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Show , THE DESERET NEWS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 13. 1934 Jv. (Continued From Pace One ) arise early, yeary; JbodiOs that, your and your mind may be-ij yljrorated; And iiboe all thins,. clothe of yourseKeg with the bonds Charity, ns with tf mantle, which I the bond of perfectness ami toeace; "I'rnv altvay, that e irmv not ifaint until I come; behold, and lo, I will come quickly, and rrrcive ' you ntrfo myself. Each and every re.(uireinent therein made ltioth.er Ivin fulfilled. except the one icllra (o I believe that thy bed early. ha would have Fixed longer bad be fulfilled that requirement, but he ueneitilly sludied until fnidniaht. Seldom did a dav nas that he dhl not emuull the dictionary. He fulfilled In the very letter the commandment Honor thy father and thy mother, that the thy davg may be lone upon find land which the Lord thy ! heth thee". ; Goodly Parents , Like Nephi of eld be wa born ef qoodly parents. I knowl of no Bianef'oU my acquaintance who was a sreater reader than hi father.- - He read The Native Race, of the Pacifie Coast. bv would Bancroft, a most of n read a continued alory In the wa glmulv won rigwanaper. It rterful the fund of information .that Israel Ivin had. He wa an outstanding man. one of the greatest students I ever knew. He was president of the branch of the Church In New .1irW which Krasins Snow and the Prophet Josenh Smith visited a mihtnar!ea. and when he decided to come fo Utah with his brother. Anthony Ivlni. almost the entire branch came with him. There bn never been a branch ' , there since. - - I swis'lnld by dosepli Benedict. . of the famous firm of Benedict Brplhers. that Israel Ivins was the hot read man on the subject of medicine, thai he had ever tnet; that he bad studied and read more than a graduate physlcian-- i He wn a men of great character .amt of great love. He was known, as TDr. Ivins" In southern Utah.1 Jn that hard country, wtirre there was very little monev, - he gave without hie 'service mnutly j moppy and without price. ' Serene Women I Of all the women I have ever known in my life though it nnghl be said I am not a fair judge The two most serene and splendid women were my own mother and her sister, the mother of Anthony W.Jhlna. His mother was a student also, and So from childhood' he had the advice and counsel of two very wonderful, studious parhe ents. Ha honored them; respected them: ha listened to their advice in childhood and in young manhood; and lo those parents ia due a great deal of credit for the success of his life. If all children would listen le good parents, as this man did. there woiW be few mistakes ! made in the battle of life. top, bod tha great blaming to b born of goodly parents. 1 remember reading tribute to people who poaeeM thb eho,racterUtle o t serenity,, and I remember that when reading that tribute 1 wroto on the margin of Ibe book, The two most serene' women I have ever known are my own mother snd her ' i J i "i v 'i ""i r r ! 4 ,:i , t - i sister, Anna Ivins. letter of Sympathy When piy mother died the general hianager for the United Kingdom of tbs great New York Life Insurance company wrote me a letter of aympatby, and In It ha referred to my mother as dear Aunt She kept boarders for Baghel !tn.a i I , Good-bye.- " ' I It Is no small thing to receive compliments Of this kind There Is nothing that ao completely rebukes the falsehoods against our people so the fact that In the Judgment of a millionaire who had lived with us for IS years we had chosen tbs best man In all the Church to be one of the apostles, Knew Brigham Young It fell to my lot as a child only five years of age to become acquainted w)th Brigham Young, and I oamo to know him as a Godfearing, honest, upright man, and that thy one supreme thought of his heart and his soul was the advancement of lila people. It fell to my lot a a memebr of the general authorities of this Church to be associated with John Taylor, Wllford Woodruff. Lorenso Snow, i t I . d fulao-hoo- d. dt V , fa uH g baby, but I hue learned of his rep- - t illation from other. People osHuiel me that Jededtnh At (leant ass end ' .f I hr hold, im n of this Ohuirh I rloioimb. r ut one time asking, Captain VVilllniu H, Hooper ' to Home bonds for. me, when 1 wa a voungaPr of twenty Just starting In busiiuss I neverldo such a lie, said thing; never do such a Ithlng." I had no mote than returned to Iny offite thus! v'oitng messenger 'blue from Ilia bank and tohl m th vaptaln wanted to see me I said; I dont want to see him Well, be aenfc me to- bring "you to the. bank I went back, and hr said; Wy. I boy, give me those bond. I did o, and he signed them, then he ld. , .n you went out I turned to Mr. Hills and sAid, Lew, who Is that boy? Hs has been bowing to ins on the street for years. T dont ' know who hs Is. I never bond for somebody I don't knmv. Who Is he? He said that Is daddy .Grants boy. 