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Show Thain Funeral. I The remains of John T. Thain M were laid to rest Sunday after- ' noon. At the Second ward meet- 1 ing house a funeral service was attended by a concourse of M friends and relatives that filled the structure to its utmost ca- M pacity, and on few occasions of ,M the kind have the speakers been ' more unstinted in warmest praise of the departed. John T. Thain fH must have been a truly excellent man, kind, generous, meek and M lowly, not 'puffed up with, pride, (l nor ambitious to his fellow man's ' disadvantage. Following music by the choir, M "When First the Glorious Light of Day," prayer was offered by M Thomas Morgan. Alexander , M Lewis then spoke a few minutes. M detailing how the many excellent qualities of Brother Thain had H caused him to respect and love M him. He had always found him i jH an unassuming man, good and Counselor Newel Kimball ex- pressed a profound regard for ' the integrity and fidelity of the -.H deceased.Though but a boy at the ' ' S (time, he well remembered when hH the hand cart company of which i H Brother Thain was a member, K)H reachedvSalt Lake City. It was , ' H intensely cold and on the way , H many of tho company had sicken- .H cd and died on the plains ; others IH had frozen limbs and were in a 1H terrible condition. Yet none had JH lost their faith and accepted their IB trials with fortitude. He could e H not but feel that men of such H faith and courage are certain to H bo remembered by tho Lord. The 4fl speaJcer said ho had never heard 'jfl John T. Thain speak ill of any :SH man, and ho then urged his hear- 'jH ers to be less hasty in judging , 'fl each other. -9H A. G. Barber knew tho decoas- " fl ed as n kindly, genial man with ).l ever a pleasant greeting. Whilo , , jH relatives behind aro sorrowful, fl Brother Thain has gone to tho 'I joys to which ho is entitled. Ho ,1 has joined his good wife, he is I reunited with his people gone be- 'fl fore. In Brother Thain 's younger ' V days, beforo he emigrated, ho , ' was valiant in preaching tho un- - popular doctrine, and to crown ! his devotion made that memor- fl ablo hand cart journoy across the jfl plains. As n rule all such have 'H stayed with the church. Tho f jfl breath of slander and calumny I never reached Brother Thain. , MB His' desires were for g6od, not- ovi). II.' is fit to dwell with tho righteous and has gone to his re- Olfl wrd. . -;,: ." . Vm During tho sorvico M, J; Bill-'' ' v t ' 3 1'lfl lard and Amos Brown sang solos, " , ,PflH - fl |
