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Show A. (ContUnjed From Fife Two) taU real pride in that though and In tboee words, and an the yesjs roll by, I know that we shall feel ever increaiAog pride, satisfaction as we pleasure, and loow hnok over these years of our life and say, " I knew President We - Irion" His Character President Ivins was a gentle, sin-rnoble man, yet strong and courageous: possessed of many, many admirable talents and virtues, with a keen mind and .intellect, seasoned with the rich experience of an active, busy Ilfs' spent in the great West that he loved so well. Tet these traits.' talents, virtues, strength. courage and intellect were so peras to fectly balanced and blended, make him the outstanding, steriing-np-rlgcharacter beloved and resby you and I. pectedloved the simple things in life; He be jaerer lost the common tench: be loved nature, the birds and the great outdoors: he loved bis family ..his friends and hi work he loved people. One of the finest attributes of to this man was his ardent loyaltyeven his friends. Com what may. his turn could world against the friend It mattered not to President 1 e. e 1 ht Ivins, It only Intensified his loyalty to that friend. t shall not attempt to add to what what has been said, or outlineoffer-goon this may be said abontas him an outstanding as a citizen, the part of tho community orand as a man stats, as a great leader,even though I I could not .do so. should try. I do wish, however, that I could express, or clothe with words, heart the thoughts that are in myI could as I stand here today. If tribute be would sec my do it hut to my friend it remains in silence within jny heart. find I can nlysay that IInshall fond my true happiness genuine, recollection of my acquaintance Ivins, with President Anthony W.cherish honor, and - I shall always U Is, memory h grand revere and called to his reold mabdhas beed ward. Dr.FrankUn S. Hearts fourth. araihKER-- " HOSE of us who are honored c t todav by being Sfdied to voice the sentiments of thaothers. 61I am the snver express the feelings thousand who are gathered to-to great auditorium, d. gether in, this do honor to our departed trte-hundreds and also the feelings of who hae of thousands of others 'or indirectly under come dkrectW ., inllur-ce- . his .afterit possible to speak unusual personality of him as an in many field of human endeavor have had the opportunity I of seeing ihlin in many capacities, had the and in stl ot these he has been confidence of those who have were there associated with him. If to recall you like t should tints i experience in eionerlng dsjs. remember in Mexico, 1, as a boy very well hie arrival la that land pioto take the leadership of thethere. neers who were colonising circumI could tell you many stances of his great deadersbip wherein ho in times of stra-unusual capacity, his through his humility, hi sympathy with peopta gain the in distress, was able to peocomplete confidence ot all the be their leader in these ple andtimes. trying If there were time I should like to talk to you about kirn as a scholar. I remember as a boyus bearing to be him nay in enjoining 'tone ot studious, that he had read knew who those alt of and books, of the fact that him were aware thoas books ot many the- influence filled bis life and made him and rich In ail of hw living. to talk to you about I should-tilhim am an educator. President Peterson has already mentioned hie work in the agricultural College I was fortunate enoughin to be that associated with him also Institution during n number of years, sad Inter in bin relations with the Brigham Yeung Univerto know sity I had an opportunity breadth of understanding nf h were time It "there woii Id bo noon SN- 2 ''" THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. 1934. r6 his or me.f - broad-minde- d and hie" s m pa thy with learnin-- . When I was a young instructor in science in Mexico, I found him to be the one of all the community who knew most about what I was attemptingAsto teach. a Preacher 'I should like to speak to you him as a preacher and writabout er. -- because during a number of years it was my good pleasure to seek Out all Of his writings and ad of his sermons, and digest them and gather them together into on-- ' volume, and so I have some idea of the breadth Of his interest, his logical presentation of a subject and the way tn which he lliuminat ed anything that he touched. There is not time for t - however. so I should like to speak of him in the very few minutes allotted to me. as the head ot a household and the father of a group of young men and young women. That is the role in which knew kira best, tn which 1 first Icame to honor him. I remember, a a young man in Mexico, rtdipg past hie, place with another young man. President Ivina waa with his family out on the lawn which, incidentally, was the beat lawn in the community, as hie house was the beat house, his horses the beat horses, his cows the beat cows, his garden the beet garden and as he was with hit family playing with their dog