Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-22
DISTANT MAORIDOH.
Reports From The Elders LaboFin6 IN
Nv Zealand.
TWO EXCELLENT CONFERENCES.
TestIm.nies OF III, Naiiycs.-favor1b''
Opening Among European : " oi
Prospects on ivory Hand

csTsJoHd,ass Dtua Na-i.
A year hos elapsed since tho NE"'
publshtd an account Of tAe laoos o'
Elders from the liaunwa.u disirica in
the province Of Marlborough. AZ 'hai
time all tho siuth Island was included
ia tbc above named district, ami hence
the few srn,tcrcI Saints were trldom
vrlted. When vigorous Efforts were
made To- push tbo work there thccncmy
was aroused, and Is vonemhlo nrch'
deacon Of the Church Of EnginIu
cndeavofd to tlun,eIaot the worh ny
slanCorous reports and strong donune'-
aiions from the pulpit This had no
effect Of scattering tho seed, and tue
Elders succeeded 10 establishing O.
good branch a. EAugi.oio, aul ih'
nucleus Of another nt Whangaiac'
Inuuiriea from tue cxtrUmu tuuiu
inlicaiud that there was au OPENING 30
that vicinity amongst iuu Luilptai'I
which ultimately resulted BOO tfu
organization OBJ tho district 10 Otnklt
whtre Elder a.. l.. Coz pfgsilr'i assist
ed by Ldrrs G.. Peterson anu Ishh
q. Young. A branch %. the chufch
was established at Omgo oWas', ahl
thu go0d work ~ ptUguasinB ahiis'ac'
toHly.
Al the annual conference Of tho
AuelaiaHlnn mission mold last ApHt
the Malrau district was formed ana
Elder H. q. Mriklu was called 20
prtsidc, assisted by iIdrf j. w. LIN
ford. la connection with the uumI-
annual conference OF this now district,
second visit wac paid 10 the south
Island. After ieW hUuu' pleasant
fail across tho straits, Plcloh was
reached aud nu eighteen milo uvcning
uriyc was made through the valley 0i
Tua Mafina. After nights rest Of
tue Maori village, Waiflu, tho journey
Was continued irUih Biuuhulm % Ir
HDra, a distance Of thiriy.uight milua.
The river WAirau was II i1drd, ron
doring it Impossible 10 lord, aud hence
ten miles additional travel vas ntcta'
AIRY u cross tho bridge nj rua Marina.
This little village marks the scene Of
onn VI the most appalling mhasnclyH iu
MAORI history. Ia the carly faflirf,
INSCRIPTIONS Europeans enGcavoicd,
~ force, 90 obtain possession of Maori
lands and the natiyCa naturally fo.
Hrnted their advance. Captain Wake.
field, aud other Influential Europeans,
with strong force, sailed up the
Walfau river aud uiaumbhTktd near
tho Tua Marina creek. Two brave
Ngallioa chies, To Rauparaha aud
Rangihaota, with "a large band OF
natives, met them. IN alteration
took place, which Increased Ia vi1-
leuce TN both natives aud EurOpCnuh
lost their tumpotH. Magistrate rhump.
sou called tot the troops toRavaucr,uI0
which Puahs, a young native chiol,
ADVANCED with Bibln In hand, anu
pleaded for peace. The Maori had
received tho word Of God many years
before, anu the young warrior prob.
ably thought that the "PAkohas'i
would be- governed by IT. Teachings.
lie soon realized, however, that II was
dead letter 10 them. HIS intor.
crisions were unhtsdoi. The Ma0rla
quickly returned the shots Of thcii
enemies, aud finally slaughtered all
the leaders, aud nearly an thcli
followers. A large monument con
taining tho nAmus Of the dis
tluguishOd victims aud about twenty
OF their iullnweTr, now marks the seen,
Ut this tanguinaty conflict, which VIZ
pTecipilatrd by tho imprudont an,
aggressive policy Of Influential land
gTabbcu.
A visit was paid 10 the cemetery
containing the above named munu
ment anu the graves u tue s0ldicTy
and, it0m the summit Of the hlil, d
beautiful Wow was obtained OF "a,
MairAu valley with ~ adjacent green
clad hills. No wonder 10 attracted thi
ooyeious eyes Of srgoulEIou, VIII,
ultimately paid ~ dearly i0r thoig rasl
follyi
After a pleasant journey through thl
WaitunA valley the placid waters %
the Pelorus sound were reached, au,
the town Of huyel0uk was passed
Six miles further the travellers arrlyl
NJ the MAORI Pau, To Horl, near ia,
little village Of Canvas town.
A large number " MaOris had Gs
somblUd from Raugeloto Island Whan
Barae, Wairau aud the sutmuudlul
country, Somo had Travelled Tor wv,
days IA small boots, rowling nearly al
the way. rho WhaugaBo mumbpr
walked through uenso brush Tor tlgh
teen milrs, ~ There o. mo- wagon rla,
60 this village, but this aid not Jctc
tho members from attending Au,
nearly nll the bIauuh was present.
As the travellers approached the pah
they were received with lusiy shout
~ welcome, "Nau mai" "Hgvr
mai" etc,
Elder Goddard hat not visited then
since ho OBLIGATED 40 the baptism d
those present, who Indicated tuplI b.
hy numerous aud prolonged "Luugi5.l
while others gIurtrd him as theI
"Maiun,n UlthrTl, Quite chang
hal taken place nJ lu lluu, since th
previous visit, when only 10,
scattered membeu werh Present.
large dining room, 90 feet long, ma
been specially erected nul iH
numerous Hhuop ana Elaughtpty
beeycs, hanging On the viHUmJy, rlugrl
proved that ample PREPARATIONS ha
been mnde 20 accommodate the visitor.
Tho meeting h0uso was r1m0Iahl
seated and neat stand hld been o,
near 10 which was "a piano, Outsiau
Tor the occasion, Tho merry husutu
OF the children, the iuCpsaaut chatty
Of the dear sistufP tongues uui Go
earnest aud animated conversation q
The Maori brethren, ull trs,lhui % "a
happy Influence Uf the Gospel az on %
leaft- OF the people,
According 90 custom In MaOrIdur
the usual weekly testimony mtuuu
was held On Thursday evening. lhlft,
four mumuDTH NufU their IH.IfUt mia.