| Show IIAOIII Mir > li b U = l 411111 Ihriu lb lr lli ull lllrr rin r IUIII NtiW ZEALAND July 6 1896 TolhalUlion I am Ul otlngamong the darkiklnned people In lio south island ol New ea r t land I am pleated to lay that I an enjoying my tabor ai a mliilonary amon this people whom I believe to be tlie teed ol the people of Nephl ama am-a I ranch ol the house ol lirael nicy aio very Urge maintaining i I I the itreneil and nature of 1 their lorelalhsri They are also bright Intelligent and 11 a w hole I they are n fine race nl people gSI They iro cry I oipiuble I and kind lathe la-the rlderl I ai a geucial rule especial Ihoie who have accepted the Ooiptl and In many Instance thoie who have not will receive the Udera I Into ihel houiei and provide for Ihcm the bes they caii I have just returned from a trip south lo Ihe center ol the Island known ai th Centetbury Iuln I In company with I my companion Udrr oiiph Llnlord we lnted five Miori settlements and were rcctivcd I very kindly Into Ihilr village aIY Jm eclIaw re and were treated with re peel W held twelve iuccc lul meeting In i which we pliced Ihe principles of th tIC oP Gospel bcloro them I lo the belt of ou a llit were nOIuccelllul h ptr forming any baptism but we trutt tha the setdl which were town will renliia I food I va much surprised to see th nice housei and thi ir comlorlable home In thai part Manyol them hav9 Ihcl parlori lurnlshed with an organ or lilano Durlngourtiavelilvlsltedanoldbatll ground where a great battle was fough between Ihe Maoris of the north ISland and those ol the south Unas at lloa Harbor bay located In the north centra 1 pnt ol the Island on the east coast As near ai 1 have been able lu learn lion Ihe imtlvei this battle look place abou the yc tr 13jo 1rcviuui to tint time the fought wiih none club and aie Ilu at ihis period the nativei ol the norm Island itcurid some mus vts of omo while liliermcn They tlen Doarde Ititir canoes und tailed ilown the coai Illl they reached the bay belore men tloucd which at that time wailnhabltei by the itrongest tribe of Ihe ilarl iklnned wai nor i known In Ihe land Hut onlili lo those ol the north ulam having guns the other had no chance to delenU themiclvej rhe I consequence I wa Uioe Irom t e noilh havinr eveiy dvtnUge ol Ihe other u arced upon i em and mart < u R I < i Uughle > A i who illd noi ewap 1 and wcie n 11 kill a PllIUO 111 e k1 iavu The numlier ol lives lost in that battle li unkmmn by the natives In he comic ol time I the native ol i the south hlllll I secured musken against he nest time those Irom the north came down to battle 1 he chief ol Ihe south sland nativca ent word to Ihe great hicl cf the I north to come lo a lean fhI he did bringing I II with I him I several trier chleli and a number ol lollowcrs Vheu they arrlvi d 1 al the encampment ho aoutli likind nalne chirked upon hem killed many of their number and caused Ihe remainder to flee forlhdr h tea 1 hui It can be teen thai by trao ngnut some or the past history ol Ue poipic III li only the history ol ancient Amtitlca repeated again I have met ne of the old time native who wai ireicnt I at n number ol bloody baltle r le h over a hundred > ean oldand still i h ui a recollection ol his eipeilence in bl li younger dayi there are over three thousand Maori Salma New Zealand and the wor > u p logrming nicely S h 1 WIIIT rarmitiRion I D 1 w Co u 1 I NOTTINOIIIM August lUlh 1896 larman came to NoUIII hAn Ian even ng and gave Ills tint lecture agamsl u > In Iho Mechanic Hall borne of the Slnlo bee attended and laid Ihe placu wai crowded and the congregation ooled and yelled August 00 I wish you would thank II our frlendi lor me lor their klndiicu urlne my brother Arthurs ilcknew nd at hli funeral We were lorry lo bur ol the death of Ilder Abraham 1 1 Camion God called him away ana we all hate to submit lo Illl win loin rgard to my brother rff arman ll yet In Nottingham lecturing gainst ui at Ihe Mechanic Hall hcreilBomc eiulement He had a acked house the first nlKbl but ilnce I hen his nudnncei havo been diminish I ng U U laid that he cannot meet ex icniej although hli books have a great I ale Ills own audiences K ° against ilm and people men and wnmin en I 110 nrangcri lo u call him do n nd 1 go upon Ine plailorm and teluie nls tatemcnii Hven Ihoie who sent form < for-m are dlsguiled with him and aome uprcss a desire to meet him lu debate beimclvt We hid 3500 tractl defending our ulnclplei and they are nearly all gone Ve hate not dittributcd one ol mem eople come to ui and ask for them and 01 courie AC give Hum out In I the midst of It all we have bad two appli c am forbapthm I and tomelnvesllfators tVe shall probably meet considerable pposillon while out dlslrlbutlog our racti One ol our blltereil opponent I I very much put out lor be li I alrald were we-re right and ha Is I wrong He toMul t an night he had retlgned hli position a i a Dapllll local prtacaer lor wo weio auilng him much anilely He siill he would b a Mormon WJo bmllh1 was not In It That U aomclhing he cannot yet comprehend We have live applications for baptism In Derby I and koine more In dillcrent lowns around the conference We irayed earnestly I to our Heavtuly I f allur that 1 our enctnle might liave no tower over ui and now we ace our irayerianiweied Ifcmemuer me kindly to all our elattves and friends IJ AJAIJIKI |
