ELDER STEVERSON STEVENSON DEAD elder edward stevenson steve neon of the first council of seventies passed away at his home borne in the fourteenth ward at ten past eleven tuesday night surrounded by bis bin family rider elder stevenson had bad been ailing for some borne time having taken sick OD september alth last laet at walla walla washington while eniz enraged aged in preaching the gospel in the northwest he was waa to in the hospital there for three days daye when he be felt somewhat improved proved and went to baker city oregon and filled an nt n he was worse woree after this and the authorities thought best beat for him to come home which he be did arriving lu it this city on the early morning train september after reaching home he be became ee as much improved as to be able to get out and went to cottonwood and preached to the saints there and attended to other duties he received on dec 11 b h since which time he ban baa been confined to the house he ban baa felt all along that he be was going to get better until a few days ago when be began to talk about going to rest reef elders seymour B young and 0 D fjelsted visited and administered to him about 8 o yesterday afternoon ana the administration was completed ather stevenson repta repeated ted amen and amen ya these theme were the last words be uttered that could be understood he passed away very quietly as though gol going no to sleep brother broiher Ste bas ban been a strict observer of the word of wisdom window he has baa not drank a cup of tenor tea or 0 flee la in the last thirty years his life bus bas been devoted to the work of abe lord and be hak bats spent much of hie bis time in the missionary work both at home and abroad elder edward stevenson was the son aon of joseph stevenson and elizabeth stevens and was waa born at gibraltar spain on may 1 1820 in 1827 he came to america in company with his hie family consisting of live five sons and two daughters edward being the be third son aon when be was but eleven years of 0 age his hia father died and he went to live with a dr richardson in 1888 being then thirteen yen years lof of age be b beard rider elders jared cart carter rand and joseph woods preach the gospel and believed their testimonies it we was about this time the falling failing of the stars stare occurred which elder stevenson le ie tera fern to in his journal and in the winter of the same year he was waa baptized his mother and others of the family also joined the church this thin was la ju Mio Mi calgan they afterwards joined the body ot of the church and endured the hardships bud aud incident to life among the saints in those trying times edward was acquainted with the be prophet joseph smith and in his journal are recorded many of the teachings of that great mao juan brother stevenson come came to utah in 1847 being captain of ton ten in general charles C blobs company he bee ba crossed the abe plains in all nineteen times and the atlantic ocean nine times he went on a mission to spain in 1862 1852 and bee baa filled many other miss missions loDs he was called to labor as a home missionary by president young and spent twelve years traveling among the settlements of the saints saint in the fall of 1894 he be was chosen as one ot of the first council of seventies and since aluce that time has labored assid assiduously u in preaching the gospel and attending to the duties of his calling he filled a mission to mexico and was engaged in missionary work in the northwest when taken sjuk eleven SOBS noris and five daughters sur nor vive him nine sons ions and three daughters having preceded precede pre cedel 4 him to the spirit world his hie living descendants number about sixty four the funeral services over the remains of the late elder edward stevenson ot of the first council of seventies were held la ia the tabernacle 8 salt it lake lahe city on sunday january 81 1897 at 2 p m between the haure of 9 and 12 sunday morning the time set apart tor for the remains to lie ito la in state a large number of the friends of the deceased called at the family residence in the fourteenth ward to take a last fond look at their departed brother and friend shortly after p m mi the family ani and immediate relatives headed beaded by the members of the first council of 0 seventies under whose direction the services were held bold formed in procession sion and moved to the tabernacle Tab taber eracle aole the first farat carriage contained elders seymour B young C D fjeldsted george reynolds and Jona jonathan 0 kimball kimbail all the member of the council who could attend the two elders B H roberts and rulon S well being bein absent on mie mis slone next came the hess hearse and two of lady mourners followed by the pall bearers and the remain remainder jer of the family followed by oft officers leere and members of the ward the floral tributes were very appropriate prominent among which was one from the quorum to which elder eider stevenson belonged reprise ting the four season made by H F F thorup