Show SUNDAY last sunday june was the anniversary of the marty martyrdom rdo m of the prophet joseph smi smith t a and h his brother hyrum and in cc com mm memora er tion ol of that event special services a as outlined in last weeks issue were wee held in in the tabernacle pres oleen N stohl preside deJ over the meeting which began by the choir singing the hymn see the mighty angel flying prayer was offered by R L Fis fishburn liburn sr and the choir sang the hymn praise to tile the man sacrament was administered by the bishopric of 0 the fourth ward during the passing of which E A box read from the doctrine and covenants the account of the martyrdom the choir sang the hymn weep weep not for me zion and ernest P horsley spoke on the subject was joseph smith a prophet the speaker referred to the prophesies ut gerej by joseph smith all of which had been fulfilled and in strong stroll g terms bore his omny that he knew that joseph smith was a prophet the seer was sung by victor or E madsen and then patriarch W L watkins spoke ot of his association with the prophet joseph in nauvoo he first met him in the year 1843 in the early spring was well acquainted with both the martyrs and recalled the day when the martyr dom was and the bodies were brought home to nauvoo it was a sorry time tor for the saints and tile the speaker will never forget the an that prevailed throughout tile the city the speaker also referred to the persecutions the saints were called to pass through after the leaders had been killed and bore testimony that the work was of god or it never could have withstood the assaults of the adversary ver sary the choir sang the anthem song of the redeemed and patriarch john welch offered the benediction |