| Show I 1 M 1 V 11 ITRI R if JOHN jil Til 14 DI il ID 11 VI john smith the sixth presiding patriarch ra of the mormon church and conspicuous among the venerable pioneers who played unusually active roles in la the founding and development of the church in the ilaya days of ltd ito birth and infancy died at salt lake city last monday the end time suddenly after a it brief illness ot of six days and was as the direct result of hit ills condition was not regarded as aarm at irm ine ing until sunday when he weakened rapidly passing away after an admirable in tight fight for life with the odds of if age against him the patriarch was 7 75 year years old lie ile had acted in the honored position for more than fiftysix fifty sik six barg from records kept estimated it Is between fifteen that he administered and twenty thousand patriae chil bussing during that period been so widely has haa perhaps no maa mar known and loved lovei by so many generations of the embers ril church pew few central celistra I 1 figure figures la 14 spir igual aff affair airs ot of Stormon lem have and received tenn tm euch such universal bribite tri bite |
