Tuesday, November 29
Thursday, November 28. Older Heber C. Jex and i also began on foot with the a primary missionary trip to Bunnythorpe, good Eu town seven kilometers of Ashurst, leaving Older Gardner to help you go ahead of the teach so you can Palmerston Northern. Once the arrival during the Bunnythorpe, i went to multiple Scandinavian families remaining in the latest area, several of who got revealed considerable demand for the new gospel and had been type toward parents, and in the night time i held a small meeting throughout the house off an excellent Mr. We managed the little congregation for the Danish and spoke with significant freedom; but most, if not all, ones expose were reluctant to accept the truth, the outdated Lutheran creed to which they adhered getting sufficient in their eyes. You can find quite a number of Scandinavians when you look at the The brand new Zealand whom, like their countrymen in the usa, build a beneficial settlers, but not absolutely all of them proper care much to have religion; and people who perform are generally sticklers with the creed off its ancestors. After the appointment i stepped back into Bunnythorpe, in which an effective Mr. B. Tremewan, a seller, acquired us having kindness and you will kept united states straight away. The guy along with his estimable spouse was investigators from “Mormonism.”
Friday, November 31. Elder Jex, which had a keen overdose out-of Danish regarding the meeting yesterday, is actually ill yesterday, also it was with significant issue that he strolled with me the new half dozen miles in order to Palmerston Northern. However, to the the coming indeed there, we were made welcome and you can given far generosity from the Sibling Mette Katrine Jepsen, just who, together with Sis Jepsen, had waited a couple of days for all of us. However before we showed up, he previously to go out of the place to find resume his work with good range. Here i along with met Elderly Gardner again, who’d arrived in Palmerston your day in advance of. Immediately following are given so you can, Elderly Jex experienced much better and was able to resume their travels with us before night. The guy later on said that he you may stay this new Maori tongue alone, however when they came to a mix of Danish and you may Maori meanwhile, the guy gets more they can easily break up, not-being men of very great physical efforts. Which experience reminds me from an experience I got whilst travelling for the company that have Chairman Jesse Letter. Smith, of one’s Snowflake Risk, nearly couple of years before. Aunt Smith insisted that i need to do the fresh lion’s show regarding the public speaking even as we held meetings on additional agreements, that i did, until Brother Smith had so hoarse which he you may scarcely converse during the a tone loud enough to feel heard. Just how Elderly Smith could get hoarse by the enjoying my preaching has become a problem in my opinion; and that i didn’t chat Danish often.
Ellis, the other several missionaries who work about Manawatu District
Once a great go to with Sis Jepsen, who’s very hard off reading it is a devoted Saint which possess the brand new soul of one’s gospel, i proceeded from the party towards the Maori village titled Te Awapuni founded from the several miles southern area from Palmerston North, where we stored an interesting absolutely nothing conference later in the day that have the brand new Maori Saints, which appeared to delight in our visit definitely. We had been also well-taken proper care of overnight because of the Elder Henari Apatari, just who presides along the Awapuni Department.
Elders Gardner, Jex, and you will me personally, accompanied by Henari Apatari and two most other residents from Te Awapuni, boarded the fresh new instruct at the last-named set, and you will moved seventy-around three kilometers southward in order to Porirua (14 miles out of Wellington), where we arrived at a good.meters., which have preferred the new vision of your beautiful views and landscapes both along side coast and you may inland. On Porirua i satisfied Elders William S. Dimond and you may Horace W. Barton, who are laboring in the Manawatu Section, so we next stepped a kilometer toward local village away from Takapuahia, that’s pleasantly situated on the Porirua Bay. Here there is an energetic branch of one’s Church. We had been welcome in your house out-of Wiremu Neera Te Kanae, who presides along side part, and in addition we met Parents James S. Abbott and John H. The latest Saints at the Takapuahia had generated memorable agreements toward lobby of its folks, becoming well-provided with eating, which they cooked into the a build and you can served inside an enormous tent raised for the purpose right beside hvordan man kГёber en brud, hvordan man kГёber en brud the house. There are some great Maoris at this lay; most of them can talk and you may learn English and tend to be otherwise above the average of its race in intelligence. It fall under a historic and daring part of the Maori some body, from which it appear to be justly happy, and you may Cousin Wiremu Neera exhibited all of us an effective genealogical graph and that offered his forefathers getting thirty-six generations straight back. We commenced all of our first meeting at the step three:00 p.meters., We getting among the audio system. Parents Gardner and you can Dimond and you can a native sis were the brand new speakers later in the day conference. (Photographs regarding Wineera household members)