Show DEATH OF CHARLES LAMBERT elder charles lambert died at his hie farm in granger salt lake county at am today may ard charley charles lambert son BOD of charles and sarah greaves lambert was born at kirk deighton yorkshire england august 80 1816 naturally devout but rather independent in religious matters matter she he studied all the religious creeds he be had a chance of becoming acquainted with when a young mm MD but could not feel satisfied to embrace any of them until the gospel gose e as preached by the latter day faints saints wise was presented to him when he be receive dit gladly and has since gauged his bis life by it il he was a master builder and stonecutter at that time with ex cellena worldly prospects which he be forsook soon boon after he be was baptized which occurred july 14 1643 and sailed for america to unite his hie fortunes with the saints then gathering in nauvoo A more self belf sacrificing generous man would be hard to find he never appeared to have a selfish eel fish thought his whole care was for the work ot of god and the good of others and no more devoted nor skilful workman than he labored towards the i of the nauvoo temple and his efforts upon that sacred structure were continuous up to the finishing stone cut by his own bands and the completion of the interior font the stone carving connected connect ea with which was largely his bis own work in november 1844 1814 he was united in marriage to mary alice cannon who shared with him the persecutions which were the common lot of the saints then and subsequently at the time of his marriage he be became the guardian of his bis cifes brothers angus and Davi dand their aister leonormand Leonora and afterwards proved a faithful and kind father to them he remained in nau after the finishing of the temple and aided in def defending anding the ci city until antil he with the remainder of the saints iligir was finally expelled when he be left hi his property in the hands bands of the mob and sought a new home in the west he endured untold hardships while laboring in iowa and missouri to obtain an outfit for the fam ilys lourney journey to salt lake valley and succeeded in reaching the site of this city in the fall of 1849 he was ordained a seventy on the ath of april apri 1845 in nauvoo and set a part apart as one of the presidents of 0 the twenty third quorum he filled two missions to england and labored with zeal and success in spreading a knowledge of the truth he was an abstemious exemplary man devoted husband and loving father an and d literally wore himself out in the cause of god the cause of his death was la Is grippe with w which abich he was seriously affected effete during midwinter mid winter and from which he suffered a relapse less than a week ago he suffered severely up to within a few hours of his death but finally grow grew easy and passed away as if he were going to sleep A more honest conscientious man than brother charles lambert would be difficult to find his indu industry itry was phenomenal his whole career showed him to be without guile as he be always manifested a hearty repugnance toward anything that savored of deceit no person could he be acquainted with him without entertaining for him a sentiment of unqualified respect the funeral service will wil be held on wedi edday may aub at 10 am in the seventh ward assembly room |