Show iII 1 t I 1 I J JI 1111 I A I A l fi 1111 It r iiI i iI I I J I i GOSPEL WORK IN SAMOA Opening of ol a iI New Now Branch In n the lie Alua Conference Conferences An Chief hid the Iho j uio I I b thu Iho IHor lUor Tho nio subjoined letter Is Id l dated H Upolu Samoa Hamoa Jun Jan and IB IH ii signed sIgnel 1 I by y Elders Martin Martn F 1 Sanders and uld nd Jus Jos Jushua J Joshua 01 hua II 13 I Cook IB Is ono one of ot the largest Villages If ir J not the largest on 01 tho thu and andin ant antIn in the past this district hits has been one ole of ot thu strongholds of ot the tho l London ondon LondonI Missionary tho the church I r having once society been driven out outs but ut by h perseverance was finally able to again WUI firmer to u reestablish herself herstI on in Irmer Il 1 i 1 lions und and now has a at rone hold huld here I For Fur years past we 0 hoSe endeavored on to find Ild some 1010 people In this thin large lul dis district that would be bu strung slung enough h In faith ami Onti III purpose to embrace the tie hit Joy Ins pel and nud assist In tho the establishment of or ortho Among continued to the thu same salle establish sale truth two ut of our best ell Eng English En lish hish schools In Bunion culled called last May at nt this village and nd Kave Kavo HO mo school attain attainments concerts thus exhibiting the thUI r ments of ot our schools they thc nUo hud lunts I Bonie warm Gospel debates With those these other efforts our hopes ultimately i h found place laco In II the tho person lerson oC Ot I 1011 icu Leu I t lual one ot of the three highest chiefs ii of ot tho the village luge ho being the thu most I i I AH As a consequence of ot convictions l Lions Al a he In connection with Wih 1 11 talking one mO of at the tho highest B I of ot men of ot the village and u boat load loud len friends visited Eldur l W V Q U Sears Beur and If l with Ith I I this resulted in bringing back wih i them Sears und and myself Martin 1 10 V F I Sanders we arrived here h re at It 1 p m rn Saturday Jan 30 O 1801 lOl l lOland OI following night was ex cx exhausted and tile the Will i Ind the titO lt hausted till ti 2 a n in 1 In expounding i f Gospel to tb t or r twenty chiefs chich GOSIel Sunday July I t 1000 1900 we wo held meetings I II 1 Jul with sith three of them Leota und timid I our oil audience which three jF foxall us lS also ulso constituted our OUI Sabbath 2 9 a n number of ot Sundays SUllus k Sears de do departed deCor Monday July JuI 2nd Elder I ller i parted fur tor headquarters leav leaving lea hea v vI tug ing me mc In II charge chargo of ut thu tho hmo now hopeful p Hold Il old though bigoted prejudice was 19 To fo among some Home strong very ery I I illustrate one phase of lt It I Elder Sours searS Sors L and nud I while out Sunday taking a n walk L t t f Ind L I III l dip tiffi hl time of f ic 10 lU L view I inc 1 ui I j 1 nod and wo women women women much men crowd of ut young 4 day hay to a U mel men who ho hiO crowl In iii II a n tone tOie replied black Mack the tho Oal Oai la in men ull What are uro II things mel the th most mOlt contemptuous name nume lume has ha also ulso It 1 they can apply to negroes 1 desire and threat of been n it paramount Ind j the village and district people to expel doubt they us from froma their midst and nud Ind no 10 could have done It had bud our OUI convert comert not it I In InI been In high among them work of the tho th Lord amid like manner the tho th lt 1111 I Iko and oppositions has had to the Is Islands Islands crow Brow In many malY other villages of It lands because the tho general conditions usually gov govern govern that govern Jover one on village lue ern Others r Invariable desire of time the na natives nat As Is tile the school among tives to have hae an on In English I t were erO very these villagers vry them so thele 10 here hero one iinO should open anxious that hint lne opel p therefore as alt soon as we WI could procure loon lS blackboard at and some slates 11 I tOi I started a n I school opening July with wih an nn en enrollment CI Jul school of oC nine nile pupils Hut Bul the Within two or not miot long bug growing was three lut weeks other village children be began began began within two school and to come to gan COle of ot oft an enrolment months there thieve was 11 Wil 1 pupils yet et this prosperity r t was not lot to last fur ful our opponent pas pastors JIS ia ial WI tors jors were aroused to do something to tu l growth crowth thwart our L nn ulI M n Hood U uin u isy concerts had been beon given hire here the bitter feelings of ot the time villagers were anil being turned to friendship This must be checked chek d WIS the evident sen sentiment len both churched no so of at opposing 10 the Catholics and the Mission society forbade all their children nry ary nr 11 Irvin from coming to tl lur ur school threatening Q 1 with excommunication childrens parents I the from fromi churches should they the cation disregard caton the tho edict Time The L Ii I M d l S 8 school of ot the village al o levied h a u line of ot 2 c t I each on 01 all ni Its Is that came cam as II to our concerts having aforesaid steps Th school was sud Mud suddenly f 4 taken denly den reduced our prosperous to about fifteen WAi 1111 overwhelming to lo me to I It I was and It Immediate