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sew zrArASp MISSION.
III. Work 81 the lord In Maoridom
travels aud Isbors Of the iid-rs.
AUCKLAND y. u. Dec. ~ i80N

Auckland. y. h.. Dec. H. isos,
10 the Editor:
MANY readers Of the "Newa' will IN
duuhtcdly be- pleased 10 hear " the
urugrcar ~ the Lords work In this fur
on land. and especially pa 70 hear u nur
dear Maori brother. Elder hiriW
Whnnngn.
Fldors stevenson. whnanEu. iitun.
and myself left Auckland. oct 81, lNiN.
a. make u trip through the districts ~
Hay Of Islands and Whnngarui tn uuid
conferences according To arrange Wcnt.
Elders who have iaborcd IN this mis-
sion will be somewhat acquainted Win
these places We went by steamer so
tho little village ~ Whnngrrlo md
from there To- kumo by rail- whore u~
worc met by Eldcu J. e. Thomson Nnu
%. =. Coleman, who were lnhnfing nor
nmnnr Europeans. also Elders .. T..
durham aud /. n. Hoihrook Wgrs hUir
havinu Just arrived from Maondunh
Not long after We reached the Ei-
derf' quarters. iirua. a. a. AudruH and
H. x. Aldrur came with their band ni
horses. that We might continue our
journey ON the morrow.
4 very pleasant evening was spent
hsrn nmung Inv. atirntors. who nre VerA
Kind tn the Elders This being n n"N
field. ministers and many church
members united In trying 10 overthrow
thc work Of the Lord bu, opposition
was in win,
onr Journey from this place to the
nest camping. not being far We lid
not leave until quite late. We veto
invited a. spend the nlght ana hu'l
meeting nc the home ~ iiruthet Going,
~ NuntnuHutn. Here we We're enter.
tainod royalty and at nirht held a in"
meeting ut which number ~ iuN'Hu.
gators listened nttcntivcly, After ms't-
INK. singing hymns and conversation
continued until after midnight.
At $3.50 next morning the main body
OF our company started Tor t. Horn,
the place " conference. while
Elders stevenson. iioibroog. haun AMI
I remained behind Tor important mail,
W.. reached T. AGO nisiut 3 o'cios'k y.
m the other htHihr1n having arrived
ahead ~ u.s. When We nenrcd the
KinnRu thomci the familiar Halutntlu1
greeted our cnr. "llurre mat hurro
mail hacfg mat This cnn was kcpt ~
until We were irht IN their midst. Scyt
came the pressing ~ noTcs ~ hung
which ! assure you was strange tn noe.
although II was not my first experience.
\ person can. by practice hccumc ace
customud To- ~. Speeches ~ WelrUme
Wern made hy the chief men ~ the
tribe. and answered hy the chief men
~ our company. uftor which We WUr
cnilod o. "itnl' food. Knives npd
forks were not plentiful. nnf ! not haN-
lnr "a jnck.knlfo. which n a weapon ail
Maori Elders carry, ! used my nngfir.
This manner ~ conveying fool Go
the mouth with the nngcf'
N ulHn strange 10 the
pcan Elder ~ called sun he can By
practice got a pretty good meal.
Now Iirnther liirinl was IN his glory.
IL was indeed pleasing 60 note the cun-
tented expression which ~ up his dear,
old countennnce. Tn" people were de-
lighted to see him. and were proud ~
their missionary brother. They look
upon him as their grandfather who has
brought them Tho Gospel. lie rcfuted
all the fnlsc stories which were IN cir
culntion about him ana his family.
Some people said ho was dead ana hif
wife and children We're III treated
slaves. lilo asked. DO | look ns though
am dead Dn look ~ though / am
m ircated?" he said the men who had
told these stories were not truthful;
that they wanted something 10 eat and
hy telling these things people would
take them In and give them food,
Conference was held Saturday and
Sunday. the sath and aoth OF October.
during which seven meetings were held.
There were from Zion Elders H. r.
stevenson iliilni Whnnngn. 81 u. An
drur. n. X AidouH. q. ~ nurnhnm, I.
n. HoibrooE. j. q. Thompson. q. =.
Coleman. II. NJ. Haun and myself be-
Sides about iao Maori people who had
come from different villages for miles
around. Brother ilrlni aid grand
work In his private conversations. pe0-
pie were around him nearly an the time
listening to his story Of Zion aud the
Saints ~ God. Tho spirit OF the Lord
was with the Elders IN rich abundance
ana as a result OF our hbors al this
place three candidates were baptized.
Many were administered unto ana the
Lord blessed them for their great faith,
ON Tuesday. the iHt Of December. We
lott Tc Huro Tor Rama llama valley.
The rain had made our mountain path
u difficult one To- travel, but our horses
being accustomed 20 such work. we got
along all right Occasionally W. would
ride through dense forests, No dense
were they that II was with difficulty
that wc got through. The most beau
tiful feature Of these forests II that
they are composed IT such variety of
trees. In looking at some Of the Sights
I was reminded NJ what l have read NJ
the "junFlca" IN Africa. Such pretty
little ferns which nature seems to use
as trimmings seem IN grow everywhere.
l often wished that they would grow as
readily az home We reach our place ~
camping nj last lirother and Sister
Lindsay did all In their power 20 make
US comfortable. We stayed here all
night ana part ~ the next day.
Leaving here We rode twelve miles To
Wniomio- hcuduunrtcrs ~ Bay Of ia-
lands District. We remained here until
next day. but We're unsuccessful In
holding meeting, though many Maori
people hive here. We passed through
knwn Kawa and rlghi ON 10 Kopurii.
where we had some difficulty In getting
a place 10 feed our horses, ANA II place
20 shelter us from the storm, Not I'M
an we had gone IN another place and
returned, did the people consent 10 lot
~ stay. Bro. Hirini was much put out
nt such treatment aH II was repungnant
20 tlkango Maori MAORI prlnclple),
After we had been here q while the
people felt much better, and Brother
ilirlni talked with them tlll after mid
night. when we left next morning
they felt sorry that they had treated
us No cody at first,
on our way 10 waimote, we Travelled