| Show ISLAI ISLANDS conference A REPORT exhibiting CONDITION OF 01 THE MISSION j the semiannual semi annual conference of tile the s sandwich islands was held at lalee oahu bahu april ath and ath isu 1881 present on the stand president edi ward partridge and tiie the elders from t utah 14 iu in number on the oth at 10 am president parts ride rid ridge e called the assemblage to ord order r aie ate after alter r the usual opening services the sacrament was administered president partridge made a few lew opening remarks and spoke of the early rise nse of the church of the tn book of mormon the history of the aborigines of america it is thou thought gilt glit he said this people are descendants of the ancient inhabitants of america lie he compared tills tilts dispensation with the oneat one at the time the savior was upon the earth J elder F W marchant reported ills his labors during darlng the past term on the inland of kauai kanal the saints ansome at some of the branches were alive to outlet and aud at others othera were seemingly not very much interested the tile mutual improvement assoni associations eions and sunda sunday y schools were doing very well about forty south sea islanders from the island of st gilbert GlIbert who were baptized last term had returned to tie tle irown I 1 country lie ile had met and cL ct versed t with veo geo people uie ule oj various natio ties explained alne aine i so sona ine inc of thay thal th dutle dutie af tile tiie and lo 10 liitle i iness 1 elder eider J B hh ull il rwjr cd ii abhors 0 on hawalt hawaii betso kahala nama 1111 lill the tae first few week y there lie was alone but afterwards joined by elder J BM B meldrum eldrum had nad enjoyed his labors at some of the branches the work was progressing favorably at others the people seemed to have very veny little of the tr e holy spirit the sunday i choals were doing very well but ti room for improvement among the societies had distributed distri tracts among the foreign residents and also to natives who sho could read the english language and also conversed with wit ithem them ife lie related a remarkable inar kable kabie case of healing as follows one of the elders well advanced in years was taken sick very suddenly and to all appearance was at deaths door ills his eyes were set sc and his body rl rigid and aud cold coid ills his son suggested that he c be washed his clothes changed ean uan ed and he be prepared for death notwithstanding stand ing this through the mercies of our heavenly father he was healed by the administration ol of elder and alia alla anat tive lve elder kapela by name elder J B meldrum said he was wa much pleased to meet with the saints and impart such instruction to them as his limited knowledge of the ian lan language ua e would allow ile he had been upon 11 on tre the island of hawaii with elder I 1 akad for two months ile he was pleased to seethe see the interest manifested by bv some of the saints upon said islai island ail and hoped that all would soon take a lively interest in the work ile he prayed for the blessings of god to rest down upon ali lii elder E M hanson had been to kauai with elder marchant enjoyed himself well regretted that he could not remain there longer exhorted the saints to live up to their auti duties es and not to harboy a grumbling spirit and seek faults in other to listen to those who are placed over them etc adjourned till tui 2 p in 2 rpm p in sinh sing singing ins ing and prayer elder eider a 8 E woolley reported his labors a on the island of bahu oahu owing to having had so much labor to do on the had not been able to do a great deal among outsiders his labors in the ministry had been almost exclusively cop confined tined fined to teaching the saints of the various branches the saints were not as a general rule so 60 fully alive to their duties as was desirable lie instructed the elders and prest presidents in their duties they were to magnify their offices and callings or they would come under condemnation said those who were faithful would gain everlasting life gaan jilder I 1 der ww wip 16 earnell larnell reported his labors on the islands of and an dLana lanai many of the saints were sleeping 11 had labored dill diligently antly to arouse them to a sense of their duties andrad and had impart in part succeeded lie he nad enjoyed his labors had declared the gospel to people of all nationalities with whom he lie had come fn an contact said those who had identified themselves with the church of christ must strive to learn their duties and do them also to listen to the teachings n as of those placed over them the clerk then read the financial and statistical reports ot of the different islands missionary fund amount in treasury october eth I 1 1883 01 01 amount received this term 1190 2 amount disbursed this term a amount in treasury at date 1447 2 number of baptisms this thio term 12 0 children blessed this term 62 deaths 70 removed excommunicated 18 total number of souls 3 1 elder if E pack addressed the saints they had come together to gether to be taught respecting their duties dietes they must lugt give heed to the teachings of their leaders for they would bo be jud judged according to their works accord according in to their diligence