| Show l i iI I rL t I i I k i i I Ir arm SOCIETY A ISLANDS DS MISSION l J I i The Th ol 01 0 tho Fu I ol ti the Gospel in 11 tho the thel 5 I I I r j f i i 5 South Sans UI i iI f L I J T I i I I L U Written tel for tor tho thu News New by 1 Andrew W I 1 HWI C of o 01 the Ihl to thu Ihl UI mUl from Nor Ulf Hod 01 It tr ft r 1 P Hunk I U t a counell count meeting of ot the I I In i the Church of It t Jesua Christ Christof I r of Ut I heW held hell at M fay y 13 J 1813 OI Pratt Plat wan Wil or ur ordained ori i to t thu of a I Seventy and unil 1111 41 I t blotted and net Be apart to tl go 10 tb Ui t tho the lit 4 I On io u a I mission by liy u i Young IRl t b Ii C 1 Orson Oron Olon Hyde and Pane jitney P 1 1 Pratt On the tho Mime Ile occasion Noah i R I F Grouard and Knowlton 1 1 4 p p F were well hl and not ot apart to t tJ n accompany 1 aOl I Pratt ns an 1 i f j ft to tho the I Pacific Inlands Brother Grou Grouard rou lip h ard ad W wa al H io a IL L by hy 7 i Omni Hyde Ihde These le were tie the tIrL tIrLi HI m i J q dern der of ot the Church of oC Jesus Christ of ot 2 t 1 who Iio wore sure unit and 1 sent Int out to labor UH OK among Imong Ill i I l a I people who did not Ill speak onIc tIe tho I ng t i II l Hi h language Ulder I was WI wa ap appointed 11 I 4 pointed to II preside lilu over tho the mission in I Rider tr Pratt Pral had been leon u IL I L i man nali In hiM hla younger ilaya und and Ind duril one Joe on of ot his Wa voyage In lii tho thu your youri I Iho i i h h ho he had 1111 stopped at Lit II the Sandwich bl 1st Islands blands t j ands and Ild about tILEO O months i r th lher there r He flu was much charmed with th tb climate and ond production of ot tho thu 1st Island li M arid and unit and alli one duy Iu when In II conversa conVIS conversation q tion with President Brighton Young In Inu u he a I strong desire to them Ih m Brother Young Youn asked him It If he h would be lie hl willing wi I I I to tu a I 11 mission 10 to the tIlo tw Islands landa l of tho the Pacific I Ocean OC ln He Ue If replied In the I I 11 I lo I i other l could coult bo be 10 sent enl with him Boon oon O Benjamin V p 1 Noah HOlen Knowl Knowlton I 1 t ton on F V Hanks volunteered to go th mst named being a n 1 man lOOn b who s ho was much attached to Pratt IJ I i I were ware Borne of at tho thu circumstances lending up II to the appointment ot of tho thu first Int Paint mission to tho thu Polynesian people i Thursday Juno I 1 11 Pratt ond Hanks I hink started from H Nauvoo on their mission for tor the Elit tw Pa lu Pacific PaE E i lc Islands going on oh fl the timo steamer Ann to II St tt Ht Mo t L they continued the tho Journey to Pitts Pittsburg 1118 burg hur Penn Ionn whore where they arrived on tho thu Pratt loft lot his hIl mI companions I at RI for tor Pleasant Garden Garten Ind I nil I I and ann Brother Grouard left let the tho name ammo ilav for Philadelphia Rider and 1 Hogel tan led ot nt till tl when whon they th also Ilso left for tor Philadelphia arriving on time the Hoto tro 1010 I they the i I found and amid a U few fow day dl I later Inter It was agreed that Brothers and Hanks should RO go o on ont 1111 I Brother await the arrival of ot t Brother Ir Pratt PrAt then spent Fomo omu time preaching fHI baptizing In Delaware Pennsylvania and aut New w Jer Jur Fey foy Fa and III int In II company with vI th Rider I lI whom he met let nt ot Mount loUIl on tIm th of ot July Ju 1 to New Ness York arid amI to New Hod ford Mass laMA where they the found Elder Af At After ter subsequently l 1 with wih some Rome of ot the In Boston liv hv of Young YounK went vent to toNe I Vow Ne Bedford to n a passage for ful forthe the tho tour four Ehlers d for the Pa 11 I IMio ono eilo Mio Islands Being Holn unable to Ind a 1 ship going oln to tho thu Sandwich Islands he lie I engaged passage for himself and his ii three companions on time the whaling ship shil I hound bound for tor Tahiti Society Islands ands paying SOO for tor each eRh e Time The