| Show 84 t u bo HONORING tiie THE martyns MARTYRS J 1114 hi s the she SERVICES IN I 1 THE 11 tabernacle MACLE the services in honor of elders william S berry and john 11 gibbs gibby took place as announced in the ta bernacle barnacle yesterday afternoon com me ngin at 2 11 there was a vast 6 congregation ii gr gutlon present every seat being laken taken in the body of the hali hail while but little room remained in the galleries the seats of the priesthood were also aiso I 1 I 1 i ia largely occupied and on the tand were president joseph E F smith pre diden giden woodruff and other Abst apostles P les ies and elders including the ot the stake on eitner ot the seventies 1 stand seand a floral emblem was placed while another alien iare lard large lare a e one rested immediately in front of the communion table below jile the one on the right hand represented represent tid d the gates ajar with the white dove doye of peace float floating lug ing 11 over them the floral Jp arts being composed of various col coa col I 1 1 biord lord 0 oad omd german aster phlox smili smila x it and slik ferns intermingling tue wol vol volk voik k i was done by byr the family of brother james tames dwier dwyer with the assistance tf I 1 his gardener and the flowers II 11 gathered from the parterres par terres su I 1 V 1 rounding his home the emblem cn vwe th e lef iet f was a broken column bovim covered ad with white german asters aroutin which was bov woven en a wreath of terminating at the top with whiteway white wax wak berries the base was of snowy i ti dahlias dah hilis lias ilas sweet alyssum sand sprigs of feathera reat feat herf elv this was executed by drother brother Brothe rJohn john reading beading with flowers i furnished by himself the emblem in front of tho comman ion table was an original design com 1 posed P by brother george hamlin of the ward resting oon mon g on a white marble slab was a parallelogram I 1 planche ede de fews fech 1130 SO by 20 inches containing the initials of the martyrs froug wrought lit in J white pansies on a dark purple ground of suggest suggesting lu mournful pensiveness i and bonds of affection affect ionO lono i encircled by a wreath of sweet alyssum emblematic of modest worth and ex cel cei lence in the centre was a crystal fied w white hite bite cross linger of death and the martyrs fate late from the corners out of clusters oi of roses dahlias kahlias and asters typical bf t purity parity and fl delity fidelity rose aloft from the mournful cyprus four date palm paim Pr branches anches bending bendin gand and meet in together in the centre signifying victory over the grave and supporting a martyrs crown of golden immor telles belies te lies lles les ies studded with floral jewels sur rounding the base of the piece was a broad of carnations signifying 1 the sea of blood through which the martyrs reach the shores of para rara paradise d I 1 se Attached tu i tx ta lh the tho design wa ivas thiv in tribute to tile tiie memory of ahe he late lamented martyrs eiders elders william S berry and john if gibbs who were slain for the testimony of 0 f jesus christ at condors farm lewis county ten tennessee bessee sua sun day august 10 1881 issi 11 the author 0 of f the design desi n brother bro ther hamlin was indebted to the generosity of lion ilon will wm jennings for most of the flowers used in this elegant piece of work and also to mrs dallas of the ward both of whom responded with hearty willingness willin in ness to his request and parted readily with the choicest treasures of their gardens and conservatories conserva tories the services cammen commenced ced promptly at thel lour named the choir san sant the hymn creation i peaks with awful voice hark tib a universal nm versal groan prayer was offered oy by counselor 1 D ir 11 wells the choir san sang sans S sleep I 1 cep thy last sleep the congregation 11 was addressed by NT v F SMITH we have met this afternoon afternoons as usual to attend to our Sabbath duties and ana worship the tho lord to administer the sacrament that we may witness that we do remember him and are arc willing to keep lils liis commandments but in connection with our usual services we design to commemorate hi lit fitting tilling remarks the sad and sorrowful event which has brought gloom to 10 not only the families of our beloved elders who have been slain but to the whole people called saints through tie tte tle word an event which will carry sorrow to the hearts ot of all right minded people everywhere it is sad to reflect that men in the peaceful u pursuit ut their calling should be inhumanly butchered int in this lils land of religious f free reedo domand uland it m be a source of sorrow that such scenes can call be enacted in the midst of this enlightened nation we are here to join tile the fai fal families nilles of these elders in services at tiie tile same time as they will be held in their respective homes the bodies were brought brou ht to utah last friday elder berrys barrys berr 0 remains were sent home from provo by and word has been received that the body passed cedar in yesterday and would probably reach home about 9 or 10 last evening elder eidt r gibbs remains were forwarded on friday to their destination and services are being held there over them today to day tile the conre con