| Show FUNERAL SERVICES of the late ute are pr I 1 siding bishop edward hunter held in the assembly is hall salt lake city october loth 1883 1888 I 1 am the pall bearers met at the late residence of the deceased I 1 and conveyed the remains to the I 1 assembly hall where they lay ia in state from 12 noon until 2 pm during which time 1 hundreds of the late bishops Bit hops friends passed by the casket and I 1 6 gazed for the last time on the well remembered face of the departed 1 veteran by half past one the spacious building was well filled and by 2 1 1 the hall was crowded to its I 1 I 1 utmost capacity there were present L many from distant parts of f the th 1 I 1 territory who went there to pay their last respects to the remains mains re of the aged awed father in israel 0 on n the stand were ot at the first 1 1 presidency presidents john faylor taylor F and joseph F smith of the twelve apostles wilford woodruff P erastus snow franklin D richards if brigham young albert carrington I 1 11 george teasdale heber J 11 1 grant and counselor D 11 wells 1 of the first presidency of the sevi seventies enties wro win IV taylor A hcan H can non and seymour B young of the 11 high priests Pr iesta quorum elias smith I 1 E and E morris patriarch john smith of the 11 ing bishopric L W hardy and robert T burton angus bf cannon and joseph E R taylor of the I 1 presidency of the salt lake stake and others a anu swum the choir sang ca weep weep not for me zion N rejoice now and ung sing ye aloud 4 11 the opening prayer was offered t by b lir apostle erastus snow the c choir sang fa not the dead who peaceful lay their wearied bodies down C PRESIDENT W WOODRUFF C first addressed the meeting he said 1 we have been called on tod today to day d ay to mourn the death of one of gyda clods I 1 noble men for if there ever was wall a I 1 11 noble man on the earth presiding bishop edward hunter was one 1 I 1 he ile had in the early times of this I 1 church been closel lv associated with I 1 the prophet joseph smith and in I 1 I 1 I 1 one dense was at one time the prophets I 1 11 abets right hand man the speaker did id not feel to mourn personally kara for the deceased for he believed he I 1 wf was happier than any in that congregation gre re and that he is n now ow mingling 1 afi n g with joseph smith brigham kl young un 11 C kimball george A I 1 smith S anit b and scores of others with whom he associated here in the flesh his record which is good is now before god angels andeen men 11 and the speaker did not feel that it V I 1 was necessary for him to say much 1 t on that subject president d ent woodruff then spoke r I 1 of the blessings and glories that I 1 await all those who k keep fe 1 their air II 11 0 covenants and remain faith f fulin 1 their positions of trust as bishop I 1 hunter has done such the lord ard I 1 I 1 will sustain and bless in the future 11 as he has done in ill the p past ast he A felt it admonished by the departure of I 1 I 1 brother hunter and he admonished all others to be men and find women of integrity integrity Inte grit and fidelity co 10 that when our heldise demise occurs our death may be like his he ile closed j 0 by bearing testimony that the deceased had alway always been faithful i and true while he lived in tb the iv church upon the arth tarth 11 He a prayed t god to bless y of brother t hunter that they aay bulato atte the virtues virtue of tair husband and either father and have the privilege f a again gain meeting and associating biti it 4 him nim in the kingdom of god I 1 P D was the next speaker he bad been acquainted with bishop hunter from the time they lived in the city of nauvoo and bad beard heard him il speak of the power with which the worda ec the prophet took hold of r his mind and be he testified that he knew that joseph oseph was a prophet ed f the lord deceased gave himself I 1 entirely to do the will of god and this people know that bishop hunter was the friend of the th poor H he e was ready alway always to administer to their wants he delighted in this labor abor as he also did in administering in the ordinances of the gospel gosiel for the dead as well as helping the ill I 1 living iving apostle richards spoke of the cami family 1 of th a de tn t n 4 BUBO P P I 1 he W mid they 24 1 I 1 I 1 ff I 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 were wire a noble funnily family and come some of nf them held important and responsible si positions in this church and he advised them as president woodruff had bad done to go forward in this great work that they thy may deot meth him im when their work is is done on oil earth the speaker dwelt for some time on the blessings of obedience to the gospel which he be said removed the fear of death and the saints of god are not afraid to die for when they leave this stage of action and g go to the spirit world they meet with fathers mothers brothers sisters sis and more friends than they have on this side of the vail vai APOSTLE ectus SNOW kid said he had beca acquainted with bishop edward hunter hu anter sin since 1840 he knew him to be one 0 of gods noblemen and he did not feel to mourn at his death hellas he has passed away in in i peace he fell asleep