brethren In lit Salem Ilem arni ool Boston con ron contributed I liberally toward helping tin 1 1 11 11 a 01 os did Ild at tho th brethren m In 11 New Bedford particularly part Brother Philip B II I Lewis LuvI who donated SOO 0 to toward toI ward Artl their hh t passage unit outfit ou tl After pa their passage the time Widens Elders hall hail hailo I M o 0 left for or contingent l nt Monday londo October Dc 10 her 9 1813 IRU I ler Pratt Grouard Hanks lingers who Iio had hul hadI I met mel at nt New Ness boarded the Captain Coptain unit and under way Wiler hunks Hanks was wan suffer Hurter suffering ing lag very ery severely with consumption I when hon they tho sailed from ruin New Ness Bedford I For days after salting sailing from New Nw Bedford Bedord the weather was rough and mu nt nih HI I linger r luIel considerable with s B an nn In ex cx experience P which I hu his hl being b lined to 10 seafaring life Brother Hank though not lot seasick was Wil confined to hi hl his butt bod most of the time timea as IU a the tho with wih which ho hc hI WA was auf suf IUt kept gaInIn on In him overy day dRY The fhe other missionaries took the best beet caio caro of ot their sick companion I dally dRI rubbing him with antI and anointing him In the name nale of ot the Lon Luni Ho Ito lc never failed to receive Immediate t relief under such circumstances g but tho Iho seemed to he In Iii In TI regard to approaching tho root of at tin the t e which kept Us La regular match reducing him from tr m day to lay day until he hei I i j became almost n a 1 living By ly i ithe 1 the let 1st It of November his hla MUSh cough took tok a R I I different turn It I i was hunt hard for Cor him hirr i t 1 raIse mIt the tho matter from hi lungs tuni which seemed stuffed up and antI on 01 the Ihl 3rd arul of fC I November he breathed his tile last hoist 1111 I II Hanks was the first lr Saint who died nt at sea soa while on a I for tor foreign eign Brother AdU Pratt In lii II the thit particulars of at Ether Eler l I nail and death writes I 1 I hUll haul no tearful fearful apprehension of 1 4 Ider Hanks hunks till the 2nd of November 41 at nt low 12 I 1 was l called by Brother Koger to relieve relle him tutu anti stand my nw m I regular watch with Brother Hunk Honks T I then thon hall hail fearful apprehensions that hu hl li lii i dissolution was near at lt hand At 10 II I Ii i oel k n a I m his hil were i 1111 old uhl and arnt thou the th large drops of ot If cold sweat nn iV crud cred cr his hits system It I wag Wil with great lit lie could coull strength enough t to tn throw off 01 from tile hla hil I lungs tho the rattling phlegm that was wn con coil COl I threatening to strangle him himAt hll r t At Jt that moment as al 1 I Flood 1 him ho tic mafle mafe a I violent struggle to tl throw hut but up the obstacle I weakness woe wan AI not nut able Ihl lit ROIl and In the struggle he lo Int t his hil breath hr lh his hil e lulled lolled ur In his head amid ant I thought he hue had loft left us U for tor vet ever everI er erI u 1 I new lew to Brother Grouard who from Ii unwearied un attention Imd hlll laid haiti down uton to 10 toi i 11 take a n allt little It repose hut but he lie could uhl 1 sirIng to his feet Brother Hanks caught Jl l hi hlA breath again and revived a n Soon Sn after arter collie Borne lore of time cabin passengers p ti gers ser came cale In to tl see se Pt Dr i recommended r a little wine win and water ateI I 1 After Atter that he hue revived reI so I much that h toe ht wished to bo be shaved Bh et and have hae 1 huie hll hair bitt hir combed After this thia was done cone I I talked with him 10 time about I hit hll departure de His mind was clear 11 I calm chui and al perfectly resigned I Between II It end and a tl 1 I p I m in 1 he f lund had 1111 another turn Thile re r iii dutt d tile hit It He lie le could only I tut speak In after Between S 8 Sand pk ater I and alt ate 16 Ie 1 he be Ml fell into a drowse After ALer ho he 1 awoke he to