Show ANDREW C BRIXENS BURIAL II I I 1 SERVICES IN TWENTIETH WARD ASSEMBLYROOMS Tributes Paid by 1 Number of Officials I Offi-cials of the Mormon Church Attendance II I At-tendance Very Large f Solemn and Impressive word the funeral I fu-neral services over the remains of Andrew An-drew C Brlxcn yesterday They were in strange contrast to the general l merrymaking mer-rymaking Indulged in by most people on tho birthday of his adopted country coun-try but they seemed all the more mournful by contrast DSarly In the morning the casket was borne to the Twentieth ward assemblyrooms which had been beautifully prepared for the occasion The stand was draped In while Into which green vines had been Interwoven while I the windows were banked high with cut flowers I Need Thee Every Hour was the opening hymn and Apostle I A O Woodruff offered the prayer There Is Hope Beyond the Grave followed President Joseph F Smith was the first speaker and he devoted most of his time to an explanation of the Mormon Mor-mon faith nnd showing what he believed be-lieved to be Gods eternal purposes He was followed by Bishop George H Taylor of the Fourteenth ward Elder El-der J II Bailey President Angus 11 Cannon Dr J II lr Tuimage President George Q Cannon and Bishop Rom iiov who also conducted tho Kc > rvlpf > All of these spoke in high praise I of the deceased and regretted that the divine will had gone forth that he was to be called to labor In another sphere Howler according to the Mormon faith death was but a release from the toll and troubles of this life and all who had a knowledge of the gospel I knew that the faithful were SUe to meet again In extending their condolences con-dolences to the widow and the Child the speakers urged them to spcliers upon attempt at-tempt to realize that the parting was but temporary merely and that there was to be a glorious meeting In the future The benediction was offered by 1 > von crablo Bishop Thorne of the Seventh ward ward 14 The pallbearers were William Severance Sev-erance O C Beebe David R Lyon lr D Wells L R Wells and L H Young The cortege was a very long one and a feature of the sad affair was the cosmopolitan i cos-mopolitan character of the attendance There were persons there of every shade of religious belief and nonbelief The music was furnished by the choir and a quartette composed of Horace I S Ensign Thomas Ashworth Mrs Lizzie Thomas Edward and Mrs Agnes I Olson Thomas while Mrs Maggie Hull and Thomas Ashworth gave solos I The floral offerings were numerous beautiful and costly beautCul costy I I |