| Show MATTERS interesting four days session of toi australian conference many eloquent maoris laoris bear their testimony elder L 0 pond delivers some powerful addresses and his wit wife e speaks through an interpreter for the benefit of many interested readers of tur THE JOURNAL we give dive a a synopsis of a report of the list last australian conference meeting published in the deseret news newa the conference was held at hamaki the spacious meeting house was filled to its utmost capacity and nearly every dietric dis in the mission was represented on the stand were the following elders from zion president william gardner john johnson john G young bryant ashby wallace C castleton E best joseph K X derbidge joseph W linford R L bird hyrum cook george bowles leo bradford john clayson george jarvis john H ellis horace W barton heber C jex william S dimond L J obrien david lindsay james 0 allen alien J N lambert charles H embley J E R E scott J A M jacobson david packard joseph M folkman jens K nelson T S browning william goff hales tle thomas J morgan mor an F ea w alt bloodily Bo odily louise pond sister A E asper and walter bunot A number of reports were rendered and a number of the bribers spoke among them Wak angaro 0 president of the kopuawhara branch of the to te mahia district in his characteristic lively style he greeted and welcomed the saints to hui he be dwelt dwell at some length on the restoration of the gospel after singing the benediction was pronounced by erimena of taba pau other natives who addressed the conference were president hoera to te of the Rangi toto branch of the wairau kairau district arapata arapatra te Wi rihana ibana to te halite tamati mete likera to te kepa to te auka anka otene sahi tonga wi beera to te reba keha Ape rahama all native madric maoris kepa to te What amui an influential salvation army captain was permitted to speak he had been invited to attend the conference and thanked his friends for the honor they had bestowed upon him he gave a brief sketch of his hia life as a sinner and how faith in christ had changed his heart he was pleased to meet with his people in conference though he differed from them in their religious religions opinions he closed his remarks with a somewhat lengthy prayer and a heavy amen wire kahana followed ile he commented upon the remarks of the previous speaker and portrayed clearly from holy writ that faith without works wa was s dead the report says further that paul hofere bruha to te maari and pita all able speakers alho addressed the saints they dwelt principally on the fundamental principles of the gospel and bore strong testimony of the truthfulness of mormonism at one of the evening inee meetings tings the says bays to te Pu pukeroa Puke kerol roa the venerable chief of tamaki was the first speaker dressed in a long loose gown he presented an imposing appearance though feebly he be spoke in a firm tone and testified with power to the establishment of the true church in this latter day dispensation and that zions elders were the authorized servants of god to carry the G gospel os pel to tile the nations of the earth president of the macanga branch of the madia mabia district was then called he iq if the demosthenes of his fiery eloquence thrilled the audience and held them in close attention for more than an hour quoting daniel 2 44 45 he port portrayed raved most forcibly the setting up ili of the kingdom of god in this dispensation the historical application of dream was nicely traced and clearly demonstrated the establishment of the church in the days of christ and the restoration of the gospel in the latter days were all dwelt upon at some length the speaker closed by bearing a powerful testimony to the truth of mormonism and the divine mission of joseph smith the meeting 0 closed by singing a hymn and prayer by pera on the last evenin evening sister louie pond nee kimball made a few remarks through the interpreter elder L C pond spoke several times during thi tha conference which lasted four days |
