Show THE HAWAIIAN conference our semiannual conference convened here on saturday sunday and monday october ab ath and ath there was a fair representation from all the islands during these days aloha reigned sup supreme remey and brotherly love filled the hearts of the saints the words of instruction admonition testimony MODY and prophecy spoken by the servants of god under the power and influence of the spirit of light tended to extend the comprehension strengthen the determination increase the faith and better prepare the saints for the mighty work in hand sunday forenoon was devoted to the conference of sunday schools reports were presented pleasing exercises in singing catechist catechi catechising sing ng etc were engaged in and the officers for the first term were sustained for the term ensuing president brigham johnson addressed the schools upon the necessity of training children in the principles of the gospel A 4 native feast took place at the close of the meeting at 2 pm the M I 1 A met in conference delegates reported the P aco 0 gress grees made in the various associations an entertaining gramme pro consisting of short lectures essays recitations instrumental selections and songs was gorine gone through the present authorities were sustained for the incoming term president W H allen alien addressed the congregation speaking of the design deign of these societies and the duties of their members the sisters of the relief societies had bad a full attendance at ane conference the presiding officers were named and sustained and the organization was set I 1 in a order for continuing and extending their labors at the general conference the greater portion of the time was occupied by native elders who have been performing missionary labor during the term and by representatives of the various bra branches nelies from them it was learned that the branches for the most part are in a spiritual healthy condition A desire to hear the elders and to learn their message is manifested by many among whom they have traveled the baptisms for the term numbered and children were blessed at the after afternoon Loon meeting on the ath the names of the general authorities ties of the church were presented and sustained the local presiding officers sustained were ward E pack president of tha th hawaiian mission with all foreign elders laboring here as counselors 8 S 8 S hammond president of the island of oahu bahu and the branch of honolulu brigham johnson president of the districts of koua kona kau and puna island of hawaii jas malin horae home president of the districts of hilo kamakua and kahala island of hawaii W H allen alien president of the islands of maui molokai and lanai laabi M F eakle president jas bush native assistant of the island ot of kauai isaac fox president of the late laie branch twenty native elders were called to labor under the direction of the above named presidents on the lath of april elder C D hording harding and his wife jennie jendie L arrived here brother harding is now teaching our day school which has some fifty pupils president wm king was released from the presidency of the hawaiian mission and returned to zion in may taking with him twenty seven native saints ward E pack was appointed to the presidency elder charles A harper on account of ill health was released and returned home in august we were sorry to lose his services all is going on well upon the plantation there have been frequent rains this summer the pasturage is good stock is looking well and cane is growing nicely we sold to the kahuku kahuhu sugar company for seed forty acres of cane at per acre cut and delivered at their railroad which runs by our field more than half of this has been deli delivered verea this will leave us not much more than half as much grinding as we had last season M F EAKLE clerk of ef conference LAIE plantation H 1 I oct ath 1890 |