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8. 1880.
Intended Departure of theEditor
Ramblea in the Old World—No. 37
Editor's Table— 44Aloha" and other Books
Editorial
Marine Journal
Twenty-fifth Annual Report of H. 8. Home
Letter from Mlaa Bird
Letter from Major Webb
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"Rev. Dr. Damon is planning to take the
February steamer for a trip to the States,
and to Europe. Mrs. Damon will accompany him, both needing the rest and recuperation such a tour usually affords."
We clip the above from the Gazette, and
would add, that, during our absence, of a
few months, we hope to gratify a life-long
desire, to spend a few days in London during the " May-Meetings." The B. and F.
Bible Society, London Missionary Society,
Church Missionary Society, Religious Tract
Society, and other simitar associations, are
world-wide in tbeir influence, and it is our
desire to take a near view of these agencies,
so potent and evangelistic for good.
In making our preparations for leaving it
is pleasant to be cheered forward, by the
hearty congratulations of neighbors, friends
and parishioners, including our sea-faring
friends,all adding, "We are glad you are going." We are now entering upon our
fortieth year of service, under the auspices
of the American Seamen's Friend Society,
a trip abroad, is " now or never." We
can truly say, our labors were never more
We shall
interesting and encouraging.
hope to return refreshed and rejuvinated.
We leave the supply of the pulpit with our
Charch, and from the able preachers residing in Honolulu, and others, we doubt not,
the Bethel Congregation will alwnya be well
supplied. Mr. Dunscombe will continue his
Colporteur work among seamen.
The Friend frill appear as usual. All
letters relating to subscriptions or communications may be sent to " The Friend," P.
O. box 166, and will receive attention.
Shepherd of Lanai.
The last Hawaiian Legislature appointed
Mr. Gibson to prepare a report upon the
hygiene of the native population. We are
glad to know that he has been most diligently laboring to write something which will
prove truly valuable. In a note lately received, we met with the following significant and suggestive paragraph;
been studying the first and most
" 1 havewriter
eminent
on sanitary instructions
known to us,—and that is Moses. He, or
the Spirit in him, show to us that the great
Roman maxim, " Salus populi suprema est
lex." was well considered and acted upon in
Egypt and Palestine ages before Romulus
built his wall."
As the Jewish Lawgiver left his flocks in
Midian to conduct his countrymen from
Egypt to the Promised Land, so we trust
the Shepherd of Lanai, without leaving his
flocks, may conduct Hawaiians, afflicted
with Egyptian diseases, to the promised
land of health, prosperity and perpetuity.
Rev. Francis H. Robinson.
It was with much pleasure that we were
permitted to welcome this young clergyman
and his wife on their way to Wailuku,
where he is to take charge of the Foreign
Church. It affords us additional pleasure
to receive a note from Rev. Mr. Alexander,
from which we copy as follows :
" I had the pleasure of hearing" him preach
last Sunday. I think he is the right man in
the right place. We are all much pleased
with him and his wife. We had a social
gathering in the Government Union storehouse last evening to welcome them. A
large number attended, and I hope we shall
now get better acquainted with each other
and love each other more."
Words fail to express the satisfaction we
feel in witnessing the various foreign island
communities gathering and crystalizing
around those called to preach the everlasting Gospel. Now is the golden opportunity
for earnest Christian work on the part of
During our absence, our address private Christians as well as Gospel minis-
will be 80 Wall Street, New York City.
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RAMBLES IN THE OLD WORLD- No. 37
Autumn Days Is the Netherlands—No. 2.
Brussels, Belgium, September, 1879.
I have arrived thus far in safety in my
journey through the Netherlands and Belgium. It Is almost superfluous for me to
say that it is proving in all respects, and in
the highest degree, a journey delightful,
beneficial and instructive. 1 have been
favored with the most beautiful of golden
September days, the most charming of
autumn weather: My study and reading
and intense anticipation for weeks and
months past, in reference to and of Holland
and Belgium, are now in a remarkable degree enabling me to appreciate the opportunities which are afforded me here. It is a
grand and glorious historical, artistic and
poetic feast for me, and will be to me for
life of immense importance. Let me sketch
briefly in outline my journey thus far—and
it must be only in outline, for my time is
limited for writing, and 1 hope for weeks to
come to send you all the details and sidecoloring after I am once more back in Berlin. On Monday, September lat, I left
Nordeney, which never seemed more beautiful than in the early morning aunahine as I
said " Good bye " Once more in Emden,
and then by train
to Groningen, where I
passed the night, and which was my. first
Dutch city. Then next morning on to
Harlingen; then a charming day on tbe
steamer crossing the Zttider Zee to Amsterdam. In Amsterdam I spent two or three
days; then one day in Utrecht. By train
to Hilder, to see the grand dykes of North
Holland, defence against the North Sea. A
visit to the historic.and picturesque towns of
Aikmaar and Zandaam, then to Harlem—
charming, sweetly clean, brave old Harlem
—and then to the Hague snd Leiden,
so famous from its memorable siege and
Motley's descriptions. On every side were
Dutch pictures in landscape, dress face, etc.
The picturesque -little town of Delft I also
visited. Here William tbe Silent was assassins ted. I stood on tbe very spot where
the great man fell. How his very presence
still seems to remain in this drowsy little
city with its tree-fringed canals From
I went to Rotterdam—busy, quaint
Rotterdam. Hew Erasmus, the wise, the
scholarly, the elegant, was bom. From
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Rotterdam my route turned to Antwerp,
passing through Dordrecht. Here I said
good bye to Holland, and shortly afterwards
entered the Kingdom of Belgium. Antwerp, with its glorious Cathedral, its splendid gallery,' its splendid memories of Rubens
and a host of other artists. 1 can speak of
only with unbounded enthusiasm. My visit
there was a banquet. From Antwerp to
Ghent, are we not indeed on classic ground?
Then through Bruges and Ostend the great
watering-place, to Brussels.
1 am finding my anticipations fully realized, and that is saying much. lam seeing
the originals of hundrds of noble paintings
is the very land which saw their birth, and
amid associations and scenes of which they
are to so large a degree the expression.
Rembrandt has fascinated me indescribably
here in Holland, and in Belgium Rubens is
waiting to give me welcome. Art-taste is,
I am convinced, a plant of slow growth, but
when its roots have found a place in one's
heart and fancy, its progress is sure.
I am seeing daily, towns with their treeshadowed canals and quaint old houses and
noble churches ; charming Dutch inter" with
iors," exquisitely neat, and beautiful
family lite, open to me on every side ; the
sweet, mellow chimes of the bells go with
me all along the way ; my road lies through
wide-spreading meadows, where the sleek
and mild-eyed cattle feed, the pride of the
Dutch farmer.
It has been a constant source of pleasure
to me in the midst of my rambles to think
that I might be permitted to share with
others the impressions which these profoundly interesting and delightfully historic and
picturesque countries m >ke upon the traveler
who is permitted to tread their truly classic
soil. So deeply, so intensely has the "spirit"
of these lands affected me,- so eloquently
have the thousand historic monuments
which guided my wanderings proclaimed
thier story ; on such rare and gloriously
beautiful creations of laureled artists have I
been permitted to gaze, that I should seem to
myself to be doing violence to a thousand
precious memories if I attempted to recall
them hastily in the few moments afforded
me for writing. It were better if there were
more reverence in travel and in its recital
than one meets with in our day. Every
traveller who regards the opportunity afforded of visiting lands hoary with age and
tradition in a certain sense as a sacred
privilege, finds his experience nobly expressed in that thoughtful sonnet of the poet
Wordsworth on Bruges:
The spirit of antiquity—enshrined
In sumptuous buildings,—vocal is sweet song,
In picture, speaking; wilh heroic tongae.
And witb devout solemnities entwined—
Strikes to tbe seat of grace within tbe mind.
THK FETES OF SEPTEMBER IN BRUSSELS.
Allow me to give, in a few words, a
glimpse at tbe folk-life of Brussels, leaving
our excursion into the domain of the past
until another time—a time of more leisure
than the present—asking your kindly charity for these unavoidably nasty lines.
All Belginm may be said to be looking
forward to September, 18S0, with especial
anticipation. At this time will be celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of the independence
of Belgium, which dates from the September
Revolution of 1830. As you are aware, this
resulted in the separation of Belgium from
Holland. In l>3l. Leopold of Saxony-Coburg was called to the throne, which is now
occupied by his son Leopold 11. During the
years of peace which have since followed,
the country has In many respects made
astonishing progress. The great national
anniversary has been that of the last daya of
September, every recurring year celebrated
with the greatest enthusiasm by the people
all over the land, and with especial brilliancy, of course, in the capital, Brussels. All
the artistic talent and ingenuity of Belgium,
which is by no means slight, will be brought
into service during the coming year to render the Fetes as splendidly impressive as
possible, and all Europe will watch with interest this imposing pageant of national festivity. Hence, to visit Brussels in September, 1879, might seem like coming a year
too soon, for the forty-ninth celebration
might naturally be expected to be as dull as
the fiftieth would be brilliant. Still, I think
a Fete in Brussels could scarcely ever be
dull, the whole atmosphere of the city is too
enlivening. And 1 must confess the series
of festivities from the 23d to the 27th were
exceedingly interesting.
Brussels, you know, is generally regarded
as a smaller edition of Paris. And certainly
there is very much here to remind one of
the brilliant French capital; and yet the
city and its life has a decided character of
its own, as indeed has the vvhoje country,
where, as some one has remarked, the " two
elements, Latin and German, are to be met
with, so happily united." Brussels is
charming, and I do not wonder that it has
become so favorite a resort of the English
who take up their residence on the Continent. As one meets with two peoples and
two languages here at every turn, the Flemish and the French, so the city itself has a
double character. There is the old Brussels,
with its narrow streets, its historic memories, its medieval architecture; there is the
new city, with its superb avenues and treeplanted boulevards, its glittering shops, its
magnificent public buildings and parks. The
Past and the Present unite in singular harmony.
REQUIEM SERVICE IN THE CATHEDRAL.
1880.
center of the Cathedral, which was
heavily
draped with black and silver, rose a stately
cenotaph with mourning pall. It was an
impressive scene. The grey light of the
morning came sadly through the ancient
windows, whose colors have been deepened
and mellowed by the changing seasons of
centuries; the solemn music flooded the
long aisles and lost itself amid the lofty
Gothic arches ; hundreds of officials in their
robes of office, bands of soldiers in uniform,
officers and diplomats in glittering costume,
lighted the shadows formed by the heavy
mourning draperies ; the intoned liturgy of
the large company of the officiating priests
rose with the clouds of incense above the
altar. The Cathedral and its surrounding
squares were filled by a vast throng of sightseers. After the service, which terminated
about noon, the companies of soldiery
formed in procession and marched through
the crowded streets to the Place dcs Mar-
tyrs, in which is a monument erected to the
fallen braves, and there deposited wreaths
and garlands of immortelles.
VARIOUS FESTIVITIES.
It would indeed be quite impossible to
give anything like a detailed description of
the many and varied entertainments which
marked the week. There were free performances at different theatres, in Flemish and
French, to which the people flocked in vast
crowds. On one of the long canals near the
city a brilliant regatta look place, at which
the King and Queen of the Belgians were
present. Athletic games and various sports
attracted the people to different parts of the
city. Bands of music and various processions passed and repassed through the
streets and boulevards. The houses and
public squares were hung with the tricolor
of Belgium—red, yellow and black. A
great national concert was given, where only
the compositions of Belgian musicians were
performed. For a few days a general spirit
of merry-making prevailed, which even the
contentions which seem ever to be waged
between the Romish clergy and the Liberals
could not mar. Among the various celebrations, nothing was more interesting than the
ceremony attending the distribution of rewards and honors to those who during the
past year have rendered their names especially illustrious by reason of acts of courage, devotion and humanity. The ceremony
was most impressive. The King and Queen
and the highest dignitaries of State were
present. The vast hall was filled to overflowing by an enthusiastic throng, who welcomed the heroes of the day with tumultuous applause. The list of noble deeds and
acts of heroism here brought to the notice of
the public was one which did honor to our
humanity, and as one after another advanced
to receive the little cross or order which
testified to his bravery, one could not but
feel moved by a hearty enthusiasm. The
list was a long one, and the recipients were
of every rank and age. One or two little
children had distinguished themselves by
some especial act of courage. The simple
recital of the events brings a thrill to everyone—rescue of sufferers from conflagrations;
noble facing of smoke and flames for those
in danger; prevention of accidents to crowd-
The celebrations attracted visitors from all
parts of the country. Though I arrived a
day or two before their commencement, it
was with difficulty that I succeeded in getting a room in one of the hotels. In ISSO
a late comer will fare but poorly. The
opening ceremony was the celebration of a
requiem service in the Cathedral of St.
Michel and St. Gudule, an imposing Gothic
structure with a stalely facade, rising from
one of the heights above tbe city. There
was something peculiarly touching and appropriate in the service. Before the living
entered upon the enjoyment of their festivities, every heart turned in grateful love and
memory to those who helped to lay the
foundations of the national independence,
but who never lived to enjoy the frnits of
their labors—those who died bravely fighting
for the Fatherland. The service consisted
in the celebration of a Mass and in the rendering by the choir of a beautiful Requiem,
written expressly for the occasion. In the ed railway trains ; rescue of ships in danger
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in storm and darkness ; saving of lives from
drowning. Such scenes as this which lam
describing lift us into the highest spheres of
love and sympathy. The race has not degenerated. Every day's record of the calamities and dangers which surround us
show what possibilities of heroism there are
still in the world.
The Royal Society of Science and the
Fine Arts held on one of the closing days a
most interesting session, when various prizes
were distributed. These few facts may
perhaps give you something of an idea of
the great variety of the interesting entertainments afforded the visitor during those days.
BEFORE THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
The public Place of the city plays an
important part in history in all lands of
Western and Southern Europe. It is the
point where so many of the great festivities
and the tragedies, the joys and sorrows of
the people, have had their theatre. You
strike hfre at the heart, it may be scarred
and seared, but still the heart of History.
The 44 Place" in which the stately Hotel dc
Ville of Brussels is placed is one of the most
interesting, if in some respects one of the
saddest, spots in the old world. I am tempted here to quote a few words from a brilliant
pHge of Motley's "Dutch Republic," which
paints with one or two rapid strokes the
Place and its memories. It is at the point
where he speaks of the fate of Count Egmont nnd Count Horn, who fell victims to
Spanish tyranny :
44 The great square of Brussels had always a
striking and theatrical aspect. Its architectural
effects, suggesting in some degree the meretricious
union between Oriental and a corrupt Grecian
art, accomplished in tbe niediwvaUnidnight, have
nniiizcd the eyes of many generations. The
splendid Hotel dc Ville, with its daring spire and
elaborate front, ornamented one side of the place;
directly opposite was the graceful but incoherent
fitcade of the Brood Huia, now the last earthly
resting-place of the two distinguished victims,
while grouped around these buildings rose the
fantastic palaces of the Archers, Mariners and
other guilds, with their festooned walls and toppling gables, bedizened prolusely with emblems,
statues and quaint decorations. The place had
been alike the scene of many a brilliant tournament and of man j a bloody execution. Gallant
knights had oontended within ita precincts, while
bright eyes rained influence from all those picturesque balconies and decorated windows. Martyrs to religious and to political liberty had upon
the same spot endured agonies which might have
roused every stone of its pavement to mutiny or
softened them to pity. Here Egmont himself, in
happier days, had often borne away the priao of
skill or of valor, the cynosure of every eye ; and
hence, almost in the noon ola lite illustrated by
many brilliant actions, he was to be sent by the
band of tyranny to bis great account."
