Show i BRIGHAM I H H. ROBERTS I THE DEATH of Brig Brigham am H. H Roberts Roberts' Utah 1 a keen a-keen mind and a forceful character church to which he had devoted Jl hii dominant t energy and interest lose loses a ab b brilliant thinker and a devout and inspired leader His passing will ivill be bc recorded with deep re re reet ret in all parts of th the state state where he was red and appreciated for lor his lis talents In In his recent years Mr Ir Ro Roberts erts had given attention to the affairs of his church it Vas president of the first council of seven seventy sev sey- en eni enty and nd had spent many years in the mission fi field ld He was intimately acquainted w with th every b branch 1 ch of the church and and was a popular and respected leader wherever r he went Ir r. r Roberts was a prolific writ writer r but as asp p staking as s he was en energetic By his pen many many volumes on 11 historical stori al and theological subjects were added to the church records of Ut Utah it In his younger younger younge days Mr Roberts was wa was political figure As a leader in intI tI party he was was r recognized cognized as as' as asan an orator with few equals and as a a. man who was possessed of inherent sympathy for the common com corn mon miI people His ms public speeches speech s whether er doctrinal doc doc- trinal or political commanded attention and th fo for he was possessed of that power powe an a audience which comes to few men a J Notwithstanding that fact that Mr R Roberts been an active public figure in r recent cent news of his death came came a as a distinct shock k to his s many friends He lie V was S as vig vigorous alIe asje e wa was forceful and even in his declining y yea s frequently returned to his old haunts to tofit fit l tho the current leadership with the enthusiasm asmo of another day His passing is a distinct Id Idas' Idas s sto to the state and th the thousands of friends knew and loved him w well u. u There ere ought to be a a. clause in the thel laundry code i t the prohibit contentious persons from washing their eJr r dirty linen in public I |