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Show Warren B. Smith - page 5 Warren B. Smith - page 4 "August 11, 1901, at the Arrerican Fork rreetinghous e at 7:30 p.m. our first ward rreeting convened. At this rreeting we partcx)k of the Sacrarrent. Abel John Evans of the Stake Presidency with four of the High Council were in attendance. At this rreeting many officers of the ward were sustained and a good spirit prevailed. "M:mday, October 14, 1901, the Priesthood of the 4th Ward of Arrerican Fork convened at 7:30 p.m. A large representat ion was present. The business of the rreeting was to consider the securing of a location on which to build a rreetinghous e. Those present voted unaninously to purchase a piece of land from Thomas Thornton, 8 x 25 rods and 5 x 25 rods adjoining from Sina Cunningham at $125 per acre, all facing mat is nCM 3rd North and 455 East streets. A conmittee was appointed to make the purchase • . They were Warren B. Smith, Charles !.Dgie, Jr. and William Henry Chi:ptan. On October 21st the conrnittee reported at a general rreeting that they had secured the ground, the report was accepted. The ccmnittee also recomrended that they purchase 13 x 17 rcrls adjoining on the north, being 13 x 42 rcx:ls of land in all and going to the street one block north." Father held the position of Bishop for fourteen years, until October 24, 1915. During this ti.me father's rreetinghous e was the first to be paid for and dedicated. The dedication of the chapel took place March 17, 1907. Joseph F. Smith, President of the Church and Francis M. Lyman, President of the Quorum of the 'Iwelve Apostles, and Andrew Jensen, Church Historian were present. Francis M. Lyman offered the dedicatory prayer. Father had a love for the beautiful and helped plant a grove of trees around the chapel. On one occasion I rerrernber him carrying water frcm a nearby ditch in his duffy hat, to water several of the trees that were suffering for noisture. At the tirre of the building of the Alpine Stake Tabernacle he was chosen as the finance chairman and spent a lot of tirre on this project. Father was a stu:ient of the gospel and understocx:1 church dcx::trine aoout as well as anyone, and he tried to live it. Dad was 6 3 years old when he married Margaret Erma Crompton Rushton as a fourth wife. They were rrarried on the 29th of May, 1907, in the Salt lake Temple. It had been six years since our nother had passed away. She carre to our horre when we were quite young children and was a good nother to us and a good wife to father, and took care of him the rest of his life. Father was about five feet ten indles tall, and never was heavy, but a large frarre. I do not remember him as a young man, but have quite had that he had real black curly hair and blue eyes. He was greatly told been blessed with good health. He told rre one day when he was nearly eighty years old that he didn't knCM what an ache or pain was. His main transportation was a bicycle. At the Quarterly Conference on Cx::tober 24, 1915, Warren B. Smith was sustained as Patriarch for Alpine Stake by Apostle Francis M. Lyman. This position he held until his death. He sold his horre in the east part of Arrerican Fork and built a small new hone in the center of town so they 'w'Ould be close to church and the stores, etc. He spent the last years of his life beautifying his horre, raising flCMers and a vegetable garden and living a quiet life. His integrity was unquestione d and he was a consistent, devout Latter-day Saint and a public servant all of his days. He was honest in a~l his dealings with his God and fellowman. Regardless of his strong will, he ruled with love and was a kind and loving father. He always bore a strong testinony of the truthfulnes s of the mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Father passed away peacefully at his hone on the 29th of April, 1935, at the age of 91 years. The funeral was held in the Alpine Stake Tabernacle. One of the speakers was Stephen L. Chipnan, the first President of Alpine Stake and President while Father was Bishop. He said father was a man of good sound judgnent, a dependable and capable man, and a man courageous for the right. Interrrent was in the Arrerican Fork Cerretary. As a family, we feel to honor him, and thank him, for in our hearts we knCM he was a 9(X)d. and great man. *** I |
