q p Ir LIFE AND LABORS OF S M IL MOLEN Simpson M Iolen died at his hili home In Hyrum ache county count on Thuda November 21 DOd litter after suf for years Yean from that Insidious dl dlee ee ease which had been growing worse 01 for tor the lilt six Ix months of his life The Th care cre of I a devoted wife and nd the best belt medIcal skill that coUld be obtained wel Were powerless to stay ta UI the progress of at the fell dl disease and so with hi his family around Islam hIm lie he passed Into the mystic sleep Bleep with II a gentle nUe smile playing upon hI his face M Molen Iolen was I a pIoneer of Utah tad Ad of DC Cache county count I and d one of at atthe the most mOlt respected arid aDd highly beloved men In that section ot of the state ml HIs deml demise will Awaken genuine grief wIth wIthIn within In the hearts of the people for tor they all 11 admired hIm for bl his simple and nd units manner and hIs hIli absolute elt His HII was an enviable record liP imp liPon on which any man high or 10 low might feel proud to stead upon lie He was born on September II 14 1132 1112 In JacksonvIlle In a family of thirteen children At an early age e I he became a member of at the Mormon Church And In 1146 moved noved to Camp Creek thirteen muss miltS from Nauvoo lint and subsequently lit ht moved to au Ue lie tas with th time Saints all through time the lays a of Nauvoo NauvO and was wall with them In their long and dreary march across the plains In 1847 lIe He was wall called to the islands Os oa Osa a mission minion In 1854 and he is labored there until 1168 lIe He WI was an honest sincere missionary and nd those greet t virtues won for hIm ho hosts tl ot of friends lie He made hIM home In LehI until the spring of 1850 1160 It w was there that he met and married his hll wife Miss 1111 Jane T P hyde daughter Ot of Judge Jude Wm Win Hyde with whom h he went II to Cliche Cache ally salley In the spring of 1 50 The They settle UI I where the town of 01 11 hIde Park lark now flow stands about fe miles north of Logan Ioan Jud Judge Hyde w was the first Bishop of hyde Park and nd Hider Elder Molen Iolen was wa hI his first counselor Prest Molln Molen was wa an active man ii 1 ways wall figuring prominently In the pub publIc public lIc of at Cache valle valley Ufo lie held the position of lIeutenant colonel of oC time the First infantry of the tho Nauvoo Le Ie Legion gion and he be made a commanding figure In iii military garb garbIn In n 2574 Ill he performed a ml mission lon In the Eastern Iowa Illinois and Kentucky In h he again went ent to the Islands In company with Ith hi his wife Jane lie He remained there for over three faithfully the entire time In he was wa elected assessor lIr and collector of oC Cathe county and per performed formed the duties ot of that office with signal ability In 1883 1882 lie he wu was male made Bishop of the ward rd and turing the time he wu was In that office he fn en endeared himself to the people because auRl ot of his kIndly and generous soul IOu On August I a 1120 h he was a made one of tin Ihl of ache Stake which position he be held with honor up to time the then eni n of his hili lit While he bp was u a Democrat In hI he was not hint I a bitter politician amm nd was Willi never blind to the virtues of A foe lie He led Ild an n upright life and nd he went down into lato the grave rave with the of at having bayIng never wantonly Wan Wantonly tonly a dut duty or em shifted 1 a rill res responsibility to tn another nother whish blah rightly tell fell upon n hImself PresIdent remains laid In instate state date at the family home hem Saturday and Sun Sunda until I 2 p rn m When they were ere tenderlY born borD tD ta tha seaiL 0 10 i ed by a vast ot of people who ho came to pa pay their to the de Before BeCore bc services every er available Inch or of room In the meeting house was occupied It being the largest audience the building had ever sustaIned The room was v suitably decorated In black and white and Ute the floral on I trIbutes were III as beautiful u as they were wert profuse an and spoke eloquently of af the hold that Simpson Molen hall had upon the affections or of the The servIces were ed ad over ever hy Bishop J I F and th they were opened with an anthem b by the choir The prayer wa was of tired tred by BIshop Henry I of oC Men fen i r j I L Lt t f ft fr r t t I j r rj j r f fr 1 i r 1 J 1 r j Ii rI f I I f fX X X 1 II I t f r I 1 1 t I f fF fj 8 F j t I X J f ff 0 f I t r 10 t U J X f T T TS S M MOLEN t 1 H t don and Dd wu was followed b by another An anthem them It If those who hat pallet passed through the veil can hear what Is II being said lei liT by Iho thoas who remain on this aid them thell how tIM the Immortal soul lOul of Simpson U M I Moin must have welled swelled with lIh pride and pure joy jo at lIstening to the wealth of eulogy th that t was imposed Impelled u upon on his hili memory Tho Those e who spoke poke we were D C O 0 William n H Maughan Motes That WIt Orson Smith Isaac Joseph Morrell and nd Bishop JF Wright Beautiful selection were re ten ren tIered by br George orlle W Thatcher Jr and the Brigham Young college quartet The benediction was b by Bishop George I L Farrell FarrellA A large lare cortege of vehicles the remains to 10 time the grave which wu was dedicated by Rider James Pre PresIdent folen wu was a trustee ot o the B Y T college having been appointed b by the lii PresIdent In lUt lUtOn 35 On November r the faculty or of that institution adopted the following reso leeo resolutions I Whereas An Providence has Ien en caus to remove our brother Simpson M c Molen for tor man many years a faithful friend and trustee of the BrIc ham oun oung college Sow Now therefore be beIt beit It Resolved That In recognition of bl his bit and as 81 a testimonial of our regard for him III as a man we the tie tac lit or of that tbt institution tender to hI his family our sincere sympathy In the loss Ion IonI I they hey are called upon to III sustain JAg n II Prest Irett PrestIn In behalf of the Logan Utah Nov o 80 10 1100 On Monday Dee Dec id memorIal ser r were hell haul at the College Collee In hon hOIl honor or of Elder Molen at whIch Moses 1101 Thatcher delivered a very eloquent sermon upon the lite ilfe and labors ot of the deceased