Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-17
CisroRNR, Poverty Bay,

september 2gth, 1894
You will pardon men for not writing
you last mail, but u was impol-ilie Tor
me to wrtc after receiving Bishop
SHOWS letter with tue sad. Had news vi
the death OF our darling little baby boy.
have been enjoying ex-
cellcut health. and have been very busy
travelling IN the midst OF the SAINTS
settling up troubles, accommodating
some from the Church aud also bapt2
Jog into the Church On the aud of
September had the privilege OF bap.
uzing seventeen aud We blessed eight
children, / also married three coup.cs.
ana altogether there IS good prospect
Tor the future. There have been over
iity baptisris In the Te Malta district
since our conference IN April. lately
visited the place where we held our
general conference on the oh OF Apui;
and while We were having a good time
with the Saints, on the 2ud ol Septem.
Der, the Devil took possession Of one If
our sisters. She was staying with some
oi her relatives VINO did not belong to
the Church, but some Ut the SAINTS were
there. lncy sent Tor us To come and
administer 10 her. l did not ike to 10
amongst outsiders Ia a case Vi tins kind,
but our sister was In such a condition
that II took i've men to hold her on tue
/ bed, so We went aud administered 10
/ her aud she was rclcasud though 30
| weak she could not raise her nand L. her
| head. We uied to get them TO consent
TO take her 10 the house oi the SAINTS
and let them nurse her, but they would
not, aud as soon as We lelt the house.
the adversary returned and they came
running after IA to hurry back lur there
were hNc strong men again tfyng 10
| hold her on the bed. We rubuEcu ,he
evil one again aBd he lett, aud stiu they
would not CONSENT 10 let her 10 To the
SAINTS. 50 We lett again aud during The
| night the evil one came again, she
! ragged ali night and at last they gut tirgd
VI heI anu brought her back to the
saints. toll them aii TO last and pray
| We administered 10 ncr and afterwards
! / took walk out to the sea shore, lone,
some and blue, when / returned the
adversary had come back; she was
getting wgakyr, but We again admins.
tcted 10 her aud rebukud tue euI one
aud told HIM TO return no more. She
seemed 10 get better from that same
| hour aud b We anu hearty now Inns
was a great victory Tor US aud a testi.
/ mvny lndl the Lord will hear lis ser.
/ vans u Ihey VIII fast and pay before
Tim la humility The Suuts are IL.
iucug over the great testimony that
/ Wah gwen ~ their mIlS., aud / believe
| 10 viii ou mucu good. ] was very much
! cuacuf.cu uygriI and was anxious 10
/ leave Tor some VI tnc ulh.r branches
/ uut dad not ike 10 leave our sister, SO
| we Elders concluded - last lor the
! Lord To open our Way before as that We
H.H ID.
] lJpAule o. him. lIlt very morning
/ uur sic. slut was bryu srt Igng totuv
| house where We were stopping, we
/ could not nrlp but praise the L1ru tot
| tuis ulcs3laE. She was soon healed /
lasted iuuy uigh, hours and she ls nov
adj right.
na,g been greatly blessed Of the
Lord 90 nay labor, j expect 10 leave
here iu the morning by steamer Tor
Auckland ! hau coo, luGed to sail tor
Au,uana ON the ta,h, but was too la,e
luT me steamer, ! may 80 over ON the
next excursion steamer that leaves
Auckland. Lluer Goddard has gone
over 60 > dnty, aud viii wait there ulI
he hgars iIuW me. II don't 10 / wall
attend the conference at lie AtOut aud
! nom there 10 Ndlkdlu aud rom there
. To- tue Bay ol Islands to attend the
/ general conference 100 February S. ". 10.
] We nave Two EIugIs iu auckland aud
/ aIg having very good meetings, have
/ iuuuu twenty Jlu members and a very
: good piu poet lot some new ones
I lug EiDgi5 aye very anxious / should
/ come and see them,
! viii husu my letter when ! get To
! Auckland % aus not TOO sick,
luuukA dm sure VII have lime ul
lie We lave bad Vgry rough. cold
| weather, loss oi ram; the roads arc
| very ulldg horses are very poor aud
the lIu55 D. y,iy short, lhy.clurc ! am
I Obliged 10 take steamer 10 make u lu
| umu ~ be- 90 tue conference.