Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-11

he soon started out among the natives;
and having in q few weeks acquired
the language in extraordinary fiuency
and accuracy he BEGAN that marvel
GUS work of PROSECUTING which resulted
in the conversion of thousands.
AS A JOURNALIST.
His experiences in this his earliest
important work in the ministry are
charmingly told in a later product of
his pen, MY First MISSION tho first
volume of the well known "Faith-Pro-
noting series" The translation of the
Book OF Mormon into the Hawaiian lam
guage also occupied him during his
four years stay upon the islands: ana
when, after few months spent at home
In the winter of 1S54-5. he was called To
go again to California, IL was with the
purpose Of publishing this work. He
had married In December. 1854, and his
wife accompanied him on this second
mission. Here he began that career of
Journalism in which he attained such
eminence. He established and published
for two years the Western Standard
ably and fearlessly expounding the
principles of Mormonism. and defend
ing Utah and her people. These We're
exciting days in San Francfsco-among
other Incidents of the period was tho
committee, which with Its system of fair
and immediate trial and swift and sure
punishment terrified the lawless and
paved the way for the restoration of the
regular forms of law and order. They
were days of great poverty, too, for the
little band of Mormons. and the late Jo-
seph Bull. for many years connected
with the Deseret News. who was asso-
ciated with Elder Cannon in that mis-
sion, was fond OF telling how day after
day they knew not at breakfast where
the next meal was coming from. nor
from what source they might expect
means to pay their Office rent or pur-
chase printing ink and paper. But
their dinners and their suppers, frugal
though the fare may have been, failed
them not: neither did their bills for of
flee supplies go unpaid. and the paper
was only discontinued when the APP
proach OF Johhston's army and the
threatened conflict with the general
government, prompted the calling i'm of
the outposts and the breaking up of the
California mission.
WITH THE DEsERET NEWS.
In 1858 began Elder Cannon's connec-
ton with the Deseret News In an OIL
cia capacity, though he had written
some for It's columns in the earlier
'at the case" as n comDositor n short
time after his return from the Sandwich
Islands, in 1854. In the spring of 1893
occurred that remarkable incident
known In Utah history as THE move"
and one feature of II was the taking or
the Deseret News press and printing
materials TO Fillmore. Willard county,
where, from April to September tho
publication OF the paper was continued
bg N this WORK
and It WAS while on his return north
ward, after the labor was completed
and the purpose of the move ac-
complished, that he furnished a charac-
terlstic exampel OF his habitual prompt
ness and obedience to authority. He
had reached the town OF Payson, ana
was unhitchinS his team by the road
side for noon when n courier from Salt
T,af, CITY drove 10 and delivered let
Ter from President Young. informing
Elder Cannon that he had been called
on a mission to the eastern states ana
that the company with which ne was
to cross the plains was waiting for him.
H. asked the messenger how soon ne
would be ready TO start back tn the
city, the reply being that he would re-
turn Ps soon as he had FED his team.
"i'l be ready TO so Win you SAID
Elder Cannon. and with no more prep
his family ana all his earthly possess
slons in wagon by the roadside, he
sta ted upon a journey from which no
al not return for two years An an
night drive brought courier and pas
senger TO salt Lake city early next
morning. and as soon as the presidents
Office was open, they called 10 report
themselves. President Young warmly
clasped the Young missonary's hand
and turning TO others In the office, said,
II told you It would be so. didn't "
II Was OF this period OF his life that
the record shows that out of 10 years
only ~ weeks were passed az home IN
Sail Lake CITY. the rest being spent on
missions. IN the fall OF 1880 he proceed
cd 10 England aa president OF lha
,Fmropean mission and editor OF tho
Mnlennial star, He was released ia
return home IN August. 1864. his labors
had been crowned with conspicuous
success, no less than $4,000 Latter-dhS
saints having been emigrated durnH
the time of his presidency.
AS DICKENS SAW HIM.
Readers OF Charles Dickens will re-
call that authors account In The I'M
commercial Traveller" of visit to tn
ship Amazon, about to sail with Mor-
mon emigrantsi aud such readers o.