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Show PRESIDENT JOSEPHUlTin IS CALLED TO ETERNAL REST Funeral of Head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Being Be-ing Held Today. IN .Mont Joseph t'loldlna; Smith im.I f the Church of Jeno Christ r Utter .Iiii Saints, istsed pearefuti) nit ii hl home In the IteeHltc llu t Malt take City nt I M o'clock .t i xla) morning after mi lllneaa h ' I'"!" mused r.mslilenihk anxlH) m i I. lux fntnllt Hint friends for v-mi v-mi m ntliH part The end mine am in hid condition occasioned no ft- ilirin until Honda) morning n ie wn seen to experience a wd I ( hnnge for the worse and mfiii it- of the family were hastily min iin il to IiIih bedside from then u I prt'tloli rugged constitution pttluilly Kino wn nml It became nlJ nt Hint the eml nun near Mnn-nty Mnn-nty iiliriiooit lie weakened perrrptl r nml nlthoiigh relnrutltei were PI In I ntnl ctentlilng iinsulhlc was len I i rele him life stowl) edited i'i l lie heloeil rhnrrli tender tiled nt (he lime InilUHteit In the paeelng of !' lent Smith the rlitirrli Urn one ' iU most rimaplrnoiiN Mm! stalwart uri e nml the community h man i . Iini dune nnieii fr the uphulht- e i the Orestt West llorn nt i ' m nhm the church was mi'ler t mi? wmtc hardships, deprive) f ii f illirr nt mi earl) nice mid reared Ho midst of difficulties nnd prl i ' i" theee condition drtclipcd it ' if. ilpcMt mid MtretiKtll of hnr I I " wii Ii peciillHrl) fitted him fir tit- rk lie wu i ailed on In p rf in i i ii 1 1 i irn llml cilto Caret i t- pioneer hiiri'hinmi fin tit rr I -blent Joseph 1'lcldlng Hmllli h (iKiii nn nrtlMi part In the drteloi nent of thii ltneky Mountain rrgb n .jring nil hi lift time lie hn wit mid the desert enuutr) with Its ex -4IIH mid emigrant train unfold Pit i MirotililiiK ixpunc of Industrial lir " I ItM Ion rem h on r wilnl tin TM-d i) the pioneer iiroiittht Intu -e rontail li it el of rillnndi I nntomolillit ctflKee lie iin Ii r;i einln r 13, I MJ, nt l"r WVkt f ild II count). Mo, Hint In III oirl iilhood pHHeed tlirotiKh nil the In " k. hh iii-H (s.iitiiM tinl with the limit r ii of hla fa'her. It) ruin Kniith n 1 I'niphut Joeeph Hmllli, Mill It ( rol on June 27, Hit Tun )enrn follnnliiK the ilr itli cf father with hi ilni I nirthei M ,r I lelillni; Hnilth, he blurted out the Ionic Joiiiiip)' uhlih 1 1 ti tlumtel) end In the Halt Iiko i' I- ThotiRli hut n hid of 8 eiira he " e mi ox tim fur hla mother ' im the elate of Iouh DurlUK the ) iiiru of the fmiill) nt Winter Qunr ' t (now rinrenie. Nol ) ho t rdho), lmln ilmtKo of tin fmnll) itkn und nitllii while hla mother wiih - aherlni; tnKiither temua, wiiKnna mid iiutUlonx for thn loni; Arduoua tntel ii ruM the plalim Durlui; thin pi rlod r wua oiico raptured by Iinllaim Mini t for the urrlMil of u part)' of work from tlio luoflelda mlitht hno t Iho fto common to II fn on tho 'arlrlea of thoin da) a Iho Hmlth fumll) muile the trip to ht Ito(k) Mountain next aprlnic In of the iompaule of Holier C K inlmll. Thn Impreaalon of that Ioiir (tfni Jotirnn) Iioji remained it No of lvlil pirtureH of the ohuroh ' id later ilii)H. with hi rournKeou 1 Kh eplrlted, determined mother iih 'in kiiIiIIiik eplrlt of thn Krent ml veil- 'Th mid lilmtolf oftun ilrhlnK tho bis kn of oxen that drew the prnltlu uonm The fnremimt of tho com. ny to enter tho wille), tho widow mil hnr family, built ii email Iok enldn ) Mill Creek, fnrmlni? n imnll piece 'and mldwax between tho creek nnd rle' din) on Ilia mother uruIii i 'id um the Kuldlnir aplrlt of hla 1 irntlon, ilarUlitt- at flrat with the ' 1o ii a hla principal text book mid k'lr (oiifluliiir hla aehnol work to the nttr hihhiIoiui of the early day ol In lust, when IS eor of ace he tie Ida flrat inlimloimi1) trip to tho ' .walliin lalanda. IIo returned four r Inter mid mrtlolmted In the I "I iik phone of tho hVho Canyon " l'dn HtwlRiied to Colonel Cul- cat air) command nnd liftlnir ' 1 i f the dtttitll Biiard to follow i lone II i the lieeln of hla excellency, Qov-r Qov-r r Cutnmluca, upon hla entrance 'i the talley Treildent Hmlth ttoa L ne ut tho mounted run sera who wt into tho hllU to wth further " moteinentu of tho ko eminent J'1 l ut Camp Scott und won ono of "" Kuard loft In tho almoat deserted " Just boforo tho arrltat of Joliiw ' ' army In the winter of 1858 