It was in this historic square that some of
the most interesting ceremonies of the Festival week of this year took place. On the
second morning of the Fetes the square was
filled with hundreds of spectators to witness
the ceremony of the distribution of prizes to
the various " Societies and Companies of
Sports' of the city. This seems to be a
remnant of some ancient custom of more
picturesque days. In the centre of the
square rose a pavilion gayly decorated, for
the judges and distributors. The morning
was gay with the stirring music of different
bunds. Tbe day was charming and the
scene most bright and animated. First
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came the Royal Society of St. Sebastian,
ancient and historic company of Archers,
bearing the insignia of their order. Then,
in long line, one company after the other
devoted to the practice of some especial
game or exercise. Their banners and standards, of every hue and color, heavy with
gold, fluttering in the wind, brought to mind
the long-vanished days when the knights of
the land with their followers rode to tourney on ihe Place. After they had taken
their stand, the prizes were distributed and
the great throng dispersed. In the evening
of the same day there was a grand military
concert given on the square. It was a striking scene. Brilliant lines and festoons of
gas jets and colored lanterns lighted the
great Place as if with sunshine. The grand
Uothic facade and graceful mounting spire
of the Hotel dc Ville seemed transfigured in
the blaze of light. The square was one
wave of upturned faces, over which strains
of music floated in great flooding waves of
melody. While above all this picture, so
brilliant, its coloring deepened by the shadows of the evening and framed by the
solemn towering walls of the ancient buildings forming the square, appeared the silver
moon in the glorious bending arch of the
night. For the moment it seemed as if
another throng filled the air—as if the spirits of other ages were looking down upon
this holiday spectacle. And the vision of
the martyred dead and of the gay companies
what 1880 may have in store for the good
people of Brussels and Belgium.
F. Williams Damon.
Hawniian Legation, Berlin.
P. S.—We are in the midst of Christmas
week, that great festival season for Germany, snd I write enveloped by the perfume
and fragrance of Christmas greens. I have
this year been especially struck by the
universal celebration of this anniversary.
Here it is a festival of joy, which levels all
differences of creed, of nationality, of employment ; rich and poor, the high and low,
Jew and Gentile, have in their way participated in it. It is probable that the majority
have passed over the real meaning and significance of the season.
This may be so,
but I would see in this universality of participation a suggestion of that glorious faith
which He revealed to us whose birthday we
now celebrate. The Song of the Angels,
that grandest of Christmas carols, was sung
for no particular race or time. It was for all
time, lor every race. How grandly the
music swells as the years roll on ! Each
Christmas should be to us a higher vantsge
ground. Our age calls for " More light,
more light!" Strange, when the Divine
sunlight floods the onward way. And yet
perhaps not so strange when we think how
loath we are to look unto the source of all
light. 1 saw recently in Brussels a striking
picture. It was painted with grand, tremendous strokes. The immense canvas was
for the main part dusky and heavy with
who had once shone amid these serene
ancient precincts—heroes, priests, knights,
and armed soldiery—arose before me. Was shadows, immense sombre masses of darkit fancy, or the ghostly shadows of the pass- ness and cloud. But in the center rose a
cross, bearing the form of the Divine suffering clouds?
er, the Savior of Mankind. And now the
CONGRESSES.
No capital of Europe now feels that it has picture changed. From this central point,
done its annual duty unless it has entertain- golden, glorious beams of light shot out into
ed two or three congresses. And a most the darkness and enveloped with waves of
capital idea this is of bringing together men celestial light ihe scourged figures of slaves
of learning, of experience, of talent, from all at the foot of the cross It is this thornparts of the world, to deliberate upon some crowned and pierced Christ who is the Light
special subject. This is one of the best of the World. Let us look unto Him, and
products of our modern civilization. We our lives will be filled with the glory of this
have now congresses of all kinds—medical, great light. The old year is dying, and the
artistic, literary, scientific, archaeologic, re- new year comes. Life here is full of change,
ligious, and so on ad infinitum. Brussels but this Divine radiance shines undimmed,
is ptr excellence the city of congresses, and unchanging, the glory of the ages, the splenduring September two held their sittings dor of eternity. The Saviour is still the
here—that of the " Americanists" and that same, ready to comfort the mourning, to
of the different geographical societies of strengthen the tempted and tried, to bring
Europe. The first of these, whose especial home the wandering, to fill saddened hearts
mission appears to be to collect facts snd to with songs of rejoicing, to cleanse from
indulge in theories, some of which have a stains of sin, and to give freely all who ask
practical bearing, others the reverse, in the Divine pardon. 1 have that glorious
reference to the early inhabitants and text, " God so loved the world," in over two
peoples of America, to study its antiquities, hundred languages. When at a glance one
etc., had this year an especially brilliant sweeps such a horizon, his heart is full. I
session. Great eclat was imparted to the believe in the Brotherhood of the race. I
same by the presence of General Guzman would be glad to consecrate my life to findBlanco, the President of the Republic of ing some link to unite these now scattered
Venezuela, and other famous personages, races and to bringing more distinctly into
among them the distinguished Professor view those golden links which unite us to
Virchow, from the University of Berlin. the source of all life and speech. I have
This was followed by the Geographical lately found in Bunsen's Life some words
Congress, which lasted several days, and which should be made the key-note of all
whose deliberations cannot fail to be produc- philological study, " to trace God's firm path
tive of much good to the world at large, as through the stream of ages."
they were of an essentially practical nature.
By the wsy, one of the pleasantest familWith this closed the principal events of ies 1 have met in Be lin is that of Dr.
the month of September, and we who have George yon Bunsen, son of the Baron and
been permitted to take part in these varied Baroness yon B. The Bunsens are very
scenes, will feel an especial interest to see cultivated and refined. They have a beauii-
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ful horne —a villa just in the suburbs, with
fine grounds. The entrance hall is very
English like, witn a great open fireplace.
There is a large number of children in the
family —two daughters in society, and a son
of about twenty. Or. Bunsen is a man of
wide range of thought, sweeping the horizon
of the world of letters in something of the
magnificent way of his father, though he is
not the great man the Chevalier was. He is
a most admirable conversationalist, at home
on every topic, full of fire, of feeling, of
poetry. You would find themall charming.
December 28th.—A young navsl chaplain, Herr Goedel, who was in Honolulu in
tbe Leipzig about a year ago, has justtaken
his leave. He called on me last week, and
to-day he was my guest at dinner. It was
so very pleasant to talk with him about
home, and his memories of Honolulu are
most fresh and charming. He says that in
all his travels he has found no such delightful place as Honolulu, and he says this is
the unanimous feeling of all the officers. He
fairly brims over with gratitude for your
He is now preaching, and is
kindness
naval instructor.
I am hourly looking for Mr Carter, and
hoping, before sealing my envelope, to announce his arrival. 1 have had his rooms
at the hotel warmed for this evening. I
certainly hope he will be here before New
F. W. D.
Year's!
EDITOR'S TABLE.
"Aloha!" A Hawaiian Salutation. By
Geobge Leonard Chancy.
Boston :
Roberts Brothers. 1880.
Some years ago, when conversing with a
person about some new publication respecting Polynesia, be remarked in a querulous
tone, " What! Another book ! I should
think enough had been written and printed
already." Our reply was, " The reading
world has only just begun to read the books
which will be written about Polynesia."
Since then several books have appeared relating to Polynesia, and a good half-dozen
about the Hawaiian Islands, including Miss
Bird's, Mr. Fornander's, Mrs. Brasscy's,
Judge Caton's, and now comes to us, fresh
from Boston, with the imprint of " 1880 "
on the title page, another volume, entitled
Aloha," by the Rev. George Leonard
"Chancy,
late pastor of Hollis St. Church,
Boston. This tourist, accompanied by his
wife, visited our Islands 1875-76. The volume is dedicated to the Honorable and Mrs.
H. A. P. Carter, " without whose kind persuasion" the author would not have visited
the Islands.
Tbe author, we think, has been peculiarly
happy itj the selection of a title—" Aloha,"
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Love to you." This, he aptly remarks,
commonest and sweetest word in
"theis the
Hawaiian tongue." Dr. Anderson, in
his book on the Islands, thus writes about
the same word : " Aloha is their characteristic word. If they have not words to ex-
press some of tho great ideas, they certainly
have a word expressive of the sweetest,
richest sentiments of the human heart—
Aloha. I never wearied with the repetition,
though I repeated it thousands of times."
Mr. Chancy has certainly written a very
pleasant, racy, readable and enjoyable volume. He appears to have quietly glided
around among all classes of our Island community, observing the various phases of
human life, and viewing the natural scenery
with the eye of an artist and naturalist.
Being a New Englander and Bostonian, he
is gratified to discover a strong infusion of
good old Puritan principles in the society of
the Islands, made up of so many nationalities. "Itis a curious and pleasant thing
to see how many of the best characteristics
of the Anglo-American race havebeen transplanted and domesticated in this far-away
Kingdom. If the good old type should die
out of Mew England, 1 believe that it would
be found surviving in the descendants of the
best sett era of the Hawaiian Islands."
He takes a hopeful view of the Chinese
element, although his keen forecast of the
future gently crops out when he remarks,
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Take care, O King, that the lean kine do
not eat up the fat ones."
We regret that our limits will not allow
us to copy many a bright, hopeful and
sparkling paiagraph falling uuder our notice
in glancing over this volume. We have not
met with a single carping or ill-natured remark in one of its 299 pages. We attribute
tbis in part to the fact that he took the word
Aloha for his key-note. The writer appears
to have found the Islands a restful place.
We think this has also been true of other
visitors who have escaped for a brief season
from professional duty in the court-room and
the pulpit. Mr. Dana, Judge Caton, Dr.
Anderson, Dr. Clark, Dr. Stone, Dr. Chancy
and others have expressed the idea that they
found the Islands a restful spot.
We can most cordially commend this
volume to the reading public, and are confident our booksellers will find a constant
sale for years to come. Mr. Chancy compliments Miss Bird most gracefully in his
introduction : " Miss I. L. Bird has written
a charming book of travel in the Hawaiian
Archipelago. If I can give.my readers half
tbe pleasure she has given me, I shall be
satisfied." We think he may be satisfied.
Miscellanies. By John Dean Caton,
LL. D. Boston i Riverside Press. 1880.
We would acknowledge a copy of tbis
book by Judge Caton. It contains much
most valuable information relating to Law,
The
History, Science and Literature
not
to
his
has
been
devoted
only
proJudge
fession, but has stepped aside, and like other
1880;
wise men, from Solomon down, has been
one that " intermeddled with all wisdom."
The habits of the American deer and the
antelope have been his special study. When
he visits foreign conntries he studies up
everything relating to those lands—c. g.,
the Hawaiian Islands and Cuba. Now he
is upon a visit to Japan, and we may erelong expect interesting Papers" relating
to those islands. He was en route thither,
through San Francisco, when he most kindly forwarded this volume, which we have
perused with interest About sixty pages of
this volume relate to the Hawaiian Islands,
some parts of the same having been published in our Island papers.
*
Victorian Review. Vol. I. No. I.
This is a publication coming to us from
Melbourne, Victoria, and takes us somewhat
by surprise. It is a large and beautifully
printed Quarterly, with a corps of contributors worthy of a first-class Review of England or America. Our limits will not allow
us to pru.t all we should be pleased to say
in the way of high commendation. It con-
tains eleven articles, on various topics, and
having read several, we can recommend the
Review as first-class One article, entitled,
" Will?" theis Anglo-Australian Race Degenerate
most suggestive.
The wriier
views the nations of the earth from a geological standpoint. Thus writing, he remarks, "We must be prepared for an inevitable degeneration of the Anglo-Australian
stock." We regret we cannot reproduce the
whole article, and also another, " A
Coming Citizen of the World,"—viz., Chinese.
Through Whitney & Robertson and T.G.
Thrum the Review may be obtained.
The Presbyterian Review. Vol. I. No. 1.
This is a first-class Review, started by
the ablest divines and writers of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. Sound
scholarship, able reasoning, broad views and
manly discussion will characterize this
Quarterly, if we may judge what future
numbers will be from the one now lying on
our table. It is published by Randolph &
Co., of New York, for the Presbyterian Review Association.
We think many of our readers will
peruse with interest the letter we publish
from Miss Bird, written after her return to
England from her trip to Japan. Her letters
relating to our Islands have much enlightened all who are interested in this part of
the world. Often we meet with tourists
who say that they never should have come
hither but for reading Miss Bird's book.
If any of our readers are interested in
reading about the Amos of Japan, to whom
Miss Bird refers, we would refer them to
the Friend for November, 1871, containing
an article carefully prepared by Mr. Lindau,
a German gentleman and tourist, then on a
visit to Honolulu. He is a brother of the
celebrated Lindau. who now stands among
the ioremnst literary men of Germany. The
Amos of Japan hold the same relation to the
people of Japan that the North American
�Indians do to the people of America. They
were the original inhabitants of Japan.
Miss Bird's reference to our old friend
Mangero is most touching. He merits something better than neglect, for he is one of
Japan's noblest men. He gave to Japan a
transjaiion of Bowditch's Navigator, and
was the translator of Perry's Dispatches
""when Japan was opened. He was also one
of the Japanese Commissioners to observe
the German and French war. We could
wish our U. S. Minister in Japan might
speak a kind word in behalf ot Captain
JOURNAL.
MARINE
S. I.
PORT OF
HONOLULU,
Deo
Jan
Jan
Jan
Mangero.
The following is a list of Miss Bird's publications :
•' The Englishwoman in America." Post
Bvo. Out of print.
" Six Months in the Sandwich Islands."
Cheap and revised edition, with illustrations.
Crown Bvo.
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains." With illustrations. Crown Bvo.
"
In the press: " Unbeaten Tracks in
Japan : An Account of Travels on Horseback in the Northern Interior of the Main
Island and among the Aborigines of Yezo,
with Visits to the Shrines of Nikko and lse."
With 40 illustrations; 2 vols.; crown Bvo.
Hilo Railroad.
We are glad to learn that a short railroad
is in successful operation at Hilo. The Rev.
A. O. Forbes thus writes, under dale of
January Ist:
" Our Foreign Sabbath School has, been
celebrating the day with a railroad excursion
of a couple of miles through the fields of
the Waiakea Plantation and a dinner at the
new mill. The children and all who were
there enjoyed it greatly."
Jan
Deo
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
17—Am achr
IS—Haw brig Julia M Avery, Avery, for South Bern Ida
10—Brit bk Lady Head, Anderson, for Kequtmalt, B V
19—Gar bk Auguste, Schumacher, for Manila
19—Am wh bk Pacific, Knosrka, for cruise to westward
20—P M88Zealandia, Chevalier, for Ban Franclaco
MARRIED.
LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Thirty-fourth Annual
THAT ISSUES
TONTINE
INVESTMENT
POLICIES.
BEING PRACTICALLY
An Endowment Policy
AT THE
USUAL LIFE RATES.
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary ofthe Honolulu
Sailors' Home Society.
Tbe annual meeting of ths above society, whioh
constituted ill 26th anniversary, waa held at tbe
Home on the 8d January, 1880,at 11 a m , Hod. 8.
N. Caatle presiding
The Treasurer reported a balance of 885 82. on
bead. Tbe report of the Chairmen, of Ihe Executive
Committee ia given below.
Tbe election ofTrustees for a term of three years,
oloaing on the 81st Deo. 1882, retailed m follow!
Messrs C. R Bishop, P. C. .Vases. J. T. Waterhouse
Jr, J. B. Athertoo, A. Fuller, sod Wm. Babcock.
The Trustees eleoted tbe following officers by ballot
vii 8 N. Csstle, President: C. R. Bishop,
Treaeuier: F. A. Schaefrr, Secretary.
Executive Committee, Rev. 8. C. Demon, E. 0.
Hall snd P. C. Jones.
Tbe Sailor's Home oontinnes its usefulness in this
community, although it has changed in lis oharaoter
to s great extent in proportion lo tbe general ohenge
wbiob tbe twenty-five years of its existenoe have
wrought in tbis oily. Tbe Reoord of thie Institution
is full ol interesting reminisoenses, and calls to mind
DEPARTURES.
a number of oar best and most useful oilizena of
27—Am bktne GraceRoberta, Olaeo, for Ban Franclaco whom many have sinoe departed to a better life.
