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Show 1'IIKS. .IA101I lUTr" rf.SKHAI;. The hrrilcfa Wt'erilar .Ulrruonii In tliel'rotii lehrrnarle. The funeral lervlcra over tho remain re-main of PrenlJent Jacob dales were htlJlti the Provo Taberuacle, Hun-day Hun-day afternoon, April nth, UK, at 1 p. m., the Presldeuey of the Utah flako having kindly elveu the alter. noon service of the Blake Conference for that purjioee. At l?.:t" the college fornuil In Hue at the late residence of the deceased as follows! Provo Military Hand, heartu beating the remains, tbe Mrtl Council of Kuvenlles, acting as all bearers, the Heventlcs of Provo, Hie family, and after these the friends and citizen of Provo, marching la this order to Hi Tabernacle, where, at 1 p. m , the ser-vh ser-vh 11 were called to order by President Ueymour 11. Young. The Tabernacle was draped In white, wai ornamented with beautiful wreaths, bamete, a cross and author und vessel, au emblem em-blem of faith, ho) aud charity, and was tilled tu overll owing. The Provo Tabernaclu choir rendered, rend-ered, "Hark! l'roin afar, a funeral knell." Prayer by I'.lder Oeorgo (loddard. Choir tang "Death gathers up big clouds of gloom.11 rollowlugls 11 brief ay noptls of llm rtmarks made on this occoaluut President A. O.Hmoot mil he was ileatt'd toroy lis had lee 11 acquainted w 1th i .Ids r J souh dates almost from tho beg!uuliig-ln the times of Nauvoo and thu various scene thruugh which the Church has ased more than Hfty j curt. He had labored with him In ttiu nilnlttry, aud a mum devoted man to hi calling lu the Chutch ho had never teen, llrolher (Isles had been honorenl by his promotion to thu responsible re-sponsible cIHqii which he held for uetrly thirty jears, aud If any man eeer merited such a ttisltlon llrolher Clitcadhl. Hu had been most Intl. luatel) attuclutcd with hhu lu I'roeo fur thuUtt ulueyiars. Jlebad been regular ntlendant at tbo tut ellngs, and agriatauxlllliry lo the Utah (Stake, etllally umong the rWi,enllf. As a ccitinttlor and adviser, Presl dent Htnoot ufUn ha I eKcaiIon to goto lilm, and the 11 Ivies received was Invatlably Jutt suited to the (om dltloli uud clreumttalicus. The speaker taw uoreaeoii why wu should mourn his derarture, after a worthy lite, aud truttidthut the family anil ehlldrill left I thlnd would el)erato his million-anl follow In his footttes, which will lead them to eternal glory mid exaltation. ex-altation. A'KktlcMoitt Thatcher svld In (til. slant lhad thegreal pluatuieofa short acquaintance w lib the de par ed, I have etjoeed a few valuable em-vcr-atlona with him when ooatloua htvethrown ua together.aul I hae rtiiliiintlj sotiiht liiformitloii Ir tu HrotlKr llalea wilhieird, etrilall), to the gnat modern Primi Joli rjnilth, anl the earl) hlttory of Hie Chutch. I hault rniuid blui aaaverv t ure tusu. full of Integrity mil love h truth His volm neverseemed t letoli eadoubUul aound, the el ctilnrs lie has taught among men hive never seemed to have aiiuoetrlalti nifsiu ig, tut wets clear like the riming v leuyru havs many lime lie ard. 1 1 avcre garded lilm as one ntthsuoble si lilts, reterved to come forth In llil gi titration, and believe that low men have lint rovetl llielf opportunities better than hn has. very liumblu man yet.aal understood hit character, a very coiimgeou man. Few meti Hint 1 heve known In the Church treme-d t anroaeh In life and conversation that irfect life of saint, anil not man-, seemed to loveejol with 11 iurerhert Iban he. He certainly camo very near I viug (Jod Willi nil his heatt, might mind and strength, and he lias loerd hit neighbor also. While we elo m e mourn his iliirturr, wusyniathlte with those who are Torn season leltbeliln 1 who will lulls hit wits