Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-09


A day or SO aterwasdi the effect OF the
notice was very plainly shown, DO SO
many No thank yJua," instead OF
accepting our tracts Or listening ts De.
fore Still we are not discouraged, rell'z-
ing the adversary is ever near seeking
to overthrow Gods work, which re-.
mains utterly impossible for him TO ac.
complsh.
Our semiauuull conference was ap.
pointed at klhuniu on the 25fd and
3ih of December. For month or so
previous to- above dates the Ml0rs have
been busIly engaged boz gardening, at
tending 90 the growing OF potatoes,
cabbage, peas, beans and ot1er yege.
tables, tor the welfare Of the saints who
should gather 10 the conference. On
SUCH occasions 10 IS customary for them
90 have au abundance Oi food Tor their
visitors, that they may have enjoyment
temporarily "a, well 1s spiritually.
Ou the aust and llnd the Saints travel.
cd 90 the place oi conference. coming
. from the lurthcmust parts of The dis
/ trict As the bell rang out announcing
that % was time tor our evening para
! ka' lprayer mCUting,I those who had
| gathered could be seen vending their
way 10 the meeting house. ln gIAnC.ng
I over thr number 20. Saints, ] ig.t Co &C..
/ iucs BOO bchoIaing SO many li my Maori
/ brethren and sisters who had assembled
| boo response 10 the call which had been
| made of ihem
AZ no o.. m. on the 75rd Began what
/ eventually proved TO Dee q very success.
/ iul conference. Elder George BIwIcs'
| President of the WlIuapl district
! called the asscmbage Co order After
Singing hymn t54 "rcm C. 40 maumr
nm, prayer ua. offered by ApurO
| kumsro1 Siugus hymn S. ~ kunton
| e. uaHo ne
Elder Bowlcs then arose, greeting the
Saints who had arrived from the several
parts oI the district Tic desired that
the Holy Spirit OF our Lord might De
poured down in abundance upon all, 10
enable us 10 speak forth words of truth, /
lie aud salvation. lie reported the
condition Of the district as a whole
stating the labors which had been nc.
complshed by tie Elders aboHug |
therein.
Elder Toi ic ruiahi reported the lie
pfcorc branch. Elder lanes Barrow,
the Carleton branch. Elder Punpi Le !
Mlan Kohuniu aud Elder paraicno Lui,
the Wartpu branch. As a whole the |
reports were very good, few Of the |
members being little weak, owing to /
so many temptations surrounding them. !
sin we trust that they Will soon throw |
OF that weakness and become strong.
D ncdicuon by Awpata lie Mari.
Afternoon session commenced nj ? |
p. m.,payer by Pinpi lie Nlari.
The sacrament was administered by |
Elder Pafatcnc TUT and Aporo kumcroc. |
An partook of those sacred cmblcms |
with but one exception, which spoke |
volumes, in the fact that there were but |
few troubles existing among the S1irts. |
Elder Lee Bradford addressed the |
assemblage Tor a short time, speaking 90 |
the Maori tongue. lie dwelt upon the /
testimony OF Paul as TO what the Gospel /
was. lie desired that all would be iirm /
and faithful, to live lives as Saints |
indeed
Elder Jas. Barrow, being called upon,
spoke upon the establishment of the |
Kingdom of God upon the earth in these |
last days. lie explained the manner iu |
which the Holy Priesthood was conferred |
upon the Prophet Joseph Smith, show
| ing briefly the power oi that Priesthood
which Joseph had received and closed
| his remarks by invoking the blessings
OF the Lord upon all.
Elder Toi tc Huatahi and Aperhama
/ TUT occupied the remainder OF the
session. They sustained all that had
| been said, bore faithful testimonies to
the truth OF the Gospel desired also to
be firm TO their duties even unto the
end.
Benedicton by Kaki pem.
Evening session commenced with sing
ing Prayer by l-e RlnH lapu.
paratcne lui was the FIRST speaker
/ lie expressed his pleasure in meeting
with the Saints boz conference assembled
aud then proceeded 90 explain the con-
dcmnatiOn which would come upon an.
believers at the dayoi Judgment Il they
would not turn..and obey the gospel Of
the Lord, which had been restored 90
/ the earth. aud was being preached by
/ the Elders OF Israel throughout the
world as a witness before the end should
come.
Aporo Kumetoa occupied the remain.
| ing portion OF the session. Tie preached
an eloquent sermon upon therglltIou OF
/ the true church 10 Others which were Of
man, proving very iorCIb.y from holy
writ that the attcrday $ unt were loo
/ the possession OF the true Church. that
! Il wlsl not OF man but of Col. All
| listened with great interest 90 Dds re
marks, and were edited boz so doing,
BencdIction by Rcpa Pen.
December sith second day-Con-
ference assembled and began morning
session at 10 O. m. Prayer by Cruha lie
/ Maau.
Repa Pem was the frs, speaker. lie
spoke concerning our meeting together
| iu conference OF this kind, and expressed
| his JOY In So doing gave some excellent
| advice 20 those assembled.
PIripi lie Mlgu then occupied "a pur-
\ ton of the session, dwelling upon the
! conditions OF the Saints "a these days, OF
those temptations which were around
them, and of the necessity OF holding
! fast and firm 90 the end. Ills desire was
/ To- Doe faithful mmselI and each OF the
| Saints together with Nim tie spoke for
! a short time upon the salt Lake Temple
CruhI Tie NH1U bore "a iathlul tgsu-
! mUny 90 the truth OF the Gospel cN-
| planned briefly few OF its ordinances
! and hlgssiuEs closing with the desire
] that all might live lives worthy 60 secure
] unto themselves an the rewards aud
] blessings which the Lord had promised
] 90 liI- Saints, Session wa, closed with
prayer by Elder JAS Barrow.
! Afternoon session commenced 40 2
p. me- with hymn and prayer by fem
'rui
Elder Bradford, having been request
! ud poke upon the word of wisdom
! through au interpreter Glider B1wles
lie showed forth no p'aiueSs the great
! evils which exist Boo ths use of tobacco
| .ruU,rg and fHHH rNH'HHurI HrI.Ht. hon.