Show xa X 39 1 at rockport rockfort Rock port summit county in this territory on tuesday tuesdays 9 october oth 1874 4 41 of inflammation of tho the kidneys EPHRAIM GREEN deceased was born march ath 1807 at the tho town of rodman hodman jeffersn Jeffers tn n county new york he be heard rho rhe gospel and was wes baptized in 1539 1839 that he was permitted to hear its imo glorious principles and to bow in obedience to its requirements was a never fali fail ing source of soy sey to min him from the time ot of his baptism until his hta death and as a consequence ho he never faltered far rau ered doubted or dr grew indifferent in rela lon ion to the treat latter iatter day work in the summer bummer of 1813 he went to nauvoo made the acquaintance ortho of tho the Prop prophet liet joseph and oher ober overloading leading men and returned to new york in the fall fali of 1515 1815 ho he moved up with his effects to nauvoo lett iett therewith there with the tho arst first company for the western wiil will wl Merness erness early in 1816 and ind stopped at Gar garden denGrove grove while at or near that point he learned ot of the demand of bf the government for a battalion of five hundred men and enlisted he be marched through to california received his dl abarge and had was working at arl grist A mill mii when gold was discovered he worked with his com corm d in the mines until 1848 hen he be came to this valley he resided in this city until 1852 when he was called on a mission to the sandwich islands he filled that buslon mission faithfully and honorably re turned home and in may way 1865 1885 was called to go gro again ag aln to the same islands from this latter mission he here herc turne in august 1868 brother green was a man whom everybody who knew him intimately loveda generous generou S I 1 warmhearted warm hearted true man many strong in his affections and friendships friendship st and thorough thoroughly lily devoted to his religion it was ever his chief delight to converse upon its principles and to bear testimony to their truth the arduous journey perform performed edby ly himin him in the battalion Bat nat tallon his missions to the islands with wilh the ying inconveniences and privation she sub tub bitted to cheerfully and without a murmur the writer bad opportunities of seeing hlin him tested under circumstances of difficulty and bb his conduct then as always was such as to give sivo 0 i evidence that with him his religion rel rei liton was a practical reality and that his aim was tobe to bo a saint envery in very deed his mission on earth is now ended and he has ha gone to fo await the of the thu just but the tho remembrance of his character and virtues will wui always be ba a bright s spot pot in the memory of his friends G Q Q 0 |