--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 21 number: 5 published: 1918-03 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: "Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “In Honor of Hyrum M. Smith,” *Improvement Era* 21, no. 5 (March 1918): 451–452." source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2105unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera2105unse start_page: 451 end_page: 452 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1918-03) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2105unse publication_year: 1918 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1918, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # In Honor of Hyrum M. Smith In Honor of Hyrum M. Smith The following resolution was introduced by Elder Junius F. Wells, and unanimously adopted by the General Board Y. M. M. I. A.: It is in humility and sorrow that we spread upon the rec- ords of the General Board Y. M. M. I. A. the announcement of the death of one of its most valued and zealous members, Elder Hyrum M. Smith, who died on the 23rd of January, in his forty-sixth year. As a member and officer of our association only words of highest approval and praise can be spoken of him — for with us he was interested, faithful, devoted, exemplary, in every word and act; and he performed his whole duty, with respect to our organization, valiantly and well. It has been said by those who remember his grandfather, after whom he was named, that Hyrum was like him, to which we testify from his resemblance to the accepted portrait of the martyred patriarch had among us. Moreover, he was strikingly like his grandfather in the strength of his character, in moral uprightness, in singleness of heart to serve the Lord, in phys- ical courage and endurance. Among the many notable encomiums of the life and char- acter of the Patriarch the following we conceive to be among the most perfect epitaphs ever composed, and one of the finest things ever said of any man: "Hyrum Smith, for I, the Lord, love him because of the integrity of his heart, and because he loveth that which is right before me, saith the Lord." Words multiplied could add nothing more to our apprecia- tion, admiration and love of our dear brother Hyrum than to say he was like his grandfather. We desire, nevertheless, to record our confident belief that, as God sends forth from his presence his faithful servants as angels to minister to men on earth; so also he calls men from among men to minister elsewhere, as appeareth with him need- ful and well. In this conviction and that we shall meet again, we bow to the Divine will in this seemingly too early parting, for a season, from our dear and highly valued friend and fellow- 452 IMPROVEMENT ERA servant. We sympathize deeply with Iiih greatly beloved father, President Joseph F. Smith, our revered General Superintendent, and with his sorrowing mother, who grievously mourn the sep- aration from their son; and with Hyrum's affectionate and devoted wife and children, who miss him most. We fervently pray our Father in heaven for the consola- tion and comfort of his Spirit to be upon them all. Salt Lake City, January 30, 1918.