Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-23


more, following the general course OF
The Java liver about iour mile, To- Man.
gaheil, native village situated ON
stream Of that name tributary of the
lUWa AT this place there is branch
OF the Church. and here we were TO hold
our meetings or conference Tor the
Waiapu d.sturL Here We also met
Elders kuuzcilc J. Scott aud Joseph a,
missionaries in the Waauu district. iu
connection with Elder lDrEcusou. THE
native Saints who were 900 home. also
greeted us with their u,ui, warmth u.
heart ] commenced myMsiUIical laUuf
az once. assisted by Elder Joseph G..
IofEcnsuu Too The evening" liltr UTayHE
speeches OF welcome were made uy tHe
natives. Oh which Elder Gardner and
responded We also administered lu
sick sister. who lay at death s. door and
was avug under che influence ui O.
peculiar spirit, which we rouukei by thg
power Ul the pTic9ihuui,a which She
became quiet and rested well during
the night Instead OI calling iIf tHe
administration OF the ordinance Tor Che
sick iH tile H.st place. tHg young woman
nad sought the advice uI Uy Maori
I''''..i HHh h'l. HN. D. "..' '"
worse, aui was, in .uf Judgment ihc
cause OF the evil spirit te'nE possession
Of her. Brother Zebra l"eI, one pf,..-
dent of ihH NanEanciH aian'n, placed
room in hIs house at our disposal during
cur siHy 900 the place, whgia "c psHl
comfortable night
The Waiapu district embrace Wat
pcni|suI3f pWt 70. i1c North ISLAND "I
New Zealand which terminates 900 East
Cape aud extends Co ODE iHkar1e iiE.f
ON the southeast coast aul Dp1tai ON
the north ON the bay of II.uY coast
The mem .cH1ipo' Cue district H 'It No
syi souls inc ulinE children lh..r
| Elders, who make theft hclagulUg"
near Java, ct FOLIAGE bay lulIiy.HNe
miles northeast OF 1sbu'nc,I Ue the
| ryprgs natives from Zion 900 iHg present
time BOO the Waiapu uuirg, which con.
Isis of five urnghrs, namely Java,
| l1lsb called MduElHgiay DC lgEthul,
lokomUu. IauWata u IapHH aud lg
Rahui
The Java branch gumrr Che Saints
residing loo the town of Java situated
on the foliage Bay, ai iHH mouth 20 The
lava river and 600 the village ui Mln.
gahyia, situated inland about luuI miles
, northwest OF Java There BIS small
meeting house 90 MJuElhJl. This
branch was organized December 1851,
! 1854. by Elder John ". Ash and Ezra
H. Richards.
lie pcktrua branch isa continuation
of the MtugalJna branch. which was
! organized December 9Th 1864, Il en-.
braces the Saints residing lu the villages
OF NbUakaE1, Elpua, Taukhi aud
NlJugluuul. WuaAEakt, where the
meetings are generally held, H situated
on the len or north bank Of the Java
river, ABOUT three miles up from ils
mouth or the town OF Java.
The Iokumlu branch comprises the
/ SAINTS residing ON the Iokomaru bay. on
| the east coast, about thirty live miles
south southwest OF TIE kahui, and thirty
miles north northeast OF Java or lola
4 20 Bay. The branch va, first organized
/ out OF the northern part OF the Marahul
branch IN 1855. ON February ash, 1898
q Reorganization was effected when Of
absorbed the remnants OF the Marahea
! branch which was originally organized
| by Elders William I. Stewart and Iohu
! W. Aah,Novembyr Joth, lasl with Hcnln
lOiae as president
| Tie Elhui branch comprises the Saints
residing ~ three native villages named
respectively lie kahui, fauna and Tic
Pakihl, OF which the two FIRST are situate
/ ed iu the Naiapu valley ana the other
on the coast about eight mlles northeast
Of Tie Rihul. lie Rlhui Is situated on
the north side or lett bank Of the Wailpu
river near It's mouth, To is slxIy.Iye
miles northeast Of Java ON I9lEo Bay
and near Elst Cape being the eastern
most OF nli tlc branches OF the Church
100 New ..Nlnl. The branch was hrsl
organized hy Elders John W, Ash and
! Ezra d. Richards, January IIthI hsSlnd
consisted once OF nearly 200 members
! It's slil. the largest branch iu the dis
tricL The general conference Of the
AullrlIaslun mission was held here 10
/ Apr L 1891.
ia laumala O Iapuci branch Is az
oulgrowth of Tie Rahui branch and wa
organized April 10Th, sS7, Il comprises
the Saints residing 100 the villages o
Iaumata o Iapuhis and IarJpa, %
which the urst named Is situated ahou
four miles inland from the mouth VI Oh,
! WMahu uyggor the village Of Ic Rahui
SATURDAY., November 9th, spent III,
day perusiug tine distrC, and branch re