NOTES FROM TAHITI by Elliot C. Chapman

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 26, 1894

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 21.

NOTES FROM TAHITI.

By Elliot C. Chapman

EDITOR “SIGNS OF THE TIMES”—Dear Brother: The following items from this place may be of interest to the readers of the SIGNS:—

January 30 Sister Paul Deane was laid away to sleep till the resurrection. She testified of her trust in the Lord shortly before her death.

We have now arrived at a very important point in our work, as we have completed and have ready for circulation quite a quantity of literature, which is to be distributed generally among those who read the Tahitian language. How much the prayers of those who fear God are needed that the seed we sow may fall into good ground, and bring forth fruit to the glory of God!

Good results have lately been obtained and much prejudice removed by efforts in the line of medical missionary work. We have been quite surprised by the way the Lord has helped in this way, and blessed the efforts of our colaborers to the good of precious souls.

I have been informed by a representative of the person known as the “high priest” of the Latter-day Saints that no such meaning was intended to be conveyed in his sermon to which I made reference some months ago, as that “Christ did not come into the world to save sinners.” I stated it as his words were understood to mean by one who heard them.

Sunday, January 28, was one of our busy days, of which we have many. In our two bedrooms the ladies conducted their school of 29 children; 17 visitors came and went during the day; eight of these busied themselves for a while folding papers on a forthcoming tract, while another company were engaged in conducting a Sabbath school teachers’ meeting. Visiting the sick, proofreading, and work in the printing office also received considerable attention during the day.

We have everything to encourage us. The words are especially true of this field that “now, just now, is the time to work in foreign fields.”

ELLIOT C. CHAPMAN.

Papeete, Tahiti, February 7.