The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-19
son Of THE
PRESIDENT
Mormon Chiefs Boy a
Missionary in
Hawaii.

Two very interesting young men
| left Honolulu on island steamers last
| evening, one for Maui ard one for
Kauai They bear notable names, for
| one is a son of President Smith of the
Utah Mormon Church, with headquar-
ters at Salt Lake City, and the other
is a greatgrandson of Lorrin Farr of
Ogden, Utah, who is said to be the
patriarch of one of the largest families
in the United States.
Young Smith is the son of President
| Smith by his fourth wife, it is said.
He has been in the Hawaiian Islands
about three years, having been sent
| out by the church on mission, as was
also young Farr. Both are very young
men, but it is generally rhe case that
when the church sends it's missionaries
out into the world they are sometimes
not more than nineteen years of age.
The younger, the more Jealous in the
work. When the church commands, it
is for the subjects of the First Presi-
dency to obey. The command falls
alike upon the son of the President or
the humblest toiler and tithe-payer in
the fields, and all alike have to go out
preaching the gospel OF the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with
out scrip or purse. Two years is gen.
orally the period they are called upon
to do missionary labor. They ale sent
to Germany, Scandinavia, England,
ireland (where they have little sue
cess, and the South. In every for
eign country they instantly begin to
learn the language
Every island in the Pacific Ocean
knows the Mormon missionary. Hawaii |
has known the young zealots since |
1850, when President Smith and |
George Q. Cannon, then very young mon, !
landed on these shores and began them |
propaganda. Both picked up the ma
tive language in a short tine, and |
when Mr.. Cannon revisited Honolulu |
three or four years ago. he surprised |
everyone by speaking the language of |
the Islands.
And so young Smith came here about
three years ago, and FAIR apoat year
ago. Last night Mr.. Tarr went to
Maui, where he will rorGalu n year.
Mr.. Smith went to Kauai 10 remain
ABOUT the same length OF Slme.
Lorrin Farr, the patriarch, IS about
81 years of age. At reunion of the
Farr family held at Ogden two years
ago, when his descendants from the
two nearest counties assembled, over
200 persons were present.
"And there were IN re counties to
be heard FROM said young FAIR YES
terday while telling the story. II
really don't know just how fnanv de-
scendants my greatgrandfather has. -
The family is said to number about
400 persons.
Mr.. Smiths father is now tie head
of the Mormon Church. He N turn
was the son of Hyrum Smith, brother
of Joseph Smith, the founder and
martyr of the church. Joseph Smith
was killed by mob in the town Jail
at Carthage, Illinois, in the Early COS.
1t is an interesting fact shat the Nor
non Church has recently purchased the
I'D Jail at Carthage and adjacent prop
erty and will again occupy the place
Is center of Mormon faith.
''We had reunion of my fathers
family about four years ago. said
Mr.. Smith yesterday, shortly before
'ailing for Kauai, ''and there were
orty-two present. [ don't know how
many more there are now," he added c
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