Show ellis tuh CA CAUSE Us Y 1 af IN inflow HA t A ira isa ARA 16 im efly A f p it i i 1 4 rile tho the fo following lifting lettea hns hab lenior AA warded by mrs da ai elb eib fillmore mure it beng addressed tOJ t d 4 liSiy C her litis iltis husband band on a mission eln ein 1 I se zealand with a request to cablish it will be bd asad with W friis I 1 I 1 till u t teai vy the S TA ONoKE haw ks bay bas ay i new zealand may 14 1884 1881 jirs IL greenwood fillmore CA crib dear wife the second sunday atter alter our arrival here we wc baptized and aud con com ahrmed otene millana dillana in so doing J felt feit eit dit i and realized the spirit spirit of god lie received a powerful testimony and wept like a child to give you a complete 1 account of our proceedings ahe fol lowing Suri sull sunday elay the tiie ath fust dinst I 1 will I 1 lust just we kive you it leaf from my arose morning mor mornin nin niD fille filie but chilly prospects prospect 8 of a ne dav day das made rations for the d days itys labor thirteen nati bathed ves ces had ma made d e arrangements va t v brace the truth h this havlu been noised elbut hman the sentral erot fera cosmany t ed R 61 the uhe nath es I 1 had the 16 briefly brielly presenting the truth to ra 61 them the laoris maoris who were be e baptized having arrived from hal hai word was riven alven gaven to prem pren baptism I 1 retired to 0 the w tm 4 valre the laoris went luto th depins ep ins wll wil iowa lowa and raade ready tor tot havira having lafeyett tamm onn omna offa a portion por tion of rny tny clothe clothel wrapped a sheet arlond me by a eather cather girdle dle die and walked toward the rivers edge As I 1 turned my eyes beheld a most beautiful though peculiar spectacle thirteen natives six men and seven women ivend ing their way out f from rom the greeli foliage fo liAg ildr of the large trees the maite maime had badoi on onya whito white fastened taste faste neu heu ert crt their waists by means vt tf A belt the women weka wet wee twi cwi iwi in hife hifa clothes st between their black heafy had brown skins and the clothing an was very 9 this in lift conne connection ati att 0 n with the pleasantness of the day the calm surface of the thu lver niver r on which there was not ilot a ripple I 1 pie the beautiful green appearance of W H natures verdure in which the wind had rocked itself to slee sleep and it if the mellow throated songsters song beag ceased their warbling in solemn reverence to the occasion immediately the brow of the hill were about 40 dusky natives sitting and reclining in varlo vario various us positions gazing gazin with wonder upon the scene the natives having reached the spot ot of im Ln trance tranee into the river Brot blotner tift I 1 hinckley off offered ered a tew lew Words of prayer I 1 when I 1 led themay the way into the water followed I 1 by one of me tile natives the fol lowing named 13 were acre w ere baptized tal tai males maies wl wi tournai ki kurisco tana taha otelie nil nii hana rerat rera tilli ihl Hamal hamai wallo ralli kirill 0 tene teno mahana A females 4 earomi otene alghani nil nii hani hanl earomi 0 otene tene tend all ail hana merelene Me kara kans illana T tatrena a irena ta mallana maliana ali All hana bana mairia kihana nii hana britana mel mei hana I 1 I 1 T at after ter ten the work of baptism was finisia ei e the time until dinner was utilized by the mabries commenting upon what had taken place between 12 and 1 all assembled in a very veny spacious s room whose furniture and embellishments were of the tile workmanship of the hands hailds of nature the ereen areen trees grass etc the noor floor i was a tl the i a mother earth a portion of which formed the table tabie with grass straw and mats for fora a tablecloth at 3 2 p in the ringing 0 of a bell announced in 11 the CONVENING of d about ou bu having assembled in a long it 10 low v dark building bull buli dlug ding gr greenwood eel aiwood presiding meeting commenced in lii the usual ivay way 11 boado made some pome remarks on the gosnel which A greenwood Ure enwood macie macle a few fedj explanatory plan atory remarks kt oil on the principles of tue tile gospel more especially especial lk upon the ordinance ot of continuation as some were about to receive that erdl 7 dance then tilen those who were baptized in the forenoon were confirmed mema members of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints under the he hands ot elders alma gre greenwood deliwood and irai iraj iran hinckley in so doing we realized a good influence next a number of children were blessed h to see seu these little ones standing sta ln in a row awaiting their blessing and game tame name forcibly reminded me of ille lile the birc circumstance um land tand saying of jesus when he said suffer little c children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of heaven 11 the sacredness and importance of purely partaking of the lords supper having been explained tho same was ministered administered ad the ghe meeting was then dismissed by singing lord dismiss us with thy blessing etc 11 B benediction by b alma greenwood 4 by performing the ordinances bof baptism continuation confirmation blessing children and the administering of theisac a graat great krit sermon kritian ion lon was preached to those who had not received th the truth it was plain to their under bt anding that these ordinances were in conformity ay with the tho doctrines of the bible bime the daywan day dax was one of kreal greal rejoicing and god be thanked for tor the thet opportunity of administering the th e ordinances of the gospel to ab st ganv under such pleasant circumstances h and n d influence 9 our native brother otene Mel mei llana ilana is ambitious in thee they the work having haying an dr aw f wf MV desire to t brin 4 rt if icv 1 1 tt ALL HIS ills race irace INTO THE TRUTH 0 o lie ile min nin onnes gomany many to td us to preach to by this means the word of truth is bein beil being Z carrier to many mano qt of them nearly all are very anxious to hear hehr the gospel saturday the lith dinst prefer ei having arrived f from foin the tile waina waira rapa we proceeded to seven miles fro from m here on arriving we wera w ere well received by 6 y the natives that same evening we preached to about 