| Show basy sa sy death of or elder W C staines our readers have been made aware through our colu columns of the illness of elder william C CS staines r for or some time past there appeared to be no evidences that he lie would recover he succumbed under the hand of death at twenty minutes past six last evening we quote from an obituary article in this mornings salt lake herald mr staines was born on the octh day of september 1818 in liam 1111 ferries e r ries sh shire I re eng england and being at the timo of his death nearly 63 years of age a during duri ng tile greater part of his life ho lie lias has been closely identified with iho tile church of jesus achl cloist of latter day dav saints lie ile waa was baptized into the church when 34 24 years of age leavin having first heard the gospel prea preached clied in ln axland england on liis his birthday ho ile left for or this country tryon on tile of january 1843 and arrived at Nauvoo inthe in alio april following sir staines was a member of the company that left nauvoo in tile year 1840 1846 and arrived in thia this valley on tho the day lay of september 1847 he ile was ordained a president of one of the quorums of the seventies went on a mission to europe in 1859 took cliar charge go of the london conference it until n the spring of the year ar 1803 1863 that year lie assisted president t 11 II eidi eld redge as immigration agent at N new ow york and acted in the same capacity in 1804 1864 with jos A young deceased and in in in 1805 1865 with gen it B clawson in 1866 the im immigration in migration business W was as attended to by by y elder thomas taa taylor or the file year following elder staines was app appointed godtel agent which wc position ho lie filled until released about a couple of months mond s since on account of sickness I he was followed in the position by elder james H hart who now occupies it |
