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EXTRACTS
PR O M
THE MINUTES
OP T H E
GENERAL MEETING
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OP T H E
SANDWICH ISLANDS MISSION,
HELD AT HONOLULU,
MAY
AND
JUNE, 1848.
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.AMERICAN M ISSIO N PR E S S .
1848.
��M IN U T E S .
T h e Sandwich Islands Mission held a biennial meeting
o f its members in the native school house at Honolulu, on
W ednesday, May 10, 1848, at 9 o ’clock, a m , and con
tinued its sessions till June, 3rd. Present,
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Kealakekua,
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Kailua,
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Mr E d w a r d B a i l e y ,
Lahainaluna,
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11th Reinforcement.
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O rganization o f the M eeting.
R ev. T i t u s C o a n , was chosen Moderator.
Mr. L e v i C h a m b e r l a i n , Scribe.
Mr. A . S . C o o k e , Rev. C . B. A n d r e w s , Assist. Scribes.
R eception o f the ! 1th Reinforcement.
The Lord, in his benevolent designs to this people, having sent an
eleventh reinforcement to this Mission, consisting o f the Rev Messrs.
S a m u e l. G. D w i g h t , H e n r y K i n n e y , and Mrs. K in n e y , to aid in
the continuous effort o f elevating and saving the Hawaiian nation;
R eso lved, That with fraternal and cardial regard we welcome them
to share in the labors and Ioils and triumphs o f this Mission.
L is t o f Overtures.
1. Committee to write the General Letter.
2. Reports o f Stations.
3. Correspondence.
4. Location.
5. Minutes of the General Meeting.
6. Missionaries going into the service o f the Hawaiian Government.
7. Situation o f the Children o f the Mission.
8. Finishing up o f the Missionary Work at the Islands.
9. Review o f our Financial Syst em
10. Appropriation and Prospective W ants for 1850.
11. Disposal o f Native Books.
12. Native Ministry.
13. N ew Reinforcements
14 Assignments.
15. Inventorjr o f Public Property.
16. Medical Department
17. Punahou School.
18. Hilo Boarding School.
19 Standing Committee.
20. Appropriations for 184,9, and prospective wants for 1851.
21. Committee to write General Letter for 1849.
1. Committee to write the G eneral L etter.
Messrs. Thurston, Hitchcock and Paris.
2. R eports o f Stations.
Hi lo .—T his field is the largest and the most difficult o f access of all
the stations. The labors are mostly performed on periodical tours,
which are attended with great fatigue and peril, six nu:de in each dis
trict the past, two years. Mot a year passes but some lives are lost in
crossing the rapid streams that intersect at short intervals the whole
northern section. And the pastor would record with gratitude the al
most miraculous preservation which bus so long sustained him in his
labors.
Common Schools.—Though not what the pastor could wish, they are
more prosperous than at some former periods. Debts were due the
t;* ichers to the amount of more than $2,000, which o f course discouraged
the teachers and injured the schools A new school superintendunt,
however, is rapidly securing the payment o f these arrears.
Temperance.-—1T here havo been six temperance celebrations at con
venient places throughout the field. The 2,600 children o f the two dis
tricts o f Hilo and Puna are pledged to abstain from all that can intoxi
cate. In this pledge the 6,000 church members are also associated.
Benevolence.—About $1,000 have been expended by the church mem
bers in building meeting houses at the out stations, and $ 200 more for
repairs on the one at tho pastor’s pjace o f residence. For the support
�©f the pastor a beginning was first made in 1847. The efforts are not yet
us systematic or vigorous as it is hoped they will hereafter he made.
T h e promptness and cheerfulness with which many responded to the
suggestion is greatly encouraging. The nominal amount collected in
trade and cash is $425.18, which reduced to cash value stands $317.50.
C iviliza tio n —Industry and thrift are every where gaining upon indo
lence and poverty. Many frame houses have been erected. Very many
more h ive been furnished with the ordinary articles o f household furni
ture. The people are every year getting up out o f the dirt, sitting on
chairs and at tables, and making partitions and fences. Their agricul
tural implements also are multiplying. Much attention has also been
paid to the impro vement o f roads
P o p ery.—T o all appearances this error has made no progress. So far
as the pastor knovvs, no accessions have been made, while numbers have
left them. Very little zeal has been displayed on the part either o f the
priest or his disciples. Their meetings have been thinly attended. Their
schools are a misnomer, and not more than one or two of them in opera
tion. But the wily nature o f this foe is know'n. This quiescent state w ill
not continue. The pastor expects more active efforts in future. It is only
a change o f policy, from the strong and belligerent to the quiet and flat
tering. Wit h the Lord on his side the pastor has nothing to fear.
S ta te o f R e lig io n .—The church has steadily progressed in knowledge
and in respect for t he ordinances o f the gospel. In common with other
churches this also has its share o f the ignorant, the stupid, the impulsive,
the unstable, the deceiving and the deceived. But in pleasing contrast
are a large and increasing class of steadfast and growing Christians. In
the year 1847 a gradual work o f the Spirit commenced which quietly yet
powerfully extended over and affected the w hole field Many who were
not aroused during the great revival o f precious memory, were then led
to inquire what they must, do to be saved. The pastor has been greatly
ass:sted in the labors at the station by Brother Paris, the circumstances
•of whose family compelled him to remove there in 1S46. During the
tours o f the pastor, the labors have wholly devolved on this brother, and
Brother Lyman.
H ilo B o a rd in g School o f Rev. D . B. Lyman.—The school is indebted
to Dr. Maxwell, o f the U. S ship Cyane, for his generous and skillful aid
in a time of unusual sickness in the summer of 1847, with this exception
the scholars and teachers have enjoyed almost uninterrupted health.
There has been no occasion to discipline for flagrant immorality. T w en
ty five are members o f the church. By extra exertions during their few
leisure ho'irs, they have raised more th;m fifty dollars for foreign mis
sions. The expenses of the school have exceeded the avails o f the boys’
I ihor four hundred and thirty dollars. But one assistant teacher has
been constantly employed. The school suffers for want o f !and, the
q rantity now available for cultivation being too small to support the
school. Fifty six has been the average number o f scholars for the two
years past, only thirteen of whom were connected w ith the school previ
ous to the period o f the irst. report. Only one member has died. Six
teen have entered the Lahainaluna Seminary, and twenty four other*
engaged in teaching during the period o f this’report.
K a u .—Tire desolating effects o f the fires and famine of the two previ
ous years have e v e r since been felt. They drew after them a dark train
o f disease and death, the marks o f wiiich are still visible. But the good
hand o f God has been heaviest upon the p isior. The Lord put forth his
liand and touched him. He colled his companion up higher, and to the
rest o f her heavenly home. Though in tears and desolateness, and with a
iicart bleeding over his mo! Irerless daughters, and his cheerless abode, the
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surviving husband and father can call to remembrance the loving kind
ness, and make mention of the tender mercies o f God. This heavy
stroke compelled the pastor jo retire from the field H is labors among
his people have been confined to occasional tours Of course they have
been performed under great disadvantages. Still the pastor has been
encouraged with the evident and precious tokens o f the Divine blessing
upon them.
Common Schools.—Ovving to decrease in population the protestant
schools h-ive been reduced from twenty to twelve. There is, however*
evident improvement hr the manner both o f teachers and pupils. On
the whole the schools are doing more good than in former years.
Sabbath Schools.—These are nine in number, and well attended.
Parents in many instances attend with their children. The regular exer
cises have been seven verses o f the ‘Daily F ood,’ together with a hymn
in concert, all committed to memory during the week. Several of the
scholars have been hopefully converted.
Tem perance.—The children o f the protestant families are nearly all
associated in a temperance society, pledged to abstain from all that can
intoxicate. To this pledge alrio are sworn all the church members.
Benevolence.—The people o f this remote and famished, and scathed
nnd often oppressed di trict, are emphatically poor. Still they h a v e
done something. They have cheerfully built two good thatched m eet
ing hoMses^nd furnished them with doors, seats and rude pulpits. They
have also built a bell house, and suspended the bell generously sent them
by the Allan Street church. New York. They have also contributed
over one hundred dollars in goats, goat skins, etc. for monthly concerts.
C iv iliz a tio n —A manifest improvement is obvious in the clothing o f
the people. But fe>v persons are now seen on the Sabbath w ho are not
clothed in FiUropem dress. There is also improvement in the structure
of houses—with verandas and apartments—enclosed yards and gardens.
