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LNefulneu of Hawaiian
Stipend iontiding I re.i any
I.vents
IIIHIM.
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Delegates
K. K. Bingham Obituary
Missionary Tower with Jiindus
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Letters of (icneral Anns
Dealing with I. iborers
Profit sharing, Kwi and Waialua
How Laborers Hei oine Planters
Hawaii Adapted to White Labor
Home for Homeless (hi! ieii
Potter Visits Willis
Kalakaiia's Incapa ity
Extinction of Maoris
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Special attention is called to the third
page of this paper containing important
condition of plantation laborers in these islands. I bey
show that valuable progress is constant
ly making. This progress is very marked
in lhe direction of profit sharing and
similar arrangements for independent
farming in cane culture-. Tins is openin-,' a most important field for the satis
fact, ry employment ol white American
farmers, the class of population'which
statements upon the
is most essential to the social and poli
tic.il welfare of Hawaii.
Usefulness of the Hawaiian Delegation.
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Number 12
assemblies, made welcome everywhere [tenacious vitality had prolonged a life
both as Christian brothers and as newly of great suffering very patiently borne,
admitted American citizens, they return for many years after active service for
with enlarged Conceptions nl the vast others had nearly ceased. She had
ness ill iiiu country,.of the magnitude passed her seventieth year. Very cheer
and grandeur of its civilization, and also ful and uncomplaining, and resourceful
of the fraternal Warmth of Christian in social intercourse, her companionship
union, as witnessed in the Council, lie was always a pleasure.
Miss Bingham was born March 8,
tween brethren from many countries' nl
1829, in the early days of mission life,
the globe.
This delegation of natives has also and in the old mission house, still standbeen of the neatest public service in ing at Kawaiahao, which her father had
two directions. In the first place, it has occupied since its erection in 1831. She
furnished to American Christiana an was named alter the remarkable woman
invaluable object lesson of what mis who was was (jueen Regent for thirteen
sionary labor has accomplished lor the years after the death of the conqueror,
Hawaiian people, who eighty years ago Kamehamtha. Between that queen and
were sunken in dark depths of barbarism Mrs. Bingham a tenderly affectionate
and superstition. Here were presented intimacy had grown after the wonderful
four gentlemen of those people, men of change produced by the former's con
cultivation and unexceptionable deport- version to Christ. The high-souled and
ment, as well as of manifest hi-;h Chris regenerated Hawaiian deeply apprecitian spirit, who were the product of the ated the missionary's peculiar delicacy
missionary work in Hawaii. The great and refinement as well as strength of
value of this object leSSpn was lecog- character. One of the writer's early
nized with delight by the officers and memories is that of seeing, in 1832, the
friends of the American Hoard.
famous Regent lying on her mat divan
A further great benefit was that done on the night of her death in Manoa
to Hawaii itself by this personal exhibit valley. Her little namesake was one of
of the true type of Hawaiian! ol the his most familial acquaintances in child
better class. At the great expositions hood.
in Chicago and Omaha, Hawaii has Father Bingham by natural gifts and
been most grossly and injuriously stand force ol character was thoroughly the
eretl by exhibits of oui luwt i and leader of the Mission timing his twenty
(Ileal crowds years of resiilenc-- in Honolulu. He reheathenish elements.
have witnessed the lewd and disgusting moved to New England in is id. Two
Hawaiian hulas, and observed the na- daughters had preceded him thither,
tives in their ancient barbaric Betting of now deceased leaving many descendants.
heathen huts and heathen costume The three younger children, Elizabeth,
Hiram and Lydia, who accompanied
And thai became ihe populai Ami
conception of the Hawaiian people. their parents to the home land, have
Everywhere that our delegates went, lived together for many years in the
these native gentlemen were a total home at l'unahou. Their education was
surprise to multitudes who had derived completed in New England schools and
their conceptions of our natives from colleges. Rev.'l<r. Hiram Bingham bethose gross exhibits. That evil preju- came the pioneer missionary to the
dice was corrected, and the Hawaiian savages of the Gilbert Islands in 1K57.
people were worthily estimated. Thus Lydia came out in the sixties to assist
have these delegates rendered an invalu- Mis. Halsey Gulick in the then new
able service to their people and country. Kawaiahao Seminary and soon after to
The kindly gentlemen who generously become the Principal. Miss E. K. Bingcontributed the expenses ol the trip, ham joined her sister heie about 1868.
may well feel that their money could On the marriage of Lydia m 1873 to the
not have been more usefully expended. eminent Hilo Missionary, Titus Coan,
Miss Bingham became Principal, continuing in that work until compelled by
Elizabeth Kaahumanu Bingham.
ill health to resign in I SSL', after fourteen
years of able and successful administraOHIO ARY.
tion. She left the impress of her lovely
A very sweet, Strong and saintly soul and noble character on a very large
has
just passed from among us. number of worthy Hawaiian wives and
Lizzie
Bingham breathed htr last mothers.
On the Hawaiian Board page will be
found very interesting statements by
Rev. O. P. Emerson.of the experiences
at the International Congregational
Council, of the delegates of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association. After listening to the public statements of the
four native delegates as well as of their
two white colleagues, we desire to state
the impressions made thereby.
In the first place our Hawaiian
brothers had a must exceptional oppor
tunity for pleasure and profit. After
visiting anil traveling fur nearly three
months over the vast breadth of terri"
One's sympathies go out tenderly to
tory, visiting the chief cities of America '
and receiving everywhere the kindest ill her chamber at 'Puliation in the earl) the remaining brother, wile, and sister,
attention and entertainment, speaking morning of Nov. 27th. All her life a whose circle is now diminished by one,
in a large number of churches and sufferer from varied illness, a peculiarly only gone befoie. They feel that for the
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departed one, most sensibly, "to live
was Christ, and to die was gain." She
went in great peace, and assurance of
hope. Two days before in extreme prostration, she seemed to "hear the angels
singing." To all of us aging ones,
and to these three so much enfeebled,
the departure of this beloved soul lends
fresh hope and courage.
The mortal part of our sister was laid
in the earth of the old mission grave
yard of Kawaiahao, by the side of two
older brothers who died in infancy in
1822 and 182ft, the first white children
who died in Hawaii. Her grave became
hidden in the profuse gifts of flowers
from the concourse of missionary
"cousins," many of us her contempraries of the early thirties. It is a good
resting-place for that which is perishable, while the immortal soars aloft.
Missionary Power with Hindus.
The following was told by Dr. Fairbairn, after his return from lecturing in
India :
One day outside an Indian city, I
passed two shapely and beautiful English
women. They came well mounted,
trotting gaily and gallantly, one on either
side of the road, bearing themselves on
horseback as only English women can.
That was one great type of the English
woman the native sees. May I tell you
of another ? It is not a tale told by a
missionary; it was a tale told by a civilian
to me. We were walking in his garden
just as the sun was westering, and he
broke out in the way of an enthusiastic
Scotsman. After having relieved his
soul in criticism of what he thought defects in mission work, he broke out in
praise of the woman as missionary, and
then he told a tale, how, in a district
where he was Commissioner in the
famine, there had been in one of the cities
or towns somewhat of an outbreak.
There was no white man in the residence.
Into the mission school, where sat the
only white face, a missionary woman
among her scholars, there suddenly broke
the Tesildar, the native head ofthe town,
saying: "Oh, Mem Sahib, there is a
mutiny." " That is not my function ;
it is yours ; I am a woman, you are a
man." " Ah, but you are the only
White face in the district. Come, they
will hear you. Send them to their
homes." So she arose, she marshalled
her scholars behind her, she marched
out, she ordered the men to disperse,
they fell right and left, she marched
through with her scholars behind, the
Tesildar humbly bringing up the rear.
Nor was that all. She had to go on
leave, and a younger woman took her
place. Then the famine came, and all
that she could personally raise she carefully distributed. Then came word of
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the Mansion House Fund. How was
it to be distributed ? A meeting was
called, the Commissioner presiding.
Up stood a venerable Hindu, the chief
man of the town, and said: If this
money is to find its destiny, and none of
it is to stick to anybody's hand that does
not need it, you must place it in the
hands of the Mem Sahib at the school."
" Ah," said my friend, "We cannot
do that; she is of a Mission." "She may
be of the Mission, but she is the one
person that will see every anna properly
distributed, fulfilling its end." Then
—for he was supported by the chief
Mussulman—it was determined to entrust the distribution to the Mem Sahib;
there that young girl did a work that no
man could be found to do, and did it so
well as to fill all hearts with admiration.
As the summer went on she grew pale
—faded, they proceeded to send her to
the hills. To the hills she long refused
to go, but by-and-bye she consented.
Just the day before she was to go,
cholera came. Then she met my friend
with a face radiant with smiles, and
said: "Now I cannot go; Now I
must stay, " and through it she stayed,
and through it she lived and when one
came to compliment her who remarked
on the folly of trying to change the
Hindu, she met him in the noblest way
by saying: " Why, what would you
consider the man doing who came and
asked you in your own office as to the
folly of your own work ? " Theie is the
type of the woman in India missions,
living to help, living to heal, living to
educate the child, and, above all, living
to give to the Indian wife and the Indian
mother an ideal of womanhood as the
promise of remaking India, and she will
be beloved and remembered after the ex
quisite horsemanship of many a rare and
graceful rider has perished ahd been
"
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forgotten."
Letters of General S. C. Armstrong.
The following letters of the late Gen.
Armstrong have lately appeared in the
P. C. Advertiser. They were written
at the age of 26, when he was in command of a brigade of colored troops :
"January 22, 1865.
my orderly was hold" Yesterday as( before
Petersburg ) I
ing my horse
asked him where he was from. He said
he was from Hawaii.
He proved
to be a full blooded kanaka by the
name of Kealoha, who came from
the Islands last year. There is also
another by the name of Kaiua, who
lived near " Tahiti " Smith's who left
the Islands last year. I enjoyed seeing
them very much, and had a good jabber
with them in Kanaka. Kealoha is a
private in the forty-first Regiment,
United States colored troops, and Kaiua
is a private in the Twenty-eighth United
States colored troops, in the pioneer
corps ; both are good men and seemed
glad to see me."
The following is an extract from another letter to his mother, dated at Ap
pomatox Courthouse at the time of
General Lee's surrender
" Appomatox Courthouse,
April 9, 1865.
The great Confederate General and
"
his army have surrendered unconditionally. I have just been viewing from an
eminence the captive host, the artillery
and wagon trains. The Confederates
found themselves this morning surrounded and without provisions (General
Custer had captured the supply trains).
Early we advanced and our skirmish
lines met those of the enemy. Mine
drove not only the rebel skirmishers, but
also their line of battle ; we expected a
fight. I never felt more like it. I
mounted my stallion and was ready to
lead at a word. A few bullets whistled
around ; a few shells passed over ; the
rebs. gave way ; all was quiet. There
was a rumor of surrender. We waited ;
other rumors came, and finally it was
certain that the cruel war was over;
the first inkling I had of it was the continuous cheering of troops on our right.
Soon staff officers galloped up with the
news that Lee was making terms of
surrender. The firing ceased ;it was
impossible to realize that the terrible
army of Lee was no longer in existence ;
the truth was stunning. As for myself,
I felt a sadness, a feeling that the colored
soldiers had not done enough, been
sufficiently proved. In fact, we lay
right across the only road Lee could
take to get away. On both sides there
are prolonged and ringing cheers ;
especially on ours ; yet I heard the rebels yelling, for they are going home.
The rebel bands have been playing the
national airs of both sides."
A circular has been received issued
by the Trustees of the Hampton Institute
created by Gen. Armstrong, asking for
an endowment of one million dollars.
Possibly some of Armstrong's former
classmates here may feel moved to arrange some endowment of an Armstrong
Foundation or Professorship there in
memory of their ni>ble comrade.
:
Dealing With Laborers.
During the discussions at the annual
meeting of the Planters' Association,
the following were among the observa
tions made :
Mr. H. P. Baldwin spoke on profit
sharing, expressing a doubt as to its
success. If there was a more intelligent class of labor on the plantations
this course might be thought of, but
with the present laborers, there would
always be a suspicion on their part that
they were not getting their just deserts.
A good plan and one that has turned
out most admirably at the Hawaiian
�Vol. 57, No. 12.]
THE FRIEND
Commercial and other plantations was
the letting out of land to different labor-
ers for cultivation by the ton. Under
this system the men to whom the land
is let out keep the fields continually clear
and turn cut the finest kind ■ f cane.
Mr. Morrison : Our treatment of the
plantation labor is probably a little
harsh. Were we a bit more humane
and considerate in our treatment of the
laborers. The Japanese object to living
several families in one house, and prefer
a little house or room for a family. The
Chinese, on the other hand, like to herd
together.
Mr. C. M. Cooke: It is my idea that
the plantations should be made more
attractive to the laborers, and that hospitals should be established where careful treatment could be given the sick.
They are appreciative of any kindness
done them, and it is something we
should do.
A fine hospital, well equipped, has
just been established at Lihue Plantation, Kauai. The Government maintains hospitals on Maui and Hawaii.
Honolulu has several hospitals.
Wages of labor on plantations have
lately advanced fully SO per cent. Today the average wage of all nationalities
is not less than 8(1 cents per day, whilst
on plantations it exceeds $1 per working
"
day."
Profit-Sharing at Ewa and Waialua.
The Hawaiian Star gives especial
credit to Mr. J. B. Atherton for promoting the success of the profit-sharing
system on the Ewa and Waialua plantations.
Manager Ronton of Ewa says
to be, as
" Profit-sharing continues
a
the
decided
success
past,
it has been in
comJapanese
Chinese
and
with the
panies Under this plan there are at pies
ent employed at Ewa thirty eight profitsharing companies, aggregating five
hundred and eleven men : and all of the
fields, except two, are worked in this
way. There is no friction to speak of,
the men work better, are more contented, and the whole scheme forms,
among the laborers, a sort of balance
wheel of conservative elements whose
interests are identical with those of the
employer.
" Some of the profit-sharing Americans, who arrived last year, have for
various reasons returned to the United
States. Those who have remained
work harmoniously together and with
the plantation, and look forward contentedly to the harvesting of their crop
during the forthcoming year. A continuation of this same plan, or some
modification, of it, is contemplated by
the management, provided the present
arrangement results satisfactorily."
:
Manager Goodale of Waialua says:
"Ever since the first of the year, there
has been an abundant supply of labor,
and we have had no 'labor troubles' of
any consequence. The lands as soon
as planted, are being turned over to
companies of men f r cultivation, under
the same system as has been adopted at
Ewa, Oahu and otherplantationson this
Island. There is no question about the
wisdom of following this system as far
as possible. Ten contracts are now in
force.
A very large proportion of our laborers are Japanese. We have a few Hawaiian, and the number of Portuguese
is increasing."
This system < f profit sharing clearly
promises to open a large field for the
profitable occupation of American farmers in sugar culture in these Islands.
"
How Laborers Become Planters.
The following is taken from Dr. Maxwell's Report on labor in Hawaii to the
U. S. Department of Agriculture :
Concerning the means by which free
laborers have already become planters,
and through which means free labor of
all nationalities can continue to do so,
an example is given in some detail,
which sets forth the principle and serves
as an illustration of other cases: The
Hilo Sugar Company encouraged and
entered into agreements with free laborers to grow cane on its own and adjoining lands. Such lands as could not
be cultivated by the plantation with
horse labor were let free of rent ; other
lands are rented at from only a nominal price up to $8.00 per acre, as determined by the value of each specific
lot. Where necessary, which is so in
most cases of free laborers entering upon
this system, the plantation makes advances of money to meet the living and
other expenses of the small planters
during the period that their crops are in
growth. These allowances are refunded when the crop is harvested. The
crop is purchased by the plantation according to a scale of prices which
is based on the quality of the cane
and the prices of sugar in New York,
or in other cases according to con
ditions, all of which are set forth in
drawn agreements, approved and signed
by the growers and manufacturers of the
cane. Forms of these several kinds of
agreement can be readily obtained, and
have already been furnished to authorities requiring to see and use them.
Relating to the example now under
consideration, the writer was present in
the office of the said plantation four
weeks ago when the manager was re-
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newing contracts, and making advances
of money to the planters upon the grow
ing crop. Some thirty of those planters
were there. The appearance of thrift,
respectability, and air of business responsibility of those men was nothing
short of impressive when it was remembered that every one of them had arrived as contract men a few years- ago,
and without a dollar to them. In the
course of conversation the manager
said, " Yes ! I paid $90,000 to those
small planters last year, and their production is still increasing." He said
further : " Oh, yes ! they all seem very
content, and even proud of their position—and they may well be ! They not
only live well, but some of them have
balances of $1,000 to $2,000 to their
names; whilst others make trips home
to Japan in good style to see their
friends.
They all turn up again,
though." As those men were leaving
the manager's office, the writer noticed
that most of them were riding their own
horses or mules.
Hawaii Adapted to White Labor.
On this subject Dr. Maxwell writes:
" Concerning the ability of white
laborers to bear outdoor work in this
climate, it has to be said that the Portuguese, and some smaller numbers of
Germans and Anglo-Saxons, who have
worked on plantations, have not only
borne the work, but have rendered more,
and a higher class of, labor, which is attested by the high rate of compensation
they have received. This statement
can be compared with the labor rolls of
numerous plantations employing mixed
nationalities. Also the more taxing indoor work of the iron foundries and
machine shops of Honolulu is mainly
done by white labor, chiefly imported
from the mainland. At this time a complete sewerage system is being put in
throughout the streets of Honolulu.
The contractor is from San Francisco.
This man brought some twenty white
laborers from California to do the
heaviest work in laying down the pipes
When asked what price he was paying
white labor, the contractor stated " $3.75
per day; and they are cheaper than
those Chinamen that I engaged here,
and pay only $1.40 per day." The white
men, who were sitting at lunch, were
next questioned, as to " how they bore
the climate." They replied, "We can
do any work here. Why, in comparison
with Fresno (Cal.), where the boss had
us before we came here, this is Arctic ! "
Every day, on the streets of this city,
white men are performing labor that is
vastly more exhausting than the work
on plantations, and arrivals of artisans
from the Mainland are frequent."
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THE FRIEND.
Home for Homeless Children.
Bishop Potter Visits Bishop Willis.
Through the beneficence of Mis. Bishop Henry C. Potter, of the dio
Mary A. Castle, relict of the late S. N. cese of New York, spent the (Ist of
Castle, the old Castle homestead in October in Honolulu, and conferred with
Kawaiahao has been refitted and con- Bishop Willis respecting the transfer of
verted into a home for destitute children. the Anglican Church here to the ProA commodious and beautiful kindergarten building has been erected upon the
eastern part of the premises. It was
formally opened on November 13th with
an attendance of thirty five young chil
dren of all nationalities, from the neigh
bor district.
This institution is named " The
Henry and Dorothy Castle Memorial,"
in memory of the lamented son and his
child who perished in the steamer Elbe
nearly five years ago. The Castle tlwel
ling was erected in I Sit by Rev. E. W.
Clark as a missionary home, but after
wards enlarged by Mr. Castle. Ii has
been the desire of Mr. Castle* children
that the old home should continue in
missionary service, as is now provided
for.
After some fifteen years of devoted
and efficient service as Secular Agent of
the Mission, that work having lost its
importance, Mr. Castle engaged in busi
ness pursuits, and in the course of forty
years, acquired a large estate, mainly in
plantations. The great appreciation of
values since Mr. Castle's tleath, has
placed his family in a position to con
tribute bountifully to the public good
and the establishment of the Lord's
Kingdom.
Hall for Boys' Brigade.
By the gift of Mrs. S. N. Castle and
other ladies, a commodious hall has
been built for the Boy's Brigade in KauIt is 35 by 60
makapili church-yard.
feet, costing about $1000, and holding
about 300 people. The hall was opened
on the evening of the 23d, with appropriate exercises. The brigade marched
in in force, composed of companies A.
and B from Palama, C from Kaumakapili and D from Kakaako. Prof. Theodora Richard acted as chairman. A
new company on Punchbowl is being
organized.
On Nov. 16th, Mr. Walter G. Smith
d editorial charge of the Pacific
xial Advertiser, Mr. W. Nevms
Mr. Smith conthe Hawaiian Star during the
o years of its existence in 1893
, and "knows the ropes" here,
me years he has done editorial
on the .S". /■'. Chronicle. He is
ed back as an old friend.
}ng retiring.
test mt Episcopal Church of America.
Bishop Potter went on to look after
church affairs in Japan and the Philip
At a subsequent meeting of the
Synod of the Anglican Church some
action was taken, as a result of the conference with Bishop Potter, looking
towards the proposed change of relations.
pines.
Samoa to be German.
[December, 1899.
The Extinction of the Maoris.
Judging from a recent report of the
registrar general of New Zealand, that
fine martial race the Maoris, is going
the way of all aborigines whose country has been colonized by the whites.
They may not become absolutely extinct for a few more decades, but their
doom is sealed. Among the causes officially assigned for the thinning of their
numbers are the high infantile mortality resulting from improper food, exposure and the want of ordinary care,
constitutions debilitated by past debauchery, the belief in native doctors
and neglect of the sick and the adoption of European habits and costumes,
leading to diseases of the respiratory
A Maori If. A., Mr. Ngata, in
organs.
addressing a recent conference of his
countrymen, said that drink was pauperizing them and sapping their vitality.—London Chronicle.
The causes here assigned for the
wasting of the Maoris, are the same that
are believed to cause the continued
wasting of the Hawaiian race. The
latter have been much longer in pernicious contact with foreign commerce,
but have also enjoyed far greater ameliorating influences.
It now seems to be settled that the
principal islands of the Samoan group
are to pass under German control,
England and the United States withdrawing from the very impracticable
tripartite arrangement. The United
Stales, however, will retain the small
island of Tutuila with its excellent harDOT of PagopsgO, where a naval station
is being crested. The German authorities will doubtless accord the most fay
orable treatment to the missionaries of
the London Society and their noble
training school.
Our missionaries in the Gilbert Isl- No Liquor License for the Orpheum.
ands will not regret that England is not
to resign that group to Germany, as the
Honolulu has two theaters—one the
British control there has been very opera house—which aims to maintain
a
satisfactory.
respectable character; the other the
Orpheum, which seems to have a differKalakaua's Incapacity for Constitutional
ent reputation. The latter maintains a
Government
place of nightly refreshment for its
When Kalakaua visited England in visitors, and has asked the Government
SSI he witnessed certain proceedings for a liquor license. The refusal of this
I
has drawn down most virulent abuse of
of the House of Commons which grieved
the Cabinet from the
of free living
his autocratic mind. Mr. W. N. Arm- which alleges, amongparty
other things, that
strong records :
the "short skirts" of the performers
The
not comprehend some caused the refusal.
King
did
We have heard,
"
of the questions involved, nor the motion however, of sad wreck of youths of
of want of confidence. He said that the honored families caused by irregularities
British Queen ought to be more res centering at the Orpheum. That has
pected by the House of Commons, and probably had much to do with the
it should submit to her judgment so long Cabinet action. It is a satisfaction to
as she was Queen.
To vote down the perceive that those gentlemen are not
Ministry was an insult to her, he thought. devoid of regard for the public morals,
He said that it was proper enough for even if they thereby invite the stigma of
Her Majesty to dismiss her Ministers being "missionary." It is not improwhen they failed to carry out her wishes, bable that such " missionary " tone will
but the people had no right to interfere continue permanently in Hawaii and
and try to control her. When he was Honolulu. Every father of children to
told that the House of Commons was be saved to virtue should desire it.
the stronges' political power in Great
Britain, he said the constitution was
The Radical is like the moth that flies
wrong."
into the flame and is burnt up the ConKalakaua's predecessors had some servative is like the horse
which refuses
sense as to the necessity of submitting to be led from
his flaming stable and is
to limitations of their power. Neither
the late king or his sister could conform also destroyed. Somewhere between
to that necessity, and the monarchy had the two extremes is the safe ground.
to be thrown out.
-Walter G. Smith.
;
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THE FRIEND.
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A Superabounding Treasury.
Census Agent for Hawaii.
A serious perplexity is encountered by
our public financiers. The Hawaiian
Treasury is suffering from plethora, with
surplus of over two millions ; at the same
time there is a scarcity of money in the
market, owing to the large outlays in
creating new sugar plantations. Hono
lulu financiers are earnestly striving to
find some way to get the Government
money into circulation.
The revenue has been unexpectedly
large while the outlay has been restricted
for lack of the needed appropriations.
By order of President McKinley, the
election of a new legislature was prevented, and no new appropriations can
be made, although greatly needed both
for schools and public works.
The most feasible proposition seems
to be that of releasing the $800,000 in
the Postal Savings Bank by ceasing to
pay interest thereon, which will induce
the depositors to withdraw their funds
and invest in the usual channels of
business.
Owing to increased imports, Customs
The
receipts have greatly increased
general prosperity ml appreciation of
values has also very in i-.-h increased the
taxes. Hence th Urge surplus.
It is matter of satisfaction that Mi.
Alatau T. Atkinson is to be in charge of
the census of the Hawaiian Islands.
The excellent census taken by him in
1896 justifies his appointment. Mr.
Atkinson returned a month ago from
Washington, where he had gone to
confer with the Head of the Census
Bureau. He there made a determined
and successful fight for taking count of
the different races living here, as has
been done before, and imperatively needs
to be done, although not in accord with
the United States census practice.
-
Thanksgiving Day in Honolulu.
Hawaiian Sugar Crop.
The entire sugar crop of the Hawaiian Islands for the year ending .Sep
tember 30, 1899, was 282,807 tons, or
566,614,000 pounds. At $70 per ton.
this represents a value of $19,7911. 'JO.
Of this amount, the island of Hawaii
produced 117,239 tons, Kauai 65,359,
Maui 64,380, and Oahu 45,820.
The largest yields 00 different plantations were the following:
Ewa Plantation Co
tons 22,334
Hawaiian Commercial Co.
lii.ii'Jl
1 1,350
Hawaiian Sugar Co
Lihue Plantation Co
Hawaiian Agricultural Co.
~
~~
~
13,333
11,318
10,589
Pioneer Mill Co
Several foreign Protestant churches
are ten planabove,
Besides
the
there
united in a Thanksgiving service at
tations whose output has been between
Central Union. Rev. \V. A. Gaidnty 7000
and 10,000 tons.
preached ar. impressive sermon to a
organ
choir
and
large audience. The
A Steamer Fleet in Harbor.
were in tremendous force. Mr. Wichman sung Kipling's "Recessional," and
On the 28th ult. there were in this
the congregation closed as usual with
one of harbor eleven large ocean steamers,
The
has
been
year
America."
"
unexampled financial prosperity in Ha- being much the greatest number ever
waii, as well as throughout the United seen here together. Two were immigrant ships, one a mail packet, and
States.
eight were U. S. army transports, three
mules. Nearly four thousand
carrying
Hawaii.
Makapala-by-the-Sea,
soldiers were on these ships -one of
them the splendid Hancock.
BY ANNE M. PRESCOTT.
One of the transports had been obliged
has
an
This little volume
attractive by Severe weather to abandon the direct
exterior. It may seem to the reader route from Seattle via Japan, anil turn
somewhat scrappy, but it contains many aside to Honolulu, in order to save the.
little gems both poetry and prose. It lives of her mules. She was followed
is well flavored with Hawaiian scenery two days later by h*U* consort, the
Garonne, thirteen days out, having
and conditions.
already lost thirteen animals by the
Kawaiahao Church Well.
violence of the ship's motion. The
northern route across the Pacific, alAn excellent artesian well is now flow though shorter, is apt to be extremely
ing in the north-west angle of the stormy.
Many hundreds of horses and mules
grounds of thj Kawaiahao church. It is take
a run ashore at Honolulu to recover
a nine-inch bore and several hundred
strength for the balance of the voyage
feet in depth. The flow is very copious to Manila.
The church-yard and cemeteries will
now be thoroughly irrigated, and will Distinguished Colored Army Chaplain.
blossom in great beauty of color, shrubAmong the passengers on the transbery and flowers. Pastor Parker ex
presses a desire to create a bathing tank port Newport is Rev. T. G. Steward,
for the use of school-boys.
chaplain of the Twenty-fifth Infantry,
colored, who goes to join his regiment
toui of duty since March,
during which time he has been engaged
in writing a history of the four colored
regiments that served in the war with
Spain. Mr. Steward has been a minister in the African Methodist Kpiscopal
Church since 186*, and is the author of
a number of bo ks, including "Genesis
Reread," which is used as a text book
by the African Methodist Kpiscopal
Church. He has been chaplain of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry since 1891.
His suggestion of the idea of writing
a history of the colored regiments, the
Ninth and Tenth Cavalry and the
Twenty fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantry, met with such favor in the War
Department that he was placed on special duty and given all the time and
facilities necessary to complete the
work, which is now m the hands of the
publishers. The history includes an
introductory letter from General Miles,
a sketch of the social history of the colored race and the use of military spirit,
a chapter on the negro soldier in the
Civil War. a chapter on the professional
negro soldier, and a general review of
the work of the regiments named down
to and including the camp at Montauk.
Mr. Steward belongs to one of the
oldest colored families in the country,
tracing connection with a settlement of
colored freemen in New Jersey, which
existed long before the Revolution. His
wife is a regular graduate physician,
being at present resident physician at
Wilberforce University, He lias two
sons who are graduates of Harvard, one
of tbi-in being a captain in the Fortyninth United States Volunteers. A third
son is taking a medical course at the
University of Minnesota, and three sons
are at Wilbeifoice University.
Rev.
Mi. Steward was yesterday the guest of
Attorney T. McCants Stewail of this
city.— P. C. Advertiser, Nov. I.
after a special
RECORD OF EVENTS.
Nov: Ist. Trouble among Chinese
laborers at Waianae results in an attempt to fire a cane field.
Fortunately
it was discovered in time to prevent
serious damage.
2nd Hawaiian Treasury cash balance
shows a neat total sum of $1 ,-'-l,:l2l.
3rd Anniversary of the birth of the
Emperor of Japan, duly observed by the
Japanese throughout the city.
4th A soldier from one of the transports walks off the wharf, in the dark
and has a narrow escape from drowning
through the timely aid of night watchman Chas. Smith, of the Inter Island
Co.—Chas. J. Faneuf, tleputy sheriff of
Ewa and Waianae, gets shot in the knee
by one of his own men, by mistake, in a
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midnight alarm at Waianae. —Kauhane,
a policeman, is found dead in the road
at Waikele, with his neck broken by a
fall from his horse.
Bth—A large nurrnSer of kamaainas return from their foreign travels by the
Moana.—Directors of the Housekeepers'
League give their first afternoon tea at
Honuakaha, residence of the late Queen
Dowager Kapiolani.—Kawaiahao artesian well, being sunk, secures a good
flow at a depth of 850 feet.
9th—The Board of Health party with
Dr. Santon, head of a Paris Relief
Committee, under French Government
auspices, leave for a week's visit at the
Leper Settlement.
12th—Kinau street residence totally
destroyed by fire at an early morning
hour, and narrow escape of adjoining
premises. Insurance, $2000.
13th—Theo. P. Lansing again be
comes Minister of Finance, vice S. M.
Damon, resigned.—Annual meeting of
the Social Science Club at the residence
of the late Dr. C. M. Hyde, which resolved itself into a memorial meeting o.
its secretary and foundeis.
Nov. 15th.—A disorderly soldier gets
shot by his guardsman in the discharge
of duty, inflicting a serious though not
dangerous wound. Public test of a
newly introduced fire extinguishing
compound proves unsuccessful.
Nov. 16th.—Walter G. Smith sue
ceeds W. N. Armstrong as editor of the
P. C. Advertiser. Infant daughter of
G. Muller meets a shocking death
through her clothes catching fire while
the mother was absent on a short
[December, 1899
THE FRIEND.
Hi as Miowera, Hay, from Victoria.
Nov. 24th. -The celebrated Waialua 2d
2*f U S trans Senator, Patterson, from San Francisco.
stock case reaches a settlement, Col. J. 2(t t 1 S trans BetunouT, Wallace, from San francisco.
U S turns Port Stevens, Whitehead, from Seattle.
H. Soper accepting $65,000 and the 20
■ U Sir.vis. Hancock, Struve, from .San Francisco.
■
stock
fin San Francisco.
to _\ L S trans City <>f Pnehla, Thomas,
company issuing $400,000
Not ss Thyra, Kdwordson, from Yokohama.
meet San Francisco engagements.
28—Am bktne S N Castle, Hubbard, from San Francisco.
28—Am bktne Planter, McNeil, from San Francisco.
Nov. 27th.—Death of Miss Lizzie 29—Am
st h Kva, Kauiehus, from Kureka.
—Am sch QlsiidsU. Johnson, from Fort Bragl;.
Bingham, aged 70 years, at the family 29
29—Br SS Caroline, Conr.uli, from Seattle.
residence, Punahou. Interment in the 29 Hr SS Hloemfontein, Blelloch, from Newcastle.
Kawaiahao plot. Kilohana Art League H U S tians St Paul, Hays, from San Francisco.
opens its fall exhibition with a fine colDEPARTURES.
lection of its members' productions.
Nov. 26th.—Dr. McGrew entertains
the Boston Lyric Co. at his country
seat, Aiea, together with a party of
prominent residents.
Nov. 28th. -Recognition Day; a Gov
ernment but not a business holiday.
Annual meeting of the Hawaiian Historical Society adjourns for need of a
quorum. Wallace-Folsom wedding at
St. Andrew's.
Nov. 2iJth.—Council of State grant a
reprieve to Ihara, under sentence to be
hung for his share in the Kahuku riots,
till July ;* 1900.
Nov. 30th.—Thanksgiving Day : Special services at Kawaiaha St. Andrew's
and Central Union Churches. Sham
battle by the National Guard at the entrance t<> Manoa Valley ; two men were
injured in the fray. Mrs. Dole presents
a stand of colors to the regiment, entrusting it to the care and keeping of
Co. F.—Foot-ball games in the afternoon between two Oahu College teams
on the Funahou grounds, and a town
and St. Louis College team at the Makiki field. Reference to our shipping
column shows this to be the banner
month of U. S. transport and Japanese
arrivals.
,
—
—
tended.
Nov. 19th.—W. P. Lumaheihei, a
prominent native, is thrown from his
horse and sustains such injuries to head
and face that death ensues a few hours
later.
Nov. 20th. —Eighteenth annual session of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters'
Association, for the consideration of
reports, etc., and election of officers for
the ensuing year. The report on the
sugar crop for the year ending Sept. 30,
1899, showed a total of 282,807 tons.
Nov. 22nd.—Deputy Sheriff Faneuf
at the Queen's
Hospital. F. J. Cross, returns to the
Islands by the Australia, having secured the franchise to conduct Marconi's
wireless telegraphy throughout this
succumbs to his injuries
group.
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MARRIAGE.
WALLACE rOLSOM
At St. Andrew's Cathedral, this
Mth, by the Rev Alex. Mackintosh, Win. H.
Wallace to Miss Marion K. Kul.soni.
errand.
Nov. 18th.—Death at Waikiki of Dr.
Albert McWayne, a well known and
popular physician formerly of this city,
but for several years past devoted to
coffee culture in Kona, Hawaii. The
funeral, under Masonic auspices, occurred the next day and was largely at
Nov I USS Newark, McCalla, for Manila.
I Haw lik X P Kithet, Macphail, for San Francisco.
3 -Am sch yacht Noma. Weaver, for the South Seas.
3 Am hk McNear, Johnson, for Nanaimo.
4-Am hk Ahltey Palmer, UhlK er\K, foi lacoma.
4 —Am sch Chas X Wilson, John.on, for (hay's Harbor.
4—Am bfftoa WC liwin, Williams, for San Francisco,
n U .-» irans Mamu-iise, Utiniison, (of Manila.
8— V S trans Tartar, Tybus, for Manila.
tt U "■ trans City of Peking, Smuli, for Manila.
8 llr ss Moana, Carey, for the Colonies.
8 Jap ss Houl«)ll| Maru, Kilmer, for Yokohama.
9—Am sh Lncile, Anderson, for Tacoma.
9 U S trans Centennial, Katies, for San Francisco.
9-Am Sh Occidental, Hennett, for Seattle.
9 Am -eh R W larllctt, Neilsou, for Cray's H.irlx>r.
9—Am hk Theobald, Cameron, for Royal Roads.
1" Jap ss Nippon Maru, Allen, for San Francisco.
10—Am ss Alameda, on Oterendorp, for San Francisco.
II lir ss Athenian, Mow-alt, for Manila.
13 Hr sh Wt-siniinstt r, Petrie, for San Krancisco.
IB Am sh Chas E Moody, Woodside, for 'lacoma.
16—Am I>k J \l Sjinckels, Chri-tiansen, for San Francisco.
17 Ani ss China, Si-ahury, for Yokohama
17 -US trans Pennsylvania, Hroomhead. for Manila.
17 U S trans Olympia, Tro\» bridge, lor Manila.
18 -U Straus t
Storrs. lor Manila.
18—U S trans Leelei.aw, Robe ts, for Manila.
22 U S tians Solace, Ihinlap, for Cuamand Manila.
23 Itr ss W.iriiinoo, Phillips, for Victoria.
24 Mi ss Doric, Smith for Yokohama
M \m sh John A hriggt, Balch, for Port Angeles.
US nans City of .-.ydney, Pill.bury, for Manila.
88 U S trans I'athan. Hutler, tor Manila.
SB lh ss Coptic. Riti'-er. for Sen Francisco.
2U -Itr hk Woo|ahra, Williamson, for the Sound.
27 —Hr ss Miowera, Hemming, for Sydney.
27 Am si Ii Okanagori, Reisth, for the Sound.
28 —Am SS Australia, Houdlettc, for San Francisco.
28 Am sch Oceania Vance, Murchison, tor the Sound.
88 U S trans Main, for Manila.
20 Nor ss Thyra, Edwardson, for San Krancisco.
'■*> CS trans Mennmhi, Wall.or, for Manila.
80 T S trans Senator, Patlerso i, ror Manila
30 U S trans Lennox, Williamson, for Manila.
city, Nov.
Marine Journal.
QOKTZ- WHITNEY- In this city, Nov. 7th, the Rev.
(t. I. Pearson ..tin iiiiing, Wm. H. (loetz, of this city, to
PORT OF HONOLULU, NOVEMBER.
.
Miaß) Jessie Whitney, of Laramie, Wyo.
HOOVKN CUI.ICK At Chicago, Oct. 16th, hy the
ARRIVALS.
U S trans Tartar, l*yS trails Newport, Kriele,
from San Francisco.
from San Kramaaco,
Strain Manmnse, Htunisoii, from San Kram isi -~.
4 Am ss City of Peking, Smith, from San Krancisco.
i (J S trans Athenian, Mowatt, from Manila.
(I
U S. trans Centennial, Eagles, from San Krancisco.
11 lIS Westminster, Petrie, from San Krancisco.
7
l.ipss Hongkong Main, Kilmer, from San Krancisco.
7 llr sh Krrol, Henderson, bom Newcastle.
B Br ss Moana, Cany, from San Krancisco
9 Am bg J D Spirckcls, Christians m, fm San Francis. 0.
o_ |;,p
ss Ni|K.ii Mara, Allen, fiom Yokohama.
lo lb bk Doniiuioii. Rodd, from Newcastle.
In Am sch Okanogan, Renal h, fnnii Port Town-end.
lo Am Mi Alameda, yon Oleremlorp, from Sydney.
i:; I S trans IHelena w, Storrs, fiom San Francisco,
lit C S trans t iiiiem.nigb, Rolierts, from San Kram is.
14 Maw sh Hawaii.hi Isles, Kite, from Newcastle.
Pennsylvania, Hrooiuhead, from Portland.
Ii D Snails
16 l S trails Olympia, Trowbridge, from Portlaml.
l. U S trans Siam, Valentin, from Manila.
Ifi Haw bk M.iuna Ala, Smith, from San Krancisco
HI —Am sch Oceanic Vance, Murchisou. from New< astir.
1(1 Am bktne >kagit, Robinson, from Port Townsend.
10 Am ss China, Sedmry, from San Krancisco
17 Am sch Aloha, Fry, from San Krancisco.
19 U S trans Solace, Dunlap, from San Krancisco
22 Am ss Australia, Houdleite, from San Francis, o.
22 V S trus City of Sydney, Pillshury. fm San Krancisco.
22 Hr ss Lennox, Williamson, from Portland.
22 Am sch C W Watson, Peterson, from I aconia.
23 U S nans I'aiban, (fuller, from San Krancisco
23 Br ss Warrhnoo, Phillips, from the Colonies.
23 Am bk Allien, Orifiiths, from San Krancisco.
24 Br ss Doric, Smith, from San Francisco.
2a—Br ss Coptic Kinder, from Yokohama.
26—Jap ss ToyO Maru, Sakai, from Yokohama.
26 Jap SS Yorihima Maru, Makaru, fronOYokohama.
Nov.
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r
.
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Rev Sydney Strotw, Katharine A. Goiictt, daughter of
Rev. U. H. Gnttclc, of Honolulu, to (jtorga Knyeart
lluOveu, Of Hamilton, Ohio.
BIRTHS.
THURSTON-At Honolulu, Nov. Bth,
lo the wife of L
A. Thurston, a son.
HOMIER N Id this city, at Maternity Home, Nov. Bth,
to the wife of Roliert llolliern, a daughter.
CLARK At Hoiiokaa, kona Hawaii, Nov.Hth, lo the
wife of horge Claik, a win.
.
<
Inlhiscity, Nov. 20th, to the wife of Win.
Donnelly, a son.
DONNELLY
J
DEATHS.
PHELPS In this t ity, Nov. 2flth, Chas. f, Phelps, aged
tfJi years ; a native of I'ellville, Ohio.
POOR In this city, Nov. 2Htr\ Henry F. Poor, a native
of dasaa islands, aged 43 years.
BINGHAM At Punahou, Honolulu, Nov. 27th, Miss
E. K. Itingham, U»rn in this city March Bth, 1829.
HOPP In Honolulu, Nov. 21>lh, John Hoop, aft»»r a short
illness, aged 71 years ; a well known resilient of this city
for over forty years.
HOLT At San Framisco, Oct. 27ih, James R. Holt, jr.,
aged 30. a native of Honolulu, Oahu, H. I. He leaves a
wife and six children.
BAR ILE II At the residence. Nov. Uth. Oihmar Ward
Bartlett, only son of Mi. and Mrs. Ward Hartlctt, aged 4
years, S months and 18 days.
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THE FRIEND.
Vol. 57, No. 12.]
—in England, in America, in the Orient, in the name of Hawaii, but when once
in the continents and islands of the introduced and seen and heard, they
HONOLULU. H. I.
great ocean there is concert of action, were thereafter more than welcome beand one harmonious witness is given to cause of their own presence and adThis page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian our common faith. The Master, who is dress.
Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the
The delegation was also fortunate in
at the center of things, has His hands
Hoard, is responsible for its contents.
upon us; he touches us with his fine the introduction given it to the people
inspiration and draws from each his ap- through the clergy and the press. It
Editor. propriate
Rev. O. P. Emerson.
thus gained early recognition.
In San
response.
(Rev. E. S. Timoteo, at Shawmut Francisco and in Chicago, in Boston
Church, after an organ recital.)
The members of the delegation to the
and in Washington, the clergy did what
they could to make our stay pleasant
Council in Boston desire to take this
as well as
occasion to thank those who subscribed
The Hawaiians possess beautiful and profitable to their people
Wherever we lodged long
so generously to defray their expenses ; hands. Their particular delight is in to us.
$2,940 in all were received. Of this long tapering fingers; and these they enough to be found out, we were urged
sum, about $1,800 went to pay for
to prolong our visit and appear in puluse deftly in weaving their mats and
steamer and railroad travel and for trans- fans, and
and before audiences where we have
in doing fancy work. The pits had
fers ; about $740 for hotel and other en
time to speak. Thus we spoke
not
roll
the
mothers
are
careful
to
very
tertainment, and about $400 for outfit, fingers of their babies so that they may twice in San Francisco and in Washing
all covering a period of not more than grow shapely and small at the tips ton, once in Chicago, Providence and
Peace Dale, and many times in and
quite fourteen weeks.
And now I will tell you a story about
about
Boston. During our stay in Bosbeautiful hands. Three young maidens
ton we were greatly aided by Senator
It was not in vain that you sent your were once together, and as they walked
D. Oilman, who is also our consul.
missionaries to Hawaii, for the truths along the way they began talking about G.
He
has not lost that easy command of
they brought took root in fertile soil and each other's hands. One said my hands Hawaiian which he gained
many years
of
the
was
people
the character
entire
are the prettiest for my fingers are long
ago when a resident of these islands.
changed. The darkness of heathenism and tapering. Another said, no, my
The meetings of the council were
fled away before the light of Christian- hands are prettier, for they are plump
attended by the members of
faithfully
is
and dimpled. The third spoke not at
ity. The life we now live out there
delegation, albeit some of the discussimilar to that which you live here, for all of her hands, but walked on in silence. the
sions were beyond the reach of the colit is based on the same great principles. And indeed her hands were calloused
of some of its members,
They control our educational system ; and hard with labor and were not loquial English
was
much received which
and
there
yet
with
of
the
schools
is
one
But
as
they
the language
thought ti be comely.
great
was
of
value.
Many eminent
yours. We are seeking industrial train- walked they chanced to come upon what
heard, and their stirring
were
speakers
as
are
here.
you
for
our
be
an
old
woman
bowed
youth
just
ing
appeared to
fell upon attentive ears and into
Your principles of government are ours. under a burden, and as she tottered words
Socially and commercially also we are along under it she looktd so queer, that responsive hearts.
Besides such intellectual entertainone. We live a common life. " God the girls who had talked of their pretty
of a social charachath made of one blood all the nations hands began to laugh; but the other ment, there was that
which the delegation greatly enjoyed.
ter,
face
of
for
to
dwell
on
all
the
old
woman
and
asked
of men
girl went up to the
and excursions
that she might be permitted to help in Lunches, teas, dinners
the earth."
were pleasantly sandwiched in with
Rev. James Kadhank.
Then
old
woman
the
load.
the
carrying
all the rest.
It was on such occawho was but an angel in disguise, said
sions that the Hawaiians made the most
hands,
are
the
for
pretty
her,
to
thine
"
This is a grand country, I feel the
pleasing personal address and
are quick and ready in service." of their
crispness of its wonderful air. It braces they
knowledge
of English. It was delight
in these days when there is so much ful to see Messrs.
me—makes me alive and full of energy And
T and X— rising
do,
aid,
so
need
of
it
is
indeed
many in
as if I were an athlete. I should like to to
making up
above
their
limited
English,
the hands which are trained and quick
live here. If I were not a married man
with gestures and nods for their lack of
fairest.
to
serve
which
are
the
with a wife and eight children at home I
D- was sometimes slighted
(Rev. Stephen L. Desha, to the words. Mr. of
should be tempted to stay on and percolor. Much to his chagfor his lack
students
at
Wellesley
College.)
fect my education, for there is so much
rin he would be passed by the ladies as
here to be learned. Boston is the best
It was only his
Some anxiety is felt for Mr. Walkup simply a white man.
city I have yet seen. During our short and his little boat, the
soft accent and sweet Hawaiian lisp
Hiram
Bingham,
out when he was spoken to
stay in the city of Providence we were
which is now somewhat overdue. He which came
entertained in a palatial house, but it is
that saved him from neglect. Mr. Ezera
have
sailed
from
San
reported
to
was a real home where we were made
passed from the firstas a sort of SpanishFrancisco Nov. 4th.
most welcome.
Hawaiian Don, whose rich complexion
Key. J. M. E/F.RA.
and lustrous eyes told of tropic comeliThe Report of the Delegation.
ness and beauty. We say it confidently
that not once was the delegation placed
I have been studying the mechanism
The Delegation left Honolulu on the in a compromising or unpleasant atof your fine organ I have been shown
18th
of August, and returned again on titude, not an accident happened to any
how wires run all through it, connecting
with different notes and stops with the the 2'2d of November, after an absence of its members, no sickness or serious
Only once
one keyboard, so that the organist sit- of thirteen weeks and five days. It was ailments came to trouble us.
be
able
to we were caused anxiety, and that was
most
to
happy
experience
over
the
a
power
before
it
has
entire
ting
instrument and with his skill can cause represent the churches of Hawaii in the when the senior member of the delegaa crowd, but he soon
each note to do its part in the glorious homeland whence came the missionaries tion got lost in
at the lodgings. Many friendbe
turned
pre
up
evidence,
of
and
to
have
to
in
sound.
we
the
of
So
symphony
churches, parts of one great body, are sented on such notable occasions, such ly words were said, many kindly deeds
favorable, and helpful
bound together in a common purpose. worthy representatives of the Hawaiian were done; many
were
and we trust
went
received
they
impressions
Wherever
they
lands
where
service
pastorate.
There are many
is done and many languages are spoken were welcomed, at first officially and as many were given.
HAWAIIAN BOAKB.
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The presence and thoughtful open
handed kindness of Mi. and Mrs.
Waterhouse was of great benefit to the
members of the delegation. Their
rooms at the Park House while they
staid in Boston, were a center where we
were wont to gather.
It was the feeling of such men as Mr.
S. B. Capen, President of the American
Board, of Treasurer Wiggin, and of Secretaries Smith, Barton and Daniels, that
much good was done by the mining of
the delegation.
A friend said In me one with whom
in other days I had argued eainrsti) in
favor of annexation: "Mi. Emerson,
these men who have conn: with you are
the strongest argument you have yet
advanced in fsVOl ol missions or of
any other canst," and this was the
testimony of others also, foi mi the plat
form and in »he social circle the Hawaiians certainly conducted themselves with
great grace, and even with a certain
distinction that won tin their people
much favor.
In returning again to the home land
and to our work, the feeling of the delegation was perhaps aptly voiced by one
of its members when he said. "We
are grateful for this rare experience, we
have been greatly stirred and benefited
and we shall go back to our people in
this new accession ol strength, to redouble our efforts in nun behalf."
New Oceanic Company Steamers.
It us definitely learned thai Cramp &
Co. have m progress three magnificent
6000 ton passenger ships for the ( I
Co.'s line from San Francisco lo Syd
ney. They will be put on the route
dining the coming summer and autumn.
They will be nearly twice the tonnage
of the present boats, and two knots
faster.
The Great Northern Railroad is con
trading for the mammoth steamships of
20,000 tons burthen to ply between us
Seattle terminus and Asiatic pints.
This line will doubtless take tin north
crn route, not calling at Honolulu.
Steamer Arrivals for November.
The past month has witnessed by far
the largest number of snivels ol ocean
steamers yet seen here, thirty six in all.
Of these twentyone were U. S. transports, eleven regular liners, three mi
migrant ships, and one a collier. I his
is but a premonition of the immense
traffic across the Pacific ten and twenty
years hence. Honolulu is seen to be
the centre of an enormous commerce,
and will be a great city. All of the trans
Pacific traffic via the Isthmus must call
here for coaling.
THE FRIEND.
Hawaii's Increased Trade with the
United States.
f December,
1899.
No Leonids Seen.
In expectation of the predicted starshower, a careful watch was maintained
in this city by many persons in the early
hours of the mornings of November 15th
and llith. It was too cloudy most of
the time to see any stars, but evidently
the stream of Leonids were not paying
ibis side of our globe a visit.
Statistics just published show that
during the first nine months of 1899,
Hawaii's total imports were $111,667,
:.7.r against $7.:»00,.r>Bl fm the same
months in 1898. In 1898, our imports
from the United States Were nimi- than
double those from all other countries.
In 1899 the)' were nearly four times as
New Dredger.
large. America has profited and will
profit by annexation no less than
Tin- Oahu Railway Company have
Hawaii.
nearly completed their large dredger.
Its capacity is 011,000 cubic feet of mud,
Hawaii Banana Trade.
or ,0,000 of sand per month. This is the
third large dredger in this harbor. It is
"Hilo, November 17. The Roderick to be hoped that otheis may soon be set
l)hu lias been fitted with a cold storage
at work on Peail Harbor bar.
capacity of .Ml tons. She can carry MOO
Three large wells are to be bored, and
bunches of bananas. Her owners, the
established near the
MatßOn line, will seek to develop a trade a pumping station
schools
in Palama, to re
in Hawaii bananas anil hulls With the Kamehameba
Better late
the
waterworks.
city
inforce
coast. On this trip she carries 100
than never,
bananas
and
a
of
ol
quantity
bunches
manges."
An Impudent Squatter.
The fitting of sailing vessels with
" cold storage capacity " indicates an
The beautiful town of Hilo has long
early and profitable future for our Hade
tropical
California,
with
m
fruits
Port- rej need in a lovely public resort known
land, Seattle and Vancouver, Hilo is as Coco.niut Island, which is government
adapted to the production ol such fruits. property. On this islet an enterprising
It seems probable that many veiy per- individual has undertaken to acquire
ishable fruits like mangoes might be squatters' rights, and refuses to be
profitably transported in cold storage ejected. Tile situati >n app.i ds as much
rooms.
to one's sense of humor as of decency.
>
1
Honolulu Sewer Work.
Are the Hogs Patriotic
?
The new seweis ol tins**.}' aie rapid))
progressing. The larger part of the
street-mains have now been laid, and
It is seriously reported by the Berlin
piess, that the hogs of Schleswig refuse
The Agrato touch American bailey.
connections are everywhere being made nan party impute this to swinish patriot
probable that
with the houses. At the terminus 111 ism. Bui is it not more
the pigs dread fattening too fast on such
Kakaako the main stiver is being con- excellent grain, and thereby hastening
structed at a depth of sixteen fe-et below llicii day of slaughter ?
sea level, discharging into a covered
reservoir ol 100x io(i fleet, from winch
A wireless telegraph company for the
it is to be pumped up and discharged Hawaiian Islands has been organised by
into the ocean. This deep main sewer Mr. F.
J. Cross, and capitalized at $100,is of concrete, thirty inches in diameter. -000.
All the stock was immediately
Prom the pumps the sewage passes subscribed for twice over. Communica
into thirty inch pipes laid in a heavy tion with all the islands is hoped for by
casing of concrete extending out on the next s mini i.
reef 1800 feet. This is continued on by
steel pipes with flexible joints, which
will lie on the sea bottom tor a distance
of over IHJOO leet farther, where their
-^BANKEBB**—
contents will be discharged at a depth
of one hundred leet below the surface, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
ESTABLISHED IN IBSSin the vicinity of the bell buoy.
This se.vei system is bounded by Transact ■ general Hanking and Exchange
Nuuanu stream, lieietania and Alapai business. Loan* made on approved security
streets, enclosing an area of about 1150 Hills discounted, ConiiiiL-rci.il credits ({ranted.
acres of the denser parts uf the city. It Deposits received on current account subject to
is arranged for gradual extension to check. Letters ol credit issued on the princpa
adjacent sections. It will render Himii cities of the woild.
lulu one of the most perfectly sanitated tii Agints nl the Liverpool and London and
cities m the world.
Globe Insurance Co.
MI SHOP <fc CO.
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The Second Intel national Congreg-t
tioual Council mti in IS ision Outing
eigut ol the closing dajs ■>( September,
ending in an excursion to Plymouth
Kock on the jfllh. This council n.ts an
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111 winch ihe)
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fust
being
111
churches
have been represented. The Hawaiian
delegation consisted ol
Rev. E. S. Tunoteo, of Kaumakapili
1
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church.
Rev. J. M- Eaera, of Ewa chuicli.
Rev. |. Kauhane, ofVVaiohmu church
Rev. Stephen Desha, of H.oli church
They were accompanied by Rev. 1).
P, Emerson and Mr. Heniy W'alei
house, also delegates.
to
A very warm welcome was
brethren.
Their
voices
our Hawaiian
were heard on various platforms, and
their portraits appeared 111 Various jour
nals. Mr. Desha, who speaks fairly
good English, made a strong impres
■ion.
Ihe only antagonism expressed in the
a severe attack by
President Hyde, of Bowdom, up in an
alleged defective conduct of education
in the theological seminaries, in which
he was severely handled by Dr. Fairbairn of Oxford, and Dr. Moore ol
Andovei. The general sentiment ol the
Council seemed to be that the proposed
Council followed
s.ii.iu
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Ransoms on Japan.
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Trenton. Temple, with its double
balconies, seats 2800. Three minutes
.liter the d s were opened, Standing
The tone of the Council is reported as
being highly spiriiual. Such was especially the tone of the large British
delegation A large number of papers
were read on many topics, having a high
intellectual as well as spiritual character.
improvements in the seminaries would
he adverse to the promotion of spiritual
power
in the preachers.
For our own part, we greatly sympathise with Mr. Moody, who was search
in;; for a 15iblic.il instructor lor his
He said In it he
preachers' classes.
could find many men who could teach
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Desha at Plymouth Rock.
Rev. Mmton Dexter of Boston told
of the struggles of the Pilgrim as a
planter, described the failure of their
communism, and denied spiritedly the
charge that "after falling on their knees
tht\ then fell n the aborigines." Gen.
J. B. CarringtOfl aroused enthusiasm by
by his comments on The l'dgrim as a
Soldier. In some ways the most feeling
and eloquent speech of the afternoon
was that of Key. Stephen I-. Desha of
Hilo, Hawaii, who responded to the
toast The Pilgrim as a Soldier, he being
a trophy of the missionary ardor of
those American Congrrgationalista who
sailed around Cape Horn and Christiani/nl Hawaii. His English was
somewhat defective, hut his heart was
full and his action eloquent. He said
that he and his Hawaiian comrades,
after seeing the national monument in
memory of the Pilgrims, had decided
that they ought to return to Hawaii and
see to il that somehow or other the first
pilgrim missionaries to Hawaii were
worthily commemorated in stone or
hr iize. The Congregationalist.
—
Death of C. M. Hyde, D.D.
Bible in the original Greek anil the
This eminent and Beloved missionary
original Hebrew, hut he wanted one th,,t to the Hawaiian people passed away
could te.ub nin the original English! from earth on the mghl of October 13th,
the
It is the
serin.vis that
are lull of the eight days alter his return from an ab
th t tell on the
sence of four months on a visit to his
Bible in plain English
people.
Another almost universal lack in
ministers is their tailure to receive any
systematic training in elocution. Their
defective elocution sadly handicaps moal
ministers, who have never enjoyed any
scientific training in the use ol then
voices. The seminary instructors seem
to value book-learning unduly above the
power of expression, which is, at least,
Hut of more
of eipial consequence.
all
else
to
the minister,
than
importance
is a heart beating with love and desue
to save dying men, and a soul tilled with
the power of the Holy Ghost. No
amount of theological learning'can make
up for this lack. The teachers of theological semin tries should he men filled
with the Divine power, and diffusing a
deeply spiritual atmosphere.
son in Ware, Mass., during which the
maladies which, for some time, had been
Sapping his strength, had gained increasing mastery. The immediate cause
ol death was Blight's Disease, complicated with heart troubles. He became
very feeble on the long journey by railway and steamer. Il was only by th©
arduous care ol his wile and niece that
his life was prolonged 10 reach his
home. On Simd >y, the Iftth, funeral
exercises took the place of the usual
morning service in Central Union
Church, conducted by Key. H. H.
Parker and the pastor, who delivered
an appropriate discourse.
The body
was committed to the earth in Nuuanu
cemetery by the side of Mrs. Hyde's
sisor and m ther.
The Rev Charles McEwen Hyde,
111)., wis b in in New V ik city in
iHil'J. His father was a gentleman of
position, whose home was one of culture
�THE FRIEND
86
and refinement as well as piety. He
graduated at Williams College in IN. r>:i.
As he mounted the platform to deliver
the valedictory his classmates rose and
cheered bun, which was an unprece
dented honor. He took his theological
course partly in Union Seminary, and
partly in Princeton. He had previously
spent some time as a tutor in college.
His first pastorate was in Brinilield,
Mass., and his second in Center Congre
gational Church in Haverhill. While
at Brimlit Id he married Mary a daughter
of Dr. Knight of that town, the honored
sharer of his pastoral and missionary
labors.
In IS,!') urgent representation was
made to the American B 'aid of the need
of at least I wo men of exceptional ability
to reinforce the missionary both in
Hawaii, who were fast passing away.
An especial need was that of a suitable
man to continue the work of training
native Hawaiians for the gospel ministry
an the native churches and in the Gilbert
and Marsh ill Islands The aged fathers,
Revs. D. Baldwin and li. VV. Parker,
were then conducting such a school in
Honolulu.
Instead of the two men needed, as the
writer heard Father Damon urge upon
Secretin) Clark in Boston, only one was
found, bill he a man of rare consecration
and capacity for labor. In March of the
next year Dr. Hyde was appointed a
missionary of the American Board, and
arrived in Honolulu with his family on
May 31, 1*77. He immediately applied
himself with scholarly industry and skill
to the acquisition of the Hawaiian
tongue. Although at the age of forty
five a colloquial aptness in native idiom
and accent was impracticable, few of the
earlier missionaries ever wrote the language more grammatically, and probably
none bad so copious and accurate a
vocabulary.
Di. Hyde reorganized the work of the
training school and placed it upon a
broader basis under the name of the
North P.cific Mission Institute New
buildings were ultimately erected upon
the now very attractive premises. From
under Dr. Hyde's training have gone
forth nearly all the pastors of Hawaiian
churches now in active service. The
excellent work of many of them Strongly
testifies to the wise and painstaking labor
of their tireless and patient instructor,
as well as that of his various coadjutoi s,
especially the Rev. H. H. Parker, the
instructor in Homiletics.
Dr. Hyde's abilities were many and
varied, and became of the greatest service in many departments of educational
and social work in these islands. He
possessed unusual executive and administrative talent, such as would have
given him eminence in business circles.
He had great literary facility and accu
racy, and a wide range of knowledge.
He had a high degree of tact and selfcontrol, and a ready perception of the
[November,
situation, which made hun ol rare use
fulness as an advisor on occasions of
colliding opinions in Church and li ..ml
meetings, where he often brought dc
bates successfully to a point by w. llframed resolutions. The Social Sen nee
Club was initiated by him at an earl)
date, and owes its very satisfactory con
Gitit >n for twenty years largely to his
tactful and genial conduct as secretary
Dr. Hyde's executive ability and intelligence made him trustee in main
educational and other institutions
notably Oahu College, Kamehameha
Schools and the Bishop Museum. In
each of these he has occupied a leading
position. In the organization and dc
velopment of the Kamehameha schools,
his has been the leading hand in tin
work. His personal wisdom and in
tinstty havi been indispensable to their
CI ration and growth.
For tin: past live years ihe Into
national
lessons have
been
regularl)
pared by Dr. Hyde foi the Hawaiian
Sabbath schools in quarterly fotm. One
ol his I,iiesi labors Was th. preparation
for the press ofthe lessons foi the pasl
month of October.
His careful ami efficient aid were
helpfully hit in every department of
educational and mission work. Mr. F.
W. Damon lovingly owns his frequent
help m the Chinese Mission. Several
years BgO, when taking a vacation in
Europe by the aitl of friends, be collected
materials for Kindergarten work, which
wen- ol essential value in initiating such
work in Honolulu. He rendered special
service in initiating instruction in sewing
in the government schools.
Dr. Hyde was one of line presence,
and even, placid manner, apparently
never in a hurry, yet always Working
and moving othcis to work. Above all.
he was deeply spiritual in temper,
heavenly minded, and profoundly con
secrated to the Master. With the highest
abilities for acquiring wealth, he had put
earthly gain behind him and lived foi
the kingdom of God and lis establish
ment on earth. In the creation anil
development of our churches and com
munity in Hawaii, we have had men of
high spiritual iolts ; nun saintly, wise,
eloquent, fervent, genial, with power to
lead, with uplifting faith, hut we have,
perhaps, never had one of equal eapacitv
for practical service. We may pro
foundly thank the Lord for these twentytwo years of wise and faithful labor of
our departed hi thei among ns.
pit
The Near Approach of Christ's Reign.
DBRY.RS..STORRS.
but think, too, that a senseI
is widening among these churches <d
the critical and prophetic character of
the times now present to us; that these
are being ever more clearly recognized
cannot
1899
belonging to the final dispensation of
the spirit, intervening betwten the departure of the Lord in the m.ovel of the
ascension and that second coming in
power and glory of which He spoke so
simply but so sublimely to Caiaphas, A
sense ol the significance ol this unique
and stupendous parenthesis in history
is certainly on multitudes of minds,
with a deepening impression of the near
as
approach of.greal consummations.
Events are strangely hurrying in our
years. Advances in invention appear
with a rapidity before which thought
staggers.
Expansions of commerce
cbsnge continents to home districts,
oceans to lakes, and make all men
neighbors. The relations of civilized
states to each other, and of all to the
untiained peoples, become intimate and
wide as by an unseen, irresistible pies
The suddenness and the niulii
sine.
tin!. ol such changes smite with
astonishment thoughtful minds. A
consciousness deepens in the heart of
lilt: chinches of overruling, invisible
energies Combining for the development
ol \ast effects. The whole movement
I human society seems lo contemplate
amazing issues not far oil'; and the mo
live to a loftier courage 111 the spirit, a
new energy in all Christian action, becomes deeper, keener, nioie determinate
with every year.
We sing with
fuller swell of heart and voice these
noble lines:
1,...1, our God, Thou sliinest here,
Thine nun. this latter day!
To us Thy radiant steps a| pear;
line beams Thy glorious way!
()
Oui lathers saw millenium coming,
sleule coasts, under bleak skies,
from the edge- ol the wildernesses still
unmapped. We see it nearer and
clearlier than they did, on a land which
has been subdued to beauty by the
gospel of Christ, n the crest of the
earth across which his chariot wheels
are running swiftly, under the resplendent arch f constellations established
lon Vi i, even science confesses, "on the
Word ol His power- above all in a
world where no one ot his promises
ever fails, and where the Babe of Bethkheni, the Man ol Nazareth, is every
yeai more widely acknowledged as King
of Nations!
on
Lyman
Abbott and Foreign Missions.
The Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D., al
though the opposite of conservative in
his theology, is profoundly loyal to
Christ and His Kingdom, and a hearty
believer in Foreign Missions. The
Springfield Republican has given what
appears to he a malicious travesty of
Dr. Abbott's paper read before the International Council. It says that "Dr.
Abbott has, in public and with emphati
�formality, dccl ired thai the present missionary policy is a failure, and he holds
up tO ridicule What has been done by the
American Board and other missionary
bodies in Africa for over hall a ceiitut v. *
* * -'■'■ his whole argument was in
defense of the predominance ot force mi
til force shall have conquered th world,
and then it will be ample time t i preach
the gospel of love.'
It was thoroughly improbable that
Dr. Abbott held am such sentiments,
or
thai he would
them before that gr
Christians.
Before
Christian Unity, on Mission Fields.
[FROM THE COM.XI.I.A I lONAI IS 1. I
Christianity rarely sutlers more at the
bands of its professed advocates than
.vhen men arc sent from Christian to
heathen countries to proselyte converts
from one denomination to another.
When that has been done, the responsibility for it has belonged almost
always t.t missionary societies and not
missionaries in the field. They feel
the need of mutual support and minimize
lo
their differences. Ovei ion missionaries
signed ami published a
Christianity which is
v inline to express ill China have
at council .-I d< voul declaration of
us in the Cangrega- printed below.
tioiiiilist is a caret ol abridgmeni of his
paper. It was on the topic ol "Inter
national Relations and Responsibilities."
There is n it a syllable in dispiir'genlenl
of Christian Missions. He thinks that
ill the process ol establishing proper
relations, .war may he unavoidable.
"Temporarily there may be need ol
appeal to war. Civilization is built upon
law. Wherever then: is law lb re must
be something to enforce it, either con
science within or might without, else
law is simply friendly counsel. * * *
"It is vain for the Armenian to tip
peal to law. Il is law which is t \ier
initiating him. The Cubans could not
appeal to law. 1 believe that the pow
ers of Europe should have united against
the lawlessness ot Turkish oppression,
and I thank God that America did inter
pose for the Cub ins. Africa needs
something more than missons for its
redemption. It needs law. Through
British law antl the opening of the
country by railroads ami tin: entrance ol
civilization the dirk continent will be
come bright. This is the divine mean
ing of England in Africa, tin- dismem
berment of China and. in my faith,
America's occupation ol the Philippines.
Law first, then the gospel. This is tindivine older."
This view of the enforcement ot law
as the coadjutor ol the gosp'i I has no
novelty. Missionaries always n juice
when law comes to overturn anarchy
and cruelty Our pioneer on the Gilbert
Islands, Hiram Bingham, welcomed the
advent of British control which endtd
savage anarch)', gave peace to his h.n
ried churches, and facilitated his already
successful work. We all welt: glad
when British and French guna opened
China to the gospel. The subjugation
of India by British arms made possible
the recent enormous progress of Chris
tianity there All missionaries hail with
eager hope the forcible breaking down
of political barriers to the dissemination
of the gospel, as latel) m the Philippines.
