Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-17
FROM NEW ZEALAND.
Graphic Account Of Pilgrimage 10
the "IIui Tau.v-wclrd and In.
teresting Scenes Terminating with
a Grand Maori Feast.

Zealand, or "Hui TauD NJ the Maoris
term IT,, characterized by many novel
features. The place selected for hold.
ing conference is often small village,
with, apparently, no facilities for
accommodating the multitude which
usually gathers on such an occasion.
This year the conference was appoint
ed 10 be held at Te Rahui, ON the
Awanui river, near the East Cape,
about 200 miles south Of Auckland,
and many Of the Saints had 10 make
long and tedious trips by land and
water,
Early in March the Elders laboring
In the south part Of the Island com.
mcnced their pilgrimage northwsrd,
their numbers increasing rs they
passed through the varions districts
en.route. Elders from tho north
started about the same time, In bmall
companies, but most OF them met ut
Osborne ON the 3lth OF March, after
travelling along trails through the
the dense brush, or forests, for several
days.
IL was pleasant sight to witness the
glad and Joyful meeting OF 10 many
Elders from Zion, all banded together
by the love Of Christ, aud united In
QUO common cause.
President Stewart headed the nrst
company accompanied by ak Elders.
AAnrllNF a rtta
the south arrived, until about twenty
Elder, and over two hundred Saints
were all assembled at the Branch
house near Osborne. An enjoyable
meeting or reunion was held on the
evening OF April Let, where the sons
Of Zion sang for Joy and reJoiced like
school boys out for "a holiday. Bejs
were arranged for the ACCOMMODATION OF
the visitors, one bed containing thir-
teen Elders covering tho floor OF one
room. At sunrise on the morning OF
the 2nd inst, all were astir, preparing
for the onward journey. Tho bell
rang calling the company 10 morning
prayers, and breakfast, after which
there was rush for the horses.
Blankets were rolled aud placed on
the saddles and In u short time the
whole company was counted, and
ready 10 ride forth.
The scene reminded the observer OF
regiment OF cavalry, minus the uni
forms, except that tho company was
improved by being composed OF both
sexes (many mothers carrying their
babcsl ana instead OF the olAnKlng Of
tho weapons Of war, they rode forth
singing the songs OF Zion or merrlly
converting together. They gallopped
Vns wv o.aen ani over .n9 noun,
,A'u un, ioi tI. mhc' anu
nAI,eu ~ VnWs TOT tne oaVohlh' e
yer ", ", lAyV' "oIcOhieu 'ho Vist'
NV 3A'n's' Auu MI "oio soOh heco"ho'
ue sr, ,-, - ,g.,,
ny IoiloNlns way iouhusyl three
in.e.lnss "eso ne'u' "hisn "efe "eii
",enueu.
Ea,iy on Monusy ,ne usual routine
" oeI IIhSns, p'Aye's' oIesk.ste.c.,
was sono .hI"ukn, ana asaIh tne pr
gimhge was Iesumeu, our numbers
nsVinR nearIy rouoIeu. Inc foau
rom uaws 70 loNomA,u bay, our
nvA' MopP'nt Plhce, was oNer noun
. al. usr, wnefe We roue IN Single
nIe, ol.eh uong narrow iouseS, passing
ueep chssns anu uescenuins INTO the
9usn Whe'o tne vose'a'ion was 80
uehso ,na' even one hpIsehlhn coulu
scaresiy Pass ,nrousn' IN tue evening
We traon ,okoms,u, having Travelled
,nntty mlIts, WneIo NJ tue people
unlteu W sn.onuing welcome 10 U.S.
anu piosiu,ng w WIN suppe'., ,,,
NuuIeas,s OF WeIcome were delivered
ny Wv naRasirM ., onivls, IN tne
h,ioeuhgnouse, wneIo aoJu. ,n'ee nun
uLou peisohs were as'.nlpleu'
on INC niolninso' .ne o'n INST, our
hDuhsou eaNhioauo ssnn Ioue Iot.h
win ,ne,easeu nuinoess, anu, roAch'
inB ht.le 'o"n hsnlcu NmpiIo, the
peop'e sIeeei W. ~ usu anu insisted
upon t"s conipany uaung Ior ieIIesh'
nn,a,o.. and hreai ,,s,. .nr...d on r.
gro,,nd and VOC wsr. saon s.at.d Joinc
n,sl,cs IN ih. hount.nns ,.rss,
yseeiv r,.c.i L.for. ne
Ths p,ost enconr,eIny s,yh, IVA. MA.
sen,ed In M sa WE nsar,.d lie M.
town M uinhnrama IIern..isn,S
twsn,v miles iron, Io,ansr,, ~,h.ra
Mi Tho osonl, wors au,.idsr. ar man,e
ha,s ~ n,bsr chnrchss IN. Mlssiaa
a,y chn,ch IL hnIit On 49, .,sin.n
~, cnnid IN, sen ~, n,,la. as
,ray.l,ad nm m. y.ii.y ~.
nro.chcd N. inhabIt.nt. as.smhidd
an Inc lon OF the nil. and for sore
Iistanc. We could henr their sonys ~
welcome and "Haere Malv Come
here) and SEQ their waving handker-
chiefs anu they danced for 10y at our
approach.
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