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 . pointed second assist-ant superintendent of religion classes. BIOGRAPHICAL, ENCYCLOPEDIA. 711 For more than twenty years Dr. Tan-ner has been a constant contributor toChurch magazines, and at present isassistant associate editor of the Ju-venile Instructor, and edits CurrentTopics in the Improvement Era. Hisstudies and teaching during the pasttwenty-five years have covered a widelange, including, as they do, mathemat-ics, languages,
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 . pointed second assist-ant superintendent of religion classes. BIOGRAPHICAL, ENCYCLOPEDIA. 711 For more than twenty years Dr. Tan-ner has been a constant contributor toChurch magazines, and at present isassistant associate editor of the Ju-venile Instructor, and edits CurrentTopics in the Improvement Era. Hisstudies and teaching during the pasttwenty-five years have covered a widelange, including, as they do, mathemat-ics, languages, history, and law. Histravels in Europe, Asia and Africahave extended to most of the historicalfields of those continents and have beenundertaken in pursuance of his interestin historical research. These accumu-lated experiences in educational insti-tutions and in travel are particularlyhelpful to his work in the school andin the editors chair. GRIGGS, Thomas Cott. one of the presidents of the 2nd quorum of Seven-ty and a member of the Sunday SchoolUnion Board, was born June 19, 1845, inDover, county of Kent, England. Hismother having joined the Church, he,. while quite young, also became interest-ed in the teachings of the Elders, andwas baptized May 17, 1856, in the Straitsof Dover by Elder Thos. Liez. Twoyears before this he was renderedfatherless. Together with his motherhe emigrated to America in 1856, cross-ing the Atlantic in the ship Wellfleet,and arrived in Boston, Mass., July 11,1856. There was a branch of theChurch in Boston at that time and theboy and his mother remained there forseveral years, and there Thomas first became interested in music. Some timeafter his arrival in Boston a brass bandwas organized there composed ofChurch members, led by Elder JohnEardley, and with it the young manbecame identified as an active and en-thusiastic performer. Upon the break-ing out of the great civil war. BrotherGriggs and his mother started for Utah,in company with other emigr
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