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Show DAVID IIOAOIiVSD CAXXO.V. Ills li.'Mli Occurred This Morning In I u.t (ieruuny. A cnllegram received this morning from rrcsldent Behaorrerof the Swiss and German mission brlclly conveys the terrible intilllzmco tint i:ider l)ald Hoaglaud Cannon died tbla morning nt V o'clock. Tho message gives no particulars, but as It monlbn. tbe news ns having been rocelved from KUf-r Hugh J. Cannon, It would Indl-catu Indl-catu tint tho two brothers wore together to-gether when thu sorrowful event occurred. They have both been 1 during at mt-alonuriea In the Nurtu Germ nt Umforeno-, though ualy rarel) being lu ooh uther'i ojui miy David wan tn an untrodden mlmlonury field tattward from Hurlln, whllo Huijii was natlgned to duly lu that city nnd more weaterly points, ltiinbur.-, Kill, etc. A re-ply Wat at unru aent to 1'retldent Bchaerrir.asMng that II poeidbto the body hu tent home and that Hugh bj iiormlltod t. accompany accom-pany It, Tno deceased was the eon of Pronl-dint Pronl-dint George It. Cuni.un; lili mother was thu late KlUabith Hoag-lind Hoag-lind Cannon, whose death lu Jauuat, 111", '"'ciirrcl in this city whllu In r biikbuid w nb out lu Washington battling fur thu rights of hla people, nni her tw client m were abroad on furelgu luh.ioni. David wan her third w llvlnp, anil he waa then but a child 1( grew up to be n yeung mau of tujorlor gifts and extraordinary promise. HI age waa 21 years, bit birthday being the lllli ut April, 1871 A little over five month ago lu tbe latter part of April ho set out upon the mlttlun to which he had bion cnlled, aud Im mediately began lilt hour In tbe noithrm part ut tin Girnitu Kmplre. From tbu very outei he ovlnoed un common wai; ami at a result uf a perslitout striving fur thu spirit Hist alorcllme characterUed the Uborn of the I'.ldert, lie resolved Id travel without purao nnd terlii. Writing home, ho diiUte-d that he felt ho would b:i under condemnation condemna-tion If be did not tbua place Iililruitln God, ho dotibted not the power of hla Ileawtily Full.ir lo suply hi tieeds. After much prajer, nnd lu aplte of the discouraging advice given him by romo uf lila aaimialu, he reailuto'y entered upon thla line of action, thls,too,beforuhu had mattered or even bad sulllolent time to partially master tho language. He gave to thu poor nil lilt clothes esvo tlsito lu which ho stood, aud to the tauiu purpose devoted all his rocket mony. L,viu wllh tblt hu was not content, lie unto home requesting his father lo cause that tho money coming to him hero bu given In the Mine way and that tho family, In-sit In-sit ad of aindlug menus to him, ex. I nd II In the iiiiuner suggested. I'bli much of exphinatbu la naocmry to an understanding of tbu last letter received re-ceived fruui him, which wn aro tier-lnltled tier-lnltled to iiibllah. It waa to hit lather, and Wat written, at will bo Boon, light-ten light-ten ilayt boforu lilt death' .Si n rumour, September a, 15"i My Hear Father and Ilrotliers anil His-tert His-tert I will addrta. this letter to father but my feeling and deal rot you eauatl know, and tlili irlnui ou will uccept na nn nmr tojeur Idtma. I uiunot dearrlbu tny foelltiBI have bad au much Jon In my laburs. In tbe liai neolt tbo fnl ban openvl tbo bcsrla of live rtcrroua, and tiny hain come to luoandHked to bo buptiawl, and tltu )ros eeta are, If It la tbo will of tbo Ixird, that at loait that many