Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-20
President Of General Board, Re-
lief Society, Passes Away
Peacefully to Rest.
VETERAN OF NAuvoo DAYS
c...sd Through the Trials ana Tribu-
,..ons Incident 20 the Early
History of the Church.

church Of Jesus Shii'' "
~ :, ali the world. passed away
,o.ts this morning at the residence
LAUGHTER Mrs. Clarence Merrill.
,,,t Rrovning avenue.
.. sor The IS hours prior to her demise
Gas in a state OF coma. awakening
,,,sf intervals 10 recognize the mem
~ her family that surrounded her
,.,a. N finally enter the last sleep.
r,o veteran Of Nauvoo passed away
-.,os,ally. surrounded by her daughter
and grandchildren.
Ms Bathsheba Smith was stricken
18th a stroke OF paralysis some three
roOths ago and since that time was
| r,,,,cally confined TO her bed although
:, ,ntervals she was able to rise and
,,ske her way assisted about the house.
EIGHTY EIGHT YEARS OLD.
pathsheba Wilson Smith was born
| usv Il 49,, at Shinnsten, Harrison
sounty West Virginia. She was the
. laughter OF Mark Bigler and Susannah
| ogden. her father having come from
| Pennsylvania, her mother from Mary
| land In her girlhood she was .reli-
| rIously inclined, industrious, cheerful
| and happy
While she was yet Is years old,
Iatier.day saint elders visited the
usghborhood she heard them preach
and believed il was the word of truth,
and In August. 1887. Joined the
| church with most OF the family. The
ame fan the family sold all their
POSSESSIONS and moved 10 Missouri to
] pln the Saints.
Arriving there they found the state
IN ferment. mobs attacking and KILL
me many of the saints. The child
. Bsihsheba Witnessed many OF the
. murderous assaults, with thousands
| Of the mobbers attacking the Saints.
and was present at the death OF
David ", Patten, an apostle.
PERSONAL REMINsC ENcEs.
OF these trying times Mrs Bathsheba
Smith 10 an interview given and pre-
pared By Mrs, Alice Merrill Horne for
The News some months ago said:
Notwithstanding the mob spirit
none Of us thought or turning back
We reached Far West just before the
haiile between the Saints and the
mob
Jacob had bought farm paying
500 down He had made the pur-
chase Of Brother Clark and IL was to
Be turned over TO us on our arrival.
Jacob later received barrel Of salt
% repay him for the 1900 he had
gent Mother divided the salt
inong the Saints. for we were to be
driven out OF Missouri.
When we arrived at the home Of
brother Clark. we found that we could
10, stay for there was no one there
Ne and his boys had all LEFT the farm
snd gone to town to watch the mob
and prevent them from burning houses.
s we went TO the home of Brother
Winchester.
While we were there Apostle David
Patten was brought In dying from
uounds Inflicted by the mob. 1t was a
nd. sad sight. The women We're cry
ING and some nearly falnting Brother
Heber c Kimball kneeled beside him
and asked. VIII you remember me
when ] so home?' and David Petten
whispered Yes
when he died looked upon him as
q martyr | knew that we we're in
CANCER and that some Of us might have
. give our lives. but | knew that
Normonsm would prevail My brother
and brothars-in-law went out with a
company Of men TO try and bring about
peace with the mob. Col Hinlkie. not
one Of u.s. went with them. but as they
rode along he took of his coat. BY
ms sign they knew they were BETRAYED.
and they quickly turned their faces to-
ward Far West Jacob declared that
ihey rode 50 fast that blood spurted
rom their nostrils In their effort to
reach Far West before the mob over
took them.
This they did and breast work was
inrown up as quickly as possible and
ihey prepared to defend themselves.
Joseph came 10 encourage them and
ave s, them the watchword, Jehovah,
Hosannah""
NARRIES GEORGE A. SMITH.
ID 1870 the Blglers moved to Nauvoo.
suy p. lS4l. Bathsheba was married
george A Smith, then the youngest
y me council OF the twelve. He was
vs. cousin 10 the Prophet Joseph.
nooot ibis time Mrs. Smith heard the
aiophet Joseph charge the twelve with
me ouly and responsibility of the ordi- |
asncss OF endowments and sealing for
sne hVlng and the dead. She was often
~ prayer with him and her husband.
nhle at Nauvoo Mrs. Smith gave birth
haihsheha
UTAH PIONEER.
IN 1885 Mrs. Smith, together with her
snH' Joined the exiIes 10 the west
,,sg 81 this trip she said: 1T
NJ nu ne vain TO describe how we trav- |
49, ~ through snow. wind and rain. how
80, a' had TO be made, bridges built and
r.t constructed, how our poor ami
r,,h haa 10 drag on day after day
-. seahty food. nor how we suffered /
~ ~. poserty, sickness and death" Her
r.. reached Salt Lake October. 1888 |
~. incurred all the trials and hard |
nssr. uSldent 10 the lives of the pio- |
ss,r,, snd In 1858 the family Joined the |
Johns.ln their flight south, before the |
tAs,r s s army never expecting TO see |
inv n.Ines again. After three months |
on. burned TO salt Lake. Mrs. Smith |
lnola, "ld now the abandoned CITY |
H. ~ 70 her as they re-enteredl n
"a NJ s'ors ana windows were all board |
Or ,h.nu smoke issuing hut from two |
ana ~ chlmneys. But IL was home |
snssriNy were rejoiced TO get hack
sn,,s or her son and daughter. Mrs
since. saiu' They were both good l
and ~, ana made home happy by song
s.n, Soon after this the son Was
snd ". mission TO the Moqui Indians
'.le Indians. N'i'eu py Ma
seoor,, ZINES Mrs. Smith and husband
on ,r,rs ea President Brigham Younr
Geor,, 20 the Colorado and tho al
were s,,souhtfy. In their travels thev
thaussnsn net by bands OF music. md !
ana a. on children bearing hammers
Asss' and singing songs Of wei.