'Why Heber J. Grant, Jaddy Grants boy? Bring him back. I would sign that bond If I knew I had m pay It. A Marvelous Heritage ( I am msptlonlng. these In the hm that Patents willthings realise that the example of integrity. devotion, of loyalty to the and the disposition not to rindgospel, fault but to labor diligently and uneens-tufl- y for the advancement of truth la a marvelous heritage to leave to their children. Anthony V. Ivlml and myself hove that heritage. Had Charity I know of no Iptrltabld man than Anthonyiporo w, I vine. He had Charity even for t ia erring and fpr tha leked. He reformed nvanv a vlelous man by htk love and charity. I icmember meeting on the Streets salt Lnko City a man named David Wood, of the Wood- Hagenburth Idvcstock company, tilio morning after Anthony V, Ivins was made an apole. He Hold said: on. Grant, dont , walk ao last. I want ta tell you .something- - 1 am mighty1 glad ou are running your Mormon' Church Just to suit nle. If you had come t to my jofflko yesterday and said, Dave Wood., you know the Mor-- . non people, and', their loading1 men from Canada to Mexico, you have been a friend of ours for ft never in-- 1 have you years, long In. any lying against, dulged You have never lha "Mormons, Joined kny anti- - Hormon party. Vou have always spoken well ofi the "Mormon people at homo and abroad, in tho United fitates, and evon In Kqroper-an- d I have been sent down to your offtra to tell wo you that appreciate that and that we are going to permit Pu to name tho man whom you consider to bo tho very finest and beat mad fit ail the Church to fill the vacancy In the Quorum Twelve of th Apostles. Wby. do you know, 1 would not have batted an eye or taken a breath, I would Just bavo hollered Ivins, I am glad you sra running your Church to suit me. tn J er bn - , . nun as I the slanpuhiuth-fagainst theae mi n are Thev were hont upright. men. living m communion with Clod our Father, W The very life f Anthony Ivin U a testimp: y nf tho work in 1 Mon which jou and engaged. of hii caliber, of hi honesty, of his charity, of his love for hi fellow mrit, nten in communion with God, would not stay In thla CMmrrh unless the t had an abiding faith In the $ Multy Of this work li Knjdth and J know that I live hat der that have a living, and the buaiders called her Aunt Huehel," because Tony Ivina aIcier waited on the table without 'pay and railed mother Aunt Rachel, ao the boardere woa roan This that title. adopted agnostic believing only In the Ood of nature. He salt!: If the Clod of nature ever did slump peace, nobility and serenity upon sny hitman nnintrihim e, he did upon the filer of dear AutH Rachel And that name eta m p was on the face of dear Aunt Anna. III- Fattier I know nothing of course of tho udvltw and louusil of a father mine died when 1 was s President Heber , Grant Chutch Department lloiijstj ety highly a letter I from a nv wmember of the the i'hvuii, Kenprul nmiiuger of one f Mho KriuUst Ineu ranee rom panjes, rongratulatlnK me on hnv Mig been made nn apoatle He salt! I have hio'vn ou front hlldhooil kno t vou aie fundu inuittiUv Umu l i fit thotiowrtof our h ad to the of tur ffett I never r hid t good opinion of h 1 had le.uhis of tlu 1lnirv.h. 4(J o inuf h .leu iht ih. t huiv h )f couitc theie it o Itu h stbotit )u books pnbiUlutl aKaint us. Hut thie N an old saving that tan travel tjoar around the4 world while truth Ut getting out of bed and On Its boots, but aoouer orputting later tho boots overtake tho lie and step arrive, on it. Thig man said I ticker, ha had a poor opinionthough the of leedera of the Church now that you are one of them I apologue to the other 14. know that they would not dare lp ite you Into tfielr rounells unless Hey were honest. Tou would give :h whole thing awav If there were anything crooked I rejoice the vvomhrful in the Hi of Atithohy W. Hlne to ad the orld My heart le full of gratltude and thanksfor wOndeiful the giving tribute paid to him by l ie people In the Church and out of the Church. I think It b little Inu than woudti fil to note t lie idid u butts. t Imt have bcvin paid tu him In iijewn pu pi rs that aro ow nrd by those not of our faith. I r loic e In the tribute paid by tho I (shop and Other officials of the I'atholic church, f the Cathedra) and the, tolling balls as tho fuuer: cortege passed that gieat structure. t have never known such an o itpouring of expression of lovb vnd appiedation from alf clasae otj people for anybody that has passed away, as have eomo to Urothr Hns. I'hlHi'SfHj Tlmnks llrejoiccd la thO very womKifut editorial wrltton bv Noble artum Years ago published In the Balt Lake when President Smtih Tribune passed away. It was one of tho mugt splendid tribute ever paid. 1 said to Mrv then mana ger and dictator of the editorial ! accept policy of the Ttieuno. that a a complete