Show ih BY CHAS W PENROSE ENDS AC ACTIVE TIVE dAnE CAREER ERAT AT AGE OF 93 END COMES peacefully active member of church of jes jesus s barlat christ of latter day saints members momi memi I 1 of family present when end overtakes veteran salt lake city charles W pen rose first counselor in the first presidency ot of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints dieh died at hi hla home shome here saturday may 1926 1925 he was 93 years 0 of age the church leaders condition which was critical for several months became alarming friday morning when he lapsed into unconsciousness advised by attending physicians that the eld was near members of the family were summoned to the bedside saturday morning president pen rose became weaker with a natural tenacity he clung to life tor for fourteen hours finally succumbing saturday evening physicians announced that death was due to the infirm atles of old age president penrose was waa confined to his bed in september 1924 despite his weakness he arose on election day november 4 and went to the polls to vote it was hie last trip out of doors after that he was confined at his home where he be remained until his death president grant expressed regret when informed of the death of president penrose 1 I regarded him as one of the greatest men the latter day saint church has yet produced he said charles W penrose was chosen second counselor to president joseph F smith to succeed the late john henry smith who died october 13 1911 at a meeting of the first presidency and apostles held december 7 1911 he was also alio chosen to act in the same capacity when heber J grant became president of the church in march 1921 president penrose became first counse counselor lox on the death of anton H lund apostle anthony W ivins was chosen as second counselor and the vacancy in the quorum of the twelve apostles was tilled with the appointment of john A then president of the university of utah mr penrose was born february 4 1832 at camberwell Cam berwell london england being of a naturally studious and inquiring turn ot of mind with quick perception and remarkable memory he speedily mastered at school the common rudiments of education he read the scriptures when only 4 years old and early was well versed in the doctrines of the bible this paved the way tor for his acquaintance with the subsequent acceptance of mormonism Mormon lam he joined the church of jesus jesua christ of latter day saints in london may 14 1850 and was the only member of his fathers family to embrace the faith his scriptural attainments and spiritual inclinations soon brought him to the notice of the presiding authorities of the london conference and in january 1851 when not 19 years of age he was ordained an elder two months later he was sent on a mission to maldon in essex to preach the gospel break new ground and build up branches of the church this he did in opposition to the wishes of his friends and at the sacrifice of a life position in a government office starting out without a penny he reached maldon after having had to sleep out at night for the first time in his life iler here e he met considerable opposition but succeeded in building up branches of the church in maldon danbury chelmsford che ins colchester and other places he baptised baptized sed many of both sexes many of whom afterwards came to utah it was during this period on 0 n january 21 1856 that he ma man ari fed ed M miss iss lucetta stratford of maldon sister of it the late bishop edward stratford Str of ogden who was brought into the church with his family I 1 |