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Show t OmrcK Department THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1333. HHa 4ti n fn f rf itf tf ntf p n0 tfrFnJPniTMnyw '11 4 Funeral Ooervices For, Dr. Talmage 'ddddi wtfT wfMit w iIT'ntfTdrnd ! Par Oft) rioh m Dr. James E. Thltnaa. rich la those imperishable, eternal things that will he of infinite value to him in the world where he now is, and the Joy of it is that he takes with him alt that he has worked for his knowledge, his faith, his understanding of the truth, the powers and the gifts end the abilities that he developContinued From He lived aa h'o died, a faithful Latter-da- y Saint. His loss will be deeply felt by hla loved ones and Ha accomplished by the Church, a good work, ho laid down his body la peace, and 1ms cone to a bettor world and to a groat reward. Of thla I am certain, that Elder Jamea K. Talmage. .will oomo forth in tho morning of tho first recurred-lio- n and will enter into exaltation and glory ia the eternal world be, yond. May the Lord look In tender mercy upon tho family, tho loved ones of our departed brother, and lmpait to thorn such comfort, ouch consolation as only He can give. I humbly pray in the name of Josas Christ our Redeemer Amen. t ed all these are his. and be takes them with him. There is only one thing that he is leaving in the world. Uiat is worth while, that he prizes highly. and that ia his family. But in due lime they can be with him where he is. and be privileged to elt down in those circlet that be will honor end that he will grace, and that will be honored by them ' too. If they can only come to be with him, everything that ie worth while, that this world offers. will be hie. God bless these sons end and , grandchildren. daughters Though their father or grand-Bir- o may not have left them great thtnga so far aa ha-this malarial ieavea them World ie concerned, a life that ahall be an inspiration to ths latent generation, and from t which they can draw without exhausting the store. God bleoe hie memory. As Paul of Old I lovo him for hta devotion And his faithfulness. Ha stood among tho a poo. , ts as Paul of old among ties, and I have no healtaney In eomo to time tho la that aaylng th.nga ha has written, thoaarecord brilshino will ho has made, liantly In tho world ns anything Paul hna over done, and that not discrediting Paul. Ho goon trained and prepared and equipped, and ready to toko hie piaco in tho Church of tho First Horn, to nit Seen with 000 lamb In tho councils that preside over the destinies of this world. I sincerely pray that tho pea CO f heaven shall come to thorn who this day are mourning, and wa all are. for a great prince In Israel has fallen, and the whole Church will feel the loss. And yet how richly he has endowed the Church with hla gifts, with his talents, with his work. God bleaa that missionary boy who cannot bo hero today, walking In tho footsteps of hla Illustrious father, that tho poaco of this occasion may bring him comfort and hope and courage. May It also Inspire each child and grandchild, who has Inherited the right to aland as a member of his circle, hi- - turltage. It lasanrrb more than mlVona. Thus I pay my tribute to my dear friend, devoted and faithful, God waa marolful to him, ovon ia his. apparently, , suddenly being taken. Thooe of ue who were close to him saw him falling rapidly, and at an early datu wo feared ho might ho helpless and In a wheel chair, God saved him that, thanks be to tho Lord. Ho has taken him when he finished his work, dying In tho harness, equipped and quail- -, fled to enter into that greater ani more Important work that now lies before him. , It Peace bo to bin memory. shill long live, aa long as tho to live Christ Church of exists, blwa and Inspire men and women. I pray for this blessing In tho name of Jesus Christ. A man. Praa. J. Reubgn Clark A that has performed an unusual and Outstanding work among hta tel- -' low men. and a distinguished service to hla Church. We arc come together to mingle our sorrow with that of his loved ones over the temporary loos of his companioa-ahl- p and to offer to them the comfort of a faith which tells us we shall meet herosfter in a more glorified stats, to live and to work together through eternities. This great audience Is not n tithing l f i thooe who mourn. Forty yeans ago I was biassed with tus beginning of an association with Doctor talmage which brought ta me greater Intellectual training than1 any other e perirnoe t my Ufa. can never repay the debt I owe him for that service. 