Photograph pulled between 1900 and you will 1904 by Frederick William Vosseler. Used by consent of Alexander Turnball Library, Wellington, The latest Zealand. (PAColl-5555)
Here we had been satisfied by family and presented on the premier dwelling family on the town, that has been set almost at the all of our convenience through the our very own sojourn around
Thursday, December 19. One of the recommended bedroom is assigned to Older Gardner and you will myself, where we could attend to our writing or any other team without being disrupted far. The huge meetinghouse about village was also place at the the convenience getting fulfilling and sleep objectives, and quite a few of this new native group slept here in fulfilling. Nearly immediately after the arrival, We commenced my personal historical labors, the new records of Wairarapa Region and of their particular branches having being brought right here to own my personal perusal. Once gonna an interesting prayer meeting with the fresh new locals regarding the high meetinghouse, i resigned and appreciated good night of rest.
Shortly after break fast we elders strolled out-of Greytown on the several kilometers to help you the brand new town regarding Papawai, depending near the Ruamahanga Lake, in the great outdoors Wairarapa village
Monday, December 20. The latest elders and you can local appointment anyone started initially to are available, particular drove up in okay carriages; anyone else appeared for the horseback and some on foot. And if a guest was available in vision, it was launched from town of the specific lady getting in touch with away “haere mai, haere mai,” etc., towards the top of her voice, and you may instantaneously on the arrival these people were found its household. Of your own elders the second showed up: James S. Abbott, Edgar O. Top, and you may Wallace C. Castleton from the illustrate; Horace W. Barton, Heber C. Jex, John H. Ellis, and you will H. Lee Bradford into the horseback; and you can George Jarvis and you will John Clayson by foot. This enhanced exactly how many elders within Papawai so you can ten. We spent the afternoon culling historical number, assisted from the Elders Bowles and you may Bird. Later in the day shortly after prayer, Hamuera Tamahau Mahapaku, (Photographs of Hamuera Tamahau Mahapaku, need permission away from Alexander Turnbull Collection) your head captain of your village, just who ranking among the finest-informed Maori chiefs life, generated a lengthy address out of enjoy; it absolutely was replete having great emotions and you will term regarding his high friendship to your older though he or she is maybe not a person in the newest Chapel however, a detective your standards. When Mormonism was initially lead on the Wairarapa community, he had been certainly one of the bad rivals; using one celebration the guy gathered all of the ill and maimed from his village to each other and you can brought these to Te Oreore, where in fact the parents have been carrying conferences, and you can required of them while the an indicator and a proof of the becoming delivered out-of Jesus to heal all his ill. As he was questioned concerning their believe together with characteristics of the pledge “This type of cues should pursue them one to believe,” etcetera., try told your, the guy returned rather crestfallen, thereafter the guy commenced to expand much less sour, until the guy ultimately turned into a fan of some of your huge prices instructed from the elders. A few months ago, whenever a kind of testimony fulfilling happened underneath the auspices of Church out-of The united kingdomt and a few of the professionals of that chapel shown the religion regarding the principles advocated by the said church, Mr. Tamahau had up-and declared that he would not declare that. The guy didn’t end up being therefore sure the brand new Chapel out-of The united kingdomt is the real Church nor you to the doctrines was in fact proper, getting he was investigating “Mormonism,” and therefore so you can your checked far more similar to the Bible. Elderly Gardner taken care of immediately this new chief’s speech in a way that delighted him and all of expose truly; We then followed that have a primary speech, translated by Elder Gardner, and you can wound up with singing an excellent Danish tune. Because of the special request I afterwards sang the brand new Hawaiian “Aloha ‘Oe,” assisted because of the some of the hopp over til her most other parents. Joyous heart prevailed.
