Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-23

as an earnest and eloquent preacher Of
the lsiter-day message. Soou after his
baptism Brother Sharp was ordained
an Elder and was appointed to preside
over the branch Of Saints then existing
In his native town. But he was soon
embned with the idea Of gathering
with the main body Of the community
with which he had Identified himself.
While he remained Ia his native land,
however, he showed great devotion
aud zeal for his religion, and was the
means Of convincing quite number Of
people Of its truth.
not being able 10 accumulate SUI
ficiont means 10 enable him aud his
family to reach Utah NJ that time,
they camo rs far IA the States, Ia lsis,
and located nolr 81. Louis, where he
worked IN what aro known rs the
GrAvoy coal mines. He there con.
tlnued his labors asau Elder, and pre-
sided over a branch Of the Church or.
ganized la that locality. lie WAS at
~. Louis while the cholera plague
made fearful ravages In that city.
Many Of the members Of tho Church
were stricken with the dreadful malady
and at. that time Brother sharp ex.
hlblted n religious faith and person.
nj courage that produced remarkable
effects. lie, with other bro thren, went
among the Oh olera patients. al mlnlstor-
ing TO tbsm, aud tho cases Of miracu'
lous healing, by this power OF God, that
occurred under his personal sd.
mlnlstratlon were marvellous. His
experiences at that time were In
after years n frequent subject Of con.
vorsatlon with him.
So soon rs Brother Sharp nccumulst-
ed enough money for the purpose, he
nni his family came on 10 this city
where they arrived la September 1850.
Almost Immediately after he reached
here he was taken hold OF by Presije1t
Brigham Young,-whOso confiic nce
he enjoyed 10 an aim st unlimited eN.
tent--by whom ho was engaged
In tho labor Of qusrrylng and hauling
rock fos the building OF the Tomplo
and other public structures. lie was
In those early times also made super.
lntendont Of church public works, u
position he held for many years. In
the time Of what is designated ~ tho
"move,n when the population Of
Northern Utah, on the approach Of
Buohanan's army, proceeded south.
ward, the subject Of this sketch had
charge OF tho removal Of all the
church effects, aud when a pacific
settlement Of the questions existing at
that time was reached, brought
thom back ngaln 10 the places
from which they were conveyed.
This was task OF no small
proportions at that time, but being
man Of not only great vlgor and IN.
ergy, hut OF wide mental rt.,urco Of a
practical nature, he accomplished Il to
the satisfaction OF all concerned. In
300 lie wna DflAltlpu a ltlsuul, anu, III
that capacity presided over the
Twentieth ward, which pos llion he oc-
cupled for thirty yearp.
Ho was n natural engineer, and n
man who's, Judgment on ANY practical
snbIect was OF great value, He was
sub-rontractor under brigham Young
in tue construction Of the most difilcult
mart Of IN. Union Pacific railway, being
that portion OF the line that runs
through the canyon gorge, which form
the enhance into Salt Lake Valley.
Ii, also did contract work Of the same
nature on the Central Paci fic road At
the Promoutory. From that time hs
has besn connected with tho former
company, and nearly the who'll, Of the
period until hl, death n director OF IT,.
Ho was, la an official ca pacity, assocl.
a,ed with the OH Utah Central line
from the dino IL was COMPLETED, also with
the old Utah Sou th,rn, and finally wa,
pr.sident of the consolidation formed
bya combination Of the two compauies,
being in that position at the time the
latter ya, merged into, tho u. p. sys.
tenn,
The deceased was director Of z. G.
I