Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-04

pOropofo aki ~ which the Chiti ldma'
hau took prominent part and gave us
his parting g.eeiing. tie expressed bis
entire satisfaction and endorsement OF
all we had done in his village, and asked
the Lord to bless US Ia our future labou.
lie also exhored all his people who
were members Of the Mormon Church to
be strong In the faith, true and con.
sistent TO their convictions, and exam.
plary in their habits like the Elders who
we're teaching them the principle of
truth and salvation. Ey and by he said,
he might also become a member but he
considered himself wicked man, who
perhaps could not live the life OF Saint
yet. In referring to the religious gues
tons which had been asked and ans.
wered during the conference. he had
learned this, that the Mormon Elders
we're prepared TO answer any question
concerning the Gospel which might be
propoundcd but that when similar qucs-
lions were put to the Church OF England
ministers, they, as a rule were unequal
to the task Of giving satisfactory eSpla-
nations Alter breakfast the chief had
two vehicles prepared to take Elder
Gardner aud myself to the railway sW.
ton at Greytown; and after hongi.ing
with about one hundred natives and eS.
changed words Of love and greeting, we
bid Papawai goodbye, 10 continue our
labors elsewhere. Elder Gardner rode
by the side OF the chief in hIs carriage,
and followed In the next vehicle At
GreYown, two miles from Papawai, We
boarded the train at iots a. M. and
rode three miles to Woodsidc, where We
changed cars and rode sixteen miles TO
Masteftown, a European town Of about
1000 inhabitants, where We attended to
some business and thence walked out
In the county to Hone Zion % little
Maori village situated one and oneha.i
miles from Maslcftun, where TOT Ic
Huamh. president Of the Tie Orcor
branch and other native Saints reside.
Here We took dinner with the Saints,
aud then walked TO lie Oreor, one and
one half miles further where We visited
Saints and strangers, and then walked
back to Masteuou, where we boarded
the train at SIs p. On. and rode nine
miles back to CauCuon, where we met
several OF the Elders who had returned
that Tar from the conference, aud also
some Saints, there being small Euro
pcan branch Of the Church at this place,
Alter saying goodbye 10 Elders William
s. Dmund John II. Ellis and II. Lee
Bradiuid, who continued their journey
uorthWGfd on horseback, EldefsGaTdutf
Bowles, Jarvis, Clayson and myself
walked two miles ont In the country to
the house Of Brother Charles Jensen
where a sort OF Sunday school review
was held In which all the Elders present
also took part Alta late hour We re.
turned toward CaTicrton where We
stopped over night with Saints; Elder
Gardner and myself met Brother Jacob
{. Petersen, who Is about 10 emigftc TO
Utah with his family.
Friday, December 77th. Elder Gard.
uer and myself took leave OF tue Carter
ton Saints aud Elder George Bowles,
George Jarvis aud John Clayson and
boarded the train at 1.41a. IN. at Car
terton bound for We hngtun. Al wood.
side (six miles from CaTtcuunl We were
Joined by Elders H0lglaud, Abbott,
Nebekyf linlord, BIRD, laN, Best, Cas-
Teton, Bltt-u and Lindsey, who we're 40
returning from the conference Ia Papa.
wal. In crossing the mountains We made
the cyefis sting hills resuund With the
songs OF I0u, which were enjoyed also
by Others VI our fellow passengers. AZ
ii3oa. We arrived at yelling ON.
huy slN miles rom Cartefton, and those
OF us VINO we're bound iof Auckland
took our baggage At once ON board the
steamship Anglan which had just ~
rived iu the har1ut from Lytuctun.
Ahrr attending To some transportation
business Il the Uihgc Of liuddart, Parker
& Co., We took icaNe ~ Elders Best
Casteton, Lindsey and Barton who cN.
pectrd to lake uain ior Porrua and
thence gO to their respective fields OF
labor, while Ulcers Gardner, Huagland.
Neuekcr. ABBOTT, Linlord, Bird, x and
myself boarded the Anglican anu sailed
rom Wellington at . p. m. Elders
Nebekgr, Huaglaud and Abbott are re-
turning to their homes In ZION, after
GOOD aud faithful missions while Elders
Liniurj, ltX and Bird are going with
Elder Gardner and myself 10 Tie Aroha,
10 attend the January conference. The
evening and night were beautiful and
clear. the SEA smooth and the ship bet.
ter than we expected; and thus We had
good voyage. The sleep and quiet,
ude when We obtained ON boaru was
much needed by most Oi our Elders,
whose rest had been considerably bro
ken during our stay at Papawal,
SATURDAY., December 2Sth, Al O'Clock
@. M. We passed Cape kidnappers thus
named by Captain James Cook, the great
navigator, who ON sunday October Iglh,
100. had an unusual experience with
the Mauus oil Tbs point While the oX-
plorers we're tracing with the natives,
who had come out To the ship IN Their
canoes, the latter seized a boy belong
ing to the ship, pulled him into one Of
their canoes aud started for shore with
him. But the sailors opened muskel
ire on the Mauus, who then released
the boy. lie Immediately Jumped over.
board and swan back to the ship
Captain Cook named the cape az which
this happened, Cape kiinappefs
At 10 a. m. We arrived at Napier 1.-TWO
hundred and three miles from Yelling
toni, where Elder Thomas o Bueu
and twuuty,uue native Saints from the
Hawkes. Bay district came on board.
Most OF them were going to attend the
Te Aroha conference. After taking q
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