Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-12

over all kinds OF road. in heat and In
cold. by night and by day. In the IN.
tercst ana for the benefit OF
the youth OF Zion who
are connected with our Sunday
schools. have visited thirty-cight
I use neither ten, coffee. wine. liquor
nor bccr.nnd am bieat Of thei.ord with
good health. which causes my heart TO
rejoice exceedingly.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE
From this little book Is also taken
the following sketch Of Brother God.
dnfd's life. up to the time covered by
the foregoing Items as given In his own
handwriting.
was born IN Leicester, England.
Dec. 8. 1915 My wife and ! were hap.
tized January q, ISL. and confirmed
January 21th by Jacob Gates and eau.
dlus v. Spencer. I was ordained an
Elder February ard. by Jacob Gates
left England with my wife and
eight children. october II. 1851. an the
ship Essex. and arrived In St Louis
on January 1. 1859, with my wife and
xix children. one child having died on
the ocean and another at Memphis.
During the winter. while at -. Louis,
another child died.
We left IT, Louis In May for the from
tier. near omaha. and on June .. 1859
fufNNlfNffHl 0ul NNUlNft N'NFNH Wv
plains. ronching Salt Lake city on sep
TENDER 18TH. two more ~ our children
haying died on the plains from chol-
crn. ~ that out ~ N family OF eight
children We arrived with three. Tw'n-
" months before. lacking Xix days
when I was baptized. was In com
Portable circumstances. doing nice
ready money busineasi but by preach
inr the Gospel In the market place
every Wednesday night my customers
left me. and my business was given In.
90 the hands OF my creditors within
cirht months after my baptism. was
| thus left IN poverty with large fam
ily on my hands.
About this time. one % my brotherr.
feeling nggricvcd at the Disgrace"
was bringing upon the family by per-
aistcntly preaching MormoniHm. he vol
untccrcd 10 pay our passage 20 "a land
where fools and blgptn could rcvcl IN
undlaturbcd serenity. or Morinons Hour
ish like buticrcupa." meaning America.
| provided II aid not cost TO exceed Go.
/ OF s9to. He therefore sold his brother
George, wife and eight children. 10 the
atnrmont. to get rid of ~, little dream
! Ing that by doing 40 he was accomplish
INK one OF the wonderful proyidoncca
OF our Heavenly Father IN our behalf.
by his unsolicited liberality We
/ crossed the ocean. md arrived In ~.
/ Louis ON n Sunday morning. Jan. !.
1879 on inquiry I found my way TO the
meeting house Of the Saints and made
/ known my situation. Joseph y. Tay.
ior and John TinFcy kindly volunteered
10 and room suitable for our purpose.
/ witch they did at ~ per month. but
not having 10 much money, the land
lord kindly accepted u gun for my first
months rent. Here We were. eight IN
| family, In one room. no furniture IN a
new country In the midst Of strangers.
IN the middle OF cold winter. ana
/ out of funds.
but the Lord was on our side. aud
His good Spirit comforted our hearts
By the assurance that We were on our
way 10 Zion. aud He would cause
/ cYerythirr ~ work together for our
good We had several good Lntter-day
Saint nciRhbOrr who wcf. very kind 20
Us. also n negro ncighbof. rchliaing our
lack OF furniture. kindly loaned Us
bcdstcad. Having about 81 worth Of
small notions. which bought IN Liver.
| pool, l begged clgafhox In which to
carry my stock In trade. and peddlcd
them from house tn house. through the
streets nf St.ioulr.to make a living Tor
my family. Under such circumstances.
compared To what they were few
months before. ] now marvel ut the
wonderful sustaining power 81 the
Spirit Of God. which enabled un TO pass
not only without a murmur. but with
! comparative SOY and rejoicing. The
success attending our outdoor business
enabled uH to start on the plains with
two yoke OF cattle. and two yoke Of
COWS. wagon ard provisions for our
Journey
ON arriving In Salt Lake city, We
/ traded two yoke Of oxen and "a cow FOR
house ana lot IN the Second ward.
The other yoke OF cows We paid 20 our
tcnnHior. thus leaving M one cow.
! 1 frequently made the rctnnrk 10 my
"a a
pcddling for a living among the Gen.
tiles but | would never do Il among
! the Saints, no on our arrival 1
went TO rec y. n. Wells. aupcrin-
tondcnt Of public works To try
for Job ns hodcarrlcr Tor masona.
hut failed. and had To pull up my
stakes and start around Salt Lake
city when. In that early day. houses
were like angelo visits. few and far be-.
tween. iiut IN this cfiort the Lord was
again on our side. for there happened
Ia he "a dcartl Of needles nj the two
stores then In HALT Lake city, and the
heft ~ my stock In trade consisting Of
needles, though somewhat rusty, II
made nm opening FOR my doing enough
business 10 sustain my family during
the winter.
Three weeks after our arrival. at
tended the General Conference. and for
,ho iirHt time heard the law ~ tithing
ndvocntcd-th on entering the Church
II was the duty Of new member To
pay onc-tenth ~ his property. ana one
tenth NJ his earnings thereafter. Inn
mediately questioned myself M 90 tho
value Of my house ana lot. and valuing
Il ut $500, | was owing $40 tithing On
u. Feeling anxious to stand favorable
with my heavenly Father. I resolved
10 pay that $40. I drove my only COW
FROM the Second ward 10 the tlthing
yard, Tho animal was valued at sa5.
aud paid the balance out ~ my baH-
kot Of notions, thus completing my
property tithlng In 1859.
In addition 10 what Brother Goddard
has related ~ his life IN the foregoing
II mny he added that he instituted tho
printing Of the Articles Of Faith In
card form, having several thousand NJ
these published for tho Sunday schools
on February u.s. 1875 on the .7th ~
December, 1854. hn wnH ordained Sow
cntyand for many years was one Of tho
presidency of thn eth quorum. aud
Afterwards 90 tho sth quorum. liz wits
nrda'rcd u lIigl Priest rahfimiJ u
1884,. ard o Patriarch october -, 1897
mi has tt,a q faithful Lt,,,s day
srint