he did not beace die i ie there was no death about it for him the speaker visited him lim just previous to his demise and found his mind vigorous and clear and he co continued and answer question until he bria breathed thed his last bishop hunter labored not for the glory of man but f for or the glory of godana god and the reward that would follow the faithful performance berf armance of his duties he had has been faithful he bad had discharged every duty in the fear of god he now rests from his labors here but hs h a works will continue hereafter he ile has earned a great reward and he will receive an exaltation in the kingdom of our god PRESIDENT JOHN TAYLOR 6 said d he could not feel to mourn when a good man like brother hunter is called to depart from us this is in accordance with the design and purposes ees of god he had been acquainted with bishop hunter for abany any years ears and never knew him to be gu guilty of any thing that was mean he bad had seen him in trying times but never knew him to falter not even when death stared him in the face president ident taylor was with the deceased just before he died and conversed with him and found his mind was clear and placid he talked as distinctly and rationally as he ever did he knew that the time of his departure was near at handland han dand was satisfied to go for he had bad attended to all his hill duties as its far as be he had been able to both for the living and f for or his dead friends president taylor then spoke at some length of the hopes of the righteous I 1 and the duties of the lat ter day da y saints while they live here in the flesh he said we should preserve our tabernacles in purity all and I 1 in girtue and keep them undefiled we should feel that god gud sees us i A i 11 rii ej e j before him and give an account ot the deeds done in the body it therefore behooves ug us to learn something of the laws of god the laws of life both temporally and spiritually that we may way order our lives according cordin to those lawa laws abraham MUM studied the laws of god and god gave him revelations and ha he obtained a promise from god that in him and his teed all t the he fam faw alies of the earth should be blessed these promises have been spoken soken of and conf confirmed irined by all the prophets r 0 ph e is who have appeared on the e earth art h from that time to t the present these things have been revealed through the gospel and we have been called to do a great work to magnify the laws of life to build build up therion the Zion of our god and that zion means the pure in heart who are required to con conform forra to the laws of I 1 tha the lord as E enoch his people and other ancient people of god did we must learn his will and do it the heavens have been op opened ened and god has revealed his 1 will y ill to us and he requires us to 0 obey b ey it this was the desire of bishop B is hop hun ter and this s should bould be the desire of ayery very one ofus of us so that when the tune time comes and the sleeping dead a shall ball hear the voice e of od and come forth that we may come forth too and be crowned with 1111 uns i mortality and eternal lives with the gods god in in eternity he ile closed with a prayer that god would bless aud and comfort the mourners and guide them bythe by the light of his spirit to 40 his ilis will in all ill things that they may be prepared to meet their husband father and friend in the ce ces bestial world he lie also a so prayed for the upon nil israel that they may be faithful and true to t oed god and the covenants they have made with him president joseph F smith then announced a re request biest that bishop bish 0 p hunter had ina made 3 e to him provi previous ull to his death it was that a it deco declaration ar of fach which he had committed to should be read his funeral and which related to the Bia bisho hopa birth irth 1 baptism into the church his acquaintances and intimate association with the prophet jokeph smith his 1113 testimony ony in u regard reg aia to plural pl u ral marriage mard a ge etythe etc the document was read by elder L jhu ahu anutta 11 and will be published publia lied hereafter the choir hir ang sang when first the glorious light of truth burat burst forth in this last ace age the benediction benedicti ion waa was pronounced by by bishop robert T burton at the close of the servi services cei the large corte cortege 0 waa was formed and took up its marcil march to the cemetery the following is the order of the recession procession pall bearers hearse family bishop hunters counselor counselors airet arst presidency twelve w apostles 11 ll 1111 of efm the stake IN 17 7 V I 1 I 1 I 1 A 11 I 1 bishops and counselors high council high priests seventies elders priests I 1 teachers deacons citizens pall bearers Bearer lf jacob weiler A mcrae win thorn E F sheets I 1 11 atwood J 0 F chii abit ney john sharp J warburton after arriving at the cemetery and a dedica dedicatory torT prayer rayer by ey preat joseph F amix the grave re be their last resting place the remains of df in an honest man who was beloved in life respected in death and whose actions while he lived were above reproach or cri arili d 11 cm |
