| Show LETTER FROM NEW ZEALAND canvas town marlborough december 18 1887 1897 it seems to have been some time since any one has written to th news from this part of the australian mission I 1 am afraid we can cam not give quite so glowing an account as others do in other parts of ana world still we are sowing the good seed and have come to believe th some are falling in good soil boll and win bring forth fruit in the near fut future ure I 1 and elder atton afton waters took our ou leave from our dear home and friend in burrville Burr ville sevier county utah CM october the 3 1894 in res response to a call made on us as messengers of th G gospel P el when reaching the city of 0 ogden ae utah we met with nine other elders who were on the same as we after riding near miles on ran rail we reached the city of san pran fran cisco where we boarded bearded the 0 steamer estmer we were twenty one days on the waters and then reached the city 0 at auckland where we received our point menta ments I 1 then men glde james fisher and C H embley in n the poverty bay or huranga cont bontea contea ence the former elder soon adte left for our mountain home I 1 I 1 labored upwards of two years with elder c H embley obley Er we traveled many hu atin deeds of miles aniles together I 1 have spent many joyful hours in explaining tj th true gospel to our native maori maat friends 1 I also labored a few months in the same district with elder georg eyres then I 1 was called to take uto my labors with elder walter bunot on the south island in the bairas conference have labored since 1 that time owing to severe alvere dicku es I 1 which betel the mother of elder bu BIT 1 not he was released to return home but he did not see the face of hla his dear deaf mother as she had departed from thia life of trial and hardships and gone gona to a place of rest I 1 was then left without a companion to carry or on the 1 work alone for nearly two months i still I 1 did not feel that I 1 was alons as I 1 realized that the lord is alraya i with his servants I 1 now have a new s companion elder joseph S price who met me here on october W WA v are laboring with all energy row foy the furtherance of gods purpose I 1 among these our native friends t I 1 I 1 am pleased to state that we ar are holding a series of meetings our outside friends arid generally r na ceide the kindest of treatment mam seem to be earnest investigators 5 the truth we have many good who think they cannot do too M mutis for the comfort of the elders yf many times eat out of the same tiffi with our maori friends and it kaff and forks are out of the qu question estia yet tor for an all we feel thankful unto die i lord we always enjoy our foord daa att must aay that I 1 have never had b belter health we are trying tn in 0 our ur way to sow the gospel see seed d 1 in a abs field and believe some will talfe take rad in time we are meeting with beffie opposition and some borne who try to WW 1 throw the work of god but thim helps to renew our courage vr strengthen our testimony in ube the gb pel I 1 wish to thank the Burr burrville ville people peael tor for their kindness which they havie have 40 io freely shown unto me J E As |
