| Show d 0 Scant J JOHN 0 J m S j j H ti a 41 PASS fJ N on pane rS 1 jed d Venerable t tWI to res- res ence of His His' Fai Fa Illness ess of f tl I VenI Ven I f I WAS ONE OF EARLY PION PIONEERS ERS OF F NAUVOO O I Endured Hardships and Privations Priva- Priva I During First Days of I Mormon Church Chinch Movement Had Reached Ripe Old Age TO BE SUCCEEDED BY SON CALL ALL the boys I am afraid raid I will have to give up These were the last words spoken by Patriarch John Smith fifth presiding presiding presiding pre pre- siding patriarch of the church and nephew of J Smith the prophet a few minutes before death called him from earthly activity at 1135 o'clock last He had shown signs of restlessness earlier in inthe inthe inthe the evening and when he breathed his last all members of his family were about the death bed at lis us residence 2 23 3 South West street During the tile last hour o o his life Patriarch Patriarch Patriarch Pa Pa- Smith talked wl wIh h his oldest son II IL F F. Smith of Prow who came cameto to Salt Lake Ilke Sunday because of or tho serious illness of or his father The Tho conversation conversation con con- wa was rational and nd nd IT ir 1 F. F Smith who will win succeed Us father as ns patriarch pC commented alto his fathers father's Continued on Inge Three JOHN SMITH IS CALLED GALLED AWAY AM FROM EARTH I. I t r Venerable Official of the Mormon Church Passes on After Brief Illness From The The Pneumonia The Story of His S Lifework h 1 v Y iX Continued From On One r the wonderful vitality of r death upon t the beloved churchman President Joseph F. F Smith vIs- vIs l' l Mft 1 When Iced Hed Patriarch Smith yesterday noon ho be spirits though noticeably nov no- no in good found him v bly ly sinking and the president and andr chatted more than an r the patriarch hour houi Patriarch Smith then seemed hopeful of recovery reco and requested t 1 President reel dant Smith not to worry over o the would soon which he thought I Illness A J pass lass He spoke ko confidently of ot being ablo to again attend to his duties to had performed the church which he ardently more than half a century Returning from a visit to his da dau daugh daughter h- h ter tAr Mrs Irs Lucy Davis of ot Preston Ida Smith evening Patriarch Wednesday complained of a slight Blight cold His son of ot Salt Lake visited his Ills A. A A A. I p Smith Alarmed forenoon Thursday v J father tather the son summoned Dr C. C Co CF F. F Wilcox of ot symptoms The latter discovered and efforts were ma made e to pneumonia of ot the disease spreading prevent seemed a successful until Saturday This advised that when tho the physician n night Informed that the condition condition condition con con- be the tho children patriarch had become ae- ae of the F visited Patriarch Dr Wilcox When at 7 o'clock last JI night he observed observed ob ob- ob- ob Smith of strength had become be- be that loss served cd Two hours later como come very cry serious respiration caused alarm all the pulse and ami Patriarch r Smith seemed H However conversation tion rind and in the conver mind clear in eldest son repeatedly e. e expressed expressed ex ex- with his sided frequently hope hops of or recovery roco a n asking pressed him to tell the children not to worn Conscious Till End Showing Shoring signs of or restlessness at o'clock last night Patriarch I 11 1122 2 22 Smith called his oldest son who at felt relt his pulse Heart action had once become so o faint that it could scarce scarcely be detected The patriarch cast a an appealing ap ap- pealing glance toward his son an and said I am afraid faintly Call Can the boys boya 1 I will have to give o up were called and Dr Tho The children n Wilcox summoned The sons and daughters who stood about t tho death deathbed Patriarch Smith breathed his bed bcd last as were II F. F Smith of ot Provo Prove Mrs Irs Smith of ot Preston Ida D. D C C. C Lucy of ot Joseph Smith Riverton of Summit county count and A A. P. P Smith of Salt Lake Dr Wilcox Wilco ar arrived arrived ar- ar rived a few minutes after life had become be become be- be extinct After a brief examination examination examination examina examina- come ome tion Dr Wilcox stated that pneumonia had been the direct cause of or death Funeral arrangements will be made today under the direction of ot President will be bev beIn Joseph F. F Smith and probably v ld In tho the Tabernacle his Surviving Patriarch Smith are arc five children who were at the deathbed death deathbed bed also seven twenty grandchildren great and seven twenty HI Ill Hie In Last t Public Patriarch Smith made his last public public pub pub- lic Hc appearance on Wednesday October October October Octo Octo- ber 25 5 at a meeting of the tho Daughters of ot Utah Pioneers In the Bishops Bishop's building His Isis presence w was apprecIated appreciated elated b by y th the tho e little ban band of ot women omen who are endeavoring endea to keep green the memories of ot the days das of the church founders Though the tho venerable venerable venerable vener vener- able churchman appeared weak at that time he addressed the gathering gathering- and rotated elated his personal experiences at oo nu One sentiment expressed by the tho patriarch made a a profound Impression pon his liis hearers bearers As I look back S.