tn me rile anut wild saul saulI I I j Id dreamed al a ft dream Do you OU wish wl h to toh toI I heir h it t I told bk him 1 I did He lie le wild KRil I 1 I 01 i mi a I 1 went to the spirit In huB pris prison pr J on It u i an Illa Hl I ho k 1 t I Ih I hi at 11 and an to lo the west went l and anI u lI 1 p of ot j people eople that I II b n i i jut 11 UK Ik i IH pie pl in real reil rat life I In IB B in tn n thin h H I 1 waa wac al al ft I i nr ir It 1 th lb y u v r nn to the th north norh mit i 11 tW Il i lied had Just Ju t 9 1 ren I II and Int they the were c I r T MI i c r rm m rn around Ir It I uw w no flu noIh ch Ih in ii i item 1 I looked hooked to 10 s sI H eee I I h HI t r anybody I that 1 I knew but butR butu butI u R p I J i m 1 n T thought th were we com comI c r I R ir t Kh h agaIn in Ia II a R few fow to minutes minute i ai 11 I h r i ir thee thew then thea 1 I tee ie M iet t C p I I i f V I w I It then About Abut ill I II B I h V t had hall another It Amm srm am be he beh heh l h hr ri tt f l L u lit t trump 0 aM M saw naw W the multitude Jhn a that nn an n ani i man coald cl number r K Ima emaIl in all and an great i I I I stand before God Clod they w were re email Imal and capacity for tOl th wera no groat in li II children thieve there thele He lie le IWO bor he hO h further i iA mw saw any 1 ni l A 1 I 1 thought It II my laet opportunity with him I wit Mt up about six Ix hour I Ithon Ithol thou thon thol called hll lell tt Ho ei I laid down dowil and In about two u Mourn ha hi called oale me moe le and said II He 10 J I e Is IB dying I heard hen rd th tIme death rattle In hll hie throat and HI K Kup up tip He lie had Plated placed tile hla hi own otIl hands high upon Ullon his 1118 lire st his hl left lut hand hits his right Ho ua lOB n he lie h had II I calm 1111 resigned without n a 01 or an UI emotion 11 I never Il saw iw a in Ir inure re pleasant corpse in lu my I life lo After we WI had It In Inu It In a u It 1 float nAu U l burial rube we ue WI largo large winding shiest sheet t and 1111 cArried curried It I on oil 01 laid lall In tile the slam tar leek lerk A 4 was vuis 1111 te II gang way im In Ill It I was wRe a H of IC In hi 1 this we laid Ink It I f unit und sewed It up To Ti r his feet wan wu as at ott attached lt about GO Cu weight Then this thu Ihl Ila wore were furled the Hauled laule up Ul and amid the th main I nat It hit were vere hove hO aback ck The hl noble ship cli ii topped mopped K lieu her and 1101 lud lay 18 In iii II gentle motion an anIf lS solemn scene If to 10 witness the I The Time American tl thug lag was wan al hoisted half hair mast as Ui f a U signal that one ot of liar her noble nuble countrymen had Mt guile Koll the way 11 of all al the earth eaith Then her h r generous cr crew w gathered around and with uncovered heads listened In lu breathless silence lence to toa tol a 0 very made mAtl by 1 l thrim they tile gently raised the end of t the thank plank till the corpse slid sll the tho water itter feet teet fore foremost off otT tumid struck In Ihl most loat My dy ly eyes o eB followed him as us he lie sank Bank till 11 a I white speck week vanished in III the blue waters below This ThIl woos was WIS In latitude 36 26 degree wAe 34 minutes north longitude 26 degrees It 11 1 minutes west wesl from frol Gren The he 1155 1081 of ot Hanks won wan wal se severely e verely felt by hy the three remaining inU mIS 11 a au as their deceased companion was tas CUI truly trul a I good ROOI man mAl and ond a worthy On the hIm of November 1848 the Ih arrived at ot St St Nicholas one flu of ot the Capo Verde VerdI Island Sonic Some SOle of at Ihl Elders went vent on un hore procured don ann donkeys keys ke s and ald rode to 10 10 a it vIllaRe six II 1 I Pi in iii II the Interior intent They rhey Tile aim sIo alPl sPilt sent nt i I to America by the tM brig Susan of ot Salem Mas 11 happened to bo ho bont bont hoat nt at HIIm time the Island when hien they IhlY called After Aler taking In ho a