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Show SfewsNs y.'lwnl-s- ww- - UTAH A rf7 ili '!Y V il i JL8 aVaY AT f ! . ay , t !Vt, ss xf V J'Tht harvest train VOL. for some lietoic iconoclast to go in the bright mid-daand, with ins good hammer, break tin's statue in Christianity fragments to sho hie indignation and honor should be that such Vh.' Donated to Edioatioo, Temperance News in Utah. Evar-gcaoa- l y Bishop Wjley, D. D. Bishop Fovrler, D, D. T. 0. liiil. G- - E. V. Xjxiicoln. Jayne. W . Adkinaou . A . IT. Franklin J. P. Gdlilan. A . V, 1 , , 0. Copeland. MEMORIAL SERVICES. Att he Methodist Episcopal Church in Honor of Bishop Matthew Simpson. Last Sunday, June , veu by Methodists ilutmguOtit the world by appropriate memorial serviceB in honor of Bishop biro The First Methodist Church o this city was draped in mourning, with the name ol Bishop Simpson in beautiful white pinks, with a black ground, in the rear and over the chancel and pulpit. At the base of a large cross of autumn leaves was a sheaf of wheat and sickle, signifying a finished work. The morning services were conducted by the pastor of the church, Eev T. 0. IlifL who delivered a fitting discourse to the memory of Gods faithful servant, from Matthew xxv., 22. The discourse was well fitted to impress the laige audience with not only the necessity, but the joy and comfort of a life well spent in the service of the Divine Master, and in the interests of humanity. We regret that we have jio space to give a full outline of the sermon. The evening services were very impressive throughout. The large audience room was crowded. On the 'platform were representatives of most uf the evangelical churches. The csei vices were opened by ing (hat hymn, than whivh a no more appropriate one tould have Ne.uer My Uori tu been betected, Thee,' after which Rev. Mr. Hill offered prayer. A Scripture watt of the read by Rev. M). .Net-suMethodist Church. NoiweMao Rock of Ages" was sur.g, after which Rev. Dr. McNie:- - of the Presbj terirm Chuich w;n intro r n ducfd b v Mr. I HO' i't'MM ri gLVlW.Kv. Tiie kiml of departed men we select to put public honor Upon is oy means uu unimportant matter. Theie is in such selection a puw d- yf? fill educational intioencs upon the it hi, OK. 5 avI? Lbvi l f', i.L.i " ir who the are looking I uiioii young I& t,k$ on. When public honor is put o upou those who have rived un- W I , worthy and dishonorable lives ! is alas 4 frequently done tne young gy' are educated m the iiiofag drive ion, and are ted to think it nmRes little diff!rt!roe ho!C unwoithy a life a man mavv live. iYuhe will hc-'- me a felk hero after he ia (Dad. In a public park in on- of our groat cities a statue has been erect l&iSgq.q 5l .. eonp:cuou-- j puce to a I u an. tin . e ..I in- W UUlG I'Jiii.LuUut tj , a, -? rr - -- lif-nr- y - 1 iu-s- - m T j For nearly eighteen tears i lived m that that section ci country compr.-T- g jiouion of Pennsylvania vest of the Hegliony Moiintnins. and the valleys of ()hio where tlWhcw Simpson was born, sud "'heo at wherein was thence i,f 2:s ytar-.- . he wic ordained a edu-ate- d, i'.ir.Mif 11 HUM i VO Matthew L.i.qibon was .,n able and earnest advocate of tne reiigioui orgnni zation whi h had its origin in the years innii l ArO to 17.J?. and which h.is grown until its advocate can be found m evei y jari of the world. The history of the Methodist Church in the United Shnt1.? uf Aroerii a. - a reniaikaiac uiio. The wise sh ill stiriie as th1 brightness of tho firmament; and they that many to righteousness, as the I wV i Atftr ...j I tu, mv ,H din ui Vi( tt. I -- ... jn l 'h , -- . - t AT,i. i'lc&.uumtu. until a few years ago that the speaker had been permitted to hear him. He did. not aj pear to have a commanding figure or a very active voice, A great elocutionist in one of cur Eastern cities once w ent to hear him with the avowed intention of discovering what tricks of e!ocu-io- n he had mastered to enable him. to sway audienCbS at Lis will. After this elocutionist had heard him he was asked by a friend what he thought of Bishop Elocution ! said Simpsons elocution, he ; what need has such a man as Simpson of eloquence? Professor Shattuck then eulogized the services of the deceased divine during the late war, and said, there were not a dozen men in the country on whom President Lincoln