Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-12-24

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PMIwAt ISLAND LANAI November 16 1861
y Dear brGmr Wing: This will be handed you by brother
Kalhnne the Bishop of this place who is of saints
have commissioned him Honolulu along with yop to
buy good whale boat for the church. All our boats are
mere and DO not consider it safe for white unless
good boas have been selling Honolulu $50 and even less
that price you to do the very best
You can for the church, and spend day looking around
cash You take chare of iii aud do part cent unless
you that all right about the boat Kahune will sail tho
We very much two three kegs; Talua wants
churn We could mako plenty of butter if had churn
in the Pyne,ia to sell You find ont by calling on Mr.
Joseph Carter who is think Whney book Buy or
wrote before about soor which brother Eddy said
bargain $500 Now you think it is good bargain ut sG bo
price completes and the will SELL do you buy the
deposit Lahnn with Mr. Barlow Custom House officer for
HIM This would tako NIL and money belongs to the
church. which saving land plenty Of sheep
goats and turkeys to sell and could get money back
The best thing for the church would be get small vessel
We could make money if had Buy sloop you can
buy in your name citizen subject of country
and you could raise tho Hawaiian flag If you buy small
vessel down here yourself with her; and some good
things to tell you which do not wish to write letter. sure
and come you can and you conveniently bring Knpo
You Now dear brother be and stirring; this the
good work can be rolled rapidly little money spent now
Will soon make s the church rich and aarsss The branch
sends word that the brethren of wauku given kao
here aud much more We have plenty of meat and milk but
nothing for bread Tho Waikiki and Kua brethren have given
up and going heat plant of n rice
This looks like work and good spirit something like spirit
with what they have roll will pospered the end
than those who rumng about every dollar that goes of
their hands, and wonder what becomes it, God
giver 9t.D
Get the boat s good bGn as cheap as you and with what
promised from Kauai then buy the following Some white
mnn for native dresses about $40 WORTH kegs cun
Again repent bny the oOp instead of the boat be got
The boat need but will bring money whereas the
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stuff Immediately to send Market and sell
takes 5000 500 buy good vessel you take half and sell
or mortgage pnrt OF your pperty your tcrnlaw You
$500 of church and will pnt all vessel
wish was at Hono 1u; but cannot You think
for and send back with oop schooner
If the latter then YOURSELF and bring barrels
of % MS p,s RseS an" in good spirits Tu sends
brothers Poole and Kou and Kanu faithfully your brother
in the Gospel, 'e}t W. NJ. GIBSON, President.
shoes 1.-THE folow envoope forgot about
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: vi -: PA1.wA. LANAI, December 1e 1861.
Ds BeornE Your letter. the money which sent for tho
of boa. duly brought hand by Kahune
full of ka to make shout 800 p We axs
about 100 undes bat under last trip and
we o arc now IN p get our grub The Saints of Waikiki
have given horses cattle sheep tobacco
fowls mats and considerable money Brother George Raymond
lists Of contributions would glad from the
church of Honolulu in continuing roll work on these
islands, You, Bishop stir them about helping centre
stake on Lanai Sister kao promised round Oahu
contributions from the if she has So want her to
round and accomplish the work letter
from brother Brown, who tells that st
church since Conferences these added bapsed whilst
brother was on Ka will make 100
island within four months The to Hawaii have re.
Gently bapised 20 at Wapo aud about 80 in Kohaa
These all We have baptised island
lately Ono brother Kahaleka who tho last
steadily increasing You will Pakpka of Nov
% translation Of brother Joseph Smiths prophecy the war in
America want 100 copies of the Paapaa Koho or cer
Gates to be printed want ask the church contribute
nsa Office for the they charged first 49, At any rate
them they $5 Now don't you furnish this
did not think about them when YOUR
hands would have ordered them then great many
you and bring with you little Conference
during Christmas week. send them write to
brother kou abont this; and also about flag You
the BUSINESS aud receive the We all excellent
oil the saints at Honolulu. Your brother the Gospel
We all send aloha Kapo othersI send
copy of certificate. .f.'
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APOSTLES " '--~
10 all Ue Saints of the Chn Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day
Saints ON The Island Of Oahu:
FELLOW GREETING AND GREAT LOVE TO you Waer
Murray Gibson your elder brother aud leader appointed to
be Chief Priest and preacher the Islands
Ocean by the hands Of the Prophet Of God Zion
with the direction Of the Spirit of God of High Priest
OF Mehiseec do send you regarding our
works and services.
reooed being brehren Enoch and Kou
that love to tho Church Of God has strong
works gifts of the Saints in tho
tanned the gfts OF the Holy Spirit the Of Peter aud of
Paul Pray without doubling and be sedast srong