Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

revelation through the Prophet Iosonb
Smith. was Of Puritan ancestry Hi, fore.
fathers, OF English extraction. settled IN
WATERFOWL Mass, al an early date In Inc
history of the colonies, and took an active
part In colonizng. also IN the Indian war,
and the Revolution. lie was the eldest son
OF Dr. Samuel Whitney and susannah (Km.
balD whitney He was born IN Marlborough
WIndham county Vermont Feb B. 1885
whittier his parents had removed, probably
10 gain more extended practise Of The
fathers profession. Here ne grew un as
HOY with fairly good advantages bat with
n spirit Of enterprise beyond The home fit
He wanted 10 make his own way IN Tho
world, and after some experience AZ O Mt.
ler during the war OF 1917 and after TAX.
ING part ln tho battle of Pattshurg near
Lake Champlaln he determined % tr M-
dian trading at Green bay on Lake NIohl-
gan. there he exchanged furs skins Of vita
animals. etc. with the eastern markets 0r
| such goods and wares az were suitable Tor
sale In that new ana VITA country.
II was during his soiOurl there that his
| life was saved by an Indian maiden who
| seeing he was In great perlrom auiatlr
| lated drunken Indian Of her fatbarS tribe,
! M whom he had refused more Whisg
| held him by his blanket with almost super.
human strength until the young man could
escape through the window. he never for
got the girls heroism ana many were ma
mementos the dusky maiden received from
him Long years after he gave one Of his
daughters the name Of the beautiful French
Indian girl, Modslena.
he had been ia many dangers by sea and
by land in his Journeyngs TO and from Bui-
! folo. New York aud other adjacent cues
He was generally taken Tor DOCTOR ana N
| nodded ma
was called, and quite frequently IL was only
necessary TO give such advice as be was sure
would be beneficial without explaining inaI
No was not a professional He was a mlh
who possessed In a marvellous degree Ae
sift OF healing which In that day was ul'
known ,l.,eoi
reticent and exclusive. a man 10 ne '0oA-
m Ia nv the masses, and To- be depended VI
on when great presence Of mind was ie'
ed. IN cases OF accident emergency or ~
aster t.. c,.,,,iood 4
business he made a TRIP 70 solus w i i,', ril
whom he fell I'm love. He had peeh nv
al 10 the house for a seamstress' j wa
the period Of rutned shirt bosoms m s
fine cambria She not only sulleu N- Ii,, h
her dainty handiwork, but IN ever guI ti
ncatlon for a life companion VS.. ND
| had come 10 Alllh AibhA
her maiden aunt and bacheiVl 49,,
expecting soon to return, but rae pe,,,t''
cd They we're married IN rev no..''
and Young whitney became lhe PaIS,nto 4
Sidney Gilbert in general me'Vp''''
Kirkland. .s 4bs y5un,
Everything prospered WIN u me,
happilv married couple, Supaey hurob
became members OF the Campos,h%. s"T Fljr
Ia which sidney Rigdon, Isaac M0rs 3,,t i'i he
- snow and many OF the ono %ri's ~
louRed. To the day OF Bsnop w.. Kan,
death. he and his wife would s' Va, comI
In the evening. singing over w VIZ ts,ter.da
bellite hymns, intersperseu WV" 49, The
saint hymns and old fashioned S@N.s',a,r
voices blended harmonious! W. ,h An
sany flne high tenor his tones IN ..rro
mellow and Mrs. whitney was = wv e,-
NJ the rArest quality IN Is. -''-' t,.,irea,
frequently called the Mormon ,... .H IN,
II was TO their home IN Nl.t,g, rmn'
Joseph, the Prophet, ana n,s they bg
came. early I'm February, le't, -,sod
already heard and received the Pa
Gcvsr,her 1870. whom Farley u
Nrouyht them the Book ot MoIn'TIT o1 4
sidney Riadon and Brother MoI.o' ,btr
come converts Elizabeth Ann M n
had a most renneu, splrilu' i,,5or s
yras M doubt ~ the tribe oI JugS'f ril
10, ua,.rafed how she saw q cloan "a :,
descend upon their homo ana CIV y, X,
on1 hcord a voice SAVING 'Prepae ~
the word Of the Lord FOR u '' "n al
Is the Hehraic song known ~ 10 tbos, a,
~. r., as he was desighulcE t',t Arm
was not so quick 20 fespuu9 rd togct
,nsyeryiug when conVlnceu' " rnutr
tbev nrayed for the Propnel Mn, on
Kirkland nj that time most ~ n
o I, was lees than throe mvN'"a t-a 81
. baptism that he came, aruN, .,letrr d
I ,ralked In. saluted the pf'p, ',S MI.
= Newell X. whitney; ulgJ Strd aa,di
= he excl0imed. eXtthulnb W. have ,he
a nc To n familier friend i U as ne
4 vantage OF me" the other replleu ~ cou
q Inc proffered hand. u e9uo %, ,r Jos
4 nv name as you have me "Yd
the Prophet said the strals, ro, wal
Y nrayed mo here. now VIVA, W knev.
h me r.. immediately MT WV. hey
n toor HIM TO- his home, WIZ srou
y n,sIcorned most hospitnbly' 'no pro
y ,,,,o until the martyrdOm OF "~t.,
~ thav tvyo were bosom frienus' nm
- oIed 10 Missouri togctheri ~ iestlt
"a 10 the eastern cities bearing t.ni'1l Inc
!. and collecting means TO help - Ian
N pie IN Kirkland, ana 10
N Joseph smith had implicit cCCu1t 10
y, ,,,o,, SyhIfnev He made khvNI
- anv truths not revealed puDn ora
~ hishon loved the Prophet WIZ l,ld
IN nossIble devotion. he woulu n" IL
n his life for him al any lno ~ these p
al N
~ az ,hat no man could be more 10Y me- Pr
10 ,hop bishop ~ X. whitney 10 ''
an Joseph smith p,.hon whitney
=. dianlfed in manner not eas,ty me old
M no strangers he was really ~ rJ will
"a i,anical New England type, oo,,Tioted {
~ ssreud business capacity cai'u uosc,r-e
.,a cmrnulate means and HUSBAND bishoJ
~, was vas particularly well htted i9' inch as
,5s we nostIons OF public unSl s os trust
MS w., ,n allied during his later llte o y,
~ ,rnst for the Church, ana Ue''
-, ,rnvIsIonai state Of Deseret -,,re the
,n' Hcber c. Kimbal WINE, yas py' after the
easo es s he prophet. They were a''t Seyot
w orohIe The bishop was a's ,ociates,
wi prIgham Young and his s All have
~ Twelve apostles. No man c1S,S fl
~ az reverence for the prlessSS sacred 3
,,s reysrential man; he h cia ana SSI purp
'ne soIy and was to all inten,s s" XIV SCI
ne MN Of God, He died N ti't ,,,,o situn
No ,sy At his humble adobe n0 ihc Iatp
~. ne ne whitney corner, whel' no., ~, slauC
ny. s Sa,r, " university building, io Kim b.
en- snlnss originally allotted 10 W."