Show BE j ma tuesday da ap nou nor t at aeu acu th Aen wyat of 0 joseph aon aoa bf pres arime C kimball who departed this iffe life on the mma of r j after singing prayer was offered up by ivy elder geo Q cannon when nent YOUNG arose and said when wo we are called upon to pay our last respects to the tilo remains of our friends and to consign to the tomb that which belongs to it and to condole with the relations of the tiie departed loved ones wo we are brought f face aee ace to face with one oi of the stern xeal real realities tie til es of our el existence stence and the moans and sorrows of the bereaved lacerate our feelings with anguish to part with our children is very grievous it overwhelms us with pain and antl sorrow but wo we have this 4 oydean deai y deal to meet a and nd pass through it might appear that we should become passive and unconcerned when so common an occurrence as death overtakes our children and friends that it would cease to excite gloomy and mournful feelings within us this however is not the case although the saints aro are more moderate in their lamentations for tho the dead than the rest of ane world this moderation in their grief arises from thein their their superior knowledge of principles which pert pertain alif aill to the inner life and ule tho immortality of the soul now what do we hear ilear in the gospel which we have received A voice of gladness glad giad nessi A voice of mercy from heaven and a voice yolee of truth out of the earth glad tidings forthe for the dead a voice of gladness for tim livin living and the dead llad glad giad aidin tidings of great jo joy how beau beautiful ul upon the le mountains are the tiie feet of ef those that bring glad tidings tiding of good things and that say unto zion thy god reig neth AB As the dews of carmel so shall the knowledge of god descend upon them again it is written thou live together C in love insl lusy insomuch as thou then weep veep for the loss of them that die and more especially for those that have not hope of a glorious resurrection and it shail ahall cometo pass that those who die ill in me ine shall not taste of death for it shall bo sweet unto them and they they that die lot hiot biot in me wo unto them for their death isbister is 13 bitter while the sympathies of our hearts ahe aho wo ate drawn out for those who the tile doss of dear ones at the same time it gives us comfort and happiness and rejoicing to see that the departed have made themselves so loved and respected ns as to call from their friends such manifestations fe of love and respect these displays of tenderness are more marked jn in those who wiio live the nearest to the lord not so much by wild angov erna ible ihle bursts of anguish in cries and tears aa b by a grief that is chaste and subdued subdued by tko ako ano knowledge of the future state of the spirits of the departed and the hope of the resurrection from the dead we I 1 aro are jore not ignorant concerning them which are asleep nor sorrow as others othe r s which have no hope bope nope for the lord lor d himself shall descend from heaven with a shout with the voice of tilt 1114 archange and d with the tho trump of god and the dead in christ shall shail rise first if we mortals are so sensitive at tho the loss of our friends what must be the sensations of those who have passed passed from mortality to immortality who aro are made holy and drink at the fountain of all intelligence and are filled with the glory and ana an d pow power or of god in the heavens who are sanctified and glorified and who can seo gee see and understand the awful conse of sin and disobedience to the commandments of god when their friends wander from the path of truth until they aro arc forever separated both in this world and in the next their grief must be very intense yet they no doubt possess corresponding intelligence power and ability to overcome their sensations and to submit patiently to all the dispensations that afleck this and that existence with which the they and wo we 1 are so intimately conne connected et M what must bo be the feelings of our father in heaven li eaven at the disobedience of his chil dron dren and what must bo be the feelings of our fathers who are behind the veil when their children despise despi sethe the counsels of the lord and neglect their duties to themselves and to the kingdom of god upon the earth for such a course will lead to their everlasting separation rhe the lord says of israel of old 1 I have nourished and brought up children ell cli ildren lidren and they tiley have rebelled against me the ox his owner and the ass his masters crib but buti Israel srael doth not know ii nty ar people doth not consider whal what what love and sorrow is convey conveyed td in this quotation we have hope that when wilen we are called to separate with our friends here hero if is 3 only for a short season for we shall soon scon go to them theirl tills this hope chichis chis blooming with immortality and eternal libei is not enjoyed by the wicked world bence hence we do not mourn as they do at at the vie loss of our friends itis hafl tp t obo obe robbed of om children b by death still it is rat right r and A y such sueh ich lly uch anlie c 1 lions are pregnant with gg good od to the faithful when we as the people of god perform