The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-12
DEATH OF PRESIDENT SNOW
Venerable Head of the Church of dtt0r-day
Saints Passed Away Thursday Afternoon.
HIS LIFE and CHARACT ER-PROBABLE SUCCESSOR

same time he was pattern of piety,
an exemplary Christian gentleman,
jealous in and devoted to the cause
! that he deemed divine. No tyrant,
but a man of firm will, prompt in de-
Gliding, fearless and thorough in exc
cutting his purposes. No politician, yet
wisely polite, regardful of proprietles
and of all mems rights. No one ever
| imposed upon him without his know
ing it, and few cared to impose upon
him twice. Bland and soft spoken, as
a rule, he could be stern, and was plain
and straightforward in expressing his
opinions. Once convinced of the cor
rectness of an idea, a doctrine, prin-
ciple, policy or course of conduct, he
adhered to it with infleXible resolution
In his public discourses he spoke
straight to the point, and his manner
and diction were entirely without Os
tentation, While spirited and indepen-
dent he was not cOmbative in his dis
position, but was essentially man of
peace, humanitarian. Though as
youth fired with military ardor and
ambitious to distinguish himself upon
the field of Mars, it was not the love
OF strife and bloodshed that inspired
him, but the romance and chivalry
of soldiers life, as hallowed and
handed down by the traditions of the
heroic past, particularly of revolution
airy times"
HIS LIFE IN BRIEF.
Born at Mantua, Portage county,
Ohio, April g. 1914.
At q he entered Oberlin college to
secure classical education.
In 1885 he became convert to Nor
monism and was baptized by Elder
John S. BOynton.
In 1887 he began the active minis
A.sis thY13 Ych ai c
busy life.
In May, 1910, he took his first mis-
sion to Europe and was appointed
counselor to Farley P, Pratt, presi-
dent of the British mission.
In 1871 he published a pamphlet.
''The Only Way to be Saved" which
has been translated into German.
French and Italian.
In 1S43 he returned to America at the
head of $50 converts on specially
chartered vessel.
In 1874 he conducted vigorous cam
paign in Ohio for Joseph Smith for
president of the United States.
In 1845, returning to education, he
was placed at the head of the Nauvoo
grammar school.
He left Nauvoo in the exodus of 1916
for Salt Lake but on account of sick
ness, did not reach here until 184S.
LII oCNObCl, 1o1o, ne was oIllI Ol1 a
mission to Italy, where he remained
for three years and translated the Book
of Mormon.
In 1852 he was elected a member of
the Utah house of representatives, in
accordance with the law of 1850.
He was returned to every session
until 1SS2-three times to the house and
twenty three to the council.
In 1856, with fifty families, he found
ed and named Brigham City, which
was his home for many years.
In 1854 he went on a mission to the
Sandwich islands and labored diligent-
ly for a time in that part of the PV
cific,
In 1872 he accompanied George A.
Smith and other Utah people on a
tour of the countries of Europe and
Palestine.
In 1877 he was released as president
of Box Elder stake after having pre-
sided over it since it's organization.
In 1885 ne was convicted of unlawful
cohabitation and sentenced to three
terms of six months each, but later
released on a. writ of habeas corpus.
On April 6, 1889, he became the presi-
dent of the quorum of the twelve apos-
ties, which position he retained until
Sept. Is, 1898.
On this last named date he became
the president of the church. and chose
as his counselors George @. Cannon
and Joseph F. Smith.