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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES
HONOLULU, H. T., NOVEMBER, 1905
VOL. LXII
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Oct. 28,
1905.
Floating Assets—
Subcriptions due
Cash
$250.00
330-92
$580.93
Liabilities—
Overdraft at the bank
$34543
Balance in assets
$235.49
If the money held for the Japanese
Makiki Church is counted as a liability
—which it strictly is—then $730.00 will
make the balance swing the other way.
We wonder if people realize that the
Hoard pays out each month over Four
Thousand dollars. That sum must be
ready every month with the certainty
commonly attributed to death and
ii
to be absent
Wednesday, ( tetober eleventh, was a
He will address noteworthy day to the two missionary
Associations and Churches in behalf of mothers, Mrs. Mary l'arkc-r and Mrs.
tin- American Missionary Association Mary Castle.
which is aiding the Church work in the
Mother Parker will be one hundred
islands to the extent of several thousand
old when the ninth day of the
years
dollars. During his absence Rev. E. W.
December shall dawn on HonoComing
work
Thwing will aid in the Japanese
lulu,
and
Mother Castle was eighty
of the Hawaiian Hoard. Mr. Theo. Richof
when October twenty-fifth
years
age
ards will aid in taking care of the officepassed by.
work, and Rev. W. I). Westervclt will
be temporary editor of Tut; Friend.
Mrs. Parker came to the Islands as a
missionary of the American Hoard in
1833. Mrs. Castle came in 1K43, as a
Mr.
of the same Hoard.
missionary
Honolulu has been glad to greet the
was
Parker
for
a
time
missionlong
the
warm-hearted Dr. Shcphardson as the
Kaneohe, on the opposite
supply for Central Union Church during ary pastor at
Island
from Honolulu. Mr.
side
of
the
the absence of Dr. Kincaid on the vacafinancial agent for the
Castle
was
the
tion. The Church has been quickened
American Hoard and was therefore in
and stirring truths have been presented. very
close relation to all the families of
Dr. Shcphardson also made an excellent
mission as well as that of Mr. Parthe
()ahu
Asat
the
of
the
meeting
address
ker.
sociation of Evangelical Churches. He
his
is strengthening the Y. M. C. A. by
The close bond of friendship between
inspiring friendliness. For a man who the two mothers was increased by the
has bad to do his preaching as well as many years' residence of both households
his practice while sitting in a wheel- in Honolulu, n"t far from each other on
chair the thirteen years past. Dr. Shep- King street. Together they frequently
hardson is a rather good example of a bore the trials and perplexities of the
hard-working man.
mission and the cares of their homes.
Dr. Scudder has gone east
two or three months.
Young Mr. Waterhouse, according to
the daily press, is proposing almost as
barefaced a "steal" as has ever been
perpetrated in the way of politics. He
wants to do away with conventions and
let a small "committee" nominate the
delegate to Congress. He also desires to
have another "committee" nominate the
persons who are to be elected by the people for lower offices. This beats Tammany and all other "cliques" of the
mainland, for they never dared to propose such a scheme as this for the defin-
So far this year, thank God, we itely accepted action of any political
party. Where does "citizenship" come
have had no overdraft at the bank of
in ? The "party whip"' and a "clique"
and
these to be the Republican party in
been
any consequence—none they have
the Hawaiian Islands! To what further
depths of political degredation can the
aware of save in one instance.
party leaders descend? As a straight
principle in politics a young man who
This year we lack small givers.
makes such a proposition should never
receive the vote of any citizen for any
office.
T. R.
taxes.
No.
This friendship has ripened beautifully into the honored old age which is
the crown of glory for each of the grand
old women. All the trials which sometimes clouded the hours of the past are
forgotten and the evening time is full of
peace.
It has been many months since the two
old friends have met each other, although
before the serious illness of a year ago
Mother Castle had husbanded strength
to go from time to time to call on
Mother Parker.
()n Wednesday,
the eleventh, Mr.
Adams, manager of the Kahuku plantation, took Mr. James Castle and Mother
Castle in his fine automobiie and made a
memorable trip from Manoa valley to the
old home of the Parkers' in Nuuanu valley.
Mother Parker was carried out in her
chair and the two friends had a few minutes in which they could greet each
other.
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THE ADVERTISER AND GAMBLING.
The Friend has not expressed itself
as forcibly as it would like in regard to
the crusade against gambling as carried
on by the Advertiser—the leading daily
newspaper of these Islands. The Advertiser has made a very earnest and a
very much needed expose of certain
gambling houses which have been prominent and almost open in their brazen destruction of the morals of the community.
It was impossible to get the police officials to attack the former gambling den
on the corner of Fort and Hotel streets
until Governor Carter and Sheriff Henry
took the matter in hand. It has been as
difficult to get the police to move against
Moore's notorious den near Miller's restaurant. There are supposed to be rooms
in other prominent places where gambling is carried on.
W. 1). W.
The Chicago & Alton Railroad Co.
has issued rules for its employes, forbidding them to visit saloons, race tracks,
dance halls or other resorts where liquor
is sold or gambling permitted.
It is a business matter. The railroad
requires the best service the man can
give. The service depends upon the
habits of the man. Therefore the prohibition.
The railroad company is not trying to
reform men. It is not heading a crusade
against vice or immorality. It is engaged
in the railroad business. If that business
is injured or affected by the bad habits
of an employe, either the employe must
quit his bad habits or quit the employment of the company.
And thus does the strenuous requirement of this commercial age minister to
morals.
A man may pooh pooh sentiments
about temperance and morality. He may
say he will drink what he pleases. He
may say the company pleases and go
where he pleases. He may say the company is interfering with his personal liberty. It matters not. Everywhere he
goes the necessity for sobriety and
steadiness of habits confronts him.
The employe is free to do as he pleases
so long as he pleases to be decent. Which
is after all the true measure of personal
liberty.
GOVERNOR FOLK'S TEMPERANCE
SPEECH.
At the Aurora Chautauqua, Governor
Folk said:
"Whenever a dramshop is open when
the law savs it shall be closed, you will
find that some one is getting graft. When
the dramshop law is not enforced the
gambling law cannot be, and the seed
once sown the evil grows until it envelops everything. This republic is not
agovernment of men,but a government
of law. When a law is odious repeal it—
don't let it be a dead letter. I am not an
alarmist when I say that if the laws of
the country are not enforced the republic
will fall through the props of the laws
on which it rests becoming decayed.
"You often have heard that the dramshop laws cannot be enforced but they
have been in St. Louis, St. Joe and Kansas City, and they will be as long as I am
governor. They said grass would growin the streets of St. Louis. It hasn't.
The city is more prosperous than it was
when the dramshops were open on Sunday. The difference between now and
then is that now families have food
where they did not have it before, because the working head of the family
spent his earnings in Sunday debauchery
:
STATE IS NOT
HURT.
"No
state can be hurt by the enforceof the law. Everywhere you hear
it said—where officials are uncovering
rottenness —that 'they will injure their
states.' There has been 25 per cent,
greater increase of immigration into
Missouri since corruption was exposed
three and one-half years ago, than in any
similar period of the state's history.
"There has been 33 per cent, greater
increase in the price of land in the same
length of time than in any similar period.
Revenues have increased to such an extent that I shall recommend a reduction
in the tax rate to the next legislature.
You see it pays to enforce the law, even
from the sordid standpoint of business.
"In Kansas City real estate has gone
up more in the four months since the
dramshop law has been enforced than it
had in as many years. St. Joe is becoming one of the most thriving municipalities in the country. We have proved that
it doesn't hurt a city to bring about a
reign of law."
ment
BACKBONE.
Mayor Minahan of Green Bay. Wis.,
has a spinal column of proper proportions for a public official. He is one of
that type of men now attracting public
attention, who regard a public office as a
public trust to which they should be un-
falteringly faithful.
After touching a match to about three
thousand dollars' worth of gambling
tools, mostly taken from a saloon in that
city, he said:
"I am not seriously concerned about
the length of my service to the j>eople of
Green Ray in my present capacity, but I
propose to have something to say about
the quality of that service."
THE SUMARAI OF JAPAN.
W.
I).
WKSTKRVKLT.
Read by Mrs. Caroline Castle Westcrvclt at
the October meeting of the Woman's Board,
Central Union Church.
A Japanese writer in 1895 closed the
preface of his condensed story of "Japan
and the Japanese" with the following
significant words: "The day after the
naval victory in the Yellow Sea." He
meant that Japan had won her first great
battle with modern warships and the
Chinese had been defeated.
An American instructor of youth and
student of history said as he looked over
Japanese history: "They have been
fighters from way back."
Inazo N'itobe, in an excellent sketch of
the highest ethical life of Japan, published in 1901, describes the military class —
the Samurai—as "the Soul of Japan."
and attributing to the generations of
these soldiers the highest qualities of
honorable knighthood. The code of
these warriors consisted of maxims
handed down from generation to generation and passed from person to person.
The English love of fair play in fight
was as genuine in ancient Japan as in
England. The Japanese writer says:
"The conception of Rectitude may be erroneous —it may be narrow —but Rectitude is the bone that gives firmness and
stature." The acceptance of "right" as
the basis of life led to what the Samurai
called "Giri" or obedience to right reason—or in other words—the endeavor to
obey the idea of duty—or as the English
say—"Giri" is "fair play." Modern
Japanese thinkers recognize that there
was a tendency to make this idea of
duty-doing degenerate into obedience to
self-will, self-interest or into an excuse
for wrong living, as when girls sold
themselves into an evil life to provide
means for their parents. Frequently as
has been said the idea of the Samurai
was narrow and erroneous—but after all
it was noble—and was one of the very
best foundations for "The making of a
nation," and explains much of the mystery which has attended the rapid development of Japanese power and ability
during the past fifty years.
Courage almost necessarily accompanied this obedience to duty. It led the
intelligent Samurai to count his own life
worthless if it could be sacrificed with
honor. IX-ath could come honorably by
his own hand if apparent dishonor lay in
living.
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Spartan endurance was an absolutt
necessity in learning how to walk in the
path of supposed duty. Anecdotes of
fortitude and bravery and self-denial
abound in Japanese literature. Even at
this present time the descendants of tht
Samurai count no task too low in Unsocial scale if thereby what is to them a
higher end, can be secured, and here in
Hawaii more ministers, teachers, merchants and household servants are Samurai than most of our householders
realize.
It is interesting to note that side by
side w-ith the sterner side of Samurai
life there was what the Japanese termed
"Bushi no nasaki"—"The tenderness of
a warrior"—a compassion, a regard for
the suffering of others. This led to the
development of that politeness which
seemes to Europeans and Americans to
be so frequently carried to an extreme,
but which after all has a strong tendency
to make any one somewhat tender in regard to the feelings of others. It is better to be over polite than to be over
brusque.
Naturally these and all other helpful
principles of noble living, gained as they
were, through much dim grasp of truth,
resulted in loyalty to the Mikado and
the government as one of the highest
ends of life.
In this way as Inazo Nitobe says,
"The szvord came into power and played
an important part in social discipline and
life. The saying passed as an axiom
which called 'the sword the soul of the
Samurai.' The two swords which he
carried in his belt "became a symbol of
what he carried in his mind and heart
loyalty and honor."
Any study of the elements entering into the formation and growth of the
Japanese empire—"The making of the
nation"—must recognize the Samurai as
the very heart blood which made and
perpetuated the national life and
strength.
Dr. Griffis in his "Outline Study of
Japan," recognizes the power of the Samurai character when he says that the
Christian Samurai are the Flores Christi
of Japan. They are the flowers of
Christ—the Christian knights in Japan's
crusade toward civilization.
Dr. Griffis in the chapter devoted to
"the making of the nation" lays great
stress upon the development of this military class which we have been considering today, and upon its "thousand years
of shining career" in the land of the
Mikado. A class of men like the Samurai would not only be powerful in
unifying and perpetuating a nation, but
it is also easily seen that their training
and combined unity of action prepared
—
them to receive and retain and grow into
the most impressive forms of the life of
other nations after their doors were
opened to foreign influence.
Dr. Griffis in his chapter on"The
Island Empire" very accurately
"Without war they have received seed—
or leaven—from both the ()rient and the
Occident. The elements of progress
from beyond sea have come without the
sword. The triumphs of the alien have
been "brain victories." At first Japan was
|>copled by inharmonious families, but
as the years passed one family gained the
ascendency and a Mikado known among
the people as "the child of the sun"
was the central power in government.
Then speedily the military class developed and the princes surrounded by
two sworded men, as loyal retainers,
were feudal lords in the different provinces. Then later with many occasions
of internal wars, various daimio families superseded each other in the Shogunate or rule of the military class under
a shogun or general—and at last with
the final overthrow of the Shogunate
came the establishment of a legislature.
Every change has depended upon the
strong hand and self controlled spirit of
the Samurai. It is this spirit which led
the soldiers of Japan to become the devoted followers of "rectitude" or "obedience to duty" when it appeared under the
form of wonderful and new truths—
"brain forces" from the Orient or from
the Occident. It is this spirit of "obedience to duty," as the Samurai understands duty, which is the foundation of
the following description of "The Christian Samurai" by Rev. T. Harada, the
earnest pastor of one of the Congregational Churches of Kobe. "Loyalty and
filial piety demand from us nothing short
of complete surrender of ourselves to our
master or parents. It is the spirit of not
living unto one's self, but unto our superiors. The Samurai considered it a
matterof course that he should die fighting in front of his lord's house. That
his life was not his own was his firm conviction. We may well say that the spirit
of the ancient Bushi in his relation to
his lord was essentially the same as that
expressed by the apostle's words, 'For
none of us liveth to himself and no
man dieth to himself; for whether
we live we live unto the Lord; and
whether we die we die unto the Lord,
whether we live therefore or whether we
die we are the Lord's."
This spirit of unity of interest between
the government and its most powerful
class of supporters made the Japan of the
past and of the present. It is a like spirit
which will make Christianity the Kingdom above kingdoms and the Christ—
"King of kings and Lord of lords."
A LETTER FROM REV. HIRAM
BINGHAM ON THE LOST
GILBERTESE DICTIONARY.
Having incidentally heard how Ur.
Bingham has been of late engaged, we
requested him to give The Friend
some account of his work. He has favored us with the reading of a letter to
Rev. Judson Smith, D. D., Corresponding Secretary of the A. B. C. F. M.,
which furnishes the facts. With his permission we give to our readers the letter
in full, believing that they will be interested in all the particulars.—Editors of
The Friend.
(A Copy.)
1439 Alexander St.,
Honolulu, H., Oct. 14, 1905.
Rev. Judson Smith, 1). I)., Cor. Sec. A.
B. C. F. M.
My Dear Dr. Smith:—
In my brief letter to you of the 6th
mst., I alluded to some literary work in
which I had been especially engaged of
late, and I remarked that I would write
you more fully about it a little later.
()n the 27th of May, 1902, Mr. Channon wrote me as follows: "I have sent
you on the 'Carrie and Annie' a copy
of my Gilbert Islands Dictionary, as it is
I also send you
at present. * *
the list of words we have without the
definitions, thinking there may be some
you may not have. Make what use of it
you can, and keep it as long as you continue to do literary work; and then will
you not let me have it back, with any
notes you may have added." You may
remember that in September, 1898, I
loaned my own Gilbertese-English Dictionary (a manuscript) to a Mr. Frederick W. Christman, an English philologist, who had been touring throughout
the Pacific in quest of philological material and had reached Honolulu; and
that this manuscript has never been returned to me. I believe Mr. Christian's
written statement that upon his near departure from here he put the manuscript
into the hands of a Japanese porter of
the club-house in which he was staying,
with instructions to ring up a hack to
return the book. Although not all of the
6,000 Gilbertese words which it contained had been defined, yet it contained so
many definitions, and the correct spelling
of all the Gilbertese words, that in my
residence here in Honolulu, it was of
much service to me in my literary work
for that people, and the loss to me at
least was very great; and I greatly appreciated a part of the statement in «n
editorial paragraph in the Missionary
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Herald of December. 1898, p. 491, in
which it was said: "Our profound sympathies go out to Dr. Bingham in the loss
that he and the world have sustained."
Without solicitation on my part the Hawaiian Government put an expert detective on the work of recovering the
manuscript, offering a reward of $50 for
its safe return, but this was without
avail. I was too busy in the preparation of my Gilbertese Commentary on
the New Testament to turn aside to prepare a tins dictionary. Upon this I was
at work when in May, 1002, I received
the copy of Mr. Channon's Dictionary of
which I have spoken above. It was found
to contain about 6,232 Gilbertese words,
of which about 2,674 were defined, thus
leaving about 3,558 waiting to be defined.
In view of the virtual request of my
associate, Rev.
1. M. Cbannon, that
in addition to my making such use of
it as I could, I would "add notes," and
in view of the kindness he had shown in
having a copy of his manuscript dictionary made for my use, I was wont to give
a little time almost daily for some weeks
to a revision of the work which he had
already done. I had as a helper a Gilbertese man who when a boy received
instruction on Apaiang, but who came
with his father long ago (1880) to these
Islands to labor on the plantations. Upon his return to the Gilbert Islands in
October, 1903, with nearly all of the Gil-
bertese colony then in these Islands, I
ceased giving any attention to the Dictionary, devoting all my time to the
Commentary. On this I was engaged
when Mr. Channon arrived here on the
"Morning Star" on the 15th of last July.
He was here but a very few days. Naturally we spoke of his Dictionary, and
in the course of the conversation I asked
him from what source be had gathered
the undefined words. He replied in substance that when Taing (one of his bright
pupils who had accompanied him as far
as Honolulu on his return to the States
on his first furlough in the spring of
1897) was here, he had copied out the
Gilbertese words from my manuscript,
since lost. I had an impression that such
a work had been done by that remarkable Gilbert Islander, Moses Kaure,
whose history is given on p. 301 of the
Missionary Herald for July, 1890, and so
I had long before written to him about it,
but it proved to he only a list of Acre
Testament words to he used as the basis
of a manuscript concordance for himself.
Imagine then the peculiar pleasure which
came to me from the statement of Mr.
