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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROOKIES.
VOL. LXIV
HONOLULU, H. T., JANUARY, 1907
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Happy New Year.
The Friend begins its sixty-fifth
year with this, the first number, of its
For the Month Ending December 20th. 1906. sixty-fourth volume.
The first copy
was issued in January, 1843, by its
UCEIPTS.
founder and for exactly forty-two years
editor, Rev. S. C. Damon. Throughout
To Cash received on the following accounts: its career the dominating characteristic
November 21, igofi—To Cash on hancl.$ 10.40 of The Friend baa been its advocacy of
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Ka HoaJoha
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7-65 out these Islands. Its most strenuous
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Publications
Leo lloonani
15.no
105.00 monopolization of this function by the
Waince Church (Hale Aloha)
(laliu (ieneral Fund
-',078.50 dailies led gradually to the change
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Unci feature of the Board's enterprise,
fortunately commodious and centrally
located premises] in the Progress block,
corner of Fort and Beretania streets,
(1188 Fort street), were available and
on December 15 the removal was
effected. It seems a happy augury
that within a few months of the issue
>f its annual report entitled "That
They Go Forward," the Hoard should
be constrained to make its headquarters in a building bearing the
name of Progress Block. Let us trust
that this may prove a prophesy not
only of material growth but far better
of new and constantly enlarging
spiritual ministry.
Thanksgiving.
the afternoon preceding our
National religious holiday. The
Hoard was in debt. Just what the way
out was to be no one knew. A telephone message canu' asking, "What is
the exact amount of the debt of the
Hoard?" Our stenographer and bookkeeper, who received the message, answered "I will look it up and reply as
soon as possible." Then somewhat
later the message went, "Six thousand
two hundred and twenty-five dollars
and seventy-five cents." Not long
thereafter a messenger entered bearing
a check for this amount with the brief
announcement, "Mother Rice wishes to
pay the debt of the Hoard." For the
rest of that afternoon an unusual quietness reigned in the office. Soon the
only officers of the Hoard who were
present were on their knees pouring
out their thanksgiving to the Great
Giver and beseeching forgiveness for
doubt of His loving care. Far over on
Kauai a holier joy reigned in the heart
of the servant of Jehovah who once
more was testing the richness of the
promise, "It is more blessed to give
than to receive."
It was
great
:
Dr. Barton's Visit.
The tidings that the American Board
had appointed a special delegation to
visit the four great Missions in China
sent several letters from Honolulu to
Boston urging that Hawaii be included
in the itinerary. The gentlemen ap-
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pointed to the task were Rev. James consisted of Very Rev. Henry H. WyL. Barton, D. D., foreign secretary of nian and Rev. Henry 1.. Stark. For
the Board; Rev. Edward C. Moore, jsome weeks they held services in the
D. D., chairman of the Hoard's Pruden- Roman Cathedral, the meetings gential Committee and Professor in Har- erally being crowded to the doors. A
vard University, and Lucien C. Warn- cordial invitation was extended to Proer. M. D., L. L. D.. of New York City. testants as well as Romanists to attend
The
In reply to the invitation from the Is- and was generously accepted.
lands it was learned that only Dr. Bar- Paulist Fathers are well known to Conton was to be expected this way and gregationalists because of the promi
that he would arrive on the Mongolia nence in their order of the late Father
December 27. Preside nt Jones of the Hewitt, son of a noted Congregational
local Board immediately mapped out a preacher, and of Father Wyman, anfull day for the distinguished visitor. other convert from the same church.
On the arrival of the steamer a large! The order has done notable work
delegation of friends and members of throughout the East, especially in Xew
the Board headed by the president York City where its missions for Prowere on hand to welcome Dr. Barton, testants have won not a few to the Rowho waswiven at once to Mr. Jones': man communion. We are glad to rechome, where a host of friends had been ognize the good work done here and
invited to a reception and lunch. After elsewhere by these faithful ministers of
a delightful season of sociability Dr. Christ. Until the Spirit of God shall
Barton, accompanied by a dozen or have wrought such vital changes in all
more members of the Board, in a gen- Churches as shall lead Christians of
erous barge provided by the host of the every name to unite on the basis of
day, was taken to the Capitol to call tight living rather than that of whit
upon the Governor, after which a drive each may consider correct thinking, the
through the city and to the Aquarium Protestant and Roman divisions of the
followed. In the evening a grand in- true Catholic Church arc likely each to
ternational rally of welcome was held consider that the other holds certain
in historic Kawaiahao Church. A good- doctrines that are not sound. Meanly audience, which but for the heavy time there are and will continue to be
rain would have been sufficiently aug- Protestants and Romanists who are
mented to fill the auditorium, gathered such merely in name, minus that
to testify the gratitude of the Chris- vital religion which consists in personal
tians of the Territory regardless of race loving union with God. If any misto the American Hoard for the wonder- sioncr of the Church of Rome can so
ful work done here under its auspices. present the Gospel to one of these conStirring hymns sung in unison by Ha- ventional Protestants as to arouse in
waiians, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese him the consciousness of Cod's life and
and Americans, each in his own tongue, lead him to let that life have its will
music by Kamchameha (ilee Club, with him. we shall sing the Tt Peum
prayer by the venerable missionary to over the conversion : for there are some
the Gilbert Islands, Rev Hiram Bing- natures to whom the Church of Rome
ham. D. I).. son of the first pastor of makes its special appeal and like XcwKawaiahao Church and member of the man and Faber the sooner they yield
pioneer band that came to Hawaii in to it the better. There are also in the
1820, scripture reading by Rev. W. X Roman Church not a few whose makeLono, himself a missionary to the (iil- nn is essentially Protestant. To such
bertese for 20 years, and words of wel- the contact with some messenger of
come from Churches of five nationali- the freer Church is the open door into
ties ushered in a ringing missionary the realm of happy religions life. As
address by Dr. Barton, Rev. (). H. Gu- long as this continues to be true, work
lick closing with the benediction. It by Romanists for Protestants and by
was one more memorable scene added Protestants for Romanists will be workto the many which this glorious old well done. Herein is the true answer
meeting house has witnessed. On the to the question, why maintain our Pormorning of the 28th Dr. Barton spent tuguese mission work? Because theresome hours looking into the local work by we are leading men and women
and at noon he was given a typical Ha- from bondage to liberty. So we rejoice over every convert from nominal
waiian farewell.
to real religious life by whomsoever
The Paulist Fathers.
made and we congratulate our Roman
The past month was made memor- friends Upon the successful mission
able for our Roman Catholic friends by inst closed. The removal of the Hathe campaign of evangelism conducted waiian Board rooms to a location almost opposite the Catholic Cathedral is.
let us trust, a presage of brotherly regard and of sincere fraternal relations
ever to characterize our respective entcprises as they move on side by side in
the great mission of opening mens eyes
to their supreme privilege as sons of
the Eternal Father.
Library Extension.
A question recently put to one of our
Hoard by the efficient Head
Worker of I.aid win House, Lahaina,
Miss Mary J. Austin, disclosed one of
the vital unmet needs of the people of
Editorial
this Territory. It asked whether it
would be possible to secure the loan of
library books from Honolulu for the
US€ of the constituency of the Settlement.
The reply unfortunately was
thai since Honolulu possessed no free
public library such a demand could not
be supplied. Our local library under the
able management of Miss Hillebrand
does meet the wants of subscribers on
the other Islands, but this service is
necessarily restricted by the cost of
subscription. Why should not Hawaii
give immediate attention to the need
vocalized by Miss Austin? There can
be no question that the Hawaiians are
book-lovers, but unfortunately those of
them who read only their own language
have no means for gratifying this passion because of the dearth of books in
their own tongue. Steadily and very
rapidly however, those who suffer from
this disability are slipping away and
already the larger proportion of the
race can read F.nglish. If the voting
people whom we take so much pains to
teach the national language are to grow
up to be strong, progressive, intelligent
and widely useful citizens, the treasures
of English literature and of contemporary thought must be placed within
their reach. Should it not be the aim
of our philanthropists and of our legislature to supply this demand? To secure a like end Xew York State has for
vcars pursued a very simple and effective plan. Any company of persons in
that commonwealth with the guarantee
of some reliable citizen can apply to the
State Library in Albany for a set of
selected books on any subject and they
will be immediately sent. The only expense is that of carriage. On their return other sets may be procured in succession indefinitely. Thus the entire
library, outside of reference books and
the like, is being placed at the service
of all the people. Reading clubs of
women, groups of workingmen, bands
of school children recruited by teachers, all sorts of organizations for mutual study and improvement make large
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use of this privilege and the area of
culture is being constantly widened.
There is good reason to believe that as
noon as the local government, Territorial or t ounty. will agree to make an
adequate annual appropriation for its
upkeep and steadily enlarging equipment. Mr. Carnegie may be induced to
consent to present to Honolulu a spacio.is library budding with generous
reading rooms and up-to-date facilities.
We trust that Governor Carter may
find it possible to include in his niessage to the Legislature of 1007 a recommendation for such an appropriation. While it would seem as though
the Honolulu Library might serve as
an excellent nucleus for such an institution, it may be doubted whether a
private enterprise of this kind will find
it possible to come into such a scheme.
it certainl) is time that the Territory
of Hawaii should cease to stand unique
among all the States and 'Territories
of the American Cniou in having no
Free Public Library.
The Call to Prayer.
We print in another column a letter
to the Churches of Hawaii from the
American Hoard, signed by its Foreign
This is easily
Secretary, Dr. Barton.
the most important communication
which has come hither from that honor
ed Society in many years. 'The Hawaiian Board calls upon all ministers to
read it to their people upon the first
Sabbath of the Xew Year. The most
casual acquaintance with the deep current of modern life shows its irresistable set towards the spiritual. 'There is
a new ferment in the world, made cvi
dent by the emergence of men of the
type of Theodore Roosevelt, by the
tremendous earnestness of the propaganda against predatory wealth and in
behalf of social unselfishness, by the
books which most profoundly are stirring men's souls, by Great Britain's
repudiation of the abhorrent opium i'l "
iquity, and by mighty religious movements. Japan is literally being born
into a higher moral experience. The
insufficiency of old time sanctions, the
rottenness of much of its family life,
its lack of commercial honor and the
terrible plight of its best young manhood and young womanhood without
God and without hope are burning into
the soul of the nation a craving for
Friendship with the Eeternal, which
1nicks a spiritual awakening beside
which that of the past 30 years into
the world consciousness will pale.
China is just passing through the gates
into a paradise of hope and life which
must constitute for the nation an ex-
perience unparalleled in the history of
humanity. For China is so great that
the transformation must move upon a
colossal scale, dazzling to contemplate.
Blessed are the heroes now being forged who are to lead in this wondrous
campaign. Central in it all stands the
Lord C hrist, whose life is already forming a part of the curriculum of every
school in the Imperial province of C"Dili li.
and soon doubtless to be studied by
every boy and girl in the great Empire.
The pmyers of the ages are hastening
to their fulfilment with a Speed that
light alone can typify, Xo wonder that
we read with amazing joy how Gipsy
Smith is stirring staid Boston as never
before, how centers of learning which
twenty years ago seemed almost careless of religj »n now strive to outfoot
one another in establishing foreign missions and in sending their leading professors to inspect mission fields, how
the Bible is coming to its own again in
careful reverent study on the part of
hundreds of thousands of college students, men of affairs, clerks and laborers. There never was a time when
prayer was more needed or the prospects of its achievements so bright.
Here in Hawaii we have seen the scale
turned from dejection over a decline
that has lasted more than forty years
into a glorious upward movement brimful of promise. By all means let uprav. l.et every Church read the message of the American Hoard and burning with new optimism seek the Mercy
Seat, longing for that baptism of Fire
and the Spirit which shall usher in the
full noon-day of achievement for Christ
and His Kingdom which reverent prophecy seems to declare at hand.
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series of events which culminated in
the enunciation of the Monroe Doc
trim-. A hundred years ago the new
commonwealth in the Western Hemisphere was confronted by the problem
of how to adjust itself to the conflicting
interests of European States. After
many years of diplomacy and not a few
of warfare the pronunciamento which
bears the name of our fifth president
settled the questions at issue justly and
permanently. It was one of the great
achievemena of the early nineteenth
century.
Today America faces Asia
and a mere accident of race prejudice
bids fair to raise the question of the
relations of the vast multitudes peopling and to people the two sides of thf
The nineteenth
ocean of the future.
century was still the slave of war civilization, hence the Monroe Doctrine
was a threat. 'The twentieth century
aspires to become the hand maid of
Peace, therefore the decision will move
in the realm of commerce.
