| Show BIRTIIDA OF BRIGHAM 1 Ir r I 1 Anniversary of he t Birth of President Young Celebrated by His Descendants and Many Others in the Tabernacle Taber-nacle and at the Lake The ninetyninth anniversary of the birthday of Brlghnm Young was flUIiiff jy celebrated yesterday and so satisfied were the donccndant of the founder of Ulan with It that they lave already under way plans to make the KMHIi nn nlvewary the ono big event In hhc JJhs tory of that numerouH family The Blutue al tho head of Main street wan profusely JccorateJ the evening before hut yesterday there was added to It by the hands of numerous member of the vailous Sundayschools many more garlands Roue were thereIn there-In abundance and they were tastefully Interwoven Into the nccn band of ernllax and box fcfctooncd around the I monument tH fast iia they arrived in various nooks were big bunchcu of Utahs State lower the se tfo Illy and I this was also scattered In bunches I ever tlj lawn surrounding VETERAN ARTILLERY SALUTE Early In the morning there tame from Capltol hill the boom of a cannon There ltiui5J that the Artillery Veteran were statIoned They were under i command of Capt William Hooper and lined up j IB follows Goorffo Tall Richard MeAl 1 lister Henry VaItars Samuel Allen i John Lyon Jtunea I Solomon A Oam I Duncan Dan Veggclandr John Lees yA Brooks George Luff Hurl Ivarn i j I xhaw and William Hodge The imlutc of fortytwo guna was fired at Inter I I val during the assembling at the I I monument and the t uubaequent rvlcca In the Tabernacle and torn J a pleas I I i ing portion of the exercises of the day At 0 oclock HoIdR band appeared I upon th > roof of the Beehive house und rendered flcverul 1 selections Later the I band went to the monument and while the children and others were decorating the statue with Hewers played several I pieces Then there was an adjournment to the Tabernacle where another band recital was given while the audience was aa fiernbllnc1 Prominent In a chair to the south of his usual position was President Lo renzo Snow and there were on the htnnd besides him Apostles Brigham I Young lleber J Grant Rudder Claw lion Anton II Lund Coy Ilebcr M VVclB Thomas Fitch Seymour B Young Angus M I Cannon Joseph K Taylor I David MeKonzle B Morris Young c W Penrosc J H Paul and i Patriarch Smith 1OUR WIDOWS PRKSISNT I Out of the teen wives of the late i prcflldunt now living four only wero present These In company with other members of the family occupied the front tier of nonts und were Twlss Amelia F Zlna B and Margaret Pierce I The decorations In the Tabernacle I I i j I 1 I c Brigham Young tho present rofr plntn and simple In their t nature ton3JlltlrK or handsome potted plants In bInn l on tbt stand Urg oil piilnt I In or th man whotlC birthday unnl ITury WUM being celebrated ami the ord rtah mid the at lAr In colored f1lrlp lights on the ornnn Fn > m AfJir Grnclouit Lord DIdflt thou Gather Thy Flock was sweetly nOcrwl by n limited number of the Tabcrnuclf thnlr I I DECORUM DESIRED 11t I < lnt Seymour Young had beer I cldird to prvHlde oer the cr iiioniw and ho tirxt introduced Apoitle nr1 bam ung a son of the deceased who mad I 1 ItiR und ery Hoquent prayer virtually virtu-ally reusing the life and proicrew of ho church Gods and skiuc that i I Wesslngsj be poured out on with and ftvery rnombop of the church tithe fV ture as they hnd b n It the P at Vjnnng othr thing he asked thblNfl X of God in order thar rw IJJ 1 iy and j Jb Plfoarurea thereof h t 1 It 1rtkr1 ° J tho strict decorum to n h it vv sand i qlUJ d s-and not by drinking and ca I routing as Is tho habit of the world J j Ho sUm uttered fervent appeal In be half of President McKlnlcy and the others at tho head of the Nation The I amen were fervent and numerous at I the close 0 My Father by the Tabernacle choir members followed and received a hearty round of applause GOVERNORS ADDRESS I Coy Wells was received with ap I plause as he arose to deliver the prln I j 1 clpal address The Governor SDoke In part us follows The history of the nineteenth cen I tury la thickly sprinkled with the I names of mighty characters To do I honor to one of these have we met I together this day His greatness Is be t fore the uyes of all men but to us he lIs not as one who Is seen from afar off I he Is one whom we personally knew I and warmly loved i Our thoughts of him therefore are not merely a matter I of reHpcct und admiration they are i also the fruits of a profound affection and an esteem which IK rOntOrl rn > n J i I in our hearts BrlRhnm Young had neither royalty I of birth nor superiority of education as I aids to eminence Born of ofturdy Revo i lutlonary stock Jnn humble homo In I Vermont he was thrust at an early age Into the actual battles of life Thin moHt eventful century of all the ages i had just dawned when bin eyes were opened to the I light Its courne wa more than threefourths run when they I were closed In death During three decades