Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-02
AlIhul. Dlnmnrk. June lo.

Anrhus Denmark. June 10. 1895.
To the Editor;
once more 10 becomes our rorrowful
duty 10 record the death of one 90 our
faithful men in the missionary field. In
that Brother ole e. Jensen, dlcu go
flanders In Anrhuf conference. ngu-
mark on May 80, isls. az iiaa O'Clock
y M. the immediate cause bolnE pueu-
monin. Brother Jensen was ut the ady-
yanccd age uf 81 yrurd. and arrived IN
AhrhuH December gs. 1897, coming dl-
rect from hiH home ln Maya I'd, SAM
pete county tuh. d. was very cicsr-
ful aa 60 hla health. saying. he had
never been sick. tie was very energetic
and wanted TO do ut much good as pos
slhlD while uu hlh mission. Ito was
cautioned by Elder G.. y, Lund.ptcsldgnt
oi the mission, 90 BE- very careful Win
himself and not oNrr-tNrfi himself
Immediately after hls arrival d. visited
some of his relatives, ana was thnn np-
pointed 10 labor boz grcnna branch.
whore be- was lhhouuE M thr time ~
his death. Two weeks before hlH death,
he. together with some Other brethren,
went over To the west OF Upland and
visited some Saints. Ito visited hla
relatives second time on this trip.
II appears he had oNyrtcd himself and
got oVrr-hpatrd aud caught severe
cold. on hlH return he arrived IN
Handlers on Saturday, the 2lHl OF May
intending 10 attend meeting there with
the brethren. Here h. took sick on sun
day. the send. and had a. 80 90 hed.
from which time his condition got
worse until the end came, n WIS
found that the miHsl1narlcE' quarters
We're 100 small 10 give him proper care,
80 he was removed &C. Sister Mhrrn
Andoraen's place where ne received ull
the tender care that could possibly be
A ia
expressed his doubt ns 20 the outcome,
hcr he first visited tho patient. on hc-
count OF the advanced age OF Brother
Jensen.
Tho brethren administered 10 him
often and beHouFht the Lord IN his he
half hut 10 seemed tdNhe the will of the
Lord that he should DO called tn work
Ina another sphere, and We feel TO say,
Iiia win b. done and not ours. We know
that brother Jcnsen'H desire was 90 do
rood. and he was jealous and energetic
In all Brother Jensen was conscious
% the last and realized that MS time
had COME. and u should be- said Ia tho
praiFa OF brother nrisnholt. MIA com-
panlon, and Brothers l.. Lnurltzen ana
Anton Andersen " Randers, that IN 'ae
brrihrrn rat up with him ana did an IN
their power IN ease hls suffering during
his entire Illness,
The funeral took place 90 Ranieri.
on illAAgt hAlN hNAt MN SOW F'NNtg Hff'f
| was very impressive, We holieye n VIII
I do much good, innamuch ~ many
atrnuFrrH were pronert, and saw tho
/ love and esteem that was shown our
| departed brother The clorHY here Ia
Denmark are very strict ~ ,l-ldlne 90
the rules and regulations of the
| Lutheran chrurh. ana Tor that reason
I n IA very seldom that people Of other
] churches got tho privilege OF attend
[ ing 10 any cerrmnnleH whatever In
I burylnr their dead, bot We can say
[ that the Lord Naa with me- ln this rec
| rard. Tor we visited one Of the ministers
Z and nfter considerable talk and qucH-
| uonlnr we succeeded In getting per
mission 10 sing. Nearer my God 60
7 Thee" and 10 dedicate the grave with
{ prayer. we held Services IN our hail
] commencing "a hair past twelve,
/ there holng present of NC brethren
from Zlnni Elder Ofnrfo christ Jensen
/ presldent ~ tho eclneln1vlnn mlasinni
d Elders w. =. NiolF0n, Alrhui confer
| ence: uvrum Nlolgrn. ". Nicholson
! j. c. Rrolnho,t. Lauriis L1urltzen,
I Anton Andersen Dykes W. Snronson,
I Nlols T.. Andersen, chr. MlFkelFen,
I petar 81 Nelson, Jos0nh r. Petersen,
/ Cbristlun gfrrrr1eu. In ~ noriua
/ ana Frederick Jensen ION of the Aal-
h0rr conference; and Hp1ny n The
I Saints and su( Arf as
he nan would comforto N h9li, AZ.
/ prnnrlato remarks w1v Node by
Pders ". MikkelsCn, CNrelnholt
! George Christensen, Dy kos s'ren-