Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-18

OF tho Iusmotu group, and also on
Tubuai. compri.ln between "' anu 'W
souls. ,t--..t
loncy, Governor Martin OF Fahafa.h,
verbally ordered Elders cannon anu
Larson. missionaries ot said Church, 70
cetsr tmb.it preaching and teaching
uudar poualty Of nne and imprisonment
without duo process 81 court or any 1
written charges bong made against
th.m, aud 81. The samo timo refusing 70
Issue permit d..
WROTE 90 Elders Iuuu. ami Despair, 70. |
ra..ro,, iofb,llins the holding Ut aeon. |
U.ruurH ~ tuH several branches NJ Hl'l I
Church uu Anvil U.u 10 sac prN-HnI yea. /
threatening iu huIt tuom Io'p'N'luin ~ j
saII ryuf. romeo WAS held though me |
native. thumsuNos have hitherto i'r |
forty ycars uul do now hold surh c'h- !
iUiuuHHs irrespective ui th' ul'''u.e "'
foreign mIasIUuarlc.I ,uul tustrN' lnE lu' I
govern and fullrH OF IAhlIuA NOS 10 |
allow ho conference tU b1 held.
HIui.al,u was done without due pfo'0'i |
OF r1urt or amy specific charges huius
made against vthur lhr missionaries NJ /
| Inc natives. Ihomludao ~ thn governor
wa. Hriyt,y ubey"i. Elders Jones AN'
| Dc.p,in wofo ul-1 insirur yd 10y hi' oN-
| coIliury tho governor 10 procure % De
]
/ be- UurI. impfi, uuci and btuisuri.
| Trursibrr your Petitioner humhlN
| pfay. aha. Your INuullCnuy VIII issue 10
Inc Church ~ Jesus Christ Of L1tlor-day
| saint. % license, permitting 10, through
it. agents, tu preach aud i0hch IN" 'p'lo'
uiIt,usChrist without mu.e-ihtnn 10 lho
people Ut all tho Islands under your
iur-diC ION. ,..,.,-
! pr,JurU u public sentiment iha VIII
Greatly aid your rxroIlency aud aids M
| Governing tho pHluI0 ~ this colony, toud
| to Increase It's stability, and insure I"-
nestle peace, Tor, boz order Tor ono TO DO q
member OF said Church. IN good slant
ing. it IL absolutely necessary that he ho
a good clifton u tho state, honest, law
abiding, thrifty and industrious,
NO buueyo In being subject 10 kings,
pro.IIpnts. Iuior4, magistrates, ia obey
INC. honnrlng aud sustaining the law
NO have no further desire other man 10
assist in bringing about a condition or
poace, prosperity aud happiness among
The inhabitants u these isles and among
all people. ,-,--,
your convenience, your petitioner will
ever pray ,...... ,.....,.
on behalf OF tho Church Of jesus Christ
~ Llltar.dav Saints.
pNrELTE, Tahiti, April -, ls9J.
At tho same time n request was made
Of the American c5nsui thAt he us'
his inn renee 10 procure the license
The lu,tsg 10 Mr.. DJIy contains fcpr
tition OF much tnat sin the petition
to Governor PsIiao, but 70 preserVe !
, IN ~ entirety u Is gwen mere In iull'
10 Ms Ron. L T.. D1E a. s. Consul d
, TdhlUg
Hon. Sir Tho Church Of jesus Chris
Of IAttor.day saints, commonly Know
! as the mormon Church. Is uu orgAultA
{ ton es abliShcd April ~ 1880, agreeable
. To tho laws OF tho Republic pi tho Unto.
Z Sln o., which hus for ~ object tho pro
y mulgnInn ~ tho Gospel Of JOSH, Chris
II and the uni.ingOf all mankind into on
. / common brotherhood Of love ana peace
D 10 accomplish this object mis-lonario
4 arc sent to all tho nlionS OF NE cAfih
both civilized and unclvilizcl. lhoi
, duty IL to teach all mon ~ loyo thol
u Cfca' or with al their huart, to love thel
10 noighbor. aa themselves, To chtoiull
, obey tho laws Of hollth,Go prnc leo virtue
- 10 honor aud sustain tho law OF tho lau,
" and. la short. TO live Ia compile hhi
ID | mony with nature aud at peace with a
IA men.
" ON June is,, 1888, Elders Aldao
We Pratt, -. A.. Grouard, *. 4. Hanks, AL
m. Noah Rogers loit tho city VI NauyoI
I'M. u. \. A., for tho Soclo.y Islands, b
X ing aout by Joseph smith, President
be SAID Church. Elder Hanks died ~ So.
40, Pratt was loft ai Tubuai aud In ha!
lstt Rogers aud Hruuarl arrival
sd Tahiti; others subsequently came, anon
NJ whom was Jh-. ). Brown, Ava Hank
.d aud ono Whitaker. a. Prnit was pres
w dent of this missions aud under HIS Hupo
II vision and through their effort. branch
cb nft inc Church we're established on son
oight or nlne islands Of tho TuamOl
'h gTnup. Including Tahiti and Tubual, hu
Ing a combined membership OF botwo,
a. 500 and 900 souls.
About tho year 1870, Elder Pratt r.
u, turned To America aud reported tho :
,ct snlt Of his lublrs and the condition OF II
mis-. ion to d. Young, tho successor
w. Jo.. smith MS President Of said Church,
Ell san lake Ji.y. lie and jas. ). Brow
AL | ,,pr, Immediately sHut back by Q
Church aud arrived NJ Tahiti HOmoiiu
NJ dining .hn yoar 1850. Tho last ot thn !
yer dor. lpit this colony In tho year 1901
.br thoreAbnu r. subsequently tho pupu
!, lion OF the islands rapidly decreased a
me tbia. rumbiuud with other causes, gtcn
nor | reduced tho membership ut the Cnur'
,nt In June, 1879, jas, =. Brown and 9TH
'"' ,yTro p,r,,in sent hero by said Church, "a
sri thew, with the aid u tho natives, have
rat Wblished branches On some hN,
Islands OF tho TunmOW group aud "a
ny on Tubuai, comprising between 600 d
oN' 700 souls.
Galloway Governor Mar ia, oi Faknra
Ia verbally ordered Elder, Cannon and l.
ule son, missionaries OF SAID thuTch, 10 &C.
,r.. public preaching and ioarnns IN
ppnAlty Oi huu aud imprisonment, WI
i out due process " court ur any WIN
ted charges being made against tAom' an'
a.. tho .nm0 time refusing 20 issue - porn
Wv la tho same muu.h his oNculici
ted wrote IN Elders lnnos and Despair
Nm. rasaroa, tlrbiidtng the holding ola d
49,, forpnco u thN several branches Of b
'ieN Church. ON April % "a NJ tho present "
Ctef | threatening % hold thom responsible
.,t sad conference WAS hold thnugh
natives Themselves have hitherto
.pu- nr.y wears aud un now hold such con
z e. .ucus irrespective of tho presence OF
-, pIsr mISsiouarIc,N, and lnsgruolus
-" Governor and police " INknTut NO
llr' I.uw tho CON. runfu tu boo held,
,,uI. also was dYuH without duo prlnns
t. court or any specific charges being "a
paw against rI.lur thn mluunNl.s nr
natives. 'rnu mandate ul thc goNol
wa. strictly oboyui.
hs Elders Jones md Despair were
lu,truutrd by his rAcollonfY %" GOV
...,,. nor iu procurr loonsu Geo preach WI
80, tnrep months, or hu hnol, impust
az and bAmzuud, TO ABUSED ana lust
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