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Show li 13 with deep and sincere regret, iu which thcuenuda of Herald rer.d" eis will ehnre, that we announce this morning the death of lie v. Henry H. l'rout, a sad and euddeu event which transpired on Tuesday afternoon. The rcvLrend Rcuileman had been ailiug but two days, bo that comparatively lew of hia frieude knew of big sick-nee., sick-nee., henco the shock created by the news of hia death ia the more eeverc. Mr. Prout residtd in this city for several years, where he was superintendent of St- Mark's hospital, and apontant pastor ol St. Mark's Cathedral, in both of which positions he had the confidence and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. L.ttc-rly his home was in Corinne, where he oQiciated as paBtor of the Episcopal church. Our readers will mourn with ua when we a;iy that Mr. Front was the author of the Beries ol articles that appeared in tho Herald curing the past three yearn over the signature "Cintile." These papers have at traded wide attention and detp iiitircal, ou account of the fairness ol tho writer in dealing with the Utah question, the force of hia reasoning reason-ing and hi3 sound logic Few uon Mormon writers have brought su iarpi? s degree of tntt licence, ability and honesty of purpose iuto the ctis-custion ctis-custion of the important questions thai luive hikeu so much of the attention atten-tion ol t:io preis and people ol I" tali, as the subject of this brief notice. Aud to his able and willing peu, and noble, generous heat t, iho Mormon people owe ft debt of gratitude, while from him tho nou-Mormuns could , gun hs3ns in charity, Conservatism and reason, that would go far towards smoothing the troubled waters of Utah society and harmonizing the discor dant e.eruents to b? fcund here. We wish there were more of such men in this territory, and that they could all m ike their influence felt in the com-mutiny. com-mutiny. t?eeiaiiy Mr. Trout was a moit companionable com-panionable person. He was a gent'o m.m f f the old ch:x)!, educated and trained at a lime when they knew we nt was required to mr.Ue a real gentleman in every eeuse of the term. Ho was a claseic.il scholar, and be-eiies be-eiies porscssii'g a tine general education, educa-tion, wiis thoroughly conversant with the better class cf literature, ancient an iiicderu. We regret the limited knowledge of his hiit Dr jr wliioh pro-ien:s pro-ien:s us p.iyiu;: a more ti tended tribn'.o t j hia memory, though ncth'cg ccnld make us rcpect him more than we n'w do, nor ftei more' keenly his lets. A good an! true J man ta? gone. |