There is more cleanliness than formerly, and many have provided them
selves with a table and a few chairs, iron pots, bowls, plates, knives,
forks, etc.
Popery —Decidedly on the decline. Their meetings have been few
and pooily attended. Manv o f their leading members have lefr them,
and are among the enquirers at protestant meetings. Some o f these
hive been received to the church.
S tate o f R e lig io n —The pastor was never more encouraged. The
Holy Spirit has been poured down upon several districts, strengthening
the weak, reclaiming the backslider, alarming the caseless, and saving
the 'ost. Considering the great disadvantages under which the peop’e
have lived and the p a so r has labored, the stability o f very many church
members, the revived state o f religious feeling, and the accession to the
rinse o f Christ from the ranks o f the papists, ai« truly wonderful, hon
oring the pastor as the instrument, but most magnifying the grace of
God.
K e a l a k e a k u a , including K e a l i a —The labors o f the pastor have
been very much interrupted. First, sickness in his f mily took him two
or three months from his people. Lastly, his own health failed, and he
has been unable to preach since December o f 1847. S ’ill the Lord has
been with him, and in a good measure blessed his labors. Owing to ill
health but a short report was presented.
Common Schools.—These h ive improved dining the year past. An
eight hu dred dollar debt, due the teachers, has been reduced to less than
three hundred, so lhat teachers have been more energetic, and the schol
ars rrwire zealous o f improvement.
S ta te o f R e lig io n .—For more than a year past the moral aspect ha*
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been cheering. Meetings have been more fully attended, and many
b icksliders h ive returned. About fifty o f whom have been received
b ick to church fellowship. Meetings on the Sabbath have been sustain
ed in sevev> villages attended by eleven or twelve hundred people.
K a il .u a .—Death has twice visited the station. Suddenly and most
unexpectedly was Mrs. Andrews called to join her btbes in heaven.
But it was
till after long lingering on the verge o f the grave that her
fourth child followed her thither Dr Andrews and. her first bom son
und only surviving child, are alone left o f the once happy family. But
the health o f the pastor tins been uninterrupted. Sabbath and week d;:y
have found him in strength und at his work, both at the station and at
the outposts.
Common Sch o o ls.—These are in a prosperous state, though they have
been kept up but ha If o f the time for more than a year. This suspension
o f the schools was deemed necessary to diminish the debt due the teach
ers The number o f scholars has increased, and more interest is felt in
the cause of education, on the p u t both o f parents and children.
T em perance.—No report,
C i v i liz ation. —There i? a gradual advance in intelligence, civilization,
».nd moral principle. There are no chiefs now on t he Isl .i d to help or hin
der the great work. All the principal officers o f government are from
the common people, w o received their education t the Mission Seminnry at Lahaimluna. Such is the Governor and his aid Thus the people
have an impressive example befo e them o f the advantages of education,
and irood moral character. This new thing it is hoped will e'evate both
chiefs and common people, by showing the former that they will not o f
course be rulers, and the latter that they may, by intelligence and virtue,
attain to the highest honors.
B enevolence.—The contributions, during the year 1847, amounted to
$li>4 72—$71 80 o f which was for the support o f the gospel, mostly in
money The amount, is small, but small also is the abi'ity o f the people.
The good effected is not to be estimated in dollars and cents—but rather
in the disposition it cultivates lo support their own religious institutions.
P opery.—The pastor does not think this dangerous sect on the in
crease in his field, though he presumes that they will rally again when
Their new s*one church is completed and adorned with images. They
have six schools, with two hundred and thirteen pupils, less than one
fourth o f the number in the protestant schools.
S ta te o f R e lig io n ,—The church was never more firm or energetic A
revival commenced in December, 1846, and continued to progress for
nine mon hs. O ie hundred and thirl v seven were received to the church
a* the fruits o f that refreshing. Most of these, as yet, run w ell, and
stand firm. Thirty or forty are yet upon the list o f enquirers.
W a im e a —T he pastor lives remote fr«m the body o f his people,
and hence lias the burden o f his work at arm’s length.
Hut he has Jo
recount the goodness and loving kindness o f God, though His kind
h nd h "s planted a thorn in his flesh He experienced a narrow escape
from drowning. Inflammation and weakness o f the eyes have for three
years given him much pain, und at times suspended him from his mis
sionary work. Sickness, too, o f several weeks duration, confined him
to his house. But. he has been raised up and preserved, and has been
enabled to prosecute his labors.
Common Schools —Though under the supervision and patronage o f
the governm ent, yet much of the care devolves upon the missionary.
The superintendents have, on the whole, done well—accomplishing much
work for a trifling salary.
Twenty-four teachers in the field, six o f
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whom are from Lahainaluna. Some o f these twenty-four teachers are
veterans in the service—teaching there 16 years ago.
Ail o f them en
tered into an agreement to cultivate the habits o f civilized life Their
wages vary from 12 1-2 to 25 cents per day. Some o f them have libra
ries containing all the books in the Hawaiian language. Scholars are,
as a general thing, decently clothed. Thousands o f verses o f scripture
are committed by them to memory. T hey attend sabbath schools, and
are members o f temperance societies. New school houses have been
built in almost every district, and. as a general thing, o f a superior
character to any previouly built.
The pasior has superintended (he
b;»i:ding o f a permanent one at the station.
lie has himself taught a
school a few months for want o f a suitable teacher. He has taught the
teachers one month at Waimea School libraries are greatly needed.
Temperance —Church members are, as usual, pledged to abstain
from all that can intoxicate.
There are temperance celebrations with
ihe usual festivities, &c.
Civili za tion. —Constantly progressing, both in doors and out doors;
in clothing, in furniture, in houses, in manners, hi the arts, in property
and employment. There are tailors and tailoresses, hat braiders, shoe
m ikers, sawyers and teamsters There are coffee pi intations and flow
er garuens, and herds o f cattle and horses, besides Hocks o f sheep and
goats. There are carts and oxen under native management. Natives
■are sometimes seen walking arm in arm, and others still, riding to
church. There are 150 families supplied with the native newspaper,
and that tyo , generally p .id lor.
Benevolence.—In this there has been a decided advance on former
years. A beginning has been made to support the pastor.
At first,
ouiy two or tlnee out of the 16 churches were ready to contribute.
I'rom these small beginnings, however, all have been induced to coniribute. The results o f systematic effort are $'552 in the year 1847, $’40
which are m cash, the remainder in marketable art icles o f tradeThe contribution® for 1846 amounted to $228.
The church members
h ive a Iso erected three meeting houses, and furnished them in whole, or
in part, with mats, pu'pits and seats, and enclosed them with fences.
They are now erecting and repairing others, and have done something
for the support o f the poor.
P opery.—Several years have elapsed since the introduction o f popery*
and yet but 400 in all have been drawn into the ner; 80 of whom have
become proselytes the past two years. T hey have 5 schools and 5 or 6
chapels. Their disciple?, child en excepted, are composed principally
o f apostates f.om the Protestant church.
Sta te o f R e lig io n .—The past two years seemed to be God’s time to
favor Zion in t hi - freld. A powerful revival of religion has blessed t ie
church and reioicec. the pastor.
Places regarded as abandoned of God
ware the fie Ms selected for the visitation and display o f the Spirit's
power. Most o f the subjects of the revival were hardened apostates,
who before seemed to have been joined to their idols. Eyes that seemed
held in eternal slumbers were opened; deaf ears were unstopped; and
hardened and frozen hearts s-ubdued and mef‘ed. Names were restored
to the catalogue o f Go d’s people^ which the pastor thought he had
erased forever^ and seats in the sanctuary and at the Lord’s- table re
filled who.^e vacancy had so long and so hopelessly saddened the pastor’s
heart.
He has joyfully welcomed to love and fellowship those over
v horn he had for years yearned, and prayed, and labored, but whom he
had no faith to reclaim
As the result o f the revival some 300 apes*
tales were reclaimed and restored to the church.
About 100 profess
repentance and faith among th o se never connected with the church: 60 o f
v, hum have been admitted, the remainder standing propounded for fti~
fcure reception. Several o f the above were formerly C atholics. It is o f
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the Lorcl, nnd to Him be the glory.
Only the ordinary means o f grace
were employed. The pastor has received invaluable aid from his native
helpers; 15o f whom are constantly at work throughout his held.
K o h a l a .—N othing has occurred to render peculiar the period now
under review’. The pastor has been enabled to prosecute his labors al
most without interruption. He once nario.vly escaped sudden death.