florist florial in IB the center of this was a card bearing these theme words worde edward sto stevenson venson born way may list 1820 died bled january 27 1897 ordained oue one of the seve says presidents oi of seventies october ab 1894 19 1 9 another from the family bore the word father and many other smaller tributes covered the beautiful white metallic casket containing the he remains of the he deceased A obeath of rips ripe barley indicating the ripened years of the deceased was most moat appropriate the tabernacle decorations were very nest beat and appropriate to the ocoa occa stun the white drapery on the standi and the great variety of p potted eted plants plano ferns ferne palms palm evergreen V I 1 L g BID an sir air of cheerfulness and peace emblematical blema of purity and hope the body of the large building was fil filled ed with those who aseem bUd to pay their last respects to the deceased shortly after 2 and directly following a beautiful and appropriate selection election on an the organ president an AD gus gum M cannon cannoa of the salt sait lake stake announced the opening of the servi ees the pit of the tabernacle was filled to its capacity the choir sang the byar by me when first the glorious light of truth burst forth in this last age prayer was offered by elder joo jaw athan 0 kimball kemball the choir further sang 0 my lay rather father thou that dw dwell ellent est in the high and glorious place elder seymour B young was the grist speaker he said as aa an associate of eider bluer stevenson he be bad been called upon to make a few remarks concern ing abtin he knew anew of no other mie flonary in the church ho widely known as brother stevenson he had been engaged in the be ministry ever since he was 14 years of age at the time of receiving a testimony test mony of the prophet het josephia josepha divine mission sion he had bad cro crossed sed the he ocean in the interest Inte reet of the gathering of israel nine times and had also traveled over the be nearly a core of timea ever since his ble boyhood days he bad been engaged in the ministry in th lie month of october two years age ge elder eider stevenson was called to act as aa one of liae first seven of Sevont seventies leE a position which he be pied up to the time of his death the sp akers referred to elder bidet Steven sonva recent missionary labon in the north pacific states S ates sea aco m panted by elder eider matthias F cowley e so go engaged the deceased waft taken quite III and although released his bis labors to return home borne ana being relieved from his hl sickness mic knees for ft a length of time his recuperation was waft not sufficiently strong to permit of his complete recovery elder Steven stevenson soom said the speaker wasa was a true man he had bad kept win falta bebak be baj fought the good fight and nd had now goue to receive his big butk oil reward the latter day saints know ebward stevenson and they had bad every in his hie testimony tue testimony that joseph smith wa wae a true prophet ot of the most high god tie lie was a man who had bad implicit coba deuce in hia bin Hea heaverly Heave vouly uly father and he ake revered honored and ived I ved his hia brethren and associates in the priesthood H he always extended the hand of fellow ship and love unto them and in ministrations unto him in his hie hours houra of afflic affliction tiou he be never forgot to thank them and to reiterate hie bi and never changing testimony oon con berning the work of the lord he was a pure man and never feared while treading the path of ef duty know ing full well that thai goa his father would guard him at all times and on OB all occasions with him duty came first and all other things were ofa f a de secondary condarY consideration probably no DO other man in the church delivered AS aa many sermons as he be because lie he was a man always found int in the trout line be as a missionary his it 11 9 was fruch as to make the world better for his having baying lived and now that he bad gone to his rewards reward the we welcome lome plaudit ai awaited waited 6 well wail done thou good and faithful servant elder young in conclusion asked gou a blessings rest upon those bereft of a loving lather fathers a true and devoted friend elder eider jonathan 0 kimball fol lowed he said bald his intimate tance with elder stevenson dated matej back only to the 0 loe 00 0 of his aider Steven sune having baying become listed w with ith the first seven presidents of seventies he ha could say of him that he was a good faithful man bud and one who had bad made a record to which his far family killy gourd could point with pride temporal matters matteri were secondary with him hia bis whole attention almost having been given to the work of the urd lord hie he tad bad kept the straight ard and narrow path throughout his hia entire life acid od bad met act an example worthy of emulation suon men as elder eider ft stevenson evenson were rapidly passing away they had foul fought abt the abe good fight and