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Show SfcMI-lNM!. HIM-'BUhMr. Of tin Jtanawiitu IMilrlcl, Vm en-land. en-land. Tho semi-annual conference cf the Manawatu illtttlot was held at l'orlrui, New ZmUiilI, tn tbu 28 1 h and 211 h of January, 1691. A largo altenJjuoe of members weru intent from nil nrla of the district, nu I many Itllors were liHem from llawkts 11 iy and Walra-rapa Walra-rapa ulstrloia Hjmeotthu beat Maotla lu the mission are located nt 1'illiua aril they fully sustaluel their teptita-tlon teptita-tlon by Intpiulity provlliiu fot nil tlielr gueata. A central iitiilug rmiii waa built, wlilci wis ouum Hois tnough to oom'ottably seat the wople, Confeteiice oimniHUtel uu riatur day, January 28tii, and was called to urdtr ty KMer 11. Ooddarl. Hit following LI Irrs from ', an wtrn ret tnt Mr: Llders II U Milkle, Wesley UU a ju and Charles l'eteraju n well mini mi at prominent nallu Llilura lu Ihu Wcinlly, Llder UjI art grustel tho Haiuts and visitors who had rMeemblod together to ftonhlp Uoil, uud exhorted ah loillllgeiiie, beurlnglHalluiony iilo lo the reatt ration of the (Jos il. lluera Fe Kurukii rati uled un enr oraitln rcpirt of thu lianohie of theMouth Island, unit Hated that the members were lea ling txemplar lives an I nun outsiders weiu lavur-ab lavur-ab y Impressed. 1 Ider Charlea l'elerton congratulat i 1 tbu Halnta on the good apltli maul-fisted, maul-fisted, anil stateJ that It reminded him of the Annual Cotiforeuce In Xion. He nlerrtd to the tliHlngs wulili Uud bad tonnrred upon the Haluta, and their willingness) tu btar (ersecu Han tor i'mi Uotpel saake. Hrother t'alun.a liatlvu KlJer from Wntraria, also uddtewed thu CO irrigation irri-gation in an lulerea lug msiiner. The aflernu in mortlmr. ounN sue I nt 2 p.ln , an I, after Ihu ti ual cen nioolc, llohiulli ruuioiiu rej ortoJ thu uundl Hon of tlm I'orlruu bianth. lhi inembtrshlp Is luiriailug and the Halnti aie very diligent In performing their duties Llder It (I Melklourged tlio Hllr.ts ta I roll! by tbu Instiuctloua which tlio would rut Iva during toiifereuce Hu epoku ti u tho iriutlpiauf tho Ujspelnud oummeiited tioii the lalth ul ttie three lltbrew ouillreii who wire savid from thu tire by the AI uilgbty. Uuuug 1 Ider Melkle'a address a number of ladks and gentlemen (Lurjeana) unttrtd thu meelhu nC" tampanlid ly their mlult or (Mitbo-dl.l). (Mitbo-dl.l). Lder UodJard Ibereforo nldreasej these visitors, draulng their atttntlou to tlio ti n utioii of tbu religious w orl J, thu toufualou txlstlng throiuh oiu-llictlug oiu-llictlug citeda and dogmas, whkli were ul MiriHiicu with IbutJisiel of Chnsb lie ixplaltied thu restoration of Ihu IL id in tlio lalur ua, with ul! the ordluantis nud blessluga thereof, and also t rumeiited Uon the lultlllinent of pru luey lu connecllou wltn the Hook ot Moimon. A I'rliathood meetiiu waa luld In the evening where turn! liittlutllous weru klvtu, uud ttvorul ordluutloni took laci. Ihu iUeatlon of Ubllrlilng Head Iltferuniialn Majil was very l.ivor-ubiy l.ivor-ubiy rtcelvtd. TlieHibbatu services comimncud at 7 a in. when all tbu Haluta nsKtiubled In the meetltg htuio lor morning raer At lu a. in. the conference meetings wero neumui. l'lrl I tu Muarl, un In-leltlgunt In-leltlgunt uud iniluiintl.il thief from Muliaraia, tivku ut gnat length uu tbu luttir-uay wuik. He ulioxcd great ability and stud In coiuiutiillug upon Lrtktel'il ro htey lei Uvula tiror la ot Ju ahuud Juaipii. Herutirred tulhe aucltiit histiry uf tbu Maori uoilu luuitctlig Hum with the hiuiu ul Isiaui, which would bukutberoJ lu thu luttoruaya. Hu boru n very faithful uuueaiuust testimony to Ihu tluth. Heuarl A aluri refKirte 1 thu branch ut Ho outuue, nod ttutrd that It waa lu ugoud condition. Hutxhuitnd ull to tiurth the Hirl tures, nud ably Ue-lolidedlliu Ue-lolidedlliu llncll Itsof tbu (lcal aa toutrailed with thu false Itaohluga ol the resent da. Llder Wesley Gibson cx reslid Ills pltasure lu witnessing such u good kBiiuibly of thu Halnte, and urged ull tj keep In rtmsmbrauuu thu guoj tuuuteia given tluilug thu iiietllugs. Hpokuou tbu liillutncu ot tnu Holy (iiiust, 1 whltn ull mutt rictlvu S)rltu it life. 1 hu world la a Irltuolly dtnd throui.li denying the powir ut thu Hplrlt of (Jo 1, uud Ihu liocerslty uf revelutlou. rnuaibtudn vury lutereitlug cull-ftrouci, cull-ftrouci, uud II will iiudoultidly hare uu lulluunce for kiud In thu vicinity. Our evtulug Uetliuuiiy meeting was htld as usual, uud ti largu uumbcr if the ineiubers toru their lesliinoulta uud 'r-Jolitd In tho bleailugi uf tbu (lo(il. It. U. MllML, ChtK of Couitrtntt. l'ulillitlA, IS. ., Tub. Utb, lblU. |