The wilful misrepresentation of Dr.
Abbott by the Springfield Republican
only betrays a deep sealed aversion to
the gospel of the Lord Jesus, and svm
pathy with His enemies,
They
represent nearly
every Protestant denomination which
carries on foreign missions, .mil they
conn from man) nations in Europe,
Australia. Among the
Aim iic.t ami
names appended are ten Congregation
alisrs, thirteen Wesley ans, eighteen
Presbyterians, thirteen Methodist Fpia
copalians and six Baptists. We hope
that al! the, missionary societies represented at the Ecumenical Conference to
in- hehl in New York in I'JOO will adopt
and subscribe to some such declaration
as the following:
undersigned missionaries,
the world our
heartfelt unity in regard to the essential
points of our Christian religion, and
longing to fulfill the desire of our hies set 1
Savior and Master, expressed in his
prayer, John 17:11,20 23, that his dia
cipit s. should he one as He and the
Father are one. hereby declare that in
mil united services, as well as in out
dally intercourse with each other, we
r. ahzt: ourselves to be one in the Father
and in the Savior. Christianity is not
su much a system ill doctrines as it is a
new life, born of the Sphit ol God, a
life ol vital union with God through the
Savior All those who, by the grace of
God, have received this new lile ; re living members of Christs bod)-, and are
therefore one. Christ himself is the
center of oui union. We may still have
different views and opinions on several
minor questions of our religion, and
may follow different methods of church
policy and Christian work, as each one's
conscience directs him, but yet we feel
we are one by the blood of Jesus, our
only Savior and Mediator, and by His
spirit, which moves our hearts. We arc
like different battalions of one
army, fighting under one great captain
(/'. t., our common Savior and Master)
for one great end the proclamation
and establishment of Christ's kingdom
o oughout the world.
In Christ we
"We,
desiring
the
to express to
__
are on i "
Stafford Ransome on Japan.
*
Mi. X.insulin's book "Japan in
Transition," is highly commended and
doubtless a valuable work. But his
opinions about the
" failure "
there nl
87
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Vol. 57, No. 11.]
Christian missions are evidently derived, not from personal observation of
missionary operations, but at second
hand, from the current obloquy of missionary-haters in the seapoits, whence
most of the globe-trotters obtain the
absurdities about missionaries and their
work which they retail when they net
home. Mr. Ransome savs
" It is difficult to estimate the number of Christians in Japan, but it is safe
to say there is not one in every 1(111,0(10
of the population, the statistics of the
missionaries to the contrary notwithstanding, Without impugning ihe good
faith ol the missionaries il n, iy be said
that they often take natives foi Christians who appear to acquiesce with them
in conversation on religious subjects.
Nine cases in ten a native wi tlo this,
if he knows the foreigner to whom he is
talking litis pronounced views on Chris
Until recently people of the
ti.iiut).
lowei classes made no objection when
asked by ihe missionaries to allow their
names to he put in the return:, as Christians It is to be pieaumed ili.ii that
the returns of Japanese Christians made
from time to time to European and
American missionary societies are largely made up ol this sort of Christians."
In a population of forty millions,
"one in every 100,000," would be only
111(1 Christians in all Japan!
Mr. Ransome evidently writes at rand
The
actual membership in the Protestant
chinches exceeds 10,0(1(1, or one hundred times Mr. Ransome's estimate.
And all ot these are persons carefully
examined ami admitted after due probation. More than this, they represent by
their families a population of probably
200,000, who are affiliated to the Chris
tian chinches. This makes no estimate
of the large numbers attached to the
Roman Catholic Church.
It is presumable that Mr. Ransome
indulges in no such blundering reckless
ness in his treatment of other topics in
his book.
At the late meeting of the American
Board, Dr. Pentecost appropriately
said :
"As for the successes—l am wearied
to death of the criticisms that come
from the press through magazines, such
as was read this afternoon, by those
who never give a penny to missions and
who never crossed the threshold of a
Christian church in those far-off lands.
My brethren, we have accomplished—l
say "we "-the missionaries in America ami England have accomplished
more in the way of numerical results in
India alone, a country infinitely more
difficult to reach than the old Romish
Empire was, we have accomplished
more in 10(1 years than was accomplished in the first four centuries, beginning with the Apostles, in the whole
world."
:
.
-
�88
THE FRIEND
ii
i losed, suijeit tii ratification b\
ihe members of the congregation after
Mark Twain writrs as follows about it is organised. A meeting of those
the "Prince of tite Powers of the Air:" interested has been called to complete
"A person who has for untold centu the organisation and there is little doubt
ries maintained the imposing position that the B< tetania street lot will he
bought.
of spiritual bead of four fifths of the
It is proposed to build a place of wor
human race, and political head of the ship at once, the cost of the building and
whole of it, must be granted the posses lot together to be sboui
11 ft,ooo. This
sion of executive abilities of the highest will leave $:t.i,001l of Ihe original gift Id
order. In his large presence, the oiher he used as an endowment liind, and it
that about $ I (1,000 mortpopes and politicians shrink to midgets is understood
coming In gifts, making the fund a
is
for the microscope. I would like to see good sued one for the support of the
him. I would rather shake him by the church.
The prospective members are talking
tail more than any other member of the
of sending to Germany for a pastor and
European Concert."
at the coming
It is the fashion of "Liberal" theolog) this will also be discussed
meeting.
to scout the possibility of the existence
The 160,000 given by Messers. Mack
of an evil personality malignantly dc leld and
Isenbeig was one of the
voted to working moral and physical evil
on the occasion ot
donations
in the world. Apparently it is difficult Hacklelil it made
Co
's
fiftieth
anniversary.
for us to assert or prove anything aprioii Hawaiian .Star.
such
a
The
testi
thing.
for or against
mony of Christ and His apostles lo the
Rev. G. L. PearsonReturns.
existence of a personal arch devil appears to be clear and unequivocal. One
The pastor of the Methodist Church
thing is certain that he has no power
over the soul of any person who cleaves returned here on the 20Ul ult. from a
to G-d.
pleasant and recuperating visit to Cab
That a personal devil is actively
stimulating the depravity of men and forma, attending the annual session of
organizing the forces of crime and the California Conference al Pacific
wickedness, is a working hypothesis ol Grove, also visiting churches in Mon
no small utility. "Lead us not into terey, San Jose, Napa, Oakland antl
temptation, but deliver us from the evil San Francisco. Our Christian people
one," is the ending of the Lord's Prayer, are much favored by Mr. Pearson's reaccording to the Revised Version.
turn lo the work in this city.
Concerning Satan.
A Well-Kept
on
Anniversary.
The great German firm of Hackfeld &
Co. in Honolulu, observed on the 2d ol
October the fiftieth anniversary of its
establishment here. In addition to lib
eral hospitalities the firm donated $1000
each to thirteen benevolent associations
of the city.
Two leading members of the firm.
Messrs. Paul [senberg and J. P. Hack
feld also donated the sum of $:>0,(l(t(l foi
establishing and maintaining a German
Lutheran Church at Honolulu. This
will be a welcome addition to our Chris
tian agencies.
The New German Church.
The new German-Lutheran church,
for which J. P. Hackfeld and Paul
Isenberg recently gave $50,000, will
probably be located on a lot on Beietania street near Punchbowd and adjoinThe
ing the Parmelee residence.
organizers of the church have been
negotiating with F.J. Kruger, for the
purchase of the lot and the deal has
Bishop Potter Coming to Honolulu.
It seems to he authentically made
known that Bishop Potter will soon
come to Honolulu, on business relating
to the transfer of the Episcopal Church
here from its Hritish connection to that
oftht Protestant Episcopal Church in
America. That so important and inlluetitial a Bishop is coining on this errand
is interpreted by the "Church Defense
antl Extension Association," organized
in opposition to Bishop Willis, as imply
ing a thorough and effective invesliga
lion into the undesirable conditions now
existing in this diocese, which will no
doubt soon be duly Americanized.
[November, 1899
cover." A recent convert to the Episcopal Chinch is said to have eul gized
it as "tlu roomiest church in America."
So far as differing the lies of personal
religion aie concerned, r differing interpretations of the creeds, or different
attituibs ul mind toward the Scriptures
this is very likely true, if we except
congregations joined in the Unitarian
fellowship. Hut in its insistence on
strict uniformity in matters of outward
method and form that church —to the
grief of many of its ministers and membets is the narrowest and most restrictive ol Protestant communions.—
R. S. Storrs, D.D.
Mr. W. O. Smith, late attorney geueral, is about to proceed to Washington'
D. C, as the representative of the
Chamber of Commerce and the Planters' Association, to watch Hawaiian
interests during the coming session of
Mr. Smith possesses great
Congress
ability ami experience in public life, and
the very highest personal character. He
will doubtless work m harmony with
Gen A. S. Hartwell, the excellent representative ol this Government at the
same
place.
Crowded Schools.
Notwithstanding the number of new
school houses
arc
recently built, the schools
crowded beyond all possible capa-
city. Man) new teachers have had to
l>e employed, but the funds of the l)e-pailineiit if Education are being exhausted. The requirements for the next
period will In: fifty percent, greater than
the past. The cause is the great
in
ncrease of children among the Portuguese and Asiatics, as well as other
foreign population. This is one of the
indications that next year's census will
prove a very great increase over the
population of li-illi.. An observation of
the i crease of dwellings in Honolulu
would indicate till pel cent, addition in
the three years, or fifty thousand restdents now m this city.
Hilo Harbor.
Capt. Merry, commandant of the
naval station here, is reported by the
Bulletin as saying in an interview that,
Narrowness of Episcopacy.
"with the building of a crescent shaped
This conviction of Congregational breakwater (a matter of very little troub
churches finds, of course, its sharp It) a vtiv line harbor could be produced.
antithesis in the notion that a valid This int..i inalion will of course be sent
ministry can nly be bad through epis forward." (to Washington).
Capt. Merrj thus lends important aucopal ordination, and that the one
tlioiit) to opinions long rntertairted.
appropriate instrument for public war The commercial future of Hilo holds
ship is "the prayer b ok, from cover to great promise.
�Vol. 57, No. 11. |
89
THE ERIEND
The Transvaal War.
A New Minister of the Interior.
Storage Battery Tramcars.
Fierce fighting is already raging at
Antipodes in South Africa, and pro
mises to be much fiercer after the to.noo
British troops land, who aie now on the
way from England.
years ago,
Britons fought to enforce taxation over
the Americans without representation.
Now they fight to save the 100,0011
Engliahmen in the Transvaal from taxation by the 50,000 Boers without rep
resentation. The issue is similar, but
the parties are reversed. The English
claim equal political rights with the
Boers. The latter claim t be the on
ginal and exclusive owners of the country, while the English .ne only uutland
ers or aliens, who shall have no voicein the government. There might be
more sympathy for these brave and
patriotic Boers were they less rude and
illiterate. Those who read, read Dutch
only, but their current speech is "Taal,"
a broken Dutch jargon, consisting of
about lOlln words in all. British civil
ization has overtaken the Boers in theit
inland retreat, and is compelling them
unwillingly to accept it. Their posterity will rejoice in the changed con
ditions.
1!) the death of Minister James A.
King, the very important Department of
the Interior was left without a head.
The appointment to that office of Mr.
Alexander Young is generally hailed
with satisfaction. It is felt that he
biings to the office not only integrity,
but the necessary capacity and energy
to carry into execution our system of
public win ks, which Minister King's
enfeebled health had left for a long time
to tall behind. There is in the Treasury a large amount of money unexpended, which has been appropriated
for that purpose, and which needs to be
restored into public circulation. Mr.
Young was lor a long period the very
successful manager of the great Horn,
lulu Iron Works, and was hugely interest til in
sugar
plantations, which
brought him an immense fortune. Al
though ot late settled in Oakland, Cal.,
he consents to assume the burdens ol
ibis public position. He is slill vigorous
Mr. Hiram Percy Maxim in Cassier's
Magazine for September, states that in
most of the great cities the electric motors nearly displace all other automobile
vehicles. He says: "It is possible to
buy today in America an electric carriage which will carry either two or four
passengers a distance of thirty miles
over ordinary grades at an average
speed of eleven miles an hour on one
charge of its storage battery."
This Confirms our idea that our Honolulu street cars can be driven by
storage batteries. May we not hope
that all our tranicars will soon be propelled by electricity, without encumbering the streets with trolley poles.
our
I-I
Hilo-KR
ha ailway.
The Red Fish Swarm.
One of the remarkable runs of the
red fish called Alalauwa (Ullul-owwah) came into Honolulu harbor on the
lOlh and llthults The wharves and
at the age ol lib.
docks swarmed with native anglers, and
gnat quantities were secured by fisherOcean Steam Traffic Honolulu.
men. The arrival of these fish is firmly
believed by the Hawaiians to presage
The shipping records show that the the death of some great alii or chief,
and
of such presages
foreign ai rivals at Honolulu during the are many verifications
to have occurred in late
claimed
past four months were !):i merchant years.
sailing vessels, I "J coal ships, (ill iner
chant steamers, warships, and 32 U
S. steam transports. There wer.- thus
|01) arrivals ul foreign .steamers in the
Oct. 2nd.—The firm if H. Hackfeld
four months, equal tt> 27 a month or & Co. celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
one ileal I) evei v day.
of the founding of their house by an
This rapid increase of our commerce elaborate reception and generous
distriis certain as it goes on, not only to give
bution ot $1000 each to the benevolent
Honolulu within ten years a population and charitable associations of the
of In.lll Ml,ooo to 1(10,000 but also to and $30,000 by Paul Isenberg and city,
J. F.
create another considerable city at Pearl Hackfeld For the erection and
maintain
(arbor.
I
ante of a Gel man Lutheran church in
The Chicago Tunes Herald In an
extended account ol this projected road,
which contains some errors, states thai
the motive power will be electricity. It
this is true, the dynamos will doubtless
be driven by some of the numerous
streams in the 11110 district. 120 miles
is given as the projected length of the
track. It is difficult to understand what
traffic there can be found to support any
railway between Kohala and Hamakua.
As well talk of carrying the sugar of Kau
to Hilo for shipment, as that of Kohala,
Prof. Koebele writes from Fiji, that
which has its own seaports. The route
tlie
cane-borer has recently disappeared
to Kohala along the northeast coast, is
from
those islands, where it had been
for
impassable
rails,
not
if
absolutely
peculiarly
prevalent. Some parasite or
for man.
other cause must have destroyed it.
Prof. Koebele will make it his business
A Remarkable Passage.
to discover the beneficent enemy, and
introduce it into Hawaii. The cane
Remarkable for its length and soli- borer is the woist insect enemy we have
tude
The ship Charles E. Moody ol thesugai industry. Apparently every
arrived here Oct. 26, in 11*1 da\s hum pest has an antidote somewhere.
Norfolk, Va., with •-'Had tons of navy
Major Wood reports a wonderful
coal. She had spoken no vessel for record in the treatment of typhoid
fever
many months. Finding fair winds anil at the Buena Vista army hospital in
having a crew of Japanese, the passage Nuuanu valley. The death rate has
was made by the Cape of Good Hope. been only two per cent, as against from
Being two months overdue and nothing nine to sixteen per cent, on the main
The recent cases of typhoid
being heard from her, reinsurance had land.
r
gone up in San Francisco to >o per which have come under our personal
Yet she arrived in observation, have all been of a much
cent, premium.
less acute type than formerly.
prime condition.
RECOE
D F VENTS.
*
.
I lonolulu.
4th. Reception at Eskbank by Mrs.
E. K. Wilder in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
H. J. (raft and Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Wilder.
•
r
ith. Advices received of another successful deal by broker Pollitz in island
sugar stocks, whereby 15,000 shares of
llonokaa go across ihe water at advanced figures.
7th. A bad morning fire breaks out
in the brick block corner of Hotel
and Nuuanu streets, destroying much
Chinese merchandise, but fortunately is
prevented from extending.
10th.—Death of John Phillips, a prominent citizen, after a three weeks siege
of fever and other troubles.—Another
Chinese morning fire, entirely destroying
a general store on Beretania
street, near
Makiki.
�Novembr, 1899.
THE FRIEND
90
11th.
sptcial meeting of the
—ofA Commerce
discuss the pro-
Chamber
position for a Hawaiian exhibit at Paris,
and join with the Planters' Association
in guaranteeing funds therefor.
12th. Forenoon wedding of William
Pullar and Miss H. Mitchell, and noon
wedding of E. N. May and Miss Rose
Roth, at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Key.
Alex. Mackintosh officiating.—Season
of drama by the Clay Clement com pan)
opens at the Opera House in " The New
Dominion."
|3th.—A resident collector of antiqui-
ties becomes the owner of a newlyunearthed wooden idol from a rice field
at Ewa, Oahu. which differs from all
other known types of Hawaiian idols.
Death of Rev. Dr. Chas. M. Hyde, alter
months of gradual undermining by com
plicated ailments, sgrd 67 years, twentytwo of which were given in these islands
to faithful labor for the good of others.
Ohio from Guam, and the China for
San Francisco, have given us a lively
steamer day.
27th. Hon. Alex. Young, recently
retiirned Irom San Francisco, is appointed Minister ofthe Interior. Stockholders of the Waialua Agricultural
Company meet to consider the advisability of increasing its capital stock
to Compromise the litigation which
threatens the company.
ti
7
\n. l.ktn W II 1>i.....ii.1, NiiM.ii. i.ii San l-'i.ni. ist..
Br ss Coptic. Kinder, foi Yokahssu,
Us transport Oi.nn. Buford.for Manila
for Manila
r X transportTaconta. I)ix..n.
Kaglex, for San Franciaco
I S transt ort Centennial,
Am -chrOlga, Ipaen, f.n Pugrt Sound
Am l.kt Omega. Harrington, for Puget Sound
111 ss 11.,, 11. I Mil 1., ft* 5..11 l-r.lll.is.
Sheridan, I'ierce, tor Manila
11 s transi
Am lii Wuisl..w, r.iikliuliii, 1... Port Towneand
.
,
in
II
s,
Am l.k Annie |uh„s
..
1-2
s,
ss
.
for Pnnc-t Sound
-Il
U
Nelson. Im s.,n I i.mcisco
Am bktn st. Wilder, Jack on, foi s.m Francisco
\in -s m.ii i|i.,s.i. Hayward, foi il><- ( ..l.nn.at
U S transport(fienogle, lonesfot Manila
v, In s.m I..incise.
l.'t l: ss M....11.1, I
14 I' S tr.ms I /.al.m.lia. Howdell, for Manila
I'ilino. tat s.m Kranctaco
Mara,
laps. Hongkong
28th.— The Hawaiian Commercial 1.. Ha*
-Ii 11. an It. «. i M.iliiiny, f.n l.|iii.|ii.
Para,
Zeeder, for Manila
r s tians|..,it lin ..I
Company purchases the Kahului rail 11117—U
S Transport Valent ia, lane, for Manila
season
faneiro,
Ward, tern Manila
is U S transport Kb >dc
road —Clay Clement Company
U Stransport -ikh, Kowley, t... Manila
closes with a masterly rendition ot
Am sh V..s. inn.-. Anderson, for Port Townseud
ID Am s.li Jennie Wand, I IK. ii, for Port Townssnd
Hamlet.
Am l.k Coahsga, Kv.tns, im Pori Angelta
Am ss 111,,i 'Thompson, \\'l
.v. for Seattle
29th. At the close of the German ■jn Am I,I A J West.
Ogilvie, for
Toy
Yokohasta
Mara,
>
Jap
as
I'oroita
for
Luthersn chinch services, held at the si Ant l.ktn Kureka, so foi Puget
S.miihl
Y. M. ('. A. Hall, steps were taken for K-Jsp a. A„.eric« Mam. Cope, fot Vokohsma
i.ii si, Marie Hackfekl, VVuhrmann, for San Francisco
organization officers and trustees elected •j:i Haw bit I hngSusy, Wile! ftit 51,..im1...i
bit Ktikilat, Cull i. foi Port fownaend.
and authorised to secure a charter and :'l Am
111 ss (.n lisle L'itv, Aiken, l.ir S.m I licm,
plans for a church, a very desirable lot lb Am
s t 1.i11... Seal iiiv. for San Iran. Ist o
as Miowera, Hemming, fitt Victoria
Br
having been purchased.
•ii
\m l.k Ceylon, Will,-,, for Pugel S.nni.l
Hi in, llogga, fot S.m li an. is...
.'y II S 1..i115,
ilst. The Boston Lyric Opera Com- :.s Bus sm li.ni'IVoatok, F.rickatin; for San Francisco
l:. l.k \i,ti..|.e, Muiray, Im Pugrt Sound
pany, consisting of forty artists, open at
I'., ss Anrangl, Hay, fot iheC. loule.
ot
Am I, Kndeavur, Mi kllrp, Im Puget Sound
the Opera House for a season
over
HO \m I.lst i. Irmgard, Schmidt, for S n Ft
is...
thirty pel formances.
:iti i ier si, I'heodor, Ait maim, fot s.m Fran, is...
:tl
111 ss llmii Sniitli, tin S.m I-i.ni. is.
Am Australia, Houdletts, i.n s.m I-1
15th. -Impressive funeral service of
Rev. Dr. Hyde at Central Union Church
in place of the usual morning service;
interment at the Nuuanu cemel >v
Masonic funeral of the late John
Phillips.
Marine Journal.
l(sth. —Death of Capt. James A King,
POHRNTLFUOCTOBER.
an
Minister of Interior, at Koolau, from
A UKIV.M.S.
apoplectic fit while bathing. During
the afternoon the body was brought to I tn, 1 .klll kilikitat. Cutler, I..mi Port l.a ..bis
( iiy ..f Peking, Smith, from Yokohama
town. —Hrrr Friedenthal, the celebrated ■1 U\mSli.spsli
Relief, Harding, from San Pnuicuro
transport (.rant, Unfurl, from San Pranci-co
pianist sojourning here for a briel sea- :', Us I,km
Sehon, from Ta
a
Kureka,
Am
son, gave his opening concert at the Y.
An. ~ Ii Kndeavor, McAllep, from Port Townsend
a
and
from
sm
Francisco
ait,
delighted I Am h 1.... Jorgenson,
M. C. A. Hall to large
:.
audience.
Am sh Charnar, Pasta,
transport Shcraia >, I -t-.m. as Manila
1 isS hasp
Belief, M.ittliiiK. Im Mnnil.i.
;,
s,
I.<
II
Mi'outic. Binder, from s.m Franciaco
S transport Centennial, (lasses,
.
IV
S.m
s,
s,
.
.
5...
BIRTHS.
Hamakuapoko, Maui. <>o. lib. toil.,
11. A. Baldwin, a tun.
BALDWIN
wit.- ..I
IiAI.IUNt;
\t
\i Wonikii. nil.., Oct
w T. Balding,
~
daughter.
ith, tv the
wife of
11l I 1.1.1 NCW IH< 111 In Honolulu, O, I. (lib. 1011,.- wife
S. F. t nillingwonh,., s.m.
SIMs In ihiscily, O, t. 7th, n.ilie wife ~l W. R. Sims, a
son
MARRIAGE.
Francisco
Sheridan, I 1.i..-. fr San Franciaco
7t' Ktransput! Finch,
1.11.l N KOWKN Al the residence of W. A. Wall, this
(root Yokohama
■ n-li..
18th. -The ritv is favored with a iis Br
city, no. I'Un. h.( tin- Rev. W. A ('..,1,1,1,1, t..... I-'.
sii
is,
I' s 11.1 s|, it i llenogle, [..ins. IV
l'i.iti.
l>"t
Rolen 11, Miss Mysie 11. Rowen.
An.lets,,n,
a..,,
j
rain.
the
outer
districts
S n Fran
111 l S transport t lias Nelsi.n,
1
much needed
I is.
ROTH Ai Si An.lr w's Cathedral, this city, Oct.
MAY
none
of
it.
little
or
Williams
from
have
San Franciaco
\m I.i -I Win tl Irwin.
stay
Mackintosh,
l:!th,
I.
i,
Entmetl 11.
to
l.\ the Rev. Ales
Am -.ii 1.1,ui, Wand, Olsen, frost Seattle
M iss R, ,se Roth.
Am M.L. ,|. .1. Hayward, from Sin Francisco
1' S trsrmport l-li.» dc Janeiro, Ward, from 1'mi1.,,,,I
PI'I.I.XK Milt 111 I I In this city, Oct l'-'lh, at Si.
Andrew's Cathedral, by lb.- Rev. Ales Mackintosh,
|ap ss li, M.n n, Tor, it.,. It,,in japan
\n, ss F.lihu Thompaon, Whitney, in,m Seattle
William I'ull.u 10 Miss Hei,,, Mitchell of Forfar,
I'tin.isii)
|3 I' Si ~,,s|,,,i Zeatan,!,., Ilnwil.-11, from San
Scotland.
I'sua sp.nt I nt I Para, /,,,!,,, from Sao l-'ian—
DASHER KINt; In tin, ,ily. Oct. --Mill, al then-si
I Is,
denceol the bride's mother, ||ra. Am- 1.. Kin,,, Capt.
t' S Transport Valencia, I .alle, fi inn San Francisco.
Union Church organizes under the
(Ins 11. hasher to Mis, Annie Kathleen King; Rev.
c,
the Colonies
Mnana. Carey, I'
W. M. ki....i.l officiating
leadership of Mrs. Yarndley.
l.ip.s Hongkong t'aru, Filmer, from Yokohama
\m ~k Kdward Mat. Hanson, from San Frarwtsco
VYjfo., Sept. 17*. Edward
litwsk HON \t rl,et,
ti.msp.iit sikh, Rowley, from Portlsad
lows,- ami Katherine Marie B
the Rev. Father Sasse
22nd. —State funeral of the Ot- Mm 14 Is
Minor,
Kavsn,
k
Bertie
Irom
tin
E
h
ceremony,
the
ister King from the Executive Building. 1(1 Am s,li MaryK Fo»ter, Thompson, frees San Francisco performing
l,kt -, Irmgmrd, Schmidt, from 5.,,. Pram is.
M'Nlt 01. IIOKDKN Al Hilo, Hawaii. Sept.Mth.tr>
with Masonic ceremonies at the inter- is An,
the Rev. C. W 11.11. J.,n,,s M,Ni,,,l to Aswlia
Amah Occidental. He I.from lac,,in.i
Borden, both ta Hilo.
ment, Nuuanu cemetery.- Heavy rain- pi \n, si, t'.,-.. i intis, Calhoun, from San Francisco
\,„ bk SC Allen. |ohn.
from
San
Francisco
fall reported from Maui.
■'II
1.,], ss Atnei iea Mam. ope, from Ran I'Vali, is,,,
DEATHS.
Vms, hi has X Wilson, Johnson, from \h.,,!,,,,
■!i
sh l.n.ile, Anderson, from Tacoma
HINSON In this city, Oct, lib. Phoebe, the beloved
23rd. Kawaiahao church grounds are l\'. Am
J
from
Theobald.
Nan.limn
Cameron,
Vol l.k
wit, of Sam Johnson and daughter of Capt. J. 11. Har\m s.li (i M Kellogg, Iv.-rson, from Tacoma
rison, aged il'.! years and 11 months.
to rejoice in the possession of an artesian
Kns ss Daing Voefok, Erickaon, (rum k..1.c
by
"being
sunk
L.
E.
is
well, which
■n lit ss Carlisle City, Aiken, from Yokoharas
si Ms In this city, Oct 'th, Kate E., beloved wife of W,
\m s. China, Seabury from Yokohama
on the King stn et side of the
R. Sims, snd daughter of ih. rate Cruu. 11. Rosa, aged
SB Am ss Australia. Houdlettc, from San Franciaco
■yasra
I' S cruiser Newark, Mcl alia, from San Franciaco
premises.
I'All.skN
-At the Queen. 11,-~i.ii.tl, this i, v 0, 7th,
S
t
I
from
lasts
transport,
Ihin,
iggs,
II
II Miowera. Hemming, from ihe
Mis. s. Paulsen, a n.iiite of 11. imi.iik, aged 10 years,
f. ss
of a fatal acci
Colonies
24th. Word received Helen*,
\n, sh In.. A Rrigga, llal.-h, from Sydney
at the 'II AS, si, (has E Moo.lv, Wo.itlsi.b-, from Norfolk, 1!)1 NOWI.KIN Al l.abaina, Maui, Oct, 7lh. Mrs. Samuel
dent on the steamer
Nowlein, aged 111.
days
landing,
whereby
plantation
11, l.k W....Hi...... Willlainson, I.mil New.astle
Ookala
".
In Honolulu. ,1,1. loth, lion.
PHILLIPS
John Phillips,
ss Aorangi, Hay, from Vi. toria
a iiieinlier ~f the t lours il of Slate, aged ;'<7.
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by the wire cable freight car and in
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Am ss Australia, Hoadletie. for San Frsscjacg
the Colonies, the transport
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HAWAIIAN BOAKI>.
Itinerant Notes---From Hawaii.
RLYDGATE.
BEM.VY.J.
HONOLULU, 11. I
Ibis BtSSJS is devoted lo lb,- iiitei.-sls of tin- llawniian
Board of Missions, and the K,(iloi, appointed l.y ihe
Hoard, is rest sil.le for its contents.
Rev. O. P.
Emerson,
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Editor.
A letter has been received from the
Mr. Vernier, of the Marquesas
Islands, in which lie expresses the hope
that Key. Kekela has recovered in health
sufficiently to retain to his old charge
on those islands. He states that there
has heen a sad defection in the palish
since the departure of Kekela, and
affirms his belief that the return of the
veteran missionary would set things
right. There is little question hut that
Key.
the aged warrior wants to go hack, and
it would seem to he a wise and niercilul
thing as well to allow him to close his
life where he has spent the beat part
of it.
The
Hawaiian songs translated by
are not likely to be
Vet
the history of all
improved upon.
that, despite
movements
shows
religious
of
a
few of the
the abiding popularity
old songs, there conies an absolute need
for new ones. It may be different with
the older members of the church, but
among the young (there are some of
these in the Hawaiian Sunday schools,
though all too few) there is a demand
for something inspiriting, progressive,
new, and at no point is the recognition
of this fact more important to the snccess of the Sunday school than in the
matter of music. A movement is on
foot to introduce two new songs (new to
the Hawaiians) in each number of the
"Hoohana," the Hawaiian Sunday
school paper. 'The thought is that these
songs may he assembled afterwards in a
cheap song hook. The island associaciations, which have been consulted on
this point, are strongly in favor.
"Father" Lyons
The " Hoohana " suggests passages
in the life of the late Dr. Hyde. Kor
years he had charge of this little sheet,
and the last lessons printed are a
pathetic reminder of the heroic persist
ence of a faithful man in the face of
mortal weakness. When not able to
more than sit up, he patiently translated
these lessons; and almost the last work
of his hands were the sheets now in
print. There are few instances of greater
pluck and self forgetfulness than are
shown in the last days of Dr. C. M.
Hyde.
One of the
little country comthe islands is Paauilo,
Hamakua. Within a shoil radius there
are two plantations, a goodly number ol
settled homesteads and several important coffee estates, which are all compacted together by good roads.
Naturally and more than most peo
pie realize, the tone of a plantation
Community depends very much on the
character of the manager. Naturally
he gathers round linn men ol his own
stamp.
Paauilo reflects morally, as well as
commercially, the high character of the
resident managers Mr. A. Lydgate and
Mr. J. M- Homer. Order, decency,
sobriety and respectability characterise
the community. Further—we find the
social comforts and amenities of life.
Their men are human beings, something
more than implements for the manufacture of sugar, and pains is taken 10
minister to their comfort antl well heing.
The employees have comfortable, even
artistic homes. There is a beautiful
little church artistically finished, Where
services are held every Sunday morn
ing. A public library with a lot of good
hooks well taken care of, a dainty parsonage, a public cemetery, a hospital,
and a foreign school.
Key. Mr. 'Tonikins the resident Minister, is a man of superior attainments
and ability, a musician and artist, as
well as an excellent preacher, and his
wife is a most charming little woman,
deservedly popular. Mr. 'Tonikins nun
isters also on alternate Sundays al
Honokaa and Laupahoehoe. His sup
port is contributed in equal proportions
by the Hamakua Plant Co. and the
people of his field.
The social conditions are pleasant,
tennis meets being held once or twice
a week, in which as far as possible the
gentlemen also take part.
The native church at Laupahoehoe
has been completely rebuilt, and is now
ready for painting. While visiting at
Laupahoehoe, Mr. J. M. Lydgate conducted services there in Hawaiian, and
as soon as it became generally known,
a goodly audience gathered in. It is a
pity that a pastor cannot he found for
this church, as it is an important
munities
on
nicest
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Annual Meeting of the A. B. C. P. M.
The niiittieth annual meeting of the
was held in Providence,
K. 1., from tin: :id to the (ith of October.
Vice President I). Willis James presided, the president, Dr. Chas. M. Lamson, having deceased ki August. Mr.
Samuel B. Capen of Boaton, was substt|tit nlly chosen as president by
156
out ol I-17 votts. Mi. Capen is in active
business in Boaton and prominent in
good wotks.
The financial situation of the board
litis vt r\ si i it his. While there had heen
an increase in don,in,.ns of
$56,000,
legacies had strangely diminished by
American Hoard
|HM,OoO, leaving the treasury in debt
§55,.,:.7. A gam nt nearly :io(i contributing chinches was reported. Through
tin t flints of Mr. Wishaid, twenty
churches had assumed the support of
one missionary each: (200,000 came in
through the Woman's Hoards. 'Total
receipts foi the year were $(i 14,201 and
total expenditures $692,447, It may
reasonably he expected that the amount
ol legacies will soon return to former
averages.
Special notice was made in the public
journals of an address by Key. M. L.
Gordon, M.D., who has been a mission, oy in Japan since
IK7'J. Dr. Gordon was last year ill Hawaii, and has
recently accepted temporary service under the Hawaiian Hoard, to labor for
the Japanese in these Islands with Rev
0. H. Gulick.
Dr. Gordon said that "In spite of the
constant misrepresentations of 'globetrotters,' who never visit the missions
which they condemn, the work in Japan
was full of promise;
10,000 members
are found in sixty churches, all young
or in middle life. Out of the four leaders of the. Liberal party in Parliament,
two were active Christian men, and the
speaker of the house, an elder in a Presbyterian chutch, offers a silent prayer
on taking the chair each morning."
The above named 10,000 members
belong to the Kumi-ai, or Congregational churches.
In Secretary Judson Smith's survey of
the year's woik, he said : " The work of
the Hoard in the foreign field was never
mure hopeful and commanding than it
is now. In particular places and in
some single respects, the record of
former years may have been more striking; hut in the broad view of the whole
field and all forms of work, we have
reached high-water mark to-day. The
center.
story from the missions, though couched
The Kaala church is in a bad state of in sober words, reads like a romance ;
repair, and is seldom if ever used. The the facts grow and multiply upon the
Hawaiian population in that region is mind like the report of a great and
very scanty.
sweeping victory. One rises from its
�perusal uplifted and inspired—gratitude
and awe—contending with one another,
enthusiasm and hope swelling the heart.
and appealing to the will with resistless
power."
The report in the New York Observer
says : "An impressive scene followed
on the appearance of the Key. Mr.
Desha, a Hawaiian pastor, who made a
graceful address to his 'fellow citizens,'
and introduced four dusky preachers ot
Hawaii, converts who had been tried
and proved by years of service."
Japanese Brothelists on the Warpath.
less, even should certain of the police
who patrol this district care to move
against the combination. Hut the bet
ter element of the Japanese are aroused;
they say that many cases of sand bagging and blackmail have terrorized the
Japanese community; the)'declare that
these toughs are on the increase because
the women who support them are on
the increase (the soldiers off the ttansPOrta have heen an immense source of
income); they feel the odium of the
thing and the national disgrace, as the
large majority of the licensed women
are Japanese. The following is the text
of the paper signed by these eighty
prominent Japanese:
The following facts are stated in the "Tor the protection of the honor ot
Advertiser of the Kith ult.:
the Japanese name in this country, and
"It appears that
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a
petition was being
circulated among ihe better class of
Japanese with the idea of getting their
opinion on the Paualii street question.
A Japanese circulated the paper and got
about eighty names of some of the lead
ing citizens and merchants. 'That night
he was visited. About forty of his countrymen called in kimonos. They introduced themselves as the proprietors of
the plants on Pauahi street, and osten
tatiously displayed their heavy sticks
They further stated that they and their
"club" owned furniture and fittings over
there valued at about $30,000, not
counting the 300 women, whose value
was not stated. 'They told this man
that if his project went through, viz.- if
the Pauahi street tenants were warned
off, they would sew him up in a bag and
deposit him in the harbor. His sign
would immediately come down, and they
offered to confer in the next room as to
the best means of disposing of him.
They left him in considerable uncertainty as to what would become of him, and
they took away the petition. This man's
place was closed up for a few days. In
the meantime the"club" (as they are
called on Pauahi street) continued to
call in hacks upon several signers of the
petition. It was the necessary policy ol
some of these petitioners to deny the
genuineness of their signatures or else
clsim that through ignorance of English
they were not aware of the nature of the
paper they had signed. They knew the
"club," for several of them (shopkeepers) have been unwillingly supplying
them with goods after this fashion: The
•club' man swaggers into the shop and
asks for credit. He is politely denied
the request, whereupon he helps him
self. There is no gainsaying such an
artlessly direct method, and the customer is never billed. Still not one of these
merchants will s<.y this on the witness
stsnd. Such is the intrenched position
of the 'club' that the marshal is power
to preserve decency on our public streets
and the innocency of our children, is it
not time to segregate prostitution and
place it in some Carefully regulated place
without the congested portions ot our
city? It is respectfully urged that all
Japanese citizens who desire this will
subscribe their names to this document.
When the sentiment of the Japanese in
the premises is discovered proper steps
will he taken to secure the approval antl
authority of the government."
This manifestation of diabolism seems
likely to defeat its own end, I))' itnpaiting vigor to the important movement to
remove this evil thing from its present
central location. It should be sent to
Iwilei where other nuisances find quarters. We are compelled to admit with
pain that the moral conditions of modern
seaports do not make the prohibition of
this evil a possibility. Hut it should not
be left to breed pestilence in a crowded
central tenement district, adj icent to
churches and schools.
Queensland produced last year 163,-73-1 tons of cane sugar. This was
12,124 tons in excess of the entire consumption of sugar in Australia. The
yield was very small per acre. It was
produced largely by white labor. 'The
extraordinary skill and large )ield in
cultivating cane in Hawaii, have led the
Queensland people to borrow our Dr.
Maxwell for a few weeks, to advise
them about proper fertilization of their
soils.
The third week in October was marked by a moderate but most refreshing
rain, amounting in the course of five
days to from four to five inches in
Honolulu. This is the first good rain
since last March. Owing to the longcontinued drought upon the mountains,
so much of the rain was absorbed by
the ridges that little flow was left to
replenish the reservoirs. There was
little rise in the streams Good rains
are reported from the other Islands.
From Kauai.
'The Kauai Island Association met at
the Poni Moi church, Koolau, Oct. 13,
and was very well attended in spite of a
Kona storm raging at the time. The
session was characterized hy unity and
good fellowship.
The special committee appointed to
secure funds for a chapel at Haena,
reported (460 as raised which will build
a very comfortable and commodious
little chapel suited to the needs of the
Community. A fine hell has been very
generously contributed hy Mr. J. McKeague, the Principal of the Haena
school. A site for the chapel has heen
set aside by the Haena Hui.
The Association received and approved a call from the Koolau church,
to Key. 'A. M. Naahumakua to become
their regular pastor, and took measures
to have him installed on the following
Sunday, appointing as follows:
Scripture Reading and InstallaKey. S. Kaili
tion Prayer,
Key. J. H. Leleiwi
Sermon,
Key. (j. L. Kopa
Charge to the Pastor,
Charge to the People Rev.J.M.Lydgate
Key. Z. M. Naahumakua is one ol
the older type of native ministers, has
served for many years in Puna, Hawaii,
is a man of sterling character, and exceptionally popular as a preacher.
Mr. D. Trask, one of the Deacons ol
the church, acted as Host on behalf of
the church anil did abundant justice to
his office.
The Koolau church, is on the whole
the most active and vigorous church on
the island, and is conducted entirely hy
the Hawaiians themselves without aid
from foreigners, except the slight contribution of the Pastors Aid Soc.
'The next association will meet in
Lihue.
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gambling game greatly in vogue among
native Hawaii ins.
It is said, with
much plausibility, to be merely the term
" Rouge et Noir," which is nearly identical in pionounciation.
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people
behind ihem. Such will be the
1.
P.iark lltro i in- iui AiiKii.:an Ocean
Taniparanct Agitation in Honolulu
enormous
nation which must rule the
2
Present Result-of Missionary woi* for Hawaiian*....
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Statistics of Mi ■ionar) 1
North Pacific with imperial sway.
a
Dtath of l>r Corwiti
This rule is already begun. Although
Absurd it ifs of Mormon Ca scbtum
Boy*' Brigade
> the majority of merchant steamers cross
Mrs. GuJicVs Institute
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ing this ocean still fly the British flag,
Seaman's t lul>
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merce, as it cannot do on the Atlantic.
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American merchant fleet is increasScientific Cruise of Albatroat
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other powers, and must soon prepondRecord of Eventi
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■ erate in numbers on the northern hall
Horseless Aye
Dnyftu Verdict
J of the ocean, upon which lie the chief
ImmcoM Pump
national elements of commerce. British
The Pacific Becoming an American
traffic may continue to predominate
Ocean.
south of the line, fostered by the prosAustralian Colonies, who have
perous
It is not that Americans yet form a
an
future in prospect. Between
imperial
majority of the inhabitants bordering on us
all,
it is a foregone conclusion that
this great ocean, although their influEnglish is destined to be the one domience already dominates the commerce
nating language of the Pacific ocean.
of the North Pacific. It is, however, in
The influences, sentiments and institupart from the fact that the United
tions which find expression through our
States form the most powerful nation
mother
tongue are also destined to rule
occupying its shoies,and partly because
ocean, and to beat with resistover
this
of a clear prospect of our enormous inless power upon the great nations of its
crease in the not distant future.
western coasts.
The influence of China's 350,000,000
The prevailing religion of the Engadjacent to the Pacific, counts tor far
less than that of Japan's 40,000,000, lish speaking nations is Christianity in
with their progressive activity. Both its purified evangelical forms. That
together may yet count for less than religion, grounded upon the New TestaRussia, which empire is now assuming ment and what it reveals of the Loid
great power on the western shore of Jesus Christ, has effectually shaped the
our ocean. Confronting these three sentiments and institutions of this leadchief elements of commerce and naval ing and dominating race of the world.
power on the western border, stands on It is this religon that has imbued our
the east the young and mighty giant of race with its practical justice and truthfulness, and endowed it with those
the United States.
Our nation numbers perhaps eighty sturdy and virile virtues, which place it
million people, who average in wealth in the van of the nations. It is one of
and intelligence above any other nation the proofs of the divine reality of our
on the globe. That 80 million seems religion that it has shaped and nurtured
destined to become at least 250 millions our race into such strength, notwith
before the end of the twentieth century. standing the imperfection of its power
A disproportionate share of that growth over them. This religion, allowing for
must belong to the Pacific States, all vicissitudes of unbelief, is growing
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in purity of creed, md power over life
It is constantly taking more possession
of society, and commerce, and politics.
It is the divine religion of the Redeeming Christ.
Christ is the world's Redeemer. He
has promised a complete victory to His
kingdom over all opposing powers and
influences. The progress of the victorious campaign may seem slow, but it is
onward. It goes forw ird with an accelerated speed. The leading Christian
nation of the world (foremost, despite
all its follies ami crimes) is now taking
possession of their Pacific hemisphere,
and carrying Christian sentiments and
institutions with imperial force and
mass, forward to bear impressively upon
the ancitnt and outworn religions of the
Orient. With II Ihe wickedness of our
ungodly and selfish wrong-doers, with
all the folly and infirmity of our Christain believers, there is a great body of
living Christians, who are the salt of
the nation, and whose moral and spiritual light shines so brightly as to reach
through all our prevailing murk and
reek of sin, and illuminate the world.
The Church of Christ's true disciples
grows more and more to prevail over
the regions of spiritual darkness.
It is the advancing tide of Christian
conquest that gives significance and
consequence to the imperial progress in
this hemisphere of the Knglish speaking people, in whose sentiments and
institutions the most developed and
advanced Christianity is most embodied.
Our race carries with it, as the most
important part of its mission, the beneficent, uplifting, illuminating religion of
Christ, who came to open the blind eyes
and to set the captives free. We are
writing this for believers, who live in the
confident and comforting assurance that
the risen Redeemer lives and reigns,
and is with His church to the end of
the world. This is not written for the
Agnostic, nor for the doubters of the
truth of the Scriptures.
In the light of these considerations,
how important and momentous is the
position of Hawaii, and of Christian
labor here. It is our distinction and
privilege to occupy the central point in
the forefront of this great forward movement of our Knglish speaking race and
of our world-rtdeeming religion. How
can we too deeply feel the value of our
opportunity and the responsibilty of our
position?
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Temperance Agitation in Honolulu.
October, 1899.
THE FRIEND.
Present Results of Mission Work for
Surviving sons resident in Hawaii
daughters risident in Hawaii
"
abroad
" sons
daughter! abroad
" grandsons
in Hawaii
" granddaughters
There has been some mention of this
in Hawaii
"
grandsons abroad
"
subject in a morning paper, tending to
"
granddaughters abroad
show a decline of Protestantism among
Total
children
living
Hawaiians. The last census of 1896
Hawaiians.
By special request, the* Rev. Wm.
Gardner, of the Disciples' Church, on
the 10th ult., preached on Temperance
in the Central Union Church. The
sermon was judicious and impressive.
We cull the following passages :
"The object of an agitation of the
temperance question should be to rescue the drunkard, to save the youth
from the drink habit, to secure the execution of our laws, and to obtain better
laws, if they are needed. Honolulu has
fifteen licensed saloons. That is well,
compared with many of our neighboring
cities in California. One with H,OOO
inhabitants, has eighty licensed saloons;
no other with .'s,ooo inhabitants has forty
places where liquor is sold. There are
over 3,000 licensed dram shops in San
1-Yancisco. Last week I examined the
license laws of Hawaii, and find them
in many respects the best of any I have
ever before read. Roys, girls, women,
music and games are all excluded. Sunday opening is not allowed, and the
license fee is $ 1,000 per annum.
I am credibly informed that all the
saloons but one are run in constant violation of law, and that that one, because
of its known respectability, is the place
where more young men from respectable families start in the road to ruin
than at any other five. Though the
number of saloons is small there are
fifteen times too many, and their presence is a greater curse to our city than
the constant presence of smallpox in a
centrally located public house would be.
A friend suggests that alcohol is a food
and these institutions are entirely respectable and desirable, because they
simply sell food. Yes, Professor Atwater, a reliable scientist, has demonstrated that alcohol is a food. Reason
able temperance men will accept his
conclusion that far, but it is well to consider the character of the food. Ur. H.
F. Hughes of Boston, also a reliable
scientist, says Professor Atwater's experiments with alcohol do not show
that its food exceed its poisonous qualities; that, though a food, it is not such
in a hygienic sense. Dr. Cyrus Edson
of New York says it is a food, and that
he uses it in his practice, but that, taken
regularly in very small quantities, it will
do harm, and affirms that ' if every drop
were wiped off the face of the earth the
world would be better off.'"
We are sure that the very worthy
proprietor of the " respectable " saloon
alluded to, seeks to do his best as he
understand it. Yet we personally know
of such ruin being wrought to young
is above named, by the means
of the systematic cultivation of the appetite for alcohol in that same saloon,
until it became resistless. Other young
men undergo a like destructive process
in clubs, or even at the home table.
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gave relative numbers of pure Hawaiians as follows: Protestants 12,842,
Roman Catholics 8,427, Mormons 4368.
These figures express the religious afli
liations of the native population, doubtless with some accuracy. The actual
number of native members in good
standing in the Evangelical churches as
returned to the last meeting of the
Evangelical Association, was 3519, or
27 per ct. of all persons called Protestants. These churches maintain some
degree of discipline, so that none hold
membership who are not of outwardly
moral life. The Roman Catholics and
Mormons count all as members without
distinction. Thus the relative membership of those churches is not a criterion
of their relative numbers.
The superior intelligence and character of the Protestant native membership,
received a striking demonstration in 1895
when about 90 cases of Asiatic Cholera
occurred in Honolulu, nearly all of them
native Hawaiians. It was the remark
able fact, that not a single case of cholera occurred in the house of any member of the two Protestant churches of
Kawaiahao and Kaumakapili. 'Phis exemption was vouched for at the time by
the Pastors of those two churches
As to the activity with which missionary labors are maintained among the
various races in these Islands, it needs
to be understood that the $30,000 annually expended by the Hawaiian Board
over, covers only the smaller part of the
actual expenditure. A very much larger
sum is contributed and expended through
other instrumentalities. Even the sev
eral expensive Training Schools which
are under the general control and direction of the Board, are not at all maintained from its treasury, but by the
donations of friends outside. The
numbers of boarders in those schools,
and in the affiliated Kamehameha
schools, are undoubtedly double the
numbers in the Anglican and Roman
Catholic schools combined.
Total
gi andchildren living
91
73
64
72
101
73
123
124
300
421
There are 338 children and grandchildren of missionaries residing here,
or about one-twentieth of the combined
white population, exclusive of the Latin
races.
Of the sons now living, we find sixteen who are in the Christian ministry,
or over one in ten. We believe this to
be a much larger percentage of ministers
than can be found in any class of families in the United States. Eight of the
sixteen are now in active Foreign Mission service, five of them in Hawaii,
viz., Messrs. H. Bingham, F. W.
Damon, O. P. Emerson, 0. H. Gulick
and H. H. Parker—men of whom the
Church is not ashamed.
There are several young preachers
and missionaries at work or coming forward in the third generation. It may be
hoped that there will be many such.
Hut that generation is not as near to the
old missionaries, and hence is, perhaps,
less imbued with their spirit. Yet it is
a happiness to know that there are here
very many devoted and loving Christian
workers of both sexes, both of those connected and unconnected with Mission
families. The spirit of the Fathers
abides in the churches of Hawaii, with
their membership from many nationalities.
Death of Rev. Eli Corwin, D.D.
The death of the third paster of the
Fort street Church of Honolulu is thus
recorded :
" Dr. Corwin died in the Hospital for Incura-
bles, Chicago, August 19, aged seventy-four.
He was stricken with paralysis nineteen months
ago, when on a lecturing tour in Kansas in the
interests of Hawaii. Since that time he has been
only dimly conscious of his condition. The
funeral, conducted by Drs. Fifield and Roy,
assisted by Rev. E. J. Alden, was on Wednesday, August 23, at the Warren Avenue Church,
of which Dr. Corwin was a member, and in
whose prosperity he had taken the deepest interest
He was born in Orange County, N. V.,
in 1825, graduated at Williams with the class of
1848. and from the Union Theological Seminary
in 1861. He served churches in Jamestown,
N. V., Jacksonville, 111., Racine, Wis. But the
pastorale of which he spoke most frequently, and
which he deemed the most useful was that of the
First Church, Honolulu, which he held from 1858
to 1808. He left Racine, his last pastorate, some
years ago to become financial agent of the Chicago Theological Seminary. For three or four
Statistics of Missionary Descendants. years pi i ,r to his last illness he had devoted himself to lecturing, literary work and preaching as
opportunity ottered. He was a brilliant
somewhat
careful
A
analysis of ihe In his prime few men had greater power speaker.
with an
names of children and grandchildren of audience than he."
Many of our older Christians gratemissionaries of the American Board in fully
remember their old pastor as one
these islands is found to give compara- who greatly helped them on the
heavenly
tively accurate
results
as
follows
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�Vol. 57, No. 10.]
Absurdities of the Mormon Catechism
The following questions and answers
are taken from the standard catechism,
which is carefully taught to the youth
of the Mormon chnrch :
Q. Are there more Gods than one ?
A. Yes, many. I Cor. viii:s.
This passage is to be repeated by the
child. "There be that are called gods,
whether in heaven or in earth (as there
be gods many, and lords many)."
But the next question shows that
they are Monotheists
Q. Must we worship more thin one
God ? A. No, to us there is but tine
God, the Father of mankind, and the
Creator of the earth.
The present nature of God is thus
:
described :
Cj. What kind of a being is God?
A. He is in the form of a man.
Q. How doyou learn this ? A. The
Scriptures declare that man was made
in the image of God.
Q. Is it not said th it (rod is a
Spirit ? A. Yes, the Scriptures say
so.
Q. How, then, can God be like M in?
A. Man has a spirit, though clothed
with a body, and God is similarly constituted.
(j. Has God a body then ? A. Yes,
like unto a man's body in figure.
Plurality of gods is taught in the
chapter on the creation where this question is found
O. What did the (rods do on the
second day ? A. They created an expanse, and divided the waters. (Pearl
of Great Price, page 64.)
Q. Was it necessary that Adam
should take of the forbidden fruit ?
A. Yes, unless he had done so he
would not have known good and evil
here, neither could he have had mortal
posteiity, and he could not have cleaved
to Eve, as he had promised after her
fall. (Pearl of Great Price, page 31.
Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi, 11:2236.)
O. Did Adam and Eve lament or
rejoice because they had transgressed the
commandment and become acquainted
with the nature of evil and good ?
A. They rejoiced and praised God.
O. Is it proper for us to consider
the transgression of Adam and live as
a grevious calamity, and that all man
kind would have been infinitely more
happy if the Fall had not occurred ?
A. No. But we ought to consider the
Fall of our first parents as one of the
great steps to eternal exaltation and
happiness, and one ordered by God in
His infinite wisdom, for we cannot know
the excellency and beauty of that which
is good unless we experience the wretchedness and deformity of that which is
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THE FRIEND.
The Boys' Brigade.
This is an organization started three
months since, to
unify and control
boy's clubs of the city, that they may all
conduce to growth in Christian manli
ness." There were alre.-dy three clubs
in different sections of the city, with the
object of enrolling boys for their better
development.
The promoters of the Boys' Brigade
include such educators and Christian
workers as Theo. Richards, Aimstrong
Smith, 11. V.. Coleirun and F. W. Da
mon. Over thirty young men have
pledged their services one night in a
week in the work of the Brigade. There
are to be regular Thursday night meet
ings for instruction and exercise in
various programs. Clubs will be organ
izcil for Chinese and Portuguese boys.
A religious committee will plan gatherings f-i religious, temperance, purity or
evangelistic work; a military committee
will arrange for the management of
tactics, officers, drills, etc.; an athletic
committee will unify athletics and gymnasium work, and arrange for competitive sports and exhibitions. There will
also be an entertainment committee and
an industrial committee to discuss
"savings," plans, and employment for
boys, and perhaps provide some indus
trial training at night.
About $tiOU is needed at once to put
the Brigade on a good working basis.
The m riiey will no doubt be contributed.
All this is first class, practical Christian
"
Mrs. Alice Gordon Gulick's Institute.
An earnest appeal comes from Mrs.
Gulick for the removal to the capital,
Madrid, of the International Institute
for Girls in Spain. It will be remembered that at the outbreak of the late war
this Ameiican Institute was removed
bodil> over the border from Santander
to the neighboring Biarritz, in France.
The time has come for its restoration to
Spanish soil, and many reasons make it
desirable to place it at the political center, Madrid. This school has been in
operation for eighteen years. Forty of
its graduates have been employed as
teachers in the principal cities of Spain,
and last year had 2500 children under
iheir instruction. Thirteen of the girls
have taken the degree of B. A. in the
State Institute, and in 1M97 two of them
received the degree corresponding to M.
A., after studying in the University of
Madrid.
A m ist desirable location for the
school, with excellent buildings, has
been selected in Madrid. It needs about
$140,000 to make the purchase. Mrs.
evil.
Mormonism teaches that all men are Gulick turns for aid for this object, to
descended from God the Father, by the United States, and especially to Hawaii, where Mr. and Mrs. Gulick are so
ordinary generation.
well'known and honored. Certainly no
greater blessing can be conferred upon
unfortunate Spain than higher education on evangelical lines for her daughters, so long the dupes of a corrupted
church. We trust that Hawaii may
have the honor of contributing important aid to this enterprise.
The Transvaal.
The black arch of the storm has risen
high over the land of the Boers during
the past month, and every moment one
looks for the bolts of war's lightning to
fall. The Boers are a gallant and determined band. 'Ihe Orange Free State
has cast its lot in alliance with them
against England, and the strong Afrikander element in Cape Colony is in
sympathy. A war With the Boers seems
likely to tax England's energies severely.
There are about ( .iOO,OOO whites together in all South Africa. There are also
three million ot blauk natives occupying
the country with them, whose rights and
prerogatives appear to have no existence
in the views of any of the parties to the
controversy. English and German missionaries have done a huge amount of
most devoted woik in Christianizing and
civilizing those degraded tribes. Several
of those missionaries and their settlements have, from time to time, fallen
victims to the hostility and ferocity ot
the Boers, who desired to hold the natives as unprotected slaves. Although
the Boers are deeply religious people,
in their great ignorance and illiteracy,
the black men have been regarded by
them as little superior to any other brute
cattle.
England's aim is to secure for all
white English subjects complete political equality in the Transvaal, over which
territory she claims entire sovereignty,
as over the whole of South Africa. The
Boers deny her sovereignty, and propose
to admit the Outlanders to citizenship
only after forswearing Bi itish allegiance.
As a large majority of the whites are
now Outlanders, who own the enor
mously wealthy diamond and gold
mines, it has become indispensable to
them to possess a full voice in legislation for the protection of their own interests.
The Boers absolutely deny
them any voice, except on impossible
conditions, and make Dutch the sole
language of legislature, courts and
schools. They are full of pride over
former repulses of the British at Majuba
and Laing's Nek, and promise, in the
coming war, to make a resistance which
will be memorable. It seems very doubtful wh ther the 5;l,00) British troops
now ordered to Souih Africa will be
adequate to handle ihem.
Are our readers familiar with the fact
that the precise antipodes of Honolulu
lie near Lake Ngami, only 500 miles
northwest of Johannesburg and Pretoria?
�The Seamen's Club.
A visit to the hall upstairs at the foot
of Nuuanu street occupied by the Seamen's Club, showed it to be prospering.
Quite a number of seamen were found
there, improving the various opportunities of pastime. Some were at the billiard table, others re.iding the papers
and illustrated journals, while some were
extracting music from the piano and
stringed instruments. A few nights ago
a large company of seamen filled the
hall at a musical ,mt) literary entertain
ment.
This club is a most useful and common-sense device in the line of benevolence, worthy of the practical mind of
brother Frank Co ke, who led the way
in establishing it. We have also been
pleased to find ■ cheerful resort for sea
men and working nun on Maunakea
street, wheie Nl k Br ham at his
"Cottage Inn" Iceeos .1 stiictly temperance drink in the form of an excellent
toamy hop beer.
Entering Harbors Without Pilots.
Attempts to do this in this group,
have twice caused the stranding of ships
during the past month. On the evening
of the 12th. the Coaliiiga became fast
in the sand at the entrance of Honolulu
harbor. Fortunati 'y she was on the
east side where wind and current both
tended to prevent her working farther
upas did the unfortunate O'Briei on
the west side not long since. The
Coaliiiga was hauled off by the tug
without loss.
In a more critical position was the
bark Colusa on the 2WI at Kahului,
where she also had attempted to enter
without a pilot and went on the reef,
about a milcto windward of the entrance.
Fortunately the sea was smooth. She
had a large quantity of water pipes and
pumping machinery of vital importance
to the Sprei kelsville Plantation, whose
officials made extraordinary efforts to
save the cargo and ship. She, too, got
off with slight injury.
In Christian lands we have some good
"sky-pilots," such as the 'Pen Commandments, the book of Proverbs, and
the Gospels. It is very safe to take
thesepilots aboard, and very dangerous
to attempt to make the port of Heaven
without their guidance. The wrecks of
unpiloted men encumber all the reefs.
Mr. Rawei's Maori Recitals.
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THE FRIEND.
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novel and extremely interesting ex
ion, presented here last week, was
c recitals relating to New Zealand
• by the Rev. Wherahiko Rawei,
Mr. Rawei is a very gifted native
ri of that country, educated in Eng-
He is a talented speaker. His
lectures are illustrated by a great number of admirable stereopticon pictures of
scenery, dwellings, carvings, tattooing,
native life and customs, and native persons and faces. A vivid impression is
given of the peculiarities of that interesting, but wasting, branch of the Polynesian race, and of their beautiful
country. The lectures are interspersed
with native music, chants and songs
some pathetic, some most barbaric.
Mr. Rawei and his educated native
wife are conducting an orphanage among
their people. To the support of this are
devoted the proceeds of his entertaining
recitals.
land.
-
The Ermak works an immense propeller beyond her bow so as to uplift
the ice in front and throw it out on each
side, instead of the old way of butting
against it.
There is nothing like having your
force wisely applied in whatever undertaking.
Stupid butting at obstacles
seldom opens the way.
"The Searchlight."
The third issue of this journal has
oeen received by Tin-: Fkiknii. It is a
religious monthly of about the same
A Sad Affliction.
size as this paper, published by the Rev.
Victor
Morgan, of the " Christian "
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Richards are
Church. It is well edited, has a number
especially dear to those interested in of excellent contributors, and is worthy
our Missionary work. Those beloved of general Christian support.
friends received a severe blow three
weeks since in the sudden death uf their
William R. Castle, Jr., of Honolulu
two year old baby girl Muriel, by drowning. The little one crept through a and Harvard University, 1901, has pubnarrow hole in a fence, fell into a tank, lished in the August number of the Harand passed beyond rescue while the vard Advocate an article on Tillis, the
capital of Georgia in Russia, where he
family were searching for her.
With all his exceeding mercy, our traveled last year. Mr Castle shows unFather does not ordinarily exempt us usual observing and describing powers.
from accidental disaster. What is betRev. Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Hyde are
ter, he bestows on his trusting children
expected
to arrive here in a few days,
a
who cleave to Him, blessed reunion
to the loved and lost in the bright morn- if the doctor's health permitted the journey. He has not gained in health while
ing of the Coming Life.
Two young uncles of the babe, in at the East.
white, bore her to the little mission
The official name of the new schoolcemetery at Kawaiahao.
house in P.ilania is " The Kaiulani
School," in memory of the late Princess.
Illness of Chief Justice Judd.
With more than 500 scholars, this buildOn account of serious prostration by ing is over crowded, like all the other
public schools.
illness, the Chief Justice, accompanied
by Mrs. Judd, sailed on the I lth ult. for
Dreyfus Set Free.
the Coast, with a view of sojourning
for a time at Clifton Springs, N. Y.
There is some relief in knowing that
It is hoped that they may soon return
with recuperated health. The Hawaii the wronged and suffering man is set at
an B lard, as well as the Supreme Court, liberty. It is also a satisfaction to know
greatly miss in the meantime their pre- that the whole painfully watching world,
siding officer.
except the baser majority of Frenchmen,
of his innoMr. A. J. Coates, the new assistant are now entirely convinced
at his
presented
cence
the
evidence
by
secretary of the Y. M. C. A., arrived on
re trial at Rennes.
On
the
the
whole,
Sept, 13th and entered immediately
offitrial,
effect
of
his
and
of
his
speedy
His
work
is
special
upon his duties.
that of director of the gymnasium. He cial pardon, is to serve the ends of jusbrings a high record in athletics as well tice, notwithstanding the perverse and
unprincipled verdict of his judges. That
as in association work.
verdict was too evidently dictated by the
policy of not offending the French army
Unprecedented Ice-breaking.
to command any public respect. HapSt. Petersburg, Aug. W.—The ice- pily the trial was public, and the world
breaking steamer Ermak has just fin- can form their own independent judgished a fortnight's trip to the northwest ment, which has been most widely and
of Spitzbergen. She went through 200 unmistakably expressed in favor of the
One must believe
miles of ice, the estimated thickness of accused Dreyfus.
which was fourteen feet, without the that the cause of righteous judgment in
France will be set forward.
slightest interruption.
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77
THE FRIEND.
Hawaiian Delegate to Washington.
doubt that it will be immensely for the
advantage of those people to come here.
It must also be greatly to the advantage
The Government of Hawaii has sp ol
an American territory to import a
pointed Gen. Alfied S. Hartwell, to European instead of an Asiatic race.
represent Hawaii before the coining One could wish, however, that all future
session of Congress. Such a delegate immigrants might be Americans.
is imperatively needed to afford information and advice, while Congress settles
A Water Famine
the manner of Government for the Territory of Hawaii (Jen. Hartwell is Has been more or less
severe in Honoeminently qualified for that duty in lulu
during
most
of
the
month of Sepevery respect.
tember, owing partly to lack of rain in
the mountain valleys, and partly to the
Census Commissioner for Hawaii.
rapid growth of the city. The Interim
Mr. Alatau T. Atkinson has been ap- Department ofoui government is honesl
pointed to t.ike charge of the census ol and well conducted, but a good deal in
the Hawaiian Islands for 1900, and has the ruts of old custom. Tnis fact is
gone to Washington to receive his in- especially apparent in Ihe management
structions.
Mr. Atkinson's admirable of the Water Works bureau, which is
work in taking ihe census of HJDti proves distressingly slow to avail itself of the
his appointment to be a most suitable
inexhaustible supplies of artesian watei
one.
under the city. During all the live
Scientific Cruise of the "Albatross." years of rapid growth in which our city
population has doubled, only a singleThe U. S. steamer "Albatross" sailed pumping station has been established.
August 23 from San Francisco to the Two more of equal capacity ought lo
South Pacific with a party of scientists, have been added before this. What
would be done to a manager of a sugar
under the direction of the eminent Alexplantation who, for lack of activity in
ander Agassi/. Sin- has been thorough- erecting pumping works, allowed cane
ly refitted with complete apparatus foi fields to dry up as Thomas Square and
exploring the animal life in the ocean other public grounds have done? But
depths. Her largest dee,i sea trawl has thai concerns dividends. The citizens
of Honolulu pay the same, whethei
a mouth twenty feet wide by six in their taps run dry or
not.
height, and its net is thirty feet in length.
Sufficient wire rope is taken to reach
Saloons Ask for Missionary Work.
the deepest spot in the ocean's bed,
which is HOO miles northeast of New
A few months ago an officer of the
Zealand, and is live and one half mites
Ohio
Liquor League said in an address
deep.
The Albatross will steam 20,000 miles, to the men of his craft " The success of
via Tahiti, the Paumotu, Friendly, Fiji, our business is dependent
largely upon
Ellice, Gilbert and Marshall 111 mas,
the ere .tion of appetite fcr drink. Men
and Hawaii, back to San Francisco.
The ocean depths on this route are al who drink liquor, like others, will die;
most entirely unexplored, and interest if there is no new appetite created our
ing discoveries are expected. She will counters will be empty, as will our cofarrive at Honolulu some time next year, fers. Afler men have grown and their
with her laboratories doubtless crowded habits are
formed, they rarely ever
with new and marvelous specimens of change in this regard. It will be
needful,
deep sea life.
therefore, that missionary work be done
among the boys; and I make the sugMr. Damon's Mission to Italy.
gestion, gentlemen, that nickels expended in treats to the boys now will return in
Hon. S. M. Damon, Minister of Fi- dollars to your tills after the appetite is
nance, sailed August 3d on his way to formed. Above all things create appeItaly, at his own expense, for the pur- tite." The Pacific.
pose of satisfying the Italian Govern
"The Horseless Age."
ment and people, as to the good treatment and favorable condition and pr >'Phis is the title of a very scientific
spects of Italians in Hawaii. He de- and highly
illustrated weekly journal,
sires to start and establish an active
now in its fourth year, published " in
immigration of Northern Italian laborers to this country.
Many earnest the interest of the Motor Vehicle Inwishes have been expressed for his suc- dustry." Mr. John Cassidy has kindly
cess in his mission. There can be no loaned us a few numbers. The motive
:
poweis
used
are
of three general kinds
-
inflammable fluids, compressed air and
electricity. The first named appear to
be at present in the lead, But we are
strongly impressed by the (act clearly
brought out I hat Storage Batteries have,
of late, been so greatly developed that
they already strongly compete With gas
oline.
