Show ONI WHO W U UT T The death d of ot tho Elder flider Howard Hoard Corny whoso Is la l today y In III Provo removes another of ot tho the competent witnesses wItness to 10 tho life If find nna character of or tho i K 1 The testimony of or Ihl l witness ono I of or tho th few fv who nt ut tIis distance d t f Unto lime 1 Ime know now the J Prophet as n familiarly is 8 they the knew know members member of or own household Is ts very verj ve significant What was his belief beller and conviction OB DI DIto to Smith In hi 11 1838 when whon was 22 years or of age his father dune came to then for tho the most part purt n a lonely Ho located at Perry Pike Piko county Hero his father tather hourI of or Mormon MormonIsm MormonIsm Ism from tho drIven from their homes In Missouri the tho net nest spring prIn Howard Coray COIn Joined tho tim Church In n March 1840 He Ho became wi ll ac ne with the thc Prophet Joseph Smith and was frequently In his company ny In Ho lie first went thero there to seo 80 thI Prophet In April AriI of ot that year nar and makes the tho following record rec rel of the tho I 1 obtained an nn interview with him After mind questioning me mn a n little he ho a ked mo me In If it I r could come como and nil live with him and for r him him While thus hut engaged I 1 had very precious opportunities ties tic Great and small I persons s al nl every day cIa were calling on him some for one ono thing some for tor another politicians and preachers of different persuasions Ti some somo with the tho of ot ott testing t his knowledge and It If possible IQ confounding him and putting pulling him to ia sham Well WI what did I discover he was wall equal to lo every occasion that ho ItO had hati a II ready read tor all questions I 1 heard him say cay sn that God lId had given Riven him n key of or It knowledge by hy Which he lie could trace a I subject through h haU y tilt all Its ramifications Stephen A called calc 1 to see neo Him end and asU ad him Borne tonio One Ono thing ho 11 to know ow watt wall how ho ho 10 govern governed ed cd a u people no so diverse anti and coming from so many different countries with their U peculiar manners manners and amI customs Well ho he said ald 1 I simply teach them tin the truth and govern them selves pelves i cl ell In lii tile tho capacity of oC secretary or Church writer ns M to Hob Itoh cirt rt W V Thompson who hold an official position as cleric or secretary under tho Prophet Josoph Joseph Mr Mt Ir Corny was WIl praM pres present ent clIt nt when tho the Prophet dictated to ilder Ehler Thompson n a translation or 01 ex OX explanation e 1 of or certain chapters In tho ho fr Ho 10 writes 1 never either be he J foro fore or nr sinco foil felt at lIS a T I did thu on that oc 1110 Lh spirit of God dod descended Iii ni find anti a II measure of It n mo lIia Elder Ehler unbounded trust trustIn In and admiration for tor or tho the Prophet never diminished hod HIM ils simple mia and unaffected account of ot the tho P greatness and Integ an as a ho behold them at qUill tern tm has In It every clement of or candor p of oC truth It H requires a n man lOnn with tho th elements of f truo fr in his Ills soul to make great Brent i Lad nd long lont continued for tur or principle Co Cora ray WILM ILI with tho thu Prophet Joseph anti and even cell tho the recollection timid and commanding co lull II personality of If the tho latter lallO were ucro fresh Cresh In lii Ills hIs tl memory wo o cm Can explain to tt tl the tho teachings teaching of nt f tim tho Prophet on un the ground of nf personal Influence and Individual lint Hut whon hen the tho de lie devotion continue as nR In this tiala case citso throughout Iroll the thi varied of a 1 long IonS busy JUN and trying experience of mure murf titan than of or n a 1 century wards and remains at itt tho th sunset RUnt of or life the saint rash frosh belief conviction of or tho divine calling of ot man Joh pH smith and of if the tho high destiny and linn linol success nf of tim tho work which ho t found ouch constancy l both hoth tho Iha quality of or thu mini who tutu 1111 1 of ot the th system which ho hr elier I I 4 It d tills till II Iun Is hs not nol ii II I II thu same annie thing can cnn bu ho at id nf ot nt strong unfaltering anti heroic who ulio knew i cd ell d 1111 n tid In I a tho Ihl th ami a nil of or Joseph To I Very Acry Vor tow fow r ninko for rOI or noth nothing ing IUt and clear men mI II dri n It only from cum lot Ion and from Crom downright Weak Voak anti and V ir never do tb It nt It nil all II a i limn life lire U Is l lila Ills testimony It ItIs itt Is 13 t c n niO joa iry that liEs Ilia bo |