bad made the in moat ost of their positions baft upon apon the eal earth jtb president Pre eident WI elkord biord woodruff was the speaker re he said we had met today to 10 follow the tabernacle of on one st t the lards lard la to the tomb lomb such occasions were of fre occurrence eller elder stevenson Bieve naon s the earth had been a career upon bad left behind bebing a record to bear u 1 of in his writings regard fox this the divinity of the mission conot of the maphet joseph josep 12 he had placed on reo rec ordane testimonies that one of the best beat lad had ever been do delivered livered in ID the church president woodruff if said that the paw pasa 1 ing away iway of such men as elder steve 0 I 1 ton son was an occasion for rejoicing I 1 rather than morrow borrow because of his bis hav SUB ling lived the life of a true and devoted I 1 litter esterday ester day sal saint nt his him work upon the 1 irah would brina brin g its own reward for god had bad prowl it to his faithful rants he bad left the abe earth to with his brethren and sisters who had gone before him president Pral dent woodruff referred refer reil to him hie own ewo work in 1 the church he bad done a great deal of preaching ona ana felt that mat his work upon the earth was about completed in ID all his labors in in the ministry he be had bad had bud anti and he felt anoh amuck joy lov and to urge 1 the latter day balota to live juleo ot righteousness for therein was as aa well at ae the howaro joy 0 eternal which awaited all the tha faithful the speaker referred to the poo of the latter jay saints he aste upon the earth and said bald that elder rid ad e r stevenson a death was not an co selon aloo for mou boing because he hao boo fulfilled faithfully the measure of his bis oreaton it if any inan maaen in thip church slad and bad been true unto death 1 it had been brother edward stevenson Ste venion president joseph joaeph P F smith also ad dressed df eased we congregation the ithe aspea speaker ker said be felt to go indorse the remarks which bad already been made with reffard rard to eljer s fidelity and integrity to the work of the lord he was wae a in miu inin in who had bad exhibited faithfulness energy aad constant cooata nt devotion and to the work in which be was engaged and he be never astor neglected an opportunity to beer bear his testimony to the divinity of the prophet joseph the speaker read from a revelation given in 1833 ad amoni admonishing shing the saints to cleave unto that which was good and to lay jay aside that which was evil such a course ran the would lea lead 1 uto loy joy celestial in the father Fathe kingdo king dim dm president smith was that eider stevenson bad fulfilled that injunction of the lord he was a man who attempted to forsake all evil andio and to oreave to that which was good he also alao endeavored to live by every word which proceeded from abs tbs U e ol of god and to lead a life consistent with his ble profession in his bis boyhood he was wa placed in circumstances wherein his him life was in jeopardy leo pardy but bat la in all this he be was unflinching and remained faithful fai thul to the eod end president smith paid a high tribute to the memory of the departed a man whom he said eaid had bad kept the faith to the very letter lettea he had bad set an example worthy fir all to iolli wand had yielded obedience to every call made of him even up to the ibe time of his bia death him hie labois lu in the northwestern states were die charged with a zeal characteristic ol of the me man mac and at tima a perhaps he be had been overzealous over zealous in his bla untiring un tiling for we the gospel the speaker his bis remarks by referring to the position in which death found eldor eider stevenson and to the blessings which obedience to the coipel brought to all moss who de parted this life in full faith and fellowship after a career fraught with good works such as the deceased had been the author of his hie was wae a makeup ol of activity never tiring in the stry but always restless atleas re in the thought oi 01 remaining idle to la doing good to his hie fellow men by preaching the principles 0 of f the gospel goepel the choir bane the hymn rest beat for the weary soul rest tor for the aching head hea benediction Bane diction was waa pronounced by elder george aBdale To A al the close cloie of the services viceR we be and ud Is ie ice was waa requested quested rt to remain seated while tue lue mourners nera followed the remains out of the sough door of tbt building where the carriages were entered and the procession formed to start for the cemetery the mourners having went out of the south door the people then moved through the north and east doors doom the procession formed with be members of the piret first council oi 01 seventies in the lead beadi followed by the pall bearese bearse family relatives and friends Irl enile upwards of a score core ot of carriages being in the cortege at the i cemetery the grave was waa dedicated by elder U C A fjeldsted