John Bright
Ship: 1444 tons: 192' x 41' x 29'
Built: 1854 by William H. Webb at New York City, New York
Three voyages the full-rigged John Bright of New York made with Mormon emigrants. The first began at Liverpool on 22 March 1858. The ship was commanded by Captain R. C. Cutting, and among the passengers were eighty- nine Mormons eighty from Scandinavia and nine from England. Elder Iver N. Iversen, returning home from a Scandinavian mission, was in charge of the Saints. After a thirty-two-day passage, during which a young Danish woman and a child died, the emigrants reached New York on 23 April.
The second voyage originated at Liverpool on 30 April 1866. Captain W. L. Dawson was master of the ship. Aboard were some 747 Mormon emigrants led by Elder Collins M. Gillet, a returning missionary from England, who died that August crossing the plains west of Fort Kearney. He was assisted by Benjamin J. Stringham and Stephen W. Alley. Among the emigrants was a young boy, Brigham Henry Roberts, who was to become a prominent writer and leader in the LDS Church. During a "pleasant" passage of thirty-seven days there were no deaths and only one storm.
Three births and one marriage were recorded. The vessel docked at New York on 6 June. On 4 June 1868, the John Bright sailed from Liverpool with a company of 720 Saints, of whom 176 were from Scandinavia and the remainder from the British Isles. These Saints were described "in fine spirits being full of joy at being on their way to Zion." Captain John Howart was master of the vessel. Before departure President Franklin D. Richards called all the emigrants on deck and outlined their duties and responsibilities. He emphasized cleanliness, order, unity, harmony and good feelings, obedience to counsel, and "kindness and assistance to the aged, sick and infirm."
At this meeting Elder James McGaw was appointed president of the company, with Elders Christopher O. Folkmann and Frederick C. Andersen as counselors. Charles W. Penrose, who would later become an apostle and member of the First Presidency, dedicated the vessel. It had been planned that this company would cross the Atlantic by steamer, but the cost was prohibitive at that time. The voyage was uneventful, and there was little seasickness. One aged and ailing woman died during the passage, and one couple was married. Captain Howart was "very kind and obliging towards the Saints." The ship arrived at New York on 13 July, a passage of thirty-nine days. This American three-decker, one of the largest square-riggers used by the Saints, was chartered by the church for this voyage from Williams & Guion. She had an elliptic stern, a round tuck, and a billethead. In 1874 she was wrecked off the coast of Brazil.
Books that he wrote:
Why I Am A Mormon [Pamphlet]
Rays of Living Light, No.6: Apostasy
A Spirited Controversy. Virulent Attacks on Mormonism by Rev. D.H.C. Bartlett, as replied to by Elder Charles W. Penrose, ...
Mormon Doctrine Plain and Simple or Leaves From the Tree of Life
Poems - Selected from the Collection of His Son Frank W. Penrose 1876-1949
The Mountain Meadows Massacre: Who Were Guilty of the Crime? An Address by Elder Charles W. Penrose, October 26, 1884; Also a Supplement Containing Important Additional Testimony Subsequently Received
Books that he co-wrote:
Scriptural and Secular Prophecies Pertaining to the Last Days
Book about him:
Prophecies of President Brigham Young regarding the future of Utah, and President Charles W. Penrose's prophecies regarding the last days;: Concluding ... and facts about the great pyramid of Gizeh
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