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Show Bishop's Eulogistic Remarks. I "It is not very often that the opportunity oppor-tunity is presented to speak special words of praise on occasions of this kind. We would like to say good things of every one, but unfortunately, wc cannot say them of all. But here is a beautiful exception, and with her I think that the less I would say over her body of the good which she did in life, the better pleased she would be. She was. one of those beautiful characters ', who went along quietly, doing her duty, and never seeking for the praise ; or the applause of the world. She was a thoroughly consistent Christian, a wo-jman wo-jman of strong faith, noble disposition land charitable heart. I "The last words she said to me and almost the last she said while on earth I were: ' Bishop. I am going home." i And she said that just the same as If I 1 piet her in New York on a visit there, ; and she was going back to Salt Lako ;City. The beauty of the expression ; struck ine. There was no faltering, but la smile upon her lips as she said, Rish- op, I am going home.' Going home! i what a beautiful expression that was ! for a Christian. What a lesson it is i to us all a human being, in full pos-j pos-j session of her senses, about to leave j this world, saying. I am going home.' Yes, that is the whole end and aim of ! the true Christian life. The time should ! come when you, also, in similar circtim-i circtim-i stances, should be able to say, cheer-I cheer-I fully and calmly, as she said it, 'I am .going home. I am going home to my God.' That is the real home and that Is enough. Secure that, and you have secured everything. "She had been endeavoring to secure that home for years. She had withdrawn with-drawn herself from everything in this life for years, especially since the death of her grand and noble husband. She withdrew herself from the world, and she knew that it was only a question I of time until she would be called home. And she wanted to go home. She told the family that she wanted to ale: wanted to leave this'wlcked world. She had done her duty as a mother, as a wife and as a citizen. She had accomplished accom-plished her work, and she calmly said, 'I am going home.' She knew that thfl promise of Christ to his true followers: 'There are many mansions in my Father's Fa-ther's homeland I am going to prepare pre-pare one for you, you who are faithful to me, you who are my true followers; I am going to prepaid n home for you.' "That was her faith and to "that home she constantly raised her eyes; for that home she constantly labored. She cared not for the things of- the world, for she knew that In a few vears she would be called away from these things. When we come to a certain period in life, we all' know that. We are like prisoners awaiting our execution. execu-tion. It is not worth while to glue ourselves our-selves to the things of earth. We know-that know-that a few years will separate us necessarily neces-sarily from them and in spite of ourselves. our-selves. Consequently we are 'insane, considering' the loose hold we have upon the things of the earth, and that we move in it for so short a time we are j mad, to sacrifice our eternal home, our i eternal salvation, for these passing and I trifling things. |