tountels. The eMiktr lial not of late years regarded death as an enemy, Lut the beginning if that higher life tuiome. While research luselence has been unable lei demon strata the limn iltaHtyuf the soul, tho ray of revclat! u have I lanted that truth as a ligbt upon a hill, llrolher Uates has g me d Is aoiltliig with all thu worthies of ancient and mordern Hints. Anil Ihe rspldlly of the heiee of time should lmresnusall that wo sie soon t follow, that wehitve no time tu lose. Apottlo P. M I yman said Thla I Ihu third great man that ha died within one week. Itlaliop 1 dward Hunter, of Uratita-.llle, Julian Mores, of Katt Mill Creek, and llrolher Jacob Oates. This sholill Impress us that the vetenns are rsoldly ir,slng away. My first acquaintance) with llrolher dates was In Lnglm J lhlrtyotto years ago, ntidalnre that time 1 have met him frequently and loved to lliteti to lilm rebels InciJeut conntite-d with eaily Church hut ry, aod many Hint havs I lonvertelwlth lilm, biituevcr once has It leeiilu re fsrd 10 financial matters; It has always tetti regarding the things of elernlt),atid if any man hasearm-d n crown In dod'a Kingdom, It certainly Is llrolher Clalts, It Is rulonltblng Hint wllhlti eight J ears the entire quorum of the I list Counoil nf Hevenlies ha tasted to another s hen, andtodaj It 1 e tuposed ot riictuU t ordolned within that time. The speaker Invoked tho I listings of Uud up 111 tho f mill). PritldcntH. II. 1 iung Midi llrolher dates It the hett link lu His chain thut 1-ound our quorum to the memory of iny father, hews the hut asiociatcl with my father In this capacity. I lisvoknuwti llrolher O ties slm el wat aclilhl. Hewatthu llrtt li I ring the sad tewstotn) mother's limine of thu death of lbs Prophet Joeih and Hyrum. I have been associated with lilm ever since I cm remember, anl never have I heard hit voice quiver or seen lilt kores shake In speaking of the truths of tho (Irtisl. You would al wa)s know whet his testimony would be. It was the O stel or nothing. He was fearless, ot iqnku, coiirogcou, but as gentle as n child. He was a tnin among men, known for truth, firmness, fur slse counsel mil fur n st'oug testtmon). Uod bless his memory mem-ory iiml his family. President (,', D. 1'JelJtted said: I havu been aiqualntel with llruthcr Ujte not man) yearr, lut havo levn hlewNwl with his 1 rcsence and pro-lilted pro-lilted by his good cuu iim.1 mtny times. In meeting with the Council, howould a!wa)s have a pleasant look, a kind word au I good jirdgnient 111 dccltlons. Hehatluadensplendlt rtcorj, nul be was loved ly tho TIM C7ouncll, and 1 believe ly all Hie Saints. If we emulate emu-late his good e xaluplu an I live woithy of his memory, eeeiliall beeavedlu the Klogdcmuf Uod. Pretideiit Joliu Mergau said: I de tire tu hear my testimony li what has been sold by the brethren regarding; llrolherdtles, for I Imefound lilm all that thtsu brettireu have meuttuned. I well rrmembcran expression he mate, which was called forth ly some nut, urging i-eople to "I'repvre to die." Ills comment was, "I am not prepur Ingtodle, Iampreftrlnglo live live for this life, aul live for Ihe llets that are tu come. When 1 eiubraee-il this Uisicl, I took upon mi. the labor of my owti salvation, and for the salvation uf others." Till Idi mad, a greet lm irestlouuponmy rolud, aud I reiog-ulte reiog-ulte In It a strung rniclile, I believe lhat Jacob Uaten has I110I out that Idea. Ho ha. sought to live, aud was preare. for the death that has overtskeu him. The Ineirlj tlon "At ltesl" upon hlaiclllu, Itttueto some extent, I ut to such a nun a llrolher (Jatts, there Is no Inactivity. There Is a lalmr for him In Ihu spirit world, nnd he will wlel 1 an Inllueiicu lu Ihe henvent for good. Tho si