Channon. After the loss of my own dictionary I tried to find among my effects
an old manuscript vocabulary into which
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Mrs. Bingham and myself, more than
forty years ago, were wont to enter newwords which we from time to time heard,
and which manuscript had been helpful
to me in the compiling of my own dictionary in 1873-75, when we were residing on Apaiang. For a long time 1
could not find it, but one day it turned
up. Upon careful examination I found
that it contained about 3,600 words,
common and uncommon ; that the majority of the rare words had been entered
in Mrs. Bingham's handwriting, also
their definitions. A strong feeling came
over me that Mr. Channon should have
the benefit of the labors of such a rare
linguist as was my beloved wife; and not
only he, but other Americans, or English, who might in coming years seek to
labor for the spiritual good of the Gilbertese; and so, on the 21st of August,
1905, I dropped my work on the Commentary and began collating the two
manuscripts. This results in my having
secured from that old book (much of it
closely and finely interlined, unused for
thirty years), the definitions of no less
than a thousand words more or less rare,
in Mrs. Bingham's hand writing, besides many in my own. If now to Mr.
Channon's 2.71*) we add Mrs. Bingham a
I,(XX) and my own, (with some others),
1,300, we have a total of 5.00a Gilbertese
words more or less defined. There still
remain to be defined some 1.200. Scarcely any of them could he found in
any books or quarterlies thus far printed
in (iilbertese. and one might read a
multitude of letters written by natives
without finding one in which any of these
words might chance to occur. What
they mean I do not know, even if T may
have known some of them thirty years
ago.
My memory is failing in my old
age. and I rarely meet a (iilbertese.
There may be among these 1,200 some
words which might prove very useful in
our missionary work. Should they be
examined? If so, who shall do the
work? Without a competent (iilbertese
helper it would be impossible for me to
do it. If my health would permit I
would rejoice to take up my residence
agwin on Apaiang, and not many weeks
would pass before I would know more
about those 1.200 words than I now do.
Hut to entertain the thought would be
unwise, especially as I am able to write
my commentary by myself alone in this
study. The question then arises, shall I
now, after having spent about four hours
a day on Mr. Channon's Dictionary for
the last seven weeks, and having accomplished about all I can to advantage by
myself, resume my work on the Com-
mentary, awaiting further indications of
Providence, or take immediate steps to
secure a capable assistant ?
Hoping
scion
to
hear from you, I am
cordially yours,
HIRAM BINGHAM.
very faithfully and
Lahin, Maui.
—Rev. S. Kapu, one of the instructors
the Lahainaluna school, reports that
the school C, E. Society was reorganized
September to with the following officers:
—Johnson K. Palu, President; Abel
Kauhaihao, Vice-President, and Samuel
Safferey, Secretary.
—The Endeavorers would not regret
if they send encouraging messages to
these young students. Put yourself in
their place.
at
RAMS.
TCHOIEYF
Rev. I-:. W. Thwing.
All the Chinese who are living in
Hawaii, with very few exceptions,
come from the province of Canton or
Kwong Tung, which means the "Broad
East." This province, which is situated in the South Eastern part of China,
has for its Capital "Yeung-Shing" or
the "City of Rams," commonly known
as Canton. It is one of the chief com-
mercial centers of the Empire, the New
York of China, with a population of
from one and a half to two million
people.
(her two or three thousand years
ago. according to the old Chinese
story, five genii came riding through
the air, on five rams, and founded this
ancient city, and to-day one of tho
principle gates is called the "Gate of
the Five (ienii."
It is a wonderful city, with its more
than 600 streets, many of them very
crooked and narrow, an ideal city in
which to lose one's way. It is surrounded by a wall 20 ft. thick and 30 ft.
high, with some twelve gates. At night
these gates are all shut, but from early
morning until dark there is one constant stream of busy humanity passing
in and out. It is a great place to see
Chinese life and study Chinese ways.
Through one of the gates we may see a
Chinese official riding in his sedan
chair. Another official may be following on a small pony. Perhaps next will
come a procession of blind beggars,
each leaning on the shoulders of the
one in front. Then will come burden
bearers of all kinds, shouting their
various cries to clear the road.
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7
A SHRINE AT THE RIVER
CANTON FROM THE RIVER.
A CITY OF BOATS.
But one's first view of Canton is
from the river. Taking a fine river
steamer from Hongkong, some 90
miles to the south, after about eight
hours' journey, the city is reached, and
it looks at first like a city of boats.
Nearly 100,000 people are living in
boats along the river front. And long
before we can make fast to the Canton
wharf, we seem surrounded by these
boats of all sorts and sizes. Some crying for passengers, ■others making
ready to take off the steamer's freight,
and all fighting for a first place at the
steamer's side. Here are little slipper
boats with their sharp pointed toe. One
of them is seen in the picture. They are
the express boats of China. There arc
"sampans," ferry boats, curiously built
junks, with their high sterns reaching
far out of the water, and with great
painted eyes on their bows to see the
way in the dark.
The river front of Canton is changing much in these days and tall chimneys are here and there seen, showing
the coming of the modern work shops.
The two tall spires of the Catholic
cathedral have long been one of the
landmarks of Canton.
As one has passed up the river several small temples or shrines at the
river front have been noticed. One maybe for the "Goddess-Mercy," where the
women come to worship. Another
perhaps is for the sailors who come to
these little river shrines to pray for a
good and successful voyage as their
junks start out.
STRKKTS OF CANTON.
No one who has not been there can
realize what a novel experience it is to
curious There is sorrow, pain, death, for the
streets of South China. No carriages i former things have not passed away.
or carts can pass through these narrow 1 have heard the clanking of the chains
streets, in fact they hardly seem like- of prisoners, and the groans of the sorstreets, but rather like some large mar- rowing, and seen the abandoned dying,
ket or bazaar. The whole front of the the neglected dead. They who labor
store opens on the road, sc/ hat all that and are heavy laden crowd its dark,
goes on within can be seen by the pass- narrow lanes. The peace of God is a
er-by. Often the street is entirely cov- 1 stranger to more than a million hearts.
ered above to protect from rain or sun. As the sun rose this morning and meltPeanuts, parts of oranges, candy, ed the violet haze over Canton, tipping
pieces of sugar cane and all sorts of with golden beams the White Cloud
good things are arranged in little piles, Hills beyond, I looked over the city
and may often be bought for as low as from my residence in Fati, on the Opa tenth of a cent. Canton is noted for posite side of Pearl river, and felt
its good variety of every thing to eat. something of the emotion Paul had
Often the Chinese of Hawaii will wish looking down on Athens, wholly given
to be back on these Canton streets, to idols. How gladly would I tell them
where they can taste some of the Chi- of Jesus, who offers rest to the weary,
nese dainties only found in their na- light to the benighted.
tive city.
"Just outside the southern gate,
along the crowded canal, a chiromancer
yesterday took his stand. He held the
OLD CANTON.
hand of a well-dressed countryman,
For centuries this ancient capital has whose destiny he was apparently debeen in the darkness of superstition. claring. Both were standing. Each
Fourteen years ago my father wrote wore a serious look, as if each believed
of his impressions of this old city as the message given. Eye met eye. Attention was fixed, and the fortune-tellfollows:
"Canton lieth foursquare. Like the er's right hand gesticulated with the
heavenly city, it has a river and a wall, pointed finger. Near by a second congreat and high, with gates and guards jurer stooped over a low table, solemnlooking eastward, westward, north and ly divining the fate of another man,
south. Here the parallel ceaseth. while he grasped and shook the sacred
There is night there, for the glory of rods of bamboo, marked with sixty diaGod does not lighten it, nor is the grams or names and numbers. His
Lamb the light thereof. There are eyes were closed, his head was bowed,
many temples therein, but the nations and his lips repeated his incantations
of them that are saved do not walk with seeming reverence. The errand
therein, nor are its people written in of the visitor could not be guessed. He
the Lamb's Book of Life. That which may have wished to know the sex of
(lefilcth, worketh abomination and an unborn child, the weather next
maketh a lie does enter. Within are week, the prospects of business or of
dogs, sorcerers, idolaters, and they marriagbc. The attention of each was
who love a lie. The walls are not call- fixed, as in the other case. The crowd
ed Salvation and the gates Praise. of burden-bearing coolies and shouttake a stroll through these
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A BRIDGE NEAR CANTON
A SMALL PAGODA.
ing hucksters were unnoticed. When
the slip was selected, its characters examined, the cabalistic books consulted,
the Delphic answer written and the fee
paid, the credulous victim went his
way satisfied."
This is but an example of the superstition of these people -who have not
learned the truth. A visit to the "Temple of Horrors," to the "Temple of 5000
Idols," and other such places would
only show more of the darkness of old
Canton.
A NKW CANTON.
But changes are coming thick and
fast in Canton. The dim light of a
wick, burning in a little cup of oil, has
given place to the brighter light of the
candle, this again to the lamp, and now
even in far away Canton the lamp
makes way for the electric light. New
schools, new churches, new shops, new
trade and commerce are stirring up the
people of this old city. They are becoming fully alive to the new opportunities. The government is building
a fine bund to face the water front. The
steamboat ferries and new railroad are
carrying the people back and forth and
stirring them out of their old ruts.
After an absence of six years from
Canton, a visit there shows most remarkable changes. The new buildings
on the Fati side of the river make a
The new
splendid improvement.
Christian college buildings are going
up a little further down below the city.
The students of many of the new
schools are adopting a fine school uniform.
The people come eagerly for the new
learning, to the churches and schools,
yet they feel much indignation at the
actions of Western nations.
"China is awake, but not in the best
temper, as is the case with one sudden-
ly, unwillingly roused. She is at school,
but dislikes her teachers; a bright, but
stubborn pupil; ambitious, yet selfconceited. She tolerates the presence
of foreigners; admits innovations, not
from conviction, but motives of prudential policy and for self-preservation ; guarantees to foreign representatives the residence and audience befitting their mission; to merchants, immunity from obstructive interference,
and to the missionaries, 'more than
usual high consideration,' as runs the
imperial rescript of 1862. How far these
international stipulations have been
maintained old residents can answer."
Thus speaks a recent writer on China.
She is certainly qwake to-day, and desirous of seeing her country powerful
and prosperous. Here in this great
commercial center of Canton, the people want to see a new China. They
want China to have a place among the
nations of the world. They are seeking for just and fair treatment by
others.
BOYCOTT AT CANTON.
The Anti-American feeling and boyhere as in other parts of
China. At the very popular Chinese
"Moon-feast" held about the middle of
September, the necessary "Mooncakes" were made of rice flour and
other things, rather than to use any of
the fine American flour which of late
years has come into such common use.
The Chinese ladies of the city have declared that this year, none made of the
usual flour shall be bought. They will
not buy from restaurants, the fancy
cakes and confections, unless they give
up the use of the American flour. So
here in Canton, families as well as merchants are joining earnestly in giving
to America the lesson she needs.
It is unfortunate that trade has to be
cott is strong
interrupted in order to
secure a fairer
treatment of the Chinese by America.
But it seems to be the only way to
bring to America a realization of the
importance of this Oriental trade. If
by unjust treatment of the Chinese.
China's trade is turned from America
to other countries, it will be a difficult
matter to regain that trade. 'The more
educated Chinese are thinking deeply,
to-day, of America's treatment of her
people in the United States.
illl \i:si'. EXCLUSION.
One constant topic of conversation,
in Canton as elsewhere in China at
present, is the subject of Chinese exclusion. The better class of Chinese
you meet every where are talking
about it, and insisting on better treatment. They cannot understand why
their people are treated so unjustly by
Americans.
Granted that more Chinese laborers
are not permitted to enter the United
States in great numbers, those who are
already there should be allowed to have
their wives and children with them.
What must they think of such laws,
which do not permit of a wife to come
to her husband? Exclusion laws may
continue, but they must be modified.
Examinations must be made beforeleaving China, rather than at San Francisco. Chinese gentlemen must not be
treated with discourtesy and insult.
The home life of those Chinese now in
America must be allowed and encouraged. Let new laws be made with a
spirit of justice and moderation, and
they will command the respect of both
Americans and Chinese alike. With
right laws, the old feeling of friendship for America will come back, and
China and America will both benefit
alike.
�THE FRIEND.
9
sponsible for the action of
agents, of whom a leading
Before leaving Canton, if one has Rev. E. S. Timoteo, and is
time, some sightseeing should be done. any permitted improprieties
citizenship is in heaven. All of us who
do not refuse to be children of God belong to this kingdom of heaven now. We
can refuse to be citizens of heaven and
children of God, just as we can refuse to
SIGHTSEEING IN CANTON.
The embroidery shops, silk shops, jackstone shops, and places for lacquer,
silver and ivory work should be visited.
The five-story pagoda, flowery pagoda, temples, examination hall, water
clock and many other strange and curious places would furnish much of interest to every traveler.
A trip to Canton is one that will
leave an impression on every visitor
never to be forgotten.
THE HAWAIIAN BOARD VERSUS
DANCING.
In the daily papers of Honolulu for
October 14th there appeared the following notice:
The following resolution was unanimously passed by the committee on Hawaiian interests under the Hawaiian
Board:
Resolved, That the Hawaiian committee hereby expresses our hearty disapproval of the action of the Church in
Ewa in planning a dance in connection
with the proposed concert for the benefit
of the Church. And we desire our members who have charge to exert themselves to do away with that part of the
program, and we are thoroughly assured
of the full agreement of the whole Board
in this matter.
S. E. BISHOP,
Chairman.
Honolulu, October 13, 1905.
We, the undersigned, who have acted
in behalf of the Ewa ChuTch, hereby express our cordial agreement with the
views of the committee and would announce that the proposed dance will ac-
cordingly be omitted.
E. S. TIMOTEO.
F. K. ARCHER.
The facts are these: A statement had
been published on the previous day that
on Saturday evening, October 14, a
Church concert would be held in the
pavilion at Pearl City, accompanied with
dancing, for the purpose of raising funds
for the proposed removal of the Ewa
Church edifice from Waiawa to Pearl
City. A meeting was therefore hastily
summoned of the Hawaiian Committee
to avert this impropriety.
While the Board can exercise no Ecclesiastical authority .over the Churches,
an authority vested solely in the Evangelical Association and the respective
Island Associations, it is peculiarly re-
its salaried
one is the
involved in
in their action. Mr. Timoteo has proved himself a
very devout and efficient laborer in
evangelistic work among the Hawaiian
Chnrches, and in solving and removing
their many pilikias, or difficulties. For
the past few months he has been directed
to give special attention to the Church
at Ewa, which had become wretchedly
disorganized by the erratic (possibly insane) conduct of its late pastor, T. M.
Ezera, who had set up as the prophet of
a new and immoral religion. Air. Timotc-o's diligent efforts appear to have been
very wise and successful in restoring
union and spiritual activity.
Unfortunately our esteemed worker
was misled into a consent to the proposed
introduction of dancing into the attractions of a Church festival for raising
money. This involved the Board, who
have accordingly admonished their excellent employee, and he has withdrawn
from his unseemly position. He had
been not unnaturally misled by the
knowledge that dancing has extensively
made its way into Evangelical families
and schools. In taking this action, the
Board do not at all pronounce upon tne
propriety of individual Christians participating in formerly prohibited amusements. This action relates entirely to
the impropriety of dancing forming a
part of a Church festival. In this it does
not go beyond what appears to be the
practice of the very liberal Protestant
Episcopal Church, as well as the universal sentiment of our Evangelical
Churches. Apparently, however, the
prevailing sentiment among the members of our Board is decidedly adverse
to dancing by Christians at all.
S. E. B.
.
RELATION OF THE HOME TO
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Rev. A. S. Baker.
(Continued
Citizenship.
As soon as a child begins to learn anything it knows that it is a citizen of the
United States. It does not have to agree
to this for itself, but it finds that it is a
citizen. It is only if it should refuse to
be a citizen that it would have to do
something. Then it would have to leave
the country and live somewhere else, and
become a citizen of another country
where it was not born.
Now it is just the same way with the
Christian life, in regard to which we
read in (Phil. 3:20) the Bible that our
be citizens of the United States and children of our parents, but this is not the
natural or right thing to do. As a citizen of the United States every child
learns to keep its laws, it goes to school,
and later votes, and does its part in life.
Just so as a citizen of heaven it wants
to know and keep Us laws, and do its
part in life, so as to be ready for that
truly real life, that spiritual life which is
eternal.
This is the true secret of Christian
training; bring up your child as a Christian, not as though you were working
to get it to become one. The only way
to do this is by having the Spirit of
Christ rule all your life. Make your
home indeed a Christian home. The first
church of God was in a home. And it
was in a home that the Holy Spirit descended with power upon the early
Christians. This may be repeated in
your home, if you become a household
of faith. J. Hudson Taylor said, "If
mother and father, if sister and brother,
if the very cat and dog in the house are
not better and happier for your being a
Christian, it is a question whether you
really are one."
Home Influence.
Have your child baptized in infancy,
as a sign of God's provision for it, and
a pledge by you that it will be brought
up to know God, its Father, and his
loving care for it. Not only guide your
own life by the law of Christ, the law of
love and service, but show all the outward signs of a Christian life. Ask the
blessing of God before you partake of
food. Establish family prayers at sonicconvenient hour of the day, even if
the time must be but brief. With all
your family sing praise to God. Make
it as natural to talk of religious subjects
as of business or pleasure. To do this
never put on a peculiar tone when you
talk about God. Above all do not expect the child to be an old Christian. It
is not like a grown-up in anything else,
why should it be in its Christianity? A
Christian is one who has begun to love
what is good, and expects to become
good with God's help. A child will have
to struggle with the bad as we all do, and
we must not expect him to be perfect.
Perfection lies at the end of the journey,
not at the beginning. A child shows his
feelings without disguise. You may be
just as unchristian inside. If a child
loses his temper, do not tell him that he
is not a Christian, but be patient with
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him. Judge a child toward religion as
vuii would with reference to anything
else.
Teaching.
Some definite teaching is always necessary, though your own faithful Christian
life will do most; if you make your life
pray as well as your words. Teach the
child to feel a love for God, dependence
upon him, and sorrow for any wrong
done because it grieves him. Do not try
to give children grown-up teaching.
Definite doctrines or beliefs belong to a
later period. But let them know that
all do wrong, though God is displeased
with wrong in deed or thought; that so
we need a new disposition toward the
right, and that Jesus came to give it to
us; that when we are sorry for wrong
he loves to forgive us, and that when
\\ c are weak and tempted he will hear
our prayer and help us, and by bis Holy
Spirit give us strength. And remember
(Mk. 10:14) that Jesus said, "Suffer
the little children to come unto me; forbid them not; for to such belufigeth the
kingdom of God." Praise all good, and
make wrong hateful. Yet I would emphasize again the necessity of living
Christ more than you preach him. Keep
children in an atmosphere which expects
them to be religious.
