Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-28
ELDER GRANT
RETURNS HOME.
Comes Back from Japan, Leaving
The Work There in Good
Condition.
ELDER ENSIGN IS PRESIDENT.
Tracts Published in the Native Tongue
-Typhoon on the PaciGc--Mis.
sionaries Encouraged.

Elder Heber ]. Grant Of the Council
of the Twelve Apostles arrived home
yesterday morning from Japan, accom-
panied by his wife and daughter. When
seen by n News" representative to-
day he was in cheerful mood and
talked freely of his experiences in the
far east. Said he:
"As you well know | first left for ia
pan July "a, 1901, accompanied by Ell
ders Louis A, I<elsch, Horace s. En-
sign and Alma Taylor At the expira-
ton of period of eight months | came
home to attend conference and on my
return ! took with me my wife and
daughter, Mrs. Horace s, Ensign. Jo-
seph f. Featherstone and wife OF
American Fork, Erastus l.. Jarvis of
ST. George, John w. Stoker Of Lehi
and Fred A, Game and SANFORD w.
Hedges Of salt Lake. Shortly after
my arrival In Japan | released Elder
Kelsch to return home and he is now
actively engaged In the Religion class
work. formerly carried on by DR.. Karl
g. Maeser. During the first period of
my mission we baptized two souls, while
in the past Is months there has been
but one baptism, the work being nee
essarily slow from the fact that the Ell
ders are not conversant with the
Japanese language. However, they are
gradually overcoming this difficulty
and before | was released to return
home we published two tracts, one by
myself and the other by Elder Taylor.
These are now being distributed and
Will doubtless cause honest investiga-
ton.
ELDER ENSIGN IN CHARGE.
when my release came directing me
TO return home, the Elders were out
In their respective fields Immediately
summoned them TO Tokyo and babe
them all goodbye before leaving. AS
directed | placed Elder Ensign in
charge of the Japan mission, and he
Will be assisted by seven Elders and
two sisters. The first word of my re-
lease came by cable, Later ] received
a letter, instructing me more fully as
TO what | should do before taking my
departure for home. These Instructions
We're fuzzy complied with before leav-
ing. The headquarters OF the mission
Will continue at Tokyo. where Elder
Ensign and wife and Elder Feather
stone and wife are now stationed. Prior
to our departure we held q public meet
ing at Tokyo, which was quite salts
factory and viii doubtless be produce
tive Of much good. on Sept / the 12
OF us went over to Yokohama and
held services on the spot where two
years before we dedicated the land 20
mission work.
IN AN AsIATIC TYPHooN.
my last trip to Japan was made on
the steamer Kaga Maru In charge of
Capt. Ekstrand. Returning we were
passengers on the Aki Maru, captained
by the same officer. Capt. Ekstrand Is
a commodore OF the steamship line
and takes command of every new YES
sci built by the company We set sail
from Yokohama Sept. 5, and had not
been out long when we found ourselves
In the midst of an Aslatic typhoon.
which ragged with much fury for some
time and created smal-sized panic
among the passengers. However the
boat behaved very well. indeed, and
when II was all over the passengers
had nothing but words OF praise for
Capt. Ekstrand and his faithful crew.
The chief officers was Mr., Edward
and the chief engineer "A Mr. Walker
and they were courteous and pleasant
to all alike. Capt. Ekstrand celebrated
his SEVENTEEN birthday during the
voyage and after ball on the liners
deck the passengers took up sub
scrlption and appointed committee "a
purchase a suitable present for the
veteran navigator. While en- route we
held a Commute service In the dining
hall of the new steamer and the pas
sengers paid good attention and after
the meeting asked for additional infor-
nation.