Show prisident NORMS as after more than ninety one years af of incessant activity and immeasurable ia usefulness upon the earth the mortal tabernacle of president woodruff was waa 1 today laid to rest in the silent elt bove above the metropolis that he helped to 7 found and build the final offic esaa as J socia ted with the consignment of hia ble remains to the plain and substantiate tomb in which they were de deposited were most kindly and reverently ad aau ministered never was 9 a great and good man more loved by his people than he and perhaps a people never exhibited the love and respect they held for EL a leader q to a greater extent than did the tens of thousands who attended MA his obsequies and witnessed the funeral cortege as it passed through the streets to the cemetery bared and bowed 1 heads were everywhere in the mum multi tude upon the streets when words were spoken it was with subdued voices and all that was said was said with respect and honor for the departed pio 5 neer builder and statesman 1 probably not for years to come wa such a spectacle as that which was dented this morning be again wit hessed long before 8 anxious throngs had congregated in groups around the temple square aw awaiting c the opening of the outer gates seats might be obtained for well was it anticipated that mighty hosts would throng the sacred precincts of thi the tab to pay by their presence th thac last sad token of respect 0 o the beatt d leader in israel therefore these the scene was a remarkable one nothing how ever occurred to mar the solemnity the great great occasion the hush of at 0 toi pec tation was felt by all as they stood stoa T in the shade of the temple block wails waltery wal tesY and all around under the shelter trees and one could not but feel chati I 1 with the deep solemnity prevailing anh the tremor of sunshine that so some me ly solemn thought brought to mind ats the moments passed he was n on the verge of the very shadow shado of 1 valley of death not however afis any feeling of gloom because of l great bereavement the people t they had sustained in the der demise ase di J their beloved pre president 81 dent be because tha sunlight ht of knowledge emanated brou frou their hearts and beamed from UhLA their eyes that all might know they that their loss was his eternal g vain gain t S and so ao it was that more thau than an attla hour and a half before the services es in the tabernacle began when the diotti were opened the great audit auditorium 0 ri urn W ww aw almost filled the people continued ld att pour in by every door nearly eveet seat was taken before ten capt those reserved tor for the family aar the deceased and the f ami U es na friends of the highest officiate official of niia a ch church ut eh these theoe h however ow ever were all va coupled before bafo re the appointed ume time atam the services to begin outside Out siide the bunding while thc jhc crowds were pressing forward M burton and his aids mounted on may yAM CAzA v ent horses were busy directing afie movements move mente of the atten attendant daut hatki W without I 1 th ou t am and d wl within t hin b he bhe be scene ene was the same end and when all who could abt obtain av sitting bitting or standing room in the 9 great 0 0 5 building were at length in position poe tion one could not help but in his mind tee rek 4 v vert ert to similar occasions in the apsel 1 none of the mighty or 09 the earth earm ever we had more honor shown or love ex pressed than on this oo occasion casion was oc oci i tended in honor and love of GI the he great leader by this unnumbered army hio hlo wever there was no caf nor panoply of war but gathered beneath benea tb the shadow cross under the benign influence of the stars and stripes and in the light of me all fathers love and benediction perhaps no similar scene ever sur our this of today even in the comps camps of ancient israel or in the gatherings rings that have been depicted by pen from the days when greece and rome paid tribute to their heroes or joined in jubilee of the dead yet j there was no pageantry or panoply of strange tr device no pomp of show or bombastic lom bastic sorrow nothing but the united halted homage and love tinged only with a sense of bereavement of the whole abole off offered eted in simplicity and truth a veople people who were come hither from the l remotest settlements where time and transport alon permitted them to come and who had loved to lisiten to the gunsel wun sel and inspiration of him to whom they ahey now had gathered to pay a last tribute at his bier it was just 10 when the body of cf president preside nt woodruff was borne into the confines of the square and thence aried down the northern aisle of the Oft bernacle to its central position on the dais before the stand As the procession Ce aelon entered fully ten thousand people with uncovered heads rose in re as the casket passed along its way my and so go s o quiet was the rising that ft seemed like the gentle rustling of autumn leaves or the soft compress dent of muffled feet thousands unable to gain admittance le ao the tabernacle thronged thron ged and around the entrances and walls jil fa hope of hearing bearing a word or sound from the hallowed precincts within would touch a sympathetic chord in their responsive hearts while thousand more lingered