1 was with him when ho began In hla early thirties, to garner harvest of achievement aud recognition which come to rew men at alt and to still fewer inea until , the end'of long lives. Power for Work I knew his tremendous poweven ers, genius, fori, work, his , Indefatigable industry, his meticulous, patient, , attention to hie and details, great, skill unique ability, , which brought to him national and International reputation and an admission to the most select scientific societies of the world. He was a diligent searcher after . all truth. , As a scientist he Was not content one with Held alone. Ho distin- . t Similar to Paul , Brother Ballard called our attention to the fact that ths work of Brother Talmage, whoso fu- Herat service are being held, was similar to that performed by the have Apostle Paul, How often thought of tjhls, during icy twenty years of association with Brother Talmage. Thors was something In his mind and mine that a rose red to run In the some channel. I never had tho opportunities of scboUhsUo training whleh he had, but 1 had road of things of ths past I had read and stsdted tho future, as 1 oontacted with ths present In my life. I had coma to learn to love the truth. 1 had reached the point where I wanted mono, than tho abstract statement of men to satisfy me of the truth. .Very often, as I have studied and J , Talmage ; Many a yesterday. He eagerly wrought and wrought, V.or Truth's own loving sway, In hearts- - dark and die--I BrUetad In Bewmvtlnw Thla man vocated tt. worda will down from traugkt, i j Msny a yesternight He prayed for the deep Of light, And Its puce glory rife. Mfe . And today, and tonight A! Truth's hearthstone ho resides) In realms Of deathless tight; And hta work still abide, NEPHI JEN8JSN. j . . , i . guished himself. In chemistry, geology, mineralogy, entomology, biolHo conogy, and mlcroocopy. ducted fruitful Original expert mentation In radio activity. l Love of Troth Ho had tho truo scientific spirit a love for truth, a near for error. He learned thathatred the test -- tuba the callipers and the cal balance did not chemi- know approxi- A de . Praa. Anthony Waiving (FOURTH SPEAKER) OR I am :ow reedy to bo offered, ahd the time of my departure ia at hand; "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept tho faith. "I have coveted no man's stiver , or gold or apparel. "The Iiord JSsu Christ ho with ft race with you. ho thy spirit , - Amen, "And tho people wept. Borrow- j see, , 'meditated upon these thought of mine. I have gone to him to draw from ths reaervolr of hta grOat knowledge, always in relation to thing which appeared to mo to bo fundamentally true, fundamenrespect 1 have tally right. In that like Paul ho often thought how best educatthe waa Paul perhaps ed man of hie perhaps tho only one of tho disciple who had been trained and reared and taught aa he had, ho nevertheless, once converted to the truth, never ' wavered from tt. It waa so with thtg man. Secular knowledge did not detract from hta knowledge of God In tho slightest dagirao, and I am certain, bad he been standing before you aa 1 am,, that ho would have commended you to tho example and life of Christ our Lord, Just aa Paul oommended Timothy In these word which I a . reed. t There la a' wonderful story to those few last words of Paul, a oould story of human life. If w seems only understand It and it tt Is whoa We do not that strange so simple. I wish, my brethren and Bisters anil friend, for you and (or all mankind, that they might with the familiarise themselves the Redeemer story of the life of of tho world. Ho was tho reaurreo-tto- h and tho Ufa. Hs cams at a tlms when ths spirits of ansa had ' been bald to bondage from tho Because (of tbo very beginning. transgression of our parent, death cams tho Into bad world, and death had held fast the spirits of thoaa who had died subsequent to that time. It wa unbelievable to tho generation In which ho ministered. tbo bands of JU cameandtodidbreak It. Ho came to bo death, aa exemplar to ua and to make plain this simple story of human life which so perplexes tho world today. Ho came a baba. Ho icame os wo oomo into tho