Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-01

verts were made, ana the speaker iei'
the field with fair r,Dspeots OF more
wors TO be done.
The speaker remarked that II Beoms
az n the world had departed from the
ways Of truth aud righteousness
People DO DOT have much desire "a
associate with the servants Of God, re-
ngiouHly. There IL n great deal OF sin
committed In the large cities anu II
/ Ia hard 10 make people rcalile thelf
position. Thcy are doing very little 10
prepare themsclves Tor the coming Of
| the Lord Jesus Christ.
10 me il Il a great pleasure to reflect
! ON the fact that We are living in an
ave that Il IN near to the coming VI the
son OF GOd, even though mankind
nave no regard Tor IT, rms signs "
the times Indicate that great
changes are tlklng place all
over the world. There Il n state
OF confusion everywhere, and
peoplo seek to close their ears u the
testimony Of truth. But We know,
that II they 10 not repent aud turn 70
God, they Will have ~ suffer tho con.
seq uencGs. We know that ii Is ueces.
safy for all TO embrace the Gospel and
follow its precepis. We know that
those who are truthful, both the living
aud the dead, will m ct thu savior 10
His coming. The Elders are blessed Ia
their work Notwithstanding the DIM
oultius they have to meet. There u
10y In endcavOring 10 save souls, anu
ltlaa work that IA not Lost, but whlch
will oud In glorious result ami bang
great reward.
ELDER o. y. RJMNEY
was the next speaker. liu remarked
that II was with peculiar feelings ne
rose before the congregation, but he
dld 80 relying upOn the assistance OF
the faith and prayers NJ the Saints.
He went on his mission over three
year. ago, ON November llth, less.
This was hls frat departure from Utah.
ON reaching IAN Francisco, the largest
city he hnd ever seen nj that time. he
was struck with tho wlckcduu-s that
could be seen In that place. Heidi not
stay long there but soon found himself
on board the "Almira" on route for
hls mission field. ON reaching the
Sandwich Islands there was an oppot.
tunity for him ~ paftake OF a banquet
nj tho royal palace, but inatead ofaVail-
ing himself Of this, he attended u meet
Ing OF Hawaiian Saints. The stay al
this port was very brief, and after u
voyage Of two weeks he landed In
Auckland. He was appointed TO labor
In the Bay Of Islands district aud left
tho next day for bis neld whore he
met his brother George.
The reception was similar to that
described by the previous speaker. The
Elders have to do as the natives do,
else they can have no influence with
the people. The customs which At fir.t
seem very strange, soon lOsr this APP
penranco and II becomes ~ natural 10
rub the noses IA TO shake hands.
Elder Romney's labor In this field
was very successful. Many converts
were made. He remained here for thlr'
teen months and was then called 10
labor Ia Wniapu. n district situated In
tho central part OF the country. He
was always treated kindly. The mis-
Eionaries arc looked upon as the sur-
wants NJ God. There were not 40 many
converts mndc In this district, but here
the speaker had received n testimony
IN his soul to the truth Of tho Gospel
~ he never before had received II.
lls had witnessed humorous cases Of
healing OF the sick through the power
Of God, and he could heNr the tosu.
mony TO the world that God livoa aud
Is establishing HIS work among the
children Of men.
His last appointment was the district
OF Wairnraps, In the extreme south NJ
the island. Here are many
wealthy saints who are faithful
and help the Elders In various ways.
While there he had the privilege Of
speaking 10 several Europeans, there
being European branch. Eleven
souls were baptized In this place and
added 10 the branch aud this was the
means OF producing revival or a 70.
formatory movement which caused
the speaker TO rejoice exceedingly.
He felt glad that he had been per-
mllted 10 return IN tho people VI God.
lie hoped that we would all serve tho
Lord and DO His will, that men might
sec our good works and be led to
glorify our Father In Heaven.
Elder Romnoy concluded by ad-
dressing few remarks % the cOngro-
cation In tine Maori tongue, which he
subsequently translated.
ELDER souDRA SANDERS
who translated the Book Of Mormon
Into the Maori tongue was next called
10 the stand. lie could add his testi-
mony 10 those already given ~ TO the
blessings 10 be enjoyed IN serving the
Lord.
Two years ago he returned from n
mission 60 New Zealand. He had
been Ahundantly blessed In his efforts
ms n missionary Ia that country. The
hearts Of the people had always been
turned towards the servants OF God,
with good feelings. Tho language IL
a difficult one, but God assisted His
servants In overcoming all diillcul.
ties. II IA the testimony Oi
the Elders, and II II generally
admitted that our missionaries make
wonderful progress In their studies.
The speaker had boon there hut two
weeks, when no had occasion ~ bap,
tie some converts, and he could then
use their own language Ia performing
the ceremony.
They had given eight months 10 the
work OF translatiug the Book u Mor.
mon aud a few more months 10 the
work u revision. This WAS done with
the assistance OF Elder Richards from
Pennington ami native Elders sp-
pointed Tor the work. The natives
ieslify that Cod helpcl us 10 complete
this work, whereby they could obtain
some knowledge Of the history oftheir
loraiathers.
Tho speaker clo-eI by bearing his
testimony 70 the truth Of the Gospel OF
Jesus Christ
The choir sang the anthem: "I,ord.
let Thy blessing n, parting bo upon