Show sandwich 1 ch islands aan tes of conference AWO april ast 1st 1853 1852 pursuant 0 o a previous appointment the brethren assembled ai at 10 a m in A koa grove in the district of Maka makaweo makawao Ma kawao wab island of maul maui to hold bold the annual conference of the church of jesus christ of LOW latter day saints I 1 on motion of elder francis A hammond seconded b james hawkins J elder goo geo cannon was chosen president and john E B winchester clerk of the conference I 1 I 1 present four seventies three elders one priest four I 1 teachers and one deacon opened with sing sigana rayer by pret prest cannon the president ident proceeded to state the object for which the conference had bee been n conver convened fed to celebrate brathe the anniversary v of the restoration of the bufe ness of the gospel again to the sons of men in th thes last days also as there was not much business to I 1 lay before tho conference to fast and pray for the gifts ain as enjoyed joyed by the church in ancient and also in thes these e last days and with great clearness and precision pointed out the 7 way to obtain all that it was aur our privilege legre as vj an organize orga organized nizU aranell of the church to enjoy he also alio exhorted the brethren to live in peace and unity to humor leitimor each others peculiarities and strive to build each other up prist prest cannon ahm gave v e way and was followed by elders ciders hammond hacins hawkins keeslerr and perkins on nearly nearl y the same subject all bearing their testimony in i r regard elard to 19 the brath of this work and re rejoicing joicin in in i it I prest cannon followed and said he wished 1 to get the minds of the brethren in regard to ordaining one or more of the native brel brethren thre n to the priesthood A the brethren expressed their minds favorable to such a course on of prest cannon seconded by elder Heir hammond ninona that bro napela of be ordained a priest it at the coming conference of the native bretl brethren carried Moo elder hammond and seconded by elder albian burnham that thal bro david G rice be ordained an a older olde r carried bro RIO accepted B then fl followed oll owed laying before the conference a request from vrest prest lewis in honolulu that the conference take into consideration the propriety of sending for mort elders to labor on these islands after the brethren had fully expressed their opinions on the subject it was motioned by elder hammond and seconded by elder hawkins that we whatever views prest lewis may inay hive have in sending for elders and that as many as nine could bo employed to good ad vantage gc bro rio rica was oo 00 ordained by laying on of hands by elders cannon hawkins hami hammond mond per keeler 11 i jeilder JEi ider cannon spoke afi on the design of the priesthood being conferred upon man and that we should strive connally to magnify our office an and id calling that by them we may be exalted also exhorted the brethren kotae confidence in each other several of the native thren being present older elder cannon occupied a ti me in explaining t to t thear more tally fully the designs of our dour me meeting 1141 lousiness that we had transacted with thel tha object of our fasting and praying for the gifts beloni fing to the church ada adjourned burned for one hour prayer elder hammond I 1 I 1 assembled Aei bled iri in the afternoon at 3 singing und and player by elder keeler after which attended 10 to blessing tro davis child by prest cannon who also spoke e some length on the gifts of the holy spirit and that as pi our business was done we would devote the reminder of jhb day to fervent prayer that we might MCA F them some time was occupied by the MOW fi graying for the gifts of the hurch church to be perfect order prevailed antl and the hearts of the brethren were united as the heart of one man thal thai alor would shower upon us his hol holy y S spirit IT it after much excellent ll 11 speaking ing wid arid praying in in eng english and native as the day ivis was far spent it was motioned by elder hammond and seconded by elder cannon that the first day of each month be set bet apart as a day of fasting and prayer for the obtaining the gifts and for the outpouring of the spirit upon this nation and people cair carried led it was botio motioned tied by elder hawkins and seconded by elder hammond and carried carriea that the minutes of this thin conference be sent to great salt lake city for publication public Uon alion motioned Molion od by elder rice and seconded by older elder burnham that conference be adjourned sine die carried closed with singing and prayer by elder hawkins I 1 the members of th the 60 conference met again on friday evening april 2nd and for worship also to attend to tha tb of baptism samo officers as aa previous 4 were baptized baptised sed by elder hawkins confirmation attended and the remainder of the evening and greater part of the night was devoted to speaking singing and praying for the outpourings of the spirit upon ourselves also the whole nation our hearts were made to rejoice the spirit pf af the lord was abundantly poured upon us anci ana we felt it was the dawning of a brighter ahter day upon these lauds lands and that all who opposed the spread of the truth should be removed out ont of the way we were