world, Hq lived very much as wo live. Ho died hava a under Ws would died Ahd then similar circumstances, evsn hta disciples said; 'After all. we were mistaken." They did net think that death could bavs or over him. But they knew, after bo had appeared to them, not In mortal body, but still to hta mortal form, that there was Ufa aftsr death. They could not belli eve. They must sec tbo marks of thu nails In hts hands and feet, and tho soldier spear wound of tho Roman kneeled In hta aids Then Thomas down and worshipped him aa hta Lord and God, Changes Universal And Just as these changes cams to him, my brethren and stater, so come they to ua to all of ua good and bad. righteous and wicked. for he made It clear to os that all men. great and small, will stand before God to bo Judged according to the deeds don In the body; tbo , rlgheous thooe who have livod In honor, in virtue. In faith before the Lord, to bo exalted, glorified as hs waa to live again, to en)oy tho association of those with whom they have lived In 'mortality, a he returned to and enjoyed the association of hla brethren with whom ho had ministered to tho fleah, R la j i ! t ! -- hav mations but only exactitudes. The chemical solution did contain metals of a given group, or It did aou a given quantity of boat did tho metal rod a tenth or a thousandth of a millimeter, no more no less; the substance on tho chemical balanoo weighed a milligram or a hurneddth of a milligram, hut hot about that much. Ho carried that spirit Into hti spiritual work, and while ho had abundant lovo for his fellowmen. and charity; he knew the mercy and grace of God, lta Infinite power, but right was right and wrong was wrong. , Hie Glory But ta come respects hla surHo passing quality, waa this; brought to bear all his surpassing of analysis, posers of investigation, and of discovery to blend alt truth To Into one harmonious whole. him God's Gospel Plan waa truth, and all truth.v Whatever fell out-aierror. Ho litthat Plan was I erally found "Tongues la trees, ' hooks In run, ning brooks; "Sermons ia otonof and good in i t everything." Thle was I think, hla glory. May tbo Lon) grant to hla bereaved family, to uo his friends and to tho people generally, who wilt mourn hla loan, the comfort, peace, end consolation of his heading Spirit. May we eomo to know ' that bo doeth all things well. May his dear ones corns to know the richness of bis blessing and reward, for ho came within the law, "And this Is life eternal, TO know thee, tho Only true Ood, and Jesus Christ wham thou hast sent." I J ' . II ouch a beautiful story .such a simple ona There la so much of rationality to It. to ma that I cannot, if I would, doubt It. I stand here this afternoon. Too see mo. You bear my voice. Yoa see the glance of my eye. Yoa know that 1 live, and yet you know, just asordefinitely, that thta body of yours la a moment might mine, be disposes seed of life. Your eyes may be closed, so that you no longer see. your lips no longer This body, this temple, speak. which ta the house of our spirit, dies ths spirit llvs on- - It loa't my body that la speaking to yoa. It Isn't thee natural eye of mlno that see you. It ta the aplrtt of man, created and placed Ip thee tabernacle by God our Father, that peak and acta and aeea' That aplrtt return to Ood who gav tt. and when th word of Christ our Lord shall bo ottered, tbe grave will again be opened, s they were at the time of ba resurrection, when many of those who had died appeared and Went into Jerusalem WO and appeared before many. have such definite witness of tt X cannot understand now people professing faith ta Jssus Christ A th Son of Ood sod th Redeemer of the world, should be In desbt regarding thla doctrin of th from tha dead. tans hto You will recognise these quo--' tatloas. my brethren end slaters, which I have read, and know that they arc oopled from among tho last words of Psul, tho dladtplo of Christ Our Iiord. ; i (SECOND SPEAKER) It has already been said, my brethren and. slaters, wa are dency also. ; , H assembled hsre to pay a tribute of respect and love to Elder Jamea H. Talmage of tbo Council of bo Twelve Apostles, whoso mortal remains Ue before ua In the Church In, which he held his membership he waa widely and favorably known. He also bad a large acquaintanceship In tho great world abroad. Ho waa a gifted and aggressive man