Show ELDER ROBERT SKELTON twelve yesterday monday was the hour set for the funeral services er over the remal remains no of elu bluer er robert brelton Bk elton who died at his bia home in tooele thoele city cily on frida friday last peb feb 1 the following excerpt is in taken from bit big journal 11 j was born in the town of bruff near bear the city of carlisle Gumber lanu county england in ID ano year 1824 when six years yearn of age my lather and mother died leaving six x of us in the family I 1 was bound out V to one job john n wilson of Kirk Kirkham hampton pion and was engaged in occupation of forming farming alter after serving nerving him for seven and a halt bail year because of ill treatment I 1 left belt him and served three other masters until the fall of 1848 when I 1 embarked on the be ship lord maidstone Maid sione bound for now new orleans and came to liverpool for athis this purpose the ship being of clumsy build and a miserable mia erable sailor required over eight to make the tourney journey from liverpool to new orleans at the latter place I 1 took steamer for st louis arriving there in november I 1 at once lound found amplement amp employ loment deot near bravi six miles west of st louie with a mr allen alien on my return home one day robert watson was standing at her bet gate she ribe invited we me in saying that at 2 the Latt erday salate would bold bola service there I 1 attended and an first am heard board the true gospel preached by elder john sharp of salt lake city 1 was struck with amazement at the aruto cf his hie remarks ana lii in march 1849 was waa baptized by elder james jamee on may 1 arrived in council oluffa after a protracted voyage of three weeks amidst the ravages of obo cholera lern which le lef f but few survivors of the company I 1 crossed the plains it in 1849 in ezra 17 bensons company I 1 was ordained a seventy by president Preside eui ut jos young february 3 8 1851 subsequently I 1 served in several indian expedit expeditions ione I 1 was called with john Row berzy and seven other families to settle tooele thoele valley in august 1852 1 I was called to go on a mission to Hindo hindustan etan la in company with thirteen irleen tb other elders leaving salt lake city october we arri vedin calcutta india the following april the voyage was a perilous one ever to be remembered in the bay of bengal we en counted a terrible monsoon which lasted five weeks E labored in madras and was subsequently called back to calcutta to preside over the east during much of mis min time was alone in the land of the J of other elders having been called home 1 I mingled free ly with the brahmin priests and saw within the temple the noted oar car ol of tile the j juggernauts Jugger having completed his bis mission of nearly live five hearp elder skelton returned to utah in the dij all of 1866 1856 and in feb 1867 1857 was married to augeline angeline gallaher Gal laber by whom he has had twelve children in the abe winter of 1856 7 he served in the utah legislature since which time and up to the date of his death he has held bold various responsible positions and places if cf trust being in turn mayor city councilor etc and at the time of his death was a member of the bishopric of tooele thoele ward during his hie time he accumulated a great amount ot he was wag conversant with the arabic arabia language which he be uses in his journal in many instances he was known as a man of great humility and ana true worth seeking the favor of god and not the vanity of this life or the praise prairie of man and he was faithful and true to all his covenants |