| Show sunday services at the services in the he tabernacle yesterday sunday aug 27 ELDER JAMES JAMBS L BROWN was the first bret speaker he had bad just returned from a mission to the south sea bea islands where he had bad spent spen t about fifteen months in missionary labor he gave a brief account of the origin of the mission in these islands in 1848 1843 and related some interesting incidents in its history in 1844 the first person was baptized the missionaries left after the saints had been excelled from nauvoo in 1850 elders again visited the islands but found the french having established a krotec and showed considerable jealousy towards the nailes later a great many were baptized and followed the fjord however blessed the labors anu added convert convene a to the church aud and worked wonders through the faith of the members the priests many wild rumors about the missionaries among whom was the speaker up eaher it was wag said that he was a government agent sent to the place to create rebellion among the natives he was then arrested arrest arre and exiled to a little island but even there he succeeded in orga fazi ga a branch soon he be learned that the mission was to be abandoned aud and re turned home the field was then unoccupied for over forty yare yi are and left to the maDa management gement of the i active elders persecution raged mormon meetings had to cease if anybody was heard singing a mormon hymn he was arrested the children were compelled to gu go to the catholic schools and if the parents restated resisted persecution t followed 0 owed several mormons were executed and many others died in prison they had bad no other alternative than death or dental denial of the faith still a remnant was faithful and prayers were constantly sent u up P to heaven that elders should come again and teach toe tae principles principle or of the gospel but at last the saints became scattered both through dissent dissentious ions and epidemics till finally ot of the tour thousand there remained not more than a little over a hundred in this condition the people were found by recent receda missionaries the speakers with others had bad been called to go and see what could be done he had founie that there was a terrible influence against the mormons cormons but he had also met many saints who recognized him since bis big former visit isu BU they were anxious to hear about salt bait lake city and the temple ot of god he had found several women who had held out laith faith fully telling the saints that if all y would be fait faithful bul the lord would send his servants to them the speaker had also had many encouraging experiences perien ces many persona had been baptized the testimony had been rekindled in the hearts of many and they bad pledged themselves to stand faith ful whatever might come the speaker further related his experiences in various places when he first vitol ted the islands the people were cannibals now they were civilized they exhibit great faith and earnest noes ness in their religion their Lrea teeL desire is not to be left without rule mia 2 alon slon aries from utah now there I 1 I 1 are 0 ten on elders there all in good spirit ad and Je learning arDing the language with astonish ing rapidity PIT ELDER ABRAHAM CANNON of the council of the apostles next net addressed the congregation he asic he be had bad listened ligten ed with great interest to the previous speaker he realized that the gospel has to be preached in every land before the end shall come colne in ilk order that no people shall be left without excuse A great work to is yet to be done in the south sea islands what has been bt eo done in the sandwich islands la Is instance of an what will he be ono lono to IB other groups the people I 1 in I 1 those parts are 0 of f israel and nd have many MADY promises the blood of karael fijas to a greater extent in their veins than in ours they will be made inside a glorious and mighty people at last and if the elders go for h b to them with sincerity rity they will find as much ii if not more joy than by going to the more civilized nations true there are peoples in europe in germany and russia lor for ins instance to whom the capel G has hardly yet been preached there is a vast work to be done jae aide we have the continents of asi anil and africa australia anil south am erica to all these countries the lord will yet send his servants and tho the work rests upon the saints should they fall fail in this thip the disapproval of god will lall fall upon them the lord la is working through his spirit sad and the nations of the earth will see the power of god it is well for the you young jig ment men especially to consider the work thatis that ia before them if they remain faithful opposition they will meet but th he lord will be with them and they will kalo gain eternal exaltation |
