The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-04

DEAD.
Hon. 0rson Pratt Br6athes His
Last.

For many months now Hon. Or
son Pratt has been suffering from a
severe indisposition, and at times
has been so low that many dispaired
of his ever recovering. However,
he rallied, and two weeks ago
last Sunday had so far recovered as
to address the congregation in the
Tabernacle. 1t was his last address,
but it had marked effect upon all
present, and a peculiar influence was
experienced by the entire congrega-
ton, of whatever faith, when he
arose and when he closed. After
this, he was again Frustrated, and
has gradually been sinking. His
symptoms became very alarming
some three days ago, and while
everyone hoped that he might re-
cover, his death at any moment
would not have surprised most of
those outside of the family, who
were in a position to appreciate his
extreme weakness. Some of the
time he was in extreme pain; but
this eased considerably on Sunday
evening. However, he still grew
weaker, and at St35 o'clock on Mon
day morning death relieved him
from the cares of this life.
Mr.. Pratt was born in Hartford,
Washington County, New York, on
the 10th day of September, 1911.
He was the fifth child of Jared
Pratt, and the fourth of Charity
Dickinson, to whom his father was
married after the death of his first
wife Polly Carpenter, and by whom
ne had one child. Jared Pratt had a
family of six children, Mary, Arson,
VIM. D., Farley p, Orson and Mil
son. Mr.. Pratt's parents were
very poor, and met with many
vicissitudes. When Orson was
A years of age they moved
to New Lebanon, Columbus County,
where ne was sent to school
for several months each year until
the spring of 1922. He then went
to live with a farmer named Justin
Jones, and subsequently with Mr..
Church, during a portion of which
time he also went to school, learning
all the rules in Daball's arithmetic.
During the remainder Of the time
up to 1890, he Travelled about con-
siderably, working On different
farms and at other Vocations, all the
while, however. storing his mind
with useful information, so that
when he had attained his majority
he was thoroughly acquainted with
geography, grammar and surveying
While he travelled considerably he
always kept himself free from the
vices common to young men of his
day, and when 30 years of age began.
to pray fervently to the Lord for
light. and continued doing so until
September, 1890, when he met with
two elders OF the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, one
being his brother, Farley p. Pratt
He became convinced of the truth
of the gospel, and on the 19th Of
September, 1880, was baptized. He
visited the Prophet Joseph shortly
after, and on December 1st. of the
same year, was confirmed as an elder
His first mission was to C0lesvillp.
Brown County, n. Y. He continued
travelling from this time and preach
ing the gospel for many years. On
the 18th of July, 1886. he was mar
ried to Sarah NJ. Bates at Hender-
son, Jefferson County, n. Y. In the
spring of 1899, with his family, he
moved to Quincy, Ills. In 1910, still
continuing his missionary work, he
published a pamphlet entitled, Re
markable Visions" In 1874 he
prepared and published an almanac
for 1915, entitled THE Prophetic AL
manac." From 1886 to 1889 he occu-
pied much of his leisure time, and
while undergoing a most arduous
missionary labor, in study, making
himself thoroughly acquainted with
algebra, geometry, trigOOnOmetry,
COMIC sections, differential and int
grail calculations, astronomy, and
most of the physical sciences, all of
which were. pursued without the
aid of a teacher.
Various offices of trust and import
ance had been given Mr.. Pratt up
to the 4th Of February, 1885, when
he was chosen one of the original
Twelve Apostles at Kirkland, who
were as follows:
Lyman E. johnson, Brigham Young,
Beber O. Kimball, Olson Hyde,
David w. Patten, Luke johnson,
Vim. E. NcLeIIin, John +. Boynton.
Orson Prstt, VIM. Smith.
Thos. B. Marsh, Farley P Pratt.
The first intimation Of the new
position conferred upon him was OBJ
tanned while he was at Columbus,
o. Stopping at the house Of the only
Latter-day Saint in the city at that
time, he read in the Messenger and
ADVOCATE that he had been chosen
one of the Twelve. He then re-
turned to Kirkland and was or
dained by David Whitmer and
Oliver CoWdery. He continued his
missionary labors until the ispring
of 1910, when he embarked for Eng
land with several of the
Twelve. It was while he
was in England that he pub
lished the Remarkable Visions"
III 1871 he returned to America
and continued his missionary labors
without interruption in the states.
In 1874, hearing of the martyrdem