loth to dismiss yet at I 1 meeting was closed with singing and prayer by elder hawkins during this conference we have had great cause of rejoicing much of the spirit has been manifested its flow has been continual and it will be a time long to be remembered byall by all present hat a short time little more than one year since the first elders landed upon these the shores as it were friendless and destitute to all human appearances yet during daring this short time more has been done through the grace of god and the eternal priest priesthood bood by the few elders here than by DR all the missionaries during their thirty years sojourn among this people and d we all know that this is but the commencement of a more mighty work in these lands and as long as wo we rely upon the arm of jebo jehovah the work will continue to spread and roll until these lands will be filled with the knowledge and power of god I 1 GEO CANNON prest J E B winchester clerk I 1 VALLEY OF JAO WAILUKU I 1 april 5 the brethren assembled at 9 am a m in the valley of jao jan according to an appo fitment previously given to hold the first annual conference of the native branches of the church of jesus jesus christ I 1 of latter day saints on motion of elder J hawkins and seconded by elder J keeler elder G cannon was unanimously chosen president OU on motion molion of prest cannon and seconded by elder hawkins bros wm win H baua and K ff kaleohano were chosen clerks of the conference singing and prayer by elder cannon who addressed redressed the congre congregation gration and stated the object for which this conference had been convened that on this day twenty two years since the church of jesus christ was restored to the earth through the power of f god and that we had assembled to cele orate drate the anniversary of the restoration of said church which at its first organization numbered only six members yet notwithstanding all its per today to day aay numbers its thousands yea tens of thousands therefore we have this day assembled to confer upon things and principles pertaining to the kingdom of god upon earth also to celebrate the band sacrament of the lords supper likewise to fast and pray for the gifts of the holy spirit present four seventies four elders seven teachers and three deacons elder hawkins represented the Ru kula branch labranch numbering 73 members one elder dei one one teacher and three deacons prest Cari cannon niom represented koolau branch members three teachers and aad seven deacons elder hawkins represented honolulu Hon olula branch 38 1 members one teacher and one deacon elder cannon represented wailuku branch members one elder and three teachers elder hammond represented wal wai ehu branch 52 members two elders one teacher and one deacon elder cannon represented kea ha lia branch 21 members one teacher and one deacon electer winchester represented masanao branch 16 two one priest one teacher and an one deacon elder keeler represented an unorganized branch at consisting of 32 members on motion of elder hammond and seconded by elder hawlins bro J H napela was chosen to be ordained a priest motioned by elder hammond and seconded by 1 ald ider keelar that bro wm H baua be ordained a wiest priest carried A fler after which several everal teachers and deacons were nofia nominated ted and chosen for the different tr anches 1 prest cannon then arose and asked bros napela anduaga andU aua if they were willing to accept the priest hood and endeavor to the best of their ability to magnify unify their offices aud and callings the lord sustain ing them bros brog ind aind utitia signified theisac their ac lord hel helping pig and guiding them b by y his IS holy 0 V spirit and strengthening th their air faith tay they would devote themselves elves to his service elder cannon proceeded to inform them of the duties of their callings also exhorted them to be faithful and that if they magnified their offices a it would exalt them and if they neglected to do dd so it would condemn them I 1 elder cannon was followed by elders hammond hawkins kee keeler and i several 1 I of the native bre brethren th rp p on paying the tenth of their increase in into to t the h e church as tithes for the buildings building of churches houses of worship we suppose F red r ed and for such reposes purposes rp oses as tile the cause may rean require ire it was thought by the brethren that this step wa vast highly necessary as or t two charpe churche had been begun for some bor I 1 I 1 8 ary n jfoss A completed WP feted they are vei ward also i so in in ad to the necessities of elders elder who labor am on m in in e consequence nse quence of air r 1 lack k of unity and concentration of effort and it was thought this would be the only means to remedy these defects I 1 motioned boned by bro napela that the members of the different bian branches clies pay their tithes hereafter he f for or the benefit of the kingdom of god seconded by bro baua and carried unanimously after which prest cannon nominated three to take lake charge of the tithing bros napela baua and maiola seconded by elder hammond an and d carried after which it was motioned and seconded that conference be adjourned one hour carried prayer by elder hammond during the intermission the ordination of the different officers chosen was