Show THE WORK IN australasian ALASIA WE publish today to day an account of an interesting 0 conference in australasian alasia it will be perused by the lati latter erday er day saints with pleasure for notwithstanding in it does not indicate a wholly satis bictory fL etory condition of the work worlin in that remote region the tha general features of the report are gratifying showing some orne of the remarkable operations of the gospel of the Eing hing kingdon don which is gradually gaining groundland ground and will eventually be preached ct to every nation kindred tongue and people ane X e specially striking pa part rt of the report ol 01 the conference is that which relates to the spread of the gospel among the of new zealand or mabries Ma ories of whom are connected with the church and some of the more capable and intelligent are offic officiating lating in the priesthood ane work opened only rec recently enly eniy among that race an account of its a foothold them having appeared in the NEWS as reported by elder bromley who presided over the australasian mission lor some time and returned home last year jt it began by manifestations to one of the chiefs in the form of dreams which prepared him for the reception of the elders and their message when they appeared from that initial opening it has hns has spread until the prospect for a large increase is encouraging llie ilie fact of its being clear as denoted by their appearance and traditions that the aborigines are a branch of the same race as tiie tile american indians belong to renders the movement amon among 9 them of more than ordinary interest to the saints the book hook of mormon tells of large companies of the ancient inhabitants of this continent constructing ships and sailing away to new parts of the globe on the pacific ocean and founding new colonies there are numbers of evidences sustaining the theory that new now zealand derived its population from that source the readiness with which they apparently receive the gospel is not a small indication in the same direction it will have the same effect upon the people among them who remain steadfast in at its precepts as with all others their condition will be improved physically intellectually and morally for this is the true of gospel truth restored in this day through the instrumentality of a prophet |