Meyer
San
rancieco
Jordan,lor
f
27—Am achr W II
Of those who constituted tbe first body of Trustees,
29—P MSB Ausiralla, Uarglll, for Sydney
eighteen in all, only six are now living, and of these
]
30—Am bk Helena, Snow, for Victoria.BO
Sl—Am achr Ida ochnauer,Bchnautr, lor rian Francisco the Rev. Dr. Damon and Hon. 8. N. Castle have ever
I—Am—
1 Am schr Ada May, Thomas, for Hllo, Hawaii
been active members and officers of tbe Board.
6—Haw bk Hawaii, VI hltney, for rtoulh Sea lalanda
Ureal credit and the thanks of* tbis oommunity are
6—Raiatea achr Vivid, Bngllah, for tanning's Island
espeoially due to tbe Rev. Dr Damon for bis inde7—Am bktne Victor, Hariiiea. lor Port Gamble
B—Am tern W L Beebe,Eracben, for Port Blakely
fatigable labors in tbe interests of ths Sailor's Home,
S—Am bk Rainier, Yt ulff, for Port Gamble.|
sndthe occasion of its 25th snniversity is a fit oppor10—Am bktne Kttreka, Mordberg, for San Franclaco
tunity to give publio expression lo these sentiments.
12—1/ 8 8 Lackawanna, Chandler, for San Franclaco
12—U 8 8 Ranger, Boyd, lor San Francisco
In that gentleman's report as Chsirman of tbe Exfor
Kahului
Hera,
Monaen,
12 —Am tern
ecutive Committee, will be found an interesting bit
18—Am achr Eusiace, Bole, lor San Franclaco
of international history— an evidently well founded
14—Haw bgtne Storm BIM, Hatfield, for Jaluit
IS—Am bktne J A Falklnburg. Hubbard, for Portl'd, 0 presumption that American legislation relating lo
lor
Ban
Francisco
Freeman,
16—Am bk II W Almy,
seamen received some bints from tbat of Hawaii on
16—Am bk Camden, Robinson, forPort Gamble
the same subject.
Schmidt,
Yon
for
S
Claua Spreckels,
F
ARRIVALS.
29-P MSB Australia. Cars111, fromRan Franclaco
29—Am achr Ada May, Thomas, 18 daya fm S Francisco
80—Brit bk Lady Head, Anderson, 1M daya fm London
I—Raiatea sen Vivid, Kogliah, 7J dys fm Pannlnfs I'd
3—Am bk H W Almy. Freeman. 19 daya fmS Francisco
4—Am brlf Sea Waif. Wagner, 33 daya from Jalnlt
i Brll bk Norham Caatle, Good. 134 daya fm Glasgow
6—Uricbk Lady Lampoon, Maralon, 16 daya from San
Franclaco
7—Am ach Clana Spreckela, Yon Schmidt, rrom San
Francisco, via Hllo
7—Am achrKnatace. Bole, fm 8 Francisco via Kahului
7—Brit bk Caama, Irvlnf, 182 days from Liverpool
11—Am tern Hera, Monaen, 22 daya from Departure
Bay, en route to Kahului
12—Am achr Bonanaa, Miller, from S Franclaco via Hllo
16—Am bk J W Beaver, Melander, 18 days from San
Franclaco
It—Am achr Dashing Wave, McCulloch, from Ban
Francisco, via Kahului
16—Stmr Jamea Makee, Oodrrey, from Kapa*
17—Stmr Kilauea Hou, Sears, from Kahului
111—P MSB Zealandia,Chevalier, from Sydney
23—Am bk Uyane, Hansen, 121 days from Ban Fran
S3—Am bktne Sheet Anchor, r'riis, 7B daya from-New
Caatle, N 8 W
24—Am wh bk John norland, IS dys 'in San Fran isco
Cutlkk—Browk.—At Benton, W. T.. November 12, by
the Bey. Mr. Bagley, Mr. Howell D. Cctlih, of East
Machiaa, He., mate of the " Camden," to Miaa ALUS E.
Bbowh, daughter of Captain Robert Brown, of Seattle,
but formerly of Honolulu.
*
BUCHANAN—KAHEMOE—At Kohala, Hawaii, on Nov.
29th, 18711, by the Bey. A. B. Atherton, Mr. B. McLellan
Buchanan, late of Oeven, Dumbarton, Scotland, to Miss
Kalapa Kahemoe, of Kohala, Hawaii.
Hmithies—Mabtin.—At Walohlnu, Kau, Dec. Ist, 1879,
Miss
by the Rev. J. Kauhane, John William Smithixs toThoa.
E. M. Martin, eldest daughter of the Hon. W.
Report! Martin.
Kkawi—Haai.—ln thla city, January 1, by Bey. 8. C.
Hawallans, belonging to
Damon, Kkawk to
•38.000,000
ASSETS (Cask)
Honolulu.
city, January 1,Kixtou to Flo
thla
Kkitou—Kiao.—ln
8.000.000 Kiao, bothsChinese. belonging to Honolulu.
ANNUAL I NCOMK
SHELDON—CUMMINGB—In thla city, Jan. 6, by the
T.000.000
CASH SURPLUS
Bey. H. H. Parker, Mr. Henry C. Sheldon, of Kohala, Hawaii, to Miaa Hannah Cummlngs, of Wailuku, Maul.
11. lI.UKKKI.II Si CO.,
Beuiko—Di Jbbub.—lnthis city, January9, Mr. John
General Agents.
Biuimq to Miss Maria dx Jxsos.
Jabcia—Kilawaa.—ln this city, January 24, by Bey.
C. O. BBRQER,
8. C. Damon, Thomas Jabcia, of Waianae, to Kilawaa,
of Honoullull.
Special Agent for Ihe Hawaiian Islands.
THE ONLY COMPANY
1880.
13
THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY,
DIED.
:
.
:
Annual Report of the Executive Committee.
Whatever ohangee have passed over tbe world
daring the last quarter, tbe Honolulu Sailor's Home,
has continued onward in its career of usefulness.
Its doors have always been open and accomodations
always provided for those for whom it wss built and
others who concluded to avail themselves of its privileges. Many thousands of seamen aod others have
here found a quiet temporary resting place. Io reviewing the history of tbe Society, we notioe that
some of the original officers are living, while others
have passed away. Judge Allen, our Minister at
Washington, was the first President ; Judge Lee,
one of the Trustees : Judge Robertson another and
S. N Castle snother, while Capt. Babcock was one of
the Floating Committee. Mr Castle has been among
those of the Trustees during all tbe period of Ihe
society existence, and be is now our honored President, while the Seamen's Chaplain has always acted
as Chairman of the Executive Committee in preparing the Annual Report.
Tbe corner stone was laid by His Majesty Etmebemeha IVtb on Restoration Day, 81th of July, 1855.
We have always admired tbe address of His Majesty
on that oooasioo as peculiarly appropriate and we remember it wss written out io his own band writing,
when called for by tbe printer.
The laying of the corner atone of an edifice destined to
add to the welfareand happlneaa of Seamen is an occasion Interesting to every member of thla oommunity.
The hardships with which the Bailor contends,and the
dangera which be braves bring ua ease and aecwity. Had
he never steered hie ahipa Into our watera, Honolulu
might simply haveretained lta position aa a fishing village or become by thla time a deaerted beach. I hope the
day haa panned forany claaaof men to be valued only for
their strength, and adaptability to thepurposes of others.
The sailor, the miner, the seamstress, and even tbe slave,
for generations to come, will all have canae to bless the
Nineteenth Century. In ralalng thla Home, we endeavur
to act In accordance with the Spirit of the Age, by seeking to ameliorate the condition of a preponderating element of our foreign and a very conalderabla one of oar
native, population.
The moral wants of the aailor demand our care equally
with thoae that are phyalcel. The facilities offered to
him on ahora aa a reasonable and responsible being
should be multiform. In orderto counteract the dlaadvantages inseparable from a life at see. For hla own sake,
and tbat of every community he visits, he should ever be
found an orderlyand Intelligent member of society; Institutions of thla character will help to make him ao.
Entertaining theae feelings towards sailors, I did not
hesitate to assist in tbe ceremony of to-day, and I esteem
myself happy that my name la associated with this good
A ylett,—ln thin city, Jin. 9, ot malarial fever,Catherine Paukfilaui, wife of Jamea Aylett, aged I*6 years.
Howahd.-Died at Hllo, Hawaii, January 18, William
Howard, a Welahman by birth, having resided on Hawaii about three yearn. Our correspondent writes :" He
waa evidently a man of superior education and social advantages, but all that we can learn of his history Is that
for some reason he had left his family never to return to
them agatn. Ire died among ua a perfect atranger, and
there is not a scrap of writing or anything elseamonghla
effecta that gives us the slghtest clue to his home cr
friends In England. He looked like a personabout 36
years of age."
Chambeblain—ln thla city, Jan. 10th, at her residence,
Maui a P., widowof the late Levi Chamberlain, formerly
Secular Superintendent of the American Mission to these
Islands, aged 76 years, 10 months. Mra. C. waa a native
of Pequea, Lancaster county, Pa., andarrived at Honolulu in 1838. She was the laat survivor at these Islands of
the large company of whioh Messrs. Andrews, Judd,
Clark, Gullck, Green, their wives and others, were members. She had resided in this city about SI yean.
Coffin—lv thla city, Jan. 20th, Komelia Kaou, wife of
Mr. George Coffin, aged 61 years.
Bibd.—ln this city, Jsn.!Mth, Mr. Henbt C. limn.aged work.
64 years and 8 months. Deceased waaa native of Hitcbln,
The
Herts, England. (San Francisco papers please copy )
Society has always been peculiarly fortuatc
�THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY,
14
.
in securing gocd sod reliable managers : Mr. sod
Mrs. thrum, 1866—1869 ; Capt. and Mrs. Oat,
1860—1868 ; Mr snd Mrs. Miller, 1864—1866 ;
Mrs. Crabb, 1866—1871 ; Mrs Whiteous, 1871—
1878 ; Mr. and Mrs. Duosootube. 1878
During the Isst tsu yesrs, ths Y. M. C. A. has
•■stained a Reading Room at Ihe Horns, which bss
been much frequeoted'aud never more than st tbe
present lime.
Although whaleship* have osassd to frequent this
port —only one oomiug Ibis year—jet merchant vessels hsve increased, snd vesstls of war coming oos»--sionallv as in former years. The necessity for sustaining suoh an institution remains as urgent as
ever. It forms a cent 4 place of resort for friends
of many good enterprises, including Bible and tract
distribution. So manifest has been Ihe usefulness
of this institution that it bss never been allowed to
become encumbered with debt, and tbe community
has always most generously responded when appeals
base been mads for its support.
It should not be forgotten tbsl in the early dsys
of ths Home, representation of Government officers
among tha Trustees led to a thorough review and
remodeling of Hawaiian Laws relating to the proper treatment of seamen. Bonis years sgo, when
Ihe friends of seamen in Ibe United States desired
tbe enactment of new laws relating to seameu,
copies of our Laws and regulations were applied for,
and wben the newly framed laws were passed by the
United Slates Congress, it was manifest that hinls
at least were euggesiel by Hawaiian Laws and regulations ielating to seamen. No oandid observer can
possibly review ihe history of the Home for a quarter of a century and not acknowledge its great usefulness to seamen, strangers and others At the
present time all our Consuls send their distressed
seamen thither wben they are not under medical
treatment at the Queen's Hospital. Many of the
boarders of line have been sent hy the planters'
sgenls ; hence to close its doors and suppress its
various agencies would be a serious loss to the com-
**
munity.
Sam'i. C. Damon
Chairman of
Ex
Com.
Letter from Miss Bird.
19, Coote's Crescent, Edinburgh,
Nov. 16th, 1879.
Dear Mr. Damon: I am in your debt
for the Friend, which I always read from
the first to the last word.
*
How I wish I was going to the never-tobe-forgotten Islnnds ! Now I must tell you
about your last letter. Strange to say, I
received the Friend [in Japan] with an account of the Amos in Yezo the day before I
left for a three weeks' tour among the Amos,
and consequently it interested me exceedingly, as did these truly pathetic aborigines.
I had previously become very well acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Murray, and on returning to Tokiyo lost no time in speaking
to them about Mangero, and Mr. Murray
took a great deal of trouble to find him out,
and having done so, invited him to meet me
nt lunch. Mangero is quite an old-looking
and sad-looking man. His party is out of
power and himself out of employment, and
he lives on a plot of land at some distance
from Tokiyo. He brightened very much
when he heard of you, and especially when
r- gave him your photo and message. I
urged him to write to you, but he has nearly
forgotten English. Your thought of him
seemed to be quite a gleam of brightness in
his depressed condition, and I am very glad
that you gave me the message to him.
Others I saw who spoke of you. I spent
ten days with the Hepburns, and Mrs Hepburn said that her day in Honolulu was the
fullest and most exciting she ever spent.
1 was for a fortnight with the Gulicks, and
*
*
there 1 almost forgot that I was not on Hawaii. Mrs. Gulick, senior, was very frail,
but "the inner man" seemed " renewed
day by day,"and the influence of her piety
seems very sweetly felt by all. I saw much
of the missionary circle there and at Kiyoto, and was very much interested in the
hopeful work which your countrymen and
women are doing there, which contrasts
..strongly with much of unsuccessful though
earnest effort in other parts of Japan.
I
liked Mrs. Orimel Gulick very much. She
has the good qualities which I admired so
much in her sisters. She is much esteemed
and looked up to, as she deserves to be. I
spent seven months in Japan, and traveled
very considerably in the northern interior
and among the aborigines in Yezo. It grew
gradually upon me, and is a deeply interest-
1880.
Letter from Major Webb.
Papeetee, Tahiti, Not. 9, 1879.
Mv Dear Mr. Damon : I write to let
you know of my arrival here. I had
a
very
rapid and pleasant voyage from San Francisco in a smart little schooner called the
Greyhound. We left on the Ist October
and arrived at Tahiti on the 29th. We had
good winds all the way, except at the Line,
where we passed through the calm regions
found there. I have taken a small house
here, and will probably remain some time
on this island. It is very beautiful and
richly wooded, and reminds me of the Sandwich Islands. The people are exactly of the
kind, open-hearted race, and very hossame
but it did not steal my heart!
ing
Then I went for three weeks to Canton and pitable. lam told that they often support
Honkong, and was delighted with the for- white men when they are no longer able to
mer.
Thence to Singapore, where the work. 1 presented the letter of introduction
Straits Settlements Government gave me
you kindly gave me to Mr. Green, and was
the opportunity of visiting the Malay Peninsula as its guest, and I went first to Mal- very kindly received by him. Yesterday
acca and then to the native states of Sun- being Sunday, I attended his church, and
gei, Ujong, Salongor and Perak ; then for after service witnessed the baptism of a
three weeks to Ceylon, with which 1 was Chinaman who was then
publicly admitted
greatly disappointed ; and thence to Suez,
the
into
Christian
Church.
Next week 1
from whence I made a solitary pilgrimage to
Sinai, and carried out the earliest wish of intend making a tour round the island, and
my childhood. The great drawback all the when I return going over to another one
time was my very bad health and the suffer- which is a few miles distant. After that
ing in my spine caused by riding, and at
stay here will be near its end. Some
Cairo I took typhoid fever, from which I my
ago there was a lady here, a Miss
time
have been slowly recovering ever since. I
Gordon
Cumming, a sister of a man who
sister
joined
my
returned home in June. 1
at once, and have lived five months in a was well known in England as a great hunlittle cottage which we have in the Heb- ter of lions in Africa. She explored well
ridean island of Mull, on the wooded edge
island and the one in its neighborhood,
of the moorland above the sea. 1 have been this
and am much occupied with literary work, and made a number of paintings of the most
as you will see by the enclosed. My Japan striking spots. 1 purchased a number of
book will be a very corpulent volume, and photographs of her pictures, which are very
will probably not be out till February. The striking indeed. Judging from them, her
Rocky Mountains have been out for a week, pictures must be very fine. After she left
and the edition is nearly disposed of. * *
it was her intention to go on to the SandI suppose that each year is altering the wich Islands. A great artist has plenty of
Islands by bringing strangers and foreign scope to exercise his talent both here and in
your Islands. A fine painting of Kilauea
capital and labor to your shores.
