Show ZIONS MAORI association a friday evening last a pleasant lal a reunion was held in the four 17 nth th ward assembly ase embly hall under the fp icea as of zion ziona a maori association baders who have labored in the w zealand mission mud and their first part of the evening was din in a formal meeting presided r by y president and B eddard dard there were of those IH have presided over the ibe mission 8 3 turned rued elders 36 saints from new nd anu and australia Austra ii 18 relatives relative ol of ere now in new zealand 86 36 and oat t 75 others after after fter the usual opening exercises a octal report was read and adopted k a report of the work accomplished accomplish eu the n the comfort s condi condition tiou of toe maori baines 0 i are now dow catta cat td in this city and ig temple work citera lor jor the madiou und and the further k necessary in this direction direct loB ties frow the association and the rat flit presidency have been translated bick the latter was wag kindly published io in e DEsE bET NEWS and distributed ang in now new zealand president resident ident wm wen then ad ej the meeting exL expressing his ure vs a the same felt much in listening to the report of work done and the interest briant ld by the returned return eil elders in ia regard be e welfare of these who ore are now ring in far away Ma onland was ab pleased with the epistles sent id spoke of the joy in the hearts of 01 aft saints and the good that would tiela iv I v result from the same he be assembly then sang several ori ri hydu Is 8 elder ider joseph jorgenson of logan resented esen ted the recently returned el he reported the mission as ae being k prosperous condition at the ral iral conference hold bold just juet becore he be in october last each district or of ference was represented and gave ro rable report amster ter rate kate romney rendered an tean n solo elder ider william bromley of american was present and said that be had bad tided aided in new zealand in 1880 ted that he was waa instructed to v visit git maoris laoris and aad endeavored ito to open up 9 woric among them he spoke of 01 e valuable assistance rendered by aber charles hardy of auckland id othi others tirs and the condition of the theion JoD generally during his term as luedt eaid he referred to an incident which he be endeavored to get a a small mall ot translated not being able couo to do e work himself he be employed a gov ament interpreter to do it 11 lor for him taa when the man saw the matter to ane translated and the name of joseph baith ith be trembled with fear and said A e dared not do it how different said bro bromley we have lemes lB Mes of competent moo men iu in zion who r ftfe an able to do th abia Is W work ark 12 ty V older alder W T stewart was waa the next I 1 esker he said he succeeded brother pj A Bromley romley as president of the mission ind had since served a second term in thea ame position posit ioD his special mission y was to the laoris maoris he rejoiced in the meeting and said that it would be pro I 1 of good he spoke words of ai fort and cheer to teofe who have matifes laboring in the mission elder ezra T richard Bio harde about to leave for new zealand having been called to preside there said be had already filled one mission to that land irom from 1884 to 1888 three years and deveo months while there he was engaged in the translation of the book of mormon spoke poke of the present call and although surprised he felt like going and doing hla his best beet to in the work he appreciated the labors of the association and hoped tto tte work would continue refreshments were then served and all enjoyed themselves in conversa tion reminiscences and sociable interchange of sentiments later in the evening a maori brother hinni ga add reseed the meeting expressing himself as being greatly pleased in being able to attend the association is doing much good and received out substantial betant ial expressions from many present many expressed themselves that it was one of the hap bap pleat meetings mee tinga attended for many hearp parent wives and chil childrous drou had the pleasure of conversing conversi ug with those who had bad seen their loved ones in the antipodes and elders lovingly grasped the hands bands of their co laborers in that far off land the reunion will be long remembered and it was unanimously decided to hold tuch such gatherings semiannually semi annually EZRA SALT LAKE CITY april 8 1896 |