But through the care o f the great and good Shepherd the under shepherd
was spared. By most indefatigable efforts the new and comfortable
meeting house has been completed, and every Sabbath morning has in
troduced him to a cro wded sanctuary. During t lie week and on tours he
has steadily toiled, with none to molest or make him afraid.
Common Schools.—Part o f the time they have been prosperous. They
have suffered in the hands o f an unworthy superintendent, indifference
o f parents to the subject o f education, destitution o f suitable school
houses, want o f order and discipline in the schools, and imperfect qualifi
cations of teachers, are among the causes that operate all over ttie Is
lands to paralize efforts to promote education. Notwithstanding these
obstacles the cause o f education advances. Nearly a thousand children
were present at the examination at the close o f the year 1847, and more
than that number at the feast held on the last day o f the year.
The select school o f the pastor has continued as in previous years. It
has numbered during the last year seventeen, twelve o f whom are still
in the school.
Tem perance.—The articles ordinarily used for the production o f intoricating drinks have been devoted to better uses. To the stringent
laws against the manufacture and use o f such drinks, the district is in
debted, under God, to almost perfect freedom from them and their
concomitant evils.
C iv iliz a tio n .—A gradual but steady progress towards a better con
dition in jh e temporal interests o f the people is clearly perceptible;
still it is true, as every where else, there are large numbers who seem
more willing to live and die as their fathers lived and died before them.
Benevolence..—The church have contributed for Foreign Missions dur
ing the year;1847, $515, about one third in cash, the remaining twothirds in articles o f trade. In reducing this to cash a great depreciation
in value takes place, owing-to the po sit ion o f the field with respect to
rm rkets, so that the actuil available sum w’ould iall much below
the amount mentioned.
But even this discouraging result is, in the
p astors mind, vastly preferable to inaction on the important subject o f
Christian benevolence.
P opery.—This error has made no progress, and it is the decided
opinion o f the pastor that the proselytes to th:it faith are less in num
bers than two years since. There are but three small schools in the
whole district—embracing but 50 pupils.
One o f the teachers is but a
child, and none of them have legal qualifications to teach.
The su
perintendent gaveihem a commission only because he feared the wrath
o f the priest, who shook his fist at him and m *de threats in case he re
ft sed a license ! When the leopard changes his spots, then the “ Beast”
will tease to carry his peculiar mark.
S ta te o f R e lig io n .—There has been no revival, i. e., no general har
vest,
l e t the pastor has all along been gathering into the Lord’s
siore house.
A flourishing sabbath school o f more than six hundied
children and youth has aflorded a pleasant and profitable field of labor
during the period embraced in this report.
Great numbers of these
h:tve attended the meetings for inquiry—some o f whom have been ad
mitted to the church.
The attendance on the sabbath has been large,
notwithstanding frcqi ent stormy and inclement weather on that day.
T h e reiig’o is habits o f the people are becoming fixed.
�H a n a —S ta te o f the Church — A t t h e last general meeting an inter
esting state o f religious awakening was announced as existing in this
field, which resulted in a large accession to the church. Some months
after tiie return o f (he pastor this awakening entiiely subsided.
Since
that date there has been nothing o f the kind discoverable in the church.
On the contrary, great stupidity together with a criminal inattention to
the duties o f religion have generally characterized quite too many oi our
church members
With reg ird, however, to the mass of our church
members, better things may be said They have stood firm Th«y hat-e
not only been regular in their attendance on ail the duties and exercises
required o f them, but they have also uniformly manifested a heart-felt
delight in the observance o f them .
R om anism .—In this field Rom ini3m cannot be said to be advancing.
On the contrary, it has sensioly declined during the past two years.
'Benevolence.—This church and people have, during the two past
ye irs, contributed about $110 in cash, and about $15 in kapa, &c., be
sides performing considerable manual labor for benevolent purposes.
C iviliza tio n —Industry is evidently on the advance among all classes,
iiy far the greater part o f the people are well clad. Some few are even
acquiring property.
S c h o o ls—These are as prosperous ns at any former time.
The
teachers in general, are deficient in knowledge and government. The
children are also backward in supplying themselves with necessary
books, although a competent supply for all the schools is constantly
kept on hand.
K a u p o S ta te o f the C h u rch —The work o f the Spirit which was
in progress among this people at the time o f our last general meeting,
continued for three or four months; as a result o f which, 96 persons have
been admitted to the ehurcii. So far as the pastor can see the greater
pjrt o f them stand fast.
R o m a n ism —During our last general meeting, the Romanists made a
descent on this field and led astray a number o f the people
Some who
were desirous to get into the church finding they were not received, went
to ioin the ranks o f the Man o f Sin.
B en tvo len ce.—One nevv grass meeting house has been built by the
people the past year. Contributions in money have been very small—
the sum not stated.
C iviliza tio n —There are some signs that the people are advancing,
but their improvement cannot be measured with very great accuracy.
S ch o o ls.—These have been quite prosperous.
They are very well
supplied with books, and several are furnished with the globe maps.
W a i l u k u . S ta te o f the Church. —Tw o protr&r*ed meetings have
been held since our last general meeting.
The results have been fa
vorable, though there h s been no special revival in this field during the
p ist two years.
Attendance upon public worship has varied with the
yeather and other circumstances, though there has been no special fall
ing off from past years.
R om anism .—No report.
B enevolence.—Contributions for religious and benevolent objects have
increased about &225 over the contributions of former years.
This
church has contributed during the two last years $337.61 for the support
o f preaching; #47 29 at the monthlv concert; for re-roofing the meeting
house, $618.28; making in all, $1003.18.
C iviliza tio n .—Property, industry, and civilizationf are increasing.
About 15 carts are owned by natives in this field, with two or three
yoke o f cattle to each.
Respectable clotiiing is becoming universal.
�Improvement in houses is small. There is more improvement in far*
niture, cooking utensils, &c.
Muny o f the people own cattle and
horses.
Schools.—The state o f the schools is much the same as in former
years. The teachers, however, are now regularly paid. Old debts are
also all paid off, and there is a small fund on hand.
L a h a i n a .—On account o f sickness in his family, the pastor o f this
church was constrained, in January last, to leave his station.
In pur
suit o f health for his wife, he visited Honolulu and Kauai. The climate
and every thing at the latter place seemed favorable to Mrs. Baldwin’s
recovery, and she has recovered to some extent, but the disease is not
whoily removed.
S ta te o f the Church.—The state o f this church for the time reported
has been exceedingly encouraging.
The meeting house has been uni
formly well filled, both morning and evening, on the sabbath. The peo
ple have all appeared attentive, more o f the young have been steady
attendants on divine worship; hardened sinners have not always forgot
ten the house o f God.
From the commencement o f the present year
there were many signs o f an increasing interest in the congregation.
Soon after our leaving, we heard through natives, and letters from dif
ferent members o f the church, that there was a still greater religious ex
citement.
The church seemed awake. Some who had been far from
righteousness were thoroughly awakened and confessed their sins to the
congregation.
The Spirit o f God has evidently been there, and is still
at work: but the pastor not having been at Lahaina, would not decide
how far the excitement has been the work of the Spirit o f God, or what
other elements have been mingled.
R om a n ism .—Since the fall o f 1845 a priest has resided at Lahaina,
and lately another has been added, so that we now have two. W e sel
dom hear o f them out o f their own little yard.
1 never found a nativo
who knew the name ofeither o f them. A house formerly a bowling alley is
both their dwelling and place o f worship. How many they number
among their follow ers is more than I can tell. I should be surprised to learn
that more tahn 15 or 20 ordinarily attend their meetings on the sabbath.
Benevolence.—Since our last general meeting, our meetinghouse has
undergone a thorough repair, or more properly, it has been rebuilt;twothirds only o f the original wall being all that was left standing. Onethird was found defective, tottering, and ready to fall, and was built
anew from the foundation.
The building is now finished, except that it
needs a new pulpit, flooring below and seats above and below’. The ex
pense incurred thus far, and paid, or nearly so , has been a little over
$4000. {$2000 are necessary in order to complete the building, nearly
all o f which is already subscribed.
W ith the exception o f $>496, both
the sum paid and that to be raised, has been contributed cheerfully by
the common people, besides what has been given in labor.
Of this, no
accurate estimate can be made. It would doubtless amount to several
thousands more.
C iv iliz a tio n .—At the close o f an examination o f schools, held at La
haina, the people united in a public celebration and feast, at which
were present about 1000 children, all o f whom sat down to good sub
stantial koa tables, made in the best style by foreign carpenters, fur
nished w ith foreign plates, knives, forks, & c., and loaded with the
lichest dainties the land afforded; in chairs o f foreign manufacture, or
settees o f their own; and they had their w ell clothed parents for waiters.