50 50 of them sunday morning were instrumental in the hands of godif y s anve ri lve ive morri I 1 0 to the church and a again ga I 1 n presenting the truth to over one li undred hundred many jalany of then i made speeches of welcome to us sating saying we were saints of the lak iak living laving lav liv kiv ing god and that those who believed in the bible could not help believing in the doctrines we proclaimed we have invitations to go y 0 to other plaids and some more gave in their fia 1 WC s feir baptism by this you will learn that the spirit of god is vork ipg 7 among these the lost sli shee cepo prof the 1 I 1 I 1 oh oll the lust went from hastings to alq au added t two wo 5 oung young 1 men mei to the church and made preparations to leave leaves said place for korono Koron aa gata ta k to respond to A CALL OF llin ilin NATIVES to preach the Is gospel saturday worn mornin litot kee trave traveling ing six milet 11 as heaphy reapher rea phed d Kor coronate onate ln in which there the re is on onlY lyone iyone olic hir p j of style aalthe are small smail native ghares agae approached corae liker haere dacre mai mal sheard wa immediately after arriving arriving t g athe the natives commenced to assemble from various directions and a general shaking haking fc of hands ensued Accord accordini according ii 1 I to their usual custom custon much S speechifying speechify ing was done in ih which raceway race was fast fading away before beffre the thel advancement of the white man anahis customs and the they werm great darkness reli rell religiously loesl an and aad oth lise itse they wanted to know now where 1 had been so long after our two maoni maori brothers had bad made appropriate speeches I 1 ah their questions telling them first the white man who brought the bible to them had not preached tiie tile pure chaste gospel to them in its falness and simplicity slig second they had not repent repented e of t thein their air sins bins finsland dand land taken the necessary steps s to receive the comforter which would dispel au ala all clouds of dark darkness ness from their minds shoil mhd rhems nf things to come and guide them into all nil truth etc in ansiger tog toi their questions tons bons where has this gospel been so long iong the apostasy apostal apo stacy y carom from the primi primitive church was referred to and tile the resto restoration a of the Gospel in the present ceu cen century tu 1 ec t we openly informed them t that h I at i we i would preach the gospel to them a and they could rege refi eive elve or reject it but to carefully and prayerfully cons conn aberth c conclusions in the evening A wa ve met with them again They a avide side their their english prayer I 1 e calletto called to p raysor them we talked mull muli with them on the gospel that night the maoris laoris sat up all night talking about the thet ruthi ruthl f ll ity sunday morning at 11 we LED TWENTY THREE moku moru w m ay y of t evit mcew n to of baptism i a confirmed in them thern alid aud blessed five tive children in the evening we instructed those baptized to pray night ni ht and morning and to beware of temptations which may beset aset t their e pathway t f mon uon monday a Ki horning we ule bodh too A iia fla leave 1 e ve of t the e brethren inid irid sisters si ders fers of 61 t that t p place lace and drove dibee to cwhite our little company being increased by some of those who had embraced the truth at atko ko ron gata td is a small place otle otie ot ouse newly 1 I built and owned b by y the chief noah As we approached we beheld an old man wrapped in a large fur robe on reaching the ho house use we found him to he be nearly blind caused by excessive Fea dip olp of the bible which i he lle is 19 byell well weli acquainted with ile he interrogated s mt respecting the house of israel especially the he tribes of judah and joseph his questions were answered satisfactorily in the evening wp a meeting and tied ried the ansini rolp el to the natives datives at this alabe plabe place following this was a protracted protract ec enthusiastic thus thusia lastic thou though h amiable discussion dis assion between us and d ai minister inister of the church of england englana a halt hait cast but nut after comparing dils his ails fallacious argument of circumcision at eight days for or justification of infant 7 lil lii lini ilni III baptism with the auli aull evidence found ilund in the hordof god III in favor of adult baptism I 1 hy 7 y immersion mer sion ston he 1 was as compelled t to 0 pull down his fijo lido and surrender jle jie also aiso strained stra in lii ill faculties t to tiie tile their r utmost imph capacity eity city to dethrone the tho babil biblical sanction of polygamy lut but iut was lutt luit about as successful in this crusade as the former thursday in orning g av we e returned to headquarters feeling abundantly blessed with the good result of our labors As soon as practicable we will wili organ org ran an ae alze the adint 13 at their several places pih rih fir v f s t s in connection with realizing p a super natural power powen work working i nani anlon them the CIVI THE tiie FOLLOWING 11 MASONS for havir ig their attention directed to us and the cause sent 1st ast they say the churches have been reaching preaching tt tb grifs long iong ume time but have ave aye f failed ailed to exp eap explain aln ain h thi th meaning of the bibie bible to us fabing to show us how to get pt eternal life but they lia lla have been going aping up and add we ilav haap V heen been dot doi going down on our own lands land s butchen but when you came you I 1 0 2nd and nd you did not look to the rich but I 1 bothi to the poor dor with love sharing our houses with us and eating 11 that which 1 we eat s z vre tk ard you leave leive averyt everything hl in anci and ancl sunner suffer I 1 to do us goo good d in the gospel ath you go forth trusting in the lord with your lives in your hands facin facing death itself forthe for fod the cause ut truth ath when the V hite man inan came here first 1 he gun to shoot the man next he brou brought wilt wiit the gospel to lu shoot and fais his land landi buethe but the gospel which you bring shoots shoot Athe the kings governors ministers churches and all ali all ali ALMA alua 1 I |