taker invoked the bhtwlng of heaven to rcat ution the family. President II. II. Itol-crtt said I havs btt 11 with llrolher Oites tut four years, but In that short thus 1 learned to love him, and felt a ecullur Inte rest lu his icnonallty and cinversvllont, fori recogtilred In him te rejreseuta-tlvo rejreseuta-tlvo of a clatt of men that wero vcr) pri clous and whose w ordsnu J cout sets are ver) ehoUu. Huch re resentatlve men nre raildly patting bc)ondthe veil. The clans that" I refer to are thote who were acquainted with the Projhet and flguicd lu tho early history of (til Chunh. I havs alive) t dellghlidto inlet him, hrsr hit oonver'alluns, an I have been Ieucd to have 111) ehll ureu hear the testimony of suih men rigarllng the Prophets of Uud; and wo will valuu mors highly than wo do uuw soniu day the to.tlinony nf such meu for their i-ersoual acqualntaute with the Pro litis. Thu si euker rrferreel to Ihu valuupUced u)oti the testlmjiiy of those who wero Chrlil't AtaMlea and thote alto who were acquainted will) tl em, the doi trlnts Ihey taught and the close atto-elatlon atto-elatlon with thu riavlor uf the world. Tho si ether thuught If Iheru was any man In Israel whu, more than any other could say,"I have fought the good light, I have ktt tits faith, I have llnltlud in) courts, aiel henctfortlt there Is hid up formo n crown of eternal eter-nal life," that man wus Jacrb (Jalev, Pietiditit Citcrgs IleynolJssaldt It It over a HiltO ofe century sluiel had Ihu Mitt aciiualntaiKu ullh llrother Hates. I was a joiilll In Lonihin, be was a mWlouary from ZIjii. I have nlnu) reilced In his lesililugt, Hi-tmeil Hi-tmeil mau) thuealohlewiseiountelt, uud have I rented by the same I do not li el that 1 urn tu tbu irisenco uf deuth, In huiiurlng him, we do honor to ounehes, as the brithriu have raid, and I will go a Utile further and s ty that I know Hist t. ml and Ihe Angela aud lliolloly omt lehlud tin Mil will honor lilniforthu intigrlt) mid falthlillucsa he has ex. bll lied In tills life, llrother lleynoldt luloglzhl tho Isltira and Lharaetur of IlriilierUatc and prayed that Uod would t les his family and all Israel lo tu Ihu I m poll ,uce it doing right and living faithful, and at hit bu exalted 111 the pre iti eot Uod Presl li nt J U, Kimball said lis was 110I niqualulid with the dcniii-l ' fe It that thus Who were left trlillil wuul 1 nth a wise en untelor a R ud fat' er, and 1 firm friend. He ie lleved no man could so welt fhl Ihe Iniiortint t-otlllon he tlllel so long and felllifillly, If he weru not a good man. He Invoked the Hustings of His Almighty iipm the family and ex-hotted ex-hotted them in livu to hu worthy to tnltiglnand nssoelalu with their husband hus-band and father. J.lders 1-orln Karr, ofOglen.Ooorge (loddard of Halt Lake, and Claudius V. Mpeiicer and Prett. Ueorgo CJ Cannon all Iwto n strong testimony to the faithful and devutcd labola of llrctbtr Usles, to thu wlte couuela and gocd Advice he had given, anl to the result of hit labors lu this world, and held up his life as a worthy exam) ex-am) lo for all to follow. I hroughout the service there was a fee lug of cari, and an Influence fn m lieaeen that eivadnl thu heart ul His Haiti!, and it seemed more like a test! mony ut falthfulnts andguud work than a funeral. The eholr tang "When llrtt the glorious light of truth, burst forth In this last iige." llenedlctlou was (renounced ly Aottle Y, .Si. Lyman, and the rocet tlon fell Into line ami marched tn Ihu grave as formed nt the ritlJence of the deceated. At the cemett ry Ihe only tervlce was Ills cleillcnllotl ot the grave by llithop John II. Booth, and nil that was uior lal of Pretideiit Uates waa laid away to como forth hi the morning of the llrtt rcturrcitlou. |
