| Show AN impressive EVENT the cene which w blob WM was presented preBen ted in tabernacle on sunday when the children of the sunday in the gait bait ike stake of zion assembled enabled aM to celebrate president Pre wilford woodruffs fla birthday and agisim today monday when toe general publio public were invited to the reception given by brother and slater woodruff upon the anniversary anni venary of their heir birth was a deeply impresa rive dve one to all those familiar with the genlue and progress ot of the neat great work to which the worthy oadle have devoted all their liver be a our world famed auditorium h to yet it was far from being sufficient to totally fully accommodate those desirous deai roae of participating in the proceedings ot of the occasion it was wac a bea heavenly venly inspiration which filed the minds of the children on the bright and beautiful sabbath day when their share of the exercises was waa to transpire in the tabernacle there we was no need of urging from parents or sebere lo for the youth to be present and an be b prompt their hearts were filled with an enthusiastic eagerness to engage bacare in the services and wherever prevented this there was wae more BM the desire to at una tuna WAS raa universally from a ID 9 to honor a humble at faithful man MAD fully trusted beloved as a a prophet of and ad d deeply god divinely appointed to the holy apostleship instituted by the lord JUB jame for the feeding and care of his flock whatever may be the fancy of other people with the assembled thousands thon thou Band sande ot at bunday school children on last sabbath bath the T thought was wai or of bo honoring noring the anointed of the lord of whose divine calling they have knowledge kaow ledge in the witness they have through the blessing of the almighty therefore it was with an intensity la of devotion deeper than words ma ex dpree and which springs only from tile the realization of the tact bat the tt W burst forth in the open lof ing song of praise to me he holy one we thank thee 0 god lor for a prophet vv the sainta of today not im 1 than they of olden time have reason to praise the almighty for the personal ministrations of his hie prophets prophete la is ag ae plugs chloee communion and association with them as aa witt with the people in any age e of at the be worlo and the sense ease of this reality permeated every feature of the day programs program riving giving joy oy on nn pea kable to go all who received of its ito the occasion was wai the event of air lifetime to those in this thic part of the land cocu occupied pled by the Latter day daj saints the proceedings monday partook in general of the same bame nature in the parit of the program rendered everything that occurred was of the be most moat IWA Amant nature and all was character lim la a marked manner by the fact WIH IM it to is la in the capacity of a faithful gallo follows wor and servant ervant of the lord jesus coriat that president woodruff hai ban attal aad the prominence in which he J today both of a pioneer of tw sude and an a leader among ble fel at the reception monday people ot of varying shades oi 01 opinion tor of different national I 1 ties lle and races united in the kindl kindi leet lest feelings in congratulating president and slater sister woodruff upon the auspicious even tand the mutual exchange exchanged of courtesies were cordial andain and cincere jin cere it may be remarked at this time that president wilford woodruff to ie an example of mormonism he is peculiarly one of its products A system to ie not to be judged by the men and women who have bare set at naught its if rules rulee disregarded its prin caples or ignored its spirit its true test teet Is ie the result it has produced in the live a of its ita faithful adherents adhe rente those who conform to it in their conduct tin in private life as in a public capacity in this respect president and slater sister woodruff are jamoua the latter olas chaos they are exemplars of mormonism they have observed its ita instructions heeded its ite advice conformed to so Vs 18 laws partaken partaker par taken 0 of f its ita genius and in their lives have set et forth the effects of obedience to its principles principle as nearly as may be through such fairly diligent efforts as mortals mortal may make the work which has made them what they are may be judged by what it Is known to have produced in those hove whose jived have been in harmony with it and in this case came there are none who can say it is in not good on OB the other hand ita if godliness to la manifest in the tetI testimony of all the impressiveness of this birthday will be far reaching in its iti effects among the people not only those who reside in salt sal t lake city and county but news thereof ats gaall JI go and great good shall come of it A it to la a momentous event in the history of the great work for which brother woodruff has labored so long and so well and to la years to come they who participated in the exercises of the occasion will find joy and satis faction in the fact that they were num aum bared among those who honored the venerable and respected pioneer as a beloved prophet of the most high |
