| Show conference ON THE SANDWICH ISLANDS in our semi gemi a anual conference convened on the ath ath and ath of april the minds of the servants ot of god laboring in this part of his vineyard were again set at rest on hearing the manifold testimonies in favor of god gods 8 cause as revealed to josph smith in this last dispensation A fair representation sen tation of the various islands and branches also the spirit of the lord manifested from time to time in behalf of this downtrodden down trodden and benighted people and one hundred and eighty seven proselytes prose lytes added to the fold of christ in the last ast a st six months aye ape evidences sufficient that god in his infinite wisdom desires the everlasting gospel to be encouraged and taught on these islands there were present fourteen elders from utah on the stand on monday the ath inet the names of the general authorities of the church were read to the conference and were sustained the local authorities appointed and sustained are as follows W E pack president of the hawaiian mission with all the foreign elders working here as his supporters J B hawks president of the island of kauai brigham johnson president of the island of oahu bahu and branch of honolulu with jos joe J johnson assistant 8 8 hammond Haon nond president of the island of cf maul maui with irvin fisher assistant si W 1 I allen alien president of the northern and eastern portion of the island of hawaii including the districts of ko hala kamakua Ela makua and lowith hilowitz Hi albert davis da vig assistant M F eakle president of the a auth ern and western part of the island of hawaii cawall comprising the districts of kau rona kona and buna with jno T giles assistant thirteen native elders were called to act under the direction of the above grevelding gre ores ding elding officers juo jno brown president of late branch jos joe thurber and J chorne MH orne counselors C D harding Ha ruing clerk and recorder of late laie branch smuel samuel lus lua a native hawaiian choir lea I 1 for er moki president of late laie sunday school 8 B nainoa and sam uel lus lua counselors Hia poole president of the M 1 I A of laie kahiona and kinikapu Kani kapu counselors kapo president of the bellef society of late laie kai and loloa counselors C D harding general church recorder and clerk of conference jos thurber engineer and blacksmith jno J johnson Joh sugar boiler ano brown storekeeper store keeper and bookkeeper C D harding school teacher SUNDAY SCHOOL this was well attended the representatives presenta tives of the sunday schools reported some branches full of animation while others were negligent and careless the many selections rend rendered 0 red by members from the several islands made it an enjoyable time officers elected for the ensuing term were brigham johnson Joh neon president jno I 1 johnson and juo jno T giles counsel lore M X 1 I A what was said concerning sunday school conference might be reiterated of the M 1 I A conference the obligations imposed upon officers and members were defined in the presence ofa of all I 1 concerned also the he best beat mode of procedure was made apparent officers for the ensuing year are VV H allen alien i president J M horne home and albert alber t davis counsellors coun BELIEF BMW SOCIETIES although this claw class to is the more mom gentle the traveling missionaries inform us ua that they are the livelier of the two sexes in striving to waken the people to a realization of their duties the rhe congregation appeared to be much interested while the delegates were reporting their branches organization was sustained as follows selena carpenter president five foreign and two native sisters counselors much affection is exercised by the Hawaii hawaiians ans especially if they have been separated from each other a few months some time back sickness was prevalent at headquarters which affected a majority of f our foreign elders but thank vit bod it has taken its flight the saints in general are blessed with good health at the present time your brother in the truth C a LAM LAIB oahu bahu april 14 1891 |