Apparently, there is no good leason
why tramcars should not easily carry
storage batteries to propel them This
would do away with all necessity for
obstructing the streets with over head
trolley wires, or for the great expense of
under ground transmission of the fluid.
Storage batteries weighing 750 pounds
are now made that will propel a heavy
carriage thirty miles without recharging.
This seems to port'iid a revolution in
electric railroad building,
RECORD OF EVENTS.
September I. Two of the Customs
guards neatly capture a buoyed sack
containing 122 tins of opium in the harbor channel shortly after the departure
of the China. Dividends due and payable at the end of August bom one mercantile and seven sugar corporations,
this city, is reported to reach the sum of
$205,7511.
2nd. The thirty six (ialician laborers
of the Oahu Plantation, confined in
prison for some months past for nonperformance of their contracts, are released by direction of the agents.
3rd Schooner yacht Noma, Commodore Weaver, of the New York Yacht
Club, arrives from Yokohama on her
cruise around the world.
4th.—Death of J. H. Bruns, aged 70
years, a resident of Honolulu since about
IHGO, and at tine time largely engaged
in keg and barrel making by machinery.
sth. I'nst American Bank of Hawaii,
Hon. Cecil Brawn president, opens its
doors for business in the Campbell
block, Port street. -Mrs. W. G. Irwin,
prior to departure for San Francisco,
sends generous checks to the various
national benevolent and other societies
of the city.
7th.—Owing to scarcity of fresh water
the street sprinklers resume the use of
salt water, a practice discontinued over
thirty years ago through its injury to
the eyes.
9th.—The Rapid Transit Company
lay two lengths of rail in each block on
King street, between River and Richard
streets, by way of "protecting its
rights."—Races at Pearl Harbor between the senior and junior crews of
the Myrtle and Healani Boat Clubs, the
former winning both events.
llth.—Detective Kaapa captures a
gang of young robbers, with their spoils,
—
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�[October, 1899.
THE FRIEND.
78
abstracted from one of the fish market
stalls.—Accidental drowning of the two
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theo.
Richards through its falling into a water
tank in the yard.
12th. -Bark Coalinga, from New
York for this port, in attempting to
Colusa grounds on the reef off Kahului,
Maui, and is extricated from her perilous
position by the steamers Maui and
Kiuait, the latter going around to her
aid from Kihei.
24th.—Yachts Gladys and La Palatini
return, finishing their race as close as at
enter the harbor at night, grounds near the start. Owing to the latter's failure
the spar buoy. Aid was rendered by to round the Lahaina buoy, the Gladys
the tugs Eleu and Iroquois, and during carries off the honors and a $50 cup.
the forenoon of the 13th she was rescued
25th.—Two soldier's of the transport
from her perilous position without any Belgian King, while swimming in the
serious damage.
harbor, narrowly escape drowning,
13th.—The Alameda, on entering the through cramps. Rawei, the New Zeapassage, ran afoul of two Chinese fishing land orator, delights a large audience at
boats, striking one and bringing it in the Y. M. C. A. Hall by his entertain
ahead of her with the fouled net. One ment on the manners and customs of
man was lost in the collision. —T. W. the Maori people.
Hobron's new yacht Gladys wins the
26th.—A native drayman falls from
challenge cup from the Bonnie Dundee his coal cart, through a shock by a col
in a race to a stake boat off Waikiki, lision and is run over, causing such
thence to one off Pearl Harbor and back mangling of the body that death ensued
to port. The Hawaii and Marion also before medical aid could respond to the
entered the contest by way of interest, call. A native woman falls down a
not competition.—Steamer Victoria ar- flight of stairs and meets her death. A
rives from London via Madeira with coroner's inquest renders a verdict, giv
about 310 Portuguese immigrants, the ing liquor as the cause.
first addition of this nationality since
27th. lixecutive order from Wash1888.
ington directs that all sales or disposi
14th.—Welcome reception given at tion of public lands in these islands be
the Y. M. C. A. Hall to their new as discontinued.
sistant secretary and athletic instructor,
28th.—Rawei, in his second illus
A. J. Coats.
trated recital on"The Land of the
Kith.—Annual regatta day, a general Maori," delightfully entertains a full and
holiday. In the barge races the Hea- appreciative house. Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
lanis won over the Myrtles, but the R. Carter give a luau at the old Judd
tables were turned in the junior race. homestead, "Sweet Home," in honoi
The Gladys won again from the Bonnie of Mrs. Gait. The British cable survey
Dundee in the first class yacht contest, ship ligeria, completing her labors, sails
the Helene in the second, and Marion in for Vancouver.
the third.
18th.—Death of J. C. Strow oftyphoidMarine
malaria, chief engineer of the Kinau, a
PORT OF HONOLULU AUGUST.
resident of these islands for the past
twenty years, most of which has been
ARRIVALS.
in the service of the Wilder S. S. Com
Hal. row, from Newcastle
bany.—Mr. Hubert Vos gave an exhi I—Am hk Louisiana,
Am hk Allien, Griffiths, from San Praia isco.
pition to friends of his collection of porHaw sh Helen luewei. Maliany, fItMU Ne«* \oil
traits executed in the Orient for the 2—Am sch hr.c, Root, from Port Blakeley
—
—
—
-
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W.iw l>k X I' killi.t, l.endcr, foots San Francisco
U S transport A/tec. Trask, from S.oi Francisco
\m bid OMMti Harrington, from lijuiqUc.
Am hk lolani. Mil lure, from New York
87 Am ss Australia, Hoiitllette, from San Francisco.
br s* Aorangt, Phillips, from the CokmiiM.
Am l>k ("i-ylun, Wilier, from San Francisco
Am s( In [ Ji Lcodtt, Nils.m, from Aherdeen
tt i.rr lik Tin-odor, Arfuiann, from London en route
24
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Prancisco
s.iu
cisco
2!)
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Us transport Tarrant, DUon, from San tmmdmtt
llr ss WairimoO, May, from Vancouver
—U S transport Sherma i, (.rant, from San Francisco
DKPAKTUKKS.
Lewen, lluo.lman, for Port Townsend
1 II MIn*SKoln-rt
Kgeria, Smyth, for Katininn's Island
I.
U l!i ss Minwera, Hemming, for the felonies
:i Am ss Rio do Janeiro, Ward, for San Frriieisco
Am schr F.sthrt liulme, Anderson, for I'ort Townsend
I Am hk St Allen, Johnson, for San Francisco
I• m ( ,iiinaiilicii-.liiic, htiich, for San Francisco
i Am ss An-liiilia, Hutidleite, for San Francisco
S—US tramp* n Siam, Kaicich, for San Francisco
7 Am hk Kinpire, Knacke, for Port Townsend
Am sh Fori (»eorge, Morse, for San Francisco
I Am iii Kmily F Whitney, Pendleton, for Newcastle
I' S transport t'ilv of Puchla, Thomas, for Manila
!» Am sh l,ni ile, Anderson, for Port Townscnd
li. u Dorit Smith, for \ okohama
11 Pi s> Coptic, kinder, for San Kran iatt
\m likin I'l.tiii i, Mi N. il, for "an Franct-*co
I:' Am
In Itanaor, Asp.-, lor Poll Townsend
II Am ss Alameda, Yon (Hctvndoip, for the Colonial
—Am lik S N l.i-bc, Mm hant, for San Francis, o
Am hk Mohican, ICelley, for San Franciaoo
ll US transport Lcetanaw .Si tees, for San Francisco
i ■ Am ss Mariposa, Hayward) foe S-tn Franciico
Mi Am lik Allien, Griffiths, for San Francisco
Hi Lennox, Williamson, for Portland
Am ss Klihu Thompson, Whitney, for Seattle
bia, Dohaon, for Manila
is ( s transport Col
Mara, Allen, fm Yokohaann
10 |ap ~> Nip|
An. schr ric, Rout, fm Port Townsend
•1 Am l.km Amelia, W iller, fm Paget Sound
Am ichi W X Witsemann, Bntenshon, for Port 'I own■end
ti Am hktn Uncle John, Henningsen, for Eureka
28 Mi Victoria, Stores, for San Francisco
'i
\m 1.l- Olhul llaxter, Sweeny, foi Hiogo
:>.:. VmxchrCS Holmes, lohnson, lo Puget Sound
Rr ss Krlgian King, Weiss, for Manila
26 \m lii In. a. K.isiniisscii, for Puget sound
\m hk M. Un Ihrssc, Potter, for San KIMCMOO
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II MS I Cgi ti.i. Smjili for Vancouver
Am lik I. uisiana, M ilcruw, for Port Angeles
Haw lik Andrew Welch, Drew, for Sua Frsnciaoo
An) hk Maiiha I »a\ is, McAlnia i, for San Francisco
&l Hi
Warrimuu, Phillips, for ihe Colonial
Haw hk bins I Head, Ward, for San Francisco
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Journal.
Hemmi l ik, frtßl V.i
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Yokuhama
Pr ss Carmart
ss Kiode Janeiro, Ward, f
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20th.—W. H. Marshal, editor of the —Am schr yt Norna. Weaver, from Yokoh ma
II S trans Ll*J of Pu.l.la, I I |sx fruoi San I'i.iii. i» i)
suspended Sunday Volcano, arrested last a7 bk
Ohed Boater, Sweeney, from St a Yoik
C S Holmes, Joluisoii, imm port 1iamhlr
week on a charge of libel, upon trial in —Schr
Smith, from San Pram in o
llr ss
the Police Court, is convicted and sen- ioB (jarshDork
Mark 11a.ki.1.1. Wuhrmann, from Hamburg,
10f> days
tenced to six months imprisonment at It- Br
Coptic, Kinder, fr Yokohama
hard labor. Appeal was noted and bail -USsatransport Leelanaw, Stores, from Sun li.un is. o
Allien Hesse, Poller, from P-an 1' i,in is. o
|g
hk
Am
fixed at $1000.
Am lik Martha Mavis, McAlllian, from San l-'i-imi-io
Foohog Sway, WiU.i I New York
entertains
Haw
bk
'21st.—B. F. Dillingham
Am sh Yiistiniic, Anderson, fmm Newcastle
the Shakespeare Club by a special train IS--Am ss Alameda, Yon Otaren lurp, li San Francisco
Haw hk Ihaiiniiiil Head, Ward, from San I ran. isco
Haleirun to Waialua for a dinner at
Am l>k Coalmen, Evans, from New York
bk Uncle John, Henningson, from Rtireka
wa," returning to the city by moonlight. —Am
hi ss
ions, Blaktey, from London
—Flag social at the Central Union 14 Am ssVi.Klihu
Thovapson, Whitney, from Seattle
Wilder, Jack on, from San Francisco
S
successful
affair.
Hktn
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Church, a novel and
IB—Am schr Jessie Minor, Whitney, fr I in. ka
Am ss Mariposa, Hayward. from the ( ulonies
entertainment at St.
Hr ss I annoa, Williamson, from Yokohama
aid
the
Catholic
16U S transport < olnmhi -. Dobson, from San I'i.i iisn,
of
Louis College in
Sinyih, fn
S.
ahlc ■OUndtng cruise
—H.
Benevolent Union meets the expectation —AmB.bk M.AnnieKjjeria.
Johnson, Nelson, ii.nn San ! raocisco
San !■ tain la 0
Jap ss Nip[H>n Maru
from
18—
of its promoters.
—Am -chr Olgu, Ipsen, from San Frain MCO
19—Am
schr
from
Winslow,
Birkholm,
Puget Sound
—The
La
Paschooner-yacht
23rd.
ai Am bktn W h Dimond, Nelson, from San Francisco
loma and sloop Gladys set forth at 2.30 21—Am schr A J West, Ogilvie, from Gray*! Harbor
—Am bk Abbey Palmer, UhllwrK, from Newcastle
p.m. for a test of their sailing qualities 22—Am
schr Golden tiate, Madsen, from Kurcka
and
back.—Bark IS—Am bk Mi Near, Peterson, from LaySaQ Island
in a trip to Lahaina
Antwerp Exposition.
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22nd.—Benefit
,
to
Am -.In II I) Bcndixon, Ob«n, from Seattle
U S transport (leu W Klder, Parsons, from San Fran-
.
BIRTHS.
KOKNK.K
Homer, ■
\i
Kiiki.i.ni. Hawaii,
.
km.
i..
th<- wife of Alhert
In Ihia iiy, Sept. iTlfc, M tlie wife of
Kiciutrd I (Jilliland, ■ son.
|.|. ,-.
In lbi« .ns, S,|.i ITi li, ta th.-wife of Walter K.
I.i. :
(iII.I.II.AND
SKW I 1.1. 11l thin n\. S. |.l. :!fith,
M ■ s. wall. ■ tfanuthti r.
iv tin-
wife of Hon. H.
IKr N< II \i KHauea, Kauai, Sept. lath, to the wife of
In. I I. I i. n. li, .1
.
DEATHS.
San Itranciac*. GftJ.. Aug. 81st, Eloise T,
l>elovi:d wife of K. T. Smith and daughter of Mary T.
late
the
Mk« E ti. Hitchcock, of Hilo, H. t,
and
aged "'tt years, month* Ltd 00ays.
SMITH
l<<
,iii<l
*
In San Prftociaco, Sept. 3d, Elizabeth,
l:iit- John (.illillan and motherof Archibald
| n C. »■illiil.iu, a nativt of Scotland, aged M
(.11.H1.1.AN
widow ol the
yaw*,
lißl'Ns
In this city, S.-pi. lih, J. 11. Itruns, a native of
about ■"*» yaara,
(iermany, aged
RICHARDS In Honolulu, S.-pt llih, Muriel, the behn d dayghtei oi Mr. and Mrs. I 'lieu. Richard*, aged t
yr;n
v
llonok.ui, Hawaii, Sept. 18th, Marie
Loniae, infanl daughter of W. ami Margaret M. Brown,
.tl;*.-1! (5 waakt and 4 days.
BROWN At
KAI.I'A In W.iiluku, Maui, Sept. 12th, Agnes Nunehiwal.mi, beloved daunlu«*r of Judge J. W. and Mrs,
Kalua, aged 24 yi-.irs and t! months.
II 1.1.M In this city, Oct. Ist, Claude D. Helm, a native
of (ioldcmlal, Washington, aged 22 years.
�Vol. 57, No. 01.]
THE FRIEND
HAWAIIAN BOARD.
miles from the old one, and in the midst
of all the population there is left in this
district. All the earlier contributions to
this church were due to his personal
efforts, while he was forced to wrest a
LnteveaU
page
This
is devoted to the
of the Hawaiian
Hoard of Missions, ami the Editor, appointed by the living out of the small space around his
Hoard, is responsible for its i onlenis.
house. It was a pleasure for the Aid
Society to secure for him enough to finish the building, which it is hoped will
Rev. 0. P. Emerson,
Editor. be ready to occupy in about three weeks.
HONOLULU. 11. I
-
The Oahu Aid Society has fairly he—
gun its more extensive work of church
aid. The two efficient societies at Kaua 1
and Maui have been taken as models,
though there is at least one departure
from their methods in the operation of
the Oahu Society. Aid is given on this
island to building and repairing enterprises, which is not undertaken by the
Maui Society, while by the Kauai Soci
ety only funds are allowed for repairs on
pastors'houses which are owned by the
Society. To help the churches in their
building enterprises, and at the same
time reduce to a minimum the irrespon
sible soliciting with subscription papers,
constitutes a worthy object. When peo
pie are approached now with papers re
questing aid for this or that church,
canvassers can be properly referred to
the Oahu Aid Society, which will be in
creasihgly in a position to render prompt
and intelligent aid. This principle of
concentration is nothing new, but has
been brought prominently to the atten
tion of the public of late in the formation of the Associated Charities of the
city.
The old church at Haaula,(Koolauloa)
Oahu, well represents the pathos of one
who has outlived his generation. It
might be said to be still in a fair state of
preservation, with shingles, floors, seats,
and even window panes in their places.
To be sure the walls, of the old fashioned
adobe type, are profusely scrawled with
children's handwriting, and—what is
the most suggestive of defeat and abandonment—the arch-occupier lantana has
well nigh barred the approaches and has
even thrust its way into the easily yielding doors and broken panes. VVhy not
repair ? To what end ? The pathetic
part of it is that no repair will bring back
the congregations of three to four hundred which might comfortably gather in
the old walls. They have all died or
moved away. Now there are less than
fifty people, natural adherents of a Protestant evangelical congregation, but all
of them living two or three miles away.
The resident pastor, the Rev. Nuuhiwa,
has shown himself wise to meet the
emergency, and has with his own hands
cleared a place out of the lantana for his
house, and almost unaided built the
foundation and part of the superstructure
of n moHpst little church nearly three
The Boys' Clubs of Honolulu have
been merged into the Boys' Brigade.
This new organization expects to carry
on the work of as many clubs as are
demanded and of which it feels confident
to assume the management. Just now
th re aic three clubs, comprising a membership ol about I2S boys. These may
fairly be called the neglected type of
street boys, most of whom have no good
employment and homes of a very questionable valutc as homes. Thirty of the
strong and able young men of the city
have pledged a night a week for the
effectual management of theseand other
clubs which may be organized. They
are assigned to one of six committees
having in charge the work assigned to
that committee in all the clubs concurrently on the same night, and according
to a similar programme. Besides the
military training, which appeals to the
boys and furnishes a means of effective
discipline, athletic work in the way of
gymnasium drills, entertainments which
the boys are encouraged to furnish
among themselves, there is a short religious ritual formed especially for the
boys, and one in which they all take
part. Perhaps one of the most important functions contemplated by this organization is to provide industrial employment and instruction for the boys in
the evenings. Arrangements have been
so far perfected at the present that the
right instructor has been arranged for
and an enterprise planned which promises an education on a nearly self-supporting basis. A proper place for the
opening up of the school is one of the
requisites at present. Any one desiring
to inquire further, or who may desire to
aid the enterprise should communicate
with Mr. Percy Fond, who is chairman
of the Industrial Committee.
The readers of The Friend will be
interested to learn that steps are being
taken to get the sentiment of the reputable Japanese citizens on the question
of the segregation of legalized prostitution. As the national honor of the Japanese is necessarily involved in the
publicity of their national shame on
Fauahi street, Oriental pride is invoked
to arouse the weak sense of decency
displayed by our Christian civilization.
79
It is only fair to state that the Marshal
is highly in favor of such a move but
feels doubtful about some things, among
them probably being the reasonable
doubt as to whether the public cares a
bean about the matter. The large element in our community which is presumably Christian are not in evidence
sufficiently to make it easy to know what
they do think* on these and other moral
issues, so usually left to politicians.
When the Japanese have expressed
themselves, as they undoubtedly will, in
favor of doing what is done in Tokio and
other heathen cities, then there will be
steps taken to secure Government cooperation.
The Oahu Aid Society are able to
help local churches in another way. For
example, the Waialua parsonage has
needed repairs. The society has offered
to supply one-half of the requisite $240.
However, the church finding it hard to
get the entire sum of its half from the
church members, who are poor, a concert company which did service this
summer on Hawaii is called into requisition. This society, which consists of
eight young people of the Kamehameha
schools will go to Waialua and with the
kind assistance of Mrs. Turner (whom
the Hawaiians all know as Mele Kuke)
and Col. laukeaof the Waialua Hotel,
will raise the money at Waialua by
means of a quid pro quo. The concert
will be given October 7th. Let the
hotel guests take notice of the date.
Itis a noticeable and encouraging sign
that the work of building and repairing
of Hawaiian churches has shown unusual
activity in the last year or two. It is
doubtful if this be fairly attributed to any
increase of wealth on the part of the
membership of those churches. They
may have shared to some degree in the
very general prosperity, and of course it
must be conceded that a good part of
the funds has come from the foreign
patrons. Still the will to do this thing
has undoubteply sprung up in the Hawaiian mind, and the execution has been
attended with considerable sacrifices.
Examples ofthis can be found in Kaupo,
Maui, the movement of the Gilbert Islanders in Lahaina, the Church of Laupahoehoe on Hawaii, Kaluaaha on
Molokai, Haaula on Oahu, not to speak
of splendid efforts of the people at Kaumakapili. There are undoubtedly instances of a like kind on Kauai.
Before long the only grounds for
sports in Honolulu, like base ball and
cricket, will have been given for other
uses. To be sure, Mr. Frank Damon's
untinni' efforts will have resulted in a
�small park and playground for younger
children on the riverfront, but there will
be no place large enough for such games
as have been mentioned. Public morals
will have to pay the penalty of such a
lack. Hoys must have some diversion,
healthy or unhealthy. At present the
interest uppermost in the minds of the
majority of the boys nf the city is some
form of gambling. Base ball is fully as
interesting, but the boys of the cily have
no place to play.
There is some gov
eminent land left in the city, and as
recent authorative action on the part of
the President of the United States would
seem to hi ye removed the temptation on
the part of our local government to sell
such lands, the community now has the
opportunity ol showing some wise occupancy ol the land in question, even if
such were but temporary. We should
have some public recreation grounds.
Hawaii needs a Pastor's Aid Society.
This large island can certainly raise
funds for the better maintenance of the
native Hawaiian work, and certainly thi
moral claims upon ihe laige incomes
raising from the largest aggregation of
sugar estates is none the Itss on that
island. A good man who will give his
time and interest to such a work is the
first essential.
October, 1899.
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often heretofore, the hope of that
sorely distressed country rests in its
godly minority, in those who have
learned their morals where they have
gained their religion, from the lips ol
the Man of Galilee.—The Pacific.
as
An Immense Pump.
It is stated that the largest irrigation
in the world has been ordered
from Frsser & Chalmers of Chicago for
Oahu Plantation. It will have a capacity of raising ten million gallons every
twenty-four hours to a height of 7f>f>
feet, and will irrigate much over 1006
acres of cane. One finds il hard tube
lieve that it can possibly pay to lift
water to such an altitude at a cost
doubtless of over $I 0u an a:re per cane
crop. But ihe people probably know
what they are doing. Waialua Flanta
tion is stated to have ordered ■ pump
to lift eight millions of gallons a day to
At those altitudes
B height of TOO feet.
there aie some grand breadths ol good
land between Ewa and Waialua, which
no one has hitherto supposed it possi
ble to irrigate, although for half the year
they lcciive ram enough for ordinary
crops.
pump
Rainfall in August.
of modern scholarship he comes to feel
are as nothing compared with a soul
thai has caught the vision of God and
his goodness. One listens and finds
his soul thirsting for God, for the living
God. There is a danger that many, in
their desire to be correct and philosophical, become cold and formal. North
field is a good rectifier in this direction.
It brings God before the soul as the
only satisfying portion and seeks to
center the soul steadfastly upon him.
A thoughtful man, who was getting
great good from the conference, said to
me: "This is not the place to come for
the beat results of modern scholarship.
It is the place to come to get cleaned
out, and there is great need of it."
Xvi iv day there is somthing at Northfield to criticise, but every day there are
opportunities to enter into the vtry
presence chamber of God. One who
seeks the Spirit's guidance may see at
Northfield that love is laiger and
and that the life of
stronger than
Qod is richer and grander than all the
definitions and interpretations of that
life that have heen given of men.
The practical tendency of the Northfield teaching also impressed me deeply.
The
higher life," which is really the
Christ life, is presented constantly, but
it is a life that is intensely practical in
its outcome. So exalted are the teachings, for instance, of Mr. Meyer that
many say 'is they listen: "That is
beyond me." "I cannot see it." "I
do not understand it." But the very
moment the application ot the truth is
made the veriest child can understand,
and eveiy earnest soul finds himself
pi.tying: "Lord, that is what I want.
Help me to get hold of it." For instance, at the close of an address one
morning came this application: "Now
some ot you ladies will have to pay
You
more attention to your dress.
must take Christ into consultation. You
must dress to the glory of God. Some
of you will have to write letters. It
will be hard work, but it must be done.
Go home and do it before you sit down
to dinner. You have wronged a friend.
Make th.it matter right. Some of you
must make restitution. Some of you
must break at once with that impure
habit. 1 cannot go into that matter
further.''
"
The rainfall was light in Auguat on
the leeward side of Oahu and in Kau,
but heavy in Kona, Hawaii. Drought
The Dreyfus Verdict.
afflicted Kohala had a good supply ol
rain
in July and August. Honolulu has
Despite lis gruesome incidents it is had a dry summer, and last month condifficult to take the Dreyfus court mar siderable scarcity of water supply.
tial seriously, It combined ;he grotes
tjue features of M burlesque opera with
The amount of sugar annually conthe passions ola Southern lynching bee. sumed in Europe and America is about
Pitiable as is the case of the twice-con seven million tons. Of this nearly one
victed prisioner, it is not so pitiable as third is cousumed by the United States,
that of his judges. One accustomed to and one-fifth by Great Britain. English
American court procedures hardly speaking people consume over one-half
knows what to say at such a travesty ol of the whole sugar product.
justice as the whole trial involves. All Teacher: "How would you describe
the laws of evidence have been set at Henry VIII of England?"
naught. No gossip has seemed too
Studtnt; " I would describe him as a
puerile to serve the purpose of the professional widower."- Tit-Bits.
prosecutors; no demand of the defense
Teachings for Northfield
too reasonable to be refused. It is
who
has
been
conreally
not Dreyfus
Dr. Woodbridge in the Congregationvicted, but his prosecutors, writing
-^BANKEBS^
against themselves the verdict of menial alist, writes of the meetings at NorthHawaiian Islands.
Honolulu,
field
follows
:
as
imbecility and moral obliquity. The
IN 1858ESTABLISHED
Fiance,
the
idol
of
has
fallen
like
and
It
is
the
tone
spiritual
tendency
army,
Dagon on the threshold of the Temple of the Northfield teaching that I fetl Transact a general Hanking and Exchange
Justice. They who have erected honor needs emphasis. Men teach who are business. Loans made on approved security.
into religion have revealed to the world
Bills discounted, Commercial credits granted.
only the broken fragments of their plas- in touch with God. Their religion is Deposits received on current account subject to
ter image. The glory of France is slain more than grammar and philosophy; it check. Letters ol credit issued on the princpa|
upon its high places. That which is life and power. One grows impatient cities of the world.
should have been its defense has again with himself and his possessions while til' Agents ol the Liverpool and London and
been exhibited as its deadly foe, Now, listening to these men. All the results Globe Insurance Co.
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CONTENTS.
Heroes Coasfasf Home
New Helpers in the Chinese Work
'Fhc ImpriMineil (i.ilici.ni s
Honolulu Y. M. l.'. A
Report of l.uualilo Home
Woman's Hoard of Mission*
Italian Contract Laborers
Prosperous Hawaii in.
Illustrated Lactwcs forFulilic Schools
Scores Romanizing Anglican.
Ii iiary Reservation on Oahu
Record of Kvents
Marine Journal
1..ttrr from Prince Henry Nanpei
Work for Natives on Kauai
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Heroes Coming Home.
A tidal wave of tremendous enthusiasm has just swept over San Francisco
and the neighboring State. The California Regiment has returned, scarred
and war-worn, from their hot battlefields
in Luzon. A surge of sympathetic
patriotism, reverence, love for their
bronzed and tattered sons and brothers
convulsed the city and state in a wonderful manner. The throb of that
mighty emotion reaches down to Ha
waii and kindles our hearts here, and
moves' us in
responding sympathy.
When we read of the whole city thronged with vast crowds from the country,
and moved to tears in receiving their
returning heroes, our own tears perforce
start from their fountains.
These soldiers are young men who at
the opening of the war eagerly volunteered to fight for the flag and honor of
their country. It was our honor and
privilege to entertain them in Honolulu
more than a year ago as they passed
on their way to Manila. They were
fine and winsome young men, going forward to face death by bullet and disease.
We bade them God-speed as the smoke
of their ships faded on rhe western horizon. After a time we heard of their
battles fought and fierce charges on the
lurking enemy. They were bold and
fierce fighters, who never turned back
or flinched from a foe. They upheld
as it should be upheld.
Now they have come home, and the
hearts of their people go out to their
hero sons and brothers in a mighty tide
of honor and affection. Our hearts go
out with theirs. It was a grand and
spontaneous outpouring of love, of patriotic sympathy. It was such an emotion as must greatly exalt the souls of
all who participated in it, and must hep
to lift then above the low and sordid
influences of political and commercial
life. It is good for us to hear of it and
to feel with our neighbors.
Oh, the many and weary days which
our young brothers have been spending
around Manila—the wearing hardships,
the long toils and perils. Then the
angry shock of battle and the brave
soul's resolute and fierce response. Now
all that is passed like a troubled dream.
They have entered the haven and the
home, and the tide of joyful and tearful
welcome has surged around them. That
day of their reception was worth all it
had cost to win it.
their country's flag
Our Lord and His inspired apostles
have revealed to his .people that in His
Kingdom and Home above there awaits
His servants' coming thither from earth
a great and blessed welcome. All who
have struggled here against the hosts of
Satan, will there be crowned with honor.
All who have toiled and endured without surrender to evil will there be exalted and blessed. All who have adhered to the standard of their King and
Savior, with no treasonable desertion,
shall there partake of the triumph.
There will be great joy in Heaven when
we toil-worn disciples of earth enter
there, if such be our happy lot. It will
not matter at all if we are poor, ignorant, ragged, ill seeming, if only we
have been on the side of our Lord. His
grace will clothe us there and His glory
will beautify us. From the East and
the West, and from all lands, a great
multitude of the faithful shall sit down
with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, to
the feast of His love, and in the king-
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dom of His glory.
Let these hopes uplift our souls. Let
us rise above all these strivings for lower
gains. Let us rejoice in our high, heavenly calling, and stand patient and true
•o our Lord each day, until He shall
summon us Home.
New Helpers in the Chinese Work.
We are pleased to welcome Rev. J. E.
Russell and Rev. E. B. Turner, who
come to engage in missionary and educational work among the Chinese, and
especially in connection with the Mills
Institute. These gentlemen are graduates respectively of Amherst and Princeton, and both of the Union Theological
Seminary. They were ordained to the
ministry this past summer. It is an interesting fact that Mr. Russell was ordained in the church in Morristown, N.
V., where his great-grandfather formerly preached, where his two grandfathers
were elders, and where his father has
also served as elder.
Mr. Turner was recently offered the
General Y. M. C. A. Secretaryship in
Princeton University, but felt called
upon to decline it in view of his desire
to enter upon missionary work among
the Chinese.
These brethren come highly recommended, and enter upon their new field
of labor with zeal and enthusiasm. The
Chinese Mission and all Christian enterprise will be greatly aided by this
strong addition to our working force.
F. W. D.
Superintendent of Palama Chapel.
The Rev. John E. Erdman has just
arrived, to enter upon his duties in
charge of the work at Palama Chapel,
in connection with the Central Union
Church. Mr. Hiram Bingham resigned
from that work last spring on account
of ill health.
Mr. Erdman is a graduate of Princeton University and of McCormick Theological Seminary. His father is pastor
of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, N. J., one of the largest churchea
in the State.
Mr. Erdman, together with Messrs.
Russell and Turner, are fruits of the
great Student Volunteer movement.
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Annual Report of the Hawaiian
Association.
Evangelical
The Annual Report of our Church
and Missionary Organization for IK'- 9
is before us. The varied contents are
of the deepest interest. Much of the
matter has already appeared in Thk
Friend, on the Hawaiian Hoard page
and elsewhere. Special reports are included from Field Secretary Theodore
Richards; from Rev. T. M. Lydgate, in
charge of Native work on Kauai; from
Rev. J. M. Lewis in similar work on
Maui and Molokai.and from Rev C. W.
Hill, in charge of special work for whites
and natives in Southern Hawaii.
Rev. J. Leadingham reports the
year's work in the North Pacific Missionary Institute, with its twelve students, 9 Hawaiians, 'J Chinese, and one
Portuguese, the last having since been
ordained. Dr. Hyde, by reason of illhealth, hail withdrawn from the work,
Messrs. (). H Gulick, Rev. 11. 11. Par
ker, and Mis. Leadingham bail regularly
assisted in instruction.
Very satisfactory anil encouraging re
ports appear from the tlnee Training
Schools for Girls which an- undei the
direction of the Hawaiian Hoard, viz:
Kawaiahao, Maunaolu and Kohala
Seminaries, which are under the chaige
respectively if ihe Lady Principals, the
Misses C. W. Paulding, M. E. Alexander and M. 1). Truull. Hilo Hoys
Boarding School also reports, through
Principal Levi C. Lyman. Religious
instruction is faithfully imparted in each
of these fmn Seminari ■.
Mr. 1'". W. Dam«»n reports his great
and enlarging work among the Chinese
including his noble Mills Institute with
about one hundred boarding and day
pupils.
Rev. O. 11. Gulick reports the extensive work among the 10,00(1 Japanese
these Islands, among whom I i Japanese
preachers are employed, an increase of
two over the previous year. I<ij members have been added on profession of
faith, making B 14 on the chinch rolls.
The Honolulu pastor Okumura conducts
a Boarding school (or '13 boys now
occupying premises on Kukui street,
purchased for $I>,MI(I, donated by liberal
persons in Honolulu.
The Portuguese Mission work is also
reported by .Secretary Kmerson, and by
Rev. Messrs. Soares and Haptiste.
By many of these missions and
schools, large donations are acknowledged from Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cooke.
Fourteen pages are devoted to reports
from the various Foreign Missions in
Marquesas and Micronesia, of which
numerous statements have appeared in
reports as passing through his hands
the sum of $31,549.81, of which $30,-308.49 were disbursed to various objects.
Of the above amount, $18,526 were
given in sums ranging from $500 to
$3,500, and $7,920 in smaller donations.
The balance was chiefly income from
invested property of the Board. $12,-250 were given by four individuals,
whose united annual income must be
nearly one million, and who respond to
many other large calls on their bene
volence.
The total invested funds of the Board
are now $108,888.90, of which $50,000
have just been given by Charles M.
Cooke. The Board also hold in trust
various Mission and Church property,
whose value is estimated at $74,700.
$27,000 of this belongs to the Portu
guese Mission, $15,000 to the Japanese
Mission, and 12,000 to the N. P. M.
Institute.
The work of the Board is constantantly growing, its opportunities widening, its responsibilities becoming
weighty, and the labors ot its officials
onerous. The Lord of the harvest is
greatly blessing the work ofhis servants.
alleged "slavery." Meantime the rest
oi their people on the plantation are
laboring there, hearty and healthy and
saving money.
The imprisoned men allege that the
agent who hired them in Europe in
some way defrauded them and thus
vitiated their contracts, and justified
them in refusing to work them out. It
does not appear that they allege any
serious illtreatment or abuse from their
overseers. If they could present any
evidence of such abuse, they would
have done so, for such proof of abuse
would at once have set them entirely
free from their contracts. The Government inspectors are vigilant in preventing such abuse.
With whom then should our sympathies lie ? With these laborers, manfully resisting submission to slavery ?
Or should we side with the Planters,
who are out of pocket for their transpotation from Poland ? Whatever evil
is in our contract labor system, it certainly has improved immensely the
condition of a great body of immigrants.
The Imprisoned Galicians.
From the monthly "Association Review" we cull the following items :
Mr. Albert J. Coats is expected to arrive early in September, to act as Assistant Secretary in the gymnastic work.
Mr. W. P. Rider is conducting evan
gelistic meetings on Sunday afternoons
for young men.
Instruction is given from 7 to 9 p. m.
in arithmetic, business forms, composition, bookkeeping, stenography, typewriting, mechanical and architectural
drawing, also in one modern language,
Hawaiian.
Total Y. M. C. A. membership in
North America for 1898 wa5.228,568, in
1429 Associations.
Total value of buildings and real estate was $21,118,480.
Average daily attendance at rooms
was 77,378.
478 gymnasiums were used by 57,814
different men.
24,085 students were enrolled in the
different educational classes.
There are some thirty white laborers
confined in Oahu Prison at hard labor
on the public roads. They are Poles
from Galicia. They have been in prison
for some months, choosing that hardship rather than to return to their
previous employment as laborers on the
Oahu Sugar Plantation. Much publicity
has been given to their unfortunate condition, and severe strictures upon their
case reach us from abroad. We therelore endeavor to state impartially what
are the well known facts in the case.
These men entered into written contracts with an agent of the Hawaiian
Planters to labor on the Sugar Plantations for three years at about $15 a
month, lodging, fuel, and medical at
tendance being free, in return for a free
passage from their honies to Hawaii,
which probably cost as much as $80 a
head or more. On these wages they
live far better than they were able to do
at home, and it the expiration of the
three years, are free to hire out as they
please.
In order to secure the employers who
pay for the free passages of these immigrants, and so enable them to assist
their immigration, otherwise impossible
to these very poor people, the law of
this country enables the employer lo
have the laborer imprisoned, if he refuses to work in fulfilment of his contract. These Galicians after working a
short time, determined to refuse, were
accordingly imprisoned, and have con-
Honolulu Y. M. C. A.
Report of Lunalilo Home.
This retreat for aged Hawaiians has
had, during the past twelve years, an
average of 42 inmates, but during the
past five years an average of 47. The
number of admissions has averaged 15
annually, of whom seven tenths were
males. Eighteen of the aged inmates
died during the past year. The cost of
their support the past year has averaged
$230 per caput. The management of
Mrs. Forbes has been most successful
and pleasant to the inmates. The present value of invested funds amounts to
The Friend.
The Treasurer of the Hawaiian Board tinued stoutly to refuse to return to the $223,618.95.
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Vol. 57, No. 9.]
Woman's Board of Missions
FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.
The annual report of these earnest
and devout women is before us, containing a most interesting series of statements respecting their various meetings
and departments of work. We glean
from it the following facts :
The membership is as follows
335
Living life members
28
Annual members
An analysis of the Treasurer's report
shows the amount raised during the
year to have been $1205.82, and the
amount disbursed for the objects of the
Society, $1009.78. Besides, there were
$150 received and $200 invested for the
permanent fund, which now amounts to
:
lng themselves in food, he issued extra
rations of meat and coffee. He has
had "no trouble of any kind with them."
Ten of the contract laborers have deposit! in Bishop & Co.'s Savings Hank
amounting to $520 in gold coin. All
stories about ill usage ofItalian contract
laborers in Hawaii are malicious inven
tions out of whole cloth.
That there has been no ill usage what
ever of contract laborers ol any race
here is too much to affirm. A vigilant
guardianship over them all is exercised
by the Government. Any clear case ol
ill treatment at once enables the labort i
to go free from his contract. The chiil
use of the contract is to enable the labo
rer to obtain an advance on his wages
in order to pay his fare hither.
Prosperous Hawaiians.
$1,800.
Among the disbursements appear the The "Hawaiian Star" incidental!}
sums of $211 for the work of Miss Mary
lower part of the Pauoa
E. Green, and $250 for that of Miss Ma- says:"The
bel Sunter among Chinese women.
A large part of the work of this Hoard
is in the creation of missionary interest
by means of their fruitful discussions
and papers read.
Hopelessness in Death.
A friend at the East writes as follows:
"The great American agnostic is dead.
Ingersoll has gone. His family, wife
and daughters sit stunned and terrible
in their grief—unwilling to let the dead
body go out of their sight and they
have no hope of any hereafter ! !
"It is pitiable, indeed, and I think a
fearful comment on Ingersoll's teach
ings, to see the dumb misery, the broken-heartedness of his own family no
hope, no God in the world, no hereafter.
It's worse than heathendom "
Blessed is our faith that looks up to
the risen Redeemer, who has promised
to take us and our beloved ones to himself. He lives, and we shall live with
him.
—
Italian Contract Laborers in Hawaii.
In view of certain statements respect
ing alleged ill usage of Italian laborers
here, it is in place to state that that the
only contract laborers from Italy in
these islands are twenty one persons
employed by Hon. S. M. Damon upon
his estate at Moanalua, in the vicinity
of Honolulu. The men receive $lfi per
month, and, in addition, a comfortable
home, wood, a small garden, and the
milk necessary for household use. They
also receive an increase of wages as
their competence for work improves.
Mr. Damon pronounces their work satisfactory. Finding that they were stint-
road is lined with small house lots which
have been*built on. They are chiefly in
the hands of well-to do Hawaiians,who
show great taste in laying out their gar
dens and in keeping brilliant beds of
flowers. The Portuguese dwellings intermingle and can readily be distinguished by their vine frames."
Well-to-do Hawaiians are in great
numbtrs. Many false statements have
been made representing the natives as
victims of the oppression of whites. Industrious and temperate natives are
highly prosperous. There are many
Hawaiians who are shiftless and many
who are of drunken habits. .Such are
Natives are
poor and necessitous.
strong and capable laborers and com
mand good wages. Many of them are
skilled mechanics and earn from $10 to
$75 a month. The natives, as a class,
have a full share, in proportion to their
industry, in the great financial prosperity
of these islands. For the acquisition of
large wealth, few of them possess the
necessary ability.
breeze habitually plays through the
broad verandahs which surround the
building. These immensely wide verandahs and their inviting chairs are a
special attraction. Within the hotel is
sumptuously furnished, with beautiful
pallors and fin nit urc, and the most
modern bath rooms and plumbing in the
sleeping looms. A number of outside
cottages make additional provision for
guests.
The hotel presents an imposing as
pect from the railway. Guests are
landed at a pretty station across the
Stream, connected by a rustic bridge.
Since the opening, on the sth, the house
has been thronged with guests, both
residents of Honolulu and tourists. It
is the first country lesort of such attractions yet established in Hawaii.
The sea h,tilling facilities are exceptionally line.
Lahaina Water Works.
As an old resident of Lahaina, the
editor is much interested to observe that
a movement has at last been made to
establish a supply of the abundant
mountain water to the lower streets by
means of piping. Those dreary and
dusty yards will be made exquisitely
beautiful when the fertile soil, enriched
by water, produces green lawns and
blight Bowers. And much sickness will
disappear when the foul wells are exchanged for the pure mountain water.
Forty three years ago the writer began
an effort to have the Government lay
pipes on Lahaina beach, for the public
good and their own financial profit. We
immediately confronted an insuperable
obstacle. The native Governor owned
a water hole from which he supplied the
casks of the whalers at ten dollars a
ship. This hole was filled partly by the
ordinary well water and partly from the
mountain stream. Public water works
would destroy the Governor's lucrative
monopoly. His influence was sufficient
to paralyze any move towards waterwoiks, and Lahaina has continued to be
Press Visit to Waialua Hotel.
the dingy place it is. It ought to be
one
of the beauty spots of the group.
An agreeable entertainment was given
by Mr. B. F. Dillingham, on the 4th
As reported in our daily journals, a
ult., to some thirty representatives ol
woman has been convicted in a
Chinese
the Honolulu press, by a railway tup to
Honolulu
lower court of bigamy, behours'
hospitaliKahuku, including two
of
been married by proxy
having
cause
lunch,
at
the
new
ty, with sumptuous
resident of Honto
Chinese
China
a
in
Waialua,
where
Col.
Haleiwa Hotel at
on
arrival
here marrying
olulu,
and
her
No
lankea
was
our
host.
genial
Curtis
found that her
she
man,
another
because
distinction
than
"suless
adjective of
already had a wife
perb" seems fit to apply to this beautiful supposed husbandKveii
if such marriage
and family here.
Its
location
is
charm
establishment.
by proxy had any validity, the existence
ing, at the mouth of the Waialua river, of ihe other family should nullify it.
on a somewhat elevated bank, overlook- Doubtless the higher court will rectify
ing the pretty bay. A fresh and grateful the injustice.
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THE FRIEND
Illustrated Lectures for Public Schools.
Death of Captain Babcock.
Professor A. S. Bickmore is in charge Captain William Habcock departed
of the department of public instruction this life early last month, at the age of
in the American Museum of Natural 83, after some years of much feebleness.
History at the New York Central Park.
He has been traveling in these islands
for the past two months, accompanied
by a photographer, and has secured
about 500 views of Hawaiian scenery
and life, from which to select for slides
to use in the great system of illustrated
lectures employed by his department.
Such lectures, illustrated by exquisitely beautiful colored views thrown on
immense screens, are delivered in the
museum hall to audiences of 29,000 persons. The splendid slides are also duplicated and distributed with the printed
lectures, to be read and exhibited in
every school district of the State, so as
to reach the whole people.
Prof. Bickmore has made an illustrative exhibition to the summer school
now in session in this city, and holds
out inducements, which have been received by the teachers with enthusiasm,
for supplying a set of slides and lectures
on the same, for use in these islands.
Mr. Bickmore has just returned to New
York.
Educational Lectures.
He was formerly, as a pilot, one of the
"tst known figures about town, and
greatly esteemed as an amiable and devout man. His figure was formerly
prominent at our church services, where
deafness placed him in a front seat.
Jessop Scores Romanizing Anglicans.
The Rev. Augustus Jessop ia a sound
"Churchman." He expresses a strong
contempt towards the Romanizing rit
ualists. He says:
"Of late we hive had more than
enough talk about the crisis in the
Church, and been working ourselves
into a kind of St. Vitus dance because a
few hundred clerical nondescripts are
threatening to bring back Paganism
into our worship, and offering to rid us
of the burden of our innermost secrets
by polluting others with the recitals of
things which we would fain hide from
our very selves."
The last clause is a severe characterization of the very unwholesome Romish
Confessional, which certain Anglican
cranks have adopted. As the beginning
of the paragraph intimates, the conspicuous antics of those eccentric persons do not justify any fear that the
free born English people are going back
into bondage to medieval priestly ty
ranny. As he rightly suggests, much
of that old ritual of the dark past of
Christendom is a mixture of the ancient
Pagan superstitions.
A series of five very able lectures upon
"The Life of the Child," have just been
delivered before our summer school for
teachers by the eminent Professor Dewey
of Chicago, and are to be fullowed by
another series on"The Development of
Thought in the Nineteenth Century." Heavy Reinforcements for Manila.
The first series have been full of matter
of deeply interesting thought for all per
The names are announced of fourteen
sons engaged in the care and education
troop-ships
which are to leave San Fran
of children in tender and growing years
cisco during the next two months, carrying thither over 15,000 men, besides
The Re-Trial of Dreyfus.
officers, who are to reinforce the AmerIt is certain that the trial of no man
was ever watched with such deep interest by such a multitude of men of all
civilized nations as to day are intently
observing the new trial of Captain Alfred
Dreyfus, at Rennes. While under the
stress of party feeling, perhaps a ma
jority of his own countrymen hold him
to have been the traitor he was charged
to be, most men in other countries be
lieve him to be the innocent victim of a
base conspiracy. We believe that jus
tice now will triumph, also that the
principles of justice in France will be
immensely reinforced, and the sentiment
[September, 1899
tion of the Transvaal, yet the Boers are
a brave and gallant race of men of kindred blood to the English race. They
have been deeply embittered against
England by the wrongs of a former generation. Probably there was never a
more determined set of men or more
able for war. The contest with them
will be a most desperate one, and victory over them will be most dearly earned.
It is barely possible that even yet they
may yield to the evident Hritish determination to subdue them. The outcome
of the presentconditions must be awaited
with deep anxiety.
The "Hoodoo" Steamer.
There was a general sense of relief
when it was learned that the "City of
Columbia" had finally foundered at sea
without causing loss of life. For nigh
a year past that steamer has been the
seat of a succession of troubles and
misfortunes, not all of which were
caused by her being old and rotten. She
ought not to have been allowed to put
to sea in such a condition that her stern
planking worked open in mild weather
the second day that her propellor shook
it. She will create no more harassment
or disgust.
The "Social Evil."
A valued citizen scores in the public
press the great publicity of this nameless
vileness in Pauahi street, regretting that
so honored a name should have such
associations. The suppression of this
gross form of immorality is doubtless
impossible, mankind being such as they
are. Public law is practically restricted
to confining and regulating it, as is done
in Honolulu, with a view to minimizing
its indecencies and physical evils. We
agree with the above writer that either
the name of the street should be changed
or the vile traffic pushed elsewhere.
More deodorizing seems to be required.
But what salvation can be found, either
in time or eternity, for those hapless,
perishing victims of human depravity ?
One's heart aches for them.
ican army in Luzon. It is evident that
the fall campaign is to be prosecuted
with energy. The policy of President
McKinley is plainly a very decided one
in reference to this war. Having engaged in it, he will fight it through with
vigor. The American public, however,
A Los Angeles company has ordered
seem very doubtful whether General Otis
from
Ostergren and Berger, of New
is capable of executing such a policy.
York, a liquid air plant, with a capacity
of 1500 gallons a day. It is for the reThe Transvaal.
frigeration of cars for the transportation
The war cloud hangs very dark and of fruit. There seems to be
a wide
menacing over the Boer Republic. field of service for liquid air in supply,
While there is much to support belief ing cool air in hot weather, both in hothat the Boers are in the wrong, and tels and homes, also on ships in the
tropics, not only to passengers but to
of righteousness greatly invigorated that it is the duty of Great Britain to en- the coal passers in the boiler rooms
among that people, as the result of this force the rights of her oppressed citi- where the temperature stands often at
trial.
zens, who are a majority of the popula- 140 degrees.
�Vol. 57, No. 9.]
Spread of Bubonic Plague.
Latest advices
are
that the plague has
reached Newchwang, in North China, on
the Pacific, and on the Atlantic has broken out severely in Oporto. The vigilance of Hawaii lately arrested its journey across the Pacific to California.
Equal vigilance will doubtless prevent
its access to the Atlantic Coast. It is
nearly certain that the sanitary skill of
Europe will be adequate to prevent any
extensive diffusion of the plague in the
more enlightened sections of that conti
nent. It seems not unlikely that this
pestilence will ravage all parts of Asia
and Africa.
Military Reservation on Oahu.
It has just been given out that the U.
S. Government have determined to reserve for the use of the military forces in
the Pacific, the beautiful tract of Leile
hua, on this island. Leilehua is on the
pleasant level upland hetwei n Ewa and
Waialua. It ought to be a most s.ilu
brious residence for troops.
The enterprising farming compan) .it
Wahiawa are located in the vicinity and
should find a good market for their pro
duce with the army forces.
W. C. Gregg, a most enterprising agent
of American manufacturers of macbin"
STY. There are many scores of steam
plows at work on our various plantations,
all of which Mm from Scotland, It
appears that no steam plows have hitherto been used on the vast prairies of the
west, except plows hauled behind trac
tion engines. Hawaii thus has the
honor of ordering the first regular steam
plows manufactured in the United
States. These come from O. S. Kelley
cV Co., of Springfield, Ohio.
Photographs of Leper Settlement.
A set of admirable pictures of Kalaupapa and Kalawao have been seemed
and are on sale by photographer Williams. They are far the best cvi i taken
there. The beautiful villages are shown
with then ch,inning surroundings, also
the Baldwin and Bishop Homes. The
grand precipices are wonderfully dc
picti d, especially the giant cone between
Wail,tu and lYickunu. Williams hap
pencil upon an exceptionally line atmosphere for his wm k.
High Wages for Laborers.
Certain Japanese who have contracted
a semi-weekly
service
on that mute.
During the recent naval manoeuvers
around the Irish coasts, Marconi's system of wireless telegraphy was used
between the ships. The highest success
was attained, and communications sent
from thirty to forty miles with ease and
precision from ship to ship. This gives
great encouragement to expect at no
distant day the establishment of wire
less telegraphs from one island of this
group to another.
A woman came to me one day to say
she wanted her daughter to be confirmed,
writes Rev. S. Bernays in Cornhill.
"Mr. Black." she said, "from the chapel
over the way, as been a-trying to
convert 'er, hut I pretty soon told him
what I thought 'hunt it. I ses to 'im.T'll
'aye my gal confirmed, but I won't 'aye
her converted, SO now you know.
I
don't believe in conversion"—Exchange.
"What is the meaning of the word
tantalizing?'' asked the teacher.
"Please Ma'am,spoke up little Johnny
Holcomb, "it me.ins a circus procession
passing the school house, and thepupils
not allowed to look out."—Vanity Fair.
"Pretty Polly," said the visitor, ap-
appioacning
the
cage.
"Want a
"My name," interrupted the —"
parrot,
speaking slowly and distinctly, "is Ibsen
,uul I want nothing. 'I am meditating."
"He's a queer bud," explained the
hostess. "He won't eat anything but
beans. I think my husband got him
somewhere in the East."—Chicago
I'l ibune.
RECORD OF EVENTS.
Aug. Ist. -The Tramways Co. begin
reconstruction of the King St. line
from Nuuana St., eastward. Successful conceit by the Amateur Orchestra at
Progress Hall, fir the benefit of its
music fund.—Transport Tartar with
the 19th infantry aboard, some I 200 officers and men, snivel, en route for
Manila,
a
The steamer Kinau is announced as to clear Olaa sugar lands, are offering
hereafter to make three tiips to Hilo in $22.5(1 a month for Japanese lal Diets.
two weeks. It is not likely to be long A general rise in labor wages looks near
at hand. It seems a reasonable hope-
before the passenger traffic will require
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that a desirable class of white men will
thereby be attracted hither.
A very offensive nuisance of hog
farms having grown up along the Waikiki load, the Hoard of Health have
prohibited the keeping of swine within
four miles of the post office, except by
special permission of the Hoard.
Comicalities.
"Can you change a twenty dollar bill
for me?" he asked with an important air
that nettled the courteous clerk. "Yes,
Eleven ostriches have been shipped sir; we can change anything here."
you'd change my mind then, if
from Kauai to California. This closes "Wish
you're so good at it."
out the ostrich farming initiated some
"Have no small change sir."—Light
ten years ago by the late Dr. George
Trousseau. Our climate, or something
Clergyman
(to peasant): "Fine
else, has proved unfavorable to the big
weather,
George."
birds.
(ieorge: "For them as ain't got to
sur."
work,
American Steam Plows.
Clergyman: "Your garden looks well."
To them as don't ha' to moil it, sur,"
The first set of steam plows ever Clergyman:
"I'm glad the wife's
made in America were landed here Aug. better."
Mth. They were ordered by the AmerGeorge: "Them as doan't ha' to live wi'
Tit Bits.
can Sugar Co. of Molokai, through Mr. her may be."
—
2nd —Entertainment in honor of Gen.
Jos.
Wheeler at the Pacific Club by
Gen. A. S. Hartwell, to which a number
of distinguished guests were invited and
a cordial reception participated in.—Reception at the Chinese Consulate in
honor of the Emperor's birthday.
3rd.-Work begun on the sewer
system for the city. In the Cooper disbarment case, of several weeks ago, the
Court renders a decision sustaining the
Atty. General. C.ipt. Wm. Babcock,
an old time resident, and for
many years
a pilot of this port, dies at his residence
at the ripe age of 83.
4th. —Sptcial press excursion to Waialua and Kahuku in honor of thecompleti n of the new hotel, Haleiwa, at
Waialua. to be formally opened lo the
public under the management of Major
C. P. laukea on the sth.
Bth—Steamships/l ustralia and China,
for San Francisco, take away a large
list of passengers, including a number
of prominent citizens.
9th.—Geo. Wade pleads guflty to the
charge of murder in the second degree
in the killing of Wm. Gillespie on the
Australia in June last.—Cruiser Boston
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arrives from Manila, homeward bound. Hawaii. —The Rapid Transit Co. se-
11th.—Fortunate early morning dis-
covery of a confined fire in Hopper's
planing mill averts a serious conflagration and heavy loss.—State ball at
the Executive building, which was bril
liantly illuminated with electric lights,
in honor of "admission day."
12th.—First anniversary of Hawaii's
admission into the Union, observed as
a holiday.—Semiannual contest of the
Hawaiian Rifle Association; F. B. Damon wins the trophy. An Italian la-
borer at Moanalua, in a drunken quarrel, shoots a fellow countryman, inflict
ing inquires which proved fatal two
days later.
13th.—Word received of the probable
foundering of the ss. City of Columbia
some seventy miles to the southward of
Kauai, all hands having left her in four
boats on the I Ith in a sinking condition.
Two boats' crew had arrived at Mana,
Kauai, and most of the men were
brought to port. Toward evening the
tug Iroquois went out to the rescue of
the others. Murdered Chinaman found
in a corn field at Kula, Maui. A Japa
nese laborer of the Honolulu Sugar Co.
suicides at Halawa, by drowning.
14th.—Fourth Annual Session of the
Summer School opens.
15th.—The Iroquois returns, with the
Captain, officers and remainder of the
ill-fated Columbia's crew. —British cable
survey steamer ligeria arrives from San
Marine Journal.
PORT OF HONOLULU AUGUST.
ARRIVALS.
At Port Ludlow, Washington,
July 12, hy the Key. J P. l.lwvd, John H. Carter, of
Seattle, to I'hea, d.iunhlcr of Mr. and Mts. Q, K. Turner, of McGregor, lowa.
THKUM-COLLCKN At Collnim Place, Wyoming,
Ohio, July IS. at the residence of the bridal a'tnt, Mr*.
K. N.Clark, l.y the Key Mr laplor, David F. Thrum,
of Honolulu, to Miss Martha S. oilmen.
(T
I
Ii
—
s.
four to six trips a month.
29th. —Prof. Hitchcock, of Dartmouth
College, delivers a lecture before the
summer school on"The Geology of
CARTER-TURNER
An sch AUcc Cook*, Pcaballow, ft*mi Port Townaand
S transport Tartar, PybUft, limn S.m Fian. is. o
Japss America Maru. Cope, from San Pranciaaa,
RIGGS- \FONd In "liailllda,
1
jury in the case of Mrs. Cowles render
DKPAKIUkF.S.
a verdict of accidental death.
1 Am sh Geo. Curtis, Sproull, for San Francis...
ss America Maru, Cope, for Yokohama.
25th. —San Francisco's famed yacht 5J[ —Jap
Hr sh Aniphitrite, Anderson, for Portland
owner,
her
new
arrives
to
Paloma
Hr ss Miowera, Hamming, for Victoria
La
ss Aorangi, Hepworth, for ihe Colonic*.
C. W. Mscfarlane, to enhance yachting 4i - Hr
Am In Hoii.jipu, Olsen, for San Fram is. <>
II S transport Newport, Saunders, for Manila
interests at these islands.—Sudden death
I' S ti.uispirt Ohio, Hoggs, lor Manila
at the Oahu plantation of John Winter, c Am 11 i: I) Bryant, Colby, for San
Francis,,*
28th. —Wilder's S. S. Co. plan to increase the Hilo trips of the Ktnau from
,
s,
—Joe
Fowler's steam
Mam, Carey, for the Colonies
si
—
plows.
■ss
ss
——
traveling agent for
llr
ss
\in -s Australia, liouulelte, from S.m I'i.iiiumh.
C S transport Newport, S.itiinlei-., Irani San Fran, isi .>
Hr ss Miowera, Hemming, from the Colonies
Haw hk Ma.ma Ala, Smith, from San I ram iico
U S transport (lino, Boggw, from San Praia isi o
Am hk Harvester. Edwards, from MatVCaatta
4 Hr ss Aorangi, Hepworth, from Victoria
6- Amat Columbia, L)obeon, from Yokohama
6 Am hrgt W. d. Irwin, Williams, from San Fram UtCO
Amsh Kinily F Whitney, Pendleton, from New York
Am l»k Skagit, Kobintoa, from Port Lttctlow
7 Am sh Fort George, Mane, firom San Pranciaco
Am hkl Irmgard, Schmidt, from Sea Francisco
B Am ss China, Seal.ury. from Yokahama
i)-Atu sh Tacoina, Pederson, from San Francisco
V S cruiser Huston, Hughes, from Yokuhoma
l'l I' S transport Indiana, Morle, from San Francisco
II Am ss City of I'ekinjj, Smith, from San Francisco
13 Amlik Empire, Knacke, from Newcastle
It Am ss Flihu Thompson, Whitney, from Seattle
Francisco.
Am sh Dashing Wave, l.ancasu-r, from Ta< oma
Am m lir Kobt. K. Hines, Hellingson, from Port Ludlow
17th.—Forty-first Anniversary of the
Hr ss Doric, Smith, from Yokohama.
Establishment of the banking house of 15 Hr ss Belgian King, Weiss, from Yokohama
H. B. M. S. Fgcria. Smyth, from San Francisco
Bishop 8c Co.
Hr s> Moana, Carey, from San Francisco
Gaelic, Finch, from San Francis-o
Br
21st. —Another Chinese habeas corpus —Ammschr
Kolwrt I.ewers, fromjKauiiakakai
case fails to have the legal bars to free 10—Am schr Aloha, DabtJ, from San Francisco
schr
Ksther Huhne, Anderson, from Fureka
17—Am
admission into the country removed.
IX JapssToyo Maru, Tomila, frotu Yokohama
Y'oii Otereniorp, from the Colonies
Alameda,
ss
Mrs. I. S. Cowles, while riding a bicy- 10—Am
Am Maw Mary X Knss, Wikendcr, from Furek
a
run
over
a
brake
driven
schr
Lucile,
Anderson, from Nanaimo
Am
by
by
cle, is
U S transport Senator, Patterson, from San Francisco
Portuguese boy and fatally injured, 22—Am
hk S N Castle, Hubbard, from San Francis. ,>
Am hk S C Allen, Johnson, from San Francisco.
death ensuing at the (Queen's Hospital
Japss Hongkong Maru, Kilmer, from San Fram isco
on 23rd.
SS Am schr Inca, Raemumcn, from Tacnatt
-Haw schr yacht La Paloma, A. Macphail, from San F
be
23rd.—Ihara, sentenced to
hung —Am liktn Plant-rr, McNeil, from v an Fram Y. q
fag ss Nippon Maru, Allen, from Yokohama
on the 28th inst., is respited to October 26—Am
schr Bangor, Aspe, from Port Townsend
9th.—Ostrich farming on this islands
Am hk Mohican, Kellcv, from San Francisi o
Amelia, Wilier, from Port Hl.ik. I. ty
bktn
terminates in their shipment to the coast M Am
Haw hk Andrew Welch, Drew, from S.in Fran. is. g
2*
Aiis
ss
Siam,
Mauna
Kaci. li, from San Francisco
Ala.
by the
.To Am ss Austiaia, Hou.lletTe, from San Fran. is. o
aged
Portuguese,
Silva,
an
sh
Charmer,
Davi.s, from Nanaimo
—Am
24th.
Am
Sealmry, from San Fram iaCO
suicides through ill health.—Coroner's HI Hr ssssChina,
Warrirnoo, Hay, from the Colonies
—
Ifl
Br ■ fl—ltr. Finch, for Yokohama
cure the property of Mrs. K. C. Damon,
Amsh Tncoma, Pcderson, for Manila
Am lirßl W(. Irwin, Williams, for San Francisco.
bounded by Beretania,Alapai and Young
Am *eh Okanogan, Ranch, for PorJ Townsend
foi San Francisco
Boston,
Sts., for the site of the power house and 17 -U Scruiser
Am ss r.lihu Thompson, Whitney, lot Seattle
residences of engineers and other em
Am tntss. bktn Morning Star, (>arlaml, for Micronesia
Haw tk Star of Italy. Wester for tht- Souml
ployees of the Company.
19 Am
Alameda, Yon Oterendorp, for San Francisco
Am
Inacmrd, Schmidt, for Ban Francisco
30th. 1,096 shares of the Hawaiian 80 (Jer bktn
l>k J C (Mack, Stem 1 for San Francisco
Sugar Co.'l stock (Makaweli) sells at I\t lap ss Toy.> Maru, I'ninita. for Yokohama
Haw hk Manna Ala, Smith, for San Francisco
$2'Jf> to San Francisco investors, mak- '.':s Am
Itktii Skagit, Robin MOQ, for Port Townsend
ing a (460,000 transaction, the larger :'A 1' S traiishort Senator, Patterson, for Manila
Jap
Hongkong Maru, Kilmer, for Yokohama
part of which wilt go to England for the '26 Japss Nippon Mam,
Allen, for San Francisco
'L~t
-Am
hk Harvester, Filwariis, for Nanaimo
transfer of nationality of ownership.
a>
Am si In Aloha. l>ahel, lor San Francisco
My the China is received $_'o(),00(>, the
Anivlir Mary X RllW, NikannYr, f«ir dray's Harboi
Am hr Rebt. R. Hind. Hellingsen, for Port Towns'd
San Francisco subscription toward the IB Am
sh Dashing Wave, Lancaatat, fur Tarunu
capital of the new bank which will open ftl Am lir Alii .- Cooke, Peiihallow, for Puget Sound.
Anis-, China, Sealuiry, for Yokoh;nn.i
on Monday next, Sept. 4th, in its speItr ss Warrirnoo, May, for Vancouver
cially prepartd quarters in the Campbell
block, Port street.
MARRIAGE.
Am schr F S Kedfielil, Jorgensen, for Pari Townsend
(mi lik 11. It.ukleld, Hirkholm, for Sinn FVanciwo
—Am ss Columbia, Dobaon, for Portland
8 Am ss Australia, lloudlette, for S.m Fiaucisco.
Am ss China. Seahurv, for San Francisco
0 Am schr Ottilia Fjord, Segelhorst, for Fureka
Mi Haw ss City of Columbia, Walker, for Hongkong
11 II S transport Indiana, Morle, for Manila
IS Am ss City of Peking, Smith, for Yokohama
U U S tug Iroauois, Pond, for Mana, Kauai
14 -Am schr Mary X Foster, Johnson, for San Francisco
In- -Hrss l)oric, Smith, for San Francis, o
—Br ss Belgian King, Weiss, for San Francisco
—
Kiggs and Miss
'
August
CaffotilM H. Afong.
1, Mr. J.
M.
HUGHES LLOYH In thik.iiy, at St Andrew's Cathedral. August 2, Miss Lottiaa l.loyd, of Berkeley, Cal., to
Ban Hughes, ol Honolulu, Rev. Alex Mackintoshofficiating.
ANDREWS-PULLER In Honolulu, Augusi 16, Lieut*
Philip Andrews, U.S.N., to Miss Clara M
daughter of ''aptaiu Andrew Fuller
Fuller-
M. CI KN-COPFLANI) In HmioMu. August 19, Albert
Mcdurn to Miss lithe Copelaml, Key. H.H.Parker
officiating.
HOWLING In this city, August 23, hy
the Key. Fathei Valentine, James ||. ('oinlaii to Theresa
(JUINLAN
Oowling.
BIRTHS.
/UMWALT At Makawao, Maui, August 7, to the wife
of J. L. W. /uinwalt, a sou.
PRATT In this city,
W. PrHtt,
a son.
August 10, to the wife of Captain
J.
ISKNHUKd In San Fran. isco. August 12, to Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Isen herg, of this city, as.m.
In this city, August 24, to the wife of H. G.
Danford, a son.
DANFORI)
COOKE lnthiscity, August 2ft,
t ooke, a daughter.
to •'
1111 WM X In this city, August 28,
(>lto Inlander, a daughter.
COOKR—Ia this city, August 27,
Cooke a
KM
.
wife of C. H.
to the wife of
to the wife of J.
P.
DEATHS.
RICKARI>-At Hoiiokaa, Hawaii. July 30, Hon. Wm.
Henry Kickard, aged i3 year-., 1 month ad 10 days.
r
FF.KNANDF.S At Holualoa, North Kona, Hawaii, on
July 31, of pneumonia, Antone Fernandes, aged 36 years.
BAHCOCK In Honolulu, August 3, Captain William
Balicock, ofthis city, aged Mil years
/! MWAI.T At Makawao, Maui, Augdst 7, John Ran'
dal, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. |. L. W. Xumwalt.
DENISON In Hon lulu,
August 12. Mrs. deorge H.
Itenison, aged j4 years, wife of Sti|>eriuteiident 1 Vinson
of the O. K. & L. Co.
HOMFR U Host .n. Mass August 2, in the tllst year of
bee age, Mrs. Mary Elisabeth Homer, widowof'l homes
J. Homer, leaving three daughters, Mrs. Arthur H.
Nichols, Mrs. Augustus Saint (iaudeiis, and Mrs. Oliver
P. Kmerson, and two sons, Joseph W. and Thomas J.
Homer.
SIMS
In this .Hy, August 21, Mary Minerva, only
daughter of Wm. R. and Kaiie K. Sims, aged 4 years. 4
monthsand 27 days.
COWLES In Honolulu, August 23, Irene S. Cowles, nee
darner.
WINTER At Oahu plantation, August 2f>, John Winter
of Whitley Bridge, Yorkshire, England, aged 62 years.
,
�Vol. 57. No. 9.]
THE FRIEND.
HAWAIIAN BOABB.
HONOLULU. H. I.
This page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian
Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the
Board, is responsible for its contents.
Rev. O. P. Emerson,
-
Editor.
Rev. O. P. Emerson sailed on Aug.
18th,in company with Messrs. Kauhane
and Desha, to attend the International
Congregational Conference at Boston.
Messrs. Timoteo and Ezera had preceded them on the like errand in company with Senator Waterhouse, Vice
President of the Hawaiian Board. Before leaving, Mr. Emerson had heard of
the death from old age of Mrs. Emerson's mother, Mrs. Homer.
