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 betwixt US and by the heart -rend
ing pangs OF dying father whose soul
hath ever been bound In the bundle OF
llfe with yours that you know one an
other, visit as you may, each other.
Comfort, counsel, relieve, succor, help
and admonish one another and while
your mother lives. meet her, II possible,
once every year. When she is dead
pitch on some other place, II Il may be
| your elder brothers house, or II you
cannot meet send 10 and hear from
each other yearly and oftener II you
can, and when you have neither father
nor mother left, be as many fathers TO
each other, so you shall understand the
blessings mentioned In the i33rd 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 TO make them
less, begin low join together to help
one another, rest upon the promises
winch are many and precious this way.
Love mercy and have mercy on your
selves and one another and | know;
Know, | say, and | am confident I'm
IT, that If you will trust God in His own
way lie viii make comfortable pro.
visions for you Make no more obiec-
tons but trust Him.
FOR the Public-Bless God that Won
live in land OF liberty and bear yoiir.
selves dutifully and considerably to-
wards the authority under which You
I'VE See Gods providence in the an.
pointment Of the Federal Constitution
ana hold union and order as a precious
Jewel. And for the Church OF Christ
neither set her above her husband nor
below her children; give her that hon.
or obedience and respect that is due
her. And If you Will be my children
ana heirs OF my comfort In my diving
age be neither another nor factions of
any party or faction of novelty; II IL
true this Is not rising way but II Is n
iree' fair comfortable way for q man 10
Iollow his own judgment without wa.
Vering to either hand. make no doubt
but you will hear divers opinions CON
corning me both before ana after I
shall sleep In sies Sut do moi he
,,ouplea a, tffa., ts-.r wnat IN my
circumstances seemed best for me FOR
the present. however the event hath
not IN some points answered my ex.
pectatlons' yet have learned TO meas
ure things by another rule than
events, and satisfy myself In This that
did all for the best as | thought ANA
II l had not so much foresight as soma
others | cannot help II.
Sure | am my Savior Christ is nor
rect and never Will fail In one cirrum. |
stance 10 him ! commit your souls |
,poules, estates, names. characters |
Ilves' deaths and all and myself, waiting |
when He shall change nv vile hods |
and make II like His own most glorIons
body. And wish to leave TO YOU every
thing that ! have In this world bnt /
my faults, and them take with ms
to the grave, there to be buried in eyer
lasting oblivion. but leaving NV viz.
tue II ever | had any 10 revive ana
live In you, Amen; so lJme Lord Jesns'
come quickly, Amenl
Ihe above was written April 10
liss and left for my dearly beloved
wife and children to view after INV de-.
cease AsAET. sMtTit ~
THE SMITH MONUMENT.
In 1873 Prest. Geo. A, Smith visltad
iopsileld and had a monument Of Utah
limestone erected IN the Topsfled GENE.
cry IN hon0r OF his ancestors. On the
'ast side is inscribed. Erected Inv
George A. Smith and other descend
lnts In Utah. 1873" and on the base of
he monument Is inscribed the name,
Smith"
The north side: Samuel Smith son
4 Robert and Mary, born In Topsled,
lass, Jan. 20, 1866. Died July II, las.
sebecca, his wife, daughter OF John
'urtice, died Mar. 2, 1883. age 65 years"
On the South; Samuel Smith End.
orn Jan. &C. l7li died Nov. Il, 1885.
his wife, daughter OF Zachens
iould. Born Aug, 4, 1901; died Sept. %,
1885,"