Show HOOPER alip of jolin mental weakness the luner 1 I 1 EDITOR HERALD about five ago the people of grieved on learning of the mental me weakness akness of our much esteemed brother john rl inders As eoon soon as this was per cenca untiring efforts were mere made to restore lua his mind to its wonted condition and sill although ough I 1 lie I 1 e would receive temporary belef its t through brough the lie administrate adminis trat ion i yet no permanent favorable favor ablo results followed it liaa has also been noticed tint that his cal eal organization lias has been failing for several vears years which mado made him an easy prey to the malady the tile tonis fouls of which ah ich grew worse each da day till on bunday sunday the dinst white the lu family in il y ijas preparing 1 I 1 paring to attend sabbath at h s service e r vice yr he 1 marched searched into nto a box and found a email small quantity of hou lt ouli it on rate hats taking a I 1 tea e a spoonful oatlie of tile stuff he it in water lie ile then walked into the tile field and drank the mixture shortly after lie returned to the tile house and to the inquiries ipei iri es of his eon son as to w herp here he lie had been n a and nd why he lie admitted to the act and said that ho lie repented before it touched lua ilia lips but had lad not power to resist ev en tiling wae dono that lovo love and skill coul 1 suggest to relieve him but the deadly poison had taken too deep bold hold of his shattered system so he passed AN away ay about 7 p tn w M without a struggle the funeral services over the re mains of brother john hinder flinders were held in the ward meeting house july m where here a largo large number of friends met to pay heir their respects to a departed brother after singing dinging and a very v ery con bo boling lingner prayer by brother L A cox rider t S jol joanson neon arose and said we e are here to pay res respects Is to our departed brother chose M body y was completely comm w arnout there may be b some cause with w etli regard to the tile of ins his death but the speaker knew linn him to be a man of god bachof us can bear w to ins many frood acts is in in fact his lilo life has gavac been demoted devoted to the lord lie ile was led vit by an influence that controlled him alth had id been through eslo i n it would be dif different forent but tile speaker believed ho lie would be numbered with ith those alio ni ho hao have come up through h much tribulation and would receive the tile reward of his labors eldor eiarl L A cox had been with mith he the od much of late and dinall in all his afflictions ho he lad acer never denied the tile truth but was not able to resist the power that possessed hilal brother jolin john lias has done a good and noble work in in comforting the eick sick and afflicted afflict e 1 and if lie had li id committed any errors in in vou louth th they had gone beforehand to lu judgment d it elder jesse rowers fow ere said I 1 have chiv hiv e been acquainted ac quain ted with brother john since h he a e embraced m braced the tile truth and anti knew efm t to obe bo firmly attached to its principle but through toil and care he lie aai worn out god is ie merciful and will re reward aard him for his life of useful euln eldir 1 ider chas D dalton ilton had know known n him ina many cars and through mu muth chcon conversation v e tion found him to be an intelli cent powerful ad advocate of the ruth truth he ile believed brother jolin john had bad gone to the lord and was better off than when on ilia ho earth rider elder charles Cli arles erhan been very vor intimately acquainted as their labo labors brought then to together often both N being councilors councilor sto to the tile bishop lie ile lias has done lone much good in ili the ward nvard and anti hae hag been an exceptionally exceptional good man bishop G 0 Belt belius ial mid said in all my acquaintance acquaintance with brother flinders r inders alave ilave I 1 leavo never known him to deviate from duty and the truth and it 1 though he ha aal been 1 tempted many tunes times to lay abide aside tho tile honors of hi his 15 priesthood at ethe lie resisted although 1 we 1 r regret tho tile rash act vet yet vie ne should 11 have chanty charity the tile speaker invoked the blessings of heaven leaven upon the bereaved wife son and anti friend 1 the cortege cortege then formed for ased consisting con of thirty flie five Yeb leles and followed th lie a remains to their resting pi ico ofia deceased Dece aped was tile son of ilta lliam liam rl rim inders derfl and henrietta james wag was born nt at sutton nottingham Is enz lehn Febri iary jary jua W i WAS baptized zed juh 1850 1830 by b v I 1 idor langly I 1 balAi ju jy al ahgook good he ia was w as ordained a priori priest by jacob gate gatei in ika 1800 ordained an elder in by george kendal aroi grated to utah in ISM 1800 and received tho office of a seventy and subsequently that of a high priest 1 G II 11 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