Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-12
OBITUARY.
oroRor MAYER

SPANISH Fork. Aug. lth, 1890. one OF
Gods noblost sons, Elder george Mayer,
passed away ON July 2iIh NJ $50 O'Clock
y. N. Ito was born in York Co., Penn
Hylyania, March md, 1905, Joined tho
Church Nuv. llth, 1913, and was soon
after ordained an EldCr Tho next SUM
mor, alter Joseph and Hyrum Smith
were murdered, he removed with his
family TO NauyOo; hero no was ordained
seventy, and shortly afterwards chosen
AS sonior president IN the Ihiriy.socund
quorum. on April 24nd, 1876. he lef
Nnuvuo for salt LaKo Guy with pair Of
lazy oxen. llo endured many hard
trials While on this trip and arrived IA
salt Lake city la october. ISIS. In tho
fall OF 1857 be was called on "a mission 10
Europe, and appointed 20 labor boa
switzerland AMI Ia Germany, ono little
incident concerning this mission was
that ho was placed ia prison for preach
ing tho Gospel In tho0yOniug tho IailOr
placed d pitcher ~ poisoned water lu his
room. Brother Mayer went On uOl and
la Tow minutes no became exceedingly
thirsty aud arose 20 gOt drink, Ito
drank very heartily und soon ielt dead.
ly pain In bis stomach, and rolllEul what
he had takuu. Ito Vomiicd until ne was
Omp.y, but received no harm, because
God had heard aud answered hH prayers.
Tho next morning tho iai or came in the
room expecting Go SEQ him dead, but 20
his surprise lao was Sill alive. Tho Iai'or
was always Kind TO him Afterwards.
while on his mission 90 Europe hH hap.
TIED many into tho Church and did u
gruAt deal " good Tor the establishment
aud building up Of Zion. llo was called
on a mission 10 Las Vegas, Now Mexico,
In tho year 1850.
lie leaves many sons and daughters
also friends aud relations 10 NOUN his
ON sunday, July 2dih; at I O'Clock
u. M, friond- assembled 90 his residence
10 Wow his last remains. lie was then
takon 10 the meeting house at . o'clock
u. m. whore funeral exercises wOrO hold.
Anor prayer by Brother Rufus =. snoll.
addresses were delivered by Eldor
Charles Monk, bishop George d. snel,
Bishop Andrew T.. NoilsOn, bishop
Henry Gardner and Elder q. W. vii
klns. A TOW liuos of poetry write
ten In honor Of the deceased were
read by Brother Moslah Hancock
Tho closing prayer was offered by
Bishop Marluus Larsen.
The friends, relatives and citizens pro-
c0odod TO tho cemetery, whero she pail
bearers placed the body 10 remain with
mother Garth until the morning Of tho
first Tesurr0c ion, Elder George II.
Brimhall dedicated tho grave, after
which Bishop Henry Gardner returned "a
vote OF thanks In behalf OF tho family
| and relatlyos oi the deceased 10 all who
had In any way helped la tho last hours
Of deceased aud al tho funeral.
ItrLES 81, .. REEuEH.
Sister Helen NJ. Davis Rooder, who
died at ogden city, August g, isli, was
| born at Lowell, Massachusetts, October
| -, lsil. She omlgraiod with her parents
/ to Ulah IN 1862, crossing the plains with
OK teams. Tho family settled In Milton,
/ Morgan county. Deceased was baptized
/ when 10 years uf age and remained "a
/ Etonliagi aud faithful Latter. day Saint TO
/ her last day on earth. ON March 4,
| 1857. shO, being u widow, was mptriod To-
! Brother Francis II. Roedar OF ogden,
who now mourhs Tho loss Of u faithful
and loving vile, She died OF heart
disease
Tho funeral took place at Llltlolon,
Morgan county, whore, az In Milt n, d
la large circle OF old friends
hold her In tho highest esteem. Tho
Same can be- said Of hor Ia Ogden She
never t,ltOrol In hor faith therefore, she
now awaits her Sayior's call TO come up
In tho resurrection Of the lusi. She hs,
a brother aud thToo sisters IN tho East
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