Show OBSEQUIES OF SISTER E H the remains of sister elizabeth H cannon wife of president geo Q cannon were conveyed from the house where her demise occurred to the F fourteenth ward assembly hall on sunday morning escorted by a long process procession lon ion of relatives the following 0 all of whom are nephews of the deceased with the exception of the im last it named acted as pall bearers gro C J lambert george 0 lambert joseph A west richard a 0 lambert thomas no ac little david H lambert A M cannon jr john hoagland george 11 cannon john woodbury angus 0 lambert and isaac LI waddell the escort with the body reached the building where services were to b be e held hold precisely at 10 but I 1 long iong ong before that hour a crowd of pe people ople opie had bad congregated the attendance tc nuance was so great that probably not more than half were able to obtain admissions ad mission under the direction of president angus M 31 cannon who had all through the trying scenes of the illness aa as well as subsequently represented the absent husband the lattaro latt lat terla ero cro wishes regarding the funeral had been carried out the coffin a comely casket made mado specially by sexton boston taylor of native mountain pine nicely polished and embellished with silver diver was placed near the tho stand on the lid were laid wreaths of flowers brother A mo cannon bat eat near tha the head of the coffin and the relatives of the family on the seats adjacent to and surrounding it the organ and aul stand were draped with a delicate white fabric and upon the latter Jatter were vases containing flowers the services were conducted by bishop thomas taylor after the tho choir had sung the hymn commencing 0 lord lond responsive to thy call in life or death whatever befall prayer was offered by counselor D H wells the choir bang eang mourn moura not the tho dead dmd who peaceful la lay y their wearied bodies down president woodruff made the following rel rei remarks narks we are again called to pay our last respects to the dead upon this thia occasion it la Is one of the daughters of the lord a mother of zion who has filled the measure of her creation sister cannon was a noble woman a noble mother in israel who has raised a noble posterity and she has now gone to rest after spending her life in upholding the principles of truth and making them honorable in the earth there aro are some things connected with this funeral that may be con unpleasant I 1 refer to the absence of the husband of the deceased at washington where he is laboring for the interest and welfare of af the people of this ten Teril i tory lory he under tile the circumstances not feeling leeling to leave his pos post tilis but to leave the remains of his companion in the hands of his friends and to the mercy of god and also in the absence of her two oldest sons one of whom Is in england the other in germany preaching the gospel to the inhabitants of those respective countries neither of whom there therefore forey fores the sons nor the husband can be present to pay their last respects to their noble mother and companion on such occasions when mourning the loss of our departed friends I 1 cannot help but think that in every death there is a birth the spirit leaves the body dead to us and passes to the tho other side of the vail vall alive to that great and noble company that are also working for the accomplishment of the purpose purposes of god in m the redemption and salvation of a fallen world and the spirit of this our deceased sister has gone to mingle with her little ones who have gone before belore her and with her father and mother and her other family relation relations and with her many friends who like her have wrestled with ilfe life and the struggles and troubles thereof have overcome and gone home all Is well with sister cannon cheis bhe she is satisfied with writh her condition today to day 1 I 1 feel with regard to her as I 1 have always felt with regard to faithful latter day saints when they have finished their work and gone behind the vail vat that there are none of them that would return to their earthly bodies if they had tile the ity ltv in inal inai making ling king remarks at funerals which I 1 have often been called upon to do I 1 have taken the liberty of speaking plainly my feelings with regard to the dead and I 1 will say here when I 1 see a man or woman a true and faithful latter day saint pass away I 1 do not feel in my heart to mourn why should we mourn for the woman whose remains lie ile before us she has been true trula and faithful to the sacred and holy covenants that she entered into with gocher god her heavenly eather father father eather she has received those ordinances 1 in I the of god that will prepare her to go into the presence odthe of the best beat men and women that have lived upon the earth she has left a noble posterity to bear her name and to tu bear record of and to emulate her example she is freed from pain and suffering and the anxieties of life and is now beyond the power of the enemy of all righteousness she has opened her eyes in the spirit world among her relatives and friends and her own little ones whose whoso death caused her grief and pain she has gone to enjoy the society of those who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of