in ro will le n,lded to the brunch Iri n slti.rt lluie lion aneelfl could feel bnppior than 1 ha o felt a: umo, tbolr toy mutt bu ury. very great.for It haaswiued tn unsonoour twl'-e, thai I could ar'dri i ly remain oil the earlh. My heart l mini oiili lovo nnd gratitude to my Heavenly I stlier, mid words canuot expn to Jlllu mi th inL-ghlug; inL-ghlug; butllo can read my beAit no 1 UioQitbt. and haa ahow n me ibav X am In Ills bauds. My ftod coino to inA elae after ilav without ntklng. I hm ttefir)ataaked for food, andupla'-otosleepln is alwaa ghentimc. ltecauao 1 baee ilono much t raiding my shoe ure worn an that I havo walaixl the last mm k wllh a llttlo corner of tbebolirmol my feet on tho ground. Hut tlmt mattered not! I eoulit walk Juit n-i well, and hail ut, money to buy another pair. I aknd the Lord III lilt own due time to give mo another pair, nnd yesterday I was led Into a ahou niton and measured for a pair of shoos, and I go toil ty to got tbem, tho Lcrsonwbo took mo there boing respuotl-lo respuotl-lo for tbo pay. I could rela'ti many Ins'nncnt whero I be i bait direct auswer to iny iirayer. and will mention one latt week, found myelf,aboiitdark,walkliutln tho woods with my bat uir, praising tbo Inland tblnklog over Ills wouderfiit waj a, and I f olt lh.it tbo vtry trwn ami graita could nuderstntidmyfcullnga -tboy wero all creatotl by lllm at natf. Ittit darknoss Houu oieitmik me, ami I itad no plant to eat or sleep, nor, inuro lui-tionont lui-tionont than all, to apeak. I kneel. I tlon and naked tbo fird to open llio way anil glle lue what was ueeeMsery. nod then trotcedotl oit my wuv. he-arcely was 1 mt of tlio wotitui v. hen I met suiim women comnit fr,-iu Ilia lle1il, tht,t met two before, aud they woreanxlous to know my succoxa. I waa fniliodlntbo botito to wait until thu niBiiteiuo from work, aa ihoy bul board of me and wattul to kltuw whut I hail In sue. AA.r oatlng suj per. during which I ttat talking talk-ing aotl cxplilnlng ourdocttlnet, they In-liecttheeoplo In-liecttheeoplo lo comoiogotber and I a(Kike to alicut ten e,r twelve furuinu time. One man stood up nnd sitd he be-lloxcd be-lloxcd In iio.liliig beyond tbts life and laughod nnd sueeroit it luy Mtirdi; but I tnl 1 lilm bla laughing unit sneering words would htan 1 nualntl lilm ami cm-doinllliliullho cm-doinllliliullho did not rep ut and seek fiirglieueas from tlio lird, for ntl that occurred lu our mooting, our speaklnc; anil tbutightt, would l,u ruinemborotl when wo stool before tho Judginont btr ofdod. I tnl.t him t treuitilo'l f ir lilm Uibeir him ay that "Iho Lnrd, If tin ro waa such n lb lug, was imjait," fir tho tlmo would eoine wlien alt woiiltt ac-knowleilge ac-knowleilge that 1IU Judgmt-nm were lint, bul ti llio wicked li wtitild Im In tlielr eternal damnation, t tol 1 lilm thn Iird had utven hlin, aa Ho hail In me, n soul which we roul n it destroy t that lie bsdgllen ustboopiKirtunHy hronntho earth to cbionu eternal Ule or i ternal elimination, and thai when wothrowawny tbooptKirtunlty hero, It wntgouonotcr to ruqirn, tut thit It waa our own thoughts, wordi and acilona that wouhl con lemu ut, 1 told him that (moplo wished lo live now, and feared death, lul tho tlmo would come that thonhhiel woutd sock t destroy tlielr souls, hut could not do 11 tbu tho death of tho righteous was aa n sleep, ami Is something some-thing they ilo not ilrenil, for by It they nro freed from Kalant but tbe life and