| Show FUNERAL SERVICES 1 LAST OFFICES OF RESPECT TOWARDS BISHOP L LW W harmann harm and ann PRESIDENT IV WW IV TAYLOR As announced in saturday evenings s NEWS the bodies of the two deceased decease d servants of god bishop leonard W hardy and president IV W taylor were brought into the tabernacle at an early hour and placed immediately in front of the bishops stand the casket containing the remains of bishop hardy was conveyed in the sex tons carriage from lis his its residence in the sugar house ward and was deposited to the right of the centre aisle a few minutes before 8 shortly afterwards brother taylors lors remains were carried from his late lite residence in the ward six of his brothers acting in aspall bearers landwere and were placed on t the I 1 e north side of the aisle the caskets were simple yet elegant and were be decked with the choicest flowers of earth artistically arranged into the shapes of crosses wreaths and anchors the ful fui fulfilled diled life of the aged bishop was appropriately typified by a bundle of ripened corn which lay u upon 0 n the lid of the casket near a silver plit pitt plate e bearing tile the sublime word father the inscription on the tiie lid of the coffan containing brother taylors body consisted of the blessed words rest in peace the utter absence of artin artif artificial lelal gloom which greatly heightened the solemnity of the scene was a noticeable feature while the unconcealed grief of the thousands who in pass passing ug gazed a moment upon the placid faces of the dead showed plainer than any words could express it the love and regard in which the departed brethren were held from the time the doors were opened to the pu public b 1 c u until the commencement of the servi erv 1 esa cesa constant stream of mourners passed the r remains from south mouth to north and took seats farther back in the building until the body of the vast tabernacle was well filled and many hundreds had to take seats in the gallery to avoid the crowd and beat below the features of both the brethren looked calm natural and peaceful as lt it they mere enjoying a much needed sleep they were excellently preserved and showed no signs of decay or everl everi discoloration shortly before 10 th the strains of the organ filled the building with solemn music durin during the rendering ox of which the families 01 of the deceased entered the tabernacle and took seats N which had been reserved for them immediately in front of the caskets bishop bishop hardys family and relatives 0 led the first six seats ori on the south side hide of the aisle and brother taylors the same number on the north side behind the latter were places reserved for the mayor and city council coudell ot of salt lake city who came in a body to pay their respects to their deceased co ray laborer in the muni leapal government and took their assigned places before the services began the various stands were adorned with beautiful bouquets at either end and were filled with the different grades of the priesthood at 1010 lolo george acan non who conducted the service the assembly to order and gave out the following byann which was sung bung by the choir god moves in a mysterious way I 1 his wonders to perform prayer by president joseph htaylor the choir sang i nearer fearer ne a ie r my in y G god 0 d to th thee e e the congregation was addressed by PRESIDENT vilf will wili ord orb WOODRUFF we had assembled together to pay our last respects to two of gods godts noblemen servants sons and friends ile he was presen presena himself under peculiar circumstances on the death ot of president joseph smith and his bis brother hyrum he was appointed by the council of the apostles to go to en england on a mission to preside over age the work of tile the lord in that landane land lan dand and was to told id by president young to ta kewith him any of the brethren he might select to assist him his labors one of the two persons who went with him was leonard W hardy speaking one day concerning the death of the prophet jose joseph ph the speaker and brother ilarda maae made made a mutual covenant that whichever of them survived should attend the others funeral lie he little thought hen then that the time would come when he be would be called on to attend brother hardys funeral in a tabernacle like this in the midst of the rocky mountains surrounded by thousands of the saints and another faithful servant of god would be lying dead at the same game time but here he was waa to fulth his covenant the brethren before us were called dead nut mut there was no sting of death here for the sting of death was waa sin and these men were werd righteous and hab had died in the lord if they had the privilege pr V 1 lege of returning Tetu to mortality th they y would not on opening their eyes in the spirit world wrid they had met friends and were happy and satisfied when he thought of how the prophets and leaders of this people had been and were being taken away and saw young men like ilke brother win wm W taylor go gb also he thought to himself what IS 18 the matter Z on the other side of the vall vail what Is going on there and he was met by bry the reflection that these men were taken hence to continue their labors in another sphere ile he believed our labors were greater there than here