| Show NI NARY IN THE HARNESS lust last thursday evening president stohl received a telephone mess message g aiom president joseph F smith which stated that albeit cleon burt had died at auckland new zealand from fever and that the body would be started on the long journey home friday january the news was paralyzing in its ef feet tor for the family of elder burt had just received a letter from him in which he stated that he never felt better in hii life weighed over two hundred pound and was so contented in Ms hs work that he had no desire to leave it Of coarse it must be remembered bared thit that it takes the mail three weeks to mali e the trip from auck land to utah so that elder burt waa taken ill and lied died almost before lils his letter was as delivered to ills his loved ones that the sad news was a great shock to them goes without saying and tile the sympathy of the entire community as niell nell as that of all their friends and acquaintances goes out to them elder burt was a sterling young min man I 1 ile he firis finished lied high school in 1911 and accepted a position as a teacher in one ol of the schools of tile the county before the time came to begin school aock ork he received a letter from dox box B inviting him to go to new zealand ana and spend a few years doing mis work although settled in his mind and having all preparations made to take up school work elder burt did not hesitate when the call came but promptly accepted it and then resigned his hie position as a salio school 01 teacher ile he departed for his big fl held eldo of labor in december a year ago and has been performing splendid work lie ile enjoyed his labors to the fullest and as stated had expressed himself to his family that lie he was in no particular hurry to come home ile he was a splendid type of clean young manhood and during his four years at high school was very prominent in everything of a social or intellectual tel nature in fact he was 4 1 l natural leader ind always made friends wherever lie he went nent the remains will arrive home early in february and in the meantime the hearts of his loved ones are bleeding and anxiously waiting ter for the last that is mortal of the son and brother who left them in the vigor of life a year ago the news joins with the many friends of mr air and mrs albert burt buri and family iu in extending sincere condolences and our prayer is that a merciful father will sustain them in the elie hour ot of trouble and give them comfort in the thought that their boy gave hla his life in blessing mankind |
