Show MANY MOURNERS AT BIER OF FARR FARRI Aged Pioneer Followed to the Grave by Almost Entire Pop Population Population Population of Ogden I CHURCH LEADERS PRESENT IMPRESSIVE SERVICES AND HEARTFELT TRIBUTE Perhaps 8 the tile largest funeral ever held in Ogden was that held J Id in the tabernacle yesterday afternoon In honor of or Lorin Farr Fare Every attention that could be paid by b the family friends and church asso l lates ates atm of the departed man was paid The bent beat music the city affords an unusual display of flowers flower the presence of many leaders of the thc church of which Mr Fart Farr was liS a member and a crowd only a fraction of or which secured d entrance to the tho taber taher nacle naele and words of praise such as i it falls fails to the lot of few men to merit al testified to the high esteem in which the theman theman theman man was as held in the community Tabernacle Crowded to Doors The tabernacle the building which Lenin Lorin Parr Farr was chiefly chien instrumental in building a half halt century ago was crowded to the doors Not an Inch of standing stan ing room was left vacant The halls and doorways were ore crowded crowd and many remained on the thc out outside outside outside side throughout the service unable to see what was going forward inside or to hear a word of the addresses The front half o othe of the auditorium had been reserved for members of Ithe the family and It was crowded A The city officials headed by Mayor A L Brewer were present In a body The choir was all present and on the speakers stand were many men inca prominent nent nest in the church chief among whom was President Joseph F Smith who de dc delivered delivered livered the principal address of the day Joseph Parry First Speaker Bishop Olson presided over oer the meet meeting meeting ing tag The first speaker was Joseph Parry for many years an intimate friend o or of Lorin Fart Farr He told of meeting him first firs 6 6 years ago when Mr Fan Fair was president dent lent of the Weber stake the first president president pros dent chosen to the position by h Brigham Young He told of Mr lr Farrs Farts service I for ten years ears as mayor of Ogden without I one dollar compensation He told of him building the first mill in the community of building the first house in Ogden of founding Plain City Hooper Hooperville Hooperville ville vUle and other settlements of opening up Ogden canyon to furnish lumber for the homes of the people and fuel for the fires lIe He told of his building the taber tabernacle tabernacle tabernacle nacle and ot or his care of the poor Mr i Parry said he knew of no act public or private In the life of Lorin Fart Farr that he could censure President Tribute President L W V Shurtliff the next sneaker speaker referred to Mr Ir Farr as The T e Father of or Weber County Count He lie said h Ii he had known Mr Farr Fair since ISal 18 l had al always always a ways known him to stand in the thc fronin fron front frontIn in every movement forthe for benefit o othe of the tIre people in the building of meeting meetinghouses houses and school houses and said sald tha that even at the time of his death he was t a aleader leader of the people as president of the thi high priests quorum of his church Mrs Irs Susa Young Gates read an original nal nah poem a tribute from rom one of the Ver Vermont Vermont Vermont mont party part who accompanied Mr 1 Farr Far three years ears ago to Vermont to assist ii in inthe the dedication of or the Joseph Smith monument monument ment Mr Ir Farr Farn was the first of the party part of thirty to die Address by President Smith President Joseph F Smith said it seemed as aa though he had always known Lent Lorli Farr He Ho said he had a sincere affection in his soul for the man He lIe paid a higi high tribute to the man to his native brigl ness nelS his mother wit his integrity hi his natural leadership of men his big practical wisdom and said there was not a fiber in the man that held one particle of doub doubt of the divinity of Joseph Smith or Jesus Jesu Christ He spoke of his living In the family famil of the prophet In and his prid of the fact that hr hI had known the and conversed with him face to face President nt Smith appealed to tho the sons song ant anc and daughters daughter the grandsons and grand granddaughters granddaughters daughters of Ix l Lorin rin Farr Fart to take up th work he be had lain down to honor his mem memory memory ory by proving prong themselves th worthy of his lii name With ith great earnestness ident Smith elaborated the idea of Immortality as held by the Saints anc an and comforted the tile mourners with ith the thought though that their loved one had bad but gone before befort to prepare a place for them Apostle McKays Words David O 0 McKay spoke with great feel feelIng feelIng Ing lag of Mr Farr as his life companion H He said all the years ears of the mans life had been spent for the benefit of his fellow fellowmen fellowmen men that every sentiment of his heart was good He told of his work during dunin twenty years as mayor mn or of Ogden and said he succeeded for the same reason thai that Joseph Smith succeeded su ed as mayor of ol he taught the people correct prin principle principle principle ciple and these enabled them to govern themselves Fred J KIesels Regard Expressed Fred J S Kiesel Klesel referred to Mr Ir Farr aaa as aa asa asa a great and a good man He said Lorin Farr Parr was aI one of the greatest men with whom be he ever even came In contact In intellect he be regarded him the peer ol ot any man he ever eer met in Utah or else elsewhere where He said he called him Brother not no because he was of his church but be because because because cause of the affection he held for him He regarded him as the founder of the th community a true pioneer a man who had earned a great reward the highest glory He lic H told of the important part Mr Farr Fart had played In establishing the era of at good feeling between Mormons and Gentiles a feeling he hoped to see se ex cx extend extend tend over the entire state He said Mid he did not mourn for Lorin Lena Farr Parr because he be felt that if any man was glorified In the world to c dime me woul J be b one of the number He expressed sed deep sympathy for toe the relatives and endorsed the good advice given by President Smith Praised by Moses Thatcher Thatcher said that Lorin Lenin Farr Fare was good In almost every sphere of life In tn which hieb he acted His Ills heart he said wa Ira J as wide and deep as the ocean He Mid that for almost almo fifty years he had been associated with Ith Mr Farr Fan and that In all that time Ume he had never heard from him film Irn an unkind word HP HI Ij was always che cheerful and happy happ always took the Ute sun son sunny sunny sony ny y skis side of the street was as always ys filled with hope hore and slut good cheer Mr Ir Thatcher poke pok of thc th departed as a pathfinder i a pioneer and a I patriot H lie He spoke poke of his statesmanship his d devotion his hi high sense of honor and said raid he lie was proud to tote tobe toie te ie numbered number among his kindred lIe He said the he prayer of his life had been beam that when death leath came It would come suddenly He Henet Hemet Henet net met it bravely bra ly standing upon his feet ind and with h hIS s head erect George A Smith one of the rand grand granc ons 4 ns of Mr Ir Fart Farr announced that Ben E ERich ERich Rich who vho had been announced to speak was tag suffering from a bad cold and could tot not make himself heard beard Mr Smith spoke Briefly along the same name general lines JInes as ashe the he previous speakers speaker The opening prayer was by President C i F Middleton and the he closing prayer by jy l C W V The musical program as all announced in the Herald yesterday 1 morning was carried out entire The music was of a high order the solos being ren sea rendered rendered dered tiered with especial feeling t Thanks were extended at the close on behalf of the family to the church hurch leaders present and to President for adjourning his h l conference and placing the at the services of tho the mourners The pallbearers p were Leon Farr Parr George Farr Fart Fred Farr Parr Marcus B Farr Fart Ray nay Raymond naym mend mond m nd Farr Clement Farr Fart Adrian Yarn Fair Fairand arr arrand and Winslow Smith eight grandsons ol or orthe the departed man The casket was ol of solid mahogany maho and on the way wa to the grave Irae was completely covered with a blanket of lilies lillef The dedicatory services at the grave in the Ogden City cemetery were conducted by Apostle John Henry Smith |