Show australasian conference WE have received from elder auldrich len ien lengthy thy and detailed minutes of a general braf conference of the australasian Mis mission slon sion held at Ta onoke hawkes bay new zealand on the and of january last which abich we are obliged to condense not having space to publish the same in full the elders from utah present were W WT T stewart president of the mission wro gamner gardner E L davies edward newby geo S taylor C harles charles anderson amasa antasa aldrich aidrich and J C stewart the day before the conference commenced a house bouse which had been built to convene iu in by brother otene wei wel hana president of the branch was prayer being offered by elder george S taylor and E a feast engaged in by about natives besides the elders who were present this building in maori import architecture Is considered one of the best it is 2 feet outside measurement 6 feet high at the sides and neatly painted on tre the outside the interior Is plain the boards merely receiving r an extra varnish tarnish it Is a custom among the maoris laoris to lame name their houses bouses and accordingly an inscription was placed upon this announcing noun cin cing the name of this louse house Is the bright morning star durin during the conference reports were received from the traveling elders and alse alsa from the maori presidents of branches which showed commendable progress gein bein being made generally but the h elders iders labored laborea under a disadvantage in not being familiar with the maori language rhe the che intemperate habits of many of the natives also prevented them from investigating investigation and accepting of the gospel the usual good Instruct instructions instruction lon ion were riven given iven by the elders and a most excellent fent spirit enjoyed on the second day of the conference a number of persons who had previously made application to join the church were baptized and another feast was partaken partaker par taken of in honor of a chief who had just united himself with the church the general authorities of the church were presented and also the following W T stewart as president of the mission A aldrich as president ident ot of the Pre presided sidel det dei the bay bax B a J C stewart ft dent of the mila miia mahia mahla vi gardner president ot of waikato Wai kato J W ast am president of districts ai a J nordstrand of the Canter canterbury bury burp i ference ferenee fere tere nce also the local the several beveral branches all of choun unanimously sustained by vote the statistical report was D which showed the mission rols rois sion hion to be beli k following very satisfactory condit 19 branches 22 elders 37 priest teachers 8 deacons total numb officers total number of oat and members number of chu under eight years of a age ae e 9 1166 p number of souls 1070 1016 number sized during the year 60 2 n nc blessed during the year HJ arf nn emigrated 27 the following is the showing 4 c natives 11 branches 4 eider elder priests 21 24 teachers and 0 5 deac deao total number of officers CO GO numbs nuat nual members total number of 00 of and members children uda una years number baptized d dibi I 1 the year children blessed 9 da lne tue year total number of it iii there are arc 11 14 missionaries in ahmoi the 12 of whom are laboring amol amow natives six have been released ing the year and 12 have hav arrived v e d L are two relief reiles societies amo amor europeans p priesthood meetings 11 s were hd heli such instruction imparted to thep thes the and lo 10 local cal cai priesthood as was wast kastli thal thol li necessary for their progress ac an van cement private instructions Instruct ionO also given by prest stewart t tf I 1 elders owing to edge of the native language thi nut ders could not enter fully idt int ilki principles of the gospel but the thee then B forward to the future with h W assurance and with renewed 1 l ruination min atlon of acquiring the native a guage realizing that to be buce 0 an fn an fn presenting the tee gospel to this thesna t it must roust be in the maori tongue all feel well and leave for their IF t ent fields of labor labo r hahnl having the sp their office and cawn calling rest resting I 1 them e et generally they receive no pe tion from this race of peo people different christian denoel 1 accuse the eders elders of stealing stealing I sheep and if they do not ruail guarfi flocks better and give them 8 C food I 1 am under the Impress loi will break down the fence and co better pastures r 1 l george A philips venezuelan sul general to the ignited united States rt thursday in new york city t the british fire brigade has car cai the government the services ofal firemen to protect the public germany german jerman has extended her pj 11 1 in western africa by an anc 01 the remainder of the coast of W thi of guinea I 1 lying V u between caeti cam I 1 and old cala caia a r E r jones laughlin of Pitts ritts bm C berday filed a suit suil ne against adust th the woi wol leans exposition for f or abl sued on is for tor shafting in the madie madle department u ut A constitutional amendment 41 B r the gross earnings I 1 of railroads h cent passed the california 1 berday the same bill had lile tile passed the assembly tj tr the mining and national exchange 11 and new york vork exchange enchau e and stock board havon hason to form the consolidated 80 slap petroleum exchange of new yol ype the house foreign affairs colip cog 01 today to day authorized eaton of cak cut to submit to the house cui cur ur able report upon lefevers calling for retaliatory action fot foi f L banys restrictions upon mec M ec products ng 9 albany 27 president dent elect land accompanied by ills his br brotis otis r sisters and col lamont lament and 1 B leaves for washington early T e morning and will be there tul tt eve evening nirl tit lit |