congregation re matlon mation of the saints meet to comm commemorate emokate this event and to petition god from our hearts that like scenes cenes may never occur again until the winding up the speaker counseled moderation in those who might be called upon to speak on this occasion that they preace charity to all men that no words of condemnation be I 1 even esven uttered against those who had taken the lives of some of the best men who lived in this century lie said that our prayers should be in behalf of the bereaved our brethren who have met death in this violent manner and prayed the blessing of god upon them and upon the congregation that while we express our horror horror at crime and violence 0 every kind westill we still remember our mission of peace on earth and good will will toward men president IRESt IDENT DET AM A M N read bead a position of the loth chapter of the second book of nephi book of mormon com commencing at the loth verse verge continuing I 1 he he pictured the sensations of the aged father of brother gibbs looking upon the remains of a beloved son who wro who left him but a few weeks ago to carry r glad giad iad lad tidings to the children of men vitie vitle little littie did heebink think of the fate him in ills his havin having been called so hudden sudden suddenly Y to leave this earth not only a father but the whole people mourn him yei yet yet in their mourning they be able to cry U god thy will be done lie he referred to the incident in the life of brother barrys berrys mother when she was robbed of two sons and the wife of one of them by the hand of the red man and the circumstance of ills lils fathers Joum journeying eying to this western country this widowed mother might have expected better things of her country it seemed to him than that her son should be bd cruelly put to death by men of f his own state while sin singing ing a hymn and preparing to preach tele tile the gospel aspel of peace in the present hour houn she Is forced to realize that she has only one son left to represent her father and his lather noble sires who fought to maintain liberty a against ainest the kingly 0 oppression which neph nephi said should never exist upon this continent the speaker exhorted the saints to teach I 1 ali tit speaker their r children their allegiance that they should never the expense of liberty for if they cannot live to teach their children this it Is better to die it is betterto die as freemen than to live as slaves Itis it is better to lay down life willingly and gladly than to relinquish one principle of our revealed religion lie ile prayed that the love of liberty might be established in the hearts 0 of the saints that decory the they might 1 be wl willing wallin llin to make su such ch a record it if called up on as athe the two eldershaw elders Elder shaa had bad doue an and closed by imploring the bleaking bl ersing eAsing of god upon n the widowed mother the widowed vi dowed wives and the fatherless children who mourn today to day that the latter might grow grov up equally willing to sacrifice bee Bce their lives for true liberty as their fathers fAther shave have done ELDER said sald the circumstances under sunder which we have mev inet are peculiar we are here engaging la in memorial services over two I 1 I 1 el elders ers who have fallen in tile the forefront i 1 of the night tight while bearing the gospel banner to their fetlow fellow inen men we should also remember the two brethren who have laid down their lives without having been permitted to gather with us and our sympathies should go out in behalf of tl tle e mourners who have not had the experience in ili the gospel that we have lie ile bore an earnest testimony to the of character of the murdered elders they and those who feil ieli with them and thoe who now labor there are men whom god delights to honor when benj allude to the patriots who fought to establish freedom f ree and the great american nation they do so with reverence and it if they are worthy of this what shall we say ot of those who fall today to day to establish rell reli lous ious liberty and in defense of the ki kingdom D doin dorn of all to names and they will go down to future generations is martyrs for the truth we recognize the truth of the words vengeance Is mine ruine aud and I 1 will repay saith tile tiie lord and can afford to leave it to him if their blood hall hali cry f from roin the soil of this nation there is a court where justice anh ana and judgment shall be rendered to all men nieu la in his associations with the tile people of tennessee the speaker had met many scores of fair sair brave people who would bow bov today to day in sorrow that such a thin thing should have occurred in their state there are thousands there and in tile the south who will regret it and will be anxious to to see the men punished commuted committed it this he believed to bo be true of the people of the south generally where the elders have met with perse cution and in the case of elder eider standing in with death still this had come from the press and clergy clera V the first cause how however ver emanates from this city of salt zake take lake and men who bring these things about walk our streets street unharmed and presume on their security to belch f forth their violent slanders about