Letter From Prince Henry Nanpei.
Ponapk, Kiti, April 20, 1899.
Rev. O. P. Kmkkson :
Dear Sir—Your welcome letter, dated
Honolulu, June IKth, is received. I was
arrested on May 23d, 1H!IH. You will
be glad to know that I am now a free
agent. I thank and bless Ood for it.
And I thank and bless those brave and
noble Americans who have fought and
gained such a glorious victory over our
tyrannical persecutors. The Americans
have saved me from being exiled, and
they have saved my family and my people from being harassed and shot to
death. All our Christian people rejoice
over this Spanish American war, because it was not for fame, nor gain, nor
vengeance, nor any evil thing, but only
to obtain and secure the justice, safety
and freedom which are the birthright of
every human being. Where are the
Spanish now ? How do they feel over
this ? The Spaniards that are here now
are very humble and much crest-fallen.
They have no credit, no food. The
Governor does not know when a ship
may come to their relief, nor does he
know where she is going to come from.
I have let them have all the food I can
spare. I cannot do more.
During my ten months' imprisonment
I received no comfort, no sympathy,
from the Spanish. They are a most
ungrateful people.
Our church, which we commenced to
build about two years ago, is now near
completion. I have just very recently
had one of those Blymyer bells brought
out from San Erancisco ; it is a splendid
bell. Bell, mountings and freight
summed up just $75 in gold.
Our
church, which is a wooden structure,
with galvanized iron roofing, and dimen-
sions 60x30 feet, will, when completed,
I have got to
bear all expenses of church, bell and a
full set of maps for school use, which
means about $500 in gold. Besides
having been incarcerated a period of ten
months for daring to do these unlawful
things. It seems hard, sir, does it not ?
Now, sir, about those primers and
hymn books. We need them very
much, and some slates also. You ask
me how large an edition is wanted, and
if I wish Miss Palmer to read the proof.
With regard to size of edition, I leave
that to your superior judgment in such
matters.
About the reading of the
proofs, either Miss Palmer or Miss Eoss
would do nicely.
Now that there is no mail plying between Ponape and Manila, I scarcely
know how I am going to get this sent
along. Hoping you are quite well, as
this leaves us all at present, I beg to remain,
Your brother in Christ,
71
and spent a week there. I found it was
fishing season, and as we went about we
found the houses mostly silent and deserted. The people had all gone fishing
and we found them mostly on the broad
sand beach, where they had built for
themselves booths of bushes to protect
them from the sun, in the shade of
which they whiled away the time watching for a school of fish, or waiting for
the great net to be hauled in, when they
would join in the pulling and receive a
share of the catch. Our Lord taught
the people by the seaside. Why should
we not do the same ? So we joined one
of the groups, told them our mission
and received a hearty welcome. Room
was made for us in the shade, the bathing children were called out of the sea,
whipped into their loose and scanty
garments and tucked away beside their
mothers, with wet and sandy hair and
gleaming teeth and eyes. One element
is never wanting in a Hawaiian meeting,
Hknry Nanpki.
music.
We sang several familiar
P. S. —Quiet reigns throughout the hymns, the full rich melody in all the
parts floating out over the beautiful
island.
bay. Then came a prayer, followed by
memory verses, in which nearly every
Work for Natives on Kauai.
one responded, even down to the little
The last session of the Kauai Minis- children. Comparatively few similar
ters' School was an interesting one in meetings among white people could
have done so well. One
these verses
spite of the fact that three of the pas- was taken as the text for aofbrief but ditors were unavoidably absent. In the rect bit of exhortation, and then the
way of new work just inaugurated in this meeting closed with another hymn and
school, I may mention First, the study benediction. But we did not depart—
of Paul's Corinthian Letters, with a we sat and chatted with them, inquired
about the children, their names and
view not to detailed exegesis, but to the ages and relationships ; found
they were
underlying principles and broad ethical mostly "moopunas;" watched the
teaching and their application to the schooner in the bay hoist her anchor
problems and conditions of our own day. and unfurl her sails and slip away round
Second, a course in simple anatomy, the point, when, as though she had been
waiting there, another one came and
physiology and hygiene, with a view to took her place ; heard their comments
showing the causes of disease and the on the comparative sailing capacities of
wisdom of scientific treatment. This the two vessels and on the folly of the
will be illustrated as far as possible with Captain who endangered his vessel by
in too close—comments abundobject lessons from nature, dissection, coming
antly justified, as we heard a few days
etc. Both these courses meet with fa- later he had run his vessel ashore.
A
vor on the part of the ministers.
joyous, hearty, good natured, careless
Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox very kindly en- people, we were sorry to leave them,
tertained the School and some of its and they generously pressed us to stay
friends at their beautiful home at Kilo- and get some of the prospective fish.
hana, Lihue. A profuse and appetizing
This is a type of many similar meetlunch culminated the pleasure of the ings. Of course not all on the sea
beach, but generally in the one room of
afternoon.
It is my custom to spend a part of the native home, sitting on the floor
every month in some of the parishes of with our backs to the wall, while the
the island doing pastoral work. In con- dogs come in and nose about with wonjunction with the local Hawaiian pastor der at the scene or scrap outside over a
I endeavor to visit the people in their bone. Woe to the speaker who is easily
houses and maketheir intimate acquaint- disconcerted ! And not always with as
ance. This of course enables me the large an audience, but sometimes with
better to understand their conditions, only one old woman, or a mother and
their difficulties and their needs, and to her children. But always the same
appreciate their point of view. It also hearty welcome and courteous attention.
gives me a much better knowledge ofthe I think one finds, so far as this island is
whole field and how it may be best min- concerned, anyway, the most simple,
primitive and independent people in
istered to.
This last month I went to Hanalei Haena, five or six miles beyond Hanacost about $400 in gold.
:
�THE FRIEND
72
[Scptembr,
1899.
characters to better things. I am glad "What good is all this ?—this visiting,
to say they have the latter both in Han these meetings and services ? It is all
alei and Haena. The wise and devoted formal—in at one ear and out at the
teacher exerts a specially large influence other !" And there is a measure of
in Haena because the life is so simple force in the objection. There is doubtand the horizon so limited. The teach less a good deal of form sometimes,
er, his family and bis home are about without much spiritual earnestness bethe only object lessons they have of civ hind it, even as in our own services.
dilation, and the man who commends But we know that continual contact
that lesson to them by winning their with good things must also mould and
respect and affection can lead them like shape the character for good, and the
sheep, as evidently the teacher there has frequent presence in their homes and
done. I am tokl they are devoted to personal interest in their lives of the
him. They supply his wants free ; he, "haole father" may assuredly act in
shares in their every delicacy and leads some measure as a restraint or inspirathem in every public interest. And tion.
J. M. Lydgate.
wheh the close of school came and he
went to Honolulu, they came in a body
Prof. Hitchcock Returns Home.
to say good bye, and begged him to
After more than a year spent in the
come back again next year. And they
arc hoping against hope that he will, a Pacific, the eminent geologist, Chas. H.
wish m which I most heartily join !
Hitchcock. L. L. D., this week sailed
Sunday morning there was a forenoon
service at Hanalei and an afternoon one for the Atlantic Coast, to resume the
at Haena. It was a post haste ride from jabori of his chair in Dartmouth Colthe former to the latter—a post hastr lege. Dr. Hitchcock has accomplished
lunch of raw lish, limes and poi, topped a large amount of valuable scientific obaspect to me !
In some of the houses I touncl sick. off with ''haole" bread and butter, with servation, both in Hawaii and New
In one a girl of I fi or 17 in the early a lime squeezed in the aforesaid well Zealand, during the past year. He has
wear)-, Rushed, water by way of precaution, and then embodied some of the results of his obstages (if fever
with parched lips and dull eyes. Noth- down to the school house, where we servations here in an article or book for
an audience
the press, upon the Geology of Oahu.
ing was being done for her. She had found every seat taken by
I
sixty.
suppose,
perhaps, it Dr. Hitchcock gained his chief distinc(he
as
of
about
food
others
and
the same coarse
could not eat it. She tried to enter into was a novelty to most of them to have a tion by his labors upon the varied marks
our little meeting, tried to sing or say "haole" address them in their own lan- of the Ice Age in New England. In his
her verse, but broke down in the at guage, and so whatever be said would later years he is studying igneous effects
tempt. Nature is the only one who is have been interesting, or perhaps they in volcanic regions. Many friends here
will miss the society of the learned and
doing anything for her. I hope she felt they were on their good behavior
honor of their (lis genial savant.
and
must
hold
the
up
house
In
through
another
pull
may
!
were very atwe found a man who said he had been trict. At any rate they
sick two years. Sometimes he was bet tentive. As a lule it is a genuine pleas
Mis. Logan, of Ruk, has gone to the
ter, sometimes worse. He hadn't gone ure to speak to a native audience, they Atlantic Coast for treatment of the canto the doctor .mil had no medicine. aie so responsive. The Anglo-Saxon is
Once he had bought a box of pills at a impassive. He lakes in the drawbridge, cer from which she is suffering. Her
China store and had taken them all and shuts the gate and lets down the port- case is not hopeful for this life. She is
wasn't better. Nature was the only one cullis, and looks as deserted as a sum a greatly beloved worker of veteran serwho was doing anything for him and iner hotel in winter ! The native is a vice, and untiring in carrying forward
was probably working against the heavy man of an open countenance. You can the work begun in the Western Caroodds of a kahuna. At another house it re.id ill his face the impression you are lines by her husband and herself.
was the firm conviction of the hostess making on him. He is not afraid to Earnest and loving prayers will ascend
that the haole doctors were mostly smile; not unwilling to look animated ; from many hearts in her behalf.
"naaupoloa"—densely ignorant. "Why, not ashamed to shed a tear if need be.
along as
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Price, of Ruk, contwo or three years ago my daughter was You carry him wiih you right
it.
and
know
go,
you
you
and
when
consulted
that
tinue to be heard from at the East as
I
Japanese
sick,
At the close of the meeting they all exerting themselves zealously and effec
doctor he said it was the water m my
well that made her sick I—my nice clear crowded round me to shake hands—the tively to secure a new schooner to reswwet well ! Did you ever hear of such more important ones with an air of olli place the Robert W. Logan, which was
a thing ? Soon after a native doctor cial prescription, the rest more or less lost last winter.
came and said she had fever, which she timidly or sheepishly, especially some of
had, sure enough, and that Jap said it the girls, yet apparently unwilling to
forego the privilege. They wanted to
was the water !"
I probably .confirmed her conviction know when 1 was coining back again,
that "haoles" were moatlj "naaupo" by and requested me to let them know in Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
siding in with the Jap doctor. But it advance that they might be ready—in
ESTKBLISHED IN ISSB'
as well as
was no use —her nice little sweet water outward appearance, I fancy,
inward titness. If they look forward to Transact a general Hanking and Exchange
well was all right !
on approved security.
There arc two gifts that I long for it, so shall I, for they are a very inter- badness. Loans made
Commercial credits granted.
discounted,
Cue
Hills
people.
esting
on
a
like
off
this.
trip
when I go
Thus far they meet in the school Deposits received on current account subject to
is the gift of healing, that J might save
them from so much pain and suffering— house granted for that purpose, but they check. I.(tiers ot credit issued on the princpaj
mostly needless pain and suffering and are trying to build a meeting house of cities ofthe world.
*'>' Agents ol the Liverpool and London and
the other is the gilt of teaching to mould .theirown, and they deserve one.
Globe Insurance Co.
will
cynic
ask,
The
and
pessimist
minds
and
and
train
and shape
their
Perhaps it is because thiy arc beyond thereach ofplantations ami stores.
They have a "Hui" of their own, with a
large tract of land, own their own homes
and are comfortable in them. One Sees
there, more than elsewhere, Hawaiian
mats, and the whole floor covered with
them, with the high tier of mats across
one end of the house for bed room. In
one of these houses I asked in regard to
the family relations and whether there
was much loose living, citing it as a
great evil in Waimea. Yes, they knew
that Waimea was bad -they didn't want
to be compared with it, and assuied me
that they had only three cases of it,
giving names and particulars- When
asked why this had become so great an
evil in Hawaii, they declared that the
Government had done much to relax the
tenacity and sanctity of matrimony b>
breaking up families to send them to
Molok*i. When the Government sev
ered those whom God had joined together*, it cast grave discredit on the
whole marital relation ! It was a new
lei.
—
HLSHOP &CO.
.
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HONOLULU. H. 1.. AUGUST, 1899.
Volume 57.
Thk Kkiknii is published ihe lir-I .lay of well month in cleverly refuted, that Luther repented
Honolulu, 11. \. Subs, i iptioti i.ite Two It tI.I.AKS I*KK
and abased himself before the Pope, and
Ykak in AI'VANi ft.
From these and
All cominuniiations and tctttrs tonne, ltd witli the literaty proved a hypocrite.
department ol (lie paper. Hooksand MagUUIH», f« l<< other like statements, the pupil is inview and ExchaMfCa ihould be addressed "Ki-.v. S. 1..
structed to draw the inference. 'That a
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CONTENTS.
Is lire Papal Church S Tl US him!, of t lnisl
T.i Meet Mrs. Mills
Knviron mem
mn MMeionarj: Work
Sown Buriesm W
The Forward Hovemoai
tisrurtlanl hjOUtfttlON ~t Philippines
IThe
ICnfrlish-npeakinji Nations
Klatiiinarion and Spr ilisin
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Hawaii to be B Territory
Secretary Nay's Kriarnl
Kecnrtl of Kverrls
M .ii in.- Iciurnal
to.I
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Hawaiian Hoard
GfesM Kraptioa ol Means I"a
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the Papal Church a True Church of
Christ ?
In our boyhood, sixty years ago, all
the Protestants held the Pope to be
Antichrist, and his church to be a synagogue of Satan. Papists en their part
held all Protestants in equal condemnation, and in all Spanish countries,
subjected them to deadly persecution.
Up to 1840, at least, any Protestant
would speedily have been executed, who
should attempt to propagate his doctrine
in South America or Mexico.
The animosity between Popery and
Protestantism is now materially mitigated. Protestants commonly admit that
Romanists may often be true Christians;
and Romanists admit that many Protestants may enjoy the "uncovenanted
mercies" of God. But Rome continues
very energetically to malign her foes.
At an example, a Summer School for
Roman Catholics meets at Plattsburgh,
N. Y. A leading catechism for their use
at that school contains the following, as
quoted from the iX. Y. Observer:
"The second week enters upon Luth
er's motives for attacking the Catholic
faith and inventing a new creed. These
were pride, and jealousy because the
commission to preach Indulgence was
given to the order of .St. Dominic and
not to his own. Reference is then made
to his nailing the ninety-five theses on
the gates of the Wittenburg church, and
it is taught that these false articles were
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Number 8
they weie pupils together under the
saintly Mary Lyon, and both associated
in that school with Fidelia Fiske of
holy mem ry. All these soon entered
upon missionary life.
Environment.
son to be chosen of (rod to reform
abuses, if any such existed."
We arc indebted to Miss M. A. Chaml>erlain
This ludicrous, yet venomous traves- for the subjoined graceful and thoughtful lines by
ty of history is somewhat Irritating. It the young daughter of Professor Albert H. Lyons,
suggests that when the noble Luther is of Detroit, both well known in Honolulu.]
There was once a child of the sunshine
so maligned, the descendants of ProWho lived by the boundless sea,
testant Missionaries in Hawaii may
Where never a hill threw its shadow,
Where grew neither bush nor tree.
patiently endine the violent calumnies
thundered forth by Father Yorke in
Hit the glorious light from heaven
Shone full o'er the sandy plain,
San Francisco.
And the ripple* of ocean caught it
Notwithstanding the terrible errors of
And tossed it abroad again.
Rome in doctrine and practice, it may There the waves rolled ever shoreward.
And ihe spray leaped to the sun,
yet be possible for the Head of the
While tin- great deep smiled and sparkled
Church to make some use of that eccleLike a summer just begun.
siastical system in extending His KingAmi the child was glad in his sunshine
dom. It is perhaps not for us to judge.
And loved his sea and his sand,
And he thought nought else was joyful
We Protestants can go on in our Lord's
Nought else could he understand.
work, leaving Him to deal with whatever influences are hostile thereto, and in
There lived a child of the cloud-land,
High up in a wild ravine,
the end to pronounce fitting judgment
Where torrents dashed in splendor
Meantime,
Roman
Cathoif
them.
upon
And fell in a glistening sheen.
lics are found doing any good work in His
There ihe pines rose tall, majestic.
name, let us bid them God speed.
And scorned the raging gale ;
There the rocks stood firm in the tempests,
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Like giants clad in mail.
To Meet Mrs. Mills.
There was a gathering of rare interest
at Punahou in the afternoon of July Sth.
Under a tent in front of the only remaining old quarters of teachers were
And all around and above them
Were those mighty peaks of snow,
Willi their heads in the mists of heaven
While they sheltered the world below.
And ihe child was glad in his mountains,
In his clouds and his rushing streams,
As though all joys beside them
Were only as idle dreams.
assembled fifty or more of former pupils Dktroit,
Feb., IBVJ.
and teachers of Oahu College to meet
Lucia E. Lyons.
Mrs. C. T. Mills, a former principal and
for the past thirty years at the head of
the noted Mills Seminary in California.
A number of short addresses were made
and many entertaining and some touching reminiscences were indulged in by
elderly people, of incidents of nearly
forty years ago. Mrs. Mills herself is a
most felicttioui talker, and one could
easily comprehend the extraordinary influence which she long held and still
holds over the youth under her guidance.
Among the speakers of the occasion
was Mrs. Persis G. Taylor who, with
Mrs. Mills, graduated from Mt. Holyoke Seminary fifty-five years ago, where
RWHearvco.P
ut eck.
Many friends here follow Mr. Peck's
course with interest. He has just completed a year's work in the Divinity
School of Boston University, taking two
year's work in one, with good success,
and now returns to the Pacific Coast.
A leading object with Mr. Peck was to
enjoy the instruction of Prof. Borden P.
Bowne in Metaphysics. Mr. Peck took
a full course of Hebrew with Dr. Mitchell, but was not converted to his "advanced views in Higher Criticism.
Mr. Peck competes for the degree of
Doctor in Philosophy.
�Some Eminent Women in Missionary
Work.
Read to the Woman's Board nl the Pacific
Islands.
Augst, 1899.
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strong claim bound them to each other, Union
Missionary Society
was
formed.
sent from the school Of this Mrs. Doremus was President,
to all, and letters came back from the throwing her whole soul into the work,
Isles of the sea, Africa, China, India, her personal presence and power being
for
a
Journal was
a great incentive. Her beautiful home
Persia.
As we near the close of the 19th cenWe have shared in this influence. in New York City was headquarters of
the Society. She made all missionaries
tury, we find women's work in Missions Thin: now exists a Holyoke Club here of the Society her special care, while
bond
of
whose
have
a
close
members
well in the foreground. The call for
fellowship, and these gatherings are full loving gifts and letters followed them to
medical
educational,
woman's help in
their homes. For fifteen years she held
of interest.
and evangelistic work is heard from all
Our beloved sister, Mrs. Persis Tay- the position of President of the Society,
directions, and very ready is the res lor, was a pupil of Miss Lyon, as was loved, matured and helped it, until she
also Mrs. Mills, from whom we hope to saw it develop into sufficient strength to
ponse.
this afternoon. There are others organize independently in different deThis was not so in the eailier years of hear
also whom you know. Kawaiahao and nominations. Thus she saw the bethe century. Though a number of ladies Makawao Seminaries have both had ginning, but scarcely could she have
accompanied their husbands to foreign principals from Holyoke, notably Miss imagined the growth of " Woman's
for Woman." The first distincfields there was no great enthusiasm K. K. Bingham and Miss Helen Carpen- Work
tive donation for the employment of
countries
while
Africa
and
other
in
ter,
among women in general. Prominent
seminaries flourish as daughters of native Christian women for Bible work
as a mover among women to reach out Holyoke.
was $500 sent by Mrs. Doremus to a
into this work was Miss Mary Lyon.
Miss Lyon entered into rest in 18-I'J. lady in India. Home charities were
She was born among the Berkshire She was interred at Holyoke, where equally dear to her heart, and in the
Hills of Western Massachusetts and siands a monument inscribed to her city she labored lovingly for women in
spent her early years in the household memory, while in the Berkshire Hills, hospitals, prisons, children's homes and.
duties of those days. Hex school ad- four miles from a village road, is a similar places, so that her name was a
vantages were few, but she had a de- bronze tablet inserted in a rocky ledge household word among many. Death
sire for study and improved ihe oppor- bearing her name, which marks the came suddenly to her, and after a short
tunities' she had. At the early agt- ol place of ber birth. She taught her illness she passed over to the Father and
seventeen she entered upon her lite pupils to " labor and to pray, to sutler Master whom she had loved. Her name
work—teaching. As she acquired the and be strong."
Her motto was, is perpetuated in Calcutta in the Doredo
she
studied
various
so,
means to
at
" There is nothing that I fear but that mus Home, named in her honor, while
schools. She soon found herself estab I shall not know all my duty, or fail to thousands cherish a precious memory of
her.
lished as a teacher at Ipswich. The do it."
importance of a higher education for the
Another missionary on home ground A fragrant odor comes to us from far
daughters of the land weighed heavily
upon her. Through her efforts and her was Mrs. T. E. Doremus. New York off Persia where lived Fidelia Fiske.
friends $30,0(10 was raised, and a charter City was her home, and from it have Noted for her spiritual power, her
was granted to Mt. Holyoke Seminary. radiated blight beams of light on mis- deep devotion, her wonderful ability to
This institution, created by her efforts, sion work.
influence others, and her strong faith in
Many missionaries going and coming (roil, she is a marked one among woman.
organized by her skill, guided by her
hand at the helm through its many have been met and welcomed by this As in so many inst tnces, we find that
trials, was under hei dncct cue foi swr 11 and saintly lady.
her interest in missions began in eaily
twelve years.
Mrs. Doremus received her first in- life, in the home circle, where the conHer strong Christion influence was terest in missions when as a child she versation was often about missionaries
felt throughout ihe school and rich was was taken by her mother to meetings and missions. This feeling was nurthe gathering of fruit for the Master.
held by a few Christian ladies to pray tured and grew during her life at Mt.
Her interest in Foreign Missions be foi the conversion of the world, In 1828, Holyoke where she was a pupil and
gan in earl) life, when hearing of such when the Turks were so intolerant to- afterward teacher. A request was made
men as Mills, Carey, etc. She organ- wards the tireeks, Mrs. Doremus and at the seminary for a teacher to go
ized the first missionary .-society in her some of her friends organized a band to abroad Miss Fiske's response was, If
native town, going from bouse to house furnish relief, and Dr Jonas King was counted worthy I shall be willing to go,"
asking for members and matt rials for was sent abroad as their representative. She led a life of prayer and quietly
work.
In 1834 Key. David Abeel came from awaited the leading of Providence. She
There was no Woman's Hoard of the Bast, lull of enthusiasm to arouse sailed for Persia in ISO. Though not
Missions organised until a year after Christian women to their duty toward a pioneer there, she was the first unMiss Lyon's death, but Mrs. Bowker, heathen women. Having been quite married lady to enter that field. She
President of the Boston Board, said, successful in England, he endeavored went immediately into the small day
"Much of the interest in Missions to accomplish a similar work in America. school for girls, but her great desire was
which culminated in the organization ot Mrs. Doremus entered into his plans to make this a boarding school, that she
that Board must be attributed to Mary with her usual zeal, but the movement might remove the girls from the evil inwas not a success.
The time had not fluences about their homes.
Lyon."
She says,"The first Syriac word I
Not only was she herself consecrated come, the women of the Churches were
to the Lord, but the whole institution not read)- for it. There was much more learned was daughter, anil then the
was held for him. Great was her in for them to learn of the conditions of verb, to give, that I might lay, Give me
fluence upon her pupils. Seventeen of women in heathen lands, before their your daughter." The women were so
her early pupils in Ipswich became hearts were touched so deeply as to be degraded, that she was almost ready to
foreign missionaries, and it is hard to tell aroused to action. Yeais passed and say, " Can these women be brought to
how many have gone from Mt. Holy the leaven was working. In ISo'J or GO a better life and to know Christ ?"
oke into Mission work. For the first Mis. Mason came home from Burma When the boarding school opened not
fifteen years each senior class had one and told of the woes and wants of the even one came. Soon the head man
or more representatives in foreign fields, heathen women with such force that came and brought two girls saying,
and the home fields of the West. A action was taken and the Women's " These are your daughters," and soon
"
�there was increase. Personal cleanliness came first, then step by step lessons
of morality and piety. Difficulties innumerable arose- to be surmounted.
Miss Fiske extended her work among
the mothers, visiting them in their
homes, praying with them and urging
them to a better life. The work of the
Holy Spirit bee.tme very maiked in the
school and many precious seas >ns wengranted to those faithful teachers.
This work was genuine as was shown
by the future life of those girls in their
homes.
Miss Fiske was often very weary
when visiting in the villages where shewas urged to read and speak. One
item has been often quoted when a
woman seated herself behind her for
Miss Fiske to lean upon, saying, " If
you love me lean hard." Miss Fiske
says " Thus I heard my Savior say,
Lean hard' "
She returned to America for her
health, but disease developed rapidly,
and she laid down the mortal to put on
'
immortality,
Time fails to tell of the many noblewomen who in these late years have
given their strength to work for downtrodden women in dark lands in loving
service.
I did wish to speak of that noble
woman, Miss Culbertson, who was such
a blessing to Chinese women and girls
in California, It was a hard field but
bravely she carried the burden and
many will rise up to call her blessed.
With such examples before us, the
question comes home, " Lord, what
wilt thou have me to do ?"
Mrs. S. K. Bishop.
July, IM9».
The Forward Movement.
We cull the following statements
from Mr. L. D. Wishard's Report on
the Student's Missionary movement
which began in 1879, and bore largefruit first in ISK6, when, at the Mount
Hermon Conference, one hundred men
volunteered for Foreign Missions.
These have now increased to over four
thousand students, who have solemnly
declared it to be their purpose, if God
permit, to become foreign missionaries.
Over 1500 volunteers have enlisted in
the Biitish Universities. Contingents
have been enrolled in Switzerland, Scan
dinavia, Holland, Germany, and France.
Fully 1000 students from 401 institu
tions were present at the last general
convention of the Student Volunteer
Oreat
movement of North America.
Britain h id over 700 present at her first
convention. Extended courses of special
study and reading are prepared for these
volunteers.
The report attests the " downrigh
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Vol. 57, No. B.]
sincerity exhibited by nearly I'JOO of
the volunteers who are already on the
mission field.'' Over twenty per cent, of
the American volunteers are on the
field ; the majority of the retnaindei
have not yet completed their studies.
Fully 283 of the 530 Congregational
missionaries, including 711 married missionaries and all single ladies, are sup
ported by funds contributed specifically
for themselves. Congrrg ititin ilista are
worth at least a bill., n doilais n a con
servative estimate. They are said lobe
giving for the support of their own
•
•
strong but very oprole of Spain, they have enjoyed a measure of internal peace. Now
thai America has destroyed that salutary
prot ction of Spain, she cannot escape
ihe saeitd duty of extending her own
beneficent rule over those semi barbarous tubes to prevent them trom devouring each other. The claim of Aguinaldo
and bis Tagalogs to rule only means
anarch) and internal strife. To speak
of them as champions of liberty and independence is a most pernicious misconstruction ol the case.
other.
pressive
churches, and, through their churches,
for the support of home nd foreign
missions, less than ten millions annu
ally ; that is, less
than one per
cent,
of
their principal.
Mr. Wishanl says " The night before
David Livingstone left home for his first
journey through Africa, his father and
he talked until a late hour ovei the pro
They
spects of Christian missions.
agreed that the time would come when
rich men and women would think it an
honor to support whole stations ot mis
sionaries instead of spending tin ir
That
money on hounds and horses.
time has come. Already a limited number of far sighted men are so well satis
fied with the genuine return which the
missionary cause is yielding that they
are investing thousands and even tens
of thousands in the enterprise.
There
are hundreds of men and women in our
churches who could with little sacrifice
support a missionary at the cost ol
seven or eight hundred dollars a year,
or a man and his wife at the nisi of a
thousand or more. One aim of the For
ward Movement is to search carefully
among this class until every om: who is
able to do this is afforded an opportunity
of doing it."
:
Under the
Bubonic Plague at Hongkong.
inspector of Hareports 44<> cases of
Dr Jordan, medical
waii
at Hongkong,
plague, and 111 deaths, during the
month of June, in that city. Since January I there had been lOti. ) cases and
1005 deaths. The pestilence was stead
r
ily increasing. The steamship lines now
to cany steerage passengers.
refuse
Tests of Disinfectants.
A committee of the Board of Health
have made a test of the powers of vapors of formaline and of sulpher, respectively, to destroy microbes. In the
room used fin fumigating freight at the
Pacific Mail whaif, were distributed a
considerable number of dishes and tubes
containing cultures of bacilli of bubonic
plague, typhoid, diphtheria and other
bacilli. Tnese were exposed to the vapor
of formaline for one hour. On examination tlu bacilli weie found to have
greatly multiplied.
The next day similar cultures of bacilli were exposed to sulphui vapors, and
wen all killed. The lesson taught ap
Discordant Population of Philippines. pears lo be noi that formaline is ineffective, as the contrary is known to be the
The Christian Advocate, no doubt
fact, but that the Imiiiahne was not apcorrectly, states the chief languages plied untlei proper conditions. The
spoken by the diverse races in the room was "too large foi the size of the
lamp," and "not sufficiently air tight."
Philippines as follows
Honolulu is severely menaced with
ol
00,000
Ittanag, irpokken by a |«,i'iilI.Hi.in
:
Zambai,
I'ampsngo,
?."> (MMI
200,000
Vicol,
:t-J."i,IMKI
Pangasinan,
lloe.in,
.-.(Kl.tllKI
.'.."ill.lKK)
These 1,300,000 people, with si\
languages, live on the Island of Luzon,
besides 1,600,000 Filipinos who speak
Tagalog, living chiefly around Manila.
Visayan is spoken by about 2,000,000
in the central islands of the archipelago.
(ebuan is spoken by about 1,5(10,(100
in Cehu and a part of Negroa
Part of
those in Negros speak Panayan
It thus appears that instead nf being
a single nationality, the pcopii sol torPhilippines are composed of at least ten
large discordant and dissevered races,
who are naturally at war with each
1 bub nic plague. A
the inipoitali
thorough knowledge ol the means of disinfecting height as well as the clothing
ol immigrants, is ot the utmost import-
ance.
fumes
Should
kinds ol goods sulphur
destructive, and formaline
be- used, if reliably effective.
To
some
are
During the past year the U. S. Gov-
ernment has expended about $0,000,000
upon the transportation of troops and
supplies to Manila, or about half a milium a month. We believe there has
been no disaster to life or property in
these extensive operations, nor has any
one of the steamers employed been seriously del.ryi 'I in her voyage. Many
of the steamships are of the finest class
next to the great Atlantic liners.
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THE FRIEND.
Augst, 1899.
The English-Speaking Nations.
One's faith in the success of tripartite been made in the growth of flowers,
The congregation of Central Union
Church were favored, July ilth, by a
powerful discourse by the Key. Dr.
Morehouse, Mission Secretary of the
American Baptist Church, upon the part
taken by the Anglo-Saxon peoples in
forwardiag the Kingdom ol Christ. The
preacher was eloquent and outspoken
against the ancient tyrannies in State
and Church. He pointed out that the
English-speaking peoples formed the
leading factor in the world's progress.
We venture to supplement Dr. Morehouse's impressive sermon by the following consideration
Imagine the
English-speaking peoples to be utterly
eliminated and taken out of the world.
What kind of a world would be left ?
What hope of progress towards political
or spiritual liberty would survive? The
hopes of the world for the coming day
of Light and Glory in the Keign of
Christ would be set back half a thousand
years. Our nations are full of faults
and deformities, but they are immeasurably in advance of the most of the world.
Whoever is Governor will need to deal and excellent water supply is being laid
with a firm and just hand with the cu- on. Some tree planting has been done.
pidity of traders and planters, and with Piizes are being offered for best results
:
The Peace Congress.
The special object sought by the Czar
from this Congress at the Hague has
failed of attainment. That was a stopping of the increase of armaments by
the great powers for ten years. There
was an apprehension that Russia cherished grasping designs, and would
specially profit by such a measure.
Valuable progress was made, however,
by the Congress in the direction of establishing a permanent Court of Arbitration. A not remote posterity may per
haps behold an end of wars. For some
time yet the nations are likely to keep
their armor on.
Success of Samoan Commissioners.
The U. S. cruiser Badger called here
last week, having the American and
German Commissioners and 35b0 rifles
surrendered by the Samoans. The latter is a tangible evidence of the success
of their efforts. Both parties have submitted, the rival kings have resigned
their pretensions, the chiefs and people
have agreed to live under such government as the Powers shall establish. A
definite system of government has been
presented to them, but awaits the consent of the three Powers. It is learned
that the proposed Governor is to be chosen from some other nationality than
German, British or American. It remains to be seen whether this new device will remedy the tendency to a
clashing of interests and influences.
government
greatly needs invigorating. choice roses being abundant. A copious
great sympathy and forbearance towards in tree planting and for best kept
grounds. An unusual fact was the abthe weak and childish natives.
sence of all complaints from the lepers.
A Slanderous Circular.
Death of Mrs. Ellen H. Sisson.
The San P'rancisco Labor Council,
Much sympathy will be felt for the
through its Secretary, Ed Rosenburg,
of Mrs. Sisson, who has been
family
warns the Pope, the King of Italy, the
known and beloved among the people of
Italian Parliament, and leaders of Italian
these Islands for so long a period. She
trade unions, against sending Italian
laborers to accursed Hawaii, where with her sister were adopted in early
they will be in hopeless slavery, driven childhood by the saintly Miss Maria
Ogden, of precious missionary memory.
by overseers with whip in hand.
As Mr. C. M. Cooke says, "we know They were the daughters of a gentleman
that any assault by an overseer upon a who had a strange and painful experilaborer is taken to the courts and the ence of many years among the savages
assailant punished." The condition of
Italians coming to Hawaii would be of the Gilbert Islands. Mrs. Sisson had
immensely improved, as has been that passed many prosperous years in Hilo.
of the Poituguese laborers.
A daughter is married to Mr. William
Thrum, son of the publisher of Thk
Flammarion and Spiritism.
Friend, who resides in Hilo. Mrs.
Sisson's death was a happy release from
The noted popular writer on Astronoa long prostration by incurable malady.
my, Camille Flammarion, for fifteen
years believed that the dead communiSeamen's Club.
cated with the living. He believed that
Through the benevolent activity of
he himself received information of value
from the deceased astronomer (ialle. It Mr. A. F. Cooke and other friends, a Seahas turned out in the progress of science men's Club has been put into very sucthat the supposed information was cessful operation at the foot of Nuuanu
worthless, and Flammarion now con- street. It is provided with many comforts and conveniences, with facilities for
cludes that he was under an illusion,
pleasant recreation. We shall hope to
and that the fancied revelations were give it more extended notice
hereafter.
purely the un:onscious work of his own
brain. We are sure that some most
Hospital Ship "Relief."
devout Christians believe that they reA visit to this splendid boat, lying at
ceive communications from deceased
Brewer's
wharf, disclosed a wonderful
friends. We regard these communications as wholly the fallacious and un- completeness of arrangements for the
conscious work of their own brains. comfort and cheer of the sick and
The reason for so thinking is that these wounded
men, several hundred of whom
communications never impart any
were
returning
on her to their homes.
knowledge of value that can be verified.
Who ever heard of any new and verified The great upper decks occupied by them
astronomical or chemical fact being so were spacious and bright. The beds
communicated ? Why do the spirits one above another, were of woven
never solve for us any of the great prob- wire, and with ample space between the
lems about the sun, moon or stars which rows. A large corps of evidently capaastronomers so strenuously toil at, and ble and kindly nurses were in attendance.
Most of the invalids were ashore, enjoywith so much success ?
This whole business of spiritism is a ing the hospitable carriages of our citidelusion, and a mischievous one, be- zens.
cause misleading in many directions of
Honolulu will on the 2nd of August
importance.
doubtless receive news per Australia
from the outer world, after an interval
Leper Settlement Beautified.
of thirteen days. This deprivation of
A large company visited the leper foreign mails is unusual in these days,
although up to a year ago two and even
settlement on Molokai last week in
three weeks interval was not uncommon.
company with the Board of Health on An pxtremely meager assortment
of
their semi-annual tour of inspection. Kuropean news four days later, has been
Great improvements were found to have received from Japan.
�Vol. 57, No. R.]
Volcano Smoke.
During the 1 Sth and l!)th of July,
Honolulu was so enveloped in smokethat much of the time objects two miles
distant were entirely concealed. This
was two weeks after the beginning of the
eruption from Manna Loa. The smoke
of that eruption was carried to the
northeast many hundred miles by lheupper currents, then falling down into
the lower currents, was brought back by
the trade wind. The smoke has been
even thicker on Maui than here. It appeared on Kauai several days earlier
than here. The Moaua Bailed two days
in the smoke, unable to take the sun,
and seeing no land until sighting Diamond Head.
During the great eruption of I SOU, the
smoke was so dense at Lahaina that
one was unable to see more than threefourths of a mile. The odor of sulphur
was very distinct.
The enormous and explosive emission
of gases from the vent of the volcano at
the outset of an eruption seems to provethat the lava is surcharged with gases,
not steam, which are occluded through
out the molecules of its substance,where
they have lain compressed under immense pressure since the solar system
began to gather and condense. In an
eruption they are released and burst
forth with stupendous and effervescent
explosion. What starts the eruption is
another question. We may ask, where
is the trigger that sets off the gun ? But
the energy that drives the vast explosion,
and that pours out a column of lava for
a year together, evidently resides in the
gases which have always lain shut in
side the lava.
At the same time, it may require somespecial external agency to arouse this
internal force into activity, We incline
to accept the theory that traces an eleven
year period in the activity of our volcanoes, which corresponds to the period of
least sun spots. Prof. C.J. Lyons has
forcibly advocated this theory.
Hawaii to be a Territory.
One frequently meets in American
papers with expressions confounding
the political status of Hawaii and that
of Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Those islands were acquired by war, and
their status is undetermined.
It is
likely to become Colonial, because their
inhabitants speak no Engliafl and are
unfamiliar with American institutions.
To confound Hawaii's case with theirs
betrays ignorance. Hawaii was annexed by the Newlands Resolution as a
part of United States territory, and it
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was expressly stipulated that,
" Until legislation shall be enacted
extending the United States customs
laws and regulations to the Hawaiian
Islands, the existing customs relations
of the Hawaiian Islands with the United
States and other countries shall remain
unchanged.'' Hawaii formally accepted
annexation on those terms and they bind
both parties.
This means for one thing that Ha
waiian sugars arc to continue to be ail
mitted as now, free of duty, until Congress extends to Hawaii the United
States customs laws, which will make
all Hawaiian products free. There is
thus no danger of discrimination against
Hawaiian products. Congress is dc
barred from so discriminating.
Secretary, Ray's Errand
to Hawaii.
Mr. I). A. Ray was here last year with
the United States Commission as their
Secretary. He now comes again to obtain additional inform ttion foi Senator
Cullom in pushing the bill presented last
year by the Commission to organize a
Territorial Government. Mr. Ray has
particularly in view the present condition
of the labor system of the islands, which
is likely to be a prominent subject when
the Hawaiian question comes up in
Congress. Mr. Ray scouts the idea that
a "colonial" form of government will
be considered by Congress, or any other
than a territorial. He believes that the
subject will receive prompt attention.
Mr. Kay says,"The Commissioners
have a high regard for the present Gov
eminent, and personally I consider it
the best on the face of the earth."
We believe it is true that the most
acrid critics of the present Government
charge upon it no corruption, and admit
its entire integrity.
There is no doubt that the contract
laborers on the plantations are generally
well treated, and in prosperous condition.
There is room for improvement in making their quarter! more homelike. Any
assault upon the person of a laborer is
promptly punished by the magistrates.
Mr. Ray will undoubtedly find these to
be facts, and will so report.
The
Dreyfus
Horrors.
There is something awesome in the
roll of victims that General Mercier's
crime has already claimed. Here are
Henry, Lemercier, Lorimier, dead by
their own or another's hand. There
stand Paty dc Clam and Esterhazy,
scoundrels unmasked by their own con
fessions. Here is Cavaignac's ruined
political future. Good men, too, have
been sacrificed to angry justice. Here
Picquart, martyr to truth, forgotten
in his cell. There is Casimir Perier,
who made what Dante whould have
called the " great refusal" of a presidency that he did not feel strong enough
to hold with honor. Around
these
crowd three worthy professors, driven
from their chairs, and six ministers
forced in eighteen months to resign the
war portfolio, as though it were a blight
to enter the upas shadow of the general
staff. There has not been within our
memory such witness to the power of
conscience.—-The Chnrchman.
is
Colored Troops for Manila.
Among the numerous regiments of U.
S. Regulars which have passed through
Honolulu during Jril)-, en route to Manila, have been large numbers of colored
soldiers. The men have a thoroughly
soldierly appearance. It has been a surprise to see that but few of them are very
dark. Apparently they average at least
one half of white blood in their veins.
Very many must be quadroons and a
majority mulattoes. It will not be
strange if a considerable proportion of
these fine looking men should become
permanent residents of the Philippines.
RECOE
D F VENTS.
July Ist, —Capt. Freitach, the lone
voyager in his little sloop Coke, arrives
from San Francisco after a twenty-one
days passage on his way across the
Pacific.
2d.— Impressive funeral services of
the late (,)ueen Dowager Kapiolani at
Kawaiahao Church, at 'I p. m. following
which a large and imposing procession
attended the remains to the Nuuanu
Mausoleum.
4th.—"The day we celebrate" was obseived with due patriotism as Hawaii's
first "Fourth" under the Stars and
Stripes by a street parade, succeeded by
the usual literary exercises at the Opera
House, with Rev. M. S. Levy, the visiting Rabbi of San Francisco, as orator of
the day. Out door sports at Makiki
grounds occupied the afteinoon; in the
evening fireworks at the lixecutive
grounds and Electric lighting of the
building, followed by a grand ball in the
drill shed, was enjoyed by a large attendance.—The Argentine training ship
Presidente Sarmiento arrives in time to
honor the day.
6th. Through mistake in delivery of
goods ordered, the police make an important arrest and capture a lot of
opium.—Capt. F'reitsch abandons his
lone voyaging project and sells his craft.
7th. -Mrs. H. N. Almy, but a few
weeks in the islands, suicides.— News
received of an outbreak of lava, well up
on the slope of Mauna Loa, which oc-
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62
curred at 2 a. m. of July 4th, with streams
running toward Kau, toward the Volcano House, and aloiTg the course of the
'55 flow toward Hilo.
Bth.—Reception at Oahu College in
honor ot Mrs. C. T. Mills, a pleasant
reunion ol the Alumni ol various institutions, very largely attended.
10th.—Word received of the death,
at San Francisco, of Kobt. Grieve, one
of this city's honored veteran master
printers.—Japanese training ship /Inn
arrives Iroin the coast,
via
Hilo.
Ilth. -Lecture at the Y. M. C. A. by
Rabbi M. S. Levy on the "Modern Jew."
lath. Geo. Gibson, one ot the crew
ol the Amphitrite is accidentally drowned, in the nerbor, while swim ing.
It til-—Missionary packet Morning
Star returns unexpectedly from Ruk,
bringing up Mis. Logan for Medical
attendance. lul. Towse departs by the
Australia, as Hawaii's Commissioner
to the Omaha Exhibition in place ol
Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, resigned, on account of his health. C. F. Wen/el, a
brakeman on the railroad tails from his
car, near Halawa, and receives latat
—
—
injuries.
10th.—Arrival of the Brutus from
Samoa, en route for Guam. Lt. Salford
its executive officer receives here his
commission from President McKinley,
as deputy governor of Guam.—Mauna
Loa's lava flows reported as still very
active.
17th.—The ss City of Columbia,
which left port on the 12th inst. tor
Hongkong, returns to port for a change
of firemen,
having been unable to
day with three arrivals from Japan, and
two departures for San Francisco, and
.
s,
(lias.
RAMSEV—Ia Honolulu, July Bilk lo the ante of
MarinJ
e ournal.
PORT OF HONOLULU,
pueo,
<
of
—Judd-Hartwell
S
23r d.
*
—
•
—Widemann
Historical
.
'
ss
JULY.
IH'.IWKTUkKS.
S (' All'ti. Johnson, for San Francisco.
1 Am l.k
Meyer, for Puget Sound.
C
Potior,
Am sh |ohn
I' S Transport Zealetodin, Dowdell, for Manila,
death trom getting entangled in machin- 2,i Haw bk Ihmond Head, Ward, for San Francisco.
Coloaa, Kwart, for Kahului.
ery belting,—A dense volcanic smoke, (I Am l>k
U S Tranaport Sheridan, liiggens, for Manila
Hepworth, for Victoria.
like a dry ( oar | covers not only the
Aorangi,
u
Br
7 I'.r ss Wammoo. Hay, for theColonies.
mountain tops but pervades the vallies I>—U
S Transport \'alencia. Lane, for Manila.
|n Br nh kilmorv, Milne, for Astoria.
and plain s
Wilder, Jackson, for San Francisco.
Am l>ktn S
Para,
20th.—The transports City
\r" trains »hip I'residente Sarmiento, Belhheder, for
..una.
V..ki.l
with a large number of officers and men IS lT S Transport Pennsylvania, Broomhead, for Manila.
Manila.
U S Transport Solace, iJunlap, for (or
1020 in all, and Coiicniaiigh, with
Hongkong.
"lumhia, Walkrr,
Haw «• City of iThompioo,
etc.,
arrive
provisions,
horses,
Philadelphia.
for
IroquoWi
sh
cavalry
Am
Mam, I ope, for San Francis, o,
America
lap
to
Manila.
13
Ml
en
route
San Francisco.
from San Francisco,
11 Am «■ Ausiralia, Ht.udletle, for
.-. Km tie (ali'-ini. Ward, for Yokohama.
—Work on the long planned sewer |6 Am bk
San
\ll«rt,(.rilVnhs,
for
FrftßCtaM.
Am
system for the city begins at Kakaako.
Ha« l'k k P kiiliet, Calhoun, f«>i San Krancieco.
lap m Nil 1! Maru, Allen, for Yofcohaaja,
Parker evening wedding
in
Br
*chr Retriever, Parker, for Hongkong.
at the Widemann homestead, followed
\ni >. h (' S Holmes, Johnson, for Port Townsend.
\>r. Marthll UaVM, Friis, for San Fran. Im o.
Am
and
supper.
by an informal reception
Adele, Ristnini, for (.ray's Harbor.
M h fanny
Attempted wife murder and is Am
I',, s-. VVvefteld, Cartmer, for Manila.
•j[ st
Maiiposa. Hayward, for tin- Colonies.
\in
suicide, by a young Galician, renders I<J
2*J Am bktn Addenda, Delano, for San Framisco.
a
sub
fit hospital
-Am l»k Al'Un Beeae, Potter, for Han Francisco.
the jealous husband
Gei »\h Wega, Bommennan, f<>r Port Townsend.
wedding
afternoon
ject
II Br ss Moana, Carey, for San FrancUeo.
a
followed
Bi .h Coptic, kinder, for Yokohama.
by
at the Hartwell home,
I! S Transport City of Para, kohinson, fur Manila.
very largely •*:i Am ss lity of Pekingi Smith, for San hVariciaKo,
which
was
reception
lawn
|,r s I i.v lit Pinch, for San Francisco.
an in
attended.— Lieut. Satford gave
-I
\m bk Ceylon, Wilier, for San Francisco.
before
the
Hiyei, Nakayama, for Vohoaufca.
lap traim
teresting lecture on Samoa
-* Relief,
[1 v, hotn -h
Harding, for San Francisco.
of
at
the
residence
Society
Francisco,
Nor M Thyrm, Kdwardson, for San
W
ll|Dii»oiid
( Nilsnii* 'or San Francisco.
bktn
■'li \m
J. B. Atherton.
Tj s Collier T-mtus, Cettman, for (.nam.
Roberta, for Manila.
22nd.- Hospital ship Relief, with 17 l' S Transport (dntrmaugli,
Minor, Wnilney, for San Francis, o.
soldiers "i \m ih 1.-sic
\,n bk Mi Near, PtderMa, lot Layaan I.
some 250 sick and wounded
U S S Badger, Miller, for San Francisco.
from Manila, en route for San Francisco —Am
for San Francisco.
ach Transit, Hetenon,Kilmer,
for San Francisco.
Hoejffkong Maru,
Jap
arrives to coal, etc.
for
Port Townsend.
a
steamer
Cutler,
Am l.k rUtkitat,
Sunday proves quite
.
—
the transport Para for Manila.—Volcanic activity continues its main flow
Anist.ll F.inliir Ail.-lr. klslmiii Ir
lilt Aides 8r... Potter, Ir in da* li"toward Hilo, but the branching flows S Am
-llr lilt Antio|x-, Mutt ,\
I IqulqUN
sh lii sin'sIlls Viii.ii.-iil... Sanaa* '. ■>•*■
toward Kilauea and Kau, are said to have 4 -Aruen trainu
rraiuis,.,.
San
ceased.
Am lik A.l.lfnil.i, Datsno, fross Ks* I »-tl«-—llr sh Assphitrita, Asatorson, lis.,nI nasi
24th.—At the semi-annual meeting of 6—Am
hk Ceylon, Willei. fi
I
the Oahu R. & L. Co., a most flourish—Am sch C B Hnlmin. [issiisnn Ir.-m Hurt HhUa a>|
rl
■
■
ki is
Aorangi,
a
fross
Hi
Hepworth,
showing
made,
business
exhibit
was
ing
—U S Transport Vssssjcta, Lmam,fram --an PravackM -.
an increase for thesix months just ended 7 Br ss Wammoo, Hay, loi Victoria
S Soiacs, Dtussp, fross San Fran
of 130% in freight earnings and 113 in inh US
Am ss Australia, Houdlstte, from San Ira
U
S
transp Pennsylvania. II
h. ail, from San Fran.
passenger traffic.
trains sh Hiyri. N.lkaN at, in s.m fmajcsacv,
25th.—The Hospital ship Relief and —Jap
—Jap ss America Mam. Cope, fruni Yokohama.
Kio.li- Janeiro, Ward, fr
San Ir
the training ship Hiyei continue on their 13 Am ssWyt-tit-lii.
Cartmsr, fross San Fra
Br ss
homeward voyages.
Kirk.
14—Am stmr Momma-Star, Garland, from
Aenach Viking. Paters Irosa San Iran,i
20th.—The coral two story building, —Jap
ss Nippon Mara, Allen, ft. si San Ii sco.
Entarps, Salts, fross No* a*tk
occupied for years past by H. May & Co. 15—Haw*ehs,:hTransit.
Peterson, from San lr.nn is. o,
—Am
grocers, on the Brewer premises, Fort ID-Am
from San I rasa i Co.
hktn W II Dim I, Nils
S llrulns. I'oilman, from S.iiim.i.
U
S
to
street, is sold for immediate removal
—(Jerbk J I Glade, Stem, from 1..ii.1.-ii.
The 17—HawssCity ofColumbia. Walker, returned foi repsurs.
give place to a five story structure.
Arns.li Jasaia Minor, Whitney, from Eureka,
U. S. S. Badger with two of the three 18-Am
liktn Kilikit.it. Cvlvsr. from Port Townaend.
iaco.
Commissioners to Samoa, arrive from 19— \mss Mariposa. Hsysrard, from s.ui 11.111,
from San Iran.
20—U
S
Conemaufh, Win
Apia, having succeeded in their mission —Br ss Transport
Coptic, Rinder, from San Francisco,
Am lik (' I) Bryant, Colly, fr
San Iran. M».
for establishing peace.
t ity of Para, Robinson, from San Fran.
—U
27te. —The boiler-makers of the Hono- 81—Br SssTransport
Moans, Carey, from the Colonies,
U S hosp sh Kt-lu-f, Harding, front Manila.
lulu Iron Works go out on a strike, de- 22—
—Nor ss I'hyra, Edwardson, from Yokohama
manding the dismissal of their foreman. —Am ss City ot Peking, Smith, from okohansa,
llr ss Gaelic, Finch, from Yokohama.
28th. —Semi-annual visit of the Board —Am
I'acoma.
sch T S Redneld, Bh-kholm, fr
—Ch
of Italy, Wester, from Ni « t sstle.
of Health to the leper settlement, per 25—AmshschStar
Honoipu, Olson, from Susa.
stmr. IV. G. Hall with many guests
Am s.h Okanogan. Renst h, from Port laeiliend.
S S Badcor, Millar, from Apia.
and permitted relatives. —Advices from 26-U
27—Am sch Mary X Foster, Thompson, from San Iran
Hawaii report the lava flow to have 28—Japss Hongkong Mara, FUmer, from Yokohama.
from Eureka.
ceased on the night of the 23rd inst. •10 Am h Attillie Fjord, Segelhorst,
which was followed by severe earthBIRTHS.
quakes felt in various parts of the island, DOUSE At Hamakoapoko, Maui, Jury tth, to the safe
but without damage.
of Alfred llonsr. a .laughter.
get De>onu iN u hau.
18th. An employe of the California
Feed Co., Da v jti
meets a shocking
—
..
ARRIVAL*.
Ss I
1—Am sell t'okr, Krrils, Ir. li
Mr ss I',.it All»rt. Morris, Ir.in s.. Ilk.
•-' U
S Iratlspoil Sli.-u.lan. lll k V"V ll "r Hen I
II or
Am -ih A I Waal, I r.:ilu. .I.
.
Ramsey, a son.
McCONKKV At I'aia, Maui, Julyloth, to the wife of
Or. W. f. M.l'onkey, sdaughter.
VF.-I-I.FSF.N. In l.ahaii.a, Maui. Jul) ISth, I" lire wife
of 1.. M. Vetleaaa of l.anai, 8 son.
MURIKXH.-At Eva plantation, |uiy»th, totha srifa
of D. 11. Murdmli, a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
CARMICHAKI.-HASTINGS In tins ity, July x, l.y
<
the Rev. Alexander Mackintosh, Dr. I). A. Carmichaci,
11. S Marine Hospital Service, to Mrs. Alice M.Hastings.
SFI.I.ANIiFK-SUMMF.KI 111 l> In Honolulu, Jul) 8,
C J Sellainler, of Oakland, to Miss Bertha Summ rfiekl,
of this city. Rev. Ales. Mackintosh officiating.
DUFF-H AIM.FY In Honolulu. JulyIlth, by Rev. WA Gardner, James F. liulT, to Mrs. Gertrude lla.lley
Iwith of San Francis.
..
fW. Ptoten
HANF.KFKG-BAR'I'EI.S \i there idei
Vnnin Ham bet ■
haver. in this city, by Fathet X
Helens
Hands.
t., Miss
,
li.onelia
WA'I F.KHorsl' SI IKi ; l-.l IN. Ai the X
Gills School, tins ii\. July anl. Hon. II W.uei h. m-c to
officiating.
Sturgeon;
Kincaid
Rev,
W. M
Mrs J. B.
|ulybth,t>)
RUGG lIAMAN «l KawaishaoS minary,
il„- Her W. M. Kincaid, assisted i.\ Rev. SUas Perry,
Geo. Fllis Rugg to Mi-s Josephine Hainan,
WIDEMANN I'AKkI.K. In tins ,il\, |nX Suth, nl Ihe
Widemann homestead, by Ihe Rev. Father he re, Carl
A. Widemann to Miss Helen Parker.
At the Hartwell residence. Pun.
Jlinii-lIAK'I'WF.I.I.
nui, this city, July *lst, by the Rev. W. M. Kirn-aid'
Albeit Frami's Judd, Jr. lo Must Madeline P. Hartsnstt.
McBKIDE HINlr Ai Kohala, Hawaii, July 27th, at
the residence of the bride's paienfs, A. I> Mcßrsdeto
Miss Mary Hind, Ro. Mr. Tomkiris officiating.
DEATHS.
.
DOWSKTT. At Palaama, this city, Inly M, l\«lw.»i.l
taawaati, aged 86 \Bar*.
TRACY, Al llic i >n«-en's Hospital, this itv, July sth, Dr.
John s. Tracy, lately <>f Hilo; aged 1 n yeara.
GRIEVR In s.m Pram b»co, CaJ., Juiy-tat, Roht. Grieve.
a native of Scotland, ajped nearly M yeaf*; a resident of
m
this city for over thirty year*.
In this ,iiy, July lflth, Mrs. baa* 1..*,,.
Dormer, of heart trouble; aged «W yean.
SISSJN.- In Hlio, July ttnd, Mis. J P. Sham, :\m-A If
yearsafter a liiiK*rinn illnessof somr t*Q yrars.
OORMKR*
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THE FRIEND.
HAWAIIAN BOAKB.
HONOLULU, H. I.
This page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian
Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the
Hoard,is reeponatbn forits contents.
Rev. 0. »?. Emerson,
-
Editor.
To a Sky Lark.
Thou, lark, hast found a pathway new
l!y angels never trod,
And fearless, high
Dost scale the sky,
And sine; thy song lo (iod.
Thiiu art an earth-born chorister,
Yet dost to lleav'n belong.
Dare I to sing ?
Dare 1 to bring
To (lod my gift of song ?
Mary I). Freak,
Waianac Mountains, Sept. 25, 18U7.
The name of Rev. J. M. Ezera was
inadvertently omitted in the last issue of
Till Friknd from the list given of those
who were chosen to attend the CongreCouncil in Boston, Sept. 20-28.
is pastor of the church at Ewa, and
scribe at the late meeting of the
vaiian Evangelical Association.
lonal
The delegation to the Council is
booked to leave Sept. sth, by the Aus
tralla. Possibly, however, they may
leave August 18th. It expects to leave
San Francisco on the return trip, by the
same steamer, October 15th.
It was a great surprise to all to have
the Star back again so early, and it was
with sincere regret that we learned the
cause of her return. Mrs. Logan has
gone to be treated by specialists on the
mainland, where the advantages are
greater than they are here, and where
the climate is more bracing. Kind
friends in the city helped speed her on
the way.
The work of repair is being pushed
on the Star, to fit her as soon as possible for the return voyage. She will
probably sail very soon after the first
Sunday in August. She goes straight
to Kusaie. The voyage, as first scheduled, will be abridged about thirty days,
leaving a loss of little over a month
which cannot be made up. The Star
may be expected back at the usual time
of former days, early in April.
We hope in the next issue of The
publish a report of Mr. Richard's tour in Hilo and Puna, Hawaii.
From what we have already heard, we
expect much good will be done by it.
Messrs. Richards and Damon (F. W.)
were to speak in the Hilo churches last
I'iMi-.M) to
63
Sunday. A mixed chorus of Kameha Ifortlockt. He tells the natives how
meha pupils and graduates was to be the Board and its missionaries are being
organized to assist Mr. Richards in his punisrjed. And I expect it does look so
work.
to them, when they see the sohooner
wrecked, and one after another of the
Mrs. Logan, with Captain and Mrs. missionaries leaving for home. I left
Foster, sailed on the 21st for San Fran Mrs. Garland and the children at Kusaie.
cisco. Mrs. Logan's health was con Dr. and Mrs. Rife will come upon the
sidered quite precarious.
Star at the end of the year, and Miss
Hoppin expects to also.
Morning Star, at Sea,
The Fosters go when Mrs. Logan
May 13th, 1899. does, either by the Star or via Japan.
Dr. Bingham, Chairman Morning Star
If ever I felt the need of Divine guiCommittee, Honolulu :
dance in Micronesia it is now. Pray
Dear Sir:—We expect to send a mail for me.
from Ruk. I will therefore have a short
Very truly yours,
report ready for you, although it is
Gi:o. Garland.
rather early in the voyage for reports.
At Sea, fitly 6. This letter did not
After sailing from Honolulu and taking go
by the Japanese schooner; we left
into consideration the small probability her at Ruk.
I expected to reach
of finding Mr. Walkup in the islands, I
Honolulu before a mail via Japan. My
decided to go straight to Kusaie, and so reckoning was wrong, for this
proved
after a few days shaped my course in the longest homeward trip the
"Star"
direction.
that
Light easterly winds
ever made.
Good winds blew for us, and took us
prevailed. In 1891 I made it in 46 days
to Kusaie in 15 1-2 days. We found at this time of
year with very little
the friends there in general good health,
wind.
easterly
though Mrs. Rife is not yet very strong.
Before consenting to come up with
Their second baby was born Jan. I ft.
From April 24 to May 3 we were the Star, I tried all other ways of getting Mrs. Logan home. I offered a
landing our Kusaie freight.
to take Mrs. Logan
Just as we were heaving anchor on Japanese tradei $'.'5O
to Japan. I tried to
tbe 3rd letters arrived from Ruk by Capt. and the Fosters
Milander, saying that the Star must go charter Capt. Melander's schooner, and
that would not work, I offered to
direct to Honolulu to take up Mrs. whenthe
schooner, knowing I could sell
buy
who
is
of
in need
Logan,
surgical services. I still had on board Mr. Dc La it after I was through with it, and in
it less expensive for the
Porte's goods, also Marshall and Gil- that way make
to send up the Star. So I
Board
than
bert Islands goods, and not knowing
just how urgent the case might be at could see nothing to do but came myRuk, it seemed best to land them all at self. I have said to Dr. Smith, that
Kusaie, so not to carry them up and although the Board cannot probably
down again, if we really had to go. make a hard and fast rule to guide the
in such cases, yet
This added two days to our stay, and Captains of the Star
we finally sailed May 6th. Among the I hope they may be able to give seme
cargo were over 3,000 ft. of lumber for instructions to help in such a predicament.
a Kusaie native.
On the way to Ruk we touched at
Ruk, May 16. Arrived here on the Ponape and were kindly received
by the
24th amid general rejoicing. The mis- Governor. He gave us permission
to
sion here seemed to have no thought
go anywhere round the island. We
but that the Star would start at once for
went to Kiti where are saw
San Francisco or Honolulu. They said Nanpei. He was imprisoned 10 Henry
months
they had considered time, expense, in- and had been out two months when
we
convenience, etc., and came to the con- were there.
clusion that Mrs. Logan's life was of
About three-fourths of the people want
greater value. They had also tried to get
American flag and missionaries to
the
her a passage to Yokohama by a Japa
soon as possible.
nese Trader and also by Capt. Milander. come to them as
1,000
About
of
the
are Catholic;
people
If all other means fail, I must come and
bring her up and have so consented. mostly in Jakoits and Nut tribes, near
In addition to this, the Ruk Mission the Spanish Colony.
There are 360 names on the roll of
wants me to make a trip to the Mort
locks before going up. They did not the Protestant churches. These are
make a formal request, but asked if I standing firm through all the trials and
would honor such a request, and I told threatening! and troubles heaped upon
them no as easily as I could—that the them. Several of their villages were
voyage was planned by men who do the shelled by the Spanish gunboat during
best they can for all concerned. I can- a trouble between the Protestant and
not blame them for wanting to go now, Catholic natives.
Honolulu, July 14. We arrived in
but there are other interests to be taken
into account as weil as theirs. Mr. port this morning, 50 days from Kuk.
Snelling, 1 think, is doing worse than
Respectfully yours,
ever. He is pushing things at the
Geo. P. Garland.
�64
ing severe toil and hardship. Mr. Perry
ascended the lava stream of 1881 direct
Without premonition, about 2 a. m. of from Hilo to the head. Many others
July 4th, the Mokuaweoweo crater on have gone around the west side of
a
the
the summit shot up a mighty shaft of Maunakea by tolerable cartroad to
sheep station directly in line with the
flame. A few hours later the activity i approaching
flow. A multitude of photowas transferred to the locality some two gtaphs have been taken. Most of the
thousand feet lower, on the great north- visitors to the source have gone direct
eastern ridge of the mountain, whence from Kilauea.
Since the above was written, news
so many floods of lava have issued in
comes that the eruption suddenly ceased
former years. A great fountain of fire on the night of the )Bd, after nineteen
arose there, some five miles from the days of action.
Rev. Dr. Morehouse visited the source.
summit, pouring out a torrent of flaming
lava. Night was turned almost into Prof. C. H. Hitchcock, of Dartmouth,
also was favored with the opportunity of
day at the Kilauea Hotel, near twenty observing
this grand eruption.
miles away.
Several different cinder cones were
Pacific Heights.
formed in succession, as one fire fountain was succeeded by another a little A very agreeable ride may now be talower down. A considerable area of the
slope was flooded by the lava gushing ken up the highland between Pauoa and
in many directions. One stream, since Nuuanu valleys, which is being laid out
apparently stopped, ran several miles in in residence lots by C. S. Dcsky. Some
a direction tending to Kau. The chief $25,1100 has been expended upon a road
action finally Centered in one large crater about two Rnd a half miles long, much
cone, from which the lava flowed in a
northerly direction, bordering on the of it blasted from solid rock. It is well
macadamized, with a grade of six feet
great flow of 1855.
This main cone has continued in vio- in the hundred, and reaches 750 feet
lent and splendid action for nearly three elevation. The views from the upper
weeks. It is about 150 feet high, 250 tract are superb. Water is to be led np
feet across the top, and 500 feet in dia large spring in Pauoa. Above
ameter at the base. In the lower side from
feet
the moisture is abundant for
500
chasm,
narrow
from
which
a
is deep
gardens.
Mr. Desky plans for an elec
pours a cataract of white molten rock.
is
The interior is a surging caldron, fling- trie railway to the top, where an hotel
to
With
such
an
eleva
be
established.
of
lava
hunmany
ing numberless jets
to sell rapidly
dreds of feet aloft, and emitting vast tor service, the lots ought
lioni the heights surpasses
The
prospect
Portions
of
the
fallof
smoke.
volumes
ing lava go to build up the sides of the ever) thing as near the city. Punchbowl
is seen much below. Ewa and Pearl
cone.
Lochs lie stretched out like a map. The
shoots
down
the
The escaping stream
coolness of the heights will form a great
mountain slope in a deep channel which attraction.
it has melted out for itself. Its dimensions have been carefully estimated at
60 feet width by 10 feet of depth ; its
Good Water on Ford's Island.
velocity at 40 teet in a second. After
reaching the upland plain below, the There is cause for much satisfaction
stream ramifies and covers varied on account of the obtaining of excellent
breadths of ground. Many thousand sweet water on Ford's Island
in Pearl
acres had been covered to an average
from
artesian
well
an
at the
depth of twenty to thirty feet, as esti- Harbor
mated by good observers. The lava depth af 420 feet. This will much
takes the mi or clinker form, which piles facilitate the establishment of either
higher than the pahoehoe.
commercial or naval facilities at that
The general course of the flow is di- central point in the harbor Ford's
rectly towards Mauna Kea, skirting the Island is well adapted either for the innorthwest border of the flow of 1886. It tended U. S. naval station or as a chief
tends to the right of the divide towards coaling station for steamers in transit.
Hilo, although it may possibly cross There has been much talk of locating
over and run to the westward. Hilo the naval station on the Waipio penin
does not seem to he greatly threatened. sula west of the center of the great
All depends upon the copiousness and harbor.
continuance of the stream. Should it
approach Hilo, it would follow the
Seismograph at Oahu College.
northern edge of the flow of 1855.
Several hundred people have gone from The Survey Department has recently
Oahu and Maui to see the eruption, and
received a full set of seismograph appaa score or more have made the ardous
ratus, furnished from the Eastern States.
source,
the
endurto
trip
and expensive
Great Eruption of Mauna Loa.
Augst, 1899.
THE FRIEND.
The Trustees of Oahu College have
furnished the necessary funds for the
erection of a building and a stone pier
on the college premises.
The Survey
Department will provide an official to
care for it and take the records. We
shall now get notice of earthquakes from
all parts of the world by underground
post.
«r
The new light now in operation at
Diamond Head is an unusually powerful one. The flame used is the"Washington Light." The light is seen from
the decks of steamers thirty miles away,
as a brilliant light when first raised.
Telephone Improvement.
Superintendent John Cassidy has returned from a two months' absence on
the mainland. He promises a new
switch boaid that will produce very great
improvement in the operation of the
Honolulu telephone system.
The old stone building on Fort street,
long occupied by May & Co.'s grocery,
is about to be torn down and replaced
by a five-story structure. It has stood
Ihere for 17 years. Theold Honolulu is
steadily disappearing.
