The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-07
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Another Interesting Letter from
'ZephyruS."
Another Modern Judas, the "Shsp-
herd Of Lanai"
The Mission Work on The Islands
Facts and Figures.
LAIE OAHU, SANDWICH ISLANDS,
October 20Ih, 1880.

I, LAIE OAHU, SANDWICH ISLANDS,
October 10Th, 1880.
Editors Herald:
My last Communication left our
little kingdom of the placid Pacific
somewhat ruff1ed as though it had a
sort OF a rip rap foundation, but 1 am
happy to report that it has "riz" q
tri1esnd the governmental disabilities
are partially elbowed out, somewhat
In the same style 10 which they were
elboWed In Still, the earmArks OF
the late incumbauts are not fully
erased. 10 record some facts without
recording certain other facts, With
which there is . close connection,
might have tendency to reflect un-
justly upon the character of chief
magistrate and, hence 1 am willing
to preface the record made by His
Majesty in choosing officers to fill the
various posts OF trust, upon that
ground. The associations of Judas
with the Lord in a religious capacity
seemed necessary to reach q certain
point of prominence before he could
be lully condemned by the public.
although his teachings and treachery
were well known by his master, be.
lore he made the final kiss that
sealed his everlasting doom. So We
find many similar, bnt less important
csses, in the exhibition of character in
secular e1Airs in lie. We have .
fair personiEostion OF that Same
Judas in the Hawaiian Judas, other
wise commonly known in these parts
as the Shepherd OF Lanai" and to
your correspondent and many of the
readers OF the HERALD he is no more
ner less than W. NJ. Gibson. |
There is no doubt hut the general
opinion of foreigners is true in relation
to that individual. A certain clique e
Of vanished tongues, OF which the !,
shepherd" in goatskin must be
chief, plotted deeply for the removal {
Of the Wilder ministry 10 order to Sc
cure power. Gideon managed to c
creep up TO membsrsip in the privy C
having drawn in his spider
web that be had 90 completely en- u
sircled around the King aud a great 9
circle of Hawaiisns; but the fates o
we're against him; the damDing kiss
vas given, and he fell from the pin .
Iole of fame which he thought he had Z
permanently gained. A development '
u facts since the new ministry was L
and the retirement of the y
'Morino-Bush Jones" ministry is j
# such character that the ruination :,
Il this government was fast approach
ng.
The newspaper business has
Iourished so extensively of late here
hat two new publications have
prung up, and Gibson has come in ell
OF the Pacific Commercial g
id1ertiSer, and secured, while he was vi
q brief power, loan of 5000 from a.
be government in advance on public "
rinting. So the opposition now NJ
tands with the foreign publications. %
1dcitic CONNER cidL Advertiser and vC
cypress UerSuS Hapaiidn Gazette and 70
'ress. and they are pressing and ex- N
ressing their views quite freely; and
here we leave them.
On the 9th OF October our confer
nee at Laie commenced and con.
nued until Sunday noon OF the 10th, ID
sving held during that time thir- So
zen meetings and heard seventy diff 10.
rent speakers, more, presume, To-
Ian ever occupied the time in
one conference before. but oil
ley were generally short and or
,irited, aud general coed feeling de
revealed during all our meetings. tn
ne elderly lady, convert OF Elder ne
Gorge Q. Cannon. walked from &c,
to Lsie, to attend confer vi
nee, distance of tbirty-tWo miles. ga
he WAS furnished horse to ride to sir
on her return, and some of m
lie elders made her q present OF a tel
-ess pattern. liz
Our statistical reports from the
lrIous districts OF the mission show
le number now in the mission to be:
lders from Utah, 2; number of their
miles, 9; native elders, $40; priests, Al
81; It AChers. 1856; descons, 104; male fol
Iembers. 933; female me nbers, in
275; new bsptisms during the last ne
Z months and not counted 10 the E.
oove, III; children under eightyears.
Is, making a total of oiicers, MEM
ers and children, 1866.
The missionary appointments TO 49,
dor in the mission during the next
Z months are as follows: Elder Csrl
nderson, with four native elders.
i'll labor on the Island of Hawaii;
lder Sidney Coray, with two native
ders, to labor on the Islands OF
Tsui, Moloksi and Lanai; Elder Jas.
Knell, with two native elders. to =;
Dor on Ksnsi; Elder B. Cluff. to ~ =,
.bor, with two native elders. on this 8,
land. Oahu; Elders Joseph Il. Dean Y
nd W. D. Alexander will assist FL
er II. 81. Clnff 10 the management
{ affairs at Lsi- he
We have been wonderfully blessed S
uring the past moath with rain, so G
nat Lsie put on very fine appear w
ice during conference, pleasing our
isitors very much. but still more
to US. We have no ex- c
ression OF encouragement to offer. O
% more anon. ZEPHYRUs. 81