us garding regarding ite ile the elders in the south ali ail I 1 efforts lie he said are being made t to protect them they have been instructed to keep q quiet ute uie for the tiie but if the wo world rid lula luia imagine lne inc that the death of two elders or a dozen will stop the progress of truth they reckon without their host the nations will be warned and there are pie plenty ty of elders who are always willing to lay down their lives in that calling the tile shedding of the blood of these iwo ewo two brethren and tile the crack of the guns which slew them will not have been in vain the blood of the martyrs will be the seed of the church as I 1 it ever has been and the heads of liberty loving people in this nation over this crime are not bowed for naught of our brethren we can call say they have fought the good fight tight and anil have kept the falth faith the real ones to be mourned over are the misguided men who siew slew unoffending preachers of the gospel he urged the saints to train their children to protect the liberties of men everywhere and under nn derall derail all ali circumstance sanel sand santi declared that in this day when the civilized world claims to kaye bave have reached almost perfection such crimes ever remain as a dark stain upon the nations history in closing the tiie speaker invoked the blessing and comforting influences of the spirit of god upon the saints and upon those who live near nea r th the scene escene of the crime and I 1 who are in danger of their lives also upon the aged mother so cru cri cruelly lefty wounded that she might have the opportunity port unity to gather rather with the saints and perform work for her dead la in the temples of the lord the choir san sang the first fourth and i sixth verses of the hymn commencing when avien arst first the glorious light of 0 truth I 1 burst hurst forth in this last age runt RINT WIL rOni WOODRUFF he lle had listened with attention to the remarks of the previous speakers lie he had not time tu to dwell upon the virtues of the deceased nor tile tiie consequences upon the nation far the shedding of the blood ol of the lords anointed john the revelator rev res elator clator beheld indis in his bis vision on the isle of patmos the altar of god G ocl oci and under it the souls of them that were lain slain iain for the word of god and I 1 for the testimony they held and anz they cried with a loud voice saying hovy how holy long iong 0 ng 0 lord holy and true dost not th thou 0 not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth I 1 they were told that they must rest yet for a little season reason until their fellow servants also and their brethren that should be killed also as they were should be fulfilled 91 el eighteen litcey hundred years had elapsed and their brethren were being slain for their thein testimony the tite speaker had witnessed many scenes like the present lie he he would not be called upon to behold many more because they were most sorrowful persecution had been directed a against adust all people lived in godliness and we ve were having outturn our turn the gospel falness had been restored restore d in these theae latter days through joseph smith the prophet lived fourteen four lour teen leen years after he organized this kingdom and by him every key icey of the priesthood had been restored and was now novy held by men we were commanded to preach the gospel the principles of which were unpopular it Is the game bame now as it was in the days dahs of J jo c us and ills his apostles if those wh who persecuted and slew them had cnown known what would have been the result to the jewish nation they would not have acted as they all dla did so it la today to day with thi this ala aia tion we ve would he be under cou did we lve not declare the ines lues age we yve haye have to deliver delvern deU den vern vera the tile I aldur ire lre are sent forth or scrip dmd these two wha who had bad been slain lain in tennessee would receive a martyrs crown it was infinitely more desirable to be ili in their position than that of those who produced their death it was now nov as anciently the servants of god are called upon to offer the gospel to the peo people e they the did and their message IS is rejected it is for tor them to I 1 cleanse their feet and testify of tile the 1 fact to their father in heaven and woe unto those who repudiate the glad 11 tidings of salvation and their bearers tile the speaker had several times seen the blod of the martyrs shed in this dispensation but although the gospel message had been carried into nations afar off in not one had the life cf one of the elders eiders been taken except ili in this nation the fact rendered him sorrowful for his country he had no vengeful vengel ill til feeling in nis kis his uis heart in re relation latton to those who committed these feard fearful til ill deeds they were in the hands ol of jou joa t i the saints should pray that god nation in might lit tit j have mercy upon tipon this nation i and upon all people su so far as the sh eddin of innocent blood was concerned there Is no forgiveness for I 1 that sin in this world nor in the world to come while we desire to avert such scenes as the one we commemorate if we can consistently we 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