The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-27

Elder VIM. Donaldson, a member
of the army, and bound for the Eas'
Indies, sailed from England in Au-
gust, 1910, having authority to doall
the good possible in that far OF land.
Dee. Dist, 1851, Elder VIM. Willis
baptized nine natives in the Fast
Indie.
IIe o. Ada.
In September, 1919, Apostle John
Taylor visited the Isle of Man, ac-
companied by Elder Hiram Clark
and one or two brethren from XIV
erpool. He preached in Douglas,
Peel and other places, bapt;zing and
organ Zing several churches.
5 ,UTH SEA ISLANDS.
T'oob0u'.
Elder Addison Trait commenced
labOring in the ministry, on the
Island Of TCoboui, about the last of
April or the beginning of May, 1914,
and baptized a few.
Tahiti.
Elders Noah Rogers and Benia-
min Grouard arrived on the island
of Tahiti, the 4th Of May, 1914, and
soon after commenced baptizing.
France.
Apostle John Taylor, and Elders
John Pack and Curtis +. Bolton,
were appointed to go on a mission
to France ut the October Conference,
held in Salt Lake City, October
1S49; leaving Salt Lake City on the
10Th of October. They We're Joined
afterwards in England by Fred
Piercy, Arthur Stayner and VIM.
Howell, the latter having previous
" visited France and baptized a few
into the church. They arrived in
Paris in June 1850. Churches were
organized in BOulogne Sur Mer,
Havre, Calais, PaT'S, and i'll other
parts of France. There We're be-
tween one and two hundred mem
bers in the French Conference.
John Taylor, assisted by Curtis E.
Bolton translated the Book of Nor
mon into the French language. He
also stereotyped it and published an
edition in Paris in 1852. He also
published a monthly periodical in
Paris, entitled ''L'EtOile Du Des-
eret." tThe Star of Deseret). Be
sides a number Of brochures or
tracts.
Denmark, .S.g5dca, Norgy and
IceidaI.
At the General Conference held
in Salt Lake City, October, 1919,
Apostle Erastus Snow was appoint
ed to open the door Of the gospel i'll
Scandinavia. He was accompanied
by z. o. Hansen, n native of Den
mark, and John FOrsgren, of Swe-
den. They were also Joined in
England by Elder George u. Dykes
and arrived in Copenhagen June l,
1850. August Eth, Elder Snow
baptized in that city fifteen persons
and Sept. 18th organized n branch of
90 members.
Elder John FOrsgrcn was sent to
Geffle in the north of Sweden where
he baptized 20 persons for which ne
was arrested and semitic Stockholm
August Sth, where he was under
surveillance Of the authorities till
September 18th, when he was put |
on board a vessel for America, but |
escaped at Elsinore in Denmark and |
continued his labors with Elder !
Snow.
Elder George i. Dykes was sent |
to Jutland, arriving in Aalborg Oct. |
10th where and in tho vicinity of
which he labOred six months and |
baptized 81 persons.
Sept. 1851, Elder Peterson was
sent by Elder Snow from Aalborg
to Norway. He baptized a few
persons and organized branch at
Bergen. Same year Elder Snow
also sent from Copenhagen Elder
q native Icelander,
whom he had baptized and ordained
to preach the gospel on his native
Island. He baptized several per
sons and laid the foundation for sub
missionary labOrs there.
During Elder Shows stay of %
in Denmark about 600 per
sons We're baptized. The Book of
Mormon and Doctrine and Cove
nants were translated and published
in the Danish language, as also q
Of pamphlets in Swedish
and heScdRdiadvieJ9 81
jeTne founded, which continues the
organ of the Church in that coun-
try TO this day.
Ltaly and .S.gitzeTlaad.
ADCstIe T ,oreuZO Snow 9ud Elder
Joseph Toronto We're called at the
held at Great Salt Lake
,Aty in October, 1S49, ON a mission
% Italy, and they started on their
nissiOa October 10Th. They were
Joined in England by
Elders Il. b. II. StenhOuse and
Iabez Woodward, and on the 18th I
If September, 1850, they went upon
| high mountain, little distance
rom La Tour, and organized them
elves into the first branch of the !
church in that land. They tarried
everal months, during which up
wards of twenty persons were bap-
lied. I
About tbs time branches of the 4
jhurch were established in Switzer- :
and, under the direction of Elders I
ppOinted by President Lorenzo
snow. The Book of Mormon and \
ther English works were translated +
ntO the Italian in 1852.
Jersey Islands. y
In August, 1S49, Elder w. G.. Dun A
ar wrote from Jersey Islands that O
)rty-nine souls had been baptized IN
within four weeks. Il
Sandwich Islands. a
18th Dec, 1850. Elders Hiram l
lark, Thomas Whittle, H. w. Big I
sr, Thomas Morris, John Dixon. d
William Farrer, James Hawkins. =,
iiram Blackwell, George O. Cam +"
on and James Keeler, arrived at y
honolulu, and soon after Commence 7
1 preaching ON the PRINCIPAL =
stands. Elder Geo. Q. Cannon :.
the Book of Mormon into IL
ne language of the Sandwich :.
SANDERS in 1855. "
Germany. A
Apostle John Taylor visited Ger 5
lany the latter part of the wear A
'5l. He translated the Book of A
Iormon into the German, assisted