in keeping keepin these things they were to seek to prepare themselves to gather up to zion if they would do so the way would be opened up for them kaleohano spoke to some length on the subjects ol ot obedience at the priesthood and gathering adjourned till 7 p in rpm A p in bingin binding and prayer nepal N 0 a spoke upon the first principles of tte tto the tho gospel and gathering the saint saints must come out of babylon or they must share in the judgments about to be poured out elder win C partridge spoke of the opposition of the world to the tiie cause of truth though despised by the world weare we are arc recognized and blessed by god as ills his children if we serve him adm wished all to s strive rive rise to understand their positions and perform their duties elder V R miller spoke on the subject of falth faith without works said the world horld believed faith alone would save them thein which was not the case we vve must perform tild the labors enjoined onus on ua by our saviour orve or we cannot be saved in ia the kingdom of god the rest of theotime the time was occupied by presidents of var various lotis iotis branches reporting their branches 0 adjourned till monday T fth ith 10 a in i monday 10 a in singing and pra prayer er eder eider J it II gy gardner ardner spoke of the sufferings suffering and death of our savior said sald b by jilin we vve are aro redeemed and saved based if htwe we have luve falth faith in him and keep ills lils comi commande comman naudin dm ants if we do not we c remain as though there hai had been no atonement mah caf made and ani will be found giuy mius still at attile the last hist day chegos the iros sros pel of salvation has again breen laor baor d to the earth and by obedi obedience euce ence to wo will wain vain am life poke poka ortho of ti c ru of t f S i tor lur it asui la in anat arethand arat ar at hand let ua oe iet let at hla his con coming ling jing the authorities general and local were unanimously sustained and elders J 11 II gardner J B mand and S E woolley were honorably released to return home elders brim fox and young each said a few words to the saints expressing aloha iove iose love but were ua abie abic to prolong their remarks because of their limited knowledge of the native language adjourned till pm 2 pm elder geo go cluff reported his labors on the hawaii districts of kona kau and runa puna the saints there seemed to enjoy but very little of the holy spirit drunkenness and kindred vices were almost universal ile he exhorted the saints to cleanliness in person and pureness of thought for the holy spirit will not dwell in filth exhorted those who have the holy priesthood to ma magnify nafy their offices and callings president partridge presented a report ort of means mear donated for instruments hor bor for the brass band as follows amount on hand oct 6 1883 55 53 77 amount donated this term 50 15 amount on hand at date 92 the amount still needed 00 was by vote of conf conference er distributed among the various branches upon the islands and the amounts as apportioned were read by the clerk A report of the means donated for t the heR relief ellef elief society house was presented amount on hand oct ath 1883 amount donated this term amount in treasury at date the reports of the mutual improvement association and sabbath schools i were presented showing a marked increase crease of interest as well weil as numbers reports of the relief societies were I 1 also kiven given number of improvement associations 8 total number of names enrolled 2813 2812 sunday schools 12 19 number of names enrolled relief belief societies two not reported 14 number of members prest partridge said the intention was to read the names of all who had donated for the new meetinghouse meeting house but that there were names this large number was ac couRted accounted tor son by the fact that each persons name was written every time he or she donated many p persons dersons names therefore e were written many different times so by vote of conference the r reading of the names was dispensed with and the book containing them was placed on in the tile top of the pulpit the clerk read the appointments of the elders for the next six months as lis follows p FW W marchant riar kiar chant and V it miller to the therona kona side of hawaii W C partridge and E M A 1 hansen to the kahaia side sit of hawaii 31 E pack and A A brim to maul molokai and lania JB to oahu bahu Geo Cluff and B BM young to kauai isaac foito fox to labor upon the plantation wm win G earrell parrell tutor ot of english school at laie lale and a native elder to hawaii the elders who were released each spoke a few moments expressing love iove for the saints and exhorting all to faithfulness president partridge said that he parted with veith the returning elders with regret they had been faithful and efficient laborers and counselors to him he exhorted the presidents President sf those holding the priesthood and alato dill diligence ence in performing their labors etc conference adjourned until october at ath 1884 i sl singing A i ka ha lani lan anu home liea bica mica nica invenis ve n is 11 my q home benediction py by president E partridge rid 1 c jbf 1 I 1 W WM ax G earrell FARRELL clerk |