he received " flrat appointment to cltll office, '"it of norKennt-nt-nrms In tho coun- 11 of the territorial IcKlalature Ho nied hla flrat wlfo UiMnta Smith , jo ISg9 und a eur later wai callod on ' " flrnt mllnn to Kurope Tlien fo. i "wed a mUalon to Hawaii In 1884. "'"re he wua Instrumental In break-!" break-!" UP fraudulent operations nmoni; 'ie nutitea by mi Impostor, WUter M "won He waa alao Inatrumontul In, purine a, trm-t of land for the cen- of Mormon operntonH In the la-l""!. la-l""!. tho district now comprised In " church augnr plantation at Lale, tthcro tho Huttnllan tomplo haa J it at bcon erected Upon hi return home ho wna made auccenattely u clerk In the hl.torlnna office, nu naalatant In the name office, wna ordalnotl an Mpoatlo Jul) t, 1801), and became n member of the npoatnllo count II In 1807 In 1871 and 1877 he waa called to preeldo over tho Kuropean iiiImIoii and upon hi return In 1880 he waa auatalnod aa Heond otmnnelor to I'realdent John Taylor He held n tilmllar office under Trealdent Wllford Woodruff and I'realdent I-oreno Snow, autcwwlInK to the office of find couiuwlor uMin the death of President Oeorire Q Cannon In 1901 1'roidilcut of Cliurdi In Ottober, 1901, he Iimriiio p resilient resi-lient of the church follottliiK the death of I'realdent Snott, with John It. Winder Win-der and Antliou M I.und oa hi counaelora. Since the death of Prel dent Winder, tho lato rrealdcnt John Henry Smith, I'realdent Lund nnd I'realdent C W I'enroae were hla rounwilora With other church leaders lie went through tho critical period of the fltrce nutl-pol)Kainy curwulea and t lilted oonnldernhly In thn Tavt where ho became it prominent f uro In the bis flk'ht then belnu ttRed ngalnst the ohuroh Ho nlso did much to propari tho way for the chuiih'o 1 condition that obtained ufter the Is auanco of tho manifesto auioendlni; the practice of plural marriage Hut In addition to hli prouiineiito In church affairs, for naarly v. half a (Continued on page five.) PRESIDENT JOSEPH F. SMITH CALLED i TO ETERNAL REST ifintimird from page one) centnrt Tresldent 8mtth has een one nf the big lenders if the film in Is I and Industrial i Ircles of the WmI Ha served seven terms, rmni I 6t to 1ST I, In Hh state house or representatives, represen-tatives, and was lln the legislature nt the time the Halt nke Clt) Imiul Issue was suthoruetl, taking the ground that the bontta should be made nnn taxable In order to keep them at home During the sessbm of HUH mid lm he sat In the count II or the legislative nssembl), was president or the count II in lm and presided over tlie constitutional convention held In that same ear He was one of the principal Meters In securing Tor Halt l-ake Clt l.ilierty Tark and Tioneer 3lMaie. punlmsetl from the heirs ol llrlgham Young He InMstetl at the time I nloti .iiare was graiilctl by the city to the unlvcrvtt) titain the ilnuse In the deed making the proper!) revert re-vert to the grantor If used for an) but educational puroees He also was a regent of the university, Treeldcnt Hmlth assisted In nrgnnlx- ' lug Ktturs C perattve Mercantile Institution of which he was head at the lime or his itemise He has helped help-ed plan co-operative stores In Utah, Hummit and Hanpcte ctmntlt . He was president or Xtmi's Havings Itnnk ami Trust totnNtli), prelilent of the Tlnh-lilaho Hugar ioiuhu). Uiq Consolidated Con-solidated Wagon and Mathlne com-tmitr, com-tmitr, the Inlstol Crystal Halt com-mny. com-mny. the I'tah Htnte National bank, the llenetltlal Life Insurance com-panr com-panr and dim tor of the Union la-tlfli la-tlfli railroad Ihillc Weiv Nuincnin. As plesltlelll of the church Joseph F. Hmlth also held the office nf trustee-In trust of alt the church lielillnge He was inelileiit or the tliurch Ixmrtl or etlutatlon. general sluieilntetiileHt of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Improve-ment asstaiallon and editor of the Mutual Improvement Km and Juvenile Juven-ile Inolriii tor. Troliabl) few figure In the Intt-rmountalu West were as well known in pub life as Tresldent Hmlth As Instil of the vast religious bod) he baa welcomed thousands or noted vMlors to the luntpltallt) or I'tah For cir his office In the old building erected l llrlgham Young, adjoining the lit chive House. lite mecra for liitercsteil travelers, and