It is too often true that those who
most carefully and tenderly provide for
all the physical wants of their children
and even sacrifice much for their good,
leave all care of their souls to chance
outside influences. Yet you are as responsible for this as for their intellectual
education. It is not enough to bring
them up to be good. Who can keep
good, if he has not an experience of the
love and care of God, his Father? It is
nonsense to wait until a child can understand the
whole of Christianity.
Who of us docs understand the
whole of Christianity? I do not.
Thank God, it is not necessary to
be understood by any one, and the life of
loving service, which Jesus showed us
was the life of God. "For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth on him
should not perish, but have eternal life."
The life of this world is so complex
that not one of us can live by himself.
Every one exerts a personal influence on
every one else with whom he comes in
contact, greatest of course in the home
where contact is closest. It is not at all
necessary to plan to exert a bad influence in order to do so. So the greatest
care should be taken to exert a Christian
influence, where influence is strongest
and on those for whom we are most responsible.
I'Nh'AVOKAIII.K I lo.MI'.S.
1 have had parents who were continually living a life of sin before their children ask to have a child baptized. What
does this mean? It means that such
parents desire a Christian character for
their children without the trouble of giving it to them themselves. They forget
that those parents who present their infant children for baytism, are supposed
to pledge themselves to train these children to understand its meaning. Such
parents send their children to Sunday
School for the same reason, but except
for the grace of God what a small chance
the Sunday School would have when
there is no backing in the home. All
children need constant encouragement,
not only to attend the Sunday School
regularly, but to study the lesson, with
Bible and Quarterly study it with them.
It is a tine opportunity for religious talk
and discussion. You are responsible for
your children, not the Sunday School.
The Sunday School helps the home. If
occasionally it gives character to your
child in spite of your life, thank God,
but do not trust to that again. I am out
of patience when 1 hear people speaking
of Sunday School children who have
gone bad, as though the Sunday School
had not done its duty. 1 tell you the
trouble is in the home, nine times out of
ten ; and 1 will say the same also when it
is a supposedly Christian home. Not
that the home can be perfect, but it
should be understood that this is the aim
and that there can be progress. If your
child goes wrong investigate your own
Christian character, and the life of your
home. Is it all it ought to be, even if
there is not any real vice? Truth is not
taught, so much as lived. Your example
is going to he taken as an explanation
of the truth, whether you like it or not.
Favorable Homes,
yourselves. Rejoice with all your house,
because you believe in God, as did so
many in the early days of the Christian
church, and Christianity will become
such a force in the land as we have
scarcely dreamed of. They have power,
to whom we may say, (2nd T. 3:14-15)
as was said to Timothy, "Abide thou in
the things which thou hast learned ami
hast been assured of, knowing of whom
thou has learned them; and that from a
babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise
unto salvation through faith which is in
(2nd T. 1:5) Christ Jesus." 'Having
been reminded of the unfeigned faith
that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy
grandmother Lois, and thy mother
Eunice; and I am persuaded, in thee
It,
so.
HOME <
lITOKTfNITV.
What then is the home to do? Everything! Just leave the Sunday School to
supplement the home. Everyone Will
grant that a parent's influence is the
strongest influence that can be brought
to bear upon another, and that it is exerted at just the time when influence is
most powerful.
To illustrate this; 1
presume you have heard of the two lit-
tle boys overheard talking together. ()ne
of them made a certain statement which
the other one showed could not well be
true. "Well," said the first boy, "My
mother said so, and if my mother
said so, 'tis so, if 'taint so."
Win. just suppose a minister could
live for days and years with his
hearers, and influence or choose for
them, as a parent controls his child, who
would not expect every one of them to
become a Christian? How then is it
with your children.'
Warning.
Finally, above all things, when the
The life of the family should be in Sunday School has brought a child to
earnest.
Have an ambition to better the point where it wants to be a Chrislife, both spiritualty and in tian and publicly confess it by uniting
own
your
material surroundings, and to see your with the Church of Christ, do not say.
children better of than you have 'Wait until you are a little older, so that
been. Train your children from their vim will really know what you arcearliest days to a habit of attending all doing." I have known a little child ten
the church services, and to taking a part years old who knew more about what it
in the singing and worship If you meant to join the church than did many
want them to get the most out of Sunday an old member. The worst of it is that
School, go with them to church and Sun- it is often Christian parents who say
day School, and yourself take an active this. I know a young girl who wanted
part in that phase of church work for to join the church, but her mother kept
which you are best fitted or have largest saying, "Wait," even though she was
opportunity. It is a privilege for you old enough to be engaged to be married.
and them, not a duty. Children of such She is dead now! (Mt. 18:6.) "But
a home are not worldlings to be some- whoso shall cause one of these little ones
time converted, but are embryo church that believe on me to stumble, it is profitmembers, heirs of the same promise with able for him that a great millstone
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should be hanged about his neck, and
that he should be sunk in the depth of
the sea." O, rather thank God, when a
child starts out for itself to take an open
stand. Who are you to dare to interfere
with the leadings of God's spirit. (Ju.
2:5.) Rather say, "Whatsoever he saith
unto you, do it."
BOYS' CLUBS NOTES.
Rev. F. B. Turner
The past month has marked a steady
growth in the Hoys' Clubs of I lonolulu.
Not that the number of Clubs has
been increased but the life of the Clubs
previously formed has been strengthened. Many new members have been
added. 'The Kauluwela Clubs are especially vigorous at the present time.
'The new swimming pool, connected
with the Hoys' Field, is no doubt partially responsible for this renewed life.
The Kalihi Club under the leadership of Mr. Snodgrass is becoming
more and more popular with the boys
of this section of the city. This Club
ought to be one of the strongest of tincity, as there are scores of boys within
easy access.
No Junior Club has mote "esprit dc
corps" than the Kamehameha Preparatory boys. During the summer months
this Club was disorganized, owing to
vacation, and consequently could not
hold their baseball team together. Hut
they are now ready for Club work, and
are busily engaged in practice for the
coming Track Meet and the Indoor
Bascabll games.
He-cause of the adverse decision by
the Clubs' Management, giving the
Baseball championship to the Excelsiors—the Japanese Hoarding School—
the Palama Seniors were inclined to he
a little tardy in reporting for the new
year's work. However, Mr.Rath has
succeeded in getting most of the disgruntled ones into line again. These
boys are learning the very important
truth that it is not so much the victorywon, as how it is won. Playing boys
over age is becoming a serious offence
in Honolulu boydom.
Mr. Robert Anderson, the champion
cricketer of the city, is helping manage
the Palama Juniors. Our Clubs arclooking for more just such men.
The Kauluwela boys are transforming the room above the swimming pool
into a gymnasium. 'They are putting
in a horizontal bar, ladders and a
punching bag. The flying trapeze and
the spring board over the water, is
popular beyond expectation. The boys
are here learning to handle themselves
in a way they could
not
learn else-
where. In turning a somersault over
the water there is no law of nature that
demands lighting on the feet. Other
methods of meeting the water are allowable.
The Hate Aloha—the Kauluwela
Coffee House, is largely patronised by
our Club boys. They find it open six
nights in the week with bright lights,
attractive tables and good games.
There can be no doubt of the expulsive power of such places to drive out
the baneful influence of the saloon.
Tlu- Kauluwela teams enjoy the
close proximity to the Boys' Field,
And they improve their opportunities.
In the Field Meet lo be held Nov. 4th.
these Clubs will be among the leaders.
The Hoys' Field was never looking
prettier. The large oval is completely
grassed over now and it makes the
finest play ground in the city. The
grass grows so fast that the Management has ordered a horse mower from
the States. The track will now receive
more attention.
( )ur Field Day this year happens to
fall upon Arbor Day. This fact will
be taken advantage of and the different
Clubs will plant trees along the mauka
side of the field. These trees will not
only beautify the place, but will act as
a wind brake.
Indoor Baseball has so enthused
both the Junior and Senior Kawaiahao
Clubs, that under the efficient managership of Messrs. Hemenway and
Thayer and Messrs. DutOt and Rob
bins, they have taken on new life. They
are making the best of the Kawaiahao
Church basement until a more suitable
Club room can be found.
'The Excelsior Club, having no proper room for indoor games of its own,
is practicing one night in the week at
Palama Chapel. A series of Indoor
Baseball games has been arranged.
The Juniors play two games every alternate 'Tuesday night, while the Seniors play alternate 'Thursday nights.
There are four contesting teams in
each series.
CENTRAL UNION CHURCH
NOTES.
Rev. E. B. Turner
A letter from Dr. Kincaid announces
his safe arrival in San Francisco after
a very rough trip on the Alameda during two days of which he never left
his berth.
He immediately departed for Seattle
intending to spend one day at the
Portland Fair. He travelled East over
the Canadian Pacific. He expected to
meet Mrs. Kincaid and his daughter
Anna at Williamstown, where his son
Douglas is a sophomore in Williams'
College.
After ten days amid the beauties of
the Berkshire Hills, the family would
proceed to Groton, Conn. Dr. Kincaid
has been asked to preach on Oct. 22nd
in the Elliot Church at .Newton, Mass.
He and his family are expected in
Honolulu the twenty-first of November on the S. S. "Mongolia."
During Dr. Kincaid's absence. Dr.
Daniel Shcpardson is very ably filling
the pulpit of Central Union Church.
Dr. Shcpardson's sermons'are simple,
persuasive and strictly gospel, His
Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting
expository talks on Paul's Prison Letters are very helpful.
On Oct, 2nd, Dr. Shcpardson addressed the Ministerial Union on the
subject. "Present Religious Conditions
in the United States." He gave four
elements of power in the minister of
today: (1) Prayer. (2) Personal
Work. (3) Knowledge of the Bible.
(4) An Inspired Life. Dr. Shcpardson has consented to address the Ministerial Union again on the subject of
"Bible Study."
A reception was held for Dr. and
Mrs. Shcpardson on Thursday evening, Oct. K)th in the lecture room of
the Church. A large number gathered
to welcome Dr. and Mrs. Shcpardson
and to listen to an interesting program
of music and reading.
On Oct. the 23rd, Dr. Shcpardson
began an afternoon series of BibleReadings on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Christian workers of all denominations were invited.
'The Bible 'Training Normal Class is
proving a great help to Sunday School
teachers and other Bible students of
the city. It meets every Monday night
at 7:30 in Central Union Church parlor. It is under the efficient leadership
of Mr. W. L. Clark. The department
of Child Nature Study is also in the
hands of experienced teachers —i. c.
The Misses Lawrence, Cross and
Fclker, Mrs. Livingston and Messrs.
Home and Griffiths. It is felt that a
successful Sunday School teacher must
umkrstand Child Nature as well as his
Bible. The text book used by the class
is Hulburt's Normal Lessons.
The Training Class for the young,
which meets Friday afternoons at
three o'clock, is about to take up the
study of the Parables of the Bible.
The gaps in our Bible School Teaching Force are gradually being filled in.
Our teacher problem is a serious one.
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12
Many of the Honolulu scholars are so
migratory that they re(fuire an especial
amount of looking up.
On Oct. the 27th, the Christian Endeavor Society of the Church will give
an entertainment and a supper for the
benefit of one of its members who has
been confined to the hospital for nine
months and who has been urged to
take a trip to the coast for recuperation.
EMERSON TABLET BY ST.
GAUDENS.
An interesting memorial service was
held last Sunday at the Waialua
Church. The occasion was the unveiling of the bronze tablet which has
been placed on a boulder lying on the
Emerson burial lot near the churchyard. A good congregation of both
Hawaiians and foreigners resident in
the district was present, together with
the members of the Emerson family. A
sermon, which drew much of its illustration from the lives of Father and
Mother Emerson, was preached by
Rev. O. P. Emerson. After the close
of the services held in the church, the
congregation filed out to the grave and
witnessed the unveiling of the tablet.
Dr. Emerson delivered an address. Mr.
Mahaulu. a deacon of the church and
an old retainer of the Emerson household, made a response; the choir sang
and Rev. Keliipio, the pastor, offered
prayer and the simple service was over.
The tablet, which is set into the face
of an unhewn boulder and firmly riveted to it, and which bears in a corner
of it the initials of Augustus and Louis
St. Gaudens as its designers, tells the
parentage, birth and death of Rev.
John S. and Ursula Sophia Newell
Emerson, and the fact that the Waialua Mission was established by them,
and that there, from the year 1832 till
the end, with a brief absence of four
years spent at Lahainaluna Seminary,
they lived and labored for their beloved Hawaiian people.—P. C. Advertiser,
()ct. 10.
Father and Mother Emerson were
eminent for stability of character and
purpose, added to many other attractive virtues, as was evinced by their
long continuous service at one station,
where Mrs. Emerson lived for 52 years.
It was well that four sons were able
to gather around the graves, seventeen
years after the Mother's decease. The
designer of the bronze tablet is
,
brother-in-law to Rev O P Emerson
...
and of great eminence as an American
sculptor.
The present writer well remembers
the arrival of those then young missionaries in 1832, and their gathering,
nineteen in number, in the parlor of
the old Bingham house still standing
on King street. There have been
greatly honored names among them
and among their children.
S. E. B.
EVOLUTION—RACIAL
HABITUDINAL.
By Rev.
John T.
AND
Gulick.
Published by the Carnegie Institution
of Washington, August, 1905.
The author sends to The Friend
this closely printed volume of 281
pages. It merits especial notice, both
on account of the scientific eminence
already secured by Doctor Gulick, and
because the facts and conditions upon
which his treatise is based were observed and collected by him in early
life, before he had ever left his native
country, Hawaii.
Eighty-six pages of the book are
occupied by preliminary publications
upon the same subject, mainly three
issued by the Linnean Society in 1872,
1887, and 1889. These gained for Dr.
Gulick a leading position among writers upon Evolution, with especial recognition by Wallace and Romanes.
This book contains three exquisitely
colored plates of the land shells
known as Achatinellidtp, with a map
of the numerous parallel valleys of
Oahu which were carefully explored
by the youthful John Gulick more than
fifty years ago, each species being assigned to its respective valley, where
its isolation developed its peculiar
characteristics, although the environments remained identical in all the valleys. Doubtless no other so perfect an
opportunity for the study of such peculiar conditions of evolution of species
is afforded elsewhere on the globe. It
was improved by the young Gulick
with marvelous intelligence and assiduity, and has formed the basis of subsequent life-study of the laws of Organic Evolution. This study was enlarged by thorough exploration and
comparison of the numerous publications since Darwin upon the science of
Evolution.
With the peculiar light derived from
these Oahu valleys, the author develops and demonstrates especial laws
governing the Evolution of Species,
which widely modify, and even subvert
those presented by the earlier apostles
of this science, and which especially
contravene certain radical conclusions
of Herbert Spencer and others, who
make Environment the sole arbiter of
results.
These observations upon the bookare made after a most hasty and imperfect dip into the great profundities
and complexities of the volume which,
however, is lucid and almost fascinating in style. It also evinces wide and
exhaustive erudition in the whole literature of the subject, as well as acute
discrimination in the use of a very
complicated terminology.
We have no hesitation in predicting
for Doctor John T. Gulick the highest
rank among writers upon this great
and important branch of science. We
are not the less inclined thereto for
that he is a son of Hawaii, and has
been a devoted pioneer missionary in
Mongolia, and of later service in Japan.
S. E. B.
HILO BOARDING SCHOOL.
The Hilo Boarding School opened in
September in the new building. So
much interest and enthusiasm have
been felt in the construction of this
new school, that the opening day found
most of the old boys and many new
ones on the ground, eager to begin
work.
The class rooms are on the first
floor. They are so convenient and
cool that they are an incentive to good
work. And while we are having much
rainy weather, it is a comfort to know
that the boys are passing under cover
from class to class.
The second floor is devoted to dormitory purposes. There are forty individual rooms. These are occupied
by the older boys. Among these there
are but three empty rooms. The only
furniture provided is an iron bed and
a mattress. It is interesting to observe
the individuality and good judgment
displayed in beautifying these rooms.
Many of the boys have made for themselves tables, book shelves, writing
desks and stools. Added to these neat
curtains and a few pictures have made
very home-like rooms.
We have one dormitory for the
small boys—this is a large airy room
in the main part of the building. The
three rows of lockers divide it into apparently four rooms. There are still
a number of empty spaces in the dormitory which we hope to see filled before very long.
The first and second floors are con-
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sidered finished and in order—excepting that two of the class rooms are
temporarily and very meagrely furnished.
The work in the basement is still in
progress. This will necessarily take
some time to finish as the school boys
are doing this work out of school hours.
All the most needed basement rooms
are already completed and in use.
These arc the dining room, the kitchen
and sewing room, and the store rooms,
the two rooms for the wood work department, the dispensary and the lavatory. The entire basement floor is to
be of concrete and this is growing
gradually.
We have bought no new furnishings,
but the old furniture, cleaned and varnished really looks very well. The
only trouble is we have not enough.
Hut this want must wait till the building is paid for.
Unfortunately, there still remains a
debt of between five and six thousand
dollars, on the building.
We pray for donations to clear the
debt. In the mean time we shall not
idly wait for blessings to fall into our
hands. While the regular school work
goes on as usual, plans are progressing to entertain the public with a fair
and luau on Thanksgiving Day. Rev.
S. L. Desha and Mrs. Julius Richardson have this in charge.
We would say at this time to those
who have not felt able to contribute
heretofore in large sums that there is
now an opportunity to assist either by
contributing toward the fair and luau
or by donating sums of money according as your ability or inclination may
suggest.
L. C. LYMAN,
Principal.
Several others are expecting to join
soon.
The Mcßryde Sugar Co. employees
are organizing a local library and the
first order for books has gone forward.
Mr. J. M. Lydgate has the matter in
hand.
The Hanapepe Sunday School has
been much strengthened and enlarged
because of the interest and aid given
by the public school teachers at that
place.
The same is more or less true of
other Sunday Schools on the Island.
Judge J. H. Kahele of Nawiliwili, a
Hawaiian of rare wisdom and high
character, is seriously ill. He carries
the sympathy of a wide circle of friends
and well wishers.