Lanai has a wharf opposite Lahaina,
which extends 300 feet, into nine ftet of
water. A railway runs thence to the
million dollar plantation, three miles
north.
The line of the Oahu Railway was
ago for its first two
miles to a course half a mile nearer the
sea.
This was done in order to avoid
certain steep grades in Kapalama and
Kalihi. Passengers thereby lose the interesting view of the Kamehameha Girls'
School.
The amount of freight that is being
moved by this road seveiely taxes the
capacity of its rolling stock. Much
heavy machinery is going out to the
three new plantations on the line, as
well as long tri ins of coal cars, in addition to 1500 tona of sugar brought in
weekly.
The passenger traffic has
greatly increased,
changed a month
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1
mince pie, and before morning summon
ing the doctor. "Oh, Doctor, don't let
me die !" "Doctor, lam not afraid to
die ! I am ashamed to die !" The
speaker thought "any man ought tn be
ashamed to die a millionaire." We may
not go quite so far as this; but certainly
a disciple can hardly meet his Lord in
Editor
S. E. BISHOP
the beyond without shame, who did not
use his wealth lovingly and freely for the
You may feel that
CONTENTS.
ia<.k Lord's Kingdom.
your children have a claim on your
10
Large Donations to Foreign M isMotis
wealth. Hut does not your observation
Home Mission Rally
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Two Portuguese Evangelists Oidai-ed
49
to you that an overplus of wealth
prove
Dr. Bingham's Appeal for Forward MoVMstftJ to Min4P is likely to prove their ruin, in body and
danao
Decrease of Foreign Mission Work
41> soul ? You will cheat the Lord only to
'0
Gilbert Mission Exhibit
W destroy your dear children by the money
Gulick School in Spain
M
Hawaiian Mission Children'i Society
»l you ought to have given to His work.
Stangenwald
Gone
Dr.
''1
Kapiolani
Death of
The collection for Home Missions was
Help Given to Kaluaaha Ghurch
W4
exceptionally large, being $'259 in the
R cord of Evenls
M
Marine Journal
II boxes. There was also a cheque for
Hawaiian Board
Chinese Mission Notes
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Large Donations to Foreign Missions. Two Portuguese Evangelists
It is gratifying to record that the collection at the Foreign Mission Rally
amounted to over $450. A cheque for
$10,000 also came in from the same
source as the pievious one for Home
Missions. We learn that some other
noteworthy cheques have been handed
in for different branches of the work of
the Board. In view of these large ad
ditions to their means, the Hawaiian
Board are feeling that the time has come
for material expansion of their work
along several different lines. The only
action as yet finally taken has been to
call Rev. Mr. Thwing, of the Presbyterian Mission in China, to come here as
colleague to Mr. F. W. Damon, our able
and devoted Superintendent of the Chinese Mission work. Other important
steps are in progress towards final adoption.
Home Mission Rally.
On the 4th of June, instead of the
usual annual sermon on Home Missions,
a Home Mission Rally was held in Cen
tral Union Church. Hymns were sung
in various languages by the Sunday
Schools of the Chinese, Japanese and
Portuguese Missions. Rev. John Lyd
gate talked on "Ways," showing the
need of an active superintendent of
work on each island. Rev. J. A. Cruzan
spoke on "Means." He told of the eminent Dr. Emmons having over-eaten of
Ordained.
sionary to Portuguese in Kona, Hawaii.
Mr Silva also goes as a missionary of
the Hoard, making the fourth of the
Evangelists thus supported.
Dr Bingham's Appeal for Forward
movement to Mindanao.
At the Foreign Mission Rally a prominent feature was the earnest appeal
made by Rev. Dr Bingham, who presided as Chairman of the Hawaiian
Board's Committee on Foreign Missions.
He urged that the time had come for
the rapid extension of missionary labor
westward from the Ruk lagoon, which
for many years has been the limit
reached in the Carolines.
It should
now go forward to Yap and the Pelew
Islands, and especially to the great
Island of Mindanao in the Philippines,
which contains over one million of
people, a majority of them barbarous
tribes.
Dr Bingham ably illustrated
his topic by a large map of the middle
western Pacific, which, when drawn
out, occupied the space in front of the
choir. There was also a fine map of
Mindanao.
In support of his appeal, Dr Bingham
read the following resolution lately
adopted by the Hawaiian Board :
" Resolved, That whereas, in the
wonderful providence of God, there has
been opened just now a door for centuries shut, a door to a very large island
of thirty-six thousand square miles,
Mindanao of the Philippines, bounding
Micronesia on the west, and so comparatively our near neighbor, and now
under the American flag, inhabited by
one million people, among whom there
cannot be found a single Protestant
missionary, or a Bible translated into
any of the various languages of the
island, save one, and that spoken by a
small Malay tribe, this Board should
make known to its constituency its great
desire to enter this door at the earliest
possible date, and to co-operate, if
feasible, with the American Board in
the immediate evangelization of Mindanao.
At the call of the Portuguese Congregational Church, A. Y. Soares, pastor
a Council of ministers and churches
assembled at the Portuguese Church on
the 10th of June, and examined Messrs
Joseph Durao and Ernest da Silva.with a
view to ordination. The result was
satisfactory, and the ordination proceeded in the same church on the afternoon of Sunday, the 11th, in the presence of a large congregation. Rev.
A. Y. Soares preached the sermon.
Rev. S. E. Bishop offered the ordaining
prayer. Rev. O. P. Emerson gave the
charge to the candidates, and Rev. W.
M. Kincaid the right hand of fellowship.
Rev. J. A. Cruzan, as Moderator, presided.
Mr Silva was converted from Roman
ism here about seven years ago, and
had developed high character and intelligence under the instruction of Pastor
Soares and Professor Leadingham, of
the North Pacific Mission Institute.
He has already done much excellent
mission work, and goes with his young
wife to take charge of mission work
among Portuguese on East Maui.
Mr Durao is a young native of Lisbon, Decrease of Foreign Mission Work.
who became a Protestant some ten
The statement made by the Secretary
years ago, and latterly pursued theological studies at the M.E. School in Boston of the Hawaiian Board at the Foreign
He has labored success Mission Rally,
University.
June 11, showed that the
fully for a year past as city missionary expenditure of the Board for Foreign
to Portuguese in Lowell, Mass., and
lately arrived here by invitation of ih> Missions had declin<d in '.'.S years from
Hawaiian Board to labor as their mis- about $J6OO to a little over $2000. Very
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few Hawaiian missionaries are now left aspect of the scholars, contrasted with It was a wonderful Providence that
in the Marquesas or Gilbert Islands.
the former savagery illustrated, created p.ovided for us on such short notice a
At the same time "the Hoard is now a strong sense of the power and success house so adequate for the purposes of
spending annually nearly $.10,000 on of the great work of which Dr Bingham our work, for the life of the family, and
the Home field. It is true that this is was the pioneer. Six or more Hawaiian in so beautiful a situation. From the
in large part for people of alien races missionaries to the Gilberts were pre room in which I write I have only to
who have come here as laborers, and sent, one or more of whom is expected lift my eyes from the desk at which I
so partakes somewhat of the nature of to return there. One, the Rev. Louis am sitting to see before me the lovely
Mitchell, a native of Mauritius, contri- mountains around our old San SebasForeign work.
Divine Providence is of late wonder- buted with his fine voice to the impres tian home, and reaching faraway along
fully opening to us the remoter Caroline sive hymns in Gilbertese.
the horizon to Bilbao and Santander.
Islands, as well as Mindanao and the It is to be hoped that Dr Bingham Biarritz is on one side of the sharp bend
other Philippines We believe that the may be able to repeat this or some other of the Cantabria coast, while the beauticall to enter the former field is a press- object lesson on some future occasion ful Spanish mountains frame the picing one, and will so be felt by our liberal for the instruction of our community in ture on the other side.
The water
Christian people.
F. reign Mission work.
lying between these two shores is some-
Gulick School
Gilbert Mission Exhibit.
in Spain.
Biarritz, lllh May, 1899.
Dkar Cousins—
It is now a year since we moved
spectacular exhibition of missionary results in the Gilbert Islands during the from Spain to Biarritz, a frontier town
How many things have
forty-two years since Key. Hiram Bing- of France.
ham began work among those then very happened, and of what immense imsavage tribes. Dr Bmgham conducted portance, during this year! It hardly
the exercise with the help of iiis Sunday seems possible that the war with Spain,
school of Gilbert Islanders living in that for so many months was looming
Honolulu. These people marched down on the horizon, at last was declared,
the aisle well dressed, singing sacred and was so promptly concluded after
■ongs in their own tongue.
One of so terrible a contest, involving for all
them wore the coat of rattan mail and concerned results of such great importthe helmet which Mr Bingham had ance.
taken off the body of the friendly King
Looking back upon it from our preof Apiang slain in battle in 1557. sent home in Biarritz, our sudden reOthers bore enormous spears edged moval from San Sebastian to this equally
with shark teeth. A series of fifteen beautiful and charming place seems
questions in the Gilbertese were called more like a dream than a reality. The
out by a leader in the centre of the removal was made with so little pre
church. To these answers were pro vious preparation, and
with such
nounced by different members of the promptness when the time came, that
srhool, and translated by Dr Bingham. the impression that it has left upon the
They related to the successive steps of minds and the hearts of us all is proprogress in religion and civilisation. bably much less deep and painful than
To lend dramatic force to this, a wide it would have been had we for previous
ladder of many rounds was erected upon weeks been discussing the probable
the stage, its base in what typified the event, and been laying our plans for it,
mire of savagery, while on its top was a in Spain and in France. We insisted
platform with schoolhouse, store, court- in hoping until almost the very last
house, and church. With each answer moment that the final crisis would pass
to a question the speaker hung upon a without war being declared, as had preround of the ladder, an object typifing viously happened more than once when
it seemed inevitable to all.
successive steps of progress.
As it was, we did not decide that it
Many of these objects were various
school books which had been prepared was necessary to move until twenty
by Dr. and Mrs. Bingham, together with hours before the school in a body
the Gilbertese Bible, with a simple com entered the train for France, and passed
mentary and a Bible Dictionary, ex- across the frontier at seven o'clock in
plaining about sheep and other animals the morning of April 23d of last year.
unknown to those people, as well as The act was thus accomplished in one
many other common things named in swift stroke, and after the interval of
the Scriptures. On a low round hung Sunday and Monday the school work
a bar of soap, embodying one of the was moving forward on all accustomed
earliest lessons ir. civilisation. The lines just as though we were still on
woman's loin fringe was shown, which Spanish soil.
It is true that after that
formed the chief dress, and never was came a month's work of almost heart
washed.
breaking as well as back-breaking work
The whole formed a vivid object in the packing and the moving of the
lesson, which created a profound interest contents of the large house that for sixin the audience, to the majority of whom teen years we had occupied in San
the subject was new. The civilized Sebastian to the new home in Biarritz.
A feature of singular interest in the
Foreign Mission Rally was a very lively
My
times as smooth as a mountain lake,
while at others it is a raging mass of
water, flinging itself upon the ironbound coast. It is true that the Hay of
Biscay is worthy-of all its bad fame in
story and in song, but after the storms
there always follows the most charming
weather possible.
Even in the midst
of winter we frequently have over the
mountains and the sea sunset scenes
and cloud effects of such glow and splendor as conipt tisi'.te us tor lite stress and
discomfort of the winter storms that so
frequently sweep over this exposed
headland.
Never before has this school been as
As
large as it is now r >2 in number.
Christmas time approached last December we did not hang our harps upon the
willows and weep, but rather we surprised ourselves with the success with
which we repeated all the beautiful
In
Spanish traditions of that season.
Spain we consider the Christmas and
analogous festivals of great importance
in introducing ourselves and our work
to the community about us, many of
whom would be attracted to these entertainments who would not dare to come,
or who, perhaps, would be indifferent
about coming, to our ordinary religious
meetings. Here we sought rather to
introduce ourselves to the French Protestant community about us, with which
we naturally come in contact. We provided for these an entertainment of recitation, songs, and discourses in English, French, and Spanish. This so
pleased the active young pastor of the
Protestant Church of the neighboring
city of Hayonne that he urged us to
favor their Christmas festival that took
place three days later with a visit of our
girls, who would take part in their service of song. We hired a car of the
local railway train, which in half an
hour took the entire school and a few
friends of Biarritz to Bayonne.
The
church was filled with some three hundred eager spectators, and when their
time came for our girls to sing, which
they did in Spanish, it made a deep and
favorable impression on the French
audience.
It was indeed an historical event this
appearance for the first time of so large
a group of Protestant Spaniards in a
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city of France, t iking active part in a
public religious service. It seemed pro
phetic of the time when Spain shall
send out her Protestant missionaries
full of the fresh and vigorous life of a
young and enthusiastic Evangelical
faith to France and other European
countries, and to all the world.
We
have no doubt that the spirit that is
being developed and trained in many
of these girls and in all of our congregations in Spain is exactly that which
is needed to revive and strengthen the
historical Protestantism which is found
to day in every European country with
the exception of Spain.
It is also a pleasant and significant
circumstance that thirty years ago, im
mediately after the revolution that drove
Cjueen Isabella from the throne, and
opened Spain to the Gospel, the Rev.
Mr. Nogaret, then Protestant pastor of
Bayonne, and the predecessor of the
present pastor, for two or three years
had in his house a class of young
Spaniards under training for evangelical
mission work in Spain, most of whom
later took full courses of theological
study in Geneva and Lausanne. Among
the girls who sang at this Christmas
festival in Bayonne were daughters and
nieces of those young men.
Although the home of the American
missionaries is for the moment just
beyond the Spanish frontier, our hold
upon the entire field is not in the least
relaxed, nor the superintendence of it in
any way diminished.
We now come
and go among the stations with as
much freedom as before the war, and in
some respects our relations with our
Spanish colleagues are more intimate
and confidential than ever before.
It was a day of great rejoicing when
Mrs. Gulick reached us on the 18th of
last February.
She can h :rdly yet
realise all that happened during her
abseuce. To-morrow she and I set out
on an extended tour among our stations
in Spain. We cannot say anything at
this moment as to the time when the
school shall be removed to Spain,
though that is now a positive part of
our plan for the future.
Your affectionate cousin,
Wm. H. Gui.ick.
Hawaiian Mission Children's Society.
From a published Report of the Recording Secretary, Rev. O. H. Gulick,
we cull the following :—
Our meetings constitute a point of
attraction to those visitors coming to
our city whose interest is alive to misMore
sionary work or history.
and more is this society becoming a
breathing place for some of the earnest
missionary spirits in this community.
A glance at sume of the topics that have
engaged the ttiought of this society
during the past year will be of interest.
Among these may be mentioned Mr and
"
. . .
Mrs. Philip dc la Porte and their mission
to Pleasant Island, towards whose support this society contributes; Mrs.
McCully Higgins' account of the men
who have been Judges of the Supreme
Court of Hawaii for the past fifty years;
the loss by fire of the Maunaolu Semin
ary of East Maui, and the expectation
of its early restoration; the furnishing
of country libraries and reading rooms
for the needy communities of our island
people ; portions of Hawaiian history
and folk lore, from Mrs. Joseph Emerson's facile pen ; Miss Atkur's accurate
and able essay upon the missionary
field of Micronesia; the comparison of
Christian Science with the theosophy of
India, by Pundita Ramabai ; a thoughtful view of the present condition of the
Hawaiian Churches and native Christians, by Miss M. A. Chamberlain ;
an interesting portion of a journal of
one of our honored missionary fathers,
written on the Cape Horn voyage, and
read by Justice Judd ; thrilling reminiscences of the eruption of Mauna Loa,
in 18*0, which threatened the destruction of Hilo town and harbor, by Mrs.
L. B. Coan, an eye witness ; the work
of Boys' Clubs and the need for such
work, set forth by Mr Pond and Professor Richards ; an interesting account
by Professor W. D. Alexander of a visit
to Nablous,
the ancient Shechem,
home of the few remaining Samaritans ;
an able essay by Dr. S. E. Bishop,
entitled " America and the Philippines;"
Thomas Gulick's account of the midnight sun seen in the Arctic zone on
the shores of Spitzbergen, in 1898."
We are delighted to s y that the past
year of financial prosperity has been
signalized by an increase of over $ 10•'»0
in donations to the treasury, meeting all
past arrears, and leaving a good surplus.
Dr. Stangenwald Gone.
Our old friend, "the good physician,"
Dr. Hugo Stangenwald, passed from
among us in the early morning of June
Ist, at the age of 70. He had been in
feeble health for several years, and latterly had given up practice. Dr. S.
came here froTt Germany, by way of
California, in 1850, and for several years
was the chief photographer of Honolulu.
Many prized daguerreotypes and ambrotypes of those days remain to attest his
skill. After a few years of study in New
York and Vienna, Dr. S. returned to
Honolulu, where he soon established a
lucrative practice. His first wife was
Miss Mary Dimond ; his second, her
sister, Anna Maria, who survives her
husband. No children survive. The
Doctor wss a devout Christian. He inspired a strong personal attachment in
many of his patients, especially in the
old mission families. He was able to
indulge a taste tor elecincal and chemical studies, having gathered what was
for many years the best set of apparatus
west of the Rocky Mountains. He was
familiarly known as "Uncle Doctor" by
all the children of the Dimond and Wat-
erhouse connection, all of whom mourn
his departure. The Doctor's estate,
valued at $67,000, most worthily goea
to his widow.
Death of
Queen Kapiolani.
After several years of failing health,
the Dowager-Queen Kapiolani has
passed on. She departed this life on
the morning of the 24th, as the result
of a third stroke of paralysis a few days
previous.
Kapiolani, who was named after the
noble chiefess who braved the wrath of
Pele in 1824, was born at the end of
18.l,>, and had reached the age of 63
She was a grand-daughter of
years.
the good King Kaumualii of Kauai,
who so hospitably entertained the early
missionaries at VVaimea, and whose
great personal comeliness she inherited.
Her first husband was the chief Namakeha, whom she accompanied to the
Marquesas Islands in the Morning Star
in 1857, where he went ..s a delegate of
the Mission.
She married Prince
David Kalakaua at the end of 1863, and
became Queen by his election as king
in 1874.
In Mny, 18S7, she attended the
Jubilee of Queen Victoria, accompanied
by the Princess Liliuokalani, and was
received by Victoria with Royal honours.
They were also the guests of President
Cleveland in Washington. Upon the
Kings death in 1892, a profound
mourner for her husband, she took up
her residence in Waikiki.
K->piolani was a true and loving wife,
possessing purity of character and great
sweetness of disposition. With less of
the stateliness of her great namesake,
whom the writer well remembers, she
possessed the same dignified sweetness
and even more of personal comeliness.
She was unostentatious and benevolent.
To her is due the institution of the
Kapiolani Maternity Home and the
Kapiolani Home for Leper Girls.
Since the abolition of monarchy the
Government have continued her Royal
In addition, she
annuity of $5000.
possessed large wealth and income,
which descend to her sister's sons, the
Princes David and Jonah. The body
has lain in state during the week in
Kawaiahao Church. A great State
funeral is to be conducted on the afternoon of Sunday, July 2d.
r
The Rev. D. P. Birnie, late pastor of
Central Union Chuich, is now reported
as pleasantly established in Rye, " one
of the largest and best known and most
fashionable suburbs of the great metropolis." He is in a Presbyterian church.
He and his family are in excellent
health. Mi. Hirnie is one to develop
the working capacity of his church, apt
and vigorous in pastoral labors.
�52
THE FRIEND.
Germany Buys the Caroline Islands.
It is announced that Germany pays
Spain 25,000,000 pesetas, or about
$5,000,000, for the Caroline, Pelew, and
Ladrone Islands. Spain retains three
coaling stations, one in each group.
The " Washington Star" states that
duiing the Peace conference at Paris,
"acting
under the representations of the
submarine cable interests, as well as
from the missionary element, the Ameri-
can Commissioners offered a million for
Ualan (Kusaie), and the trade was
under way when it was broken off
through the additional demand by Spain
for favored treatment in trading with
Cuba and Puerto Rico."
The German rule in the Carolines,
according to the experience of our missionaries in the Marshalls, will not be
adverse to their labours and aims,
although not quite as favorable as that
of the British in the Gilberts. The
removal of the Spaniards from Ponape
will doubtless now reopen that suffering
island to the welcome labours of our
American missionaries.
[July, 1899.
Mrs Mills was a schoolmate of Mrs. The 750 tons of Honolulu freight was
taken on to San Francisco. The pasTaylor at Mount Holyoke in 1842.
sengers could not be landed at Quarantine Islet on account of danger of inGraduating Exercises.
fecting the rats there. Their persons,
A leading feature of the past month as well as their clothing and effects,
They
has been the closing exercises of the were thoroughly disinfected.
various High Schools of the city and
country, all of which have done honor
to the institutions and teachers. Very
prominent have been the exercises at
the Kamehameha School, those at Oahu
College and Punahou Preparatory, at
the City High School, and at Kawaiahao Girls' School.
All these institutions are not only maintaining their
high character, but manifesting marked
progress.
Boys' Brigade Organizing.
were stringently isolated from communication with the shore, the ship lying
outside the harbcur.
There were 8
cabin passengers and 227 in the steerTheir isolation
age, chiefly Japanese.
was continued until the 26th, when no
recurrence of the disease appearing, the
passengers were landed.
Dramatic Readings.
Mr. and Mrs. Hannibal Williams
have given readings in V.M.C.A. Hall
of "Othello," "Tempest," "Midsummer Night's Dream," and " Winter's Tale," all of which were most ably
renderetl. Mrs. Judge Frear also entertained a large lawn party on the 19th,
who listened with delight to a delivery
by Mrs Williams of Browning's " Blot
on the 'Scutcheon."
It is a delightful fact that the various
boys' clubs of the city are being organised into a Boys' Brigade. The object
is to unify and control the boys' clubs
of the city that they may all conduce to
growth in Christian manliness." Twenty
well-known young men of the city,
active in Christian work, have given in
No September Election.
their names to devote time to this work.
Help Given to Kaluaaha Church.
It will be under the leadership of such
An executive order of the President
Rev. H. Manase desires to acknowl- active workers as Theo. Richards, H. of the United States was promulgated
edge the following donations given to E. Coleman, F. W. Damon, and Arm- here on June 3d, which directed that
the September elections should not be
renovate the church edifice at Kaluaaha, strong Smith.
held as ordered under the laws of the
Molokai : From
Monarchy in Samoa has been abol- Republic of Hawaii." The Hoards at
Lewers k Cooke
$25 00 ished by the
three Joint Commissioners. once ceasetl the registration of voters.
(
Mrs. S. N. astle
25 00
2f> 00
The institution of monarchy now surJ. B. Castle
Death of Herbert W. Dickey.
G. B. Castle
25 00
vives in Tonga alone among the Pacific
Mr. and Mrs. Id,wen
25 00
Islands. In the ruder stages ot island
10 00
J B. Cooke
The death, by accident, of this choice
civilization monarchy afforded the best
Rev. S. Kapu
10 00
man, has sent a great wave of
young
IN)
Mrs. D. L. Nanne
government available, and gave sub10
Alex. Yo. ng
5 (Ml
stantial order and protection. A Poly sorrow over many families of relatives
E. Kealoha
:t 50
nesian monarch, however, is incapable and friends.
Herbert was one of the
Mclntyrc & Ilro
2 50
of meeting the necessities of commerce numerous grandchildren of
Mrs. H. Hart
00
2
Father AlexMrs. A. O. Forbes
and advanced civilization. Hawaii has
I 50
ander,
whom
among
are
Mrs. W. P Kahale
many of
00
2
worked out all those conditions.
Mrs. Logana
1 00
marked ability and character. He had
E. O. Hall ■ Son. .50 lbs. paint'
Black Plague in Hawaiian Waters. rapidly riseli at the age of 24 to a high
Total cash
50
1172
position on the Haiku Plantation,
The dreaded Black or Bubonic Plague among whose employees and
laborers
Kluegel Silver Wedding.
has at last crossed the Pacific as far as he was the object of a peculiar affection.
Honolulu for the first time. On the He was standing with his cousin, Harry
The 25th anniversary of the marriage
17th ult. arrived the steamer Nippon Baldwin, the manager, watching the
of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kluegel was cele
"Derations of a gang tightening a trolley
Maru, with the embalmed body of a wire, when the
timber anchor came out
brated on the evening of the 24th by a Chinese
passenger, who had suddenly of the earth, striking Herbert a fatal
large gathering of friends at their resi
died three days before. After careful blow in the face. Death ensued in a
dence in Punahou suburb. Mr Kluegel's
examination Doctors Day and Car- few hours. It was one of those casualmother, Mrs Taylor, nee Persis G. michael
ties which often come in the ongoings
pronounced the cause of death
Thurston, appeared in excellent health
of nature and of human exertions, and
This was confirmed by with which it is not
and spirits at the age of nearly 78 We to be plague.
the Divine Ruler's
congratulate her upon now having near a bacteriological examination of fluids custom to interfere, although we believe
her every one of her children and grand from the body by Dr. Alvarez. The that he does send either angelic
children, three of the latter in adult Nippon had previously had a case of human messengers to interpose or
in
years. Mrs Taylor was the third white plague on board after sailing from answer to prayer (Psalms 91 11, 12).
child born on these islands.
China.
Our great consolation and support is
Present on the above occasion was
The result was the transference of the that Death takes our beloved from Earth
also the venerable Mrs Mills, of Mill's Honolulu passengers of the infected to be " forever with the Lord." How
Seminary, who was Mrs Kleugel's ship to the steamer City of Columbia, many of us have tasted this bitterness
teacher, and witnessed her marriage. hired by the agents for quarantine uses. and this comfort!
.
:
�53
THE FRIEND.
Vol. 57, No. 7.]
Expert Opinion on Hawaiian Coffee.
ilwy o.
Koh&aHl iRoaC
Under the above designation, the formidable rival of Mr. Dillingham's intended railroad from Hilo to Hamakua,
obtained sole possession of the route
Mr. Dillingham having withdrawn from
the competition. The company organized by the latter gentleman will now
confine their effort! to the speedy construction of railways from Hilo to Olaa
and eastern Puna, for the needs of the
two mammoth plantations in those (lis
tricts. Apparently, by the new arrangement, and the accession of capital from
abroad, Hilo will enjoy an earlier completion of the desired roads, which must
add immensely to the commercial importance of that port. That the railway
will ever extend beyond Hamakua into
Kohala does not seem clear. It seems
impossible that any freight should ever
take that part of the route.
Saloons, Jails, and Poor-houses.
Clement Routier is acknowledged to
be one of the best coffee experts in
Paris.
A formal report has been received from him, in which he says :
" The sample which you have sent
me shows a coffee of superior quality
on account of the nature of the soil
which produced it.
I class it in the
category of choicest coffee, similar in
all respects to the coffees of Martinique
and Guadeloupe, whose reputation is
universal.
Hawaiian coffee takes rank as a coffee
rich in calTein, has the aroma of Mocha,
but less mellow (moms dc douceur).
This coffee prepared without mixing
with other kinds is perfect. If it is
mixed with one fourth or one tilth part
of Mocha coffee, boiled separately, ii
becomes a veritable nectar."
Our own experience has been thai
coffee grown upon recent volcanic
cinders was vastly superior to that
In Pittsburg, a mining town in
southern Kansas, for example, the city
government licenses a number of
saloons in direct defiance of the State
statute that prohibits their existence,
and the proceeds, upward of $1300 a
month, are devoted to the support of
the schools. At the same time Pittsburgh furnishes an unanswerable argument for the enforcement of the prohibition law, lor its police expenses and
the dockets of its Police Courts are
larger than those of any other town of
similar size in the State.
That is the universal rule. Wherever
there is a dry town the police force is
idle, and the police court sits but once a
week. In the wet towns it sits every
morning, and has plenty to do.
A temperance argument ofequal force
can be found in the poorhouses. In
Portuguese for Timor.
Some of the dry counties none is needed.
grown upon an ancient mountain slope In all lite wet counties they are found
A former movement for the emigra Kofla coffee is grown
upon recent beds Well filled.
tion of Portuguese from Hawaii to the ol clinkers, whence its superior quality.
island of Timor, east of Java, is being
OF
perintnvc awaii.
LabEAxosH
actively revived. While it is not unlikely
that some may be induced to embark,
ol l)i. 11. StangenJune Ist, Death
Dr. Walter Maxwell, special agent in wald,
we have no hesitation in predicting that
aged over 7(1 years ; one of Honomost of them will regret the change f Hawaii of the Federal Department bl lulu's most highly esteemed citizens for
residence.
Hawaii is a good deal of a Agriculture, has demonstrated that, all nearly hall a century. The Philadel" God's country," while Timor is very things considered, the. average rate ol phia returns from Samoa, reporting
much the Devil's, notwithstanding any laborers' wages in Hawaii is six
cents everything quiet again. The Medical
alleged advantages of climate .mil per tlay above the rate in Louisiana. Association closes its annual convention
natural resources.
The wages paid in Louisiana average l>v a banquet.
2d.
Notice is given, by order of the
$20 pel month, while those paid in
The U.S. Transport Grant, which Hawaii are $ 18.2(1 per
How President ul the United States, that the
month.
sailed from San Francisco May 30 for Dr. Maxwell figures out tins result is September election at these islands shall
Manila with the Kith Regiment and not slated, but it is evident that
held. The registration of voters
$18.20 not hewas
nearly 70(1 othei troops, is the linest a month
ill
progress thioughout the
lti.it
is
not
labor.
gold
very
cheap
in
transport afloat," ami the laigest ship
group thereupon ceases.
3d, Adjourned annual meeting of the
that ever entered Honolulu harbour.
Electric Power at Hilo.
She was originally the Mohawk, ol the
Mission Children's Society lor the presAtlantic Transport line.
She cost
entation ol reports, etc., at the school
Mr Cross, the electric expert, alter room ul Central Union Church, largely
originally $1,250,000, and was tilted up
by the Government at a cost ol $150,000. examining the great Wailuku Stream, attended.
She is 445 feet long, gross tonnage at Hilo, reports from 2500 to
Convention of the "Ha3000 sth, Annual
5750, with load displacement ol" 12,000
waiian Board begins its sessions.
tons. Her arrangements were greatly horse-power to be available. Doubtless
6th. Arrival of the transport Grant,
find use therefor with
admired by British officers at Malta the city of Hilo couldindustries.
1731 Hoops loi Manila; the largest
The
when on her way to Manila with Gen. in her developing
vessel yet entering this port, and said to
might
be
on
the
power
employed
new lie the finest transport afloat.- First car
Lawton's forces.
railroads now beginning there. Sugar load ofOahu Plantation sugar arrives at
nowadays derive all the power tile railroad company's wharf, highly
Plantation Bests the Custom-House. mills need
from their own cane Hash.
they
decorated with flags and greens.
Messrs F. M. McStocker, the Collec7th. Associated Charities of Hawaii
A stalwart leper is reported to have perfects its organization with encouragetor-General, and J. F. Clay, the Honolulu Deputy Collector, have left the surrendered himself to the authorities ing prospects. Kawaiahao Seminary
after long hiding on Round Top. His closing exercises, held at the Stone
Honolulu Custom House to assume
no longer connive at his Church, was largely attended and the
positions on Olaa Plantation as niana friends would
program creditably rendered.
It is expected concealment, on account of his repulsive
ger and book keeper.
Bth Annual "tea party," at Central
that Olaa will become the largest sugar condition. After a week's enjoyment of Union Church, to the visiting Hawaiian
plantation in these Islands, except, per the comfort and freedom of the Settle- pastors and delegates.
9th.—Visiting Congressman Mondell
haps, the Hawaiian Commercial on ment on Molokai, he will want to kick
Maui. Mr Mcßae, late manager of himself for his past Stupidity. Just so, and wile and party ol fi lends visit Ewa
Honomu, has become head overseer at the drunkard hates to surrender his free- Plantation and are delighted by the inOlaa.
dom to indulge in boozing.
structive object lesson afforded.—Mr.
RECORD
•
"
EVENTS.
�THE FRIEND.
54
and Mrs. H. A. Williams, Shakesperian
readers, commence a short season at the
Y. M. C. A. with "Othello." A large
audience enjoyed a classic treat.
lOth. —General reception to the pub
lie by Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Damon, at
their Moanalua country seat, in honor
Mr. S. E. Damon and bride.
| Ith.—Sad news received of the death
on the 7th inst. of Herbert W. Dickey,
at Haiku, Maui, from being struck in the
forehead by an anchor post of the new
trolley wire recently constructed for carrying cane to the Hamakuapoko mill.—
The morning collection at Central Union
Church, in behalf of Foreign Missions,
reached the neat sum of $10,479. The
offertory of the previous Sunday, for
Home Mission work, was $10,244, and
during the week members of the church
contributed $3,000, additional, for the
Hawaiian and American Hoards.
12th. Observed as Kamehameha
Day, a national holiday. Annual races
at Kapiolani Park and the usual Sunday
School picnics and valley outings, ren
dered the town exceedingly quiet.
13th.—Mrs. H. A. Williams delights
a large audience at the Y. M. C. A. by
her "Midsummer Night's Dream" entertainment —A frenzied Japanese attempts to murder his wife, on Pauahi
street, this city, at near midnight, then
slashes himself with the same knife.
14th.—A meeting of representative
citizens to plan for a fitting observance
of "The Fourth," decide upon the advisability of having a "rousing celebra-
—
—
Hr s* Warrimoo, Hay, for Victoria.
League," the object being to establish —Br
ss Miower.i, Hemming, for the (Colonies.
and conduct a cooking school for the LO—Rum cruiser Ra/boynik, Kussowich.
Am sch Krskine M. Phelps, (iraham.for N-w York.
training ol servants.
Am. M-hr Knim.i CUudi .a, Neils.,n, for Eureka.
Atn
bk Mohican, Saunders, for >an Kranc*»co.
24th. —Deathof Cjucen Dowager Kapi 11 -UBS
Philadelphia,
for San Francisco.
olani at Pualeilani, her Waikiki resi- 13 -Am ss Australia, Houdlette, for San Francisco.
Am
for San Francisco.
beuilixoii,
Olsen,
II
lir
H.
I>.
illness,
a
of
long period
dence, after
U Am sb Standard, (letchell, for San Fram isco.
aged sixty four and a half years.— 16 Amsh Aryan, Wliitiier, for "-an Francisco.
ss China, Seabury, for Yokahama.
Death of Daniel McCorriston, a resi 17—Ant
Am bktn Irmnard, Schmidt, for San Francisco.
19
Kio dc |an-;iro. Ward, for SanFrancisco.
Am
dent of this city for the past thirty five
ID U S S Adams, Itu.ik, for Pot To'.vnsend.
and
Mrs.
C.
—Mr.
H.
Kleugel
|ap
20
ss Nippon Maru, Evans, for San Francisco.
years.
Am M-hr Aloha, 1 label, for San Francisco.
celebrated their silver wedding anniver
Am bktn Amelia, Wilier, for Port Town-end.
Yon ( Hereridorp, for (he Colonies.
sary by a reception, at which many I] \i■ iss Alameda,
—Am htgl W(; Irwin, William-., tor San Francisco.
friends offer congratulations.
23--Am bktn Planter, McNeill, for San Francisco.
Am bktn Rol.t. Sudden, Itirkholm, for San Francisco,
25th.
New Diamond Head light
ilaw bk Hiinalav.t, Dearborn, for San Francisco.
tested for the first time.
\m--s Mariposa, Hay ward, for San Francisco.
ss Doric, Smith, for Yokohama.
26th.
The Kamehameha Girls' 24—Hr
27— Hr ss Coptic, Sealby, for San Francisco
School gave an afternoon " Myths and 18 Am bktn S N (astir, Hubbard, for San Francisco
\m
br Lillilionne, Hansen, for Kureka
Legends" entertainment in honour of ■
N Am ifa Star of Russia, Hatheld, for Port Townsend
the graduating class.
Franchise H4» —Am sh Jno C Potter, Meyer, for I .n una
granted the Hilo and Kohala Railroad
--
-s
—
—
—
——
s.
—
Company.
27th.—The body of the late t,)ueen-
Dowager lay in state at Pualeilani from
9 a.m. till 4 p.m., and was viewed by
all classes throughout the day.—The
City of Columbia, passing through the
quarantine period all right, comes into
port, and lands her Nippon Maru
pass.ngeis and freight.
2.Sth.—Arrival of steamer Hueiieme,
the new addition to the Inter-Island
Co 'a fleet, to be named the Niihau.
At midnight the body of Kapiolani is
borne from her late residence to Kawaia
hao Church, where it will again lie in
state, the funeral to take place on Sun
day, July 2d.
—
tion."
16th.-Mrs. Gunn'a cluss of "little
tots" delight a packed house, at the
Marine Journal.
, AY.
POHNRLTFUM
Opera House, Willi then exoibilion of
ARRIVALS.
fancy dancing.
i
t,
Finch,
s»
Gael
from San Ki.um isi
I
Br
17th.—The overdue steamer Nippon
U S S Philadelphia. K*utr, frohi mhhu.
lii
Ht.ri. Smith, from Yokohama,
Maru arrives off port with a suspicious
'1 Am hr I'.mina I laudina, Nchon, from Eureka,
death on board, which, on a post mortem
Aitken, from Yokohama.
Br si CaritatkCitv,
bk H. Hackfeld, Barber, from Liverpool.
examination held, is pronounced to have :i (lei
bktn
from San Praocitcoo,
Planter,
McNeill,
Am
been caused by the dread black plague.
\m i; t olusa, Ewart, for Ntwcaal c
Adams,
hook,
l)
S
S
from
Hilo
1
Vessel is placed in quarantine and the (i U £ 'iran«porl Grant, litis ro. from San KrancitCO,
following day the body is burned in the 0 Am Australia, Hoiidletle, for San Francisco.
Km bktn Amelia, Wilier, iron. Seattle,
ship's furnace. Subsequently the CVv ;
1 lir ss Warrimoo, Hay, from the Colonies
receive
the
B H, h Miuwcra, Hemming, from Vancouvw
engaged
is
to
Columbia
of
10—Am bfg W, 0 Irwin, Williams, from San Francisco.
I.
Honolulu freight and passengers, and I \m bit Mi Ni.ii, I't.ltrr-oii, Iti.in l-iysan
mli |n.i C Patter, Meyer, rrom Newcastle.
remain outside the allotted time in quar- LI Am
Haw bk X P Rithet, Calhoun, from San Francisco,
antine, and the Nippon Maru continues l.'i Am -s China. Seabin y. from San Francisco >arbor,
|t( Am sch UUeboflM, Hansen, from Gray's
on her voyage.
lb
hr Retriever, Parker, from Kong Kong.
at
17 Jap
Nippon Miiiu, Kvaiis, fr in Tokohima
air
recital
the
home
of
19th.—Open
Am bk S ( Alhn, lohnson, from San Francisco.
Am ss Rio dc Janeiro, Ward, from Yokohama.
Judge and Mrs. Frear by Mrs. H. A.
bk S N Castle, Huldiard, from San Francisco.
Williams, of Browning's "A Blot in the 21 —Am
Am ss Alamt-ila, Yon Oterendorp, from San Francisco.
Some
200
invited
guests 2'A Am bktn S G Wilder, |*V kson, from San Francisco.
'Scutcheon."
-
>-,
.
,
si
ss
si
ss
—Am ss Mariposa. Hayward, from the Colonies.
—Ar ss Doric. Smith, from San Francisco.
Am bk Martha Davis, Friis. from San Francisco.
Mr ss Coptic, Saalby, from Yokohama
Br ss Coptic, Sealby, from Yokohama.
M-Hawslmr Hueneim-, Johnson, from San Fran. iaCO.
.In V S traimport Zealanoia DuwiU-11, from San Fran.
Am bk Albert, Griffiths, from San Francisco
DLPARTURKS.
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Macfarlane, observed by a reception in 1 Am sh Fort <. ■onpt, Monte, for San Francisco.
i; taGaeJic, Finch, b.r Yokohama.
their honour at the Hotel Seas.de
U S tramp 01 Sherman, iianl, for Manila.
lir ss Doric, Smith, for Sin Francist o.
Annex at Waiknu by Colonel and Mrs. 2—Am
schr C R Wilson, Johnson, lor Cray's Harbor,
Diego.
Geo. W. Macfarlane, proved quite a :t hr ss CarlUle City. Auken, for SanTown,.-ml.
4 Am s. :.r Inca, nbl.hnl.ii. for IVt
society event,
6 Haw bk Manna Ala, Sinilb, for San Frauosco.
23d. —Prominent ladies of the city H Haw bk Andrew Welch, Drew, for San Francisco.
-Am bktn Skagit. Robinson, for Port Townsend.
meet and organise the "Housekeepers' 9—U
S transport Grant, Buford, for Manila.
attended.
20th.—Oahu College commencement
exercises in Pauahi Hall claimed the
attention of friends of education and
relatives of the pupils. -Silver wedding
s.
■l\
•Jfl
•Itl
-
r
<
BIRTHS.
I.UDKWK.
In this city. June 5,
a daughter.
to the wife of
H. F.
In Honolulu, June IS, to the wife of
EFFINGER.
John BAoger, a daughter.
BALI.ENTVNE.~AI Honolulu, June 7,
IfrC G. Itallc-ttyne, a daughter.
to the wife o
MARRIAGES.
SHIELDS MAI ON At HIK. In this city, June 16, at
the residence of C Y. Sturlevant. by ihe Rev. W. M.
Kirn-aid, W. C. Shitldato Miss G, Maconachie.
SIIARI'-t A1't.1.1.1. I*J Hi lulu, June 17, by the Rev.
t;. 1.. Pearson, Win. F.ulidd Sharp to Miss Amelia
Cepelli.
NEW I ON-BOWER In Hi lulu, June 7, Miss Mabel
holli of this city.
At Paiuilo, Hamakua,
Hawaii, June SI, liy llicY. H. Kitcat, Key. C. H.
Tomkins lo Miss M. A. Greenfield.
Si Andrew's dihedral, this
CRANE-JENNINOi.—At
city, June -U, by tne- Key A. Mackintosh, (.'has. S.
Miss
Jenrdnga.
HaaaJ
Cram to
WHITMAN PARS.INS.
In this cky, June 1, by the
Rev W M Kirn .ml, I). K. Whuman lo Miss Virginia
I'.ir
s.
tlii- lily, at St Andrew's
PFI.ENGK.K Al'I.l). In Key.
lathi-lr.il, lulieB.br tKe
A. Mackintosh, H. C.
Miss
Maud
Auld.
to
city,
this
BOWER NEWrpN. In
June- 8, by the Rev.
John Uaborne, Geo. A Bower lo Miss Mabel Newton.
IRAKI WILDER In this city. May 18, at the Theological Seminary, Horacs J. Craft to Miss Helen K.
Wilder, both of Honolulu.
-l« this city, June *, at St
KORBUS-ROLLIN& by
the Rev. Y. H. Kitcat. Emil
Andrew's Cathsdral.
Korbua, of Hon .lulu, to Miss Mac- H. X >llins, of San
Francisco, Cal.
I.INIiSAV-W001.1.F.V. -In this ditv. June 18, by the
Rev. Alex. Mackintosh, J.is. A. Lindsay to Mrs Cera
Newton to Geo
A. Itower,
TONKINS-GREENFIELD.
Key.
Woolley.
KOWKLI.-KKAZIKR. -In this city, June 11, by the Rev.
li. I. Pearson, Geo. C. Kowell to Miss Henrietta
Frazicr.
MKVER-F.ItRII.SnN. Al the residence of Mr B. F.
Dillingham, June la, by the Rev. W. M. Kincaid, A.
W. Meyer vi Mis. Charlotte Krricson.
RICK.-KING. —At Si Andrew's Cathedral, June 2fl, by
id Res'. Al.-x. Mackintosh, I 'lias. A. Rice to Miss Grace
K.thel Iting.
lII.OM-HKINE. Ai Si An lrew's Cathedral, this city,
lunc t9, by the R'-v. Alex. Mackintosh, A. Blum to
Mies Bertha Heine.;
-In this city, June 26, W.
AUSTIN-BARTHOLOMEW.
1.. Austin lo Miss Hatlie Bartholomew.
DEATHS.
RETT,- In II ono'ulu, June 2, Henry Walter, third
JAR
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0 months.
STANGENWALD. In this city, at his residence,
Nuuatiu Valley, June 1, Dr Hugo Stangenwald, a native
of Germany, aged 70 years.
at St. Mary* Hospital
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aired 41 years.
June I, Joseph Tinker, 'if this
city,
this
June 9, Mrs F. Wilhelm, wife
WILHELM -In
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McDOUG \l-I-.-At X lilu i, Kona, Hawaii, June 15,
Geo. Alt Dougall, sr., a native of Scotland, aged 74 years.
DICKEY.—At Haiku, Maui, from an accident, June 7,
Herbert W., third son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H, Dickey,
aged 24 years.
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to report on the ministerial standing of clearly than it now is that this school is
Rev. Z. S. K. Pualuhi, reported that one of the principal factors not only in
HONOLULU. H. I
he was a member of the Presbytery of the development of religious work and
This page is devoted lo the interests of the Hawaiian Maui and Malokai. Further action was life here, but also in the m tintenance of
Board of Missions, and the Kditor, appointed by the accordingly referred to that body.
law and good order among the various
Board, is responsible for its contents.
Wednesday morning the members of' races. For this reason its needs should
the Association were in attendance at appeal to all who are interested in the
Rev. 0. P. Emerson,
Editor. the closing exercises of kawaiahao welfare and prosperity of the Islands.
Girls' School. In the afternoon session
The Annual Meeting.
it was voted that the native churches
Ponape, Jan. 4, 1899.
be asked to contribute $ IMIO the coming
W.
W.
Hall.
Mr.
The late session of the Hawaiian year for Foreign Missions.
Respected Sir,—Your letter dated
Thursday morning the Association
Evangelical Association was rather unof the Dec. SI, 1897, has just come to hand.
representatives
received
the
eventful, there being nothing in particudifferent foreign churches, alter which
lar to disturb the harmony of the meet- the reports of the Secretary and Treas- I am sorry to say that your friend Mr
ings. The interest seems to have been urer of the Board were read, and they Nanpei is still held captive by the
It is now just a little over
transferred to the Sunday rallies when re-elected to office, together with the Spaniards
of
the
members
of
the
Third
Class
seven
months
since he was arrested,
those great contributions were taken up
Hawaiian Board.
and
confined
at
the Spanish headthe
for
home and foreign work.
At 4 p.m. the ladies of the Women's quarters, Santiago. I wish to remark
session
four
The
occupied
working Board of Missions entertained the memdays, opening Tuesday, June 6, and bers of the Association in the parlors of that we too have got a Santiago as well
adjourning Friday, June 9th, to meet the Central Union Church at the annual as Cuba. Nanpei has had a pretty hard
time of it among those cruel and vinagain Tuesday, June f>, 11)00, in Kau tea party.
the Association at- dictive Spaniards. His wife and family
Friday
morning
There were present
makapili Church.
tended the annual examination of the of five children were shut up with him
thirty-one pastors, twelve lay dele- students of the Institute. It was voted for a period of six months, and were riot
gates, and twenty one additional clergy- that hereafter the students be examined permitted to see or communicate with
men, missionaries, and associate mem- by the Association with a view to their any of their friends.
It is my candid
being licensed to preach. A motion to belief that the Spanish-American war
During the past year there has been a restore Mr. Lutera to ministerial stand- has saved our generous and true friend
It is quite clear to me that
ight increase in the contributions of the ing was tabled, to be taken up again Nanpei.
ative churches and patrons of the next year. The moderator and scribe the Spaniards intended to exile Nanpei.
Board, and a very large one in the gifts of the Association were appointed a Those astute priests knew that if they
of our American and English patrons. Committee to send the sympathetic could only get Nanpei out of the way
The Mission churches are not doing greetings of the Association to Mr. and then the road to them would be made
quite what they ought to. Only in the Mrs. Hyde in their invalidism, and smooth and easy. The people here are
Chinese Church have any collections absence from the country. A report so overjoyed over the Spanish American
wits read by the Committee on neurofor the Board been taken up.
war that they are almost beside themThe Church Committees gave reports logical resolutions.
selves. Loud and lusty cheers are daily
of the monies they had collected, and
At 4 p.m. the Association held the given for the Stars and Stripes.
their subscription papers were examined, Communion Service at Kawaiahao
Now, Sir, all this trouble with Nanpei
Very successful missionary is about religion. The priests were fully
found correct, and withdrawn from Church.
further circulation.
It was found that rallies, both home and foreign, were determined that Nanpei and his people
one set of subscription papers, that of held Sunday mornings June 4 and 11 in should renounce their Protestant faith,
the Committee of the church at Kalua- the Central Union Church.
Mission- and become Catholics. But it is quite
aha, Molokai, represented a collection ary services were also held in other safe for me to say that Nanpei is capable
of $960.50, and that of the Mokuaikaua churches.
of tremendous opposition if any one
Church of Kailua, Hawaii, a collection
manifests a desire to interfere with his
of $790.60, the latter made in about
The North Pacific Missionary Insti- rights or religious beliefs. The Spanish
three years.
tute has closed another year's work. here on the island are quite crest-fallen
response to an invitation received
over the loss of their empire, and their
>m the Committee on Organization in The usual examination before the Evan- Christmas was a sad and gloomy one,
the United States, a delegation of five gelical Association was held on June 9. not the same as hitherto. The Spanish
was chosen—three natives and two The students will work for the summer flag no longer waves over the Governwhites—to represent the Association at at the following points : On Oahu, at ment House at Colonia. I have just
the International Congregational Coun- Honolulu, Kaneohe, Punaluu, Kalihi, received, through the kindness of Capcil to be held in Boston, Sept.
of and Moanalua ; on Maui, at Wailuku, tain Eachfield, three newspapers dated
this year. The native delegates chosen Honuaula, Makawao, and Kaupo ; on August the 10th, 17th, and 24th, 1898,
were Rev. E. S. Timoteo, pastor of Hawaii, at Kekaha.
Two men also go and we are exceeding glad to have such
Kaumakapih Church, Honolulu, and i out for permanent service—both to glorious news. May God bless all the
moderator of the Association, and Rev. | Hilo. Rev. Earnest G. da Silva will brave and humane Americans. HitherS. L. Desha, pastor of Haili Church, take up the Portuguese work there in to we have been kept in ignorance of
Hilo. The white delegates chosen were place of Rev. Mr. Baptist, who will how things were going on, but now we
Hon. H. Waterhouse, vice-president of take a three months' vacation ; and Mr. are perfectly at ease. Sir, you may
the Hawaiian Board, and Rev. O. P. Ye Kui will enter the work for Chinese believe me when I say to you that those
Emerson, its corresponding secretary. already begun at that point.
priests have told the peopl*: of Ponape
To the above names that of Rev. J. Mr. Leadingham will devote himself more lies about the Spanish and AmeriKauhane, a member of the Senate and during the summer to finding new can war than would fill a good sized
pastor ot the church at Waiohinu, students, and to raising the endowment book. They tried to lead the natives to
Hawaii, was added later by the Board. ! of $150,000, which is now most urgently believe that the Spanish were gaining
The Committee appointed last year needed. It should be understood more decided victories over the Americans,
HAWAIIAN KOAKB.
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and that the Spanish men-of-war had
seized and taken possession of New
York. Of course a person with a grain
of common sense could easily perceive
this story to be a downright falsehood.
However, this*is just in keeping with
their character.
A few weeks ago a Spanish steamer
arrived here with three months' provi
sions for the Spanish soldiers, and on
her leaving she took away two priests
and fifty soldiers. Another steamer is
expected here daily to take away the
Governor and all his people. This is
almost too good to lie true. We hope
and pray that it may be true. We are
anxiously awaiting the arrival of the
next Spanish steamer, which is supposed to bring news of peace. We then
fully expect to see our friend and hero
I
return to his home, sweet home.
have made a careful list ol the dead and
wounded here on l'onape; it runs something like—killed, II; wounded,!).
This, Sir, is a very long letter, and 1
am afraid it will tire out your patience.
I am glad to say that Nanpei and family
Mother, sisters, and
are quite well.
brothers send their affectionate love to
Oliver, and best regards to Miss Knapp
Mother expressly desires her son Oliver
to write her at his earliest convenience.
I am, Sir, your humble servant,
Hknky BI'.AI'MONT.
Chinese Mission Notes.
Knowing that many readers of the
" Friend' 1 are interested in the progress
of mission work among the Chinese
living in these islands, it is thought a
few words relative to the same may not
A recent visit
be out of place here.
which I was privileged to make in the
island of Kauai in the interests of the
Mission was most interesting and inspiring. There seems to be quite an
awakening among the Chinese in
Waimea and the neighboring district.
The devoted workers of the Salvation
Army have gathered a number of these
Chinese into a " corps," and are doing
a good work among them. The evangelist placed in this region by the
Hawaiian Board, Mr Joseph Aiu, a
graduate of the North Pacific Missionary Institute, is also laboring here
It is encouramong his countrymen.
aging to see how these two divisions of
the great army of Christ" are working
harmoniously together for the uplifting
and enlightenment of those from " the
Land of Sinim." Most generous help
and support and co-operation is extended
to these workers by the Waimea Foreign
Church, whose able pastor, Rev. Mr.
Massie, has shown the warmest and
most brotherly interest in all efforts fur
the Chinese and other nationalities. It
was a great privilege to meet with our
Salvation Army friends and others in
"
the Chinese Chapel, kindly given to our
Mission some time since by Messrs Gay
and Robinson, and to hear the earnest
testimonies given by those who wish to
be on the Lord's side. Again a singularly inspiring Union meeting was
held in the Foreign Church, which was
attended by over two hundred persons
Indeed, I
of different nationalities.
think some one stated that there were
representatives of at least nine nationalities present. The church edifice is
the large stone church of Waimea, so
It is now,
long a familiar landmark.
however, wonderfully renovated, and
the interior is one of the most attractive
on the islands.
A beautifully finished
pulpit has recently been placed in the
church, of a fashion to suggest to loyal
Scotchmen the pulpit of the kirk where
they were guided in the right way in
their early days. The church was
brilliantly lighted for an evening service, the hymns though in different
tongues weie sung with a will, and a
spirit of deep and loving sympathy
seemed to pervade the assembly, so that
we all felt that it was good to be there.
Two young Chinamen from Hanapepe
have recently been baptized by Mr
Massie, and others are showing a
May
marked interest in Christianity.
the good work go on ! Returning by
the way of Lihue, an interesting meeting was held among the Chinese
laborers on the Lihue Plantation. While
in this district 1 was much surprised
with the noble work which is being
done among the German congregation
here gathered by our esteemed friends,
Here school
Rev. and Mrs. Isenberg.
and church work is being carried forward most efficiently by them, and
though far away from the Fatherland
these German settlers in the tropics are
being guided in those principles which
have been such a blessing to the land
of Luther
It will, I think, be interesting to our
friends to knaw that the " Mills Institute has just closed a most prosperous
Nearly eighty boarders have
year.
been with us, and a considerable number have attended the day school as
well. A fine and manly tone has prevailed among the students during the
year, and we rejoice in the marked
Christian development of not a few. In
September we are looking forward to
the coming of a strong reinforcement to
Messrs Russell
our teaching force.
(Amherst) and Turner (Princeton)
who have just graduated at Union
Theological Seminary, and Mr Swertfager (Amherst), men all highly recommended, will, we trust, give new
impetus to the encouraging work already
begun here. The Hawaiian Board has
extended a call to Rev. E. W. Thwing
to become associate missionary in the
work for the Chinese. Mr. and Mrs.
Thwing have been missionaries for
some years in the Canton Province,
[July, 1899.
have a fluent command of the Chinese
language, and wide experience in misWe look forward to
sionary work.
their coming with earnest anticipation,
and rejoice profoundly in their appointment to this growing and inspiring
work.
F. W. Damon.
Leave of absence for two months
was granted Secretary Emerson for the
purpose of conducting the native delegation which is to attend the International Congregational Council to be
held in Boston, September "20-28 ; also
the meeting of the American Board to
be held the following week in Providence, R.I. Mr Emerson expects to
start in the latter part ol August or
early in September. See below for the
names of the delegates.
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Two months ago Thh Friend was the
first to point out that Marconi's system
of wireless telegraphy was adapted to
give efficient telegraphic communication
between the islands of the Hawaiian
group. It is therefore a satisfaction to
learn that Mr. P.J. Cross is moving to
establish such communication at an
early date. The rate to be charged is not
to exceed five cents per word. From
Oahu to Molokai is 30 miles ; from Molokai to Maui, 10 miles; from Maui to
Hawaii, 20 miles ; from Oahu to Kauai,
61 miles. This last is a greater distance
than any hitherto overcome by this system. We have the advantage of numerous elevated points near the"coasts
which are to be thus connected. Such
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Volume '.7.
Tim Fkikni. is published the Inst day of asch in..nth in people are spiritually active and alive.
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June Meetings.
The coining week is the one for the
wonted annual conference "I our churches in the Hawaiian Kvangtlical Association, which embracea ministers of
five nationalities and languages. To
the coming rmetinj' a special interest
attaches as being the first one held
since by annexation Hawaii became a
part of the American Union. Of still
greater consequence is the fact that it
has been the opening year of a new era
in this hemisphere, in which America
has taken a new dominion as practical
mistress of the Pacific, and sets out to
extend the blessings of just and enlightened government, including absolute religious liberty. A new day has
the past year risen upon this part of the
world. Our meetings come amid new
prospects and new duties.
Occupying as Hawaii does the central
commercial point in mul ocean, the posi
tion of our churches becomes one of
great strategic importance. In this new
political and commercial era we stand
conspicuously in the forefront of Christ
endom facing westward to the great
Pagan Empires. In the successful pro'
pagation of American Chiistianity westward much must depend on the sort ol
exhibit that Christianity makes in
Hawaii, and whether our Christian
conspicuous location makes our testimony impressive. Here pass and gather
multitudes of men from all the lands
beyond. Here direct from Pagan institutions they first meet with Christianity embodied in social and public life.
They turn upon us a startled scrutiny,
and upon the social order and civilization to which our religion imparts elevation and moral tone. They carry home
their impressions of this Christianity,
anil of whatevei power it has for moral
restraint and social upbuilding. How
important, then, that our churches
should be highly consecrated to God's
Kingdom and service, and alive with
the spirit of righteousness and heavenly
love, not tampering with the low ways
of the world and of sinful living.
Then as the servants of Christ assemble let it be with an especially
solemn desire for a pervading spirit of
devotion, love, and heavenly zeal. Let
us fervently implore our Lord and King
to cause His Holy Spirit of Grace and
Power to rest upon our assembly, and
inspire us with great faith and ardor
for the work of His Kingdom. The
coming years are big with portent.
May the forces of Christ in Hawaii be
vigilantly marshaled for his work.
The Gospel for the Philippines.
lately Mr. F. VV. Damon, Superintendent of Chinese Work, whose
hospitality is unbounded to missionaries
in transit to and from Asiatic ports, enjoyed a call from Rev. Mr. and Mrs.
Hebbard. These were young missionaries of the Presbyterian Board on their
way to Manila, where they were going
to initiate mission work under that
Board. What other beginnings of evangelistic work have been made in the
Philippines we are not informed. It
may be taken as certain that the American churches will not be backward in
entering that great field, which has been
unexpectedly and wonderfully opened to
the Gospel.
It is an earnest desire of many Christians in Hawaii that the American Board
may early occupy stations in some section oi that group, perhaps in Mindanao,
a great island which lies directly in line
Quite
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Number 6
with the Caroline Islands, and is almost
a continuation of them. Rev. Dr. Hiram Uingham, whose life has been devoted to the successful evangelization of
Micronesia, has for a generation past
looked longingly at Mindanao, just beyond Micronesia. He has sent up many
fervent prayers that the Gospel might
soon reach that dark island, with its
million and a half of population. Now
suddenly a day of heavenly light seems
to be dawning for them.
Can Hawaii help in this great work?
A Year's Work of the Y. M. C. A.
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The May number ot the Association
Review is received, in which is reported
th proi ceilings of the 30th anniversary
of the Honolulu Young Men's Associaof
ti .n, il .o the members and finances
the S iety, and the work done during
tht \ 9
"f ear began with a membership of
390, < 1 closed with 439, KIT new member having been received To the "Boys
in lilus," on then way to Manila, over
1(10 00 sheets of writing paper, 45,000
envJo'ies and MOOD baths with soap and
tow '•; were furnished. Fourteen Gospel letting! were held in a tent erected
at
ip McKinley. The aggregate of
vi-ji .-:■:; to the rooms during the year
has been I*o,ooo. Mr. A. T. Brock last
August took up his duties as Assistant
Secretary and director of gymnasium.
Financial requirements have aggregated $6,41S. OS .exclusive of the educational
department. In addition $2,517.50 was
raised to clear the building of debt. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles M. Cooke have donated $'2500 toward a permanent fund.
"Religious work has been pressing,
but well sustained. The Jail meetings,
Bible study, Men's meetings and Evangelical meetings have been kept up with
interest and many young men have been
led to enter the service of the Master."
An address by President Dole gave
reminiscences of the first meeting of the
Society thirty years ago. Mr. Dole was
the first President. Ol the first eleven
names on the roll nine are still in the
islands, and two on the mainland. Six
of them were at the meeting. In 1878
the membership was 45.
A list of the 82 members of the present 12 committees of the Association
presents a noble body of active and able
Christian men, such are salt and power
in any community.
The growth and progress of our Y. M.
C. A. in these last thirty years has been
greater than even the wonderful growth
of our city in that time.
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THE FRIEND.
[June, 1899.
Report of Tour in the Gilbert Islands. Bingham." The vessel came back in were present, willing to be questioned as
good shape, the log showing the hand- to their life, and 16 others were reported
RByECAV.WALKUP.
ling of no novice. OivOctober 17th the true and faithful, but not able to attend.
(AWidgtd.)
"Queen of the Isles" brought relief to Seven were admitted on confession, and
Training Schools in the persons Of all seemed encouraging, exctpt rumors
the
to
Up
July 12,1898, I was looking
of the teacher Boari. We hope that
forward to Mr. Channon's return and Mr. and Mrs. Channon.
On the second trip we took four fami- Rev. Kaaia will be returned to his work
my getting home for a vacation ; but lies, or twelve passengers, and being by this trip of the "Star." [His health
Providence had a different plan. On well ballasted, we carried sail and were has not permitted it.—Ed ] It was the
receiving definite news of war between favored with a quick passage of sixteen testimony of all that the work on the
our country and Spain, and knowing days. During our ten days in the Bu- whole had made much progress during
lagoon, we made a trip to Makin the last year. One method of work
that there were gunboats at Ponape, and taritari
in a boat. At each of the four stations much praised was for all teachers and
that they held Capt. Melander and his where catechists reside, I found the work Christians to concentrate and visit a
American trading schooner, and that on the increase—very much so at Makin village one week and all go to another
they also held Henry Nar.pei a prisoner and Tanimaiki, where I left the two the next, until all the principal districts
from even before the war, we felt anxious boys on the last trip. Now I leave a had been visited.
married couple to succeed them, and
At Nonouti, since our first visit, the
lest a gunboat should visit Kusaie and the boys go on with us,
until at Nonouti school has been going on steadily and
break up our schools, and send us mis- they succeeded in getting helpmeets. seventeen young people have been resionaries away on the "Hiram Bing- At Makin we found thirty-one clear- ceived into the church. These, with
ham," or else sink the boat or take it to headed, clean handed church members, twelve on our first visit, make twentyalso three to be reinstated and eleven to nine in all, besides two restored and two
Ponape.
be admitted. We also found the King received by letter.
Hence I hastened on a tour to the Bureimone,
who made a confession, sayAt Apemama, a new code of
has
Gilbert Islands, having confidence that ing he wished to make a new start and been published. One law is laws
that the
the school would not suffer under the lead a clean
life. At Butaritari the word "slave" (the title given the people
careof two assistants, wiih Dr. Rife at faithful ones were so few and scattered by the chiefs), must not be used, as
hand to give his daily attention
that we could not have a communion. there are no slaves under the British
I had visited seven of the islands be- The multitude on Butaritari is halting flag, and the chief
not demand any
fore word came that Spain was suing for between two opinions ; with more teach- prepared food frommust
them as heretofore.
peace, when I hastened back again to the ers we could reach many. This is the These laws
brought great relief to
school to meet the "Morning Star." On island for which I made the request for our Christianhave
people. All
must
this tour I found encouragement at a a white missionary family, and no word attend school. Persons children
to
wishing
village in Butaritari, where the Peniel comes in reply.
marry must be of age and have the permissionaries had their station, and left At Marakei the pastor and his wife mission of the
king or magistrate. This
two of my crew to help them.
had separated and lived apart for several island stands first on book sales this
I also found the work encouraging at months, she with the girls and he with year, and ranks second in
Nonouti. One feature, the three teach the boys. Both had been zealous and The curse of no childrencontributions.
is passing
ers with their schools had made a tour active in their school
work. Finally the away. Our Christians presented five ba
of the island with a company of 100 or other catechist and assistant teacher had bies. I had one bright looking couple
more; but the Catholic priest followed succeeded in getting them together. selected, and they were prepared to go
them from village to village to keep their The pastor had revised the church roll, on the morrow
to Kusaie to school,when
followers away from the heretics, threat leaving the names of sixty-nine clean I learned that the bride's mother
was a
ening their people if they helped to feed Christians on it, of whom eleven had victim of leprosy and ju6t quarantined.
the visitors, as is customary on the been received this year and twelve re- The young king, deprived
of his monarislands. Sufficient food, however, came, stored.
chy, was an attendant at all the services,
and also crowds to hear the singing and
There are no Catholics on this island, but has not given his heart to Jesus as
preaching of the Gospel.
and besides our three schools, the Gov- yet.
At Apemama we found the woik ernment has two with teachers who were
1 he islands of Atamuka and Kuria,
growing, and also the heathen party trained at Kusaie, and who are Chris which are under the rule of
Apemama,
were going to excess in drinking sour tians. The average attendance on the have never had a catechist till
toddy and breaking the laws in general, Sabbath services at the three stations is These are our last islands to take 1898.
posand threatening any who might inform 220, the mid-week services averaging session of.
We landed lobi and Mary,
on them.
SO. There are several villages which and their young baby, with a letter from
At Maiana our catechist had fallen. have never been occupied for lack of Mr. Murdock, the government
agent, to
On my later visit I removed him and teachers.
the magistrate, with orders that they be
put another in to take charge of the
At Tapiteuea the work has been from housed and fed, and all the children be
school of one hundred.
the first under the Hawaiian shepherds sent to school.
At Tarawa Key. J. Teraoi reported until the last year, but as we saw the At Maiana we landed on the day of
the
the work as steady. The Catholics had work the holiday week, I can safely say high
or tidal waves. When nearly
hurt their own reputation by their un- it is encouraging. The missionary con- to theswells
passage in the little boat, a monaanctified zeal. At Apaiang the only tributions increased from $5 1.60 of last strous swell rolled under us
and went
decline in the work were some uncon- year to $71.60 this year, besides $30 combing shoreward,
carrying the great
verted heathen received into the church tor home evangelization, or $101.60 in stone breakwater with
it. We had to
last year. We wished to visit Tapite all. Sales of bibles grew from $41.50 wait till
the morrow to get ashore. I
uea, Marakei and Banaba, but head last year to $60.88 this year. The work visited each of the stations and
learned
winda and calms interfered, and hearing at the station occupied by Rev. Paaluhi that the average church attendance
had
that Spain was suing for peace, we had suffered much from his failure. been about thirty adults and 200
or more
headed for Kusaie. Dr. Rife was very Several asked to be restored. Only 33 school children. Since New Year's
the
anxious to visit the Marshall Island*. wished to commune against 140 report- attendance has been large, comprising
Hence I took the shoie work and the ed by him last year.
the whole body of rulers and officers.
Doctor took the command of the "Hiram
At Rev. Kaaia's station 101 Christians As they could not have their
the
dance,
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THE FRIEND.
King told them the only sport they help the scholars to sell their shark fins
could have would be in Christianity. So and get money for books, he was grabthey say they are going to be Christians bed by the throat by the enraged captain, and would have suffered violence,
now.
We left Tabaou and Taria in the place but two half caste brothers woiking on
of the fallen teacher. A young brother the steamer pulled the captain off
of the catechist left atAtenaka stayed on
While looking after their spiritual
board until the anchor was up, asking to food and drink, I wish to help these pen
go to Kusaie to school. He is well spo- pie physically ; in fact, I think they apken, and I trust may be taken another preciate the limes, mangoes, bread fruits
year. Rev. Punui seems to be plodding and the tank of rain water. I had told
along, and the most promising feature the pastor that if they would build a
of the work is a class of young boys who large cistern of stone and mortar, I
would send for cemrnt to line it. I was
sing high tenor.
