| Show last liast mours hours and obsequies of the late elder caleb parry the millennial star of the uit contains the following communication 26 st birmingham Sept sea president albert carrington i dear brother president caleb parrys funeral was appointed at I 1 pm on friday sept 22 who tho hearse and mour mout mouthing nIng coach were pi preceded seceded by the cemetery officer in uniform and the six pall bearers elder william the hockley branch and his finst first counselor thomas hooper and four other brethren and followed by a goodly number odthe of the saints in the mourning carriage we were ra elder RJ B J filce sister timms and her daughter damaris sister wedge of dudley who had been very tery kind to pres pros parry during hiss his sickness and elder samuel P jarvis officiating elder at tho the cemp cemetery tery teny chapel the hymn mourn not the dead was sung ap appropriate ro remarks lemarl s were made by elder jarvis and prayer sprayer offered when the tho process slon proceeded to the grave 15 section dy D birmingham old come cemetery tely which wiach was dug down to elder Flan igans commin coffin a distance of seven feet enow now hes gone well not re recall him was were werd made by elder jarvis jar vis prayer offered and the saints took a last farewell of the remains of one who had bad gained the love and esteem of all who had made his him acquaintance quaint ariee atiee on sunda sunday night sept 10 18 1871 il president caleb garry barry parry felt pressed impressed fm that he wason was on his death bedana bed and when we were all in the room he asked to be raised up that he be might say a few words while his speech yet remained for they might be the last words he would to be able to utter in this probation so as to be distinctly understood 4 I 1 took paper and pencil and wrote as he spoke as follows 1 I wish elder richard J r filco lieo to t teil tell president carrington that I 1 do not feel that I 1 have done a great work here but I 1 have done all I 1 could do in my humble way I 1 have always vindicated the truth and the character ot of the servants of god and whenever I 1 did so I 1 always felt the power of or god upon mei never failed to enjoy the spirit whenever I 1 bore testimony to the purity of their lives I 1 wish to be kindly remembered to my brethren and sisters according to the flesh and to their families and to joseph my cousin 1 I wish sister timms to write to my wife and inform her that I 1 have received here all the attention and comfort that my heart could desire and if possible more than I 1 could have received ived anywhere else I 1 1 I wish to be kindly remembered to those saints who are acquainted with me in abersychan rhymney rhomney ney swansea and cardiff hiff alff also to sister scott and brother villier and son of commercial road newport Monmouth shire 11 in addition he instructed brother elico filco in regard to his family and on business matters I 1 venture to add ada that during our short acquaintance with elzer eizer elder eider caleb parry in birmingham he always conducted himself as a refined gentl gentleman emani and a good counselor and father to the saints and seemed highly respected wherever ho he went richarb RICHARD J eise else lit lix mit I 1 M 1 1111 11 11 1 A WARM waru NOOK noor the colorado attain has the tho following brigham Youn young gand and his be superstitions superstitious bigoted and fanatical but they have a warm nook in their hearts ready to receive and listen to the appeals of af fellow creatures in distress the cry for foi aid from chicago reached them and they haye have responded nobly brigham young and a number of the prominent leaders of the mormon faith putting down their names for one thousand dollars dollar each soach this act of unselfish generosity ah the part of the tho mormons cormons is worthy 0 all praise and should be permitted to coyer a multitude of alas that hate have been charged margid them |