In all hla Ufetime: ovon while dissuffering with serious physical ability he worked on and on until the end. He died, no to apeak, ia the harness. He was a man of brilliant parts and high attainments as a scholar, aa a writer and aa a preacher of righteousness he was painstaking and thorough in his work. He was devoted to tho cause of Christ; ho loved tho Gospel and was a valiant defender of its teachings. - In raying this I speak from personal contact with him. For some SI years ho waa Identified with tho Council of tho Twelve as am Apostle of tho Lord Jesus Christ a Council over which I have the honor to preside-- Ho . ever held hla call to tho apoetleohlp as hla sepremest duty. To my knowledge ho aoror hesitated, never failed to meet every requirement, to flit every appointment iglven him by tho Council of tho Twelve, and no tar aa I know' by tho Find Presi- KPKAK10K) " , Praa. Rod gar Clawaon (THIRD B are mot to pay our final respects to tbo house which to raiment eeveuty-on- e years sheltered a groat a pint. Wo arc met to honor the memory Of a groat soul W i"DadtoWitoi'ik4itaaiBy-d- v that should see lag ao more." they, . believed In tt. He adHe wrote of It. Hta after him, going ag to ag tn wttneea of th truth ot hta altitude regarding hta relattonahlp to God, whom ho acknowledged as hta Father, and Christ our Lord, whom he acknowledged a hta Redeemer. My brethren and slater, thla ta true. Thla is th great contribution which haa com to th world, through th restoration of th Goa. pet of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ho chose, as tho medium through which thta knowledge and thta contribution ahould be restored to earth, a simple termer's boy Thsnk Ood that w llvs n a time when we have thta knowledge, for wo need It. The trial, the test, the tribulation which M before tho world make courage and knowledge of thee thing necessary, ta order that man and women may endure. Plane Never Filled There never will any other man taka hta place, ao far aa I am Thera may be other concerned, men Juat as good, there may be other men Just as ' wter, but his particular plsoe in th Church, and In the lives ot those with whom ho com In contact, will never be filled again until wa meet him. I I am do glad that la th case, because not want tt to bo occupied by others 1 do not want th piaco in my heart which you, my brethren and slaters. hold, to bo occupied do by any other men or women. 1 ocnot want tbo plaoe in my heart own my cupied by my family, Uv brethren and sisters and associates to bo occupied by others They are eternal, these associations arc. with us Into lb spirit go They " world and will rise with us to the of tho resurrection. morningblaao God you. bleaa th family of thla good man. We all herd hta W all need hta pajlenc blessing. kindness- Wo and hta all need his mercy, and he will extend It, and overlook our weafcaeoe-e- e and our mistakes, providing our' hearts are right before him, which I I pray Wa. may keep them, and 1 ! ask It through Jaoua Christ, who ta 1 our Redeemer and th first fruits of tho resurrection from tho dead. I i Amon. tong-sufferi- - Praa. Hebar J. Grant (FIFTH SPEAKER) j THIS immense audlenoe, ta s won--1 tribune to th accomplish. manta of ' Brother Talmage. It flJ apeak ioudar than worda I appreciated my a esc elation, with Brother Talmag because of tbo superior knowledge and eduoa- -ttoa which he possessed and bocause of bis remarkable willingness to and deslro upon all occasion .help, to encourage, and to btaoe.1 and to give to any and all who1 desired tt th full benefit of any' knowledge that he had.' I was a ways delighted with whatever be said or wrote, because he made things very plain. He never tried to show hta gruat knowledge by using words that I had to refer to tbo dictionary to learn their I remember starting to meaning. read a book once, end 1 bad to often look in tho dictionary so th first thirty pegss that I toft gj I r ths balance unread. I hav been very grateful for tbo benefit that has com to mo becauM of tho knowledge Brothern and hie willing-nooTalmage poeoesoed to give ms tbo benefit of it, Perfect Testimony It la a wonderful thing for mat and women 'to have an abeototo and perfect and abiding testimony of ths divinity of th work to which Batata are enwo aa Latter-da- y gaged. No person eaa oat for ass, (Pleas Turn to vPag gnea) -- |
