Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-07
OBITUARY.



The funeral OF tho late james TIRE was
ned III the Fifteenth ward meeting house
on Suucay, August LIST, Bishop Elias
Morris presiding The ward choir sang
some very appropriate hymns. PRAYER
was offered by Elder Joseph Il. Morgan.
the speakers were Elders Joseph f.
Taylor, Elijah +. Shce.s, Hamilton g.
Park, A. n Hin, Samuel w Richards,
X. i. Burton and John y. smitb. All
spoke OF the sterling qualities OF tho de-
ceased and his faithiulucss to the work
Of God. Some Of the speakers having
been acquainted with him since 1910.
James Ure was the son of James and
Janet McCale IRE, ana was born June
II, lelt, in Bridge OIL WeiT, Ienfrew-
shire, scotland. He was among tho first
to receive the Gospel in scotland, being
bapdsed April 10, is4O, by Elder Alex.
andor Wrlgh. He was ordained a
Teacher June @, 1910, by Elder Reunen
Hedlock. August /, $50, he was Of
dained to the Office Of Priest by Elder
samuel Mulliner. He then commenced
to preach the Gospel IN his native land
IN company with Elders Charles and
Robert Hamilton. ON October :. Is4I
he was ordained an Elder. On the g2ud
OF March, 1914, he 20 -icued his secular
employment and deyo ed all his time 10
the service of God. On the q h OF Apri.
sheffield conference in England, aud YVES
ordained High Priest by Elder Reuben
Hedlock.
on thd 27th of October, 1919, he and
his family arrived in Salt Lake Valley.
He crossed the ocean In the shin Zgtlaud
being nine weeks on the water: crossed
the plains in George A. Smiths and e,
II bonson's company OF Saints. lie
passed through many trials in early
nAEgs in tho Indian
Granisyille in the summer OF 1851. He
has been on two Missions TO the old
World since coming 10 U,uh. In 1877 he
was set apart as first counselor to Elder
j. NJ. Lyman, who was then president ot
the IOoele Stake OF Zion. some wear,
ago lie removed to kamas, Summit
county, where he resided until his death.
which took place July ooh, 1897. On
Nov. Slh, 1894, he was ordained a
Patriarch under the hands OF Elders
Lorenzo Snow, II. u, Richards and +. NJ.
Lyman. He has spent useful life in
tho work OF God and has gone to resi-
with the assurance of "a glorious resur-
rectiou.- lCoM.
Elder Jens Hansen, one OF tho old
and respected citizens Of Spanish Fork,
passed away from this life at his home,
Monday, June IS, 1897 ON Friday provi.
GUS, lust as ne had come home from the
Old Folks gathering in salt Lake City, he
went over to one OF his daughter q
homes and watched the men raise a hay
stock pole. This fell and struck him on
the head. lie was carried to the house
but never gained consciousness.
Brother Hansen was born in Otterup,
on l'yen, Denmark, oct. IS. 1923 lie
| was one Of the first to join tho Church IN
that country. lie emigrated to America
in 1858 and settled in Spanish Fork.
1T the April conference, 1865. he was
| called to perform q mission to his native
| country, where he laborod faithfully
! two and half years aud returned home
| October 9Th, 1865. Al the October con
| ference, 1875, he again was called to 90
on a mission to Denmark. Ue labored
| in the Copenhagen conference somewhat
more than year.
In the month Of May, 1885, he was once
more called 10 90 on mission to Scaudi-
navia. This time he lRbored faithfully
| TOR over three years, nearly all tie time
on the island OF fycn. Ho returned
home in June, 1873. and soon after was
ordained ono OF the seven presidents OF
the Nineteenth quorum of Seventy.
Brother Hansen had labured as n mis-
sonary over two years before he first
came to this country, and had therefore
spent nearly nine years in foreign mis-
siuns At home he was industrious and
assisted in developing the country and
was in every respect good citizen. lie
was the father OF Al children and had 81
grandchildren at the time OF his death.
The funeral services were held in
Spanish Fork meeting house on July
lst, 1887, conducted by Bishop A. Nelson.
The house was filed to overllowing. The
speakers were Bishop Nelson, prest. c.
II. Fjelsted, Elders O. III. Borg, Peter
Madison and others, The remaining six
presidents OF the Nineteenth quorum
ncted rs pallbearers, and n very large
cortege Of carriages followed the remains
Of tho old veteran to his last resting
place. [CuM.l
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