Hawaiian pastors condemning the
new liquor law say that we will never
get righteous laws till the ministers go
to Legislature ! Pela paha !
The semi-annual session of the Kauai Association was held at Lihue, Oct.
18-19, ar, d was regarded as one of the
most important in many years.
Among other matters attention was
called to the great increase in licensed
saloons under the new law. Seven being reported from the district of Hanalei which has a smaller population
than any district on the Island. Rev.
J. M. Lydgate said that he had given
some attention to the matter and found
that many of the names on the petitions for iicenses were those of church
members, and in some cases even of
deacons. This was at once a deplorable and disgraceful condition of
things. These saloons were agencies
of the Devil and no man making any
pretense to Christianity should for a
moment concur in the nefarious business.
Mr. W. H. Rice and others heartily
approved of this position and a resolution was passed emphatically conThere is a widespread and growing demning the new liquor law, and in-
NOTES FROM KAUAI.
intensity of feeling on Kauai against
the new liquor law and the way it is
working, coupled with the growing
conviction that licenses are being
granted with an off-hand readiness
which would indicate an interest on
the part of the Territorial Government
in granting them.
At the "Ministers' School" recently
a course of study was initiated on the
more important teaching of Christ, beginning with "The Kingdom of God."
It was enjoyed by the ministers as
a specially interesting and valuable
session.
The Koloa Union Church under Rev.
J. M. Lydgate received four new members on Sept. 17 on confession of faith.
structing the individual churches and
their members to be active and alert
in limiting the number of saloons and
enjoining church members from signing petitions for licenses.
In response to the question as to
whether or not drunkenness had increased under the new law, there was
no uncertain response. The small hole
in the barrel had injured the community, the larger one was flooding it with
evil.
A grave question of discipline came
up before the Association ; charges of a
very serious nature involving drunkenness and an attempt to commit a heinous crime were preferred against the
Delegate from Hanalei. The matter
13
Dr. Shepherdson in a recent
lecture said, and most reverent
bible scholars agree with him—
that the American Revised Bible
is the best. Such evangelists as
G Campbell Morgan use it and it
recommend it. It is claimed that
it is nearer to the original meaning and nearer to present English
usage. If so, we ought to use it.
The Hawaiian Board Book Rooms
are ordering a variety of these
bibles.
When you get your Sunday
School Supplies, from whom do
you get them ? Perhaps you did
not know that we order extensively and keep a good line of
samples.
Dintinctively C hristian books
are not found in many places in
Honolulu. We keep some and
keep the catalogues of most of
the publishers.
" Why
do we do this order
business ?" Why, to serve the
Christian public, and to help pay
our heavy office expenses as
well. Warrant enougn!
A good modern Song book has
come to us, the "New Century,"
containing many of the good old
hymns and a good selection of
usable new ones. We can put it
into Sunday Schools for 29c. a
sized orders.
piece in
HAWAIIAN BOARD
BOOK ROOMS,
400 Boston Building.
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14
was referred to a committee, which
found that the charges were well sustained by abundant evidence, and were
finally confirmed by confession of the
delegate himself. He was promptly
suspended from the Association. Careful inquiry revealed the fact that the
Hanalei church was ignorant of his
moral lapses at the time of his election, but his general reputation is such
as to render him an unsuitable person
to represent the church. A resolution
was passed recommending the churches to use the utmost care in selecting
suitable men as delegates.
A discussion in regard to the administration of the Lord's Supper revealed
the fact that there was need for more
liberal views to meet new conditions.
Many of the, members of the Association' considered it as an unwarranted
in novation and a departure from the
faith of the fathers to include "members of other evangelical churches in
good standing" in the invitation to
participate in the sacrament.
A committee appointed for the purpose examined into the matter of
church deacons 011 Kauai, and appointed to each church a number suitable
to its needs, the deacons when elected
to serve for a limited term.
'The pastors of Kauai were also appointed a committee to visit the
churches, supervise the election and installation of these deacons. It is hoped
that a complete new deal will removemuch dead and doubtful not to say injurious material, and give the churches
more confidence in their officers.
\ special feature of the session was
body
the visit of the Association in a
Mother.
Missionary
veteran
to the
Mrs. M. S. Rice, extending to her their
congratulations and good wishes on
attaining her B<;th birthday.
The meeting of the Association was
followed by the "Minister's School"
under the leadership of Rev. J. M. Lydgate. The time was devoted to serine 11
outline criticism.
'The Sunday School and Young People's Associations met at the same time
and place and developed a good deal
of interest in their respective lines.
J. M. LYDGATE.
HAWAIIAN
MISSION
SOCIETY.
CHILDREN'S
A mighty wave may sweep the deck
of a ship at sea, and carry a man out
into the seething water, and a return
bring him to the deck, unhurt.
; do not look for waves to do this
d of thing regularly; in fact, we
nd in awe at such an occurrence,
Ive
and say: The finger of God is in it!
Something like this feeling has been
caused by the recovery of two missionary families, who, in the mighty swings
of two generations ago were launched
forth from our missionary ship. Not
lost, but only parted company ; and we,
at least, were in a fair way to forget
everything about them.
Our first recovery was that of the
Van Duzee family, and it came about
through some kind of a notice inserted
in a Buffalo paper by Mrs. R. G. Moore
of this city, then visiting in Buffalo,
which caught the eye of Miss (irace
G. Van Duzee, and resulted in a little
four-page note from her to the Society.
What we already knew (for it was on
record here) was that Mr. and Mrs.
Van Duzee came out with the great
reinforcement of 1837. and were as
signed very soon to the Kaawaloa station as teachers, and returned to the
States, with their children, in 1840.
Now we know- that he was called doctor, though he did not bear that titlewhile here. Perhaps he proved himself a kahuna lapaau to the Seneca Indians, among whom he labored on the
Buffalo reservation but we need not
suppose that he wore his honors without studying for them. We used to
:
credit the family with five children ;
but now we know that there were ten
children, though only seven grew to
maturity, and six are now living. Let
me (piote
:
"Gyrene O. was a missionary for 16
years in Eastern Turkey, and 14 y ars
in Persia. She has been living in Lancaster. X. V.. but expects to reside in
Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., X. Y..
after the middle of September, ( 1905).
Mary K. is a missionary at I'rumia,
Persia, and has been for Jfi years.
'Theodore A. is a physician, but is engaged in clothing business, in Brookhave
lyn. V Y. Grace G. is myself.
a home at Orchard Park, (Erie Co.,
N. V.), but am undecided how long I
shall remain on account of unpleasant
neighbors. Flora F. married, but died
in 1801. Stella lives with Gyrene.
Lillian A. married Mr. George C. Kidder, and lives on a farm near Jamestown. X. Y. Our mother died in 1891.
"I am going. I expect, to visit my
sisters this week, and will take your
request to my sister Cyrene, and when
she is settled she may write you. I
shall remain if good neighbors take
the houses near me. It is a pretty little town, and I have good friends here,
both in the church and out of it. My
sister Stella and myself are both partial invalids—spinal disease. She is
terribly deformed by it. Mine is trou-
I
ble with the cord; only slight curvature. The others are fairly well.
"I do not know whether this is all the
information ; if not, my sisters or myself will be glad to write you in an-
swer to questions."
We are glad to have even the corner
of the curtain lifted, that we may see
such a family and we sympathize in
;
their mutual love and in their pilikias,
even to disagreeable neighbors.
'The other return comes in the shape
of a record blank, filled out by Prof.
William Fi«k Brewer, of the Montana
Agricultural College ; address, 720 3rd
Aye. South, Bozeman, Mont. He represents the vigorous Brewer branch of
the honored Richards tree, all six representatives of which have taken root
in the new west. His younger brother,
Albert I). Brewer, M. D„ is in Belgrade, Montana; and of his sisters,
Helen R. Brewer lives in Bozeman,
Mont.; Mary E. Brewer in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; (irace L. Brewer in Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mrs. Lucy B.
Porter in Hastings, lowa.
Prof. Brewer married Mabel G.
Booth; they have four children, all
girls, the oldest born in 1896. His own
birth in Chapel Hill, X. C, when his
father was professor in the University
of North Carolina, marks one of the
migrations of his father's family, which
were always from one seat of learning
to another. Prof. Brewer also tells of
three of his own cousins whom we
have not heretofore known—AliceMary Williston, (Mrs.) Helen Richards Williston Colton, and Prof. Samuel Williston, of the Harvard Law
School.
The daughters and their
mother. Mrs. Annie Gale Williston,
live at 15 Berkeley St.. Cambridge,
Mass., and it is not a violent supposition that the son lives with the family.
The deceased father, Levi Lyman
Richards Williston, who received his
last name in adoption, at an early age,
was the fifth child of Rev. William
Richards, the missionary.
The very envelope that Prof. Brewer
uses for his letter is ablaze with the
aggressiveness of the young state. Five
pictures illustrating Bozeman cover
half the face, and four panels of reading matter the whole of the back; Gallatin Valley is proclaimed as the Egypt
of America, and backs it up by a statement of. the great yield per acre of the
main farm products; and much is said
of the good things which a progressive
city of 7000 people, a railroad distributing center, offers to all comers.
This may seem a very attenuated
thread by which to connect Bozeman
with this tropic city; but the world is
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bound together by threads, and this
particular one is the fact that a dozen
people here knew Julia Maria Richards
—the late Mrs. Prof. Brewer—as a
companion and schoolmate. 'The daily
walk to Punahou. dusty, prickery, treeless, sun-in-the-face both ways, was
yet a social education. 'The Honolulu
children gathered at the mission, but
the clans separated at Castle's gate.
'The Star-bolians under W. X. Armstrong, largely boys and barefooted at
that, took Up a follow-my-leader chase
of the most erratic nature, sometimes
even into the mysterious gorge of
Punchbowl. Xone dared to drop out.
'The disgrace would have been too
much. 'The lesser party, mostly girls
but always with a sufficient escort of
boys, chose to cultivate their brains
rather than their muscle, and retain
breath enough for speech: and they
took a pretty straight course for Punahou gate, walking steadily. Always
among these were Helen and Julia
Maria Richards: and this continued
until 184(1. when they went to the
States with their mother.
R. W. A.
FROM THE
CONVENTIONS.
1 lawaii.
—The convention of the Christian Endeavor Union of the Island of Hawaii
was held September 7th. President and
delegates were present. Report shows a
general interest in the Christian Endeavor work, and a steady increase in
membership. Watch the next "Friend"
for full
report.
Mail
—Mrs. Sarah Kahokuohina, secretary
of the Christian Endeavor Union of the
Islands of Maui. Mololcai and Lanai, re-
took his theme from St. John 15:14, "Ye RROWN—At Stockton, Cal., Joshua K.
Brown, aged 69, for 5 years U. S. Chinese
are my Friends if ye do whatever I
Inspector here.
command you."
RECORD OF EVENTS.
MARRIED.
San Francisco. Sept.
19. Temple Pourke and Anna Perry, both
of Honolulu.
Kalauokalani as head of Home Rule
STKYNK-CAR TWRIGHT —In Honolulu,
Party.
Oct 4, Dwight Jarvis Steyne to Miss l-.va
28.—Universal protest against foul
Pratt Cart w right.
Honolulu, Oct. 5,
water caused by sluicing earth for new AHRENS-BLOCK—In
Adolph Ahreoi to Miss Martha Hlock.
dam in upper Xuuanu Valley.
SCHILLING-GUNDERSON—In Honolulu,
30.—Honolulu's favorite mail packet,
Oct. 7, Otto Schilling to Miss Dagmar
(iiindcrson.
S. S. Alameda, wrecked at San Fran-
Sept. 26.—Charles Notley succeeds
cisco.
—Fire
destroys new residence of
BOURKE-PERRY—In
KRAUTZ-AULD—In Honolulu. Oct. its,
Theodore Kraati of San Francisco, to
Miss Elizabeth Auld.
Charles L. Rhodes, in Palolo.
FAY-SWEENY—At Honolulu, Oct. 22,
Ott. J.— Hon. W. Jennings Bryan
Thomas J. Fay to Miss Julia (",. Sweeny
of Vallejo, Cal.
entertained by Honolulu Democrats.
1 1 tli.—Henry Kapea. embezzler of
$4000, sentenced to hard labor for thiry
months.
15th.—Death at Washington of W.
Kevins Armstrong, prominent in Hawaii.
IQth. —U. S. District Attorney
Brcckons prosecuted alleged Lumber
and Beef' Trusts in Honolulu.
"Hymns and Spiritual
lBth.—.las. C. Davis. Supt. of Schools
A small quantity left
resigns, after differences with Gov. ;
Garter.
21st. —tattle Roping and Broncho* #
busting contest at Kapiolani Park —
present.
3000
24th.— French ship Ernest Reyer,
5 FOR A DOLLAR $
(apt. Diculangard, IS7O tons, 36 days
from Newcastle, with 3100 tons coal,
grounds on Diamond Head reef, and
t HAWAIIAN BOARD BOOK ROOMS f
after nine hours is pulled off by united +
4110 Rfditnn Hiill.li.ii;
%
efforts of tug Fearless and three Interisland" steamers. Injuries probably
slight. Salvage fully $10,000.
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Honolulu,
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Ostrom $ Billis
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Sept. 24, Frank
TURNER—In
ports as follows
Turner, aged 42, native of Sc-dniouth, Rug.
Honolulu. Sept. aB, Arthur
—There are twenty-three societies in PEARSON—In
Hawn. Gazette Co.,
Pearson,
Manager
W.
this union. Five in Fast Maui, six in
aged 47 years.
Maui,
four
in
central
Makawao, four in
Honolulu, Sept. 30, Daniel
West Maui and five on the Island of PETERSON—In
P. Peterson, aged 79, an old resident.
Mololcai.
PARKER—In Honolulu, Sept. 29, Herbert
William Parker, native of Lowestoft, Eng.
—The first business meeting of the SI'KNCER—In
Honolulu. Oct. 2, Joseph R.
evening,
Friday
convention was held
Spencer. Ir.. aged 30 years.
September 15. at six o'clock, and held FOHNSON—In Honolulu. Oct. 10. Mrs. Rebecca Johnson, aged 74 years.
every evening thereafter excepting SunNew York City. Oct. 11,
BALDWIN—In
day.
Fred. Chambers Baldwin, of Paia. Maui,
—Pravcr meetings were held every
aged 24. son of Hon. Hcnrv P. Baldwin.
morning at six o'clock and every evening ARMSTRONG—In Washington, D. C, Oct.
15, William Nevins Armstrong, aged 70
at seven thirty, during the week's sesyears, brother of late Gen. S. C. Arm-
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and Burglary Inturanct
GII-TARD—At sea, drowned off Sonoma, Oct.
roll call, showing only four societies not
aged
Edward
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R.
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represented. The Hon. Rev. John Ka- FERRY—At Honolulu. Oct. 19, William H. 923 Fort Street, Safe Deposit
Building.
who
evening,
Ferry, aged 70 years.
lino was the speaker of the
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Is published the first week of each month
in.Honolulu, T. H., at the Hawaiian Board
Book Rooms, 400-402 Boston Building.
AJI business letters should be addressed and
M. O.s and checks should be made out to
Theodore Richards,
Business Manager of The Friend,
ments, etc., apply to
TRUSTEES OF OAHU COLLEGE,
404
the
Honolulu
OAHU
The Board of Editors:
STOCKS. HON OS
Doremus Scudder, Managing Editor.
Sereno E. Bishop, D. D.
Rev. Orramel 11. Gulick.
Theodore Richards.
Rev. Edward W. Thwing.
Rev. William 1). Westenrelt.
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Regular Savings Bank Department maintained in Bank Building on Merchant Street,
doing a Life, Fire
All communications of a literary character and Insurance Department,
and Marine business on most favorable terms,
should be addressed to
in Friend Building on Bethel Street.
The Managing Editor or The Friend,
Honolulu, T. H.
400-402 Boston Building,
ami iiiiik' reach the Board Ittiami In/ thet4th of
Interest at 6 per cent.
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Residence. 435 Beretania St.; Office, 43'
Beretania St. Tel. 1851 Blue.
Hawaiian Islands
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Office Hours:—lo to la a. m., 3to 4 and 7
8 p. m. Sundays: 9:30 to 10:30 a. m.
�The Friend
OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES
HONOLULU, H. T.,
VOL. LXII
DECEMBER, 1905
Patriotic School Exercises
A request came from the Department
of Public Instruction of the Territory,
for a notice concerning a reward to be
given to the teacher who should present
X'hvciiiIht 27, H)"5.
before Dec. i, the best patriotic exercise
for use in the public schools. The reRoatirig Assets
quest should have been sent ill for the
Cash
$ 15-57 last issue of The Friend in order to be
noticed as a stimulus for active labor cm
Accounts
575-(KJ the part of the teachers. Certainly it
would be a good thing to have patriotism
enthusiastically taught in all our schools,
and a regular opening or closing school
? -^7-57 exercise would indelibly impress its
truth upon the minds of the pupils.
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
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Liabilities
1 tvenlraft ai
$2,653.02 Dr. Daniel
hank
Hills Payable
M
k i k i Japanese
$
Church
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Kwa
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150.011
283.29
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882.65
I'.elH III
(iilhertcsc
Ither Kills
Shepardson
Dr Shcpardson was called home to the
land into which pain never enters, vcrj
suddenly Saturday morning, November
25th, at 8 o'clock, lie carried through
bis Sunday services on the 1 <>t 11 with
great effort. At the close ol the evening
service his temperature was al the danger point of about 104. The lire which
bad been consuming bis physical system
for months could nol l>e quenched and he
rapidly sank to his death within a week
after bis last public labor in behalf of
500.00
mankind. It
1.015.1)4
$4.->n,s.i)r)
Total
$3741-39
Kxcess of li:il>ilitics
It has come
dreading.
the lime we have been
Ihe month of "let up" on the
giving has found no corresponding "let
up" mi the expense account The salaries
must he paid.
So for Ihe fust time this year we have
real debt. Bui we will catch Up; —we
must
catch up.
We trust
thai
the FWreaHtdho.usn
was a splendid wav to die.
lie passed speedily from the hairvest
field to the harvest borne, leaving an inllnence which will be strongly felt for
many years. I lis llible lectures in Central Union Church stimulated the people
to a large demand for the Ainreican Revision of the llible. 'file supply at the
Hook Room of the Hawaiian Board was
soon exhausted.
