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Show (4) Bushma.n diary Feb. 1890 Tuesday 11, 1890 (Continued) 11. s,:ng by S . G. I.add 12. (Recitation) by E .E.Tanne r 13. ReIM.rks by Smrra Smith 14. Song by L.C . Liorehead 15. Recitation by M. Larsen 16 Remarks by L.H . Ea tch 17. The following esss.y fror.1 sister l :a.y J. West , was read by Ida Udall: Dear friends, I am pleased and ha ppy to have the privillge o f{_oenning a few l ines f or this occasion. Although I ca nnot b e t h ere oe r s onally, you have the bes t feelin gs of my heart. My acquaintance with 3rother and Sister Bu shman is, I must say of but short duration. Yet it seems to me that I always have kno,,-m them, and that their history o f the l ast 25 years wa s f amiliar t o me. They s ta rted then as the young man and maiden, modest and reserved, to build for t h emselves a home, - A home tr.at today their dea rest friends are proud of to bless. In it has been the olace o f b irth to r·9.ny noble spirits wh o hs.ve received such love and tender treatment fr om their 9a rents th?,t vwuld cause the an ge ls to weep with joy. Those ha:i;ipy children can see and feel th3.t perfect sympathy and love exists between fathe r and mothe r, which unto al l is a power 1=rnte far good, vThere true lo ve exists, it is far easier to c 1-, ltivate the minds of the young. The more refined the h ome the mo re intensely cultivated the heart and soul of the inmates t h ereof. And all who visit or associate there partake of that ea±~ elevating influence. We find here in this h ome t hs.t heaven b orn gift, - music c u ltivated and encoura ged vrh ic h joined vrit h hospita lity has cr..eered !11.any a wea ry soul vrhose heart Derchance v,a s h~s.vy with bur dens and c a r e s known only to ther.1selves and their nake r. °'.J ut mos t of a 11 is the ?Ure love ±:'ound in your home of the Pr ecious Gnsn el gi ven to us in our de.y which of itself p roduces virtue, r.ono r, and uprightness and has given unto you our dear f~e~ f riend' s strength to h ea r the trials were needed for yo ur purification 3.nd future good . I.la y the -oeace of heaven r es t upon you. I~':l. Y the friendships we have formed continue in ? Urity and reach intc1ithe Eternal "lforlds. And rnay your children with the poet say : 11 And the ins p iration we imb ibed fror:1 your councils go od and wise Has kept ,'ir :r.1 thus far in life, to the goa l before our e yes . And what ere o f go od or !loble deeds we 've done or yet ro.y do 'l[e 've had the teachin g; fi rst, and the exa.mple set by you. Closir, g r e~1a rks by Pres. J. N. Smith . Singi ng. Benediction by Pat riarch :1atch. At 10:30 a ll dispersed a!ld said we had a s p lendi d time of enjoyment and tnll? :rishes f or the futu re. This was the grand est time ever had at our home and long to be remem::i ered by us a 11. 0 Sister :S . E .T anner :1:av e Lois a voh,me of Sister Snows 9oe:r.1s and ·-irother T1. nner gave me a volume o f the i;iellenn ial Sta r. Bro. Wm. Stuart gs. v e S ister Lois a n ice silk handke rchie f & me a n ice c oll9.r button . Sister Ida H. Ud'.11- 1 ~a ve us 3. n ice lit t le book with a poem e:-• t it l ed The Homes tead , vrit h the fo ll owi n g line s insc ribed by he rself: "Dear Friends; Best o fferings o f our heart we b:rin g , '.l' hy friends assembled here , Of t hy Silver Wedding day to Sing. l i |