attended also the confirmation fir of five who were baptized met at 3 pm singing and prayer by elder keeler after afier which the lords supper was administered elder cannon spoke at some length informing and teaching the brethren and sisters of the nature and design of this sacrament and exhorted them to pr prepare P pare their hearts for the reception ibn of th the e 11 holy I 1 spirit many of the brethren poke dealing imaging their orling each dach other to be firm and steadfast after which elder cannon stated that the business of the conference being over the brethren should speak sing and pray for the gifts of the holy spirit that for this object they had fasted and that it was their privilege to receive them now w the brethren occupied some som e time in praying singing i nginr aud and speaking they enjoyed much of the holy ly spirit their hearts were united and they observed good order and decorum joy filled their hearts and they triumphed and rejoiced in the gospel of truth and although they had continued tasting they were not hungered but were filled with the holy spirit and they seemed to triumph over all opposition and to believe that the gospel should spead sp ead over the whole of these islands pret pre t cannon spoke upon the spread of the gospel in this island that we iad had indeed been blessed considering the means employed that none of the elders thoroughly understood the language and that they had many privations to encounter yet the work was rapidly and surely progressing and that these were as it were the first fruits of their labors and if these were the first fruits what would the foulness of the harvest be also exhorted the brethren to be firm and to seek after truth and that if they would observe all the words of the lord and be guided by the spirit at all times they should progress yea and even outstrip their white brethren for t they hey were of the house of israel gods chosen people arest cannon gave ave way anh and as the sun was fast dang down much against our will we were forced to bring our conference to aclise a close some of ef the native brethren wished to tarry even until morning yet we thought it would not be wisdom to do so motioned by elder hawkins hawking that this conference be adjourned until the ath day of october 1852 seconded by elder hammond and carried unanimously motioned by bro napela that the first day of each month be set apart for fasting and prayer for the gifts of the church also for the lord to prosper the spread of th gospel upon these islands seconded by bro aad carried the conference was then dismissed with prayer during this conference good order has prevailed the brethren and sisters have been very att attentive e etive they all seem wi willing ming to obey the verl tr truth u h as fast as they learn it they have been very much addicted to smoking yet many among them even some of the most influential men in the church have entirely quit the use of the weed they are beel becoming oming more neat and cleanly than when first the elders commenced to labor among them and no douht doubt that when they can be brought to concentrate their efforts they will exert a salutary influence in these islands GEO CANNON prest wu WM H UA ua clerks K H berks translated by john E B winchester I 1 ka mea i hoa ponola B YOUNG aloha nui ke kapu nei buu manao e haioka ia a oe no na mea 0 ke aupuni 0 ke he abua maulfa I 1 ka makalik maka mak hiki ahik 1851 malama 0 maraki la 8 ua komo mai mai 0 george balako 0 buu hale ma wailuku moku puni 0 maui 0 ko hawaii Pae aina a e ka jakou fumu mua 0 D T conde kona inoa e a nol novaila no ala laila na hoi aku la a george P u kun lahi ma kou hale ma kula ma akeia moku puni no a ma laila oia i kukula ai i ka Ek aresia a ke a lulu mai i ka malama hope oia maka hiki na kukula ia a george a me hamana i ka Ek aresia 0 ka me wailuku nei a hiki loa mai ka M H 1852 na hua no a ke hua mau nei i kela man awa a ua ia a jakou 0 ko ke abua esares Ek aresia a no acia 0 ka anorio i faiia e na haole mai manna mai a no laila ua loa a ka macao io ke kahi poe ka naka ma hawaii nei manueli oka loko maikai 0 ke abua mao jesu barito la Is ka i loaa mal mai a ai ka chune He ule ia makon amene me ke aloha io i ka i 1 ke ao amene he nui buu make make e ike ia ins ing jukua 0 ka barito jesu aa na laua cuir manao e holo aku i ko ke loua iona ka wa pono owan no me ka kaholo J H NAPELA wailuku Wail uku 8 aal 1852 translation to the person justified brigham young great love to thee the thought ngeth up in me to tell thee con berning the things of the kingdom of the everlasting god in the year 1851 in ia the month of march the ath day george cannon came into my house bouse at wailuku Wail uku the island of maui of the hawaiian group he was afterwards persecuted by our former teacher D T conde therefore george cannon went to my house in kula upon this island he afterwards established a branch of the church of the lord there and when whee the last month of y that year arrived george cannon and bro hammond established a branch of the church of the bordat lordat lord at wailuku Wail uku and when the year 1852 arrived it had increased and it is constantly increasing at this time and it is very plain to us that this is the church of god and that it is th the 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