Show w 4 fa lr VICES gEU A va U a j for th eLate elda john U abbs ybbs vy j aten 1 vy ae sae J mob aurtie 1884 according eo to previous announce Z 0 M A Q J I 1 afif e aa atef r ft L t 0 of ogden ca city ty in including Iu aing many from the sid adjacent settlements gathered in ogden tabernacle at two ocl lk lidit A aft s ernora ernson ito tto pay the re respects ne due to the memory ri of f the late elders gibbs and berry wham afie murderous bullets 10 of f fu mobs had slain at a cane creek tennessee fennessee on august 1884 TM aj 1 the large congregation was called to owe 1 b y V rest I 1 cay 4 middleton f sit ld S atif the by j u on cage 28 go god d moves in a mysterious way his wanders to perform I 1 HO pili plants fits his footsteps on alie serf mt and rides upon tile 1 prayer was offered by W burton after which the cli sang the hymn tha th lav era display their sweets and gay ay their silken sil leaves a v 8 unfold As careless of the t d et 1 baits As fearless of the coldi the first 8 speaker was ELDEK ELDER JAMES IES TAYL jay ho after A ifer few j introductory remarks stated that he realized I 1 ins is inability to do justice to the occasion commemorating an event which had shock shocked edthe the civilized lda you 1 aad black V deed which had caused the continent to vibrate from one end to the other the murder of elders gibbs and berry on the bright sunday icorn ing engg of august at cane creek tenn i 1 ina n I these united d stales of america today to day chousa thousands rids and thousands of saints arc are gathered d ibe the land iana or i aion an to do honor to the bave and noble martyrs all classes cla saes aud grades ti the aged and all tho poor the feeling of mourning is partaker partaken par taken of by all by one common gnp impulse alre ia at t the caskets we can call see with fances eye father and mother bow bowed ed down in sorrow still nearer d desolate wife and wives and children d ren apparently with all earthly jj hope but when we open the archives v of the past we find those grand amu assurances rances blessed the dead that die in tho lord lors kare 1 for they rest iii n their labors and their works follow them this th ia corruption must put on incorruption and those many many other glorious promises of tho the gospel concerning ithe resurrection busl oh death wh where ere ischy is aby sling oh oil i grave where is thy victory the query cry arises were milr aimen bad men al 11 were our ma deceased friends i alii slain for violation of the law upon duo due conviction B 0 o ino NOI they were good men who ha had d been delegated with authority an and d power atom rom on high to minister in 11 th the 0 sacred things gt 3 of god they u i were werd slain with of tho the principles of salvation tion on their tongues doctrine and covenants sec 1 I I 1 ath and ath then quoted and read by bi th the mpr as accounting for the faith and zeal cluck inspired in the deceased Fl elders ders also niilo sections alvand these are some of llie the injunctions laid upon this church and in con with t leave what is near and dear dea r to them 74 i to 0 preach reach the gospel to a wicked and perverse generation the in 1 speaker then further refer referred to the vile accusations regarding alleged secret instructions to tile the elders jeand jj and f mj hasi personal k know r W idge 4 having avinge si aiace 11 de his boyhood oy h A been intimately tel y acquainted with leading elders and having ng re res caved the ordinations of oft the th holy cHoly priesthood he could solemnly solem tes A tiby that there has not been re quiren from any elder a covenant or vow that ho he need be ashamed of 41 lidford gad augel or mali all our orders rod covenants tend to bring afi g maii nearer agod lq god to jeus I 1 hearer bearer to his fellow man to cement him in the bonds of holy frat fraternity unity having for its object tho the va iq oik aik cfall mail mankind kind jbf bf all 1 jre I 1 i aa 1 A ai kindreds peoples and tongues ngu e we have no right or inclination tion to curse or rei revenge renge for gad has wisely reserved to himself those why then all this perse cution why this spirit this strong prejudice among ali the masses of mankind against the lat teb especially against ike lab brink abroad tina is the speaker by analogy answered I 1 T by reference to the of the early yet years ago the powers of dar darkness kuess always been at work to militate against the holy priesthood against the church of god jesus of euch such ami conduct e temper buchl miness of L condace cond act ifft ft character iracle waw 5 i t b 1 tion lion and persecution the jew of those early lays day 3 were a 1 polite people with proud seats of learning and sumptuous places of worship they claimed to have moses and and refused ti accept jesus ceri crad cradle lOin d in d a manger and was associating with sinners and with those of humble umble birth hence they rose in proud indignation against him as recorded for instance in mailing au 1 14 to 26 vs vik notwithstanding pilate declared jes s innie of any offense against the law the chief priests incited the mais masses ses against him hi in the tile guilt guiltless leEs to have him crucified it was not a quesa u