Show DEATH OF BISHOP A A KIMBALL aa exceedingly interesting sketch of his career A private dispatch from kanokb millard county received here at an barly hour this morning announces the death at that place of bishop abram A kimball who expired at last evening no further particulars are given except the statement that the fineral would be held on thursday the anat and requesting that nil relatives desirous of attending be notified but it may safely be presumed that the cause of his death was hia old complaint consumption from which he had been a sufferer many years in fact it was for thia reason that he was pardoned by president cleveland last december and released from the penitentiary penitent ary where he was serving a term for unlawful cohabitation at ft time when his death seemed imminent abram A kimball was the son of the late president heber 0 kimball and his wife clarissa cutler he was bom at winter quarters now florence nebraska in th year soon after tho exodus of the latter day saints from nauvoo the following interesting passage from the life of heber C kimball tells in brief a portion of tho story of his life among his aebers He bers wives with whom ho come out of nauvoo were clarissa and emily cutler sisters both the daughters of alpheus cutler who left the church while at winter quarters when the saints removed to the bocky mountains clarissa and emily remained with their father each with an infant son in arms Claris sas child was named abram A and emiles isaac A peeling impressed that their mothers would never come to the mountains heber on leaving them to go west with the pioneers blessed hie little bons eons and while his hands were upon abrama head prophesied thui he would some day come to the home of hia people and would afterwards return for hia brother isaac there was a fatality in his father words as usual fifteen later tho mothers of both boys being dead abram come to utah and joined the church he was baptized by enoch reese under his fathers direction on returning to the house after bis baptism his father confirmed him ordained him an elder and set him apart for a mission to the states to go and bring his brother to atah thus scaling re the blessing bestowed upon him in his childhood abram fulfill ed his mission and returned bringing his brother with him isaac also was baptized and he and abram afterwards went upon missions to great britain tho latter is now november 1888 bishop of kanosh millard county utah prior to his mission to europe or his appointment as bishop of kanosh he took part in what is known as tho muddy mission in southern utah during its hardships of which he was a patient end faithful sharer his health declined and the ailment developed which finally terminated his life like his father before him many of whose noble qualities he inherited ho obeyed the celestial law of marriage before interdicted interdict ed by the edmunds act of 1882 he was tried and convicted of unlawful co habitation that is for living with his plural wife and being sentenced by judge judd in the first district court nt provo to six months imprisonment in the utah penitentiary ras incarcerated there on november ard 3rd 1888 his health failed eo rapidly while in prison where however hafl was treated with every consideration that circumstances would allow that efforts were made by his relatives in this city to procure his release A petition pm bodying a statement of facts relating to his case and condition en by influential parties including several prominent federal officials was forwarded to washington and upun the showing made president cleveland granted the pardon asked for bishop kimball was liberated from the penitentiary on the of december 1888 since then he has done little more than to settle his affairs and wind up his work preparatory to the event which he saw was approaching his summons t join the host of departed ones including his father mother and many more who were near and dear to him on earth in tho happy home of the spirit in the peaceful life beyond brother abram was of a jovial nature his disposition in that respect much resembling that of his sire and possessed a fund of humor and drollery that made him a pleasant and welcome companion wherever be wont As a missionary ho displayed remarkable tact in gaining first the hearing and then the hearts oe thos those e to whom it was his autv to preach the gospel As a bishop he had the love of his flock and the respect and esteem of all good people who kaev him he was full of the courage characteristic of bia family and when in good health equally noted for his energy he died as he had lived faithful and nue n ue to his covenants with god rooted and grounded in mormonism and fully assured of its divine origin and ultimate triumph peace to his martal remains and may god comfort the bereaved family of brother abram A kimball news |