| Show 19 AUSTRALIA t Coor paroo brisbane dec 2 isaf situated as an we are in the northera colony of AVo australia and tar far removed from auckland the place that th olt t been the headquarters of the ere eran australian mission ms ston it will be un stood with what pleasure pleasnt e vi we re rel the news on the of last septem Septer tri that australia and tasmania henceforth be separate and dist distinct inot from the new zealand mission ini in stead of sending bending letters 1800 1900 miles mile away we shall now get blucker returns because sydney the head of the australian mission to Is ovir only miles south of here and without doubt we shall be visited oftener them than could be the case with the president 0 laboring among and looking after bearly laoris maoris 1800 or 2000 miles away on sept 27 word reached the elders of this conference from elder E F richards of the appointment of andrew smith jr as president of the australian mission with headquarters at sydney the same letter that conveyed the above news also intimated ted would visit queensland about the end of november some of us have counted the hours between the receipt of such glad news and the of november the date when elders richards and smith accompanied compa nied by elder W C Casti castleton eton clerk of the N Z mission arrived in brisbane through the visitors deciding to come up from sydney in a different boat to the one they informed us they would come in no one was vas at the wharf to meet them and they were under the necessity of navigating themselves to the suburb of Coor paroo which as elder richards had been here once before was not a very ery difficult task on nov 26 all the elders arrived in Coor toor paroo from their various fields of labor ind and at 11 a m an elders meeting was held which lasted nearly four hours bours and was characterized by an Oun sundance dance of the good cheer which the spirit gives later on in the afternoon the brethren were taken for a drive round brisbane Oun sunday day the alt was a busy ady aay the headquarters was vas alive pretty early sunday school convened iwa a m the sunday school children were briefly addressed by elders richards and smith the former of whom wd said a few words in maori to the evident delight of the children elder W C castleton also sang a maori song hymn which was fully appreciated by all present at 1030 the first meeting of the conference convened in the latter day saints hall south brisbane quite a number of saints and outsiders turned out gut to hear president smith give a practical talk to those present after the morning session some of the elders accompanied the elders to old duffins about a mile away where the sacrament was administered to him and the old Mao riis heart was made to rejoice at meeting with and hearing his brethren in the afternoon session elder richards pre dented anted the general authorities of the church elder benj clegg was released from his labors here and was ailed ed to go to adelaide south austra ug wm armstrong was sustained 44 as president of the queensland conference with the following brethren as travelling tra tva velling elders viz elders R H argyle A P hamilton wm S pau fau fett ett IEL S woodland wro wm robison anet andt W H coray the not est of the time was taken up by add addresses from elder castleton and president smith on spiritual gifts church organization etc in the evening elder smith addressed il a meeting in north brisbane while president richards spoke to about people for nearly two hours in the south brisbane hall after visiting among the saints on the afternoon of the of november a priesthood meeting convened in the L evening v enang at which all the elders and nearly arly all the local priesthood were vre present sent questions were asked and answered regarding the priesthood and the be duties of the branch officers and peace and harmony restored where lately there has been some misunderstanding J on tuesday the of nov the elders were astir very early as they had some long distance calls to make and reach the steamer by noon escorted by two of the elders they got round and 1220 the time when alja 0 steamer left the wharf found all tae I 1 0 elders on hand both those who were going and those who are staying A sprinkling of saints also attended to witness the steamers round the bend in the river amid the waving of handkerchiefs and hats although nothing was said I 1 guess there was not inelder present who did not think of that time in the future when he shall pursue the same course when his labors are ended at any rate in separating once again for their various fields the elders all showed signs of the pleasure they felt in the meetings with and the encouragement given by the president may god so encourage all his servants that the work of pruning the vineyard may hasten on apace WM ARMSTRONG president of queensland conference |
