Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-09
walpari, East Coast, y. h.
NAV "a 1895.

May q, 1888.
AaI snid In tho commencement ~
this letter. we we're held no Tpknmhru
hy the min, but / cana TO tn Conciu.
sion that 1t was oil right, Tor ! think
that our visit stirred ~ the rockies,
members 10 quite o. considerable exc
tent. Tho branch has Tor some time
been I'm remarkably bad condition.
The loading mon having fallen ana the
sheep are Hcattrtnd.
on our nr.ivaI last Wednesday even.
lrr. % good lot Of people came 90 see
liirinl and We gave them good
preaching Co. on sunday We, four W
us Elders. united In fasting ana prayer
that the Lord might move upon the
people Of the branch tn soften their
hearts. ALTO for two afflicted SalutH,
That they might b. blessed. We took
the trouble 90 gn among The people ara
notify them that We would hold meet
ing. and inviting them o. attend. Sn
at 10 O'Clock we had n good turn out
! addressed them Tor an hour on re-
pontance. being blessed lu mlklng plain
Ia them the necessity thereof and what
'H Co d. gained thereby. Tho cncCt
seemed 60 be- felt Tor after nicotine
several expressed their dutfmlnHt'uu %
return, and others confessed their be-
llcf In the work.
At.p. M $50 met again, nnd Brother
iurri followed up what I ht1 said Zoo
his gsntie, persuasive way. urring hin
people 60 rlrhteuuHucaF, ma bearing
strong testimony them. Aftor meet
Ing we administered Co ar old mun.whn
II ~ ncrinE from an lfiliut0u in biz
legs 30 that hr To- unable 90 walk. We
then got liirlnis horse, the rest Of ~
walking two MILES around thH beach
90 another part ~ the branch 20 the
house N woman afflicted with cone
sumption. We held meeting there.
preaching tu room full ut people. ana
had tine time. 4 good spirit pre-
vailed. and again was ihD spirit " re-
rsntnnco made manifest. ana We made
corrcspundingly happy lllrIui'a words
seem 30 have quite an Cnoct on hla
HE people. After the meeting We adj
mlnircfcd 10 and blessed the AFFLICTED
sister who said she had been given
trurh Hucuurag rmnnt lu the meeting.
supper was prepared Tor uH ana we
broke flst; npgnt an hour IN conyct1,-
tlun ana about 1850 started on orr ros
turn 10 quarters. woll satisfied with out
days 'xlrk n g. q type u many ~
our SuiNayH IN New 2 nihnd.
on our way back the tide had Just
turned and we had 10 plod along
through the soft mud. nut na We
stumbled along In the dark now aud
then lodging away from an Incoming
wave. we chattod and laughed morfily,
Yesterday. Monday, We came over
here. twelve miller over the mountains.
ana found fomthlng 10 DO. This
morning We baptized four people two
rcpentnnt transErcHvnrn. and young
couple Who wanted To- be married. In
our morning prayer meeting confirmed
them ana blessed two sweet little baby
boys. one In particular I could not
refrain from kissing before handing
ia ha
clean and sweet ana bright.
After blessing the babies We married
the young couple and Hnt down ON tho
floor nH usual. to a fino wedding hrcnlJ-
fast. having nn extras. canned Pine
apple and jam and fancy cakes, with
condensed milk TO put In our hot
water.
This evening must have been n we'd
ding supper. I think. for we had Jam
tart and cake. SO you see we don't
rtarvo.
We ~ here tonight under the sound
~ the ctnselerH wave ~ the ocean
breaking upon the shore An are gone
20 bed In our biz room but myself and
companion, Elder Eyre and our good
sister Tuihnnn. who Hlth on the nooi
weaving n nax mat
Auckland. June 8. 1895.
Home mall received today and get
10 answer Il by return which IN 10
leave here Saturday. that H. pretty
good; because I am right here In
Auckland, you see. Hut that win not
happen often. Yours OF May Sth
came with todny's mail, also enclosure,
II IN Kind Of yuu 20 remember me, but
mother. dear. ! do not want You 10 do
without for my sake, I know there arc
many things for you 10 keep up. and
o. a
30 hard Then Charlie must be cared
for The amount John sent should
come regularly each month, that In tho
arrangement
Now don't worry about my doing
more than I can stand. there ~ little
fear ~ that. ana then you know II n
the Lords work and hc VIII strengthen
me for A. n you could soc me you
would think this work and climate, or
else the diet agrees with me tor weigh
i62 pounds. Gain OF eighteen pounds
since 1 lott home,
We came from Osborne on saturday
by steamer. arriving here sunday at
iOA5 am. We were met ni iha wharf
by Elders Judd and briggs and two
new arrivals by last Vancouver boat,
The two latter ! ala not know ", but
they were wekome and soon disposed
o. We could uar many more % 5000
advantage, some ~ our districts b..ng
short. one. Bro. wilde from collNlllt.
the Other Bro. Marchlni from fr1A.
We walked from the wharf ~ 10 quar-
tiers on Bayh street, Ptrnell, q long
mile Ilrinl was quite tired and
had him rest while We walked ~ thg
afternoon meeting, two miles, ana
back % dinner Then again 20 evening
meeting % we got good exercise. II
was fasi day. testimony meeting 10 the
afternoon, and | spoke In the evening.
The branch here has Just secured a
nice little room 30 hold the meetingH iu'
About thirty were present all Saints,
European OF course, ana We had good
time The city seems much the same
lB u ava eight years agu, No electric
light or ears yet. l think ycu would
be satisfied here In respect 10 cars rum
ming on sunday They don't oven run
street cars. They have lots Of hnr
horses here, hut my their ears are slow
90 an American, just think, horse
cars In 1888 Wen, they may wake up
som slime and realize mat electricity
really ls. ana II 'Od 10 have pushing
their cars IN hill We had nice trip
M from Osborne and didn't FOt sea-
sick The weather was lovely ana tho
ocean calm. We took our meals and
enjoyed the trip, especially as we made
flh 20 Auckland quay st. wharf We
are % go 20 WalkatO district Friday
morning b hold conference Saturday
and sunday. WIN spend few days
there, and then como back here again