Show ANONG AMONG THE conference in new zealand labors labora among the natives bay N Z aug 20 1888 editor deseret news the semiannual semi annual conference of this the kalapu district has just concluded ediana and the maori saints are returning to their homes rejoicing in the pleasant time they have had president was with us also elders M X S marriott of the mahai and A T wright of the poverty our first day saturday was taken up in hearing bearing branch and statistical reports p orts which are extremely encourage mp ua bowing bowing an exdell excellent ent spirit and an increase cress ot of good works among the saints two sabbath schools and one day sendol the latter ably conducted by elder J S bingham Bin gaam arellin arelin a nourishing flourishing ish ing condition condition As usual our meetings were held ta la a native house these houses are low and heavily thatched have but one door and one window both la in the same end and as a consequence are rather close when bullof full of people A mr mcmillan having a ball near by and thinking that perhaps some of our european friends might like to attend the meetings kindly offered us the use of his ball for sunday this offer we accepted anci ana on the sabbath morning at 10 the room was WELL FILLED WITH sitting on the floor and about twenty europeans occupying the chairs reserved tor for them alter after the administration of the delivered an excellent discourse on the principles PI es 0 ol 01 the gospel and some other th things togs that we as a people believe in being div given en through 11 an interpreter I 1 it t was understood by both natives and whites and corn banded the strictest attention at the close major porter of the volunteers andla anda government employed emp loye had the courage to express his views in favor favo of mormonism excusing himself for arising requested in the meeting he in a few words complimented the earnestness with which th elders teach saying that a divine influence is evident in their willingness to sacrifice feelings and pleasures and live with the mabries to teach them the truth he told the saints that they are right in the course they are pursuing and that through it they will never come to harm barm although not feeling himself to change views religiously he could not but acknowledge the great change tor for the ithe better when mabries join the church and the earnestness with which all things are conducted he urged them to continue to listen to and obey the instructions of their ministers and said that they will be supported in it and that they are right being a maori speaker his bis remarks were made in that tongue and he said that all had bad been correctly translated the mabries hearing the same ag the europeans this little speech sweed wed t to 0 please the mabries very much coming I 1 ng as it did from an influential source I 1 in n the afternoon the local and general church authorities wore were presented and voted upon and J JE E magleby released from the presidency ot of the district being appointed to labor in the bay oi of islands where A GRAND OPENING is being made ezra T stevenson was ws appointed to preside with john 8 bibb am a as teacher and jos joa J jack son traveling elder remarks were made by elder marriott and others the evening meeting was opened tor for testimonies rod and thirty mao ries took advantage of the opportunity offered good remarks were then made by elder magleby and president and conference adjourned jour ned on sunday morning nine baptisms were performed making a total of thirty five in the tae district since april during the conference tour lour branches were reorganized and several ral ordin ordinations ationo to the priesthood made of late there seems to be a strong sp spirit rit working among the saints with wit a desire to do right and the pros prospect ct is good tor for new to he e rod fold in its near f future in company compall with elder magleby and a native mer elder I 1 recently took a trip around the east cape and bay ot plenty among the outsiders our oar ex peri ence encil was various both in our oar travels and in the reception we got this Is a very rough and broken part of this volcanic island and judging from the nome oumer rons ons remains of 0 earthworms earthworks earth works or fortifications the people must at orie one time have been the same indeed they are said to be the most warlike ar tribe on the island the mountains stand out rugged and brok enand the steep climbing would almost put pikes peak or mt ml nebo to shame A short distance of if nice sandy beach then a high mountain to climb and back again to a few mileson miles of beach only to be confronted by another mountain whose rocky point is impassable by the beach at one place we came to a slippery ledge of rocks rocks with we tee tide coming in j THE MAIL CARRIER has just come along A few moments survey and he be starts out one sans trousers and boots leading his bis horse while we j make ours follow