| Show DEATH OF BISHOP MORRIS bishop richard V morris of the ward of this thia city died at his ce at last night march of typhoid pneumonic this int smallen will be received with borrow morrow by the hots honta of friends which be he had bad secured by a kind and genial disposition and uniformly honorable and aud consistent counse coarse of life his death la Is also a great blow to hl his large larger family for whom the deepest sympathy la Is fel t by toy the dommu a ity the illness of the deeo deco deceased ased was waa of hort bort duration hoaas he was first bret attacked attached on friday the ard 3rd dinst being of a somewhat fragile constitution the disease made nude rapid inroads upon his t system at an early stage of his sickness be he appeared to have an impression that bid bin hour bad come he bore his bla sick sickness ness with great tat lat r lence allenee and laed uninterrupted kind kindness nesi nebi and affection affect moa toa to all who approached him the only complaint that escaped bh his lips was that he was weary so mo very weary and hoped tle the lord would grant his hla prayer and give him a rest on thursday he told hia hla brother elias elins that be he was waa going and then made maale some arrangements about the disposition of bis his property his hla oler oller hons sons being called hi in to assent to the proposal pro posas about an hour before his death brother morris desired that all his family should be called in that family prayers might be engaged in in bla hla presence which was done when he dade bade all good degood night lie he was waa clearly con conscious sious almost to his latest breath indicated by toy his bis recognizing and speaking to persons persona in fit the room richard vaughan morris was the son of john end and barbara batbara morris born in abergele Aber gele geleo wales sep 1830 he was bap sized sep eth 1819 at abergele Aber gele north wales in 1850 he be left liv aliv where be was waa employed by a lawyer and went to merthyr tydvil to act as secretary to elder william willlam 8 phillipa phillips who at that time presided gyer ever the church in wales he occupied that position till tiu he emigrated to utah in 1855 A Afew few yearb years ago he went on amis a mission to england where be he labori labored diligently in that capacity for about three ym years yearb to during a portion of which time he waa was president of the birmingham con ference terence fere nce oce about four years ago he was wag ordal atel attl a bishop to officiate in that capacity in the ward the duties of which he strictly and consistently filled until recently he occupied a desk in tb the e U C R R office which position he left with the intention of entering into business bu deceased leaves two wives twelve children and many other relatives and friends to mourn his departure the writer had the privilege ieee leee of a most friendly intimacy with the deceased for whom be he entertained the most unqualified esteem and respect based upon an ing log of his hla worth his integrity to the work of the lord was beyond all question while not naturally of an aggressive disposition when he felt be he was rig right bt upon any matter of moment h be e could 0 u id not te ie t e moved at the time he joined the church he was engaged in a laws la wjera eraa emmice office in Liver liverpool liverpooo POO he went on a visit from that town to abergele Aber gele where his brother ellas elias had bad already embraced the gospel with which he was at that time unacquainted he stood by an elder the same day while be he was preaching and when that elder was attacked by a mob he stood by him and struggled against the tho persecutors with undaunted courage the next day elias ellas baptized him and his course from then till the hour of his death has been in in support of the truth and the right the funeral services will be held at noon tomorrow to morrow at the ward hall |