San Francisco's point of view as outlined in the Chronicle of December 20
in reply to a demand from the Eastern
Stales for a dispassionate statement of
Golden Gate sentiment is that the opposition to tin Japanese is based on
the conviction that if they be allowed
to continue to emigrate freely they
will impose their Oriental civilization
upon the Western States. "Hawaii is
today a Japanese colony." "Within a
quarter of a century the whole Pacific
Coast would become what Hawaii is
now a Japanese community with a
Japanese civilization." "It is not a
question of 'labor' but of the preserva-
—
tion of American civilization.
Hie
Asiatic civilization, as we see it here.
differs from our own. first, in overcrowding in tenements, in a lower
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standard of diet and a lower standard
Churches and pastors are surpassing
>f comfort generally. Americans can
themselves. Revs. R. A. Buchanan of compete with them only by adopting
Desha
of
llilo
carry
L.
S.
Kohala. and
their standards: secondly, in the ideas
off the banner for early reports. They of personal and family morality."
as
December
20.
sent them as early
Notwithstanding the declaration that
Other first honor men were Revs. J. X. "it is not a question of labor'," that
Ho
Kainoku and M. Kuikahi. Dec. 23;
"at present no white man in this State
Tsz Tsung, Dec. 27: J. Fukuda and X. is
deprived of work by the presence of
Washivama. Dec. 28; K. Maeda. S. P. the Asiatics, nor are his wages reducTanaLee
G.
Kui.
Kaaia.J. M- Lydgate.
ed," the article gives clear evidence that
ka. D. Kahooio. G. L. Kopa and L. D. the economic argument is the main
i<
Keliipio, Dec 31. Such promptness
a great comfort to the Secretary.
spring of the entire contention. "But
should times change and the labor supply exceed the demand, white labor
THE JAPANESE QUESTION.
would go to the wall in an instant.
Wotkingmen know that they would be
The complications involved in the the first sufferers, and hence lead in
treatment of Japanese children by San the agitation."
Francisco promise to eventuate in the Other utterances of the San FrancCc >
most serious international question press on the issue reveal an unfortuwhich America has faced since the nate race prejudice affecting the minds
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political boss, Abra- tending towards the type of Americanof a large circle of people. Japanese ling and indicted
has
made President of ism that San Francisco is by some
been
Ruef,
are
so
difham
waYS of looking at things
reputed to represent so much as that
ferent from ours, they themselves are the Hoard."
which characterizes Southern Califorto
retain
that
strives
demagoguery
The
such strangers to us that the primitive
nia
and the East generally. Honolulu
as
it
the
sand-lot
in
today
rises
did
enemy
power
as
of
stranger
conception
and
is
better
governed than its big sister
to
race
hatred
it
era
both
appeals
by
unbidden and dominates, just as does
by the Golden Gate.
a
that
will
of
to
fear
of
competition
case
the
in
degree
to
a
less
the
though
Certainly in view of the conquest of
the raw immigrant from the less at- starve out American labor and that
disolder civilization at the hands
Japan's
to
the
Nation
by
hopes
impress
countries.
man's
"A
tractive European
of
that
of the Western world it is
a man for a that" is a hard lesson for a playing the generation—old scarecrow
to
San
Frandebate that on the Pacific
puerile
Asia
over-awing
to
learn.
of
immoral
provincial American
t( coast Asiatic will supplant Christian
love
of
seems
righteousness
to
view
of
this
cisco's
opposition
darker
A
ideals. If they ever should do so, it
the Japanese is frankly stated by a San die hard.
It is strange that the attempt is made will only be because they ought. Xo, let
Francisco weekly. 'The Was]), of Deto buttress San Francisco's case by cit- San Francisco learn a lesson from Hacember 8, in the following terms:
ing Hawaii's experience. No possible waii's experience, begin to treat the
the
trouble
has
been
caused
by
"All
local labor politicians and a few news- statement could be farther from the Asiatic as a brother man, and be honorpapers working in harmony with them truth than the assertion that "Hawaii is able towards him, and he will respond
to create a race war. 'The number of today a Japanese colony." Numerical- there as he has done here.
lapanese school children now in San ly the people of this race predominate 'Take for instance the school quesFrancisco is insignificant. Many times but the one most noticeable feature of tion. Honolulu had to face it years ago.
more negro children go to the public the life of these Islands is the victors Young Japanese men desired to enter our
schools and sit side by side with their of American ideals over those of Asia public schools. Ignorant of English
white companions. Every day one can here.
Some years ago vice was they were graded into the primary
With full annexation the classes, but unable to sit in the seats
see kinky haired little negroes going licensed.
laughingly to school, accompanied by American spirit demanded the abolition for the little tots, they quickly dropped
white children and no protest has been of this abhorrent system. Among its out. At the same time the religious
raised by politicians or newspapers. In advocates were many white men and agencies of the city have been quick to
• he South the same scene would almost women including some Americans pro- supply a large number of evening
lead to a lynching. On the other hand minent in church life. Many Japanese schools which do more for them than
a Southern community would raise no non-Christians and the baser sort of all merely give them a knowledge of our
objection to the attendance of a hand- nationalities helped swell the rank and language.
ful of Japanese pupils at its public file that marched after this leadership. As to the young children, the universal testimony is that they are
schools. So far, therefore, the Japa- Hut the American spirit won.
Again last November a grafting among the best behaved pupils we
nese question in San Francisco has not
become more than a small local one. police force hand in glove with Asiatic have. If the politeness and docility
and the President is to be commended and white gamblers menaced Honolulu which they evince could by some happy
in endeavoring to prevent it from being with the threat of complete domination. accident be inoculated into multitudes
magnified into an international dif- ()ne Japanese sheet was bold enough of American boys and girls throughout
ficulty which might cause grave com to side openly with this element. Here the Mainland, our country would owe
mercial complications and perhaps lead again not a few of our leading Ameri- Japan a debt of deepest gratitude. To
up to a serious war. It cannot become cans publicly supported the corrupt us in Hawaii who know Japanese far
a casus belli, as long as the Govern- machine. But the spirit of the Nation better than San Francisco with its race
hatred possibly can hope to do, the
ment of the United States declares downed the combination.
In each of these instances Christian prejudice against Japanese children
positively that the Japanese shall have
all the rights to which they are legally Asiatics as well as their nobler non- seems the acme of absurdity.
It may, of course, be true that there
entitled under their treaty with us. Christian compatriots sided loyally
This at once changes the quarrel, from with the victorious forces of righteous- have been cases of diseased or depravone between the United States and ness. Instead of Hawaii being Japa- ed Japanese boys and girls in the San
Japan to one between the United States nese in civilization, it is more truly Francisco schools, but no one would
Government at Washington and the American than San Francisco has been think of objecting to their being exGovernment of Mayor Schmkz and since the era of pure government im- cluded just as diseased or depraved
Abe Rticf in San Francisco. 'The Fed- mediately succeeding the rise of the children of any other race should
eral Government can be trusted to take vigilantes and preceding: the day of be. The crux of the situation is
care ol itself, in such a controversy. fierce anti-Chinese agitation. The test that San FYa'ncisco has in effect declarand see that nothing will be done ex- of a civilization is not found in the ed that the Japanese child is not fit to
cept what is creditable to the people of clothes worn or in skin color but in the associate with the child of American,
the United States. The man who rep- spirit which moves forward towards Irish. British, Italian. Greek. Slav,
resents the American people in this realization of higher ideals.
Armenian or Syrian parents. This decHawaii is steadily proving the propo- laration is both untrue and an internacontroversy is President Theodore
Roosevelt, who has placed himself as sition that when two civilizations meet, tional insult.
near to the hearts of his countrymen as the higher and more vital must prevail. It is exactly here that the battle is
any person who has filled his exalted With about two-thirds of the popula- to be joined. The American Republicposition. The man at the head of the tion Asiatic and a large proportion of set out upon its national career with
Hoard of Education in San Francisco is the rest Polynesian, our civilization is the assertion that all men are equal.
a small politician, who, by reason of intensely American and it is becoming What it meant by this was clear
close family relationship to the bood more so— fortunately, however, it is not enough, not equal in material or mental
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of In- Asia's power to deal American comendowment but equal by reason of of equality which our Declarationnational,
as
asserts
to
be
our
mercial expansion a blow that for deequal
great
dependence
God's
family,
sonship in
brothers are equal. When the Consti- ideal.
cades will be irreparable. If we pertution was framed economic considera-j Japan sees all this with absolute clar-| sist in our cruel treatment of the
tions prevented the States from squar- itv of vision. Therefore she has ex- Asiatic—for nothing in the material
ing their treatment of slavery with this; perienced a most violent shock to rea-j realm can compare in cruelty with the
fundamental axiom. But after more son and moral sense in the discovery of i
to a felthan three-quarters of a century of the fact that the America of today is being denial of essential brotherhood
human
race
—this
blow
must
fall.
the
axiom
low
moral conflict culminating in war the strongly moved to belie both
as
a
state
that
existence
be
to
live
underlies
her
Asia
not
able
always
may
doctrine of equality prevailed. The
her
character,
and
the
revelation
of
not
at
once
to
it
can
more
expected
could
be
unto
alone
hut
do
this
South
itself
accept fully the result. It will take made when she rudely awakened Dai successfully than we can. Much better
generations of bitterness and struggle Nippon to the consciousness of hen for us to go hand in hand each reacting
to bring Xegro and White to the status membership in the family of Nations.
to force
of brotherhood that equality demands. It is a most critical moment in her ex- helpfully upon the other than
of the most serious crisesi Asia into a bitterness of competition
Similarly though to a far lesser de-! perience—one
in present day history.
wherein her ideal resources in labor and
gree the coming of poor, ignorant, opmust
course
China
and
Japan
to
us
Of
in land give her such vast advantage.
with
habits
pressed Europeans
If Is it not time lor labor in the United
strange and uncouth has always awak- 1 stand together in the near future.
ened in many Americans a sentiment of the solidarity of the human race is to States to become truly international in
distrust, dislike and superiority. The be realized these nations must pool is- spirit? Much labor literature delights
Italian today is finding it necessary to sues. They are doing it. If human in the expression, human solidarity. It
anything at all they is more than a term, it embodies a
live down the epithet "Dago" just as brotherhood means
America, "You shall treat mighty truth. But to restrict it to
must
to
say
sneer
the
the Hebrew must conquer
President whites is to stultify it. It is perfectly
and contempt which lurk in the term us as you do other men."
has proved clear that acting under this general
He
right.
Roosevelt
is
"Sheeny." 'These prejudices are marks himself a seer in demanding the priviprinciple of equality it may be both just
of provincialism, of slavery to traits
of
naturalization
for
Japanese.
lege
and
wise for nations to regulate and
bred into our savage ancestors. But
step will be to grant this to restrict immigration so as to protect
The
next
winning
is
slowly the ideal of equality
all men upon precisely equal terms. workingmen from a disturbance of
its way.
We have no right to refuse it.
economic conditions likely to prove disFor setting aside the black man, the
astrous to large numbers of men. This
mean
we
should
This
does
not
that
process of learning to treat as brothers not
safeguard our citizenship. Japan is a question of policy to be determined
men of racial stock so closely allied to
incalculable bene- by experiment. But all such regulaus as the various European peoples is will have done us an
interfere with the
fit if as an outcome of this controversy •ions must never brotherhood,
not proving so discouraging. We are
of hubasic
of
principle
that
be led to require
doing well. And the main reason our government be
man solidarity. Japan and China care
before
no
alien
shall
naturalized
therefor is that we admit them readily
an English examination in not a whit what labor exclusion or
to our citizenship and thus they soon passing
of regulation laws our Nation enacts as
acquire formidable powers. With the American civics under the auspices
long as they bear equally upon- all
Asiatic, however, the case is entirely- a Board constituted somewhat after the aliens. Whether we wish to extend to
manner of our Board of Civil Service
different. Unlike the black he is the Commissioners. With such a safe- their nationals the privilege of natuproduct of a hoary civilization, one far guard we can afford to admit men of ralization or not matters nothing if we
treat other foreigners likewise. Race
antedating our own. In many ways lit- any race to our citizenship.
is our superior, evolution having taught
hatred, discriminations on the ground
him certain lessons which we have not Unless insensate folly should lead of such mere accidents as color or place
yet learned and which have equipped California people to commit some great of birth, or that deny such a concept as
him with rare powers for survival in outrage upon Japanese, war between humanity, are the factors in this prothe great industrial era of peace, now the two nations is unthinkable. The blem that demand absolute elimination
dawning on earth. He is so far from us statesmen of the Emperor are as wise before a righteous solution can be had.
in some of his habits and in his mental as our own. It may please the press
We believe the American Nation can
approach to subjects of common interest of both countries to make larger sales be trusted finally to decide the questhat he evokes the distrust and dislike hv war scare talk, but there is too much tion aright. We have a splendid asset
to which differences so easily predis- conscience in the world today to suffer in our undaunted President. If the ispose. Hence we have denied to him any such outcome as a reference of the sue be clearly joined and fair free discussion press it home to the minds and
the privilege of citizenship, the mighti- question to arms.
far
est unifying force in our national life.
