Parley larlu P Jensen slid said while lie he had hod not perSonally known Elder Eldor ElderBerg Berg yet et he knew he wn was 1 a brother and while sorl sorry that he had Ile died far Car from home and family still tl he fel felt that thatto to die In the harness working In tue tho vineyard of 01 the Lord Wa was t tp die Ie a 0 glorious death lie He wished that al all coull could go us UM well 1 prepare prepared to meet their Creator lS its this dead brother had gOIC gone J Eider ller Edward Larsen was the next speaker lie said he had been acquaint acquainted e ed wih with the father In days of oC yore and was glad he had met one of hl his ions out In the world proclaim InK irig the everlasting Gospe Gospel He said old 01 all that kind hearts and hUe hu hUeman human man hands could 10 do hall ha l been n dune In mInIstering to the tho wants of Elder Berg during his lii illness but that coull could nut save him The heavenly Father hll had cali called him and lie he hI had to go Elder Larsen pre that tat the famIly IU might be comforted In theIr bereavement Tie TIme choir than sang ng wry very sweetly No from the Norwegian mu bok book Brother nt Engh the lend dead Eiders cusin cousIn then spoke very ery emotionally lie He said when n a bo boy he prayed praye that the thelme time might come when he coull could see ee his cousin and labor In the missionary fel field wih with him hl lila prayer hal had been hord heard he had seen him thy they had ben been together er he had llord hearth him bUn hear bear 1 a testimony to the truth of oC the Gospel but little did lie he think he should houll see eo hint him lifeless In Inthis Inthis this country however such uch hal had hap pen and In saying farewell to Cousin Henry lie he thanked thank d God Coil for the privilege privilege lege of having met him In this le life and he hoped to the friendship In 1 a beter better world President II H A Pedersen was wa the next to address the meeting 10 lie said ald that while we perhaps had different Ilos Ideas about religion yet et we coult could al all sympathize wih with the family that wo was thus thu tried he knew that Eder Eider Der Berg was clel called awa away for a great and liable noble purpose and ho he felt to la say wih with Job The Tue Lord and the Lord away blessed be the name of the lr Lord lie He said that whIle the body ras ns dead silent and cold et he k knew new I Ithe tent the spirit was living In a much beter better Place whore he continued performing I the work iii Father hal had given gen him le lie prayed praed that God ouId blea bless Elder Eider lerf Bergs family that the they mIght realize that I It WI was the Lords wl will that their son n should hould be the fret first servant of God called aie upon to t 0 11 lay down his life In Norway while laboring as n a missionary the last words ot of the deceased wee were that his parents should be written to telling theta them hl lie had a a firm testimony of the Gospel ns as revealed In those thae let lat latter tee ter daa da i alo also thanking them for their kindness and Elder urged 01 all to Ue live In cc aC wih with the ot of salvo ton Ion that we might al nh met meet our be beloved loved loe brother In the hol holy sphere where h he hd had gone Oh that we ire might meri merit the lie wor words of St Paul Blessed are they who continue faIthful to the ondi endl I na wal was Eler Eider Un Berg The speaker closed by bearing a strong testimony of oC the tho Gospel The services were ere closed by a ar avery very r touching rendition of My Go God to Thee by the branch choIr Eider Ehler Gee A offered the benediction I That n a deep ImpressIon had been made b by the solemn services upon the tho large arge congregation ot of Saints frend friends among whom were mAn many o of the relatives could ull easily be corel covered b by glancing It at lh the countenance and tear stained faces ot of those prent present and ni all tel felt to wel well Brother Ier pence le be with thy ca clay until the the resurrection morn mom The by body of oC Eiler Eider Berg I I already prepared fur for shipment and will 1 b be sent from ler here to Utah In company with nn an Eler Elder leaving on the Sib Sih Ins PARLEY II I JH JENSEN SE |