The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26

Indicative OF extreme age III tne erect
| figure, clad In clerical back broadcloth
standing collar, and neat white tie. His
white hair was cOmbed straight back
from his forehead, and his head set squarely
on u pair OF very broad shoulders. His
nose is prominent. his eyes blue, overhung
by blishy white brows. He has not the
flowing beard of Il patriarch, but closely
trimmed side whiskers and shaver upper
lip. In general appearance he is a plain
man OF business, with no conscious airs OF
churchhood.''
Woodruff went from New England to
Utah in S4S. In the party were lao men
and three women. Brigham Young v as the
leader.
Woodruffs two councillors, George O.
o. Cannon and Joseph +. Smith. and him
self were called THE Trinity. These
three constituted THE Presidency OF the
church. Cannon, from 1875 to 1886, rep
resented the Territory in Congress. In the
government anti-polygamy prosecutions OF
1886 to 1890 he -was regarded as the arch
icnd, put under $4,000 bonds and impris-
oped in the penitentiary for six months
He was elected Senator in 1862 In anticipa-
ton of early Statehood.
Mr.. Cannon was the first Mormon mis-
sionary to the Hawaiian Islands, from I Sol
to 1883. He translated the Mormon Bible
into the native language. He is sixty-nine.
He was born in Liverpool, and came to this
country hoy of .igi.,"sn, Joined the
Mormons in the East. aairc West with the
first migration, and has taken part In pub
lie affairs since 1850.
THE JUNIOR COUNCILLOR.
Joseph F. Smith, the junior councillor, Of
fifty-seveD years, with his flowing grayish
beard, looks more like a patriarch than
his elders. He was born in Missouri, the
Mormon's Eden His mother was English,
his rat Vnrmnntpr IL IA rpl m nne er
ofnine years, Joseph drove two Jokes Ofoxen
across the plains from NauvoO, ILL.,, to
Salt Lake in lS4S. He succeeded Mr.. Can
non as missionary Ia Hawaii, living there
foar years, and laying the founda ton for
the present large Mormon colony there,
which numbers 1000. During the polyg
amist prosecutions he was keeper Of the
marriage records or the church, the ar chives
which the United Statescourtmostlyw wanted
Frank j. Cannon, the present delegate
from Utah, is, according To his words, "a
printer, newspaper writer and Republican,
He is young man, ambitious, bright and
aggressive. He was Dor nat Salt La Ike City,
and has been identified with the interests
OF the Territor YAH his life.
Hehas beeDinpoliticsf for a numb her OF years,
and made the race for Congress In 1892, but
wasdefeited by Mr.. RawliDs. Democrat. He
evened the score with MIR. Rawlns the next
time, however, coming to the Fifty-fOurth
Congress over his opponent by abut 800
votes. He is n graduate Of the University
or Utah, and Is a successful business man.
Mr.. Cannon's father is the member of the
Trinity spoken OF above, and the whole
family has been closely connected with
the growth of the Territory and of Salt
Lake City.
THE TITHING HOUSE.
The TithiDg House in Salt Lake is the
frpn nf ha
stands in an Enclosure walled in from the
world, yeritable curiosity shop. 1t is
a plain two-story building, divided into
departments, where the various offerings
are placed. In the dry-goods department
the poorer class OF merchants bring what
they can spare for the church. These
goods are composed OF bolts of cotton
and wooden Cloths boxes of spool cotton,
nickel watches, cheap jewelry, paper col
lars, jackets, ready made clothing. har-
ness. clocks, trinkcts of all kinds-a shop
worn lot of things, looking like goods in
pawn. These articles are resod to other
and TO the people who pur-
chase what they can use. The remainder
are dealt out TO the church poor. Farm
products form the next department. There
are sacks OF flour. heaps of potatoes but
ter, cheese and vegetables OF all kinds,
which the townspeople of Salt Lake buy
regularly, and where the people present
their bishops orders for supplies. In the
basement is the meat market, supplied
by the fatliDgs OF the farmers from the
round. Outside is barn for Ie-
ceiving the tenth loads OF hay. II is well
Tiled. A granary for small grains
stands near. These buildings are com
Daratively new, being built since the gov
confiscated most Of the church
including tie old Tithing House.
From the TithiDg House one passes
% the treasury and record department
n one of the old buildings formerly owned
~ the church, now rented from the gov
This Is the room where, the
eputed $4,000, 600 a year of church tribute
S paid. The clerk explains that here are
dept the records OF all tithe-paying Nor
mons throughout this and adjacent terri !
ories. But even here there are no signs !
If Astounding wealth: in fact, IL seems a |
decidedly poor showing for church OF |
uch reputed wealth.