our duties according to the tile besl best beso best of our abilities and are united therein there is no circumstance that can transpire in this tilis life that will not be overruled for our best possible good this we shall shail see by and bye byc when the lord suffers children of all ages to bo be taken from us it is for our good and an 1 I for theirs let us learn to receive the pro vi dences of god cheerfully and with a kind submission rel rei relying ing upon him for our confide confidence hice fice our alope hope and our all is ill in him and all things shall ghali work together lor or our good I 1 am well weli satisfied of this questions are often asked why our child children rendie rendle die dio why they are not permitted to live to fill their earthly eart lily destiny and become fathers and mothers of their race many are the physical causes which lead to the tile death of our children cli cil ildren lidren and friends before they have lived out the days allotted to them that in in consequence of our ignorance of tile tiie the laws of life and health we are not yet able to overcome neither have we yet attained to faith sufficient to overcome disease and death entirely entirely uri urn ildur dur dun families but the lord has not le left lert us ils without consoling words for our comfort when we lose our children for it is written but behold I 1 say unto you that little elli cli ildren lidren hiren are redeemed from the foti foil foundation of the tiie world through mine only begotten wherefore they cannot sin for power is n not t given i veil unto satan to tempt little children until they begin to become accountable before me nic for it is given unto them even as I 1 will accor according ding to mine own ovin pleasure that great things may be required at the hand of their fathers lathers it is hard for the tile mother of the tile deceased boy before us to part with her son it wrings from her heart bitter anguish to see him committed to an all untimely grave but we ought not to allow any great sorrow to wear upon our mortal tabernacles so as to waste them away and cut us off from performing that good which we otherwise might live to perform kilough we cannot altogether avoid grief arle f under sore trials yet we can overcome excessive sorrow through through faith in the tile lord jesus and by calling upon the father in his name namo and that is all we can call do I 1 eail can sympathize with brother aber H eber 0 kimball and his wives in ill their bereavements for they tiley have lost many children ell cli ildren lidren as well as others of our brethren and sisters bisters but it is consoling to think that when wilen our children are taken from the eaith earth in their infancy they are safe for they are redeemed redeem edanA and of such is the kingdom of fi heaven eaven caven they llave the tho promise af pf a glorious resurrection to share ip glory with those who are brought forth to enjay the flie blessings pf af the sanctified this tills is a matter of rejoicing to 11 us and the reflection ought to comfort tho the mourners on the present occasion it gives me no less joy to think that the tile habitants of tile the earth will not have to suffer and endure the tile wrath of an flu angry lod sod to all eternity as is is suppose uy the sectarian world it gives me exceedingly great joy to understand der stand that every ewers child that has been taken from this mortality to the spiritual world from he day that mother eve lore loro dipre b pro pre her first child to this time is an heir to the ceier celeA celestial ial lal kingdom and glory of god and to understand also that the inhabitants of the earth who have hayg been deprived of the fullness of the gospel who wilo have been delit deprived ived of the privileges which we enjoy will be judged in inequity equity and truth according to the deeds done in the body and that every person will receive according to his merits or demerits Te merits but when members of the kingdom of god we who have all an unction from the holy one are in our ways and will not abide the laws he has given unto us but will violate our covenants with our heavenly father and with one another we are the ones that will summer suffer ill in the next existence if we do f not repent and retrace our steps before it is too late it is not those who have lived and died without law As a general thin thing yea almost without exception the chi ehi children mis uis ren of parents who are members members of this church are good I 1 true and falth faith dil and full of 1 integrity n foo too meg teg r ity rity it is true that when th they esgrow grow up to manhood some of them turn away and wander away from the their r parents but I 1 do not think an instance i can be pointed put where a child has left his parents or parent who wiio has been trained according to tile the laws of the gospel with proper parental indulgence andrest ri glion if parents understood under stood how to conduct themselves properly towards their children they tiley would bind the affections of their children eh ildren lidren to them as firmly speaking comparatively according to the intelligence they enjoy as tho the affections pf af angels are bound to the gods of eternity the children of this Ms V peoble people alc die plc 4 are arp 1 good children they