MORMON MISSIONARIES FOR NEW ZEALAND.

Evening Star, Issue 4021, 15 January 1876, Page 3

MORMON MISSIONARIES FOR NEW ZEALAND.

By the Colirna there arrived at Auckland, a number of Mormon missionaries. Those for New Zealand are John T. Rich, Win. M'Lachlan, F. Hurst, and C. C. Hurst. The four last-named are to leave the steamer at Auckland and make New Zealand their principal "vineyard." The two Hursts passed their boyhood in Wellington, and went to-Mormonland three or four years ago. The smart men have gone to Australia. Of these, Elder Isaac Groo has been for many years a member of the City Council; he was water master, street superintendent, a member of the Board of Regents, a useful man generally, and last, though not least, he is the husband of four wives, "real nice, good women as any man ever had." Brother Groo is largely a father, and counts Lis offspring by the dozen, and has altogether quite a nice little kingdom of his own. He is still in the summer of life, and may m&l ce many conquests among the fair sex yet, away on that far distant land. Elder. \ s a young man, though for his years he is largely experienced in the way of the patriarchs. He has already, in the bloom of his youth, enjoyed the happiness of three young wives. He is a young man of more than average talent, end has few superiors in the use of the comet a xiMon. He could bring down the thunders of applause in the Salt Lake Theatre; he is, besides, a first-class telegraphist, and counts among his conquests that Brigham is twice his father-in-law. He ought to get along swimmingly in Australia. With the exception of young missionary Burton, the rest are all well married ; but that, by-the-bye, should carry no caution to the maidens of Australia, for the missionaries are at perfect liberty to many as many more as they please, and marry their mothers, too, if that should be preferred or made a condition.