there being more people to preach to than those on eartle and these servants of god who had gone hence had entered fully upon their labors in the spirit world Their mortal lives live were before the saints before heaven and earth they had been true and faithful unto death and would receive a crown of life to their wives wises sons I 1 daughters parents and kud friends he be would say we cannot mourn When we look at their condition ile he felt more like shouting sh outinO I lory glory hallelujah I 1 11 tor For these theme men had haa obeyed the celestial law their bodies would be but a short season in the tomb and they would come forth clothed upon with immortality and eternal life to sit on thrones and eind possess assess principalities powers and dominions No minions dominions forever all was well with them they were beyond the power of deat death satan and sin where they could mingle mingie with prophets gone before and labor for their their friends on earth who would yet meet them and have joy in their society ile he felt shocked at brother williams death but he felt to sa say the lord and the lord ta I leth eth away blessed be tho the name of the lord all ali should be as well pre pared ared when god called them thein to go leaving bavi nothing undone that it was sas vas their th air duty ruty to do ao that they might be b j free f ree from rom reproach reproach and ready at any time 11 e to meet their final account accorn t lie he felt kelt to comfort those who remained and a nd i exhorted them to continued faithfulness i BISHOP ROBERT kobert T BURTON it had been very truly and properly said by president woodruff that the dead before us were two of gods noblemen no other sentiment could so fittingly express his feelings regard in ing ins them lie he did not wish to say much for sor his associations with the tiie departed were too near and dear for words and no eulogy that might be pronounced upon them could alter their condition one iota he had known bishop hardy for over thirty years yean for te ten years intimately and was familiar bears his tits career as a bishop hish as a military man and as a servant or 0 of god in various capacities they had formed a strong i attachment for each other and a as s hundreds could tes tea tiby attachments which s spring ring tip up between the servants of goi gos god in the associations of the gospel could be stronger far than the ties oi of kindred iles lles he spoke oke bf brother hardys courage determination Te termination determination and indomitable will and said that it seemed as if he was determined to die at his post for it was not till a week ago last friday nib nig night gh t that he left his office never to return it was after 6 that night that he had another attack of paralysis and helas he was then in lit lii at his when the speakers attention was called to him he felt that it was something serious and that brother would be compelled to yield to tb the power of the destroyer in his death there was really nothing to regret chehad finished his course all that he could on earth t was somewhat different with brother william taylor taylor for he was cut in the prime of his bis youth it be harder with some to recon ue his death with the provi dences of ef god for that reason but we must all say sar blessed be the name of the lord lie ile hath bath ulven riven and lie he hath bath taken away we should miss these brethren and their thein labors but for them there was nothing to regret they were beyond the power of the destroyer or of wicked men inen he prayed that god would inspire bishop hardys sons to emulate the example of their noble father a man who would never engage in anything that zook rook him engage away from his els Is duty to god the same could be said of brother far as he be had lived and he prayed that god would bless and comfort his friends and relatives as well as those of brother hardy PRESIDENT JACOB GATES could endorse all that had bad been said oi of bishop ila lia nardy hardy rite from long iong ong acquaintance with him bim he had not noti known brother taylor so 86 though they were la in the same quorum together and he be had become warmly attached to him he could testify bestif to his useful labors as one of the fresl fresi presidents presidents dents of the seventies ills his death had given him the speaker a shock it wd was s so sudden and apparently premature prema ad he felt that he had lo 10 lost t a friend and fellow laborer labor erin in a work that needed lust lurt not such men to td carry it on but death was nothing new in this world it had been experienced from the beginning and would be down to the end till the common enemy was put under forever till the time came when there would be namore no more parting by death 1 to whom it was given to dissolve dial the first partnership of the tha body and the spirit ile he hoped when our time did come it if could bould be said sald of us well done good and faithful derx ser vant I 1 ag ast it could now be said of the brethren breth reut renu whose mortal morial tabernacles were before us when he reflected that the original twelve apostles of this dispensation and many others had passed away and that the leaders of toil people were gradually falling asleep I 1 ie asked him self what algar will become of usi but when