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Show I v LEWIS W. SHURTLEFF LAID AT REST; FINAL HONORS PAID TO URCHMAN BY HUGE THRONGS 141 Lewis Warren Shurtliff. for 3f yearst president of Weber strike, a pioneer! of Utah mul Idaho, former probate judge nnd postmaster', was laid 10 his final rosl in the City cemetery Sunday Sun-day morning, following services held in tho ugdon tabernacle The build-j ;, j lug proved to bi too small to accom-j modato the thousands of citizens who desired to attend the services., which were conducted by ftishoq Thomas H. Wheelwright of the Twelfth ward. J i There was a large number of flora! tributes banked along the eniiro; length of the stand and on the organ j console. Tall bearers were Joseph C. McFarlane. Thomas A. Bhreeve, ! ' Charles A. HalveTSon, M. Charles) Woods, Robert T. Burton, Joseph 1 Rlrle, William H. Reeder Jr. anl (iiorgc Shorten, of the stake high "touncll La. In s of the auxiliary boards 1 ' !'J acted as flower carriers. As the casket and mourners entered fj'fj the i.il.ernarl,-. the gre.it congregation arose, and Organist Sam P. Whltnkerj I nndrr i the Adacio movement from Sonata Pathetque. The organist ren-filJI! ren-filJI! dened Chopin's Funeral March as the . ikct and mourners left the taber-j, taber-j, nacle at thi conclusion of the service. v Memben of th Weber -lake high ;", council, ward bishopries, stake aux iliary board attended in a body. PR4 MIN I VI SP1 VKI RS. resident H e tie r J. I'.rant. Apostle David O. McKay, President Seymour Bi Young, Prof. W W. Henderson of I BrJgham Young I'nlversity. Elders! MI; John Watson and George E. Browning! of the stake presidency. Mayor Frank Francis and Dr. Edward I Rich, were the speakers. Alva L. Scovllle offer-! ed the Invocation and benediction was I I ). by President John V. Bluth of the North Weber stake. Music for the service was rendered liv the tabernacle choir and soloists, under tho direction of Lester Gk llinchellff. The hymns sung were: favorites of the late president and Included In-cluded "Come. Come. Ye Saints." "O. My Father." "I Know That My Re- m deemer Lives." "Dear to the Heart1 of the Shepherd." By special requesl Mrs. Mary Farley sang, I Have Heard of a Beautiful City." other soloists . U la ' were Mrs. Bernlce Tyrec. Mrs. Bernicc Erlckson and Mrs. Cora A Lund. ' Kl- -1 ; gie" was rendered by a string quar- Ii tet composed of UlSS Lillian ratchi r, i Miss Helen Hunter, All" ri Erlckson i i and Mareollus Smith. QUAJR l I l S1X&S. I ; Several hundred peiyrons gathered L T I IrM at tne STaveslde in tlH' ' gden City j iiij jj cemetery. As the casket was lowered ' Into the graW The Teachers Task Is Done." was sung bv a male quartet i ! composed of Lester Gk Hlnchcltff, Ger- lilKl ulifll '' "" r Stephens and Jed j i li'j'. i Ballantyne. The grate was dedicated H '.?.') by Patriarch George W. LaCkln. Stu- tfil HilffjK dents of the Weber Normal college 1 ' ' formed In line on Washington avenue j between Twenty-second and Twenty- I third streets as the sortc.- passed to Ml KilltiBii u" 1 rnacle. A number of prominent citizens at-' V tended the services, including ex-Gov- ernor Simon Bamberger. Judge Henry K L ' H. Rolapp, William H. Warn-, PoST- ' master Rufus Garner, patriarchs of ! a V ...'j ; the Weber, Ogden and North Web I BlUitlUfVii stake- President Thomas E. Mek.n. j John Halls and S. G. Dye of the Og- den stake. Presldl nt John V. Bluth, I I; Frank W. Stratford and Thomas Ir- i vine of the North Weber stake. James fl'ul'lmw I Wotherspoon. former president of the .! H 1 ;'i North Weber slake. Ruhbl M. Freed - ' I nun and others representing the Bnth Sholeni. the Jewish congregation of i-'ig'tn;: this cuv. President. Grant puld a tribute of love and respect to President Shurt-tilHi Shurt-tilHi il'u i lire if.. i..,i liav ..o.,....,..a , i, .. I a perfect gentleman who had v r brought honor and credU to his pco-j pie. he said No other people approach I l death With such calmness ami little sorrow as do the 1 .a tier Day Saints and this Is due to their knowledge that families will be reunited in their eternal eter-nal home. The Latter Day Saints are Jj'1-, intensely