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Show JOHN AUSTIN. One of Lclii's Pioneers Laid (o Rest, At the advanced age of 8 1 John Austin died at liis lcsidenco, Wednesday mornings i! a. m. For .some time lie Imd been quite ill and death came as a release to him. 1 Tluusday afternoon, at the Tab ernacle, tlie funeral' services were Jiold. Many friends and relatives . n and a number of people from ont H of town were present to pay their 1 respects to one of Lehi's pioneer H( citizens. H The lloral offering were elaborate ' and most beautiful. mi. Led by his eldest sou, George, Hr - the other six sons aelcd as pall ia bctrciw. jfl. Hishop James H. (.huducr of the H Second ward presided and read the Mi following biographienl. sketch. S IIIOCUAIMIH'AI, HKKITII. W "John Austin was born in .Stud m ' ham, Uedfoi-shirc, Kugland, Dec. tit Un, I82L'. Was married Mutch W 12uth, 1817, to Kiiinui Grace ol I Whipsnade of the same county. Was baptized into the Church of PI , -lesus Christ of Latter Day 'Saints '. February otlt, 18."50. Kmigialed ,. with his family to Lehi, (Hah, in jjif - 18(!8andhas resided theie since, p Ifis wife, Kinimi (trace, died on ml tho ."list day of November, JSO.'I. Bf In June, JS'.lt, ho married Mrs. W.' Klizabeth I'ead, wlio died Febru- wL iU'y 10,ll 10u7 t,llcc ,,avs l"-,,'ol'-' nk hrdciniiso. jl "Tliere was born to John Austin and his lirst wife, suventccn (L2. children, twelve cons and live JIJKftgMKv daughters, llfteen of -whom were $SE(r".dM,'i '.' lii'glm'd'iufjl l,wo in Lehi. M Tlieio are living today seven .sons H and four daughters, all married H and have largo families. There a has been born ninety-live grand children, and at this date seventy six ato living. Theie lias also been born twcntv-thicegicatgrand I children, twenty-one of whom aie living. This makes a total posterity pos-terity of one bandied and thiity-livo thiity-livo children, grand childien and , great giand childien. "John Austin lived 'and died a faithful member of 'he Chinch of r. ' - Jesus of Latter Day Saints. In ' ' liis native country he piesided over a biauch of the Chinch w hcio he lived until ho emigrated. Ho has always been teady and vi iiling to obey the counsel of those who were placed over him and ha hold, I in addition to many other callings, the position as picsident of the High I'riest (jiionnn of the Lehi Waul for a number of years until recently. ,', "All the wins and daughter aiu piosenl with the exception of his .. oldest daughter, Mrs. Harriet Jacobs, who is ery ill." "" Wm. Brumuell of Spiingville and George Webb spoke of their early acquaintance of the Austin family in England. Win, liromlcy of American Fork and Pics. A. J. Kvans spoke of the noble character of Itmlhcr John Austin. David Henderson of Half Lake City lend the following original poem: Theru is no death, the poet said, All heavens gift to earth Aro ever lirst to seek again . The country of their bitlh; And father Austin hath but gone, How soon may you .or H Let us like him in lifo bo shown Good deeds will never die. Tho memory of a clasping hand, The ptessuro of a kiss, And all tho trifles, frail yet swoet, That mako our eatthly bliss; If with a firm unchanging faith And holy trust and high, Those hands have elaspod, thine lips have met These things can never die. Though Father Austin's kindly rm No more we'll daily meet. Hut in his old accustomed place Wo view the vacant seat. His sons and daughter kind and true Will meet him bye and bye, Tho parent-love fiom him they drew Can never, never die. Tho kindly hand stretched foith to aid A brother in his need, A kindly woid in griefs dark hour That pioves a friend indeed, A warm impulse warms the heart When hopes are bounding high, Hut sympathy's unfading' aid, These things will never die. The pure, (ho bright, tho beautiful, That stiricd our hearts In youth, Tho impulses to ivordlcs pniycr, Tho dreams of loVo and truth, The plea for mercy softly breathed The spirits yearning cry, The sorrow of a coutril'o heart These tilings can never die. The Austin family gathered here Our sympathy lo you; - " mn Lose not a chance to awaken love Ho firm, be .just ami true, So shall a light that cannot fade, Heam on you from on high, And angel voices whisper this These thing will never die. All Father Austin's troubles end fill hatd the paths ho trod, Iteni'iiiiing true and honest man The noblest woi k of God. We cannot fully understand Tho when, the where, and why, Yet Hope and Faith assurance gives, Tlipfio things Mill never die. Ho will join tho lamily circle Of loved ones gone before, Let us picttuo the leunion Met on that other shore. Father, Mother still wo miss thee, And still wo sob and sigh, Yet what joy to meet and kiss you, Wiiero things never, norcrdio. A male quartotto sang "Heaven Is My Home." Pros. It. S. Wells of Salt Lake' City spoke of the soul of man, tho spirit and body, and tho lesurtec-tion. lesurtec-tion. John Y Smith sang a solo, "Oh Grave, Where Is Thy Victory.' |