At Tarawa we did not meet the resi very sorry to disappoint them, as they
dent Commissioner on either visit. At had fulfilled their share of the work.
our last visit he had gone on a trip to The Spanish war had prevented. I
Fiji. At Tarawa the reform seems to wonder if I could take them a drill for a
be to keep the natives at work. After well and then use a pump. Who will
rebuilding public buildings, they haveto contribute to confer this blessing on
rebuild their own dwellings, raising them ? [Banaba is an isolated rock
them two or three feet from t ie ground. not atoll—several hundred miles west
The government agent insists that all of the Gilbert group, perhaps the only
children living near schools, either Prot- islet in the Pacific not appropi iattd by
estant or Catholic, shall attend them. the great Poweis.—Ed.]
In conclusion, we find the woik grow
The pastor, Rev. Teraoi, is an active,
earnest man, a good speaker, with an ing and hopeful at every station. The
open door bi fore him, yet with many great majority of the workers have bern
adversaries in Tarawa. In spite of the very faithful. Although they feel the
fact that the people are scattered on dif- lack of more frequent visits and helps in
ferent islets, and most of the time on their work, I think I can safely say that
the move, he has kept six schools run- in general they use very good judgment
ning. The church on Tarawa does not in dealing not only with Roman Cathoget strong, many dropping out as others lic propagandists, but also with Caesar.
are gained. Twelve have been received Moreover I find the traders speaking
this year and two restored. [Until the more highly of the teachers than in
British Government enforced peace, years gone by.
I consider this the one great cull, to
Tarawa had been an incorrigibly savage
island, and the terror of its neighbor, have a larger "Hiram Bingham,'' as ire
can hardly depend on the "Star" for this
Apaiang. —Ed.]
The church at Apaiang [Dr. Bing- work.
ham's former post.—Ed.] is the best of The Sabbath Schools of the islands
all our Gilbert Is. churches, although it need more help than we have been able
has a roll of only 72. This was the to give them. I used my mimeograph
place where in 1880 I commenced to again in giving the S. S. lessons, but I
know and love the Gilbert people. We, had only material enough to give them
with Rev. Teraoi, were six days with twelve lessons of 200 copies each. Bethem. We support but one catechist, having a small printing press on the
but the church supports two and the "Hiram Bingham," and printing primaWoman's Board one. Thus we have ry and intermediate lessons, we would
four Protestant workers. Our catechist find use for 2000 copies each week of
is not a very bright scholar, but a meek the year.
Then in regard to the schools at Ku
and true man, and commands respect.
He has one of the best schools in the saie, when shall they be enlarged ? Miss
Hoppin asked me to make inquiry as to
group.
At Banaba they had been having a the number of girls to be had in the
drought until a few weeks before our ar- Gilbert Islands for the Girls' School.
rival, when the early rains began to fall Some fifty, at least, are hoping thai
and things were somewhat green. Pas- their turn will come soon ; '-00 could be
tor Raireke, also catechist loteba and had for the asking, from kindergarten
the assistant teacher and deacon Teian- size up.
A look at the statistical table shows us
tenga, had done good work. The island
is under no protectorate, but the people that we have a population of over 20,000
have government, and those that break to care for ; and the number of adhethe laws must work on the streets. I rents and those who are willing to listen
walked over a street at least 200 feet to the Gospel are about one-half of the
above the sea, it being leveled and grav- population,or 10,000. Nearly 6,000 have
eled from the beach gravel. When the made profession of their faith since the
trading schooner called, the captain sent beginning of the mission, but of these
ashore for women, but word came to thtre are only about 700 adults who arc
him that the island was missionary and real workers. Among the school chilwomen could not visit ships hereafter. dren there are perhaps 700 or more little
Then when the pastor went on board to Christian heroes.
—
Twenty five preachers, four of them
ordained, preach the gospel to 2500 people weekly, being assisted more or less
by the twenty-six teachers. Over 600
of the IMIO Sabbath School membership
make a thorough study of the lesson,
committing not only the verses but the
outlines and references for home reading.
As to gifts -only about 62 cents a
member ; but what proportion is this of
their income? Many heathen have
hard work to get the Queen's tax of 50
cents, betistal their tobacco, while our
Christians buy books ($628) and clothes.
I only wish the churches in the homeland would give in like proportion.
A. C. Walkup.
Hawaiian Mission Children's
Society.
The 47th annual meeting of the Society
held May 20th at A. F. Cooke's.
Mr. Cooke was elected president.
Appropriations for the current year
were passed, as follows:
Supportof teachers in Kawaiah.io Seminary $150
was
"Support of pupils in Kawaiahao Seminary 200
•Support of pupils in Kast Maui Female
200
Seminary
"Support of pupils in Koh.ila (iirls' School 250
ilo
Hoys' Hoarding
•Support of pupils in II
...
School
Aid to schools of Chinese Mission
Aid to Portuguese Mission work
Aid to Japaneae Mission work
Aid to Mortlock teachers anil evangelists
Aid to Missionary on Pleasant Island
Aid to the Hawaiian Hoard, a special gift
to Mr. I.utera, evangelist am.nig the tiilhert Inlanders in Lamina
Aid to the Gilbert Island Mission work in
the hands of Mr ( hannon
( in responding Secretaries
2CO
report
no
Publishing annual
(
ontingencics
20O
200
tjo
300
10O
50
jo
I<XJ
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Total
$2190
"Preference in the expenditure of this amount
to he given to the children of Hawaiian missionaries and ministers.
Rev. C. M. Hyde, D. D., and Mrs.
Hyde sailed hence May 13th for a visit
to Massachusetts.
Much solicitude was
felt on account of the Doctor's health.
He has for two years past been suffering
much from heart trouble and other complications, which have of lite debarred
him from work It is possible that travel
and change may prove of benefit, although his strength for endurance of
fatigue seems limited.
Our anxiety for Dr. Hyde was greatly
relieved on the .'Hlth by hearing from
Mrs. Hyde of his safe arrival in San
Francisco, after a quite comfortable voyage, which seemed lo have agreed with
him. The fatigue of the railway journey
across the continent was still before
them. That also may prove salutary.
Honolulu is honorably represented in
Vale University baseball by young Albert R. Cunha, who is a leading athlete, and steals bases as if he weighed
less than half the .100 pounds which dis-
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THE FRIEND.
on Evolution Theories. It is earnestly hoped that their counsel
and authority may be wisely exerted so
At a recent social science meeting, as to restore order and peace to that disRev. Dr. J. T. Gulick read and spoke tracted people. But we can expect no
upon Evolution in a-most clear and dis- permanent peace either in Samoa or
criminating manner. He maintained Tonga until those groups pass under
the protectorate of a strong and benevo
the opinion that environment formed lent
white Power, like all the rest of the
only a part of the causes determining Pacific Islands.
variation. Important causes were inherent in the animal or plant subject to
Bad News from the Caroline Is.
variation, independently of environment.
The Barkenline Ruth arrived at San
Dr. Gulick also contended against the
very current theory of Weissm*" n, tViat Francisco on April 23d, from the Caroacquired characters are not fra.iciniissi- line Is. She reports a very severe hurble. He cited the elaborate rejent ex- ricane at
Kusaie, in the latter pait of
periments of Mr. Gates, of M: r> .and,
It appears to have been even
February.
on
eduthe one hand
upon guinea-pigs,
cating them to distinguish co'oia, and more destructive than the disastrous one
li abon the other, bringing them i
a few years ago.
solute darkness. After the fifth ...DeraCapt. Melander bad been released by
tion of such training, the young of the the Spaniards at Bonabe. They still
one class were born with great.y ilcvel- held in captivity the excellent Henry
oped brain cells of the optic s. etion, Nanpei, whose life does not appear to
while in the other class those b rin cells be in danger. He seems to be kept as
were nearly abortive.
a hostage, to prevent attack and massaDr. Gulick staled that a Ger...an spe- cre of the Spanish by the natives.
cialist had cut off the tails f many A tribal war was raging at Ruk, in
successive generations of while mice, which Rev. A. G. Snelling is reported to
without effect upon the tails of the latest be egging the natives on. Mr. Snelling
progeny. Mr. Gates had conducted a had several years ago ceased to be in
different course of experiment. He had the service of the American Board, and
trained the white mice to a prehensile had been a painful thorn in the side of
use of their tails, until the fifth genera- the Board's missionaries.
tion were born with a prehensile aptitude
Full and reliable information from
of tail. This elicited the laughing ap- those islands is anxiously awaited.
plause of the audience.
These delicate and intricate studies in
Sisters of the Sacred Heart.
evolution have been Dr. Gulick's recre
ation from his arduous life long misMay 6th was the fortieth anniversary
sionary labors.
of the arrival of these ladies in these
islands. Their important contribution
Queen's Birthday, 1819-1899.
to the higher education of Hawaiian
The eightieth birthday of the excellent girls must be gratefully acknowledged.
and illustrious Queen Victoria was en- They have, in their own way, laboring
thusiastically celebrated on May 24th by with great self-denial, become a very
our British fellow-citizens, while Ameri- important part in the work of training
cans heartily joined with them.
the female youth of these islands to civThe celebration closed with a grand ilized and refined living. At the same
ball at the drill shed, which was attend- time that their work began, there was a
ed by the consular corps, the members general revival on a considerable scale
of the Protestant boarding schools for
of the local Government, the officers of native
girls, in which thousands of them
the Sixth Artillery, U. S. A., and those
have
been
trained by ladies from AmerGuard
Hawaii.
the
of
of
National
possessed of high
Her purity of character, her wise mod- ica and England
eration and the length of her reign over missionary enthusiasm. A certain
her glorious and advancing empire, com- sense of competition and rivalry between
bine to render Queen Victoria the most the Catholic, Anglican and Protestant
prominent and exalted personage of the schools of this class has not been unfavorable to the excellence of their work.
nineteenth century.
Dr.
J. T. Gulick
.
Samoan Commissioners.
Honolulu enjoyed as guests for three
days the German, British and American
Commissioners to Samoa, Messrs. Yon
Sternberg, Eliot and Bartlett Tripp, en
route to Apia, per U. S. cruiser Badger.
Gleaners' Lawn Fete.
The annual lawn party of the Gleaners, last Saturday, was a great success.
It was held on the grounds of VV. R.
Castle's residence, where tents were set
up under the trees, and many hundreds
[eTiin,,- 1899.
of youth and their elders congregatedSeveral hundred dollars were netted for
the treasury of the Woman's Board, to
which the Gleaner! are auxiliary. Much
of this was from sales of ornamental
articles made by the young people.
There was a heavy run upon Mrs. Fuller's tamales Ice creams, cocoanutand
other candies, lemonade, delicate cake,
etc., were lavishly consumed. A very
amusing farce of the Punch and Judy
sort was worked by the nimble fingers
of three young ladies. The heads of the
figures were made of potatoes, and great
was the fun.
A Wretched Suicide.
A sad tragedy took place last Friday
in the rear ol the editor's premises. Wj
were called to give aid in the case of a
German named Schmieden who had been
violently abusing his wife, and having
been arrested for it, whs taking poison,
in the form uf permanganate uf potash.
I knocked oul of lie hind a glass of the
mixture which he had parti)- swallowed
before I could reach him. He then
made for the town and procured carbolic
acid, which he brought home. On the
police arriving to arrest him, he swallowed the acid and died in a few minutes. The man had been jealous of his
wife. A few days before the suicide he
had throttled her and blackened her
eyes, a very quiet and helpful woman.
He was crazed with liquor and beer
when lie took tin: poison. How far
alcohol was the cause of his miserable
end, or how far a bitter disposition had
a share in the tragedy, does not appear.
But it was clear that without the drink
there might have been peace in the home
and a very capable man saved from destruction. One would not wish to be of the
men who sold Schmedtn his drinks that
afternoon, and who are daily fostering
violence and crime by their pernicious
traffic. One deeply feels this when the
horror and misery come so near. It
was a close and bootless fight with the
devil of drink and murder. God help
usall!
Dreyfus Returns to France.
The news comes that a military escort
has actually been sent to the prison of
Dreyfus, in Cayenne, to bring him back
to Paris for revision of his case. The
world rejoices at this triumph of justice
in the great republic over the enormous
power of the French army. The good
name of France, so grievously dishon
ored by the revelations made of deliberate fraud in the former trial of Dreyfus,
and by the persistent refusal of the government to rectify them, will now be
purged of its world-wide shame.
�Vol. 57," No. 6.]
Providing for an Election.
Filipino Insurrection Breaking Up.
Adverse critisim of the Government
has been made on account of their preparing for an election to be regularly
held in September for a new Legislature
under the laws of the Republic of Hawaii. It is alleged that such election is
uncalled for, because before the Legislature can meet, the old laws will have
been suspended by the new Territorial
laws to be enacted by Congress. But
no one can assert that Congress will
legislate for Hawaii before February
when our new Legislature should meet,
or even that Congress will legislate at all
at the next session, alth'-ugh it is most
probable that they will do so. No
chances are to be taken. We are to go
on and provide for a legislature to meet
all possible contingencies, and especially to pass the appropriations, without
which there would be distress and confusion. Besides, contingencies are always possible, f'i wih. li an extra ses
sion of the Legislature may be necessary. To hold no election would leave
the country without any Legislature af
ter September next. The duty of the
Government is clear and unquestionable,
to proceed as they are doing in the registration of votes, and the duty of voters
is also clear, to go and be registered,
and to vote on the day of election.
It is indeed good news that the brave
and ably led forces of America have
conquered Aguinaldo's insurgents, and
that peace and good order will now be
established in Luzon. Aguinaldo represents only a small portion of the many
disunited tribes inhabiting the Philip
pines, over whom he aspires to rule
without their consent. The civilized
world have no confidence in his proposed
rule, but do have entire confidence that
the civilized and benevolent government
of the United States will efficiently ad
minister wise and beneficent government
over those ignorant and uncivilized pop
illations. In destroying the oppressive
Spanish rule, America became responsible for the maintenance of peace and
order in the Philippines. The task is
an arduous one, but cannot be shirked.
Such degree of local autonomy will be
given as can safely be done.
Honolulu Rapid Transit.
After a long and thorough investiga
tion, orders have been completed and
sent East for material for the new tramcars and motive power. The power
will be electric; for the more central
parts of the town, the Brown underground system has been adopted, and the
trolley for the suburbs. In shifting from
the underground plates to the trolley
there is no interruption. There will be
40 main carrier cars and 10 trailers, seating from 36 t 50 people. We may hope
within a year to have rapid transit to all
the principal sections of the main city,
and in two years to all suburbs within
five or six miles. How the old mule
cars will compete with the new system
remains to be seen. Perhaps there has
not been due credit given to the old
company for their very useful service,
without which the pleasure of life here
would have been sadly obstructed. Just
so our people fret at discomforts on
inter-island steamers, which seem such
palaces of comfort to us old-timers who
used to voyage on the slow, tumbling
schooners of thirty years ago. But we
all hail the coming of the swift and
roomy electric cars, with cheap rides to
Moanalua, Manoa, Kaimuki, the Pali,
Diamond Head, and perhaps Tantalus.
45
THE FRIEND.
The Government has granted permits
for the importation of 5:111 Japanese
contract laborers this year. It is also
confidently txpected that at least 5000
laborers will be obtained from the north
of Italy, by the Suez route, during the
year. The needs of the new plantations
are urgent. What we most need is to
find American farmers to cultivate our
cane fields on shares.
The town of Hilo has been suffering
from typhoid fever, a number of deaths
having occurred. Suspicion attaches to
the water supply, although the water
enters the pipes far above the inhabited
districts. It seems probable that the
original cause was the visit at Hilo of
the U. S. troops from the sadly infected
camps at Kapiolani Paik.
Frost was experienced at the Volcano
a nearly unprecedented occurrence. The altitude is 4000
Liabilities of Sugar Shareholders.
feet. Probably theie was a c.ild current
A careful statement has been made in from the snow fields of Mauna Loa,
respect to ten new plantations organized twenty five miles to the northwest.
within one year, and most of them within
three months. Those shares of these
ten corporations which are subject to
assessments, aggregate $11,246,000.
May Ist—Meeting of the Social SciThe whole of the assessments thus far ence Club held at Oahu College, the
of the evening being by Rev. John
paid in amount to $1,888,500. This essay
leaves due the amount of $9,356,500, all T. Gulick on Evolution.—The Y. M. C.
celebrate their thirtieth anniversary
of which is likely to be called for during A. reminiscent
sketches by a number of
the two years ensuing, in order to com- by
members,
tho
charter
inteispersed with
the
and
mature
the
plete
equipments
selections, followed by refreshfirst crops. It is thus seen how large musical
and heavy are these new enterprises ments and a general social, which the
which our people have eagerly underta- large attendance duly enjoyed.
2d.—A Portuguese workman on ths
ken. We feel prepared to say that nearly
all of these are eminently sound under- Bishop museum annex, losing his baltakings, which will yield some good ance, fell some twenty feet onto a mass
margin of profit under the most adverse of building stone and met instant
conditions that are liable to arise. There death, the skull being crushed and neck
is no "wildcat" element. This great broken...The U. S. cable ship Nero
and sudden expansion of our business is arrives, with deep sea sounding apparadue almost wholly to the sense of politi- tus, en route Guam, Manila and Japan.
cal stability based upon annexation, the
3d.—U. S. S. Badger, with the joint
previous lack of which was a depressing high commission for Samoa, arrives
check npon enterprise. As previously from San Francisco.
stated, this expansion is also largely due
4th —Stock book of the new big Olaa
to recent improvements in water supply Sugar Co, incorporated at $5,000,000,
from wells and by steam pumping. opens for subscriptions, and meets favor
These have made available for culture with prominent business men and capigreat tracts of fertile but arid lands.
talists.
New.
7th. —A tram car driver is auddenly
Something
attacked from behind by some unknown
This is a cold storage plant on a person and knocked off his car senseless,
sailing vessel. The Hilo clipper Rod- at Waikiki.on his last trip for the night.
Bth.—Allotment of $300,000 for local
erick Dhu is being fitted at San Francisco with a freezing chamber of 76 tons share holders in the new First American
capacity, to be run by a small gasoline Bank to be established here found ready
engine. She will carry from Hilo trop- subscribers. —The Pioneer Mill Co., of
ical fruits and all kinds of vegetables in Lahaina, increases its capital from
Another
the off months. Probably the very per- $1,350,000 to $2,000,000.
iahable mangoes and guavas can thua Kahuna case comes to light through the
be successfully transported to the Coast. death of the patient, in this city.
House on May 7th,
RECOE
D F VENTS.
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9th.—An intoxicated soldier from the
transport Senator- fell from the ship as
she was leaving port and was drowned
in the channel.
10th.—Jury trial of the Japanese rioters at Kahuku begins.
11th. -The Oahu Sugar Co.'s mill
made a trial start today, a number of
interested visitors being present.
12th.—Lilinoe, the Kahuna responsible for the death of Koali on the Bth
inst., is found guilty and sentenced to a
fine of $100 and costs.
13th.—Sunday School rally, participated in by nearly all the schools of the
city, have their parade and exercises,
and made a formidable showing, some
2000 being in line.—Ed.Devauchelle reports being clubbed to unconsciousness
in the Iwilei district, this city, and
robbed of $180 in gold, at a late houi.
15th.—An out of door performance of
"As you like it," by the Waldorf company, takes place at Punahou for the
benefit of our associated charities, and
is well attended, notwithstanding inclement weather.
16th.—As the Australia was leaving
port, Wade, the chief cook, shot and
mortally wounded Gillespie, the head
waiter, and, defying arrest, is shot at in
turn by police officer Evans and stunned.
Wade was then arrested and conveyed
to the station house and his victim taken to the hospital, but death ensued
the following day.
17th.—Application is filed with the
Minister of Interior for a charter for another railroad for the is'and of Hawaii,
a rival to the Hilo company just entered
upon its preliminary work.
18th.—The Kahuku Japanese case
before the jury results in a verdict of
murder against one, manslaughter
against two others, and acquittal of the
remaining two.—Meeting of Chamber
of Commerce decides in favor of an Ha
waiian exhibit at the coming Omaha ex-
position.
THE FRIEND.
[June, 1899.
ss City of Peking. Smith, from Su Fl_ac_co
clubs of the city, Mr. Chas. A. Elston 2428—Am
Br ss Moana, Carey, from San Francisco.
is declared ihc champion.
Haw sh Styr of Russia, Hatfield, from NinuM.
--US transport Centennial, Kagles, from San. Francisco.
26th. Island steamer Iwa took fire 20—Am bktn lrmgard, Schmidt, from San Franciscoo.
—Am Ml Alameda.Yon Otersndorp, from the Colonies.
off the east coast of Oahu and sank at 27—H
1 X GH-wr Razboknik, Kussowlch, from Valparaiso
Milne-, 99 days from London.
the entrance of Punaluu.— Farley-Smith —Br sh Kilmory,Sherman,
80—U S transport
from San Francisco
wedding at the residence of the bride's 81—Br ss Gaelic, Finch, from San Francisco.
bktn
Robt.
from Newcastle.
Sudden,
Birkholm,
brother, W. 0. Smith.—Schr. Mokulele —Am
—Am sh Geo. Curtis, Sproul, from New York.
was driven ashore by stress of weather —Ger sh Wcga, Rom merman, from London.
on 23d inst. at Wainiha, Kauai, and is
DEPARTURF.S.
reported a total wreck.—The Associated
I—Am bk Ceylon, Wilier, for San Francisco.
Charities effects organization, with 2—Am
sch Carrier Dove, Brandt, for Port Townsead.
8 -Am bk Martha Davis, Friis, for San Francisco.
President Dole as its first President.
Am bktn S G Wilder, Jackson, for San Francisco.
bktn S N Castle, Hubbard, for San Francisco.
26th. —H. Fa Dillingham successfully 4 —Am
-Am sch Wm Renton, Jansen, for Puget Sound.
promotes another big plantation—the ■ V S transport Newport, Saunders, for Manila.
—Am srhr T S Negus, Manka, for San Diego.
MclJryde Sugar Co., of Wahiawa,Kauai, 8—Br
ss Coptic, Sealby, for Yokohama.
Schme—U S transport Morgan City, Lombard, for Manila.
$.{,MH,,000.
at
—A.
capitalized
-U
S
Belknap, on cable survey for Manila.
den, through family troubles, commits 7 —AmbkS Nero,
Albert, Griffiths, for San Francisco.
sch C S Holmes, Johnson, for Port Townsend.
suicide by drinking carbolic acid.— 9—Am
Am
J B 'Inomas, Lennond, for Kahului.
Counterfeit $-0 Hawaiian treasury notes —U Sshtransport
Ohio, Boggs, for Manila.
—U
S
transport
Senator, Patterson, for Manila.
are again discovered in circulation.
—Br ss Garonne,Conradi, for Seattle.
Adderly,
bk
Lindfors, for Puget Sound.
27th.— Annual lawn party of the Mis- Hi—Br
—Am sch Transit, Jorgensen, for San Francisco.
Glean
at
the
\V.
Miowera,
sionary
grounds of
Hemming, for Vancouver
en
11 -Br ss
sch Defiance, Blum, for San Francisco.
R. Castle scores a financial success.— 12—Am
Lewers,
Goodman, for San Francisco
—Am sch Robt.
Hepworth, for the Colonies.
Arrival of Russian cruiser Razboynik, 18—Br ss
for
Gaelic,
Finch,
—Br
San Francisco.
from Valparaiso en route for Yokohama. 14 -Jap»■ss America Mam, Cope,
for Yokohama,
sch Honolulu, Thronaglc for San Francisco.
British ship Kihnory makes a smart lb--Am
Am schr (*til ie Ford, Segdhorst, for San Francisco.
run of 09 days from Lr-ndonto this port. 10 -Am ss Australia, Houdlette, for San Francisco.
18 —Am bktn W H Dimond, Nilsen, forSan Francisco.
28th.—Memorial Day sermons at the 19—US transport Solace, Dunlap, for San Francisco.
ss Tai Fu, Schuldt, for San Francisco.
Christian and Central Union churches. —Ger
—Am sch W H Talbot,Bcnncke. for Port Townsend.
At the former the special service for the
Am sch F S kedfield, Birkholm, for Port Townsend.
ss Carmarthenshire, Burch, for San Diego.
Geo. W. DeLong Post, G. A. R., was 20—Br
21— Am bktn G C Perkins, Maas, for Mahukona.
held by its pastor, Rev. W. A. Gardner, —U S transport I.eelenaw, Stores, for Manila.
22 —Am ss China. Seabury, for San Francisco
himself a veteran of the war. At Cen- 28— Am schr Jessie Minor, Whitney, for Eureka.
ss Moana, Carey, for Sydney.
tral Union, appropriate and intensely 24—Br
—Am ss City of Peking, Smith, for Yokohama
services
were
held
patriotic
by Rev. W. -Am sh S P Hitchcock, Gates, for New York.
bktn Klikitat, '"utler, for Port Townsend.
M. Kincaid, on lines out of the ordi- 25—Am
Am bk Topgallant, Lundvaldt, for Puget Sound.
schr Repeat, (Jlsen, for San Francisco
—Am
nary.
27—Am ss Alameda, Yon Otercndorp, for San Francisco.
30th. —Memorial Day: duly observed —US transport Centennial, Eagle*, for Manila.
—Am schr Fred E Sander, Svensen, for Port Townsend
by the usual appropriate exercises. 29—Am
schr Golden Shor *, Kasmussen, for Puget Sound.
—Am bk C D Hry.uit, Colley, for San Francisco.
Sergt. Maj. Kdw. J. Wilson, Sixth Ar- 31—Am
schr Mary E Foster, Thompson, for San Fran.
tillery, delivered the oration.—The trans
port Sherman, the finest of the fleet and
BIRTHS.
largest vessel to enter our port, arrives
At Hilo, Hawaii, April 48th, to the wife of J. H.
from San Francisco with nearly 2000 MABV.
Maby, a son.
troops, en route for Manila.
BOND.-At K. hal.i, Hawaii, May 10, to the wife Dr.
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of
B. Ii Bond, a son.
Marine Journal.
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PORT OF HONOLULU, MAY.
MARRIAGES.
LEE-LELOY.-At Hilo, H. 1., April 11, by the Rev.J.
H. t ruzan, Mr. Peter I.cc, of Olaa, to Miss Mary Eliza■
beth l.eluy, of Hilo.
20th.—Spring exhibition of the KiloARRIVALS.
JOHNSTON-CLARKF..-Inthiscity, May 15, Robt. B.
hana Art League in its new quarters,
Johnston, of Spreckelsville, to Mia, May t Urke, af Saa
('.itchell,
sh
from Tacoma.
1 Am Standard,
Francisco, Rev. W. A. Gardner officiating.
Progress block.—Annual meeting of the 1—Am I»kin t .co C Perkins, liana, from Newcastle,
DAVVSON-RAPHAEL.-In Honolulu, May 14, Henry
Neio, Belknap, from San Francisco.
Mission Children's Society. Support 2 ITII SS
Dawson to Mary Raphael, both of this city, R«v. R: S.
S S Hadger, Miller, from San Francisco.
of sundry school and mission work, etc.,
Tintoteo officiating.
wait,
Am I>k Topgallant, Lund
frota Poll Blakeley.
4- I' S Transport Morgan lity. I ombard, from San Fran
to the amount of $2,290 is voted.
this city, May Mth, at theresiWEAVER-CRARY-In
1)
Am l.k C Bryant, Catiy, from San Francis, o.
dence of W. K. Castle, Esq Phillip 1.. Weaver to Miss
Am si In !•' E S.miter, Svnison, from Port Ludlow.
Agnes
Crary,
tlst.—Another inroad upon the hithRev.
Parkerofficiating.
H
H.
Br ss ( n|iti< Beatby, from San Francis-co.
erto quiet observance of the Sabbath is I IS Tranapoct Ohio, Hoggs, from San Francisco
FARLEY-SMITH—In this city, May ttfch, at the mi
ran poit Senator, Pal terson, from San Francisco
dence of W. O. Smith, Esq., brother of the bride, »v the
made by the militia, the First Regiment 6* HrU ssS IGaronne,
Conrad*, from Seattle
Rev. H. H. Parker. J. K. Farley to Miss Juliette Smith,
8 Am hr Golden Shore, Rasiiiussen. from Newcastle.
G.
it
for
a
sham
battle
both of Koloa, Kauai.
H.
taking
at
N.
Am schr M E Foster, Thompson, from San Francisco.
Grove.
Remond
ORDWAY-McARAN.-Atthe Roman Catholic CartuAm bktn W H Dimond. Nilson, from San Francisco.
dral, in this city, May 27th, byßt. Rev. Gulstan Ropert,
Haw l»k Andrew Welch, Drew, from San Francisco.
22d.—A new board of brokers organ
George Ordway to Miss Virginia McAran.
ft Am schr Jessie Minor, Whitney, from Eureka.
"Hawaiian"
the
Stock
on
from
San
Australia,
Houdlette,
11 Am m
Exchange,
ize
Francisco.
Fu, Schukit, fiom Hakodate.
saTai
Qar
more liberal lines than rule the pioneer —Br ss Miowera, Hemming, from the Colonies
DEATHS.
12—Mr s« Aorangi, Heuworth, from Vancouver.
concern, with plan for daily sessions.
Finch,
from
Yokohama.
At
Gaelic,
BF.I.INi;.
Hr ss
1
Wainaku. April 30ih, the infant daughter
—J.ip an America Mnru, Cope, from San Francisco.
ofMr. and Mrs. Win. Kbeling.
24th. —Queen Victoria's birthday, obStores,
US
from
San
transport
Leclenaw,
13
Francisco. WISE-At Olaa,
Hawaii. May 4th, Nellie Emma, eldest
served very generally; reception at the
Amliktn Klikitat, Cutler, from Port Gamble
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wise, of Hilo. agsvd IT
Inea, Herkholm, from Newcastle.
consulate by British Commissioner If Am M:hr
years and 10 months.
\m liktn Sk.igii, Robinson, from Port Townsend.
Hoare and daughter. In the evening a
US transport Solace, Dmilap, from Manila.
t'AMARA. lv this £>, May tlst, J. M Camara, Sr.,
Am schf Chas R WiU'/u, Johnson, from Gray's Harbor
i*>
aged *7 jean.
ball was given in the drill shed, which is Am
■
schr Aloha, Dahel, from San Francisco.
Am bk Mohican, Saunders, from San Franc* >co.
was very largely attended.—ln theseries
HUGHES.—In Honolulu, May X2d, Jerome CTNeil
Carmarthenshire,
Br ss
Burch, from Yokohama.
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hughes, aged
of tennis contests between the different 22—Am
ss China, Seabury, from Yokahama.
yean.
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Vol. 57, No. 6.]
HAWAIIAN
BOARB.
,
HONOLULU. H. I.
m
This page is devoted to theinterests of the Hawaiian
Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the
Board, is responsible for its contents.
Rev. 0.
jP. Emerson,
-
Editor.
Programme for Anniversary Week.
Sunday, June 4 —ll a. m., Home Missions Rally at Central Union Church.
Monday, June B—lo a.m., 1:30 and
7:30 p.m., meeting of the Sunday
School Association, at Kawaiahao
Church.
Tuesday,
6—lo a. m., and 1:34
p. m., meeting of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association, Kawaiahao Church;
7 p. m., meeting of the Hawaiian Board.
Wednesday, June 7 —9 a. m., Closing
Exercises of Kawaiahao Girls' School;
1:30 p. m., meeting ol the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association, 7:30 p. m.,
Union Meeting of the Y. P. S. C. E.,
June
Kawaiahao Church.
Thursday, June B—9 a. m., meeting
of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association, presentation of the representatives
of the different Missons; 10:30 a.m.,
reading of the annual reports, and election of Secretary and Treasurer, and
members of the first class of the Hawaiian Board, Kawaiahao Church; 4
p. m., Ladies' Annual Tea Party, Central Union Church parlors.
Friday, June 9—9 a. m., Annual Examination ofthe Students of the N. P.
M.1.; 1:30 p. m., meeting of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association, Kawaiahao Church; 7 p. m., annual election
of officers of the Board of the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association.
Saturday, June 11 a. m., Exhibition
of Oahu Sunday Schools, Kawaiahao
Church.
Sunday, June ll—lla. m., Annual
Sermon on Foreign Missions by Rev.
S. B. Bishop, D. D., Central Union
Church; 4 p. m., the Lord's Supper admistered, Kawaiahao Church.
The Molokai Meeting.
The meeting at Kaluaaha, Molokai, of
the Maui and Molokai Association
(Presbytery) called for May 3d, really
began April 29th, when the old meeting
house, built by Father Hitchcock, was
re-dedicated, after having been re-roofed,
re-plastered and put in good repair.
Sunday was the great day of gathering,
at least 800 people must have been
present, and the great house was full.
The singing was excellent and took
moat of the time, yet there was a prized
opportunity for two or three short addresses.
All the Sunday schools of Molokai
were represented save one, that of the
leper settlement; also representatives of
the Sunday schools of West Maui were
present. The exhibition lasted nearly
five hours. The collection amounted to
nearly $500—enough to wipe out the
debt. About $75 of this was contribu
ted by Hon. J. W. Kalua, the Circuit
Judge of the islands of Maui and Molokai. The lonely valley of Pelekunu was
the birth place of this noted Hawaiian.
There, in that secluded out of the way
spot he began life, with apparently as
little prospect of advancement as the
humblest ol his race. But from that
seclusion he pushed himselfinto notice,
and by his ability and engaging manner
has won his way till he stands the most
prominent native on the bench and a
leader of great influence among his people. The Americans of these islands
have much to thank Judge Kalua for.
The very audacity and bravery of the
man in the stand which he took during
the days of the revolution, are only
equaled by the sprightliniss and gener
osity of the man as a companion and
host.
Conspicuous among the leaders of
classes at the Sunday school exhibition
were two white women now resident on
the island. It was a most encouraging
and hopeful sight. Indeed, to one of
these ladies is largely due the achievement of the repair of the old church.
People contributed to the undertaking
because she was interested in it and
urged and in a way controled it. The
people of Kuluaah;i have not a little to
thank Miss Bruce fur—for aid rendered
them and their children.
The regular meeting of the Association began Tuesday, one day earlier than
the call. It was practicable to do this,
because the Sunday School Association
had finished its work the day before.
The interest of the meeting centered
about the report of the committee ap
pointed to investigate the charges
against Rev. S. Kapu. A divided report
was made. Three of the committee
found the charges to be true, and two
questioned or denied them.
It was rather surprising that the find
ing of the committee was not unani
mous, for the proof of the charges was
overwhelming, and was not denied by
Mr. Kapu, but was acknowledged by
him, at first impliedly and finally di
rectly and honorably.
When the guilty brother said, "I leave
myself in your hands, for you to deal
with me and discipline me as you see
fit," it was rather surprising that certain
brethren, even then, should seek ur
gently to quash the proceedings. It can
only be accounted for by the supposition
of a culpable lack of moral feeling on
their part. Such men are the bane of
the Hawaiian pulpit. We would be better off without them. The guilty man
47
who confessed his fault is far more worthy to be in it than they, and we greatly
appreciated Mr. Richards' remark when
he said, "Now, Mr. Kapu, since you
have honorably confessed your fault, I
give you my hand of sympathy and am
ready to help you and work with you."
The sentence passed on Mr. Kapu is
six montns' suspension from the ministry. There are palliating circumstances
in his case, and we trust that he may
yet become again a power in the Hawaiian pulpit.
Union Rally of Sunday Schools.
On Saturday afternoon, May 15th,
there took place what was fitly termed
a grand rally of the Protestant Sunday
Schools of the city and vicinity. Nearly
2000 scholars and teachers marched
in procession, carrying a profusion of
banners and mottoes. No untoward
feature marred the display. Children
and youth of many diverse races united
in the long line. The streets were
strung with mottoes and banners, from
the gathering point at the drill shed to
the terminus at Kawaiahao churchyard.
Richard and King streets were gay with
bunting and bright colors. The order
of the procession was as follows (numbers approximate) :
1. Band of Kamehameha School... 10
2. S. S. of Kamehameha Manual
and Preparatory
180
S. Methodist Sunday School, white 60
4. Kawaiahao S. S., Hawaiian.... 230
5. Disciples'Church, white
60
G. Japanese Sunday School
40
7. Palama Sunday School, Haw'n.250
8. Portuguese Sunday School.... 80
9. Chinese Sunday .School
120
0. Kaunrakapili S. S., Hawaiian 280
1. Central Union S. S., white
400
2. Kamehameha Girls' School.... 80
30
3. Waikane S. S., Hawaiian
A reviewing stand had been erected
in front of the opera house, upon which
were seated nearly forty public dignitaries, clergymen and leading Christian
workers. In front of this company, each
school in succession halted and sang
appropriate songs. Thence all marched
to Kawaiahao church yard, where an inspiriting address was delivered by Rev.
G. L. Pearson. After singing,"Onward,
Christian Soldiers," the schools marched and dispersed.
The credit of this excellent display of
our Sunday Schools is especially due to
the planning and exertions of Mr. Theodore Richards, field secretary of the
Hawaiian Board. It is of the greatest
value in showing something of what is
being done in religious instruction, and
in uniting our various denominations in
cooperative effort. All Christians pres-
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ent must have felt greatly encouraged
and inspired.
It is interesting to observe that more
than one half uf the scholars present
were Hawaiians. Their schools are
most efficiently
superintended and
taught. There has been a marvelous
advance among Hawaiians during the
past thiny years in intelligent knowledge of the Scriptures, due to good work
in the Sabbath Schools, largely also to
the thorough Bibll instruction given in
the Girls' and B >ys' Boarding Schools.
Popish Revereion in England.
Public attention in England is now
strongly turned upon a very active
movement of a portion of the clergy of
the Established church toward adopting
most of the corruptions and mummeries
of Popery, both in forms of ritual and
in practice. Among these which are
forbidden by the church laws, are Mariolatry and Saint worship. It seems to
be a curious instance of what scientists
call Atavistic Rcveision, a fulling back
to ancestral defects and weaknesses
which had been outgrown. One can
view with a degree of compassionate
respect the absurd mummeries and unchristian practices which the Roman
Catholic church has perpetuated from
the dark ages. It excites only disgust
to see free and enlightened Britons renouncing the glorious Reformation and
turning back to heathenish corruptions.
There seems to be no good reason why
they should stop short of taking an Italian priest as their sacred and infallible
head.
Meantime, as they derive their livelihood from the Government, the laymen
of England, through Parliament, are
reminding these wayward gentry that
they must choose between renouncing
their livings and adhesion to the laws of
the Established church. The tendency
is to hasten the very desirable end of
Disestablishment.
The Peace Conference.
This conference of the Powers, initiated by the Russian Czar, is now in
session at the Hague, in the interest of
abating the evils of war. Probably not
much of direct value will be accom
plished, but it is a move in a noble
direction, and doubtless a beginning of
better things. As long as great Powers
indulge in grasping and ruthless ambition, so long will war and thorough pre
paration for war be indispensable to hold
their cruel greed in check.
It is indeed gratifying to be assured
that there is no troth in the uport that
Queen Victoria is threatened with blindness.
Memorial Day Observances.
1899.
Bryde shares sold immediatly at from 15
premium. The prospects
ofthis new plantation are undoubtedly of
the highest order.
The whole amount of assessments on
the new plantations, to be paid mostly
within two years, is something like nine
million dollars. Incoming dividends on
existing plantations are expected to supply the means for what promise to form
gilt edged investments for the revenues
ol our island people, many thousands of
whom are owners of sugar stock. We
have reason to hope that many of
Christ's people will also invest liberally
in the work of His Kingdom.
to 25 per cent
Memorial day was observed on May
30th, in Honolulu, with the usual care
and appropriateness. The whole town
turned out to witness the great procession, all being under the direction of the
G. A. R. veterans. For the first time,
the U. S. army were present to take
part, in the persons of Battery I of the
Sixth Artillery. The two battalions of
the National Guard also turned out.
The sadly thinned band of G. A. R.
veterans followed in carriages. Everywhere in the cemetery flowers profusely
adorned the graves. The oration was
Lahaina.
MPionelrf
delivered by Sergt. Maj. B. J. Wilson,
of the Sixth Artillery. Three volleys
Perhaps no industrial developrrient
were fired over the graves of the Grand
has
been more remarkable than that of
of
35
from
squad
Battery
men
a
Army
by
I. The day was generally observed the Pioneer Mill Co., at Lahaina.
throughout the city, business houses Twenty years ago this sugar plantation
closing at noon and flags hung at half was considered very much over-valued
mast.
at the price of one million dollars. Its
selling at the rate of seven
Olaa Sugar Co. has been capitalized stock is now
millions.
The
advance is due mainly to
at $5,000,000, one-half of it paid up
that unlimited
discovery
the
recent
stock, which includes the cost of the
water supply for pumping could be ob20,000 acres of land. When the $',500,- tained from surface wells near the shore.
-000 of assessable stock was placed on By this means cane is now being grown
the market, it was all subscribed for in along a belt of ten miles in length, exthree days to such an amount that each tending each side of Lahaina, giving a
present crop of 12,000 tons, and a prossubscriber could receive only one third
pective one of 20,000.
of the shares subscribed for, although
Lahaina is now connected with Waithe whole of the first assessment of ten luku by an excellent road along the pre
per cent had been paid in on subscrib cipitous base of the once arduous
ing. This illustrates the public's eager "mountain," giving an easy carriage
ness for promising sugar stocks, as well drive of four hours.
as the wealth of the community. The
boom has now continued for three
U. S. Transport Sherman.
months, with somewhat moderated ac
tivity.
lius great ship of 5600 tons has arSMcuBgryade
rived in port. She carries nearly 2000
Plantation.
souls, including the Sixth Infantry and
Mr. B.F. Dillingham,the experienceed other troops, numbering 1761 soldiers.
promoter, has promptly followed up his There is a hospital corps of over 100
successful floating of the five million dol- men. Among the many officers on
lar Olaa Plantation, by organizing the board is Brig.-General Fred S. Grant,
his reMcßryde company with a capital of three whose boyhood campaign with
him a historic
nowned
father
makes
This
is
plantation
and a half millions.
person. The Sherman will bring back
located on the south side of the island volunteers from Manila.
of Kauai, extending from Hanapepe
river to Koloa. Over two thirds of the
assessable stock was taken up by apeciil
subscribers, but a half million, more or
less, was placed on the open market for Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
subscription, the first assessment of ten
BSTKBLISHBD IN 18P58per cent to be paid down. So great
Exchange
was the eagerness of the public for this Transact a general Hanking and
approved
security.
business.
Loans
made
on
stock that twenty times the amount was
instantly subscribtd, and something like Bills discounted, Commercial credits granted.
one million dollars paid down in coin Deposits received on current account subject to
or certified checks. Nineteen twentieths check. Letters ol credit issued on the principa
of the money was returned to the sul- cities of the world.
*#" Agents iii the Liverpool and London and
scribers. People manage to "dig up" a
Globe Insurance Co.
this
town.
The
Mein
deal
of
coin
good
BISHOP & CO.
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The Friend.
HONOLULU. H. 1., MAY, 1899
Volume 57
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S. E. BISHOP
CONTENTS.
...
Christ's Crowing Kingdom
Keep Loyal to < hrist
New Evangelical Catechism
Peril from Heathen JajKtnese
Aala Park
Ixwkingfor a New Cemetery
llishop Willis Arranges to Resign
"I'he War in Samoa
University Extension...
Scriptures for the Philippines
New Valley Road
Associated Charities
Record of Events
Marine Journal
Hawaiian Hoard
The Missionary Kekela Returned
Adverse Conditions in Japan
Bft
JO
86
SS
88
87
87
87
88
J9
8»
*°
Christ's Growing Kingdom.
"Wars and rumors of wars" make us
sad, often despondent. What is to be
the outcome of our fierce battling with
the Filipinos? Where is there any
sunshine beyond the dark, hurtling tempest ?
Our supreme solace and assurance is
based upon the solid certainty that the
great, glorious dominion of the Lord
Jesus Christ overall the earth is coming
on with hastening strides. He is soon
to rule over all the tribes of mankind.
All the dark, sullen peoples are, in the
fullness of time, to own Him as Lord,
and to enjoy the light and love of His
gracious rule.
That blessed and perfect Kingdom is
the theme of prophetic song. A King
is to rule in judgment and righteousness. The Redeemer comes to be "a
leader and commander of the peoples."
Jesus taught us to pray, "Thy kingdom
come." Not in vain have those prayers
ascended. That benign sway is hastening on. Looking with Faith's confiding
gaze, we discern beyond the storm the
coming sunshine ot earth's long day of
peace and sweetness.
These human struggles and conflicts
are the necssary precursors of spiritual
victories. Many of the devils whom
Jesus exorcised, sadly tore their victims
before they departed. Wars
mammon. In this line come inward
peace, joy and fellowship with Christ.
We deeply pity and sorrow for the deluded millionaire Christian, who prides
himself on handing out a few thousands
here and ihere out of his hundreds ol
thousands of income, when the least
loyalty to Christ and His Kingdom
would draw from him one tenth of his
accumulating gains—when hearty, glad
loyalty would perhaps make him halve
those gains with the Lord's work. Oh.you
cramped and overloaded brother, how
your spiritual congestion would find relief in copious beneficence, if only the
Christ.
blessed light of Christ's love once illuWe Christians all deeply need to cul- mined your soul!
tivate and maintain a clear and strong
vision of this Coming Kingdom. It is
RDTervG
J. ulick.
the one great and bright hope of the
It is a great pLasuie to welcome for a
opening century. It should be the cenvisit
to his native land, after long aball
and
tral thought of
effort.
progress
the Rev. John Thomas Gulick,
sence,
children
to
and
seek
expect
Teach our
with his wife and daughter. Dr.
Ph.
D.,
Work
for
it.
for
the Kingdom.
Pray
it. Consecrate all to it. Be intensely Gulick is the third brother of the noted
Gulick missionary family. He labored
loyal to Christ and His Kingdom.
for many years in Kalgan, north of Peking, and still longer in Japan. Dr.
Keep Loyal to Christ.
Gulick holds an eminent position among
The piesent strenuous rush for gain in writers on evolutionary science, espeHawaii imposes a severe trial upon the cially in connection with the late Dr.
spiritual life of our Christian people. Romanes, whom it was his happiness to
They are in danger of being so consumed be the means of restoring to his lost
Christian faith. His early studies of the
with greed for the money prizes that
variations of Achatinellae mollusks, in
dangle before their eyes, as lo forget the Uahu mountains, enabled him to
their own souls, to stifle their hunger for construct theories indispensable to the
higher life, to postpone their sacred ob- science of evolution, and corrective of
ligations to their Master, to forget God, preceding errors.
and Eternity, and Heaven. But "what
ALiberal Gift.
shall it profit a man if he gain the whole
lose
his
soul
?"
world and
At a late moment, we are rejoiced to
In improving present opportunities for
learn
that Mr. Charles M. Cooke has
there
is
no
necessity
legitimate gain,
whatever of so far (orgetting higher in- donated the sum of $50,000 to the Haterests or neglecting sacred duties. waiian Board, as a permanent fund.
Christian brother, get what you gain The gift is worthy of the son of consestrictly tor your Lord's service. Hold
all that you receive as His steward. crated missionary parents, of beloved
Renew and make more comple your and revered memory. It gives especial
consecration to Him. When you find cheer at this time as betokening that
the spirit of greed tending to possess and our wealthy Christian men are awake to
inflame you, remedy the evil by some their obligations to Christ and his Kingact of deliberate and joyful contribution dom, in this time of their increasing
from your gains to the Lord's work. In wealth, and tbe rapidly growing needs
all your activity maintain an active and of Christ's Kingdom in this hemisphere.
self-sacrificing loyalty to your Master An immediate want is for that endowand His glorious Kingdom. In liberal, ment of $150,000 for the N. Pacific
copious gifts to the Lord's treasury, in Mission Institute, to educate minister*
some of the many forms of public ben for the Portuguese, Japanese and Chieficence loudly calling upon us, is our nese in these islands, as well as for HaHonolulu to begin a survey of the ocean waiians.
ous must attend the breaking down of
Satan's cruel rule over the oppressed
and misguided nations. But that rule
will be Irft broken for a rule of justice
and mercy to be established on its ruins.
When, for instance, the Philippines are
Editor pacified, there will no longer remain the
hopeless Spanish exclusion of enlightGrand opportunity will be
MuM enment.
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toChristian
88
83 ers
reach
the
and initiate them
people
to
84
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New Evangelical Catechism.
F"or two years a committee of eighteen
delegates of the leading evangelical
churches in England have been engaged
in constructing a catechism which represents the doctrinal tenets held in common by those various churches. The
adoption was unanimous, indicating that
all those denominations hold all of the
doctrines therein embodied. Although
many tenets held by several churches
are omitted, the high spiritual tone of
the whole renders the catechism profitable to all. Its positive attitude in opposition to various current forms of
religious error may be seen in the following questions and answers
As against Papacy
33. Cj.—What is the Holy Catholic
:
:
Church ?
A.—lt is that Holy Society of believers in Christ Jesus which He founded,
of which He is the only Head, and in
which He dwells by His Spirit; so that,
though made up of many communions,
organized in various modes, and scattered throughout the world, it is yet One
in Him.
As against State Churches
86.
Q.—What is
:
a Free Church ?
A.—A Church which acknowledges
none but Jesus Christ as Head, and,
therefore, exercises its right to interpret
and administer His laws without restraint or control by the State.
As against Sacramentarianism
41. Cj.—What are the Sacraments of
the Church ?
A.—Sacred rites instituted by our
Lord Jesus to make more plain by visible
signs the inward benefits of the Gospel,
to assure us of His promised grace, and,
when rightly used, to become a means
to convey it to our hearts.
As against Prelacy
40. Cj.—How may the validity of such
a ministry be proved ?
A.—The decisive proof of a valid
ministry is the sanction of the Divine
Head of the Church, manifested in the
conversion ofsinners and the edification
of the Body of Christ.
:
:
As against Unitarianism
19.
Q.—What
:
is the mystery of the
blessed Trinity ?
A.—That the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit, into whose Name we
are baptized, are one God.
As against Universalism
9. Cj.—What are the consequences of
:
sin?
A.—Sin separates man from God,
corrupts his nature, exposes him to
manifold pains and griefs, and, unless
he repents, must issue in death eternal.
In assertion of Vicarious Atonement:
[May, 1899
14. Cj.—What did He accomplish fo
us by His death on the Cross ?
A.—By offering Himself a sacrifice
without blemish unto God, He fulfilled
wards peace and goodwill, which shall
quiet and tame the fierce element latent
to such a degree in these people ? Do
we not know by daily and world wide
experience that there is no power in
human society so influential, so actively
efficient, as the power of Christ on
men's souls, to bring them into mutual
love, into justice and good will to one
another ? What these people need is
the loving, purifying Gospel of our
Lord and Master, lo work its uplifting,
softening, conciliating work upon their
communities, until many of them are
subdued into cordial obedience to the
faith, each one to become a light among
their fellows and a teacher of the right
ways of the Lord. Let there be even
one earnest Christian among every score
of Japanese, and a powerful force for
peace and good order will be created.
Each Christian disciple is a bright light
in the darkness. He is a mighty force
among his people, leavening and moulding them to wise thought and right
the requirements of Divine Holiness,
atoned for all our sins, and broke the
power of Sin.
Love, God's central Perfection
2. Cj. How must we think of God ?
A.—God is the one Eternal Spirit,
Creater and Sustainer of all things; He
is Love, boundless in wisdom and pow
er, perfect in holiness and justice, in
mercy and truth.
While positive, the tone is not aggressive. In the ninth question room is left
for the "Eternal Hope" indulged by
those like Canon Farrar, who hope that
all the lost will at some time in eternity
be brought to repentance. Room also
is left for the more scriptural doctrine of
"Conditional Immortality." Both of
these opinions are increasingly held in
evangelical churches, and had to be allowed for.
action.
Our wealthy capitalists, the planters,
then owe it to themselves, if merely as a
Peril from Heathen Japanese.
matter of insurance against riot and
By "heathen" Japanese we do not incendiarism, that they promote Chrismean the more intelligent classes of that tian instruction among their laborers.
is perhaps one Japanese Christian
nation, many of whom are highly edu- There
preacher to every three thousand of his
cated and ot refined culture. We refer people. There ought to be three times
to the uninstructed lower classes, from that number actively teaching their peothe very lowest of whom come the great ple the ways of Christ.
This course is emphatically urged, if
majority of the immigrant laborers on
as a measure of enlightened selfmerely
our plantations. They are people upon ishness. See
to it that every Japanese
whom the educated Japanese look down camp is reached by persuasive and symwith scorn. They have little knowledge of pathetic teachers of Christianity, who
the ordinary decencies and proprieties of shall gain the confidence of the laborers
life. They are often of heathenish reck and establish over them an influence
lessness of conduct, although amenable which shall be elevating and conservato authority, especially to that of supe- tive of good.
Then consult these
teachers as to how you may render the
ors of their own race.
We are continuing to import great lot of your laborers more healthy and
numbers of these ignorant and excitable wholesome, and make them happier in
laborers to work upon our plantations. their work. Make their condition more
About 11,000 came in last year. There homelike, and let them see the Christian
is nearly a certainty that 20,000 will be good will and charity in your relations
added this year. There will then be of master and servant. Every emfrom 60,000 to 70,000 of these people in ployer of labor sacredly owes such duthe islands, or nearly one-half of the ties to those who toil for his wages.
entire population composed of this alien
race, mostly of extreme ignorance and
ADay of Geologizing.
of much passionateness. Of what they
are easily capable is shown by their
It was our rare privilege a few days
recent murderous attack upon Chinese
at Kahuku. It is clear that unless effi- ago to drive Dr. C. H. Hitchcock, of
cient means be found favorably to influ- Dartmouth, down the Nuuanu Pali road.
ence them, the peril to society is great The eminent geologist was so fascinated
from such an increase in their numbers. with his work that he walked back up
So long as the laborers of other races
(of the Chinese especially) continued the 800-foot climb. This new road has
nearly equal in numbers, the latter were been cut into the precipitous side of the
a check upon irregularities of the Japa- mountain through nearly its whole
nese, and one race could be pitted against length of two miles. It presents a long
the other. When the latter come to be succession of tremendous
cuts into the
double the numbers of the former, that
side,
mountain
which
are
nearly
perpencheck will no longer efficiently operate/./
Such is the dangerous element. What dicular. Very rarely are such exposures
influence can we commind working- to- to be found of freshly excavated strata.
—
:
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35
THE FRIEND
There are opened immense stratifications splinters made it necessary to our the neighborhood of the Chinese theater
of very ancient lava flows, both horizon- horse's equanimity to keep well ahead. and St. Louis College, also those inland
tal and sloping. There are numerous United States national collections will from Kaumakapili church and Beretania
vertical dikes of prismatic basalt splitting be enriched by a multitude of specimens street. The periodical flooding of these
through the earlier lava layers, from unknown depths to mountain summit.
There are huge masses of old lava in
process of decomposition through the
forms of spheroidal boulders, shelling
off friable laminations.
Of especial interest is a surface layer
of red cinder of great depth, evidently
ejected from the singular chasm close to
the turn of theroad at its summit. Just
beyond the steel bridge at the upper end,
this layer lies in sloping strata of fifty
or more feet in depth. These strata are
inclined at an angle of thirty or more
degrees, following the incline of the pre
cipitous ridge. Just beyond and above
the bridge can be seen their junction
with the ancient horizontal strata of the
mountain. At other points below, the
various forms assumed in the junction
of the new cinder with the old lava are
extremely interesting, the heat of the
new having cooked the partly decomposed surfaces of the old. There is
probably no other locality in this group
where road cuttings have exposed so
many facts of striking interest.
It is a rather curious circumstance
that two very eminent geologists were
both independently misled into the same
wrong conclusion by observing the
steeply inclined stratification of the
above mentioned red ejecta. Dr. James
D. Dana and Dr. Sollas of Dublin, both
saw from the head of the road on the
opposite inaccessible cliff these conspicuous sloping strata, from which they
inferred a positive evidence of a steep
downward flow of the lavas of the
mountain. This to their minds confirmed the theory that the depressed
Koolau area below was the bottom of a
vast caldera or crater, of which the
great mountain precipice formed one of
the original walls.
The truth is that the precipice wall
everywhere exposes a very solid horizontal stratification. The sloping cinder strata are entirely superficial.
Neither fact, however, proves anything
for or against the caldera theory; since
the walls of Kilauea and other calderas
are horizontally stratified. But the
great mountain wall of Koolau can be
far better accounted for as the result of
weathering by the beating windward
rains through long ages. Their erosion
has worn and sculptured down the original vast mountain dome until on that
side only the skeleton vertebrae remain.
A like condition is conspicuous on the
west side of Waianae ridge, which was
peculiarly exposed to westerly storms.
On the lower part of the road, Dr.
Hitchcock found some specimens oflava
containing forms of much beauty and
rarity, but which would have wholly
eluded an unpracticed eye. His hammer was vigorously plied and the flying
collected by Dr. H. in Hawaii and New
Zealand.
Aside from the special scientific in
terest, the new Pali road affords a series
of striking scenic views It is also a
fine piece of engineering, reflecting high
credit upon both projector and contrac
tors. The latter have executed solidly
a great amount of heavy and skilful
work.
low grounds will always be a menace to
the public health. It would be ultimate
economy to cart one hundred thousand
loads from Aala Park to fill up those sections, even if the use of the park were
thereby delayed five years. The poor
people would suffer less by the continued lack of a park than by living on low
and pestilential ground. We commend
this thought to public consideration.
Do not be short sighted. Haste makes
waste.
Aaia Park.
Some three or four acres in the sec-
Looking for
tion called Aala west of the mouth of
Nuuanu stream and above King street,
were set aside by the last Legislature for
a park, with a view of becoming a place
of recreation, especially for the pooier
classes of the city who are largely congregated in the low grounds adjacent as
well as in Chinatown. The land, flooded at high tide, had already been partially filled up by the harbor dredger. This
process has been continued at intervals,
and large quantities of earth have been
deposited, more than enough to have
elevated the entire park much above the
level of King street. But in the meantime, thousands of loads of the newly
deposited earth have been carted off by
the street builders, in order to fill up new
streets in that vicinity, so that a large
portion of the new park continues unfilled. It is not clear how long it is proposed to continue this process, and many
persons who desire to have the poor people and their children made more happy,
are manifesting great impatience at the
a
New
Cemetery.
There is probably sufficient reason
against converting the interior of Punchbowl into a cemetery. In the coming
growth of the city it will doubtless become a favorite resort for recreation. It
will be made very accessible by elevators at cheap rates. Such use is inconsistent with that of a cemetery.
A rather amusing objection made is
that of an unpleasant association of
one's departed friends with a place so
recently a "yowling, raging furnace,"
i.e., a Tartarus. More serious is that
of there being possible volcanic fissures
through which\the products ot decay
might be sifted down to the artesian
water bed some hundreds of feet below,
and the water supply of the city be contaminated. There is probably no such
danger, but better be on the safe side.
No desirable site lor a cemetery has yet
been agreed upon. We still adhere to
the opinion that it should be in the region of the I'uuloa railway station. The
underlying rock is too soft to constitute
an adequate objection. With the aid of
water to soften it, or with the help of a
very liltle powder, graves can easily be
dug in it. In that locality space for a
park like cemetery is unlimited.
prolonged delay in completing, leveling
and planting what will become a beautiful park.
There seem, however, to be very
strong reasons why the process objected
to should be continued a while longer.
There is no other accessible source of
material for filling the low streets in the
The "Army and Navy Journal" states
vicinity, except that earth delivered by
the dredger. Beretania and Kukui streets that "when one of these American
especially need to be put in good order troopships stopped at Gibraltar, British
at once, and the latter calls for a great
asked the privilege of inspection
amount of material. To cart that earth officers
or rock from Punchbowl would cost i and when they had finished they tolc
many times as much as to take it from the American officers that Great Britain
the park, where it can at once be replac with all her experience in the water
cd. For the right use of the park itself, transportation of troops, had no transit is of the highest importance that all ports to compare with those which the
the streets leading to it should speedily (American Government had devised for
be placed in the best condition. A the movement of soldiers to distant posyear's delay in planting the ground sessions."
seems to be of less importance than ihe | That would not have been said of the
prompt completion of the street work, hastily equipped troopships calling here
to say nothing of the economy of cost to on their way to Manila last summer, not
[to speak cf the hasty movement from
the public treasury.
As a matter of public health, it seems Tampa to Santiago. It is vastly cheaper
really a pity that harbor mud could not in the end to lodge and feed the men
be used to fill up all the low grounds in comfortably on shipboard.
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May, 1899.
THE FRIEND.
Better Housing for Plantation Laborers. ica assuming the work here, "I have
placed my tenure ol the oversight of this
Rev. Dr. Gordon, of Japan, briefly mission in the hands of the Archbishop
addressed the ministers' meeting of of Canterbury, so that it may cease as
April 17, by request." He had just re- soon as, but not until, the House of
turned from a brief tour among the Jap Bishops of America is ready to conseanese and their preachers on Maui. crate a bishop to succeed me."
While seeing much to commend and
It seems to be expected that this step
rejoice in, he expressed regret to find will put an end to the controversies
in some camps very inadequate housing. which have been disturbing the Anglican
How soon the
church in Hawaii.
Sometimes two or three couples, or per- American
Bishops will be able to act
haps ten men, were crowded into one does not appear. There are many
small room. This could not but be det wealthy members in that church here,
rimental to morals as well as comfort. and with their disagreements harmon
The Japanese laborer has an inbred love ized, they would seem likely to be able
of the beautiful. Such housing pains to support their work without foreign
his good taste. He loves to adorn his aid.
little home.
This violaticn of his
The Bishop makes impressive and edaesthetic instinct must depravate also ifying appeals to his people for unity,
his moral nature On some plantations zeal and devotion, so that "the Anglican
the laborers were found well housed, but church in Hawaii may never cease to be
not always on those paying the largest His blessed instrument for the converdividends. Our laws are strict on this sion of the heathen and the salvation of
subject, but not always well enforced.
souls." In such a prayer, for both that
church and our own, all our churches
In an interview with Rev. Dr. Harris, may heartily unite.
Superintendent of Japanese Missions
The War in Samoa.
here and in California, he strongly confirms Dr. Gordon's observations upon By latest reports the political troubles
the inadequate housing of Japanese labo- in our little neighbor, the Samoan or
rers upon our plantations, and their Navigator group, had reached an acute
consequent misery. Nowhere among stage, and violent hostilities were active
the poorest and lowest classes in Japan not only between the larger party of Mais there any such crowding and lack of taafaand the followers of Malietoa Tanu,
comfort. Dr. Harris also testifies most the two rival kings, but the war had
strongly to the priceless influence of also involved the forces of the American
their Christian teachers upon the Japa- and British warships which supported
nese laborers both here and in Califor Malietoa, the Ge #ian warship remainnia. Considerable numbers of earnest, ing nominally n.utral, but giving all
simple-hearted converts are won, whose possible moral su >rt to Mataafa, and
influence upon their fellows is most secretly supplying lis people with arms
salutary. A Japanese Consul in Cali- and ammunition ■ Judge Chambers
fornia, some two years ago, reported to had declared Ma iafa ineligible to the
his government in the strongest terms throne, and Malietoa to be king. The
in respect to the elevating influence of British Consul supported Chambers.
the Christian religion upon his people. The German Consul denied his authoriThe effect of his observations upon him- ty. Having the open moral support of
self was such that the Consul became the Germans, it was not strange that
an earnest Christian, and is now living Mataafa's people undertook to carry their
as such at a Chinese port, and maintain- point by force.
ing family worship in his home.
The source of disorder evidently lies
It is due to our planters to give Dr. in the impossible attempt to govern the
Harris' testimony that he has found no little nation by a Joint Commission of
conditions of housing here comparable three nations, having diverse views and
in misery to those prevailing upon aims. It seems clear that so impracranches in California where Asiatics are ticable a method must be given up and
employed. But that does not exonerate the islands pass under the protection of
our planters and ageuts for their neglect some one power, either England or
Greed for dividends overrides justice Germany, since America wants only the
and humanity.
naval station of Pango-pango, long
since ceded to us. It is matter of deep
regret that our country should have beBishop Willis Arranges to Resign.
come entangled in war upon a PolyneRt. Rev. Alfred Willis, Bishop of sian tribe, involving mutual slaughter,
as it has done. It is strange into what
Honolulu, announces that on account of storms of war our navy and
army have
annexation and the consequent advisa- been drawn of late, in diverse latitudes
bility of the church (Episcopal) in Amer-j and regions.
University Extension.
Prof. Henry Rolfe, of California, a
well accredited scholar, has opened in
Honolulu a series of University Extension lectures, connected with English
Literature. Instruction by able lecturers
on the higher lines of thought, ought to
be a rich boon to any intelligent community, and doubtless ours will profit by
such opportunities. We hardly understand, however, why Prof. Rolfe should
have introduced his course by inviting
people to the close and careful study of
so trivial and uninspiring a writer as
Charles Lamb, or one who, aside from
some felicities of diction, added so little
to the world's sum of high thought or
helpful knowledge. It is to be hoped
that the proposed course will supply a
higher basis of intellectual nutriment
than such a quality of undeveloped
mutton, when so glorious a galaxy of
literary stars awaits attention.
Easter Sunday was especially observed in the Honolulu churches. In
Central Union there was an elaborate
musical programme, lovely decorations
of lilies and magnolias, and a most impressive sermon on Immortality and the
failure of so many to reach after it.
Scriptures for the Philippines.
Recent events have stirred the British
and Foreign Bible Society to some
prompt feats of translation, and portions
of the New Testament in no less than
four tongues are in preparation for the
Philippines.
The first three Gospels
and the Acts in Tagalog, the language
of the dominant native race there, are
actually printed St. Luke's Gospel in
Ilocono is nearly finished; and the same
book in Bicol is ready for issue. These
renderings, it appears, are largely due to
the energy of the Society's agent in
Madrid (Rev. R. O. Walker) who secured the collaboration of some exiled
Filipinos. Almost the whole Testament
has been translated into Pangasinan.
;
Telegraphing Across Island Channels.
Telegraph communication seems likely soon to be in operation between our
islands. Marconi has successfully sent
telegrams across the British channel
without a wire. An invisible electric ray
is flashed from a lofty mast, directed to
a receiver thirty miles away, which records it. So Hawaii will not need an
inter-island cable. Rain, fog and darkness do not obstruct the ray.
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THE FRIEND.
A First-Class Public School House.
will run up to the Pali on this road. It
will be a great boon to our population to
There was thrown open for the inspec- have cheap access to that wonderfully
tion of a great throng of visitors on magnificent scenery. Even this carriage
road ought to result in 'bus fare to the
April 22d, a splendid new public school Pali ofless than fifty cents.
building, just completed on the grounds
of the Reformatory School. It is of
Associated Charities.
brick, two storied, about 1.50 by 75 feet,
and containing twelve commodious
Honolulu appears to be genuinely inschool rooms, furnished with the most debted to Mrs. Williams, of Minneapo
modern improvements. The architec
lis, who recently, while a visitor here,
ture of the building is becoming, with
was
opened started an effective movement for organ
something of ornament. It
Mr. izing the simple business arrangement
24th,
on
the
with
use
for school
Armstrong Smith as principal. It will between the various charitable organizabe known as the Princess Kaiulani tions known as Associated Charities. It
School.
is very frequently the case that the same
This building marks a stage of prog person contrives fraudulently to obtain
ress, being the first public school build- regular aid from two or more separate
ing on Hawaii in the modern city style. charitable bodies In order to prevent
Another building on the same plan is in this, the various bodies, while continuing
progress of erection on Beretania street, entirely independent, combine to employ
in Makiki. The cost of these buildings, an agent or Secretary, to whom every
completely furnished, will be about application for aid is submitted, and
$25,000 each.
whose duty it is to ascertain whether
the party is already receiving the necesA painfully large death rate for Hono- sary help. Books are kept in which the
lulu appeared for the month of March, names and circumstances of all persons
being 33.94 per thousand. It scarcely helped by the different organizations are
Thus much of needed money
lessens the seriousness of the conditions recorded.
saved
for
the help of the destitute
is
when it appears that for Americans and poor, which otherwise would be wasted
Europeans the death rate was only 14.4, upon artful pretenders to indigence,
while for Hawaiians it reached the who drive their trade successfully in
enormous amount of 53.22 per thousand. every community not protected by the
above arrangement.