One native, once a missionary cook, set a line o f tables one hundred
feet in length, killed a bullock and several hogs to supply it.
His own
eleven children were there, and their young, ruddy-looking mother with
them , and his half dozen hired men, all hired by the year, were there.
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The pastor supposes that all the tables at the feast, if set in one continu
ous line, could not have measured less than 1200 or 1400 feet.
At this
feast all the scholars connected with the schools solemnly pledged them
selves forever to abandon all intoxicating drinks, tobacco smoking, card
playing, and other vices.
Schools.—The number o f scholars in these schools has greatly in
creased since the government tooK upon itself the sole support o f them.
At the commencement o f 1847, we had ten schools in Lahaina. In that
year, two o f them increased from 70 or 80 to 150 scholars each.
Tw o
others increased from 60 to 100 or more. These four were divided, each
into two, so that we have no*v fourteen schools instead o f ten.
A select school has been taught at the station about two and a halfyears. It has been conducted by the pastor.
Mr. Forbes assisted in it
till near the time o f his leaving for the United States.
Several new
school .houses have been erected the past year.
Every school house is.
furnished with a good clock, or soon w ill be, from the government funds.
L a h a i n a l u n a S e m i n a r y . —The evil which threatened the removal
o f the seminary two years since, does not now exist. Abundant rains for
two winters past, with the assistance o f the newly made water course,
have clothed the dusty hills with verdure, and relieved the station e f
that which threatened its existence. The location is considered perma
nent, and on the whole, as combining more advantages than any other
could afford.
The average number o f pupils has been 80. These have been fed,
clothed, housed and tutored. By their own labor they have raised nearly
all of their own food. But one o f their number has died during this pe
riod. Since the last report in 1846, there have been graduated twentynine. O f these, three have been licensed to preach the gospel.
Tw o
have become circuit judges.
One is a government surveyor.
The
others have, tor the most part, become teachers. There were two cases
o f expulsion—both for adultery.
A newTclass o f forty were matriculated in July, 1847, selected from
the stations o f the different islands. In the same year a law was passed
in the Privy Council o f the Hawaiian Government, enacting that “ no
boy who hereafter shall be expelled from the school, or otherw ise leave
without the consent and approbation of the teachers, shall obtain any
employment in the gift o f the Government for five years.” The design
of the law is to uphold the authority o f the instructors, and keep in
check the impatient and vicious. The studies pursued have been by the
S en io r Class — Didactic T heology, Hawaiian Laws, Trigonometry,
Surveying and Navigation, together with exercises in Reading, Compo
sition and Debate.
M id d le Class.—Natural and Moral Philosophy, Astronomy, Anato
m y, Hawaiian Laws, together with exercises in Composition and D e
bate.
Ju n io r Class. —Arithmetic, Geography, Scripture H istory, Scripture
Geography and Algebra.
There have been tw o examinations; the first in March, 1847, and the
last in April, 1848. The yearly expenses o f the Institution have been
less by nearly $1000, than for many previous years, owing to having dis
pensed with foreign help in the management of the secular concerns,
and the fact that the land has yielded nearly all the food o f the school.
In the fall ot 1846 a precious revival gladdended the hearts o f the
teachers, the good effects o f which were felt universally and for a long
time after the special interest had ceased.
Seven were received to the
Seminary church as the fruit of that refreshing—some o f whom are
promising candidates for the ministry. The Seminary is considered a*
now in the full tide o f its prosperity.
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K a a n a p a l i .—T he distance of the field from the pastor's residence,
in connection with his employment in the mission Seminary during the
week, makes his pastoral relation to the people but little more than
nominal. Several tours, however, have been made throughout the field,
and some good, it is hoped, has been accomplished.
Common Schools —O f these there are 7, containing 198 scholarsThese have suffered for the want o f competent teachers. Tw o gradu
ates o f the Seminary, however, have been recently located in the field
as instructors, and it is hoped that, in connection with the licentiate
preacher who has also a select school, that the schools will increase in
numbers and interest.
Tem perance.—On the national holiday, 31st July, 1847, there was a
temperance celebration, in which parents and children united.
There
were the usual exercises, viz: appropriate addresses, marching with
banners, and vocal and instrumental music; the whole concluding with
a feast in a cocoanut grove,
The usual pledge was given, in which a
crowded church unanimously joined.
C iviliza tio n .-^Occasionally an adobie house breaks the long line of
thatched ones that stretch along the coast—some whitewashed, others
not—indicating a little desire for the comforts o f civilized life.
There
aie a few tables, and chests, and chairs, and some table and kitchen
furniture; but for the most part the people live as did their fathers and an
cestors before them.
Benevolence.—The incursions o f cattle among the potatoe fields o f the
natives has put them to great inconvenience, and often to great distress.
Hence their rr)eans o f contributing to the support o f the gospel have
been diminished.
They have, however, contributed during the two
years past, $144.75 in cash.
T hey have also re-roofed and re-matted
the meeting house, and rebuilt the adobie house of their native preach
er.
A grass house in one o f the districts was also built for the
accommodation of the pastor on his occasional tours.
P o p ery.—Made no perceptible advance.
They have but one school
containing *20 scholars.
Hitherto they have done the cause o f truth as
much good as harm.
S ta te o f R e lig io n .—The church has experienced two prosperous
years. The number o f church members has more than doubled. They
nave enjoyed the labors o f a native licentiate for a year past, to whom
they are attached, and w hom they support.
M o l o k a i . S ta te o f R e lig io n .—There has been a uniformly good
attendance upon public worship, and the prayerfulness and activity o f
professors o f religiop have been increasing. There ha? also been an in
crease o f attention to the concerns o f the soul among the impenitent.
Not a few, we have reason to believe, have been converted.
Sabbath Schools.—The children’s sabbath school at the station num
bers between 300 or 400. About half o f the pupils recite the seven verses
o f the ‘Daily Food.’ The adult sabbath school comprises the church mem
bers and as many others as can be prevailed upon to attend; in all
about 200
B enevolent E f f o r t s —The contributions o f the people have nearly
doubled, and the interest in the monthly concert for prayer has greatly
increased The children are also getting into the habit o f giving the
fruits o f their own labor to the Lord.
Common S ch o o ls.— There is a school in every village which can furn
ish 14 or 15 scholars. The number o f schools is .9, taught by 31 teach
ers. There are 1200 scholars. Only 2 out o f the 19 schools are profess
edly Roman Catholics, and they report 14 or 18 as their number o f
scholars. One o f these, for want o f a popish teacher of sufficient at0)
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tainments to instruct, has employed one o f our good men for its
Teacher.
but few o f the teachers are competent.
T o render the teachers
more competent, Mr Andrews teaches a normal school, composed o f
aii the teachers, two months in the year.
The scholars of the schools
are evidently making rapid advances in the formation ot industrious
habits.
The select school o f Miss Brown has been in operation the past two
yetrs.
The skill acquired in knitting and spinning by her scholars has
exerted a powerful influence upon their associates, in prompting them to
try to learn to spin and knit. Every girl wants to knit, and if theie was
a barrel o f yarn and a supply of neediea, it would be used up speedily.
Since the increase o f industry among the scholars, the call tor books
h:is increased, and they have been promptly paid for.
The population o f the island amounts to 4626.
H o n o l u l u , F ir st Church.
S ta te o f R elig io n .—T h e church has
been copiously watered from on high.
Never, since the p astors first
connexion with it, has it appeared so well; so prayerful, watchful, cir
cumspect and active in doing good. Many o f the church members have^
been very zealous and efficient. They seemed to be full o f faith and o f
the Holy Ghost, and took hold o f the promises like wrestling Jacobs.
Forty-six members who had been under discipline from one to eight y ea is,
have been brought apparently to sepentance, and restored to the fel
lowship o f the church since the year commenced.
Inquiry m eetings,
hold w eekly, and attended by some hundreds, are most interesting.
Sabbath S c h o o ls—The sabbath school for c h i l d r e n has flourished a
part of the time under review, and the children have made rapid ad
vances in the knowledge o f the Holy Scriptures, some of. them reciting
fiotn 100 to 200 verses on each successive Sabbath, for a season Several
young men and women, connected with this school, have recently gnen
evidence o f piety. At present the school seems to be in a declining stale
mainly for want o f efficient labor on the part o f the paslor and superin
dents.
