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Show 1 'AST SAD RITES. Remains of President A. 0. Smoot Laid to Rest. AN IMPOSING FUNERAL. Largely Attended by Persons From all Cities In Utah Stake and From 2any Other Cities Elsewhere in the Territory The First Presidency of the Church in Attendance. All thst was r&ortal of that great and dearly beloved roan, Abraham O. Smoot, has been laid to rest. Laid away in a large, roomy and comfortable casket mada of native timber, cut from locust trees planted by the deceased himself, and trimmed with white broad cloth end silyer plated handles and mountings, hia remains were yesterday deposited in mother earth. The day was calm and peaceful, emblematic em-blematic of the joyful rest the honored president is now enjoyincr and so richly deserves. After eighty years of hard and honest toil by Euch a consciea-cious, consciea-cious, just, faithful, Godfearing man as was he, we who loved him should not mourn, that he has at last been permitted permit-ted to rest. We shall miss him, but the remembrance of his life and labors shall ever be bright and shining; an everlasting, glorious example for us to follow. His death and the separation are bard to bear, but we should not mourn ; rather should we rejoice in the knowledge that he is enjoying the fruits of his labors hear on earth, for j he has heard the joyous acclaim:" "JTell done thou good and faithful." His family have had tendered to them the heartfelt condolences of the entire populace, not of Provo alone, bat of all the county and from all parts of the territory. In these The Dispatch has joined, and joins again. Great honor was paid the dead at the funeral yesterday by people of all religious faith, and by people from many places; and that was very fitting, for President Smoot was notj our dead alone, nor Utah county's dead, but all Utah's dead. At 8:30 o'clock a. m., the president's counsellors, David John and Edward Partridge, members of the uigh council, the bishiprics of the various vari-ous wardB and faculty of the B. Y. academy met at me residence, xne family of the deceased viewed the remains re-mains and the lid of the casket was fastened down. The pall bearers, B. .Cluff jr., L. E. Eegertseu, W. M. Wolf, B, S. Hinckley, Joseph Jensen and A. W. Andelin of the faculty of the li. Y. academy, and Wm. H. King, John D. Dixon, C. D. Glazier, M. L. Pratt, J F. Gates and Abraham Halladay of the high council, each six persons alternately, al-ternately, carried the remains to the tabernacle. They were escorted by a band composed of both Mormon and non-Mormon musicians from different cities of the county as follows: Prof. W. E. Gillman, A. L. Haymond, J. F. Bringhurst, J. B. Steveneen,- Thoe. S. Jones, J. A. Van Norsdall, R. C. Wat-kins, Wat-kins, C F. Wat kins, Herman Knudsen, Stephen Bee, Charies J. Olsen, Sam'l Jepperson Martin Carlson and Henry Saunders. In the procession also were members of seventies quorums as well as the members mem-bers of the higher priesthood mentioned men-tioned above. Bells tolled eadly and the streets though thronged with people peo-ple were hushed with a solemn stillness. still-ness. Hats were raised and heads were bowed as the procession passed the people who were out to do reverence. rever-ence. The casket was placed at the foot "of the stand in the tabernacle and there decorated with flowers and evergreens, then Fhotographer Anderson took a couple of views of the south end of tha interior of the building wilh the president's presi-dent's decorated casket and the president's presi-dent's photograph as center objects. The decorations, all of pure white and light cream with natural flowers, evergreens ever-greens and rare plants in great profusion, pro-fusion, were solemn, beautiful and awe-inspiring. Not a vestige of black was to be seen anywhere. Until 11 o'clock a continuous stream of humanity human-ity passed through the building enter ing at tne norm siae aoor and going oat of the south side door and viewed the remains. The first to view them was a procession of academy students led by Dr. Maeser and Professor Cluff, and numbering in the neighborhood neighbor-hood of S50 souls. Hundreds upon hundreds of others followed. It is estimated es-timated that fully 5 500 persons viewed the remains as they lay in state. The city was filled with people. peo-ple. The morning trains were all heavily loaded and carriage after carriage and wagon after wagon rolled mto the city during the morning hours all filled with mourners. mourn-ers. TDK 8J53VICE3. At 11 o'clock the spacious tabernacle was filled to overflowing. Every seat, every nook and corner and all the standing room was filled. There were close upon 4,000 people in the audience and nearly as many remained on the lawn and street outside the building. The meeting was called to order by President George Q. Cannon; Apostle Lorenzo Snow .orlered the opening prayer. Tnere were upon the stand President Wilford Woodruff and counsellors George Q.Cannon and Joseph F.Smith; Apostles Lorenzo Snow, John Henry Smith, John W. Taylor; Lorin Farr, hijrh priest and President L. W. Shuit-liff, Shuit-liff, of Ogden; Angus M Cannon, Joseph