| Show THE CHURCH I 1 IN N hew bew zei ZEA P LAND 1 1 SOME details missionary wo work worm 1 I thib this morning we were pie plea piea is rell ieli ped meet elder wm M Bromle bromie RN sot sol springville Spring ville just arri arrived ved from ni ke w zealand where he hee hh has hab as been en on 03 a mission he be lett iett bethere here on the of december 1850 isso and labored entirely on the new zealand island being president of that mission fon jon when he arrived jn in his appointed nield field there were but three branches of the church in ail all aud now there are ten composed of et white people and one of natives or mabries Ma onnes orlea dur dar log ing the time of 0 his hia stay on ab ibi iss islands the work opened among amoni Lr native population last winte winter tj of them being US ibo ISO white people were iltis to the church JI ket keb asa As a rule the white population 0 mi bitterly opposed to the gospel kni khi the genius of the colonial govern ment mentis Is against it the reason for this Is that the authorities auth oriLlis of the islands eri eli encourage courage immigration while the spread or the goald Go fifel aa aty taught by the elders among the people has an opposite tendency with about two tiro exceptions the newspapers have denounced the E edera eders ders dera and been very in their attacks upon them the most mist notable departure from thir thib i ule uie Is the auckland lerat rerat dWi in alluding at any time to theor thear the ac ijadi mons has invariably spirit ot at lar far nira niia 15 n t perhaps the character of the powers that be on the islands maj nial be partially judged by the foet fact that although the population la is only in ails all ali including 45 natives the colonial debt ex classive of several pail pall millions liona owed by the several internal In corporations reaches the enor enormous moua eum of ssi 31 si S or I 1 1 1 daring darlng elder Brom leyl aln min latry he bad had two arieti explanatory of the doctrines ool alj gospel translated into language and 2003 of esch each pra pta for distribution among the saints furnishing the nece beu sEU I 1 bunds lunds for the pur purpose pose poke 14 rne opening ol of the door of th gospel to 10 the AN afa ries rles ia very inter tine ting it was a dily day ot two before last christmas and has been bein partially related in a 10 the NEWS brother Bro bromley with two other with a number of 0 natives explaining the Q G tp them by of two bibles one in the maori and thi tbt other in the english language ian Jan guage ato sages were selected by brother brothie 1 bromley in the englich english edition adi and the natives found the same in mes thein and read them and a very faaoi ille impression was made his iee fee leelia Q was deepened by tho the fact thirl th daughter of the chief was alcias I 1 through the prayer of faith ofir 4 by the brethren recovered we wises 1 the elders called the tho foll offS dg day the chief rented related a dreams had bome somo time timo previous ched he upheld certain ce personages bonef oud whom was dressed in a white fas fao and appeared to have no colcord clothing on hla hig penson person he also aiso described uhe tho appearance of his colm te cenance toua nance nanee aee nee oneff one of the other person ages and an influence that rested tested upon him signified that the visitant was the tho apostle peter who was e exercising V ex an influence among men inen for their salvation he suld be gas was impelled to recognize the visit ct cf the three eiders elders as aa having a connection with this thia manifestation ho declared that he believed their mek sage and was waa ready to be baptized accordingly the chief his wife arid slid her brother were baptized the same evening in the from this niclena tho jueall until the number already named were added with a alne fine prospect of many more coming in at the gospel door the king ham haw publicly espre sed his belef belief in the gospel and many are inquiring el ler er W T stewart of banalo kanab who succeeds succeed a elder bromley in the presidency and elders J C stew and charles seybourn hey bourn are at pros pres ent located among the Ma maorice orles learning leaming their language and laboring with commendable energy to bring them to a knowledge of the tru truth t h brother bromley speaks in terms of commendation of the diligence and faithfulness af hla hit co laborers in the ministry and of the kind kindness kindne nest DeSt sc and of the new zealand saints toward towards himself and the brethren |
