| Show tlEV PH BBBBNlOWaLU MlHIlr nniklxl of rnlnlfnt II CllrllM n InlootI1I Mn Itsv Jotph U I Rbbenrawell the Binltsk clergyman who was convicted I of fraudulent registration at tlndlay i Ohio recently now wihae he had not looted the sincerity of American election elec-tion laws Mr Ibbn Powell Is I the I rector of Trinity Methodist Kplncopal church of that city He chimed to tho recorder of voters that he wan n native American when In fact he hi an hog lUhmsn of only three years resilience In this country lie was born In 186 at Matvrrn lingland and nl nn early age he emigrated for Australia and sulnwiuently removed to New Zealand In that country he rMtlyt his education educa-tion and at the age of 20 became n minister He Is a great traveler Ho has visited many countries nod has pondered l over the ruins of ancient cities like Volney While In Now Zealand he studied the native language of the Maoris and Is I today till highest high-est living authority on that language Ills was the first Maori grammar published pub-lished lie was for many years the oindil Interpreter ot the Nrv = < Zealand government and through his friendship friend-ship with the natives he became pas sem > il 1 of much valuable Information coiiMrnltig the history ot this people f f t n I j W A 1 1 1 < < h I r I Il if if 1 r 7 iiijv joBKiH n nnnKNpowni = since their emigration from the Hand wloli Islands 600 earn ago For n long time ho was correspondent fur lire London pipers and his description descrip-tion ot the volcanic eruptions of 1886 were most graphic The doctor his al 88 tAken an actltc Interest In polities poli-ties and was within two tote of being be-ing clneted to the parliament of New Zealand Ho formerly belonged to the Chrlstlin denomination but later joined Join-ed the Iplscopallan |