leaned for aavice so constantly and confidently an he did upou Bishop Simpson. incident-- were related, Several tour-hmthat occurred daring th Bishops recent x UrUVtUUUUltlUp Ad Drf (t im iViA InmolG cvF visff to llooverRev. J. TV . Jackson make one of hsa usual eloquent addresses, which a lack of space prevents from producing as fully as we should Lke. He alluded to the career of Bishop Simpson white of AsLury University in I:nli ua. He had a wondei ful iutiueiice upon j oung men and led them to the ministry. Tne illustrated the wonderful power of Bishop Simpson's eloquence, and e.uu aft r that in his day no man could him. The tw ret of hi? eloquence w, its simplicity and naturalness. There w. s no affectation and no sham . He imply stood up and spoke that which came from bia icncnnust heart. Tte speaker was deeply moved at the tins.- - vnd hri tcwdircci! Vt (iu CVO J Rov. Mr. Iiiff tlniughunv, fifing to dom te in the audieru-- loc ger,d dred to u Sa!,-sop closi.ig that, hie relation to Gosin th son had ben that of a pel." His counsel to him br.d Ik n that eta. father. It wus said that h should see his face md hoar his voicno mor on - brt ! VA Sanitary Commission, lie described to Lis audteiK e the 3 tittle of Lookout Moan tu.ii:. He took his hearers to the batti grounds, commenced tbs action, and earned them through all tne varying phacisof the lontett. until the victory 'US acbifvudi and i he dug was planted Kn nrifU 5nv Uiv P1 I UiVW.t js. ilfwi on the summit. There '.iu a poa er in his no VCitl j J UJ film eloLeax and an I in tb c glor.grapuic inagneti." seeing quence that was irrm.4ib!c,and when he hereafter my ePtdeverv person in. the large audkace The elixir sing Jos is lnv.r tic1 ; and a.-sjuI,i.i.i stanoi!'g. no.mc-Pi eA'.i: it was to exnected ., friu T.uieoin would rey 'f,rg1y upon such a - .. 4 tft1, man, na toe tf'ennsrup rna iteon ; IVrlms Patent Interned sepport, lor which they naturally entertained for s--- . IT X w J J - ! - 11 5 d fi- - a j J friendship eonbnncJ up to the the President. In recognition of the intimacy which existed. Bishop Liraphcn was invited to take part in the TJc-i- r d--- t; V, ,ii -t 1 j d uo-brl- ef Bi-uu- u j bL O ra Wilcox. Prof. J. C. Shattuck, of Dearer, Isata Superintendent of Public Tnatr addveas. He never tiOu, ImtdC m teit sc deeply before the truth that 000 .. of sympathy makes all the world One ot the first items of news bo akin. had heard after crossing the Utah line wag that Ilifehcp Simpson, was dtoad. II had been unexpectelly called upon by Rev. Iliffi to represent the laymen in this service, and would lay his tribal upon Bishop Simpson's coffin. He then alluded to the wonderful powr of Bishop Simpmn over aa audseneo. It was not e i- first cerviee was ht-l- in a private rc.u- deist e, a small one stoiy bujMmg in the lower ;nrt uf the city ot New Yoi k, and atlei is ctrJs in tlie old ri jilted, an epitaph to put uuuu the loft, situate on Canal street, I b Lcye e his became tamou ir, t:u gtanita column pkiw'nin To-of Mettnnisoi. history bis final resring ly in n uiy aad town and from city, viilag;, would be this: And they that be every .ro-- s roads, the t pm a from its countiy XI t)i-- Mt-fo- to-da- requirement, temporal and spiritual of which the Government stood in need No man was better fitted for the great work which Providence gave him to perform. He was a man of the people, and knew how to select the very moment when to speak, and also to choose the best practical way fit for the occasion. There was a giandeur about his simple purity and truths which never attaches te more selfish men however great the height to which any may attain. He believed the people of the North were working out a g;eat problem, the settlement of which would have a mighty influent e on the cause of liberty an t jlirritiau t iviiiation lb j oughout the world, end with a firm faith in his God and his count! 