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Show Joseph William Kemp was born in St. George, Utah, August 14, 1S72, and died January 16, 1S9S. The funeral services were held in the St. George Tabernacle January 17, 1898, bishop Tames Andrus presiding. pre-siding. Elder Jtrmes G. Bleak said we cling to those who are afflicted and we are loth to part with those we love and the speaker must have the spirit of God to give him words or he cannot give any consolation to those who' are bereaved, for we know that it is ordained to man once to die, and in this case all that a loving mother, brothers, sisters and friends could do has been done and he felt to bless all that has ad- ministered in any way to the comfort of the family, for while we mourn for his loss, yet we rejoice to knew that he died in the faith of the gospel. gos-pel. We know that his widowed mother has been very diligent in training up these her children in the fear of the Lord. He asked what is the condition of those who have covenanted to obey the law of God and keep His commandments and do it not? and asked all such to reflect re-flect upon the course they were taking, tak-ing, turn from their evil ways and receive the blessings which (Jd has in store for all that will obey and keep His commandments. Miss Lottie Ashby sang that beautiful beau-tiful poem. We shall know as we are known. Counselor Edward H. Snow said he had known this young man all his life and he had been pure in heart in his whole life, and while his path has been a lowly one, yet he was one of those humble men that could be relied on. He was conscientious all his life, and ho was alwavs solicitous for the welfare of - others in preference to his own. Even in his severe sickness he was always desirous to avoid being any trouble to others He was a good young man and when we say this we have said a good deal, lie has gone to meet his father and many friends who have gone before, lie advised all to so live that they may be well prepared to meet the Judge of all the earth when their work is done on this sphere.- Counselor Thomas P. Cottam bore his testimony to the truth of the words of Counselor Show, as he himself had personally known him from childhood having lived on the same block with him all his life. He has been industrious and has suffered suffer-ed much in life and has gone to his rest having earned for himself the blessings of eternal life. There are still too many beer, wine, tea and coffee drinking farmers farm-ers who "can't afford to take a paper." |