| Show AlL Il SERVICES fR ICS aoa a I II oa 1 I n OF FRIENDS AND ATTEND LONG FRIENDS MAKE SIVE IVE ADDRESSES remains J services cervices over the j c. c Bladen who passed we ge Friday June 28 were the Tabernacle Sunday after after- r B. B Wood officiating d Wends friends and acquaintances were in attendance tf y long life friends of i tew Bien impressive I soot song of the services was 1 Deepening Trails by Mrs i Bettenson Mrs Violet Uric Urie f Parry Ray Bay Cosslett E. E M. M i Macfarlane and Wm Mrs Lillian Macfarlane At offered by Elder Myron r 0 Oyes Iett ett and Kenneth Macfar- Macfar I tIIe the duet Perfect Prayer T 11 toes a life ute long lonz friend i Baden BYden was the first speaker I that bit he be was glad to be able k k Ii attendance and speak at the i trI lar or his hII old friend He was 1 Bladen Baden as u a boy and man r T worked and played together I cub days clars of the settlement of among the things he distinctly was th that t Neal Nea and his hist t Tom was called upon by the theli li authorities minorities to haul lumber lumber for of the St. St George Temple sled hauled the lumber by ox team rise aha helped to build the ManU Mantl and he was active in helping t this tabernacle in which we weft ft to pay our last tribute of reto reto re- re re- re to him film He Re was also one of the tho o built the rock wall around tery terr 7 and was Instrumental InIn in inn int t to In n much of the work of f the 4 Eq J settlement Neal was called contributed his time to too In o building ding the Branch Normal building ng At the time tune of the thea a of the Branch Normal it was l to opt tit the lumber and necessary t to go on with and Bro offered d anything he had in hn his to help to forward the work H He eat to an entire winter in the can can- Ing to get the lumber out t on w mountains in deep snow weather always with a to do his bit for the In which he lived ved Speaker lie Ie people of Ce tar owe a debt etude to Bro Neal for the work worle he has given in the past Bro Neal has seen about all the hardships it required to develop and beautify our state By special request Bp E. E M. M Corry sang Lay My Head Beneath the Rose accompanied on the piano by his hb daughter Vf Virginia Elder Andrew Corry was the second speaker and said in part that he hI was pleased to have the privilege of speakIng speck speak Ing in behalf of in on old nid and true friend nd Brother Neal leal was 33 a good citizen rd always ready to 11 iM d- hi hh i part In to build up our country Elder Corry referred to the hardships and trials of the pioneers in the early settlement of this city and said that Bro Bladen was one of them Alice Higbee rendered very effectively effective effective- ly y a violin solo accompanied on the piano by Mrs G. G O. O Larson Elder Samuel F. F Leigh WitS was the concluding concluding concluding con con- speaker and said that he felt honored to be privileged to say a few words on this occasion He said we have love in our hearts for everyone on occasions of this kind There is something about death that softens our hearts I 1 remember Uncle Neal Neat when X I was a boy I 1 remember him as asa asa asa a a- a good man man and citizen loyal to to his friends and true to the faith Brother Jones spoke of the winter that the Branch Dranch Normal school was built which was In the fall faU of 1898 Two 4 horse teams left for far the mountains to get out lumber with one man to a team and Uncle Uncle Neal e I was chosen Captain to supervise this work The Th snow came so deep that it was necessary wy to use sleds instead of wagons gons and in February some of the boys left the tops of the mountains for Cedar City with lumber in a blinding snow storm which forced them then to stop before reaching their destination It was impossible to travel and Uncle Neal Nealand Nealand Nealand and Richard Bryant struck matches in trying to make a fire They were wet through and through through and finally discovered a a box by the road roadside roadside roadside side and with their last match succeeded succeeded succeeded suc suc- in setting It afire The next night they all met at the Cabins much discouraged as 6 feet of snow had fallen and It seemed it would be impossible impossible impossible im im- possible to get the lumber out but they felt it must be done or the school would not be built so the boys held a counsel and Uncle Neal stayed while others left the camp Uncle Neal stayed until the lumber was brought out Neal Bladen had faith In the gospel and speaker admonished his hisson hisson hisson son John Joh 1 to cling to the faith a as his hits father had done and not sell his birthright for a mess of pottage Bp F. F B. B Wood made a few closing remarks following which the quartet sang the closing song Abide Wi With h Me Benediction was pronounced bv by Elder Herbert Webster |
