dignify the character of a Saint. If
we view him as a missionary of the
Gospel of peace, as a legislator for the
people of God, as a pioneer, convert-
ing the wilderness into the fruitful
field, as an apostle in the councils
of the Church, we everywhere find
him a man of no ordinary type, but
one whose ability and strength of
character marked him as a leader
among men, even where great men
were not lacking. It would be diffi-
cult for us to pick out any one special
department of life and say in this he
most particularly shone, or select
some other and assert in that he was
most eminent. He was great in all.

To the sons and daughters of Scan-
dinavia he was perhaps greater as a
missionary—the first apostle who bore
the glad tidings of the Gospel to their
fatherland. To the weary toiler be-
neath the sultry sun of Southern Utah
he was best known as the indefatig-
able leader, who planned, devised, con-
trived and arranged for their progress
and made prosperity possible in one of
the most arid, most forbidding regions
of this great continent. His prudence,
his wisdom, his foresight, are admitted
by all—as a counselor he had few
peers. His ripe experience, joined
with his sound judgment, gave a
weight to his words and a strength to
his counsels that all who heard felt.
Moreover, he possessed, unclouded by
stain, those two great virtues that
give a man power with the heavens—
integrity and purity of character. Let
a man possess these, let his heart be
true and unflinching, let his life be
pure, and, if we add to these humility,
he is proof against a multitude of
weaknesses and can resist a host of
temptations. We all have our weak-
nesses; God has permitted them that
we might be taught humility in our-
selves and charity towards others.

We none of us are perfect whilst we
dwell in the flesh; but the man who
in humble reliance upon God never
falters in the fight for the right, never
wavers in his allegiance to the truth,
and ever maintains inviolate his
covenants, is one whom we can all
pause to admire, and strive, by
heaven's help, to imitate. Such men
are few when compared with the un-
numbered hosts who have peopled
this earth of ours; but we thank God
that we do find them more abundantly
in the midst of the Saints, holding
the Holy Priesthood and ministering
in things the most sacred ever be-
stowed upon humanity. Among these,
in the front ranks, is our esteemed
brother whose mortal remains are
about to be consigned to the tomb.

For nearly forty years Brother Snow
has been one of the twelve apostles
of the Lord Jesus. To this calling he
has given the strength of his prime
and the wisdom of his later years. It
has been during this period that he
has performed a very large portion of
his missionary, legislative and pioneer
services. We shall sadly miss him in
the quorum with which he has been so
long identified, and of which he was
at the time of his death one of the
oldest members. We shall miss his
mature consideration, his deliberate
thoughts, his experienced advice—all
most needful at a time when the
powers of evil are assailing us in so
many directions. But we thank the
Lord that though from time to time
He takes from us those who, as men,
we trust most fondly, yet He leaves
us not entirely to ourselves, but con-
tinues unto us the signs of His ap-
proval. We are comforted with the
assurance that this is His kingdom,
and that He rules in the heavens and
upon the earth; and that from the
fall of a sparrow to the death of an
apostle all is known unto Him, and
nothing happens without His sanction.

And further, brethren and sisters,
are we not the sons and daughters of
God, and when he shall appear, if we
are faithful, shall we not be like him?
Yes; and when the glorious day ar-
rives we shall once more have the
privilege of standing upon this earth
and meeting in joy and thanksgiving,
not only our brother who has just left
us, but Joseph and Brigham, and
thousands of others who have washed
their robes white in the blood of the
Lamb, and who, through the merits
of His atonement, are anointed kings
and priests unto God, and with Him
reign exalted in His kingdom. May
we all be found worthy of this reward;
and now, while we travel through this
world of change and sorrow, may we
take pattern by the lives of the

dignify the character of a Saint. If we view him as a missionary of the Gospel of peace, as a legislator for the people of God, as a pioneer, converting the wilderness into the fruitful field, as an apostle in the councils of the Church, we everywhere find him a man of no ordinary type, but one whose ability and strength of character marked him as a leader among men, even where great men were not lacking. It would be difficult for us to pick out any one special department of life and say in this he most particularly shone, or select some other and assert in that he was most eminent. He was great in all.

To the sons and daughters of Scandinavia he was perhaps greater as a missionary—the first apostle who bore the glad tidings of the Gospel to their fatherland. To the weary toiler beneath the sultry sun of Southern Utah he was best known as the indefatigable leader, who planned, devised, contrived and arranged for their progress and made prosperity possible in one of the most arid, most forbidding regions of this great continent. His prudence, his wisdom, his foresight, are admitted by all—as a counselor he had few peers. His ripe experience, joined with his sound judgment, gave a weight to his words and a strength to his counsels that all who heard felt. Moreover, he possessed, unclouded by stain, those two great virtues that give a man power with the heavens— integrity and purity of character. Let a man possess these, let his heart be true and unflinching, let his life be pure, and, if we add to these humility, he is proof against a multitude of weaknesses and can resist a host of temptations. We all have our weaknesses; God has permitted them that we might be taught humility in ourselves and charity towards others.

We none of us are perfect whilst we dwell in the flesh; but the man who in humble reliance upon God never falters in the fight for the right, never wavers in his allegiance to the truth, and ever maintains inviolate his covenants, is one whom we can all pause to admire, and strive, by heaven's help, to imitate. Such men are few when compared with the unnumbered hosts who have peopled this earth of ours; but we thank God that we do find them more abundantly in the midst of the Saints, holding the Holy Priesthood and ministering in things the most sacred ever bestowed upon humanity. Among these, in the front ranks, is our esteemed brother whose mortal remains are about to be consigned to the tomb.

For nearly forty years Brother Snow has been one of the twelve apostles of the Lord Jesus. To this calling he has given the strength of his prime and the wisdom of his later years. It has been during this period that he has performed a very large portion of his missionary, legislative and pioneer services. We shall sadly miss him in the quorum with which he has been so long identified, and of which he was at the time of his death one of the oldest members. We shall miss his mature consideration, his deliberate thoughts, his experienced advice—all most needful at a time when the powers of evil are assailing us in so many directions. But we thank the Lord that though from time to time He takes from us those who, as men, we trust most fondly, yet He leaves us not entirely to ourselves, but continues unto us the signs of His approval. We are comforted with the assurance that this is His kingdom, and that He rules in the heavens and upon the earth; and that from the fall of a sparrow to the death of an apostle all is known unto Him, and nothing happens without His sanction.

And further, brethren and sisters, are we not the sons and daughters of God, and when he shall appear, if we are faithful, shall we not be like him? Yes; and when the glorious day arrives we shall once more have the privilege of standing upon this earth and meeting in joy and thanksgiving, not only our brother who has just left us, but Joseph and Brigham, and thousands of others who have washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb, and who, through the merits of His atonement, are anointed kings and priests unto God, and with Him reign exalted in His kingdom. May we all be found worthy of this reward; and now, while we travel through this world of change and sorrow, may we take pattern by the lives of the