Letter from Ezra Foss Richards, 11 February 1897
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Letter from Ezra Foss Richards, 11 February 1897
People & Places
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Excerpt:Auckland, N. Z. Feb 11th 1897. Prest. Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Brother: We are in receipt of letter dated Jany. 5th reporting five more Elders for this mission. They have undoubtedly arrived Sydney ere this. We can use them and also others. Regarding the £197.0.0 to come next mail, oweing to the ill-health of Elder Moroni Lazenby it was deemed wise to release him to return home by the March boat. Elder -
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Excerpt:rect it and reach you for conference. The breth- eren inform me that this is according to Elder Jensen's late instructions. We will endeavour to follow out your suggestions in the future. I would like to ask if new baptized members are to also appear in column as members received? Elder Almond Thomas Butterfield is out here without any Mission Certificate, or License to preach. It was formerly the custom to sustain the general and mission authorities at our district as well as mission conferences; but has for some ... -
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Excerpt:them a matter of fellowship. I would be pleased to hear an expression from you as to wether or not the above is the proper course to pursue; or is the ceremony of the Maori nation in this res- pect entitled to the same respect and acknowl- edgement as that of other nations? Making such unions a matter of fellowship may have grown out of the counsel of former Presidents to try and educate the Maori people up to a better ceremony in order to draw as broad a distinction as could be between marriage and ... -
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Excerpt:meetings and live her religion. She has been rebap- tized once before so it would involve two except- ions to former rules laid down. Will you please counsel me in the matter? She has been virtually suspended for nearly four years. The europeans are enemies to this people spir- itually, temporally, physically and morally; and, seemingly, take delight in draging them down to death hell and destruction. My policy has been as long as I could see something good in a person—some honor or prin- cipal as a foundation to build upon or hopes ... -
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Excerpt:held 5, 6, & 7th Insts. was a very interesting and in- structive one, and particularly noted for the gen- eral peace and quietude that prevailed in meetings and on the premises in general. Ten meetings were held in the three days with twenty-three Zion Elders in attendance, and between two and three hundred saints and friends. The Elders meet- ing held on the 8th continued six hours and a half; and was one long to be remembered by all in attendance. The time was spent in singing, praying, bearing testimony, asking and answer- ing questions and in giving ... -
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Excerpt:among the Fijians. They seem to be a much lower class of people than the Maories; and Prest. Gardner did not express himself very favor- ably after his short visit, or call in, on way home; however, inasmuch as there seems to be a general good feeling and willingness to hear us pretty much all over the world, if you feel that the time has come when they should be offered the Gospel, I will be pleased to carry out any suggestion you may be led to make re- garding the matter ... -
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Excerpt:has performed a firstrate work. With kind re- gards to yourself and co-laborers I remain Your Brother in the Gospel, E. F. Richards. -
Excerpt:E. F. Richards Feb. 11 [18]97.