Show FUNERAL SERVICES remarks made over the remains of robert T thomas the funeral servie ea of elder E T thomas were held in the meeting house tuesday at 1 p m A very large number of the and ath quorum of seventies together with hia and friends followed hia remains to the meeting house the beautiful hymn resurrection day way sung by the choir prayer was offered by 0 H berg pres david john lead a abort ais of bro thomas he was born on the ath of january 1822 in richmond go north coralina and embraced the gospel february on april in company with the pioneers Pre and others he started across tho plains he was oue of the company who arrived in the valley of groat salt lake on the 22 day of luly 1847 and in the spring 1848 le TV moved to provo where he has aiace resided ha was the only member of tha pioneers here he bad performed four missions ono about two years ago in the county traveling from house the house visiting and instructing the saints he also went to the temple nine years ago and spent four weeks their doing work for hla dead he leaves dve sons and one daughter to mourn bis loss elder B H roberts read from the section of the book of doctrine and covenants re ferrine to the ineat h then made a few in re lation to the calling of mr thomaa he was informed he waa senior president of the quorum of seven ties and bad occupied the position posit ioa until released relea aed by death the labors of this man is before yon he said and yon are the judges of hia life so far aa I 1 c in learn he was a maa of very quiet habits an honest and an every day man I 1 honor this man as a great ben cofactor to hii fellow man his name will be cherished as one of the first pioneers to thih land of zion he was not wealthy in this world s goods but hon eat ana industrious and was one of the heat farmers here he is hair to all the promises ol 01 tha Lor daid tasy cannot be taken anav and eternal life ia his by covenant and promise made heir to ia the gospel of jens coriat forty years ago ho embraced this goa pel hiis and faithful in his life and T ibe keys and erdin anees of the noly priesthood which will be held by him in all time let us hocur and respect the name of this man who the way and battled with tie elements and abe will indians in lemoins to prepare a res iny for the baiata and those ot hid who have gone before will greet him by ahn ia ani rejoice with him elder J ros and P tc joi a r joke in thi lihew term f this brother hi norih wi I 1 ow mi the c irso bruer was by eider wm A uli |