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Show Continued from first f. iT THE GE'.VB. The vault, trendy dcacriUJ in tliti ' Herald, is iu the southeast curoer, whore the family 6rst, and then the public had an opportunity of seeing it before the coflin was lowered. A heavy redwood box was then Itt duwn, and into this the mfEu wna placed, the family saaorubliug around the vault. The Glee club malo vuices aang the hymn coutuieuoiug, ' O, my tolicr. Tliou tlut Jm-l'f.' 1 ' ll'OSTLE WllFORU WOOUrtL-FF offered the fnl'owing dedicatory prayer, which conckuled the cere-mouia: cere-mouia: O God, our KternM Father, we present, oursfc-Jvt-a Uurure thee, iu the name of Jesus Cumt, to my thai ve have committed Lo thU tomh the tahf-rnricle nf thy stTvntit Pren-iilent Pren-iilent jlrighjuTt Yuutig, ami beore clfistnir our Jalmrs and nervitifM aud duties Lo war dci him, we wish u; Ued-ifsite Ued-ifsite uuLo Lhee thin vault, with all i t m contents ami aurroundi wy.. I u the name of th Jjonl Jcmuh Christ, itml hv ftuthitrliv of Llit- liolv Driest Imod and aj o-lleship, we detlieate this giniinU ami Uiia v-uilL with till I lie materralH of which il is composed, com-posed, that il may he h- ly unto the Lord onr God. We dedicate this cutliii, and tin- lox which contains jt, that It mriy he holy unto Ihe Lord our God We als. dedicate the body itself, the tabernacle of thy servant, unto the liord our God, that it may be hoiy uuto thee. And we pray iu the name of Jesus Christ that tins body may. sleep here iu peace a few days, until the Lime shall cunie wheu by the power of God aud the ke s of the resurrection, it shall come forth clothed with ylory, immurtalily and eternal lives, with ciowna, kingdoms, principalities and powers, pow-ers, as they have been nud will be appointed unto htoi. Yes, onr Father, Fa-ther, this same tabernacle, which j has borne the imnJen. aud heat of the day, which has borne testimony testi-mony through its life of the eMab-lishnieutof eMab-lishnieutof the kingdom of God, preached the gospel of Christ and performed its work faithfully, thin mortal body which has suffered pain aud sickness, persecutiou and death, may then arise in glory and power to attain to its throue, clothed cloth-ed in tflory nnd immortality, in connection with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the prophetB, and all the holy men who ehall then judge the inhabitants of the earth, even those who have lived in his day and generation, to whom he lias been faithful iu bearing testi- 1 mony of thy word and work. All these things, our Father, we dedicate to thee aud thy safe keeping keep-ing in the name of Jesus Christ, and pray that we, with him, inay be prepared in the moruing of the lirst resurrection, and that we may he with him in the family organization organiz-ation thai shall in- organized iu the cele.-Lial world, nud Hint we may Ue prepared tn receive those keys and blest-inn which have been prom'sed ilnuugh the priesthood and gospel of the Son of God. We dedicate all perlainiug unto this1 place, this burial ground and all its surroundings unto the Lord our God. We thai.h th.-e, our Father, that thou hast icvi-nled unto us that power and principle of the resurrection resur-rection by whicti ihe pain, the -iting aud power 'of death are ail taken away. For all these things, our Father,, we pralfe thee; and pray that ili;s dedication, in all its parts, may be acceptable in thy sight, and that these blessings may m st down.up'n the family, the wives,. sons and daughters of thy servant Brii-hum,: which mercies and -favors- we ask, dedicating all uuto thee,- iu the name of Jei-ue Christ, our. Redeemer. Amen. The spectators to the number ol several thousand ihen poised by the vault, which whs oubsequently closed and sealed; and all that was mortal oi President Brigham Young waa forever for-ever hidden from view. |