E. Taylor, W. B. Preston, George By water, John T. Caine and others from Salt Lake; Ira N. Hinckley of Fillmore, and other church authorities author-ities from different stakes besides a full representation of the authorities of Utah Btake. The choir, especially augmented with singers from cities of the county other than Provo and assisted by sn orchestra, orches-tra, sang as the opening hymn : "Death Gathers up Thick Clouds of Gloom," etc. After prayer the choir again sang. Hymn on page 193, L. D. S. hymn book: 'Hark, From Afar a Funeral Knell," etc. President Wilford Woodruff announced an-nounced as the first speaker, ELDER JOSEPH . TAYLOR of Salt Lake city. The speaker through years of intimate association with President Smoot had come to know his inmost soul perhaps better than any other man now living. The speaker's soul was endeared unto that of President Presi-dent Smoot as was that o! David's unto Johnathan. - There were many striking and marked tr&'U in the character char-acter of the deceased, the foremost of which wai his stern faithfulness in the servioe of his God; next came the trait which made him the staunchest friend of all deserving men and women. He was a man of indomitable will power. Elder Taylor reviewed some- of the history of the deceased beginning in 1851 when he was first rient cn a mission mis-sion to Europe. While conducting the first company of emigrants from England Eng-land to Utah, a dread disease at-tarkad at-tarkad the company and many fell victims to it. President Smoot was attacked and many thought he would die. By means of his indomitable will and unwavering faith in God he recovered recov-ered and led the company successfully into the valleys. President Smoot's valuable services as mayor of Salt Lake were reviewed. He worked faithfully from 6 o'clock a. m. t.ilo TO. 11. and 12 nV.lnnk of; nirrhf j daily, and without pay. He was a public spirited man in the fullest sense of the word as citizens of Provo well know as is evidenced in his work of establishing the Wcolen mills here and other public enterpriser. Above all, he honored and reyered his God. Another marked trait of President ismoot's character char-acter was his integrity in the keeping of his given word to men. Only three weeks ago today he wai in the midst of his family gathered together to-gether to commemorate his eightieth birthday and he spoke to that family. After he was seated the following was propounded him by his son-in-law, Orson F. Whitney: "If this were the last time you would set. JRj of your family and the last opportunity you had of finfinins- to them, what would vou say? And further, what has been your guiding star through life by following which has brought so marked success?" President Smoot replied; "If this were the last time I &hould see my family and the last words I should speak to them I would say to them: Serve God and keep His command-mens; command-mens; listen to the servants of God and heed the dictates of God's priesthood." The speaker congratulatkd President Smoot's family in having had such a noble husband and father, and congratulated con-gratulated the Utah Stake of Z:on in having had such a grand president, and prayed that the light of hib life's labors might lead his family and the members of his stake ever onward and upward and to right domg. x JOSEPH F. SMITH. The speaker felt .that while this was not an occasion of mourning and sad and gloomy feelings, yet he felt that President Smoot's loss, so far as time is concerned, is an irreparable one. President Smoot wa3 a public bene-foctor. bene-foctor. He was one of President Smith's fit st fathers or guardian; and his influence it was that o a greater or less extent shaped the life of President Smith. At the time President Sjaoot was called to come to this stake the speaker as well as Presidents Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor and others were also called. President Smoot was the only one of the number called who remained re-mained here. While laboring with Presi ient Smoot in that mission the speaker learned to know and to love him for his very worth. The great prevailing character of President Smoot is that as a man possessed pos-sessed of the knowledge of the divinity of the mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith, he was as the mountain, firm and unshaken. He was a man whose word was as good anywhere as any other man's bond could be. The speaker has often felt that these and ocner trams were tne teai possioie examples ex-amples for him to follow; he has often thought and han often said that if he could live and be always as full of integrity in-tegrity as was President Smoot would be all that he could well desire. There is not a perfect man living, but President Presi-dent Smoot was as near perfect as mortal mor-tal man ever was permitted to be, and live. He is one of those noble spirits whom the Almighty Has chosen to come Arth at this time, and he has done the labor which he was ordained to, well, indeed. What a glorious meeting, meet-ing, wnat a .splendid reunion with those who haye gone before there has been beyond the veil within the past few days. President Smoot has fought his fight