The adult sabbath school, conducted by ju d g e Andrews, has
been unusually flourishing.
tie.nevotent e ffo r ts .—The sum o f $1C60 in cash has been received
since last general meeting, and disposed o f for various benevolent ob
jects.
Common Sch o o ls. —T heie are 27 schools in this district, and 1174
scholars.' Six ot these schools are Catholic, and the number of their
scholars is 198 In tin; Pioiestant st hools there has been a decided ad
vance in knowledge, discipline ar:d general improven ent duiing ti e tvs o
years past.
The feachets have been promptly paid, and theiefore,
more efficient than they iomierly wete Vocal music has been success
fully introduced into several of the schools, and its influence is veiy
beneucial. During the past year the Pilgiim ’s Progress and IV’oral Phi
losophy have been introduced into several of the schools, and they aie
popular books.
Second Church.—For some months, the influence o f the Holy Spirit
has been descending upon this church and congregation.
Christiains
have been very much encouraged and cheered; backsliders to the num
ber ot 60 have been reclaimed, and those who Mere dead in sins have
been awaked to newness o f life. Several persons
or 40 years of a ge,
say that they never attended a place o f worship till the present year,
and that, they had always regarded the misssionaries as wild anti crazy.
Bui now ihey are regular in their attendance on t h e m e a n s o f grace,
and appear humble and sincere in their inquiries after the way o f life.
Sabbath Schools. The sabbath school has been very m uch revived
and enlarged the present year.
�Benevolent efforts. —Abo it -9340 have been contributed to benevo
lent objects the past ye.ir, and $ 4466 have been subscribed towards
boarding and shingling tlie roof o f the meeting house.
Common Schools. — The schools have been in a prosperous condition.
They never appe iredso well as at their last examination. The number
ot scholars present on this occasion was 542.
R o ya l S c h o o l.—T h e present number o f pupils is 13. Three have
let; th esch o)! since our last general meeting.
The older pupils, in addnion to studies mentioned in the last report, have devoted a portion o f
their rime Jo Comstock’s Philosophy and Chemistry, Flint’s Surveying,
C olt’s P»ook Keeping, and Legendre’s Geometry.
The health of the
sonol irs h is been almost uninterrupted.
P unahou School. — This school is in a prosperous condition.
It has
been in operation 77 weeks since the last general meeting.
The Lord
has visited it with salvation, and twelve or more o f its pupils give evi
dence o f having been born again. Besides the studies mentioned in the
last report. Algebra. Surveying. Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Keith
on the Globes, and the German language have received attention.
A school house, with rooms for the library, recitation, &c , and also
increased accommodations for boarders are very much needed.
E v a and W a u n a e , Sta te o f R e lig io n .—The revival mentioned in
the la-t report has ceased, yet an encouraging attention to the means of
grace co/rinues.
The greater part of those received to the church dur
ing the last three years hold on their way.
The church has never been
in a better state than at present.
The state o f religion at W aianae is very nearly the same as at Ewa.
In both places the watchword is O n w a rd !
B enevolent E ffo r ts . —During the last two years more than $11,000
have been contributed for benevolent purposes.
The church at Waianae h ive pud in these two years,.for the support o f YVaimalu, their
minister, $2.30 in cash.
Common Sch o o ls. —The schools of Ewa and Waianae are prosperous.
The teachers are well paid
The number o f scholars in both pi ices is
1103, o f which 913 belong to the Pro'estant. schools.
The schools are
in operation nine'months o f the year.
The advance of the scholars is
slow , yet perceptible from one examination to another.
C iv iliza tio n .—In this respect the peonle are evidently making progress.
This is evident from their flourishing schools, from the mental
and physic il improvement of |h e rising generation, from the improve
ment in their dress, from their efforts to obtain the appurtenances o f
civilization, such as chairs, tables, table furniture, cooking utensils, bedste ids, and from the more elevated moral sense in the community.
K a n e o h e . S ta te o f R e lig io n . —There have been some accessions
to the church, and Ivtt few cises of defection
Twenty have been ad
mitted to the church, the last year bv profession.
For the
1ast four months, there has been an unusual interest in attending m eet
ings so that the congregation on the sibbath has increased nearly one
fo rth, Manv out o f the church profess to be on the Lord’s sid i.
In a district containing 1,000 or 1,200 inhabitants, too remote for the
people to attend meeting at the st ition, a new congregation has beer*
assembled an i Ko lehulikea, a graduate o f the Seminary is their preach
er. O f this congregation, ts many as *200 express a desire to be on the
Lord’s side, and to unite with the ch ireh. Eight have been propounded
for admission.
Benevolent E ffo r ts . —The ohurch has done som ething the past two
y e a rs in this depirtment o f Christian duty. $400 have been contributed
o f which $360 were in cash.
�Common School's.—These have been in successful operation for th«
list eighteen months. During this period, teachers have been promptly
paid, and the attendance of the children has been good
Singing has
been introduced into some of the schools with a good degree o f interest
and success.
C iviliza tio n .—Some things, among a few o f the people, indicate a
litUe approach towards civilized life.
As many as JO) tables have bee*
purchased within two years, and more than two hundred chairs and
other articles o f household furniture
A lew are acquiring small herds
o f cattle, and many now carry their produce to market on horses,
mules, donkies, and oxen instead of their own shoulders, as formerly.
The Catholic high school commenced in April last, with 17 pupils.
The pupils are boarded at the establishment, and are taught the French
language.
They intend to receive *200 children, who are to be selected
from all the islands. Young boys are selected for scholars.
W a i a l u a . S tate o f R e lig io n . —Though there has not been a great
revival yet there has been an upward progress that is truly pleasing.
Divine truth has been listened to with increased attention by increasing^
numbers.
Quite a number o f those who were formerly professors o f
religion have been restored to church fellowship; and many o f these
frave since walked orderly, and have apparently honored their profes
sion.
Benevolent E ffo r ts . —The disposition to contribute and to labor for
the promotion ot objects o f benevolence, has greatly increased.
The
contributions for two years amount to $902; ofwhich $552 were in cash.
Common Schools. —There are 29 schools in this field, and 775 schol
ars.
O f the schools 7 are Catholic, and also 100 o f the scholars.
(Perhaps there ought to be added 2 other Catholic schools and 50 scholais to the list, but I do not feel certain about it.)
The schools are bet
ter sustained than formerly and are doing much good.
C iviliza tio n . —There is an onward and upward progress in civiliza
tion. At the last school and temperance celebration, a range of tables
not less than 400 or 500 feet in length, was weli furnished with crockery
and glass ware, and a good degree o f taste and skill was displayed both
in the select ion and arrangement of the furniture and in the variety and
richness o f the viands.
W a im r
K att a t. S fate o f the C hurch. —There has been no revival in
this tteldduring the time reported. The pastor remarks, "With the death
o f their veteran and greatly beloved and lamented former pastor, the
interest o f many o f the people in the ministrations o f the gospel died
also. Some seemed to be seized by a kfnd of desperation, and rushed
again into many of their ancient vile practises and fooleries. Even some
members o f the church became entangled in them. When then the new
pistor arrived, without experience and skill, and with no acquired in
fluence among them, it was not. to be expected thnt ihose would return
to the house o f God who had been held there only by their unbounded
and well deserved esteem o f their former pastor.
I have, iherefore,
preached to a diminished congregation, though I am happy to believe,
♦h it for the last six months, and perhaps for a year, it has been slowly
increasing.’ The meeting house which was built o f stone and mud in
1334, has fallen to the ground, and its foundation cleared away for
»nother.
The pastor make;< an appeal to the churches o f Hawaii for
aid in erecting a new house.
B enevolence. —No report.
Schools. —The schools o f this district are prosperous at present. The
debt to the teachers, which has been such a clog to the schools in form
er years, has recently been liquidated, or so nearly so that the s c h o o ls
now go on without embarrassment.
The Sabbath school numbers 100
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'children and yontli who attend -regularly, and who have manifested a
very pie isiu^ interest: i.i its exercise* for the last eighteen months.
A
school o f girls Ins been taught hy Mrs. and Miss W hitney.
Iv o lo a.
Slate, o f the C h u rch .—This church has not been blessed
with a revival (luring the time reported, notwithstanding we have not
J>een without the tokens o f God’s love.
Several times, during this pe
riod, we have thought and beiieved that the Spirit was operating upon
the hearts o f m i•iy o f the people, convincing them of sin, o f righteous
n e ss and o f a judgment to come
R o m a n ism .—The Papists have been doing very little in this field.