The danger is something
graver consciences of the people, there is no
The most remarkable feature of the and of much greater menace to human fear of the outcome. Some day San
situation is that we need him and he progress. A ruptured friendship be- Francisco will be the happiest port in
needs us. Annihilation or conquest of tween individuals is an experience the Union because the Nation refused
me by the other is impossible.
We whose pain may blight a lifetime, but a to let provincial narrowness and that
race
lave got to live at peace, to trade, to sundered international relation of mutual most despicable of all emotions,
lave ever increasingly intimate associa- trust, respect and admiration just at hatred, prevail over the principle of
tion with one another. America in fact this moment when the world stands on human brotherhood in the shaping of
convinced Japan of this fifty years ago. the threshold of the New Era of Peace the relations of Great Asia and Great
D. S.
nexorable fate ordains the conditions will be unspeakably tragic. It is in America.
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THE FRIEND FOR 1907
While no startling new departures are planned for this year it is the
hope of Editorial Board to be able to keep the Friend close to its ideal. That
ideal is to advocate the interests and give tidings of
The Kingdom of God in Hawaii.
This we understand in its widest sense, as involving the entire higher interests of the Territory, political, social, industrial, educational and religious.
The Friend aims to give a monthly resume of the more important occurrences, to discuss questions of public interest and to record the progress of
every reform. The work of such organizations as the Civic Federation
and the Anti Saloon League receives especial consideration. Particular
attention is given to the many sided enterprises of the Hawaiian Board.
Space is devoted regularly to the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society and
to news from the Churches. During the year the following special contributors will write for our columns:
REV. S. E. BISHOP, the expzrt on Hawaiiana, well known by his norn dc plume of
Kamehameha.
JOHN T. GULICK, Ph. D., D. Sc, whose contributions to the Theory of Evolution
are so familiar in scientific circles.
PRESIDENT PERLEY L. HORNE, of the Kamehameha Schools.
REV. J. W. SYLVESTER, D. D., Pastor of Central Union Church, Honolulu.
W. D. ALEXANDER, L. L. D„ Hawaii's leading scholar.
RIGHT REV. HENRY B. RESTARICK, Bishop of Honolulu.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR F. GRIFFITHS, of Oahu College.
JUDGE EMMA METCALF NAKUINA, one of the few women in the United States
who adorns the bench, will write on Hawaiian antiquities.
MRS. J. M. WHITNEY, President of the W. C. T. U. of Hawaii.
MRS. W. F. FREAR, President of the College Club.
REV. W. D. WESTERVELT promises a number of Hawaiian legends.
HON. GORHAM D. GILMAN of Boston will contribute several of his charming reminiscences.
As a chief attraction also we are able to announce that Rev. Hiram
Bingham, D. D., will tell some of the stirring incidents that he experienced
in the heroic days of his sojourn in the Gilbert Islands.
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AN APOSTOLIC APPEAL.
with the Spirit of God no obstacles can dential (,'oiniuittee of the American
block the way and no lack of external Hoard,
To the Churches of the Hawaiian
means can stay the progress of the
JAMES L. BARTON,
Kingdom.
Islands.
Foreign Secretary.
Let us therefore—we in this country
Dear Urethral: 'There has hardly
been a time in the history »>f our coun- and you our Christian brethren across
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
try when the leaders in the Congrega- thesea—unite our prayen and efforts,
never
to
bring
done before,
tional churches of the United States as we have
By a Wanderer far from Home.
have been so united in earnest prayer into the Kingdom this winter multiand effort for a special outpouring of tudes who do not \et know their Lord,
() lonely islands of the boundless waste!
the Holy Spirit upon the churches of lie who declared that all power in () children
at the watery world! All wrapped
the land, that through them a mighty heaven and in earth was committed to In wealth of terns and flowers wild, and
capped
work of grace may be experienced.
Him has promised to be with us as we
Why should not this effort be wid- strive to this end. We need but claim Willi forests green, from which the fountain*
haste
ened to include the fellowship of the promise of the Lord as we join in a
Id S'.'iid tlhHr sparkling streams down to the
churches that encircle the world? united prayer for the outpouring of llis
vales.
There is inspiration in the thought thai Spirit. It is time for everyone wdio has
There languid summer weaves her subtle
spell.
through such an effort, belting the a voice with which to utter the tender
lo sleep within each dell,
globe, a union of prayer will be formed, invitation, or a hand to stretch out to a Anil beauty sinks hrooks
recite their endless
Murmuring
While
which,
brother,
to
conat some point of
at all hours of needy I'cllownian and
tales.
the day and night, devout men and secrate that voice and that hand in a () calm retreat upon the sunlit seas.
O quiet shades, beyond this toil and strife;
women will be engaged in prayer and special manner to the service of the
Beyond the ceiseless rush ami di/zy whirl!
Maslci. We believe God is waiting for
special service.
On your fair shores may I my canvas furl.
'The great aim of all our effort is t" us to reveal our faith by our works that And
resi from all this care and fevered life.
ma\
of
heaven
open the windows
bring the nations of the earth into the He
Waiting the final call, when God shall please.
Kingdom and make them know Jesus and pour us out a measureless blessing.
John T. Gulick.
—
A HAWAIIAN FOREST
Christ as ■ personal Redeemer and '1 lie Officers and Prudential CommitLord. Perhaps, absorbed in the mul- tee of the American Hoard urge that
titude of labors, for the moment the this call to special prayer and effort be
main purpose of all our endeavors has read in all the churches, that it be
been obscured
Let us together turn printed in the vernacular papers and
our thoughts to the fact that it is not made the subject of conference and
primarily by great institutions or prayer. 'This will demand personal
through multiplied agencies or by use sacrifice, tireless effort, unwavering
of money that the power of God is to faith, and absolute reliance upon (iod.
be supremely manifested and the na- Let us hold to (iod and His promises
tions brought into the light. All these until He bless us as He never yet has
external means, although necessary, done. Pray for us, brethren, that we
must lamentably fail unless we have here at home be not found wanting in
with us the presence and power of the faith, prayer and sacrifice.
On behalf of the Officers and PruHoly Spirit. But if we are in accord
MAUI,
THE DISCOVERER OF
FIRE.
Key.
W. 1). Westervelt.
Piomcthcns, the classical fire finder,
stole fire from the sun—Maui, the Poly
nesian, captured the sun, but paid no
attention to its power to grant fire.
Nor was he satisfied to carry away
coals lighted by volcanic forces. He
found the secret of fire in the wood of
certain trees and then taught his
frit nds how to rub sticks together until
the flame burst forth. Promethens be-
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longed to Greece and Home—but Maui sometimes Ins grandmother bore the out: "I have hidden the fire in a green
belonged to the length and breadth of name Hina, Ina or I ma. His ances- stick."
the Pacific < )cean.
tress was sometimes called Mahuia or Maui worked hard but not a spark of
'The American Indians found tire in Mafuie. This change in orthography lire appeared. Again he caught his
Hakes of Hint and grouped their legends was due to dialect-pronunciation which prisoner by the head and wrung her
about the hard rocks in which the light- varied in different parts of Polynesia. neck, and she named a kind of dry
ning had forced itself. Flint rocks as Taking these variations into account wood. Maui rubbed the sticks together
fire producers are not found in the the fact remains that in almost all of but they only became warm. The
the widely separated groups of islands twisting process was resumed —and rePolynesian myths.
said,
Australia
was
that
the
in
it
In
in the main part of the Pacific ocean peated again until the mud hen was allong, long ago an old man and his the discoverer of a method by which to most dead—and Maui had tried tree
daughte; lived in the realm of darkness, make fire was attributed either to Maui after tree. At last Maui found fire.
'Then they found their way into the >r to some member of his immediate Then as the (lames rose he said : "'There
is one more tiling to rub." He took a
light, and were at once surrounded by family.
a great host of serpents. 'The daughter
Maui's home in the Hawaiian Islands fire stick and rubbed the top of the head
seized a staff and begun to kill them. was not far from Rainbow Tails, near of his prisoner until the feathers fell off
SCENE NEAR HILO
She wielded it so vigorously that •it became hot in her hands. At last it
broke, but the heated splinters rubbed
against each other and broke into flame.
Thus mankind learned that fire was
buried in wood.
The" natives of l)e Peyster's Island
say that their ancestors learned how to
make fire by seeing smoke rise from
crossed branches rubbing together
while the trees were shaken by fierce
winds.
In most of the groups of islands of
the Pacific the supernatural element is
introduced and the stories recognize a
fire-god and his connection with Maui
or one of his family.
Maui's full name was Maui Tikitiki
a Taranga, sometimes spelled Kiikii a
Kalana or Tiitii. His father was sometimes known as Taranga and sometimes as Kanaloa (Tangaroa), one of
the four greatest, gods of Polynesia.
His wife, his mother, his sister and
ihe town of Ilio, on the island of Hawaii. He was in the habit of going out
fishing with his brothers. Sometimes
when they turned their eyes toward the
mountain side they saw fire burning
near a place where the sacred bird, the
ohie. lived with its family. Maui ultimately caught the alae and was disposed at first to kill the old bird in his
anger because she had not revealed the
secret of f.re-inaking to mankind.
Hut the Alae cried out: "It you arc
the death of me—my secret will perish
also—and you cannot have fire."
Maui thin promised to spare her life
if she would tell him what to do.
'Then came the contest of wits. 'The
bird told the demi-god to rub the stalks
of water plants together. He guarded
the bird and tried the plants. Then
she told him to rub reeds together—
hut they bent and broke and he could
make no fire. He twisted her neck until she was half dead—then she cried
and the raw flesh appeared. 'Thus the
Hawaiian mud hen and her descendants
have ever since had bald heads, and the
Hawaiians have had the secret of firemaking. They learned to draw out the
sparks secreted in different kinds of
trees. The sweet sandalwood was one
of these fire trees. Its Hawaiian nam-.'
is "lli-ahi"—the "ill" (bark) and "alii"
(fire), the bark in which fire is concealed.
A legend of the Society Islands is
somewhat similar. Ina (Hina) promised to aid Maui in finding lire for the
islanders. She sent him into the underworld to find Tangaroa (Kanaloa).
This god 'Tangaroa held fire in his
possession—Maui was to know him by
his tattooed face. Down the dark path
through the long caves Maui trod
swiftly until he found the god. Maui
asked him for tire to take Up to men.
The god gave him a lighted stick and
sent him away, lint Maui put the fire
out and went back after fire. 'This he
did several times, until the wearied giver decided to teach the intruder the art
of fire making. He called a white duck
to aid him. 'Then, taking two sticks of
dry wood, he gave the under one to the
bird and rapidly moved the upper stickacross the under until fire came. Maui
seized the upper stick, after it had been
charred in the flame, and burned the
head of the bird back of each eye. 'Thus
were made the black spots which mark
the head of the white duck. 'Then arose
a quarrel beween 'Tangaroa and Maui—'
but Maui struck down the god and
thinking he bad killed him, carried away
the art of making fire. His father and
mother made inquiries about their relative—Maui hastened back to the fire
fountain—and made the spirit return to
the body—then coming back to Ina he
bade her good-bye and carried the fire
sticks to the upper world. The Hawaiians, and probably others among the
Polynesians, felt that any state of unconsciousness was a form of death in
which the spirit left the body but was
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called back by prayers
and incanta-
tions.
The New Zealand legends picture
Maui as putting out, in one night, all
the fires of his people.
This was
serious mischief, and Maui's mother
decided that he better go to the under-
las', finger nail on the ground. Tire
poured out and laid bold'of everything.
Maui ran up the path to the upper
world, but the lire was swifter-footed.
Then Maui changed himself into an
eagle and flew high up into the air, but
the fire and smoke still followed him.
world and see his ancestress, Mahuika, Then he saw water and dashed into it,
the guardian of fire. She warned him but it was too hot. Around him the
against attempting to play tricks upon forests were blazing, the earth burning
the inhabitants of the lower regions.
and the sea boiling. Maui, about to
Maui gladly hastened down the cave-
turned to Mahuika, asking another gift,
which he destroyed. This he did for
both hands and feet until only one nail
remained. Maui wanted this. Then
Mahuika became angry and threw the
,
'The Samoan Islanders tell almost exactly the same story as the New Zealanders, only using the name Ti'iti'i for
Maui and Mafuie for Mahuika. They
accuse Maui of leaving the god Mafuie
only one arm. With this the earthquakes are made *vhich sometimes
shake the islands.