interested in gathering the genealogies of their forefathers that they might become saviors on Mount Zlon. President Shurtliff was loved !est by those who knew him best and he Is beloved of God." APOSTLE'S TJRJBU1 L Apostle McKay said he had known President Shurtliff fcr 38 years. "In church affairs President Shurtliff was always dependable and loyal. He was an honored pioneer In state affairs he was not a politician but a statesman. states-man. As a high priest he was always devoted and true. As a friend he was always reliable. As a servant of f'hrlsl he was faithful in life and true to his death. As a naturalist he was i kind to animals and a lover of trees. He possessed all the qualifications of . " 11 a gentleman. He was one of the (!)! i ! founders of the Weber Normal col lege and wus always loyal to the 1 school." As president of the hoard of educa-Jjil educa-Jjil tlon of the Weber Normal college, Apostle McKay read a resolution from ' the faculty expressing, sympathy with the family and appreciation for his I services to the Institution. President Young said he came to VnilLlilUl nav a tribute of respect to a brother and fellow laborer. Ho met President Shurtliff in London in 187a he said. When ho 'had charge of the lyondon , ni. rence. He referred to the dead churchman as wise In counsel and pleasant In admonition. ' He had always al-ways studied th welfare and happiness happi-ness Of the people of the stake and had alwavs honored the position he had hi Id. He had a personality w hich u , .r. attractive and was loM-il and r. . pt d for his strength of character " John Watson who has been associated associat-ed with the late president, as one of his counselors for 14 years, and In Other positions for many years, said he had known him In personal affairs as well as anyone in the community. He knew Of his desires for the progress prog-ress cf the Latter Day Saints and for the advancement of 'he work of the . lim. ii He was a real leader, a splendid splen-did -itlzen and a pioneer of Utah and Idaho who won the love and confidence confi-dence of all who associated with him, Mr. Watson said. Mayor Francis referred to the splen-dld splen-dld personality of the rate stake presi dent with whom he hail had an acquaintance ac-quaintance of many years He thought of him as a man of S-l years, cutting down a 'ree he had planted 17 years previously. The mayor said: "His remarkable physical strength was due to his tiToral life and self-dlselplne and this should prove to he a great example to the young people of today. Ills great civic duties were never per-j formed for sordid reward but for the' betterment of the state. President Shurtliff had great vision, that of building a roadway to Mount Ogden 1 and when this road l constructed he would suggest It be dedicated to Presi-denl Presi-denl Shurtliff and it tablet erected bearing the Inscriotlon. 'This Is a vision of Lewie w. Shurtllfr." Dr. Rich said that In spite of the advanced age of President Shurtllft he had retained the spirit of youth and this with his Indomlnable will, had been a power of the physical man He had expressed a desire that when he WaS 'oo weak to perform his duties lore, he might pass on to higher service. ser-vice. With him it was not a Question of reSl but of rendering service to humanity. George E. Browning for the past' two years a counselor to President Shurtliff, said he had learned to love hint lw 'Ml..,. r.f hi.. nl.rllnf. 1 J . i and unswerving faith, "His life had' been a testimony of the trut hfu1 neftS Of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. All In Weber county WOuld miss his smiling smil-ing face and his counsel and admonition." admoni-tion." Prof Henderson gave a brief biographical bio-graphical sketch of the late stake (resident He said he had lead n.an histories and biographies published : by the church but the biography of President Shurtliff, on which he wi now engaged had brought to him the flnesl feelings and be! conception of pioneer history. He paldi high tribute trib-ute to President 8hurtllffnd his ancestors an-cestors who he said were men and women of sterling characters. |