None have left us to join them, but some now meet with us who here
tofore have met witti them. Their schools have diminished from 3 or 4
tt) I, numbering 20 pupils.
B enevolence. —Sixty dollars have been contributed the past year by
this church at the monthly concert, and #50 to the church at Waimea
towards rebuilding their meeting hou^e. Besides, they have rebuilt one
th itched meeting house, arid erected two other grass houses for their
pastor
C iv iliz a tio n . —Every year shews some signs o f increasing civilization.
It appears from a table o f births and deaths kept by the physician ot
this station, that there has been one deith to every twenty four perin the field, or about four per cent, of the whole*; which is also four
•riotths to one birth.' At this rn taof decrease, in I860, the population
will be 1730; and in 1375, about iKM:; und in 1900, o r -52 years hence, only
S chools.—W ith regard to the condition o f these schools, the branches
taught, progress ru ide, &c , they pmb ibly do not differ materially from
other II i waii m schools. Seven hundred dollars were due to the teachers
on the 1st o f January, 1843
A school of girl • numbering from 15 to 20
has been taught during the last winter by Mrs. Smith.
W a io l i. S ta le o f the C hurch. —There has been no general out
pouring o f the Spirit upon the people in this field during the past two
y e irs, although in a portion o f the field there has been an interesting
•state o f feeling among the members o f the church. Especially was this
the case at Ke a lia, formerly an extremely hardened and unpromising
village.
Many who heretofore g ive no evidence o f an interest in the
•siivation o f their souls were awakened to inquire “ what they should do
to be saved.’' A protracted meeting was held at the station in March
i is t . which was well attended, and, it is hoped, resulted in good.
R o m a n ism . —The Korn mists h ive made no progress in this field dur
ing the ii ne reported.
Some 20 or 30 have forsaken them, who now
liwsef -\ith us.
W 6 hear they are about to commence a new station in
this field.
B enevolence. —This church h ive contributed, the past year, $30 at
the? monthly concert; besides a considerable amount ot labor in repairs
on the church and yard.
C iv iliza tio n . —The people are making commendable progress in civ
ilization, but there is yet much room for improvement.
S ch o o ls. —These are in a more prosperous condition than they have
ever been before.
The old debt due the teachers h;is been nearly ali
paid, and that o f the present year is in a fur way to be greatly dimin
ished. Almost all the children o f a su i t able age attend school.
'The select school at W aioli ha s bee n taught by Brother W ilcox, the
p ast two years. The number o f pupils who attended this school in 1846
— 47, was 56; those in 1847—48, were 40.
The walk o f the hoys has
b een orderly; their application to study unremitting, though not intense;
appearance o f the school, decent; proficiency in studies, commendable,;
co ndition o f the school, on the whole, prosperous.
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E xp enses o f P rin tin g D epartm ent.
Paid for printing,
Materials, &c.,
Repairs, &c.,
$1,533 75
1,738 18
94 59
$3,3b6 52
Previously charged to the Department but used during the
period of the Report,
Paper, 1041 reams o f at $3,
Ink, 100 lbs., at S8 cts,
$3,123 00
88 00
$3,211 00
E xp en ses o f B in d e ry.
Expended year 1846,
Expended year 1847,
$
768 86
687 67
$1,456’ 53
A v a ils o f P r in tin g and B in d in g .
Binding, &c.,
Printing &c.,
B o o k s/
$
333,54
2.022 85
1,060 61
$3,417 00
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Correspondence.
The Committee on this subject recommend letters to be written as fol
low s, viz :
1. To individuals.
The letter from Rev. Alexander Simpson be an
swered by Mr. Emerson.
A letter from Rev Mr. Threlkeld, o f Sydney, to be answered by Mr.
Conde.
A letter to Rev. H. Bingham, by Mr. Hitchcock.
A letter to Dr. Lafon, by Mr. Gulick.
2. The following Institutions, viz :
Auburn Seminary, by L. Smith.
Andover, by Mr. Rowell
Lane Seminary, by Mr. Pogue.
New Vork Seminary, by Mr. W hittlesey.
Basle Mission Seminary, by Mr. Coan.
Institution for Missionary Children, near London, by Mr. Dole.
3. To tne following Missions, viz :
Samoan Islands Mission, by Mr. Cooke.
Society Islands Mission, by Mr. Parker.
Hervey Islands Mission, by Mr. Alexander.
Rev. Mr. Geddie and Mr. Archibald, New Caledonia, by Mr. Castle.
China Mission, by Mr Clark.
Ceylon Mission, by Mr. Baldwin.
Armenian Mission, by Mr. Thurston.
W esleyan Mission, Tonga Islands, by Mr. Lyons.
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4,
L o c a tio n .
> The following is the report o f the Committee 011 this subject :
That, the work assigned them is one of great difficulty.
“ The har
vest truly is gre it but the laborers are few ” Brotner Armstrong, by his
o v n act, h is withdrawn from our body, and declared his post as pastor,
vacant. Brother Hunt, too, h is announced to thi 3 mission his determi
nation to leave their service, and wishes us to consider his post vac int.
.B/other Paris has obtained the approbation o f the mission to return to
the United States; the station of Kau, therefore, is calling lor a m issio n
ary. Borne down under the weight, o f bodily affliction, Brother Ives is
tin ible longer to sustain the duties o f the station of K ealikekua. Only
two new laborers have come to our help.
It is evident, therefore, that
important changes must be effected, or else some post be abandoned.
W e would recommend
1st. That Mr Clark be removed from Wailuku and located in Hono
lulu, to take the place just vacated by Mr. Armstrong.
2d. That Mr. Conde be removed from Hana and located at Wailuku.
3d. That Mr. C. B. Andrews be removed from Molokai and located
at the Mission Seminary of Lahainaluna.
4f.h That Mr. Dwight be located at Kaluaaha to aid Mr. Hitchcock
in the duties o f that station.
5th. That Mr. Kinney be located at Kau.
6th. That Mr. Pogue be located at Kealakekua.
5.
Minutes o f General Meeting.
Voted : That these be prepared for printing in the usuf^I form, and
that Messrs. D ole, Hunt and Pogue be a Committee to make oat an art
icle from the reports o f the stations, to be inserted in the minutes, more
frill and complete than has been customary to print.
6.
M issionaries going; into the service o f the H aw aiian
Government.
This subject was very fully discussed, and some considerable difference
o f opinion was manifested; but on the general principle there was much
unanimity, and the following resolution was adopted:
“ Th it it is inconsistent with the principles o f the Mission to print
Permission to any o f their number to hold any civil office in the gift o f
the Hawaiian Government. ’’
7.
Situation o f (ke Children o f the M issio n .
'The Committee appointed to tak*e into consideration the situation o f
th^ child ea of the mission, beg le i ve to report that they consider the
subi«ct. o f vital importance to the interests o f this mssion, if >>ot t.o the
missionary c tuse in general. There are now in this mission 49 children
w hose a'^es vary from 10 to 18; and 87 under the age of 10; making in ali,
lo6 children.
(f it is expedient that the children shouldall go to theU nited States 1o
finish their education and seek a settlement for life, it is th«* decided
opinionof this mission th it in most cases, Hie n irents must go witl) them ,
and remain there or return to their field o f labor, as Providence shall
seem to indie ite. This course, sho dd it be adopted by all, will remove
"26 families to the Uni^d S'ates in the course o f six or seven years, at an
expense of at least #2(>,0O3, to ^ay nothing of the loss o f their labors at,
the Islands. Most, if not all, of these families will need a partial sup
port from the Board, if they remain in the United States.
Are the
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churches in the United States prepared to sustain the missionary cause
■yf. such an expense and under such an embarrassment ? We tear notThis leads us to hesitate with regard to the course which ought to be pur
sued bv this mission Our inclinations lead us to desire a settlement for
our children in the native land o f their parents; but we have serious tears
that this course will prove disastrous to the cause o f missions. W e are
therefore disposed to look favorably to any opening for sett ling our chil
dren at the Islands. W e do not think, however, that any means can be
devised, even if it were desirable, for keeping all the children at the Isl
ands. Some children will probably go home and complete their educa
tion and return. Some families will go home and return, or remain per
manently in the United States. W e believe every parent should be left
todecide his own individual duty in the case.
In view o f this subject your Committee, therefore, recommend—
1st. That the members of the mission look favorably to any indications
o f Providence for keeping their children at the Islands.
2d. That any efforts o f the government, or others, to form a Christian
settlement, or in any other way 1o facilitate the settlement of our chil
dren at the Islands, be looked upon with favor by the mission.
