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Show ZION'S ilAOKI ASMHUTlON. Uipori ollts K-ukI .n A I'lraant nutl tnj lyaliln lint. On Friday evening last a pleasant BM'lal reuuiuti was held In the Kou r teouthwarl assembly ball under the hiifplUBB uf Z oo'i Maori association, fur Kldrr who hava labored In Ihe New Z.alaul mission, and their friend?. Tna first part of lha evening was passid lu ft formal mealing prssluod over by 1'iealdunt Taxman aud 11. U iddard. There were prese it of those wlu haveprrslded over the minion, 8; re:urned Klder, Hilnti from New Zealand au I Australia, 18; relatives ul K'J-rs now In New ..aland, 'M, aud at" ul 7 other. After theu-ual opening eterolses ft tin arte al repert waa ru an 1 adopted; also a report of the wurk acoini;i)l-hed by the aociatl n; the o .nitort I anla condiilou of tno Mairl rlais wh i are now I cab d In lhl city aud uolug temtiie work; puoils I ig ntera ur tor the mi'iiuu end the fur her work necary In I hi dirwcluw. t',iitl-a Irutu the asN icialton and the Kirat l'rel leucy have been translated and ihe Utter was ktudly putdiaoed In the lr:t i:r Niwa aod iisttlliuted am iu ouriit-nu. ui New Zealand, l'resideul Wm. Taxmau Iheu ad drt-Bei lha uieuttinr., exiranug his piswire lu the saiua. telt mucu H rat i tied In llriilhg lu tba report ol the work done, aud the lntrt uianl ft ft el by lha relurnej Kl irrs Iu regard to the welfare of those who era now Ish .ring lu far away Maurilsnd. Waa much piaed with the epistle suf, and epjke id the j iy In in heart oi trie nlnt and Ihe srool that would surely result from Ihe same, Tna asstmbiy Iheu a.og several Marl byinna. Klder Jioeph Jorgeuaon of I gan reprcsviited lbs receutly returned Ki-dere. Ki-dere. He retired Ihe inissluu as being lu ft proaperoui con.mn u. Al th general conference boid ut beiurn he left In Oc.i ber last, eat h uieir ct or cniifen me was reprepeuted ftud gave favored. e reiutl. Hlater Ka;e H tnney rendered an organ solo. Kl .r v tlllam ltromley of American Kork waa present and -aid mat he had i res I dud In New Z aland In Jssu, Hiatelthathe was in.trun ' to ei-u tba Msorla aad eudaavuitd (to open up the wmi among mem. n aa ui lha valuahla aaeislauce rendered by llr doer t'nsriea H ir ly uf Auualand aud ulhers and tne oohdilion ot the misalou geueraliy during In term a prealdelil. He referred lo an Incident In which haendeavred to gal a small tract translated. Not being able tu uo tna work hliu-alf ha employed a gov-eminent gov-eminent interpreter tu uo i; lor film. Hut whew the msu itw the matter tu ha transiato i and the mms uf J s-p'i Sml h, be trembled with fear and aald hedsrtdnol do ll. H w oitlt-ie t now," said iirn. KrunJey, "we have sorea uf ooniieut men I,. Ziuu wuu are able lo do Una work." Klder W, p. riiewarl was lha next speaker, He said he aiirod-d Hrolhar liromley aa pres.Ueut uf the misslou and hd sluue served a second term iu the sliiu Ml(lun. His special missluu wa to Ihe Maur a. He r)oiced lu lha meeting u l said tluu It w uld be productive pro-ductive of good. Mu Nke words of c-iinf orl aud oheer to tuo who have reUltvMS letoriiig tn the misilon. Ktder Kxra T. Hi'oar-s, sbmt lo leave fur New Zlaud, having beu uallel lo preside there, ali he uad already al-ready tl lei una mission td mat iaud, irom lhS4 tu le-s ihrta year and seven mouth. While lhre he Was engaged In the translation oi the hook ul Mjirnon. npuka ot the present call, and ftlthutiirh surprlsrd, he (oil like goh g Hiid d ilug his best lu tna work. He appreciated ihe laturs of Ine apsuol-atlou apsuol-atlou and bjd I' a work would continue. con-tinue. Ksrreshments were then aervrd, aud all enjoyed themselves In con versa lion, temlulsceucvM aud soclsbie Interchange Inter-change uf seuthheuln. l.ter In the evening ft Marl brother -Hint. I Whviga addressed the tifeung, ex-I ex-I TrMslug hln.self aa being greatly p. eased In b lug able to attend, Tne association doing much good and received sustaotlal express'uns from mauy preaent. Many exprensej Ihemieivrs that it was one uf lha happiest hap-piest uiettttug attended fur mauy years, Tareuts, wivtt anil idill treu had tha pleasure of conversing with tnoie Who had aeeh their l -vej one In lha Ahiipidva aud Kldera iuvluHJy grneil lha onnd uf lue.r ru.lilijiui in that I a roll land. The reunion win be lot g remembered aud It wa unani moiiiy decided to huJd auuu gather-luga gather-luga aeu.i-AuuuaUy. 1' ,k KravKNHoM, Halt Kakk l nv, Apm o, loud. |
