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Show IX Ji..V ZKAIAXI). A Ilrlcf but I'lrasint nnd I'nfllalile lour Urtcrllitd. IaUIot Dtscrci A'cu i. "Conn ovir to Macedonia and help uo," was tbo nicsiase delivered to I'aul lu viibn. A telraplilo musJge, of n ilnllar Iniiott, reieutly summoned tho I.ldera hliorlng In tho vicinity of Wellington, i to hlo Houtli Island. An aged Maori i Wu uan v, as slcli, and desired baptism. J.l ji rx II. (loddard and It. O. MulUlo ', accordingly uiiibarkeil on tho I'enqul u i at Wellington and steamed acrois Cook itralts. Tho 11 tit port of call a. thu i'J nmall town of l'lctuu, fifty thne mlli-a r ta Wellington, situated on (Juteii hjrlotlo BounJ. Thu Bound Is quite httrrjw, extending Inland about tnelvo milts, nnd the J l.-tur. inn little tnwn I It lompietely shut In br thn forest c a I hllls After a few huurs' rent, tbn Journey . rnntlnued, the elgnal for departute being given at midnight. Most of the patteugers bad retired to rest, some In hope, of avoiding tbo In-evltable In-evltable conieiueucc. ol ft set voyage. Tho beautiful Intricacies of i'renuti I'm were hidden from them by sombre darkness, and only tho rushing of tbo waters could bo heard ai the 1'onuulD sailed through the narrow i as. separating separat-ing Do Urvllbt Island ftomtlisni'iln-land. ftomtlisni'iln-land. Emerging from their bunks In tho morning, the ossougers orccivid that they wero noarlug their distillation. dis-tillation. Tho town of Ncliuli Is situated at tho bead- of llllud Hay, aud steamers can only reach the wharf ilutlng high tide, u tho water li shallow. A llghthoiuo Ins been erectod on a bank of boulders, whloa extends seven mile, across tbu bay, Keltun ha. a population of nbout seven thousand, ana claims to bo Ivcit-ml Ivcit-ml on one of the most favoroi portions of tho i;lotii'. It. college, and hoipltals will rank with thu Illicit In tho colony. Its mvlve aud numirjii. chimb buildings Indlcato that all ilenoinlna-tlous ilenoinlna-tlous aro well represented, nnd In the center of the town thoBalvatlon Army has erectod largo and substantial bar-racks. bar-racks. Iho town aupurts two dally ntwaiapeta nnd bas tclei-raphla com-muiitestlon com-muiitestlon Willi tho norm. Whllo visiting tho town tho nwa of Clov.laud'a victory was llashoi acroiatho table. l's'slng through tho Ilotanlcal Uu-dens Uu-dens and ascending ..Igzsg Hill a fine view of the city is obtained, wlt'i It. orchard, and bop gardens. 1 he raiting of hois Is an Important Induttry inthe vicinity. The residents also take great I ride In cultivating llower girdoos, and many oftbeie are olaborately aud tastefully laid out. The native land court was In sesilon and consequently large numbers uf Maoris wsre met on too etrotts, who had come from all part, to bavo tholr land ilalms ndju Heated, A.lhei:iihrs wero strolling through thoslreuts,on tbo morning of their arrival, ar-rival, Ibey were csplod by a Maori member nf the Church, who Immediately Imme-diately called a cab, nud sent them to bla tiutujrnry risldmce. A number of irember.ot tho Church were met tuvru nnd soiii the visitor. el comfortably iuarteted. ArriugemsiiU were ul oncemsde for holding meetings and mill a numbtr wero walling to bear thu truth. rwodasufierllin l.Ider. arrive I, the I'rltiosof Wales' birthday wai ctlebrated, in uual, with u ti. tloual hollilay. Courts were olo.i-l, business suspiudej, and the wholo community turned out merrymaking, races, galas, picnics, and vatlou. other spoil, wero ludulged lu by the iltl sens. Tho Latter-day Bslnts endrnvorod to spend tbti time moru profitably. Ber-vices Ber-vices coiumenced at 7 o'clock In thu moinlug. During the forenoon a meitlng was held aud tile rooms were too small to accommodate nil who desired de-sired lohtarthutiuth. After merlltig elghtiin liiimot of cindldatsa wiru bandid lu for baptism, nnd the sacred rlto M as