Show the funeral services over the ke mains of smith the funeral services over the remains of judge elias smith were held on wednesday in the assembly hall salt lake city tho services opened by the choir singing the hymn when first the glorious light of truth etc and bishop 0 F whitney offered an eloquent and touching prayer commencing thou dost not weep to weep alone the broad bereavement seems to fall unheeded and unfelt by none he wua beloved beloved by all was sung EIDER an old friend of tho deceased was the first speaker in jhc thc language of the good old boob he said thedeas the dead who die in the lord for they rest frum their asibo i sand their works do follow them whether they be good or whether they be evil nothing equal the greatness ot these words it was but necessary to know our deceased brother to love honor and respect him for he was an upright honorable man and while we are called to mourn his loss we do not mourn as others would for we know that as lung as weare faithful and true to our covenants we shall meet brollier brot lier elias again everywhere we see alio wisdom of our heavenly faglier Fat lier and his justice towards all his children we have had the privilege of living upon alie earth when the gospel lias been placed here and in this we have been blessed more than the many who preceded us this is a consolation because we can look up with tion to alio time when shall be called as has our brollier brot lier now before us ELIAS I 1 have been intimately associated with brother smith for over nineteen years ho was a man 1 much admired for his simplicity and his honesty and the integrity which he displayed in his devotion to ids religion As lar as I 1 knew him he had no fear of death he never feared trouble nor per s elution because he was ever earnest in the faith As to his record on this side of the vail it is such as his family will do well to emulate as to his record on the kotlier side it is suan as will bring no blush to his check when he faces his maker BISHOP I 1 can bear a testimony to all that has been said concerning our deceased brollier brot lier elias smith I 1 have been acquainted with him for nearly thirty years and can say that hia earnest desire was always mat the kingdom of god be established and alie works of the evil one brought to naught I 1 do not say that brother smith was a man without his faults but if I 1 leave as good a record beliinda me I 1 shall be more than satisfied if we all had been as faithful as brollier Brot lier smith has been we would be in a much better position than we are ELDER J V I 1 am grateful for the privilege of adding my testimony to those who have preceded me concerning the worth of president elias smith with whom I 1 have been intimately associated for fifty years past the speaker related i number oi the scenes passed through during the troublous times in missouri and the heroic manner in which the deceased faced them and hoped his family would emulate his example which was a most wortlie one to follow APOSTLE jony SMITH I 1 feel as though my proper place was among alie mourners and had it not been for alie request of my kinsman that I 1 should say a few words on this occasion I 1 should not be in aliis position today to day the deceased was as firm as a rock and as true to his friends as god ever made man there is no necessity to cover the faults of the dead by fulsome praise but I 1 believe the life of the deceased will hear me out when 1 say that as a father lie was just as a husband he was aust if the same can be said of his sons aheu thoy come to the end it will be well As a budge he was just in proportion to his means no man was ever mars charitable no man was ever turned from liis door hungry and no one ever bought his advice that did not receive the best alie body of men who first came to utah under the command of brigham young was a remarkable one and when the history of the world is written that will be acknowledged as brave noble courageous ahey never folded their arms and laid back when danger threatened but were always to be found in the front god knows the deceased was an honest mau and everyone who has sat by his fireside must say eliat lie was a enst one anstice was liia guide and lie followed it with strict integrity pure in hia life honest in his intentions lie has never wronged a man knowingly and trtat he will receive beyond the vail as glorious a reception as was ever given can bo no doubt BISHOP J M was also an old friend of the deceased and bore his testimony to tho truth of all that had been saiu there wa none who was a harder worker none who was more anxious for the temporal and spiritual welfare of the cainia lie was honest in all his dealings ELDEK JOHN fully endorsed all that had been said concerning our brollier brot lier who lias passed from this life to a better and pure life I 1 have been acquainted brother smith for nearly twenty years and was conscious that ho poss eted no ordinary ability there was one part of liis cliar acter eliat I 1 always admired the geniality of disposition sunshine always surrounded ins presence aid lie ans always cheerful and kind reference Ee ference lias been made to the fact that the deceased was a cousin of joseppi smith the prophet and it is a mattar of which he biad a right to be proud today to day is the anniversary of joseph smith dmd today to day the deceased goes to join him there was a frankness about the deceased that one could not fail to admire PRESIDENT M I 1 have been acquainted with brother elias for forty seven years he was faithful as has been described and today to day it gives me joy to refer to the record he has made he has been the father of aliis country alie young men of this country would do well to look upon the example he has made our aged brethren did not live for themselves alone but for posterity I 1 love him for his individuality I 1 can say peace to his ashes may his example firo alie hearts of liis sons that they may be as faithful aa lie and comes forth from the tomb may they be worthy to meet him the eang guide w 0 thou great Jo hovah anil after the benediction had been pronounced the casket was rt aisi d tho of the deceased following and then in the order named the high priests county authorities and then the cong on alie funeral cortege was a verv 1 rie r ie one |