More than 50 per cent of those deaths
under.
five
and
years
were of children of
Power from Liquefied Air.
The causes of this excessive mortality
which
have
been
those
are doubtless
C. E. Tripler liquefies air with extreme
rapidly wasting the Hawaiians since
He claims to compress and
civilization began to intrude upon them. cheapness.
ten
gallon '' of the liquid by
But those causes can be greatly mitiga- congeal
and
the
suppression
care
of
the
watchful
means
expanding and cooling
ted by
of drunkenness and vice, which stalk force of three gu-.i ins previously protoo openly.
duced. If true, th will generate illim
itable power without cost, and so revoNew Valley Road.
lutionize all manufacture and transpor
The Government is vigorously push- tation. The average opinion of the
scientific man is doubtless expressed by
ing work upon the public roads and "Electrical
Engineer" as follows :
It
is
bridges in all parts of the Islands.
"Were this true
* the whole
teams
with
becoming possible to drive
atmosphere on the surface of the globe
ease for great distances over sections might ultimately become liquefied. The
which five years ago presented only dif- mere suggestion of this consequence
should prove a reductio ad absurdiini.
ficult trails for horses or mules.
The splendid road down Nuuanu Pali * * The great lesson that nature foris fast becoming supplemented by a fine ces upon us is that nothing is to be had
carriage road from the Pali four miles to from her for nothing, and very little for
the inland suburb of the city. Over two a penny. * * Nature's price list for
miles of this are already graded to below energy is fixed, and no jugglery can
Luakaha residences, and an excellent change it."
It looks likely that the twentieth cen
macadam surfacing is in progress. The
new road makes a wide sweep westward tury will not see the world's industrial
from the Pali, rejoining the old road at energies revolutionized by Mr. Tripler.
the foot of the crater hill. It makes ancommenced
other long detour westward, and crosses ofThe construction has been
from
Hilo to
above
the
resera
fifteen-mile
railway
road
again
just
the old
sugar plantation
voirs. Thence it sweeps off toward Olaa and the great
Tantalus, probably to come back some started there. This will ensure rapid
where above the electric station. It is material progress in that fertile district.
to be hoped that in time traction cars Probably the construction of a railroad
*
to the plantations
along the north coast
of Hilo will s.ion follow, to be continued
sixty miles through Hamakua. Thus
Hilo's prospects as a commercial city
cintinue lo increase.
The heaviest rainfall for the month of
March was 3:1.54 inches, at Laupahoehoe, at an altitude ol 600 feet. The
general average in the Hilo district was
about 23 inches. In Kohala, which had
long suffered from drought, the average
was over seven inches. The rain in
Honolulu averaged nearly five inches,
and in the upper valleys over twenty
inches. The earlier winter months had
been dry until February. The rains in
April have been quite moderate throughout the group.
The Honolulu Iron Works are about
Kakaako, a great number of
large and small buildings, furnished by
Milliken Bros., who erected the immense
steel structures on Oahu Plantation.
The boiler shop, machine shop and
foundry will each be 300 feet long and
85, 90 and 88 feet wide respectively.
The pattern shops will be of two stories,
200 by 60 feet. The concern will be
equipped with latest improved machines,
traveling cranes,dynamos and compressed air plant. It will have immediate
access to the Harbor channel.
to erect, at
The natives have been collecting and
selling the coal which has washed up
from the wreck of the O'Brien for a
thousand yards along the reef, seaward
of Quarantine Island.
Hence a litigation has arisen against the natives from
the owners of the wreck and cargo, as
well as from the owners of the reef, who
forbid trespass. Probably all three parties have equitable claims on the coal,
which sells at $6 per ton.
RECORD OF EVENTS.
April Ist—Sewerage bonds to the
of $205,000—0ut of $250,000
advertised for—secure bids of one per
cent premium. —Overseer F. Keiser, of
Waimea Plantation, meets a frightful
death, on Kauai, from an accidental explosion of giant powder.
2d.—Easter : special services and
amount
tasteful floral decorations in all the
churches, secure a large attendance,
both morning and evening.
3d.—Annual meeting of the Y. M. C.
A. and election of officers. Present
membership is shown to be about 460.
4th. —Pleasant reception by Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. R. Carter, at the homestead,
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Strong,
which was very generally attended.
6th.—Return of Rev. Jas. Kekela, the
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aged missionary of Marquesas, with his hall to departing brother Odd Fellows
family, after an absence of forty six of the lingineer Corps.
years.
20th.—Six of the Kahuku Japanese
fith.—Rev. Kekela gets a warm greet- rioters are committed, charged with
ing at the meeting of.the Oahu Association. —Kilohana Art League give a delightful concert as a "house warming"
of their new quarters in the Model block,
Fort street. Book social at the Central
Union Church proves a success.
7th. —The Registration Board opens
office to qualify voters for the fall election. The Morning Star resumes the
interrupted Micronesian mission work
and sails for the various stations with
needed supplies.
Bth. —Word received of the death, on
Maui, of Thos. Campbell, from theresuit of injuries sustained on the 3d inst.,
at the Paia mill. His remains were
brought to this city for interment, the
funeral, under G. A. R. auspices, taking
place on the 10th.
10th.—Prof. H. Rolfe arrives to organize the University Extension work
in these islands. —Mr. F. Cowley, of the
—
California Construction Co., the successful bidders for the contract of open
ing up Pearl Harbor, arrives to begin
preliminary work.
11th.—A native at Kona, Hawaii, in a
fit of insanity clubs his aged father inlaw to death.
13th.—Militia equipment of Hawaii is
formally transferred to the United States.
—Six Japanese of the Kahuku rioters
arraigned, charged with murder and being accessories thereto.—The organization committee of Associated Charities
met and approved, with slight change,
the constitution.
14th. —The naval board of harbor survey met with the Executive and the
Chamber of Commerce Committee to
consider the feasibility of wharf exten
sion and larger harbor facilities for the
rapidly increasing commerce of this port,
but without arriving at any definite con-
clusions.
15th.—First annual meeting of the
Waverly Club, for the presentation of
reports and election of officers. The
finances show $3014.55 receipts, and
$2785.03 expenditures.
16th.-—The Erskine M. Phelps, Sew-
all's latest four masted clipper, said to
be the first American built sailing vessel
constructed of American steel, arrives
from San Francisco to load sugar.
17th.—Meeting of committee on new
cemetery site ask for further time, as
Punchbowl is not considered a suitable
location. —Chamber of Commerce takes
definite action on harbor improvements
and recommends wharf extension.
Rev. Dr. A. Kummer gives the fourth
and closing lecture of his series at the
Y. M. C. A., on "Cathedrals of liurope."
18th.—Excelsior Lodge, I. O. O. P.,
gave a farewell entertainment at their
—
22 -Am sch Transit, Jorgensen, from San Francisco.
Am sch C S Holmes, Johnson, from Seattle.
from Newcastle.
24 Am sch W II Talbot,
■'.'■ Am sch T S Negus, Manha, from San Diego.
from Newcastle.
Olsen,
Am s<h H D Hendixon,
Am bk Fort George, Morse, from San Francisco.
2rl Am ss Mariposa, Hayward, "
"
Am bk Mauna Ala, Sniilh,
27 Am v h Robl. Leavers, Goodman, from San Francisco
Rio
dc
Janeiro,
Ward,
ss
"
Am
U S traus|K>rt Warren, Hart,
2S—Haw bk Himalaya, Dearborn, from Newcastle.
Am sb Aryan, Wbillier, from Norfolk.
Hr ss Moana, Carey, from the Colonies.
Am ss ('ity of Peking, Smith, from Yokohama
2!) Hr ss Hcluian King, Weiss, from Yokohama.
H Am s,-h Repeat, Olsen, from Seattle.from San Francisco
I! S lraiis|K>rt Newport, Saunders,
Am sch X S Redtield, Birkholm, from Port Gamble.
Am sch Ottilie Kjord, Segelhort, from F.ureka.
_
murder.- Departure of the Australia ;
"
the Engineer Corps get a rousing "send
off."-- Delightful garden party and re"
ception at the home of Minister E. A.
MottSmith ; very largely attended.
Brewer & Co. purchase Castle & Cooke's
interest in the Onomea plantation, reported at 13,000 shares.—The Young
Men's Research Club discuss cremation.
DKPAR'IURKS.
22d.—The new Palama school buildSeabury,
for Yokahama.
China,
ss
is :iI—Am
named Princess Kaiulani
ing
Am Ik WilScotl, Peabody, for San Francisco.
for San Krancisco.
Rio
ile
Ward,
ss
Janierio,
thrown open to the public, and elicits 6—Am cruiser
Chltose, Sakitrai, for Yokosuga.
6—lap
much praise for its fine appointments.
—U S Transport City of Puebla, Thomas, for Manila.
Cleveland, Klitgaard, for Manila.
Janet Waldorf opens a brief Shakespe- 7—UHrSssTransport
Garonne, Conradi, for Seattle
rian season at the Opera House in
Haw Star of Bengal, Henderson, for San Francisco.
—Ani Miss, bktn Morning Star, Garland, for Micronesia
"Twelfth Night."
H—U S Transport Zealandia, Dowdell, for Manila.
9 -Am bktn Irmgard, Schmidt, for Sin Francisco.
26th.—The eightieth anniversary of I(l—Haw
bk Diamond Head, Ward, for San Francisco
foi San Francisco.
Odd Fellowship was celebrated by the 11—Hawbk R P Rithet, Calhoun,Anderson
for Manila.
U. S. transport Chas. Nelson,
members of that order at Progress Hall
Ilr ss Doric, Smith, for Yokohama
Coptic,
Sealby,
for
San
Francisco.
—Br
ss
by a literary and musical entertainment,
sh C F Sargent, Haskell, for Seattle.
after which dancing prevailed till the If Am
Am bktn Amelia, Wilier, for Port Hlakely.
—lir ss Aurangi, HepwOrth, for Vancouver.
small hours of morning.
IS—Haw sh Falls of Clyde, Matson, for San Francisco.
ss Warrimoo, Hay, for the Colonies.
27th.—Arrival of the transport War- H—Hr
Ifi-Am bk McNear, Pedersotl, for Laysan I.
ren, en route for Manila, with eight bat- 17—Am sch Chas. Hansen, Daimevez, for Hana,
Fr sch Tahitiennc, Winchester, for Marquesas.
teries of the Sixth artillery, and a num18—Amsch Jennie Wand, Christiansen, for Hana.
for'fallal, Chile.
ber of recruits for other companits, —Br bk Invermark, Smith,Dunning,
for New York.
-Am sh Ceo R Skolfield,
comprising in all nearly 1200 men.
10—Jap ss Nippon Maru, Evans, for Yokohama.
sch Metha Nelson, Rice, for Mahukona.
—Am
28th.—Prospectus of Olaa's big sugar
Am ss Elihu Thompson, Whitney, for San Krancisco.
sch Spokane, Jamieson, for the Sound.
plantation issues, to capitalize at $5,000- •iv- Am
Am s« Australia, Houdlette, for San Francisco.
--000; area 19,500 acres.
—Hr sh Carnedd Llewellyn, Griffiths, for I-obos dc Alfuera Is.
29th.
Chas. M. Cooke donates 21 Jap
ss America Maru, Cope, for San Francisco.
for Hilo.
$50,000 to the Hawaiian Board for a 22—Am sh A J Fuller, Nichols,
sch Alice C ooke, Pcnhallow, for San Francisco.
Am
fund towards -the maintenance of its
Giugliani,
for Yokohama.
It cruiser Piemonte,
lik Fresno, Underwood, for Port Townacnd.
work.—Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Davies give M Am bk
for San Francisco.
Baikus,
26 Am Kdward May,
a garden party at Craigside as a recep-Am bk Alden Hesse, Potter, for San Francisco.
Mari|>osa Hayward, for the Colonies.
tion to Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Walker, re- 27 —Ass
Am sib A M Baxter, Marshall, for San Francisco.
Rio dc Janeiro, Ward, for Yokohama.
cently returned, and a farewell to Mr. 2H AmssssMoana,
Carey, for San Francisco.
Br
and Mrs. F. M. Swanzy.
Am sch W F lewetl, Johnon, for Port Townsend.
WG
rgt
Irwin, William-, for San Francisco.
■ Am I
Gray's Harbor.
Ogilvie,
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MARINE
JOURNAL.
PORT OF HONOLULU, APRIL.
for
Am sch A J West,
—Am sch Azalea, Tardelius, for Gray's Harbor.
—Am bk S C Allen, Johnson, for San Ktancisca.
Am ss City of Peking. Smith, for San Francisco.
:ki Br ss Belgian King, Weiss, lor San Diego.
—U S trans|K.rt Warren, Hart, for Manila.
ARRIVALS.
I—Am bk S C Allen, Johnson, from San Francisco.
—Am bktn Amelia, Wilier, from Port Townsend.
2 Am bk rid ward May, Backus from Newcassle.
4—Am ss Riode Janeiro, Ward, from Yokohama.
Br ss t .aronne, L'onradi, fro... Seattle.
Am sch A J West, Ogilvie, from Aberdeen.
5 Am s< h Alice Cooke, Pe'ihallow, from San Kram is. n.
—Ft sch Tahitienue, Winchester, from Papeete.
U S trmMporl Zralamli.i, Doudcll, from .San Kran.
Am s h \V X [c-well, Johnston, from Porl Townsend.
8 Am brc W G Irwin, Williams, from San Francisco.
—Am sen Jennie Wand, Christiansen, from Kurrka.
Br bk Adderly, l.indfors, from Newcastle.
—Am sch Metha Nelson, Rice, from Newcastle.
Haw sch Honolulu, Thronagle from Newcastle.
7—Am sch Chas Hanson, Daunerig, from Eureka.
8- Am sch Azalea, Fardelins, from Port Townsend.
U S transiHirt Chas Nelson, Anderson, from San Fran.
o—Am ss Klihu Thompson, Whitney, from Seattle.
~ Am bk Ceylon, Wilier, from San Francisco.
Am bk Martha Davis, Friis, from San Francisco
Am bktn .S G Wilder, Jackson, from San Francisco.
Am scb Wm Kenton, Jam-son, from I'm Townsend.
Am sch Carrier Dov, Brandt, from Newcastle.
in Hr M Doric, Smith, from San Francisco
It cruiser Pienmnte, Giugliani, from Acapulco.
11 Hr ss Coptic, Sealby, from Yokohama.
I" Am ss Australia, Houdlette, from San Francisco.
Hi ss Aorangi, Hepworth, from the Colonies.
-Am sh S P Hitchcock, (iates, from San Francisco.
14—Am sch Defiance, Blum, from Newcastle.
-Br ss Warrimoo, Hay, from Vancouver
It, Am bk Allien, Crirhiths from San Francisco.
Am sh Krskine M Phelps, Graham, from San Fran.
17- Am bktn S N Castle, Hubbard, from San Francisco.
18 Japss Nippon Maru, Kvans, from San Francisco.
19—Am sh lroquis, Thompson, from New York.
21—Jap ss America Maru, Cope, from Yokohama.
—
BIRTHS.
Honolulu, April
mers A. Graham, a daughter.
GRAHAM.- In
10, ID the wife of Chal-
LINDSAY. At Honokaa, Hawaii, April 20, 18W, to the
wife of A. B. Lindsay,
I
son.
MARRIAGES.
BRISTOL-LAMB,- At Kamehameha chapel, Kalihi,
April Sd< by the R« v. Dr. C. M. Hyde, a-sisled by Rev.
S. P. Perry, W, W. Bristol to Miss Olive Lamb.
WILS»N-GRIFFIN.-In this city, April 12th, by the
Key. H. H. Parker, John H. Wilson to Miss
Griffin
DAVIS CAR I KK.—ln New York City April nth, at the
Churchof/ion and St. Timothy, Dr. C. F. Davis to Mrs.
Mary Scott Carter.
PKTKRSON-WHITE.- In this city, April 21«, by the
Rev. Dr. S. K. Bishop, R. C. A. Peterson to Miss Mary
Agnes White.
DEATHS.
(
OLI.INS.-ln Hilo. Hawaii, March », 1889, A. F. Col
lins, a native of Kngland, aged 89 years.
SIUR I F.VANT.-In Honolulu, April*, 1*99, Mils Nellie
.
Slurtevant,
*fs«4fl years.
CAMPBF.I.L.-Al Paia, Maui, April Sth, 1899, Thomas
lampbell, a native of Glasgow, Kngland, aged «4 years.
ANDERSON--At Naalehu, Kau, Hawaii, April 16th, of
typhoid fever, Hilda, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
manths.
r Anderson, aged la years and
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sonal supervision which Mr. Lydgate is
enabled to give to the different parishes
HONOLULU. H. I.
much good service is given and many
differences are healed. The Pastors'
This page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian
Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the Aid Society of the island, of which Mr.
Board, is responsible for its contents.
Lydgate is Secretary and Treasurer, col
lecting and disbursing agent at once,
Rev. 0. P. Emerson,
Editor. continues its beneficent service. Because
of this organization, every pastor in
Kauai has a fair living salary paid him
Rev. Kanoho is doing carpenter work regularly, and with it a parsonage kept
at Lihue, Kauai.
in good repair. The agreement is that
if the church will keep the meeting house
Rev. S. P. Kaaia goes this month to in repair the Pastors' Aid Society will
Waianae to take charge of the native do the same for the parsonage.
church of that place.
Another feature of the meeting was a
noticeable growth in the efficiency of the
The meeting house at Kapulena, pastorate. Mr Lydgate is making a
Hamakua, has been repaired. ReV. M. systematic visitation of the nativehomes
C. Keanoho is pastor.
of the entire island. This he does with
the pastor of each parish successively.
A pastor is greatly needed to fill the He also holds bi-monthly meetings with
pulpit of Kaahumanu church, Wailuku, the pastors for biblical study and for such
now vacant by the resignation of Rev. lines of research as properly go with it.
S. Kapu.
A useful course in ethics has just been
completed. Mr. Lydgate's knowledge
The annual meeting of the Hawaiian of the Hawaiian language enables him
Evangelical Association will be held the to be very successful in this branch of
work. He has endeared himself to
first week in June. The anniversary his
the people and every where in the field
meetings begin on Sunday, the 4th of
is welcomed by the pastors as an
June, and continue through the week he
inspiration and a guide. Aa a result of
till Sunday, the I lth.
this growth two lay preachers received
ordination at the hands of the AssociaMr. W. Z. Waikalai, late student at tion. One was Samuel Koula, a native
the North Pacific Institute, was con- of Waimea, Kauai,and for many years a
spicuous by his absence from the parish stanch christian worker and lay preacher,
of Koloa, to which he had been called. of the church of that place. He was
It is said that he is on the police force once a student of theology under Rev.
in Honolulu.
Father Alexander, and has lately studied
Mr. L. G. Kakani, who has been for a under Mr. Lydgate. He is a man much
year acting as supply for the church at respected and beloved by all.
Lihue, has returned to the North Pacific The other was J. M. Naeole, a gradu
Institute, where he will reside and study ate and for a time teacher in Lahianatill the close of the school year in June. luna School. He had quite a successful
This leaves the Lihue church in need of course as teacher of the Government
a pastor.
School at Haena, Kauai. For the last
six months he has been preaching at
Koloa, where he is to continue as preachThe Kauai Association.
er till possibly called to the pastorate of
The Kauai Association met at Lihue the leper settlement. He too has been
enjoying a course of study with the other
April 12th and 13th, having a full atpastors of the island under Mr. Lydgate.
tendance of pastors and delegates from These two men who received the unanall the native churches of the island.
imous vote of the Association for ordinIt was a pleasure on arriving at Na- ation, were licensed by it to preach six
wiliwili at 4 a. m., to be able to retire months ago. The ordination exercises
were held Thursday evening and were
for two hours of sleep before beginning oi an impressive character.
the day's work, knowing that, as the
It is expected that Koula will supply
meeting was to be near at hand and not the pulpit of the Koolau church, which
across the island, it would not be neces- is made vacant by the resignation of
sary to take to horse and ride a score Rev. S. K. Kaulili. Mr. Kaulili was led
and a half of miles swiftly in the dark to to take the step of resigning his charge
be present at its opening. To have to because of the ill health of his wife, He
do this after having crossed Kaieie chan- has removed her to Honolulu. On being dismissed from his pastorate he renel is sometimes very fatiguing.
One noticeable feature of the Kauai ceived the customary recommendation
meeting was its harmony. Under ihe from the Association, as a preacher in
wise leadership of Rev. Mr. Lydgate, good standing. By vote of the Associamost of the pastors and the churches tion, Mr. Lydgate was made "Komike"
have come to work happily together. (put in charge of) all the pastorless
Much *jood work is done. By the per- churches in Kauai.
HAWAIIAN BOARD.
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39
Rev. David L. Ai sends to the Board
a quarterly Report of his labors as their
missionary among the native churches
in Hilo and Puna, in association with
the Rev. Stephen Desha, pastor of Haili
church in Hilo. Mr. Ai is a graduate
of Kamehameha School and North Pacific Mission Institute. He writes excellent English. Some extracts from
his report follow :
"The Mission extends from Laupahoehoe to Puna churches. In Hilo district there are four places to be looked
after—Laupahoehoe, Puuohua, Hakalau
and Onomea. lam to preach in those
places two Sundays each month, if possible, occupying two places each Sunday.
Except in Laupahoehoe, the
Christian work in.those places is growing slowly and steadily. There are not
many people living there.
* * *
"In Puna there are five places—Olaa,
Puula, Kalapana, Opihikau and Kamaili.
The work is growing nicely in these
places. Except in Olaa, I shall preach
in those places two Sundays in each
month, if possible. In case of a fifth
Sunday in the month, I shall preach in
Olaa, or else in Haili Church, to assist
Rev. S. L. Desha. I am thankful for
his help in carrying out the plan of the
Mission, as well as for the kindness of
many people in different places."
The Missionary Kekela Returned.
It is a great pleasure to record the arrival, on April sth, of the venerable missionary, the Rev. James Kekela, together
with his noble wife, Naomi, and a large
band of his children and grandchildren,
a family of fourteen in all. Through
the generosity of Mr. S. T. Alexander,
supplemented by the Hawaiian Board,
Mr. Kekela was enabled to charter the
little schooner 7 u/</7f(,'«««,which brought
the party here in 20 days from the Marquesas Is., where their home has so
long been.
It was 46 years ago, in ISM, that Mr.
and Mrs. Kekela and two other missionary couples, left their native land to labor
for their Lord among the very savage
and brutal cannibals of the Marquesas
Is. They have wrought patiently and
successfully. They have lifted up many
of the people into Christian living. Cannibalism and war long since disappeared
under French authority. During his
early residence. Kekela won distinguished public notice by his efforts in saving
the life of a whaling officer from a cannibal chief, for which President Lincoln
sent him a watch.
Three of Kekela's daughters were educated and married in Hawaii, the oldest of them being Mrs. Martin, of Kau.
Onecan come with hischildren, whom
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THE FRIEND
[May, 1899
he will leave here in school. Two bottom for a cable between Honolulu ing ground.
younger daughters have also come who
received French education in the Prot
eatant mission in Tahiti, but speak no
English. They have been teachers in
Government schools in the Marquesas.
A touching reception met the venerable missionary on the morning of the
6th, from the Oahu Church Association
in session at Kaumakapili. The aged
man was overcome with emotion, but
finally spoke a few words with force.
Several short addresses of welcome
were made by native and white ministers, full of tender feeling, Mr. Kekela
spoke the following Sabbath with great
vigor at Kawaiahao church. He was
subsequently attacked by grippe, and we
deeply regret to report has fallen into a
serious nervous condition, which brings
much pain to his family, and especially
to Mrs. Martin and her sisters, gathered
here to welcome their parents.
After two weeks' stay in Honolulu
harbor, the missionary steamer Morning
Star on the 7th ult. resumed her voyage
to Micronesia.
There were no addi-
tional white passengers except the family of Capt. Garland, who took command
here in place of Capt. Bray. Rev. I,allien and wife returned to Jaluit. They
came up a year ago to assist Dr. Pease
in revising his translation of the New
Testament. The usual farewell relig
ious services were held on board just
before the ship sailed. Each yearly
parting with these little bands ufvaliant,
patient, loving workers brings fresh inapiration as we help send them on to
their years of toil in sowing and reaping.
The Sugar Boom.
The high prices reached by plantation
shares continue, with a slight abatement.
These prices may perhaps be justified
for the well established concerns, but
careful discrimination should be exercised about new schemes which have
been started with excessive capitalization. The gambling spirit blinds people
as to real values of property. It is to be
said,however, that our most experienced
agents are found paying for old concerns
what a year ago would have been deem
ed impossible prices. While there is
doubtless a solid basis for advanced
prices, incautious buyers are liable to
end with heavy losses. Some of the
newly starting plantations with huge
capitals on paper, are sound schemes—
others perhaps are not.
Survey
for Pacific Cable.
The U. S. steam collier Nero has
just been altered and fitted for deep-sea
sounding. She is immediately due at
refuge from the base, corrupt spirit of
The Christian Japanese
and Luzon via Midway,Wake and Guam maintain a steadfast front against all
Islands. Midway Island is probably social impurity.
unsuitable for a cable station. Of course
the section of the cable from California
Increase of Steam Traffic.
to Hawaii will be the one first laid,
doubtless during 1900.
Our Marine Records for the first four
months of 1898, and those of 189!f,
There is a harbor basin of considerashow an increase of ocean steamers
ble area and depth at Kalihi, in the west
arriving at this port, as follows :
part of the city. A proposition is mooted
51
In 4 mont sot 1898
to connect it with the present harbor by
11
tt
I
1899
92
"
a canal a mile and a half long, over 200
those in 1898, five were warships
Of
feet wide and 2b or 30 feet deep. Some and 46 merchant steamers.
borings have been made along the route,
Of those in 1899, 7 were warships,
which indicate that the greater part of and 19 were U. S. transports, leaving
the material to be excavated is mud and 66 as merchant steamers. This is an
soft coral. It is estimated that the new increase
of 43 per cent in the latter
land made along the canal by the dredg- class in one year.
The increase of all
exings will go far towards paying the
classes of ocean steamers arriving at
pense of excavation. This scheme may this port was 80 per cent in one year.
possibly assist in relieving the growing This betokens a great commercial fucongestion of Honolulu harbor. The ture for Honolulu very near at hand.
coming needs of the immensely growing
Pacific commerce can only be met, however, by the occupation of Pearl Harbor.
The Rev. Dr. Meredith, of Brooklyn,
tries to cultivate friendly relations with
Adverse Conditions in Japan.
the younger members of his flock. In
a recent talk to his Sunday school he
The Rev. Dr. M. L. Gordon recently urged the children to speak to him whenspoke from Central Union pulpit on the ever they met. The next day a dirtyProgress of Christianity in Japan. On faced urchin, having a generally disreputable appearance, accosted him in the
the following morning, he addressed the
street with: "How, do, Doc?"
Ministers meeting, with absorbing interThe clergyman stopped, and cordially
est, as he described a number of the inquired: "And who are you, sir?"
"I'm one of your little lambs," replied
more difficult problems meeting our
missionaries in the country. One was the boy, affably. "Fine day."
And, tilting his hat to the back of his
ihe new factory system. The manufacture of textiles used to be a house- head, he swaggered off, leaving the
hold industry. Now the spinning and clergyman speechless with amazement.
weaving of cotlon is conducted in huge
factories, to which the young of both When Dr. Creighton had been offered
sexes are lured from their country the bishopric of London, he hesitated
homes. There they are herded and some time before accepting it. One of
worked for long hours without recrea- his faithful Peterborough parishioners
tion or Sunday rest, in conditions grew so anxious to learn of his decision
destructive to morals as well as health. that one day she asked Dr. Creighton's
Legislation will no doubt be enacted to daughter what he had decided to do.
diminish the evil. But the community
"Well, I don't know," the young lady
lacks moral sentiment to make such
"all I can say is that papa is in the
said;
legislation effective.
study
praying for guidance and mamma
Another difficulty arises from the ab- is upstairs packing the trunks."
sence in the government schools of re
ligious instruction or efficient moral
training. The new generation is growing in intelligence without the needed
moral restraints. Dr. Gordon spoke of
concubinage as openly practiced by men
in high station, and by leading professors in the great schools. To suggest Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
any reprehension created resentment.
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THE FRIEND.
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deep impression and bring China very
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of all the Powers.
i-K it lies the nearest
I*6 Hawaii's location is in the forefront of
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,28 which is to invigorate and redeem that
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CONTENTS.
China's Spiritual Claim on Hawaii
The Morning Star Again Cruising
I'emel Missi -n in Honolulu
McKinley on the Philippines
Extracts from Mrs. I-ogan's Journal
Death of Princess Kaiulani
Returned Chinese Set Free
Inspection of Immigrant Lahorers
Attorney General W. O. Smith Resigns
Filipino Savagery
Plantation Stock on a Boom
Expansion of Honolulu's St. am Traffic
Exports and Imports of Hawaii
Expenditures on Puhlic Works
Record of Events
Marine Journal
Hawaiian Board
Lesson of the Kahuku Uprising
loiter from R«-v. Arthur H. Smith,
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China's Spiritual Claim on Hawaii.
Our well known friend, Dr. Arthur H.
Smith, has written us another letter from
China, printed in this issue. China,
with its three hundred millions of men
so capable, and to so high a degree civilized, as to indicate a coming position
scarcely second to that of Europe, is
evidently to become speedily the chief
storm center of the political world. No
less must it become the leading object
of evangelizing labor. The greatest aim
of the Christian churches in the opening
twentieth century must be to endow
that vast and capable population with
the blessed grace of God in Christ Jesus
to make them children of God and
true brothers of mankind.
We Christians of Hawaii have manifestly a prominent part in this majestic
and angelic duty. Our propinquity, our
great wealth, our advanced civilization
and active evangelizing spirit combine
The Morning Star Again Cruising
We rejoice, both for ourselves and for
our missionary friends in the islands
beyond, to see our missionary steamer,
the Morning Star, once more on her
voyage, after a year's suspension of
work, on account of the Spanish war.
She comes from San Francisco, where
she has been thoroughly repaired and
renovated, in excellent condition, and
loaded with needed supplies for the various missions in the Caroline, Gilbert
and Marshall Islands. How delightful
will be the joy of the dear friends there
again to see their beloved ship ! Mrs.
Logan's letter in this issue tells something of their disappointment last year.
Labors of Evangelist Yatman.
Number 4
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HONOLULU. H. 1., APRIL, 1899
Volume 57
terized by great devotion to the service
of Christ and the salvation of souls. It
is probable that they will find much to
be done for the benefit of the sea-faring
class here. We welcome them, as we
have done the devoted workers of the
Salvation Army. May God's grace be
with them and make their labors fruiftul.
McKinley on the Philippines.
The following pregnant sentences
culled from President McKinley's Boston address of February 16th, doubtless
voice the best and most intelligent sentiment in the United States upon the
Philippine problem :
"There was but one alternative, and
that was filled in the expulsion of Spanish sovereignty from their islands, and
while the war that destroyed it was in
progress, we could not ask their views.
Nor can we now ask their consent.
"Indeed, can any one tell me in what
form it could be marshalled and ascertained until peace and order, so necessary to the reign of reason, shall be
secured and established. A reign of
terror is not the kind of rule under
which the right' action and deliberate
judgment are possible. It is not a time
for the liberator to submit important
questions concerning liberty and government to the liberated while they are
engaged in shooting down their rescuers.
"I have no light or knowledge not
common to my countrymen. Ido not
prophesy. The present is all-absorbing
to me, but I cannot bound my vision by
the bloodstained trenches around Manila, where every red drop, whether from
the veins of an American soldier or a
misguided Filipino, is anguish to my
heart; but by the broad range of future
years, when the group of islands, under
the impulse of the year just past,
shall have become the gems and glories
of these tropical seas, a land of plenty
and of increasing possibilities, a people
redeemed from savage indolence and
habits, devoted to the arts of peace, in
touch with the commerce and trade of
all nations, enjoying the blessings of
freedom, of civil and religious liberty, of
education and of homes, and whose
children and children's children shall
for ages hence bless the American Republic because it emancipated and redeemed their falherland and set them
in the pathway of the world's best civili-
Rev. C. H. Yatman, whose labors
were so acceptable here three years ago,
has again spent a fortnight in Honolulu,
speaking about thirty times, the Methodist church being the central point of his
labors. No doubt many Christians were
profited and revived, and some hitherto
undecided and indifferent led to serve
work.
Hato indicate our part in that
the Lord. Mr. Yatman has gone on to
waii is the nearest Christian State to Japan in the course of a second tour
China. We are within twelve days' around the globe.
steaming of Hongkong, and after the
Peniel Mission in Honolulu.
Isthmian canal has opened, our present
four China steamers a month each way
Three devoted women from the Penial
to
The
multiplied
twenty.
have
will
headquarters in Los Angeles, have just
and
the
destitution
spiritual
capabilities
opened a Mission Station in the Irwin
more
become
will
that
vast
population
of
block, on Nuuanu street. We are im- zation." words
worthily refute the insoSuch
and more impressed upon us of Hawaii, perfectly informed in respect to the tenin his parody
lent
sneers
of
Labouchere
as well as upon all the earnest Christian ets peculiar to these good Christian
know
them
to
charac
"White
Man's
Burden."
but
we
be
of
Kipling's
people of America. To enhance this people,
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Extracts from Mrs. Logan's Journal.
Ruk, April 11, 1898.
The Star left us or> Monday, March 7,
and on Friday of that same week Moses
and I started for Mortlock, going first to
Losap and Nama. With head wind
and choppy sea, that day and night were
a time of misery, and we were glad to
make anchor safely just at night on Saturday. It required no little exertion to
go on shore and hold services the next
morning, but we had a good day there.
Harry and Orpah seem to be earnest and
true, and are in earnest in trying to do
a real work for their people. Monday
was spent at the out station, Peas, a
few miles away. It is pretty dark and
heathenish there yet.
We ran some ten miles to Nama next
day, and Moses and I landed, while the
schooner lay off and on. We had service in the morning, and Moses held
the communion service in the afternoon,
baptizing some children and marrying
three couples. Sailing late, the wind
not allowing a stop at Namaluk, We
went straight for Mortlock. I cannot
bring myself to write much about that
visit at Mortlock. Compared with the
one which Mr. Price and I made a year
and a half ago, it was inexpressibly sad.
The enemy has been busy here sowing
seeds of dissension and all sorts of evil.
My heart was filled with sorrow
*
and indignation to see these poor people
who were just finding their way into the
light, so led astray. Moses and I did
our best at every place in our talks to
them, and in some places we telt that
we made a real impression for gocd, but
their ears will undoubtedly be soon
filled again with falsehoods.
We were away sixteen days, reaching
RukMar.27. The little ship is a valuable
part of our equipment for work, but whoever puts to sea in her must expect to be
seasick, and to encounter the immense
cockroaches which inhabit every part of
*
her.
The girls ran down the hill to meet
ms as I landed, and soon Beulah came
out to meet me. They soon told me of
the death of Ruth. She was one of the
original nine girls at the beginning of
the school in 1889. She married one of
the young men in the Training School,
and they went to work in the Mortlock
Islands, but later returned to Ruk. She
and her husband came to live with Mr.
and Mrs. Price soon after they reached
Ruk and have remained with them ever
since. Through the birth, sickness and
death ofboth their little ones, Ruth was
a tower of strength and a loved and
loving friend. In going away it had
been a great comfort to Mrs. Price that
Ruth had promised that she and Kilion
would stay with Mr. Price and do for
him the many things which no one else
among the natives so well understood.
THE FRIEND.
She was taken suddenly ill with brain
fever and only lived four days. She
felt from the first that she should die,
but death had no terror for her. Through
all the terrible pain she sang and prayed
and praised God. Her death was indeed
triumphant and the sweet smile nn her
face after the spirit had taken its flight
betokened the rest and peace into which
she had entered. Her heathen mother
and brothers came and tried to take her
away, even when she was too sick to be
moved ; but to all their solicitations her
constant reply was, "Jesus doesn't want
me to go with you; I do not want to go."
They behaved more like raging maniacs
and wild beasts than like human beings
and greatly increased Ruth's sufferings.
The greatest trial of all was that they
persuaded Ruth's sister Clara, who had
been in the school seven years, and was
recently married to a fine Christian
young man, to leave all and go with
them. When they had reached the
shore and were about to get into the ca
noe, Clara hesitated (as well she might)
and her brother seized her by her hair
and threw her on board the canoe. The
saddest part was that she really need
not have gone, had she not chosen, but
it would seem that so strong are their
desires at times for the old heathen life
that they will return to it in the face of
every persuasion and argument which
we can bring.
Calls for the light are coming from
other parts of the lagoon. A few months
ago Mr. Price -Jocated two families on
the island of Fairuk, where there has
never before been any missionary. The
people seem to listen gladly and the outlook is hopeful. Just now there come
calls from two places on the island of
Utet, and Mr. Price has taken four families and located them there. Word
comes back that they are anxious for
teaching all over that island. We are
glad and thankful for these open doors.
Our school goes on as usual these
days with our girls and a goodly number of outside scholars, part of them
from the Training School, part from
people outside.
Occasionally we are
made hopeful and happier than usual by
some special indication of growth or
thoughtfulness among the girls, and
perhaps almost as often we are saddened
by some unlooked for defect in some one
of whom we had hoped better things,
and we are forcibly reminded that all
our outside work for them is in vain
unless there is a deep work of grace in
their hearts.
June 10.—I must tell you a little
about our White Ribbon Society which
was started a few weeks ago. These people, like all heathen people, I suppose,
are vile beyond expression in their conversation, and we sometimes think that
it is almost more strange for them to
tell the truth than to tell a lie—perhaps
another version of the old proverb that
'Truth is stranger than fiction."
[April, 1899
Some occurrences brought to our
minds a little more forcibly and startlingly than usual the thought that we
ought to be doing something more directly to show them the evil of this and
to check it. So at Mr. Price's suggestion Mrs. Foster and Beulah took hold
of it and formed a society which they
named "Children of Joseph,'' the members of which promise to abstain from
lying and from using vile language.
They are provided with bows made of
muslin and white cloth. We had no
white ribbon, and there is no place here
to get any. Moreover there is an advantage in the muslin in that it can be
washed, and that is important heie. If
they have kept their pledge during the
week they wear the white bow to church
and Sunday School on Sunday. It is
six weeks now since the movement began, and it seems to be making quite a
reform. Our girls seem very much interested and are doing well in keeping
their pledges. We think there was far
less need with them than with those
outside, for they are under less temptation, but the movement is a helpful
thing for them too.
November 24. —We have been more
completely shut off from the outside
world than usual. Captain Melander,
who usually comes to us once in four or
five months, and at least brings us news
from the friends at Kusaie, has not been
here since March. He came once as
near as Losap, and left a short letter
there for Mr. Price saying that he was
forbidden to come to Ruk by the Spanish Governor at Ponape, and also forbidden to tell the reason why, but that
we would learn about it btfore long.
A Japanese trading schooner brought
us no mail, but told us that there was
war between the United States and
Spain. Farther than this we had no
news save that word finally came from
Ponape (I do not recall how it came) that
when Captain Melander returned to
Ponape, his vessel was taken by the
Spanish and he made a prisoner. Also
that Henry Nanpei was in prison there,
and it was feared that the Spanish would
kill him.
•
We closed school August Ist, hoping
to see the Star before we should begin
another term, but when she had not
come early in September we began
again, because it is always a necessity
to keep our scholars fairly busy.
The days passed away and we finished a term of six weeks, and still no Star
and no word from anywhere. We began
to have a real shut in feeling. Surely
something was happening somewhere in
the great world. Were there stirring
events of which we knew nothing ?
Who could tell ? Had our Morning
Star been captured by the Spanish at
Kusaie ? In that case would we ever
get our mail ? What would we do for
supplies ? One surmise was as good as
another, and there was nothing to do
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27
THE FRIEND.
but to wait, and that as patiently as There is a good spirit among the schol all swam safely to shore through tbe
Mr. Price and Beulah
ars. Our "White Ribbon Society" is heavy sea.
possible.
Our supplies were holding out fairly doing a real work among them, and we reached the shore in a boat, but at some
well. What we feared most was that see progress in many ways. Beulah peril, and they were thoroughly drenchour matetial for buying food for the has not been able to do all she hoped ed, of course. Most ofthe ship's goods
scholars would give out. We had a (br the little ones, for lack of time and were saved, but only after floating about
good many small bits of calico—a lot of strength, lor she has been my help in in the sea for some time.
Beulah had diligently employed her
samples which had been sent —and some the school in all ways, but she has bepatch work also, so we set the girls to gun a good work among them, both in time in writing letters on the voyage.
piecing quilts. One quilt would bring the day school and in the Sunday school, The box containing these and her writenough preserved bread fruit to last the and now that we have more help and ing material was put with her other
girls nearly two weeks, so we felt sure friends have so kindly sent her kinder- things and thrown into the sea. Everyof food for them for several weeks to garten material, she will hope to give thing was soaked and most of the letters
come.
much more time to that part of the were ruined.
Then, very early one morning, as soon work. We believe it is going to be ; These shipwrecked people, with true
as it was light, (it was November Bth) most helpful for the children, ahd thus nSissionary pluck, gathered together out
of the sea the ship's belongings,and put
there was a rushing of natives past our for the whole work.
house out to the brow of the hill, where ■ There has been a great deal of fight them in care of the native teacher at
is a good view of the sea. I hurried ing among the natives in different parts vtatoan, and then Mr. Price engaged the
out with the glass—not the Morning of the lagoon, and a few of our young trader's new boat to take them on to
Star, surely—only a schooner. The men have perhaps been tempted some- Lukunor, where the mission stations
Japs are looking for one of their what t.ijoin in it, but all of them have hiad not been visited when the wreck
vessels; probably this is it. Well, resisted any such temptation, and have accurred. This work completed, their
we may get some letters. Later it is been steadfast to the school and to their plan was to start for Ruk in the open
plain from the rig of it that it is not a work. We have sometimes been afraid boat, distance 160 miles.
Japanese schooner. Now she is inside that the new mission stations in the Just as the work was finished,the Queen
the Isles, Captain Hitchcock, came
the lagoon and seems to be heading for west part of the lagoon would be broken
our station—indeed her nose seems to up by the fighting, but they have not into the lagoon. He had come almost
be pointing directly for our front door. been, and some of the teachers have directly from Ruk. It is the same vesMr. Price and Captain Foster have gone shown real heroism in remaining at sel and Captain that brought our misto Fairuk, ten or fifteen miles away, and their post, even when ordered away by sionaries, supplies and mail from San
have both boats with them. What is to the chief,because they were going to fight. Francisco. He was quite willing, for a
be done ? We can send one of the naI am glad to tell you that Ruth's sis- Consideration, to return to Ruk with our
and what there was of cargo. It
tive boys off in a canoe, but we are ter, who went away with her heathen
eager for mail and fear we should get relations, has returned. Her husband s possible that he remembers that some
little in that way, so Mrs. Foster and was sick when she went away, and she months ago, when he and another man
Beulah rise to the occasion, send and left him without even saying goodbye came here in an open boat, having been
get Mr. Coe's boat (he is a respectable to him. As soon as he was better he shipwrecked, Captain Foster kindly took
trader who goes as mate on the Logan) went to her and remained with her much them to Ponape in the Logan.
Beulah brought with her five more
and are off for news about the time of the time she was there, though he
She says
the vessel comes to anchor. Missiona was very homesick and unhappy there. girls for the school. * *
ries, mail, supplies ! Oh ! how much it This doubtless kept her from falling into that at least fifteen girls were anxious to
means to us! The dear friends who sin, as most of them speedily do when come, but in many cases their friends
have come to help us have had a they turn their backs upon the light. were unwilling. * * Mr. Price also
cramped, weary, seasick voyage of sev- Her heathen friends were very unkind brought some more boys. * * There
enty-four days, but they have reached to her, and she had lived too long in a is some hope of a return to the normal
us at last ! Does any one say we do Christian atmosphere to be happy in the condition of things at Mortlock, with
not get some glimpse of heavenly j>y» kind of life she must live if she remained careful and wise oversight, but we have
here on earth ? Let him come and be a there. She came and told us how un- now no schooner to provide a way for
missionary in Micornesia. We can as- happy she was, and asked to be forgiven. visiting those islands.
Our schools are filling up and new
sure him of joyful experiences, as well Her husband was very happy in their
as those which are supposed to develop return. * * The better I understand helpers have come to gladden our hearts
saintliness. Friends, letters, food, po- the darkness and degradation out of and share our labors; but Mr. Price,
tatoes, onions—even apples ! War ! which they come, and the seared and who has so wisely and carefully steered
Victory! Annexation! How things do stunted condition of their moral natures, the Mission, must at this critical time
crowd together and tumble over each the more do I feel to magnify the won leave us to seek medical relief and help.
have hardly caught our derful grace and power of God, which is Our trust must be wholly in God. If
other! We though
many days have able to take them and lift them up into the Ruk Mission ever needed your ferbreath yet,
the stature of men and women in Chiist vent, frequent prayers it needs them now.
slipped away.
Mr. Price goes from here to YokohaThe Logan has gone to Mortlock Jesus.
Three weeks from the day the Logan ma by a Japanese trading vessel, and
with Mr. Price, and Beulah went too.
There are many things to be looked after left us, our friends who sailed away in from thence by steamer to San Franamong the girls and in the home, and her returned to us, but alas ! not in our cisco. He will take our mail for us.
With much love to all the dearfriends,
some outside ones, such as the Sunday own little vessel. While lying at anchor
Very affectionately yours,
services, prayer meetings, etc., and new in the Satoan lagoon, a westerly storm
Mary E. Logan.
missionaries do not get the language as came which lasted several days and
rocks,
the
schooner
on
the
measles,
do
so
drove
and
she
exactly,
Mr.
[Mr. Price, in consequence of a
children
became a total wreck. Providentially storm, was detained one month at the
Stimson cannot preach yet.
I cannot close my letter without tell- this was in the daytime, so no lives Bonin Islands, and passing through
ing y° u a m at we have had a hopeful, were lost, as perhaps there would have Honolulu March 10th, was too late
happy year in the work. Our schools been had the wreck occurred at night. to meet the Morning Star at San
have been large and our pupils inter- Beulah had several girls with her who Francisco, as it was important for him
ested and earnest for the most part. were coming to Ruk to school. They to do.]
i
if
fieople
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Death of Princess Kaiulani.
It is our sad task to record the untimely death, on March 6th, of the Princess Victoria Kaiulani Cleghorn, who
was the sole surviving heiress of the
Kalakaua family, after her aunt, the exQueen Liliuokalani. The Princess had
for several weeks been suffering from
inflammatory rheumatism, contracted
during a visit to Hon. Samuel Parker's
place, on Hawaii. The malady finally
involved the heart, with fatal result.
Kaiulani was the only child of the late
Princess Miriam Likelike, sister of Kalakaua and wife of Hon. Arch. S. Cleg
horn. She was born Oct. 16, 1875. At
the age of fourteen she was taken to
England to be educated, having at home
received the training of English govern
esses. In England she enjoyed the best
educational and social advantages for a
period of seven years. When the mon
archy was overthrown, in 1893, her
guardian, Mr. Davies, promptly brought
her from England to Washington,where
she made a most favorable impression
on Mrs. Cleveland, and doubtless contributed to influence the President's
efforts to restore the monarchy here.
Returning home in October, 1897, the
Princess pursued a quiet and modest
course apart from from politics, and
won general esteem. Her charming
home at Waikiki, Ainahau, developed
and beautified by the taste of Gov.
Cleghorn, added to her social attractions.
The Princess was active in the work
of the Hawaiian Relief Society, also in
that of the local Red Cross Society, of
which she and Mrs. Harold M. Sewall
were the two Vice-Presidents.
It is matter ofpeculiar sadness to the
native Hawaiian people, and calls for
our deep sympathy with them, that the
leading youthful representative of their
race should thus be snatched away.
Her fortune was but a small one: A
moderate allowance had been made to
her by the Republic, and doubtless would
have been continued and increased. A
public funeral was accorded to the Prin
cess by the Government. Her body lay
in state in Kawaiahao Church during
March 4th, and was visited by an unceasing procession of Hawaiians and
foreigners of all classes, who took a last
gaze at the pale but natural-looking
features, while the mournful kahilis
slowly swept in unison above and the
aged bards slowly chanted their dirges.
On Sunday, the sth, a long procession
followed her to the royal mausoleum,
escorted by the national guard and the
U. S. military and naval forces, with all
the wonted magnificence of royal catafalque and kahilis. The procession was
thirty-five minutes in passing a given
point. The Princess now rests with
that great company of the stately Kings,
[April. 1899
the employees and the laborers. Yet it
is on the whole to be admitted that its
abolition is desirable, in accordance with
American practice. The immense aggregation of capital in the plantations is
liable to act as a money power, impeding
proper inspection and due justice to the
laborers. Free labor will require higher
wages, but will give better work than
compulsory labor. It seems likely that
Returned Chinese Set Free.
a considerable immigration of free
Following the opinion of Solicitor- laborers will continue from Japan.
General Richards, the Secretary of the
W. O. Smith Resigns.
Treasury has ordered the release of the Attorney-General
482 Chinese who havi for several
After more than six years' service
months been cruelly detained at the with President Dole, Mr. Smith has
quarantine station, while holding the discontinued his connection with the
permits of the Hawaiian government to Cabinet, and Mr. Cooper, of the Foreign
return to their former residences in Ha- Office, has succeeded him. Mr. Smith
waii. Mr. Richards says :
tendered his resignation last August,
"An alien resident is not an alien im- soon after annexation, being anxious to
migrant. Under our alien immigration be relieved of his arduous duties. His
acts it has been held that an alien who present retirement is owing to a differhas resided in this country without be ence of opinion in the Cabinet "as to the
coming naturalized, and who departs necessity of a more active and progreswith the intention of returning, is not to sive policy in regard to the carrying on
be deemed an immigrant upon his re- of public improvements, and laying out
turn,although he was an alien immigrant public land for occupation." "The revewhen he first entered the country."
nues have increased, appropriations
The words "no further immigration" have been made, and the machinery for
thus have no application to former im- carrying out these measures is availamigrants who are returning. The wives ble." The language is Mr. Smith's.
and children of Chinese residents are
The late Attorney General has always
also to be freely admitted.
been the most active, experienced and
Mr. Alexander Robertson, who was forceful member of the Government.
employed to visit Washington in behalf Many regard his retirement as a most
of the Chinese, has been entirely suc- serious public loss. The stability of the
cessful, and the Chief Justice has been Government, however, cannot be imsustained in his decision.
periled, as it was liable to be before annexation. Mr. Smith has nobly contributed to the making of history in
Inspection of Immigrant Laborers.
Hawaiian affairs.
The care and treatment of the 16,000
Filipino Savagery.
and more of contract laborers on the
sugar plantations is a subject of the
The following is one section of an orhighest importance, both socially and der to the intended looters of
Manila,
economically. Reliable testimony has which was issued
February 15 from
just been published in a report made by Aguinaldo's headquarters :
Dr. Chas. A. Peterson, official Inspector
"Second. —Philippine families only
of Immigrants, who is both faithful and will be respected. They should not be
capable. The substance of this report molested, but all other individuals, of
they be, will be extermishows that while occasion has been whatever race
without any compassion, after the
nated,
lound to require amendment on several
extermination of the army of occupaplantations in respect to personal ill- tion."
treatment of laborers by lunas, also in This ferocious order would undoubtrespe :t to proper housing and sanitation, edly have been executed had not the
yet such amendments have been prompt- desperate uprising that night in the city
ly made. In both these respects the been defeated, although with destruction
treatment of the laborers was generally by fire of a large section of the city.
found to be fairly good. Personal vio- The plunder of the wealthy city of Malence to the laborer is extremely rare. nila formed the chief motive of the FiliDocking and fines are perhaps too fre pino insurgents.
quent, causing desertions. Improved
On the 5th ult. heavy rain fell on the
sanitation has reduced death and sick
whole windward side of Maui, ranging
ness rates one-half.
Congress not yet having legislated for from six to thirteen inches at different
Hawaii, our old system of contract labor points. Much damage was done by
continues, which is unquestionably very floods. A similar state of things took
advantageous in many respects for both place in Hilo and Hamakua, Hawaii.
Queens and Princes of
the old regime,
who lie entombed in their mausoleum,
leaving hardly a living descendant. We
can only pay the tribute of our sorrow
for that vanished Royalty and their
wasted people, while Hawaii leaps forward to its nobler career in a new century.
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Plantation Stock on a Boom.
The past month has been remarkable
for an unprecedented rise in the prices
at which large quantities of shares in a
great many of our sugar plantations
have been sold. The immediate cause
has been the immense dividends distributed by a number of leading plantations,
combined with the general confidence
felt in the stability of our political and
commercial sffairs. The upward tendency has been greatly increased by
very heavy purchases made for parties
on the Coast. As examples, the shares
of Ewa plantation have gone up to 400
per cent, a richly paying plantation ;
those of Oahu, adjoining, to 300, a concern that can divide nothing under two
years ; those of Waialua, which can pay
little under three years, have gone in
four months from par to 230. A new
concern, Kihei, which will take three
years to a dividend, has risen in a month
from par to 140 per cent. On the last
named a number of small operators have
realized large profits.
All this has generated a fever of examong both large and small
sessors of means. Such a fever canbe wholesome morally or financially,
hing has occurred that can properly
called stock gambling. Such prolings, however, are liable to occur.
So far, experienced business men
deem the present prices of plantation
shares to be quite within the limit of
their value as good investments for capitalists abroad, and such seems to be the
opinion of the latter, who are eagerly
investing. It is therefore not unlikely
that the expansion of values will continue. Some people will probably suffer
by a rebound when the limit is reached.
Meantime many people are realizing
gratifying gains by buying and selling
shares. The number of ourmillionaires
also seems to be multiplying. All this
will prove an evil or a good to the higher
interests of the possessors, according as
they serve the Lord or Mammon therewith.
Iment
Maunalei Plantation on Lanai.
This new plantation has been fully
organized, with a capital of $1,000,009,
and a portion of its shares sold. They
already command a considerable premium. Manager Lowrie, of Spreckels-
ville, gives expert testimony that it will
easily make a 10,000-ton plantation. It
is located on the north east coast of
Lanai, and has 1000 acres of the flats
below fifty feet elevation, and 2000 more
below 400 feet. The artesian water
supply is copious. Soil excellent. One
thousand acres will be planted in cane
the coming season, for the first crop, in
1901.
THE FRIEND.
29
Expansion of Honolulu Steam Traffic. is made some eighty feet in depth, to
sea level, where water is reached, rAt
The United States Government is said the bottom horizontal drifts are run innow to have eighteen transport steam- land. These tap copious supplies of
water, increasing with the length of the
ers running to Manila for the conveyance drifts. Steam pumps will be
set in the
of troops and supplies. Several of these bottom of the pit. It is expected to
are now on the Suez route, but will have water enough for several hundred
hereafter run on the Pacific. Probably acres of land. The same style of well
is used on the new Kihei plantation, but',
so large a force will not be required after
on lower ground and with less depth of
the Filipinos are quieted, but the neces- pit.
sities of peaceful commerce will still
call for several ships. Owing to the low
After eight months of construction,
latitude of Manila, all of these steamers the Judd building was opened for occuwill call at Honolulu, producing arrivals pation on the 19th ult. This building is
of six ships a month each way. During four stories high, the first one
of that
the past month the number of arrivals
of U. S. transports has been seven, be- height in Honolulu. It is in most resides 21 merchant steamers and two spects the finest mercantile building yet
war ships, making 30 ocean steam- erected here. It is an office building,
ers in all during the month. On the the Bank of Hawaii occupying much of,
17th of March there were eight steamers the lower floor.
in port and in sight going and coming.
It is learned that the Oceanic Co. have
Exports and Imports of Hawaii.
ordered from the Cramps three steamers
of 6000 tons each, to take the place of
The exports of Hawaii in 1898 were
their present boats on their Sydney line.
$17,346,744.79
They will carry refrigerating plants for mports same year
11,650,890.81
of
frozen
and
mutton, a
beef
cargoes
provision much needed. These boats
Balance of trade
$5,695,853.98
will he superior in size and speed to any
had been about eight per cent
Exports
hitherto calling at Honolulu.
It is also understood that the Pacific over those of 1897, while imports had
Mail Co. are building two boats of increased 51 per cent.
10,000 tons for the Japan trade.
Estimating the population at 125,000,
Whether these are to call here is not the exports averaged about $140 per
stated.
head, making the earnings of Hawaii
the largest in the world in proportion of
Growth of Oahu Railway.
population. A large proportion, how-,
The Bth ult. was the tenth anniversa- ever, of the sugar estates are owned by
residents of the mainland, as well as in
ry of the first breaking ground on the Europe, who
receive a considerable
Oahu Railway. Mr. Dillingham, after share of the aforesaid earnings.
serious and protracted difficulties, by
untiring perseverance and skilful management, has reaped a most remarkable
success. The original share holders in
the road have more than doubled their
March 1st—Annual meeting of the
investment, and hold a property of im- Hospital Flower Mission.—Death of
mense productiveness. The Oahu Rail- Mrs. M. Gavin, aged 89 years; a resiway has changed the face of one-half of dent of this city for the past fifty years.
this island, and has quadrupled land —Purser Derby, of the Hongkong Maru,
values. Yet its work of development falling overboard at night, and in danger
has not yet accomplished half of the re- of drowning, is rescued by a native- posults that are in plain sight.
liceman who jumped in to his aid.
The annual report of the railway, just 2d.—Waikiki telephone branch station
received, shows receipts over expenses is inaugurated, connecting with "Cenwhich produce a net income of
tral" by some eight trunk
$265,361.29, Which is over six per cent young ladies of the Peniellines.—Three
Mission arupon the capital of $2,000,000 and the rive to enter upon their Society's
work
bonded debt of $2,000,000 combined. in these islands.
Yet only two ofthe six sugar plantations
4th.—Successful luau and bazaar at
along the line had been shipping any
Maternity Home grounds for the
the
The
road
has
an imevidently
sugar.
benefit
ofthe Hawaiian Relief Society.—
mense future before it.
A tourist party of surf riders, in charge
of a couple of natives, get their canoe
It is learned that a considerable sup- capsized
off Waikiki and narrowly
ply of water for irrigation on Kohala escape serious consequences. One of
plantation has been obtained from a well the natives swam ashore from the reef
on the new plan. A broad excavation with the eight-year-old daughter of one
RECORD OF EVENTS.
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THE FRIEND
30
ofthe party, to the great relief of the
mother, who witnessed the mishap from
The stranded Edward
the beach.
O'Brien careened over on her starboard
side and lost her masts in short order.
Small hope now of saving much from
her.—Prof. M. M. Scott delivers an entertaining lecture at the Y. M. C. A.on
Japan, assisted by Mr. Hedemann as
iHbstnttor.
6th.—Death at 2 a. m. of Princess
Kaiulani, in the 24th year of her age—a
day of sorrow throughout the city.
Bth. —The body of the Princess lay
in state at Ainahau from 9 a. m. till 5
p. m., and was visited by a steady stream
sj sorrowing and sympathizing friends
—
throughout the day.
I Oth.—The Government awards the
contract for the Kalihi pumping plant
to a San Francisco firm for $24,1t>0.
The station is to have a capacity of five
million gallons per day.
11th.—The remains of Kauilani are
moved to Kawaiahao church,where they
lie in state from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
12th.—Impressive and imposing funeral services at Kawaiahao church of the
Princess Kaiulani, with all the honors
due royalty. Interment at the Nuuanu
mausoleum.
13th.—Resignation of W. O. Smith,
Attorney-General'since Jan. 17, 1893,
from the Cabinet.—Arrival of the Australia with a large number of tourists
and island passengers —Hawaiian ship
Star of Bengal, 47 days from Newcastle, for San Francisco, arrives off the
harbor with a heated cargo of coal.
|Gth. —A veritable steamer day, with
the arrival of the Monmouthshire from
'
Yokohama, Gaelic from San Francisco,
Warrimoo from Sydney, and the U. S.
gunboat Wheeling from Vancouver, on
her way lo Manila. —After conducting a
series of revival meetings, Rev. C. H.
Yatman leavas for Japan.—Return of
Judge Frear from his duties at Washington as Hawaiian Commissioner.
20th —H. E. Cooper receives the appointment as Attorney-General.—The
police department inaugurate their new
patrol wagon.—The Bank of Hawaii,
Gear, Lansing & Co., and W. O. Smith
open for business in their new quarters
in the Judd building.
2lst. —1000 shares of Honokaa Sugar
Co.'s stock were bought by San Fran
cisco brokers for for the sum of $250,000.
Supreme Court confirms the sale of
the Columbia to H. L. Evans.
23d.—The Supreme Court decides
that the Oahu Railway and Land Co.
cannot condemn Honolulu harbor land.
Golden wedding celebration of Mr.
and Mrs. Juergen Wolters —Missionary
packet Morning Star arrives from San
Francisco, en route for the various mis
sion statirttis to the westward.—The
Amateur Orchestra gives a very successful oratorio concert at Kaumakapili
church.
24th.—A young native lad has his
arm torn off by being caught in the
belting at the Gazette printing office.—
Mrs. H. J. Nolte, an estimable Hawaiian
lady, dies at the (Queen's Hospital, after
a short illness, aged 55 years.—W. J,
Kenny, Esq., British ex-Commissioner,
is given a farewell demonstration at departure by the Hongkong Maru for his
new post of duty.
26th.—Japanese laborers savagely
attack the Chinese quartered near them
at Kahuku plantation, killing three outright and wounding some twenty others,
four of them severely. Police aid was
sent from the city by special train and
arrested the assailants, bringing them
in the following day to jail, and the
wounded for treatment.
27th.—Japanese workman killed at
the Kalihi fertilizer works by being
caught in the belting of the machinery.
—Mrs. Williams, of Minneapolis, gives
an able address on old and new methods
in philanthropic work, looking to unity
of work by the various benevolent soci
eties.—Death of Capt. Philip of the
Invtrmark, from paralysis.
28th.—E. A. Mott-Smith, Esq., receives his portfolio as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and becomes also, ex-
17 -Br ss Miowera, Hemming, from Vancouver
—Mr ss Doric, Smith, from Yokohama
Am stm wh Jeanette, Newth, from San Francisco.
10—Am brg J D Spreckels, Chnstianson, from San Fran.
—Am sh J It Thomas, Thomas, from Newcastle.
10—U S Transport Conemaugh, Bromfield, from San Fran.
21 -Jap schr Riusin Maru, Nakegawa, from Wake Is.
22—Jap ss Kce Lung Maru, Sob;ijima, from Kobe.
23—Am stm bktn Morning Star, Bray, from San Fran.
24 —ltr ss Manauense, McNab, from from Tacoma.
Jap ss Hongkong Maru, Filmer, from San Fran.
—jap ss Nippon Maru, Kvans, from Yokohama.
26—lit ss Shatintung, Frampton, from Yokohama.
2(t— Am )>k Altl» ii Hesse, Potter, from San Francisco
29—Am ss Alameda, Van Oteienclorp, from San Francisco
—Jap cruiser Chitose, Sakurai, from San Francisco
30—Am sch Spokane, Jamieson,from Port Townsend
31- Am schr A M Baxter, Marshall, fm Everett, Washngtn
—U S Transpoit City of Puebla, Thomas, from San Fran.
—Am ss Mariposa, Haywood, from the Colonies
—Am ss China, Seabury, from San Franci-sco
—U S Trans|K>rt Cleveland, Klitgaard, from Sin Fran.
—
—
DEPARTURES.
I—Jap ss Hongkong Matu, Kilmer, for San
-Am wh sh (lay Head, Foley, to cruise.
Francisco.
2—Am ss Alameda, Van Oterendorf, for San Fran.
Br ss Moana, Carey, for Sydney.
3 Am schr Kndeavor, McAllep, for Port 'Townsend.
7—Am sh W F Babrock, Colley. for Delaware Breakwater
—Br sh Star of France, W* lis, for Royal Roads.
—Br ss Garonne, Conradi, for Seattle
B—Am ss City of Peking, Smith, for Yokohama
9—U STr nsport Roanoke, Kidston, for Manila
—Am hk C 1> Bryant, Colly, for San Francisco.
10—Am ss China. Seabury, for San Francisco
—Am schr Kobt l.ewers, t.oodman, for San Francisco
11—Am schr Muriel, Carlson, forHonoipu
—Jap ss Kinstiiu Maru, Brady, for Seattle
—Am schr Bessie X Stevens, Hamer, for Guam
—Am schr Vine, Small, for Port Blakely
14—Am schr Oceania Vance, Ankers, for San Francisco
—Am schr /' nnie M Campbell, Fridberg, for San Fran.
—Am sh 1 F Chapman. Thompson, for New York
—U S Transport Portland, I.indtiuist, for Manila
lft—Haw hk Andrew Welch, Drew, for San Francisco.
—Am schr Corona, Anderson, for Port Townsend.
16—Am schr Kurtka. St lion, for Port Townsend
—Br ss Warrimoo, Hay, for Vancouver
17—Br ss Miowera, Hemming, for the Colonies
officio, Minister of Education.
—Br >s Gaelic, Finch, for Yokohama
U S Transport Valencia, I.ane for Manila
29th.—Arrival of Japan's new cruiser —Am bktn Skagit, Robinson, for Port 'Townsend
ss Moniiioiilbsliire, Kvans, for Portland
Br
San
en
route
to
Francisco,
Chitose from
—Am bk Golden Gate, Balfour, for Iquupu
Yokosuta, Japan.
18 Itr ss Doric, Smith, for San Francisco
S Collier Scindia, Field, f-<r San Fianrisco
A:n stm wli Jeai.elte, Newth, for cruise.
30th—Henry Waterhoustt purchases —U
19 -Br bk Linlithgowshire, Anderson, for San Francisco
the Niulii plantation, Kohala, of Judge 20
II S S Wheeling, But-well, for Manila.
C. P\ Hart, and will incorporate the 21 Am tctttr Kva, Ramselins, for Mahukona
—Am ss Australia, Houdlette, for San Krancisco.
same for $2,000,000.
The Pacific SI Am bktn Planter, Marden, for San Krancisco.
Am s.lir American (iirl. Nilsen. for Port Townsend
Hardware Co. absorbs the Hawaiian
T.i Am bktn Nrwsboy. Mollestad, for San Francisco
Hardware Co.
Am schr Mary X Kostet, 'Thompson, for San Fiancisco
J 1* SprsckeU, Christiansoii, for Mahukona
;$ I St.—What with the numerous tran- 24—Am brgt
—Jap ri Hongkong Maru, Kilmer, for Yokohama
25—Am
bktn
W H Diniond, Nilson. for San Francisco
adstock
at
steadily
sactions in sugar
Haw sh Star of Russia, Hatfield, for Royal Roads
vancing rates; realty transactions at full 20 lap ss Nippon Maru, Kvans, for San Francisco.
U Hi ss Sbaunliiiiy, Kraiuplon, for San I >i«go
figures, and an unusual number of ocean 28—Am
schr Aloha, Dabol, for San Krancisco.
arrivals
U S Transport Coiietnaugh, Bromhead, for Manila
steamer
(28) and departures(*2s)
Jap ss Kee Lung Maru, Miimbaysi, for Yokohama
for the month, the business activity of —Am bk Mohican, Saunders, for Sail Franci.sco
the city may be said to be unprecedented '*) Am bktn
Jane I. Stanford, Johnson, for San Francisco
—Am ss Alameda, Van Oterendorp, for Sydney
80—Norbk Hercules, Tohfasoa, fur Paget Sound.
31—* in ss Mariposa, Haywood, for SaM Francisco.
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MarineJournal.
PORT OF HONOLULU, MARCH.
ARRIVALS.
,I—Br ss Garonne, Conradi, from Seattle.
—Am ss Alameda, Yon Oterendorp, from the Colonies.
2—Br ss Moana, Carey, from San Francis..,
6—Am bk Mohican, Saunders, from San Francis, o.
O—U S transport Roanoke, Kidston, from San Krancisco.
B—Am sh A J Fuller, Nichols, from Noifolk
—Am ss City of Peking, Smith, from San Francisco.
a>—Br sh Carnedd Llewellyn, Griffiths, from Liverpool.
10—Am ss China, Seabury, from Yokohama.
—Jap ss Kinshiu Maru, Brady, from Yokohama.
—Am bk X P Rithet, Calhoun, from San Krancisco.
11—Am schr Eva, Ramselius, from Eureka.
—Am bk McNear, Peterson, from Newcastle.
—Am sh G X Schofield, Dunning, from Yokohama.