Believe me yours very sincerely,
would be very valuable. There is nothing
of that kind here; nevertheless, this place
Isabella
Bird.
L.
'
is well worthy of a visit The extensive
palm groves by the sea are very fine. EveryThe Voice of Weeping.
where vegetation abounds right up to the
I hear the voice of weeping
top of the hills. What stiuok me most of
O'er one whosesoul has lied.
all on first arriving were the wonderful fish
Whose relics now are sleeping
Among the silent fiend.
you see swimming about everywhere. There
Each heart with grief is breaking,
is one in particular called the coral fish, of
And eyes with sorrow flow.
the most beautiful blue you can see, a very
E'en strangers are partaking
dark sky-blue. Sometimes it is of a fine
The sympathy of woe.
green tint. Besides this fish, you see others
knew
But yesterday we
her.
of
a variety of most brilliant colors, many of
Lovely In youthful bloom ;
them striped and spotted with various hues.
To-day we're called to viewher,
This -island seems to be almost entirely
A tenant of the tomb.
Her life was bat a vapor,
wanting in birds and animals, but is very
A tender, fading flower,
in fish. Among the latter is one which
rich
A trembling, dying taper,
is
very
dangerous. It has a sharp fin on its
Extinguished in an hour,
•
back, and if in bathing you accidentally
I hear the voice of weeping,
tread on it, this fin runs into your foot, and
And there Is cauae to mourn
you die of lockjaw. This creature generalsleeping
death
She that in
la
ly lies concealed in mud, so you have to be
Will ne'er to us return.
No more shall we behold her
very careful in going into the water when
Till time forever dies,
bathing.
Our arms no more enfold her
I remain, very sincerely yours.
Till all the dead arise.
G.T. Webb.
Thomas Uabtimos.
New fork City, Dec. 1863.
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�Places of Worship.
APVERTISgMBWTS.
Seamen's Betuel—Rev. 8. C. Damon, Chaplain,
the Sailors' Home. Preaching
Kinn street, near free.
Sabbath School before tbe
at 11 a. M. Seats
morning service. Prayer meeting on Wednesday
evenings at 74 o'clock.
Fort Street (Jhcbch—Rev. W. Fresr, Pastor,
corner of Fort and Beretania streets. Preaching
on Sundays at 11 A.v. and 74 r. M. Sabbath
School at 10 a. M.
Kawaiaiiao Church—Rev. H. H. Parker. Pastor,
King street, above tbe Palace. Services in Hawaiian every Sunday hi 11a. M. Sabbath school
at 10 a. M. Evening services at 74 o'clock, alternating witb Kaumakapili. District meetings in
various chapels at 3.30 P. M. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday at 74 P. m.
Roman Catholic Church—Under the charge of
Rt. Key. Bishop Maifiret. agisted by Rev. Falber
Hermann ; Fort street, near Beretania. Services
every Sunday at 10 a. m. and 2 P. M.
Kaumakapii.i Church—Rev. M. Knaea. Pastor,
Beretania street, near Niiiiauu. Services in Hawaiian every Sunday at 104 1. M. Sabbath school
at 94 a. M. Evening services at 74 o'clock, alternating with Kawniuhao. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday at 74 r. M.
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�Pure religion and undejiled before God, the Father, is this:
To visit thefatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspottedfrom the world.
THIS PAOE 18
Edited by a Committee of tjwY._M._C._4.
The Y. M. C. A. meet the third Thursday of every month, at the Lyceum, for
business and discussion.
The topic for discussion at the January
meeting is, " What should be done for the
poor of our city?"
All interested in Y. M. C. A. work are
cordially invited to attend.
List or Osricsas
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Y.M. 0. A.
President, W. R. Castle ; Vice President, Dr. J. M. Whitney ; Secretary, W. A. Kinney | Treasurer, C. A. Peterson.
Beading Room Committee—E. Dunacombe
Editor—Wm. A. Kinney, Editor of Ibe Bth page of Tits
Fbibkd for thla quarter.
Chinese Mission Committee—Rev. 8. C. Damon, H. Waterhouse, J. B. Atherton. Bey. C. M. Hyde.
Kntertslnment Committee—Wm 6. Smith, T. H. Davies.
Employment Committee—B. B. Dole, E. Dunacombe, B. P.
Dillingham.
Commutes to visit the Iloaplial and Priaon—o. U. Lees,
E. Demp.le, **. W. Hall, Dr. 0. M. Hyde.
Committee of Early Meeting at Fort St. Church—Dr. J. M.
Whitney, Q. 0. Lees.
The Y. M. C. A., at its last meeting, voted that a letter of appointment be handed to
Dr. Damon, authorizing him to represent
our Association on his intended trip abroad.
The Doctor thinks that the Associations will
look on him as quite an aged young man !
Betting.—The
sentiments of the P. C.
Advertiser upon this subject should be endorsed by every Christian and moral man in
the community. Betting is a vice, and
should be treated as such. Henry Ward
Beecher speaks of this subject somewhat as
follows: "To every young man who indulges in the least form of gambling, I raise
a warning cry. Under the specious name
of amusement you are laying the foundations of gambling* It vitiates the imagination, corrupts the tastes and destroys industry, being a practice disallowed among
Christians, excluded by mere moralists, and
hateful to industrious and thriving men."
Music.—No man can of himself overcome
his propensity to evil. That power must
come from outside influences, one of the
purest of which is music. Unlike most
earthly influences, music itself speaks only
for good. From the same mouth come
blessings and cursings, but the good God
seems to have made music so that man
could by no possibility wring evil from it.
A spirit of darkness could not make an
organ express his evil thoughts for him,
while the purest heart and gentlest tongue
are often the instruments of evil. These
influences are designed by our Maker to
lure us to good, and no young man has such
innate power that he may slight them. Cultivate music, good society and those other
earthly stepping stones to an honest life
which, though not Christianity, are yet its
offspring.
The Angel of Patience.
[Translated from the German.]
A talentangel noiseless flies
From Heaven's high firmament;
To soothe all sorrowing hearts he hies,
By aod theFather sent.
His glance on all doth peace bestow.
And graceand innocence—
His presence dries the tears of woe—
The Angel of Patience.
And us this angel safely leads
Through all our griefs and cares,
While with our hearts he gently pleads,
And us for Heaven prepares.
Wben we are fainting, in despair,
He doth our fears dispel,
Helps us our hesvy cross to bear,
And makes, again, all well.
To gentle sorrow he converts
The most soul-piercing smart,
And humbles what fslse pride perverts,
Ibe erring human heart.
He makes for us the darkest hour
Again with brightness glow,
And sweetensall misfortunes sour,
Effectually, if slow.
With ours he mingles his own tears,
And all our bruises heals ;
He soothes our griefs and calms our fears,
And Heaven to us reveals.
And if, by cruel sufferings drove,
We, murmuring, ask, ■ Oh, why
Then with a smile he points above*"
To him who rules the sky.
He cannot, all at once, prepare
To wipe awsy each tear ;
His constant motto is, " Still bear 1
The place of rest is near 1"
Thus by onr aide this angel walks,
His silentaid to lend—
And, thoughhe very little talks,
He is our truest friend.
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ChYMrisoetuann'gHAocf onolulu.
filled the Anglo-Saxon with alarm, and the
Pacific Slope echoes with the cry, " The
Chinese must go.//
Somewhat different is this arbitrary language from the popular theories of the same
people one hundred and fifty years ago,
when flooding the new world to the exclusion of the natives. Such doctrines as, no
people had a right to exclude from their territory those better able to improve the same,
were very popular among Anglo-Saxons of
that day, but it will not do for the Mongolian
of to-day—in struggling peaceably to hold
his ground—to re-hearse the cunning arguments with which the Anglo-Saxon silenced
his complaints and those of his American
cousin when he was the interloper—for, you
see, the boot is on the other ley.
What result will follow Chinese emigration and China's intercourse with the outside world, Providence alone knows. Meanwhile, if the Anglo-Saxon intends to maintain his high standing as a fitting member of
the most civilized and Christianized race on
earth, he must nccord to one and all the
rights he claims for himself.
—
Something New.
That the Chinese
should bring their wives is an argument we
hear every day, but we never heard it argued that it was just what they should not
do until the other day. The reason given
was tbat they would then become immov"The daring genius of Columbus, that ably rooted here, while otherwise they could
pierced the night of ages, while it opened to be worked and the most ofthem shipped off
one world tbe sources of power, wealth and when done with!
knowledge, brought to another alf unutterNational Hospitality.—The Hawaiians
able woe."
have
ever been known as a hospitable people,
It has seemed to be a law of nature that
a pleasing evidence of which was shown in
the darker races of the earth must pass away their reception of the South Sea Islanders
before the Caucasian. The disappearance lately come
among them. " Aloha" should
of the vast tribes of North American In- be wrought upon the national coat of arms,
dians, the fate of that countless rsce once as it is now in the hearts of the people.
found upon the plateaus of Central America,
and the wasting of the natives of the Pacific
Late Y. M. C. A Clippings.
—all are witnesses for that law.
The members of the Vermont Legislature,
The Anglo-Saxon has passed over Amer- it is stated, hold a prayer-meeting every
ica and occupied the islands of the sea, and morning in the Agricultural Committee
thus far everything has succumbed or.per- room. The meetings are well attended and
very interesting.
ished.
Cincinnati.—The thirty-first anniversary
But now the Mongolian of the old world
recently held was addressed by Rev. S. H.
has commenced a march Eastward, meeting Kinsolving and Rev. E. D. Morris. The
the Anglo-Saxon with weapons that have Association expended $3,634 in their work
thus far secured him the advantage—indus- last year.
try, enterprise and shrewdness.
Boston —The Association has evening
The Anglo-Saxon submerged but a docile, classes in French, freehand drawing,
bookignorant people, while the pagan Chinese keeping, elocution, vocal music and penmanare thriving in contact with the most enAn entertainment of some kind is
lightened race upon the earth. Not waiting ship.
given in their rooms every Thursday evento meet the foreigner upon their own soil,
they have poured out upon the Pacific ingPhiladelphia.—Last month the Associathousands of their countrymen—an earnest
tion
held 67 meetings with a total attendthe
vast
reserve—who
successof
compete
fully with the foreigner upon his own soil, ance of 8.860; 2.350 visited the gymnasin his own arts, ignorant ofhis language and ium ; 6,021 the reading room and library;
empty of all resources save his own inherent 247 new members joined the Association ;
94 situations were obtained through the
powers.
Already China's reconnoitring party has employment bureau.
.
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FRIEND
THE
$tto Series,
m. i, M2M
HONOLULU,
CONTENTS
Far Jaaaair 1,
New Palace Corner-atone
Key. Theophllua Davies
Bamblea In the Old Woria-No. 3«
Poetry—New Year
Marine Journal
Domestic Chinese Question
T. M.C.A
1880.
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THE FRIEND.
JANUARY I. 1880.
Just as our paper was going to press
on this 31st day of December, 1879, the interesting and imposing ceremonies connected
with the laying of the corner-stone of the
new Palace were in progress. Our limits
will not aUow us to make even a meagre
report of the proceedings. We would merely add that the box containing the articles
deposited was fitted to its place and the
corner-stone let fall at just one o'clock p. m.
Imagine some thousands of years hence,
when Hawaiian and English are among
the " dead languages," some future Cesnola
or Schliemann shall, with ruthless hands,
displace this corner-stone and open the
sealed box, when unfolding the various
•documents there deposited, he should, after
rh
{(Bib Series,
JANUARY 1, 1880.
Davies—At White Croaa, Hereford, England, Nor. Ttb,
of bronchitis, the Itev. Thkophillb Davies. aged HI
yeara and 18 days.
In copying the above from last week's
Advertiser, we would add that, ten years
ago, when visiting England, it was our
privilege to spend a few days in the most
agreeable society of the deceased, then residing in the vicinity of Manchester. We
learn from his son that his honored father
had uniformly enjoyed good health through
his long ministerial career, and preached
before an association only ten days before
his much-lamented death. Respected and
beloved by a wide circle of friends and old
parishioners, he belonged to a denomination
in England about which the eminent Rev.
Dr. Hall of New York thus spoke in one of
his lectures, delivered before the students of
Vale Theological School: " The Congregationalists, I am glad to say, are very
strong. They are quite numerous, and their
influence is out of proportion to their numbers. They are fortunate, especially, in
having a large number of very efficient
ministers. A stranger stopping over the
Sabbath in one of the English cities, and
inquiring for the church where he can hear
the best preaching, is very apt to be referred
to the Congregational church."
M37._
RAMBLES INTHE OLD WORLD-No. 36
Autumu
Days
in the Netherlands.
ACROSS THE BORDER.
It has always seemed to me rather an unnecessary exercise of parental authority, as
manifested "in the case of those French peasants who, as I have somewhere read, were
wont to take their children to the boundaryline and there administer to them a sound
thrashing With rods," in order that they,
poor little things, might remember where
their own land ended and where the territory of the stranger and the foe began. It
was alleged that this exterior application
strengthened the memory to such an extent
that it was never found necessary to repeat
it. Now, as J was saying, it has always
seemed to me quite unnecessary. For I am
sure the dullest of people, the sleepiest of
travellers, musl know by a sort of instinct
when they are crossing the border. You
/eel the new spirit ot the land you are
entering waiting on the frontier to welcome
or repel you. It would seem almost as if
countries resembled certain individuals,
whose mere presence has a greater and
more moving eloquence than the spoken
words of others. However this may be, I
for one felt the presence of Holland in some
mysterious, inexplicable way as I first entered Dutch territory with the early days of
last September. The hour, the moonlight,
the witchery of the night, may have had
something to do with this. The land lay in
one unending plain. One never sees mountains here, except those which the restless,
tawny waves of the sea along the shore rear
in swift, passionate moments. The moon
lighted the landscape—not regally, lavishly,
as with us in the tropics, but with a softened
lustre which seemed in harmony with the
quiet of the land. Through the night the
gaunt arms of the windmills—those guardian angels of Holland—rose into view, but
losing much of their stiffness, their goodnatured awkwardness in the silvery light
and velvety shadows. The arrowy straightness and precise lines of the can.ls were
rendered more poetic by the soft and billowy
waves of pearl-grey mist which floated above
thpm. On the horizon were dense masses
of dark and sombre woodland and forest,
pierced now and then by the friendly gleam
"
study, decipher the following :
T-H-E F-K-I-E-N-D!
Ah, that," he exclaims, " is the oldest
Since writing the above, our attention has
iper in the Pacific." Wonderful discovbeen
called to a most interesting notice of
ery—A. D. 4444!
the life and death of the Rev. Mr. Davies,
Dr. Scott.—We learn from the Reunion, copied from the Hereford Times of Novempublished in Lebanon, Ohio, that ber 2d. In it there is a report of the funeral
our late U. S. Consul has been " elected by sermon, preached by the Rev. J. O. Hill, in
a splendid majority to his old place in the the Eign Brook Congregational Chapel. He
Legislature" of Ohio, and he is now at Co- chose for his text, O death ! where is thy
lumbus. From a letter recently received sting." He spoke "most eloquently of the
from him, under date of Dec. 6th, we copy
as follows: I have just returned from a Jong and successful ministerial career of the
"
visit to Washington
city. I dined with the deceased, commencing in }523. It appears
President while there. He is still firm on that for over 200 years the family of Davies
the temperance question. He told me that has been represented in the Congregational
Mr. H. A. P. Carter called on him on bis ministry, the Rev. J. Alien Davies, of
•way to Germany."
