Show Robert Morris Morris' Is Cla Claimed m d by Death Eleventh Ward Loses Its Ex Bishop Ex-Bishop Bishop I I Ir Is It I r t s o. o ter i r I I i I 1 I i iI I w 1 h i I II Iti I ti h i iI hI I j jR n jI I R Robert bert Morris Illness of M Many ny Years Ended by G Grim l Reaper i When Well Known Churchman 1 an Dies Ending great suffering suffering- g 1 death ath claimed lobed Cohort Morris orris 1 for or t twenty ono years bishop of or tho the and ono of or th the l best st bolO beloved men In Utah at ils residence SIS 18 Ninth East at o'clock j yesterday ar mo morning The cause of or death lt was aa ulceration of the thc stomach stomach stomach ach and bladder Ho had hall battled with remarkable fortitude against grave gra Illness Ill Ill- ness jess more moro than three weeks woks thou though h his declining health dated back several years ears Mr Ur Morris had Juul extended c and was 88 pre president of the Rowe Rowe- Morris company compan U th e e Utah company compan and tho New et ew York Fork Warehouse we company compan Upp Uppermost In the mind of or Bishop Morris wn was the new ne chapel of th the Eleventh ward which h ho had labored long lone one t to i build His health impaired Bishop Morris struggled with tho the chapel chap chap- el cl building building- and It was A not until the tho edifice had been completed nearl nearly six months nF ago that he ho resigned his duties dules du- du ties les as bishop He went to tho the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- eWe coast thinking tho the lower loner altitude altitude alti- alti tude would o his health but r to Salt Lake hake he lie continued d to lose ose strength Robert Morris was Bas born In Karrow- Karrow den England S September 13 3 19 1544 He was aM baptized Into the Mormon faith when ho was but nine years eara carH of ot age his hit mother boon been converted to the tho b faith fulth Ith previously I He lie was ordained d a priest when he was wn but bot 11 years ears of or ago and appointed secretary and treasurer of ot tho the Barrowden Barrowden Bar Bar- rowden branch of oC tho the Mormon Jormon church I l in America he emt emigrated rated rat rat- ed to the United States on board th the sailing vessel William Tap Tapscott colt In 1860 1560 For tile Ite period of one olle year car ho lie re remained re- re I In Cincinnati then crossing cros the tho plains to Salt alt Lake valley lift lie tool took 1 interest t In c migration emigration and three years after hits his arrival in to the tho valley ho hc went back hack to the tho Missouri river and acted as teamster of Captain William Hydes Hyde's I company When hn Indian wars l broke out in Sanpete Sl count county in he engaged nga e in tho the attending activities and often was exposed to grave grate danger dans Returning to Salt Lake LIc tho the ability of Mr 1 Morris and trust which could bo centered In him was early reco- reco First t. t he was a n. ward teacher assistant superintendent of oC tho the ward Sunday school Ho presided over tho the Y I M. M I. I M. M I. I A. A several se terms and was school trustee and vice president and president of the ecclesiastical ward organization Mr lr Morris was wait elevated to bishop of ot tho the Eleventh IC ward in 1891 1591 As bishop he ho won the tho love and esteem of the community When he resigned his position position po po- sitton six months ago he was succeeded succeed succeed- ed b by William 1 Armstrong Armstron a L man of ot othis his own choice Surviving Surviving- Mr Ir Morris are arc twelve t children children children chil chil- dren all an of or Salt Lake including Logan Logan Lo Lo- Lo- Lo gan gait M. M recently returned from the German German German Ger Ger- man ml mission Mrs Mary larJ Groo Marie Marle Morris Mrs M M. 1 Fred I J J. Morris 1 Mrs Louise M M. Welker Charles M M. J Leroy Frank Mrs Joseph Isabelle and anel Viola Morris Ho HoIs HoIs Hois Is al also o survived cd b by two sisters Mrs Harriet Bi Bishop hop of Parn Paradise and Mrs Louise McCullogh h of ot Salt SnIt Lake Fun al al services for Mr fr Morris will willbe willbe Ill be he held heM at nt 1 o'clock Sunday Bunda afternoon at the of or the Eleventh Ele ward I Interment J will lake take place In City cemo- cemo ter tery |