Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

70 miles up the north coast line. to Visit
q local preacher. MIR philipofski. VINO
had been In brisbane and attended -.
Of our sunday evening meetings IN tho
oobba Han some weeks before. Whom
We landed at the station AIR. PhillpOf-
skl met W. with his trap and took us
TO his home, about . miles away from
the station In the bush. whore he had
lived four years. clearing the dense
timber and making n new home. Tho
unique little cottage. with the bcauti-
ful surroundings. and sixteen acres of
cleared ground On which were several
acres % sugar cane. patch Of sweet
potatoes and other garden stun, showed
the result NJ earnest toll and untlring
Efforts TO make n comfortable home.
We spent very pleasant tlmo with
his family Consisting Of himself. wife
and an adopted daughter. and also the
visitors. his dauFhtcr-in-law and "A
young lady from iiundabcfg.
We rot there on Saturday evening
und " WIS spcut IN Gospel conversa-
tons. Sunday afternoon he requested
that we hold meeting IN his house. he
had been out and invited several or his
friends and nclghhors, hut none came.
However We held meeting and
preached the Gospel for about two
hours Arrangements had been par
TALLY made Ia hold lecture IN their
small meeting house. but there was To
across the road from the meeting
house. ~ u was suggested that We
use the school house Tor our lecture.
The school board requested that they
be- granted the privilege 90 collect
pence from each adult who attended
the lecture FOR the bonont 81 their
school, and there was no objection 10
this.
Monday. about y. m. we could see
people coming from all directions. with
lanterns. as u was cloudy, dark night.
~ 800 the school house was TANNED
full aud rovCfal standing out ON tho
Nornndn.
The ylcws were much appreciated
and the lecture listened Co with interest.
We went home with our Kind friend
and family. AIR. Phiiipofaki. and left
the crowd 10 spend the remainder OF
the evening IN their dance. which was
nlHo Tor a school benefit. ! think they
collected about 10 shiilinFH from thoa,
who attended the lecture. ana for every
i've they collect the government
gives them 20 nhlllings for
school purposes. Next day
SIR phIllpofsh took ua down to tho
station. gave ug a letter ~ Introduction
10 HE friend. Sit, Bowrlng. local min
iHiUr IN olympic. about sixteen miles
farther on. We called on him and he
Invited a. 10 lunch. and ride around
the city. our afternoon was spent In
about the miucH u Dimpie. on our re-
turn Nc. Rowing gave uH supper and
would liked TO have entertained " for
the night. We learned that much
prejudice nrainat religious aocts exist
cd there, and halls worc hard to get.
80 We concluded not 20 hold any Ices
turrH, but return 10 brisbane by first
train ana prepare for conference. etc.
IN brisbane. We got 90 mission rooms
about o. m. on Wednesday and felt
that We had done some good In aliay-
ing prejudice.
our Queensland conference was fair
W we'll attended. usual conferences work
was attended 90. some local vacancies
were Allied ana good Instructions niVcn.
The salntn OF this land are kind aud
generous 60 the Elders and many of
them nfc trying hard 20 live the Cos
pei The spirit of gathering" perxades
| many 81 their minds. hut they are
taught not TO be- In hurry but seek
the Lord upon the matter and when
their time come. lie will open the way
for them Elder barker lett here for
sydney April lsih Ia be- there ia time
| 20 meet now Elders from Utah. Hcra
IN liriAhanc several strangers are much
Interested aud are Investigating the
! Gospel The work l. spreading and
Gods purposes arr being fulnllcd.
j. 81. itITcHIE,
President Of Queensland Conference.