The sympathy of the people was heartily extended to Mrs. Shcpardson, and all
available aid was rendered to her in her
hour of sore trial. The Central Union
Church bore all the expenses of the
funeral and aided in other directions to
the total extent of several hundred dollars. This fact in itself shows the high
esteem which the community bad for Dr.
Shcphardson.
The Friend is very glad to see that
tiile will put it in the lion. Fred. Waterhouae disclaims the
plan which was credited to him in the
hearts of some of our friends to come to
daily press and to which reference was
made last month. It was a plan to
T. R.
the rescue.
CHRISTMAS
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No. n
practically take possession of the Republican party. Ihe plan as mentioned
deserved the condemnation of every old-
time Republican who has known what
sturdy principles the party has carried
through and successfully incorporated in
tin development of the United States.
The Friend has, however, no desire to
condemn any one wrongfully, and will
always he glad lo rectify any mistake in
that line. The disclaimer of Mr. Waterhouse is very ghdly accepted, and is all
ihe more important, because as chairman of the County Republican Committee, he has much influence which can he
exerted ill ihe line of pure politics, 'flic
principle has always heen acted upon by
the genuine old time Republicans that
the "Committee" is not to rule the party,
hul has been appointed lo act in ihe hehalf of the party. I'he Friend is heart
ily glad lo know that Mr. Waterhouse is
pledging himself lo work against the corrupt elements which abound in politics.
Increase in Saloons
The saloon question is becoming more
lerinus in the Hawaiian Islands than
many of our citizens realize. The last
Legislature made it very easy for any one
to obtain some kind of a license. As a
result ihe number of saloons has increased enormously. This means a vast
amount of financial loss, inasmuch as
there is nothing hut destruction of propem connected with the liquor business.
'I'he physical and moral suffering are beyond any person's power to estimate, or
even imagine.
Since annexation to the United States
the evolution backward of physical apnctite in these islands is appalling.
A comparison of saloon licenses granted in 1896, h>o_. 1903, 19D5, will show
the chief reason for what ever financial
distress we may he havinp; in this Terrilorv. 'flic number of licenses in force
has heen as follows:
August 1, iK</>—23.
I tine l. [OXM—155.
December, i<k>3—142.
September 1, 1905—268.
This necessarily means a vast increase
in the consumption of intoxicating
liquors.
In nine years the acknowledged and
open destroyers of property, physical
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THE FRIEND
health and morality, in these islands, have which others would not touch and have) in I lod, in Jesus Christ, in the Bible;
incnascd over one thousand per cent. made it productive, and that they also lint they discard all rituals, all formal
This increase is due, without question, to imparl higher moral lone by their devo- itv in worship, all the idolatry and pomp
the members of the last Legislature.
tion to a strictly temperate and religious of the (ireek (.'hurch, which works exThe only way to strike al the root of life.
clusively upon the imaginations and
this awful evil is to refuse to support
The following extract from an article superstitions of the ignorant masses. Any
men for public office who have a record contributed by one of the leaders, Captain meeting house will do for a church for a
for making such an awful increase easy I icincns 'fvorskv. to the Advertiser, Molokan. Any place is good enough for
and for putting as great obstacles as they gives their history concisely:
worship of (iod. \'o external signs ar.can in the way of limiting saloons.
Among those who from time to time necessary, as ihev believe that religion
succeeded in attracting public attention lives in the hearts of men, not in specially
The Ohio Election
and in showing, even on the effectively provided edifices. Ihev have no special
One of the most significant signs qf muzzled surface of Russian life, what is priests. Any elder of good life can
the times has marked the Novetnbei constantly going on below, the Molokans preach and solemnize a wedding or a
W. I >. W.
election of state officers in ( Ihio, At the were undoubtedly the most consistent funeral.
Presidential election last year Roose- and persistent. During the earl) pan of
velt's majority was over 200,000. In this the long reign of Emperor Nicholas I -[
last election, Derrick, the Republican 1825-1855
vigorous measures were A JAPANESE EXPERIMENT IN
candidate for Governor, was defeated, adopted against them. They were colTEMPERANCE.
and 1'attison, the Democrat, was elected. lected from several districts in central
The reason for this amazing change of Russia, and banished to the Crimea, on
Rev. K. \V. Thwinjj,
ballots is one that machine politicians the borders of the Milk River. Their
arc incapable <>f comprehending. A ma- name comes either from thai river—
While reading over some essay s by
chine politiean cannot see why the molokn is the Russian for milk or from
Kan/o I'ehiimua. an interesting
Mr.
(as
ticket
ami
bis
of
clique
straight
he
the fad thai ihev prefer milk and vegeparty bosses prepare it 1 should not be table diet to meal, although the) are not account of a Temperance Island in the
voted by every citizen belonging to that strict vegetarians. Their industry soon Sea of Japan was found. This laud
made them well-to-do in the Crimea, 1 where prohibition has heen tried with
party.
On the other band, the vast majority where they had plenty of land ami were such good effect, is called the island
of citizens want good government, bv able in the course of time lo overcome of Okushiri. It is only about fourmen of pure morals and Upright lives. the extrcmcK heavy taxation. Then, teen miles long, and had at the lime a
As long as anv party delivers that kind some 50 years ago, they were again ban- population of not mote than 250 peoof government to the people, so long does ished from the Crimea to ihe Caucasus, ple. Ii is situated <*(( the coast of ihe
that same party continue in power. But where Russian settlers were needed to main island of Japan.
Most of ihe people are lisherillen.
the history of politics in the United counterbalance the restive Moslem popuand rather poor, and at the lime when
States shows that whin purity in official lation.
plan was proposed, the
circles is laid aside and scandals abound.
That was tlic fourth banishment from the temperance
10,
of
d
was
mi high as lo cause
power
is
dropped
by
prici
Ihe
party
in
the
place to place, every time lo a worse |oca
vast mass of voters.
ti<hi than the former one, during less (ban much suffering among many families.
Merrick favored the saloon element in a century. Ever) new generation had In I heir poverty ihev lived ill poolpolitics. The Anti-Saloon League lead to leave their place of nativity, their grass houses, had only one school, and
the cry for the overthrow of corrupt homes being practically ruined linauciallv scared) an) roads on the island, yet
party politics and Derrick was over- by eich one (if these enforced trans-' ihev had used KBO casks of sake besides
whelmingly defeated.
migrations, hi every place they had to do oilier strong drinks, in one year. The
'flu- party managers in this Territory the work of primitive pioneers; 1,1 accli- officials of the island government felt
of Hawaii need to lie careful or they will matize themselves, to acquire the know! the need of doing something for the
meet just M overwhelming and as unex- edge of local conditions, of local customs, present want, and also to provide for
pected a rebuke as Merrick met in ( >hio. usages and agricultural methods. From future necessity. Some wise men
ihe fertile black earth Steppes of central among them fell that the money being
The Molokans
Russia they were moved into ihe dry, Used for liquors Could he put to beteffort
salty deserts of the Crimea, which the) ter use in Inlying rice and other foods.
A very important, philanthropic
is being made bv Mr. lames Castle, quickly transformed into blooming gar In this Way they would provide for
toward opening the way for the Mol n dens. From there to the bleak moun- times of Famine.
kans to come to the Hawaiian Islands as tains of Kara, many communities being
It was a plan lo (jive up what they
permanent settlers. Me has already ex located 7000 feel above sea level, while ill liked, but did them 110 good, and
pended a large amount of money and others in rice producing valleys of the' secure nionev for actual needs.
much time and energy in this direction. Rrtvan province. At last, from there
After some objections they wci c
The Molnkans are Russian protcstaut ihev were moved into the endless deserts willing to (five prohibit ii 11 a good trial.
exiles—persecuted for generations by the if Middle Asia, with extreme!v hot sum They issued a proclamation with a muCreek Church, which has controlled tin mers and equally cold winters, with tual contract that for five years they
action of the Russian government, A ('■vers and nests of all kinds, h'very-1 would not sell or use alcoholic liquors
number of these exiles found their homes time the government offered them the on the island, 'file following is their
in California. Some of them settled near choice to remain in their homes mi condi- excellent agreement:
I'he contract of the people of Okll
that part of the state from which the tion of returning to the < ireek ("hurch, or
Wahiawa colony emigrated to these to tro farther and there was no case of shiri c ncerning the selling and buying
islands. The testimony of the Wahiawa 1 Molokan selling his faith.
of alcoholic liquors and the use of the
settlers is that these Russians took land
The Molokans are Christians, believe same among them.
�THE FRIEND
PREAMBLE.
this our land is a forlorn island in
the sea. The people, numbering ninety
families, dwelling in four villages, have
no other pleasure for body and mind
than ill the use of sake. Nine oul of
ten of us like the liipiid. and whal we
annually' spend for the same is not
small. In 1884 we imported some 880
casks at $350, besides brandy and other
drinks; and even with these scarcity
is often fell in winter time. Some lime
our 1 iovcrnor, durago, Mr. 11
ing his visit lo OUT island, urged upon
us ihe importance of providing lor the
future, as signs of famine in ihe near
future are not wanting. We were
much impressed by whal he told us
ami persuaded others to join us in ihe
work of storage, and we are somewhat
mi ihe road toward success. Kilt the
catch of helling was uncommonly had
this year and ihe islanders as a whole
have scarcely any means left lor the
future. Some of us went so far as to
depend for our food supply upon the
government provision. < >ur debtors
cannot keep their promises. We are
in misery, and to save ourselves from
this wretched slate of things, we must
have recourse to some extraordinary
means. Frugality is to be resorted to
and vanity of all sorts must be set
aside. We, therefore, hefore all otlurs,
will abstain from the use of what we
relish more than all oilier things—
S \KK and thus will close the way of
importation of the lii|iii<l into this is
land. I'he money we spent for il will
be sen! out for rice and oilier grains,
and thus we will provi !e for our future
waul on the one hand, and will increase our capital on fishery on the
other. This is the only possible waj
of perfecting the provision without
We
,111 \ additional effort oil our part.
have drafted this contract that by mutual encouragement we may secure the
public prosperity of the island. Those
of you who like to share in our privaijon for the good of the public and
the future, speedily come and sign the
.
ci
mtrai 1.
July,
THE
(tRIGINATt >KS.
iSS.p
Article I.
We, the islanders, each and severally, in accordance vvilh the contract
herein signed, relinquish the selling
and buying and using of alcoholic
liquors altogether.
5
ganl him to whatever circumstances was live times greater than before.
Their capital in the fishing industry
he he reduced.
had increased tenfold. They lived in
Article 111.
he
be
islander,
whether
Should any
I hitter houses, had roads through the
a permanent dweller or a temporary island, more and belter scho Is and far
sojourner, in violation of this contract, less crime. They had started a new
engage in liquor business he shall he industry of raising hemp so that they
could make their own fishing nets, hi
fined as follows :
(X) other neighboring districts they
(
rice-beer
were
.$,O
one
cask
Isaka
For
of
for one cask of b.chigo rice-beer 1500 spoken of as "the prosperous people of
For one jug oi" Rice-brandy.... 10.00 ( �kushiri." Rulers and people alike rejoiced in the real blessings of total
Article IV.
In cisc of detection, the said liquors abstinence.
ire Ci mliscaled.
I his is a real example of what temArticle Y.
perance can do for a people. Mr. Uchifile lines, and ihe cash from selling niiira. writing sometime later, said that
the confiscated liquors shall be ex- he plan had worked so well thai the
changed lor rice lo he hoarded in the people had agreed lo continue their
'file liquors thus temperance contract for live years
Common granary.
sold must be exported at once to other more. It would be of interest to know
provinces under the inspection of the whal is the result to-day. What woncommittee appointed for ihe purpose. derful prosperity might come to Hawaii, if her people could only carry out
\rtiele VI.
Should a 111 in in violation of the i plan like this of the temperance is-
contract, engage in liquor-business land in the Sea of Japan.
(who is amenable according to .Art.
Ill), and another man he found buyTWO NEW VOLCANIC CENTERS
ON HAWAII.
ing from him. ihe latter shall be fined
nne half of what is slated in the said
By S. E. Bishop.
article.
By the term "New" is not meant that
Article VII.
A person who. up m full evidence. they are at all of recent growth or apinforms the village authority of an of- pearance. 'I'he expression is comparafender, shall he awarded with one- tive. There are two active volcanoes on
he Island of llawaii, which arc old and
third of the line.
Article VIII.
well recognized, the central craters of
An immigrant from other provinces. which are known as Mokiiaweoweo and
Kilauea. The latter is evidently an offeven though his stay he only temporary, shall he well taught in regula- dioot of the former. Kilauea is a child
tions concerning "Prohibition" and if Manna Loa, and not yet entirely inde"Provision" (i.e., catechised) a d only pendent of its parent. Sympathetic acupon his full understanding of the tion is still often manifest between the
same shall he be admitted into ihe is- eruptions of the two volcanoes. An anland with the assurance of the exam- cient fissure seems to have extended
through the entire depth of the earth's
iners.
solid crust from the earlier to the later
Article IN.
center
of eruption, and that fissure is not
Should a ship or a junk in anchor
scaled.
vet
completely
shore,
the
the
laws
near
not knowing
manner,
of ihe island, sell ihe prohibited liquors
like
and at similar distances
In
lo an islander, the buyer of the same in opposite directions, each of these
shall he regarded as an importer, and known volcanoes has a child of its own.
Healed according to Article 111.
■itill united to its parent, and yet often
Article X.
exhibiting a remarkable degree of indeThis contract is to be in force for pendent activity. These two offshoots
live years; and when the provision for have not attained independence. Indeed,
years of scarcity he fully made and ihev have hitherto failed of recognition
each and every body he able to lead an as distinct centers of volcanic activity.
independent life, proper changes shall their immensely forcible eruptions having
he made upon further deliberation.
'iien attributed entirely to their distant
signed OKUSHIRI [SLANDERS,
parent craters, hut the time seems to
the
present writer to have arrived, when
117 ill number.
In 1890, after the above had heen in these two promising and vigorous chilforce for five years, what was the re- dren of the Plutonic or Pcle family,
sult? The drunkard was gone. Those should receive an acknowledgment of
who could not do without the bottle their actually distinct personalities as
Article 11.
Should at 1\ islander persist in selltrue breed and genuine
ing or buying alcoholic, we, the island- were forced to leave the island. Law volcanoes of
forcefulness.
whole,
no
reand
'flic
population
way
reigned.
shall
order
in
ers, as a
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6
The locations of these two volcanic
are respectively, on the south
Kaliuku, whence issued the two
great lava Hoods of \H(>X and I.XXj, ami
in Eastern Puna, whence in IH4O a great
flood of lava rushed eight miles into the
ocean at Xanawalc.
bach of these
centers of activity had heen at wmk for
long antecedent periods and each had
added many hundreds of square miles to
the areas of their respective districts,
creating entirely new contours to the
shores of Kastcm ['una and Southwest
Kail, and immensely enlarging the Island
centers
west in
and that the level of the lava lake in
Kilauea was affected. But the enormous
copiousness and suddenness of ihe flow
at tin' center of emission indicated duco
communication with the interior magma
as an independent volcano, although originally an offshoot of Kilauea.
his view seems lo he eoi ill 111 led by the
obvious fail of a long series of previous
lava Hoods issuing from the same vicinity, by means of which must have heen
created the immense tracts of lava country extending from 20 miles north
I
northwest at Hilo, to the coast eight
in those two directions.
milest south, and eastward ten miles. Il
Ibis article maintains that those two seems evident that the southeast side of
localities have for a long period heen Dilo bay was created hv lava Hoods
occupied as centers of eruptive activity, from this source, really a volcano dominin a large degree segregated from and in ating Eastern I'una, although still undependent ol the older neighboring vol- recognized as such, because never in concanoes with which they are still in sonic tinuous activity, although immensely pro
As offshoots re- dUCtive of new areas of land.
degree associated.
spectively of .Mauna Loa and of Kilauea, Let us now consider the volcanic
acthey are in process of growing into them- tivity of the Kahuku
region in South
selves absolutely independent volcanoes. western Kau. This is
evidently older,
lllis opinion is partially derived from
and has been much more violent than
ihe observation of Mr. \V. Lowthtau
that in Eastern
The vast dome
Green, that the average distances of the of Mauna boa I'una.
is immensely elongated
volcanoes of Hawaii Island and of the
to the south southwest. At a little more
Maui group are from _>o to 25 miles than -'<> miles from
MoktUWeowco, ala
apart, and thai ihev he in approximately
south, is the peak of
southwest
point
by
northwest and southeast lines, with
Keokeo. lis altitude is about tin 10 feel.
transverse lines from northeast to south
It forms a most prominent shoulder to
west. An inspection, for example, of the
Ihe
great mountain, which it hides from
map of ihe Maui group shows ihe former
ihe
southwest coast of the island, the
line consisting of East Molokai, West
from the summit of Keokeo being
slope
Maui, and East Maui, each with ils
very gentle, evidencing immense lava
smaller westerly male of West Molokai, emissions at that point, 20 miles from
l.anai, and Kahoolawc, all at the average
ihe summit. Vast Hoods of lava have
distances named. All these, prior lo later also poured into the sea from the same
subsidences, probably once constituted a vicinity. I'he tWO on record were ex
of
area
thai ol
single large
1lawaii.
island
an
like
tremely copious and rapid, one in 1868,
the second in
The i'\w volcanic centers on Hawaii, out nearly halfIXK7.
a square mile of new
viz: Kohala, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, land oil the southwest coast of Kau. 'Ihev
Dualalai, and Kilauea, follow the same
issued respectively seven and two miles
general arrangement, in accord with south
of the Keokeo summit, and 2J and
which younger volcanoes would he due to _'_' miles
away from Mokuaweoweo, Al
appear in the two localities indicated.
though
by agitations in the sumpreceded
Their distance apart, as already inti- mit crater, and earthquakes on the southmated, is probably determined by the
west part of the great mountain, their
thickness of the earth's crust, rendering
remoteness from that summit seems lo
fresh transverse fractures probable at justify the belief in their direct consuch distances, followed by enlarged nection ilh the earth's interior.
vv
openings at the points of intersection,
I hit to leave hypotheses for actual To these facts must he added that id'
facts: hi the case of the easterly locality, the enormous prolongation of the southwe find on the latest map of Hawaii that west point of Hawaii to a distance of 40
the source of the Xanawalc lava Hood of miles a little west of south from Mokua1840 is 23 miles east by north from weoweo. Such a distance is evidently
Kilauea, which is itself JI miles east by quite beyond the jurisdiction of that
south from the great crater of Mokila- ctater, although within thai of a Kahuku
weoweo on Mauna I.oa. Thai lava stream volcano, lint the strongest evidence of
hurst forth in great bulk and ran swiftly a center of volcanic activity in that region
into the sea at Xanawalc. eight miles is that of the immense Caldera of Mohonortheast. It is true that lava appeared kea. Ibis vast pit rivals llaleakala in
at that time in several crater pit si on the dimensions, being five miles in breadth,
line between Kilauea and the eruption, and open southeastward! towards the
'I'he later one filled
Its center is _o miles due south of
Mpkuaweoweo, and ten miles east of
Keokeo peak. Mohohea presents abundant evidence of having heen at a quite
recent period the source of one of the
giant vulcanic convulsions of the globe,
probably surpassing any other ever occurring in this group. Its ana is occu
pied by a number of very large cones of
volcanic ash, identical with that which
covers to a depth of perhaps ten feet
more than 200 square miles of the surrounding country, fin's yellowish ash
constitutes the extremely fertile soil of
Kau district lis vast quantity, as well
as the many huge mounds of it in the
vicinity, indicate ihe exceptional volcanic
violence of Mohokea.
besides the evidence of the ash explosion, is that of an immense How of
clinker lava, or a a, which enters ihe sea
at I'unaluu, and which issued from
ocean.