- S. S iver der r. r the years ears he said eald and realize ell All the they have ha brought to us I feel deeply that from the beginning g notwithstanding notwithstanding notwithstanding not not- withstanding our sufferings from hunger hun hun- ger er cold and sore feet the Lord blessed and helped us all Man Many of the Incidents of the tho trip are arc but dim visions now though at times the they become become become be be- come clear to me mc as If Jr they occurred yesterday The Patriarchs Patriarch's Career John Smith tho the fifth Presiding patriarch patriarch patri patri- arch the the- church was the he son of ot f Hyrum Hyrum Byrum Hy- Hy rum Smith and Jerusha Barden and was born September 22 22 2 1832 In m KIlt Rut Kirt- Rutland land now Lake county count Ohio His His' mother died October 13 1837 In Inthe In Inthe Inthe the spring of ot 1838 John went went with his fathers father's s family to Far Farest West est Caldwell count county Missouri where ho lie shared with the rest of the Saints In hi the In the tho fall tall of oC 1838 his T father 1 I I I i 4 i vi I I 5 y rt 4 PATRIARCH S SMITH his hla uncle Joseph and others were taken prisoners by a ruthless mob and after being abused In many ways and threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened with death were finally lodged In Liberty Clay Glav count county Jail During the winter his fathers father's family in connection connection connection tion with man many others were driven out of Missouri Although small John suffered much from cold and hunger The family landed at Quincy Ill earl early In 1839 where they remained a short time Hyrum Smith went t homo home from Liberty Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- erty Jail April 22 1839 The family subsequently went up the tho Mississippi river to la a place called Commerce afterwards afterwards aft aft- tho the city of Nauvoo Soon afterwards afterwards afterwards aft aft- they moved mo about two miles down the river where tho they remained in comparative peace for tor a short sea sea- son His father and his uncle undo Joseph tho the prophet were martyred In Carthage Jail jaB b by a bloodthirsty mob June 27 7 1844 In the month of February 1847 John left hl his fathers father's folks and started west with Heber C C Kimballs Kimball's family At this time he did not know where here the people were going but he supposed to California This company compan crossed the Mississippi l river on a ferryboat The They journeyed westward to Iowa and crossed the Missouri river at a point near the present site of ot Omaha called at that time s Trading Post among tho the Indians They then went up about six miles to tho the Little and remained a short time During his stay there he became acquainted with Colonel Thomas ThorMas L. L Kane who was taken ver very sick and John was waa his nurse for two weeks In Inor Inor Inor or about the month of or August they moved Into Winter Quarters Quartets where the theto to town of Florence Floronce now stands In inthe the fore tore part of September ho learned that his fathers father's family tereon were ere on tho the road and he went In company with Almon W W. Babbitt back about miles mUes and met them They went to Winter Inter Quarters where e the they remained two winters John went to work with hired help built bunt a lo log house for the winter and during the summer of ot 1847 made fence tilled the soil and took a aman's amans amans aman's amans aman's mans man's place In the hay and harvest field as he heal was al the only male member of the tho family who was able to work lork for Salt Snit Ink Lake In April 1848 th the family started for Great Salt Lake valle valley It was rather a hard Journey journe as they did not havo teams enough John had to drive a team composed d of wild steers cows and oxen with two wagons wag tied together to together to- to gether and before they had traveled I mote more than two miles a wagon ton tongue ue broke and the they had to camp for the tho i i night On tho way over the plains ho lie broke and they had to camp for tor the thet t steers to work Ho He had to take a mans man's place by standing guard Juard at night and I in the da day time to be the boy who brought the wood and water herded the cows and assisted to double teams over bad places and up hills On one occasion a circumstance oc occurred occurred occurred oc- oc which ho he never ne forgot One da day about sundown while whilo the tho party part were encamped on the Platte river it was reported that a woman was lost Without ceremony he took his coat on his arm and a piece of cornbread in his hand and started out up the road to follow a party part of tho the company which had loft at nt noon He had not gone far tar when he camo came up with a dead carcass which was as covered with wolves fIghtIng fightIng fighting fight- fight Ing and howling Ho He walked past as I fast and as quietly as ns possible He traveled six miles before he came up with any wagons During this distance he passed about twenty such frightful scenes but he got through h sato safe and he thinks he be was unnoticed b by the wolves wolves- He Ho stopped for or the balance of ot tho the night with an acquaintance tance and at daybreak proceeded on his Journey and found tho lost woman a little after sunrise safe with her mother six miles from where he stayed for tho the nl night