n supply of ot fruit the tho leon continued her voyage Nov n a course On the lOth of ot Iho she ho crowed crosscut the tl antI the th clone r t the year found lieu her moilIng making slow sO progress In II tho tile direction thin tion of ot the tIme Cape of Good Hope HOle Africa The Elders sP hint nt a 1 great deal of their time lime while on board the tIme Timoleon reading and studying they the also lec hoc lectured lectured to 10 each other oth r privately on tho thu pi f cit if the Gospel as its the tt Ih captain would not tint permit them to tl hold regular on hoard board They also con freely with their gira and the about religion rl lon Ant whenever u they humid had the he I opportunity Ii 0 ItY nut In tn their great Int Joy their testimony wan WI s by U Oll of ot them As is s n it matter manlier of ot recreation they occasionally Indulged in Hilling fIshIng with wih hook and Ald line lne mind ami ewi tried their hand hlll nt itt horlon 11 lug ln M bales Our situation on 00 the wn was anything ol but pleasant writes Elder r wn one oils of those thole men mel who because batIse he had haul command of a n ship and ont In a afew Jew Ie sailors alors foil folt fal as tIc ni though he was WOH ab nh monarch of oC the whole world In Ina a wOd word ho lie was 01 a 1 sort cort of or a 0 I genteel ty tyrant i Il rant nt lt with a I large Inre share chiare of He lie would give g Us no Ito liberty to preach on Ott board oMd because I h na said 1 lift lie h It Is de destructive te to ol discipline to 1 encourage site age act familiarity II 1111 rl between c rM unit and crew TIme The were not nut gentlemen neither n did 11 they the know what belonged elor 11 to tl good gOll manners The crew was a n unix mix ml lure tire of Rood good and amid bad men muon Some lle of or thorn Joo were cre old ott sailors Billow ant and tanners Some hUll hail others rf were ere sons song Ions run mu away to punishment for tor their crimes and still others were tere wet seek In II their thoI fortunes In foreign lands hul but taking making them thorn altogether they wen were much better than the tho captain and aad officers Our consisted of ot a 1 Doctor I o his hits wife wll servant anti and three children Mr Ir Lincoln and wife wie H all designed for tor Tahiti seeking their Dr waa tas WI a it II I so An alco nl was wal his wife wie Mr lr Lincoln anti and wife were and HP op pen ml to be he nn an In honest couple Time The he doctors wan sas al also 1110 I 1 think an nn lion hun hone hunI e it t I woman I n 1 but lut a n great lover of popularity popularity larity hul 2 IHM I S Ii A of Pratt Prat and Gronard on 10 t antI tue r by bi oo on the tho Ia La 11 rte The three surviving Elders I on board the Rogers hogan asen Pratt and Grou arul spent N NI Ness w Years Vears day ta In ulet 11 I 11 a anti ami 1111 pru praying earnestly that thal loul lI servants they were vere ero would prosper their efforts und In 1 grant them nUlt on Oil thou their missions Jan Jati Jai 3 8 they thea I he lighted the Tristan lot Isi lying southe sout t of ot Africa In iii hut Int lit 37 7 d de K I and onui 20 ao dog north of Greenwich There are arl three Islands In Inthe the til thi group BrOl II imm ly Tristan Inn Nightingale and HII but only the Island wag wa as In ni tor these theM Island the took tok an 11 course ul tt this th 2 th she phie hl doubled the Cape CalO of ot Good 00 Hope lope I and thence stood on oa for lor the Mam of St t Paul which was wa reached on the of at February 1 There Ther three thre boats bo t wore Oro lower lowerd d and ant twenty tent barrels bf 18 of fish Ish of ot tha tIme i od 11 cle les caught rh day 1 I 21 l the pa sen gem gi rs the thu Ih missionaries went wenton on ln shore and found fifty 11 or sixty mis miserable mil erable ralle looking Frenchmen antI cum American I which instItuted constituted tIme the thE In Inhabitant habitant of ot time the th island hiders Elders Grou Grouard ard ami Ho HOrs ers a hIlt hill hi on th the Island IMand |