12— U S transport Portland, LindguUt, from San Francisco
—Am bk Fresno, Underwood, from Port Townsend.
—Am bktn W H Diniond, Nilson, from San Francisco
18—Am schr John A Campbell, Smith, from Seattle
—U S transport Valencia, Lane, from San Francisco
Ij—Am ss Australia, Houdlette, from San Francisco.
—Am bktn I rregard, Schmidt, from San Francisco
—Haw bk Diamond Head, Ward, from San hrancisco
—Haw sh Star of Bengal, Henderson, from Newcastle
16—Br ss Monmouthshire, Evans, from Yokohama
—Br ss Gaelic, Finch, from San Francisco
—Br ss Warrimoo, Hay, from the Colonies
i—U Uis Wheeling, Burwell, from Vancouver
MARRIAGES.
LLOYD DANIELS In this cily. at tin, residence of
I.'.rt-li/L-n,
Man li -2ml, by the Rev. G. L.
Capt. J. C.
Ftarsoii, Jas. W. I.loyil to Miss Kinma 11. Daniels.
BIRTHS.
HOGG At l.ihue, Kauai, Morch 11th, to the wife of
J. A. Hogg, a 800,
AUSTIN In this .iiy, March 14th, to the wife of H. C.
Austin, Auditor General, a daughter.
KAYK At Kekaha, Kauai, March 16th, to the wife of
11. P. Kaye, a daughter.
OVEN DKN-ln this city, March 20th, to thewifeofH.
C. Ovenden, a daughter.
SMYTHE At Pahoeh-e, Kona, Hawaii, March 21st, to
the wife of Capt. H. H. Smythe, a son.
HITCHCOCK Ai Honolulu, March 26th, to the wife of
D Howard Hitchcock, a son.
HAYSK.LDEN- In this city, March 28th, to the wife of
H. Ti Havselden, a son.
.
DEATHS.
Machias, Maine, Feb. 17th, Mrs.
Sarah A. Turner, mother of Mrs. I>. K. Blois Penhallow.
GAVIN In Hono'ttlu, March Ist, Mrs. Margaret Gavin
aged 89 ye.trs, a native of Scotland.
TYRRELL In this city. March 22nd, Samuel Wallace,
son of Wm Tym 11, aged il year*, 4 months.
BRYANT li. Honolulu, March 28, Edwin Julius Gerald,
aged 6 years and 8 mouths, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J
G. Bryant, of Kauai.
NOLTE-In this city, March 24th, Mrs. H. J. Nolte, of
pneumonia, in the ftftth year of her age.
TURNER— In East
�THE FRIEND.
Vol. 57, No. 4.]
HAWAIIAN BOAKB.
HONOLULU. H. I.
This page is devoted to the interests of tile Hawaiian
Board of Missions, and the Kilil.ir, ap|H>inted by ihe
Board, is resimnsihle for its coim-nts.
Rev. 0. P. Emerson,
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Editor.
The Meeting in Kau.
A rain storm and a rough sea would
have made the landing of the members
of the Hawaii Association at Honuapo
a sorry one but for the warm welcome
they received on shore, at the hands of
the Waiohinu Church people, with
whom the meeting was held. Bad as
rain was for us travelers, it was good
for the thirsty fields, and it made the
cane planters rejoice and increased their
profits by thousands of dollars.
Waiohinu looked beautiful and the
uplands of Auaulele were misty with the
"driving rain" for which it is made
famous in Hawaiian song. It is said
that when Keoua went forth from Kahuku on his last journey, to be transfixed
at Kawaihae by the spear of Keeaumoku, his faithful attendant sang that
touching mele beginning,
Kuu haku i ka ua haao c.
(My lord of the driving rain.)
Hence the name of the church building at Waiohinu, Ka luakini i ka ua
haao." We found it in good repair and
dressed out in a new coat of paint.
Indeed, the good people of Waiohinu
seem to have been quickened into new
life—not only there, but also in Honuapo, Punaluu and Pahala, the people
seem to have taken a step forward. The
apana (local) meetings have been revived.
Men who had forsaken pastor, Kauhaue,
to follow Mormon leaders, have returned
to him, and services are again held in
the Pahala church. The Mormon leadership on Hawaii, though active in certain centers, does not seem to be strong.
Theirs is a difficult proposition, to put
the book of Mormon in place of the
Bible. It is one that wide-awake,
thinking natives will not readily accept.
The Mormon appeal has been mainly to
the thoughtless and those who do not
care what kind of teaching they have,
provided it is lenient, easy and not too
searching.
One of the features of the Association
was the address of Rev. Mr. Hill. On
Sunday he spoke for an hour, right in
the middle of the Sunday School exhi
bition, to a crowded house. He told
some of the things he had observed during his four years' stay in Utah as a
pastor and agent of the Western Educational Commission. He bore witness
to the kindness of many of the Mormon
people, but exposed the malign power of
the Mormon system as hostile to freedom and subversive of democratic gov-
"
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The speaker was listened to
intently by many people, some of whom
were Mormon in name and to Whom the
information given came to arouse
thought and serious questionings.
To the evening service a wholesome
spiritual turn was given by such speak
ers as Revs. Hill, Desha and Kfleo.
Those influential graduates of Kamehameha, Kauhane and David Ai, were also
present to give their aid.
We are pleased to note that Mrs.
Walton, wife of Manager Walton, of
Pahala, has opened her parlors for Sunday afternoon meetings, and it is arranged that Mr. Hill is to conduct them,
probably once a month. It is possible
that English services may be held once
a month or so by Mr. Hill in the Naalehu chapel.
The Association examined David Ai
and John Samoa, with a view to granting them licenses|to preach. The licenses
were granted, to the one for a year and
to the other for six months. C. W. P.
Kaeo was also licensed for anotheryear.
Mr. Hill was put in charge of the
native church of Olaa in place of Rev.
Kalana, and Stephen Desha was put in
charge (Komike) of all the churches
ernment.
*
from Laupahoehoe to Kalapana, with
David Ai to help him in their care, it
being understood that' when, occasionally, Desha goes the round of these outlying churches, David Ai is to fill Haili
pulpit for him.
Mrs. Hill has gathered a day schoo'
about her, which meets in her house>
and which has been recognized, by tht
Board of Education as the Upper Olaa
government school.
Mr. Hill is seeking a site for a chapel
which for a time may also serve as a
li
school house.
!
The next meeting of the Association
is to be held at Hookena, South Kona,
in September.
Early on the morning of the 23d of
March the Star arrived from San Francisco after a voyage of nineteen days,
She brought as passengers bound for the
Micronesion field, Mrs. Stimson and
three children, and also Miss L. C.
Wilson, who, after a year's rest, returns
to her place in the Girls' School on Kusone. It is expected that the Star will
sail April slh.
Lesson of the Kahuku Uprising.
Saturday afternoon, March 'jßlh, a
Japanese laborer on the Kahuku plantation, Koolau, Oahu, had an altercation
with a Chinese fellow laborer on the
same plantation, which ended in the receipt of blows from the strong fiats of
the Chinaman. Of the merits of this
quarrel we have no knowledge whatever.
On the dawn of the peaceful Sabbath
morning the women and children of the
Japanese camp were quietly sent in hiding to other camps or to the sugar mill.
Soon after noon, armed with clubs into
which iron spikes had been driven, a
large band of Japanese fell upon the unsuspecting and unarmed Chinese camp.
In a few minutes three Chinese had
been beaten to death, while two or three
more were left apparently at the point
of death.
Thanks to the two nineteenth century
inventions, the telephone and the railroad, at 1.30 a. m. Monday morning the
arrival of the Marshall and an efficient
force of armed policemen from Honolulu
restored order, and prevented a more
even battle, which the Chinamen -were
preparing to enter upon at the dawn of
Monday morning.
There were about 250 men in each of
these warring camps. These 500 men
were but a portion of the hands employed upon this large and flourishing
plantation.
It is the policy of the managers of
many ot our plantations to employ both
Japanese and Chinese on the plantation,
in order to avoid strikes or complications
on the part of the laborers.
After this sudden outburst of a murderous spirit, will the course of time
move smoothly on between'these two
sections of Kahuku laborers ?
With these turbulent representatives
of Asiatic nations filling our land, and
massed in large bodies upon our extensive sugar plantations, to whom can we
look for peace and protection?
The police force of Honolulu, composed of reliable native Hawaiians 'and
led by experienced white men, -are of
undoubted efficiency ; but what are they
as compared with the 6,090 or #,400
Asiatics whom we shall find a year or two
hence on the six plantations -mw
touched by the seventy-one miles of the
railroad.
Died, on the 13th of March, after a Oahu
We have one, and only one, sure and
brief illness, Mrs. James Davis, beloved
efficient remedy for this, and for similar
wife of the pastor at Waikane Oahu.
troubles that threaten this community
on every island. It is the gospel of
On the 3d inst. Isaiah Bray completes humanity—the gospel of peace on earth
a two years term as Captain of the and good will to men sung on Bethlehem's moon-lit plains by the heavenly
Morning Star. This is his second term, host who ushered in the Prince of
Peace.
He has handed in his resignation to The gospel we preach, of the fathertake effect on the above date. Captain hood of God and the brotherhood of
', man, is just as good for the Japanese
Garland succeeds him.
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and the Chinaman as for the German, prosper, and that as a rule nothing will
the English, the American, or the Ha- be attempted.) There are indications in
waiian,
j abundance that the United States is to
An earnest gospel evangelist of the have a tar larger share in the trade of
character and worth of eight or ten of the East than has heretofore been the
the faithful Japanese preachers whotn case. There is a commercial deputation
we could name,
now upon these in China now, composed of men who
islands, would in all probability have know perfectly well what ought to be
prevented or averted this whole misera- done commercially, and who have the
ble and demoralizing demonstration of means and the will to bring it to pass.
human depravity.
The contracts already signed for new
The great need today on the part of railways include an important line from
our plantation owners and managers, no Hankow to Canton, perhaps 800 miles
less than of all our community, is faith in length, which is now being surveyed
in the redeeming, saving power of the by American engineers, and is to be
Gospel of Christ and hence in the will- built with American capital. After this
no one will inquire when missionaries
ingness to support its agents.
God speed the day when love to God are mobbed what they were doing there,
and man shall fill our earthly paradis(e and why they insisted on staying where
with heavenly blessings.
they were not wanted, for Capital, as we
O. H. G.
all know, is not to be trifled with.
Meantime, largely inconsequence of the
Letter from Rev. Arthur H. Smith, D. D. reaction in Peking, partly by reason of
failure of crops, and to some extent
Pang Chuang, Shantung, China, through local causes, such as famines,
and floods the cause of famine, many
February 18th, 1898.
widely-sundered parts of the Empire are
Rev. Sereno E. Bishop, D. D.:
in rebellion, or are the seat of serious
Dear Fellow Citizen —Every once in disturbances. It is a standing wonder
a while—though with a very irregular that the missionaries, who are scattered
orbit—The Friend, from the distant all over the eighteen provinces, are not
oftener involved. A few months ago a
isles of the Pacific, turns up to remind
of the China Inland Mission
missionary
us of you all, now brought into new and was wantonly murdered in Kueichou.
living relations with things in general. It is thirty-three years since this, the
I did write you a letter last June, not largest of the fifty missions in China,
long after our Mission meeting and the was organized, yet the death of Mr.
Fleming was the first martyrdom, often
deputation from Boston, but I infer that as their agents have been attacked and
the letter must have been lost, as others maltreated. Their present number is
have been within the year. All around something over 600 and is increasing.
the Pacific ocean it has been a wonder- In the ranks of the American Board we
are barely holding our own numerically,
ful year, and perhaps nowhere more so
and reinforcements are very scarce—not
than in China, not only on account of filling up the gaps by death and drop
what was attempted, but in the sudden ping out, often for health reasons. Fiblighting of the promising flowers nancially we have had seven lean years,
were looking for the years of plenty
which for a time looked so flourishing. and
to succeed, but they certainly do not
is
not
But reform, like Jairus' daughter,
appear in the recent appropriations,
dead, but only sleepeth, however much which are no larger than a year ago,
the extreme conservatives may laugh to being only about sixty per cent of the
scorn the idea. It is only just to say amount needed. Really no appropriathat there is at present almost no sign tions are now made—only one appropri
that it is not permanently dead and ation of a lump sum, which you can
buried, but there are many quite certain manipulate by trying how many times
events of which no advance symptoms one hundred will go into sixty.
Year before last our station ordered
are visible, even to the most careful observer, in which case it is best to be two native pastors, and the amount of
their salary—about $260, Mexican—has
guided by general principles.
In one way the greatest security of been collected during the year, eked out
China is her absolute weakness. Sir by the savings from the previous year.
Charles Beresford has just made a thor- Another year we are hoping to get
ough survey ofthe resources of the Em- enough for their traveling expenses also.
pire, especially in a military and naval We have withdrawn all aid from our
line, and informs the world that they are village schools this year, and perhaps
practically nothing at all. It would five out of eight may survive, but of
seem that there must be an understand- these some will live at a poor dying
ing between the Powers about what shall rate.
Last October a large conference ot
not be done in China, (but since the Armenian massacres we do not care to use more than fifty members was held in
a capital P in this word, knowing that Wei Hsien, in this province, attended
whatsoever they do is certain not to by delegates from almost all the many
'
April, 1899.
THE FRIEND.
missions working here. This is a means
of Christian unification of great and increasing value. Five years hence another conference will be held, when
there will have been an astounding advance. There are already about ten
thousand Chinese Christians in Shantung, whereas when we came to China
there were probably only a few hundred.
The total for the whole Empire is supposed to aggregate nearly an hundred
thousand, perhaps more, as it has been
rapidly increasing within recent years.
In 1901 the third Shanghai conference
will be held, at which there will be
wonderful progress to report and a marvelously altered outlook, as compared
with 1900, and especially with 1897, the
date of the earliest one.
We rejoice with you in the great
prosperity which is insured to you in the
unfurling of the Flowery Flag. Long
may it wave ! Mr. Dillingham threatened twelve years ago to give our China
work a lift when high tide struck his
railway. Now is his time !! ! His tide
may be higher—we pray that ours may
not be lower. If there are readers of
these lines who remember the writer, it
would be a gratification to think that we
were sometimes remembered in prayer
by such, even as we remember you,
with your widely different problems and
destiny. But the work is one, and we,
too, are one.
I remain very sincerely yours,
Arthur H. Smith.
During the year 1898 1,711,792 pieces
of mail matter were received and dispatched by the Honolulu postoffice, as
compared with 1,297,987 in 1897, being
an increase of nearly 32 percent. This
probably indicates fairly the growth of
Honolulu during the year.
Quite a deluge of rain fell in Honolulu on Monday night, the 6th of March.
In Manoa and Palolo valleys there were
about four inches. This flooded the
Waikiki flats. A flood gate at Kapiolani
Park having been left closed, a part of
the race track was flooded.
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check. Letters ot credit issued on the principa*
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The Friend.
Kipling knows intimately the people
We believe that our Hawaiian Christian
India and the vast work done lor
forces will not be laggard in their share of
their welfare by the British official?.
of the coming work.
He is under no illusions as to the weakness and incapacity of the Filipinos,
What to do with the Philippines.
who are probably backward as compared
with the population of India. He dissentiment
of
the
country
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The Evangelization of th« Philippine.
What to d. with the Phi|,ppine«
The White Mann Runl«,i
Words of Newell DwiKht Hillia
Report on the I'hilipi'li,,-.
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Un(|ualificd Imperialist*,
A Cry from Slrrving Millions....
Chief Justice's Silver >Vi!<ldi»«
Was the Death of I hri NI Inevitable?..
Ex-.yueen Wronged Jutlsjc Widcmann
Anglican Church Mov* weni in Hawaii
Judge Widemann Gone
Admiral Lord Chai les ll«trrsf„rd
Record of Eventi....
Marine Journal
Hawaiian Board
Chineae Element at Main'l
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The Evangelization of the Philippines.
It is now safe to assume that the
United States *vill hold the Philippines
They have paid to Spain twenty million
dollars for the group. They have fought
several severe hjattles for them by land
and by sea. The stars and stripes are
there to stay.
This means n l(t only that enlightened
government is to oe established over the
cities of the group,
various tribes
also
that
but
the Christian people of
America will se n d to the Philippines the
pure and living Gospel of which they
have hitherto been deprived. As the
wards of America, and subject to our
authority, the cl a im of inhabitants of the
Philippines to < Jtjr religious care must
take precedence of that of other foreign
races. It is to be expected that the various denominations of our Christians
will speedily secjd thither large forces of
able and devout missionaries of both
appears
crystallizing
fairly expressed by the following points
from the N. Y. Times. (Ind.)
"We holds these truths to be deserving
of general acceptance and respected:
"I. We do not need the Philippines.
The undeveloped resources of our own
dom.iin supply a more profitable field
for our activities.
"1 The island fell to us by hazard of
war, and with them certain obligations
to ourselves, to foreign nations, and to
the inhabitants of the archipelago.
"X. It would be cheaper to drop them
and ran, but it would also be disgraceful, and would doom the Filipinos to
present anarchy and future bondage.
"4. We ought to take the islands as
provided in the Treaty, but it should he
the primary object of our policy to make
the FiKpinoa contented, prosperous, or
derly, educated, and ultimately capable
of governing themselves.
"5. They must never become citizen.of the United States."
We shaH hold and rue the Philippine*,
not for pleasure or glory, but for duty's
sake.
"The White Man's Burden."
Rudyard Kipling's seven stanzas with
this title, form a profoundly earnest but
somber appeal, evidently to the Ameri
can Nation, in behalf of their duty to
the people of the Philippines.
Take up the White Man's Burden—
Send forth the best ye breed—
Go, bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need;
To wait, in heavy harness,
On fluttered folks and wild
Your new caught sullen peoples,
Half devil and half child.
sexes, to organise Christian work there.
The
exhortation is most altruistic—
does,
as
on the fore
Standing
Hawaii
to devoted, painful, unrewarded, unap
Chria»,an
civilizatian facing predated service; to toil, for the sake of
front of
westward, we of these islands hold spe- helping, relieving, uplifting.
cial relations to s uch coming missionary Take up the White man's burden,
And reap his old reward—
enterprise, and shall have much responThe
concerning
it.
of
no
blame of those ye better,
i*
It
little
sibility
The
hate of those ye guard—
to
American
Christians,
in
advantage
The cry of hosts ye humour
undertaking this new work, that they
(Ah slowly !) towards the light:—
already hold sc. important and so en- "Why brought ye us from bondage,
lightened an outpost on the way thither. Our loved Egyptian night ?"
—
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btfore the American people, for which
they must gird themselves in patience
and fidelity. We believe they will accept the lesson.
To noble souls the solemn call to
painful duty contains a vastly stronger
force than any call to gain or glory.
Nelson struck the strongest heart chord,
when HtTiafalgar he flung out the signal
"England expects every man to do his
duty."
Words of Newell Dwight Hillis.
We give the following excerpt from
sermon of Dr. Hillis in Ply-
the first
mouth Church, as a sample of the st«,le
vi th* eloquent successoi of Beechei
and Abbott.
ConaiiVr Christ's enormous intellectOptimism is consciousual
ness f hidden reserves. Pessimism is
poveny of -esource. In the hours when
vice c hi. " in like flood, when crime
and passi ,n arc rampant, when suffer
ing seems to sweep over the earth like
sheeted storms, men grow discouraged
and fall into depression. But Christ
stands forth the sublimest optimist in
history. Conscious of His vast intellectual reserves, He felt Himself equal
to any emergency. The moment when
He entered this earthly scene was the
darkest moment in history. It was an
hour when tyranny and crime had gone
upon a carnival. Yet in such an era,
when He saw a thousand wrongs to be
avenged, Christ maintained His serenity
and reigned victorious over life,'s
troubles, believing that with God ','a
thousand years are as one day." He
taught His disciples that God was
abroad everywhere, leavening society
like yeast; that growth was the genius
of the universe; that God can make
vices virtues, pains to be medicines, and
tears to be joys; that ignorance and sin
and lying and uncleanliness shall become extinct like ancient monsters. He
was the poet leading men to discern the
wisdom of the sage in the prattle oi the
child. Looking forward, He saw the
vices waning, saw the earth growing
roseate with benevolence and love, beheld an era when happiness should be
~
�universal and righteousness native unto
young and old alike.
Consider Christ's intellectual supremacy as manifested in His statement
that the only sure basis of social ad
vancement is the progress of the common people. Until His time all philosophers had argued that the only way
to elevate the multitude was to strengthen the patrician classes, exalting as
leaders the sons of strength, the sons
of genius, great generals. But Christ
announced a revolutionary principle.
He came foward saying that the leader
is only a step in advance of the pilgrim
band; that the great statesman and deliverer must find in the atmosphere of
the people their nourishment and stimulus; that since the people follow best a
hero who best understands them, the
true leader comes from among the
common people, and is lifted up upon
their shoulders; and this principle
meant more to society than Newton's
principle of gravity meant in the movement of the stars and suns. From the
very moment that Christ proclaimed the
rise and reign of the people, the generations passed under the influence of
His great impulse. Thrones began to
come down and the people to go up.
Social vices began to wane and the
virtues to wax. When Christ set a
guardian angel beside each sleeping
babe, waved the Golden Rule above
each law and statute book, and unfurled
the flag of equality above the slave
market and palace alike, all society felt
a new impulse, and the race that
hitherto had crept slowly forward climbed into the golden chariot with Christ
and swept swiftly on toward those
heights where wisdom and happiness
do dwell.
Christ's thought of God was that of a
being clothed with matchless simplicity
and beauty. He affirmed that God was
man's Father, who had made his
earthly child in His own image; that
man is a miniature of the Divine Being;
that what reason and judgement and
memory and love in the small are in
man they are in the large in the great
Moving on in His thought,
God.
Christ revealed God as the world's burden-bearer, full of an exquisite kindness
and sympathy; that what He was to publican and sinner in Bethlehem, God was
for all maimed and wrecked hearts in all
worlds; that no human tear falls but
God feels it; that no blow smites the
suffering heart but God shrinks and
suffers; that with wistful longing He
follows the publican and the prodigal,
waiting for the hour when He may recover the youth to his integrity, or lead
the man grown gray in sin to His
1899.
induced to submit. It is however nothing else than Imperialism, or subordiunder the rule of a superinr
Rev. Dr. John R. Hykes was sent last nate
power. But do not be afraid of a name !
September to Manila by the American
Bible Society for preliminary inquiries
A Cry from Starving Millions.
as to openings for their work. His reports are favorable on that point.
Mr. P. W. Damon asks The Friend
In respect to political concerns he reto
make notes of an appeal for relief
ports :
Report on the Philippines.
"While there are doubtless many able
men among the Filipinos, I am convinced that they do not have the qualifi
cations which are essential in the founders of a republic. This is not surprising
to one who knows the history of the
Philippines and is familiar with the
effects of Spanish misrule for more than
three centuries. The natives were little
better than savages when the Spaniards
came to the istands, and while contact
with Europeans has of necessity introduced a higher culture, I believe that if
Western influence were to be entirely
withdrawn, civilization would spontaneously die out in the Philippines. The
mass of the people are ignorant in the
extreme, and they are not prepared and
will not be prepared for many years for
self government. It will be generations
before their aspirations to become an independent commonwealth will be realized.
It would be
monstrous to turn the Philippines back
to Spain. It would be a great blunder
to grant them independence. In my
judgment the only proper, the onlyright
thing is for the United States to keep
the whole archipelago and give the people good government and religious liberty. Every Spanish friar ought to be
banished from the islands. If not, there
will be endless trouble. I ought to have
said that the Jesuits were never accused
of the gross immorality with which the
other order* have been so freely charged.
They were driven out of the provinces
by the other religious corporations, and
*
*
*
their work was almost entirely confined
to Manila. There is a priest here in
Shanghai who was in Manila for many
years, and he does not hesitate to say
that the lives of the Spanish friars were
scandalously corrupt."
Unqualified Imperialism.
The Sulu Archipelago is a south
extension of the great Philippine group, reaching from Mindanao to
Borneo. It is stated that President
McKinley proposes to continue the
power which the Sultan of Sulu has enjoyed under Spain, hereafter to be under
Father's house.
the sovereignty and protection of the
United States. This is highly probable,
there
being no other form of governvessels arrived from foreign
ment
to which the Mohammedans and
iin February—nearly double the
als in January.
savages of that extensive group could be
Sixty-six
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western
sent by a committee of the 118 mission-
aries in the province of Shantung, China.
A large section of that populous province has lately been laid waste by excessive floods of the Yellow River. Besides
the wide spread destruction of homes, it
is estimated that two millions of people
are starving. "Living in straw huts,
many have absolutely no shelter, subsisting on bark, willow twigs, roots, etc."
This printed appeal is addressed especially to the charitable in America, but
it is hoped that friends in Hawaii will
aid. "Shantung is peculiarly interesting
to American merchants as the best market for their products in all China."
The relations of Hawaii with those great
provinces tend yearly to draw more
Rev. Hunter Corbett writes to Mr.
Damon :
"The overturning at Peking sent a
hostile wave all over the land. Two
Catholic priests and two Protestant missionaries and a number of native Christians have been murdered. Others have
had their homes burned and been com
pellet! to flee for their lives. Wcaie
now anxious with reference to our mission at Ichowfu, in this province.
Some of the stations have been attacked
by mobs, and the country is in a state
of semi rebellion. * *
Our work is
very encouraging. We have lately ordained and settled six native pastors
over churches self-supporting. During
the past year I have been permitted to
receive 140 into the church on profession
of faith.
* * Mrs. Nevius, Miss
Downing and others finished the exam
ination of seventy pupils in the school
in which English is taught. All the pupils pay for boarding and tuition—and
the Chinese friends of the school, not
yet church members, have given the
money to erect fine buildings for the
school."
This statement may as well be added
from the appeal for the starving : "The
natives are doing all in their power.
One firm in Chefoo has contributed the
equivalent of $70,000 U. S. gold in cash
and 10,000 bags of corn, and all classes
are contributing; but let us not forget
that two millions of people are starv-
ing."
Mr. F. W. Damon will gladly receive
and forward any contributions for the
sufferers.
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was something to be done by it that
could not be done otherwise, because it
On the 18th ult. a dinner was given
We give an abridgment of observations was a ransom (Mark x: 45), a propitiation
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at the Hawaiian Hotel, by the Hawaiian on this topic by Prof. F. H. Foster of (Rom. iii: 25; John ii: 2), a sin-offering
Cor.
the suffering of a legal
(II
v:
20),
bar, to Chief Justice Albert Francis Pacific Seminary.
penalty (I Pet. ii: 24; cf. Isa. liii: 4,11) in
Judd, on the occasion of the conclusion! The newest form of the subjective our stead. In a word, by his death he
of his twent} -fifth year upon the bench theory of the atonement answers this laid the basis of our forgiveness. That
of the Supreme Court, the longer part question, "Yes." The work of Christ is is the gospel. God so loved the world
only Son, that whosoof the time as Chief Justice. Very hon- the "direct" way of producing reconcilia- that he gave his him,
takes the work to
ever believeth in
between
by
God,
tion
men
and
gaining
orable tributes were paid to the characover rebellious men. This work involves which he was given, viz., his death, and
ter of his servicts by Gen. A. S. Hart- suffering,
and ultimately death, because puts trust for salvation in that, should
well and by President Dole, both of a good man like Christ must suffer oppo- not perish, but have everlasting life
whom had served as Associate Justices. sition, and one so fundamentally opposed (John iii: 16).
We would add the remark that there
The whole of Justice Judd's service has to evil as he must ultimately feel the full
been during a period of political turmoil, force of its murderous antagonism. If has been a wide spread revolt in the
when the Supreme Court was several one would bear witness to the truth as Evangelical churches from the extreme
times called to decide difficult questions he did in the world, death to such an severity
of some of the doctrines held as
as to Royal power and that of the Legis- one was "inevitable." But was it? I
to
the
wrath
of God against sin, which
lature.
This was done with tact do not believe so.
times
made
an "infinite" sacrifice.
many
necessary
and wisdom. The decisions of the
had
avoided
death
Jesus
Supreme Court have continued as for- before; why should he not again ? See In that revolt, there has occurred a
merly to command respect at home and Luke 4:29; John 8:58; John 10:39: John swinging to the other extreme, denying
abroad, and to inspire confidence in the 7:37-44. But on those four occasions
that any expiation is needed in order to
administration of justice in Hawaii.
he deliberately made his escape, "bemake
God's forgiveness of sin safe and
service
rendered
cause
his
hour
was
not
come."
yet
One peculiar
by Mr.
fitting, and in order to bear a divine tesJ udd, fcr which he was specially qualified What docs that mean ?
by his intimate knowledge of the native
When finally he was taken, he might timony against the foul and deadly
people and their language, has been a still have escaped. He knew Judas' nature of sin. The atonement does more
very kind but effective authority exercis- treachery beforehand. He had such a
ed by him over the native magistrates following that friends on every side than to reconcile or win man to God.
scattered throughout the islands. "Tak- would have warned him of secret dan- It removes all obstacle to God's forgiving
ing a deep and abiding interest in the ger. Open attack as he preached had the penitent sinner. Such is the plain
native race, he could deal wisely with already been found impracticable. He doctrine of the New Testament, as cited
their weaknesses and errors, and by gen- would have won his way and could not above. See also Eph. 1: 7, and
Col. 1:14.
tle coercion prevent them from doing have been suppressed, any more than
We have no fear that the churches
grevious wrong." This has educated his church could be.
them towards a civilized standard of
So from the divine side he had every will not in due time swing back to this
administering justice. Mr. Judd has facility for escape—"the twelve legions clear and reasonable New Testament
been Chief Justice longer than any of of angels." But he would not use the doctrine.
his predecessors, Lee, Robertson, Allen superhuman powers for his own deliverand Harris. His incumbency has been ance.
characterized by tact, urbanity, sound
And now, to re-enforce all these con- Ex-Queen Wronged Judge Widemann.
decisions, and maintenance of the res- siderations, and finally uproot this idea
pect felt for the Supreme Court. In a of "inevitability," came his constant
The late Judge H. A. Widemann had
different way, he has rendered Hawaii declarations as to his death. He "came been a steadfast friend and supporter of
services well comparable to those of his to give his life" (Mark x: 4f>); he laid
down his life for the sheep" (John x: 11, Liliuokalani. In July, 1894, she sent
distinguished father, Dr. G. P Judd.
15), and though in one sense this was him and two other gentlemen to WashMany friends will remember Miss A. like the shepherd who meets death un- ington to ascertain whether President
Maud Gould of Augusta, Maine, who intentionally and incidentally in the at- Cleveland would do anything more for
tempt to save his sheep, in another it
was a guest of Minister Stevens in 1893. was very different, for "no one taketh her restoration. They were unable to
She died here February 10th, of con- my life from me," he says (Y. 18), see the President, but obtained a letter
sumption. Funeral services were held neither conspiring man nor raging devil, from him which explicitly declined to
for no one had any power to take it, but take any farther steps in that direction.
at Central Union Church.
he "laid it down ofhimself." In Hebrews On page 259 of her book, the ex-queen
the same thought is
Endowment Wanted for Kohala Girls' tenth (v. 5-10)
language which implies the negclearly brought out. Jesus came to do uses
School.
and inefficiency of Mr. Wideligence
the will of God, and that will was that
should
that
mann
and
his colleagues. To this Mr.
he
sacrifice
himself.
He
did
An important appeal is made by the
There was nothing "inevitable" Widemann recently replied in a pamphwill.
Board of Managers of Kohala Seminary
about it. It was in the highest degree let which has not been circulated in
for Hawaiian girls, to raise its small en- voluntary. When "his hour was come" Honolulu, repelling her accusation, and
dowment to $50,000. For twenty-four —the hour for him to surrender himself giving documentary evidence of their
years this school has been d'dng excel- —he did it, as John narrates.
care and diligence in her service.
lent work, and has sent out large numThe fact destroys the new subjective
The inference is made by others, that
bers of well-trained young women. An theory of the atonement, root and branch. Liliuokalani is not trustworthy in her
average of fifty girls here receive careful Jesus did not meet death incidentally and statements. The affair also confirm* a
Christian culture,and industrial training, inevitably while doing something else. prevalent feeling among her former
as well as a full course of the public He met death for his own sake, because supporters that she is not appreciative
school studies.
that was his chief work, because there of their efforts in her behalf.
Chief Justice's Silver Jubilee.
Was the Death of Christ Inevitable?
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Anglican Church Movement in Hawaii.
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W. C. T. U. Willard Meeting.
[March, 1899.
Judge Widemann Gone.
The following statements are from the The Women's Christian Temperance Worn out by old age and a laborious
Union held a meeting on the 21st ult. life, Judge Hermann A.Wideman passed
Hawaiian Star:
"Articles of incorporation of the to commemorate the death of Miss Wil- away Feb. 7, at the age of 76. He had
Church Defense and Extension Associa 'ard one year ago. There was a touch- made Hawaii his home ior nearly fifty
fion haye 1 been filed with the Minister of ing address by Rev. Mr. Kincaid, who
years, and had held many important
Interior and are now before the cabinet counted the
one
departed
high
among
offices, including those of 2d Associate
for a charter.
earth's
saints.
A
touching
was
eulogy
"The purpose of the organization, as
Justice of the Supreme Court for five
Mrs. years, Minister of Interior under Kalastated in its petition for charter, is to read by Mrs. J. M. Whitney.
protect and advance the interests of the Williams, of Minneapolis, spoke of Miss kaua and Minister of Finance under
Episcopal Church in Hawaii, to estab Willard as a personal friend.,
He was a man of strict
The noblest tribute to the departed Liliuokalani.
lish a mission among the Japanese and
and success in business, havintegrity
to issue a propaganda to the church in founder of the W. C. T. U. is what the ing large wealth.
the United States of the true status of Union is doing to continue the work
Mr. Widemann married in 1860 Mary
with increasing ardor and growing wis
the church here.
Kauai, a Hawaiian lady of great worth,
"The real purpose of the association dom.
who survives him. He leaves seven
is indicated in its name. There can be
daughters and two sons. Six daughters
Anglican Church Troubles.
no misconstruction of the word 'defense.'
are married to citizens of substance.
The end and aim is a union of interests
The grandchildren form a large flock.
The vicar of Hexton in England, has
with the church in America, which
Mt. Widemann was strenuously opshould have been done some"months drawn upon himself the displeasure of posed to the Reciprocity Treaty and to
ago. Undoubtedly the association will the Bishop of Peterborough, because he Annexation. As a devout
Catholic he
attain great strength and will shortly insisted on administering the Lord's was a tenacious opponent of much that
hold the power in the Episcopal com- Supper in a Congregational Church at had the support of the
Protestant mamunity. The troubles of the past will Wellingborough to a large number of jority, but was respected by all parties.
churchmen who could not feel at home
then naturally solve themselves."
It is understood that this Association in the excessively ritualistic atmosphere
An Unexciting Election.
their own churches. This bold vicar
has the earnest moral support of the two of
announces his intention of founding a
On the 24th ult. Mr. Theo. F. Lanleading Anglican ministers, and the society of the Lord's Supper, "to pro
financial support of all the laymen of vide the sacraments of the Established sing was elected Senator for Oahu, in
wealth in that church. We probably Church foi those Protestant churchmen place of Senator Schmidt, resigned. He
do not misconstrue "defense" by saying who are driven from the altars of that was the only candidate nominated, and
church by the practices of Romanizing
no votes could therefore be cast for any
that it is directed against their Bishop, priests."—N. Jr. Observer.
other person. Out of some 600 regiswith whom they are in grievous litigaAll this activity of differences in the
tion, to prevent his alleged unlawful Church of England may be favorably re- istered Senatorial electors, only eightyexercise of authority. May they soon
four voted at the sixteen polling stations
win out of their troubles, made thereby garded as a wholesome sign of vitality. —at five stations three each, at two stastronger and better fitted for fruitful No serious fear need be felt that the tions two each, and at one station only
service in Christ's work.
English people will ever revert to one. In all future elections there will no
doubt be well organized Democratic and
Popery.
Republican parties with their opposing
Does Honolulu need a Crematory ?
candidates.
Death of Mrs. Dickenson.
Were this a large city, this question We have to record, with the tenderes Increase of Ocean Steamships
at Honolulu.
might be answered Yes, knowing how regard, the death at Lahaina on the 25tht
many people favor that method of dis ult. of Mrs. Henry Dickenson, Sr., at
posing of their dead. At present, there the age of 79 years. The feebleness of During the last three months of 1897
there were twenty-six arrivals of ocean
would hardly be sufficient use of it to
age had been growing upon her for some
justify the expense of such an establish- months. Mrs. Dickenson has resided merchant steamships at Honolulu.
During the same period in 1898 there
ment.
continuously in Lahaina since 1856, were thirty-six such arrivals,
making an
We have no religious scruples about nearly 43 years, and longer than any
cremation. But there is a tender feeling other white lady has done. She was a increase of ten steamships in our ocean
towards what were once the living forms woman of refined and noble character, traffic in one year, or nearly forty per
of our loved ones, which makes one de- of great sweetness of disposition, and of cent. Such a rate of growth in that
sire to lay them at rest in the earth earnest devout piety. Her husband was traffic is portentous.
During those three months in 1898
where one can visit their graves, know- a brother of the late Mrs. John Thomas
Waterhouse,
and
died
some
there
were in addition fourteen U. S.
twenty-five
ing that they are there. Many too feel
ago. Mrs. Dickenson leaves two transport steamers calling at ihis
years
port
a strong repugnance to having their
married daughters, Mrs. Thos. Haysel- en route to and from Manila.
own earthly forms destroyed by fire. den and Mrs. L. M. Baldwin, also three
It isgiven out that the Oceanic SteamLet the disposal of the frail tenement sons, Mr. Henry Dickenson of Lahaina, ship Co. are about to build two, and
be left to each one's choice. It will and Messrs Walter and Frank, of Rock- perhaps three, new steamships of 6000
wood, Oregon. Our relations with the tons aid 17 knots for their Australian
make no difference in the end, if by
Dickensons were intimate and
Gods grace we "attain unto the resur- pleasant, forty years ago, when most route via Honolulu. These will be
their larger and swifter than any now calling
rection from the dead."
children were young.
here.
�Vol. 57, No. 3.]
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford.
21
THE FRIEND.
dition. We were glad to see in com-
mand our old friend Captain Barker, who
The visit at Honolulu of this distin- was so long in service here in command
guished sailor and statesman has been of the cruiser Philadelphia. The latter
an event of interest. His personality is ship was also in port, under Admiral
Kautz, en route to Samoa.
one both impressive and agreeable. But
his errand in this Pacific hemisphere
President Hosmer, of Oahu College,
lends the chief importance to the occa
has
caused the extension of the famous
sion. It is in the interest of maintaining
night-blooming
cereus hedge to the
the integrity of the Chinese Empire, and
of
a
mile
on
the street wall of the
length
thereby an "open door" for the comcollege grounds. This hedge, covered
merce ot all the nations of Europe with at times with many thousands at once of
that Empire, which is in imminent dan- the great white plumy bells, was a noted
ger from the aggressions of Russia as object of admiration more than forty
well as of France. Lord Beresford years ago.
aims at the united action on the part of
the Powers chiefly interested, namely,
The New Kihei Plantation.
England, Germany, America and Japan.
Their combined action will effectually
A new sugar plantation of the first
frustrate the present attempts of Russia class has just been organized. It is at
and France to break up the Chinese
empire and subjugate its fragments to Kihei, on the lower western slope of
their own control and commercial mo- Haleakala, East Maui, and south of the
nopoly, to the exclusion of the rest of great plantation at Spreckelsville. It
the world. Beresford desires to see comprises some 9000 acres of land,
China organize an effective military
force, supplemented by a railway sys partly belonging to the Haleakala ranch.
tern. This implies complete political These lands will be irrigated from surand financial reform. The admiral's face wells near the shore, by means of
views are clear, broad and statesman- steam pumps forcing the water to any
like. They must produce a strong im- required height not exceeding 800 feet.
pression upon the world. One thing is The plantation is capitalized at three
evident : that the Czar s admirable prop- million dollars, one half of which is asosition of disarmament needs to be ac signed as paid up stock to the owners of
companied with an abandonment of the land, chief among whom are Messrs.
Russia's grasping policy.
H. P. Baldwin and L. A. Thurston.
The assessable half of the shares were
Guam is becoming our close neighbor all eagerly subscribed for in Honolulu
in a few hours and now command a
politically, and soon to be so by steamer handsome
premium. Mr. B. F. Diland cable. It is said to be about twen- lingham is prominent as
chief promoter
ty-seven miles by seven, and to contain of the concern. The seed cane is al10,000 inhabitants, chiefly of the abo- ready growing. Mr. W. F. Pogue is
riginal race, but partly civilized by manager and Mr. Baldwin president.
Spanish and priestly rule tor 300 years. Several of the worthy gentlemen named
Free schools and the Bible will do much have already gone far beyond the dan
for them.
ger line of the "needle's eye." May the
Lord mercifully keep all of his believing
people from "trusting in riches" which
Visit of Battleship Oregon.
he has permitted them to gain. We
Our city has just been favored by a shall all soon find ourselves in the
fifteen-days' visit from this famous war- world beyond, where our greatest regret
is liable to be for having failed, not in
ship. Large numbers of our people vissuccessfully gaining, but in rightly
ited her decks, although lying outside of using for the Lord these earthly riches.
the harbor. She sailed the 20th for
Guam and Manila. The Oregon had
Riverside Park.
made a noble record of battle service in
On the right bank ofthe newly walledbeing the chief agent at Santiago in
Nuuanu river, mauka of the railway
in
and
overtaking
destroying Admiral Cervera's flagship, the Christopher Colon. station, is an open area of about three
She had also made that wonderful rec- acres. This was a low swamp until reord of a voyage from Puget's Sound cently reclaimed by pumping upon it
through the straits of Magellan to Key harbor mud
by the dredger. This raised
West, arriving in perfect order for inthe
some
surface
five feet. This ground
stant service with Sampson's fleet. To
this proof of the superb skill of her has been set apart by the Government
builders, she has now added that of an- for a park, designed especially as a reother run back to the Pacific, and from sort for the poorer classes inhabiting
Callao to Honolulu, still in perfect con- that section of the city. Its use has
been delayed by the necessity of taking
a part of the new soil to raise neighbor,
ing streets to the needed grade. The
earth removed has been again filled in
by the dredger. It is expected that the
new ground will now be leveled and
beautified, and become a lovely garden
spot amid the sordid surroundings.
Across the stream runs a noble street
along the river, extending from Vineyard
street to the harbor, with continuation
through Queen street.
Eye
and Ear Infirmary.
Active steps have been taken by our
benevolent citizens for the immediate
establishment of an infirmary for the
treatment of diseases of the eye artd ear
of indigent persons. A cottage will be
fitted up with hospital beds and all needed appliances. Substantial subscriptions
have been made for equipment and
maintenance.
RECORD OF EVENTS.
Feb. Ist.—Cave of "pictured rock*"
discovered near Koko Head.
3rd.—Lord Charles Beresford arrives
from the Orient, per America Maru, and
is welcomed by a committee of British
residents. At the Consulate an address
was presented him and an informal re*
ception held. In the evening the general reception followed by a ball gathered
a large attendance to do honor to the
distinguished guest.
4th.—Collision of a hack and bicycle,
causing injuries to the wheelman, one of
the "boys in blue" from the Scandia,
en route to Manila, from which he died
the following day.
sth.—The battleship Oregon arrive*,
from Callao, and anchors outside. Many
visitors welcome the noble ship to these
waters, and extend aloha to Captain
Barker in his safe return.—W. Hansen,
carpenter of one of the vessels in the
harbor, dies from heart failure while in
swimming.—The Y. P. S. C. E. observes the 18th anniversary of their organization in this city.
6th.—Prof. Hitchcock addresses the
Social Science Club on his recent visit
to New Zealand, etc. —Fitful delugesthrough the night give the city a much
needed rain supply.
7th.—Death of H. A. Widemann, one
of Honolulu's esteemed citizens, aged
76 years.
9th.—Observance of Chinese New
Year begins, to the discomfort of many
households —Funeral services at the
Catholic Church of thelate H. A. Widemann, largely attended; interment in
Nuuanu Cemetary. The banks and
business houses generally suspended
traffic at 1 p. m.
10th.—Mr. H. C. Tower, Ist officer of
the Gayhead, is brought from Koasa,
�22
[March, 1899.
THE FRIEND
Hawaii, having been landed there for
surgical aid for injuries sustained from
the explosion of a bomb-gun while
whaling off the coast. —A large party of
officials and others, with the band, on
the Kilohana, serenade Captain Barker,
officers and men of the Oregon, at anchor
off the port.—A big day of shipping ar
rivals.
11th.—Arrival of the Philadelphia,
from San Diego en routeto Samoa.—Mr.
Theo. F. Lansing is nominated as candidate for Senaterial honors, succeeding
H. W. Schmidt, resigned. —Mysterious
murder of a Malay man in the tenement
quarters of Kapuukolo: a case to test
detective skill.
ofKauai, is ar
13th.—Jules Titcomb,
charged with the
rested in this city,
death of a native woman, under suspi
cious circumstances, several months
ago.
15th.—News received of severe fight
ing at Manila, in which Aguinaldo's
forces are routed, but at a loss of many
lives op both sides.—Customs officials
with the tug Eleu capture a large quantity of opium buoyed outside the reef,
and arrest "three men in a boat" in connection therwith.
16th.—U. S. Consul Haywood gave
a dinner, at his residence, in honor of
Admiral Kautz, which was a brilliant
affair. With the prominent naval officers present were President Dole and a
number of the diplomatic corps.
17th.—Death of Geo. W. Norton, an
old time kamaaina, aged 83 years.—
Stock of the new Kihei Plantation, on
Maui, is put on the market and more
than the limit subscribed for by noon-
—Br ss Belgian King, Weirs, from San Diego.
23rd.—At an alarm of fire for the 19—
Am schr Repeat, Olsen, from Alwrdeen.
stable,
of
Colburn's
a
F.
2il- Br ss Aorangi, Hepworth, fiom Victoria.
burning
J.
Vine, Small, from Kureka.
—Am
hack horse rushed off madly and beside 21—Am schr
schr Bessie X Stevens, Hamer, from San Francisco
Br ss Gaelic, Pinch, from Yokohama.
wrecking its own carriage caused dam- 28—Br
ss Carlisle City, Aitken, from Yokohama.
age to two others. During same alarm -Am bktn
Planter, Marden, from San Kraiu i-co.
25Am schr American Cdrl, Nilsen, from Port Towtisend.
a wheelman was knocked down and
—Am schr Aloha, Dalwl, from San Krancisco.
severely injured in the face by a ridden —Br ss Fausang, Mom ur, from Yokohama.
'26—Am hkiu Skagit, Robinson, from Puget Bound.
horse, and smashing the bicycle.
—Am bktn Kurt ka. Schon, from Kureka.
sh Kdward O'Brien, Lathrop, from Departure Bay
27—Am
iMth.—Election day: it is now Senator
(ashore)
lap >s America Man., Lope, from San Francisco.
Lansing.—A cloud-burst in the mounU SS Celtic, from San Krancisco
tain after night-fall suddenly increases —Am
schr Corona, Anderson, frcm Port Towuseiid.
from Ta« oma.
Nuuanu stream and causes some flurry '2M Am sh C F Sarge-it, Haskell,
Jap ss Hongkong Mam, Kilmer, from Yokohama.
the
sections
which
in
suffered damage
last year, but by moonlight the waters
DEPASTURES.
began to subside and all danger was
passed.
I—Jap ss Nippon Maru, Kvatis, for Yokohama.
Br ss Molina, Carey, for San Fr.iuci-.to
25th.—At an auction sale of sundry
Am si Mariposa, Hayward, for the Colonies.
sh St Francis, Winn, for New York.
parcels of real estate in different parts 3—Am
4-Jap ss America Maru, Cope, foi San Francisco.
of the city high figures were obtained 5—Am hk Ceylon, Willard, for Ta< oma.
bk S C Allen. Thompson, for San Kram isco.
throughout.—Lecture at the Y. M. C. —Am
U S transport Scandia, Hart, for Manila.
A. hall by Col. VVhyte on "Mining in 7- U S transport Morgan City, Dillon, for Manila.
ss Rio dc Janeiro, Ward, for Yokohama.
the Klondike" securedagood attendance. 10—Am
—Am schr Bertie Minor, Raven, for San Kram i-<
Anamlia, Harder, for Port I ownsend.
sh
11—Br
27th.—Ship Edward O'Brien, coal —Am schr
Mildred, Kindler, for Puget Sound.
laden, anchoring at 3 a. m. too close in 13—Am hk Martha Davis, Prill, for San Krancisco.
bktn
Klikitat. Cutler, for Port Tc-wnsend.
shore drags her anchor and grounds on —Am
U S transport Senator, Patterson, for Manila.
U
transport
Ohio, Boggs, for Manila.
H
the reef at the entrance of the harbor, 14—Haw
l.k Matina Ala, Smith, for San Krancisco.
Steam
long.
the
Miowera
so
lay
where
IS—An s< hr Jessie- Minor, Whitney, for San Kram im o.
—Am s» City of Peking, Smith, for San Krancis. >
tugs have rendered aid all day with no —Br
ss Miowera, Hemming, for Vancouver.
apparent result.—Rev. C. H. Yatman 16— Am sh Fort George, Morse, for San Krancisco.
hk Harry Morse, Fullerton, for Astoria.
begins a season of evangelistic work at 17—Am
—Br bk Dominion, Beniuist, for Royal Koads.
—Am wh bk Andrew Hick-, Storey, for the Ocholsk.
the Methodist Church.
18 Br ss Copiic, Sealliy, for Yokohama.
Am hk St Catherine, Matthews, for Hilo.
28th—Death of D. F. Sanford, anoth
19—U S transport Centennial. Pierce, for Manila.
er old time resident.—C. H. Judd sus
Am brgtn W G Irwin, Williams, for San Krancisco.
hktn S G Wilder, McNeil for San Krancisco.
tains severe injury from the kick of a 20—Am
—Am bktn Uncle John, Murchison. for Port Townsend.
vicious colt.
U S cruiser ■ regon, Barker, fur Manila.
—
—
—
—
..
.
—
—
—
——U S Iris, Veerier, for Manila
21 Am Australia, Houdlette, fur San Krancisco.
for Snn
— Br-sschr C S Finch,
Sound.
Holmes, Johnson, for
22—Am
Mmr
ss
Gaelic,
Marine
PORT
time.
Journal.
OF HONOLULU,
JANUARY.
ARRIVALS.
Chief Justice Judd
at the Hawaiian Hotel, in recognition of
his twenty-fifth years service; largely at
lgth.—Dinner to
1— |ap ss Nippon Maru, Evans, fom San Francisco.
—Am ss Mariposa, Hayward, from San Francisco.
—Br ss Moana, Carey, from the Colonies.
2—Am bktn S G Wilder, McNtil, from San Francisco.
—U S transport Scandia, Hart, from San Francisco.
by bench and bar.
—Jap ss America Maru, Cope, from Yokohama.
King,
of
the
Belgian
19th.—Arrival
4—U S transport Morgan City, Dillon, from San Krancisco
5—U
S S Oregon, Barker, from Callao.
the pioneer boat in the new "Santa Fe —Am bk
C 1> Bryant, Colly, from San Krancisco.
from San Diego to Hongkong, en —Am -chr Prosper, Paulsen, from Ta.oma.
9—U
S
tiansport Senator, Patterson, Irom San Krancisco
route for the Orient.
—U S transport Ohio, Bogg-, from San Krancisco.
—Am ss Rio dc Janeiro, Ward, from San Francisco.
20th.—The old Market building, on 10—Ambk
Albert, Griffith, from San Krancisco
Street, occupied for many years —Am brgtn W G Irwin, Williams, from San Krancisco.
bktn
S N Castle, Hubbard, from San Francisco.
by C. Brewer & Co. is a thing of the —Am
Am sh I F Chapman. Thompson, from San Krancisco.
to
give
McAllep, from Port Townsend.
been
demolished
schr
Endeavor.
—Am
past, having
bktn Uncle John, Murchison, from Eureka.
place to a new two storied structure for —Am
from Newcastle.
Tobiason,
—Norsh Hercules,
bktn Jane L Stanford, Johnston, from Newcastle.
this pioneer house. —The Oregon and 11—Am
Philadelphia,
from
Sa i Diego.
White,
—U S S
her tender, Iris, sails for Manila.
—U S S collier Scindia Watson, from Callao.
from
Callao.
Iris,
VeeJer,
—U S S stiar
21st.—The much libelled ss. City
12—Am schr Robt Lewert, t oodman, from San Francisco
is sold at auction by the —Am schr La Ninfa, Benjamin, from Seattle via Hilo.
—Am schr C S Holmes, Johnson, from Seattle.
Marshal, but for $ 1,500. Subsequently, IS—Am
schr Muriel, Carl-.en, from Newcastle.
to
conbk Linlithgowshire, Anderson, from London.
—Br
the
Court
refused
on petition,
—Am schr Alton, Neil-on, from Hilo.
—Am schr Maria E Smith, Smith, from Port Townsend.
firm the sale and ordered the vessel to 14—Am
schr Mary F Foster, Thompson, from Port Blakcly
be resold.—Annual meeting of the Ha—Am schr Oceania Vance, Ankers, from Newcastle.
Newsboy, Mollestad, from Newcastle.
waiian Societyof Sons and Daughters of —Amshbktn
Br Star of France, Ulyatt, from Santa Rosalie, Mcx
the American Revolution at the resi- 16—Am
ss City of Peking, Smith, from Yokrhama.
Captain —Am ss Australia, Houdlette, from San Francisco.
dence of Chief
-Br ss Miowera, Hemming, from the Colonies.
Draper of the Engineer corps gave an 15—U S transport Centennial, Pierce, from San Francisco.
—Am schr Transit, Jorgenson, from San Francisco
address.
—Am schr Annie M Campbell, Fridberg, from Everett.
—Am wh sh Andrew Hicks, Shorey, f.om San Krancisco
22nd.—Washington's birthday parand cruise.
tially observed as a holiday.— D-parture 17—Hawbk
Andrew Welch, Drew, from San Francisco.
de—A
—Br ss Coptic, Sealbv, from San Krancisco.
of the Philadelphia for Samoa.
18—Am
Golden
Gate, Balfour, from Caleta Buena.
bk
lightful entertainment was given at the —U S collier Brutus, Cottman from Manila.
Philip, from Liverpool.
bk
lavermark,
—Br
the
day.
is
honor
of
C.
Puget
-US cruiser Philadelphia, Kant/, for Samoa.
23 —Am bktn S N Castle. Hubbard, for San f rant wo.
24—Am bk Albert. Griffith, for San I'raut i-« o.
-US transport Brutus., Cottnian, for San Krancisco.
Br ss Carlisle City, Aitken, lor San Diego.
—Am schr Prosper, Paul-en, for Puget Sound.
Am hk Oregon, Parker, for I'ort Townwrl
'26 Br ss Kausang, Moncur, for Portland.
27—Jap ss America Maru, Cope, for Yokohama.
Nor hk Helios, Chri-tianson, for San Krancisco.
—
•
—
tended
Line"
Queen
of
Columbia
Justice Judd.
Y. M.
A.
—
Fran(i-<->
MARRIAGES.
NOWELL- TAPLIN—At the residence of 11. M. WhitMy, fob. 2d, by the RtT. W. M. Kin.aid, Allen M.
Nowell, of I'ahala, Hawaii, to Miss Kuth Tajilin, of
lloston.
BURNS—ArONCi—At the residence of J. A. MaK ...n.
this.ity, Keb. 13th. by the- Rev. \V,„. M. Kirn aid, I. K.
Burns to Miss Bessie AfonK.
BERGER—CLARK-At Waikiki, Fob. Ist, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McChcMMy, l.y the Rev. H. H.
Parker, C'.ipt. H. Merger, of Honolulu, to Miss Rose
Clark, of Cnristchurch, New Zealand.
BIRTHS.
4th. to the wife of Or. C. R
Wood, a son.
THRUM In this city, Feb. ftth, tt> ihr wife of F. Wm.
Thrum, a daughter.
CROCKETT—At Hil), Hawaii, Feb. Hth,to the wife of
Albeit WalloCrocket!, a MO.
ROACH —In ihis city, Feb. tthh. to the wife of D. W
Roach, a son.
WOOD-In
Honolulu, Feb
DEATHS.
WIDF.MANN—At his residence, Punahou. this city, Feb.
7th, H. A Widemann. a native of Hanover, aged 7o years
WILLS At Pahala, Hawaii, Feb. Bth, T L. Will«, a
native of Lincolnshire, England
"9 years.
NORTON—In this city, Feb. I7tb, (let. B. Norton, a
native of New Hedfoid, Mass aged 83 years.
DICKKNSON-At Lahaina, at the residence of her
daughter, Mpe. T. J. Hayselden. Mrs. Dickenson, a resident of these islands for the past forty-eight years.
SANDFORD— In Honolulu, Feb. 28ih, Dan'l F. Sandford,
a native of BoMe-n, Mas*, aged 74 yeari.
,
�HAWAIIAN BOAKB.
HONOLULU. H.
I.
This page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian
Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the
hoard, is responsible for its contents.
Rev. 0. P. Emerson,
-
Editor.
Ponape, Nov. 28, 1898.
Rev. O. P. Emerson
Respected Sir—
I am instructed by Mr. H. Nanpei,
who is, I am sorry to say, still held in
captivity by the Spanish authorities here
on Ponape. It is now just six months
since Nanpei, with his wife and five
children, were taken captives and confined in a cold, damp room to eke out
their existence as best they could. And
all for what ? Simply because they
were Protestants and refused to become
Catholics. Nanpei has indeed had a
very hard time of it. He was not permitted to see any of his friends, neither
was he allowed to write or receive any
letters. On one occasion he, Nanpei,
asked one of the officials why it was he
could not write to or see any of his
friends. "Well," replied the Captain,
"the Governor was going to release you,
but now he cannot do it because the
Spanish and Americans are at war."
Nanpei said, "What have I got to do
with the war ?" "Oh," said the Captain, "you are too much of an American.
You like the American missionaries too
much, and the American people, too,
and now you have got to remain here
until we whip the Americans, and then
you may be allowed to go."
I wish to say that those priests have
been after Nanpei for months prior to
this outbreak, to get him to renounce
his faith. They have held out all sorts
of inducements to him, but he will not
and cannotdo that. Those astute priests
know very well that Nanpei is the only
and principal obstacle in their way, and
which I am inclined to say is quite true.
However, Nanpei will not yield one
iota. He believes, heart and soul, in
the faith which he has received from the
American missionaries.
There is no
wavering and no flinching with Nanpei,
and it is my candid belief that had this
man Nanpei been educated in America
or elsewhere he would have been an ex
ceedingly clever man. I have worked
seven years for this man Nanpei, and I
know him thoroughly. I have always
found him to be truthful, and he will
keep his promise at no matter what cost
to himself. I firmly believe, also, that
Nanpei is a true Christian, who makes
it the rule of his life to do good and
forego evil. I have found, also, that
Nanpei is a man that is capable of tremendous opposition if any one manifests
a desire to interfere with his rights,
hence all this trouble. Nanpei claims
that religion is a strictly private affair,
:
23
THE FRIEND.
Vol. 57, No. 3.]
in which no one has a right to interfere.
The antipathy and hatred that those
priests manifest towards the Protestants
here is something intense. Nanpei has
not only had to battle and contend
against the Governor and ten priests,
but against two thirds of the island besides, so you may easily imagine the
sort of time he has had of it.
Several meetings have been held during his confinement for the purpose of
finding out the best and surest way of
disposing of Nanpei. The priests and
the majority of the Catholic natives said,
"Kill him !" Others said, "Crucify
him !" and others again said, "Confiscate all he's got and exile him !"
Now, sir, is this not a most scandalous piece of inhumanity for those priests
who pretend to be God-fearing and
Christian men to talk about killing a
man because he does not believe as they
do ? And mark my words, they would
have done so if this Spanish and Amer
ican war had not cropped up. This and
nothing else has saved Nanpei from
death or banishment from his island.
Nanpei informs me that the Spanish at
present are a little more ltnient towards
him. He and his family are now permitted to take a stroll every day. He
says it is quite a luxury to be able to get
the sunshine and fresh air.
Now, after being imprisoned for six
months, and receiving at the hands of
his would be murderers the shabbiest
and meanest kind of treatment, now just
let us see how Nanpei has been reveng
cd. For the last three months the
Spanish have had little or no food—in
fact, a famine was inevitable. Now,
where is the supply to come from ?
Nanpei! That's so ! Nanpei sent an
order to his people to bring cattle, pigs,
yams, bread fruit, sugar cane, rice and
bananas, which they did in abundance.
My dear sir, this is the way our warmhearted and generous friend deals with
his enemies. Are they not ashamed ?
Is not this act of forgiveness and generosity onNanpei's part enough to make
Christians of these priests ? I should
imagine so; but my opinion is, nothing
can change their evil and wicked hearts.
They belong soul and body to his Sa
tanic majesty, the Evil One.
It is reported here that the Spanish
have to give up the islands. We sincerely hope that it may be true. If they
are permitted to be remain they would,
I am sure, exterminate all who refused
to come to the Catholic ban. The people are in hopes that the Americans will
take control of the islands for missionary purposes. The natives have a tearful
dread of the Germans getting possession. They claim it will be like jump
ing out of the frying pan into the fire.
A German man of war has been prowling about here for the last three months.
This is why they are so dubious. I may
say, and I speak from experience, that
the people here at Ponape just love and
adore the American people—in fact they
like everjthing that is American. The
people are praying daily and blessing
God for their deliverance.
Some two months ago the priests got
up a sort of a story among the Catholic
natives and told that the Spanish with
four men of-war had taken New York,
and that the Americans were scared to
death and were now sueing for peace.
We hope in a week or two to have
Nanpei here with us.
While I am writing this a Japanese
trading vessel has just arrived. She
brings news of the war being over.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Henry
Beaumont.
Chinese Element at Manila.
A most suggestive fact, in connection
with the coming evangelization of the
Philippines, is the presence there of a
considerable Chinese element. Those
people are likely to be quite accessible
to the Gospel, the more so that they are
somewhat isolated among races strange
to them. It seems quite certain that
under the mild and just American regime, the immigration of Chinese will
be very large. They will be greatly
needed for their skill and industry.
China is near by and crowded. They
will swarm over to the Philippine ports,
just as they now do to Singapore and
the Straits settlements. They will absorb many branches of the industry of
the Islands. Thtre will be no motive
for Americans to exclude them, as there
is no white labor for them to compete
with, all the industries of the country
being carried on by the colored races.
The American ruling racewill need them
on account of their diligence, exactness
and general business capacity, in which
the Filipinos are generally lacking.
Their assistance in developing the resources of the country will be essential
and invaluable.
The Chinese are the best possible immigrants for the purpose of improving
and breeding up uncivilized races. The
thoroughness and intensity of their
civilized and industrial characteristics
supplement the defects of the backward
races in a way that no other civilized
race is capable of doing. It would be
one of the greatest of blessings to the
Filipinos to become part Chinese.
There is therefore to be a strong ten-,
dency to a large movement of Chinese
to that group. An important branch of
the missionary work there will be for
their conversion to Christ. Perhaps
no better agents in such work can be
found than devoted young Chinese who
have. enjoyed such a mixed American
and Chinese education as Mr. Damon
is giving in Mills Institute. The American element in their education would be
of peculiar value under the American
political and business rule in Manila.
S. E. B.
�24
March, 1899.
THE FRIEND.
The big steamer Columbia, after a
long history of misfortune, was sold under the hammer a week ago for only
$1500. In San_ Francisco she would
easily bring $40,000, being a large iron
ship, and requiring only adequate repairs
A Probable Shipwreck.
The great spring has nearly
failed which supplies the waterworks
The Edward O'Brien lodged on the
and electric works of Hilo town, and the
plantations can hardly flume their cane. reef at the entrance of the harbor in the
ruary.
The westerly sides of the islands have
enjoyed much more rain in February.
The winter is exceptionally dry.
to become sound and staunch in hull
Easterly rains have set in gently n»ar
and engines. She will probably ply on the end of the month, and may relieve
the Pacific for many years to come. A the drought on the windward side.
new sale is ordered by the Court.
Some reasonable hope appears to exThe immense amount of building this ist that compressed air may be the moseason in Honolulu has overtaxed the tive power for our new street car system.
carrying capacity of all the available This will enable the obstructive trolley
ships on the Coast, and lumber has gone poles to be dispensed with, as well as
up to a high price, at which it seems the dangerous wires.
likely to remain for some time. Builders
are overtaxed by work.
It is learned that heavy rain storms
have been experienced on the windward
Pacific Heights.
sides cf Maui and Hawaii, relieving the
drought in those sections.
A new residence tract, under the above
The steeple of Paia Foreign Church
Bruce,
name, has been opened by
was struck by lightning and badly shatWaring & Co., upon the headland lying tered.
between Pauoa and Nuuanu Valleys.
Heavy freshets have filled the streams
extending from an elevation of 150 to on Oahu.
750 feet. There are about 450 acres in
the tract. Lots will be from l/2acre to Temperance Legislation for the Army.
2 acres in extent. It comprises the well
Among the amendments recently
known Booth property.
adopted by Congress for the new Army
What seems a still more available Bill is one abolishing canteens and the
tract for residences, is the upland beginning at the N. W. end of Judd St., and sale of liquor in the camps. While we
Stretching up along that side of Nuuanu recognize some unavoidable limitations
Valley.
to the general principle of prohibition,
we see no reason why our soldiers
Huge Pumps for Irrigation.
should not be quite rigidly protected
from
that which is the sworn enemy of
Spreckelsville Plantation is installing both their discipline and their health,
four sets of pumps, with a united capac- both so essential to their serviceableness
ity efraising 48,000,000 gallons of water as soldiers. Such prohibition is no
to a height of 380 feet. This will irri- hardship but the greatest mercy. In the
gate 4,000 acres of superior land not heats of the Soudan, Kitchener's men,
without liquor, were healthy and happy.
h'ifherto capable ofcultivation. This is Returning to Cairo and grog, they fell
s*id to be the largest irrigating pumping victims to pestilence.
plant in the world.
Theatrical Morality.
Ewa plantation is putting in an additional [lump delivering 8,000,000 gallons
For the benefit of those who maintain
jn twenty-four hours.
good moral tendency of theatrical
the
Oahu Plantation pumps are now irriwe quote from a Honolulu
performances,
of
gating their recently planted tract
IWo,acres, lying between heights of 100 paper the following:
ano 400 feet. From eight to ten tons "Wailuku 'society' is very sensitive; a
per acre are confidently expected for this fact well demonstrated on last Wednescrop of 1900.
day when a number of the 'select' got
morally shocked at the Kickapoo show
and left the house. The hardened sinRainfall for January.
ners saw the play out and enjoyed a
the group, the rainfall of hearty laughter by the silly action of the
'moralists.' Too bad for the old girls!"
January was very far below even the The truth is that the "sinners" are
.monthly average. The absence of rain everywhere in the numerical majority.
was most remarkable in Hilo, which is The "moralists." however, will generally
usually deluged in January. This year control, when they are consistent and
the whdle district suffers from
, , almost
„ , a resolute. God and the right are on
their side!
..
... .
early morning of the 27th ult. It is near
the spot where the steamship Miowera
lay for six weeks a few years ago. She
has on board 3540 tons of coal from
Departure Bay. The ship will probably
be a total loss. An error was made in
anchoring outside too near the reef, instead of standing off and waiting for
daylight and a pilot.
The Government have decided to proceed immediately with the new Sewerage System under the direction of Mr.
Rudolph Hering. The present instalment will include the district bounded
by Alapai and Beritania Streets and
Nuuanu Stream, including the denser
and business part of the city.
Dr. Pigou, Dean of Boltris, in a vol
ume of reminiscences just published,
tells this among other good stories. A
new curate paid his first visit to an old
woman, who at once said in broad
Yorkshire: "Eh! yore the new curate,
aren't you?" "Yes," he said. "Well
now, I'll tell yer what yer does when
yer comes to see me. You takes that
stool, d'y see? You sits down, reads me
a Psalm—mind, a short Psalm. You
gives me a shilling, and then ye can
go."
A special young man confronted an
old Cjuaker with the statement that he
did not believe in the Bible. The
Cjuaker said:
"Dost thou not believe in France?"
"Yes, though I have not seen it I
have seen others that have; besides
there is plenty of corroborative proof
that such a country does exist."
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