Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-31
FROM FAR SAMOA.
Interesting Report Of a ColltTJLcs at
Ps6OpaGO,
SEVERAL NATIVES BAPTIZED.
A Spiritual aud a Literal Feast
Customs Of the Ma
lives, Ete

PAoOPAuO, bept 10 lb3t'--Ano'hef
aonfefsnoo Ia tie ia utia branch Of
tho Samoan mission has Just been held
al Psg1pago and WAS y decided success.
II was held a menth earlies shan usual
from the fact shat Eldsrs Dimoud nnd
HRriing were released 10 return nome
on the October steamer, IND IL was
necessary h hold conference before
their departure, consequently Saturday
anu sunday, 5epitmUcf 6tn and b.,
were designated ~ the tventiui uays.
Elder Alfred Jensen aud the writer
were iaboring on Aumiu, and on the
9th, with "umbono" aud gfii-saos h.
hand, We hastsned 10 the beach wntre
the natives were Engaged IN orSgginl
boat into the sta. The wilma Wa
blowing a gale anu the angry breakers
came rolling into shore with Increased
fury aud accelerated apeei. But the
GcA has no totio.s for the bamoau, nOf
has 1t for US n We venture on ils tosOm
only when really necessary, Tor We
know We are laboiing Tor Him vino
stills the winds anu o,lms thu seas.
We were sO1u carried turuugn the
bfoakefs by native OAfsmon, VINO afv
muscular men, and carefully seated Ia
tbs boat, thai was being tyssud about
lew TOdH IRON shOfe. All were nov
patiently waiting TOT huge swell that
would carry tne boat through tue shai.
low opening In the reef And iuto tho
deep blue SEA. Just ~ thu flght mo-
ment tue captain shoutod "pul," an
We were borne suddenly through the
reef anu into the sea without. SbUTiy
aiterwafd nn Elder was noticed x z!aH
intenlly into the mighty deep with n
grave and paliu o.unteuancr, O,c lHilu-
ally gfntuitOusly contributing 10 the
welfare Of the nnny triBo beneath.
Once within this haven OF Tsst (Pago- !
pogo hAiDof) and all was pence Ald |
quiet Presently the anchor was Gas
aud natives stood ready TO carry Us ON |
their backs TO shore. Utou aetgi-g iout
Oh shore after such m experiences ons
IL tempted 10 sxolaim, "i'ii taxa my
stand on land, on land, forever an
ever on solid land" etc.
We soon alo3u Ia tho door OF our
BAMBOO meeting house, there nudiug
Elders IL. L.. DimOnd, A. W. Harding
Z. A. Allemau, Aud later ON J. n. Baf.
ton, who arrived from tho east emu Ul
the island. The Saints gathered Ia
ami VIZ kept late hours rslo ciug to-
srther, preparing songs Tor conieruucc,
&C.
On Saturday morning, al 10 O'Clock, |
shout ~ nxeIv,ns having assumUluu, tue |
lFst meeting OF NDniofeucn was clllsi ]
10 order ny Pfesidiug Elder II. H.. |
Dimopd. Aher singing anu prayer, |
Elder DimvId spoke to the congFoga.
ton assembled on the necessity Tor bap.
tiem.
Al noon both Elders and natives shl |
around Ia n circle ia true Samoan
style, auKiOuuly waiting for tnu diu-
Intuition OF two barrels VI bref, 10 Sethet |
with quantities OF flsh, chicken, tais,
poherHmi, bananas, bfeAdiruit, etc., !
all OF which hal boon prepared or tho |
occasion. An indiyiduAl was appointed |
by the ohiuis to divide the iojd, and
10 sse him throwing II about the house.,
each ono catching with "A marked uc.
gree OF rxpeTtntHa all that was thrown
his way, convinced one thai they could
make an iuturrsung game OF uAil.
Like BeniAmil VI oli, thc Elder usual.
ly gets very large share OF tue besi
1000 available upun such an occasion.
This N truly ono Of the huppivHt IA
menis OF nauvo'a lilo, Tor with
Samoan, there II not another thing
under tue Gun that receives as mucI
care, attention, ETC., NJ the inner nisu.
In the afternoon Elder Harding die.
coufsed upon the ApOsgAcy VI tue
Primitive Church. la Ghr EVENING"
meeting was held where Bfolnsl
hacAis, "A white member u lns
Church, who 10 uothl Tor ms unlimito
kiudne's toward the Eldors, Wan VINO
never tires Ia providing Tor cur wants,
Fiatele, luli, anu To, nil momurfs
holding the Priesthood, were called
upon and mauo Interesting remarks,
testiiyipg TO the trulh OF the Gospel a.
restored Ia these tue lAst days, sto
Gu sunday morning the "patuD was
Tung shortly after SUNRISE, anu alter
presenting thu nam OF the First
Presidency vi the Church, tho lively.
Apostles, 4. ii. Hilton, prcsi ent o
the mission, aud the EldpTs now
labofin on this islauu, logatntt with
tue names Of those boldiua the Ptirs
hood here Tor the apr wal OF IA,
Saints, Elder Barrus sIoke upon Ia
neeetsiy OF Apostles aud Pfophst,
gifs, etc., In the true Church g.
Christ Alter meeting n -uull
school was held, as II usual, wh,r,