Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-20

alao studied under the late Obed Tay.
loh aud became an architect.
Ia 1870 no was called on mission 10
Europe. The first portion Of the
{ M he labored preaching The
GOSPEL 10 the Nottingham con.
ference, England; then he was
assigned 10 the Swiss and German
mission, where he mailered the Ger.
man language, aad Travelled 40 a
missionary Ia both Switzerland
and Germany, presiding over one
Of the conferences In the latter coun.
try. He wrote some Of the hymns
which The German Saints now hlng
In tbo.r congregations. During his
absence on this mission his mother
dlol. Ito returno homo ~ June, 1889.
On tho Oh OF O5.uucr, 1852, Elder
Cannon was ordained one OF tie Fiut
Seven P,esiients Of tho Bevontioi; aud
On Og.oosf ., 1853, be was sus.
tainoi ut tho General Conference
OF the Church as one VI tue
Twelve Apostles. From that
,lnio lao has been the junior member
Of tho Council OF Apostles.
Ia biz religious life aud duties be
has been sorupulously strict and ouef.
ge,lc. no Juty dev5!vIng upon him
was shrunk from, NJ obligation avoid.
Cd. Every call was responded to with
prompluOaa aud filled with fidelity.
His precision In this regard was re.
maTLeble, anu was Characteristic Of
him from his youth up. As boy and
o. man he was frank ana fearless,
with love for truth aud virtue that
was sublime. tie never sought To shift
10 others any burden that devolyed on
him; and never nositAted In undor,sl,.
Ing tack that fell to his loL In HE
public religious calling and In his pTI.
va,o lilo ho was n true disciple Of
Chrlsi--essentially n servan, OF God,
whoso c9nduo. endoarvd him TO all IA.
aoolateB by tho bonds Of that pure anu
holy love which comes Of conformity
10 divine principles. When, In the
course u events during the petecu.
ton Of the Sainis. decade since II
came his turn to endure Imprisonment
for his religion, he did 40 cheerfully,
praising God that no was worthy to
suffer In His cause; aud all sufierings
and privatlons then and at other times
In his ministry he boro without
murmuring, being willing to endure
all for the Gospels sake. In his record
90 a man Of God, he will ever live In
the hearts Of the LstteT.day Saint, by
whom he was greatly beloved.
A. illusttauve OF bis zeal and ndell.
~ TO tho Gospel may be cited m In.
cident In connection with O im.
pris0nmenl referred TO, when he gave
expression to views characteristic OF
his whole He In It's highest lG,egrlty
TO his convictions OF right. He had
entered into tho order Of plural mar.
rlage, and on March IL, 1855, being at
that time Iwenly-,ix years OF age, he
was sentenced by Judge Zane 20 a
torn OF six months In the penilentiary
for his observance OF that law OF Col.
When called to receive tho judgment
Of the court no said:
would like 10 state, your honor. that
| have always endeayored TO koop the
laws Of tho United States, because have
been taught by my parents that the Com
sutution was a sacred instrument. That
| have failed In this respect, and now
stand before you convicted OF the crime
u unlawful cOhabitatlOu, liz duo TO the
fact that / acknowledge higher law
than that OF man, which IN the law OF
God aud that law being a part Of my ro-
ligiOn, sir, l have attempted to obey H..
Whom embraced this religion, prom
lsol To place all that had, even to lie
itsol', upon tho altar, and / expect to
abide by that covenant which / made;
and, sir, hope tho day win never come
whom / must sacrifice principle, oven TO
procure life or liberty. Honor, sir. 10
me, n higher than anything else upon
tho carthi and my religion Is dOnror TO
me than anything else that / have yet
seen. am prepared cir, Tor tho judy
iuent Of the court,
Previous to this time, Elder Cannon
had had a long and serious illness,
being prostsated with typhoid fever.
HIS lie was despAiTod Of by many, but
by tue mercy and power OF the Lord