Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-18

| ~ lIuNufaDles
On my arrival in this land, | was
appointed by President w. 7. Stewart
TO labor in the Wairafapa conference.
Mh.eh IS in the south end OF this, the
North Island. While there ! had TO
llaoor about halt OF my time among n e
Euiopeans which made 1t quite task &
study the language. There are i've
| canned branches, which contain
40 ut two hundred AMI forty Saints
After being there Tor eight months was
sailed to preside over the conference.
being among the whites so much, my
Maori was quite limited. and felt 10.
adequate Tor SUCH high calling. Ire.
memueredhowevcr,t the promise Of Gods
servant cousin Abraham II. when he
set me apart; he said that providing
would seek the Lord with a proper
heart aud keep His commandments
would speak the language OF the PEG
PIE iiuenty, and with power to the con
vinting OF the honest In heart to the
ruin OF the Gospel Of Jesus Christ {"
And l can truly say that they have been
iuihlled to the letter, as Tar as have
done my part; God has been with me on
the right and on the lett. lie shows
great power among the native Saints
mere These people as a rule have gre A.
iaith IN the Elders, and the ordinance Of
amounting with oil. They are nice,
klnd people to deal with that is, where
thefe are not any white people around
10 circulate false stories sbout them.
Alter being in the Wairarapa con
terence for a Nelr and nall. was
called to pfcsid over the NJ ihia con
terence. Elder William Douglas, had
been released 10 return home, whci
caused the vacancy. TINS is the lafges,
conference IN the Austria asan m ss.on,
numbering nearly six hundred souls, and
having eight branches. Most ui the
saints IN this conference arc living well
up TO their duties. Tire Nuhaka branch
OF this Conference has the honor OF
sending the fBilcompany OF Maon nmi.
grants to the prom scd land ui their
ioreiathers, to Amtrica--a company OF
eight, Brother Hirmi Whaanga, hts wife
Mary, sister and five children. They l,i
mere IN June 1894, two months after my
coming to this conference. They are
now living IN kanab. Kane Co, NJ the
nome OF Elder Stewart. They are writ.
ing here and want their two married
daughters and their husbands to 20
home with me. but hardly think they
VIII oc ready IN time.
AT our annual April conference at
Tamaka this year, ! was given an extra
Elder in the person OF Brother lanes
~ Lambert, to assist In the conference
as We have a great deal OF work.
Brother Lambert has been travelling
mostly with Brother lanes {. Allen, OF
llyrum, while | have spent most OF my
time alone out In a new part ol the
country where very lew white people
are ever seen occasionally take a
native Elder along, 10 assist me In the
work. We made some fifty five bapusms.
aud twenty-five blessings last year, also
eight marriages. This year bids TAR to
become a fruitful one. both among
whites and natives. We now have sixty
Elders from Zion In this mission, and
have room ior as many more. Brother
William Gardner Is now presiding. lie
IS on his second mission to this lard aud
has been here now nearly two years IN
five months. lie is well liked b, all, an
Is the fignt man IN the right place.
Brother Andrew Jenson arrive IN
Auckland on the 10th IRON the Samoan
Islands. We expect him and Brother
Gardner here in about six weeks.
have received strong testimony OF
the Gospel, and learned to trust in our
Heavenly Father much mole since 1
came to this land. remember well re.
ceiving word OF Cousin David Hjs
death, when had been here some five
months. Previous to that time, would
often get uneasy, and wonder where my
next money or suit OF clothes was com
ing from; even when had some money
in my pocket. And would write home
and tell the folks that was about out of
money. and wanted to know II they
could not send me some. But there
came a change when ! read the last
humble and kind letter written to YOU
by David before his death. When /
read how good he had been to the poor,
and gone with part OF his shoe sole
worn of, aud no money Ia his pocket, | |
felt so ashamed OF myself because | had |
not trusted in God more, that went
into the woods and asked God to look |
over my weakness. and II he would for.
give me, would try toput more trust in |
Him In the future. Dlvid's letter was |
the cause OF my realizing my weak. |
nesSes. | can say have never been
happier or more blessed than have |
since made those promises. | have
been so that did not know how would |
get stamps to send mail home, but when |
the time came some thing has turned |
up, and ! could see Gods hand In IL.
! expect to accompany Brothers Gar |
diner and Jensen solth when they come |
through here. We will visit the Here.
taunga, Manawatu, and Wairarapa con- |
lefences, and spend Christmas IN the |
latter placer There is to be large |
held there. We are all quite |
well aud enjoying the spirit OF or |
mission. remain your ever loving |
nephew, LEWIS q. HOAGLAsD.