Resolutions

counted him a trusted leader and careful counselor, it is scarcely conceivable that it was the will of Providence that he should be taken; but God permitted it, and he will overrule the sad incident both for the good of the people and for his cause. We may rest assured that Brother and Sister Woodruff are safe and happy, will obtain their rewards, and will be assigned to enter upon new and energetic missions. And what of those who are left behind? Ours to praise God, do our duties, deal justly with our fellows, and by faith and good works prepare to follow them. The four little children who are left orphans thus sud- denly will doubtless be well cared for, but the thought of their loss and loneliness awakens in our hearts the tenderest emotions

— emotions that may be satisfied by the performance of kind acts

to any child who may be within our reach, and who is in lack of companionship and sympathy. Edward H. Anderson.

We are confident that every young man in the Church will join the General Board in the sentiments expressed in the resolutions which follow, and which were neatly engrossed in book form, bound, lettered, and presented to the family:

Resolutions in memory of Abraham Owen Woodruff, passed by the General Board of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, Salt Lake City, June 26, 1904. In the providences of the Almighty, we are called upon to deeply mourn the departure from this life of our beloved brother and associate, Apostle Abraham Owen Woodruff, who died in the city of El Paso, Texas, Monday, June 20, 1904, but two weeks after the decease of his beloved wife. Elder Woodruff was born on his father's farm, in the southern sub- urb of Salt Lake City, November 23, 1872, and spent his childhood and early youth in the dutiful performance of a boy's work around the farm, and in attending school. He was further educated in the Latter-day Saints' College, and then entered upon a commercial life in the employ of a local bank. At the age of twenty-one, he was called to go upon a mission to Germany. He spent over two years in this field, in great faithfulness and fidelity, administering to the salvation of his fellow-men; and himself acquiring a profound knowledge and testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.