Show conference IN THE DISTRICT bay N Z february 1886 editor deseret news the semiannual semi annual conference of this district convened on the and of february at the daou oke meeting house the elders present from ut atah ah were B E cliff president of district A aldrich E newby and J W ei native of sandwich islands saturday the first day of confer conference enco was occupied mostly by tho the maori brethren giving in reports of the three branches iu iii this district the reports were very commendable showing a disposition to do what was required on the part of the members only two cases were reported of members acting contrary to the counsel of the elders and these individuals were very roach much given to the use of intoci cants can ts true and faithful testimonies were borne by bv elders newby and kaulei of the divinity of the works in which we are engaged prest cliff made closing remarks said he believed the reports P orts were true and invoked the blessings gs of god upon thip the saints sunday morning mor nina we added two more to the told fold afi christ elder aldrich read the statistical report which showed 19 baptisms during the last six months and six children blessed makins a total of souls elder aldrich occupied most of the remaining time ha was gratified with the good reports of the pre previous day and the diligence of the maori saints in the discharge of their duties the restoration of the gospel to the earth had caused many of us to make sacred covenants before god and man which we not afford to barter for the man made s systems stems of 0 today to day the religion ol of M the protestant world was a mixture ol of truth and error man agn the t 0 dundei 9 and not god we could not violate these covenants with impunity he was followed by elder kaul elua moku who spoke interestingly on oil the history of ancient israel in the afternoon the general author 2 aties of tile the church likewise the dent of the austral Australian iatI mission and the local priesthood were all unanimously sustained by vote president cliff then gave an interest ins ing discourse detail lue the duties of the local priesthood which he be c corn cm m pared to the mechanism of a clock t when everything is in good running order there is ay no trouble every part working harmoniously so with the priesthood when every man under 1 stands his duties there is 14 no chance of contention discord or disunion such f an order is beautiful elder new by concurred in what had bad been said he felt to sustain that which 1 t would elevate man and closed with an exhortation to live faithful unto the P gospel without which ve could not enter the kingdom of god thus closi closed our conference which was fraught with good advice accod i danied by the holy spirit we do not wish to boast of our maori saints but it would not be an injustice to say that most of them are very exemplary honest and good and I 1 tear home of our good saints at home could profitably follow their example although their skins are not so white as ours we love them our prayers are tor for zion and although we are isolated and distant f from rom her we should like to have our f friends remember that her sorrows are i our sorrows that our sympathies go outward across the wide pacific to her suffering ones Yo ursin the gospel AMASA afasa ALDRICH cheik |