Show 18 LAW TO REST funeral of pros 1 wells THOUSANDS remarks of prominent speakers services at the meeting house the large tabernacle at salt lake had been neatly draped in pure white united states bunting for the occasion of pres daniel H wells funeral from alie benier 01 me wg organ flung two acau ticul drawings dra pings and between aam was a life picture of the da ceased in a frame of white on the first stand sat pres woodruff geo Q cannon franklin D richarda Eich arda and lorenzo snow on the second sat apostles lyman smith grant lund cannon and the presidency of the salt lake stake there v ere many church officers and members from other wards and altogether there was a great turn out though the weather was cold and damp on the outside the heavens sent down the same emblems of death that we saw in the tabernacle viz pure white the casket that bore the mortal remains of the honored dead was itself white and there were no superfluous ornaments na ments but all was as plain as the life of prag wells itsell had been on the casket were placed floral tributes of respect from friends and in the center was a white dove with outstretched wings as though in the very act of alighting ID front of the casket sat the wives children and rela nivea ol 01 tho deceased the services opened at 12 with a solemn requiem on the orgin president geo Q cannon announced the hymn and the salt lake choir the largest in the world bang thou dost not weep alone ahe broad bereavement seems to lall by nona lie waa beloved by all prayer by W C dunbar the choir then sang kesl for aba weary kest lor ahe aching nead rest on the hill hide reat dead president woodruff was the first speaker in the course of providence god has again called home an apostle a lamb of god in the few remarks that 1 shall make I 1 will not enter into the history of the mar though I 1 have known him for many years ho has been in the church for forta five years and has been a true and faithful mem bar bat god has now called him home and ho has a mission to perform there as well as here for some cause un known to me I 1 aias been permitted to live while nearly all of my early asso chates have passed away I 1 have baver felt to mourn however when aa apostle of the lord has been laid to rest for there is an eternal theology which is real as life when brother spirit left the body it was met by a host 01 mends on me other side they aru rs joicine nith him to day while we mourn his loss we are not in the llesh of uncertainty for we realize that god will reward all who sarve him brother bells would not come back if he could he has elivd to a good old aga to the family and friends 1 bay dont mourn his loss for he is well ve are all on a mission and he hs now bt en released borne have instant ly been called home but it seems to me that this 5 ear more aged men have been called away than any other but this work of god is true and 1 eay to the family and friends god bless you apostle lund said he had listened with interest to the learned remarks of our beloved president I 1 feel deeply me loss ol 01 arca wells for the last ahree years he has labored in the tem ale at amanti and we have all learned to love him it was pleasnat plea saat there to meet him in the morning with a pleasant smile on his face and to shake him by the hand it was pleasant to listen to his discourses in our mornine meetings it was a great treat to all and choso who have heard him will tell his words to their children he was my idea of a great bieh ineat of god the speaker aye a brief sketch of how the deceased had become a member of the church but brother wells can now say I 1 havo fought the good hac I 1 hau the good work and i liace kept the laititi brother wells haa couo much lor his frenda in the world row men have done moro lor the dead than ho apostle Frauk lya D baid thai lie shared the borrow 0 abo sainta in the death of this great and good man he was to cnown prea wells alty years ao in tho city at eavou bro dvells vaa located there becore ahe 1 faints came aud owned exie naive iraola af land from liidi nia the land or some of it on which the city ji lavoo was built he was in dij d ij a I 1 kind to the bailia and beatly ty all whon htiu bamia dufeu aut and han io iwuc feht hu lad to not he would go kiah buum lut ho had learned tu love iha flauia aa the had learned to luve him ho 10 bulter the though he had lu leave a wita and a cou and hauie in out hia he acie cabie aud aid much lu help build athla ue country ve have bocen him aa 01 thia cita aud during all ilici guiti hia wise rule gae peace and prosperity and a lady on ihu ire tits at midnight and be as sale frum molestation tia by day avaiu we bae buu all binm aa a military u au aud he nas pruma led tu the highest m the 01 he ABS always cae ml of tn aheu be went lu quell ahe little disturbances of the ve leave also seen him as a church mem berand be always p afim ed his duty well he ib the ul boytin children twenty live ol 01 about aiu anuw liliu aua he h is iati a couple ol 01 dofis fiauu chii drin wo have no that ab aa luuie poil erity diviny th ui ne lived huu dreda ut tao aul hueu 1 thick blat bio U caia waa me i the aud youn what a t aiu m IB no bui have ai hii landa and jiuu lui hia umpai lure e ci not lumur liia though t ua i would ila ajr v c u bd like his anil oui dianh ao rhe chair kua go my faber ron a 8 t pres geo Q aenoi rii i por on ot see 76 due A cov tapi of of our brulli ra w ho arc befort t alry 01 thos who raf faithful silence it edua s to me would bavo been the greatus eloa bence today to day but we cannot sit fiill wa owe it to the memory of the man n atianna that the lesson of his life barud be lai 1 before the people for bleir mutation mu lation I 1 feel that the world is be ter for bro wells haying lived in it he his not lived in vain look at it ir in what you anay and something to adimare in him the feature of his life was ins fidelity there could probably not avs found a man with greater courage than he he bad both physical and moral courage he carried this in all hia relations of life and his loye for his family was belond ex 4 prea wells did not have P early training that many young men t i oar times today to day have but he waa a great reader and was very thoughtful and never did he adopt the views of a writer unless they were founded on facts he has done a great deal of writing and it has been remarked of him that it was strange ho could write ao lucidly with his limited linz the last time the sneaker visited manti president wells was not able to be out I 1 wa then afraid his life was near an end but be has had wonderful vitality and god has been merciful in letting him remain so long with us Br ethern and sisters I 1 thank god for the many greab men that have been permitted permit tad to live with ua such men as president wells I 1 thank god there are still left such men in our midst there are men with ua whose knees have never shook but president wells was always a peer among such may god bless the mourners and all who feel bereaved apostle grant read a letter from thatcher to junius F wells a son of the deceased the choir gang look up and put your trust in god benediction by lorenzo snow the funeral procession wag formed in the following order barrys berrys martial band pall bearers the twelve apostles as honorary pall bearers hearal the first presidency the pamila and associates members ot the city council during the late mayor wella administration the first seven presidents of seventies holds band presidents of stakes their counselors high councils and high priests quorums of seventies quorums of elders presiding bishopric bishops and counselors priests teachers and deacons citizens |