Pic removed anywhere between 1900 and you will 1904 of the Frederick William Vosseler. Employed by permission of Alexander Turnball Library, Wellington, The brand new Zealand. (PAColl-5555)

Here we had been came across of the family and conducted toward prominent dwelling house on the community, that has been placed nearly on our fingertips during the sojourn around

Thursday, December 19. One of the recommended bedroom is assigned to Senior Gardner and you may me, where we can focus on our writing or any other company without having to be disturbed much. The large meetinghouse throughout the community has also been put from the all of our discretion to own conference and you may sleeping purposes, and you can lots of new native men slept here into the fulfilling. Almost immediately after our very own arrival, I began my personal historic labors, the brand new records of your own Wairarapa Area and of its respective twigs which have getting lead right here to possess my personal perusal. Immediately after attending an interesting prayer meeting with new residents regarding the higher meetinghouse, i resigned and appreciated an effective night of others.

Immediately after break fast we parents walked of Greytown regarding a couple kilometers to help you brand new village from Papawai, mainly based close to the Ruamahanga Lake, in the wild Wairarapa town

Monday, December 20. Brand new elders and you can native meeting individuals started to are available, specific zippped up inside great carriages; someone else came into the horseback and some by foot. And in case a unique guest came in vision, it had been launched from community from the certain woman calling away “haere mai, haere mai,” an such like., on top of her sound, and you may instantly on the arrival these were found their house. Of one’s elders another turned up: James S. Abbott, Edgar O. Top, and Wallace C. Castleton of the show; Horace W. Barton, Heber C. Jex, John H. Ellis, and you will H. Lee Bradford to your horseback; and you will George Jarvis and John Clayson by walking. It enhanced what number of elders within Papawai so you can ten. We invested the afternoon culling historical matter, aided by Parents Bowles and you will Bird. Later in the day once prayer, Hamuera Tamahau Mahapaku, (Photographs of Hamuera Tamahau Mahapaku, you desire consent out-of Alexander Turnbull Library) your face chief of one’s town, just who positions among the ideal-advised Maori chiefs life style, produced a long speech from desired; it absolutely was replete that have good ideas and expression out-of their high friendship to the older though they are perhaps not a person in the newest Chapel however, an investigator of one’s standards. Whenever Mormonism was first lead in the Wairarapa town, he had been among their bitter rivals; on a single occasion the guy gathered all of the sick and you can maimed regarding his village to each other and you will produced them to Te Oreore, where in actuality the parents have been carrying meetings, and you will needed of them due to the fact indicative and you can a proof of the getting delivered from Jesus in order to heal all their ill. As he is actually asked in regard to their believe as well as the character of your own guarantee “These types of signs should follow them you to trust,” etc., is explained to him, he came back instead crestfallen, after which he began to enhance less and less sour, up to the guy in the long run became an admirer of a few of the huge beliefs educated by parents. A few months ago, when sort of testimony appointment was held under the auspices of Church off England and you will a number of the members of this church shown their religion in the beliefs advocated from the told you chapel, Mr. Tamahau got up-and stated he would not declare that. The guy did not end up being very sure that the latest Church away from England try the true Church neither you to their doctrines was indeed correct, having he had been examining “Mormonism,” and this so you’re able to your searched more consistent with the Bible. Senior Gardner taken care of immediately new chief’s address in a fashion that happy him and all sorts of present considerably; I then followed having a short address, interpreted by the Older Gardner, and you will ended up having singing a good Danish track. By the unique consult I after sang the Hawaiian “Aloha ‘Oe,” aided from the a few of the most other parents. Memorable spirit prevailed.