Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-19

ings, IONS me in warmest regards for
your person, and | am,
Yours very faithfully.
WALTER MURRAY GIBSON
The letter is followed by the Articles
OF Faith As taken verbatiOn from the
Times and Seasons" Vol. !, page 700
the following being printed In italics.
I'VE believe IN being subject to
kings. presidents, rulers and magis.
tratts, in obeying, honoring and sus.
taining the law. No other comments
are made.
During the day | visited the Beinice
Pauni. Bishop Museum, situated w that
part Of Honolulu known ls kapalnma,
or rather a suburb Of Honolulu, as II IS
located on tue grounds Of the Klne-
hamehl schools, nearly two miles west
ui the centre OF the city. The building,
a two story ole is built OF grey basilt
rock uuarticd IN the ncighborhold and
the Inferior finish Is manly in EOa wood
from Maui. The museum vas founded
IN 1850 by the rich banker Charles X.
Bishop IN memory Of his vile Bcrnice
who was Hawaiian princess, and is
spoksE OF as one OF the best native wo.
men the Hawaiian islands have ever pro.
and somc@hat large collection. This ~
b. no means confined to Hawaiian cuti.
ositics and relies, but II includes col.
lcctions ltom every group IN the Pacific.
SATURDAY., luIy sotn. In the course Of
the day, tic ncad man Of the Salvation
Army came to see me at the mission
house, and expressed regrets that he
had agreed To let me lecture in his hall,
man who had refused me the use Of the
Y. NJ. {. a. hall, had told the local cap
tain OF the salvation Army that ! was
an advocate Of polygamy and had not
ought TO speak. ] informed my friend
that the minister had told a wicked aud
unwarranted 'alsehood, and that he
THE mlnisier) knew ~ for had had a
long conversation with him and had eS-
planned to him frankly and openly what
| was here for. After long and quite
interesting Interview, my friend said he
wo' I'd leave the matter with the Lo'd
as to whether | could speak in his hall
or not. ! assured him that II he woLlu
do Eat, ! would speak all right; Tor
felt slfe that the Lcrd had no objection.
In the meantime notices appeared In
the "Pac''ic Commercial Advertiser"
60 the Hawaiian Star. daily papers,
Announcing ,iy lecture. In the evening
President Noall a,d family arrived i,om
Honolulu to await The arrival OF his = C.
cessor who Is expected with the next
steamer from America, and to help me
IN finish'T. my historical laboTs here.
Sunday, July 4.at. spent Il = Gay In
ree,ing with the Saints a. Honolulu,
rur meetings. being he'd including the
Sunday school. Elder Neal and Siite.
Noall delivered their ar"well sermons
In the forenoon meeting, aud | lectured
on church history aud other mstt,rs In
the ai,ers.on. Eitsr Nnall acting as in-
terpre,er.
Mouday. July 7:nd. The day was a
very busy ore ior me, as was endcavor.
,ng tn 1n.sh my historical ll0ofs In The
Hawaiian mis-ion, and rgpafe the notes
and d :umenls which haL made and
gathered ior Shipment to the historians
office.
Tuesday, July 7Srd. For some time
| past there has been misunderstanding
in regard to the paying OF poll taxes by
our Elders. Though ministers oil the
Gospel on the Hawaiian Islands are by
law exempt from taxation our Elders
in going from island TO island, nave foi
some time past been troubled with dep
uty poll tax collectors who have de
manded the usual tax Of IS from each o
them. Payment has always been re
fused, as our Elders would show theii