Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-16
Elders and fiji Them with the splrl. OF

Elders and fill them with the spirit OF
their calling.
Elder Dsvil II. Packard, president
OF the Tawsnga district, reported
nineteen additions for the past year.
Spoke Of tte power necessary FOR a
person to tfficiate in the ordinances Of
the q spci.
Elder Hyrum Cook ct. J. O'Brien
interpretlng) spoke upon the divine
calling Of Joseph Smith AMI his cue.
ceseors as Prophets OF Gdd.
Elder James n. Lambert Up Ike few
words of counsel and encouragement
TO those present.
Afternoon meeting, 3 o'olock-rhe
statistical report Of the mission Tor the
year ending Dsosm5ef 81, 1895, was
read by President R,chargg.
The audience wac then addressed by
Elders w. 3. Dimond, n. A. Fenton
and George Jarvis, oSch ons referring
to this ls0oTs in the mission fieiI, and
speaking upon Gospel subjects Ma
tive brethren. Eroha To Maari and
Hoera Ruruku. aiao spoke. usIifying
OF the great work being dora towaIds
the establishment OF 9ou's kingdom,
President Richards then presented
the general and local authorities Vi
the Church, and read the following
appointments:
Ezra F. Richards, president Of the
Austraiasian mission.
W. @. Cnstleton, clerk.
To labor ia the Bay OF Island -
Joseph Markham, Mils b. AndruI.
Wnansare.-Aiel b. Hates, Geo.
Bu.nhan.
waikato-F. NJ. Kirkham, Joseph
8, Price, Horace HOiiingwortb.
Hauraki-Parley A. Waters, A. l.
Aspef.
l.. Reese.
waiapu--Joseph A. NJ. jacobsen.
Bryant Mechnm.
Poverty Bays. E. White, Geo. II.
Eyre.
Te Mahia-Jas. N. Lambert, q. J.
Petersen.
Hawkes. Bsy-David Lindsay, II.
B. Jensen.
McKinnon, VIM. 3. Dimond, gideon
IL. Andrus.
Wairarspa--H. Lee Bradford, AL
mon II. ButterheiH, X. A. Fentou,
Geo. Jarvis, Hans Petersen.
Wairau-Walter Bunut, JACOB e.
Teeplee, Hyrum Cook, Jededisn u.
Casper.
Carbohydrates. 8. Coleman. j,
f. Der0idge. ks,S
otsgo--Bryaut Ashby, John H.
Sargent.
Tssmxnia-C. A. Ofne, John Clay.
Victoris-A. Il. Carr, Horace w.
Barton.
Adeiaide-Walter Baker, Thos.
Clayton.
New South Wales--Audrew Smith
Jr., VIM. q. Park, Alma O. Lambert,
Jbhu Ritchi., Alma Hubbard.
q ueentlRnd - VIM. Armstrong.
Rovt. Argyle, A. z. Hamilton. Bsuj.
Clegs, WIN. Faussti, Henry Wood.
lAnu, VIM. Robiuson, VIM. Coray.
Ali were unsn mously sustained,
Home mis- onaries from each Maori
district were sustained to assist the
Elders from Zion in presenting the
Gospel to the nstive people.
Tne following Elders having per.
formed faithful missions were honor.
ably released to return home in May
IT. j. O'Briep, jos. q. Allen, ). X
Nelson and Il. s. Browning.
Evening session, 7 o'olock.-The
audienced was addressed by Elders
Jacob Il. Teepler, q. h. White, Hans
h. Jensen aud Chas. ]. Petersen.
The meeting was then given into
the hande OF the Saints to speak as
they felt led. Nineteen faithful testi.
monies were borne.
President Richards In few closing
remRrkp expressed his satisfaction
with the manner In which the con-
terence had passed of, and was thank
full to God for tho blessings He hau
bestowed upon US. Thanked all who
had In any way assisted to mako our
conference such q success.
Evening meeting was also hold at
Greytown North. Elders Castieton
and Brow ming speaking to q small b u.
attentive audience.
During the conference we were
favored with epistles from the First
Presidency, President VIM. Paxman
aud Z'ou', Maori association, which I
were appiaueed by both SAINTS ami
outside friends. Copies OF the First
Prosidencies's epistie were prese utsd
to the leading outside men and women
and also the District Pfe,idenls' for
among the Saint.
Elders meeting was held On
al 1 O'Clock. Elder Rich. |
ards made orief remarks, after which
each Elder spike in turn, relating ex. J
periencss met with In preaching the |
Gospel, anu bsaring a fsithful testl-
mony.
Many matters OF busines, were
brought before the meeting.
The conference was now ever; |
had conspired to make the
q genuine success, aud We
all felt truly satiefled.
We hereby extend heartfelt thanks
aud gratitude 10 Tamahau MANU- luku,
Hoani Rsngi TIE Kaiwaho, Pus Rsksu
and other leauing ald influential per-
sons, anu In fact to all who had as,iat.