| Show died dim la in the tho 17 nil uli ward of this city on sunday the dec dm p 1875 JOHN JOUN SNYDER SNIDER who was waa born on the lith feb 1800 in new nova scotia but removed with his bis fathers fa thees family to what was evas then caled canada ile he wa was s of re respectable parent aret aget who resided homo six or eight elgh miles som tom ft om toronto ills t f died in an early day but his mother a very vory respectable intelligent and honorah hono bono rab 0 lady uvee llred to the ripe age ot of lot years before receiving tho the gospel hohls bobis mother and others ot of his bis family were connected with the episcopal Method methodist ht church in the year 1833 a party in the methodist and some ibers cebers in the city of 0 toronto associated together for he purma of the scriptures and making maning themselves elves elver acquainted with mith the principles contained therein the result of 01 alch which inquiry was as 4 heir conviction that the present ext exi Almir churches Met bleth hollst odist in im eluded were rrt rit n tin accord wah the pies ples laid down in the scriptures tua tum neither in fn th nor they bellev ed tb therefore in tho the apostasy apo stacy of the churches and their departure from the true maithas laith as t by our Sav saviour loure louro they considered that there our ht bt to be apostles prophets pastors rasters teachers and aud evangelist evangelists and that those should be inspired men set a aaa art of god to deliver hia hla message and that the gifts of faith wild wid m n tongues ton tou rues healing prophecy in and the iho various manifestations ife stations that existed in former days jn in the primitive chu church reh should shou id ba beltt beitt in exl exi tence now As one of their number said sald in a meeting we have neither apostle visions angels girt gift tong rong ne ordinance oldiva nce nee nor a christi an mint mini try tny seo see see autobiography of parley P pratt page those conversant with church history well know that hebor heber C kim kumhall hail hall delivered a prophecy to parley P pratt in the tho year 1838 and among 0 ober oher hir hi r things i old lold parley that there were a pe people ople in upper C Canada L ada who were searching atter alter the truth and ana an ci that man of them would believe belleve and obey bey the gospel those were that people to whom parley was led he baptized a number ct cf th ahm mamone alonar whom w s the subject of 1 hh bli memol memo john snyder his mother hn hii wife and some r other othor members 0 of f the family bein beany wals vals als baptized oon afterwards brother sayler snyder was or dalzeil to he priesthood and after visiting kirtland 0 he be joeph joseph jo eph fi C john and isaac russell who were otibe 0 the tho aforesaid breth broth en heber C kimba 1 orson hyde and willaro richards nic hards in I 1 hp tha first mission to england in june IS 18 79 7 lind and remained remain edwith with them until their return the following foi fol loving year ile lle gathered to far par west mn ift in 18 S and was as with the sall sali saints ts when driven out of Ws missouri on january a rt was given to 0 o josfph jospph zose jose ph in regard to 10 th hul bul ding of the nauvoo noue houe in wi I 1 h brother snyder was numal as one of a committee seo sec sec see doc dec and cov rov sec see in pursuance of that revelation gand and from instruction received he be went arain again aa aio alo to F be toe visited the bretho airl laid before them the object of hs h s mia mis ton and then re turna returned hi liy H i aiso alpo held a commission bearch sr date rt of oth march 1811 from thomas carlin cavlin rio vernor of illinois a akl aid de ele camp ta t J general joseph smith of tho the nauvoo lealon hw fiet gathered gath sath ered pred to utah in where behas bebas ince loce continued rd a ste steadfast alfast faithful and tince honorable ono able member in the church apparently in rood goj helth belth he hewa wa attacked with bortness shortness of breath and died peaceably within half halt an bou r of the first attack he leaves a wife and three children to mourn bis hio loss maving having been welt weil acquainted with him for upwards of forty jears lears I 1 thought it proper to give tho the above short statement joun JOHN tayllor taylor |
