Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-21
OBITUARY NOTES.


In Fillmore, Willard county. Utah, Au-
gust -, 1895, Hiram Mace, Sr. Brother
Mace Wa, tho son Of Henry and Ciarila
Dowater- Mace, and was born IN the
town Of Aurilaous, Cayuga county, New
YORK, May 3, 1911. Daring the early
years Of his lilo he worked at farming,
blacksmithing aud tor four years ~
boating ON Seneca lake and tho Eric
canal TO Albany. Al tho ago OF - lac
went 10 Michigan Ia company with
Aleranden Armstrong whose daughter
Elizabo!h he married. on tue 4 h of April,
1857. lilo shordy after bought him a
farm q ~ acres upon which 10 labofod
and before studying Tho bloct Oi religion
Joining tho Methodist denomination.
Duung two years ard half residence
ON his iaTtn Ia Handy, Livingston Co.,
Michigan, no killed 80 deer, one black
bear and many Wild turkeys In The
year 1851 BrOthor Mace aud hi. wife were
baptized into the Church Of Jesus Christ
OF La.ter-day Saints, which brought upon
thom much persecution. a branch ~
the Church was shortly afler orgsnlked
In tho district aud Brother Mace was
ordained Priest and appointed 20 pro.
side. Tho spirit Of gathering came upon
him, and january lith, lsij, no started
for the city Of Nauyoo, 600 miles distant.
lilo placed runners under the running
goars Of his wagon 10 make sleigh, a.
thoro was two foet OF snow on the grOuud:
thon no placed two stick. across he
wagon box and put tho whools
ON these. His diary aays; "Wo
loaded on effects In tho box
aud away We WON'T travelled $40 mllos By
sleigh whom tho snow left me, aud Ia
abOu. half an hour my wagon wheels
were making rapid revolutions toward
Nauvoo.n He arrived thoro February
Is, 1873, and sold his wagon aud horsoa
for house and city lot. lilo was much
impressed with tho beauty OF tho lOca-
ton Of tho city, Himself and wiie visited
the Prophet Joseph smith, who received
them with kind courtesy. lilo went to
work as a Joiner and tho following June
he was ordained an Elder by Elder Brig
ham Young, aud sent on mission with
Elder Spencer smith throughout the
state. Ho experienced tho varied iroat.
ment OF those days, and was called
homo through tho sickness OF his wlto.
''who was restored by tho power Of God
through His Priesthood. Ho enlisted la
Captain Israel Barlow's company OF cav.
airy, became orderly sergeant, and was
in service until diabandad In June, lsil.
HO,saw tho dead bodie. OF tho inaTlyfod
Prophets Joseph and Hyrum smith and
experienced tho sadnossof that dark day.
In tho fall OF 1874 no was ordained Sew.
enty and enrolled In tho Tenth quorum
OF Seventy, and chosen one OF thesixteon
mon 10 work ON tho NAuvoo Tomplo, Uo
worked thereon until the spring OF 1910.
whom himself aud wifo received thor
ondowmenis In that Temple. ''and then
started 10 Ind place OF resi.h lie tray-
eled through Iowa TO tho Missouri river.
Al Council bluiin under tho oounsel of
President brigham Young, companies
were organized 10 proceed onward 10 iho
Rocky Mountains. brother Mace was
enrolled Ia President BrlghAm's com.
pany which went a. far as tho Loup
Fork, whom orders came 10 winter soma.
whore In tia region OF country. After
travelling 100 miloi north thoy wlntnrol
with small tribe OF Indians oalled
Poncas Ia what IL now part on
Nebraska, and In tho spring of lsi5
tho company was called back 10 Council
Bluiis, from whence thOy started. In
tho spring. Of llb5l they recon.
menood tho arduouA Journey 10 Salt lake
City, brother Mace being one OF ths
captains OF nnyI tho company was Ave
months and i've days on tho way from
Council Blula TO Salt Lake civ. ue
helped TO build the hrst TABERNACLE IN
salt Lake CITY, End In tho spring OF 1859
was called To flllmoro with eleven others
~ - fAfA Wv hffsfN hNAHNI MntIo MS numO
has been up 10 tho time " his death.
. Brother Mace was always In the front
In building up, and was mostly In Office
OF some kind, having acted as Iuaiice of
tho peace, school trustee, oity councillor.
and mayor, also probate Judge. Ho was
called 10 short preaching mission TO tho
Eastern Stalos In 1909, For many yeArs
ho acted AZ senior president OF tho Forty.
second quorum OF Seventies. February
10, 1896 brother Mace WIS ordained "A
High Priest by Elder Il. NJ. Lyman, and
on tho following day tho same Elder
ordained him Pa riarch. Always de.
voted TO tho Church, no hold In sacred
remembrance the Prophet Joseph Smith
Many good things were said about him
at the funeral, by Elder !. ". lIinokiey.
Bishop T. g. Calllster and others. Amor
pulling up stream with the faithful wifo
OF his youth for nearly sixty years be has
stepped upon the "other shOron 10 await
her coming TO renew the higher life as.
surod n those who 1.-Two faithfully tho
restored Gospel OF Jesus Chrlst, This
ofhis Joys and sorrows bore
him four sons and seven daughters. The
sons and ave daughters survive him In
utah' 0Eo. CRANE.
WILLIAM LAHo.
william Lang, who was born August
IN lAln nuaaaH uNNay m tu..t