8.
F inishing up the M issionary work in the Islands.
This subject., together with overtures 12 and 13, was assigned to a
Committee consi ting o f Messrs., Thurston, Emerson and Coan, who re
ported as follows .
1st. 'Phis people are increasing in industry and some o f the comforts
and conveniences o f life, showing an ability to make progress in the
support of the gospel; many also are liberal in proportion (o their m eans
in their contributions to build and furnish their churches, and aid in other
benevolent objects; yet so precarious is all dependence on voluntaiy ef
fort we c in see no assignable period when the American churches can
be released from their efforts for supporting the gospel at the Islands.
2d Whenever the period may arrive that the Hawaiian churches will
support their own religious institutions, we are by no means certain that
this event will have been brought about by substituting a Hawaiian min
istry in the place o f the missionaries now in the field; but on the contra
ry, we are o f the opinion that a ministry o f foreign extraction, especially
in the more prominent ports, will always exist. This, however, need not
necessarilv impede the closing up of the labors o f the American Board
at these Islands; because the means of supporting such pastors will nat
urally increase where the call for them prevails.
3d. W e would recommend that to hasten forward the completion o f
the work o f the American Board at these Islands, every obstacle be re
moved, which can be consistently, to the permanent residence o f the
present missionaries with their families, at the Islands, in order to save
missionary strength and prevent h e a v y expenditures in taking the older
fim ilies from the field and bringing others, who for a long time, will be
unable to fill their places.
N a tiv e M in istry. As to this, your Committee are o f the opinion that
we are doing all we can, with our means, to bring forward a native min
istry into the field. W e have already regularly licensed nine native
preachers, and have others in training.
But we have not yet found the
native of wisdom, piety and discretion adequate to the independent per
il irmance ol the duties o f the pastoral office. Wheneversuch men shali
be found, it will give us great joy to give them the care of churches.
F uture R ein fo rcem en ts. W e would continue our repeated, and
yet, unavailing requests for physicians. WTe need three at least; oit.e
for Oahu, one for Maui and one for H awaii.
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Reinforcements o f preachers of the gospel and unmarried females, re
ferred to Commit!lee on General Letter.
9.
R eview o f our F inancial system.
The Committee on this subject reported as follows :
1st. That from all the examinations they have been able to m ake,
they see no reason to alter the salaries of the mission
With due pru
dence and econom y, we think them competent to the support of a ll;
nor do we find evidence that they are, on the whole, too large.
2d. Neither cjan we see any good reason for any important change in
the principles and operations o f our depository system.
3d. That we consider the salary allowed us by the Hoard as a bona
fide salary, to be used by us according to our own discretion; accounta
ble only to God, our own conscience, and an enlightened public senti
ment, and that all rules o f the mission which may be inconsistent with
this principle, be rescinded.
4. W e also recommend that all large herds o f this mission, whether
considered as. public or private, be reduced and kept witl>in the actual
necessities o f those holding, controlling, or using them.
5. And we further recommend that it be considered the duty of any
person receiving a special grant, to report to the secular agents, or to
the next General Meeting after the grant shall have been made, the
manner in which said grant has been expended, giving the items which
make up the amount expended.
6. W e also recommend that all who may continue to have the care
o f mission herds or lands, report the expenses o f the samn, with the in
come derived; and should the proceeds exceed the expenditures, that
frnch excess be charged to the individual holding the sam e, and credited
to the American Board.
Milk, butter and beef used in the family, are
not to be accounted for as income from herds.
10. A ppropriations and Prospective Wants f o r 1 8 5 0 .
The Committee to whom was referred the subject o f appropriations
for the current year, the prospective wants o f 1850, and inventory o f
mission property, would respectfully report :
1st. The following list o f applications for special grants for the cur
rent year, viz :
L is t o f A ppropriation s for 18 48
Alexander, for re-roofing house,
Baldwin, to com. repairs on house,
Bishop, to re-thatch, rep ir &c. house,
C.istle, for repairs to house,
Chamberlain, for repairs and paintir g,
Clark, to build pantry,
Coan, re-roofing house, in part,
Conde, repairs at Wailuku,
Dimond, to cancel debt, repairs, 1847,
Emerson,
do
do
Gulick,
do
do
H itchcock,
do on boat & repairs,
H all, to build pantry,
Ive?, to re-thatch at Kealakekua,
Johnson, to build study and room for
medicines and native visiters,
Kinney, for re-thatching, &c. at K au,
Lyons, for expenses incur’d and repairs,
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200 00
Parker, for cook-house & bed-room,
Pogue, to rep. in part, losses by flood,
Rogers, for repairs o f last pear,
R ow ell, for repairs and recovering,
Smith, J W for repairs.
Smith, L to build additional room, &c.
W hitney, for fence & painting roof,
W hittlesey, for debt complet. house,
do
to re-thatch Conde house,
W ilcox, for repairs,
150
125
500
50
275
40
182
20
20
00
00
00
00
00
GO00
00
00
4,303 44
Mission Seminary,
Female Seminary, ordinary expenses
800, building repairs 200,
B ’d ’g S ch . Punahou, spec, grant, 5,000
do
ordinary, do
500
Select School, W aioli,
Printing Department,
Medical Department,
Depository,
General Meeting,
Contingent Fund,
Salaries for 1848, estimated at
1,800 00
1,000 00
•
5,500
15
1,000
1,000
550
650
551
00
00
00
00
00
00
56
• 12,096 56
23,000 00
$39,400 00
The follow ing Expenses fro m the Contingent Fund were
authorized by the M ission.
Punahou, balance o f account'
$812
Paris, for expenses o f repairs, &c.
129
Conde, med. b’ks & ex. inc. 1847, on Mrs. C.’s aec’t 57
Burying ground enclosure, Honolulu,
100
84
31
98
00
$1,100 13
2d The accompanying schedule o f prospective wants for the year
1850, viz : (See list in order book, pages 41 and 42, for 1849. Adopted
as the basis for 1851.)
Salaries o f the missionaries,
23,000
Special Grants,
3,500
Medical Department,
1,000
Piinting Department,
1,000
Punahou School,
500
Mission Seminary,
2,000
Female Seminary,
800
Boarding School at Hilo,
800
Contingent fund,
1,800
$34,400
3d. In accordance with Dr. Anderson’s request, in his letter o f Nov.
6, 1S46 They would recommend that the brethren of the several sta
tions furnish the secular department a schedule o f all the property o f
the Board at the station, viz :
1st. Buildings, their location, nature and estimated value.
2d. Books, apparatus, #*c.
3d.f Printing materials.
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4th.
5th.
Herds and horses, and estimated value.
Lands, o f which the use is granted to the members o f the mis
sion, as such; and value o f this use to the mission.
6th. Any other property.
4th. The Committee would recommend that after the contingent and
unforeseen expenses o f the year shall have been defrayed, the secular
agents be authorized to pass any balance of the contingent fund v\hich
may remain, to the credit o f the Board, or such portion of the said bal
ance as, in view o f prospective wants, they shall deem best.
11.
D isposal o f N ative Books.
The report on this subject is as follows :
1st. That the price o f books now in circulation, be published in the
Elele. with the number o f each on hand; and that all books hereafter
published have printed in* them the name o f the society to which they
belong, and the selling price.
2d. That efforts be made to render the books more attractive, both
by additional caie and taste in the workmanship and m ateiials. arid ako
by creating an interest in their contents; thus increasing the desiie to
obtain them.
12. N ative M in istry .
See report on Overture 8.
13.
N ew Reinforcements .
See report on overture 8.
1 4 . Assignm ents.
The following is the report on this subject.
]. That a work on Domestic Economy be assigned to Mr. Armstrong.
2. Evidences of Christianity to Mr. Alexander.
8. A Compend o f History, in numbers, to be given to Mr. Baldwin.
4. A tract o f 4 pages by each missionary.
5. A work on surveying, by Mr C. B. Andrews.
6. The Elele, in newspaper form, Mr Rogers.
7. A tract on health, to be revised by the printing committee, by Mr.
Emerson.
8. A new Arithmetic, with Book-keeping, (Leonard’s recommended)
Mr. Bishop.
9. Revision o f the Kumumua, and Kumulua, by Messrs Emerson
and Rogers.
10. Haawina Kainalii, revised, by Mr. Lyons.
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11. Ai o ka la for 1850, with questions and references, by Mr. L.Sm ith.
