Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-04
Jenson's Travels.


March roth, 1866. to April 40, 1890,
wien sailed on the steamer Richmond
for New Zealand, spent my time on the
ISLAND Of Tahiti, aud though icatcj
beforehand that / would ind il ted 9us
waiting, ] am pleased 10 state that had
no occasion to spend a single day in
lj.ercss. Busily engaged in arranging
md copying my historical notes, pcrrs.
rg and culling from works OF authority
90 the South Pacii. GLANDS, writing
letters. visiting, etc, the time passed
ll.ekly. also made few visits 70
pcople,with whom naturally became &C.
uuainted, called on government officials
tor dates and other information, and pc.
used books at the municipal library
irving my hand at decipherirg French,
for nearly all the books there were
printed in the French language. also
applied Tor the use OF a school house to
give one OF more lectures in; but PROT
D.. Anime wrote me a polite note Of re-
lusa, the next day. was also visited iu
my room by few natives. but could
not carry on much Of conversation
with them. I bought my provisions and
boarded myself, but soon louud that my
knowledge OF cooking which acquired
at railway camp near ogden, Utah. In
1902 had lett me- tor had no success
10 making my food palatablr. Several
invitations received to dine on board
ship lying In the harbor were there.
tore doubly welcome under these cir.
rumsances.
Among those visited while staying
at Papeete was Mr. ]. Lamb D1iY
United States consul to Tahiti, VINO
gave me a detailed account OF his ac-
ions u connection with the attempt Of
tbg government TO stop Uur missionaries
tOm preaching In the French posses.
,iOus ~ the Pacific. Tic said that only
Owe forms n religion we're permitted by
law In Tahiti aud ils dependencies,
namely, Roman Catholic, pr0tcsianls,
Jews, Buddhists ana Mlhommetans,
and furthermore, that al the United
States consuls and representative il
foreign lands were ordered by the sec.
1854 not 10 extend any protection what.
ever to Mormon missionaries. IM5
order was still il force when the Trouble
arose early in 1906 and the Iu1motu |
islands governor i0ibid our Elders 90 |
preach, Hence when Mr.. Doiy was ap.
pgaed TO by our people 20 iHterccdc in |
their behalf il placed him IN a rather |
awkward position; but he iglt II was his |
unty TO protect them, aud DC did so, aud |
was pleased afterwards 10 learn that Dis |
actions were iUdlrcd uy the govern,
ment 10 Washington. Under date OF |
June sStn. 1895, The Secretary OF state |
wrote him TO the effect that iulimuch 1858 /
polygimy has ceased 10 be the "chiei |
tenet in the Mormon faith" and that l
their teachings "Wefc now IN accord |
ance with good morals and Bible doc. /
tdnes," he was 70 extend to The Nor |
mon Elders the same protection ns he /
did to other American citizen. And 1
that is how matter, stand 40 present !
Our Elders ITu not legally authorized TO /
preach yet. and cannot De until the /
French home government places Nor.
m0nism on the same l0oung rs the i've
denomination, mentioned above, aud |
then each Elder must be provided with |
separate certificates from the colonial |
authorities before he b legally author
ized 10 preach ia the colony, Mr. Doy /
expressed the opinion that the opp1sl.
lion 10 our people was more on the part
ol the PfuteStanls than the Roman
Catholic. The latter are rich and mde'
pendent, and ATE especially backed By |
the goytrnmtnL Bur the French Prot.
cstanls, VINO obligated themselves to
the London Society missionaries lWhsn
a. d
TO pay them q large sum OF money Tor
their churches, etc. feel themselyc, inn
posed upon By the Mormous. They !
have bought the field from the Eng.
fish iair and square, thcy say and think
they uu.ht to lave a., aud here the Nor.
ons have spread themselves over
nearly the whole Iuamotu group,
preaching the Gospel without money
and without price, to the great financial
loss OF the other parties, So after all,
We seem TO be the aggTessonl
Mr.. DOty thought Il not advisable TOT
me TO see the colonial governor con-
corning the mission matters, as Elder
Frank Cutler In connection with himself
we're doing all la their power to bring
about as speedily as possible the under.
standing and arrangement which ulu.
malely, It Is hoped, will result IN perfect
liberty tor our Elders 20 preach the Cos
pei In the Society Islands and through.
out the whole colony
Duung NV stay ~ Papeele ! became
acquainted with Mr.. Isaac S. Henry, a
man over seventy years Old. lie is a
son OF the Rev. William Henry, one OF
the first London Society missionaries to
Tahiti, who arrived In the Duf IN 200.
Nj. Henry holds some peculiar religious
views, one OF which d that EfroipOn !
H. Of France Is the amt Christ spoken
Of by Paul in II. Thess. chapter ?, and
by other inspired writer6 he also be,
l.eyes that the English and American
people are the ten lost tribes; and that
the wilderness where the woman, "
Church Of Christ, as mentioned In Rev
1.i' o, will be nourished 1900 days, is IN
Utah, God having prepared the place {
lor that purpose. Believing firmly that
The United States Is the nation which
should give the woman two wings OF a 9
great eagle" with which TO ny into the {
wilderness, Mr.. Henry felt himself ,
called upon TO make a visit to the United
states about twenty five years ago 10 5
declare "his special message" And 1
while engaged In earnest prayer IN the
town OF Calestoga, not far from Oak I
land, California, on certain day In 1879, !
ne was impressed 10 ask the Lord 10 &C.,
Veal unto him the exact location ti the
WI l.Ilgss where the woman should
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