Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-21

7 The On, The day In their sever,
~ n lo,estant mlsslonarv .'al homes
tot lhe trouble. Il Was nss blamed
W. - using his Influence vi,S I, NAT he
y" s1nlpei me peopl. 10 b \. lne queen
~ His VIII They could ~. ,3,losefy.eBi
10Y inspired by the splri, y si,a' be sas
weakened their faith IN Iulh. and
I,,s en,urch' Many OF them N, Il ana 10
ihFesllsate the faiths Of o,t..u e.lfed %
20 JON themselves In ' Ivy seelsani
Vhufch. This desire WAC s aghe Other
lhe order OF the Queen ppiessel by
heF subjects 90 joln art, ene forbade
tlves u,sae uying condition. ,,luui,h
fev, ,y "ete forced 20 submit Fis ha'
,bo 49,, " attended The meati,-.'
ue new sabbath. These w. on
iHc, o'ivr women, and then tbs !, !o'ned
ue'eHlly followed their eyawriN .'',a rt'
10y degrees, they have rsip.,'. Thus,
sne congregation has pro,sn gI until
.ls FORMER size MANY 49,. W nearly
tena the services througb ys""lg'er az.
man through devotional .,o ,g,, rather
loIV ING trouble arose dsser. Be-
tne eau ior services, but no,y I, ',Sllllei
py the village policeman ~" ~ Is done
We hardly need 10 no,e,.
lhe queens iniunctions bsr" slg eject
our laoors We are not e,.t,1,l, Upon
hoia meetings but the naonie s'1uen TO
nluaen TO attend them. Wblrb s ole lof'
20 we same thing The MOUNTS
noldlng meetings and OF a3,'s.--,.il %
doctrines, is Of little yslps N',, 'ns oli
people are afraid 10 be- ~, "itii NE
u InS .ue treeds Of other denomlps,'.s,--..'
5t,Gj.I human point of view tbe .ls
uiiohs Al karotonga are hariiy ~ ,ol'
aple LOT the spreading OF tbe' cc..C'
Ahe government is almost Inn sl's.lp...-
monarchy. The win of tho oiia.r Il .'.lle
enc may punish many real an in,s..'le"..
oueIses or the natives wiibou, s'.'l
lflal, ana they are uormitfei ,r
no defense The ancient fap3sl .,, o1si
OF land tenure obtains. Ann issss s'lla
longs TO queen Makea. or 10 one ot ", w.
thIee or four minor arIkls. Thai Hs
aploi TONED TO the people by tbs o, .,. y
Out, Tor the least untoD IA $3.50, 1-gsn'
they may forfeit all their rIstts . 4.1,g
severely punished The people az
therefore, free In neither speech po- az. ~,
uon Though they believe "a doo,,t az
they dare not declare il lest tbsv sb.l'i
offend the queen. " '''1l
YET We are hopeful The Cook Island.
VIII some time yield "a r.cb bs-1---.s
though the outlook Is uniavorsli, ~
present The Islands may Soon h. a.. ~
neNed either 90 New Zealand M ~. s,
mother country as distinct o,i,.a
There win then be greater ralIs,'.!..
and political liberty Tho peoris wv
Sgnize the truth of Mormon doct,,.'
ana by continued effort on the nsr' Y,
the Elders, may be made 10 Sec NJ N.Y..
essity OF obeying Il. To us me rs,s.,
are friendly, kind and h0sp.tabis 0,,s
once have we been inhogpltablv rs
celved. We have enjoyed our hb,,,
thus far and PRAISE God for the S,is'
ilege OF bearing our testimony 10 m.
world. " VIZ
A new Elder has Just arrived from
Tahiti. One OF us win soon go ~ s'a
nelghborins island 10 commence l,t,,'
there, and we hope there may Soon h. q
demand for more Elders In tbls esS
May the blessings Of God be upon ,ss
Church al home and abroad.
Your fellow lab0rgrs.
OSBORNE J. J.. WIDTSOF
MERNIN W DAVIS.
BENZ. A. JOHNSON.
Rarotonga, Feb. q, 1900.