for hows hours under ali kindly shelter of the numerous trees that tha t deck and ornament the spacious apa clous grounds within the square x that they might when opportunity arf rived join in the procession to the from the home the scenes around the late home of ake he venerable president were such as are e usual in the p presence cresence of death the smily zindvy of the deceased and the general of the church were gath r fed around the bier and gentle loving laving bands bore the casket to the waiting bearse woodruff villa was wa s left by the teare at twenty minutes past nine 0 aud the procession weeded its way rom fifth fast east to sixth south thence to 40 state street thence north to south temple thence west to east baet temple ewd proceeding round the temple block reached the north glate gia te of the hilare at five minutes past ten the basket was then borne into the taber cade by six bearers whose naonta are sm at follows dr L W snow dr M XV JW snow wilford S woodruff james Wv druff jr george scholes and wilford woodruff beatle beatie the family of the president followed immediately be and id and then came the general g author wex of the church the twelve apostles C abd others and the casket was placed t y neon the dais in front of the stand where it could be seen by the aasem bled thousands who rose en masse during the proceeding ceremonies at the tabernacle at 1036 the tabernacle being then ja an to its utmost capacity prof hosep ah J dalmes rendered on the orsan a march composed especially for the occasion its rendition was the 1 i tignal signal for reverential attention all I 1 eem hilr to feel to the greatest extent the utter solemnity of the occasion I 1 of the general authorities there were present on the stand I 1 counselors ta fo the late resident president Wll tord woodruff george Q cannon e aad joseph F smith t the twelve apostles lorenzo franklin D richards brigham franecs Faa icis M lyman john hen ry smith george teasdale Tea adale heber J grant granit john W taylor mariner W merrill anton H lund matthias P F cowley and abraham 0 woodruff presiding patriarch john smith of the first seven presidents of seventies seymour B young christian D fjeldsted B H roberts george reynolds and J golden kimball the presiding bishopric wm B preston robert T burton and john R winder the presidency of ithe salt lake stake of zion president george Q cannon announced the opening hymn on page oil A the L D S hymn book commencing in as follows thou dost not weep to weep alone the broad bereavement seems to fall unheeded and unfelt by none he was beloved beloved by all the hymn was sung with much pathos and feeling by the tabernacle choir after which elder F D richards of the quorum of the apostles offered prayer it was a fervent offering replete with thankfulness to god the father for his many blessings unto the latter day saints for his having raised up such a falth faithful ful and devoted servant as president wilford woodruff and for the great good that he was enabled to do while sojourning sojo here upon earth elder richards invoked the blessings of god upon the bereaved family end and especially upon president woodruffs son owen who had been called to the holy apostleship and asked that he might be a man of god like his father unto the family elder george D and the choir sang the hymn 0 my rather father thou that dwell est in ithe high and glorious place when shall I 1 regain thy presence and again behold thy face in thy holy habitation did my spirit once reside in my first primeval childhood was I 1 nurtured near thy side during the musical exercises the inscription tion being dead yet speake th was displayed by means of electric lights the same appearing just over a life size likeness of president woodruff and having an excellent effect PRESIDENT JOSEPH F SMITH was the first speaker he said eaid in substance it would be superfluous for him to attempt to enter into an historical relation of the great events of the life of our own awn great president wilford woodruff it would also seem unnecessary for him to attempt to eulogize his cha character ratter and labors as a husband a father and a servant of god because his life was so well known to the people president woodruff was waa the fourth in sue succession cession who had occupied the exalted position of president seer beer and aind revelator to the church of jesus christ of at latter day saints upon the earth it was the speakers day saints upon the earth it was the speakers privilege when a child to witness the funeral services over the remains of the first president joseph smith and to know him as a child may know a man he was absent in england on a mission at the death of president young and was unable to attend the services of john taylor but he was glad to be present on this occasion and to have the privilege of mingling his words and tears with those of his bret brethren over one of the late presidents whose labors had been so blessed to the people of god he was thankful for the privilege of associating with the four bour presidents of the church from his youth to his manhood he was intimately associated with brigham young and had the benefit of his wise counsel and in his intimate associations with presidents taylor and woodruff he had expert encee great joy and had found them to I 