Fleet, this young man remarked to me I can think of nothing greater in the world than to be the son or daughter of a. man like President Ivina. I have thought of that re mark tillthousands ofX times from then believe that now,; and that Is the case. A Great Heritage There Is no greater heritage that can come to any man or woman than to he well bom and to have the example of father and mother such as the Ivins children have had They were blessed with every opportunity that could he provided under pioneer condition t 'Sister Ivins kept a home that was an Ideal home, and under that fine example of father and mother, is seems to tne that it would have been utterly impossible for any child to stray from the fold. He did not need to preach to his child gen all he needed to do was to ask in the usual way They knew what his desires were and 4 they would have been incapable of straying and doing things that would have made their parents jfbef bad. He used to come into our hUle parties of young people, not ob trusively, but very quietly. and if we had a game that was guessing bird, he diavs knew more birds Ahan any of the Tet. If it was guessing about flowers, he always got the prize, because he knew more flowefs than any of tu. And if it was a question of some liter ary passage that we could not tell whether it was Milton or Shakespeare. he would go into hts well stocked library' and bring out the book and read us the passage Meal FaUter I like to think of him And the ideal father of a family, one who intelligently guided it. one who was an example tn every way. and one who had at the time, and who has ever since had. tho complete respect and honor of his own children and ail other children who were associated with him. He was a great stimulator of other youths; it mattered not what activity it was I remember In our little town of winning a footrace, and he came up to me afterward and made me feel very fine b his simple compliment. He wii never given to flattery. One little word from him was bet ter than hour of praise from-th- e now as flatterer I remember coming in from my first hunting expedition In a country where game was plentiful, and there were no limits, and having him come over and ash about whore this particular deer was shot, wb&t peak it was on, and in w'hot pass this other was .encountered and U made me. as a boy feel like hero wars a real hunter. leader Of Youth So, as a leader ot youth in hi own home, as a leader of youtli in as s stimulator of scouting. no neighbors children, he had we and even though superior, know him In taler years as a great statesman. a great hsuMiUnaa- - a groat sympathiser with men of alt creeds and cot ora. and nationalities. CKurcJi a great supporter and defender of the and tho under dog. even though we know him in ail of those capacities, I am sure that his family and those of us who h'tve known him best will think ot him as great man. a great father, a great husband and a great prtoale cittsn. I humbly ra hat all of us may realise the message ot his life and Ue our live after the example he has set. because that ooofortns to the great example" of the great men of alt ages, the great sages and the Master who came in the Meridian of Tyne, whom President Ivins has always tried to serve. I humbly pray that we may be able to do this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. down-trodde- friend found the following lines from the tribute paid by Edward M&rkham to Abraham Lincoln strikingly Applicable to President Ivins: The color of the ground was In him, the red earth; The cmack and tang of elemental things The rectitude and patience of the cliff. The good-wiof the tain that love all leaves. The friendly welcome of the way-sid- e well, The courage of the bird that cfares the sea, r The gladness of the wind tha shakes the com, The pity of the snow that hides ail scars: The secrecy of streams that make their way Under the mountain to the rifted rock. The toleiance and equity of light That gives as freely to the shrinking flower Am to the great oak flaring to the wind To the graves low hill as to the n ll j Elder David 0. McKay MY (FIFTH SPEAKER.; brethren and sisters, you know me best realise how deeply I eense this honor and this great responsibility. I pray for your sympathy and for the inspiration of the Lord I desire to introduoe what few remarks I make by a quotation from the eleventh verse of the six ; leenth Psalm ; Thou wilt shew me the path of life, in thy presence is 'fulness of joy. Life is a journey to follow the right path every sincere soul seeks divine guidance. Success and enjoyments attained, and blessings and enjoyments distributed are predicated upon the guidance received and the choice made. Either as thorns or as roses, each ones deep up along this highway. spring One of the most successful joui-neever completed in this world came to an end at the 83q4 milestone. last Sunday morning, Kept. 23. when President Any work-a-da- y thony W Ivins' reluctantly, though peacefully. laid Wide life's burden. Only 24 hpnrg before, death had entered