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Show TUB 1UWAI C0XFEHE.NCE. Correiwii4cace of lie J)zizbet Mir Our semi- annual conference convened con-vened here on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, October 4th, oth and Gth. There was a fair rcpr escntatlon from all tho Islands. During these days "aioba" rclgtied supreme, and brotherly love filled tho hearts of the Saints. Tho words of instruction, admoniUon, tcstimonytfntf prophecy spoken by tho ervantj1r(rtt irtiJer he 'j5wer ami Influence 'of" the Spirit of light tinJeJ" to txleud tho comprehension, strengthen tho determination, de-termination, increase the faith and better prepare Uio Saints, fsr the mlchtr work ill hliitl. fc ' SUcday forenpon was dbTp'.ed o tho confereucobf bundaj school Keports were presented, pleasiugex. ercfecsin singing, catechising, etc were engaged laj and Ihcoiitccrsref the lirat tenil were sustained for the term ensuing. President Brlghaa! .'ohiJou addrrtsed the schools upoii Uie necessity o traJnTng children In Uie principles of the Gosptl, A "natlvo feast" too'- place at the close of Uie mctUng. At2 pm. tho M. I. A. tnelin conference. con-ference. Delegates reported the pro gress madu in the arious associations. associa-tions. An entertaining programme comUUngof short lectures, cssajs, recitations, Instrumental eelecUons aud songs was gppe through. Jhc present authorities were sustained for the incoming term. President W. H. Alien addressed tiid conjrre-gaUon, conjrre-gaUon, traklng of the design of thee societies add the duties of their members. The sisters of the relief societies had a full attcn JaDfo at too conference- TttS ptesiding ollcers were nimed aud Biwtaincd.and the organization organ-ization was set In order for continuing continu-ing snd extending Uieir Iabonr. At tho general conlerence the greater fortlon of the time was oc-cupi.-d by uathe Elders who have been performing silsslonary labor duriog the term, and by represeuta-lives represeuta-lives of the various brandies. I Tom them 1' wcalearned that the branches, branch-es, for the most- part, are in a spiritual spirit-ual healthy condition. A desire to hear the LIders cud to learn their message is manifested by many among whom they Iiave travtled. The baptisms for the term numbered 3s, nd 13 children w ere bless-l. At the afternoon meeting on the till the names of the general authorities au-thorities of the" Church were presented pre-sented and sustained. Thu, local presiding othcer sustained were: Ward K Puck, president of tho Hawaiian mission, with all foreign Elders laboring here as counselors. S. S. Hammond, president of Uie Islaud of Oahu and Uie branch of Honolulu. Jlr'ghsm Joiinson, t resident of the cli'tricts of Koua, Kau and 1'uua, island of Hawaii. Jas. Malin Jloriie,i.rcjiiIc!t of Uie distriets cf Hilo, Hamakua and Kobala, Mand Of Ha.rair. JV. H. Mien, president oT the islands ot Maui, Molokai and Lanai. M. F. liikle, prcsiJeut, Jas. Bush (native), as?i tant, of tho island ot Kauai. Isaac Fox, president of the Lale branch. Tweuty native Elders were called to labor under thu direction of the above named presidents. OnlhelStli lr April Elder C.J). Harding and his wife, Jennie L., arrived here. Brother Harding is now teaching our da school, w hith has Ecmi- tifly oiplls. President Wm. KIngwas released from the presidency of tlio Hawaiian minion and returned to Zion In May, Ukfc; wiUi hra twenty-seven native halms. Want E. Pack was appointed to the Presidency. Elder Charles A. Harper, on account of III health, was releaseil and returned home in August. Wo were terry to lose his service!. AH is going on well upon the plantation. There have been frequent fre-quent rains this, summer. The liasturagu Is good, stock is looking well, an I cane is growing nicely. Ws sold Uf the Kahuku Sugar Company, for seed, forty acres of cane at S'JsT'.SO per acre, cut awl delivered de-livered at their railroad, which runs by our field. More than halfot this has Iweu delivered. This will leave us not much more than half as mucii grinding a we had last season. M. F. Eahu?, Clerk of Conference. Laic Vz-isiativU. I,Octetu, |