The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-03

"The memory of the just is bless'd."
let an old friend speak the the rest.
When men of prominence in any de-
partment of human life and business
pass off this scene of action into the I'M
seen, the tongue of the orator, the pens
of writer and poet, and the columns OF
the press speak, write and sing his
worth and society's loss. too often with
fulsome adulation and excessive pane
gyric. 1t is good thing, no doubt. to
speak well of a valuable man. But
among the lonely, retiring and indus
trious there are manifested in their
sphere goodness. virtue and integrity
which command orr admiration and
respect, and they prove themselves to
be the salt of the earth and the con-
servators of society, honors to weak
humanity. Sub characters and pre-
cious lives should not be overlooked.
and praise of them should more fire.
quently engage our attention and be
known to all.
A good and sweet soul passed to the
! better land. January the 18th, 1888. from
Granger Ward, Salt Lake County, Utah.
JoseDh Duncombe, son of Henry Dun
| combe and Martha Duncombe, nee
Evans. was born In the parish of Will
llenhall. Staffordshire, England. March
18th, 1906. He passed throu b his four
score. one year and ten months of earth
life. all industrious, honest. honorable
man, and carries with him to the glori-
fed mansions, the esteem and affection
of hundreds of his fellow heings-those
who remain to feel the bereavement OF
his departure, and those who have gone
before and meet him there.
/ With heart open at all times to re.
ceive those principles which seemed
truth to him, he listened with earnest
ness to the proclamation of the gospel
believed the good news, and humbly anC
sincerely obeyed them. He was be-
J tized at Westbfomwich, StaffordsP
'lNoyem Der 25th. 1913, by Elder WI .
Lee, received the ordinance of + Ill
: ling on of hands by Elders Ae Il
e Broomhead and Lee. Dec Will
ISIS. His humility, carr ,enber
z. faithfulness commended .ssthess
authorities of the CT thEn to
y; January 18th. lS49. + arch. and
lordained by the pow e wgsscalled
aIta the office of .stfof'the priesth
. 70 ;oh oyg calling. ,ader. He magrt
o i n's in sim .,' sfsschins aud sdm
life the dc AFT and a good beauti
iio, >etrihes of the gospel VIII
becsm0 not only ''tAe power of G
20 unto aviation" to himself. but to
~ THAT believed tbrough him. he Y
pei eppolntcdan ordained PRESIDING
!, 8 der of the WilIenhall branch of
,m church, ~hich honorable position
ID, hiieo nth faithfulness to God and I
rs iccorch. and honor to himself, from I
Dr. time of his appointment until his
nd parture from his native land-a sci
lbt of many years.
To the Saints he was kind and fat
erly, giving them counsel, comfort
them in their sorrows, encourage
them in their hours of trial and disa
nv. pointment, aiding them in their journ
-. in the divine life, warning them in tn
waywardness and rebuking them vi
all the tenderness Of fatherly a
lr- bro herly love. His house was alws
open to the travelling elders. as we'll
,rn the needy who sought his aid, and
interesting family made their house
tho home and gave hearty welcome to
~ who came under their hospitable 70