decrease I such nn an see ee these t could learn I hel weeks ves Is ore ere Was as gome omO t wal lome edicts concealed causes cause Thus Thise game caUle Jan Isn 1301 1901 1 OI to date force up tip in are arc still II tOre would be he It nut ut so O there and were verO 10 Ind I more of the children enjoying many opportunities They Th art are ar aral artall these golden Jolden forbidden Cor anxious to come but hut are lre all al thus this turn of ut events I Just at II arrived J 1 11 n Cook who hio has hal recently rent here as my in from Ion was ns appointed hee 1 companion companioni something to ton I to do som tl i again We aln now awaken planned the Interest Inter Rt of the time people eule euleAs I n began I tho the holidays approached we ve eln As for Christmas to prepare It a 11 early program In December assiduously r beginning children the endeavoring to teach tearh h parts Paris as also alao the manner their pall I n fly lly B of oC attitude and delivery C a of thirty had prepared program we live five re English I parts pong In recitations toll le and an answers reading dialogues I question all In I etc five shadow hallu Iwer vers 1 I four tour tableaux nail n a I few tel other oIlier othe dentals Christmas eV eI at Rt p II in 1 our mir con Nn concert Concert under au cert entertainment opened having an audience Mr tr Ollen lorf wife Run noil and daugh daughter clugh of oC wl lon ter pr Mr Ir ohm and negro I about one oln and nd fifty natives ant rA A son lon each Nuh of ot 1151 S Coma are ore now In tn school me One tn coming coining a n distance of oC eight miles ml 8 I nil all In Interested When WitcH order was waR called al gae pave I unbroken attention nod and lt Inton throughout the exercise Th The hp enter cater entertainment n continual till tl 11 it 1 J re we ve e Instructed our children to in ome nm Im to our house hou in inthe Inthe I to see nee what ve we would the 1 early eaily all morn sel I have hare for tor lh m e r hlo ChrIstmas morning m luSt first a II 1 couple ot of all fl 1 children came caine wo Wi WI taught them and amid how children In gift Ind It do Christmas mornings then Vo Ion on fl gave IVO them th m n a few tew lumps of ot candy cundy This Christ Christmas to wan their first Introduction mUM mas Wil ami Christmas gift hut butt with wih which they were highly pleased No sooner hind had these two been Initiated they thoy In rapidly ran to give gl Ve Information to the others libelS 01 soon our whole was here Fur For It a I while surely they were wert ver verIL hand band of ot little brownies the a IL happy brownl I larger luger nn as well eli as Its tho the smaller timid anil oven ii VOlt al wol II the time adult men inert und auth women were glad giad gild to be lie II treated In such MUCh manner manlier Hut wo tItan than they WOVe were not to be lie better lot heter for tor or cie ele the tho day had expired both chil children dren dnn and adults each presented us UI with wih a IL native souvenir of ono one kind or ur other At 10 a n m In I we wo held heM a meeting Il tl our audience consisting eon ot of natives During this thus meeting wo we ox ex explained to Iu them thel them the thio significance cunce origin and celebrations of ot the day from an anciently al Ind la down to dates antI and how howIt present lu luI clenty It I Is l celebrated cl In America detailing sports games Iames etc etl In which ore are n I Indulged These remarks were MC drunk in iii with wih eager Intel eat as Ul II this was tho tIme light that they had bud re me received tn cl on tho the subject Meeting closed at 1130 At li 12 I we Wo partook of oC a n Samoan Saloan repast relst Unit was spread by LI the tho parents of or time the children who also al o Joined chiden In Iii the consumption of ot tho the same The Thu II liner dinner consisted of ot taro breadfruit bananas fatal fitial pig ph salmon fish young yo mm mig cocoa COCOI nuts ts sugar sum gar LIttle cuno as atm 11 desert timid ami other Incidentals b bAt At 3 ji P 1111 I m I Uro lIro Cook myself and school children gathered on oa time the best beet grounds obtainable thou then began an out our ol out outside Olt side Ihlo Ido games gaines and amid sports till tuil It of ot which were vero new 10 to those about All Al wits wry very ery sportive to them causing much ex cx exhilaration and Ind laughter Soon SOUI n 11 I largo hinge crowd of ot If the tho village people gathered also desired d to participate since timid and 1110 llred t giving prizes pre of ut candy d We Wo TC we vu l were tere lre l CI I permitted a few tew to Join Thus con continued 1 till 30 a very er Joyous afternoon ti I From Flom beginning to tn end nil 11 was tl very ery successful with the exception of one on young man nitin who whim running a 11 blind race mare inn against a 1 cocoanut tree Out ml In l of respect rl for his hurt we wo se discontinued sports The Ihie village ns tnt a whole our UI wore OUI Ire ere Intensely pleased with all al our omit pro pru thinking that we did ourselves Nearly Nelll nil all 11 o of theta them veto angry angl with their pastors that they tile had hUl never neve wih taught them thel time thu tl significance of ot tho the day dl but that time the Mormons must mu be the h to bring them t to light ll ten Lull tenus Lullus us UK that time the whole village will