| 707 And the resolution of the Quorum of Twelve accepting his resignation reads as follows:
"Whereas, a degree of mystery surrounds the disappearance of Bro. J. W. Gillen, and his present whereabouts are not known, making it impracticable to obtain from him any information regarding his resignation other than what is conveyed in the document containing it, and
"Whereas, conditions confronting us seem to justify and wisdom to direct immediate action, therefore,
"Resolved that while regretting the necessity for such action, we accept his resignation as a member of the Quorum of Twelve."
Elder Gillen was married to Miss Nancy Ann Moore, August 12, 1867, at Malad, Idaho. Seven children were born to them, namely, James Arthur, now a resident of Louisiana, occupying a responsible position with W. R. Pickering; Nellie Clara, deceased; Amos Byron; Martha Elnora, now Mrs. J. D. Briggs residing near Lamoni, Iowa; Celia Alice, now Mrs. S. E. Ballou of Lamoni, Iowa; Wilber David, who follows successfully the occupation of school-teaching in Washington; and Lulu Audentia, who resides with her mother in Lamoni, Iowa.
Elder Gillen was a man of more than ordinary capabilities, and when actively engaged in the ministerial work was considered an able preacher.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HEMAN C. SMITH.
I was born September 27, 1850, in the town of Zodiac, now extinct, near Fredericksburg, Texas. I am the third son and fourth child of Spencer and Anna C. Wight Smith.
My early childhood was spent in Texas, moving from place to place, or sojourning in different places with my parents as they followed the fortunes of the colony under Lyman Wight, my grandfather. In 1858 we left Texas, and the summer of the same year stopped in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, where my father followed farming and milling until the autumn of 1860, when we removed to Jasper County, Missouri, near Galesburg, and wintered there.
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