he looked about and saw mighty might men growing u up to take their places reminder dei deg he was reminded that those who had gone had left representatives behind them in n their sons we W could look forward hopefully through a glass darkly it might by be but could still see aee the dawning of a brighter tei day ahead no power could puta stop to this work foi it would increase till all ali the kingdoms of the world had become the kin kingdoms boins of god and his christ PRESIDENT A xa M CANNON from childhood he had been limilla li mills with bishop hardy as a veteran among gods people eople and he felt to congratulate itz jiz him on the rest he hal hai entered upon and the way in kyl kyi which tyl ilch lich lie he had ende end d ahls his career lie he was a man who when w he n lid he heard a prophets voice declaring the restoration of the gospel thanked thauna god that he had lived to see that day and he be never falter ed edin in his trust or faithfulness thereafter the speaker could not say anything ot particular benefit to the dead but he kne knell kneir that brother hardys soul soui yearned over his posterity and to them he would say emulate his example and perpetuate and carry on the work he so nobly began and was wati faithful falth faith ful fui to unto the last that you may not be ashamed to meet him at the bar of god He prayed god to comfort the bereaved in regard to the death of brother taylor no one sensed his bis loss to us as a a people eo if e more than the speaker himself 8 born norn orn in the everlasting covenant omaros WM arms amos heart had alway always s delighted in the things of god in sunday school as a ward teacher and as a missionary he was ever found faithful and true while while in england enfeebled in health he requested one of his bis returning fellow laborers not to mention his bis condition to his family samily lest it should cause them anxiety this was one keynote key note to his character returning from abroad laden with sheaves he next took up tip the labors of clerk of the high council and of the stake and had been the right hand of the P presidency of the stake stage e he was always at athis his post p ost and his records were accurate when asked how hov he was ivas enabled to maue make are them so clear comprehensive and reliable he replied that when he assumed the office he asked the lord to give him the spirit of his calling last Sa saturday turdy after fulfilling his duty as ils one of the delg deig delegates gates to the county convention he felt weary wear y and on monday evening sent for the speaker to come and administer to him he went to his house and found brother william seriously ill lil thursday at 1 am a m he again repaired to hla his bedside and having blessed him within three hours afterwards his spat spirit had departed the speaker prayed d that the sweet influence of r gods oja spirit might rest upon the hearts of all who felt seit to on this all might be faithful ana aua prove themselves worthy to meet and mingle with these righteous men hereafter PRESIDENT josepn joserh r SMITH we had bad hot come together to mourn for we had too much to bb thankful antl anti praise god for to mourn is as those hita no na hope hobe neither had wa leome come to together ether to celebrate the death of our grethren brethren all we could possibly mourn for was the deprivation of their society counsel and issi assistance stance these theme men luelf were not dead they them had not tasted of feath death they simply slept and aud their sleep was sweet of abraham and were re rel 1 deemed by the blood of bf christ abd and 1 the power of his gospel the speaker here read selections from the doctrow d Coven uta nta relative to the tho temptation and fall of adam of the spiritual death pronoun ced upon him for transgression and of his redemption th through christ and the gospel which god revealed to him before his passing away froin from earthy he then proceeded to show that the tho brethren who had gone gore were redeemed in like man manner mantler tier ana and and ana would be among those on whom the second or og spiritual death which before was first would have no power that while it would b be said unto the wicked depart ye cursed edill because they had proved unworthy of inheriting gods presence that the righteous would bask in the light of his favor forever such could weil well well weli say U death where is ahr ahr stin sting 9 grave where is 14 thy victory 9 the lord had bad said we should mourn for the wicked top tor were werd without the glorious ho hope e of the he gospel ile he had alad sai sat said sald da that lf any were sick and had adt faith to he be healed they should be nourished wit with mild herbs and not by the hand of ah enemy and should be prayed brayed for by the tile elders eiders then if they lived they would live unto wm and it if they died the they Y would die unto him when gehad we had done allive all ali we could for them and they passed passed away all we could say was the the lord lyeth Lord nord anva avva aay and tow low in subin submission aslon to hin hip hi holy wiil will bishop hardy had finished a lonk ion lon and usef useful unite life ilfe and had died peacefully ully surrounded by friends and many blassl ings ings kor eor for him there was no regret ahil abil W while |
