Show RETURNED ELDERS the has aae received a call from euer elder eugene M Can cannon candori nori sow of pro prea went angus M cannon of the salt bait lake blaag who returned on sunday from a mission to 10 the society and groupe of lalanda islands to in tue the south pacific ocean elder cannon left sit on his ate mission about three and a half years jean ago un n feb 1898 and boa baa had bad a most moat interesting loter eating experience to in company with other jeung ung elders be began bis big labors jaboro amon the where he be acquired a knowledge of the language aud ud traveled for a year preaching the gospel then be was wag transferred from the society to the group of islands in the same mission loo and continued hit his labora labor there until released rele aeed to return home he had bad fair health and elj enjoyed oyed the he spirit of bin bl mission miari ion in much indifference on the islands to any religious iou and in addition to this the elders have to contend with much prejudice aroused against the be cormons mormons because of stories told oy by sectarian preachers prea notwithstanding this thia opposition ibn however the mission is to in a prosperous condl lion there being vearly nearly 1000 members of the church in the two island groups group the group compola a over 40 island on which are scattered a population of about souls one fifth of whom or about are members of the church before elder cannon left for home there were ten elders elder laboring on groues one great difficulty the missionaries have to meet with is ia the inconvenience in getting from one island to another BB as there la is vo ro regular service of vessels between the different places place the elders eldera now have lull full privileges privilege as american citizens io travel and preach in all parts parta of the islands lel acda this thia was denied them for a period of about six months to 1895 BB as pd d in the at the time an appeal wn waa i made by the elders to U 8 doty who came to the united hulled states on the same vessel with elder cannon and the consul insisted that no die crimination should be made against american citizens because they were cormons mormons Mor mona mons the abe native officials however persisted in their hostile course and ad the inetter was referred to the abe united states secretary of state the latter took up the ibe case promptly and a communication from secretary of state olney brought the natives to time mr olney emphatically insisted that the united states would not permit mi its ite citizens interfered with in any rights they had on the islands under treaty with france and that no dl du unction would be allowed against mormons cormons Mor mons since this was done there has baa been no official interference with the elders eldir elder cannon reached home in ex health and spirits and ampre elates highly the privilege he be has enjay j eyed ed or preaching the 0 of salve salva tiou to many people who were in ignorance of the divine message committed to the salute sainte in latter days fider elder M M harmon and wife and two children childred of st george washington county nd ad walter and wife and child of this city made a call at the NEWS wed returned tuesday from the hawaiian islands where they have been labor lug ai missionaries sio sion aries narles elder harmon and wile left this city on april 23 28 1893 he was engaged most moat of the time in teaching the Late wails she be spent much of her time in keeping the store elder left this thia city july 2 1893 and hold beld the position or of assis Laut manager of the lain plantation his hie wife joined him bim ton leo months later and se stated in missionary labors as ae required they report the hawaiian mission to be in a pros ceroua and much good to ie being behig done among the natives the return voyage WOO wea a pleasant one though marred somewhat by seasick now young irvin harmon who i was wag born on the islands laland fl mines the native pot of which he has hag become very food fond though hough his hia parents did not take very kindly to that kind of 0 food elder W D bowring has ban cretu returned rood from we the inclan territory mission mi teion for which place he be left thin thia city on september 1 1894 to preach tue abe gospel he has baa been home once before since eiloe then chenin in 1895 when he made the trip with an elder who was waa illand return returned ou 4 immediately to 0 his bia field the greater portion of tile nl time elder bowring has bai spent pent in kansas principally in D and around st J john ohn the headquarters of the where his duties as ae dec required blai to be and where he be traveled and preached he ao also had bad the opportunity of traveling arid and preaching to in Okla oklahoma boma indin territory and arkansas which with kansas make up the indian territory mission the last year elder health has been good and be returns home in excellent spirits he reports the whole mission i BB as being in a most satisfactory condl tion bolh both as aa to present work anu and future prospects prospect |