Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-12
ELDER MuIR,s ptMlsf.


Tho following account OF the death
and burial Of Elder David NJ. Muir. who
passed away while laborns IN the Scot
ush conference. appears in che last ls.
sue Of the Mblicnnial s.ar. jus, to hand:
According to your request. I write you
all the circumstances we are acaualnt-
ed with. connected with BNther Mulra
death
During the nlFht o. the 18Th inst.
az 1855 u. m, Elder David ~. Muir died
or pneumonia, after an illness 81 about
Zen dnya. ut the home OF Mr.. and Nra
John lineburu. T, Hall Lane. t.1chgcliy.
Scotland. Boadcs the fnm.ly. there
we're present az the time. Elder Joseph
Wickcna, his companion. Elder Joseph
Mcknight. and Elder John 4. Edward.
the attending physician having left
his bedside about ten O'Clock .. m.
Deceased was born Ia Utah, was %
Year, OF axe, and unmarried. Tie leaves
an aged father, four brothers. one Sis
Ger, hrtnnthcd loved one and host
- friends 90 mourn his loss
Just one month after his arrival In
DlnHE1W, he lay vn M dcith-bod. lie
rlur here from Liverpool uu the i3ih
OF last month and remained IN this city
eight days making some preliminary
preparation for active missionary work.
on sunday, september, s5ih. he ad-
dressed thc Saints IN the glasgow
branch taking for his subject "Thr
Aiuncfncnt OF Chrst" ON tho Tuesday
following. according 60 his appoint
mrni. h. went 10 FlfcshIrr. his fsid ~
labor, tie stayed IN punfHrmllne about
week visiting tho Saints and attend.
ing 10 other duties in company with FL
ders Robert Mckiuay and Joseph
WickenH, From here he wrotc letter
:" GLASGOW stating shat he had arrived
safely and ordering several hundred
tracts, This, / believe, was the last LETT
ter h. ever wNGr=an order Tor lterl-
iure 90 distribute 90 che piuple that no
might bring before chem biz humble tes.
timony OF the restoration - the GoH-
pei. this was his mission and object
among them. From punfarmllne hc and
Elder WlckeuH went % tnrhgslly on
she an Of December Elder Muir vas ~
at the time ANA on the following day he
was compelled 90 go go bed.
- soon NO. h'a condition became
known, Elder Mcknight laborlng In
the ntighburIng field went 90 render
assistance, and two days later Elder
Edward went from glasgow. The nerl-
BUSINESS ~ our brothers condition then
became fully known; but after tho adj
mlnistrntl0ns nnd prayers ~ the Eid
efH, his condition seemed Co become
somewhat improved. That was Tues
day, the 18th. on the following after
noon another change came, and, as
stated above. that ulrht his spirit took
iiH Hight from this world VI carr and
H1frow 10 dwell in peace with the
righteous who have gone before
Ills mission In Scotland was short;
hut during tho time be- was here, he
won the love of everyone who had the
pleasure " meeting him. His quiet
uhselhhh manner ana generous uncnm-
rlalh,ns nature won him Immediate
friends, lie hllcd three years mis-
SION In New Zealand. recurring tp Utah
IN the spring N 1880, A. home BE- was
an active worker IN the sabbath school
nhd Improvement association, AZ one
Nine hr presided over the Y. N. ~. IA,
~ liehVer, whore he lived, ana was ono
OF the seven presidents ~ the Twelfth
/ quorum ~ Seventy ~ the Beaver
stake, Thus We see that Elder Muir
was ever faithful a. his duties in the
'huich' lie died no the post NJ duty
q DUTY which he accepted because NJ
/ lllH love for his fellow men. n can be
Wuihtully said that brother Muir
Fought a good night he finished his
course, he kept the faith: henccf0rth
mere II laid up FOR him crown VI
righteousness He has merlted the
approval. "Well done good and faith
iul servant enter thou into my rest pre-
pnr'd FOR the Just" his fellow-lahor-
~ deeply deplore his loss ana aympa.
thlSe sincerely with his bcrcavcd
loved ones
Elder Muir died among Kind friends
indeed The devotion NJ the Elders at
l s'hllhg him was untlTng ana brought
t9ilh the commentator of even those
h!lherto preIudlced; Mr. ana Mrs. Rae
uuln attended him az faithfully AZ
nnukh he had been their own; kind
/ hvlFhbors-especlully Messrs. McKin-
lay and their families, and q Mrs. Wat
/ ~ offered every assistance. The at
Wnulng physician, Or. Frank Dendlo.
ulu all In his power 10 give relief, on
/ ..Nethl days, making two or three
hiWlsi ana after all Wns over rendered
hla services gratultously refusing any
enumeration save the thanks and up-
| probation ~ our brother fellow
'ahnrerH and friends.
! , me funeral services were held on
saturday, october 22nd az 1880 y. M.
/ IN NE cottage In which hc died There
/ We're present; President Rulon 3.
/ Mells ana Counselor Jos. w, McMur-
| m, presidency Of the European mis-
sion; OF the Scottish conference, Elders
Joseph Wiekens, John 7. Edward, Jo-