e fie tion with tho the mas masses c S il it t ll 11 mas because he lie wanted to c establish a system ot of religion dill different brent from theirs and obnoxious to ln t them here there adre farej u J f i J the speaker then also al so referd referred ed to 10 the history of paul and his workings among the tile gentile world of the rom roman an empire where there was a multitude of shrines of various pagan vanities gani deities ties consecrated by the sen seri having hating temples erected d to them where there was full liberty to worship these altars were considered the corner sto stones lies of the civil government end and to re worshiping before them was reckoned a crime aga against ilist the state when those early christian refused to bow down dowil before graven images they camo came in conflict with the system of national religion and persecution became their fatal lot because they wera were faithful I 1 in n worshiping jesus christ Cl irist the true and the living god beconi becoming aig a it diali people apart and separate from all other religionists therefore they were considered and ostracized as to the national religion to the national government and the senate sent up lip a unanimous unanimous cry to compel the tile christ ans aus to abjure allegiance begian legi ance ce fo to their strange and unknown god and return to the a altars tars of godi with incense and burnt many government enactments act ments were passed to crush out the christians numerous edicts to proscribe them in tho practice of their religion as the speaker detailed in a very interest interesting ilIg manner from the paggi pages of bf history showing th the e vario various tig ways in which the tile for followers lowe ra of christ were disfranchised franchised dis and deprived of all the civil rights 1 which were enjoyed by their G beti en tile ca citizens ti zens being even despoiled of their property and hered gitary rights we do not read in ancient records however whether commiss commissioners ioner were appon appointed cited to have charge of the air laffaira airs of the christians but we wo learn that the property of convicted christians was es cheated to the municipality p aliby where they resided we worn ra lift christians bad men did they or organize in in see secret rot combinations endangering dan gering gerin g the welfare of the stale state history answers in the negative as lis we learn from pliny tile younger who found nothing to convict the christians of 0 or r to punish tl them iem for who found them to be good and honorable citizens loyal to the government and obedi enito to the laws but public clamor increased by the falsehoods of the pagan priests in named the mam masses cs and rigorous and cruel edicts were issued for their extirpation and extermination as illustrated by tho the speaker from the tile annah of tho tile pars persecutions i by b tiberius e riu w nero any and other emperors these christians were charged that their religion would undermine the religion of tho the gods godi and everitt eventually hally remove the bulwark of the general government e established tab for ages from these cursory outlines es of the experience of ancient aga ages we can see that chat history repeats itself that from the same sources whence camo came thayer the per of ther early C christians rist ians spring tile persecutions of the lat cerday saints but we have the promis promises cs of the lord that as in adam ajl all men die I 1 so in in christ all will b bo e made abife in rn the vision of hezekiah we learn of the resurrection the spirit upon tho the face facer of the valle valley y bone coming to bone until there was standing up a great multitude the doctrine doci I 1 and Cven covenants ants and the book BOOL afi of mormon we derive further information concerning the principle of resurrection as exemplified by christ when lie reappeared cared after his death 1 in 1 ii the same body ody as had been broken on oil calvary and arid convinced the incredulous thomas with the prints of the nails in his hands the mark af pf of tho spear in in his gide side if he e tha is si a true and jiving liv ipg type of the tile we also find what condition thai resurrected ivillee will ivill bo be in if wo we turn io to II 11 e Ve Milons 12 and 13 where IT wo arc informed of the tile fu ture tribunal before which au all men shall appear we cannot to the east or the the north or the south to escape from the tile judgment seat 0 of f god men alen will judged according to their works we wo cannot then put on oil a cloak of hypocrisy to hide our sins and our t conn connivance avance against god md hh kingdom and ind his servants the things we have dono done will i then appear open in in the books of record every every man all and woman carries carries away down in the depth of his or her a record corresponding with that book of judgment we kno whether wo we have lied or honestly honl L aly dia discharged our duties to god and to our fellows we cannot even claim forgetfulness forgetful neo of the leeds of our past jast life for tho tile souls of or men are impressible and the tile impressions once made though asleep I 1 for or ages will be revived and made