12. A Testament with references, to Mr. Thurston.
13. Questions on the Globe Map, Mr. Emerson.
14. A new edition o f Mr. Armstrong’s Catechism.
15. That Mr. Coan, as Moderator, be appointed to prepare a ser
mon for the opening of our next general meeting, and Mr. Dole
be his substitute.
15.
Inventory o f P u b lic P roperty.
See report on overture 10.
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16.
M edical Department.
This overture was referred 1o the Committee o f 1S46, consisting of
Dr. Bildtvin and Smith, and Mr. Rogers, with the addition of Dr. An
drews.
17.
Punahou School.
The Committee reported as follows .
That they have considered the subject committed to them ; and they are
o f the opinion that a school house and another dwelling house are much
needed, and should both be bui*!t with as little delay as may be, and that
tlie Waldo fund o f $5,000 be appropriated to these buildings.
V o ted , That there be three vacations during the year at ‘ Punahou
S ch ool;’ one o f twelve weeks, one of one week, and one o f three weeks.
18.
H ilo B oarding School.
A Committee o f two, consiting o f Messrs. Lyman and Clark, was
chosen to renew the request for land for the use o f the school.
19.
Standing Committees.
These were chosen by nomination from the Chair, and are as follows:
P rin tin g Committee. Messrs. Clark, L. Smith, Chamberlain, Hall,
Rogers and Dimond.
T rustees o f Punahou School. Messrs. D ole, R ice. Clark, L. Smith,
Chamberlain, Castle and Hall.
T rustees o f M ission and Female Sem inary.
Messrs. Alexander, C.
B, Andrews, Baldwin, Hitchcock, Conde, Bailey, Whittlesey and
'Dwight.
Trustees o f Hilo B o a rd in g School. Messrs. Lyman, Coan, Paris,
Kinney, Ives, Pogue, Thurston, S. L. Andrews, Lyons and Bond.
A p p ro p ria tio n s f o r 1850, 1861. Messrs. Chamberlain, Castle and
Hall.
G eneral L etter f o r 1849. Msssrs. Clark, L. Smith and Casile.
Voted, that, the brethren be requested to send a brief report, especially
statistics, to this committee, before the first o f May, 1849.
T enure o f lands. Messrs. Chamberlain, Castle and Hall were
cho*eu a committee to confer with Government respecting the tenure of
lands.
Miscellaneous Business.
In vitations. The Rev. S. C. Damon, Seamen’s Preacher at this port,
and the Rev. G. H. Atkinson, a missionary o f the Home Missionary
Society, lately arrived from the United States and destined for Oregon,
were invited to attend our sessions, and aicj in the discussions of our
meetings.
R elig io u s E x e r c is e s — Committee o f arrangements, Messrs. Arm
strong, L Smith and Clark.
Meetings were held daily for the Children, between the hours o f 8 and
9, a . m , and conducted by the brethren of thetv\o last reinforcements,
aided by others.
Friday, May 14, was devoted to religious exercises, and was a most
refreshing season.
The Lord’s Supper was administered, on Sabbath afternoon. May 28,
and fourteen children o f the Mission united w,ith the Mission Church by
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assenting to the Covenant, and sat down, for the first time, with their
parents, to commemorate the dying love o f the Savior.
V isito rs.—'The meeting was open to visitors for hearing the reports o f
stations, and was favored with the presence of Messrs W y llie,T en
Eyck, S . 11. Williams and others. The two former addressed the m eet
ing.
Messrs. G. P. Judd and L. Andrews aided in discussing the subject o f
missionaries' children, their present condition, provision to be made for
them and their future prospects.
Mr. Brewer, of the Methodist Mission in Oregon, was introduced, and
gave an account o f the murder o f J)r. Whitman and wife, and o f the
recent difficulties with the Indians in Oregon.
Visit to the Palace.—On the afternoon o f the 26th o f May, the mis
sionaries and their children visited by previous invitation, the royal resi
dence, and were recived with great cordiality, by their Majesties, the
King and Queen.
R etu rn o f M issio n a rie s—Mr. W ilcox’s request to return to the U . S.
on account o f one of his children needing medical treatment, was grant
ed on condition o f the approval of the Prudential Committee; and a
letter written expressing the views o f the meeting on his case.
Dr. Andrews and Mr. Paris have liberty to return to the United States
whenever they may deem it necessary.
Perrnssion to return to the United States, with the consent o f the Pru
dential Committee, was granted to Messrs. Alexander, Baldwin and
Emerson.
W ith d ra w in g fr o m the B o a rd .—The request o f Mr. Bishop to write
to the Board on this subject was granted. Voted : That we approve of
Mr. Bishop’s applying to the Board for a dismission from their service,
in reference to obtaining support from his people.”
Census.— Voted that all the brethren be recommended to devote the
first week in January to taking a census o f their respective fields.
M r. H u n t's request.—Mr. Hunt requested, the privilege o f retaining
some furniture in his possession, until he should learn something definile
concerning it from the Prudential Committee. Tne request was granted.
N ext General M eeting.
V oted, That this General Meeting be adjourned till the second W ed
nesday o f May, 1850, to meet at Honolulu.
�HAWAIIAN ASSOCIATION, MAY,
1843.
The Association was called together by the Secretary o f the last
m eeting.
Rev. L. Andrews was chosen Moderator, and Rev. E. W hittlesey,
Scribe.
Three natives, graduates o f the Mission Seminary, were presented
before the Association for examination, preparatory to their being licensed to preach. A committee was appointed to examine them. The
comniittee being satisfied as to the qualifications o f the candidates, they
received a licensure to preach the gospel.
The subject o f Mr. Johnson’s ordination was brought before the As
sociation, and after being examined, it was voted that the examination
be considered satisfactory; and arrangements were made for his ordina
tion to the work o f the ministry. He was ordained at the first church in
Honolulu.
A p p o in tm en t o f P astors — The following order was adopted:
1 . That Mr. Clark be pastor o f the first church in Honululu.
2. That Mr. Conde be the pastor o f the church at Wailuku.
3. That Mr. W hittlesey be pastor of the church at Hana.
4. That Mr. C. B. Andrews be pastor o f the church at Kaanapali.
5. That Mr. Pogue be pastor o f the church at Kealakeakua.
6. That Mr. Rowell be requested to act as pastor o f the church at
K oloa.
7. That Mr. Dole be the associate pastor o f the mission church.
8. That Mr. Johnson be the pastor o f the church at Waioli.
S ta tistics o f the H aw aiian Churches.—The following report was
adopted as the form for making out the statistics for the churches.
On examination past year.
W hole number on examination.
Dis
missed past y e a i.
W hole number dismissed.
Deceased past year.
W hole number deceased.
Excluded past year.
W hole number re
maining excluded.
In regular standing.
Children baptized past
year.
W hole number baptized.
Marriages past year.
Average
congregation.
Average number who attend meeting in the field.
The Association voted that a Clerical Council, to which as many cler
ical brethren as practicable, shall be invited, consisting o f at least five
ordained ministers, shall be competent to ordain a candidate to the of
fice o f the gospel ministry.
The Committee on Assignments presented the following report :
Sermon to the Clergy, on the nature o f the missionary work—Coan.
Sermon on the best means o f promoting revivals in the Sandwich Isl
ands—Lyons.
Sermon on the decrease in the Hawaiian race; its cause and cure—
Baldwin.
Sermon to mothers—Conde.
Sermon to the Children o f the Mission—Dwight.
Sermon on Sacred Music.—C. B. Andrews.
Sermon on the characteristics o f Hawaiian Piety and best means o f
improving it —Hitchcock.
Communion Sermon.—Clark.
Essay on Church Discipline.—L. Smith.
Tract, Reasons for attendance on public worship.—Emerson.
Tract, The sin o f idleness.—W hittlesey.
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Members present.
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Organization o f the meeting,
Reception o f 11th Reinforcement. .
List o f Overtures,
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Committee to write the General Letter,
Reports o f stations, .
Statistics, Churches,
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Statistics, Common Schools,
Seminaries. &c.,
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Printing Department at Honolulu, .
Correspondence,
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Location,
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Minutes o f General Meeting,
Missionaries going into the service of the Hawaiian Government,
Situation o f the Children o f the mission,
Finishing up the missionary work in the Islands,
Review o f our Financial System ,
Appropriations and Prospective wants for 1850,
List o f appropriations for 1848,
Disposal of native Books,
Native Ministry,
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New Reinfo cements,
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Assignments,
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Inventory o f public property.
Medical Department,
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Punahou School,
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Hilo Boarding School,
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Standing Committees, .
Miscellaneous Business,
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