ihtitti ot iho wn lied ami rlnbellevbrs aru bltier. for lliny du not uoderktainl the object ob-ject the Lord hud when lie pla mil them on tbu earth they are In dirhnott and Imaglno sill ethers nre like Iheuitthat when thoy dlo tho tenant of lUikticet Ihoy euiinnt expect to llio Uirueit.li eternity with IhiiM, whoo souls are en-lluhieiiel en-lluhieiiel here on the oarlb with the spirit of the I ord. 1 ssld much mure to blui wbloli ti u net nocesMiry tn write and It hud a nry kooiI effect upou tbu listeners, and before I retired tlor tbo people luslxted on my remaining over liljrlit) the nun of tho himao told mo that he bolloiel my wordt, ami I bad stmken tho initn. llu aikeil mo what ho atiould d. I an-twerud him from lhalt.bte. and ujlln gain him m testlinoii, that li (the eln'pol) wnt on the itnrlh uaitlu, an 1 ihita teryshur lime would thuw ibal tho Iinl wont I punl-b nil who wouhl fight again! Ills work, for groat unit tcrrlhlo ttaguta would sweep oierthe, earth. I retired lo lod, praising tho Lnrd. The uoxi mnriihig my llrst thuiight nu an iking M In IhiuL tho lxrd rur tweet sleep uud health amt ttreiiglh, I turtie-1 o ur in bed and found bj my boilil le n glata uf milk aud aneel brisd sud butler, 1 could not restmln my liars. A hat coutd bu nluur than IhUT ArUIng, I hucehtl iluwu and tlmnlteil lllm who rhrim on lllgli, an I who can put Into the In aria nfuieu niv ciiemtot tn give inuwhail noeil. II irllig mv maat the Fran fume In, w ilh it tr. In her e vnt thauWeet me fur eoiiiiug an I baleiiiuicu'idbyeatslioweiit to her uu e-irv work. I lion M.ltel n huao where I hal I mil I fin, nml I Inirnoil tn ray J .; ,11 h r ll.hr and I fun hi howri r's i r li i ii theru t a k me, uml l t rnnl n an In r a 111 ig semi tulles Ulalaul to uwal' uiotho'u. ' fjllly 11, m oi r me gr uml to where I again mei m iluar I rotber, and our meeting wait trulyjovrul. Hut there waa not time to tit long, for I had mado nn appointment In anoih, r place the same ernnlng, so we slaneil out logethor four of in-fnr wllh us wront a vnung man whom t hale alneo bnptlx d, and of whom 1 spoke In my Mil" I, iter (in tbe wsv wn loft llrother Mahr wllh a faintly who have been very kind to me as he had promised to return to llerliu tho noxt ilsy We three prt-eawitetl prt-eawitetl on our wa, and spent the evening even-ing explaining lu a lew renpio who oame lK-' lhr what tho 1ir.l humid 11b would dolnthelattdnys Wo a row the seal lunriilinr ami went frnm house to houau, one Uklng nut lieiie aud anntherail-other, anntherail-other, until our cniiiiianlon Mr. Wai taw returnnl to hit home, and Hugh and I prn"enlod littther. liieeiliiotiwyihat we wero very kindly kind-ly treated, ami hsil alsraya foul and a bad, ami that Hugh waa ovotlovcil at whathohadteen and heartl. It ft won-derrul won-derrul thatwnmuhl and did tbu wliuln limn talk lu Ueriuaii, while I bate been bore only lour aud a half months, o itttaid it mark, about It several timet, and when wo won! I epeak Ilnglltb wu would won again drift Into Ucrmau, as wn -onltl bettor express our tluiugtita Iltiah helped mo In the baptism and confirming i.f llio me, amt this morning wo laulo each nthergnd-byn,h4 lo return In llerllnand HauitiiirK Wn remained with u very t."l family Itat Highland this innriilng after bidding tbem good-liyi, good-liyi, thn man ran nftor us tulrarulf Ilueli nnd uiuuey lo buy hla ticket, as he understood wo travelel without nitmey, ami would willing!) give