Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-20


The conference was held at Lamaki
April ard. ath 5,h and OH. Morning
meeting-T.rsi day, 10 O'Clock a. m.
The spaeious whaukarakia meeting
house was filed To is utmost capacity
and nearly every district IN the mission
was represented. ON the stand we're
the foiloaing Elders Iom Zion: PTesi.
dent william Gatducr John Johnson.
John G.. Young, bryant Ashhy' Wallace
L. Casieton J.. Beet, Ioscrh X. Der.
bidgs Joseph W. Liniord x L. Bird
HyTum Cook, George Bowles. Leo
Bradford, John Clayson George Jarvis.
lohn n. Ellis, Horace W. barton. Hebcf
Z. lea. William s. Dimond, J.. O'Bfien.
David Lindsay. James e.. Allen, !. N.
Lambert. Charles n Embley, !. u.
Teeplcs. Il T. Scott, / a VI Jacobson.
David Packard Joseph NJ Folkman,
lens X Nelson. T.. S. browning William
Coil Hial Haigs. Thomas j. NJ organ
+. w. Ellis, J.. e.. Pond, Robert Bodily.
Louise Pond SISTER, a. T.. Asper and
Walter Bunot
Elder Gardner called the attention of
the vast audience and when the congre.
cation had sung hymn, Bfothrr George
Bowlcs offered the opening prayer
Our esteemed president greeted those
assembled IN the love Of the Cosnel
lie extended a hearty welcome 10 ali
visitors and trusted they would pattake
Of the spirit Of the meetings. lie then
proceeded to give general report OF he
Australasian mission. Nearly every
part had been visited and II had been
lound that wherever the Elders were Ia.
boring the work was progressing.
Thomas J. Brien president Of the
Hawkes. Bay district then reported the
condition OF his conference. The past
year had been a most successful one
MANY had been brought into the fold
and the Saints were setting the neyy
members good examples by living their
religion. Many who had fallen away
had returned to the flock, aud were
maniicsting IN their lives that they were
dcsirous OF repentiug and doing right.
Wi Nccfa, acting president .! In.
| poffua branch In the Manawatu dis.
trict was then called. The branch over
which he presided was In a iaif condi.
lion. Tie Awapuni presiden, OF the
TamaEu branch was the next speaker.
II was he who had sent an invitation TO
all Maoridom to attend the conference.
/ lie was thankful that so many had re-
X fpondcd aud he felt that the Spirit of
God had aetuatcd them to come. His
soul fcioicud that he was numbered with
the Iaticf.day Saints. His experience
10 the Church had taught him that II was
profitable to be faithful that blessings
both temporal and spiritual followed a
conscientious obedience to the laws OF
God. After speaking for short time
upon the subject OF church Organization
ind the spiritual gifts upon which he
brought scfiptufal evidence 10 bear, he
closed by asking the blessings OF God to
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Whakaugafo, president OF the Kopua.
WHARF branch Of the Tc Mahia district
was the last speaker. In his character
site lively style he greeted and vel.
coined the Saints to Hui. lie dwelt at
bone length ON the Restoration OF the
Gospel. Alter singing, the benediciion
was pronounced by Efimana oi Taha.
pau.
Afternoon meeting, o'clock -Afiey
Che usual opening exercises consistingLl
tnging and prayer, Elder losepA/ M.
olkman president Of the Haur/n dis.
ffict was called upon to sn(ak, lie
at-.--aS---,-aaIi--G ~ As--c>5ndition OF
bis conference The great majority OF
IN saints were alive to their duties
,"biir lew were negligent ard luke,
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1antised some children blessed aud 4
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H., H.. Puruku nreside nj of the
Rangitoto branch OF the Wairau district
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,,,yed ,be ,,achings OF the primitive
nn}ostl."' sbowjng he harmony between
hem and Inc doctrines TAUGHT by the
lsiJsys III Isrsel today.
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