Show LETTER rilOil LAIE = Conference 00 the Sandwich l land Progress of the Work Etc JAII PI JCTATIOV Oahu II I April S Correspondence of the DISKBET XEWS Sitting here with open door and window almost soothed Into a pleasing rev Inc by the balmy ocean breeze dnb Is led to mark tbe strange contrast between these peaceful Islands and tbe buy turmoil and agitation so continuously kept up in Utah by conspiring politicians But my purpose is not to dwell upon the unpleasant un-pleasant > tIn t-In our semiannual conference convened here on the 4th 5th and 6th lnsswe have wItnessed another manifestation the marvelous workings work-ings of the I Spirit of God in turning the biarttjof ids children from doing works of wlckedfrtss to fek after truth and intelligence I A full representation repre-sentation from the various islands and different branches rendered it apparent that many have determined to make fast their hold upon the Iron rod The Elders reported great satisfaction satis-faction In their labors kind and fraternal care among the Saints Illed i l and progress in adding new members to the fold to the number of 26 new baptisms and ITS children child-ren blessed during the term It must indeed be a heart devoid of all the tender rympathlca that would not bo rejoiced to note the emotions of love happiness and gratitude depicted upon tbe glad countenances of those native people cge jail emerging from darkness into fhJo as they sit under the sound of tile Gospel r expounded and proclaimed pro-claimed to them by the brethren under the Influence the Spirit of all Intelligence In the shaking of the hand the greeting with aloha mil the tear that trickles down the cheek toe quivering lip and In every pleasing act of recognition of these Children simplicity we are able to read as if it were Imprmcd in golden letter that silently permeat 11 htt r iet ing at tribute of the Eternal Father that cements Ills children together in heart and soul loc God I love On Sunday the Hh Intt the names of the general authorities of the Church were read to the conference con-ference and they wire sustained The local authorities appointed and sustained were i Wm King president of the Hawaiian Ha-waiian mifPion with all the foreign Elders laboring here as counsel horn Urigham Johnson president of I the Island of Kauai S S Ilnmmond president of the Island of Oahu and branch of Honolulu Hon-olulu with M F Eakle as his as I assistant W II Allen president of the Island of Hawaii with Malln Ilcrnc I as his assistant Isaac Fox president for the islands of Maul Molokaland Lanai I Ward K Pock president of the Lale branch with Charles Harper I and M F Eakle counselor M F Eakle clerk of conference and church recorder Isaac Fox band and choir leader Twentytwo native Elders were called to hitter under the direction of thcabove named presiding oMccm Sl > DAY fcCIIOOLCUMEREMTC The conference Sunday schools was well attended Reports of delegates dele-gates showed a lively Interest In the I I work A pleasing programme of ang > recitations Instrumental fe lectiou etc was rendered The officers elected for the eNoll im term n crvu lirlgham II John ran general president with Isaac Fox a cn W ffiAllcn as counselors I counsel-ors Mokl Xiikaau secretary and Samuela Sua assistant secretary JIIIO1IOJI I A CONFERENCE In tills conference a marked degree de-gree of comprehension of the de In and purpose of these associations associa-tions was shown in the lecture given and programme presented Ofllcers for ensuing term are W II Allen general president fc i rak S llaiuiiioud and M F Kakle I counsellors Mokl Xakuiu and Sam ucla Lua secretary and assistant secretary The conference of 11I1111 SOCITIC brought togelher a large number of our workers of tho gentler t > rx Thec Relief Societies under the care and watchful solicitude of President Lucy King have grown into an Institution of vast benefit In all the good works for which they were designed and are a factor of cronE importance in keeping up the b J IM fikl In many branches aud In aiding In l the spread of thu gosjiel Officers the ensuing term were sustained as follows Lucy King general president Kekuewa Nakuau and r illi Kekauoha counsellors Kekuewa Xakuau general secretary secre-tary During the last term our missionary mission-ary service has been Increased by the arrival of Elders Maim Home and S SHammondwbobavubeen out among the natives on this Island studying the language and Elder Charles Harper hose services have been engaged ID blacktmltblBg and = tt assisting I tie engineer in thu mill Worthy oC Dote also Is the profi cheery In caking the Hawaiian tongue attained In to short time by Elders Brigham Johnson and W H Allen Elder Jon G Fucgcr our schoolteacher school-teacher for the pact year bas heel honorably released and started lor Honolulu yesterday He oxl eels to leave San Francisco for bait Lake on tho evenhogoftho I loll His friends can prepare accordingly to meet him OX THE lLA > TATIO > we have the storekeeper and look keeper Jno Jirown engineer Isaac Fox assistant engineer Charles Harper sugar boiler M F Eakle As was announced In my last letter I let-ter we started and run the mill during dur-ing the greater part of December W ror io Hut on account of the bad condition uf machinery wo bad frequent stoppages and hindrances consequently conse-quently did not have very successful success-ful rim or make as good a grade of sugar as usual On starting up on the first of the year our boiler gave out on us After examination wo concluded to get a new boiler put in evil ttcpltddcr grate and other Improvement Im-provement and to have tie engines en-gines pumpr etc overhauled This caused a laover of two months duration and an outlay of Homo four thousand dollars liut no more opportune lima could have been choeen as tbe sequel proves During all this time we had rain day and night almost continually Great floods of water tore down tho mountain moun-tain tidcsjiud gulch inundating the lowland aud considerable cane land and rose several feet In many of the houses of the natives driving them liincc This rainy season has extended throughout this grcupe washing away many bridges several store and dwelling houses damaging mills entering auger rooms anti melting sugar stopping worka on llautatlons destroying rice fields kalo patches etc and hindering to some extent the traveling and work of the Eiders Notwithstanding bad rather President King had the men and carts employed In hauling over building material from our landing to tie Kahuku Sugar Company Com-pany for use inbull lings pertaining to helm proposed SlWOuO plant of which you may learn more later thereby furnishing labor for the natives na-tives and realizing 1300 for pay This Is digressing After having got tbe mill In trim we succeeded in getting in a short run of fourteen days before conference turning out fiftyone tons of sugar making fa daily average of TSS5 pounds Rome fl = J dhl of tlio cane lias yelided as high as five tons per acre It will take us tol Jk some six weeks yet to crop off Wo have seventyfour acres of new plant cane which A NoL La grippe bas annoyed the people OYtth hl r n 9 fe here to some extent Not a few of ths iiitlve have been sick during this cold raliiy spell and the death rate has been greater than usual I 0 Wo all feel well and tend aloha mil Some of the Saints are ready to emigrate and exert 1 start for the Land of J eepa erelong Your brother In the troth M F EAKLE i |