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Show BENSON FUNERAL Impressive Services at the Tabernacle Tab-ernacle Wednesday. The funeral services over the ic-malnsof ic-malnsof Mrs. Elizabeth Benson were held in the tabernacle Wednesday commencing at 1 o'clock. A largo assembly of friends was there to listen lis-ten to words of comfort and tho culog-Ismswhlcha culog-Ismswhlcha woman so good as Mrs. Benson would bo sure to merit. A large number of people viewed the remains in the morning In tlie Parkinson Parkin-son residence, and the assembly at the tabernacle showed the respect so many people have for the departed. For the opening song, Elder M. J. Ballard, with the choir, sang "Sometime "Some-time we'll understand," tho Invocation Invoca-tion being by Patriarch Lorenzo Hatch. Adeline Barber was the first speaker. She referred to the many years she had labored with Mrs. Benson Ben-son during which time no words of complaint were heard. She testified to the kindness, purity and faithfulness faithful-ness of the deceased In a very feeling way. Moses Thatcher followed, speaking of the early associations ho had had with Mrs. Benson and her husband, Apostle Benson. He testified to her sons that the Gospel which the deceased de-ceased had lived in was the Light that had been the beacon to her to preserve pre-serve her In such holy paths. Dr. J. M. Tanner said ho had been requested thirteen years ago by Mrs. Benson, that if he were near on the date of her funeral he would speak; he was there to do so. Ho spoke of the great worthiness of tho departed, what a gentle disposition she had, and-that and-that a word of condemnation of other peoplo had, no doubt, never crossed her lips. She was never In sympathy with vulgar language; sin In its dark forms she had ever avoided; if ever a woman had lived a pure life she should bo numbered as that one. Her affection affec-tion for her children was equaled by few mothers. The speaker then said that Mrs. Benson had never sought to havo her own way. Then taking up this text he enlarged upon it by referring to men who gained satisfaction by having hav-ing their own way were largely selfish and not esteemed by humanity; Christ was pictured, Ills trials spoken of and mention was mado of how He had submitted to the ways of another. Tlie speaker then closed with a glowing glow-ing tribute to the deceased. The choir sang "Oh, My .Father," and benediction was pronounced by Elder B. M. Lewis. A large cortege followed tho remains re-mains to tho cemetery. Tho pallbearers pall-bearers consisted of sons and grandsons grand-sons of Apostle Benson. Large and beautiful wreaths of flowers were laid by a great number of friends on the remains. |