Oct 1 [18]88 Wm Paxman Te Aroha, Hauraki New Zealand, Oct 1st, 1888 Rcd Oct 29 [18]88. President W. Woodruff and Quorum of Apostles, Much beloved Bretheren, We feel that we are greetly blessed; to have this another opportunety of addressing a letter to you, and especi- aly so, to be in receipt of another of your esteemed favors, bearing the date of July 19th, which came safe to hand; as also the receipt in favor of Charles Hardy for (£10) ...

loving Father in Heaven, for His power and blessings to be ever with you; It was very gratifying to us, to learn th- at there was a fair prospect of a [uecuring] the Holy temples, meeting houses and other Sacred places, from the hands ^of the^ wicked. God to grant that it may be so overruled. We will be much pleased to learn of the success of Elder Jos. H. Deen upon the Samoin Islands, for we feel with you, that there are many ...

Elders and Sister Marriott, will return home in Nov next, and my wife Katie will also accompany them, as she is near- ing the time of her confinement, and there are no conveniances for women to pass through that ordeal in Maoridum She has preformed a good faithful labor as a missionary, with out offering the least complaint, we feel that she can return home quietly and be quite safe, with her Parents. I will have to borrow the means for her ...

health is good, and that I am feeling splendid splendid in my labors. Sometimes I get quite tired and sore, but what of that, it is in a good cause. It is with much pleasure that we inform you, of the delivery of the Mss of the Book of Mormon, in Maori into the printers hands in Auckland, on the 4th of Sept, to have two thousand cop- ies printed, and bound in leather, that being as many as we could execrcise faith in having ...

And sho^w^ing unto them that they would not be any better prepaired in one or two years from now, then they are at this time, and that there was great danger in delays, etc, they consented to have the work go on at once, and subscribed means enough to make the first pa- yment of £150–0–0, the next payment of the same amount is to be made when the printing is half done, and the remainder of £120–0–0 on the complecian of the work, they, the prin- ters are under ...

breaking down some of the strong bariors that we now have to contend with, in the Shape of Maori prophets, who are leading many into sin, and disbelief in the bible, there fore our great anxiety to have it printed at once. Our Statistical report for the six months ending July 31st show an increas of eighty baptisms and twenty children blessd, over that of the same period of last year, for wh- ich we are led to praise God, and we have still bright prospects for the future ...

that I find a good spirit prevailing am- ong the Saints, and fully as much improved, as we could naturally expect, after so long a training in sin and every visious habit. I feel that they are doing wonderfully well, as we are able to to see the advancements made by them through traveling and mingling with those not in the Church, as I have to do in traveling from one district to another. I am pleased to State, that wh- ere-ever we go we have the priveledge ...

printed matter matter in Maori that the Deseret Sunday School Union have so kindly consented and agread to furnish us, we look for a still greater interest to be taken and much more good to be accomplished; Our day schools are doing well, the Saints testify that the children are learning much faster then they do in the Government sch- ools. It now become my painful duty, to refer to that which is not so pleasant, and I am sure it will cause you feelings ...

For an answer, but, after writ- ing the same, he laid the sad affair before Angus. T. Wright, the President of his dis- trict, and, handed him the inclosed letter to read; he at once forbade him acting in any of the ordenances of the Gospel, and partaking of the Sacrement. Upon inquiry, I learned that he had first committed him- self with a married woman about six years ago, who had received her endowments. After that, he repented for three ...

months of him being call- ed upon this mission. Feeling that I had no right to handle his case here, and that we could not keep the natives from having sus- picions, seeing that he could not act in his calling, I have released him to return home by the same Steamer that [has] this to you. And have counciled him to see one of the Apostles, and lay before him his sad and painful affair. I trust in this I have done right, as, I would much dislike the natives ...

to make up his return fare I have had to borrow £12-0-0 which he has agreed to refund as soon as he can. If the Church could remit that amount to me, and let him pay them, I could then meet my obligations, and thus keep my credit good, as I frequently have to bor- row for these purposes. We are now having beautiful weather, and all nature is putting on her best attire; we have had a much more favorable winter, then the one previous. We were rejoiced to ...

with you. With profound and deep love, in which Elders H. J Burgess, J. W. Platt, A Bullock J. T. Waldrin and J. S. Young who I am now with join, Ever praying Gods best gifts to be yours. I remain your Friend and Brother in Christ, Wm Paxman P. S. address me in care James Hay Randolph Street Newton, Auckland New Zealand ...