Croydon, now representing the family name.
It would appear that all the e-wnts connectWe have received a letter for Patrick ed with the life and death of the deceased
Bark, of Hilo, which he will find with were such as to leave a most happy impresBey. A. O. Forbes.
of yellow light. The sweet, faint odors of
sion upon the minds of surviving friends.
�2
THE FRIEND,
the late summer, of the country, of the dewy
night, filled the air. I felt on all sides the
embrace and welcome of dear, brave, heroic,
grand little Holland. I had been reading
for months, with tear-filled eyes and throb-
bing heart, the glorious history of that
mighty struggle for-truth and liberty which
was here waged for well-nigh one hundred
years, and I felt it to be one of the greatest
privileges of my life to be permitted at
length to tread the soil which, for all lovers
of liberty in every land and every coming
age, must be Indeed holy I If there may
seem in all this the sentimental enthusiasm
of a traveller, then read and re-read the sublime epic of that marvelous period—then
come and see the land where this tragedy
was eliacted, iv the blaze of martyr-fires,
amid the smoke and gore of sacked cities,
dreary battle-fields and desolated homes,
where a handful of great-souled men and
women won the field before the greatest
armies of the world, and gained for you and
me the fair and fruitful blessings of liberty
of conscience,—and you will but echo my
enthusiasm. Through the infinite peace of
the night I seemed to see the sad, earnest,
now triumphant face and figure of my
chosen hero, my knight " satis neur et sans
reproche," the soldier, the Christian, the
martyr—" William the Silent!"
NORTH HOLLAND.
I was pleased that circumstances permitted
my seeing a portion of Holland not visited,
perhaps, by the majority of travelers. My
first halting place was Groningen, the
great market centre for an extensive and
most fruitful region. My hotel was situated
on a great public " place," one of the largest
in all Holland, which on fharket days is
crowded with sellers and buyers from all the
country round. The chiming of the bells
gave me welcome in this first city I visited,
something which was to accompany me, I
found, ail through Holland and Belgium.
There was something especially soothing
and welcoming to a stranger, coming into a
new city in an unknown land, at night, this
soft, musical murmur of the bells, repeated
with every recurring hour of the night, like
a lullaby, a message of peace through the
darkness. One of the most delicious experiences of travel is that sense of novelty
which strikes you in everyday objects and
sets you gazing like the most inquisitive
child. 1 found my bedroom, with its canopied bed, where curtains shielded me like a
tent, especially delightful. In many a long
day I have seen nothing so charming in its
way as the hotel breakfast table which greeted me the first morning at Groningen. Certainly Dutch neatness, I thought, has not
been exaggerated. The linen was spotless,
the glass crystal itself, the silver laughing at
its own brightness. The air was pervaded
by a friendly bubbling and hissing of the
water in the great central urn, which was
fairly captivating. Each guest had his
'separate tea-service, arranged with the most
exquisite care. The table was spread with
preserves, with all manner of white breads
and brown, with breakfast cakes and puffy
buns, and the delicious cheeses for which
the region is famed. Pardon me for tarrying so long at the breakfast table, but I
found in it such an epitome of Holland that
JANUARY,
188 0.
I could scarcely forbear sketching it for you.
Here was Dutch ease, love of comfort, slowness ; everyone sipped his tea as if he had
nothing else in life to do to compare with
the solemnity of this act. Here was Dutch
justice shown in the generous portions, in
the plenty of everything ; Dutch cleanliness
and thrift, and Dutch love of the beautiful
displayed in the minutest arrangement of the
friendly board. It was a pleasant introduction to the day, in harmony with the sweetness and freshness of the morning, a moral
stimulus to make the working hours exact,
honorable, full of worthy deeds
Our way (you know we are expecting to
catch the early boat on the Zuyder Zee) lay
through the rich farming lands between
Groningen and Harlingen. This is one of
the most productive portions of all Holland.
It is the home, too, of a brave, thrifty, noble
race—the Frisians, the old Germanic stock
of whom Tacitus tells us. I enjoyed meeting them, watching them at the different
stations. It chanced to be some fete day,
and the trains were crowded with peasants
in " brave attire." The costume defete is,
you will acknowledge, staid and Puritanical
enough—for the men, black, sober, clerical,
angular; for the women, black; for the
children, black. At first I thought there
might be some great funeral in the district,
but as tbe same costume appeared on every
side, worn by people in the heartiest and
jolliest humor, 1 found it better to laugh than
weep. The women, many of them, wear
heavy metal bands encircling the head, in
front terminating oftentimes in beautiful ornaments of gold, all this Amazonian helmet
being feHHnized and softened by little covering caps, dainty muslin affairs adorned with
embroideries and lace, and above all this is
perched a bonnet ofmodern make, ornamented with feathers and ribbons, the whole
grayer sky, and our steamers pervous
whistle impatiently called us on board, and
we were soon foaming through the dullcolored waves of the Zuyder Zee. The
steamer takes something like six hours to
make the journey from Harlingen to Amsterdam. As you are aware, the whole
Dutch coast has been, since unknown centuries the scene of the ocean's wildest sport.
In the thirteenth century it invaded the
land, and uniting with a near-lying lake,
formed the mighty Zuyder Zee. Should
you chance to have an atlas at your elbow,
would you kindly follow me, steaming down
to Amsterdam. The day is fresh and cool,
in the morning the sky clouded, but later on
revealing a blue and glorious heaven, so that
we find the harbor of Amsterdam bathed in
sunshine in the afternoon. We skirt the
coast as far as Stavoren, where rises the
friendly tower of the lighthouse. Here there
is a little group waiting to receive us. Passengers are coming on board. It is noontime at the village school, and the wharf is
filled with round-faced, rosy-cheeked boys
and girls of the most pronounced Dutch
type, and the air is filled with tneir laughing and shouting and the "clack, clack,
clack of their great wooden shoes. The
benevolent old p*tstor, with his smooth black
cloak and spotless cravat, stands in the
midst of them. His whole flock seems to
be here. The coming of the steamer must
be the day's sensation. We are taking on
board scores of great round cheeses. At
length they are in place. The chains are
thrown off, and we steam across the channel
to Enkhuizen. The little town, in the
noon sunshine, forms a most beautiful pic.
ture. All along the shore are precise and
proper rows of trees, looking like a company
of Dutch burgers wrapped in their mantles
at conference or church. There is a picturesque, lofty tower of the middle ages, rising
above an ancient gate, and in its old age,
from its bells high up in air, tbe belfry sending out tender, mellow music to those far
out at sea. In Enkhuizen, Paul Potter, the
famous painter of animal life, was born in
1625. We shall see many of his paintings,
so strong, so true, so lifelike, as we go on
through the Netherlands, and especially his
world-renowned " Bull," in the Royal Gallery at the Hague. Oddly enough, there
was brought on board at Enkhuizen a fine
young bull, with soft brown hair flecked
with white, full of a grand, irrepressible life,
and I felt that the stock had not run out—
at least in the animals—since tbe days Paul
"
being the quaintest medley imaginable.
They are a hardy, healthy iace, the North
Hollanders—the women especially, in this
district through which we are passing, being
oftentimes strikingly handsome, with great,
full, innocent eyes and satiny white skins
stained with vivid rose. There was something Junonian about them, albeit their
staid attire seemed to forbid such a classic
and profane comparison. Ah, the delicious
sweetness and meadow fragrance of that
early autumn morning! As the train
paused we glanced at Leeuwarden, the old
capital of Frisia, set in the midst of a wide
and smiling- landscape. Then came Irancker, where was once a University, which,
however, Napoleon I trampled out of exist- Potter found studies" in the clover-carpet"
ence. And a little farther on our train ed fields of his birthplace. But have we
came to a standstill at the dock at Har- say painter now with his magic brush ?
lingen.
Out once more to the gray bosom of the
A DAY ON THE ZUYDER ZEE.
Zuyder Zee, which now broadens to a great
There are certain names which make an and expansive bay. From Enkhuizen across
indelible impression on our memories when the Zuyder Zee to Kampen, there is a proas children we bend over our geographical jectfor running a colossal dam, drawing off
maps. For my fancy, at least, Zuyder Zee the water, and thus rescuing for Holland an
was one of these, having a place along with immense tract of land. It would be a herother curious names, though less euphonic, culean piece of engineering, but if successas Skagerrack, Kattegat and Kamtschatka. ful, of immense importance to the country.
Last year I faced the keen wind blowing But after what has been accomplished in
down the two former. ' I faced this summer this land of wonders, nothing would be surthe Zuyder Zee. Will my wanderings lead prising. We are in the midst of a great
me at length to Kamtschatka ? We had just bay; on all sides are passing sails of ships
time to glance at the gray old houses and or fishing boats (the latter rising in great
walls of Harlingen, rising upwards to a yet picturesque brown masses against the blue
�sky), or the curling smoke from some hurrying steamer. The shores lie low, but varied
by picturesque villages, by church spires, by
forests of windmills. On one side we look
off, far away through the blue haze, to the
coast near which lies the town of Zwolle,
where Thomas a Kempis, of holy name and
fame, lived in the cloister for well-nigh 70
years where he wrote his immortal "Dc
Imitatione Christi." Here he died in 1471,
in his ninety-third year,—one of the sweetest, rarest, holiest men the world has ever
known. On our right, just discernible, is
the little village of Hoorn, the birthplace of
Wilhelm Schouten, who was the first, in
J616, to sail round that stormy southern
cape, to which he gave the name of his
native village in Holland. But before us is
rising a stately and picturesque city into
view, glittering in the sunshine, seen through
a forest of masts, from which wave the flags
of all nations. The sluices are passed, the
haven reached, and we land on the busy
wharf of Amsterdam.
A FEW WORDS FROM BERLIN.
The summer—short at the best here at
the North—is gone, and winter is at the
door. The brief gray days of November are
with us. The Thier-garten has doffed its
verdant garments of midsummer, and its
glorious avenues bend before the winds
mourning the death of the year, while the
air is filled with myriads of falling, fluttering leaves, a veritable shower of gold.
While nature mourns, the city seems filled
with a tumultuous joy. The streets are
agnin active and bustling and gay. The
public drives and walks are filled with a brilliant throng. The Emperor is once more in
the capital, his venerable, fatherly presence
being a joy and comfort to every one. \
The German people have lost within a
week or two one of their leading men—his
Excellency Herr yon Bulow, Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, a man of marked
ability and of great nobility and purity of
character. His funeral, which took place
last week, was of a singularly striking and
impressive character. The services were
held in the Church of St. Matthew, one of
the smaller but more beautiful churches in
the city. It was crowded till there was
scarcely even standing room. The scene
was one not soon to be forgotten. Before
the altar, which was almost hidden in a
•thicket of greenery, was placed the coffin,
surrounded by burning tapers and hidden
from sight by masses of costly wreaths—
rarest garlands of laurel leaves, pale roses,
floral crosses and drooping palm branches.
At the foot of the coffin, on cushions of purple velvet, were the numerous glittering
orders and decorations of the deceased. The
body of the church was one, of the most
brilliant scenes imaginable. Ail the leading
officers of Government in their varied and
beautiful uniforms, such as are seen in no
country as in Germany; hundreds of
the military, the Diplomatic corps, and
an immense throng besides, were presThe Emperor, with his brother,
ent.
sat on one side of the coffin, facing the
widowand family. Everyone present seemed
moved by the solemnity, by the impressive
pathos, and 1 may say beauty of the scene.
The fading light of tbe lato autumn day
JANUARY, 18 8.0.
came softly through the crimson and purple
and gold stained windows. The hundreds
of brilliant uniforms glittered like one immense jewel; the music of the organ rose
and fell in full waves of mellow sound accompanying the hushed chant, Sei getren
bis in den Tod.v Before all stood the
flower-wreathed coffin of the departed, awing
all by its voiceless eloquence ; on one side
the patriarchal figure of the Emperor, on the
other the group of mourners, while triumphantly above the altar was seen a picture
of the risen Christ!
During the past two or three weeks the
General Synod of the Evangelical Church
of the older Provinces of Prussia has been
holding its sessions, which closed only last
Monday. This has been an important
session. The action of the body has been
such as to show that there was much earnest
life and purpose in the Church, whatever
may be said by many to the contrary. The
assembly, consisting of full two hundred
members, clerical and lay, presented a fine
appearance at its sittings. These were held
in the chambers-of the Prussian House of
Lords, a simple but dignified apartment.
For my eye at least, there is scarcely a finer
or more impressive sight in the world than
that of a company of clergymen, and here in
Germany i make no exception. There is a
dignity in theircarriage, a peculiar mingling
of sweetness, of strength, of lofty purity in
their faces, especially marked in the older
clergy, those who wear as a sort of halo at
the close of long years of service the glory
of their silver bair. Among this large company I noticed the stately Dr. Jaber, of
Barmen, at the head of the Mission House
there ; Professor Christlieb, from Bonn ; Dr.
Kogel, one of the Court chaplains ;*Pastor
Frommel, that most genial, most loveable,
most charming of German clergymen ; Pastor Fincke, of Bremen, who resembles him
in many respects, whose Life of St. Paul"
is a choice and noble work; Dr. Brucken,
one of the leading and most thoughtful
preachers of Berlin, and a host of others.
Among the most important ofthe lay members of the Synod were His Excellency
Count Putkammer, "Cultus Minister," who
has just taken the portfolio left by Dr. Falk,
famous for his attacks upon the U [tramontanes ; Count Boitzenberg, Count BismarckBo Iland, etc.
Every year Berlin enjoys an exhibition
of modern paintings, which is for this city
what the Academy is for London and the
Salon for Paris, and is here called the
Kunst Ausstellung." All through the
autumn it has delighted and feasted the
eyes of hundreds of visitors. Most of the
artists whose pictures are here exhibited are
resident in Berlin. Great as would be
the pleasure to describe some of the beautiful paintings which have charmed us here,
I must confine myself to the mention of one
portrait, which is the glory of the collection,
and which has been, so to say, an art
event this autumn for all Germany. It is
the portrait of Queen Louisa of Prussia, the
mother of the present Emperor, and is executed by that master in modern portraiture,
Herr Gustav Richter. Queen Louisa's name
is written in luminous letters in the history
of Prussia. She was the daughter of the
Duke of Mccklenburg-Strelitz. She was
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THE FRIEND,
married at an early age to Frederick William HI of Prussia, and became one of the
most prominent figures in the stormy political conflicts of her period. She was a
woman of extraordinary loveliness of person,
of a lofty character, marvelously actuated as
it were by a sense of her holy mission in the
cause of Prussian liberty; in her lifetime
the idol of tbe people, and since her death
regarded almost as a saint or guardian angel
by the German people. She died in 1809
at the early age of36, mourned perhaps as
no other woman has ever been mourned in
Germany. Though the present Emperor
was a mere child at her death, he has cherished her memory with a devotion and
sacredness, with a poetic tenderness, which
still in these late years of his old age is as
marked as it is beautiful. The painting by
Richter is of transcendent loveliness. You
recognize the lovely Queen, transfigured, exalted, inspired by her great purpose. It has
been ordered by one of the citizens of
Cologne, and is already hung upon the walls
of the museum of that city, its rarest treasure. It represents the Queen at the height
of her ripened and perfected beauty. The
face is full of indescribable hopefulness,
sweetness, steadfast purpose, heroic resolve
—the face of an Empress, of a leader, softened by the tender, timid lines of wife and
motherhood. The figure is superb, clad in
a simple robe of white ; one dimpled hand is
laid upon the breast, the other holds the
heavy ermine-lined velvet mantle, which
falls upon the marble steps she is descending. The eyes seem to be gazing upon
some far distant horizon, invisible to us,
Above her brow is a golden star of hope.
