DANIEL X SYNOPSIS OF TIM LIFE UTE OF tue THE DECEASED ile he was born bom in the parish of creech scotland about the year 1800 lie ile w was as son ol of alexander kear matheson and catherine ross mcandrew and married catherine treasurer nov in his youthful days he studied for the ministry of the presbyterian church spending several sessions in the college of st andrews scotland and was enabled to read the scriptures in the original greek and was also a fair latin and french scholar ile he was not satisfied with man made systems of religion and when he heard the sound of affie the h everlasting ver gospel he was ready to receive it lie was baptized by elder ilu liu nugh hugh h findlay in dundee scotland sept 9 18 1848 ks was ordained a pr priest 1 est nov 12 same year and ordained an elder jan 7 1849 ile he was sent on a short mission n to the highlands of scotland amon among his relatives but they rejected hll hlf his bis testimony he lie lle removed to south shields england in 1852 1832 and was called to the ministry ministry at a conference at newcastle on march 29 1857 and appointed to labor in the norwich pastorate under the direction of elder win wm bayliss june 2 00 1859 1839 where he labored faithfully until honorably released by president george Q cannon to come to utah with his hels wife two I 1 younge youngest st sofi sons st and daughter leaving liverpool april 21 91 they arrived in salt lake city sept ai 1862 and lie he received his washings and anointing anoint ings a few days afterwards and was ordained a high priest lie ile removed to carawan july lma ima and helped to settle panguitch in 1865 0 he acted as counselor to bishop nielsen and removed back to at the Pan gultch exodus on account of indian difficulties and lived there till his death ile he was the oldest man that labored in the building of the st george temple which labor he took great delight in father matheson was the instrument in the hands of god of bringing many souls to christ and many of the saints in utah will testify to his sterling integrity integrity his honesty and his whole devotedness to he latter day work to which he lle bore a faithful testimony to the end he was confined to bed six weeks and said he was waiting the lords time I 1 timed and would like to go as a chill child going to slee sleep p which he did at 7 p in march 1884 he leaves behind his bis aged wife after having lived with her for over sixty suy years I 1 he e left four or five sons one daughter and numerous grandchildren grand children and tind great grandchildren grand children the funeral services were held heid in the meeting house on monday the aith at noon comforting remarks were made by elder david matheson patriarch henry lunt apostle george teasdale and bishop dalley dailey brother durham and his sweet singers of israel also rendered sweet and consoling music all of which lessened the stirl still sting of death twenty six vehicles foll followed dived the remains to their last resting place