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

missionary licenses, but ia some in.
stances the deputies would not recog.
nizs these. aud this has given occasion
Tot unpleasant arguments between Ell
dcrs aud tax collectors. Ia order to
have an understanding In this conncc-
ton, Elder Nosll and myself called ON
the head tnx.collcctof this morning and
made satisfactory arrangements All
our Elders Who were continuously en-
gagged IN missionary lahors and did noth-
ing. else, were cniiiled to exemption.
and would be exempted ON prescnta-
ton VI proper credentials. the nature Of
which we're agreed upon. aud the tax
collector would then issue permits which
all deputies throughout, the group would
recognize But the Elders who were
working in tie Laie plantation would
not be exempted, as they could not be
recognize as ministers OF the Gospel
II was apparently the permit" part Of
the business which ouT Elders had iail-d
to cn'ipiy with that had caused the
trouble: AT least we were so informed.
In the afternoon about KY native
Saints. the cream Of the Honluh branch,
gathered Ut the mission house aud
treated us to 50 endd dinner. II was
koAAtH VIZ W Houoi VI Allt nlhlotlAnt WIN
expected TO leave Honolulu the next
day for the Fiji Islands. The meal was
most excellent ono. the food being
well cooked and served in first class
style. a number OF the natives "a,
down with us (the white people presently.
at the same table, while the rest ate
afterwards. The least being over the
people gathered on and around the
porch OF the mission house and the
members OF the Honolulu choir who
were present commenced TO entertain
the company by singing some beautiful
sorgs. two Of which nad been com.
posed specially for the occasion--one
by Sister h.akanoe and the other by ii
der Abraham Kehulu. Before the meal
was partaken OF most OF the people had
decorated themselves VIII flowers and
lays, and historians, being the special
guest OF the occasion, was almost hter-
ally covered with them. He regretted
very much that there wal not a pho
tographer present to take his picture
wnile his looks wee thus temporarily
improved by his rich and gay decora.
ton OF tropical ilo~efs. In his full
ilowery uniform he responded TO the
songs composed Tor the occasion as best
he could through Sister Noall as inter-
prefer, and took occasion to remark
that he would interpret the great honor
shown HIM ON the occasion TO be an eN.
preston OF their love and devotion for
the cause 81 God OF which their special
visitor was humble representative.
I'm Track to acknowledge that In all my
travels so far, have never met more
warm.henfted ard atteciionate people
than the Hawaiian Saints; aud J could
say "Na h akua Q hoopomaikai okol
,pau" God bless you alD to them from
the bottom OF my heart
la the evening ! delivered my hiytori.
cal lecture In the Salvalion. Army hall, as
Announced, On the subject practical
VERSUS Theoretical religion" There was
a GOOD sized audience among which
were many o. the Saints. lspoke nearly
an hour, during which endeavoted 10
show what the Laiter-day Saints had
done in Utah AID elsewhere in the
'name" OF practical religion, what we
had done ON the Hawaiian Islands dur.
ing the past forty four years, and what
! our 500 missionaries who are laborlng
at the present time throughout the ma.
tons vi tho earth are dong IN practical
way--and dong IL al, as lAbors Oi love,
such a thing as a hired or paid clergy
being iorelgn to the order OF the NJ u.
mon Church. The sIictest attention
was paid throughout the entire lecture
ana the speaker was only interrupted