The Savage Island legends are similar except that that they say Maui stole
the fire and was chased by his father
into the Upper world with a great burst
of fire.
In 'Tahiti the fire god of the underworld lived in a banyan tree. For this
reason the fire maker of ancient times
uttered the following incantation while
rubbing the sticks together:
"Grant, oh grant me thy hidden fire,
() Banyan
'Tree !
Perform an incantation.
Utter a prayer
To the Banyan 'Tree.
Kindle a fire ir. the dust
Of the Banyan Tree."
In the P.owditeh or Fakaofa Islands
the fire god Mafuika, when conquered,
taught not only the method of making
fire by friction, but also what fish were
to be cooked and what were to be eaten
raw.
In the Hervey Island legends we
read that
the form of a
pigeon and
long tunnel left in
the lava until he entered Hawaiki—the
Tahitian underworld. Here he found
Mahuika, the god of fire, one of his an
cestors, and entered into a "tossing"
contest with him. Maui agreed to let
the fire god throw him up first. Mahuika tossed Maui so high that the fall
seemed to be certain death. Hut Maui
uttererl an incantation and became a
feather and floated lightly to the earth.
'Then he seized the fire god and threw
him up again and again with such
violence that he soon Begged for mercy.
Maui gave him rest on condition that
lie be taught the secret of making fire.
The Tokelau Islanders have the
legend of Kalanga (Kalana, Maui's
father), finding Mafuike a blind, but
bloodthirsty goddess. He compelled
her to leach him how to make fire.
The Gilbert Islanders say that Tangaroa, the god, gave fire to an old
woman who put the sparks in certain
trees, and taught me nhow to find them.
JtjNGWC-"
perish, called on' the gods for rain.
Then floods of water fell and the fire
was checked. 'The great rain fell on
Mahuika and she fled, almost drowned.
Her stores of fire were destroyed,
quenched by the storm. Hut in order
to save fire for the use of men, as she CHRIST'S BODILY ASCENSION
fled she threw sparks into different
TO HEAVEN.
kinds of trees where the rain could not
reach them, so that when fire was needThe very noted heresy case of the
ed it might be brought into the world
again by rubbing together the fire Rev. Algernon S. Crapsey, Rector of
St. Andrew's Church, Rochester, N. V.,
sticks.
IN AN ISLAND
path to the house of Mahuika, and asked for fire for the upper world. In some
way he pleased her so that she pulled
off a finger nail in which fire was burning and gave it to him. As soon as he
had gone back to a place where there
was water, he put the fire out and re-
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was formally closed on November 3D,
by Mr. Crapsey's formal resignation of
his ministry into the hands of his
Bishop. Mr. Crapsey refused to renounce either of the two heresies proved against hini, one being his denial
of Our Lord's Virgin Mirth, and the
other, his denial of His Hodily Ascension into Heaven.
This present notice of the case is not
intended to express any opinion as to
the justice of Mr. Crapsey's condemnation by the Church Court, in which it
appears that his appointed judges were
unanimous. He seems to be a devout
and conscientious Churchman, even if
disqualified by his intellectual errors to
continue as a teacher in the Church.
His mental attitude appears to be one
averse to belief in anything miraculous,
or contrary to the regular working of
Natural Law. Our present object is
only to controvert his language relating to the Hodily Ascension of our
Lord, of which he writes as follows:
"When I say of Jesus that he ascended into heaven I do not mean and cannot mean that with his physical body
of flesh, blood and bones he floated into
space and has for 2000 years been existing, somewhere in the sky, in that
very physical body of flesh, blood and
bones. Such an existence would seem
to me not glorious but horrible, and
such a conception is to me not only unbelievable, it is unthinkable."
In these sentences Mr. Crapsey seems
to exhibit a very gross misconception
of the event which the Scripture explicitly declare to have taken place. It
seen.s like a perverse disposition, so to
travesty the fact described, and to ignore the universally accepted Christian
understanding of that fact. In the act
of ascending to Heaven, Christ's earthly body became "glorified," celestialized, as it were, etherealized. Such is
Paul's language, Phil. 3:27: "Who shall
fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may be conformed to the
body of his glory." The nature of that
"glorified" or "celestial" body as distinguished from its earthly condition,
has been very explicitly discussed by
Paul in the 15th chapter of Ist Corinthians. That conception has ruled in
Christian thought from the earliest
period. How dares this good divine
Crapsey. thus to ignore and travesty
the well known record?
In the closing passages of the (iospel
records there are the clearest intimations that the risen body of our Lord
after it left the tomb, had become endowed with extraordinary qualities
which it did not possess before death.
Such a quality repeatedly exhibited
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was his power to disappear and appear He wore in his earthly life. Whenever
at will, such as he never had exercised he chooses, he can resume its earthly
before his death.
That same body form.
S. E. P..
which had hung on the cross, and had
lain in the tomb, when reoceupicd by THE HOLY CITY COMING DOWN OUT
his glorified spirit, became at will inOF HEAVEN FROM GOD.*
.
visible, presumably etherealized, and at
will resumed its earthly condition.
This strange fact we are incapable of
explaining, simply because we are unfamiliar with celestial conditions, and
the physiology of heavenly bodies.
An analogy suggests itself in the existence of water as. a visible fluid or
solid, and its sudden conversion into
invisible vapor, while still retaining its
identity. ()f what kind of substance
the celestial human body is composed,
what are its physical properties and
capabilities, we have no knowledge. It
is probable that earthly human faculties are incapable of ever penetrating
such mysteries of higher forms of existence. We must wait until we ourselves by God's grace ascend to that
higher state of being. But this our
ignorance does not in the least render
improbable the theory that there is a
celestial sphere of existence, whose
denizens may at will assume terrestrial forms. Thus angels might appear
and commune with men. Thus did
Jesus appear to Paul on the road to
Damascus.
The gross futility of such a blind
materialistic attitude as Mr. Crapsey's
is becoming more evident than ever
thruugh the advanc+hg progress of
science. Later researches are breaking up the old boundary lines of demarcation between tangible substance
and the immaterial region of ethereal
substance pervading the universe. The
N-rays and Radium emanations are
throwing into confusion the long-established theories of the atomic constitution of matter. Those supposedly fixed
principles are adrift. This solid, tangible bodily substance which we seemed
to understand, is being proved to be something changeable into material forms
which are beyond the cognition of our
human faculties. There is evidently a
vast universe of ethereal being which
lies outside of our scope of cognition.
It is evidently not for our purblind
faculties to assert the limits of existence. Heaven is immeasurably higher
and wider than our poor experiences of
visible or tangible matter.
The Lord Jesus in his Ascension has
given his Church a glimpse of those
measureless possibilities. He still retains his earthly body in a glorified condition. For lack of a better word, we
may say that it is etherealized. But it
continues to be the same body which
Daily, daily sing the praises
Of the City, soon to be
Built by men inspired of Jesus
In this world from sin set free.
REFRAIN.
Grant us, Christ King, Thy strong Spirit,
God's dear Will to do alway;
That th' ideal now so distant
May be nearer brought each day.
In the hearts of all Her people
Naz-reth's Carpenter is Lord;
Pestilence and Want and dark Crime
Ne'er disturb the blest accord.
There the air is sweetly laden
With the songs of children's glee:
Gaily decked with fragrant flowers,
All the streets bloom endlessly.
Strong and weak their burdens sharing;
Ix>ve the City's holy light;
Work which yieldeth life abundant
Every citizen's birthright!
Anon.
lines were suggested by Baring* These
s "Daily, daily sing the praises," etc.
Gould
GENERAL COMMISSION OF EDUCATION.
The Educational Committee recently
organized by the Civic Federation
-hould prove an effective agency in bettering the public school system of Hawaii. It should be fully understood
hat the creation of the new commission is in no way a reflection on the
Territorial Hoard of Education. This
ommission is but another step in the
progress of development. 'The Superintendent of Public Instruction gladly
cooperates in every way with the commission, giving it the benefit of his experience and his advice, and placing before it all the material at hand that
may he of aid to the commission in its
work.
In Massachusetts in 1905, the Hon.
W. L. Douglass, then Governor, recommended the creation of a similar
commission for Massachusetts, to
study the claims of technical education; and he further asked that a well
considered report be brought before the
State Legislature with suggestions for
bettering public education. Such a
commission in Hawaii is a need. Its
creation marks an onward step.
We all recognize defects in our present system in Hawaii. The public
schoor teachers are poorly paid, so poorly that the Territory can scarcely ex-
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pect efficient, service if relief does not
come almost immediately. Inadequate
provision is made for students, the
schools are too crowded, more schools
arc needed.
Modern education demands that systematic courses of study
he provided in gardening, agriculture,
manual training, domestic science,
nursing, sanitation and the like. How
best to educate the children is one of
the live questions of the decade. It is
not a new question. 'The problem has
not been solved. Hut new light is being shed constantly on many questions
by those whose lives are devoted to the
profession. 'The results of their experiences can well be collected and studied. Many helpful suggestions will he
found. The knowledge of what other
cities do, the finding out of their problems, and of how they have met these
problems will present new possibilities
to us here in Hawaii. We are cut off
from the inspiring educational conferences and conventions, the stirring
talks from renowned educators, and
practical discussions by many teachers
assembled together to go over at length
all phases of school work. In Massachusetts, there are separate commissions on the study of English, of
Mathematics, of Modern Languages,
and on technical work. Certainly Hawaii needs at least one general commission to take up the study of her educational problems.
Many questions will immediately
present themselves to this commission.
Let me enumerate a few: 'The scope of
education, its administration, its
method and its course ; the enriching of
elementary education because this
branch of the work affects by far the
greatest number of young people; education for adults ; supplementary education; the using of school buildings
and premises for other than distinctly
school purposes; free evening schools
conducted by the city in public school
buildings; the introducing, in part, at
least, of the many lines of technical
education for boys and girls, now confined largely to a few private schools;
taking the necessary steps to secure for
Hawaii a Territorial agricultural college; equal educational opportunities
for all children; the question of free
text books; questions, particularly of
health and sanitation ; systematic and
regular medical inspection of all pupils
in all schools, not a hurried running
over, but a careful well-defined study
of each pupil with the record kept of
each and subsequent examinations
compared and tabulated the probation
system and its beating upon juvenile
delinquency ; parental responsibility.
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'These are but a few of the questions home from I'.wa. The hope of every
that a cursory review of the situation land is in the children and the hope
suggests. Many others will follow nat- that the children of our public schools
urally.
will make worthy citizens of the Grand
A comprehensive statement of exist- Republic yet to be, depends largely
ing conditions with definite recommen- upon the influences that the teacher exdations for legislation should be pre- erts in our common schools. 'The counsented to the 'Territorial legislature. try school teacher has one of the finest
Perhaps this cannot be done in such a missionary fields in the world. The
way at the present session, for the sub- hope of Hawaii today rests largely
ject is too large to be studied in so short upon the shoulders of the devoted
a time, but a beginning can be made. Christian women who upon small salaEvery large community has at least ries, and leading self-denying lives are
four legalized institutions: the jail, the working for the blessing of the young
poor house, an asylum for the mentally people who daily come under their inunbalanced, and the school.
The fluence.
greater the attention paid to the last,
Not a school boy, he he Portuguese,
the less will be needed for the other Japanese, Chinese, Porto Kican, or Hathree. Neglect the school, and the oth- waiian, who has stubbed and broken
ers will demand constantly increasing his toe, not a girl who has lost mother,
attention, a steady out-go with no re- sister, or brother, not a soul comes to
turn but an added curse. The free pub- the Fvva government school but feels
lic school, established by the wisdom the up-lifting influence of the earnest,
of our fathers, developed to the highest telf-deuying Christian woman principal
efficiency along the broadest lines is jf that school—one who lives for serthe greatest factor in giving every com- vice, and not for money. And this good
munity a high social order. The new woman is not alone. All over our iscommission certainly has much work lands today are to be found many exahead of it, and I believe that the re- cellent Chiistian men and women, livsults it brings will justify its creation. ing and working in our schools for
P. L. H. something better than the gold or silver for which so many spend their
lives.
O. H. G.
A SABBATH AT EWA.
;
'The Sabbath, December 16th, was
at Lwa, where the Hawaiian
Hoard has providentially placed as
evangelist one of the most humble and
faithful of our Japanese fellow labores.
THE COUSINS' MEETING.
