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

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| the evening, ami n mos, enjoyable
tins was ereu. listening 90 ths laltuul
] testimonies OF forty member. EIItra
/ Scott, Allsn AaI Packard also ai.
| dressed the meeting,
Thus cl0sHu another ovoutul con.
/ ference in Maoridom, AMI the Saints
aud Elinfb nu tIllcnd in being prlvI-
| legged 90 participate in such least OF
| fat thlugs. The Spirit vi GId was
| nbunInutly poured uul auI "a rUuuuulI
| song VI praise gladdenrd every uDyfL
b. GODDARD,
Clerk % the AuFirnlaru Mission.
WAWuA, hawkes. Bay New X5a-
Ian O., April II, 1894.
NOTES ON ritL "IUf VAU."
Wawhafa, a small MaOr. village ON
/ the TEE MAlR uuuiuaul.. presented BE-
/ lively appearance dufll. t.u Umu %.
! tls annual UUu..rrUr. of TAO Austria
! ia .ad mission. AInsy u'ufr Uus it
! lu.t lu lIyprI iHHu.h vrrt u.pas.
| act H.Ut. tUa HisYu wU.lfrH, uII UgIu.
] 1.-Two structure, built uI eco amt
native grasses, Wurl vr.C.ai ugtr tln
! ugas"t 90 tIU IuHt uI iIH ..UUius sr.ru
clad billie. Stretching uuitI tlv east
was tlu mEuiY p1.if, calm and
| placid Hs GOA Uf Ei8-H,
dluH. Preparations hal boon male
] Tor tuH argluu 1IBtlu of 800 Wishing
SaIuH who came Boo ipr.e uuuuura
from tIt Bay uI Islands SEQ tho inr
uIfn, lY Wupauuauu (Aliiilo Is
I lau.l. In tho SOUTH A Hptt.ouf build.
I jug UOK-l foot had been specially
erected (1' native feuiD f1r tine gIsiei.
once meetings. 70 was limIy lighted
/ al 8aCn end, uy the doorway and bpaF.
iuru Tor ventilation. a HulI table
aud rough uBuUu served nH A STAND or
/ pIipit, nt one Uui of tlu building, anu
| iiaE mats were spread down each IIdU
0f the ball UpIu these tho o1GEraga.
j tlOu WaH HuatUIi 1r fuuntici, ami during
/ theFufviUyul lima. iuablupJBiii were
assumed iJguJmi9r, As thulu male
/ alt0 serve az the beds OF The natives,
/ thoru was uu abundance of blankets,
! pillows, etc, and hence the natives
were nulu % DO ut oAFr. The duac1nH
paced TO und iro through She center
aialc, armed With long f1ua, aud coca.
sluually pJhiug dfUwby mcuuor8 OF
the congregation, 10 Prevent thUm
] falling iutU the arms OF Morpheus
The argus eyes OF three yiFilsni ollie
cialh were ouuu liked upon the Elicfs,
who were ulfO compelled 10 lilo upju
the mate, Ua thrlu were only two Chait6
la the village. Fac 0fu.nro1 would
often chat till late 90 tho evening aud
were aroused carly iu the morning,
hence Do was no wonder %, in four
| h0url testimony meeting, Some were
| found "uIIIluIn All the waiCliul
deacon enjoying tho opportunity OF
/ giving a "llhumaiua" tEidc) o gentle
| 90 reminder
conferences C0mmHucOi on April
go, though many 90 che sAiuis an4
/ Elders arrived a low dhyl baiIfs that
/ time. Each company was received
with the usual Maori greeting, the
"Haka," or war dance, being repeated
/ daily. IhB peculiar though cluur.
! ing, reception has u1ru previously
| described ln tho NEWS Oi course,
/ tue Indispensable "nOuNn was iraBly
given, AMI duly appreciated by all
oomcrs, especially the newly afriv0i
| Elders from Zion. The writer being
| dutninui by storms anu steamer dulgys,
/ dii not arrive until the fret hymn hau
/ been sung, anu hence, alter meeting,
| thr gtUBuugs c1mp by wholesale
Many OF the saints desired ~ give
| ilfUiUle demonstration % thulr
"Af0ha," Q1vcl aud nior about 200
/ such Impressions, the nasal pr0O0agls
/ was almost urmJTaliEsl.
A g0oi spirit prevailed during all
the meetings Of the "Hui TAU" aud
much good will undoubtedly result
! from this happy reunion.
The AustTalasian mi1Hi1u now COM
| prsus sixteen conferences under the
/ presidency OF Elder William Gardner.
FUHy.iour Elders aru ut present
/ lab9TIng iu ihusp districts preaching
| the Gospel TO an CIHsspH. iu addition
10 tho Two Australian districts, "a new
| field has boon upTuHi lu IAHuHulgr
| where Elders Lewis, Pond aud Sister
Pond arc spreading the gl1i news,
Three Elders anticipated receiving
| their release o. return 90 Zion roo tuIs
| conference, hut we've happily CD lla.
! appointed, Elders Gibson, It4emu-Hru
! anu Douglas uru fluent blulaeis boo the
! native tongue, aud 90 was therefore
| deemed eNHgIlHu. % retain l.iT
| services tlll Juuu, Zoe order tu IH fumu
| active work amongst q aumltr %. ma.
| tive tribes tuat have MOT ypt received
/ the Gospel A uuuuur ~ exemplary
/ Maori Eldors were also called 800 assist
| iu this special labor Tho L.uOts a..
/ sieuul 10 Ma0H work iu the various
| diHtrIcla have Tow opportunities OF
| visiting distant trlhva, al tho mrmuefs
need constantly visiting In toe vaTi1ua
branches aud, II neglected, fail toto
/ sln. The assistance OF thu above named
! Elders, therefore, Will bu OF great nlI
| 10 tho mission ami viii accomplish
grcat good. Tnof viii DC released 20
return 90 L.0nin tho month % June,
aud few OF tho most faithful Ma0u
mrmbsts will accompany them.
Tho natives possess the spldt Of
/ gathering, but circumstance have
! hitherto rendered 10 inrxurdirut.
! ThtrDls probably no people better pre-.
| pared Tor Tempe WORK than our MAORI
| Saints, many OF whom possess an an.
broken ancestral record Tor m1re than
hvc hundred years.
The names Of Hiuui Whsaura
| audhi wilo Mary VIII br lovingly Ie-
mcmbtiUi boy the mljlsIiy of Elder
who have lnhurgd lu this mission
| Brother WhnaugH iH one OF the Loading
"rAugBtifas," or Chlois, In the Tp
! Mania district, ami the Elders have
always found a CHEEKY welcome and
happy home under his huspllablc roof
! aud many " the brethren have learned
20 love ami esteem tnrir MAORI
"mothpr,n Mary Mhsaugn, for nor
uniform klndurss. they have now
mace all preparations 10 leave Ion
Zion In June next, aud 10 has boon
suggested that the Elders there should
give them "a cordial reception on their
arrival Such an event would not
j .s.Ua4 #IFnEH uUN lIuaa HIH mon nrFtu0 D..