Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-11

Iaic. oahu. II, l.. oct T.. 1879.
To the Editor.
Another term OF six months has
passed and the Elders and salnta.
Hhlhcrcd from the various Islands. have
enjoyed the outpuurlng ~ the Holy
Spirit ~ God in their scml-anuull con.
ference held here at Lnic Oct. 9Th. an
ana ath. In all nine meetings Wrrc
held.
The relief societies. Sunday schools
ana Mutual Improvement ua1ocIatIunB
were an well represented. Many good
instructions and cXhortutluna we're
given. Much stress was laid upon tlth-
lng, showing the necessity OF ohcying
strictly this law ua revealed from God
and pointing out the blessings PROM
iHcd by the Lord n We only prove
faithful 20 this law.
owing to the poor health OF Elder
Chaa. w Hancock. who has been labor
INK Ia this mission Tor nearly three
years, he has been honorably released
10 return home. II was also thought
best for some one 10 accompany him
on his homcwari trip, and Elder Rob-
crt X. Cant has been honurahly re-
leased Tor that purpose.
Elder Joseph H. Fisher who has been
lnboring In the temporal Interests here
Tor nearly two years. has also been
honorably released 10 return TO Zion.
after rupairing the mission house at
Honolulu.
Brother Fisher nrst assisted In nut.
ting the boiler Tor the now pumping
plant In position Tor running. Next
De spent nine months 90 lilo, whore
he, with the assistance OF other Eilnrs
erected beautiful meeting house that
speaks well Tor our cause Ia that COM
ference. Since then be has painted our
mission home, greatly improving the
n To- b.. ID
q new school house OF two rooms here
at l.ale which VIII greatly aid ln our
mission work here.
owing TO the great number 90 re-
leases and few arrivals In the mission
during the last year our number OF
Elders ~ very limited. and ln their APP
polntmcnt8 they have been paired on
with native companions. These ma
tive Elders make good earnest assist.
ants ana are Jealous in spreading the
truth among their own nation,
The following are the appointments
for the next alN months as read by
President Wooll,y In the closing meet
inr Sunday evening.
Temporal Samuel y, Wuollny, man
nEcr OF Lnlc plantations Wllford J cole.
assistant manager, Thomas b FAIR.
ook-kccper and store keeper. Ellen a.,
Cole. hlH assistant. Whit Davis. pump
engineer; Edwin W. Fincld. school
teacher advanced department. Jennie
A.. MuHscr. primary department. Sisters
Alice Il. Woollcy Elizabeth g. Will
liama. Jennie 4. Musscr. Ellen q. Cole.
Margaret G. Flhcld and Alice N. Smith.
domestic duties.
Ecciealastcal Samuel Z. wooloy,
president " the Hawaiian mission,
with the Elders and Sisters from Zion
as his assistants Edwin W Fihcld.
clerk ~ mission, ChaH. G. Bush, aHslat-
nut clerk
Island Appolntmcnts-H Honolulu con-
ference Thos. 4. Wnddoup8. Abr. Fer
nundoz and j. W, iona, oahu confer
cnce, Thos. n. Fart and lliapoolc.
kauai 'hns. G, hu,h ana sam DAVIS,
West Maui, Farley y. MuHscr ana John
Kahoomhn. East Maui. samuel paget
ana l<nui. North Hawaii. Albert a..
HolIHtnu and Hihpall. llilO, WIN. a.
Williams and tSuloluku. South Hawaii,
~ Marion hush and sam XII
General officers Of The various asiocla-
tlons;
sunday schooi-Chns G.. Bush. super
intoudont. Thos, A. Waddoupa and VIM.
a. Williams assistant superntcndenta.
NJ. /. A.--Alhert II. Belllaton, presi-
dent Farley 4. Musacr ana Samuel
pagct, cOunselurH.
Edwin W Flncld secretary and
Samuel H. WoolleY treasurer for the
two mentioned organizations
Relief society Alice II. Wnlllcy. pres
idont: elizabeth O. williams. Jennie II.
Musser. Ellen G. cole. Margaret g.. FL
Held and Alice NJ. Smith. counsclors.
During the past six months there have
been ilg persons baptized and 20 chill lrou
blessed by the Elders In this mission.
The lahors Of the Elders In teaching
the principle ~ tlthlng 10 the Saints
han not been an IN vain, Tor the amount
of uthlnR receipts for the last sx
months has been more than thrcofold
that OF what Il was the six months
previous
while we are progressing greatly IN
our missionary lnhOrH among the people
throughout the different conferences,
we are not negleCtful of our temporal
work on the Lnlc plantation, the place
got apart as O gathering place Tor the
Saints ON these Islands. There are now
| about 900 acres planted 10 sugar cane.
Numerous flowing wells have been
/ bored here on the place. and with the
ala of the new pumping plapt which
pumps three and % half milliot gallons
/ of water ne feet hirh per day beautiful
sireama OF water are led through tho
! myurinnt cane h2lda by bitches and
humo1 keeping the cane In q growing
condition during tho times Of drought
Tint this island u subjected 10, New
/ improvements are continually being
made and more land planted 10 cane.