Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-02
DEATH or CHARLES LAMBERT.


Elder Charles Lambert died at his
farm, In Changer, Salt Lake County,
nj $3.50 AIM. today, May 2rd.
Charles Lambert, son oi Charles and
Sarah Greavcs Lambert, was born Mt
Kirk Dcishton, Yorkshire, England,
August 30, 1915.
Naturally devout, but rather indie.
pendent in religious matters, he studied
all tine religious oteeds he had a chance
Of becoming acquainted with when a
young m1n, but could not feel satisfied
10 embrace any Of them until the Cos.
pei, as preached by the Latter-day
Saints, was presented to him, when he
received II gladly and has since gagged
his life by It, lie was a master builder
aud sloutcuttcr Ut that time, with eX-
collent worldly prospects, which he
iursook soon after he was aItiledt (which
occurred July IL, 1881 and sailed for
America 10 unite his fOrluurl with the
Saints then gathering In Nnuyoo.
A more seli-sacrinclng, generous
man would be hard 20 find.
ho never appeared TO have
selfish thought. His whole care
was lOr the work OF God and tho good
OF others, and no more devoted nor
skiliul workman than he labOred 10.
warns the erection Of the NauvOO
Temple, aud his efforts upon that
sacred structure were continuous up 10
the finishing stone, cut by his own
hands, aud the completion Of the In
terror font, the stone carving connected
with which was largely his own work.
la November, 1874, he was united In
marriage 10 Mary Alice Cannon, who
shared with him the prosecutions
which were the common lot Of the
Saints then nnd subsequently,. Al the
time II HE marriage he became the
guardian Of his wiie's brothers, Angus
anu David,a aud their sister Leonorn, and
Afterwards proved a faithful ami kind
father 10 them. He remained In Nnu.
WOO after the finishing Of the Temple
aud aided In defending the city until
he, with the remainder OF the Saints,
war finally expelled, when he let his
property Ia the hands ~ the mob aud
sought u new home In the West. He
endured untold hardships while labor.
ing In Iowa aud Missouri 20 obtain nn
outfit for the family's Journey TO Salt
Lake Valley, and succeeded IN reach.
Ing tho site Of this city In the fall OF
1919.
lie was ordained Seventy ON the
sth OF April, lSij, IN NauvoO, and set
apart as one OF the presidents OF the
Twenty.third quorum. He filled two
missions IN England, and lRbored with
zeal and success In spreading knowl.
edge OF tine truth. lie was nn
abstrmious, exemplary man, de.
voted husband aud loving father,
aud literally wore himself out In the
cause Of God,
The cause Of his death was Ia grippe,
with which he was seriously Affected
during Underwater, ami from which he
suffered relapse less than "A week ago.
He suffered severely up TO within few
hours Of his death, hut finally grew
easy, aud passed away ~ II he were
going to slecp.
A more honest, conscientious man
than Brother Charles Lsmbert would
be difficult 10 tind. His Industry was
phenomenal. His whole career showed
linn 10 be without guile, ns he always
mnnlfested u hearty repugnance TO.
ward anything that savlrcd Of deceit.
No pUrtOn could lie acquainted with
him without entertaining Tor him
sentiment OF uuqusiltied respect.
The funeral service viii be held on
Wednesday, May an, at ~ R.m., Ia
the seventh Ward assembly room.