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Show A. W: IVINS could find happiness and we"; being. Those who have read t?ia story of his life marvel that one man could accomplish so much. Success came to him, but the ideal of service was always the great motivating factor in his life. He was a humanitarian and a friend to all classes of people, peo-ple, and he wa3 never too busy to help and cheer those who needed it. Many Business Interests At the time of 'his death his business interests included, sugar manufacturing, banking, ranching, ranch-ing, merchandising and life insurance. in-surance. He had a great love for ranching and up to the time of his death took an active part in the managing of his properties pro-perties in southern Utah. Gold mining also claimed his attention. atten-tion. He was interested in several sev-eral mining . properties, and took great delight in assaying samples sam-ples of ore in the little ass-ay office set up in the basement of his Salt Lake City home President Ivins was a devotee devo-tee of many outdoor sports. He was an excellent horseman, a oood fisherman and a crack shot. He acquired his love for the out Of doors during his early years in southern Utah, and believed be-lieved that outdoor activity was one of the surest guarantees of healthful living. He was the owner of fine horses and presented pre-sented a striking figure when he rode one of his favorite mounts. Although he never attended a high school or college, he po-sessed po-sessed a broad knowledge of both secular and religious matters. He had been president of the board of trustees of the Utah State Agriculaural college for 14 years, and was awarded an honorary LL. D. degree by the college at commencement exercises last June. President Ivins was a persistent persis-tent and purposeful reader and explored many avenues of scholarship. schol-arship. He had a profound knowledge know-ledge of the Bible and was regarded re-garded as one of the best posted men on the Book of Mormon and other L. D. 6. church works. He expressed himself in a clear, effective manner, and most of his speeches were gems 'Of wisdom and rhetoric. Through his writing writ-ing and speaking he made a valuable val-uable contribution to L. D. S. church and western literature. Put Knowledge of (Medicine to Use During his pioneering days in southern Utah, Arizona and old Mexico he studied medicine and frequently was called on to put this knowledge to practical use. Through a study of law he qualified qual-ified as a lawyer, and at one time was prosecutor for the southern Utah counties, a position posi-tion he ably held for years. On the occasion of his seventy-eighth seventy-eighth birthday he made the following fol-lowing comment: "One thing I was taught early in life by experience. If I could get near enouglit to talk to a man there need be no violence. That has been true in my experience ex-perience with the Indians and with the outlaws, too. Although O'ften placed in positions where violence was threatened, after where bullets were flying, I have never had to 'harm any man." David H. Morris in a statement state-ment to the Tribune had the following to say about President Ivins: "Mr. Ivins was one of the squarest shooting men I ever met." "He was a great friend to Dixie and this part of the state looks upon his death with the greatest sorrow. The people here 'feel they have lost one of their warmest friends." Mr. Morris recalled that he had worked on a farm near one on which Mr. Ivins was employed employ-ed in 1870. He said Mr. Ivins followed farming for a number of years and later combined it with cattle raising, grazing his stock on the Arizona strip. Mr. Ivins resided in St. George and vicinity constantly from 18 61 to 1875, when he was called to fill a mission in Arizona. Thereafter, There-after, he lived intermittently in St. George while serving on other church missions, until 18 9 5 when he went to Salt Lake City. Charles F. Foster, one of the few living Dixie Pioneers, recalled re-called many of his experiences with President Ivins last Sunday. Mr. Foster was a next-door neighbor neigh-bor and had worked and played with "Tony" in his years spent here in Dixie. In speaking of him he said, "President Ivins was a leader no matter what company he . happened to be in. He was a man who didn't want to hurt anybody's feelings, and tried to bo as he would be done by. He was a great lover of sports and enjoyed, hunting, especially es-pecially mountain lions. He was always a great student and would be reading even while riding the range or hauling hay. On his last visit here, about two years ago, he went to visit his Indian In-dian friends of the Shivwits reservation, res-ervation, I saw them a couple of days later and they told me that Tony had been to see them. They thought there was no other man like Tony." Funeral Services Many friends and relatives from Dixie attended the funeral services which were held on Thursday, September 27, commencing com-mencing at 12:30 p.m. The body lay in state from 9:30 a.m. until noon in the general offices of-fices on the L. D. 6. church, 4 7 South Temple street. The bier was placed in the onyx room. Thousands filed past in silent homage to the man who helped build the western west-ern empire and who rose to one of the highest offices of his church first counselor' in the first presidency. Boy Scouts will act as guards of honor and ushers. Immediately Immed-iately after noon the funeral cortege will leave the church building for th? tohernas'.e where the final services wiii begin be-gin at 12:30 p.m. The funeral cortege will leave the general offices headed by a police escort and will proceed to the tabernacle via the north gates and the north doors. The public will enter from the south. After the services, the cortege cor-tege will leave from the north gates, go south to Main street and then east on South Temple street to the City cemetery, via N street. In respect ifor the wonderful part that President Ivins played in the securing of Dixie College as a state institution and the help that he has given at all times, the Dixie Junior college will close its doors during the time that services are being conducted con-ducted in the St. George Tabernacle. Taber-nacle. Students are requested to either attend these services or keep off the oampus. |