Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-25
DEATH OF BISHOP POLLARD.

YESTERDAY we announced the
TACT that Bishop Pollard, OF the
Fifteenth Ward, this city, was seri-
ousIy III. He had been suffering for
several days from an attack OF
infiuepza. Pneumonia supervened,
and the good old man passed peace
fully to the spirit world, at five
O'Clock this morning, Feb. 18th.
In order to find a more honest man
than Joseph Pollard it would be
necessary TO scrape the world over
thoroughly with mammoth drag
net, and the labor Of sorting over,
before reaching the object Of pursuit,
would be q task Of such magnitude
that misunderstanding wsuld be aban-
doned las a hopeless enterprise. A ster-
ling character was he; trifie blunt /
being phenomenaily outspoken,
but with heart as tender as that Of 1
a child. The people of his bishopric
loved him because they believed In
him. Although he was ready with
sharp reproof for the evil-doer and
laggard, he was equally prompt in
dispensing sweet words Of consoIa-
tion ana comfort to the unfortunate
and erring. His sincerity was
sublime, his devotion to what he
conceived to be his duty inspiring,
and we believe that we do not over
state the facts when We say that
probably no other Bishop in the
Church was more familiar with his
flock, collectively and Individually,
than the deceased. 1t is greatly TO
his credit that the poor among his
people were the special objects of his
sOlicitude.
He was not an educated man, so
far as scholastic attainments are con-
cerned, but he had that species OF
power which exists through a combi-
nation of native good sense, ripened
experience and a conscientious re-
gard for truth. These qualities gave
him strong influence in his ward
and caused his wishes to be instinct
lively respected.
Joseph Pollard was born at Corfe
Castle, Dorsetshire, England, Nov.
2srd, 1919, and was consequently in
the list year Of his age. He en-
braeed the Gospel as revealed anew
through Joseph Smith the Prophet
in an early day. He left !.
his native country for this land and !:
arrived in Salt Lake City in the fail
Of 1857. He was set apart as second
counselor to Bishop Andrew Cum "
bingham, Of the Fifteenth Ward in \
1861. In 1857 Bishop Cunningham ),
resigned and was succeeded by Ro- :
bert T. Burton, TO whom Brother !,
Pollard acted in the capacity of i
First Counselor. On June 9th, a
.s77, the ward was re-organized, Jo- :
'eph Pollard being ordained Bishop. I
With William L. Binder and y. Y. L
Zones rs his couHselors. This was =
he Bishopric at the time of Brother =
Rollard's death, this morning.
The respected dead leaves behind
lin, to mourn the departure of their
Ieai, 4 wife, seven children (aH
and twenty-seven grand Il
.hildren. Is
The deceased was by trade a car
'enter, and for several years was in 5,
he employ Of President Brigham S
Young, for whose memory he cher Il
shed fond regard. For the last Il
Eighteen years he was in the employ IT
t the Utah Central Railway. and in II
us daily vocation, as in every other P
phere in which he operated, was a g
sreful and conscientious laborer. =
Death came to him as a sweet har- .
niger Of rest which had no terrors J.
Or him. Several times OF late. in u
he hearing Of the writer, he spoke Ii
( the near approach of the end, II
-hen in his usual health, saying he fc
7as ready at any time the Lord u
'anted him on the other 70
de. He had been to the Temple Ii
nd performed what work was within
is power for his dead kindred. and te
e felt he could meet them in the p,
Fighter land without having any IT
as he had done his
lty with respect to those who had 81
receded him to the extent of his St
oility.
We. together with host Of others, I'll
with the bereaved ".
mily, while at the same time con- in
need that Bishop Pollard was I'll
lly prepared to take mis- departure, eli
aving made his calling and cleo M
IN sure. he
The funeral service will be con- &C
lcted at the Fifteenth Ward meet SCI
g house at 1888 O'Clock on Thurs
y, February 9th.