| Show OBITUARY MARY 1 I 1 I 1 riles oter the remains of the tile late elder john the funeral ceremonies over the remains remains of the late elder john hastings were conducted thursday morning nov eth in the third ward schoolhouse school house under the direct tion ot of bishop farr the room waa filled with mourners and frienda friends of the deceased the choir under the leader leadership sL p of bro richard william williams san sang 91 A mourn not the dead who peaceful lay prayer was wai offered by bishop and the choir sang creation speaks with awful voice the first speaker waa was patria patriarch r c lorin farr who testified of the many excellent qualities of brother hastiness character his great faithfulness and unswerving integrity being ever ready to perform the duties that d devolved d upon him in the church elder farr said he could not mourn for bro Hal halting tings but felt to sympathize with hii his immediate relatives and friends who are still living we shall miss him m and we have sustained a ar great at loss but buts what is our loss will be bid his gain he lie having hilving kept the faith with and fought the good good fight andis and is therefore entitled entitle to a crown of glory in the celestial kingdom of god elder farr referred briefly to the great work to be done in in the temples for the millions who have died without hearing the gospel he waa was followed by elder joseph parry who referred with pleasure to the enviable reputation and past career of our departed brother he bad had known him since bis his first settlement in ogden in 1861 and had ever found him to be faithful I 1 and land true to his calling in eyere capac ity in which he was called to labor blessed arm ara the dead that die in the lord let us not mourn for him bis his death is a birth into life of greater joy and exaltation the next speaker was elder LJ L J herrick he said this crowd ed house is an evidence to us of the high esteem in which bro hastings was held by the sainto sainta of god his whole time and all that be piss possessed essed wai on the altar ho he has not been a drone but a whole worker in the church ever willing to do vil his part A better man never died in ogden god blesa bless hia his family and may they emulate his example through life president deAt N 0 flygare also spoke odthe many good qualities of of the ds character jf if he lie could live as bro hasting had lived he would be satisfied that ho he would secure the reward he desired to obtain elder hastings had gone to associate with the fevered of god elder thos D dee felt glad to have the privilege of saying a few words on this occasion he had lived a neighbor to brother hastings for over 20 years and testified to the high character given him by tho the previous speakers and in a few sympathetic and well chosen words told of the decease ds nobility of character har acter faithfulness and hia his incessant labors in the ministry bishop hammond said be he had been acquainted with father hastings since his arrival in ogden ip 1841 and had always known him I 1 to be it bold defender of the principles ples odthe of the gospel os el if all the peo pie of zion were living as faithful as brother hastings had lived our ener enemies nies would have no power over us president 0 F V middleton test testified to what had been laid said in regard g to the deceased dm as being true and d ur urged ed all to follow his exam plea pies ife he invoked the blessings of G god 0 d on the bereaved Cotin counselor barnard white read a request dictated by father hastings in regard to the disposal of his remains and funeral ceremonies he desired to be buried in a homemade plain co coffin efio and avoid all unnecessary expense and none but hia his friends b bo e employed I 1 elder white cherished ed 71 the to memory of bro hastings he was a man of god in very deed alver faithful to hia his trust balthop farr indorsed endorsed indor sed all that b had ad been said in regard to our departed deb dob brother he ile had made his calling and election sure in the celestial kingdom of god and is a fit associate for tho the prophets and the gods he ile offered a tew ew consoling words to the bereaved and prayed 0 god od to bless them that they may be worthy to meet brother hastings Ha when they are called hence tho the choir eang sang sweet rest tn in heaven reaven and tho the benediction was pronounced by elder W W burton A large cortege followed the remains to the cemetery where they were deposited in their last resting place pace peace to his aphea COM cou |