slmn the removal to the new iiuarter In th ihunli office building, the long list of vMtors has b) no means diminished di-minished or Miwrful phiue and a imtuiHl athli le. the president has retnlnetl through all his eight) years the Instlmllve Interest In frontier life. He has or late years been an In-telnsletl In-telnsletl golr plu)er, taking mo.t of his rests from public rtwpouslbllltles nt his plsre In Hantn Moulin, (!ala., and enjoying nil notion at the golf links near b Tnlclfiit' IjiM Hour-.. As pre)lousl) Inillcatrsl, Tresldent Hmlth tioik a turn for the worse Hun-da) Hun-da) morning Hliire that lime members mem-bers or his family were lit tonlunt ntlendsnie ut his ledslde Monduv night Treeldcnis Anthon II l.iiud Hehrr J. Onint and lllnhnp Charles W. Midi-) sat b) his bedside with, members or the fiinill) Tresldent Hmlth expressed to them that he foil Ills time hud come mid these were his lust words The wives or Tresldent Hmlth hail been near him conntuiilly t mid he had retelved the liest nf care and in ed I en I attention. A week ago Hiindny, on the seventeenth miniver-sarv miniver-sarv of his being sustained its p resilient resi-lient or the thurch, he expressed himself him-self that he thought he would not last long In fait, n number or the mem-hint mem-hint of his Immediate fumll) unllctl on HiHt tla, us he scemetl to feel miiili better, mid held n prayer mi etlng In his bchnir Tresldent Hmltli spent his eightieth hlrthduyitilt.tly In Ills room, November lllll. later expressing Ills upiiret latlnn fur tin hundreds of arils, letters ami flowers whbh he rtMiHtnl from frlemla. Tresldent Hmltli off tie.) his last words to member of his famll) on Hiinda) when he sioke from his bed, expressing hi groat love for the i hiirch, hi peoplo mid hi famll) ' I have rent luil the treasure or my Urn the wihstance or lire worth living til) fuliill) ," hn wild This was the last nrri' lal speech of Tresldent Hmlth and has been recorded uml I treasured treas-ured by his family Inwards the end Trrsddunt Hmlth suffered severely At 3 o'clock Tuis-duy Tuis-duy morning he fell Into u ixmicful sleep and passed Hiinv ipilell) Ills wlvis, Mrs Jiillua I,. Hmlth. Mrs. IMnu, U Hmlth ami Mrs Mar) T Hmlth were with him to the end. while III four bo)s, Joseph Ittrhard, Alvln I. Joseph F. and David A kept faithful faith-ful vigil In tha next room He was conscious lo the end and passed nvvny with the t hnntc terlstli slmle on hu lips that has made him mi many friends among Ixith rich ami poor McmlKTS or I'ninll). rollnwlug Is it complete list or the living children or Tresldent Joseph 1' Hmlth Children or Mrs. Jullim I Hmlth Mrs Mary H Teteraon, Mm. Don-nette Don-nette H Kesler, Joseph F Hmlth. Jr, David A Hmlth. George C Hmlth, Mrs Ilia H Tear), ICllas Wasle) Hmlth, now In Cullfornls. Mrs Hinll) H Walker, Mrs. Itoi liel H T)nr, Mrs IMIth H Talrb k. Marjnrle Children or Mrs tiarah U Hmlth filet eased ) Joseph hlihanl, Mrs. Minerva H. Miller. Wlllartl It Hmlth, Frank It. Hmlth, Jeatielta Hmlth, Asenath Hmlth Children of Mrs. Kdna U Hmlth Alvln F. Hmlth. Mrs Mullssa ltt.w. man, Kmma and Mrs. Murllm H Jan-sen Jan-sen Children or Mrs Alloa K Hmlth Mrs. Alice May Kant, lis tier Chase, C Coulsen, Mrs. Lucy Mack H Carter, Andrew K. (sergeant army. Jsase IC. (now In Washington, D C ), Fielding,. K Children of Mr. Mary T Hmlth Calvlu 8 hmlth, (lieutenant and chaplain chap-lain ut largo with Ninety-First division divi-sion In France), Samuel 8 Hmlth (nvlator at Mather Field near Bairn-monto, Bairn-monto, C'ala.), Jamas H Hmlth, Agnes Hmlth, Hllas Hmlth, ItoaI Hmlth. AKMtlu Grant hurocctts. With tho passing nf President Jo-soph Jo-soph 1. Hmlth, tha question of suc-cciulon suc-cciulon to tho prealdency naturally arises. The next In line for that honor is lleber J Orant, senior apostle apos-tle ami presbllng orricar of the iuo- ' rum o' twelve aiHtsllaa. The iuor-rum iuor-rum has tho power lo ehuose vvhoui-i soever they will foi the highest office i within the gift of their church. It Is eiinntsed the) will follow the established protmionts. If an, Honlnr Ajvostle (Irntit will lie named to succeetl I'restdent Hmlth Tho term I of the presidency extends during the life or tho Inoumbent, and the quorum's oholco Is usually ratirted by tho church at lis next general eon-feronce. |