Show death of the patriarch Patri arbIL lohn john smith the knell for the departure of one mighty spirit has hardly ceased sounding in our ears ere we are called upon to announce the departure of another noble spirit who has laid down a frail body to rest awnee and ana passed behind the vail to strike hands and rejoice his brothers joseph asahel and silas his nephews joseph and hyrum and the faithful of all ages JOHN SMITH patriarch of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints after a severe illness of one month died at his residence in this city at 10 minutes past 11 PM on the dinst father smith was born in now manchester rockingham county new hampshire on the irth of july A D 1781 and was baptized into the faith which has so long preserved his life in usefulness on the ath of january jannary 1833 and ordained an elder after having been given up by the doctors to die of consumption the weather was so cold that the ice had to be cut and from that time he gained health and strength in ili 1833 he moved to kirtland ohio and in 1838 to far west caldwell county missouri and thence to adam ondi ahwan ahman in daviess county where he presided over that hat branch of the church until expelled by the mob in 1839 and arrived arrive d in illinois on the of febra february ary of that year he located at green plains six eix miles from warsaw where he put in a crop of corn split rails and performed tri much ch hard laher labor unsuited to his health and years but obliged to be done for the support of his family in june he be moved to commerce since nauvoo an and A on 0 n the ath of october was appointed to preside aver over the church in iowa and on the lath moved to lee county to fulfil fulfill that mission october 1843 he moved to macedonia hancock I 1 co county tinty illinois having been appointed to preside over the saints in that place in january 1844 he was ordained a patriarch and in macedonia to nauvoo where he continued to administer patriarchal blessings to the joy of th thousands ausan ds until the ath of february 1846 when he was compelled by the mob violence of the free and sovereign state of illinois to again leive leave his home and cross the mississippi with his family in search of a peaceful location far off mid savages and deserts in the valleys of the mountains I 1 ater alter passing a dreary winter on the right bank of the missouri at a place called winter quarters he feagain again took up the weary ox train march in birch on the ath of june 1847 and reached this place sept where he presided over the church in the mountains until jan list 1849 when he was wa ordained patriarch over the church under the hands of presidents brigham and hebda C kimball he moved out of the fort on to his city lot let february 49 and this is the only spot on which lie has been privileged to cultivate a garden two years in succession for the last 23 years in addition to a vast amount of varied and and effi efficient clent aid to thousands in the way of salvation a during his long and faithful ministry lie administered patriarchal blessings bles sings which are recorded in seven large and closel closely y written books and has closed the arduous duties 0 of f a well occupied probation and passed to a position of rest where his works will nobly follow and honor him and where lie he will continue his stile able counsels for the prosperity and welfare of zion |