Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-08
the HAWAIIAN MISSION.
An Interesting Confer ne attn Saint
Held Ut taie. Oahn


your paper, an account OF one oil those
highly interesting gatherings which take
pace here occasionally, brn}ing com
tort and CHI er to the hearts o many VINO
are Identified with the work vi the LORD
in the Hawaiian mission.
The semi-annual conference convened
at Lsie, Oahu, on The al enoon If Ayr
ard. 1867. The meeting was occupied
by the Primary associations, pre- ided
over by Sister Ella c. Birdno The ex-
ercises consisted o. songs, Rotations,
dialogues and o her lessons on the Cos
pei, well recited by the children At the
close OF the program, the general G fl
GERS OF the Primary associations were
presented and sustained.
A meeting was held the same evening,
devoted manly TO the hearing Of rep rts
of naive Elders from different branches
on the Islands.
On sunday morning. April 4th, The
Elders and Saints met ia general cor
ference There were on the stand
twenty-five Elders and FIVE sisters from
Zion. The Sacram, mt was administered
by Elders Henry Moss and Wilder T.
Hatch
Elder Edwin c. Dibble was the first
speaker, and treated on the nature oil
Saints. Spoke Of the insufiicency OF
the Bible as a means of salvation for the
human family, without the living oracles
OF God. Elder William II. Mendenhall
followed, speaking on the gifts and
blessings enjoyed by the Saints in the
days oil the Savior. This Gospel has
been revealed anew in the latter days
through the Prophet oseph Smith, and
we have right 10 erjoy the same spir-
itual blessings as did the Saints ancieni-
ly. II we do not enjoy the blessings
promised, It is because we have not kept
the commandments; for, it is writ n,
that the Lords arm is not shortened
that He cannot save, etc.
The afternoon and evening sessions
were devoted to the Sabbath schools,
presided over by Elder Edwin c. Dibble
and counselors. The exercises through
out consisted Of songs, Rotations and
Gospel lessons, well prepared and rem
dered by The schools OF Honolulu, Ka-
lusnui. Kahsna and I.aie, in the order
named.
Elder Henry Moss made few closing
remarks. He was peass to see the in
terest taken by the d fierent schools in
the conference proce, dings 1t is while
the children are young that impressions
are most easily made upon their minds
therefore, the parents should be care
Jul to set good examples before them.
On the morning Of April S h, the Re-
lief societies, presided over by Sister
Alice r. Wooley, met in conference.
The annual statistical report for the
islands was read, and showed that much
good had been accomplished during the
last year. Sister Woolley spoke eucour-
agingly to the native sisters. and said they
should strive to keep all the command
ments The Lord has given them. Repre-
sentalives OF numo Ger OF the diff rent
societies, reported the work being done,
and this was followed by the reading o.
some intere sting essays, etc. Sister
Ella c. b rdno spoke Of the va'ue o.
meeting together, and said we SHOULD
worship the Lord in spirit ard truth
Sister Tryphena B. Carl referred TO the
duties OF mohers to their children
They Should watch and guard the little
ones continually.
The Mutual Improvement association:
occupied the afternoon and evening ses-
sions, under the direction of Elder vii
liam H. Mendenhall and counselors
The exercises were replete with valuable
information pertaining to the Gospel
Songs, lectures, dialogues, ETC., found ;
place On the program, aud the report!
gwen showed the work to be prosper
ing. Elder John d. Hooper referred t,
his experiences during the last 81!
months. The speaker pointed OH
wherein some of the associations wert
lacking in zeal and good works, an,
Elder Wilder I. Hatch congratulate,
those engaged in the work on the sue
cess which had attended them in III
past, They were all young in the woil
Of the Lord and should labor with tina
zeal which should character re younj
people. Exhorted all to continue t
study the lessons prepared for the asso
Citations.
Our conference was concluded on tn
9th. Alter the usual opening exercises
Elder Lewis r. Jenkins was called upo
TO speak. during which time he explaine,
why we meet together, and he impresse
upon all the necessity of obtaining tn
Spirit OF the Lord, for without its assist
ance we cannot succeed. Elder Georg
II. BIdno spoke Of the necessity {
keeping our bodies clean and pure
We should adhere strictly to the CON
escape the judgments which will b
poured out upon the wicked. Elder
William ID. Hill, George P. Cart
James S. Whitaker, Charles w. Har
cock, Edwin W. Fifeld, Samuel Pag
Thomas A. Waddoups, John A. All
strom. Charles c. Bush, Joseph J
Brinton, each spoke briefly OF The mag
nitude of the work oil the Lord and III
many blessings we enjoy.
AT the beginning of the afternoo
session, the statistical reports were rea6
after which Elder Woolley, our. pres
dent, spoke OF the progress beng mad
in the work. He referred to the good
number OF childrs growing up anon
the Lsttsr-day Saints, and pronounced
blessing upon the paienis, on oondltio
that they would properly teach them.
The following names were presente
10 and sustained by the coniereuc,
President Of The Hawaiian mission
Samuel E Woolley; as counselols I
the president, Edwin c. Di5ble, G org
II. Birdno. Lewis X Jenkins, John /
Hooper, JOS ph II. Brinton, George
CART, William ID Hill, E4wn "
Fi6tld Samuel Paget, James S. Whit
ker, Charles W. Hancock John
A1lstrom, ChaJles c Bush. Thomas 4
Wadjours, William A Williams. WI
lam B. Davis. Alice X Woolley, Ell
c. Blrdno, Typhena b. CART an
L izlnelh Williams.
Elders William II. Msndenhall, Hem
Moss, Wilder +. Hatch ard Win {