Behind her aie storm-clouds; the air is
filled with a winter sadness. Against such
a background this glorious, luminous, queenly figure rises like some fair Angel of Hope
F. Williams Damon.
and Inspiration.
Berlin, Nov. sth, 1879.
We copy the following paragraphs from
private letters :
P. S—l have been very busy with my
lectures since writing you last, and they a
opening upevery day more and more deligh
fully. Just came in from a noble lecture
from grand old Adolph Kirchhoff, the cele
brated Greek scholar, on Thucydides.
am expecting to hear in addition Professo
Steinthal on Language in General; Pro
Hubner on Classical Philology; Prof. Cur
tius (a famous name) on Athens and it
Monuments; Dr. Zummer on the Indo
Germanic Languages ; and Prof. Lepsiuson
Egyptian Antiquities. As some of these
lectures require but two or three hours a
week, 1 think I can, without crowding, tak
them all. The Sanskrit Grammar, by goo<
Professor Whitney, which has appearei
within a few days, is like all that he writes
exact, wonderfully clear, and as perfect as
anything ofthe kind can be. He is regarc
ed as one of the very first authorities in
everything of this kind. My lectures are
the source of the very greatest pleasure anc
delight to me, and the days seem to fl
away on swift wing. I am in a state c
mental crystallization " The condition is
" A thousand things in m
delightful!
studies seem to be coming into place ; facts,
principles, theories are righting themselves.
.
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THE FRIEND, JANUARY,
Every day 'this horizon of language, of
philological study, seems to be widening;
and then to me the wonderful living breath
which seems to animate the great body of
this union, this
comparative philology
bringing together of races 10 long sundered,
this grand thought of tbe human .brotherhood, is inspiring, stimulating, glorious !
Have just received a little book with a
Bible verse, printed in over 200 languages.
To-day, received a letter from Prof. Mather,
ordering a cast of ihe Olympian " Hermes"
for Amherst College.
—
1880.
For the Hew Year.
The veilla hung before mine eyes,
1 stand beside the open door.
Behind that veil the future Ilea,
I cannot see a step before
I stand In alienee aa 1 watoh.
Upon the threshold of tbe year ;
That I, dearLord, Thy voice may catch,
I lend to Thee my listening ear.
I know not whether sun or shade
Lies stretched before me on the plain ;
I know not whether flowers may fail**,
Or whether they shall bloom again.
I know not whether bright and clear
And gladsome days before jne lie.
Or whether dark and chill and drear
The paths that Thou shalt lead me br.
I know not, and I wouldnot know,
Content I leave It all with Thee ;
'Tie ever beat It ahould be ao,
Aa Thou wilthave It, let It be.
And yet I know for every day.
That every step for me Is planned ;
I aurely cannot miss my wsy,
By keeping hold of Thy dear band.
And thia I know, wbate'er betide,
1 never shallbe left alone,
Thou atsndest ever by my side,
To Thee my future all la known.
Thus,wheresoe'er my lot may fall,
The way before la marked by Thee,
The windings of my life are all
Unfoldlnga of Thy love to me.
Yesterday, the 25th day of November,
will be one of my "In Memoriam" days. It
brought me word of my brother's " grand
promotion"—of his " home-going"—l cannot
bring myself to use the word death. This
was the most glorious beginning of a better
life. Above all my griefand pain and personal loss, I feel thankful that 1 was permitted on earth to call him brother—that 1 am
privileged to feel, in humble reverence of
The Week of Prayer, 1880.
heart, that he is to-day one of that redeemed
host who stand before the throne. My playSunday. Jan. 4—Sermons on tbe •• fulness of
mate, my brother, my friend—this he will Cbriat'a salvation."
Momday, Jan. 6.—Thanksgiving for tbe blessever be to me ; but now, above all, a comol tbe past year, and prayer for their continpanion of glorified souls, one of the messengers ings
uance.
o the heavenly court, luminous with divine
Tuesday, Jan. 6.—Confession of em and humililight. Ah, through my tears 1 repeat it, we ation before God.
Wkunkmiiav. Jan. 7.—Prayer for the Cburcb of
have been wondrously honored. Willies
ita ministers, its growth in grace and ita
was the purest, sunniest, most childlike and Cbrial,
enlargement, and for revivals of religion.
Thursday, Jun. 8.—Prayer for Christian eduaa
generous nature I ever knew. The .memory
of his hearty, rich and joyous laugh seems lion, tor tbe family and institutions ot learning,
Sunday schools, and Cbiiatian associationa.
to be ringing about me still, and 1 hope to forFriday.
lor nations, rulers, and
hear it all through my life. I can truly people, Jan. 9.—Prayer
and religious liberty.
say, " God's will be done," snd rejoice that
Saturday, Jan. 11).—Prayer fur home and forhe is safe beyond the pain arid sin and sor- eign missions.
row of earth, clothed with raiment of light,
William Halford.-The gunner of the U. S. S.
whiter than snow. " Blesfrd are the pure Lackawanna,
now in this port, has a history of no
in heart, for they shall see God "
little interest. William Halford was coxwaiu of the
This morning I went with Mrs. Thomp- Captain's gig. on the U. S. Steamer Saginaw, which
son out to the Jerusalem Kirchhoff, where veaael, under the command of Captain Montgomery
having left Honolulu on tbe Ist of October,
Dr. Thompson is buried. She has entrusted Sioerd,
on a cruise in tbe North Paoißo, went ashore
1870.
the grave to me. I shall tend it with a two- on Ooean Island, distant about 1100 miles northfold love and care, for I loved most truly the west of this island, on the 29ih of tbe same month,
dear " Doctor," and I shall feel as if, in so and in a few houra became a total wreck. Proviand aaila were saved and the crew remained on
doing, I was caring at the same time for sions
tbe barren islet until the 4th of January following,
more
sunny sky.
another mound under a
when tbey were taken ofl and brought to Honolulu
F. W. D.
on tbe steamer Kilauea, Capt. Thomas Long, dis-
Rev. C. T. Haley.—By the passing
mer bound to Australia, this gentleman
gave us a call. He is on a voyage around
the world for his health, having been granted
a furlough by his parishioners, connected
with a Presbyterian church in Newark,
New Jersey. He was accompanied by his
sister.
patched to tbeir relief by the Hawaiian government
immediately on hearing of the disaster. Tbe news
bad been brought bere by Halford, in this wiae: On
the 16tb of November, the Captain's gig, which bad
been raiaed upon, decked, and thoroughly fitted for
tbe purpose, smled from Ocean Island for Honolulu,
to prooure aaaistaooe. She was under command of
Lieut. J. Q. Talbot, and her crew consisted of
William Halford, ooxwain, Peter Frauds, Jaa.
Muir, and John Andrews. Tney were thirty-one
days io tbe boat, sufleiing many hardships, and
made tbe bay of Haualei on December 16th at night,
and lay off for daylight, being exhausted tbev fell
asleep and tbe boat gettiux into tbt breakers was
and Lieut. Talbot, Francis and Andrews
Rev. O. G. Thompson.—This gentleman, capeised,
were drowned in the surf Halford and Muir sucafter preaching for nearly fifty years in De- ceeded in reaching tbe shore—tbe latter only to die
hoapitahly
troit, Michigan, and vicinity, has been mak- of exhaustion soon after. Halford waa
treated by tbe natives of Kalihiwai, (near Haualei)
ing a visit to California and the Islands. wbeie be was found on the beaoh in the morning,
was brought to Honolulu in the schooner WatHe was among the first ministers in Mich- and
o/u, Capt. Dudoit, wbo gave op hia trip for tbe purigan. Having returned from the volcano pose. Lieut. Talbot was boried at Hanalei, but the
and taken to
with his daughter, he was ready to embark remains were subsequently disinterred
tbe United States. Captain Siosrd, his officers and
with some fifty or more other passengers crew, arrived bere on the steamer Kilauea, Jan. 14,
expressed their apprefor San Francisco had the Australian 1871, and in a published cardkind
aotion of the Hawciation of the generous and
as
hence
he
was
usual,
steamer called
aiian Government in promptly sending to tbeir
obliged to remain till next month*
relief. In our Issue of Jan. 27 we gave a fall so-
count of Ihe shipwreck of tbe Saginaw, and of "Tbe
midway Island Speculation, and what came of it."
llalford, for bis exemplary conduct, was given a
gunner's commission in tbe navy, winch ba hsa beld
aver since. Capt. Long, wbo bad volunteered to go
in the Kilauea for tbe relief of the shipwrecked
waa presented by tbe U. S. Government with a
gold obronometer. Through Mr. Peiroe, the American Minister Resident, tbe U. S. Government tent
tbe sum of 8108. to be distributed among tbe natives
wbo rendered assistance to Halford saved property
from tbe wreck of the boat at Kauai.
P. C. Advertiser.
crew,
Death's
Doings.-Our community was startled
by the announcement on Saturday afternoon last,
of tbe death ol Mr. S. L. Lewis, a well known dry
goods dealer on Nuuanu street. Mr. Lewis had
gone to bis rosidem-.* on Deretania street at noon,
and was sitting ai ibe dinner table conversing
pleasantly with bis wife and children, wben be suddenly fell over snd expired. A post mortem exam-
ination revealed the cause to have been aneurism.
He was much respected by all wbo knew bim for
bis probity of character and kindly dispoaition.
—On the Ist instant. Mr. Charles H. Rose, of tbe
firm of Wilder & Co., died at bis residence in this
city of malarial fever, alter an illness of two
weeks. Few men will be more missed in business
circles, where be was deservedly popular, than Mr.
Rose. He was born in New York City in 1838,
and at tbe age of IS removed with his family to
Waverly, New York.—P. C. Advertiser.
Information Wanted.
If Frank Swanton, from Han Francisco, Is at work on
tbe Sandwich lalanda, he will please communicate with
the Editor, or Mrs. It. H. Lambert, President of the
Ladles' Seamen's Friend Society, No. 6, Eddy street, San
Francisco.
Philadelphia, Not. 34, 1879.
Dear Sib : I address you with a desire for obtaining,
through your Influence, Information of a friend of mine,
Mr. Oeorge S. Britton. Some years ago he left California
for tbe Sandwich Islands. Since then nothing has be* u
heard from him. It was understood be was going among
the natives. As our Minister to the Islands, you have
powers given you,which gives us hopes of receiving good
and welcome news of our friend.
Yours, fee,
A. E. Ohif-tith.
No. 1331, North 19th st., Philadelphia, Perm.
To General J. M. Oomly.
MARRIED.
Gbeen—McGuirk—ln Ban Princinco, Nov. 38, by the
Rev. Mr. Reed, Fbkd M. Green to Miv Amelia McGuibk
of Honolulu.
KiKcHorr—Wilhelm—At Hllo, on the 37th Nov., by
theRev. Db. Forbes, Mb. M. KmcHorr to Mim Caroline Wilhelm. No cards.
DIED.
Woods—On Sept. 30th, at her parents residence, Fair
light.Manly, near Sydney, N. 8. W., Maggie Jane, thlr
beloved daughter of John Woods, aged 17 years 7 month
and 7 days. Deceased waa a late resident of Honolulu
Hattrice—At the Evergreens, New London, Conn., o
the 21st ult. Mart Crawford Hattrick, the wife of th
late Rkv. Joseph Hurlbut, aged 74 years.
Duncan—ln thia city, December 5, of malarial fever
Rose Baktlktt, wife of John A. Duncan, aged 28 yeara. A
tender and watchful mother, a faithfuland devoted wife
and a alncere Christian. Our loss is her gain.
Vernon.—ln this city, December 7th, Agoua Vernon
wife of Augustus Vernon, sged 35 years.
Shimmin—ln this city, December 12,F. A. Bhlmmin,
native of Illinois, aged about 33 years. Funeral will tak
place from the residence of Captain Fuller, Nuuan
Avenue, at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Peterson—ln this city, Dec. llth, of malarial fever
James Austin, aon of I. B. and Henrietta A. Ft torso
aged 12 years, 1 mouth and 2 days. He was a youth o
singular promise.
Whitney.—ln this city December 13th, of typhol
fever, Mart Louise, only daughter of Dr. J M. and Mra
M. 8, Whitney. aged five yeara two months and flftee
-days.
Dwioht—At Leleo, Kapalama, on Dec. 13th, Jambs
A. Dwioht, in the 33d year of hia age.
BiDERs-In this city, on Dec. 15th, Mart E. Siders
aged 27 years, 2 monthsand 7 days.
Brewer—ln fnls city, December 15th,of typhoid fever
Johk D. Brewer, aged 34 years. Tbe deceased waa
son of Charles Brewer, Esq., of Boston, Maaa., and was
born in this city, July 30, 1346. Shortly after, the famil
removed to Boston, and Mr. Brewer graduated at Har
yard Unlveralty In IM6. He returned to Honolulu 1
1867, and entered the old-established house of C. Brewer
fc Co., of which he waa a member at the time of hi
death. In business circles he was noted for strict in
tegrity and probity of character, andhis private life waa
pure. Heleaves a widow and four children.
Nott—At Hill Top, Honolulu. Dec. 19th, of typhol
fever, Samuel Wilson, eldest son of Samuel and Mary I
Nott, aged 8 yeara and 6 weeks.
Banning—ln Honolulu, December 18th, Frederic
Armstpono, aon of Frederick and Clara Banning, aged 1
yeara 6 H months.
Dwioht—ln thta city, Dec. 17, of malarial fever, Mra
Anna M. Dwioht.
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10—Garbk AURU.tr, Schumacher. 144 day. fm Cardiff
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11 ii £ a Lackawanna, Chandler, 60 day* fm Samoa
IS—Am bktne J A lalklubarg, llubbart, lot day* from
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U_Haw bglne Storm Bird, Hatteld, 30 daya fm Jalalt
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10—Amachr Idarchnauer, Bchnauer, 21 dyi fm Eureka
jo—Am bk Arkwrlght, Newhall, 68 daya from Newcastle. N H W
St—Am bktne Vlcior. 43 daya from Fort Gamble
08—P H* 8 City of New York, Cobb, from Sydney
26—Am bk Rainier, Wulff, 80 daya from Seattle
21-lm tern W L Beebe, Erachen, 22 day* from Port
*
1880.
BY P. McINKItNY,
Tl, fori street, above Hotel
CONFECTIONER*.
Constantly on hsnd. an
of the best French and
street.
assortment
Csliforntsn Caudles, msde hy the beat confectioners In the
world, and these he offers for sale at Trade or Retail Prices.
ly
For Bale, at Sailors' Home Depository.
.
5
THE FRIEND, JANIAKV,
Domestic Chinese Question.
Kkaiwa, Kau, Dec. 12, 1879.
"
My Dear Dr. Damon i
• •
"
Your Thanksgiving sermon deserves
•a
wider circulation than it can possibly get in
it
will receive it. Although you do not say
so in so many words, yet I gather that you
AND riIIMONK L.BSSONS. By
ENGLISH
Rev. A. W. Loomis. Published by American Tract any of our Island periodicals, and I hope
Society. Price 76c. $8.00 per Doaen.
