Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-12


chorus. These women, of whom there
were dozen or SO, were from Lau,i,
anu sung very well-indced we have
seldom heard better native singing.
Around the centre table was seated
Saptain Gibson Miss Gibson, aud Mr.
EDDY, who acted as secretary, by all
whom we were welcomed In. The sing
lng being ended, we stated to Captain
Gibson that we bad come TO make In.
quifies, and wished to ask n question
which lie might perhans consider i'm
perllnentvil. whether he was authorize
by Brigham Young or the church Ia
| Utah TO come here aud rcorQanze the
MoImonsp lie replied that he thought
we had no right TO ask that question, and
did not answer H.. We then asked Il he
had satisfied the natives that he had
such authority. lie said that II he had
not done SO, they would not have as
scmblcd. a long discussion then en-.
sued regarding the merits OF Mormon.
ism, and the plans OF the leaders oil that
church. he principal plan. which
Captain Gibson warmly advocates, Is
the removal OF the Moimons to the is
land OF Pupha or New Guinea, which
lies Just north OF Australia, separated
from that continent by the straits Of
Forfes. Papua contains an area OF
about 10000 square miles, and from
one 10 two bundled thousand inhabi.
ants, OF whom very LITTLE Is known.
Captain Gibson stated that he had
visited Lausi, and though he thought
the missionaries who had selected that
island, had made a mistake In such
selection, yet they intended 10 retain
and occupy Il, and he thought Il could
Sal
persons; but as he hoped the sect would
number al the end oil two years from
this at least 1000 persons, some larger
island lholokai or Maui would perhaps
be occupied. Indeed he thought that
Wailuku afforded an admirable site for
such thriving and indu iirious popua.
ton as the Moimons had ever proved
themselves; and II we would pay visit
to the place IN four months from this.
we should find new church erected
aud fac residence for himself, where
he would be able TO entertain his visitors
In becoming style. So long as the Nor.
mons were LEFT alone, and not in,efiefed
with al would be quiet, but should the
Catholics, Protestants or any party at.
tempt to interfere with them, they
would assert their rights.
We here expressed wish to make |
some inquiries, which he might deem |
offensive, but hoped he would pardon |
our inquisitveness, as rumors were |
ailoai, the truth OF which must be either |
admitted or cOntradicled. AZ first we |
desired TO know whether he had come |
to the Islands with any secession or
privateeflng scheme IN view, or had |
sought to enl st any persons for privaleer- |
ing. This report ne distinctly and hfmly |
denied, and said that from whatever |
source Il had arisen, there was no truth
IN Il. We assured him that Il was be. |
lieved by some Of the most Intelligent
persons in Honolulu anu Lahaiua, and |
II untrue should be conuadciei.
We then enquired whether a secession
flag had not been raised and displayed
at the meeting in the valley held on the
S.h Of O;tober. To this Captain Gibson,
his daughter and Mr.. Eddy all answered
together, that there vas no. the shadow
OF truth In that report, and II we wished
TO see the u " which was raised there
they would send for It. which was done.
i was white flag, about five by three
feet In size, with double circle In the
centre. eight stars representing the eight
Islands OF the group surrounding the
word "ola"-Salvation-a the circle
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