havethe iame same bame temptations to others llave afave yet almost without nn an ex caption cep tion I 1 can assure you that they are good faithful and true how important it is that we should teach our children the way of life and sM salvation preserve them in the truth and in their integrity integ it I 1 these noble godlike god like principles arru should tn be instilled in ill them in their days that eliat when they grow up they may never feel a disposition to deceive or commit iniquity or turn awa away y from tila holy commandments of the lord but have power to control and govern themselves subduing every inclination to evil and every every ungovernable temper that they may secure to themselves eternal ilfe life it is right to mourn over our dead it is pleasing to the tiie heavens when strong parental af affection is manifested it i Is s justifiable before the heavens for they are full of the we ablee abbee love that we only have ill in part for ours is mixed with sin and am impurity purl puri I 1 can ean n say to brother heber deberc C kimball and to his llis family no matter whether your children exist in VL this life or in tile the s spirit irit world they tiley that put their trust in trie the lord will never be destroyed forthe for the lord will preserve his own and the tile psalmist has written 1 I have been young and now am old yet have I 1 not seen the tile righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread tile tiie seed of the ri righteous lit swill will wili never be found begging bread for the tile lord will provide for his people cople in the latter days he has defered defended us so far and has fought our battles has led us to victory and blessed us with houses and lands with friends and with an abundance of the tile comforts of life we are filled with peace joy and consolation we mingle with those who love the tile truth and this is one of the greatest boons that can be enjoyed by y those who love the truth and delight anit in it we are not under the necessity of mingling with the ungodly we may see them ill in tur our our streets and in gur eur houses occasionally but we are not obliged to fellowship their wickedness we can keep ourselves perfectly perfectly aloof from their wicked influences IN we c are arc not under the necessity of hearing the name of the gad ged we love and serve blasphemed or of hearing good men spoken evil of and reviled for if we try to avoid witnessing in such evils we can do so for our selves and for our children and lead the latter forth in the knowledge of god I 1 say to this tilis family and t to the brethren and sisters who have met ma here to condole with them may god bless you all do not be cast down sister ellen but bear up as well as you can under this bereavement to part with our children wrings our hearts then let us never conduct ourselves in that way towards them th at will cause us mourning when they are laid upon the bier but let our treatment of our children ell cli ildren lidren be such that if the should be laid a lifeless corpse before us we may feel happy and satisfied on thai thal that account elder gho Q CA canson CANNON was cited to speak who said I 1 do not know that I 1 can add anything th in g eliat will be any more comola consolatory tory to til the tho e mourners than what lias hns already been been spoken while listening to bro brighams Brig hams remarks there were some reflections that passed through my mind which to me were consolatory and edifying we are in reality while in this mortality aliens and strangers we are far distant from our fathers house living in a cold world far removed from those affections which we doubtless have experienced in the spirit world and which we will again enjoy if we are faithful to the trust reposed in us on the earth in one of the eions given to enoch it is said and the lord rard said unto enoch then shall you and all your city meet them there and we will receive them into our bosom besom and they shall see us and we shall shail fall upon their necks and they shall fall upon our necks and we will kiss each other and there shall be my abode and it shall be zion which shall come forth out of all the creations which I 1 have made and for the space of a thousand years shall the earth rest this quotation describes how happy w will ill iii b be e the meeting of the faithful with their father in iii heaven our old ailbe allbe an ec eions of which we know but little at this time will be revived and we shall enjoy ourselves with a joy that to us is inexpressible now it is right that the ties should be strengthened between us and the spirit world every one who departs from this mortal state of existence only adds another link to the chain of con eon an another other tie to draw us nearer to aur our eather father and god and analo to those which dwell dwell in his presence thaine I 1 ha lebn this illustrated illustrate tt predence pretence pre by tenee tence the he saints saas jil iii n foreign countries send 1 mr ing their friends frienda ana and aia Ala relatives tives from frond babylon to zion when thoy they h have ave sent gent their frien P 0 to zion Z ion lon tl leel leei eel a greater interest k la zion than abey ever did for they tiley have somebody there to meet probably a son a daugh daughter r a father a mother or some |