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Show 3AIIIA DlbTRICT Cv-M-'EU-ENCL". GHKtdeaccof tbo W'ltB tw- 1 Tub, coufercucp w V-ucIicIl ?'l' LerJulandSrd.nt AaPuawh,a,''" mtBve villageou tho m.vnjw "" wlichsc,rate-s U.e re,M' " ff cf Uie Hawkea Biy fro ose of Pcverty Baj . 1 1 was Wei c ndl bj Uie balnbi of the d1,0-" reaching Kojuawhara. ',.tou"' W. President A. T. Writ-and cintany had already arrived from Tiraoga. Sboctupproprlatospet x:nre wire afterwards mado by pur p. in-cil in-cil ho-U, aud nusweied li t-' clieflains among theguesj. Th. rtiier p!eaing cutom, which ! pirely native, generally laseveral liiar-, and wmetlmi-s half a daj . Thcn the Maoncs meet ou thie otca-ions they seldom disperse wllli-ir. wllli-ir. three or four days or a wc-k.and, bdiu great caters, the 'luan" oI fmd that several hundmisot U.em ctusumc, In tbat length of ttmc,m.ay be imaginej. At IU a. m. on Saturday the rush meeting hou-e. was made cheerful 1 Iftldo by tlie happy faces of a crowded congregation. The -j-ni, was cceui led bj the prcslients of I brandies and superintendents of hunday schools, who reported en-couragiugly. en-couragiugly. TheSainta general! are diligent aud faithful, and the "Word or w idoni"is being observed byniauj. Several entire braiichc-j j arc quite free from the ue fit to-I to-I barco, tea or coffee. j At the Prie-tiiood mectltiS- on Icitunlai evening Ixt-fivo iwm- Icia were present. Manj iue-tiOTri Tere asked, and answered by Prci!-Jctit Prci!-Jctit Wright, who nlx gae some valuable iu-tructlons pertaining to the rcpcctlve duties of the saint. The sJccouJinsday being the llrst Bunthi inthcaiontli ind our fa-t day, the Saints purtook of no breakfast. break-fast. Lxccllent Instruction! 1 were cieculiy President Wright, Elders IcterBeclt and O. C. JJunford. Iu the ntternoou the gcmril aiid local authorities Here j re-etited by J. T. Smcllit, auJ suswamed by unanimous Vote. Brother It. ti. (?eddc-, boisto Hucceed Brother J. T. Emcllie fa the pn-sldeucv, delivered a dl(ccttc "t plete wltti words of coun'el. He was followed by 1 Idcr O-enr An-dru, An-dru, w ho spoke of the row er of good example. His remarks were interpreted by President Smellie. Some time was occuped by native brethren, who are spirited peaker. In the evening a ttttlmony meeting meet-ing was held, and lasted four hour. During tills time thirty-six testimonies testi-monies were borne. Iljrlug conference Uie eluld-en of tlie da, cchool taught in uhaka by Sitter Ida Ihinrcrd aurprk-ed tlioseprescnt bj .Inging a number of tlie Smidaj chuol eougi of 7ion In a manner that reflected mucli credit upon their teacher. Monday was "pent in raakinj, arrangements ar-rangements for our general confir-enct, confir-enct, whiclLts to be held In "ubalr, uixt April. In tho evening the Saints asrcmb'ed to deliver farewell speeches to JTrcsldcp, .Wright, who will shortly return to the laud of Zion. A warm interesr was malntainm. during ill the mcttiugs, and the blessing of God. was- nUmianUy poured out tincn us, Ol i , Clerk of Conference. |