Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-12

eral Conference on Oct. 9th Of the same
year President Cannon remained In
WIS important position until his de-
SUNDAY SCHOOL, EDUCATION AND
LITERATURE.
President Cannon's name has always
been identified with the Sunday school
movement At the organization Of the
sunday School Union IN 1867, he was
hale General superintendent which
position he held IN the last day Of his
earthly career His heart was In this
WORK ana thousands upon thousands Of
the children Of Zion win revere his
name and memory He was also O
suohg supporter Of the other Church
schools. He was member Of the Cen
eIal Board Of Education from the day
OF It's organization, April 5, 1855, and
never relaxed his interest and energies
~ that capacity Besides his labors on
tue juvenile Instructor, he wrote many
interesting works such as. My First
Mission, Lille Of Joseph Smith Life OF
Nephl, The Latter-day Prophet etc.
ana assisted In writing The Life Of Brig
nam Young, Brief History Of the
uhurch aud other publications.
ACTIVE IN VARIOUS ENTER
PRISES
In addition 10 the oner0us duties Of
ms position as one OF the First pres-
uthey OF the Church in which he tray
eleu very extensively among the Stakes
Oh Aloh' attending conferences dedicat-
lnB meeting houses, coGnseling the peO-
PIE IN tn,ngs temporal and spiritual he
was engaged IN many enterprises Of
importance 10 the public. He was a
director IN the Union Pacific Railroad
company and IN the Salt Lake and
Los angeles company. He was vice
president and director Of n. e. NJ. /. for
many years. He founded the
publishing and book firm of George Q.
cannon and Sons 60. OF which he was
President He was President OF the
ltah Sugar Co; Vice President and
Director Of lions Savings Bank and
trust Co.; director OF TIE Coop. Wag-
ON and Machine Co.; President Of Brig
ham Young Trust Co. President Of the
Utah Light and Power 60. director OF
the Bullion-Be and Champion Mining
Coz also Of the Grand Central Mining
co. lie recently organized the George
O. cannon association. OF which he was
the President, and In which he placed
al his property In the interest OF
these associations he tooh repeated
trips to the East and the West and
gave them each the benefit o. his Wis
dom ana experience. He was President
Of the Trans Mississippi Commercial
| Congress for one term and attended all
| its sessions as a member with great
! regularity. He was also President
and afterwards Vice President Of the
Irrigation Congress and addressed lts
meetings on several occasions az an
authority on irrigation and kindred af-
fairs
HAWAIIAN MISSION JUBILEE.
on Nov, 20, 1900. President Cannon,
acccompa MED by a few friends, LETT
salt Lake 10 attend the Jubilee OF the
Sandwich Islands mission which was
held December u and 10. He landed at
Honolulu December 10, and the next
day received the most magnificent
greeting ever accorded guest on those
islands The native Saints fairly
adored him as the instrument In the
hands Of God in the introduction Of the
Gospel among them, Some of them he
baptized fifty years before. He was
crowned with the yellow lei, the emblem
Of royalty. Several prominent people
IN the present and former governments
also waited upon him. During the fes-
tivitieS. lasting several days he was
hOnored and almost Worshipped by the
islanders. Ex-Queen LIlloukalani also
attended a meeting at which be spoke
half an hour In Hawaiian which he
was able 10 recall In n surprising man
ner President Cannon afterwards WIS.,
tied the ex-Queen and at her request
blessed her. on the day Of his depart
IRE TO return home he was literally
covered with flowers He arrived In
Salt Lake city January l6 and by re-
quest addressed the great Livestock
convention which met In the Assembly
Hall. that morning. and was received
with immense applause
FAILING HEALTH
The health Of President Cannon had
been occasionally interrupted by spells
81 sickness for some time before the
fatal attack. He had been robust and
strong until the fan from the train all
rendv mentioned After that he eX-
nerlenced once IN a while a weakness
in contrast 10 his former vigor While
ON visits TO the Fast he was seized with
serioua sv,nptoms At New York IN
November 1899 he was severely attacked
win pneumonia and but for his abb
stemlous he and good constitution
would probably have then succuulbed.
This undoubtedly prepared the way for
the last Illness that laid low TINS
stalwart servant Of the Most High God