Show CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT SMITH One Ono day last week Joseph F. F Smith 1 president of tho Mormon Jormon church celebrated his seventieth birthday And Tho The Republican takes pleasure In wishIng him the customary man many returns of oC the day Jo Joseph eph F. F Smith will always bo be nn an historical character He is ono one of the diminishing band thru that drove across the tho 1 walked across would be he bemore bemore hemore more nearly accurate accurate In In 1817 Ho He is of the first party part that came camo Into luto Utah from the Mississippi rh river r country after the tho expulsion of oC the Mormons from oo Nauvoo Illinois His Ills mother was with him bim Perhaps it would be more accurate to sn say he was with his mother for the she stands In history as a go so d tI deal of or a n character Sho She was resolute strong ravo rn and devoted She Sho had her har conflicts with the commanders of the expedition who doubted the wisdom of taking her along But she came and brought her lOS boys and proved herself as capable a pioneer as any anyone one Joseph F. F Smith was lUJ a little JUlo boy at the lie time lime and amid something in the trials of that Journey jO must have re helped in tIme the building of the the man For ho lw grew to be a leader In Iu tho the only earthly right of oC proven fitness Portia says says when begging her husband Brutus for the tho secret of or his spirit racking troubles and while urging him bun that sh she hc could ld help and would not Hot hinder him Being so fathered and amI so BO husbanded hus bus husbanded I banded shall I not aid you ou For sho she was the daughter of Cato Cuto This man being so 50 mothered and so ro disciplined by trial and hardship was prepared for tho ho large work worl before him lIe He has become the head of oC a mighty organization Ho Ic has haa proved ability In finance In administration in counsel in iii conduct And Aud ho he has so performed Jho duties that came to him that ho he is ole de devotedly loved by y his 1118 People and absolutely trusted by every overy man mait vho sho ever evet had hall dealings with him Ho is seventy years 01 old 1 With Vilh a splendid frame Crame with a superb constitution with good habits and a heritage of oC health he should live JIve long to enjoy c the po position he has earned Wo We Yo wish him happiness |