tho the lamb and to inherit the blessings and glory of eternal life no I 1 cannot feel to mourn for her it is hard bard of course to part park with our onn mends friends but after all it is with regard to them as one of old said it la is better to go to the house of mourning than the house of feasting it is natural for ua us to give expression to our feelings in tears in laying away the bodies of our beloved friends and there is a degree to which we haygo may go which is proper and right but there are eire extremes which are often indulged in which is neither proper nor right for latter day saints to copy after here Ilo llo however wever as I 1 have said we have nothing to mourn about as far as sister cannon is concer concerned nod ned when I 1 say that I 1 have never felt to mourn for any falth faith faithful fid man or woman who has died in this church I 1 must make one exception I 1 did feel to mourn and eo so did all israel the death of our martyred marty red prophet and patriarch joseph and hyrum smith but we did not mourn on account of them personally for they had passed through all that any martyr over ever did or of could but bat we felt to mourn their thein th E ir loss ims to the church fv wt our loaders leaders to whom we had bad learned to look for counsel and advice in every hour of trouble and trial although there is something very dreadful in the thought of assassin acing men whether they be pro ibets or apostles or whether they be emperors or presidents with that exception I 1 have not felt to mourn for any faithful person who has gathered up his feet and gone to sleep with the fathers I 1 have felt rather that they have gained a victory which but few of the human family have gained in ju their day and generation for you will ondy and my brethren and sis bis sisters there there are but a very few comparatively either male or female who have had independence of mind enough as well aa a honesty of heart sufficient to receive the gospel of christ it Is takes independence of mind honesty of hearty heart faith in god and firmness of character to live the uda ufa of a latter day saint in the face of lof a frowning world and in the midst of trials and troubles and persecution the spirit of bister sister cannon has left up u her body is here awaiting the purifying changes it must undergo in mother earth but whether her spirit is 19 present witnessing these funeral berv services Icess or whether ehe she on open opening I 1 n g her eyes in the ai spirit pi rit world id would say 1 I 1 leave m ve my or y body for lor my friends to bucy bury I 1 must enter upon my mission that is something we are not able to speak definitely about god not having revealed it unto us but tilis tills we do know she Is all right because she was thoroughly prepared for the change that awaited her and she has gone to do all that she can for those of her kindred and friends that are to follow and what more can you bay say we V are left and we are doing for sister bister cannon what our oun friends sooner or later will be doing for us it will not be very long before brother cannon and also the children and friends of the deceased who re remain will join her in the 8 el irit world 1 ifft if it is not until the coming of christ T this 1 1 monition admonition all ail comes home forcibly to the living be ye also ready and it applies to us all and it is for us as parents and elders elder of israel to labor in the cause of glod god while we are permitted to tarry living up to the light and knowledge mat we have been blessed with foz por there la is a time appointed unto all men and he takes tabes away many according accordia ac cordin g to tile the counsels of his JAIs own will he takes whom he will take and spares whom he will ebare spare for a wise pur pose in himself these things are according to the purposes and ordination na tion of god to man some labor this side of the vail vall others on the other side of the vail if we tarry here we expect to labor in the caus cause 0 of salvation and if we go hence we expect to continue outwork our work until the coming of the son of nian man the only difference we are here we are subject to pain irain and sorrow while they on the other side are free from affliction of every kind I 1 pray god to comfort the heart of brother cannon 1 in this thia his sad ead bereavement rea and to sustain him by the power of his spirit and I 1 pray that his wives and children may be blessed and preserved in the truth that at last he and they together with this his companion whose 1 voice Is now hushed in death may come forth in a the morning of the first resurrection and stand in their theirl family organization clothed with glory immortality and and eternal lives to join with the redeemed and sanctified in exclaiming oro cio 0 death where is thy sting 0 grave where is thy v victory i atory PREST JOS TOS F smith being requested I 1 arise to make a few remarks occasions of this kind asard afrodi d us opportunity not so much for mourning thel loss of our departed friends as to reflect upon gur pur present condition and our future prospects and hopes hopeb for as has been remarked fat itle itie is better to go to the house of mourning I 1 n g til than an to go to the house of feasting feas t for that is the end of all men med and the