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Show A (iood Man Gone. A telegram wn rrccivl at ( n'cltck yotcnlay ovcnini;, ly Vrcsidctd Hri-liam Hri-liam Yntini;, announcing tl"' death of his nephew Kldcr Joseph W. Youne;, mid sou to Bishop Lotvii.n P. Yonutr; tho snd event occurrinii : al 3 o'clock ytrtcnlayallcrntx'n, Unr-risltui, Unr-risltui, Vashini;ton county, Knithcrn Huh. lie had boon wry sick for sumo time, partly with disease of the lilies, but moiv the result, of real haul (oil nnd overwork in tho discharge dis-charge of the numerous duties which In- has been called upon for years to perforin, in connection with missionary kihors, the emigration, the opening up of new .settlement, and other duties incidental to the active, ac-tive, busy life which ho led as n prominent Kldcr in tho Church of Jesiw Christ of Latter-day Saints, and an indefatigable pioneer of tho Great Basin. Elder Joseph H'. Y'outiK was a man of a pure and blameless life. With earnest convictions on every question involving principles of right and duty, he possessed a very largo amount of liberality of thought and purpose lie was a speaker who con Id always com- . nmnd attention and excite interest ; and his circle of admirers was only bounded by the extent to which he was known. He was a. wise counselor, counsel-or, possessing a clear judgment, and a keen appreciation of right, which ever and always found in him a defender. de-fender. He occupied for many yearn important positions, which ho always tilled with honor, ami for the welfare of the people. He was long a member mem-ber of the High Council of this Stake was for some time a member of the Presidency of this Stake; sat in the Legislature, where his services were mast valuable; was a leading speaker speak-er in tho Suite Convention, held aUiut a year and a quarter ago, of which he was a member ; and his last call for public duty was to the Southern Mission, Mis-sion, where he was associated with Elder Erastus Snow in the Presidency. Born in 1S:?V, he w;is aUnit forty-four years of age, and apparently had a long and honorable career before him, but death found him in the prime of manhood's years, yet singularly ripe in gotnl works to pass into another and better world. Ilia death will be mourned by many thousands, for he was widely and well beloved; yet they who mourn and lament the early closing of his earthly career have no cause to ''mourn like those who have no hope." |