he occupied a position as dla I I tlnct and prominent as any actor upon the worlds great Hlagc Nor was hs i I a passing prominence britjMneHH I I that had periods of dlmncis or eclipse It was a light thut blazed steadily and warmed and Illumined and kept the at I tentlon of all who came within the In I fluence of Its ravB When hc passed away a vast commonwealth mourned a leader a father an everfaithful friend HIS CHARACTER AND VO11K The speaker hell referred to the h 1 f 0 > o > 6 i vp ir i Iz I I I Vt df U t bw S C I orjglnality the decision the goodness and tenderness of his subject Mils Hclfrellance was magnificent lofty and Intrepid I was his roul matchless his genius and grasp > of affairs No prob lorn i seemed too reat for him no detail was too small The scope of his mind appeared boundless the lilzbe phllo Sophy nay even the organisation of worlds he would discuss at one inu mcnt tho next would perhaps abound with homely advice as to how to plough I and plant Arlthout what the world I calls education he became the grou In I Htructor of Ills people and IrnurcsMcd everyone who over met him witn tho originality of his thought and l the accuracy I ac-curacy of his perceptions Without pro vlous study or experience as an explorer ex-plorer he pioneered a thoxiiwnJ miles I of wilderness and opined up an cm piro Without J scientific t rat nlns hoI ho-I planned cities railroads and Canals I and I built temples academies and factories Without special business training he amussed a fortune and made a financial finan-cial sudce of every enterprise with which ho was connected Without acquired ac-quired political skill or statecraft In became a master In diplomacy and statesmanship and held for years the highest office In tho commonwealth as clearly Its leading spirit HIS PLACE IN HISTORY Then was rehearsed l tho dlflluultloj of the pioneers In overcoming I he obstacles obsta-cles Incident to crossing the plnln and building u new cmplra and of the great need of the ndvlca of a wise leader that never failed them which rehearsal was followed by n description of the beau tit and comforts that arc enjoyed by the present generation Concluding hd SIll c1 c1Sha Shall we who have lived to HI this latter picture this Utah of tdday forget for-get the great leader and lawgiver to whom we owo so much 1 No In honoring honor-ing him we honor ourselves He Is one of the Immortal benefactors of his race and fArl is his defects ned no apology o do his virtue need no oti loKlum When recent American history ahall come to lx I written from the hatter hat-ter standpoint vhkh gives correCtness nnd conservatism to the view his place nmoiig the grni t will undisputed And so long as Utah has a name and existence or a loyal son or daughter anywhere there will not cense to be reapect veneration and love for the memory of Brigham Young DISPATCH FROM JOHN W YOUNG Loud npplauae greeted the Governor at the close of liLa remarks and then l Seymour B Youn rend a dispatch from John W Young the oldest son of the late president who Is now in New York addrs to Brigham Young as follows Accept for yourself and the family lov ant brotherly gratings also klndent regards to sit friends Joining In this ninetyninth anniversary of dear fathers birthday J t Title wa allO relvdwlh 41lhDtu and the Director Ensign df thfit Tab r ertwicle choir sang Shin on Oh Star f 1 DAVID MKfJNlI9 S TRIBUTE I David ilcKonxle wai the next pak 1 < j I cr and he paid a tribute to the lat J who he said he president had a chance to know and appreciate be caUSe It had been his fortune to be closely connected with him for over five years as corresponding clerk No matter what other might think and say there was nothing despotic about Brigham Young He was earnest he was full of zeal he had a desire above all other for the good and welfare of I the people of whom he was virtually I In charge and that trust hlocked I I i upon ilM sacred He may hat been considered harsh but in at times com the I I i ond It wss discovered that his acts 1 I I were always for thn good of the prople of whom he wa the leader Relating I I a matter of personal experience and extreme gratification the speaker told of how he had seen Brigham Young I I address the Mormons ou the subject as to who should U their lender after tho death of Jii4eph Smith and said that not only did the voice resemble that of the nurdered prophet but his I I Lf c J David McKenzie speaks of the long ago counltTiino and genera appearance while he was talking resembled that of the man who hod died In the Carthage Jail The carter of Brigham Young from childhood Co the time of his death was then Iraend by the speaker and In conclusion he hoped that God would hasten the time when throughout all the world there would he what them should of right bepeaoe on earth and good will toward all men Holds band gave another selection President Angus M Cannon pro nounced a short benediction rtnd the I services wen over |
