Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-17
Jenson's Travels.
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which is designated as the prayerroom,
morning aud evening. The time Tor
prayers and meals is always announced
by the ringing OF bell. All the mis-.
slonaries take turn in praying and most
Of them IN doing su. Use the Hawaiian
language. Before the evening prayer q
short catechism ON the Book OF Mormon
is had, conducted by the president Of
the mission. A chapter having previ.
ously been selected which the mission
aries are supposed to read aud study
before prayer time, in order to be
prepared 10 answer such questions as
may be quito them. Regular mission
airy meetings are held ON Wednesday
evenings al which the principle, Oi the
Gospel, Church history and other sub
jeCis are studied, and testimony meet
ngs are held every Sunday evening
The first SUNDAY as well As the first
Thursday OF each month Is observed as
last.day at the missionary home. Elder
NUall hims III being hard worker his
example IS generally followed by the
other missionaries. hence everybody
seems quite busy 10 disCharging the dil-
lutcnt duties assigned them all day long.
but at meal hours some little time Is
spent IN profitable conversation. aud a
few goud.natufed Jokes occasionally
pass around IN order TO dispel the
mouo,uny which otherwise might be
felt Considering the inexpcficucc OF
most Of the inmates OF l.auihuli, and the
different dispositions and tempcfments
OF tue scycfa brethren and sisters there,
whose We, a ct rom 80 close together,
have nutmuE W. praise lot them,
they are doing well and are cndcayOfing
TO represent the cause OF truth IN a
worthy and CONSTANT manner, and a.
they get Older q h to be hoped they will
still become wiser and better aud that
all Vi them may throughout all time ~
come have occasion 10 look back with
great pleasure and satisia .tiUn upon
their FIRST mission. When speak OF
FIRST mission, ! Of course do not include
Brother aud sister NUall who performed
a long and very successful mission ia
these islands from 1885 to 1859 aud who
arrive here on this their seCDud mission
Dec. 18th, iSgi They have both aC
quited the llaNaiian language 10 a won
uerlul degree OF perfection. and Sister
NOall, on account oil her proficiency IN
the language Is sometimes called the
white Hawaiian by the natives. who are
, very fond Of her and would like her tt
stay with them forever No other mis-
siunafy sister, SO lar as It IS known, Ia,
ever learned the Hawaiian language like
she has, but II Is to tu hoped that other
will follow her example, and that here
after our missionary sisters as well a,
the Elders will put forth their best ellorls
In Trying to acquire the language, with
out which they are necessarily incapable
OF doing mucn good among the NATIVES,
Sunday June and. This IS my irs
Sunday In the Hawaiian nation. at
tended the Sunday School ia the l.lit
meeting house from $50 to to a, ~.
their general meeting from 10 a. m. tt
- M. after which general tcstimou,
meeting ia the afternoon aud missionary
meeting IT l.anihuli IN the evening", BJ
the assistance of President No.l I adj
dressed the Sunday SshOG! and the
gcncfal meeting ut some lvhgth. Aitel
the meeting the natives crowded arOunC
to shake hands with the "malakini'
lsirangcr), and was greeted with manj