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Show Funeral Services of Elder Joseph Manrjiii";. Tbe gt:irjda of the laberoacle were t.pprofjriiteiy Jrid, aud the c-iket containing the reciaica of Eidf-Standing Eidf-Standing was loc.ileri id front o? ti)f aacrauient e. r:d, and wns adonitd with tl jwer3. A beAutiful wreath in the slmpe 01 ti heart, the work oi Mrs. DAvie, ot the Seventeenth Ward, aleo adorned the lid of the ca ku. Tne lunerAl hymn, "Unveil ti jy bosom, laithlul toaib," was euny by the choir, after which President J. D. . McAllister oflered prayer. Tlie choir then earg ' Rest fur the weary," to the luue, '"Kepoae," composed by Prof. Geo Careless Jor tbo occabit;U. Elder Geo. Q Uankon theu ad dresed the cougregaiiou, which filled the entire buiitliny, iucluLiiun tue tal ery. He cummcUjed by rend) us a portion of the 23d ctmijier of cjt. Matthew, comuiencitig at the 24th verae: "I will send," etc. He then reaa part of tbe sixth chapter chap-ter of the Book of Revelations, com mencing, "And when he opened the fifth seal," etc. Elder dmi on elated that he had been unexpectedly called upon to make a lew remarks thiB morning. Naturally, bn would prefer pre-fer to eit aud reflect. Tnere wts one thing that waa plain from the rcadiui; of the passages the confc relation had heard, and that was that the bloeid of the servant." of God, when ahed wickedly, remained an a. heavy debt to be paid by the inhabitants ol the eartn. One tliiny that Si. John saw, was that other lives would yet be ahed before the blood 0 the martyrs would be avenged. It was no tioiibt a strange saying in the minds ol tne Jews when Jesus told them tnut they would be guilty ot ail the righteous blued that had been shed since the days ol nghtous Abel. They were held to a strict accountability after light wasrevealed. Tbe Savior bimseif was preaching to them, heuce that geueration waa held to a eiric.er accountability ac-countability than previous generations, because tbe latter did not have tbe riavior and his prophets aud apostles to labor among them. Il the Ninehvitea had not heard tbe warning oi Jonah, they couid not have been held to the same account as they were alter the warning. If but ono prophet stood on tbe earth aB dill Joseph when God first oalled him, bis testimony would bo as binding upon the world as thouyb a million of men hud lesiiOtd. It way iu force on all the world from tho time that he begun to hear it. Wherever the elders ol the church bad none, and their testimony had beguu to aatute the ears ot the psoplo, condemnation con-demnation began to follow the rejection re-jection of their testimony. "Wucro there ia no law there is no transgression," transgres-sion," but the transgression commences com-mences when tbe Jaw is revealed. The speaker theu delated ou the subject of revelation (o those who were called to preach the goepd, showiug the ignorance that must exist where such revelation waa not imparled, and also the responsibility ol tbe people to heed the teaahinga of those who bad received the revelations revela-tions ot God. "Who have rejected this; gospel? Those who thought it beneath their .notice, aud would nut lake tbe trouble to investigate- it." There will be a heavy coiidetuuntiou on this generation because of their indifference to these things. Tuey bad gathered this morning to pay the last evidenceaof respect to the remains ol oue who had fallen a did the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brutuer Hyruai. Vi as it wrong for him to bear his testimony, and cail upon men to lead more righteous lives ? He had gone forth in hia youth to carry tin.-s3 truths lo the people who had not heard the gospel. No young man atemed to have any brighter prospects than he; not because of his oirtb or talents, but because he bowed in his youth to the gospel of Jesus Christ. He did not take into consideration his bodily weakness or bis opportunities to gather riches by remaining nt home, but when called by tho general gen-eral conference, he went, full of zeal, to hear hia testimony, and was ruth leosly murdered during his labors for tho good of mankind. Who should mcurn on this occasion ? Not the Latter day Saints, but those who have been guilty of this foul deed ! Tho land should mcurn that has drunk hia blood. The civil poweia of the Stale of Georgia should never feel eati.-fied until th.-y had brought the criminals to condign punishment. Men who indulge in feelings of hale and animosity are, however, to be pitied, for their punishment ia and will be great. The gospel cost the Savior his life, and has coat tho lives of nearly every propnet and wpualle that ever went lorth to proclaim it. The man who values bis life more than tho truth is not worthy of it. The blood of other martyrs may b:s shed, but they bad one consolation, and that was that no power could again destroy tho work which they had latiored lo build up. Brother Standing will bo enrolled among the list of martyrs, and God has prepared for him a glorious crown in tho m..usiona of glory. The speaker 1 prayed lor the family of tho dt ceased. He felt no animrsiiy against tho murderers; the saints who had the true spirit of the goapul were lifted far ahovf this, and they felt as did Jceus when ho said, "Falber, forgive then., for they know not what they do." President John Taylor aroee and said that wo had met to-Jay on wuat might be termed a very sorrowful occasion. Wc see before up tho body of a murdered nun, cut oil' in Hie flower of hia youLii; it was worrowful to think that in a land of liberty men should imbrue their hands in the blood of an upright man because he dared to worship God according to the dictates of his own couhciohco. tlow have the principles of liberty been trailed in the dust principles lor which our fathers hull let! and dii'd. But thrugh Brother Standing dihd, he died wiih the harness ou, battling for the principles of irulh. and though dead, he alill livctb, and is beneath the altar wnere tho eonls cry, "How long, O Lurd, holy, juel and true, before thou wil; avenge our Uvea on tuem that dwell on the earth." I was witu Joseph and Hyrum when they were killed. The mob abot nt mo, too, ftud hit rre srvrral times; but 1 am here I tiuppo?e my lime had not yet cimr. I r.i-o!d rnther ten million times br le.ieg in the plareuf the y. 111'.; irau in il.at colli n Ui.-.n hi oi:e of lho-i' woo imbued their hand in hia bk..d, to he without friciais both in limi; and clcrniiy. 1 iar neither d'";:!.h ! imr imprisoniiH-nt. It wa-oniya fi-,. days nj.o ivx-. :hr-y tveve g : g hi iinpni.!a nre bf raue I Kr.nid fi.THu-e a trust pi-ici d in my rurnis by the t-. 'p. I am prr pared to el. :ii r impriboiinii at, hut 1 mn not prepared to betray my principles. Like Brotner Cannon, I do not mourn. Bn tber Standing baa gone anioca an honorable host. Brother Uudcer Clawson wjS with nim, and tuey threatened his hie, but lie raided hie arms and t jid them 10 shoot, hut God preservt-d, him icr itn-y did not do it. Brother Muryan is here, too, who baptized quite a number iu thai neignbjrhood. The speaker men propbesitd that all who fought HgAinat Israel would watte away, and tlie prophecy would be fiiifiiied, and all tbe congregation said amen ! He thanked ElderB Clawsou and Moreen for their labors in bringing the body here so that the people might pay these last offices ot respect to a faithful laborer in the cauie ot righteousness. Choir oing the anthem "Rett, Hpin.t. Rest," and the congregation was distnUeed by E der Erastus Snow. Tbe prueession then formed accoid-ion accoid-ion to the programme, and the ! remains of Elder Standing were conveyed con-veyed to the cemetery where they will real till the resurrection of the I just. I |