Simister Family History
Jesse Edmund Simister and Emma Florence Beswick
An excerpt from "My
Life's Story"
by Jesse E. Simister
I was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. January 30, 1876. When I was about 5 years old, my mother died. My parents was of poor circumstances, so a friend of my mother offered to take care of me as her own, for Dad was mostly working away out of town. This friend's name was Mrs. Hudson (for brevity's sake, I will refer to her as my Aunt). I lived with my Aunt until I was 13 years of age. During this time of my childhood days, I attended several denominations and churches, such as Church of England, Baptist, Wesleyans, and local social missions. From these I learned their creeds, doctrines, etc. When I was 13 Dad, married again, we went to live in the opposite side of our city. While there, Dad and Mom and also myself attended a Congregational Church. I used to sing in the choir. On one Sunday evening the minister spoke on "FAITH" and to demonstrate his theory, he used several verbal illustrations, among which he used the following------
"A Band of Mormons was crossing the Atlantic Ocean, in a sailing vessel, when out on the open sea, a violent storm came up. The Captain and his crew did all in their power to keep the vessel upgright -- The mountainous waves swept over the shiep so much that the Captain, fearing the all would be lost, went to the Leader of the Mormons and said, "Do you think if your people prayed to God he would hear you?" The Leader answered - "Yes" -- The Captain then said, "You had better start praying, for I fear we are all doomed for a watery grave." They all gathered together in the state room and began singing "Master the Tempest is Raging." Then one prayed and while he was praying -- the wind ceased, the rain stopped and the waves settled down until the ocean became as calm as a river."
This story, in and of itself was very interesting to a boy of 13 like myself. But, it was what the Minister said in conclusion, that set the spark of curiosity (Shall I call it) off within me. He said, "Never in all my life, have I ever read or ever heard of a greater FAITH that what the Mormon people have in their God."
This incident changed Jesse's life and with it, the rest of his posterity. Please spend some time here looking into Jesse's life and the rest of his family.
by Jesse E. Simister
I was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. January 30, 1876. When I was about 5 years old, my mother died. My parents was of poor circumstances, so a friend of my mother offered to take care of me as her own, for Dad was mostly working away out of town. This friend's name was Mrs. Hudson (for brevity's sake, I will refer to her as my Aunt). I lived with my Aunt until I was 13 years of age. During this time of my childhood days, I attended several denominations and churches, such as Church of England, Baptist, Wesleyans, and local social missions. From these I learned their creeds, doctrines, etc. When I was 13 Dad, married again, we went to live in the opposite side of our city. While there, Dad and Mom and also myself attended a Congregational Church. I used to sing in the choir. On one Sunday evening the minister spoke on "FAITH" and to demonstrate his theory, he used several verbal illustrations, among which he used the following------
"A Band of Mormons was crossing the Atlantic Ocean, in a sailing vessel, when out on the open sea, a violent storm came up. The Captain and his crew did all in their power to keep the vessel upgright -- The mountainous waves swept over the shiep so much that the Captain, fearing the all would be lost, went to the Leader of the Mormons and said, "Do you think if your people prayed to God he would hear you?" The Leader answered - "Yes" -- The Captain then said, "You had better start praying, for I fear we are all doomed for a watery grave." They all gathered together in the state room and began singing "Master the Tempest is Raging." Then one prayed and while he was praying -- the wind ceased, the rain stopped and the waves settled down until the ocean became as calm as a river."
This story, in and of itself was very interesting to a boy of 13 like myself. But, it was what the Minister said in conclusion, that set the spark of curiosity (Shall I call it) off within me. He said, "Never in all my life, have I ever read or ever heard of a greater FAITH that what the Mormon people have in their God."
This incident changed Jesse's life and with it, the rest of his posterity. Please spend some time here looking into Jesse's life and the rest of his family.
Jesse
Edmund Simister