and he has kept the faith. The glories are h:s. Wo borrow here todav, but uot for him; his is a glorious glori-ous state today, meeting with his family, fam-ily, his wives and his children, the friends of his youth, with the Prophet Joseph, Presidents Young and Taylor and with all those noble spirits with whom he nas labored in the work of God here. There is repicing upon the other side; shall we not partake of that rej jicing a little at this noble man's release? Shall we do nothing but sorrow here? Tbe past is past, he has fought the fight and fought tt well. Let us remain steadfast and look forward for-ward to the joyous meeting in which we shall participate. "it is well." A quartette, followed President Smith's remarks. It was beautifully rendered by Mre. May Yoang, Misa Emma John, George Choules and Wm. Buckley. It was a Kern of harmony. Four better voices for the song could scarcely have been selected. I j FfiKBIDSNT DAVID JOHN . ! bore an earnest testimony to the truth of all that had been said. For twenty years ed one mouth President Smoot has j labored in this stake of Zion and great good has been done. He was true to his God, to hia relegion, and to the priesthood. He was true in public and in private. For eighteen years on June 4th next tha speaker has acted with him as first counsellor and knows whereof he speaks. President Smoat was in coaimuiikm with heavenly beings, so muchso that during his last moments the veil wh,3 removed and he was privileged to hear heavenly Jsinging with his mortal ears. Sister Diana Smoot, his faithful wife, and all the family have been most kind indeed and God will b'ess them for their labors. President Smoot will always stand with the just I and Jaithful; the speaker trusted that his family and friends would all follow in his honored footsteps and be privileged privi-leged to stand with him there in after fife. PRESIDENT EDWAED PAIiTElDGB who has acted as second counsellor to President Smoot testified to the deceased's de-ceased's integrity. Was glad and thankful that he had always felt to support him. When he died he hoped to be able to meet him. It would be impossible, the speaker thought, for him to make a record equal to that of deceased, but prayed for strength to live faithful and full of integrity, not only himself but all others that, we may be privileged to meet with President Presi-dent Smoot in the life to come. President Presi-dent Smoot was firm as adamant in the ordinary matters of life, but there never was a moment in his life hut that he was willing to bend his will in submission to that of those whom God had placed oyer him to direct the affairs of His church. In these matters he was as humble as a little child. PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANXON. Language cannot be too strongly used in describing the character of our deceased brother. He was a remarkable remark-able man, as sturdy in his meDtal phase as he was in his physical being. Every man who admires true manhood, siurdmess of character, fidelity to principle and integrity could not be acquainted ac-quainted with President Smoot and not admire him. There are many men , with these traita of character among tiie Latter-day Saints who have never come so prominently before the public. These traits haye been needed for the upbuilding of the church. Brother Smoot ha3 been given opportunities and been placed in many tiying places. He neaver failed. President Smoot's singleness of purpose pur-pose and unselfishness, President Cannon Can-non had always admired. No one ever heard it said of President Smoot thai-he thai-he had used his priesthood, his ciyil office, or his influence among the people peo-ple to make mojey or other wealth for himself. There is something else to live for than the accumulation of perishable per-ishable things. Tnere is such a thing as laying up treasures in the life to come. This man realized this and he will find those treasures; he will find a crown of imperishable glory which God has reserved for him. The Lord has taken away fiom the Latter-day Saints the sting of death. The spirit of the Lord broods over this audience, there is a marked absence nf that gloom that usually accompanies funerals among ether peoples. VVe lay away our friends in the tomb and sorrow sor-row that we are compelled to separate from them and misB their companionship, companion-ship, but we know the glory of the future fu-ture life, especially for those who have been faithful, and hence we feel that death and the grave is not something to te so horribly regretted and dreaded as others do. Among the sadness over the departure ot Brother Smoot it is pleasing to know that he was vigorous to the last, that he was faithful to the last; he has gone to receive his glorious reward. I expect to see him sitting upon a throne; I ex Dec t to see him rule and have great sway. We should all be as Brother Smoot has been, firm in the right, unyielding to temptation: but when the commands and counsels, of the Lord come through His priesthood, priest-hood, then we should be pliant and humble but we should not yield one hair's breadth to wrong or to anything that savors of wrong. My heart is