wl join us next tul Christmas and that we 0 will wil have havo havea time a great big 1 Time The Lord has imas been beon very ver merciful to this people them thum numerous and auth wonderful healings through the nHI laying on tin of ot hands Some that at nl the time 01 beginning were very ery prejudiced against us its have received el vr such auch healings and lud 11 their bitterness Is II now no changing to love Thus Thul through h observing oh our works time the people have better bolter b ler and I nIl warmer feelings for tor iw UA titan than they lucy have ever over previously exhibited WP We e have hao had Ild twelve baptisms In Iii this branch since our arrival here and we westill still have hopes of oC others In the not fur far farIn future In turn Now New NI Years Yearl day lIar was ns spent pent nt nl Ingol headquarters In the time company of at eleven CloVen anti aud one ono sister Bister It 1 was vas was a ajo jo occasion Time The oUI News Nes Is II one of ot our most lost wet wel welcome come collie visitors ON SAVAII Either 13 I M Little writes from I alu Sawmill Samoa Hamon Nov No Oth I Our conference was held hehl nt at lt tho thin largest branch We 0 have In lu this timis IRI Island island and It had been hell arranged that all al time thu Saints 1 from the district should gather at Hl headquarters receive the tots on oil al the time and 1111 there visitors from lolu Thursday day time the morning morIng of ot the time found all time the Saints from this timis district al i at und Elder Sears Hears anti and wife gathered lt but the time had hind not ar arrived II rived However we hod not long to totor wait for tor we wu were scarcely prepared for them t when hen they came caine After partaking of ot I a Samoan spread of ACer beef pork ork chickens tab and amul some smite of oC the tropical fruits we Were 1010 given a 1 very ery entertaining amid In Instructive II concert by hy the tho visiting schools which demonstrated to us thai from that Island the thin Elders I ami Ind Saints wore were fully cul full awake to the responsibility re that devolve upon thorn theta thor as 11 the ser servants ler ants und antI children of oC Christ We Ve had hal who com corn complimented with iUm us the district Judge UI wih the th t Elders and Ind Saints very ery school highly upon their success In n tL I line blue Ile Friday morning bright and early ear we moring were on our way va to arriving thorn there about a nut noon having had ha 1 a n very ry I I successful Journey of oC mimes miles mies the We found that the time SaInts Paints from trul west Wt end citti of or the time Island hail had arrived be lie before heton waiting for Cor fore ton us and were anxiously those UI hearty ant handshakes words of ot greeting that are aro so 50 prevalent on oe oc ocI of nC this kind I Thieve There wore over two hundred people gathered Ther at mut 01 that limit place lace There wore were at lt lt this gathering of oC the tIme IThiers Elder Sears and wife ICe 0 e I L presiding mtr ilir of ut this conferences bury Smart McBride Little LIte Lewis Muir bates outes and Elder and wife making In lit all 11 twelve Elders and two tWIt sisters An entertainment wn WO given Inn Friday Upolu schools similar to night by b the time wit witnessed anti was tIme the one Inc given nt mit lt by b about three thrle hundred people Saturday morning the time conference be began beKan began gan Kan in earnest A short elmort Elders meet meeting log ing held before time the th general meet meetIng trig Ing In In the morning At t 11 nine the lie people began to gather in anti soon noon the tIme new ties meeting meetinghouse which ito tho and Saints of at house hOI this t Island have hae BO so creditably erected erteL 10 filled 11 months was during tIme the last seven WC th overflowing TIme The he time of the meet meetings meetIngs to given entirely to the time visit visitIng ings Inn wel web welcomed Ing brethren Ilder I the time people He lie was vas followed by 1 Elder KUer 0 J 1 C bur bury burThe UTho The time of oC the th afternoon meeting was occupied by h Elder I lor Sears Searl An entertainment was given gln at nt night by time the Savini shoots Our meetings on were 10 better IA lay laya attended titan those of oC the great number ot of er boll OUt a Eider I Smart In the time morning meeting gave a very able abt discourse B fe 1 most Vel inspiring feature of ot our conference The Time wm ws 1 our Sunday Sunda school directly after our morn mornIng mornIn mornIng which was held Ing In meo There Then were no four Cour schools In till all ni about one ono hundred children and lve the tho nom lder 1 and Church of ot the authorities of at the tle Chuch those tho of at the he HU Elders laboring In this tills con cn and afternoon meeting fa f nce In time the time the people to honor anti and obey these these by b living lives of oC I In th the future Eider Sears ot of the time Judgment to come After fer two baptisms were per formed tanned by Imy II Elder I D C McBride mak lonk making ing in Iii till all 11 baptisms since inco our last talt conference Priesthood meeting was held hell Monday morning moring and time the reports given Iven In by hy showed tide the work of ot this Island to 10 bo be In n mm 1 prosperous condi condition conditIon tion After Ater tho time usual |