perfoi mid by ono of the l.ldsrs during the noon recess. In the afternoon after-noon another meeting wai held and much of the tliuo wa. occupied confirming con-firming tilt mimberi, onu blessing children. After supper thrco cUa.ie meetings wero held in various parts of Iho town with tbu members. HjcIi earnitt elloila to spread thu truth naturally aroused opposition, opposi-tion, aud our Hslvatlon Army friends mustered In strong force on the itreets, nud dcuouuted thu Mormons. The Army Is Ultu strung in Now Zealand, having many barracks aud citadels, nud a hest of good beggars. They are not favorable lo having tho (Ivspol preached without money or prlci, and tho subject of Moruionltm Is a pleasant dlvettlon for thorn. Archdeaooii Urace, a lluont Maori speaker und Churih of Hnglaud minister, huld evening mrellngs with tile Mnoils, uud endeavored to couutiract Ihu i;uod work by misrepresenting tho Balnts, and midnterprttltig tho Berlptures, He was somewhut nou-plutsed when theMufmouKlders Introduced themselves, them-selves, and quickly cscuiol hlmteir. The following day the Iteverrnu Kenlltinan circulated a Maori IialUt containing the old Bpauldinj slory of the Hook of Motiuon. This spread the new. nnd tho Jlder. were eoou well-known otj.cts of interest uud curiosity on tbu sin etc, with both l'okehas and Maoris. Two da), later fifteen more candidate, were Jed into tho Maltal river, and there b.ptlZDd for the remission of tholr slue. The day following w us thu Babbath, and a largo hall was eugiged for religious lervnes. Mictions wire hold in the morning and afternoon, nnd at tho last meeting a large uumbir of Kuropeaus wero prstent. Tbuptlnclpldof thu Uospel weroiloarlysit forth and testimonies wero borne to tbo truth of thu latter-day latter-day woik. After meeting a number of 1-uroitans remained to learn more of thu strange doctrloes, and much time was spent lu rolutlng .laudeia and Kseutlng the truth. A gnat deslro was uxpristod that another vlilt Le paid lo Kelson lu the utar The' following diy (Monday) the Elders secured seat! on the mnil toaoh oftlieBaluta assembled lo bid Ilium good byr, uud ou almost every slreei comer, Morl. wero auombloj tnwavu their handkerchiefs, and bid Hairu n lo thu scrsanta of (loJ. Arldooftblrly-flveuilleetliroughlho oft-dcscrlbod ilctuiifquo scenery of New Zealand's hills uud valet, and the passengers alight at the Maori l'u lu II or a. Only a few members of the Church wore at home, but a prolltablo visit was pnld to thiiu. Thu slek wore atlmlulstoied lo nud lilcssed, and five more baptism, were utleuded to. Alter n lew uiy' rist the return Journiy rras coumiciiced via ilavelook ami lllcnhelm. The former Is a small town situated on 1'ylorusBuund llluuheim li located on the largo nnd fertile plains of Ualtau, nud Is situated at the Junction cf the Omaka nud Opuwu rivers. It bas a opulatlou of about auOU pesple, and It business houses are well atronUed by n scattered JOp-ulutlon JOp-ulutlon in Ihu iiOjucent country, lllriihelm is caunectol with the pint of l'iclon by railroad, the distance telug eighteen mlli-t. Our travelers reached l'iclon ngsln In limn to board tho i'euquln at 1 n. til. lor Wellington, feellug thankful that the hlestlugs of tbu Lord had attended ibem ua their trip. During tholr short tour thirty-eight members eroadded to tho Chutch, tenchll-dren tenchll-dren wore bhssid and n branch of tho UburcU organliud, with proipect. of another brunch in the mar future. Wlille In Nelson the Uldert met a oung man who ha. been lu the I'nnreh nuny J ears aud appears to be an exemplary l.attir-day rtalnt. Ills niothtr, Mrs. Iloie Niliou, Is resldlug u ri.ll Lake City, aud be Is very dc s Irou f hi arli ir fr ml tirt hut doi" lint kn.w Kin fulialdris II thlashouil reach h r, a favor will be conferred by writing to Janus C. Williams, eliou, N. Z. "I'hobiix" rAlitnuA, N. . , Nov. 21, MOl. |