As a result of six months' instruction on the part of this diligent evanAn adjourned meeting of the
gelist, accompanied, as we believe, by
the influence of the Holy Spirit, sixteen H. M?C. Society was held at the resipersons—thirteen young men and three dence of C. 11. Cooke, Keeaumoku
young women—professed their faith in street, on the evening of Dec. i, 1906.
the Saviour, and joyfully received bap- This was an especially interesting
tism. 'This rite was followed by the meeting. Nine papers were read, givLord's Supper, in wdiich celebration the ing incidents in the lives of the misyoung members united with perhaps sionaries, long ago, away back in the
20's and 30's. 'The papers were writtwenty-five of the former members.
'The evening preaching service was ten by tiie children of the missionaries,
held at the lower camp, perhaps one and read by Mrs. E. A. Weaver, Mrs.
and a half miles from the point of the L. H. Coan, Mrs. W. F. Frear, Mrs. C.
first meeting. This service was attend- H. Austin, Rev. O. H. Gulick, Mr. F.
ed by fifty or sixty, the most of whom W. Damon and Judge S. B. Dole.
were not at the earlier service. 'These
Some personal reminiscences were
listened with attentive interest to the given, and then an animated discussion
was held on the needs and benefits of a
preaching of the Word.
We congratulate Brother Maeda, on permanent home for the society and the
having sown the seed which has fallen danger by delay. W. O. Smith, Govon good ground. Gospel seed! sowing, ernor Carter, Dr. A. B. Clark and F. W.
and the reward thereof, was to be seen Damon were the speakers, and they
that day in the midst of the immense were unanimous in the opinion that the
fields of waving cane—a better crop we old coial Chamberlain house, near Katrow than ever cane field yielded.
waiahao church should be bought and
Still another thought we brought renovated for this purpose.
spent
The Cousin's Society.
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14
(iovernor Carter spoke of such
memorial buildings at Montreal and
other cities which he'had visited, and
urged the establishment of such a home.
'The committee, who have been working up this matter for the past two
years, was enlarged by the addition of
Governor Carter and Mr. J. P. Cooke.
A beautiful piano solo was rendered
by Mrs. Henry Hicknell, and Mrs. A.
Francis Judd led the Cousins in the
opening hymn. "Come Thou Almighty
King," in the very appropriate song,
"The Breaking Waves Dashed High,"
and in the closing hymn, "From Greenland's lev Mountains."
From Berlin.
A letter to Miss Chamberlain, from
Mrs. Laura Wilder Wight, in Berlin,
ierinany, says: "While the Americans
set apart a special day for thanksgiving, the German people have a day to
especially ask for forgiveness, and it is
kept in the strictest manner. Our landlady told us at the supper table last
night that no pianos could be opened
today, no loud talking or laughing in
the halls, and warned all of her boarders that in case of any one being arrested for not obeying the rules she was
not in any way responsible. So I am
spending the morning with my friends.
'
First I write to mother, then to Aunt
Nellie, and now to you.
"Last Sunday I went to the 'Doni,'
the State Church of Berlin, where the
Emperor worships nearly every Sunday. We left the house two hours before the hour of service, for hundreds
are turned away every Sunday. Church
begins at ten o'clock and though we
were there at nine, the crowds were large.
However, I had made up my mind to
enter, and after some patience I found
a German who spoke some English and
went in with his wife and himself. He
had a sitting which he gave to me. It
is a round church and very beautiful,
though of course a modern one, and
after the wonderful cathedrals in
Cologne, Milan and Paris, was tame to
me. The singing was only by children,
two hundred boys, and the pastor was
most eloquent. I could almost understand by his manner.
"Thursday, the King and Queen of
Denmark came to Berlin for a two
days' visit. I was up early and away
to the park to get a good place to see
all the royal family meet him. With
my poor German and the help of an
American, I got one of the police to get
me a good place on the corner, where
turn to enter the
the carriages
parade ground. When the Household
Guards, 200 men, all six feet tall in
silver armour on white horses went by,
I shut my eyes and wished for the days
>f Ihe Hawaiian Monarchy.
"I he GernUHt Kaiser is a very fine
looking man, and very fond of gold lace
and glory and as a king does not come
lo call on him every day in the week,
the streets were all trimmed in great
display.
"I particularly noticed the cape of
ermine that the Queen of Denmark
wore She is the richest queen in the
world for she owns many copper mines.
"'The American Church, which is a
union church of all creeds, is only
around the corner from here. You can
sign your name and the name of your
•hurch in the church record, and that
makes yon a member during your stay
in Berlin. Now that I am planning to
Stay longer, I shall do so on Thanksgiving Day.
"You have no idea how interested
the people here are to have me tell
about the early missionary days, and I
have quite an audience whenever 1 si:
down stairs after supper in the Public
Salon. I am so proud of my grandfather and grandmother Judd, and of
my own parents. I wish I knew more.
"'This is winter and the trees are
bare, and every day the young people
are looking forward to skating.
"'There are so many nationalities in
this
house.
First, there
are many
Americans, young and old, for music
mostly; three Russians, two professors,
one who has his family, three little
girls, and can you imagine how surprised I was to hear them sing "Lightly Row—Over the Glassy Waves We
Go,' and 'Hop, Hop, Hop, Nimble as
i 'Top.' Aunt Hattie Judd used to sing
it with us, and how we used to yell
when the last line of 'Hop' came! Then
there is a 'Turk here, his name is James
Hey; such a fine looking polished man.
who is attached to the embassy here.
There are Swedes, Norwegians, English, Italians, a Servian and a Roumanian, but all speak the German language."
LAURA WILDER WIGHT.
Cousin Norton.
We have already called the attention
of the H. M. C. Society to the Presbyterian College, lately opened at
Eustis, Florida, where Miss Helen
S. Norton, once so prominent in educational circles here in Hawaii as the
head of Kawaiahao, is now happily engaged. The first year closed about the
first of July.
Miss Norton decided to spend her
vacation in the beautiful old homestead
in Howell, Michigan. As she is a good
sailor, she went from Florida, north to
New York, by ocean travel. She had
made arrangements with other relatives to have a family gathering in
New York State, not far from Buffalo and Niagara Tails. She was able
to carry out these plans and greatly enjoyed Niagara. From here, by railroad
to Michigan, the family party reached
Howell. Of her return trip she says:
"I had a very unpleasant time on my
journey back to Florida, because the
trains were behind time and we failed
to make connections everywhere. We
were obliged to change cars at Cincinnati, Oakdale. Knoxville, Ashville and
Jacksonville. I took a carriage and
drove for an hour about historic Knoxville. Saw Parson Brownlow's old
home with the door-plate marked
Hrownlow on the door. It is a curious
house on the hillside and a front
veranda coming out even with the sidewalk. There are many fine shrubs and
trees. Some of them were new to me
and the driver could not give me information.
Knoxville is very hilly and the University of Tennessee is on an eminence
overlooking the whole country and the
river, a branch of the Term. I have
never seen a more picturesque town
with its many beautiful homes, grounds
and buildings. The old homes were
very quaint, and perched often on hillsides reminded one of the pictures of
some of the European cities. I wanted
to stay several days, and hope I can
some time.
"I chose this route to see the country
as I had been by Chattanooga several
times. The country was most picturesque and beautiful all the way, reminding me of Hawaii; clouds, mountains, valleys, rivers, all with changing
aspects and colors made a panorama
not to be forgotten.
"We made our last change at Jacksonville about 9:30 a. 111. in time for the
Eustis train and arrived here at 6:30
Monday evening. I was very tired but
busy Tuesday as the collegfc opened
next day. The college opened with
many more students than we had last
years at this time."
M. A. C.
Siberia Guests.
On Monday, the 19th of November,
there was an arrival of the steamer
Siberia from the Orient, and to the
great pleasure of the Cousins it was
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THE FRIEND.
At the close of Mrs. Palmer's lecture,
fount' that among the passengers were debt on it—which will be the interna:
tional
center
of
this
work
for
which
young
urged the study of living things
great
wdiom
we
felt
a
interest
those n
—members of the Society, "by inheritance or adoption; and before the day
was over they had sought their own,
and had received the warm alohas and
been claimed.
The first to be mentioned are Rev.
Wm. 11. Day and his wife, Julia
Lyman Day, who passed through the
shipwreck of the Manchuria and then
visited almost a month on Hawaii.
We are glad to know they have safely
returned as far as Honolulu where they
spent a day as they are now homeward bound to their church and people in Los Angeles, in Southern California.
Then there were Rev. and Mrs.
H. C. Cheek, of Siam. Mrs. Cheek is
remembered here by the young people
as Lucy Wilcox, who visited Honolulu
in the early part of i<x)4, on her way to
be married at her sister's, in 'Tokyo,
Japan.
As Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Wilcox,
her uncle, happened to be in town, he
insisted upon their leaving the steamer
for a week's visit on Kauai.
Then Rev. and Mrs. Wm. W. Ranney, of Hartford, Conn., at the winding
up of the day, after having found our
peerless cousins and entertainers, Mr.
and Mrs. F. W. Damon, and had spent
a day that they will not soon forget,
said they must find their old friends
and call before they went on board the
people and relieve the United Society
of the large rentals now paid for office
space; second, to establish a fund to
promote the work of Christian Endeavor.
During the last twenty-five years Dr.
Clark and his associates have been helping on the cause of Christian Endeavor
without a cent of support from any
source. They have earned their own
living conducting various publishing
enterprises, writing for the press, etc.
Moved by the opportunity offered to
Christian Endeavorers in missionary
lands for the past five years they have
raised $10,000.00 a year to aid in establishing Christian Endeavor in mission
fields. To its usefulness Rev. Mr.
Fitch, the president of the Chinese C.
E. Union, testified when here from the
Manchuria wreck.
Under this burden Dr. Clark's health
gave way last year. The Endeavorers
of the world should not allow him to
bear it. The first C. E. Society outside
the United States was formed in Hawaii long before annexation.
We
should take our part in this memorial.
Let each society in the Territory try to
contribute an average of twenty-five
cents apiece for all its members. All
money is to be sent to Mr. Wm. Shaw,
treasurer, 600 Trcmont Temple, Boston, Mass. Lyle A. Dickey of Honolulu is member for Hawaii of the
Memorial Committee and will receive
steamer.
send forward any contributions if
and
Mrs. Ranney is the daughter of Mary desired. There must be many on the
Anderson Street, who visited us in her
islands not now connected with any soyouth, when her father, Rev. Rufus ciety who will wish to join in this
Anderson came here in 1863.
memorial.
L. A. D.
The Damons directed these friends
the
Hinghanis and the Chamberto find
lains. It was an exquisite pleasure to
GOOD WORK FOR ONE
"M. A. C." to greet Helen Street, and
EVENING.
to say she had, perhaps "telepathetic"
notice of this interview, having turned
Alice Freeman Palmer had an enover a box of letters received in 1904, gagement to
speak one Sunday evenand taken out the latest letter of her ing to some boys in connection with
mother and made up her mind to an- work of a social nature carried on by
swer it again to Helen Rannev.
the University of Chicago. When the
M. A. C. night of her appointment came, the registration of the thermometer was far
below zero. It was doubtful if any of
Y. P. S. C. E.
the lads would be in their place of
quarter-century has passed since meeting, yet, not willing to run the risk
c first Christian Endeavor Society of disappointing any who might come,
was formed.
It is proposed that a the faithful woman, accompanied by
Christian Endeavor memorial com- one of the students of the university,
memorate this. 'The plan is for present drove through the piercing cold far to
and past Endeavorers to contribute the outskirts of the city.
When the hall was reached it was
or more—one cent for each
the twenty-five years of the society. found to be nearly full of expectant
The money is to be used, first for a street lads, representing various nationbuilding—one of modest size and no alities.
KA
Scents
about them, the boys approached her
and told her what special group of animals they wished to study. Among
them was a group which seemed rougher than the rest. They had chosen one
of their number as spokesman, and he
exclaimed in eager tone and broken
English, "We take lizards. We take
lizards." It was some time before she
could discover the meaning of his
words, and he was unable, because of
his limited English vocabulary, to enlighten her. But finally she learned
that this group of urchins had decided
to confine their scientific studies to
lizards.
Their success in this line of research
was great. They explored the surrounding country, far and near, and
were constantly bringing their specimens to the university for the students
to preserve in alcohol. They even discovered two or three new varieties of
the lizard, which the scientists duly entered in their classified lists.
But the most encouraging result of
that Sabbath evening lecture was its
influence upon the young scientists
themselves. 'Their interest in something new and their touch with nature
made new beings of them. They seemed to unconsciously break away from
their evil habits, and one of them, who
had been under the constant watch of
the police officers, now gave them no
further trouble.—Alice May Douglas in
the I lousekeeper.
A
MESSAGE.
Many years I've lived and waited,
By the ocean's sandy shore,
And the changes all about me
Are recalling days of yore.
