Show IN NEW ZEALAND another district conference among the Ina Ma orles tz TB puke POKE bay of plenty new zealand editor deseret news mews A conference of the Ta uranea district was held at te puke on october 2nd and and ad on sunday Oct october oer saints assembled also the local and elders from utah as follows president william Pax iman and elders elias johnson william gardner hyrum J manning manding alexander bullock ballock and alfred W harper after the usual opening exercises exer elsei president of district alfred W harper made a few introductory remarks explaining the object of the saints meeting together etc ile he advised them to listen with prayerful erful hearts that their minds be enlightened and led fed with the principles of life and salvation after the sacrament was administered PRESIDENT addressed the congregation elder elias johnson acting as interpreter he said the gospel bad brought us t together 0 g and caused love to exist between us advised the saints to live near to god that they might not be led off in the paths of daran darkness ss and follow in the sins of the world such as drunkenness stealing adultery alyin et etc persons that indulge io in such t things cannot enter the kingdom of heaven afternoon services were begun a usual elder hyrum J manning ad d dressed the saints speaking alting kupia upon the organization of the church of christ president alfred W harper read the statistical report and presented the authorities of the church who was unanimously sustained elder wm win gardner then addressed the congregation upon the necessity ot of beins being obedient to those that were placed oyer over them president alfred W harper made a few remarks and announced that the priesthood would meet after the meet inz the priesthood of the distinct was held at p in min in which the brethren were int ther their duties and la bours three were ordained so co the lesser priesthood president wm win aad elders wm win gardner and alfred W harper were the speakers IN TUR EVENING utter after the usual exercises president ain again a addressed the con grega tion for a s short bort time upon the princles principles RI es of repentance and forgiveness the nature of baptism etc elder elias Jon jonhson lison followed he spoke of the saints that built tabeh la faith I 1 ah u upon pa n the principles of the gospel V e I 1 aud d had been baptized into the church of christ they were like a rna man n who built his house bouse upon a rock which caused it to be strong and immovable and able to withstand all the storms tuat that might lie be brought against president cut al alfred fred W harper announced nou priced that we would hold heid ot other p r meetings on monday and tuesday eveni evenings rivenia ss as president wm win had other important matters to lay before the saints on monday evening oct a meeting was held according to appointment point merill after the usual exercises elder alexander bullock spoke elder wm gardner acting as interpreter said he was pleased at being counted worthy to be present spoke of the dut duties lesof of the latter dav saints also upon the principles of faith repentance aad baptism the meeting eeling aj was then given to thi th saints to testify us as they might be led by the spirit of god many of the con faithful testimonies TUESDAY EVENING oct ath 1687 assembled according co 10 appointment called ailed f V order b president alfred d W Il harper arper after the usual exercises two who nad been baptized in the afternoon wore were confirmed eldr elder wm gardner being called upon made some appropriate remarks that will not he be forgotten for president william pasman spoke ol oi the duties of the latter day saints said that we had bad been ble bleser blessed sed with the spirit of the lord al I 1 through our conference and hoped that the words word which had bud been uttered would sink deep into the hearts of those who had listened conference adjourned your brother ALFRED W HARPER |