his peaceful home as suddenly as rises one of those devasstorms that .sweep tating summer the canyon defiles of the Kiabab. When death lifted his icy hand and withdrew at 436 Sunday morning. President Anthony W. Ivins mice was silent and his heartbeats stilled the first mature member of the family to pass m 22 years Comfort Of Family the preceding hours, he During the had had comfort and sustainhis devoted wife ing influence of and his noble sons and daughters who were near enough to be summoned To his cherished loved one he has bequeathed the "most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. and the most n unprecious of al inheritance sullied name " With electric speed the ruwsjpf his passing reached all parts of the Church and when the un rose and broke through the heavy clouds that viai kt'H d the sky. he shone upon a million hearts that be it a one A million voces murmured In unison, lc tth has taken from us a trulv great map, a might v frloml In co deed lali r, Childhood and vouth. middlt ai;e and old. the poor and the ricu Uie humble and the atrogant, U of creed or color united In expressions of sorrow at man. th passing of this good At present. I can think' of no other .man whoso bcneficient influence poneU aied so many hearts and whose benefactions were distributed in so many different phases of human society To the humble Indian he was an accepted and noble chieftain. Unable to meet the expense to travel to pay revn erence at his bier these lieneficiaries of this lover sorof humnnitv expressed their row in measured rhythm hour aft-e- r hour through the mournful sleep! oh nixht In itk appieoia-tiothe state-- ; n man the high churchman, the Uta. the philosopher; eat h abusbowed a ing great community loss, hi head in sorrow and sent mes-- tagfes of condolence to the femes ved wife. President Grant and other sorrowing loved ones. grief-stricke- ecl-e- pfmlilfnt Grant's Tribute President Grant, who. excepting Only Ssiater Ivina and her family, knew hfrajyest and loved him most aa kinsman, counselor and brother, pays this tribute: Ha waa loyal to every duty froas boyhood. Ha was an outstanding churchman aad an Ha was aa outstanding citiaen.aa ever lived aa American truly An admirer and affectionate Department 0, f s Matterhorn That shoulders out the sky Sprung fiom the West Ha drank the valorous yputh o( a new woi Id. The strength oi virgin forests braced his imnif. The hush of spacious plainer stilled hii soul. Uib words were oaks and acorn, . and his thoughts Were roots that firmly gripped the granite truth. To his friends in Utah's Duuo ha is the favorite son who stands out among his associates as a towering peak, one of which near prothe Grand canyon, some have Goldposed should bear his name. afthe smith has tlfus expressed fectionate sentiments of these toy M associates f As some tall JUft that hft3 its awful form. Swells fiom the valeand midway Leaves the storm Though round its breast? the rolling clouds are spread on Eternal sunshine Wttles jls " head VV ide Regard Is or was tins high regai d confined to tbe United States, heyond the southern border in Mexico vhtre President Ivina lived for many ears he won and merited the esteem of all who came within the radiance of fus influence, from peon to president. How Intense this affection and how it was merited may be glimpsed from a welcome President liax expressed da folMi Ivins, there is not a lows' o tnan in the entire Mexican is more welcome than you, Everv pledge made by your company has been fulfilled to the limit and It Is a leal Joy to do business a 1th a gentleman who .speaks my native tongue as if he were a native born t aMiltan. It is muMiQn to my ears. Come often, Thus from all walks oine uft-Of life comes merited praise of thi3 Whit is th source iinnenal idI on.rr if ion Win reb. hn personal h in llr., pO f simrH of Power Thou who were not cloalv w,.th him even strnngets, who have' read the daily papers,, ran readilv perceive how his varied' sod olormi life hAe brought him Contact with thousands and In thousand of his fellow beings On his achiei entente hand everts among men have been justly hot aidli ed and he is won honor as pioneer, coloniser, frontiersman. lawjer. mayor, legislator, manager of land and cattle corn s etake mission president, pani president, one of the Council of the Twelve and counselor in tne First Presidency, th highest quorum in the Churcjj Just tht naming rf these honored positions held life discloses an In his many-sideopportunity to contact his fellow the 'being such as few if any men in conworld have had. But varied tacts in and of themselves, do not account for that' golden bond of admiration, friendship and affection which bound his soul to th- -, es. Many men have held position of trust, many have succeeded in busmeae enterprise whose live have won but few hearts and whose passing has scarcely caused a The secret of that affection lies not m his nnoonaee that bar crowned tho various stages of hi repub-lib'wh- colon-Mzati- Vi peaRC-of-ficer- v -- d rtp-pl- (Continued on page petjf n e. |