1 be all that the people of god held them up to be before the world those who thought that these men had sinister minister motives and were not actuated by the purest desires had been greatly deceived or exceedingly ignorant no men with whom he had been associated had lived purer lives they had not sought to build themselves up but to save souls and to establish truth in thle earth they had been sincere in their convictions and in the inspiration they had received from god of this he was wai a living witness that joseph smith had been raised up to usher in the dispensation of the falness of times president woodruff had shown his greatness in giving out his lifes labor to ie establishment lish ment of this thia testimony in the earth the day would soon be passed when infidel tongues would ridicule the claims of the church of christ and the work of such men as president woodruff would soon be established and acknowledged in the world for he had exemplified all its truths and principles in his life manifesting his faith and knowledge by his works for he had recognized the fact that in the light of atis knowledge his whole trust and duty was to show his faithfulness to it joseph smith the prophet was misunderstood by the world and was waa not cot permitted bermi bated to live beyond his hia young manhood but his name was worthy ot of all honor for he be was raised up of god and was vot not an imposter a de deceiver celver or deceived men might imagine what they would wo uld but there were many thousands ot of people who could testify of their own knowledge through the testimony of the holy ghost that he waa raised up by the fjord to usher in the glorious coming of the kingdom of god this in order arder that men might be enlightened for the glory of god is intelligence that men and women might be brought to a knowledge of the truth this perfect knowledge was waa to be brought to their souls through the ministration ot of the holy spirit which bears relford of the things 0 of god by which even the ignorant ma ermen who followed our lord might know that jesus to is the christ only by this means could such a knowledge be obtained the speaker paid a strong tribute to ft president george Q cannon lorema snow and franklin D Richa richards alls and their falth to the denU who had passed away of president woodruff he said he be did vot not think lie be had any feeling in his heart to bo injure any man but he had bad labored to 10 do good in the world no greater had he done than in the exemplification in his life of all the he be haid had espoused and in his integrity 46 0 o his brethren in all condit conditions tons he aft tal made of the material of which martyr are made for he faced dedith hascy times for the sake of his brethren and the cause of zion and near in the face of danger arto matter jhb of his associates may have proved themselves aral traitors tom president smith hoped that he be and all bithers might follow in ell all their the path marked out by our deceased president he prayed for the blessings of god on the bereaved family that they might follow we the life work of their great leader in which case their salvation would be sure A solo and chorus entitled Bee beautiful city was then sung by sister maggie C hull and the temple choir under the leadership of prof C J thorna thomas PRES PRESIDENT SNOW president lorenzo snow then spoke he said he was very much pleased and delighted to see such a vast multitude assembled for the purpose of honoring president woodruff he had bad been an acquainted quain ted with president woodruff 62 years a good portion of the time quite 18 intimately all that has haa been said of him was fully worthy of the life which he haa led president snow did not feel as some perhaps f felt elt that the passing of one into another sphere of action was a disaster such a change had been decreed from the beginning there were periods in the lives of people that were highly important and one was the preparation for eh entrance trance upon this sphere of action and to discharge certain duties so as to gain for themselves an exaltation in the kingdom of god president woodruff ruff had fulfilled his calling his hie so jauch here upon earth had been as aa near perfection as it was possible for or mankind to make it so it was as the duty of every individual to do all they could to rectify the mistakes misti akes prone to hu bu inanity all were born subject to error and therefore perfection could not be e expected ec of the human family but it was possible for r mankind to so order ir lives as to gain for themselves an exaltation easa eMal tatton tation in the kingdom of god and to be proud of the record made when they were called into another world president woodruff had had such an koblect in view from his early manhood he had became acquainted with the of jesus christ and sought to live a life such as would entitle him to bal the blessings in store for the faithful this was waa a satisfaction to his family as he had left behind him an example that to follow after would make of them honored and useful instruments in the hands of god president snow spoke of the vacancy it in the presidency caused by the death ot president woodruff many people mod he had been led to wonder and imagine how 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