3 , he never failed during the long struggle, and thus gave to his countrymen the evidence of his sincere patriotism, of his reverence for law, and of the religious faith which distinguished every step of his eventful hie . then, that the peoIt is nor. gurpr-sing- , ple locked upon him with absolute confidence, believing he would bring so the performance of every duty he assumed a great, pure hart, unequalled moral courage and resolute perseverance. He was an eloquent pnb'ic speaker. The power of his eloquence was such that I cannot describe it to you. When ho lectured at ih Odd Fellows Hall in the 1 ( id ctbivu. a power, today sacred, r resistible. Bui yosterday his voice was boldly raised it ts mute aaiong the living, y the majesty of ike kab. Peace to hi rj.hes, and may they bring forth blessed frtuit to she cause of everything that is go4 . A beautiful solo was then sung by Mrs. and in sanitary commissions and Christian commissions helped to meet every j o But yesterday he was a prestige, . thtri fl was. .. ia ious than all the gifts of the gro md ; for it moral uplifting and redemption of shows i ho po'ibiluius of mmi and brings his fellow men. We cannot grasp us nearer to God Acting Governor Thomas poke as fclof the rewards of this the greatness noble man, who tor mole than fifty years devoted his ra:e, rich and matchless talents to the salvation of the perishing. We cannot grasp the glory of his compeusuion when on the Great Day, a countless tluung shall gather around this man and say: 1 1 v us our faithful feurli-nw loch mg and woiihy exampl j disclosed to us the preciousnets of a which up bwe Saviors Divine 11 i lift ,irl f ItAfitltlT ' t is fn i'atb xAi IVIA hq our b etiq on the unworthy, and ascending pathway of the jnst. f I we: e asked to select iium the BilJe, which Bishop bn-v'- preA-ohc- . f s between the appointed pi arc for meeting was often very great, but whether it waft sunshine or shedove the Methodist who was no fair weather Cfcria- tirini was on Land. It Is he a rather strong doctrine, but none too strong for the tiroes in which, hs lived. They were a noble, earnest hand Gbiien, and fcheir innneace has been felt for good in every Stats and lumtory of this Union . Suuh a man was Matthew Simp-fconin msrncry o whom this memorial service is now being hHd, and if there is no other reason why the Amedom poespio should cherish a high regard for the Methodist Church, the fact. that during the civil war it gave to them the services of such a man as Bishop Simpson, should entitle it for ever to that regard. It was while attending a Methuuiot Sunday School in the city of Pittsburg that I first saw Bishop Simpoun. I have a very clear recollection cf what appeared to be a very tall form, a kindly fsC4with a u!pgwsK vr pf jsgjjgfyaqii vpiFma-bion of countenance, and a mild and gentle eye. He delivered a short address, ar-- m sinipls and direct language won the hearts of the children. Afterward I saw and heard a great deal of Bishop Simpson. The war came cn, and he threw his great mflueace, with all the energy and power hs possessed, into the scale in favor of the pre- - m i:r Mansion, and also to deliver the funeral oration when the remains of the lamented Piesident were laid to rest at hs eld home hi 8cripiiplil, Illinois. The death of Bishop Simpson is one e the occasions when the hearts of the peoHe is gone, Hj ple throb in unison. he lived long enough to Hen the Ansel of spread her glorious wings over tb land, and the impress of bis noble character that he belonged to that il! uririeji band, whose work is for the human race. Wo he pasad away from the heal and toil that still have to be endured, full of tb honor that belongs to one who mus xivui t done his part, who shall pity or laraeet !Ld death, while the fall gently over the corpses nod tb world tells softly how true and good h frn-tiei- ? TT- 2.1 A. NO Who has not read and hea J of the itinerant Methodist parson who. j mounted on horaeivick, w ,1 : the Bible m cue hand and ins carpet sck in the othr, plunged boldly into the wilder to preach the faith within him! This was no easy task twenty, tbiity and more years a go, The people were too poor and toy widely scattered to give Mm a permanent bn&Iity, and he compelled to travel a large circuit. The distance character. This, after all, is tne j 0 But it was hoc IN Li central element of value in the life it up grasping at all truth, and of any public uan, and the chief to the admiration and the holding love of raen thing that makes Mm a blessing to which made h;m great: it was his symMs country. For myself, much as pathy with mankind . His heart had room I prize money for what it will where all men might enter, and still there was room. Allusion has been made to accomplish, rather than take