Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-19
HAWAIIAN CONFERENCE.

The annual conference Of the Hawaiian
Mission convened at Laic, April s,h. 1894,
at 10 q. m, and continued on the OH,
5,h and s,h. owing To sickness in
President Noalls family at Honolulu.
We were deprived Of bis and sister
Noalls presence, Tor which reason au
extra days meeting and Priesthood
meeting were held in Honolulu. on
March 5tst and April ist, when cHectual
instructions were given TO the Saints
and Priesthood. With these exceptions
there was q toll attendance Of foreign
aud native missionaries, and fair rep.
fcscntati0n OF Saints from this aud
adjacent Islands, varying in distance
from 100 10 $50 miles. A good spiut
prevailed throughout the entire confer.
encc, and the hearts OF the Saint, we're
made to rejoice through the words Of
encouragement delivered by the SER
wants OF God.
Joint meetings Of the Sunday schools
and Mutual Improvement associations
were held on tue morning, afternoon
and evening OF the filth aud the even.
ing Of the sixth. -Four SUNDAY schools
and four Mutual Improvement assl. ia.
:ions rendered interesting AMI instfue.
tive lessons, interpreted with GOSPEL
prcccpts ESSAYS, songs aud addresses.
all of which were CTcditably rendered
the music being exceptionally good.
The general officers ct these associa.
tons were unanimously sustained and
the following local officers appointed.
Elders II. T.. Duiiin. Hyum DE Fries
and Melvin NJ, Harmon. SupgnIntgud.
cnts OF the Sunday schools OF The
Hawaiian Islands Elders Matthew
Noall. Hyrum De Fues. Thomas
Brmlcy, Presidents of the Mutual I'm.
provemunt Associations. There were
two days OF general conference, FRIDAY.
April 9th, aud Sunday, April SIN. Elder
Brown presiding. The general author.
tiles Of the Church were presented ON
the 9th, and were unanimously sus-
tanned by the vote of the people. During
both days meetings good iustfue.
lions were given by the Elders from
Utah; and many Of the local branches
were represented by their respective
officers.
April lth was set apart Tor the prim.
AIRY association and the Relief Society
conferences. The Primary children, all
dressed IN uniform, assembled at l.lni.
huli-the mission hOusc-at g.3l a. m.
where they formed into procession and
marched to the meeting house, led by
the Laie band. Al 10 a. M, the meet.
ing was called TO order by Sister Maggie
DAVIS. "A carefully selected program
was then rendered, mostly In the Eng.
llsh language, consisting Of songs, re.
citations, dialogues, and Gospel lessons.
The manner In which the several parts
were rendered by the children gave
evidence OF diligent training by the
sisters. The general Primary officers
were sustained, and the following local
officers appointed for the ensuing term:
Libbe Noall as president OF the Pum.
ary association, Lizzie Brown, Alice
Harmon and Mllama kekuku, as
counselors
Al ? p. m. the Relief Society confer
ence convened; Sister Maggie Davis
presiding. After the opening exercises,
short reports were made hy more than
twenty native sisters from this and
adjacent Islands, The missionary sisters
made some very encouraging remarks.
The general officers OF the Relief
Societies were then sustained. and the
following local officers appointed for
the ensuing term. For president.
Llbbie Nolll, with Lizzie Brown and
Alice Harmon CounselOrs, and six
native sisters as assistants.
Elder Mathew Noill was sustained as
president OF the Sandwich Islands Mis-.
sion Of the Church OF Jesus Christ Of
l-aiter'dly Saints, with John brown.
Hyrum DE Fries, II, Z, Dudn, Melvin |
NJ. Harman Walter Scholes. Thomas !
Brmley, William II. Thompson. John
X. Jolly, George H. Fisher, William II. |
Mendenhall, Henry Moss, Wilder Hatch. |
l-lbbie Noall, Lizzie Brown and Alice |
Harmon as assistants and travelling |
missionaries.
The ecclesiastical appointments for |
the coming term were then sustained las |
follows Elder Hyrum De Fries. presid,
ing Elder over the North and the south |
Hawaii and Maui conference, with |
George II, Fisher and Wilder Hatch |
and HiapooIe as travelling Elders. DO the |
North Hawaii conference, with Henry /
Moss and Ben Paahau as travelling |
Elders IN the South Hawaii conference, /
and William Mendenhali. John Iolly aud /
James Bush rs travelling Elders m the |
Maui conference,
Elder lohn Brown presiding Elder |
with Melvin NJ Harmoa and John