A Long Felt Want to be Supplied.
advocate unrestricted Chinese immigration
IV COURSE OP PREPARATION into Hawaii
\»U
nei. I formerly held this view,
Kingdom
snd
soon
to
tbe
Hawaiian
Statistical
appear,
In!Commercial Directory
Tourist's
"aide*
have
and
This
Directobut
since
their corrupting
I
DM
ry
* will contain Information with regard to ths location, occu- influence on the witnessed
native female population,
pation and residence of every business man, oatlre and foreign, on all the Islands. Also a complete list ol the planta1 say, if we must have Chinese, let their
tions, farmland ranches, their location, sgents, manageri,
post-office address, snd distance from ths metropolis, list of numbers be restricted to those who are
vessels under Ihe Hawaiian flags besides other statistical matwilling to bring their families, tbeir wives
ter useful and Interesting. This Directory will be of incalcuDec
lable value to business men at home or abroad, as the Informa- and children, to remain and become permantion contained in The Hawaiian Kingdom Statistical and Commercial Directory and Tourist's Gude, will be such aa has ent settlers among Us. To all such imminever before appeared under tbe covers of any single book. grants, be they Portuguese, Japanese, ChinThe publisher would respectfully draw the attention of tbe
Blakely
public generally to the following facta. Thia Directory now ese or South Sea Islanders, I say, let them
28—Am bk Camden, Roblnaon, it dayi fm Port Gamble In course of compilation, unlikeany other directory published, come ; nay, more, help them to come, and
conttlns Important statistics! Information for merchant!,
28—Am bktne Eureka, Nordberg, 16 day* from 8 F
manufacturers, real estate dealers, plantation proprietors, give them every inducement to settle. I
DEPARTURES.
lawyers, hotel keepers, tourists, and In fact almost every
O
would go still farther,—offer a premium for
Dec
I—Brit bk Viola, Price, for Portland,
class of business men. It will contain the names of all busiB—P MSB City of Sydney, Dearborn, for Sydney
every
ness
men.
all
the
town
and
female or child who comes here to
every
clasaitied,on
Islands,
vil2—Am bk Cyane, Hanson, for San Franciaco
lage will be duly represented, giving the names of all foreign
The simplest way to do this is to
2 - Kaiate* achr Vivid, Kngllah. for Fannint'a lalaod
arranged. It will give a full descrip- remain.
residents
alphabetically
4—Am bktne Ella, Brown, for San Franciaco
tion of all the sugarand rice plantations) also all Ihe farms or
a free passage Irom China,
Dec
11—Aniukin Laura R Burnham, Phillips, lor 8 Fran ranchea, with names of owners, msnsgers and aitentsi the dis- offer them
Dec 13—Ambk D 0 Murray. Ritchie, for San Franciaco
or
the
South Sea Islands, with the
Japan
(Honolulu);
each
from
the
tance of
plantation
metropolis
the
17—Am bktne Monitor, Nelaon. for Kureka
distance from the chief town, the name of the road, etc., etc. above condition.
IX—Am bktne Discovery, Smith, for 9an Franciaco
It will alao contain a description cf each of the lalaods from
Deo JB—P M88 City of New York, Cobb, passed the port personal
If I am not mistaken, the Chinese Governresearch, and not copied from any previous descripfor San Franciaco
tion) the time occupied In travel from one Island to theother, ment formerly tabued the departure of
mode of conveyance, the ohargesby steamer or sailing vessel,
MEMORANDA.
the accomodation on each Island and the probable coat to tra- females to foreign countries ; and if the law
velers, which will make thebook Invalusble to tourist. Asa or custom
The following Is a list of tbe officers of the D 8 8 work
is not now as rigidly enforced as
of reference snd a first-class advertising medium, It canChandler
Lieut
ComCaptain,
Ralph
;
Lackawanna:
not be excelled, as every name Is solicited personally, and the formerly, the women still fear the old law,
mander. Yates Stirling ; Lleutensnts, John JBrlce, John Directory
when completed will go Into the hands of a large which
B Drlgga, Nelson T Houston ; Masters, Jeremiah C BurWas undoubtedly established for the
nett, Benjamin F Rlnehart; Cadet Midshipmen, C 8 proportion of the proprietors ofplantations and raiohee on the
theclass of people that advertisers gen- self-preservation of the Chinese people.
Met lain, J E McDonnell ; Surgeon, E 8 Matthew ; Ass't various Islands,and
to
erally
compilation
directory
desire
reachThe
of
this
Is
Kurgeon, Francis s Nssh ; Psynisster, Frank II Hlunisn ;
law of this
Chief Engineer, Richard M Bsrtleman ; Ass't Engineer, entirely new ss regards the statistics! portion, snd gives in- Now, if that government made a
and of late date. This nature with this object in view, we certainly
Geo W Snyder | Cadet Engineer, Charles L Wight ; formation that Is correct and reliable
Second Lieutenant of Marines, James D'Hervllly-; Boat- work Is to be a home production In every respect, and should
cannot be blamed if We make a law designed
swain, Jsmes Fsrrell: Gunner. William Halford ; Car- receive a generous patronage.
Subscription Price, $3.00. Advertising Rates. Whole
enter, Warren Barnard. Ballmsker, William Redstone
for
the preservation of the Hawaiian people,
Page.
Page,
00)
Half
$13
Quarter Page, $7.60.
$20 00;
? ay Clerk, W J Larklu.
addressed to the Publisher,
by compelling Chinese wishing to settle here
Liat of officers of the U 8 gunboatRanger I Commander. Oiders should be
GEORGK BOWSER.
Robert Boyd i Ex. Officer Lieut W P Rsndsll ■ Masters. H
to bring their families with them. Our inPublisherand Proprietor.
W Schsefer I Ensigns, A Reynolds, O E Hutter, B O
terests require guarding as much, as theirs.
O" P. O. Box 172, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
Scott; Chief Engineer. J B Cerpenter; P'd Assistant Engineer, W L Bsllle ; P'd Asslstsnt Surgeon, H L Law;
There is no injustice in this. /We simply
P'd Assistant Paymaster, Z T Brown ; Cadet Engineers,
to Chinese and all others, the wants of
F J Schell, H W Bpsngler ; Csptaln's Clerk, E W Hance ;
say
Boatswain, P Johnson.
Hawaii nei demand that immigrants who
come here in large numbers must bring their
PASSENGERS.
wives witn them. All such will be welFrom Astoria, per Honors,Not 'iS—T S Noch, Henrias permanent settlers, from whatever
comed
From Han Francisco, per Discovery, Dec I—A McWsyne Thirty-fourth Annual Report! country they come. And my own belief is
SpaldMsdame
Louise
Louise,
snd wife, W D McWsyne,
ing, John Newblgglng, John 0 Rysn, John Oreen.
that we have only to let this be known to
For Bydney, per City of Sydney, Dec I—Mlbs Rose ASSETS (Cash)
138.000,000
the common people of China, as it is being
Cousins, Miss Emily Cousins, L Hsmbrecbt, F Ellis and
wife, O Barstow, Mlas Tailor, Wm Tidd, James Jenkins, ANNUAL. INCOME
5,000,000 made known among the South Seas, and
Noel Fressuer, Captain Knurl
7,000,000 females will migrate hither as freely as do
For San Frsnclsco, per Rlls, Dec 4—T McNulty, Peter CASH SURPLUS
Woods, W Btlnger, Q Schanks.
the males/ We have no means of publishSydney,
of
I—J
T
From San Francisco, per City
Dec
H. HACKFELD Si CO.,
Waterhouse, wife snd maid, W W Dlmond, Miss Hempthis to them (in China or Japan), and
ing
stead, Mrs Martin and child, Mr and Mrs Trest, P IsenGeneral Afsati.
the best wny to make them acquainted wit
berg, Miss Isenberg, Miss Thompson, O C Thompson,
Miss Johnson, Mrs B W Sears snd child, J C lllsde, A 8
C. O. BBROBR,
it will be to pass a law and compel them to
Hsrtwell, Henry Csstle, Mrs snd Miss Csstle, MissM TslSpecial Agent for the Hawaiian Islands.
comply with its demands, which all wh
cott, Capt Brigga, C P Ward, wifeand two children, Miss
F Dickson, A Ehlers, W 8 Toler, F M Hanley, F A Hamseek to come here will very soon learn."
don, MlssT Lyons, Mr Lyons, Mr snd Mrs Rlelerger.Mlss
Psty, Wm Psty, O Macfsrlsne, W 0 Irwin, J B Castle snd
We have received the above letter from
Carl
Onng,
wife, L L Rice, J M Thompson. Remnant,
WniHerb, H Bradley, Mrs JChilton, J Oertz and wife,
our
old editorial associate, H. M. Whitne
Myhue
Joe Suhan, B Cross, 8 Rodemsnn, H A Myhue, L
snd wife, John Ferris, Joseph Ferris, Mrs X Townsend,
ISSUES
Esq., of Kau. It did not fall within th
THAT
E Buckley, Thomas Bsdler, Thoniss Melra. M Ware, J M
Raupp, H Miller, Mra Miller and child, D S Sear*, 8 01line ofremarks which we had sketched fo
-sen, E Sullivan, W B Thompson, T J Reardon, J W
that discourse to comment upon the Don
Smith, C W Andrew*, T X McDonsld, H Schroeder, Hngo
"
Mulko. J Cameron, J Fletcher, J H Beaton, H E Gerdner.
estic Chinese Question." We hardly thin
F Anderson, F Richards, M Brown, J Ramsdale, F Davis,
T 8 Collins, H Mackey, G 8 Smith. M Watson and wife,
and 13 Chinese. 73 passengers in transitu.
the reader would be justified in drawing th
From Eureka, per Monitor, Dec 11—EB Barilett.
inference from that discourse, or any othe
From Portland, O, per Jane A Falklnburg, Dee 11—Mr
and Mrs C F Mayhew, Mr and Mrs P J Mann, E F Allwritings of ours, that we " advocated unre
bright, Cant John Wolfe.
For San Francisco, per D C Murrsy. Dec 18—G M Franstricted Chinese immigration into the Ha
cis. H Frledlander, Miss Htrsnd, Lieut J d'Hervllley, Geo
H Craig, Dr Spies*, D Wayland, D Kenealy, Mrs Ganrick.
SEING PRACTICALLY
waiian Islands." So far is this from bein
From Jaluit, per Hawaii, Dec IS—G I G Jackson, H
Tbede and child, and MS islanders, Including men,
women and children.
An Endowment Policy true, that privately and publicly we have
From Jaluit, per Storm Bird, Dec IS—lO7 Islanders,
urged the point, that not only Chinese im
men, women and children.
AT TBI
For Sen Frsnclsco, per Discovery, Dec 18—Dr Hunter,
migrants should bring their wives, but also
Capt Ferryman, Capt Weutworth. Col Norris, Cbaa Lewis.
From l'ort Gsnible, per Camden, Dec 16—3 Chinese.
from America and Europe. We
immigrants
per Wm L Beebe, Dec IS—T Heron.
Port
LIFE RATEB.
:
LIFE INSURANCE CO.
(1
THE
ONLY~COMPANY
TONTINE
INVESTMENT
POLICIES.
From
Blakely,
USUAL
�6
THE FRIEND,
have written letters upon this subject to
China, and made it a special point with the
Chinese themselves who were going Ut
China and were expecting to return. The
following editorial appeared in tbe Friend
in July last:
the time about come for the
" Has notGovernment
to take decided
Hawaiian
action about the introduction of so many
Chinese immigrants, unaccompanied by
tbeir wives ? Would it not be well to convene the leading and prominent Chinese
merchants of Honolulu, and let the subject
be fairly discussed ? Does not the magnitude of the subject demand the appointment
of a Minister Plenipotentiary who shall
visit China and confer with the authorities ?
If the Hawaiian Government supports a
Minister at Washington, ought it not also
to support a Minister or Consul-General at
Pekin ? Hawaiian affairs are as deeply involved in what passes in China as what
passes in America. Tbe California watchword may be, " The Chinese must go," but
that of Hawaii is,
must
" TheandChinese
come," to work our cane
rice fields.
Now let us treat them fairly, and do all in
our power to introduce Chinese families and
diffuse among them Christianity."
This editorial does not convey the idea
that we advocate " unrestricted immigration
from China." Touching this question of
the Chinese and the proper manner of treating them, we would add in conclusion : AYe
have no sympathy with the policy vfhich
has been pursued in Peru, Cuba and California, of inviting Chinese laborers and then
reducing them to slavery, or treating them
otherwise than as free and voluntary immigrants who have the same right to " come
and go" as immigrants from any other
country. To no other country have Chinese
immigrants been more cordially invited—
nay, urged to come and labor, than to these
Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian Government, Board of Immigration and planters
have combined to make the passage easy
for the Chinese to leave iheir own country
and come hither. The record of Dr. Hillebrand's mission to China and the East
Indies, and the mission of the Hon. Mr.
Wilder as the planters' agent, are fresh in
mind. To induce them to migrate hither,
their passages have been paid wholly or in
JANUARY,
1880.
twenty years we have been laboring to may bless all your efforts to Christianize the
Christianize our Chinese immigrants, and Chinese in your Islands,
1 remain, yours in Christian bonds,
for more than ten years we have sustained
A. P. Happer.
a Chinese school at the Bethel, in Honolulu,
We are glad to hear such testimony from
where nearly two hundred Chinese have Rev. Mr. Happer respecting some of our
been taught the English language, and some
Chinese Christian workers on tbe Hawaiian
of these are now members of Christian Islands, viz., Sit Moon, acting pastor of
churches. While we have never exerted Chinese Church, Honolulu ; Wong Ec,
our*influenoe to invite Chinese to come, we
Hilo, Hawaii; Kong Tit Yen, Kohala, Hahave aimed to Christianize those who have waii ; Sat Fan, Makawao, Maui; Shin
come; and this will be our aim in the Chak, Oahu ; Ho Pui, Kauai.
Shin Chak has recently left for California,
future. We opened with a letter from M r.
he is expected to return. before leavbut
rejust
we
close
with
a
letter
Whitney;
ing he made .the tour of the districts of Hilo,
ceived from the Rev. Mr. Happer, a mis- Hamakua and Kohala, preaching among
sionary of the American Board in Canton : the Chinese on the plantations, having been
Canton, China, Oct 16, 1879.
Key. Dr. Damon.
My Dear Brother: We have been separated from each other by the Pacific for
these thirty odd years. While I have
known much of you, I have never had any
personal intercourse. Now, as Canton is
to be connected with Honolulu by a line of
steamers, and as the number of Chinese who
will be in your Islands will be increased, I
feel free to write to you of matters of common interest connected with the cause of
Christ. I feel much connected with Chinese interest there, as two of my pupils, Ho
Pui and Shin Chak, are your colporteurs,
and an acquaintance, Sit Moon, is temporary pastor of the Chinese church in Honolulu. 1 write to say, that if we can help the
work amongst the Chinese in your midst in
any way, by sending books or tracts, we
will be glad to do so Letters from any of
the Chinese to their friends here may be
sent to me. In view of the increased number of Chinese there, I would advise that
one of your young ministers should come to
Canton and study Chinese for two years or
more. You will find it very difficult to
carry on the work among the Chinese unless some American understands Chinese.
There is a want of integrity even amongst
Chinese Christians which you will have to
guard against. There is a Wesleyan here
from Australia studying Chinese, in order
to have charge of the work there on his
return.
The Presbyterians of Australia
took Rev. D. Vroomnn from this place to
superintend their work there. It appears
to me that you will need to put forth strenuous efforts to Christianize the Chinese in
your Islands, or there is danger that they
will turn many of your own islanders back
You will notice that an
to heathenism.
part.
Agent
goes from here to the Islands. It apReferring to the question of the Chinese
pears to me very important that, in any
bringing tbeir wives, it is a noteworthy fact arrangements made, there should be a
that the only ship which has ever brought a stipulation for women and children to go.
due proportion of respectable women and This was the regulation in the emigration
children was the last ship chartered by Mr. to Demerara, and was the most important
and beneficial of all the regulations. The
Aseu, about two years ago. More than one- emigrants there are doing very well and
half of this ship's company of immigrants becoming Christians. Give my Christian
Were Christians from the German church regards to Sit Moon, Ho Pui and Shing
Ho Pui is the best Chinese scholar
in China. We are happy to bear the most Chak.
any of them, and would make a good
unqualified testimony to the good Character of
teacher for anyone who wanted to study
of these Christian immigrants. /,
Chinese there. Hoping to hear from you by
One paragraph more. For more than the return steamer, and praying that God
sustained by funds contributed privately by
J. I, Waterhouse, Esq.
O ur readers, we think, will peruse
with interest two letters which we have
recently received from two of our Chinese
colporteurs, Sat Fan on Maui, and Ho Pui
on Kauai. The former is one of those receiving honorable mention in Dr. Hopper's
letter:
Koloa, Dec. 5, 1879.