Days when merry were the Monarch?,
()f our Island Kingdom dear;
I Jays when Missionary Fathers
Worked and prayed for visions clear.
'To these Music loving People,
I've a message,. I would give—
Sing your praises to the Highest,
And in glory, shall you live.
In your singing, in your laughter,
'There is pleasure evermore;
(iod above you, gave His promise
Of the Love, He has in store.
For the dear Hawaiian People,
Listen ere it is toto late—
Do not loose the Life Eternal,
Do not hesitate and wait.
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THE FRIEND.
As the sunshine never fails you,
And the glories of your Land
Gladden weary, heartsore travelers,
God will bless you, take His hand.
Take His hand and He will guide you.
(iuide you o'er the stormy, way—
And at last, at rest beside Him
You will find the Brightest Day.
E. L. T. R.
widow was last heard from at ClareHis best monument is the Gospel among the Marshall Islanders in
their own tongue.
S. E. B.
mont.
DOES HIGH LICENSE ABATE
THE EVIL OF ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS?
Says 'The Advance of Chicago, in its
issue of Oct. 4, 1900:
"High license in Chicago has not
The Christmas exercises of the Por- hindered the sale of beer. Notwithtuguese Church were held on the standing
the fact that the saloon license
Christmas night. A very large number fee was raised from $500 to $1,000, the
of people being present: parents, sales of beer in August amounted to
friends of the mission and also some
,504.597 barrels, or 51,057 barrels more
who had never been there before. It (than in August,
1005. 'The sale of beer
was very pleasant to hear the children
months
were 3,066,565 barrels,
eight
for
sing and recite the beautiful songs and ! a gain of
barrels over the same
309466
recitations appropriate to the occasion. period of last year."
The children all did well.
Again, in The Advance of Oct. 18,
'The exercises were strictly religious, we have the following:
helpful and instructive.
"We must do something more than
increase the license of the liquor seller.
REV. EDWIN MORRIS
Chicago doubled the saloon license, and
according to published statistics, more
PEASE, M. D.
I beer is sold than before. It is the liquor
This obituary notice of a very noble drinker who pays the bill, not the liquor
veteran Missionary to Micronesia is seller, and increasing the cost does not
condensed from one appearing in the stop the drinker. lie pays the added
Pomona 'Times. Dr. Pease died No- price and in the end his family foots the
vember SOth at Claremont, Cal., where bill out of the comforts and necessaries
he had made his home for the past of life. The wife who takes in washtwelve years, since his return from ing or goes out to work, the child who
seventeen years of strenuous mis goes to school in thread-bare clothes,
sionary labor in Kusaie and the Mar- and the baby neglected ami pinched
shall Islands, whither he went in 1877. with hunger arc the victims. Surely
Hr. Pease was a graduate of Amherst this kind of process can not be called
College, I'nion Theological Seminary, intelligent reform."
and Columbia Medical College. He
'There are sonic kinds of grass that
served three years as army surrceon in are not injured in the least by running
the Civil War. entering Richmond in 1 lawn mower over them. The oftcner
Col. Armstrong's" regiment. After 11 mown the more vigorous the growth.
'The liquor business possesses this
years local medical practice, he married, and went to Micronesia as a Mis- same irresponsible quality. 'The most
sionary, lie was especially serviceable of legislative tinkering with it, avails
in developing the Training Schools for little or nothing in the way of abateCatechists located at Kusaie or Strong's ment.
Island. He compiled a dictionary of
High license may have some effect in
the Marshall language, hymn and tune closing up the cheap and shabby saloon,
books and many educational books. hut does it not contribute to the apHe translated the Xew Testament parent respectability of the business,
which he brought to America and pub and thus promote the financial pros
lished in 18K4. Since 1894 in Clare- perity of the traffic? The more gilded
mont he had completed a translation of the drinking hall, the better furnished
the Old 'Testament as far as Isaiah, and the more elegant the appointments
when death suddenly interrupted his the greater the temptation the gin pallabors at the age of nearly 78 years.
ace presents to the young, the self-inThe members of the Hawaiian Hoard dulgent and the easily persuaded.
Let none of our legislators imagine
and Missionary workers in Honolulu
used to be familiar with Dr. and Mrs. that their electors who have had a
Pease and their labors. Two sons were vision of the death and ruin of all that
born to them in Kusaie, one a medical is highest and best in this world, that is
student in Kansas City, the other a the direct outcome of the liquor busifreshman at Pomona College. His ness, are to be satisfied with a high
PORTUGUESE CHRISTMAS.
license. No indeed: It is doubtful
whether high license is of any avail in
reducing the evils of the dram shops,
evils that are imposed upon the whole
community that a few may be enriched.
No: What the temperance man wants
is to put an end to this whole business,
and the right to express his opinion
upon this question by the passage of a
local option law, which will give the
community, say every two years, a
chance to say whether they will have
the saloon in their midst or not.
\\ hen the whole community have the
opportunity to decide at the polls
whether or not they will have this destructive snare laid in the pathway of
their sons and daughters, then, and not
till then, will the voters have cause to
be satisfied with the course of their
representatives,
o. IT GULICK.
EXTRACTS FROM MISS LUCIA
LYON'S LETTERS.
Pang Chuang, China,
March id, 1900.
have
been
marking the questions in
I
your letters and will proceed to answer them. 'The Chinese get their
water from streams or springs if there
are any,—if not, from wells.
Of
course, we did not drink water on the
journey—only tea or cocoa, but you
can always buy (hot) boiled water
wherever there is an inn.
THE-I
THE GROWING FAMILY NEEDS
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA
The cost hitherto has been so great that al
though CHILDREN ARE FOREVER WANTING t» consult one in their school work, few
can
afford
a set.
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lisher has
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THE FRIEND.
I realize that I have not told much
about Dr. Tallmon. She is thirtythree years old and her home is in Berkeley. She has seven sisters and one
brother, all married but two, and sixteen nephews and nieces. Until three
years ago they lived in lowa, first on
a farm and then in Grinnell.
Her
mother died when she was seventeen,
but her father is still alive. Her past
history, with such a big family, is just
like a story. She tells the boys stories
and gets them interested in all sorts of
scientific things which she makes very
interesting.
Well, to go on with the questions:
There certainly are good sized trees
here, lots of them, both in the village
and in the compound. All the villages
have nice trees. The villages arc not
walled always—more than half are not.
'The walls are usually of mud. But
the cities, of all three grades, arc walled, and usually the walls are brick.
We have been having warm weather
this week. 'The grass is beginning to
have a slight greenish tinge. Tuesday
morning ground was broken for the
academy building in the hoys' school
yard. They had a little service which
we all attended. The boys were all
assembled at the place, and some mats
were fixed up on frames along side of
them so that the school-girls could also
be there without being seen. We went
over with them and all the women in
the yard went too. We went in at the
side gate and stood on our side of the
mats very properly.
We sang two
hymns, one of the teachers read from
the Bible and one made a prayer, and
Chang Hsien Sheng "opened the
grounds," as they say, with three
strokes of the pick-axe. 'Then we all
departed, the boys all gazing after us
as we went back into the school-room.
Mr. Stanley took a picture of this
divided group; I hope it will be good.
Wednesday afternoon the boys and
I got Mrs. Chapin to go walking with
us. In the evening we went to the
Stanley's as usual. Mr. Stanley is having trouble with his eyes so Miss (irace
did the reading. About half the people
I know are having bad eyes just now.
The Chinese are having dreadful times,
with their eyes all swollen and inflamed and tearful. Miss Grace goes over
to the school every night to put in eye
medicine for the people.
This afternoon we took the girls to
walk again, around the village. When
we came back Miss Grace sent out a
basket of pears, one apiece, which was
a great treat.
The girls and women, men too, in
fact, are shedding their wadded garments and seem to be much thinner
than they were. With some of them
your chief feeling is one of relief lo *•*
something that can be washed. Of
course, the wadded garments can't be
washed, yet they are made of cotton
and show the dirt.
I meant to tell you last week about
Mrs. Stanley's woman, the baby's
nurse. She is a Tien-tsin woman, a
Christian, but one who could not read
and knew very little about the Rible.
Now Mrs. Stanley is helping her learn,
and she is very much interested in
Matthew. She said the other day,
"Chia Mv Shih preached one Sunday
that we ought to have hope. When I
am reading Matthew T keep thinking
'How good this is!' and I am almost
afraid to go on for fear the next page
won't be so good as the last; I suppose I ought to have hope about that
because it always turns out that it is
just as good." Think of having the
Bible as fresh to you as that!
March 24. —It Is interesting to see
the men at work. They "pound" with
a great stone which eight of them raise
by means of ropes and let fall with a
thud. livery time they lift it they all
shout out strange noises, very much
as sailors do. There are ever so many
workmen here now; these who are
pounding the ground for foundations,
and the masons and carpenters for the
boys' building and the ladies' house.
Yesterday they were all called into the
church where the pastor and others told
them how they should behave.
Yesterday noon I went over to the
school to "open shop." 'There was the
usual rush to buy cloth for shoe linings.
Quarterly meeting comes at Easter
and people will come from all over the
field to the communion service. So it
behooves the girls to have their new
shoes and spring garments ready, and
it takes time to embroider.
As I write there are two or three
girls who conic and gaze in at the
window—people from some other village who are interested in the wonderful foreigner.
April Ist.—"The early part of this
week our woman's husband, Mr. Chang
Chili Ping, came back from his field
for a few days, and Tuesday afternoon
he gave his report at prayer-meeting.
He goes to a good many different
towns and villages, and this time he
has come upon one where the people
were very much interested. About
twenty were willing to put down their
names as inquirers, and—he opened a
package ami brought out three bronze
idols which they gave up. He told in
very graphic language, which I could
not
understand, how afraid the men
were to take them down, and how they
expected some sort of retribution, and
how long they hesitated. One was a
very old Buddha which had come from
India and been in the family for a great
many years. It had wooly hair. The
other two were Chinese. You should
have seen the interest of the boys and
girls as these idols were produced, exactly as if they had lived where there
were no idols. I think they are to be
given to Miss Gertrude.
On Friday Mrs. Stanley's cook made
a special cake in honor of Mrs. Ellis,
and Miss Grace, Dr. Tallmon and I
were invited to help eat it up. It was
a delicious cake and was decorated on
the top with Chinese characters in pink
frosting to the effect that the love of
preaching "the doctrine" would even
make a husband and wife willing to be
separated for a while. There were also
some English words which we could
not make out.
Yesterday afternoon we all went to
look at the building's. The boys' school
has got about three feet above the
ground. Dust was flying around everywhere, and there is lime mixed with
it. Mr. Campbell says it is hard on the
eyes. We call the building operations
"Mr. Campbell's school," for he is
teaching the Chinese so many better
ways of doing things, and they are so
glad to learn.
April 8. —Thursday night, Mrs. Ellis
told all about the station class. She
had been taking notes so as to know
how to do. She told about one- old
woman wdio came with some one else
and V new nothing at all about "the doctrine." She wanted to study, but had
nothing to begin on, so after explaining
and talking with her for a day or two
Miss Gertrude told her to go home and
take down her kitchen god and come
back.
She wanted to prove the
woman's sincerity. Her home was
eight miles away and she went off and
for some time she didn't come back.
Finally, just before the end of the class,
she walked in. Miss Gertrude asked
her what she had done at home. She
told of a funeral and other things she
had attended to. The kitchen god ?
Oh yes, she had burned him all right
and now she was ready to study. She
was old and the time was short, but
she learned the little rhymed prayer
and the blessings and two or three
Bible verses.
Mrs. Ellis' birthday came while they
were there, and she gave them a feast
of meat dumpling:. Three women,
who had been delayed in starting arriv-
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rd at the class that very morning; they
were hot and tired after an eight-mile
walk, but said it was surely the grace
of God that they arrived in time for
the dumplings. There were other interesting people there. Quite a number
of women unbound their feet while
they were there.
The Choti family matters have worked out beyond our hopes. The older
brother who was not in the church has
at last consented to give up his opium
shop, and it has been bought by the
Tuckers, Ellises and Mrs. Smith and
turned into a street chapel. The young
men in the church, several of them,
take turns going there to preach, and
Ting Hsien Sheng, the Ellises' teacher,
goes every night to take to the more
educated men. Dr. Tucker wrote that
he went the other night and there were
150 people there.
You spoke of thinking Lin Ching
was a new work. It is only a newly
awakened work, for the Chapins, Perkins and Dr. Wagner's family were all
there a good while. But it was only
after the Boxers had devastcd things
as much as possible that there began
to be any interest. Now the harvest
is suddenly at hand with no one there
but Mrs. Smith to take charge of the
reaping. That is why we are so
anxious to go there next year, for although Dr. Tallmon and I could not
work yet, Mr. Chapin would be in his
parish instead of two days' journey
away.
