Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-28
ELDER EDWARD STEVENSON
Passed Quietly Away at His HOEa
Last Night.
CIoses n Well spent Life In His Sever.
ty.sevsntb YeRr-funersi
sunday.

Elder Edward Stevenson oil the
Fist Council OF Seventies passed away
at his home In the Fourteenth ward at
ten minutes past eleven O'Clock Last
night, surrounded by his fnmily.
Elder Stevenson had been aiiing
for some time, having taken sick 90
September llGh last at Wsiia Walla.
Washington, while engaged IN Preach
Ing the Gospel ~ the Northwest. He
was in the hospital there for three
days, when he felt somewhat i'm
proved, and went TO Baker City,
Oregon, and filed an appointment.
Ho was worse after this and the
authorities thought oest for him TO
come home, whi1h he aid, arriving 10
this city on the early morning. train,
Septembe 24th.
After reaching home he became
| 70 much improved IA TO be able to get
| out, ANA went to Cottonwood and
| pteacheu to The Saints there, aud At
| ,euued to other duties.
| He received s.backset on Dec. 1llh,
siuce which tins he has been confined
TO the house. He has felt all along
that he was going 20 get better until u
| lew Days ago, wDen he began to talk
| about going 10 rest. ELDERS Seymour
b. Young anu q. ID. Fiels ed Visited
| ana administered to him about 3
| O'Clock yesterday afternoon, ami when
| the administration was completed,
| Brother Stevenson repeated "Amen
and amen" These were the last words
| he uttered that could be UNDERSTOOD.
He passed away very quietly, as
| though going to sleep.
| Brothrr Stevenson hns been strict
| observer OF the Word OF Wisdom.
| He has not drank cup OF tea or
| q, fec IA the last thirty years. His
| Lord. snd he has spent much OF his
time IN the missionary work both at
home and abroad.
Elder Edward Stevenson was the
sop of Joseph Stevenson snd Elizabeth
Steyeus and wss born at Gibraltar,
Spsin, on May l, 1920. In 1897 he
came 10 America In company with his
tathel's family, consisting OF five sons
and two daughters, Edward being the
third son.
When he was but eleven years OF
ave his father died and he went to
i've with Or. Richardson. In 1898,
being then lhlrteen years iof age, he
heard Elders Jared Carter and Joseph
Wouds preach the Gospel, and
believed their testimonies. II was
about this time the falling OF the stars
ppcuIrel, which Elder Stevenson he.
iers to In his journal, and in the
winter of the same yesr he was bap-
,ized. His mother anu others Of the
family also julneu the Church. This
yas ia Michigan. They aiterwatr 6
Joined the body OF tne Church anu en-
duTed the hsruships aud persecution &
inciueut TO life among the Saints In
those trying times. Edward was
acquainted with the Prophet Joseph
smith and in his journal are recorded
many OF the teachings OF that great
man.
Brother Stevenson came 10 Utah In
ls47, being captain OF ten in General
Charles g. Rlch'sl company. He bai
crossed the Plains In ali nineteen
times, and the Atlantic ocean nine
times. lie went on mission to Spain
i'm 1852, anu has filed many other
missions. He wss called 10 labor % a
home missionary by President Young
, anu spent twelve years travelling
among the settlements OF the Saints.
In the fall OF $50 he was chosen as
/ one OF the First Council OF Seventies
, and since that time has laoored assidu'
! ously III preaching the Gospel anu
I attending to the duties OF his calling
: He filed Il mission to Mexico and was
engaged in missionary work IN the
northwest when taken sick.
, Eleven sous anu five daughters sur.
: vIve him, nine sons and three daugh-
iers having preceded him to the spiri'
+, world, HIS living descendants mum
i Der about stxly-iour
: The iunerai ssrvice' will be held in
thr TRb,r !ao o On Snnuay aler-cop
January 3lsi, at 2 O'Clock.