clear again back for years and scores of W w A then we will wi 11 be swift ift witnesses esre s aga agnina way our ourselves unless vp have kept icv inviolate tho the lawa laws of god but how will appear the wicked and the ungodly those id who 10 tried to thwart the purposes of god their acts arc are recorded in the tile great book which will opened ou on the awful day of judgment when every mall mail will be judged accor according dinc e 1 to their works the speaker also quoted christs words rebuking hie file self justified p pious 1 ious hypocrites claiming admission antu his kingdom while they had refused to shelter ilia i is servants when they were hou houseless selas to clothe them when they were naked to feed I 1 hem when they were hungry in ali seventh chapter of revelations we learn that there dball bo be sealed up from each tribe and alter after this john beheld a great multitude which lie man trian could number etc vs 9 and then in chap axi we learn of the new nev heaven and new earth when the tabernacle 4 god will bo be with men and he ile will dwell with thern and an they shall be his people and god himself shall be he with them and be their god va vs I 1 to 8 the fearful tale fate of the unbelieving and the abominable and murderers anu arill whore mongers bongers and sorcerers and other evildoers evil doers is described in in the last named nar lied whilo the glory of tho the faithful and just is foretold in the latter half halt of the tile chapter quoted tile saints whose names are found in the book of the lamb will receive those bleas blessings ing end and enjoy forever and forever the martyrs of the last ast days aa t then en s sitting t on the thrones and swa swaying ang scepters of eternal dominion as they have exalted themselves throng through 1 faith and integrity APOSTLE P F D RICHARDS added a few words in his f fatherly atherl y way ay on the mournful occasion today all 11 israel the lie church of god is called upon to commemorate the martyrdom of our br brethren ethreD to rei fleet upon llie tle sad sufferings of the near kindred and find friends of the noble deceased wo we must hows bows ever not only rein remember ember the tile deceased elders from utah who were killed in tennessee whose bodi bodies ies have been brought home but also those native brethren who ero killed at the same time elder berry had been counselor to bishop of Ka narra iron county and he lie leaves a widow and 18 13 children the speaker then recited the fateful history of the family of elder berry previously outlined in these columns the present occasion should be a general commemoration r ervice for all the mart martyrs ars yrs in in the cause of truth As we go a little further back wo we may also refer to the young youn brother who was shot at on aug 11 ath clr n ns n s s bull bullch r liis his leg this was an out cropping of the same murderous spirit that has been ma manifested t nife sted by other recent occurrences in rennes see and elsewhere elder joseph standing had also been made a victim to mob violence in georgia then going further back to missouri illinois and elsewhere wo nye find numbers of others martyred marty red for the pi proclamation ocla mation of the truths of salvation elders david patten parley P pratt the victims at hauns mills Mill milliand sand and many others that so many haye baye imbrued their hands in the blood of the saints is a fact giving much more cause causo for sorrow than the fate of the martyrs who have gone to receive crowns of glory and arid exaltation alth al tion honor and immortality the rhe speaker then deeply regretted and deplored that those states have made themselves accomplices of those bloody crimes by allowan allowing Z the perpetrators of the atrocities to go of justice the vengeance of god however will be poured out upon them unless they turn and repent and cleanse themselves from their transgressions hence the speaker did not intend to arouse the saints to vengeance those of missouri were the outcasts of society the refuse of the land in the summer t time im e there is the greatest danger for our elders in those states on acco account bot of the reli religious ious revivals going on in the woods woods and groves inflaming tile masses to enthusiasm ardor bigotry and blood thirstiness it appear appears indeed tb that at the nation is growing li arder and harder against the cause of god in the north as well as in the south still there aro are honorable men in the south who have in the halls of congress Po tigress bravely and nobly arisen in in the defense of the rights of man god will defend and vindicate us if we aro are only faithful aud rud true to our covenants thus while we she shed d a tear of sym pathy a I 1 hy for those bereaved families re L let us pray to god to preserve us in those awful trials of the day of judgment an and d th tho 0 a filic tio n 1 impending m over the heads of the ungodly and let ua us be steadfast ancl true in the performance of our duties not becoming dis heartened but look on him who turns all things to the rolling forward of his purposes poses the choir sang an anthem and the meetie meeting dispersed after benediction by eller elder win 11 wright |