Show ZIONS MAORI association ziola maori association held its regular semiannual semi annual reunion on OB tuesday evening last la in the be fourteenth ward assembly rooms there were present of returned elders 88 three of these having presided over the mission saints from new Z zealand asland australia and Tae manla 28 representatives of elders eiders now in the field 26 and friends of the mis sion 64 making a total of ef amoni the guests wre were president josepa P F smith and elder bider john T caine ot oi the he Sand wion islands mission iou frank cutler of the society islands and andrew kimball kimbal late of the indian territory mission after singing of the maori hymn bouton koutou katoa ra prayer was offered toy by elder moroni moron I 1 8 marriott Mar nolt singing we thank thee 0 god tor for a prophet president wm win expressed himself as pleased and honored in being present and interested in so important a mission as that of new zea za land and australia in these them meet I 1 iuga uge and reunion of missionary friends friende come many thoughts and reflections regarding our great Father 4 s mercy and blessings bestowed best awed upon us la in a distant land he rejoiced in meeting with the elders and in talking over experiences in the field the Tha blessings blessi oge of 0 heaven and the manifestation of ot god goda a power has been shown to in open ing the way before his servants rats ing up friends for theland the mand permitting them to see the fruits of their labors labore elder was happy to in meeting with his brethren and seeing that an iii interest terest remains to in the hearts of the he elders elder and that they feel desirous of continued blessings upon the mission mise mis ioD siou that they are willing to old aid in the work after returning home he felt that in the labors as an organization good te Is being dons done in caring lot lor our maori friends who are here bere providing literature for the mis sion etc referred to a number of circumstances of goda goodness in preserving himself and companions from dangers and particularly the manner in which the way was opened for securing ag means with which to publish the he book ut of mormon said bald he loved the elders for their faithful labors and rejoiced in the work per formed elder eider B goddard reported the association work of the past six months the maori sain saints to are being oared for and meetings mo are hold held with toem anem at their ibell home where two elders are appointed lor for each meeting and address them toey they are feel ing well and happy and so ao a great deal in their temple work where a large number of baptisms rod and higher ordinances have been accomplished for their dead relatives and friends they are in constant communication with friends la in their native lands who assiat them hem to gathering genealogical data the speaker referred to the publishing of Ander gond latte rd saints to in the maori laD language guage as aa progressing part of it being lal already ready printed atea and to the means required for or the completion of the work said that whenever a corn com pay of saints arrived in the city they are met I 1 and oared for by the elders living here english literature is being collected for distribution among the he europeans of the mission mie aion the financial report was read by the treasurer miss mabel cooper favored the company with a son galter which brother david 0 galder calder interested them with a variety of selections from ola ale graphe pho ne elder amasa bilter related his bis experiences as a missionary to australia Aua iralia in 1856 he ha was the oldest missionary present and his sketches were bullof tull of interest to those who have labored there later with others of at we the elders lie he succeeded in organizing branches to in sydnee and vicinity elder daniel H livingstone lately returned from queensland reported tuat portion of the he hold field as being in a flourishing flour lening condition had established one sabbath school with members mem bere besides mutual improvement anocia soola as lions etc among those who were not willing to receive the gospel mes mei sage bad succeeded in removing much prejudice elder eider jedediah goff lately returned from nw new south wales said toot that muon prejudice exists among tile the people in that part of the mission but through careful work and the blessings of at bod it to ia being overcome he did much visiting from house to house bouse said eaid he found people in com cam dons den who were children when elder bider was there in the fifties toey they heard board we the gospel preached at that time and now have accepted it elder george bowles returned from now new zealand some three months ago he labored in Waira Wair rapa araps and ago di distri ote reported we the work progress progressing ing and membership mem barship increasing among the maori mabnes they seem to be lovest investigate igat log leg more thoughtfully after the singing of a maori hymn president joseph P F smith addressed the meeting he said that while he did not leel feel quite so much at as home ansome as some who bad spoken still he be felt that there is in a relationship existing between the missions minions la in the pacific islands his labors in connection with elder eider john T caine who was present and others having been in we tae sandwich islands lands ia lie he gave an interesting account of his ate travels travel fl to and aad from the missionary field in 1864 1854 when but 15 years of ages age he start started upon his mission the means of travel were very slow blow and money scarce he went oy by team to san bernardino B ru ardino and from there to sao tase francisco Frncis oo where some same time was wa spent at work earning means to ejon dinue the journey and he took dock deck passage on a sailing vessel for the he islands while at as san ban bernardino meta met a company of saints from australia on en route for zion met also another company from australia white while in honolulu from among whom wham two young men were chosen to remain upon the islands as missionaries re B turning from the me islands be with hla his companion was able only to obtain passage between dook decks and oat eat with the sailors exilore ea ilore the experiences of the journey were not pleasing under such conditions condit ione arriving at san ban bernar dino aloo be found a company of saints sainte just preparing to leave on their return to utah and he be engaged to drive a six elx mule team across we be desert at that time the name of mormonism was a reproach today our elders are able to go to their fields of labor and return in comfort they are more respected our religion Is ia looked upon as being of importance argument persecution and evil have have been us un able to overcome it mormonism niem cannot he overcome and thinking men mea and women begin to realize that there must be something it to withstand all the opposition which has baa been brought to bear upon it the speaker said maid that the name of mormonism would yet become a synonym m for all that in ia honorable pure and good he said that he be was glad of the organization organ i of the maori association that it in ia doing good hoped that all the returning elders would continue their heir labors and interest in the work there is much to do here at home the little we are able to accomplish will be for good and the lord will bleat blame the work it is in as seed good bown and will surely bring forth fruit he counseled counsel a 0 the ibe elders Foders to remembert rem remember emberl the obliga tiona they are under to the lord and their ties to the church and god will blow blew them and they will grow in power and grace and glory all that we have in this thia world we must get from him who made it all the blessing blee eing we shall obtain here after must auit come from him all fifties are those which god boo ha bound the plan of kedem redemption eption has baa been given give i or u and we should give our mites to help those these who are lew ion fortunate tort than we are he prayed for the blessing of god upon we the association after singing tn ging benediction was uttered by rider elder wm win gardner Ga the remaining time was spent to in and conversation till near 12 p ni all expressed themselves as lis having iving enjoyed the meeting that it was one ot of the best beat hold held dur ing conference E T secretary Z M A |