| Show SUNDAY SERVICES elder henry P richards of the high council presided over the services at the tabernacle sunday atter afternoon noon august angust 21 1898 the choir sang the hymn prayer is the souls sincere lesire uttered or unexpressed 11 prayer frayer was offered by elder 13 woolley sr f the choir sang the anthem s jesus I 1 my cross have taken elder john henry smith of the cow ell cil of the apostles first addressed tra congregation said he it to in a day of joy and happiness for the american people one of our victorious niete has returned to the american ibm after having engaged in battle in which but one of their number was rendered lifeless speaking to this point elder smith said he could see the hand of the lord in the glorious victories achieved to him it was plain that god had wn with his people on the co whether such was manifest among the people at large or not and it seemed quite evident that the cause for which the american people had been striving was one of justice and one which the father desired fraught with successful results the explosion which blasted to pieced the battleship maine in the harbor hai bor 0 of havana was here referred to by the speaker as was also the movement to estai establish blish a monument to the memory of the dead martyrs who had come com to such an untimely ending to com memo or celebrate the deeds of military heroes was a custom common among all nations and countries to others who had bad made themselves to far through their deeds of renown whether ether on the battle field or ip in MY any other position in life it a was a place nearing a tradition among all loyal and patriotic peoples moon ments had been erected to suit mat au alk con aft ditinno of activity until 2 the civilized world the history of 0 this the past had bad beien been written watten on taW eitai or stone otone commemorating and holding in ilk honor that which had been done to up lift and elevate not only the individual but all society moiety even affecting entire nations such a custom said thiea peala or er had been the means of knitting 1 gether gather in closer unity all people UP the face of the earth the bight of such tablets kindled within the human breast a fire of enthusiasm a spirit of patriotism and loyalty which alone tow told of the allegiance of one part of 9 country to another elder smith ornith called attention to the destruction of the vendome monument in paris a few days ago referring to this as an act of blas bias prejudice and bitter animation of past deeds where after monuments eirts were and cherished there stood the image of the people and their predecessors and where deeds of heroism were properly respected and looka up to mankind could feel a 9 pride welling up within the human breast wholly beyond their ability to daib describe dea cribe the weaker speaker had visited foreign lull land and viewed with unstinted satisfaction the waving of the stars and stripes among other emblems of country he had also gazed upon some of the greatest monuments ever bull ded but in no case had the tablets of stone had such a deep impress upon his mind as that erected to the memory of george washington a noble statesman the father of his country elder smith felt to rejoice in the spirit which had actuated the hearts of those who had been led to do commemorative acts it was a spirit of the deepest loyalty a recognition due every man mam woman and child who had shown their worth in modeling and shaping the history of the human race the people who had bad pioneered the way to theft theae mountain vales said the speaker were worthy of all honor and they were heroes of modern progress and civilization their works had foll followed awed them their deeds would live long after them their great leader was the right man in the rut right place and the little band that followed km hadt had laid a foundation that had roved oved a blessing to the entire pacific slope dope and had opened up the way for the establishment of common which were now the pride of the american nation elder smith then referred to the effort f towards the erection of a monument commemorative of the ithe utah pioneers and urged greater unity on the part daft of the people in assisting to build the same me he believed the movement had bad been misunderstood but hoped it would no longer be so lit it was but the lue due of that noble band of patriotic men and Anil women who had planted the standard in this section of country and in tb accomplishment all valiant peoples acko auld participate concluding the ithe speaker bore his bis testimony to the divinity of the gospel a a desire that all who toad bad come cayne under its ita folds would remain true and faithful and play pay proper allegiance bogod their eternal butler Ift ther the choir sang the anthem anither an ithem let the mountain s shout for joy jay atter after which the congregation arose and in singing the doxology benediction was pronounced by imer N V jones |
