| 40 Catholics and Protestants have white teachers and priests; they have plenty of money to build and adorn, and the Protestants have plenty of books, join us and you will have plenty of friends. But so long as you cling to 'Mormonism,' you will be disliked by everybody. The Book of Mormon is a lie anyhow." But in defiance of all opposing influences they have kept up their organization, holding regular quarterly conferences as (they told us) Bro. Pratt had instructed them to do. At Tiona they have a church with a bell to call the people together-they are about starting a school-they have meetings three times every Sabbath; they partake of the Lord's supper the first Sunday in every month, and what is more than all, they show that genuine Latter Day Saint spirit, which more than anything else distinguishes Mormons from other people. That we should feel a very great interest in these simple, true-hearted Saints, is a matter of course. On Saturday evening last, the Saints at Tiona, elders and people, applied for rebaptism, etc. This was altogether voluntary on their part, for we have as yet counseled none of them so to do; so on yesterday we baptized and confirmed fifty-one persons, made some ordinations, and sent the Chain Island and Toboni brethren home as swift messengers of glad tidings. Today we had to part with these Saints, who, when the parting time came, clung to us like a child to his parent; they threw their arms around us, kissed us, and wept like children. We have promised to consider them within our jurisdiction until you send them an elder, which latter they ask you to do without any unnecessary delay. Papeete is quite a port of call, and the opportunities at Sydney to send them letters, etc., will not be unfrequent. In all the islands there are perhaps five hundred Latter Day Saints, besides their children. They have promised to let us know their exact number so soon as may be. They have loaded us down with fruit; we are taking with us, by their bounty, bananas, mangoes, oranges, pineapples, and cocoanuts [coconuts]. Of course your position has been properly set before them; besides we left copies of our series of tracts, which they will have translated into Tahitian, and become familiar within a month. We also baptized one Englishman and one Frenchman. The Englishman is to be the schoolteacher, and interpreter, etc. We promised to ask you to write to them. We hope you will do so without delay. They think of you as the great latter-day missionary to whom "Atua" (God) speaks good words as he did to your father. We must now bring our very long letter to a close. Remember us kindly to all, and pray for us.
Yours in the gospel,
C. W. WANDELL.
GLAUD RODGER.
-The Saints' Herald, vol. 21, pp. 145, 146.
Soon after followed a detailed account, which we give in their own words:
On the 6th of November, 1873, Elder Glaud Rodger and myself sailed from San Francisco on a mission to Australasia. Our vessel was the
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