Show FO FUNERAL TERAL OF APOSTLE RICHARDS affectionate farewells said by church leaders one of the largest audiences that ver ter gathered at the ogden OR den tab tabernacle Z on tiny any occasion aia agthe alic one pr present at the funeral services over the rem remains alsis ot of apostle franklin U D richards the venerable president of tho the quorum quork of the twelve apostles ot of the church of 0 jeans christ of 0 latter day saints on december 13 among tho the church dignitaries and notables prose t ere presidents snow cannon and smith apostles F 11 ly roan man heber J grant john IV taylor john henry smith george teesdale teasdale anton II 11 lund M F cowley rudger clawson and brigham Bri grham young patriarch john smith andrew jensen john jaques 0 F Wb writney Whit itney ncy A milton musser martin lindsey D F collett and it nd mrs williard weihe weibe assistants in the historians office Ang angus M cannon president of 0 the salt lake stake blake with his two counselors joseph E taylor and C W penrose Pe presiding bishop I 1 W B preston first presidents of seventies george reynolds rule eulon S wells joseph W Me Alc Murrin a and nd seymour 13 young arthur winter church stenographer william B dougall john T caine le rol roi C snow henry P and samuel richards brothers and levi W richards nephew of the deceased lion ilon C S varian law partner ol of franklin ij richards many of the local officials cals including president shurtliff lff and counselors flygare and middleton bishop of the second ward of ogden announced the opening hymn oh my father which was rendered by the full Ta bernale choir of 0 voices apostle francis M lyman lyrean offered up a prayer full of eloquent pleading and of sorrowful remembrance for the deceased the choir sang nearer my god to thee and in m the brush that fell the audience president Shur shurtliff Sh tiff spoke a few words his emotion almost preventing utterance lie ile said in part that in all parts of the world all over oer tb the otate tale of utah and especially in weba W stake would franklin D richards ar do the noble man of god be missed in weber webe r county lie he had bad lived and here where he was so well known and where his fatherly counsel had so often been given was he loved and respected the most the people have lost one of their choicest choi chol sest men not only one of the strong men of tho the church but one of the best of citizens the speaker said that lie he was so depressed in the presence of the dead this great apostle who has led israel during all these years that he be could only any aay god bless bles the relatives of the deceased dece aged and be with him in his bis gracious comforting presence APOSTLE BRIGHAM YOUNG was waa thankful that he be was pr emitted to say any a few words in eulogy calog al f the man his brother apostle who had died it seemed so far as human rion ou could determine that franklin D richards was still needed on earth in the church for the well being of the brethren and to work for christ but god knows best beet the speaker had known tile the deceased as long as he could remember and knew its his character to be above reproach a man raised up by god to do good among the people of the earth but bat lie he had bad run the race his life bad been full of good works and no one ona could take from him the celestial glory he had earned by his faithfulness in in this life tho the speaker closed by referring feelingly to his father brigham young and saying that today the deceased and his father were to together ether in glory ile iio asked all to emulate the example set by the deceased his bis character as a perfect gentleman and a perfect let lat berday saint PRESIDENT SNOW spoke at some length ile he indorsed endorsed indor sed every thing that had been said bald by the previous speakers concerning the life and character of the deceased who was truly a man of god upward of fifty years ago ho he and the deceased were ordained in the quorum of the twelve apostles and since then they had bad been close booso friends the speaker reviewed some ot of the change a that had taken place in the church bodies and said that since the deceased had bad beet been a member of the apostles four of the presidents of the church joseph smith brigham young john taylor and wilford woodruff had passed away no io one ought to complain at the taking away of 0 apostle richards richard lie de had bad lived a long life full fall of rood good work which would live after him the best beat that can be said of him and all that aked to be staid said sa Is that throughout buthis his long life he discharged tile the duties and obligations imposed upon him according to his hi ability fearlessly and earnestly to lo the light of the holy spirit all can well say that he has accomplished the purpose of his life the deceased had testified many a time that joseph joeph smith was the servant of god and had the devine define right to baptise and to lay on hands bands for the reception of the holy lhost and that lie he had bad power from god this testimony will live to do good the tha life of 0 the decease was noble it waa worthy of emulation a grand life ot of which his hii children could well be proud of the effect of the life of the deceased upon the co president snow said these people who are persecuting us and baut to see us persecuted would be our friends today it if they knew us as aa we know ourselves we are sacrificing every day for or the good of humanity may we have our hearts heart ready lor for the events ot of the tha near feature tho the speaker narrated some incidents in the life of the deceased and closed by saying that be magnified his priesthood and was a man of god PRESIDENT GEORGE Q CANNON dwelt with emotion upon the tha life and character of the tha deceased and said laid he ha had an especial reason to bear witness to the beauty of hit his character ho he had known the deceased tor for many years and bad felt his bir I 1 influence for good during durina all the time lie had known him the speaker said bald that he was wa ordained as an apostle after brother richards and was a junior apostle apost la when the speaker was ivas called to the first presidency brother richards Ric bards was wa older than he but said laid the speaker brother richards never neter showed toward me any other feeling than brotherly kindness and respect toward the th office which I 1 hold bold of all the men I 1 ever knew brother richards was tag example of meekness gentleness and kindness I 1 never neter heard brother richards atalic of the faults of his brethren I 1 never heard an unkind word from his bl lips and he nover never lost his temper lie ile closed by urging that the tha life of the deceased be b emulated by all lat ter day saints PRESIDENT JOSEPH F r SMITH was the laist speaker ile he spoke briefly In dorsing all that had bad been said of the deceased lie he had bad loved the deceased as a brother and his death came cama as a I a great shock to him no mat man ho he bad ever known was so BO near perfect as a was wag franklin D richards he had been true to the tese teachings bings of the prophet joseph smith and had bad trusted in god an exalted glory awaits the deceased in the spirit world the choir sang farewell Fare wll all earthly honors and the closing prayer was said by john henry smith the long expected company of mexico maxico colon colonists ests started from payson utah over the short line for the th state of chihuahua december IS 15 A few visitors tori accompanied them to look at the country and will remain during the winter the following is a list by famili famil iest esi Abra abraham liam done and family faintly of ten n jamese james E jones jr and family offous of four amasa I 1 TJ jones and family of five mrs louise abegg and family of four mrs martha curtis and family of four 8 A and family of five lorenzo A hulsh huish and son edward A julih and son josephs joseph S douglas john done sr or and wife henry C tanner niels frederickson th there ere were four cars loaded with twenty four horses eight vehicles and wagons household goods and machinery and one emigrant car for the th passengers charles patten and wife and james A daniels left over the rio elo grande granda on tho the early train this morning making a total of forty four persons from payson and neighborhood most of whom will trill locate at umanuel emanuel dublan Dil blan of which ward elder S J robinson hr lately been installed bishop with joseph cordon fl fitt at and A C D call second coun buliox robinson Robi Dion is ie from this place seems to be the mother of new settlements as there is is no room here to expand and make new homes home people have hare emigrated emic rated from here to all points of the compass |