| Show i FROM VARIOUS MISSIONARY FIELDS 01 Someone U01009sart > < wo 71 27tZ UAITAXOI June 271b ilk > The Hmltnnuil district conference of the ruiunia tllitilctol 1 the Church of Jesus I Chill ul LIII Salnll convened con-vened nt Wnltftngl I 1 In tha whale punl nlthlh follo lnj namrtl I rideri I liom ZIOn iineiit President Ullliini Gardner Gard-ner anal Ezra r KicliaiJt whu wat about to lucccol him cnrpli M folk man Iirident d llaurakl conlerencr Moroni iJienbv still Albert li Aiper lib companion LldtrDivId II 1nclcjrd prmidtnl ol f I tbe Gouransia conference and Win Me Donpld hu companion There were pretent tome few Saint ol llw Ilalrokl I I confefence and tome Irom Tinrangj Abtaiichol this illilncl nJ I i the remainder were Item this bitncli Brother Packard made a lew opening remark alto reported Mae illmlct as I belnc In n fair condition Expressed himself htln < highly pletied with this prlvlleceol under tile auspices tl a district conference and homtl hilt we would t be niulully I W I rId I by this conference The new president 1 T RichArds I then nildretted the conference f cnhnrted 1 all to bo diligent I and firm In he I Gospel ind 10 learn and study the times I awl Ion H I-on for we lite In Iho lit dAY when todi judgments Mill sweep over the earth ann consume the wicked Let in not be like the people who live near Uitrawcra at he I time ol the I eruption and who would not repent till It was too = late but let US learch the Scripture anti find out the truth anti then tlo it President Gardner Invited all to attend our nllernoon Station and not lurgellha worth already Spoken Afternoon services began at 3 p 1 m Brother I M Tolkmin WAS the Tint ueaker He dwelt eicluilvely on the run principle of the Gospel taking up each principle In Its older and likening Iliem lo file first ilfH 1 on the narrow path Ihat ledlh to life eternal lifother Gilbert Otmiby was next its Ing the 1911 and lift lientes of tile 8th Chapter 01 l Act holng that the Got ucl cannot bo bought HUH money then span kt on the apostasy Ialene folio ed the president of Ilili branch He endorsed all that had been said he knew we were all mutually bent rated br meeting lojet er and uere all fed iplrilually I by Ililerilngto the words of fll the Ixird br rwet I briefly I Ion I-on the form of banlllm At the evening station rider Morcnl Ijiienby I ai railed to Speak I 3r did to on the ubjecti ol repentance and baptism mother Ge Awamlrn native van next l Greeted all and felt to rejoice In the good work for the many good filing I that had been spoken Itoni pared tile churches of 1 tho world with thist the Hue church ol Christ I Irnldent Gardner then spoke Said I tint It wan Hue that If Iho Maoris would loin the Church that they would be blettnl i in number and In l all 1 That they let their hands to ilo Showed that according ac-cording lo ilalutlct the Maoilt as a whale are last ilecreailnz but the Church statistics show an Increase In i number Showed how the prophecies of Joseph Smith had been fulfp1min the Stint I is gathering I out to Zion to the top Ir the mountain pioved from Holy Will that prophet are nccemry and without revelatlui the people cannot continue In the strict heals ol God At the Sunday teivlcn June Bill 1856 Mother ne S Aiper was the first i ipcjker with JMIolkmn as Inleipie trr Exhorted the Saints to be diligent and firm lore hit teillmony lo the truthfulness I of the Gospel I Ants the dIvInIty dIv-InIty l of the minion of the Prophet I Jot eph Smith President Um Gardner followed Iloro his testimony lo the power ol the Priesthood t t and the l manifestations of the Holy I Splilt Sign followed the be llctcrttoda the a lame ai they ill J an clcmly At the Sunday afternoon services the sacrament wa administered by Ulderi f Packard and McDonald lcrel Iretldtnt I I L I T Klclurdt uai calldl t to t ipcak and gave much cood advice exhorted the I Saints to balfln continually against the deilrea of the flesh Ilrotlier James Nlcholl lolloned on the necessity ol baptlim At the calming services rretlJent Gardner made hu farewell address to those gathered In this conference Gate many good instructions lu parent ul inag t IraIuW children lo train them up in the way that they should l go Advised nil a a they valued their spuls salvation luc lu-c evil of all kind He Ihn dell on film apostasy also Iho restoration of the Ooipel the bit day and teferred lo Church organliitlon Then bade all farewell in Maori stile and tang a little son which Was very appropriate Elder Jowph M roi N mail then poke on Salvation for the dead and l born hU teillmony to the Gospel and bade all a fond farewell WM McDovALu |
