Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-24

AUCKLAND. New z aland,
March S h, 1897

I March h, 1897.
Permit me, through the columns OIL
your valuable paper, TO report the north.
ern annual conference OF the Austria
las an mission. which was he d at X k.
aumans amanga, WaiSalo, February 5th,
9th and h.
Tn. following Elders from Zion were
present: Ezra f. Richards, president Of
the mission Charles II. L nbley, + j
o Brien, ,mes c. Allen, ID Fl paco-
ard. K. Nelson, Hal B. Hsles, Joseph
Msr ham, Pdrlev A Waters, Moioni
Lazenby, John II. Ellis, William S. Dr.
mond. w. Z. Castleton, Milo b. Andrus,
w. w. Mcdonald, Gorge BurnhAm, A.
+. A'per, F. w. Kirkham, Enocn l..
Reese, Joseph S. Price, Almon r. Butter
field, Georse ). Coleman and Horace
Hollinsworth.
As early as the and, Saints and Elders
began to ga her, but It was OF the after
| noon OF the attn, that the great majority
m de III =ir appearance.
r kaum ,nsamanga is situated on the
ba ks Of The Waikato river, and the op-
pUsite side from the raj oid line; conse.
quent y all who came by rail were taken
across in the native canoes.
Vita the beginning of conference
there were fully 7so ma i've Saints in at
tendance. The first meeting was held
in lie school hou'e. which had been pre-
pared Tor our use, but 1t was soo1 ap
parent that we were TOO much or wded
there, and an adj Iurnment wa, taken to
the VIVA e wharau" IA large booth, over
100 feet IN length, made f. ON branches
oil trees), in which the greater part of
our meetings were held,
AT each meeting spirit OF peace pre-
vailed; and, IN fact, thu oughout our entire
conference, whether in meeting or dur
ing inteimissi n, the same spirit was
present. Several OF the Elders present
were heard to remark that L was one OF
the most peaceful and instructive con.
ferences they had ever attended.
Through the excellent copnsels given
and encourag ng remarks made by the
Elders an others who were called to
| address the congregation, the Saints
were built up in the faith. and enabled
10 return TO their homes with more de.
termination, and stronger desires 10 live
their religion than ever before.
Our Elders meeting, held on the Sth,
! was one ever to be remembered by those
in attendance. Elder Richards, our
president called the assembly to order
at $3.50 a. M, and it was 3;45 o. m when
the closing prayer was offered. Each
Elder spoke in turn. relating his expert
tnce, tesufyng Of the goodness OF God
unto him while in the performance Of
his duty, and asking for the faith and
prayers OF his felo lahorers. AT times
the Spirit oil God was SO abundantly
manifest that not a dry eye could be
found in the room.
Elder Richards spoke 10 US at length,
explaining our duties more fully and
showing the responsibility d.volving
upon us, OF warning the inhabitants o.
these Islands OF the judgments soon to
be poured out upon the nations OF the
earth. and OF calling all to repentance.
Many important questions were asked,
all OF which were fully and ably an.
swered by our worthy president.
| Each outgoing train, on the Sth, con-
| veyed Saints to their respective homes.
Tuesday. February 9th, found the FL.
ders taking their departure ior their
fields of labor, each with determine.
ton TO perform his duty TO the best oil
his ability, as God should give him
strength.
Our annual conference convenes in
the Wairarapa district, at the south end
OF this island, on April 4th, and con
tinues three days, for which the presi
dent and mission clerk ar. now en-
route. WALLACE {. CAsrLRroN.