Mohokea at a later dale than that of Ihe
ash-Cones, which it surrounded. Willi all
these evidences of an exceptionally powerful and productive volcanic activity in
tlial vicinity, there seems to he no error
in classing Kahiiku as a full grown volcano, even though it stiil maintains some
moderate connection with its parent
Mauna Loa.
Neither ol the tun elder volcanoes are
considered seriously lo impair the safety
of any cultivated district in their vicinity,
although Hilo town has twice heen mar
ly invaded (luring ihe past fifty years by
creeping lava streams from Manna boa.
In respecl to the Iwo junior activities.
Kahuku volcano is certainly a somewhat
dangerous neighbor to the Kau plaula
lions. It destroyed a cattle ranch and
home in 1868, as well as Kapapala settlement by an earthquake, and some coast
villages by the attendant tidal wave. The
chances are, however, that no eruption
in the vicinity of the plantations will
occur during the present century. The
colossal explosion of Mohokea was
doubtless more than a thousand years
ago, and is unlikely ever to he repealed.
Certainly insurance on the Kau plantations against volcanic violence ought to
he effected at an extremely small
premium.
As to the Puna volcano, il may he said
(hat
the Dilo vicinity is
100 remote
from
it for any serious apprehensions. Almost any part of the eastern and southeastern Puna coast is somewhat liable to
invasion from its lava emissions during
ihe present or next century. But no
properties of high value are likely to he
created in those districts, and their risk
is very small. As in respect to all volcanic disturbances on Hawaii, the risk of
damage from llieni may he treated as
very nearly a negligible quantity.
�THE FRIEND
7
it, and the men whose unnatural appe- near future will drive this withering,
blighting, soul and body-destroying
tite calls for it."
Alas, that in our dear little island thing to the pit, from whence it came.
Annual Address by Mrs. J. M. \\ hithome .1 company of legislators could be
"3. The religious press is overik'v, President of tin- \Y. C T. I'.
found who would throw down the bars whelmingly in favor of temperance,
We women who have gathered h< re io ibis iniquity even wider than their while many of the secular papers are
!his afternoon, doubtless are willing to predecessors had done! While it is doing grand service for the cause, and
admit that we are interested in the said that in ll|c United States more hundreds of so-called temperance
temperance question, that we know than half the people are under some sheets devoted exclusively to the cause
something of the evils of liquor drink- kind of prohibitory law. we here arc of temperance are found all over the
ing, that we deplore its use and should so far behind the times. Ili.it there is country, books upon every phase of
he glad if we could do something t" hardly any limit to the extent to which the temperance question, physiological,
lessen its horrors. But one who has liquors of almost all kinds may be scientific, philosophical, financial, legal,
seriously surveyed the situation anil in made and sold and drank. Who is lo biblical, moral abound.
"4. 'flic saloonist and liquor dealer
any manlier tried lo arouse men and blame.- Have we Used all our intbiwomen to a sense of the blackness of ence as individuals and as a society? is not received in gcod society. lie
ihe guilt, the despair, the agony of llu Does public sentiment in Honolulu and would not be tolerated for five ininut s
drink habit, must wonder with every throughout the islands sustain the amongst the good people of any part
Faculty of the soul at the indifference liquor faction, or those who are work- of our country. 'Ibis is one thing in
of parents and teachers, of officers of ing for a clean government ? Shall the which our people are ahead 1 f England
the law and voters, of patriots and law- drunkard maker and the liquor drinker and (ileal Britain generally. There
makers and preachers, in view of ihe have the sole right of way, and must they make baronets, knights, members
growing evils we can alleviate, but list- we who want to have safe homes and of parliament, and lords, of their pubic
lessly do not try to influence.
Why live clean lives anil see our children house-keepers, brewers aril liqiu r deal
does not the ( hristian church arise as and neighbors protected in such mat- ers. I'.ut not so in our beloved Repubone man and demand an ahalem nt and ters, always have our vv idles and rights lic.
It is true that they get into our
make
our
those
who
disregarded
by
Slate
Legislatures and into Congress,
ultimate abolishing of this iniquity?
No
hut they 'Hock by themselves.'
\'o one ihe world over is hard enough laws?
io apologise for ibis destroyer excep!
I quote from an article by Rev. I bu- self-respecting Congressman 1 r legislaupon purely Selfish grounds, and yet ry Wood, financial secretary of the Na- tor ever associated with liquor men:
out of sheer indifference we go on our tional Temperance Society, in reply to ihev and their families are tabooed.
"5. Fraternal and benevolent orown way, hoping if anything is done, the questions: "Is the temperance
that some one else will do it, and we cause gaining ground, or receding? ganizations, like the Masonic fratermay not he disturbed in our
money What is the outlook for temperance re- nity and Odd bellows, won't have
getting and our pleasures by the drunk- form?" He answers: "The morning them in their ranks. If one makes an
art 1; ribaldry, the dangers to our boys, cometh.' Kvidence of this is shown in application in many of the lodges he is
the Ii ilk iw ing facts
blackballed. Why, even the trades
and girls.
"1. That there never was a lime in unions have turned down the saloon'I'he collapse of the Subway Tavern
enterprise in New York City, in which the history of our race, when there keeper and will have none of him.
"(p.
Insurance companies are 11 iw
a good man failed to show the possibil- were so many total abstainers in the
refusing to insure the saloonist, or the
ity of making the galoon respectable, world as there are to-day.
"_'.
come under the most favorable condiTwenty-seven years ago on the drinker of alcoholic liquors, except at
tion; the disclosures concerning the first day of January, there was not a .1 higher premium than the total abSouth Carolina Dispensary law, show- single city or Stale that taught in its stainer.
ing thai the whole liquor business is so public schools 'Physiology and Hy"7. 'I'he railroads of our country a c
vile thai not even a State can touch it giene,' or the effects of alcohol on the igainst strong drink. (If the i,2(X),ixx>
witlioii! being smirched in name and body and the brain; but, during the men employed by the railroads of our
character; the recent ruling of the U. year 1878, after much hard work, the country, over Sm.oixi of these are emS. Commissioner of Internal Revenue National Temperance Society succeed- ployed by railroads that won't allow a
that, after December i. patent medi- ed in gelling introduced into the pub- man to drink or frequent saloons eithi r
cines that are found to contain a largo lic schools of the City of Xew York, while on duly or off duty, night OT
percentage of alcohol will be placed in Dr. benj. VV. Richardson's textbook day; if he does, they will discharge
ihe same category as other intoxi- on Temperance. Now on the i<>th day him instantly. The road managers
cants.
Ihe manufacturers of such of May. 1905, there is not a State or have been driven to this by the awful
medicines will be classed with recti- Territory in the Union, where the laws disasters that have been caused by the
fiers and liquor dialers, and druggists do not make it obligatory upon the engineer and the train hinds being
who handle (hem will be required lo teachers to give instruction for so drunk while on duty.
take "lit the regular saloon-keeper's many hours in each school term, on
"X. The Christian Endeavor Sociewhat is known as "Physiology and Hylicense.
ties, the bpworth Leagues, and baptist
Man) more signs of the times giene, or Scientific 'I emperance In- Young People's Unions, with their milmight he mentioned to show that the struction," t\uv largely to efforts of lions of bright, wide-awake young men
leaven is working. To such an extent Mrs. Mary 11. limit, of \V. C. T. U. and young women, are every one of
is this line, that this statement is made fame. Twenty-six millions of children them total abstainers; and more than
in Munsev's magazine for August, "It of school age, it is estimated, are be- this, tiny are aggressive fighters of tie
may almost be said that to day the pub- ing warned against this evil thing, alwhole liquor business.
He sale of liquors finds no defenders cohol. A race of men and women arc"(). There is not a single branch of
outside the men who make profit from grow ing up in our country that in the the Christian Church in our country
AN OUTLOOK.
:
�8
THE FRIEND
that has not in the strongest, plainest
language conceivable, in convention,
conclave, conference, and association,
denounced the liquor traffic and warn
ed iis members against strong drink.
Any minister or church official that
should be seen entering a saloon, his
usefulness in that town would be at an
end.
In facl so bitter are some
Churches against tin1 liquor traffic thai
if one of their members is known lo
sign a petition in favor of a license, he
would be subjected Id discipline and
perhaps expelled from membership in
the church for so doing."
HAWAIIANMISSION CHILDREN'S
SOCIETY.
A letter from Mrs. William W. h'an-
nev of
Hartford, Conn., says:"I have
jusi returned from my dear mother's
funeral at Exeter, X. 11. She was
Mary Anderson Street, and she died
Sept. hi, [905, After suffering bravely for a year and a half, she went quietly to sleep, never to waken here. She
valued very much being a life mem
her of the 1. M. <'. Soc„ and her trip
lo the Islands was one of her dearest
memories." from a clipping we take
ihe following in 111s: "Mrs, Street wa..
born Feb.
rBjB, and marri <l Dr.
Street in Sept., 1805. They lived al
Wiscasset. Me., till IX7I, when Dr.
Street was installed over the Philips
Church in Kxeter, X. I 1., where he re
nriined active pastor till >cc. 31, iSoo.
and pastor emeritus w bile he lived."
Since her husband's death Mrs.
Street has been in poor health. She
resided with her daughter. Mrs Ranmy, the wife of Rev, W. W. Ranney.
1
11.
1
Mrs. Street had no inconsiderable
She completed a
literary talent.
genealogy of the Street family, involving much correspondence, and assisted
in the rich volume. Ml. Desert, which
her husband left unfinished, and which
is just coming from the press. When
young, in 1863, she visited the Hawaiian Islands with her father and mother
and wrote an interesting account of
(heir journeys and labors entitled,
"Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands."
She was by instinct and cultivation
a social leader, and her home was always tilled with guests, 'fired workers were invited, and others, attracted
by the hospitable atmosphere, found
the door open and brightness and cheer
within. The young were at a premium, and the old were kepi voting
at the manse.
The services and burial were at Kxeter, among the familiar scenes and heloved people of nearly thirty years.
The death of W.
15,
X. Armstrong, I hi. with the sentence, "Armstrong was .1
H)OS, removed one of the original brilliant man, and what is more, a good
members of the li. M. C. Society,
«
brilliant man whose genial manners
made many friends in many lands.
The following notes are condensed
from the pages of the Advertiser:
William Xeveiis Armstrong was
born al babaina, Maui. March m,
lie was the son of Rev. Dr. and Mrs.
Richard Armstrong, who came to Hawaii in 1831 under the care ol the A.
I'.. C. b. M., and be was brother of ihe
late S. I'. \rnistrong. founder of the
Hampton Institute, Virginia. He received his early education al the Royal
School. Honolulu, where he became
the intimate friend of many ol the
young chiefs, including David Kalakaua. from thence he went to Vale,
graduating in 1850. lb- studied law
under bis uncle, Judge Chapman, aid
soon entered on the practice of law in
Xew York City, lie married Miss
Mary F. Morgan of that city and established a home at 1 lampion, \ a.
In I.XSO King Kalakaua called Mr.
Armstrong to the Hawaiian blands to
become Attorney General, and the following year he accompanied his sovcr
man."
We naturally ask who will be the
procession of older
cousins thai are passing, one by one,
through ihe gates; but as we line up
in the vestibule of eternity a message
is sen! to "step aside" and "wait a little" for there is special need just now
of the voting, the vigorous, the strong.
When the spates again stand ajar we
sic md
Baldwin, Annie Forbes and
If V Isenherg ushered in, and in our
astonishment we are mute. He doeth
next in the long
things well.
lied Chambers Baldwin was born
al Siinuv Side, I'aia, Maui, Aug. <).
iSSi. | |c was educated at the ( )akland High School and at Hotehkiss
Academy, l-akeville, Connn and entered Vale in n)i>o. graduating in i<x>4.
holding a high record in bis class and
standing high in favor with his classlie then returned to the ismates,
lands, and after a strenuous year of
hard work he took this trip to New
York for a brief vacation, before again
taking iqi his chosen work.
lie was a young man of sterling
eign on his trip around the w rid. The character and endeared himself lo all
slorv of this he told in the
Ik re- who knew him by his kindly manners
eentlv published, "Around the World and generous nature, lie died in New
Willi a King," a book well worth read- York Cit) Oct. it, 1905, after an illness
of only six days. Many of his classing.
males remained with the body till its
Xew
he
was
for
Returning to
York,
for Maui.
I'he remains were
many years a commissioner of the Su- removal due,
brought
from
1
San Francisco to
preme Court, but contracting malara
he again came to the islands to recup- Kahiilui. Maui, on the "Xebraskan."
erate, and was for a time editor of the and were accompanied by Mr. and
Advertiser. His wife died in H)>,}, and Mrs. frank b. Baldwin and' Miss baldsince Hjn.j he has made his home in win. \ large party of friends met the
Washington City, where he pass d "Nebraskan" and escorted the remains
'I'he burial took place at M."away, leaving three sisters, three sons ashore.
kawao,
miles up the mountain side
nine
and a daughter to mourn bis loss.
from
Ids
father's
home. It was the
At a meeting of Ihe bar Association
in I lonolulu Mr. Armstrong was eu- largest funeral cortege Maui has seen
logized as a man with a great heart, for many years. flowers were sent
great kindliness, courtesy and loyally from Xew York, San Francisco, I lonolulu and from all parts of Maui. 'I'he
lo his friends, a man of broad views,
services
were conducted by Rev 11. Y.
stronv, convictions and large experience. They spoke of the charm of his Bazata, assisted by Rev. Dr. Beckwith,
magnetism, his sympathy, his insight Bishop Restarick and Canon Aull of
and large information as a man of the the b.piseopal church were also presworld. His conversation was merry ent.
Annie Isabella Forbes died of heart
often and full of jest, and his jokes and
humorous illustrations were always to trouble, November 6, 1905, after a fewler's was a quiet life
the point, lbs company was full of days of illness.
good cheer. lie did great deeds and but the impress of thai life was indeb
di<l not talk about them, and suffered libly left on scores of little ones with
(Treat reverses and made no complaint. whom she labored dilligcntly and falthlie bad little of criticism for others fullv unto death.
and much of praise, lie was a man of
Annie grew into womanhood in a
infinite variety and always genuine. If sheltered cultured home, receiving her
bis gavetv was at times assumed, it education at Punahou. She chose as
was a brave way of meeting the trou- her life-work, woman's ideal pfofes
bles of life. 'I'he last speaker closed -.n.lhal of,cache, and kindergartener.
all
I
�THE FRIEND
\ller receiving her diploma as a
kindergartener she taught in 1 lonolulu
and on Maui, spending the last year in
Kawaiahao Seminary. As a Sabbath
School teacher she was beloved by a
large class thai refused lobe s parao d
from her. We shall always remember
her smiling face surrounded by that
wreath of human blossoms—a halo ol
affection.
While her earthly part lay in the
casket decked with its wealth of llovvers, and our hearts were lifted by the
harmonious strains of "Lead Kindly
Light," and "It is Well With My
Soul," it look hill little imagination to
follow the freed spirit and catch a
glimpse of a host of glad faces re-
deemed
children cherubs sent to
guide their new friend lo her bather's
arms, and intq the Glorious Presence.
< )u the same day. November (», at
Hoboken, near Xew York City, after an
illness of only six days. 11. Alexander
Isenberg died of pneumonia. He was
on his way. with Mrs. Isenberg and
their two children, to I lonolulu. 'Ihev
had been making a visit of about eight
months in < iermany.
Mr. Isenberg was horn in Bremen,
(iermany, January 17, IX7I, and came
to Honolulu about eleven years ago.
hi IXO7 he married Miss Virginia
I hiiseiibcrg of San Francisco, lie was
made vice-president of 11. Hackfeld \Co., Ltd., in IOXX), and in the absence
of Mr. Hackfeld became managing
director.
Mr.
Iscnberß
was
German Consul in
Honolulu and entertained extensively,
lie was genial and companionable in
social and business circles.
His name was identified with almost
every large business and charitable enterprise in ihe islands. He was a pro*
lin unit
member of the Chamber of
Commerce, the Sugar Planters' Association, and was first president of the
Sugar Factors' Association. He was
president of the trustees of the Lutheran (hurch in which he was deeply
interested, and was an officer of the
( lueen's
I lospital.
Mr. Isenberg had much to live for.
lb- had health, wealth, youth, a loving
wife and children, a beautiful home, a
secure position and a growing fortune,
bill even these are not to be compared
lo Ihe heavenly joys, for "b.ve hath not
seen nor ear heard, the things which
(iod hath prepared for them that love
him."
introduction to Rev. H. Ko/aki and
wife, who arc with us for a lew days,
but are expecting to leave for return to
fapan Oil the S. S. China on the _nd
proximo.
