| Show THE AUSTRALASIAN 21IS SIX MAIIAIIEA 3 Zealand February Febru-ary ICtb 1S93 Comspondence to tho UraEHCT IwsThn Wabpu coufiTenco was held here on Saturday Satur-day and Sunday the SUi and Silo Int Prcitent A T Wright Elder Stevenson and myself arrived heron her-on the Wednesday previous after along a-long though pleasant Journey of > 0 mites on horseback from Walkato where the semiannual conference took place kvt month Upon our arrival at this place we found that ournativcfricnd had spared neither money tine nor labor in nuking things pleasant fjr the Iiul or gathering Ou the fallowing day two other Elders arrived bringing with them many natives to Attend the meetings At in oclock on Saturday mornIng morn-ing we assembled iu the frame building meeting house The attendance at-tendance of natives was fair large and this following Eiders were present pres-ent A T Wright president of the Australasian Mission E T cteveuwm president of the Waia pu District J THmelllr president p of the Mahia District 1 O Tan president of the Poverty Bay District Dis-trict H D Halghtand O D Rom nay traveling Elders in the Vaia pu district After singing and prayer President Presi-dent Stevenson expressed IrlI pleasure at seeing so many of than I riainU in3fit fhree conference i gatherings were hclduesaidfor the pur < o e uf learning of time spiritual condition of the different Stakes and I branches of tbe Church and to be more fully strengthened and lor iared > tocs > ril iu the promotion of I j the great work of dprmutou J The Lrceiiiutits were called upon to report tIme condition of their branches and Rave most favorable accounts TheSimday schools were said to le t iu a prosperous condition Prcsidont Wrights address upon Inl m r it r t nI I wl nuu also in relation to the Priesthood in I choir meetings was interesting Ho spoke with force regarding tho duties du-ties cf tho Saints towards each other to God and to tIme Prlcstbood which we bear He exprrssed great pleasure at hearing tne favorable l r POrtsnftliH different branches and exhorted all tofalthfulncfsnnd earn Rod ear-n t work in the great cause of Go resident Stevenson dwelt upon the divine auUiority and Ilwer of the Holy Priesthood of God n restored re-stored iu these last days which he showed to b identically the same as in the days of the Savior Elder J T Smellie ppokc upon the plan of life and salvation ax revealed from heaven 1 In tile last days which I I for all who will receive re-ceive amid obey Tlio instructions of other Elders were influenced by the Spirit of i God and much valuable instruction was imparted During the two daye conference eight meetings were held All I were well attended and Ohm best of order prevailed The testimony meeting l evening was in session two hours and thirty minutes Thirtyeight pcrsousboru I strong and I falUilul testimony t the work of GaL Tcnaorrnw the KMeru will leave I her President Wright who is just returning from the North will continue ou his way south to Walr arapn where will b held the annual an-nual conference commencing on commencn April 4th He will also continue to hold conferences by lie way O D ROUJEY Clerk of Conference |
