Show UNCLE JOSEPH joseph young op president of the first rat seven presidents of the seventies of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints brother of ofilio the lato late president brigham Brig hain young expired at his residence Eight eighteenth mth ward salt lake city at a mon m on satu saturday aday july the cause of the demise of this respected veteran was debility resulting from old age having completed his eighty fourth year on the ath of last april by virtue of the presidency of th alic e deceased over the great body of the seventies he was one of tho the general authorities of the church his funeral service will bo be conducted at 11 a in tomorrow to morrow in the salt lake assembly hall owing to the universal esteem in which he was held hold by the community tho the attendance on the occasion is certain to be very large the deceased deemed veteran was generally and aid affectionately known as uncle joseph he was somewhat small of stature and naturally active nervous and springy in hia his inov movements cements As is almost uni universal versa with the young family he be was of fair complexion his head was narrow between the cars and towered high above them as is the case with most men of strong religious impulses and keen sympathies combined with ate practical ability to struggle with the stem realities of lile life i his features were rather prominent the nose being somewhat large and distinctly aquiline the eyes were light grey and an expression of kindly benevolence and gentleness beamed from the whole countenance the thi c large religious element in his character caused him to attribute everything ever thing to the overruling providence of god while the ever active sym sympathy aty of I his kindly nacre nature led him to making frequent eions for those who stripped stepped into the path of the erring and expressing fervent wishes for their return to the way of rectitude he has been connected with the church almost from its earliest history and has witnessed and been connected with many of its most trying ordeals among these may bo be mentioned hauns mill massacre where ho lie narrowly escaped death at the hands of a furious mob who i on that dreadful occasion slew many of the saints his whole course has been marked by unwavering integrity to the truth there was not such an ingredient in his composition as cunning to him the words of burns bums fill find A a fitting application een fen hu hie failings leaned to virtues side where uncle joseph was known he was esteemed and loved of him we believe it could with truth be said behold an israelite without guile |