On the death of Dr. Neesima in 1890,
Mr. Ko/aki. who had heen a Student
under the doctor, succeeded his distinguished predecessor as president ol the
Doshisha University, filling the position with honor for a short term. Since
then for many years, and Up to the
present time, lie Iris been the successful pastor of the leading Congregational church of Tokyo. Being a eon
stant Student, and we may say, a dis
tinguished scholar, he has for years
been the editor of a widely read literary and scientific journal in Japanese,
whose English title is "Ihe Cosmos."
(if later years he has been one <>i the
contributors to a Christian Newspaper
of very great influence among the pas
tors and leading Christians of the Empire.
As a preacher and leacher Mr. Ko
/aki has been distinguished lor his
faith in the gospel of Christ and for
his confidence in its final triumph.
Dis last, and perhaps best, plan for
the benefit of Japan and the advancement of ihe Kingdom of Christ in the
world has been the establishment of a
Theological School in Tokyo for the
special gospel training of earnest and
devoted voting men. lilting them lor
the ministry, with especial thought for
the missionary work to be (fine lor the
[apanese colonists in Hawaii, bornvisa
and Korea.
It may be news to 111:111 \, that the
Hawaiian board is a regular contributor for the support of .students in this
valuable school of the prophets, estab
lished over two years ago by Mr. Ko
/aki, and carried on by himself with
ihe aid of two or three of the asso
ciated Japanese pastors <>f Tokyo.
Two of the most promising of our
evangelists who joined us this year,
and are now al work for their coun
Kauai, had, for a short
term, the benefits of instruction in this
new and hopeful institution.
We confidently expect additions to
our force of Christian evangelists from
trynicn on
9
cheer, of courage and of Christian fellowship.
Mis. Kozaki is a line singer, and has
aided her husband's services by her
line voice in Christian song.
The I lonolulu Japanese hay c in large
numbers rejoiced to hear the certain
gospel sound of Mr. Kocakfs Christian
services.
< >. 11.(1.
KALAUPAPA AND CHRISTMAS.
One of the first (lasses of people in
Hawaii to be thought of at Christinas
lime, is the leper settlement. The
Board's box will _o as usual. ( )ur pastor there will distribute the things to
the church ami Sunday school. Frankly, if we were asked in what form we
would like your gift we would say "In
money." We have always secured the
sei vices of a
shrewd lady buyer who
with the aid of Honolulu's well disposed shop keepers, have bought "right,"
as the drummers' say. Then they
buy large numbers of suitable and useful things at no -real cost, rather than
expensive ami luxurious things.
However, U e can use things as may
be sent ; such as clothing, toys, picture
hoofs, ele.
Whatever is sent should come to the
board rooms on or before Monday, December iX, 11,05.
THE MID-PACIFIC INSTITUTE.
Does
fanfare
Ihe board falter? \fler Mich a
of trumpets of I'he Friend, do
we hall mi the ihreshhohl of our enter
prise? Not at all. A great deal of hard
work has been pill into the interim not
the kind that shows, hut of the sort that
must precede all conscientious endeavor.
It is now, and has been a question of
land. A she quite satisfactory from
man) points of view, has connected with
it one element of great uncertainty, viz,
the water. Many engineers have been
Consulted as to probable amount of
water, Lawyers have added their quota
of advice concerning the legal questions
involved in diverting the water, business linn have given much thought to the
question of valuation, and the end is not
yet.
While the above investigation has been
going forward, other possible sites have
been visited till it may not be presumptuous to say that no site within the limits
of I lonolulu has failed of attention. 'Die
reason for this claim lies in the fact that
the search has extended over four or five
years and has been committed to a
this institution, in the near future.
Mr. Ko/aki is now returning from a
visit of three months to his countrymen scattered through the three Pa
cilic toast Stales of tin- I'nion.
There is now supposed to be not less
than 70,01x1 Japanese in these three
states including the colony of Victoria,
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Wherever be and bis wife have been variety of committees.
FROM JAPAN.
"but why not." savs some one, "build
they have met large companies of their
Some of our readers do not need an countrymen, giving them words of where you are?" It could be done, no
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10
doubt, and the result would be—a scries
of city boarding schools. It is not claimed that there are not WOTS 4things than
city boarding schools, but that there are
heller. 11 ere are a few things not possible in a city hoarding school: first,
room —which covers a whole catalogue
of values, including air, athletics, privacy
and freedom of action, etc., etc.; second,
and arboriculture and dairy farming,
and arborctillure and dairy fanning.
"but," savs one, "how about initial
cost of such a plant, isn't it far beyond
what should be expected of this com-
munity?"
No. The Board holds
property for
educational purposes which at a conservative estimate is held at $58,000. It
comprises four pieces of land in differ
the city with a total of about
live acres.
Ihe claim is made that the $58,000 is
poorly invested for the purposes named
and might he converted (entirely or in
part, by exchange or by sales from time
to time) into better land always keep
ing in mind whal ihe purposes are. That
is not all the claim; it is confidently
slated that a satisfactory site will cost
less than the above figure, leaving a margin for improvements, For purposes of
comparison of the two situations (city
property versus acquisition <>fa large
suburban tract ihe building problem is
about the same in either case. Kawaiahao
must build, whither it goes or stays
where it is. Mills | Mr. Damon's school)
can not long slay where il is, hence nmsi
cut parts of
1
Boon
build
01-
disband.
'I'he Koreans
have an adequate building and the Japanese school tinder Mr. ( Ikinnora has long
ago outgrown its quarters.
flic logic of the situation seems plain
to those deeply interested in the large
educational responsibilities thrust upon
the board.
•
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POLICE COMPLICITY WITH
GAMBLERS.
For nearly two years past lllis subject
has been more or less prominently before our Honolulu public. < >f late it has
been brought more fully into notice by
the recent active crusade of the Advertiser against such complicity. Our long
acquaintance with public elements in
Honolulu convinces us that the morning
paper has been doing a greatly needed
work, most honestly and with true public
Spirit, as well as ably and efficiently. We
deeply regret to believe that such men as
head our police force should be in such
dishonorable complicity with that cruel
and destructive vice of gambling, but
the developed evidence of that fact seems
too abundant and strong to be doubted.
< >ur police evidently follow the fashion
of their brethren in most other cities,
and count it only regular and proper
"business" to trade on the gambler's robbery and his customers. We therefore
believe il lo be the urgent duty of every
good and public-spirited citizen to side
in this warfare with the Advertiser and
all other enemies of this vice.
Gambling is far from being the least
injurious and destructive lo morals of
the three leading forms of ruinous vice
which prevail in civilized countries, the
other two being drunkenness and lewdness. It has never proved possible entirely to suppress any of these three
forms of destructive vice. Police activity, if earnestly and honestly exerted
under wholesome and efficient laws, goes
very far greatly to repress them, although the third named vice oilers the
greatest resistance in cities and especially
in seaports, where large numbers of detached men congregate with natural appetites unbridled and intensely craving.
It is not therefore strange that most governments aim rather to repress such vice
by regulation than by attempted suppression, however loathsome and shameful the evil.
but gambling presents no such plausible plea for the complicity of the public
authority. It appeals to no imperative
physical craving. Men can easily forego
Us exciting gratifications. The main incitement lo u is in the minds of its promoters, who plan systematically to rob
their deceived victims. There is no excuse for not thoroughly and sternly sup
pressing the practice, together with every
other form of plundering and thievery,
for the police to tolerate it, as is commonly done in all cities, has no plausible
excuse. It is an unmitigated fellowship
with crime. It is an intolerable public
shame and civic disgrace that our police
should traffic in this systematized robbery, as we are led to jielievc that they
actually do.
Gambling i8 in some respects the most
destructive of the glial trio of vices. It
breaks up the roots of successful and
prosperous living. It subverts both the
spirit of patient industry and that of
No gambler can Inhonest integrity.
task,
or to guard with
to
fulfil
his
trusted
fidelity any money in his reach. The
springs of steady application and ol
rigid integrity are fatally sapped in the
youth who gambles, and the prudent employer will have none of him. Dc is a
moral wreck. Young men who are led
into the clutches of the gambler may nol
become physically wrecked as much as
by the sister vices; but mentally and
morally their ruin is apt to become more
complete and hopeless. A woman who
marries a gambler is apt to confront
even more irredeemable ruin than the
wife of a sol or of a man of former impure life. Yet il is such wrecks that our
police are systematically lending themselves to create
'I'he gambler's resort or "hell" pre
scuts a peculiar temptation to the police
in its greater facility for secrecy than
the other two vices. Vet, as ihe Adver
tiser has clearly shown, any active effort
lo discover them and lo secure evidence
for conviction, readily succeeds. We are
confirmed in the belief thai Governor
(artel's securing of evidence id" police
complicity through an imported dc
tcctive was a genuinely effective piece ol
work, although the Hatter report was
necessarily such as could not be pub
lished, since a multitude of iis aspersions
upon individuals could not he supported
adequate evidence.
by
hie cannot undertake to saj just what
and how much pressure can or should
he applied to our police department to
do their clear duty in this mailer, and to
abandon their evidently lucrative system
of protecting ihe gambling dens. At
any rate all good citizens should coinbine to unite in a powerful locus, the
scorching rays of our moral abhorrence
upon every police miscreant who persists
in lllis evil work.
S. E. b.
(
FBOTRHKETABLE.
Rhymes "j Little Hays, by burgess
lohnson. 'Ibis is a hook of rhymes
about a boy. In fact ihe boy tells his
own stories, sometimes in a mirth-provoking way. as when he talks to the
porcupine;
"If I could only wear clothes like
I'd he awfully hard to spank."
yon,
Sometimes there is a vein of childthought fulness which crops out in the
verse
i in "Wisdom" :
"Tell me. will it, when it comes, sel my
head a liummiu.'
but I mostly want to know will I feel
it cumin."
The hook is very taslefullv bound in
linen plaid cloth. Published by Thomas
Y. Crow ell & Co., Xew York.
I'he Melody
of Cud's Love, by < >livet
a serious, tenderon the Psalm which
belongs to all centuries and lo every
human heart. It is called "a new unfolding of the twenty-third bsalm." bub
Huckel.
hearted,
This is
meditation
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becomes ii well. file charm, however,
lies deeper than -its dress, and is in part
to be accounted for by the tale itself
but for the most pari is in the telling
of it. There is an affectionate almost
reverent handling of the materials in
the forest scene thai fairly idealizes the
little menehunes. ThCy are fairies iii
deed- the servants of a beneficent Xa
tractive wrappings,
ttire.
THINGS THAT GET LOST.
fhey tell me, when I lose a thing
Xo one's at fault but me ;
Bible Studies. This is a It's just because I'm carelesscr
i( s of text hooks published by the
'X what I ought to be.
tversity of Chicago Press. It has been but there are happcnin's that show
It isn't true a bit—
pared by graded Sunday School work,
he Constructive bible Studies are flic C ause when a tiling gets lost, I know
It's part the fault of it."
growth of the conviction that the pre-
I'onstructive
"
11
"And while we bunt with all our might,
The thing we're looking foils bid, bin sure, just out of sight
An' laughin' more and more,
'Cause it can hear us goin' wrong
An' savin,' "Whered yam s'poae
Ihe old thing is." An' all ah ing
It's happy 'cause IT knows."
Rhymes of I .idle Boys,
The following are extracts from the
and Mrs. A. S. Cooke and
pertain entirely to the old Royal
letters of Mr.
School, which
was
for the
children
of
chiefs exclusively. In a following number will appear more on this subject
from the sain,' and other sources.
There are hut two pupils living as far as
the editors have been able to find out.
Mrs. E. Ix brail, who was one of the
earlier pupils, and Ex-Queen Liliuokalam. Editors.
How it Originated.
As to the idea of starting this school
we have following a letter of |une ~\]),
1839:
"We have seen and heard much to
interest us since I last wrote, 'file gen-
eral meeting is one of gnat interest.
Many subjects exciting to the feelings,
many of great importance as the prac
tice "f individuals will show, borly independent enlightened men cannot gel
together even here al Ihe Sandwich Islands and bold their tongues entirely
still. This meeting is likely to affect
our situation materially. The King
and chiefs have presented a petition to
have a family set apart lo teach the
young chiefs of the nation; and they
have requested that we might be the
ones. I'he mission after consideration
have consented. This idea of a school
did not originate with them but they
have consented and seem desirous of
having it done. We all feel that it will
be an experiment and many prophesy
that it will be a failure."
The Plan.
"'fhe Plan is to take the children
from their parents and bring them up
in a regular way. What we fear and
expect is that they will not persevere
in their attempt to give their children
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12
up entirely in our management, and unless they all do this it will be all in
vain. We fear also that the elder children have become so fairly initiated in
all that is vicious that it will be difficult to reclaim them. We have commenced having school with some of
them, six. They appear very lively and
fond of play and we hope they will ere
long be lively at their books. We expect to teach them in English and
should be exceedingly pleased lo get
at a book store and select some interesting books for them. As we expected
to leach only in the native language we
did not come supplied with good children's English books. 'I'he chiefs are
to bud 1 us a house for the purpose
the plan of which is drawn and the
It is to Infoundation laid already.
built of mud after the Spanish fashion;
an open court in the center. It would
probably be completed in about three
months. I have many fears about it
having seen the children when they
seemed quite unmanageable, but Dr.
fudd is to stand by us and says if there
—
—
is any difficulty we must send for him.
He has great influence with the chiefs
and is very anxious to have ihe school
succeed. If we do succeed in educating ami interesting them with right
principle of action we shall be doing
more for this nation than we could do
in any other way. I'he eldest is about
ten years of age. lie is now governor
of lxauai. Mr. Whitney said if be were
to return there now he will be doing
more injury than he and all the other
missionaries could do good. Dis old
grandfather died some months ago and
he has been proclaimed governor and
now has returned to school."
(Much of interest could be said concerning the school building which was
located where the present barracks
stand. Mrs. Juliette M. Atherton, nee
Cooke, was born there. In a later number we may have more on the subject
of the old site. Ihe (iovernor of Kauai
mentioned above was Moses Kckuaiwa, whose very exemplary letter will
appear later.)
A Reluctant Prince.
April ist, 1840.
"Providence permitting we shall be
in our bouse in three or four weeks.
The King and all the chiefs are here
now. I dread the undertaking beyond
all expressions. You will probably
smile at my expressions and say to
yourself that it must be indeed ,1
mighty hardship to instruct the children of the nobility. I want to tell you
about the King. On finding the school
house was so nearly done he dispatched a vessel for Alexander. After being
drawn at proper time it returned without the boy but with a letter written
by burns, bis teacher, who is a Catholic, and signed by Alexander.
"'fbe purport of the letter was that
the child did not think it best to come,
that therefore he would wait till the
King returned when he would talk it
over. This is doubtless cither the doings of burns or the King. If Alexander does not come into the school we
shall not blame ourselves. We have
done our duty." *
Fitting Up.
* *
well considering bis former manner of
living.
"Auhea, the next to him in power,
has also a son, her keiki ponoi (her own
son) ad she feels very lender of him.
Came nearly getting us into difficulty by
coming heii' so frequently. He treated
her much as Spoiled children frequently
do their parents,—Striking and kicking
her if she would not accede to his wishes.
She has now left coming. She says
that the King was displeased that she
Came so often and that she shall no;
come any more."
A Tearful Opening.
March. 1839.
"I have been over to our new house
this afternoon and found the Ouccn
"Our scholars have entered school
regent there superintending her ser- this day. 'file Governor was here lo
vants in the work of covering the floor dinner and is to stay here tonight, lie
with mats. She seems very much in- is very much affected. He and all the
terested in the school. You understand kahus have been weeping and some of
that this is not the King's wife. She the children have cried themselves to
has no rank —is a person of low birth sleep already.
lie is calling for the
and has no more power than any com- steward to conic and sleep with us.
mon natives. This woman is a sister It was a very trying time to them and
of Kinau. who died about a year since. to us tOO.*
Her name is Auhea Kekauluohi. She
With Heir-Apparent.
has an only child who is one of the Difficulties
lbs
is
biinascholars,
name
William
Jan. 20, IX4O.
lilo. (Afterwards King.—Ed.)
in
vessel
has
come
with the flag
"A
"Our establishment is very comfort- half-mast and it is proclaimed that Kaable, indeed it is nice. All the rooms lauwalu is dead. He was the principal
are Moored and covered with native kahu of Alexander, the heir-apparent,
mats. 'I'he walls are plastered and it ami has been opposed lo our school,
is plastered over head. 'I'he wood because it would be depriving him of
work is painted. Is was done by na- his office. lie hail more power over
tives but is done very well. All the the boy than tile King. 'I'he latter had
expenses has been borne by the chiefs. said that he wished Alexander to reIhev have felt is considerably because main at Oahu, but the former succeedthey are poorer than common this year,
ed in getting him off Oahu and took
but they were much engaged to carry- him to Maui, so he has not been 111
it through and have been very patient school for several months, 'file King
about it."
says thai when the house is done be
shall certainly come to live with us.
Kamehameha the Third.
You might think we might feel anxious
June 30. about it but we do not feel particularly
"Last week we invited the King, and so. One thing we feel rather certain
Auhea, John Young, Mr. Bingham and now, if Alexander does not improve his
wife, Mr. Richards and wife, and we mind he will never rule over this nasilent a very pleasant evening. 'I'he tion. Ihe people are becoming enlightKing is very sociable, very dignified ened and will not have a ruler that is
and very intelligent. ln short if he ignorant and unenlightened."
were a Christian he would be a great
blessing to the Islands, lie was sent Language Obstacles.
for to come here at the present time
"I have been teaching school today
on account of the arrival of a brencli for Mr. C'iKikc, as he has been busily
man-of-war.
engaged about the new house. The
"This evening he came in unexpect- scholars appear interested in their lesedly and made us a very pleasant call, sons but it is very hard teaching them
stayed to tea and prayers, took bis turn English. In the first place there is no
in reading bis verse and singing with vocabulary that can give them the
us. He came alone on horse-back, a least assistance,—no books prepared.
new thing, as he never goes out with- In the next place the Hawaiian lanout his train. His son Alexander is guage is so different from ours that
with us, you know. He behaves pretty they find it very difficult not only to
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pronounce but to distinguish by bearing the different sounds, G and d they
think sound just alike, and k and t. In
the word cat they see no different from
tak until they have been drilled a long
lime. They arc now able to read slowly in easy reading.