an in- the great service he did Is his patriotic come of a million dollars a year and addresses during the war. Yes, he loved the character which one of the his country, but he also lovedthesttau-er- . wealthy men of the West, in a In England, in Ireland nd on the public trial, 'recently acknowledged Continent uu various occasions, he carhe possessed, I would a thousand- ried his joyous services to men, and everymen to nobler efforts by fold rather have the character of where roused 1 1 31 . nib ;tuauu6u. lutcicht m tiAttiji, jlj Bishop Simpson, if I had to take livednmuLiy near the great heart of the race. Its with it the poverty which would mighty impulse awoke an answering prevent me from calling any place throb in his own bosom. He IHed in the home. tenter of things, and from that position 2. This service is beiiting be of power lie greatly aided in moulding cause of thegreat and lofty patroit-is- the present civilization of Bishop Simpson. He had The great value of such a noble life, to God and man, was that the true patriots love for the whole consecrated ii gave men a better conception of the conntxy, instead of limiting his lot e chamoter of Gi. The iwtiun of God by the special sections in which he is unique in the bosom of man. Nothing was reared. He had that worthy can replace it. Whatever is beautiful or patriotism which made him deeply fair is summoned to contribute to that interested in the welfare of the great thought. The splendid andmajes tic things of nature are all called m to people in every part of the country aid the noblest of this crow ning concepand was willing to make any sacri- tion of God So a grand and splendidyhai fice, even life itself, to promote the actor like that of the Christian scholar, licuor and stability of his country, patriot and orator, now passed away, this service is be- ennobles in ten thousand minds the views 3. Finally, of Gcd which they possessed Such a gift fitting because Bishop Simpson of human character is oeyond all price. lived a nolle Christian life, and It is more graceful thru !: shade of devoted she noblest energies of that troe on p vvbf y tens LA more prec1 1884. in. t A? Vi. n. mes f the chmcli of the ioneer and the t, . M. Nelson. F. Brock. G. M. Jeffrey Long.-rjnff.s(ir .tionahst, in.-- u)w twenty emgintroduceasaid: I first met Bislu p bfitnpsou. :years since He was one of the men v, no, by his strung benignant influence kindled m me the earliest aspirations for good and noble things- I rememhet distinctly tia lines of marked charuetes t uteri upon his face, the tail form, the kindling eye, and that voice, which reave failed to n'vr-the deep parts of the human heart. If, upon his students, and upon others whom he addressed, his powt r wee such as it was upon me, then a oung boy, the aggregate of his salutary owermust have been marvelous. In tracing the source uf pner in with But when we come this great man, you will notics that Li honor to reverence and love, put fields intellect biro vs to explore upon the name and life of Bishop of knowledge. First, ha wasmny graduated Simpson, we honor one who put from great school of medicine, thus honor upon his country and his preparing himself to minister to the race, and one holding ont to the bodies of man ; then he became professor young a splendid inducement to a in a school of learning, anu niluI&teiuJ to the minds of men ; and as his worthy life. Let me emphasize two mind advanced he next became a eager preachor three traits in the life of this er of the gospel, the highest vocation in great and noble man which make the world, having prepared himself to this memorial service specially be-- g minister to the souls of men, He that will be greatest among you,' said Christ, 1. It is befitting because of the let him be servant of all.' moral purity attd fccanty of fcis Bishop Simpson became a eovwieu- - Smith. T. j signal a man. For, during such put upon his life. Iro lost no opportunity tb ridicule rhiue with his pen, or trample it under foot by his example. To erect a statue to such a man seems to me like offering a public br'be to, diseinutioa and iru morality. BOARD OF MANAGERS. E- - j !9 tic. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. J UI.Y, 1. miuh (Lhiisiiau Advocate. ism is qrtat, but the laborers are fi .' of 1V25 Berlin. Ah Btroet Mmneapo'i". |