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Show j$U- - - ifn ' In New Zealand AV-.'.''.'. i-,,, Editor Banners After an absence ol , .,, ', nbout.four months I again aslc space in ' -f 1. ynr Heot, r" The Banner cornea regularly to hand ;ffi and tells me of election, prohibition '&' etc etc, I also notice with pride tho -.. worK ot 011? District ocnool. Tno , last il '. electioa in New Zealand was also ionglit . on a prohibition platform but tho people i . decided for high license. ' Our missionary work in the "Waikato -"'', district is progressing nicely. Tho re- " port for 1807 'shows 50 additions by ' ' baptisms and births. On the 8th and ,,,; 9th of Jan. ; wo' lield our semi annua' S&f district conference at Wuingaro, about Wk. 175 Manrieswere in attendance: about iy;t-, 00 per cent of whom are saints. I'res. ,.,.! ' ':"' Ezra T. Richards of tho N. Z. mission "$ ', was in attendance, also Elders, Horace W '- ,'r; lloliiugworth, P. A. Waters,. A. E. Asper and David A. Hnhn, the latter just from homo. Elder Ilahn is from West Jordon and is acquainted with my uncle Geo. Kirkham and my cousin G. E. Kirkham.. It was indeed a pleasure to meet afriend who had once the dust V t of Lehi on his feet. ,- -V," ,- , Our conference was a thoiough success . ' . and we feel it will prove a benefit to our l' ' people. Yesterday we reinstalled 7 "ja&1 back sliding niembors into the church. P8t, My monthly report lor, Dec. snows ou ... . meetings hold and as many timoa pre-, TJ -j, ached, held 4Q gospel convei'Sationsbo- &8fS aides 24 other religious services, travel- , x ed 408 miles horseback visiting 41 il ". Maori villages. Part of tho mouth I l traveled alone and part with my companion. com-panion. Elder 'ITolliimworth. This summer has been very hot and dry. and crops will necessarily suffer. I had now potatoes for Christmas. From 174 lbs avoirdupois last summer I now weigh 107 and feel excellent in ',;' ' health and spirits. " ' , In this connection allow mo to oxtent ' my Jeep felt sympathy to the wife', par .' ents. family and friends of our beloved ';"..' brother Lewis J. Bushman. Few in- ' s deed of the pons of God are worthy of j ;' such a death. Elder Buahman waH one ' 1 and his namo ia writen among those ' '', ', who have sacrificed their lives in tho .WiS: , -work of God., May we, his younger Wiffl brethren enmlato tho life he ltad. 'ffifj ' , , Ever praying for the welfare otlsrael ri,V.'.' I remain your brother in the gospel of uW'n. Christ. ' Francis W. Kirkham. f $ Ngaruawahia. Wiakato New Zealand Jan. 17, 1808. |