Rev. S. C. Damon.—My Dear Sir: I
received your letter last month and ought to
answer you immediately, but my eye has
been sick. This is reason 1 do not write.
Please excuse me. 1 was around the Island
the third time, and know four men who like
trust Jesus Christ. For I have seen them
reading Bible when they have time, and
they tell me pray to God to help them.
They go to native church every week.
Please you prsy the Lord give Holy Spirit
to them to deliver them from evil.
The Lord bless you and your family.
Ho Pui.
Palcili, Makawao, Nov. 14, 1879.
Rev. S. C Damon.—Dear Sir: I have
heard bad news from a Christian man, who
said your son has died with a high fever
last week. My dear sir. do not feel troubled
for him, because he die by God's providence.
I think God will receive his soul up to
heaven. Now you should take good care of
your health. Do not be over sorry ; if you
sorry so much 1 fear that you will be failing
in your health. Please see the Holy Bible
instructs us, because God's hand has shield
us from every danger in this world. God
might be able to preserve his soul too when
he died. Although we cannot see him at
this time, we shall see him in the Kingdom
of God. My dear sir, I wish to go to see
you, but I cannot go, for there is a great
deal to do here. So it make me very sorry.
Now I only write to you to comfort you, and
I will pray to God to bless you and give
you strength to publish the gospel of Jesus
at Honolulu ; and God also make you to instruct all heathen and foreign people with
comfort. Afterwards all the heathen people
will believe on God at your preaching. Now
1 tell you about myself. Sir, I preach in
this islsnd of Maui with very good attendance of a great many Chinese who has been
baptized by Rev. Mr. Rouse last month, and
also thirty Chinese wbo had joined the Y.
M. C. A. Now I have found some more
�1880.
APV-H-RTISBBttIIM-TS.
Chinese who would like to believe on God,
whom I hope will become a church for the •**r G. IRWIN fc CO..
Chinese Christian here, and I also hope you
Commission Merchants,
will pray to God for me that He will make
Plantation and Insurance Agents, Honolulu, H. 1.
me to do many things for God, so it will
PBI R U E Si CO..
make my soul to go home with triumph. I
AW
to C. L. Richards k Co.)
hope you will excuse me for any mistake,
* (Saecesors
and please give my compliments to Rev. Ship Chandlers and General Commission Merchants,
Dr. Hyde.
Honolulu,Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.
Yours very truly,
Y. S. Satfan.
The Christian Chinese here ask me to Agents Pialsa Salt Works, Braid's Brab Lances,
Ausi Perry Davl*' Pal*-, Killer.
compliment you and Rev. Dr. Hyde.
7
THE FRIEND, JOIIARV,
SAILORS'
HOME!
.
Places of
Worship.
M.
HOFFMANN,
S,'
I>
m\\%A\
tb
I
«fyl MnllrlfJlmmM.WMlLJlLiiiiHiiiiß
B
~
Physician and Surgeon,
Seamen's Bethel—Rev. S. C. Damon, Chaplain,
King street, near tbe Sailors' Home. Preaching Corner Merchantsnd Kaahumanu Streets,near thePostOtnoe.
at 11 a. M. Seats free. Sabbath School before tbe
BREWER Si CO..
morning service. Prayer meeting on Wednesday **p
evenings at 74 o'clock.
Commission and Shipping Merchants,
Fort Street Church—Rev. W. Frear. Pastor,
Honolulu, Oahu. H. I.
corner ol Fort and Beretania streets. Preaching
P. ADAMS.
on Sundays at 11 A. M. aud 74 p.m. Sabbath
School at 10 a. m.
Auction and Commission Merchant,
Kawaiahao Church—Rev. H. H. Parker. Prfstor,
lire-Proof Store, in Robinson's Buil.lin j, Queen Strut.
King street, above the Palace. Services in Hawaiian every Sunday at 11 a.m. Sabbath school
at ID a.m. Evening services at
o'clock, alternating with Kaiitnakaptli. District meetings in
various chapels at 3.30 p. M. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday at 74 p. M.
Roman Catholic Church —Dnder tbe charge of
No. 37 fort Street,
Rt. Bey. Bishop Maigret. assisted by Rev. Father
Hermann ; Fort street, near Beretania. Services
KEEP A FINE ASSORTMENT OF
every Sunday at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
Kaumakapili Church—Rev. M. Kuaea. Pastor,
Beretania street, near Nuuanu. Services in Hawaiian every Sunday at 104 M Sabbath school
at 94 A. M. Evening services *•at 74 o'clock, alterMASTERS VISITING THIS PORT
during the last Six Years can testify from peraonal exnating with Kawaiahao. Prayer meeting every
of
ED. DUNSCOMBE,
Honlulu, January 1, 1876.
Manager.
CASTLE & COOKE
IMPORTERS AND
DEALERB IN
NOTICE TO SHIP MASTERS. GENERAL MERCHANDISE!
AQEHTS OF
DILLINGHAM & 00.,
REGULAR PORTLAND LINK OF
Mutual
Packets,
THE
The UnionMarine Insursncs
LIT* Insuranca Company,
New England
Company, San Francisco,
TheKohala Sugar Company,
Ths Hslku Sugar Company,
ThsHemakua Sugar Company,
Ths Walalua Sugar Plsntallon,
TheWheeler k Wilson Sewing Machine Company,
tf
Dr. Jsynek Sons Celebrated Family Medicines.
Goods Suitable for Trade,
Wednesday at 74 P. M.
The Anolican Church—Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Willis, D. D.; Clergy. Rev. Rob't Dunn, .M. A.,
Rev. Alex. Mackintosh, St. Andrew's Temporary
Cathedral, Beretania street, opposite the Hotel.
English services on Sundays at 64 and 11a. m., and
24 and 74 p. m. Sunday School at tbe Clergy
House at 10 a. m.
JOHN
9.
MeGRJGW.
M.l>
Late Surgeon Y. S. Army,
~
Can be consulted at his residence on Hotel street, between
Alakea and Fort streets.
a.
I. WHITHBT
J. W. kOaaeTBOS
WHITNEY ftto H.ROBERTSON,
M.
(Successors
Whitney),
SHIP
TJEIEGH-.OA.N»H
perience that the undersigned keep the beat assortment
NEW—•—
GOODS FOB TRADE
ESTABLISHMENT,
And Sell Cheaper than any other House in the
Kingdom.
DILLINGHAM ft CO.
Just Received from England
Corner Fort and Hotel Streets.
THE ATTENTION •ribs CIHb»«
that I has*
I CALL
ol Oahu and the other Islands to the
SO a large
(Act
OPEN
First-Class Establishment.
Where (Jenilemen can find a
AND
of Goods,
Well-selected
Stock aod
great ears, as to
Chosen
FOR SALE at COST PRICE
At tbe
adapted
style,
with
to this climate.
BIBLE DEPOSITORY, SAILOR'S HOME,
Having had an eitensive experience In connection with
A few copies of the following excellent works*
some of the largest Importing houae* lo New Yorkand Phila**
Dally Remembrancer, or Horning and Evening Portions for delphis, I can assure my customers that they will not only
the year, by Rev JamesSmith.
secure ths
"Ihj first Love." Christ's Message to Epheaua, by Rev Dr
Culross.
••Behold I Smnd at theDoor and Knock." Christ's Message
to Laodlcea, by Rev Dr Calross.
STATIONERY fc PERIODICALS.
Grsce and Truth, by Dr W P Mackay.
Dorothea Trudel, or tbe Prayer of faith, translated bom Ihe
German.
Or THE HAWAIIAN OUIDK Life hf Joshua Poole. A RemarkableConversion.
BOOK,
Ths Message from the Tbrooe,by Mrs Anna Bhlptou.
Jams' History of the Hawaiian Islands,
TheLost Blessing, by Mrs Anna Shlpton.
Hawaiian Phrase Book,
Asked of Ood, by Mrs Anna Shiplon.
Hawaiian Grammar,
Tbe Watch Tower in ihe Wilderness, by Mrs Anna Shlpton.
Andrews' Hawaiian Grammar,
The Child Minister, by Mrs Anna Shlpton.
Hawaiian Dictionary,
Life Truths, by Rev J Denhsm Smith.
Chart of the Hawaiian Islands.
1..10 In Christ, by Rev J Denliam Smith.
Walk and Warfare, or WildernessProvision, by Rev J DenALSO, O* BAUD,
ham Smith.
Various Addresses, by Rev J Denhsm Smith.
Various Addresses, by D L Moody.
OTHER BOOKS OUT THE ISLANDS.
The Tsbernsclesnd ths Priesthood, by H W Soltsu.
F. male Characters of the Bible, by Rev Dr Hughe*.
Tbe Boy's Watchword.
Also a variety of smaller Books by Browulow North, IM
Hsoghton, *o.
Very Best Materials
but will also obtainat my place
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Pure religion and undefiled before Ood, the Father, is this :
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world.
KTHIS
Bi by a Committee of the Y. I. C. A.
PACK IS
The Y. M. C. A. meet the third Thursday of every month, at the Lyceum, for
business and discussion.
The topic for discussion at the January
meeting is, " Our duty in regard to preventible conditions of disease."
All interested in Y. M. C. A. work are
cordis lly invited to attend.
List or OaricßßS
A*D Hti«di«o Cummittsis or Tin
Y. M. Y. A.
President, W. R. Castle ; Vice President, Dr. J. M. Whitney | Secretary, W. A. Kinney ; Treasurer,
Reeding Room Committee—E Dunscoenbe
adltor—Charles Peterson, kdllor of the Sth page of Ths
FbiBND for tins quarter.
Chioeae Mission Committee—Rev. 8. C. Damon, H. Waierhouse, J. B. Atherton Rev. C. M. Hyde.
Kntertsinmenl Committee—Vim O. Smith, T. H. Davles.
Employment Committee—B. B. Dole, E. Uuoecombe, B F.
DUrafkesa.
Committee to Visit the Hospital and Prison—o. U. Leas,
E. Dempsle, W. W. Hail, Dr. 0. M. Hyde.
Our plan, as set forth above, —the
struggle to maintain a pure religion before
God—comes home to us with renewed
force at the beginning of this new year. The
past lies dead behind us, and yet in its offspring, the present, we recognize, in changed
form, the pure spirit of the old. Progress
has been made, but thoughtful activity is
ever the necessity. Ministrations have
been made to the bereaved, and we count as
fatherless and friendless, not alone those
whose earthly ties have been sundered, but
recognise also those whom the terms in their
widest application would embrace the
wanderers through the world with no infinite hand to guide them. There are those
whose hearts know not the feeling induced
by heavenly love and paternal protection;
those whom adversity has claimed as its
victims ; those to whom earthly justice has
meted out punishment; those whose feet
have been stumbling along life's pathway
ever since they first breathed the air of
heaven, whose minds have always been enveloped in the darkness of a spiritual night.
These sre to be considered " in affliction."
The command comes, " Visit them." We
are not to wait till the temporal or spiritual
cloud has lifted ; but while the shadows still
shroud the soul in darkness, then is the time
to let in the bright rays of consolation and
sympathy. The work has been begun and
is progressing. The Prison and Hospital
an visited weekly, and their inmates helped
and comforted as far ss possible.
too, an attack has been made upon
■atbendom in these Islands ; and to show
result of this attack, we have simply to
mention the report before the Y. M. C. A.
last meeting, in which it was stated
it 91 Chinese had been admitted to mem-
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bership in Rev. Mr. Rouse's church, Maui.
Still there is ample room for Christian work.
Now, when we hare accomplished all this,
when we have done our duty faithfully to
the sick and imprisoned, we have attained,
as it seems, the easiest part of the requirements of Pure Religion.
We have worked
for others; but that is not enough. "To
keep one's self unspotted from the world" is
still incumbent. And how much that means !
The effort is a life work. The struggle is
against self and the natural heart. Obstacles
of evil are on every hand, and instead of
straight, the path ahead seems crooked indeed. Perfection is impossible with finite
beings, and some stains will cling ; but with
the primal motive, God's will, those spots
will be washed out in forgiveness. Have
we this '•*' Religion undefined ?" The present
is with us. The needy are around us, and
if our own hearts are right, the only question with each one of us will be, How shall
we best attain the requirements of pure religion? Then, when another year has
flown, in the present that shall confront us
we shall trace the lineaments of a past full
of glorious achievements.
In One Life-time.
Some one has recently written : "I am
not an old man, yet in material things 1
have seen the creation of a new world. lam
contemporary with the railroad, the tele-
graph, the steamship, the photograph, the
steam plow, the friction match, gaslight,
chloroform, nitre-glycerine, the monitor, the
caloric engine, the California gold discoveries, the oil-well discoveries, gutta percha,
canned fruits, the electric light, the telephone, etc. Gentlemen conservatives, these
are some of the footprints of material progress of the present generation. Do you
think the moral world will remain tbe same
as before ? that society will be unaffected by
these changes ? If you do, let me call your
attention to the fact that this same generation has seen the abolition of slavery on a
grand scale, the ascendancy of republican
America, the opening of China aud Japan,
the institution of world's fairs, the spread of
the insurance system, and the agitation for
the freedom of women. And the march is
steadily on, with accelerating motion. What
is its meaning ? Where will it end ?"
The meeting of the Association took place
Thursday evening, Dec. 18th. Tbe attendance was very poor, there being but ten
members present. After various items of
business and reports from members of committees, the subject '< Unequal Taxation l
was discussed. We call attention to tbe
subject for next month in our advertisement,
and would ask for a fair atendance at least
of the members of the Association.
The corner-stone of a new Congregational
chapel was recently laid at Milton, England,
by a member of the Established Church,
and an English Church newspaper, commenting on the fact, says: "In these days
many a good Churchman is thankful to
have a Dissenting chapel to go to, who
would never have been induced to cross its
threshold before our churches were turned
into Mass-houses."
"The wind is unseen, but it cools the
brow of the fevered one, sweetens the summer atmosphere, and ripples the surface of
the water into silver spangles of beauty. So
goodness of heart, though invisible to the
material eye, makes its presence felt, and
from its effects upon surrounding things we
are assured of its existence."
Ruskin never said a truer thing than this:
"If you want knowledge, you must toil for
it; if food, you must toil for it; and if
pleasure, you must toil for it. Toil is the
law. Pleasure comes through toil, and not
by self-indulgence and indolence. When
one gets to loving work, his life is a happy
one. Said a poor man in Brooklyn, the
other day, with a family of eleven to provide for : " If I were worth a million dollars
1 should not wish to do much different than
I do now every day, working hour afterhour.
I love it a thousand times better than to.
rest." He has for nearly half a century
been surrounded by workers, and hns caught
the spirit of industry. He loves his work
better than food or sleep. He is happy who
has conquered laziness once and forever.
He that has an eye and a heart can even
now say, Why should I falter ? Light has
come into the world ; to such as love light,
so as light must be loved, with a boundless,
all-doing, all-enduring lore.
Here on earth we are as soldiers fighting
in a foreign land, that understand not the
plan of the campaign, and have no need to
understand it, seeing well what is at our
hand to be done. Let us do it like soldiers,
with submission, with courage, with a heroic
joy. " Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,
do it with all thy might.'' Behind us,
behind each one of us, lie six thousand
years of human effort, human conquest.
Before us is the boundless time, with
its aa yet uncreated and unconquered continents and Eldoradoes, which we, even we,
have to conquer, to create; and from the
bosom of eternity there shine for us celestial
guiding stars.
inheritance, how -wide and fair I
•• My
Timela my fair M*d field-of Una I'm heir."
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Cttrlyle,
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