| Show CONCERNING ELDER PAXMANS DEATH How the News Was Received In His Former field of Labor i1 Auckfand New Zealand Wednesday Jan Cth I85S To the omcers and Members of Zion Mnori Association Salt Lake City Utah Beloved Brethren and Sisters Sail In ilecil was the Inlelllgence I conveyed by uur home mall or Dec 2nd Informing us of the death or our beloved brother and former mission president Elder Wnl laxman Wo had learned pro vlously of tile painful accident which had befallen him hereby he wn con lined to his room anti deprived of the pleasure of attending the October eon ferefoce and meeting of the matirt ass elation but had hoped and prayed that his confinement wan but for n short time and that a few weeks would have I round him nt his post of duty there to comfort bless and encourage the Saints AS was his wont nt all times Never for one moment did we thin the grim reaper would take our brother from us Through the death lit President 1ax I man we feel that the Saints of God throughout all the world have been called to mourn the loss or IL loving brother a wise counselor and truly a man of God Our fair Stale has also lost one of her brightest citizens unit the people generally have been deprived ot Ihe association or ono oC wholl1 11 ion truly be said The world Is better g Ifra rn altedfnhrt h1 1 for his having lived In It The I Maori association and ollllr organizations I with which he woe so closely connected will feel keenly their loss but with ui will also feel to acknowledge that God I eloeth nil things well and will bow In humble submission to Ills decree As the news or Brother Paxman i death spread throughout this mission 00 < and numerous viere the expressions I hen vent to hy the Elders and Saint 1 located In these parts Those of our native brethren and sisters who had been blessed with the privilege of a > Delating with our departed brother and of receiving counsel anti advice from him at various times felt that they Indeed had lot a valiant friend Though it Is many Years since he Ie sided here he has ever remembered us at our annual conference by Pending nn epistle full of loving exhortations uldch has been rend In our meeting nn has assisted materially In making our conference successful and beneficial to all During a conference held at Te Hua punt December 25th and 6tll a memorIal memor-Ial service was held In honor ot lel dent Paxman No sooner wag the tin Ul t-in made that such a meeting be hhl to show our love and respect for our noble brother than It Alas taken up most heartily bY our Maori brethren and sisters the result being IL most 1m preslve service Our worthy president Elder Ezra F I Richard who had labored under thin esldency of Brother Pullman In thee lands spoke most effectively per fraying many of the godlike qualities or our departed brother and paving owing jet deserving tribute to his I alloys performed here lie false made i Terence to prophecies uttered by Present Pres-ent Paxman and testified ot their lateral Ifulflllment In the remarks of the Maori Saint ROme testified of the i rUllllment or prophecies JA their be half which had been uttered by Preel dent Poimnn Others spoke or his untiring efforts to present tho Gospel of Christ before them In I plaInness and of the lasting Impression made upon their minds bi his labors and ox ample In their midst In the remark of every speaker there was plainly plain-ly manifested that love which Is I onlY felt among those whothrough the death of a fellow laborer and associate feel they have truly lost a brother and Mend We condole with you all In the loss of Your able president but feel that God has called him to perform I some greater work In the great beyond I be-yond our sympathies I also go td to I the grieved family who have been deprived de-prived of the association of a loving devoted husband and father 1 Proving for the comforting Influence which cometh only from our heavenlY rather to rest upon all who mourn and exhorting nil to follow the example ex-ample set by Brother William Pax man I am In behalf of the New Zen land mission your brother In the cause or truth truthW C CASTLCTON Mission Clerk |
