| Show TIlE AUSTRALASIAN MISSION AS riesof Enjojablc and 1ron table Heeling The scull annuai conference of tbe Australasian ilisslou was held at Ilakamangamanga alkato District on January 10th Ith and l thAt th-At the general annual conference held In Hawkes Bay District last April it was thought advisable to hereafter hold too conferences duro Ingthe year In order to give those I who live at tile extreme ends of the Island an opportunity of attending these meetings which otherwlu would be Impracticable as thu distance dis-tance to be traveled would bring unnecessary un-necessary hardships both to the Elders and tho Saints In general Accordingly it wits decided 1 to have general semiannual meetings one to be held in tile southern and one lu the northern part of the bland at such places as would be most con vcnient to thu greatest number of Saints It was therefore agreed by he natives In whose hands the sc ectlon of the next place for meeting had been left that Ilakaniangam anga Waikato District would bt a suitable place for such conference Itakaniangaraanga Is a pleasant ittlu village situated on thu bank of the Walkato river and on Jan 7 the Saints began to come in from he surrounding districts Several Elders also arrived on tills date and he balance on the afternoon of the 9th All were received kindly by he natives and Brothers Joliub BIngham and Charles The morning of January 10th dawned upon us with the freshness climate peculiar to till region and at ten oclock in answer to the peals of our little bell we asscm bledunderthe roof of a large rush house to worship God There were > re cnt Angus T Wright president of the mission John S BIngham Ezra T Stevenson Orson 1 > flour uey Charles A Johnson Thos C Young Boyd Stewart George W Davl n S Nye Ephraim Johnson John-son John 1 Timpson Meter S j Sutler nnj Thos C Stanford urih ton Bennion Oliver C Dunford and wife late from Utah nbo about 200 natives and several European 1uropn strangers The meeting was called to order by Brother John S BIngham Af ter singing and prayer the asstmb hag vas addressed by President Wright who expressed his pleasure at meeting with the native Saints said he fet much Joy in his labors In the minUtry spreading the true Gospel of Christ among mankind He thanked the Saints of Waikato for so generously providing for this gathering and with words of exhor lotion encouraged the Saints to be Sints b faithful in serving the Lord They In would then surely receive His bless ery satisfactory reports were made by tire presidents I from the ad = dk joiningdistricts i showing that the natives are desirous of remaining firm to tire principles of truth ai hlch have been taught them and though there o tome who gbe way to temptation and folly yet there Is a marked change for chanl good in the go Saints They exhibit a true repentant pentant spirit and desire to live In obedience to the laws of God The afternoon and evening were occupied occu-pied by the Elders wh gave many good words of counsel and advice on the principles of the G p bearing strong testimonies to thc truth of the work In which we a engaged eng tholltb the morn Ing was devoted to speeches from the natives who addressed the meeting In a very pleasing and instructive in-structive manner giving their reasons rea-sons for becoming Latterday Saints and for it ho hope that is within them and desiring to remain firm in the Compel to the end IB the afternoon the statistical afrnon St1t report re-port ending July list 1SS9 was read We also had the pleasure of hearing from the new Elders from home one of whore Brother 3111 ton Benuion bore his testimony in the Maori tongue having only bccu on the Island one montll thus showing the goodness of God In bestowing l gnl fS upon His children who serve Rim and obey His commandments We also had several quartettes from the Eden sUtersand they were highly appreciated The new appointments were then read They skewed but few changes as it had been thought advisable to allow the Elders to remain Inn their present positions The f accompany tog report shows their present fields of labor Wairarapa John Button Jr TI S Dame Suln JIauawatu David Muir I To X Heywcod Hawkes Bay Joseph PBcck P PThomas John T Smcllic Smele Slohia Hugh S Geddes John I Burton GJdc Turauga Tu O Taft L J Hawke Ezra Stevenson Walapa D HeightJr Orson D Bomney lloyd Stewart Tauranga Ephraim Johnson Oliver C Danford Ida Dunford Dnord school teacher Huraki Thos C Young J H TImpson Tl Waikato Chas John in Thnmio C btanford Whaogarei Geo W Davis Jos T WaiJron Milton I ISennion Ti Biy of Island Jas niSr Nyc Htber J WngstafT Whangaroa Jaj J Jackson HeberS Cutler nkn South Island John Stll flnndcbn S Binsham JOsS Grocsbtxk Dngh Australia Geo D AustrhGt Voolley Wm Bromley Stephen D Chipman A Priesthood meeting was held nJ hell in the evening at which whlcl instruc tons were glvtu to the brethren The speakers dwelt titm the be stowal of the Holy Priesthcod b upon lreUlco Joseph Smith and the gnat riches we have received by these keys being ain restoredtoearth They also spoke of the a bringing forth of the Book of Mormon by the fnl of God and raid power w e should be proud of bo Holy Priesthood which has kr been conferred upon u and seek as dillzently 5flrarrvants to magnify our calling Sunday morning January 12 the Sacrament was administered and the meeting was first addressed by Brother Jonn S BlDgham He gave an account of the condition of the world before the condion of coming Christ His atonement for our In and anllIlt upon the Importance of our living Mire and holy Jives in th < J sight of our Heavenly Katherso that we might partake of Sacrament prKOf theSacent without eating condemnation t IT was f0ldSeed by ne we ourselvts fol IIer ourVCs SteveO ° who T SteeDn Brother Ezra E mtoro length on the cache at some lenlth revival tion of the Gcfel the great Church and fn < the iiopbet Jose r of God tinrough all t e Smith iris per5eCutiOt15 atbalrd 10 the many difficultieS atthe that It God spreading of Gs E SplOSil over would tire not face tue of tIre wIrole mi things tine final wirldn I hadbn I predicted In the evening the mtng wl Into tire bands of the rtl who made excellent use of tile op exclent The n1l0nled tlrent portunily thur the0 portuuly continll0usb occupIed lioor WM tlor cntnlOU his drso e1waket clolis suonerdid one So soner dlt eler remarks than anther was fOUnd rem the to Improve eagerly soaking t would In fact several time ITerl theetinig remain t1ndlns t claIm tire next Ills wQ opportunity t four speak and thirty kept up for time during which Ur five minutes whic fortytwo minute persons had borne theIr testimony nrotller i Wrieht clOJI by cs pressing his pleasure ai lt g feeling wblch bad been manifested daring conference raid he Knew that the Lord had poured out Ills tle Holy Spirit upon all presentthat lmad felt tire Influence of the same he loped that the Spirit fM God would ever continue to burn within them and lead them onward andup ward till they had finished the measure of their creation HriiKit E CUTLER Ulerk of Conference |
