Show A MAORI chieftains DEPTH DEATH N Waira rapa now new Z zealand island sept 14 b 1895 on monday august the IL if asu itaas of together with many ot of the adjoining districts were called upon suddenly to murn the lee teen less of an esteemed eale emea and well known maori eble tb the baa event was the be demise ol 01 0 to te caarl which occurred with out a moi beaVe warning the day previous he be attended all the services vicea and remarked to hla his follow felloe brethren and nd slaters bow well he felt temporally ae a well as ae spiritually I 1 feel ure sure that oo no person realized or even thought that it would be th the last time they would havethe have the pleasure of listening to the good discourses of pilipi to te mabrl not one out of that attentive audience ever dreamt that the grand noble chief one of natures gentlemen standing before them exhorting all to live filth f alth ul lul lives live to be as aa saints indeed would exhort ibea no more in this mortal life monday morning found him hale bale and hearty beany to all appearance until he be returned home about noon upon entering L the house bouse his bis wife asked if she ne should prepare to fod d he replied no as aa he desired to rest immediately iol following lowing those lew words worda he was seen to 10 reel and fall expiring in a few seconds the cause of death being an apoplectic fit loud and mournful were the heartrending stratus strains which followed the announcement no of his hie death guns guna were tirel tired in quick succession which added to the tumult tumuli and anguish of the scene it seemed apparently to me observer that they desired to tend rend be very heavens as it were upon the death of their beloved soon messengers were seen been traveling travel lug at full speed upon horseback hr to relatives and fri friende rien df telegrams flaw 0 aw over tile the wires to notify many of the influential chief who upon receiving tile he same made all haste possible to arrive upon the scene to tangi oy cry over oer the ih mortal remains of the their relative irrelative aud and fellow chief upon the following allowing day a large multitude of natives had assembled to pay and respect to toe the departed by crying and walling wailing to the utmost limit of their strength the writer in company with his companion were permitted to view the deceased there lay our beloved brother in the midst of a large concourse of people he calm and peaceful they in sorrow grist grief and an guieb As we stood gazi bazl g on for a few brief moments moment we could out ut re fleet upon be peace ul manner lu in which a true latter day saint departs departo from this mortal ereno care no sorrow though taken away before his bin journey ts to through he be realize the lull full meaning of the words and should we die before our oar journeys through happy dayl day I 1 AU all Is IB well I 1 after eight days had bad elapsed the deceased was taken to thirty miles distant from abe be scene of death where be will be deposited in his last hepting place on this mortal upon our approach to the iago ag we were greeted with the usual beual 1 langl and tiring firing of tie approach ol of their beloved obier it was a scene which will take many years to obliterate the memory irum from toe the minds of those who were present pree ent pen ralla falls to describe it crying wall ing edg chanting and too firick of many guns auns meo men women and children deo decorated with evergreens ever greens such were a tow ew of the maori customs witnessed V upon the oca Iou the funeral services eer vicea took place on september lb A large concourse of people were present a go adly number of sue joe loading leading europeans wets were seen intermixed with the large assemblage of natives pilipi being greatly re peeled by many of both races race when the elders of israel commenced their labors among the moorie maone pilipi filipi to te maari was one of the first to embrace the gospel uron upon the organization of the Holi hohri ticul ui branch in 1887 he was called and chosen as aa its president fulfilling that Dosi position oo eltion tion until the day of his death he held bold the office ot of au an elder in the and observed closely the word of wisdom in his bis dally daily life be taught both by ex ample and precept one of his hia greatest desires was to draw all men to a knowledge of the Ou which h he be know knew lot loi himself was the only true plan of salvation upon the earlb from the above alove few words it will be seen that lie he died as be had lived a faithful latter daa da gal saint n t GEORGE BOWLES southern utah papers please copy |