ANENT THE CHINESE.
The new work on Hotel street is
growing. Night school and children's
meetings are showing larger attendance
every week. The pressing need is for
more teachers to help instruct those
who come so eager to learn.
Mr. H. Jackson reports a splendid
opportunity at the station just opened
at Hanapepe, Kauai. Between 30 and
40 Chinese children attend the Mission
school daily. More would come if there
was more room.
Mr. C. How Fo writes from Kula,
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<X WYFORII-AAKS—AI Puuncne, Maui.
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DOLE-DICKEY—At Jamaica Plain. Boston,
Nov. 24. James P. Dole to Miss Belle Dickey.
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HANSON-TOLLEFSON—AI Honolulu, Dec P. O.jßoi 986.
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GIRVIN— In Honolulu, Dec. oth, by drowning
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The Board of Editors
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Rev. Orramel H. Gulick.
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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES
VOL. LXIV
HONOLULU, H. T., FEBRUARY, 1907
The Lenten Program.
The season of the year is at hand when
Christian Churches the world over, with
ever increasing unanimity as time passes,
focus their activities upon the central verity of religion—the undying life
of God in the human soul. The everliving God was regnant in Jesus, therefore death had no power over hjjun.
That same God breathes in the heart
of every man and if he will enthrone
Him, life everlasting is his surest posIt is well that fashionable
session.
society should pause in its round of
pleasures, that the daily call to worship
should be heard above the din of conflicting business interests, that men
should attend to the still small voice
within them and that every possible
means should be used to open their
ears to the resurrection duct sung by
Nature and her Lord Christ. For
though Lent is supposed to concern itself much with the sufferings of the
Savior, Easter glory shines through it
all. We are glad to see that in Honolulu this solemn joyous season is not
suffered to be the priceless possession
of one or two churches but is claimed
by all and used by all. Fortunately
the forty days are to be ushered in by
a series of services under Rev, Howard
Agnew Johnston, D. D., of New York,
who is just returning from a trip to
the mission fields of Asia whither he
was sent by the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church as the representative of its Committee on Evangelistic work. Dr. Johnston is a strong
preacher and has the gift of stirring
Christians to realize and exercise their
He has just comprivilege of power.
pleted a scries of meetings in Japan
with marked success.
Dr. Johnston is
slated to reach Honolulu February sth
and will remain in the Islands for about
Part of his time will be
two weeks.
given to Hilo.
Dean Bosworth.
February
27th Rev.
Edward Increase
Bosworth, D. D.. Dean of Oberlin Theological Seminary is expected from the
mainland on the "Siberia." Dean Ro.v
worth is one of the great forces in
American Christianity. Primarily he
is a teacher of the New Testament, and
until within a very few years he has
been comparatively unknown beyond a
small circle.
Like the leaven in our
Lord's parable, however, his influence
has spread quietly and imperceptibly
throughout the entire Union until now
he is known everywhere in the student
world
It is characteristic of the
wideawakeneas of Japan that four
years ago a movement was inaugurated
there to get Dr. Bosworth to lecture
in the Empire, Japanese Christian
No.
2
Bingham, of the pioneer band of missionaries. Several other mission families
occupied it. Finally it passed into the
bands of the Cooke family. As a result
of the discussion at the last meeting of
the Cousins Society. Mr. C. M. Cooke
decided to purchase the property and
place it at the disposal of the Society for
its headquarters. It is proposed to estab-
lish therein a historical museum, which
shall be to Honolulu what the Chateau
dc RameS) is to Montreal, and Pilgrim
Hall is to Plymouth, Mass. The next
leaders do not ask any but scholars and step in the development of this historic
speakers of the first rank to come to them center will be the acquirement «f the
for lecture courses.
Chamberlain place for the headquarters
One of the peculiarities of Dr. Bos- of the I tawaiian Board.
worth's growing influence has been its
spontaneous character. With no flour- Making Good.
ish of trumpeting press-notices he has
The year opened with the glad angone ft': in larger to larger hearing un- nouncement that Sheriff laukea had aptil the announcement that he is to have
pointed Air. Albert P. Taylor of the
charge of New Testament study at a Advertiser staff chief of detectives.
Convention or summer school 13 Mr. Tavloi is a (earless lover of civic
enough to ensure' success. The writer righteousness who has served Honowell remembers the first Silver Bay lulu's best interests notably during the
Conference in 1901. "We will have past tw> years by unearthing a number
Dr. Bosworth," said the gentleman of flagrant abuses.
Immediately afwho was projecting it.
"Who is he?" ter his inauguration as Chief of Police
was the inquiry. "An Oberlin profes- Mr laukea began in 4 very quiet, unossor. But just wait till you bear him.' tentatious waj to show the wisdom of
We waited. Tile Conference heard bis
election to office. Gamblers were
him. He won the East as he had (lone rounded up and convicted. An arrest
the West. Yet his method is simplicity for selling liquor to a minor was made
itself. Where he lectures men and 011 evidence secured by the department,
women take their note books and pena herd of unworthy office seekers were
cils along. His insight into truth is given notice that there was nothing for
wonderful. He grips the deepest and them in the gift of the sheriff and citiholiest in those who listen.
Honolulu zens able to assist the police in thoris to be congratulated upon Dr. Bos- ough enforcement of the law were
worth's willingness to give a short se- courteoussiy informed that their cooperies of Bible lectures here. The Lenten ration would be welcomed at headquarSeason of 11,07 thus introduced ought ters. The outgoing grand jury which
to go on tf> large results.
closed its term of public spirited service on January 4th with a notable adHistoric Center.
dress in which occurred the sentence
Another great step towards perfecting •( )pct: gambling cannot exist where
Honolulu's historic center has been taken the officers of the law do their duty"
on behalf of the Cousins Society by Hon. has already had the pleasure of seeing
C. M. Cooke in the purchase of the old its dictum verified. Honolulu is promisframe house on King street, which is the ed an era of clean government that will
first modern dwelling built 011 these Is- be a credit to a mid-ocean paradise.
lands. The frame for this building was
cut to lhapt in Massachusetts and shipped to Honolulu in 1821, where it was Among Japanese Christians.
erected on the spot where it now stands. The Xuuanu Street Church has called
It was originally the home of Rev. Hiram Rev. Giichi Sugiura of the Hokkaido to
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become its permanent pastor. Mr. Kinsaku Yamaguchi. who has served the
Church most faithfully and acceptably as
supply for a year, will go to Olaa for a
few months and then will enter the Pacific Theological Seminary at Berkeley.
The Hilo Church has just raised $So.cx>
for beautifying its grounds. This has
been ixpcnded in painting the meeting
house and erecting a fence on the side
of the old prison site. Mr. Suehiro has
resigned the secretaryship of the Chris
tian Club in Honolulu and Mr. Jingn,
formerly of Ewa. has been called as his
successor. We shall miss Mr. Suehiro
and his talented wife. We are hoping
that something may yet eventuate to keep
them in the Islands.
entirely to hypnotic suggestion. He at
once interested himself in the case.
Studied it deeply and became convinced
of the innocence of the accused. The
man was convicted, sentenced and hanged,
lint not before Dr. Christison had
laid the circumstances before a number
of leading specialists, among whom were
Professors James and Munsterberg of
Harvard. Prof. James went so far as to
send 'i telegram asking a reprieve, but all
ing against the evils of this practice. But
a strong public opinion should condemn
all these star chamber investigations. It
were far better to compel a prisoner to
testify m a court of justice1 where due
legal guarantees will protect him than to
expose him to the secret terrors of the
"third degree" and the "sweat box," too
often manipulated by cruel and entirely
irresponsible police employees.
D. S.
to no avail. I loth of these gentlemen expressed the conviction of the wortblessness of the extorted confession as eviPYROTECHNICS.
NATURE'S
dence in this case.
As we sal at breakfast at Kainuela on
Enough is known of the case now to
make it almost impossible that this young Thursday morning, January 10, 11)07,
man should have committed the murder. the Chinese cook remarked, "Plenty lire
Dr. Christison has investigated criminal on Mauna Loa last night." True enough,
records and secured startling testimony as several servants reported, though but
bearing
upon the question of the weight few others at Kainuela saw it. QuesTHE SWEAT BOX.
t0 be given to "sweat box" confessions tioning brought out the fact that the apof crime where no corroborating evidence pearance of fire was considerably to the
Tins is the name for the modem is available. The Springfield Republican right of the summit as we viewed it, at
equivalent of the medieval instrument of of December if. 10,06, in commenting on what we guessed was about 10,000 feet
elevation, on the side toward the line beinjustice known as "torture." Although this subject, says
"There i> no sort of question that many tween Kau and Kona
it is popularly supposed that persons acAlthough we were on the watch the
cused of crime are granted the constitu- innocent people have been put to death
we
next
tvv<> nights nothing could be seen
evidence.
Not
long
through
ago
such
tional right of not being compelled to incriminate themselves, the irresponsible noted an article in the < ireen Bag, a legal until we reached our home in Kona on
This night the glow was
agent called the police force has been in- publication, which gave an account of a Saturday.
bright,
ago
but
well down on the side of
Bennington
in
years
case
happening
to
such
a
that
point
geniously developed
tlits right has lapsed, lv many of our county, Vt.. win re a man suddenly dis- Mauna Loa. The flow had evidently proAmerican cities the police prides itself appeared and two brothers with whom he ceeded underground and broken out
upon its ability not only to apprehend i was last seen, after being held in jail for afresh at an elevation of perhaps 7.000 or
criminals, but also to convict those whom some time and in the midst of much pop- 8.000 feet, near Pun Ohobia. From this
its detectives suspect of crime. The most ular excitement, Anally were induced to latter opening has poured the fiery flood
disgraceful methods are used and the sus- confess the crime, going into all the de- which in two streams has buried the govpected individual has absolutely no re- tails of a shocking murder. Through a ernment road, destroyed the telephone
dress. Alone without counsel or friend string of bare chances of a most remark- line. and. it is reported, has again united
present to aid him he is often subjected able character, the murdered man was below, spreading over the Hatter country
to a relentless persecution of cross-ques- found aliv down in New Jersey anil some little ways above the ocean.
Earthquakes have been slight and few
tioning with no judge to maintain the brought back just in time to save the
number in Kona, though many little
gone
in
from
He
had
of
his
brothers
execution.
rights.
semblance
constitutional
Every admission wrung from him is used off of his own free w ill. < >ne of the most ones were reported in Kail. The earth
to entangle him. Questions are put de- famous cast's of this sort is recorded of quakes began just a little before the outmanding "yes" or "no" for an answer and Gloucestershire, Eng., back in 1660, break, and the last one observed by me
a misstep may precipitate a floundering Where two Perry brothers and their occurred on Sunday,- January 20. Since
that means years in jail or even the gal mother were charged with the murder of then the Bow lias been dying. and after
lows. The lih'ertiser of this city has William Harrison, who had disappeared. two weeks from the beginning the flowmore than once charged that the local They confessed it. but later repudiated the is reported over, and our energetic telepolice force has not hesitated to use force Iconfession, as did Ivens, but were con- phone company has managed to string its
to compel dangerous admissions.
In victed and hanged. Several years later, wires across the Manuka flow, ready to
has
Harrison returned home. One Chicago open communication again with Kau.
to
face
poor
suspect
many cities the
Sometime during the night of Saturhis keen unscrupulous foes day after day lawyer tells Dr. Christison that he has
annals,
recorded
modem
criminal
day,
in
the
found
January 12. the first stream crossed
ere he is let alone. It is even
boast
here that agents employed by the police 117 cases of execution for murder upon; the road, at an elevation of perhaps 1,801)
have wormed themselves into the confi- confessions in which the alleged victims feet above the sea, for on Sunday morndence of accused aliens and led them step were afterward found to be alive. The ing no message could be sent over the
hypnotic theory of dissociated personality; telephone line to Kan. Early Monday
by sUp to make damaging admissions.
has enough substance to it to j we Started for the scene, some 36 miles
certainly
Dr. J. S. Christison of Chicago, chancing early last year into a court room compel from the administrators of crimi- from home and about live miles south of
where a young man. Ivens by name, was nal law great caulioii regarding confes- the Kona line. A few had visited the
on trial for murder, was powerfully im- sions which have been induced by what' flow 011 Sunday night, but Monday was
pressed with the conviction that a so- are known as police sweat-box methods.", the greatest day of all—both for mag( hir present Sheriff is one in whom all nificence and variety of display and for
called confession, wrung from the prisoner by "sweat-box"' methods, was due citizens may have full confidence in guard! the crowd present, which I estimated at
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about (50. All kinds of vehicles were
seen in use, from an automobile to an old
family brake driven tandem, with one
boy perched on the forward horse. The
si ream of people ponied in until mid-
night.
