Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-07

CluuiuE CUlIlItu hllANl NihAlf ~ " AllNHt
are Europeans, the rest Moaris. Two
Elders from Zion are labor.ng IN the dis
trict. which comprises six branches Of
the Church, namely, WaIkarei, Whaug.
aruru. Opuawhanga, Hofa Hora, lie
Kahigi and Great Blruer The two
Elders laboring In the district make their
present headquarters with Brother Fin
LAWSON at Opuawhangs aud receive
their mail at kamo the latter place be.
ing about one hundred miles by steamer
and rail north OF Auckland
The Waihare branch embraces the
Saints residing In village ui that
name situated on the peninsula south OF
the Bay Of Islands aud near the h.s.on-
cal town OF Russell, twenty miles east OF
Kawakawa. and about fifty miles north
OF Whangarei. The branch wa, organ.
lied December 18Th, 1857. by J. dcB
Elias Johnson and George KJmuey, Jun.
with Mita Wepiha as president lie
still presides, and is one OF the ablgst
and most faithful Elders IN the mission.
The Whaugafuru branch embraces
the Maori Saints residing boo the villages
Of Mokau, Odkura, Punsruku and other
neighboting villages, aIl situated ON The
east coast and constituting district of
country known as Whaugaturu. The
sou,hernmost Of the village IS about nine
miles south OF Naisafe. This branch
embraces what was formerly the Mukau
branch tofgsnizsd early 100 1851 and the
punarutu branch organized Oetobcf
7tst, 1851 The present branch Otgani-
yatton was effected November gb.h. 1893,
With lIoani Tauiaki Pita as prtsiden.
The OpuaV hanga branch is a c1ntinu'
alton OF the Mangapui branch which
was organized by Elder William Gard.
uer about 1880 The branch embraces
all the Eufoptrn SAINTS in the Whln.
gatei district. and Elder Thomas tinlay.
son, who resides at Opuawhanga pre-.
sides. His house lits in country dis.
trict about sixteen miles north Of
Whangafei.
TIE Horo Horo branch formerly
known as the Waipa hrdnchl consists VI
the Saints fe .dlng 30 the villages Of
Hofo Hufo aud Waipa, which are sItua'
ted on the east coast about thirty miles
northeast OF Whangarci ON the
Nganguru river near iis mouth. Tue
branch dates back to November 1850,
when % was organized by Elders Angus
+. Wright and George ". Davis. Tue
Kahiwai branch, hrst organized by FL
dets William PaNman and William
Gardner IN November 1857, Is the old.
est native branch north OF Auckland.
Ii embraces the Saints residing IN the
village Of Takahiwai. which Is situated
near the Whanglrci river. urscund about
twelve miles by water or thirty miles by
road south OF Mhingafei and about
three miles IN 4 straight line northwest
OF Minden point
The Great Barrier branch (also called
pcki paaual consists Of the saints re-.
siding Oh the Great Barrier island,
which lies far out in the ocean about
sixty miles northeast OF Auckland. The
branch was organized by Elders Angus
T. Wright and George W. DAVIS.
December 9Th, 1859
Another branch called Nhanauaki
(ofgauzgd November 10th 1851 has
lately gone out Of existence
Monday, October ssJI, Brother
inlayson and son. Brother Going aud
nephew and Hoani Tautahi Phi took
their departure early 90 the morning.
Soon afterwards the bell rang for nom.
ing devotion, and alter prayer. We or
dainei Ietahi Honetana to the uiltc Of
priest. The next on the programme
were speeches Of grccti x by a number
Of the leading native brethren present,
to which Elders Gardner, Bartlett, Con
aud myself responded. The naive
speakers all expressed their apprctia'
ton Of Uut visit and the good conference
just cnded, and their great love aud &C.,
spect for rs ~ the Servants OF God
B1th the Takahiwai and Tc Horo
brethren desired another ConierJ nee
held ~ their rcspcc I've places IN tic
near future After all these proceedings,
breakfast vas served, ana al 1850 p m.
Elder Gardner aud myself t0oN leave of
the Elders aud native Saints, mounted
our horses and rode seven mics TO
Marsden Point, where We boarded the
steamer Wellington and sale Z for AuCk