Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-01
PARTY RETURNS
IN GOOD HEALTH
President Joseph F. Smith and
Bishop Nibley and Others
Home From Hawaii.
CHURCH IN GOOD CONDITION
Bishop samuel =. woOlIcy. Who Went
To Islands With The Company. Re-
mains 20 Preside Over Mission.

mains 20 Preside over MISSION
After "a visit 20 the sandwich Islands
extending over a period of six weeks
including the land and sea Journey
each way. President Joseph ]. smith
and party arrived home this morning
Each Of the company OF eleven re-
turns ia the best OF health. and all
especially the younger members. eN-
press themselves as having had the
most pleasant and enjoyable trip Of
their lives.
The party sailed from san Francisco
Feb. 20 on the ship Alameda. arriving
at Honolulu six DAYS later During
two DAYS OF the VOYAGE a storm pre-
vailed more terrific than the purser,
an old timer on the Pacific. had ever
before experienced. The return voy-
age commenced az Honolulu March 20.
aud ended at san Francisco March
So Again two days Of storm prevail
ed but when the Golden Gate was
reached the day was one Of the bright
est
"our trip was most delightful from
beginning 90 end, barring o hrief
stormy period at sea- said President
Smith, who was seen at the Beehive
home shortly after his arrival ia the
city by every one we met we were
treated with the utmost consideration
and courtesy, not one WY look being
directed our way. We were met Ht
the wharf in Honolulu by the Royal
Hawaiian band. which entirely uusoh-
cited came 90 welcome mss with music.
This tho leader said. was done as an
expression of appreciation lor the
kindness shown Co the band Wmle %
"a
native saints greeted us ON our land
INK and completely covered members
of the party with wrcaths and flowers.
we were conducted 20 the conference
house. SO here feast was found spread.
The ROYAL Hawaiian band was Ia the
procession and at the banquet M.
Berger. its leader made tellcllouS
speech of his visit 10 Utah.
CHURCH IN THE ISLANDS.
The Church In the islands was
never In a better condition, and the
prospects OF the plantation at Laie
are most excellent Meetings were
held at l.aie on Feb 2S and March
20 and 2l special conference was
held al Honolulu. These two places
are on the island of oahu. One meet
Ing was held Hilo, on the island OF
Hawaii.
"a ,-iet was made 10 The silauea
volcano. 200 miles from Honolulu II
was between two storms. ana the
night was most beautiful Next morn
ms DO again began 10 rain ana II
inches OF moisture fell in ~ hours.
on the northeast side OF the isiaha
oil HaWai rs waterfalls, from several
hundred TO 900 feet high, could De
seen pouring over cliffs into the sea
but few OF the natives who were
Church members during my first visit
90 the islands are alive today. one
OF such Is "a man now over 80 and very
feeble. and there are few others At
our cmharkation for home, the Haw-
allan band was again on the wharf
and rendered selections
"Thc treatment we received from Of
nccrz ships crew and passenger was
most cordial This was particularly
true OF tho Kindness shown by Captain
| Thomas DoWdeN and Purser Thomas &.
! Smith both doing everything they
could for our comfort and conven-
fence Captain Dowdel Is an old time
friend of Major Richard ". Young.
The table furnished on the Alameda is
universally Acknowledged TO be un-
surpassed. Immediately after arriving
| IN san Francisco we arranged for our
railroad transportation over the South
ern Pacific 10 ogden, and arrived home
shortly after s o'clock this morning
BISHOP NIBLEY IMPRESSED.
Bishop Charles w. Nibley who ace
COMMANDED President Smith, spoke iu
"a similar strain OF the trip. Unlike
President smith. 10 WAS his first visit
| tu the islands, aud he declared that
Hawaii has the nnest climate that he
! has over seen.
Nearly au the agricultural lands of
the Islands are devoted Ia the raising
of sugar cane" tlQ Bishop Nlblgy.
/ Il asst year S3S 900 90 worth Of sugar
was exported. most OF Il coming 10
the United states. The country, how
/ ever. has nothing to fear from the large
Importation Of sugar from ats mid
| Pacific territory.
Il was Impressed with the contrast
between this last trip OF President
smiths 90 the islands, and hts trst
one. 80 years ago. said Bishop Nib
; Icy "On the hrst occasion he was a
boy Of 10 and had worked at a save
min iu california 90 earn the ueccs-
sary money for his passage. Tie Oc-
cuuicd a place Boa the fOrecaste Of
"a sailing vessel, with the ships crew.
Tho difference between that voyage
ana the late one can readily be- im-
apiued. one of the most pathetic ln-
cldcuts ever coming under my obscr-
walton happened upon our arrival on
the islands. There was led 10 Presi-
dent smith an aged kanaka woman
who is totally blind She had played
the part OF "a mother Co him during bis
first mission, more than hair Gene
turr ago. and when she came 90 him
now De took hcr in hls arms as he
would have done his own mother.
and he wcpt likc "a child. My own
eyes were not dry and Tho hearts of
all who witnessed the happening were
melted"
The party consisted of President
and Mira Joseph D. smith. the Misses
Emily J Rachel Emma and Edith
smith. Bishop and Mrs Charles w
Nihey the Misses Nau and Alice
NIhle,. and MTa A. w McCuue on
tho outward "trip Elder Samuel IL
Wooury. president of tho Hawaiian
mission. was one of the party. bat DO
remained ou the islands