ht On September 22 1848 his sixteenth birthday he lie drove e five wagons the Big Mountain cast east of ot Salt Lake It was dark long before he got Into camp with the last wagon On the wa way one wheel of his wagon ran Into a tree which was about fifteen Inches through He lIe had to lie He on his back and chop the tho tree with a a. dull dun ax before he ho could go o an any further The next day he arrived In tho the Great Salt Lake val val- ley In the spring of 1850 John was enrolled on on- rolled in a company compan of horsemen called the Battalion of ot Life Guards for the purpose of standing guar guard or going out at a minutes minute's warning to protect tho the settlements from marauding Indians Indians Indians In In- who were ver very angry at that time For about ten ton years he was compelled compelled com com- to keep on hand a saddle horse and everything necessary for that pur pur- pose Many Man times he was called and got up in tho the night flight ht and started ot off at once at other times he had to leave Inthe in inthe inthe the heat of harvest and then his wife was obliged ed to lake take his place in the field This he had to do in connection with working In the can canyon on and attending attending attend attend- In ing to the farm to support the family September 21 n 1852 his stepmother died leaving him to provide for tor a family family fam tom ily lIy of eight three of thorn thom one one man and two women women being being old people the youngest over three sixty years ears old also one brother and three sisters younger than himself He was at that time twenty years ears less one day old December 25 6 1853 1863 he married Miss Helen Maria Marla Fisher who bore him children five lve sons and four tour daughters I Iii Ia Ordained d Patriarch In tho the spring of 1856 he went on horseback to Salmon river w with th President President President dent Brigham ham Youngs Young's party a distance of miles and anel returned which trip occupied six six weeks weeks' time February 18 1855 he was ordained to the office of Patriarch under the tho hands of Pr Presidents Presidents sl- sl dents BrIgham Young Heber Hebor C. C Kimball Kimball Kim Kim- ball ban and M. M Grant and Apostles Apos Apes Apostles ties Orson Hyde Orson Oron Pratt Wilford Woodruff George Goorge A. A Smith and Lorenzo Snow President nt Youn Young being south This Is the tho only office In Inthe the church which Is handed handed down from father to toson toson toson son lJ by right of lineage His grandfather grand grand- father Joseph Smith sr was the tho first patriarch to the church He was ordained ordained or- or b by his sou son the Prophet Joseph Smith Johns John's father Cather rum Smith was ordained to this office b by his fa father father tather ta- ta ther and John would doubtless havo have been ordained b by his father If Ie he had lived until John had arrived at a proper prop prop- er a age e. e On September ie 16 1859 John started for tor Florence with a mule four team to bring his sister and her hus- hus L to Utah He lIe traveled familY band b Land nd and tm with Elder Bader John Y Greene In company compan plains and made the tho trip across the t Lake to Florence Florenco in thirty thirty- from Salt l laying over on the road two two days at the time time distance distance 1011 miles days davs or of stay in the east ho he took his hiss his D rIn During and ind her he two youngest children ren s sister ter across ucross Iowa to Montrose 1 traveled tr and of miles milts In eight days das a distance of mules and a lI light ht wn wagon on with wIth a a. n pall pair and visited Nauvoo and different places reviewed many places of ot his in Illinois boyhood and found quite a 11 number of his connections lie rno returned urne to Florence In February 1860 where be he spent considerable time Ume in hi assisting to put wagons and handcar handcarts handcarts hand hand- car carts together and in doing all he could to expedite tho the starting of ot the European emigrants rants on the plains In Inthe Inthe Inthe the month of ot June ho he was appointed b by Elder George Q Cannon who had char charge re e of the emigrants that season to tor organize r a a. company and take charge of ot It across the plains He went to work at once got a a. comp company n of ot more than forty tort wagons in readiness loaded his sister and family and anel started started out The Tho trip was made in seventy se days das Go Goes Cue on n n. Mission At the general conference April 1862 ho was called to take a mission t to Scandinavia On th the of May flay ay following following fol fol- lowing he started out on horseback without purse or scrip to cross the plains and the ocean Ho HI was invited b by Elder John R. R Murdock to go with him to the tho Missouri 1 river as he had charge of a company of ot wagons and teams to bring o out t emi emigrants rants He accepted ac ae- ac- ac the tho 1 invitation a and d Murdo Murdock k as assisted assisted as- as him with provisions provisions All All went well until about noo noon one do day as the company loft left the tho Sweetwater river when he was taken down with mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain fever During the the fever tover was very severe severo and the pain through every Joint was waa excruciating Toward the latter part of the |