Can talk a little
and right tolerably well for such children. I will gel one of theni to write
a little on this paper to-morrow. It is
a very interesting school on the whole,
but I dread to have them come into the
fimilv. I have been teaching them for a
few days the song 'fry Again.' They
wire able today to sing one part while I
sang another. I have sometimes wished 1
had some kind of musical instrument I'm
them to learn to play on, but Miss
Hannah Moore does not think il well
for young princes to give their time to
such things while they should be learning to govern their
provinces"
Underway.
lelober I
(
I.
1840.
"We gel along as well with our lit
lie family as could be expected perhaps, considering the difficulties of our
tasfs and our unfitness. Ihe parents
all appear lo be friendly and continue
lo supply our table with the ncccssarf s
and sonic of the luxuries of life. Their
children never appeared so dear lo
1In in as now 1 hey are separated from
them. 'Ihev s cm lo perceive with
their own eyes that the children are
really improving under our tuition, aim
they feel wilh regard lo it the pride
and joy of parents."
belter written by Moses Kekuaivve.
in Mrs. ( Moke's letter to her sister
:
Miss Montague:
January 1. IS4I.
1
Mrs. Cooke says may write a little
in her letter to yon. I think I will
wish vim a happy Xew Year for she
has been telling us thai such is the custom in her country on the first of Janknow bul little English and
uary.
hope to know more by and by. 1
wish very much to see your country
and perhaps I may when I get older.
I wish very much to see what my
teachers tell me about the snow, riding
in sleighs and many other things.
ours sincerely,
I
I
have Mr. Cooke say to Mrs. Cooke,
"We have studied bard today," and it
makes her very happy too. 1 do not
think that lazy boys are happy.
LOT KAMEHAMEHA.
"Lot is
12. They
of age, Moses nearly
are brothers, sons of Kiuati.
Ihev have been writing it while I have
10 years
been busy at my thanksgiving preparations and it is inferior to their writing in their hooks." (What sort of a
King would you expect the writer of
the above letter to turn out? It sounds
a little "goody goody." However, he
got over it.— Ed.)
IOC
LE HURCH.
It has often been said in the columns of
friend that all that the native
churches of the islands needed was a wise
and con sic rat id leadership.
Ihe lole
Church at Kohala speaks eloquently of
the truth of this statement.
About a year ago Rev. ieorgc b. Kopa
was called from Kauai to the pastorship
of the lole Church, for some lime previ
ous lo his coming the church had fallen
into a stale of innocuous desuetude. Mr.
Kopa at once set about a work of quiet
revival. Today the life id' lole Church is
in a more prosperous condition than it
has been for years. There are 119 member, of the church-an increase of 22
during the year of Mr. Kopa's service.
1 If this number _'1 have been baptized by
him.
both Mr. and Mrs. Kopa have thrown
themselves into the life of the church.
Ihev are constantly making house to
house visits and are gradually bringing
back the old members who bad become
alienated for one reason or another.
'I'he old Kaipuhaa Church has been revived, and it lias now united its forces
with those of the lole Church. Once a
month Mr. Kopa holds a service at the
Kaipuhaa Church, which is six miles
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from lole.
There are also four meeting houses in
different parts of the district where Mr.
Kopa holds regular services alternate
weeks. These chapels are all branches
of the lole Church.
'I'he church also supports four Chris
ban Endeavor Societies in different secMOSES KKKI'AIWA.
tions of the community. These societies
meet regularly at Makapala, Kohala
Letter writen by Lot Kamehame- Seminary, Kapaau, and at Hoiioinakau.
It is needless to say that these societies
January 1. 1841.
do much to advance both the material and
Miss Montague :—
the spiritual work of the Kingdom.
I suppose my teachers have told you
lole Church also supports a vigorous
about their schools and scholars. We Sunday School of 177 members. The
are happy that we have a school to at- Kohala (iirls* School is an important
tend. It gives us great pleasure to factor in the life of the Sunday School.
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Dr. Shepherdson in a recent
lecture said, and most reverent
bible scholars agree with him—
that the American Revised Bible
is the best. Such evangelists as
G. Campbell Morgan use it and it
recommend it. It is claimed that
it is nearer to the original meaning and nearer to present English
usage. If so, we ought to use it.
The Hawaiian Board Book Rooms
are ordering a variety of these
bibles.
When you get your Sunday
School Supplies, from whom do
you get them ? Perhaps you did
not know that we order extensively and keep a good line of
samples.
Dintinctively Christian books
are not found in many places in
Honolulu. We keep S'dne and
keep the catalogues of most of
the publishers.
" Why
do we do this order
business ?" Why, to serve the
Christian public, and to help pay
our heavy office expenses as
well. Warrant enougn!
A good modern Song book has
come tous, the " New Century,"
containing many of the good old
hymns and a good selection of
usable new ones. We can put it
into Sunday Schools for 29c. a
piece in good sized orders.
HAWAIIAN BOARD
BOOK ROOMS,
400 Boston Building.
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The church maintains a Benevolent
Society, made up of women members
only. Since its formation last April,
$116 has been raised and is ROW in the
hands of the treasurer.
It's officers are:
I'resident—Mrs. Kopa.
Vice-President—Mia. S. 11. K. \'e.
Secretary—Miss Bella Timoteo.
Treasurer—Mrs. W. P. McDougall.
A material improvement nearly always
follows a genuine spiritual uplift. The
church building has heen thoroughly renovated and the entire interior has been
freshly painted. To carry out this much
needed work, over $2<x) was raised by
subscription and by concerts.
A fine new organ was also purchased,
for which $108 was raised. Mrs. W. P,
McDougall has been largely responsible
for these improvements. Her energy and
devotion in raising funds would brook
no failure.
It is a cause of thanksgiving for many
of us, that the old lole Church built fifty
years ago by bather bond, is in tins
prosperous condition, 'file memory of
its founder is vel fragrant in the lives
and hearts of main of the dear Kohala
b.. b. TI'RXKR.
people.
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CENTRAL UNION CHURCH.
RevB.ETurner.
I h, Kincaid, with Mrs. Kincaid and
their daughter, Miss Anna Kincaid. arrived in Honolulu, Nov. 2.2nd, on the
steamer "Mongolia." They will make
their home in the Hohron collage on
Nuuanu aveUue. Dr. Kincaid returns in
good health, ready lo throw his best
energy into the life of ihe Church.
Dr. Shepardson closed his two months
ministry in Honolulu on Sunday. Nov.
lOth. It was only by sheer grit and by
the graces of Cod that Dr. Shepardson
was able to hold out until the return of
the pastor. During the last two wicks
he gave his very life's blood to meet his
appointments. During his thirteen or
more years of exceptionally busy service,
Dr. Shepardson has never before been
compelled to cancel a single engagement.
A remarkable tribute to Cod's keeping
power of them that love Dim! Ibid Dr.
Shepardson given up some weeks sooner
than he did. he would not be reduced to
such weakness today. However, there
is
no one who does not admire his strong
spirit and his uncomplaining cheerfulness
in the stress of pain and weakness.
Through the utter giving of self to her
husband, Mrs. Shepardson is also greatly
in need of rest and of quietfulness.
Rarely, if ever, has a supply ministry
here been so universally helpful as has
been Dr. Shepardson. There is no one
who has attended his services, and the
church has nearly always been filled, who
has not been spiritually bellied. There is
only one reason for this: Dr. Shephardsou knows his bible and preaches it. It
is very encouraging to see how hungry
the people are for the bread of Life.
Ihe course of afternoon expository
lectures on the book of Hebrews has
been most helpful and inspiring to a
The interest
irge number of people.
was sustained
throughout the entire
course.
Many from all denominations
availed themselves of the privilege of
hearing the Word of Cod opened Up by
one who understood it. 'fhe fact ihat the
book of Hebrews was written to Christian Jews who were in danger of
apostacy, threw a Hood of light upon
1
many difficult passages.
'file free-will offering of the many
who heard these lectures and who enjoyed the stereopticon lecture on "bight
from the Monuments." was a very generous one. and was greatly appreciated
by Dr. and Mrs. Shepardson.
Owing to Dr. Shepardson's critical
condition the stereopticon lecture on
"From Xew York to Alaska in a Wheel
I'hair," which was to have been given
November 24th, at bishop Hall, Oahu
College, has been indefinitely postponed.
'I'he plan of Systematic Giving which
has worked so well this past year in our
Bible School, will be continued for another year. The envelopes have been ordered from Philadelphia and have already been shipped.
Il has seemed advisable to transfer Ihe
training class which the past year has
been meeting in the ladies' parlors, to
the Preparatory School at Punahou.
Every member of ihe class but one is attending the Preparatory and ii is easier
and surer lo take ihe class to them than
to bring them to the class.
fifteen or more hoys and girls are now
studying "'fhe Parables of the Bible."
'I'he class meets Friday afternoons at
2
o'clock.
Our bible School i' forming a branch
of the International bible Reading .Wo
ciation. fhe I. B. R. A. is a band of
Sunday School officers, teachers, scholars,
parents and others, numbering; now nearly one million members in all parts of
tiie world, w ho are reading daily the same
portion of < iod's word. The readings are
all intended to illustrate the International
Sunday School Lesson for the following
Sunday. Any plan that promotes systematic bible reading is to be encouraged.
fhe I. B. R. A. does this. Am one who
will agree to read the selected portions
of the Scripture daily may become a
member of the Association. The mem-
bership fee is five cents a year. Members
have no other expense.
New members receive a certificate of
membership beautifully printed in colors.
I 'hey also receive a Monthly Leaflet with
"Hints"
on
the bible Readings for the
month. These hints are written by Mr.
( has. Waters, of London, the founder of
ihe I. B. R. A. They also receive a
Quarterly better of Greeting, and from
time to time other interesting and valuable printed matter. Every Sunday
School ought to have a branch of the
I. b. R. A. Miss Mary Parker has been
appointed Secretary of the branch of the
I. B. R. A. in Central I'uion bible
School. Each school has its own branch
Secretary and each city its District Secretary. Any interested will please consult
the Superintendent of Central Union
bible School
KAUI NOTES.
At the ( Ictdhcr meeting of the Kauai
Association a committee consisting of
the ministers of the island was chosen
to confer vvilh the various churches
and urge the reorganization of the
boards of I leacons, with a view to raising the standards for this important
office.
This committee has begun its work
visiting and conferring with the
churches of Waimea and Hanapepe,
which have the mailer under consideration. They will in like manner visit
the other churches of the island.
They are issuing to each church the
by
following letter:
To the
(ireeling
:
Church,
Whereas the Hawaiian churches of
the Island of Kauai have now a very
much smaller membership than they
had in the days of the Missionary
fathers, and do not therefore need so
large a Board of Deacons;
And Whereas il is of the highest
importance to the moral and spiritual
well-being of the church and community that these Deacons should be men
of exemplary life and character.
And Whereas it is more or less difficult to find men of this kind suitable
for the position.
And Whereas it is common knowledge, and a source of shame and weakness, that some of the Deacons in sonic
of our churches are notoriously unfit
for the position because of grievous
blemishes of life and character,
Now. therefore, the Island Association, through its committee, elected to
confer with the churches in this matter, respectfully suggests that the
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church consider the reor-
ganization of its Beard of Deacons
with a view to reducing the same to a
number commensurate with the present needs of the church and more especially to placing in this position men of
the highest integrity and honor; men
of sobriety and clean lives, who shall
lead the people in the things that make
for peace and righteousness.
And farther suggests that such Deacons be elected in classes or sections,
whose term of n\Y\er shall be one, two
and three years respectively, according lo fitness and character. Men of
a "yun cb'ah" or tea party, the ladies of
the Alexander House assisting.
Tea and cake and sweetmeats were
served.
Mrs. boon Tcong kindly
brought her phonograph and entertained
the guests with Chinese selections. Piano
solos by Miss Avers and Miss Gertrude
McCann added pleasure to the occasion.
Nineteen Chinese women and twentyfour children were present.
RECORD
OF EVENTS.
DIED.
SPINOLA—At Paia.
Maui. Oct.
2.1,
of
malignant tumor. Dr. Spinola, of Azore Is.,
aged 69 years.
AIKEN—At Makavvao, Maui, of pleurisy,
Oct. .6, Dr. Perky T. Aiken, ued 64.
FORBES—At Honolulu, Nov. 6, of sudden
heart failure, Annie Isabella Forbes, aged
v>, daughter ol late Rev. A. O. Forbes.
ISENBERG—At New York City, Nov. 6, el
pneumonia, If Alexander Isenberg, head ol
Hackfeld & Co.
HICKEY- At Honolulu. Nov. 14. John
Hickey, aged 68.
At 1 lonolulu, Nov. .5. the
is ap SHEPARDSON
Rev. Daniel Shepardson, Ph. D.
pointed Superintendent of Schools, vice KAAPA—AI Honolulu. Nov. !_, David
Kaapaa, long a chief detective of Hawaiian
tried uprightness bring elected for the I lavis. resigned.
police.
Clement,
—C.
of
L.
late
editor
longer term.
30th.
CARSLEY—At Honolulu. Nov. _>6. of pneuTrusting that vim will give this im- Maui News, shoots himself in Wailuku monia, George F. Carsley, aged 78 years, of
K-jnaliu, Kona,
portant matter your prayerful consid- cemetery.
s
t.
Independent,
Royalist
The
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MARRIED.
daily, ends its career of ten years.
Yours faithfully,
3 1 st. — Dredger bacific, under federal
Kahte, Molokai.
THE COM. of" THE ISLAND contract, begins deepening the whole of GOODHUE-MEYER—At
(iii. ax W. T. Goodhue,
M. D., to
I lonolulu harbor to 35 feet.
ASSOCIATION.
Christina Meyer.
At I H1... Oct. 18,
Nov. 3d.—End of barker Ranch case, OVEREND-WILLIAMS
By its Chairman,
11. S. Overend to Miss Charlotte 1.. Wilsuit of Col. Sam barker to gain control
J. M. LYDGATE. of grand-daughter's undivided half of liams.
Honolulu,
LOHRENGEL-KAMRAD Al
ranch. Whole case after many months' X. .\. 15, Waller Lohrengel tq Miss Martha
WAILUKU CHINESE MISSION. litigation, summarily thrown out Ol Kamrad.
()ct
court.
27th.—Winfred H. Babbitt
'flu- Chinese mission is temporarily
4111. —"Prince" Bert Peterson goes inunder the care of Mrs. bannie M. Simp- to spectacular bankruptcy; liabilities
son of Paia This year, for the first time, $43,1x10, assets nil.
the Chinese children are attending the
6th.—Strong sensation caused by
public school, and the arrangement seems death in Xew York, of 11. Alexander
satisfactory to all concerned, inasmuch Isenberg, the head of house of Hackfeld
as the children have school in their own & Co., on his way home from Germany
with his family.
language in ihe afternoon.
Much ol Mrs. Simpson's time is denth.— Kaliula, assistant foreman at
voted to teaching and visiting in the I lonolulu Iron Works, crushed by sliphomes of the Chinese women. braver ping of a nine-ton roller.
Fire at ship chandlery on Queen
meetings in ihe Chinese language arc
regularly held in several of these homes street, at 4a. 111. Damage $400. insured.
on certain afternoons of each week by
iblh.— Fire at () a. in. in furniture
Mrs. Simpson and Mr. Ting Ah I.ing. workshop on Union street, caused by
ihe preacher. In addition to this a great breaking of telephone wire across traction wire. Rapid action of firemen premany calls have been made.
'flu- English class meeting four even- vents heavy damage.
ings each week under Mrs. Simpson and
17th.—Russian cruiser Lena for VladiMiss Akiau < >ntai. a teacher in the public vostock comes in from the Aleutian route
sell. dl. c. insists of tell young men. Twice short of coal, after heavy weather.
jotli—Usual third fire. Cecil Brown's
a week a few of the most advanced men,
who are also interested ill studying the cottage in Kaimuki suburb, occupied by
bible, gather with Mrs. Simpson, Mr. P. C. Buzzeil, destroyed at _• a. m. Total
Ting Ah Ling, and sometime. Rev. Row- loss. $2,500.
ball annual meeting convenes of
land b. Dodge, to study and translate the
sermon to he given at the succeeding Planters' Association.
visit of Mr. Dodge, who preaches at the Survey begun of branch railway to
Chinese Church on the first Sunday- Wahiawa, nine miles from Waipahu, tip
morning of each month, 'fhe young men Waikakalaua gulch. Road to be comare greatly helped by this study, as they pleted by July next.
are thus enabled to understand the ser21st.—Emil C. Peters appointed Atmon in both English and Chinese. On* torney deneral, vice L. Andrews, reof their number is appointed to act as signed.
interpreter for Mr. Dodge each month.
25th—Unexpected death of the reOn Thursday afternoon, at the Alex- markable and greatly valued Rev. Dr.
ander I huise. Mrs. F. M. Simpson enter- Shepardson, supplying Central Union
tained the Chinese women of Wailuku at pulpit.
On November 5 the students of the
Mills Institute organized a society with
Wm. Lai Hip as president, Ting; Young
vice-president, Tai Chan recording secretary, ling Kwai corresponding sec
retary. fifteen members enrolled.
'Ihe Mills Institute Society is the
"banner Society" of the Oahu Young
People's Union.
Not wishing to be outdone by the
Seniors, the other students of Mills Institute who were not eligible to membership in the Y. P. S. C. b. on account of their age have organized a
Junior Society with 22 members enrolled. Tai Tung, president; Ah Xi,
vice-president; Kong bee, recording
secretary; Ting Yau, corresponding
secretary; Young Cho. treasurer.
The union meeting of the Oahu
Young. PeopleB Christian Union was
held at the Bishop Memorial Chapel.
Kainehanieha Schools. President L. A.
Dickey handled the program. Rev. A.
Y. Soares read the Scripture lesson.
Secretary .Miss K. Perkins called the
roll of societies, 14 responding, and she
also made a report of the work of the
Union. Rev. J. W. Wadtnan led the
Testimony meeting with a masterhand. The principal speaker of the
evening was Rev. G. lb bdwards of the
Christian Church, showing the promise
of the Young People's Christian Society to the young people and to the
church.
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