Show HIS LAST MOMENTS david whitmer s lut uy con cernin alie boo of on thursday jangir th dispatches brought the intelligence briefly that david whitmer who at tin time of hip demise wu ilie last living w to the divine authenticity of the book of mormon whose testimony appears on the certificates on the opening page of the record had alie day previous pi evious died at his home in richmond county missouri lie wa born in harrisburg penn january 7 isoo and had therefore entered upon his sath year lie had resided in half a century and was burh respected by the community of that own he leaves a wife two grandchildren and several great grandchildren on the evening of sunday jan at half enst live mr called his family ami a number of friends to his bedside and to them delivered his dying testimony his attendant phy ician he said dr Bue hanau I 1 ant you to say whether or not I 1 am in my right mind before I 1 give my last testimony the doctor answered yes aou are in your right mind for I 1 have just h id a conversation with you he then directed his words to all who surrounded him saving now you ciui t all be in christ I 1 want to say to you all that alie bible and the record of the book of mormon are true so that you din say you have heard me bear my testimony on ray loath bedall be faithful in christ and your reward will be ac bording te our works god bless you all my is in christ worlds without end amen on monday last jan at 10 a in after awakening from a hurt t slumber lie said lie had seen oe the veil and had seen christ on tin oilier side his friends who were constantly at his bedside claim that he had many manifestations of the truths of alie great beyond and which confirm faith beyond all shadow of dolbi he bore ins long illness with great patience and fortitude his faith never for a moment wavering and alien the summons came he sank peacefully to lest with a smile on his countenance ant as if he was being lulled to sleep by tweet just before the breath left alir body lie opened his eyes which etith alie brightness of his early manhood he alien turned them toward heaven and a wonderful light came over liis countenance which remained several the eyes gradually closed and david whitmer and one to his rest it was mr Whit mers dedire that there be no display at bis funeral alie i ervick over the body therefore consisted merely of appropriate remarks at his late residence on friday january on that day the remains of alie lat af alie witnesses t the divine authenticity of the book of mormon whose names appear in connection with lie decord were laid away in the new cemetery at missouri to eliat testimony lie was true and consistent to alie lat la t which fact alone entitles him to have his memory respectfully A eu t |