Improvement Era, April 1928

''■V., < Improvement Era Vol. XXXI APRIL, 1928 No. 6 Hugh J. Cannon By Bryant S. Hinckley, President of the Liberty Stake of Zion THE appointment of Hugh J. Cannon to succeed the late be- loved Edward H. Anderson as associate editor of the Im- provement Era was gratifying to all who enjoy the advantage of his acquaintance. His training and experience eminently fit him for the responsibilities of this new appointment. The high stand- dard maintained by the Era in the past will not be impaired under his editorial supervision. The writer of this sketch speaks out of a long and intimate ac- quaintance with the new appointee, and speaks with confidence concerning his ability as a writer and his sterling worth as a man. Hugh J. Cannon is, by instinct and training, a gentleman, modest, dignified and genial, full of human sympathy, tender and considerate; but in no sense lacking in the sterner virtues of cour- age, loyalty and dependability. He inherited from his illustrious father, George Q. Cannon, unusual literary ability and a sublime and beautiful faith, both of which he has cultivated. He has a clear understanding of the great fundamentals of the gospel of Jesus Christ and few other men of his years have given more generously of their time and means for its promulgation. He is the son of George Q., and Sarah Jenne Cannon, and was born January 19, 1870, in Salt Lake City, Utah. His mother, in her 88th year, is still mentally alert. He received his early education in a private school, taught by George M. Cannon, on the old Cannon farm near the Jordan river, and from there he went to the University of Utah. Subsequently, he became proficient in shorthand and typewriting. As a young man, he learned the nursery business and for a time was a partner in this business with the late Martin Christopherson. At the age of twenty, he was called on his first mission to Germany. He had been there about a year and a half when his brother, David, who was laboring in the same mission, contracted