Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-07
CHURCH INTELLIGENCE.


niv 'r'Nh ecstcred toYards the Gospel
ana the servants OF God.
ait,f Niritiug n urauoh Of the church
nt I'etcrchcma tBethlchem) and hold
ing meetings with the Saints. we re-
turned to Mnrgnnusu, aud on our ar.
rival. the people of the village came and
chtgtgce IN "taurl' "a ceremony OF
love and respect IN which ihc Maoris
fhil On ouch others mock and weep
long and loud as In patrin.chal dayal.
~ tnn close of the "tangt We cfua-fd
fhc liver to another village. from which
the Elders had formerly been driven
and forbidden to return.
SIX Elders. including the writer. now
visited them, and We are the FIRST ~.
doris who have ever been permitted 20
stay there. ON this occasion We were
Welcomed and were given charge OF the
evening "knrakia" On service consisting
OF hymn. scriptural reading and
tray.rJ.
Nov. Five arrived Mt walkarc.
where We baptized TIVE persons and
blessed a child. Nest morning we rode
TO Whnugnfuru. whore We met Elder
Stevenson returning from Auckland,
and after a hearty "hungi' tnosc-rub-
kAro. where speeches OF welcome and
ancctlonatc greetings were engaged In
The conference lasted two days and
ended with three baptlsma. a marriage
ceremony took place the following day.
after which "a monument was placed IN
position over the grave Of deceased
chief.
In the evening singing and dancing
was INDUCED IN and Il was going on
when we retired to rest. and we under
stood that II was kept up all night.
In our missionary iabOrs we mud that
all the churches are represented Here.
Before leaving On our missions We were
instructed not to pull down other
churches. Since coming here l have
thought much about this and reasoned
II out In this way; Here I am u Maori
travelling amongst my own people ana.
after much prayer. have gained
enough courage to draw attention TO
the errors existing amongst then and
this plan thus far has been att nded
with much success.
tNote-ro understand how misn
courage our brother would require To-
pursue this course. II may be necessary
10 state thnt Maori etiquette strictly
forbids direct criticism OF their re-
llginua beliefs or drawing comparisons
uncomplmentary TO their Views ana
European would arouse much nnthgun-
Ism by this course and fail TO convince.
Elder whnangn. understanding THIS,
appears to have been ringulnrly blessed
and IL evidently moved upon by N"
Rulrlt of tho Lord TO thus arouse the
Maori people from their sleep of imag-
mary recurity.l
For this reason have not adhered
strictly TO cNhortatlon. but have never
criticised their forms ~ worship with
out showing the truth and the author
lfy now possessed by the true servants
Of God. For instance. have drawn
attention to the true mode Of baptism
and that the Scriptures do not sustain
sprinlling from a basin OF some ntht,
such false doctrines to deceive ana
draw away the people.
Therefore say "E hoa ma tmy
friends), ~ my relatives. my btcthrsn
and sisters and deaccndentH IN this
place. I ask you not to be angry OF I'M
/ do not blame you. but those false
tcncherr who have led you astray-
those who labor for the riches 81 the
world. etc" ORend ? Peter 2; :. 40
We now Journey southwark rnd Welt
the South Island. returning TO Tnmnki.
Hawkes. Bay. for conference at Christ
with loving greetings 70 al tho
Saints, HiIsINf wiIAASGA.
In Wyoming.
burlington. wyo.. Dee. 20. 1898.
To the Editor.
wyoming. az no doubt your readers
arr. aware. has lately been added TO 'hr
great noli where we are called To SOW
the seeds Of righteousness.
Thouah the planting time has been
nhort and the laborcrA few. we can $50
a prolific field and look forward In the
near future for the harvest time.
Ia our travels 80 far In wyoming,wc
have found the people to be very
br,ndminded and opcnheartcd class.
Thp are. with few exceptions. willing
to listen Co our side Of the story. of
which they have all heard. more or less
tho other side.
We are sometimes met with opposl-
tlnn, hut this N because the people do
not understand the doctrines OF IN"
Mormon people. They have been IN
formed through the enemies.
alnce leaving my home In Farming.
ton, In Dec. 1895, my laborr. though
have Travelled over "a great portion OF
the state OF colorado,hnvc mostly been
confined to Denver and Colorado
spr!nrr until year and a half ago
when I was called 10 preside over the
Wyoming conference. ana In company
Y ~ Ilder Gco. A. Campbell OF salt
Lake city left Denver ON the ?alh ~
Iun. lnst. Elder Campbell lcft his
home H. April. 1897. and has also been
lnl orlng III Colorado.
Any having friends or relatives llv-
Ing Ia Wyoming. whom they would de-
sire ua 10 call on. are asked kindly
to send names and place OF residence
our headquarters nrr az burlington
Big Horn County, whore we have a
branch ~ the church.
Your brothers. .,,,,
Conference Prest.