Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-12
Jenson's Travels.


on the following day Elders William
Gardner, John Johnson, Wallace {.
Castleton, John G.. Young, J. II. Willard
Coli. Thomas !. Morgan, HAL y. hales,
Edgar O. Best, Robert II. Bodily, Fred
W. Ellis, Lysander c. Pond and wife
SISTER Louie X. Pond and their two
children, and Albert l.. Asper arrived
rom the Hawkes. Bay District where
they had attended the annual conference
Of the Ausualasian nilsson. They al
came on the steamer "Walhora," to-
gether with two families OF Saints and a
sister who were emigrating 10 Utah.
During the following week ! completed
my historical labors Ia Auckland, and
also visited Brother Charles Hardy and
family, who lives in the Horseshoe
Bush, about twenty miles from Auck-
land.
On Monday, April solh boarded the
steamer "Angl.an" and sailed for
sydney, Australia, together with the toll
lowing Elders aud Saints: Elders Fred
W. Ellis, Lysander c. Pond aud Sister
Louie X Pond, returning home from
missions to Tasmania, Elder Edgar o..
Best. on his way home from a mission to
New Zealand, and Elder Robert II.
Bodily, also homeward bound from "a
mission to Queensland. Australia; all
these missionaries had received an hon.
orable release from their respective
positions in the Australasian missionary
field at the late conference, after long
terms OF faithful missionary lahors, their
countenanccs bcamed with that Joy and
happiness which Is Characteristic OF the
labofeT Ia the vineyard who after max
ing good records abroad begins to con.
template the reunion with dear ones LETT
for the Gospels sake In Zion. There
we're also Brother Robert MenzIes and
wife, old members OF the Church,
Brother George Wilson, wife and six
children aud Brother Thomas FinlaySon,
wife and ten children, emgrating 10
Zion. These, together with the sister
umigfating from Tasmania aud Brother
and Sister Ponds two little children
Doth born In Tasmania made a COM
pany OF thirty souls, bound Tor Zion,
who went to Australia on the "Anglian %
there to re.embafk tot America. Our
voyage OF I7S2 miles from Auckland to
sydney was somewhat unpleasant owing
To the stormy weather which prevail IL
part Of the time, aud the unusual and
unceasing rocking aud rolling OF the
"Anglian.p ! lectured twice ON board,
once in the second cabin and once on
the quarter deck IN the first cabin de-
partment OF the ship. was listened TO
with good attention on both occasions.
but beyond that only n very little inter-
es, seemed TO be manifested on the part
Of the listeners, many OF whom alter
wards exhibited deep.sealed prejudice
against our people and doctrines. Our
meeting iG the second cabin, when Elder
Ellis also spoke, was conducted IN the
usual way Of holding rday Saint
s.ryices, while that on the iirst cabin
deck was purely a lecture, ~ which the
captain Of the vessel presided and in
reduced the speaker
on Saturday April 2sth, we arrived AZ
sydney, where We we're met by Elders
ledediah Gun. who has charge Of the
missionary work IN New South Wales,
and George w. Lewis, who Is return
ing home from mission to the colony
ll Victoria, Australia; also the following
nmei brethren, who had arrived at
sydney per steamer 'Wauimoo" a few
iays previously "Wednesday, April
33nd,) as Elders from Zion called to
abor in the AuITalasian Mission
Charles Peterson, Hans Petersen and
Alexander =. Hamilton. Of Mil Greek
Charles a. Ome, OF Tooele; Franei.
W. Kirkham, OF Lehi. and William
~ 4 d. Of e. HHl
Lake City, Utah. ~ Ter Gun aiteI
securing quarters Tor the other Elder
and Saints who had arrived on the
'Anghau," took me to his missionary
headquarters on lesson street, AlcNand
ria, one Of the suburbs OF Sydney
They consisted OF a single room occupied
~ himself and Elder William g. Park
his missionary companion, whom / me
in the evening The brethren pay
small rent ior the use OF the room ant
board themselves. Later in the evening
had the pleasure VI accompanying
Elders Golf and Park to secluded spo
"whefe there was much water" Just out
size OF the suburbs OF Alexandria anC
witnessing the sacred ceremony Of bap
ism administered by Elder Golf Il
eight persons, who through the labor
ul the missionaries had been converted
To the truth Of the everlasting Gospel
The evening was q most pleasant one
the moon beamed beautifully upon rs
and seemed to confer additional en-
hlncement upon the mighty scene anC
give assent to the divine oTdinanc,
which was being performed In stric
harmony with the revealed plan OF III,
and salvation,
Alter the baptism, we all repaired Il
the home OF Sister Alice Andrews
" here we held confirmation meeting
aud in laying hands upon the new con
verts for the reception Of the HOLY
Ghost, the influence Of heaven reste,
upon US, and We all rejgiced exceed
ingly IN the Lord anu his mercies
Elder Gon and his missionary com
panions have labored with great yea
and perseverance IN S,dney aud yicinit
for quite a while and there baplsms, 10
gelher with about dozen other
previously performed bid fair 10 lay III
foundation ior a ilouflshng branch OF TN
Church In the metropolis Of Australia
where the work OF preaching the pur
Gospel has been neglected Tor man
years, though It was here that tn
Elders OF the true Church Of Chris
first commenced successful operation
IN Australia. Il is generally know
among the older members OF the churc
that Elders John Murdoch and Charl g
W.. Waudell were the fret Lailei.da
SAINT Elders to preach the iulness OF III
Gospel to the inhabitants OF easter
AuatFatta IN ttntabHF TkET. tIRg