Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . of 13 he left schooland in the fall of 1874 a position wassecured for him as an apprentice in theoffice of the Juvenile Instructor. , 1874, he was ordained an Elder byElias Smith and was shortly called toact in the capacity of a Deacon in the16th Ward, where he resided. Whenthe 6th quorum of Elders was organizedhe was appointed its secretary, and in1878 he became second counselor, andin 1880 first counselor to the presidentof
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . of 13 he left schooland in the fall of 1874 a position wassecured for him as an apprentice in theoffice of the Juvenile Instructor. , 1874, he was ordained an Elder byElias Smith and was shortly called toact in the capacity of a Deacon in the16th Ward, where he resided. Whenthe 6th quorum of Elders was organizedhe was appointed its secretary, and in1878 he became second counselor, andin 1880 first counselor to the presidentof said quorum. Later, he was chosenclerk of the Ward and secretary of theSunday school, and of the Y. M. M. , holding these positions with creditfor a number of years. From Decem-ber, 1886, to March, 1896, he was a Sab-bath school missionary in the Salt LakeStake of Zion, and from Jan. 1, 1888, toMarch, 1896, he was treasurer and as-sistant secretary of the Stake Sundayschool organization. He has been amember of the Y. M. M. I. A., and mostof the time a regular attendant, sincethe time of its first organization, andin succession has filled every official. jiosition in the association—having act-ed as assistant secretary, librarian, or-ganist, musical director, counselor andpresident. The printing office of the?Juvenile Instructor—of later years 646 LATTER-DAY SAINT known as the George Q. Cannon & SonsCo.—had only been established a shorttime when Elder Parry began to workin it as a boy, and he grew up with thebusiness almost from the as an errand lad, helearned to set the type, impose thefoi-ms, read the proof, run the press,mall the papers, keep the books, and inthe absence of the manager look afterthe business. This latter responsibilityfell upon him only six months after be-ginning to work at the office. But histastes ran more in a literary direction,and he began to write for the magazineat the age of seventeen. Since then hehas been a regular co
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