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 NibIey and Others
Home From Hawaii.
CHURCH IN GOOD CONDITION
Bishop samuel y. WoolIcy. who Went
To Islands With the Company. RE-
mains to Preside over Mission.

mains TO Preside Over Mission.
After "a visit Go the Sandwich Islands
extending over a period Of six weeks.
including the land and sea journey
each way. President Joseph J.. smith
and party arrived home this morning
Each OF the company OF eleven re-
turns in the best OF health. aud ell.
especially the younger members. ex-
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 purscr
an old timer on the Pacific. had ever
before experienced The return voy-
age commenced al Honolulu March "a.
and ended at san Francisco March
80. 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 20 end barring a BRIEF
stormy period at sea- said President
smith. who was seen az the Beehive
home shortly after his arrival iu 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 az
tho wharf in Honolulu By the Royal
Hawaiian band. which entirely uusoh-
cited c1me 20 welcome us with music
This The lea0cs said. was done as an
expression of appreciation for the
Kindness shown 90 the band while it
was iu Utah year on two ago Many
native saints greeted us ON our land
OF the party with wreaths and flowers.
Ne were conducted 90 the conference
house. where feast was found spread.
The Royal Hawaiian band was IN the
procession. and al the banquet Mr..
Btrger its leader made a felicitous
speech OF his visit to Utah.
CHURCH IN THE ISLANDS.
The Church IN the islands was
never In "a better condition. and the
prospects OF tho plantation az Laie
are most excellent. Meetings were
held az Laie on Feb 2S and March
20 and 21 a special conference was
held at Honolulu These two places
are on the island Of oahu. One mect-
ing was held Rilo, on the island OF
Hawaii.
Was between two storms and the
night was most beautiful Next morn
iug t again began 90 rain ana II
inches of moisture fell in - hours.
ON tho northeast side OF the island
ot Hawaii % waterfalls. from several
hundred 10 1000 feet high, could be
seen pouring over cliffs into the sea-
but few Of the natives who were
Church members during my trst visit
90 the islands are alive today one
of such IS man now over so and very
feeble. and there are few others. At
our cmbarkHtion for home, the HaW-
allan band was again ou the wharf
and rendered selections.
"rhe treatment we received from Of
hccrs, ships crew and passengers was
most cordial This was particularly
true of tho kindness shown by Captain
Thomas DoWdell ana Purser Thomas e..
smith. both doing everything they
could for cur comfort ana conven-
fence captain Dowdell Is an old time
friend OF Major Richard W Young.
The table furnished on the Alameda is
universally acknowledged 10 be UNI
surpassed Immediately after arriving
in san Francisco we arranged for our
railroad transportation over the South
ern Pacific 20 ogden. and arrived home
shortly after 5 o'clock this morning
BISHOP NIBLEY IMPRESSED.
Bishop Charles W. Nibley, who ace
compauicd President Smith, spoke lu
"a similar strain OF the trip. Unlike
President smith. 10 WAS his FIRST visit
o. the islands, and he declared that
Hawaii has the finest climate that he
has ever seem
Nearly all the agricultural lands Of
the Islands are devoted Co the raising
of sugar cane" "a Bishop Niblcy.
% asst year &3s, 900 UUO worth OF sugar
was exported. most OF u coming 20
tho United states, The country. how
ever. has nothing 90 fear from the large
importation Of sugar from its mid
Pacific territory.
Il Was Impressed with the contrast
between this last trip Of President
smiths 90 the islands, and hts first |
one. 55 wears ago. said Bishop Nib
ley. "Ou the FIRST occasion he was a
boy OF 10 and had worked az "a saw
min iu california 90 earn the neces-
sary money for his passage, lie oc- /
O. sailing vessel, with the ships crew |
Tho difference between that voyage ]
and fhe late one can readily Doe line
agluod One OF the most pathetic ln- |
cideuts ever coming under nay obser- /
walton happened upon our arrival on /
the islands. There was led 20 Presi- |
dent smith an aged hduaka woman /
who is totally blind She had played /
the part OF a mother 90 him during his /
first mission. more than half cone I
turv ago, and when she came 90 him |
now Doe took hor in his arms as De |
ould have done his own mother /
and Do wept like child Aly own /
srcs were not dry and tho hearts of /
al who witnessed the happening were /
melted
The party consisted of President /
and Mrs Joseph D. smith tho Misses .
Emily j. Rachel Emma and Edith /
Smith Bishop and Mrs. Charles W.
Nlblcy. tle Misses Nan and Alice I.
NlbleN and Mra A. W McCuua on /
thc outward trip Elder Samuel e
Woollry president of the Hawaiian 1
mission was ono of the party. but ho /
remained 0u inc islundH