living will lay jay it to his heart here we havo have occasion to reflect upon our own lives and the future that awaits us for there is one event which inevitably evit ably awaits every overy living soui boul and it la only a question of a vety very little while when everyone present as well as elsewhere will be placed in a position similar to that in which our beloved sister slater is placed whose body now lies here in the cold embrace of death we are born 0 o dle die it Is the inevitable end of all flesh it being a fixed unalterable ait nit e rable rabie decree of th the 0 almighty concerning the human family we may therefore aswell as well weli now as at any other time reflect upon what the result of our lives may bo be after wo we shall pass away from this stager of 0 existence if we do well thayis tle lordie are accepted unto him but if we do III ill sin lies at our door it is a truth that should arrest the attention of every one that we shall be required to render an account for the deeds we do in the body and for my part I 1 feel that wo have no cause to shed a tear for the condi condition tion tiou of bister sister cannon for years she has been afflicted and has been quite feeble at times now she able has passed a beyond frering suffering su and de ty i nothing but the lifeless inanimate part of sister cannon remains the ille lile the intelligent and the immortal part has gone to god from whence it came not but what she might be present if she desires to be here and her desire be consistent with the will and pleasure of owr our our heavenly Fath eath ber ter for those who live here in the flesh have a claim upon this earth and upon the bodies they hav have e occupied while they sojourned sojourn ed here this eartis is their home and will forever so remain that is they will possess an inheritance here hero inasmuch as they overcome anabe and be come the saints of the most high god for it ia Is written that unto the saints of the most high the earth and th e bulnes thereof shall be given and they shall possess it forever and ever but notwithstanding the immortal part of this our deceased sister has returned to god from whence it came she possesses poss esses the privilege or may possess sess lebs the privilege aa I 1 have eaid said if she eo so desire and if f it be in accordance with the will and pleasure of the almighty to bo be vre pre present on this occasion cowit to witness the ceremonies in which we are now engaged we are told by the joseph smith that there are no angels who minister to this earth but those who do belong or have belonged tolt hence when messengers are sent to minister to the inhabitants of this earth they are not strangers but from the ranks of our kindred friends and fellow beings and aad fellow servants the ancient prophets who died were those who came to visit their fellow crost ivra po tu thoy they came i to 0 abraham Abra barn to isaac and to jamb jacob it was such beings holy beings if you please that walt wait k ed upon tle the savior and adminis to him on the mount blount the angel that visited john wien wien len an exile and unfolded to his vision v i future events in the history of man upon the earth was one who had bad been here who had toiled tolled and suffered in common with the people of god for you sou remember that john 9 after his eyes had beheld the glories of the great future was about to fall down and worship hi ill ii but was peremptorily forbidden to do eo so I 1 see thou do if it not for I 1 am thy fellow servant and of thy breth brethren reri rexi the prophets and of them which kept the sayings of this book worship god 11 jesus has visited the people of this earth arth from time to time he visited and chewed him self in his spiritual body to tile the brother of jared touching certai certain stones with his finger that the brother of jared had bad fashioned out of the roch rock rock making them to give light to him and his people in tile the baiges in which they crossed the waters of the tho great deep to come to this land he visited others at various times before and after he in the flesh it was waa he who created this thia earth it therefore is his inheritance and und he had bad a perfect p berfect right nigh t to come and tn inister minister to the inhabitants of this earth he came in the meridian of time and in the flesh some 33 yeara jeara among men hi in traducing and teaching the fullness of the gospel and calling upon all men to tb follow in his footsteps to do the same things that he himself did that they might be worthy to inherit with wilh him the same glory after he buffered the death of the body he appeared appear eds edy not only to his disciples and others on tl ti e eastern continent but to the inhabitants of this continent and he ministered unto them as he did to tho people in the land of palestine in like manner our fathers and mothers brothers sisters and friends who have passed away from this thia earth ha han ing been faithful and worth worthy y to enjoy these there rights and privileges may have a mission given them to visit their relations and friends upon the earth again bringing from the divine presence mek messages sages of love iove of warning of reproof and anci instruction to those whom they had learned 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