Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-09

you will all as one contribute your
aids. Wherefore my dear children,
pray, beseech and adJure you by all the
relations and dearness that hath ever
been betwlxt us and by the heart-rend-
ing pangs Of a dying father whose soul
hath ever been bound In the bundle OF
life with yours that you know one an
other, visit as you may, each other
Comfort, counsel, relieve, succor help
and admonish one another ana WINE
your mother lives, meet her, II possible,
once every year. When she Is dead
pitch on some other place II II may be
your elder brothers house, or II you
cannot meet send to and hear from
each other yearly and oftener II you
can and when you have neither father
nor mother left, be az many fathers to
each other, so you shall understand the
blessings mentioned IN the l33rd Psalm.
AS to Your Estates-Be not troubled
that you are below your kindred; get
more wisdom, humility and virtue and
you are above them, only do this
Deal with your hearts 20 make them
less, begin low join together to help
one another. rest upon the promises
which are many and precious this way
Love mercy and have mercy on your
selves and one another and | know;
/ know, | say, and | am confident in
it, that II you will trust God In His own
way He will make comfortable pro-
visions for you. Make no more objec-
tons but trust Him.
"F'or the Public Bless God that you
live in q land Of liberty and bear your
selves dutitully and considerably to-
wards the authority under which you
live. See Gods providence In the APP
pointment Of the FEDERAL Constitution
and hold union and order as a precious
jewel And for the Church OF Christ
neither set her abQve her husband nor
below her chlldren give her that hon.
Or OBEDIENCE and respect that Is due
her And II you will be my children
and heirs OF my comfort In my dying
age, be neither another nor factions Of
any party or faction or novelty, II Is
true this is not rising way but II Is
free, fair, comfortable way for man TO
follow his own Judgment without wa
yering to either hand. / make no doubt
but you viii hear divers opinions con-
corning me both before and after
shall sleep IN silence but do not be
troubled at that, did what in my
circumstances seemed best for me for
the present. however, the event hath
not in some points answered my ex-
pectations, yet have learned to meas.
ure things by another rule than
events, and satisfy myself In this that
did all for the best az l thought and
II ] had not so much foresight as some
others ! cannot help It,
Il .
feet and never VIII fail in one circum.
stance to Him ! commit your souls,
bodies, estates. names. characters,
lives, deaths and all and myself waiting
when He shall change my vile body
and make II like His own most glorious
body, And wish TO leave to you every
thing that | have in this world but
my faults, and them | take with me
TO the grave, there to be buried In ever.
lasting oblivion. but leaving my vir-
tue II ever l had any to revive and
live In you. Amen so zome Lord Jesus;
come quickly, Amen
THE above was written April TO-
1893, and left for my dearly beloved
wife and children to view after my de-
cease. ASAEL SMITH"
I'M ohi II MONtMENI.
In 1873 Prest. Geo A. Smith visited
Topstied and had monument Of Utah
limestone erected in the Topsfield Gene
terry In honor Of his ancestors On the
east side Is inscribed. Erected by
George A. Smith and other descend,
ants In Utah, 1873" and on the base Of
the monument is inscribed the name,
smith"
The north side: Samuel Smith, son
Of Robert and Mary. born in Topsneld.
Mass, Jan 26, 1866. Died July Y, las.
Rebecca, his wife, daughter Of John
Curtice, died Mar. ?, 1853, age s. years
On the South: Samuel Smith End,
born Jan. &c, INA died Nov. Il, 1855.
Priscilla, his wife, daughter Of zacheus
Gould. Born Aug. 4, 1907; died Sept. 20.
1885"