and climb over the i rocks carrying saddle etc an elegant procession ro cessious but no one to laugh at it I 1 rn in other places the narrow path leads i i round the steep mountain sides the ocean waves beating up at the base I 1 where a single misstep would be likely to cause an ocean bath or at least a wet suit ot clothes when the rocks are too steep steps are cut and we realize what it is to ride stairs horseback our first night away from the saints we have the privilege of seeking shelter in an abandoned hat bat having been refused by the mabries Ma ories orles this is a part where they are very bitter and near the place where brothers Br othera johnson and magleby were tied up and many persecutions heaped upon the saints some two years ago many of the people e ople desire to treat us better but are le kept pt from doing so by their chiefs and ministers the following morning we have a fifteen miles ride up the bed of a river crossing the liver ninety one times in a ziga course in the evening we are welcomed into a pah py by about 7 Ma mabries ories and barked at by 12 dogs and I 1 think some of the latter inhabitants were away 1 we were here kindly treated bat they did not desire to have us preach though they seemed much interested in conversi conversing Dg appu subjects they thought they did dd not want to hear bear during the trip we had the pleasure of holding many meetings though we were refused on several occasions occasion is the people ars are mostly followers of A MAORI PROPHET te boott and seena seem content to remain so as their religion if so it maybe may be called does not hinder binder their fou following owing aft after erthe the lusts lasts of t the he flesh at one pah te kaha where we spent a sab oath we had the privilege of speaking to about sixty persons who paid good attention and we have hopes for good fruits itt in the near future it is 18 taie me cleanest and neatest pah and peo pie le it has baa been my privilege to meet in Maon dom while returning riding near the beach a huge while whale came up near the shore remaining la in view several moments we also got a good view of wane waite island a mountain St standing aDding out of the tea sea some twenty miles from snore shore and from which an imm immense ellSe volume of smoke is constantly ascending this island probably is the only thing of which the mabries have no theory as to its origin they simply fay it always was so we are glad to be with the saints again and witness the good spirit pre an incident showing allowing the respect of our heavenly father to his faithful servants and the power of satan over those who continually serve him has lately occurred in our midst A maori ministers minister moses ture has persistently persecuted the elders and saints from the beginning he lias as heard beard their doctrines preached and is thoroughly conversant with scripture from his continued hardness bardness of heart he pt and having in been thoroughly baral warned d of the evil ofa of his hia way one ot of the elders wits was led to bear a final testimony ard shake off the dust from his bia feet no as a witness telling him that unless he be repented suddenly he should be delivered into abe aads of satan from that time all was gone fione wrong with him he has lost much ot of bis property and influence a short time ago his son snot his own wife and then and last week his house burned in the night he with his wife and child barely escaping with their lives yours respectfully E eta T S and at a dangerous place in the road the occupants feared the wagon would tip over mrs smith jumped from her high seat the result b being eing I 1 a T gry severe fracture to her limb 7 last monday john johnson fell down a manway a distance of about fifteen leet feet in the ontario no nd 3 8 workings he received a compound corn com munia ted fracture of the right leg below the knee under drs gregor wilsons Wil sons care johnson is setting getting ai along as well as could be expected although althous his bis iD injuries laries are quite serious it is not now anticipated that amputation will be Rec essary afta A case of some prominence was before commissioner whedon thursday in which wm H kimball was the defendant and will 0 young complainant young it appears went down dawn to kimballs Kim balla balls ranch tp t p exchange a horse for some other property he claimed but kimball objected strongly hot words ensued and kimball made a break at young with a case knife and had it not been for george clift some hody body would have been seriously hurt young swore out a complaint against kimball on the lith dinst and he be was arrested last lait monday by sheriff weber on thursday he arraigned arraiga ed before commissioner whedon on a charge of ef assault with intent to do bodily harm 1 and alter after the prelim gaary examina elamina tion the commissioner bound Kina kimball ball over in the sura bum of to await the action of the grand jury ary park city record |