| Show conference IN waikato Wal Wai kato N Z I 1 january 14 1897 4 district conference in is characterized with preparations to all appearances to fo a big feast for days the saints and friends of Wa waingaro ingaro have been making ready 1 pork potatoes etc and uve bave been cooking bread and cakes this hospitality to is a part of a maoris laoris nature Aa tuft everything must be sacrificed to make the he visiting saints and friends comfortable and a maori 1 1 argues bargues that inner man must first be tea fed before the spiritual food can pos isoble be made sweet friday evening january eth peo vie pie began to arrive in compain compa inies les of fifteen and thirty the people of the k village calling in aloud a loud shrill voice mal haera mat their word of i we welcome loome next followed a m mournful ourn ful piercing cry as the maori nation weeps in ift loving remembrance for their dead ahw that hat relatives i and friends have teat 4 speech h making follows supper ht served in the po kal kai a lumber ale frame boulding about feet supper aw oer the ithe tables are taken out and aber floor ie covered with fresh cut fern wilton makes it a better and more comfortable for table floor seat to our dark skinned i friends would an upholstered sofa alder T richards of the new Ze zealand Marid mission accompanied by el flar james EL lambert arrived in this saturday january lat elder f Xu ribert ie returned turned wednesday for the Wh garel conference elder rich v birds and add francis fk ancis W kirkham returned r to 16 Waln graro from where at twe ime latter place Elder kElder richards bap 41 used a prominent chief and blessed one child elder P P A waters president of fit the district and elders A jt K asper horace coracle and david davad M haun the latter just from A home han were also in attendance at the f conference commenced saturday r tn oming three meetings being held baw same day dar besides priesthood meet f Is at which twenty seven of the local were in attendance sunday morning elder richards t broke one and a half hours to a very lUen tive audience in that kind patient yet forcible manner for what he is n general and local mission au V were wera sustained in the sacra L testimony meeting was aruold bald la ld subray evening listen to one old israelite tell of elder wm ners first visit to his tribe and now how after two days scripture fight he wu aa beaten on every hand by the new nevi white preacher and thus gave up his r evocation avocation with its 52 per te ar year for the gospel of jesus christ of since remained faithful fa ZV after visiting a meeting Wesle Weale yean preacher r native asked elder richards several questions which finally led to an interesting discussion to which the people remained to listen elders meeting was held at 8 a m sunday morning elder richards told the elders he was well pleased with our conference he said when elder kirkham and myself returned here late thursday evening we found two of the saints to all appearances afflicted with evil spirits but god had listened to our prayers and administrations and these persons had been relieved and our conference had so far been a success he gave the elders excellent advice and counsel were not he said lehi nephi alma and many others of those mighty prophets of this people looking doali upon our labors among their seed for whom through throng h faith they had received so many man Y promises each elder followed with humble sincere words expressing our affection and esteem to our president and again determined with the help of god to battle patiently along monday morning the saints decided to hold the next semiannual semi annual conference at the whangape Whan gape branch after breakfast we hear the usual hakas songs etc of parting and the saints return home and the elders ta their fields of labor thus ended one of the best district conferences held beld in the about laoris maoris were in attendance of dhom about 60 per cent were saints elder george bowles of salt lake city organized this branch at Waln garo one year ago last november with five active alve male members besides women and children we have had 19 b hap ap ams in this branch last year although improvement here is going smoothly along still the people of walk ate considered intellectually fall short of the average of the island W KIRKHAM president arf aident of conference |
