Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-16
SAD DEATH IN SAMOA.
Little Harold Hilton Passes Away
The War.-nissiOnarJ Doing'.
FAoALtf, SAMOA
sf.r.t, o. 1904


March ~ 1894
Editor D,ssre, Ncwg
since my last letter to you tho
samoan miss on home has been the
scene Of another very sad occurrence
which caused a gloom to come over ut
that IL not YET entirely dispollci.
Little Harold Hilton passed from
this life on the i7,h inst His demise
wa. very sudden, he havlag been ~
buta few days. on Sunday the lltn
he was not feeling very we'll aud was
administered to during the night. For
two days following he appeared TO be
improviug, but on the morning Of tho
18Th his mother again herame CON
corned about his welfare. From th.n
NATL his death, which occurred AZ III
am. on the uatc before menuoncii
everything that loving hands could do
was done for his recovery, but he grew
rapidly worse, aud at thn time stated,
amid nnointings aud prayers and
qualifications 10 tho Lord, the little
spirit took It, fiigh. TO Him who rules
on high.
on, now 10th we all were to believe
that Il was s0i How SAD TO zee our
dear sister again bcroit, and her 20 Tar
from dear parents aud friends, whom
sha has Lott Tor the Gospel's sakel We
felt 20 cay, "rhy will, Lord ami
not ours 30 uOnui lnUu gavrst
aud Thou hast the right 10 Jake away
we humbly bow TO Toy decree, Whp
doeth all things well"
Thomas Harold Hilton was about
one and n half ycnfs OLD, beautiful
little boy and very dearly beloved ~
all the missiunafiuH, ~ well ~ Tue
natives who knew him. Much gym
pathy Ia felt for the boreavud parents
aud the blessings OF tue Lord are in-
vuked upon them.
TIE WAR;
Ths samoan civil war, which has
been raging for some fow weeks past,
10 now reported hs being about a. nn
end; but doubts are entertained about
peace being permanently restored Tor
some time 10 come. The present
trouble seems 10 have mostly originated
over petty quarrel between nsuves
liying on two separate ialandt-Up0lu
hnu Swaziland IL not considered, by
all At least, a. rebellion like thu war
OF i08.
There are no wafships hete,or things
would take on different aspect, o. tue
hamoaus aro very much afraid Of tbs
big guns (cannoul, which they call
wanaianna." According 10 tile best
account obtainAblc, thofo have been
but fifteen killed nnd twenty-five VI
thirty wounded.
The three consuls are laborlng enef.
goticAlly for tbs suppression Of any TO-
bellious spirit which may manifest
Itself. They are doing a good work Ia
the Interest VI peace, Tor which much
credit IN due 10 tbs representatives. Of
the "Thfeo Great Powcrs."
MISSIONARY LABOR.
Our labofs here ate being very much
retarded by the present troubles, a. the
people, especially the natives, seem 10
think mere about the destroying OF their
frllowmon than tacy do ABOUT tue
principles Of the Gospel. Our confer.
terence, which was 10 be- held next
month, will now have To be postponed
tlll peace IL restored 40 that the people
can DO brought together without fear ol
bning molested.
Al our meetings ON Sunday last the
"ialeSa" was better nlled than 1 have
ever KnJwn before. The writer en-.
Jjyed the privilege VI speaking 10 over
seventy OF these South Pacific Lamar.
iteG on the subject VI the "krrtOfatiUD
Of the Gospel" brArlng tosum Iny 10
them that the angel Of The Lord which
John saw has brought the "uyoflasting
Gospel" TO the eatth for the salvation
Of all those who yield humble
obedience 10 the requirements Of tho
same. Thus We rejoice In tue work
OF the Lord anu pray Tor IT, continued
progress 10 the midst OF lnis degraded
branch Of the house Of Israol.
The NEWS IL always read by Us all
with much Interest and profit
Ever paying tor the property OF
Zion ana tue welfare OF the servants OF
the Lord In oyofy land aud CLINE,
remain,
your brother In the Gospel,
SIITANO.