It tn na. bat eanlaa) Mi'inKl wo dutibt the laird ofler Ills wondsrtul preserving care? 1 can not. 1 ilolbt my ability to keep Ilia commandments ami tu do what lie rn. ipilreanr me, butnn Itlmaml Ills work here en the earth I have nn doubt. He I very, aery merciful lame. Many limes I reel under t-oiidoiiiiiailou, et will Ho show great inorcy tu me lie gltea mo Ills Spirit, friends, lujd, and placet lu alK-p, ami eh, bow aery Utile I ilo lor llluil Ills mony anl g odnctnre grwit be) mid my cumprohentlotl uf power of dcicrli ilnn, nnd I ean only thank lllm lu ttaoty wiak way, Now I hear that thopaators aro snaking nils In omi with whom I have spoken tor at Icu'l bn wilt bocotno a pastor) I tound a voiy dllTerent aplrit to wham aervantoflho lird abould havo. Ite wnavory angrr with mo and would not allow tno in come lu liU bouse. I hear todav that nun til llio i hliif taittora vlilted tho nutig Mtn't Union last Hundny,t.op-Ing Hundny,t.op-Ing lo flint too there,aml bad aked where 1 lived. I goiheroiiextHumlayevenlmr, iftbelinl nlshet ll.euillwlllspeaknllli htm before bis duck; If ho tan ahmv me wherein 1 am wrong fruui tho lllble, I will repent and tin letter, and I hupo It will bn sniiio wllh him. I know, of course, wbst It meant, nml that Is, per-siieuiluni per-siieuiluni but In Hits MS) tho people will hear the warning lu a way limy will remember re-member It, and ivharori r hapiwnt to mo when I ilo my duly will he Mint the Iiret wlthea. You s,eak ot tho ah knest here, father, but I tin tn.t fear It In Ihe loan. Tnelir.l ran In with meat Ilo w lubea, and if It Is tu leate tbla earth, I bat e nn elostie to remain hero. Concerning this young man, father he la full of fallh braie, ami haa n burning desire tu wum thla people from these apt reaching Judgments the lord had alrendy reioaied in him eoiieerntug iheo phguea before I met bltn, and bo bad epuaoii wltli a nu ubcr of (unities about Ibim. Ho haa had In doe-lor doe-lor hlmaelf for for years, ami ban gone through aery mui h trouble, trou-ble, ami hns only regained hla health through tha strhtett atttntlon tn tho ciiiiiiuumlmen's written In the lllhlo, aml.has also found comfort only Intalklug wllhotLers nbnut thoto thlnirs. hlinuld bo not bold Ihe Priesthood, and that, too. In lew uf ihn great work lo bo done here, ery ahurllyT I Irust uu are all enjoying Rmxl hoalth. Cuncernlug tho munay, fnihir, that la duo me, I tluat His used promt t-li',thst t-li',thst nothing will remain to luy credit. It npneirs that llrother Mcbaerrcr, tbo president heto, bat psld fa, Irmn whxt I bat In Ilcruo .to the 'Icmple, and If Atimiu baatlonothn same there, aUhsw been pild In. Of course, this makes no dlllorenre, only Hint I Intended II to be paid from there, and therefore am overdrawn lu Hemes aa 1 hate giicn out hern ournrks,anl havo sail I would bn ro-ponslhlo for ihein. I'm Ahram tiy P-Vi, or J.10 Mould bo lietier, lo Henry Iteltct', in Halt take, tn bo plseeil to my cretlli here, to rephu-u this il oi ertlrawn, aud something over, tn tiiud for books ooplo do nut psr me fur? I would nlto like to ak, Is It not right tispeax a great deal about the Hook uf Mormon wllh people win, bullet o tho lllble, anl initiator lo gtl these peoplo lo rea 1 It? l'eoplo arn anxious after rending rend-ing uuramaller bnoka ui real this, but auinu aro ngalntt my glrlng it. I cannot agree with thtlit lu Ihls, With liiliihlnvelnall, I am jour sileoilonato sen, Damp. |