full of desire for the iamiiy ot .Brother smoot. un what a glorious day it will foe when we all meet beyond the veil and learn that President Smoot's sons and daughters have each and all borne off their parts well in carrying on the Kingdom of God, and how glorious it will be to him, their father. I desire that this shall be, with all my heart, and pray that He will pour out his - comforting spirit liberallv upon Sister Smoot and all who mourn. TKESIDENT WILFORD WOODBTTJFF. I know for myself and not for another that we have a casket beiore us Ir&re-'containing Ir&re-'containing tbe mortal remains of one of the many great men that God bm raised up in these latter days. In 1835 Brothers Parrish and Patten arrived in Kentucky a short time before I came. They had baptized a number, among whom was Brother Smoot. I met him first on April 20, 1835. In February he was made an elder, and for a year we spent our liyes together, a great deal of the time on horseback, doing work in the missionary field I learned him then and learned to love him. When the prophet Joseph first met Brother Smoot at Kirtland, he seemed to be perfectly well acquainted with him. Tbe prophet asked him and myself to go into the temple and preach, which we did,and together we enjoyed a good winter. At the time of the apostacy of the apostles in Kirtland, it was the knowlege and the integrity of Brother Smoot that aided greatly in bringing Continued on Fourth Page. 1 LAST SAD BITES. Continued from First Paqe. about the repentance that followed. He had power to govern men, and all his life he has had but one rule, to obey and serve God. He has laid aown now only to tak a good deep till the day "of the resurection. Knowing what I do of the future of mankind it is an utter impossibility for me to mourn over the death of a true Latter-day Latter-day Saint. I realize that the departure is a big blow to Sister Smoot and his family, but his future is too bright and too joyjul to permit me to mourn, that he 6hould now ba permitted to enter it. I feel to thank God for the privilege he has given me to associate with such a man as Brother Smoot, for I knew him; I know him to have been a tru Latter-day Saint. Ho man ever lived who could read a man better than could Joseph Smith, and the prophet met him, knew him and proclaimed him to be a good man a worthy servant of God. Brother Smoot ha3 continued to be such. Ihopathatwe will pursue an upright up-right course, all of ua, and strive to keep the commandments of God. There is a great future before us, both in time and eternity, a great work to perform, may God give us strength to do it well. The tabernacle choir sanz the anthem: an-them: ''We Saall Know Pach Other Better When the Mists Have Rolled Away." karl g. maeser aided one leaf to the mighty garland of honor and praise to Brother Smoot by saying among other things: It was the year 1875 when President Brigham Young executed a deed of conveyance and placed it in the hands of President A. O. Smoot with the sacred trust to carry on the B. Y. academy and appointed ap-pointed me principal of the institution that I first met the deceased. In all of the seemingly overwhelming difficulties difficult-ies that have arisen threatening the downfall of the institution he has stood every time in the breach with his own personal responsibility. Many a time have I Btood with him and viewed the threatening failures and heard him say : ''Brother Maeser, our beloved president, Brigham Young, has left in my hands a sacred trust that must be carried out." I hope that wnen I go beyond the veil I may be permitted to see Brother Young and carry to him the report that Brother Smoot guarded and kept that trust well. Apostle John Henry Smith delivered the benediction and the vast assemblage assem-blage left the building and formed as follows, into the procession: Band, Couneellors John and Partridge in carriage. Hearse and pall bearers. Family and immediate relatives in 17 carraiges. High priests and patriarchs, G9 persons. per-sons. Seventies, 85 persons. Elders, 57 persors. Bishoprics and lower priesthood, 116 personB. Brigham Young academy students, .60 persons. Civil authorities Mayor Hblbrook, Councilor Ward, Assessor Hall, Treasurer Treas-urer Wride, Marshal Knight, Policeman Police-man McEwan. The militia, Companies "I" and "M," 67 persons. - Directors of the First National and Utah County Savings banks in two carriages Citizens in 170 carriages. The procession reached from Center street to the Springville road, near the cemetery. . last rites. The ceremonies at the grave were impressive but very brief. The large casket was encased in a red pine box ttnd that again in a brick vault! Before the earth was thrown into the grave Eider Wm. II. King offered up an eloquent elo-quent dedicatoiy prayer, after which the band, hearse, vehicles and many of the priesthood on foot formed in line and proceeded back to the family residence. resi-dence. And the funeral of President A. O. Smoot was a thing of the past. All that remains of him now are the products pro-ducts cf his many good and noble deeds and the memory of his well spent life, a shining and lasting example to all men. |