Show OX ON THE ISLANDS OF THE SEA GENERAL conference NEWS sews OK OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS MISSION MUTUAL improvement SOCIETIES on the morning of oct ad at 10 am the conference of the Y M and dYL Y L M I 1 associations convened and the time until 12 was taken up with exercises the pro gramme baving having been previously previous ly prepared the whole proceedings ce s were praiseworthy I 1 but the rendering of songs in engleb english also of essays and their thir tra translation ns lation were items of very special interest in the afternoon very good instructions were given by the elders As the former beneral president J B was to e C re released I 1 ea sed this term elder win wm G Farrell earrell was chosen and sustained as mck general beneral president and elders M E pack and geo cluff as his counselors the statistical and financial reports were read showing number of organized So societies cleties 8 number of members cash received this term 2422 2422 disbursed disbursed this term 5 amount in treasury 2387 2382 2387 THE RELIEF SOCIETIES general conference was held on the ath the forenoon was taken up by 0 the presidents and other sisters talking upon the provi dences of godana god and giving ovin general instruction in le the afternoon the financial and statistical reports were read showing cash received this term 1 disbursed during this term amount in treasury at date no of organized societies cie ties 13 no of members april ath increase 10 decrease 16 no of members at date belef lefel society house as follows disbursed for lumber etc balance in tre treasury gaury sister SL S L partridge was unanimously sustained general president of the societies of the islands with sister B al young G A wilcox and Kaaha kaahanui nul and nalla nalia 1 as counselors the local presidents were also sustained A very good spirit prevailed throughout tuis THE GENERAL conference was held on the ath and oth on the morning of the ath the menders of the tha relief societies and the biti niti mutual tuai ini im ro and the children of the sab eath bath school formed in marching order at the house bouse of one of the head teachers and marched from there to the mission on house honse where the elders from utah entered the procession and all ali marched to the N New Meeting house present on the stand president partridge and fifteen utah elders meeting commenced at 10 a in by sim cing prayer by singing singly the sacrament was administered astere b by elders J B and wm win reli reil G yar Far farrell prest partridge said he was pleased because of the coming of so many from the other islands considering as he did I 1 the trying circumstances under which T aich s some had come it showed they had bad a portion of the spirit of god with them RL in continuing he asked why they had come and in answering gave some it Is hoped never to be forgot ten doctrinal instruction the remainder derot of the forenoon was taken up by elders F W marchant and E 31 hansen they spoke somewhat extensively F upon the brot principles of the gospel in the afternoon the general reports were read financial missionary fund received this term mot amount disbursed amount 0 on hand band siti 09 ba band d account amount hecei received v ed this term 76 76 amount on hand handa cash received tor lor ing cash received for temple 20 statistical number holding the priesthood number of male lay members rs number of female members 1 1321 number of baptisms this term I 1 t number of children blessed this term 10 total number of philo ren under tinder 8 years yeara of age number ex communications 26 number deaths 65 55 births 18 total number of souls 16 president partridge then t en stated the thie causes for the delay in procuring band instruments ants hoped tto to havea have bave a band organized for ton orby br by next conference the remaining time was taken up by elders J B Geo Cluff keala kalhoun ua and A A brim meeting was adjourned until the ath at 10 dim sim am fim singing by three choirs lale laie kahana kahan and Honolu lur on the ath the meeting was called to order or de r by b at the he president pr es ident after aster af ter appropriate p r la t e and well v e rendered songs irom from from the d different iff e r nt choirs and prayer by elder H N kekauoha Keka noha the president presented the following names fon for honorable release elder F W marchant JB J B emm eum E al hansen and B al young and family sustained unanimously that they be released with our respect r s act and confidence conn cond dence the general a and local authorities were then unanimously sustained some soine of the foreign f or elders eiders and nativo native presidents of branches occupied the remainder of the tho time the for former merin merln in instructing and the latter in reporting their branches between the discourses and the giving of reports by the brethren songs were svere sung by the choirs causing a spirit of gentleness and yet power to pervade in the afternoon more of at the presidents of branches and other elders reported their branches to be bb in a state requiring much work to keep t them hem flourishing the of the elders was read as follows 24 E pack to kona hawaii J S hyde and L B malboa to kahala hawaii W C partridge and Rea keaulana ulana to maul molokai and lanai W R miller and G L Kane kapu to kanai kauai geo cluff to oahu bahu 1 I fox S allred A A brim 0 A wilcox and J til by to oversee the interests of the plantation giant glant wm vm G earrell farrell to teach english school general superintendent of sunday schools ivi INI ME EPack Pack read the general sunday school report as follows number of organized schools 12 2 not reported number of officers and members of schools president pre ident partridge made some closing remarks greatly conference encouraging home industry conference was then adjourned until april ath ism 1883 singing by all the choirs benediction by uhl pall pali |