aiology for ail the cartoon and tjho vtriou tliimcs that were published In your paper, years ago, tgnjniit jvtseyh F. Smith I appierlate and thank NohU War-rufor the splendid editorial writam ten about Anthony W. Ivin. gintiful, beyond pepr4ston, for all of iheae tribute that have been paid to him. 1 am thnikful that tho president of the United State aaW fit to send a telegram of conon hlsj birthday. gratulation 1 could! go on talking for hour regarding Anthony Ivtiv. but 1 think perhaps J have said enough. In I vlh to ay however, that the every particular po fulfilled advice of the mother to her son HON TO "Do you knuw that your sou) I of surii a my soul part That you seem 10 be fiber and core of my heart? None other can pain me afe j&ou, dear, enh doi or None other can please me. 1 piUft td 1 i 111 Pfmtl-mo- m i 1 1 m ir praW, an 01. Iteinemhcr ilia wnid will be quirk with Its blame. If shAduw or tSpini ever daiken our name. LllvH mother, llk son, le a saying so true Of J will Th woHd idge largely mothir by y u Be this thpn. y uur task, To force the probd world homage to uif Be sure it w ill ao. when It you've w'on. Wu reaped as she sow ed Ut her son. ? paid a little tribute if task to to Brother Hart yesterminute day, and I wished to offer that tribute hire, I intended to bring ear of that (bo mon ip6rt with me, because I want It recorded l the Conference Pamph let. . but forgot it. One of tho truest, no destj most splendid men that 1 have been associated with, a one of the General Authorities of the Church, was Charles H. V u will hear my tflbuto Hart. o will nuy nothing further latn, te about hii DOW. rlboto tf luutli one or the thing to which I wish, to c ill attention with appreciation ia the wonderful respect shown in the attendance of young of the Church at the funcr-JtohIvins, If there wa one man more than another of the General Authorities whom the who young people admired and v a their true frUnd, who thcy,fclt had a sympathy for them and wa vlwavs rh irltable toward the mis lake ththey made, that man wa Broth r Ivin. Thl wne prciiiU'd h hovn bv the'spb ndld turnout p ople In hi vcmg honor a hn 'him uni It f.)l In my bit to be associated for many csrs during the m of John Taylor and Wllford Woodruff and Lorenso Snovr, with Brothee Franklin T Richard, the father of franklin 0, Richard. A mor gentle. eonaldc rate, kind. thoughtful man than FtnnkHn D. Richard I never knew. I remember ono day gettlrtg quite angry at aometlfing. and talking ptetiy loud to brother Rtrharda, and ho paid no nttntion to what I eold. f went away and came sck end apolnglseil to him. Huhyrvrhed and K mean it. I knem you said It did not Haffcct nfe iw! t Ki ec Tn I have work of God known J Prnnklln Is Rt hai N tho tirrtn I was a beboy of twenty-twcome a pkrtner with having hi brother, Lorenso L. Richard in the In Ogden, under bjslne the firm name of Grant and Richards. I alo became his partner under thetflirn name of RUImida and Grant!, owning a vinegar tory In Ggln He suhxciu engaged In the wholesale goods buncss. am! I bought hie m those two firms I Interest never met a btlghter, noro man. In my Judgrdnt than I. Richard. Many is the night 1 hae slept in Tuanklin D. Rlcnarda' home, and I became intimately! aequulnted, of covirse. with thfc father and tliA son and the daughltcr. I v Lo. thl of five mti-filu- m o, Kianklln 8 Richard m alt that a fndher could ask of a son. No tnivr man, no more filihful nor, humble man and nteUigent man have 1 n. He wn" A spUndit) durk. ring all of ithe uhle when w were dtl he wa he in horse," figuratively speaking, trying to change the condition 01 affairs In Washington, and ho u bovod unceasingly to the day of hi death He had tho unhtttiKd confidence, I am sure, of each and one of the mrmtxrH of the eveiy Rrleiftt 10 n quorum of sign High stake over which he had the honor to presidoiat the time of his death. I loved hint truly. It wa a ource of regiet to me that I had to be absnt ftm the city at the time of hi fuuvial. do fed ImpitHMcd to say any moie this morning, m further to the than to fxtend mt r o Of the Hesetvt New, the Telegkam anH the Tiibuno- my heartfelt thank for the most uolic a Kplcndld and wonderful and article that were written re- -, and when Brother Ivins; garding this I express thought I know (hot i am alsd expressing the (hibkit of gratltmlo that Is in the beirt of dear Sister 1 n I tv nd her cMi May God blcsa and comfort drn. then!. Mup he lead u all to follow the example of our beloved fellow monitor of the Church, Brother Anthony W, Tvlns, is my humble pfaer, and I k it in the name of Jean, our ildrmer, Amen 'wh.j 1 nt piicsa-r-Th- a-- do verdict llrotl( hr linrd RU hards, like Frnnkltp H Brother IV in, was the son of a most spldndtd father, a man of intigrlty 4nd devotion to the MU.DI.N Atten Famil fenont aUa Hkkr af Jtehblmler. 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