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Show I WOODRUFF MEMORIALS I At the Tabernacle largely attended. I Young apostle man I of Sterling Worth I And was greatly be-I be-I Joved in Zion. B '.Mciiioihil service hi lcmembrancc V and honor of the Apostle Abraham O. Woodruff and wife, was held In the Gaelic Stake Tabernacle Sunday after-9 after-9 noon. m The service was opened with the song, "Our God Wc Raise to Thee," W .and prajer by President Isaac Smith. K 1'KKSlDENT W. W. MAUOIIAN read a sketch of the life of Apostle Woodruff, written by Mathlas F. iCowley, In which it was set forth that the Apostle had performed a mission to Germany and was most highly successful suc-cessful In his work. While there he was energetic in acquiring a knowledge knowl-edge of the German language. At that time the Gciman government prohibited Mormon missionaries from proselyting, but Apostle Woodruff put on the garb of a German laborer, vorked as a farm hand, and was thus enabled to remain In that country effecting a good work in the mission Held. Ho was also selected to start the colony in the l!lg Horn country, which has proed very successful. JAMKS A. MCIBIIMAX spoke In behalf of the High Council of Cache Stake and among other things said: "Many great and good men , hac passed fiom this eartli to the B great beyond. Apostle Woodruff had 3 hardly commenced his career when he was called hence. At twenty-four he fl was called to the apostleshlp and at B thirty-two he died. With a hope of fl the future we can paitlally leconcile fl ourselves to this lov.. We must recog- B nlze the hand of the Loid In Apostle fl Woodruff's departure. While it Is fl lowed as a calamity we must bow our B heads In submission to the will of B God. We possess a limited knowledge B of the philosophy of lire and death. B .On the morning or the Ihst resurrcc- B tlon he will arise In the bloom of his B manhood, clothed with tlie authority B of his apostleshlp. While in life wc B all should appreciate our privileges, B knowing that we hav e a correct know 1- B edge of the Lord's dealings with his B children, and while In life our earnest B desire should be to serve the Lord B .aright." B Melvln llallard sang "1 Know That B My Redeemer Lives." B .ioiix a. nr.NimioKsoN B spoke in behalf of the Y. M. I. A., and B observed that no services in the B church bring the people closer to- B gether than those of a funeral. While 9L it is sad to think of rolatlves mourn- IB ing for their dead, yet it brings to the Mb living a realization of that which BE awaits all mankind, aird people should B make It a point to attend funerals, for B they arc benellcial. The four chlld- B renof Apostle Woodruff and wife are flf truly left as orphans, being bereft of B father aird mother, brrt kind friends B will be raised up In their behalf. Ap- flf .ostle Woodruff was a man of God; he B did not seek for the wealth of the world, BK but to save the souls of man. The flf speaker referred to the good that an flf upright man can do his fellow man B ..and stated that the conversion of fl Professor Maescr In Germany was B worth more than all the money that K had been expended In the German HE anisslon, for the directs of Professor BE Macser's iutlucncc, though he Is dead, B; will be felt In the community for ages Mm to come. HE JlltH. lkaii wruisoK, B In behalf of tho Y. L. M. I. A., of 9E 'which Mrs. Woodruff was an active BE .member, said the character of Mrs fls Woodruff was without a blemish. "I MM .knew her as a girl and as a woman. HV After marriage her highest ambition Mm .in life was to becomo a mother, which Mm did not occur for some time after be- HE Ing married, which caused her to fear fBL the future. She supplicated the Aw Lord, who answered her prayers. MM? Children were born to her, rather fast, Hi .but sho stated to her near friends that B she hailed the frequent births with Mm i praise to the .Lord, for sho never wanted to pass through the feelings that she once did when she thought that she was to live a childless woman. She died a mother to four beautiful children. She was wlttj, cheerful, alwajs happy and had the faculty of making others so. Wc arc apt to Judge things immortal by those of mortal. With our finite minds we can only understand a part of the great whole. While In life we forget thai it is ony a small part of our whole existence, Including the past, present and future. Our bodies are measured by daj sand years but tire spirit is eternal. This good couple are needed on the other side. As to the dear childien.hundredsof mothers will yearn to care for them, and the spirits or their parents will Inspire their guardians to train them aright." In behalf of the Cache Stake l'KKSIDKKT JIOUUKLt. said: "It is allotted to man to lle but a short time in the flesh and then we pass to the spirit world. We live together In life and are appreciated by the amount or good wc do to each other, and when wc are followed to our graes some or the good we luc done Is mentioned, but our good works will live when we have passed away. We can testiry to the existence exist-ence of our Heavenly Father and In this connection must bow our heads to him and acquiesce In this ordeal that has come upon the friends of Apostle Ap-ostle Woodruff and wife. It was a pleasure to know and be associated with them. The Savior could have done much good by living longer on earth, but He, the only true example that ever lived, had to pass from life to death. Wc are not competent to judge in these matters of life and death and must reconcile oursehes under such circumstances. Apostle Woodsuff had unbounded faith in tire Lord. In establishing the little colony col-ony In Big Horn Basin, Warning, he called the band of colonists together in solemn assembly upon the spot where the water was to be taken from Its natural course for Irrigation and consecrated the lands and asked the blessings of the Lord upon the efforts of the people. Many or us are acquainted ac-quainted with the successful outcome of this venture. He was an unselfish man, he labored not for the wealth of the world but for the good of his fellow fel-low man. Ho died a comparatively poor man.." President Morrell closed Ills remarks by invoking the blessings of the Lord upon all mankind, regardless regard-less of their ciced and religion and hoped that all would learn to live aright and give honor unto God to whom it Is due. The choir sang an anthem "Mighty .Jehovah." 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