The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30
visit To sandwich Islands.


On Tuesday morning Of this week
Prest. W. W. CluH and vile left here
for Salt Lake where they would join
Prest. George @. Cannon ard wife aud
the company leave yesterday for the
Sandwich Islands. They go 70 atiena4
the celebration Of the "semi. Centennial
Anniversary Of the Landing Of the FiDs
l.. d. S. Missionaries on the Hawaiian
Islands, )" which will be held at Homo
lulu on December 18th and continuing
several days. The party will sail from
San Francisco tomorrow. Saturday, and
expect to he gone six or eight weeks.
Prost. Clufr did not receive word Of
his appointment as delegate until last
Saturday, when ne received a telegram
from Prest. Cannon, stating that Il was
the wish OF Prest. Snow that he should
20, he being one Of the missionaries who
labored in that country In the early
dave. The trip will be greatly enjoyed
by the visitors.
An excellent program has been ar
ranged for the two days celebration, to
consist OF musical selections by the com.
bined choirs Of Oahu, and by mandolin
and guitar clubs, glee clubs, and leading
soloisis OF the islands speeches by early
converts and leading orators; ancient
Hawaiian meles, chants, ETC.. and n
grand feast.
The following from last Saturdays
Herald will be interesting to our read
ers:
This will not be President Cannon's
fret visit to Hawaii, for he was one Of
the little band Of missionaries that fret
carried the gospel Of the La,ter-day
Saints to the inhabitants. In 1850 Mr..
Cannon was called from California to
start upon a mission to these far-on
and, at that time, little known islands
Although the youngest Of the party Of
missionaries, he was principally ins,ru
mental in the establishment Of success
iul missions and spreading the gospe
among the natives. He became a mastsl
Of the insulsr language, translated thu
Book OF Mormon into 1t and spent fv'
years there in missionary work beior'
returning to Salt Lake City.
Prior to his going upon the mission
to Hawaii Mr.. Cannon held no ofiiciA
position in the Mormon church. Blu
his successful work among the islander
gave him an established footing aBt
from time he steadily rose in prominence
until now he 10 second in authority II
the church.
There were ten Of us sent out on III
first missionary expedition" taid MI
Cannon. 81 was the youngest Of th
party. We had been sent out 10 sstAb
lish missions among the whites, bu
when we reached the islands we foun
so few Americans and Europeans Their
that merry all the missionaries we're di,
eouraged, and believe all ofthsm woul
have returned at once had not urge,
the carrying on OF the work among tn
natives. AZ 1t was, | could persuAd
only four 10 remain with me. The re-
msinder returned to America.
1--WE found the natives q quiet, peace
able people. They lived in great Elm
J plieity in their little houses, rubsistin
almost entirely on vegetable food.
! root called taro in some parts and kal
In others was their most important ar
ticle OF diet. | received the gift Of speak
ing in their language and was the fire
white man to preach 10 them in thei
native tongue. They accepted our teach
ings readily.
THE HawaiiAns are. like the Indians
a rapidly decreAsingrace. Contact wit
civilization 10 crushing them out Of eI
istence, and the sailors and adventur
ers who have drifted out there In IA
last fifty years have lowered thu stan
dard Of morality and spread devastating
diseases among the natives"
Miners Wanted.
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