We arrived just at dark and prepared to
camp under the open sky a fourth of a
mile from the How, on a little rise beside
the tent of Mr. Aungst. who had remained over in charge of the telephone.
Every one could enjoy this most awe-inspiring sight, although it was a quiet enjoyment as far as noise went. The flow
was also quiet, for but little sound could
be- heard beyond the constant clink of
falling stones as the front wall of solid
fire advanced or an occasional rushing
sound from the central molten stream or
a faini explosion of gas. We could enjoy it because we were all in comparative safety and the flow was doing such
very little damage
because
of its posi-
AT THE SIDE OF THE GREAT FLOW
tion on still older flows.
( hiec
before I have felt something of
the same awe, and that was on beholding tread Upon the high places of the earth. and it was said to be from a half to a
the results of the wearing force of water, And the mountains shall be melted under mile or more wide. (>ur flow was about
as viewed from the brink of that stupen- him. ami the valleys shall be cleft, as wax six miles this way on the Manuka lands.
dous canon of the Colorado River in Ari- before tin' lire, as waters that are poured \l 5:30 p. in., when we arrived, it was
perhaps a half-mile above the road, but
zona, which is over a mile deep and hundown, a steep place." And to remember by midnight it was far below. It crossed
dreds of miles long. Here 011 Mauna
Loa we have the absolutely irresistable that the other side of this same mountain the road about i) p. in., covering the road
force of tire, and one felt it overwhelm- summit is covered with glistening snow! where we stood so shortly before to a
We had hoped to reach the first flow depth of 25 feet and more with its glowingly as he watched it advance straight
towards him. As I stood but a few feet which had crossed the road already, but ing rocks. I'he very front part was an
in front of the slowly advancing snout a glance at the one now advancing show- almost perpendicular wall about 15 feet
of this writhing fiery monster, I could ed us how foolhardy would be such an high, for it did not quite reach the top
only say to myself, "What is man, that attempt. The fust flow was in Kahuku. of the iS feet telephone poles, which were
thou art mindful of him?" and feel with in the flow of iSS7 and overlapping it to- so.hi in a blaze as the wires parted.
Micah. "Behold, Jehovah conieth forth ward Kona. This was reported to have
We could see this flow for some ten or
out of his place, and will conn- down, and 1 flowed almost molten and very rapidly. fifteen miles from the opening, marked
I
by the red changing glow on the clouds
of sulphurous vapor and smoke. It was
probably some two-thirds of a mile wide,
and showed us all kinds of phenomena.
Its movement varied greatly, for though
advancing with scarcely perceptible
motion for some time, it later cross
ed the road with a sudden rush and
hastened on below. This movement
was not at all dependent upon the
the slope of the ground, hut on the varying amount of material conveyed from
the source. A friend called my attention
10 the glacier-like resemblance of the
fiery front and edges with its cooler
blackened top constantly falling over as
it advanced. After this mass of seething
"a-a" passed, the center seemed to run a
molten stream carrying down huge
masses of all shapes and sizes, red-hot or
cooling in all stages. At times every one
was reminded of a stately procession of
massive ships, or again of a river at flood
bearing away houses and people. Above
IN FONT CmW THF FLOW
us appeared rapids where the waves of
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equal island in Mid-Pacific, has them driving or riding nearly one huninto sudden and splendid dred miles. ( Itl.ers have come by steamers from Hilo. <hi the I'l'h a party of
eruption,
At midnight opening the iolh of Janu- 250 excursionists left Honolulu on two
ary, the people of the town of Hilo, on boats. They returned in 48 hours, havthe east side of the island, were called out ing experienced calm and bright weather,
to gaze at a marvelous glow shining oil and spent many hours 011 shore.
They
the sky over Mauna Loa, our chief vol- visited the foot of the slowly advancing
cano. That glare was not, however, from iava mass four miles inland. It seemed
the great crater of Mokuawcovvco, forty lo be about one-fourth mile wide, and
miles away. It shone from a vast fire- creeping forward about fifty feet in an
fountain which had suddenly gushed hour. Its front presented a huge mound
forth at Kalmkii,' more than twenty miles of the rugged clinkers. These sluggishly
bey-ond.
moved forward, tumbling over each
This Ixahuku outbreak, unlike its ter- other, while beneath and among them
rible predecessor of [068, was attended would occasionally protrude a tongue of
only by a few hours of moderate earth- the naming molten lava which was bearshakings. That former eruption was ing along the mass, 'flic movement was
preceded by many weeks of terrific con- attended b\ a roaring clatter, as of a
vulsions. The long-sealed vent of the lolling mass of dry bones. This exhibiKahuku volcano could be opened only by tion would seem to have been a dying
the most violent tendings. Just before effort of the stream, whose activity, at
Ihe dual agony, a weak spot in the side, least at the front, seems to have ceased
if Mauna Loa opened at Kapapala, and two days later, according to last reports.
Those clinkers, or a-a fah-ah) are a
flung out a huge river of mud which destroyed scores of the native people. At common form which the molten rock very
side, although occasional hot eddies were the same moment a vast tidal wave de- commonly assumes in cooling. They are
whirled about us. Heat radiations kept stroyed the villages of 1 lonuapo and I'u- spongy, knotty, bristling fragments of
of rag
all the air aquiver, and for some time naluu on the Kau shore, fly that and rock, of every conceivable form
the
heavier
along
the
stone
borne
on
previous
earthquakes,
gedness,
every
return
our
felt
badly
eyes
after our
home
K;iu
and
molten
a
viscid,'liquid
in
house
wall
the
district
of
was
Lava
is
liquid.
and ever) light quivered and twinkled.
saturated with occluded gases,
-J/Ve remained long enough to view the levelled lo the ground. Finally on the rock,
which, on reaching the surface, expand
ICOSC by davfiViit, but found it as nothing' western mountain-side, a vent burst open
compared to>hc scene by night. I'ire and emitted thtee immense fountains of into innumerable vesicles. If the lava
scarcely shfiweil at all, and one could al- lava, in size like cathedrals. For several cools and hardens immediately without
most step upon the flow without knowing days a broad stream of lava ran for six further movement, it forms pahochoc Or
ropy lava, whose vesicles are spherical.
it. were it not for the still quivering radia- miles into the sea.
in January, 1887, another eruption But if it continues to move and roll along
clink
of
stones
falling
of
heat.
Ihe
tions
was still heard from the sides, but the from a link' higher up the mountain, but while half cooled, the vesicles are pulled
by only trilling earthquakes, out of shape and elongated, and ragged,
appearance was only that of a huge ridge attended
blackened by a tire which had passed, poured a still larger flood of lava into the misshapen f< 11ns are developed.
These clinkers often take a peculiar
although the trees were still burning in ocean. Ii was the writer's privilege to
visit the foot of that Bow while still glow- form of a sort of boulders, or bombs,
thi' distance.
No definite report has vet come from ing. It spread over the country like a floating short distances on the surface beabove, as the region is almost inaccessible. vasl black apron nearly a mile wide, tvvcn- fore they break. A bunch of the spongy
Not only has the air been full of smoke, tv feel deep, and stretching nearly eight red-hot clinkers is gathered up on the surhut the land is such that a horse constant miles up tiie mountain. The previous face of thi' flowing lava, rolled over and
ly breaks through the crust, sometimes to flow of 1808 was in full view to the south-1 over, and coated on the outside with a
an alarming extent. We can never be east, near the base of the great Kaliuku' shell of rock a few inches thick. Inside
too thankful that we viewed the stupen- precipice, which runs south several miles of this egg-shell is the spongy bunch of
dous spectacle just when and where we lo the point of the island, while facing: meat. In a short time the rolling bomb
the west.
breaks Open, and the red-hot contents fall
did.
Now, just twenty years later, has come apart. The writer has seen a few of these
A. S. 11.
this third eruption from the same vol bombs, perhaps ten feet long, which had
HAWAII'S VOLCANIC ERUPTION. canic center of Kahuku. Like its pre- survived On tin- very front of a cooled
decessor, it was ushered in by a few flow. 11l IKB7, the eminent Prof. T. D.
The past year has been signalized by hours of moderate earth-tremors. 'fhe Dana, attended by myself, inspected one
unusual disturbances of the crest of our seat of the outbreak has not at the pres- on the front id the great clinker flow of
globe. Vesuvius has been in magnificent ent writing been precisely defined, but is PunahtU. Part of one side was broken
eruption. The two chief Pacific sea- evidently a little higher than the last one,; out, disclosing the spongy clinkers.
ports of North and South America, San and a little north of it. While the amount!
Eranciseo and Valparaiso, have been sue- of lava emitted may be even greater, it1 WHY KAHUKU is v BEPAXATK VOLCAHO,
ecssivelv destroyed by earthquakes. In has divided into two separate streams,
the Carribean sea, Kingston, in Jamaica, neither of which has reached the sea.
It is usually admitted that Kilauea is a
Hundreds of visitors have Hocked by separate volcano from Mokuaweoweo,
has just experienced a similar disaster.
And now, almost simultaneously with land to the wonderful spectacle from the although it is located on the foot-slope
Jamaica, but without any disaster, Ha- northern districts of the island, some ofi of Mauna Loa, and occasional symfire tumbled and broke into fiery spray,
and again there was.a hill which formed
a breastwork at one side behind which
the flood gathered until a more copious
flow overtopped it to spread a solid sheet
of flame in a huge semi-circle to its base.
Again and again through the night this
would cool, and again and again overflow. The whole surface of the stream
was constantly changing, black or fiery,
at places resembling nothing so much as
the lights of an enormous city, especially
that portion below us. The scattered
trees burned here and there in its cour-e,
and the whole region for miles about was
turned from night almost into day. For
the first few days, until smoke filled all
ihe air, 1 could tell time on these moonless nights when in my room over 30
miles away. Little fiery explosions arose
here and there on the flood, and occasional short side flows appeared. The
heat was intense on Hearing the flow and
a fine cindcry dust parched the air, but
WC vvcit' fortunate in having a strong
breeze to drive off the smoke from our
vvaii,
its
broken
out
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pathetic activit) is shown between the two
great cahleias, or "craters of engulf
ineni." Now my contention is that the
Kahukil center of BCtivitv is equally
separate from, and independent of Mokuawcoweo, and should therefore he
treated as a distinct volcano.
So far as I am aware, there is no
i.
evidence of there having been any erup
of ashes more than ten feet deep, besides
extending far over the ocean.
The close vicinity of the active Kaliuku to the quiescent Mohokea entitles it
to be regarded as equally independent of
Mauna Loa volcano, although like Kilauea, sumpathctic with their central
parent.
S. E. B.
live activity in Mokuaweoweo during
either of the three recent violent outTLHAF
VEGRAT LOW.
breaks of Kaliuku, dating in 1868, 1887
and 10,07. There may possibly have been
some sympathetic movement in MokuBy E. W. Thwing.
aweoweo, hut too slight to attract attention. There was no eruptive smoke there
Great volcanic energy was felt in many
nor emission of lava.
parts of the world during January, 10/17.
J. 'Ihe distance from the Kaliuku
but in no pari of the world was there a
volcano to Mokuaweoweo is over twenty
miles, or about the same as tin1 distances more marvelous or grandly spectacular
of the separate volcanoes of llualalai and display than on the island of Hawaii.
Kilauea.
Here is the great volcanic mountain of
3. 'fhe Kaliuku mountain, as seen Mauna Loa, more than ij.ooo feet in
from the sea on ihe southwest, stands out height. Down its sloping sides for nearas a distinct mountain from Mauna Loa.
lava, torwhich it completely hides. Kaliuku is ly two weeks, flowed the molten
lock,
movof
glowing
burning
lents
and
really a distant shoulder of tin- greater
mountain whose summit is twenty miles ing for mites downward toward the sea.
away from Pun Keokeo, the summit of And following this tremendous display
Kaliuku. Ihe latter is 6,300 feet high, of the world's hidden fires, which was
and more than ten miles from the sea, a
by many hundreds of people, a
much larger mountain than that of West watched
"I' golden lava, ami tossing
new
outbreak
Maui, back of Lahaina. Kaliuku mounfire,
of
occurred in the worlds
fountains
tain is commonly mistaken for Mauna
Loa itself by observers front its sea front. famous crater of Kilauea, some 30 miles
Now this immense mountain mass of away, Here the traveler can come and
Kaliuku has been for ages piling ftp by
local eruptions, just as llualalai has done,
and deserves to be reckoned as an independent volcano.
4. Ihe immense southern extension of
Hawaii island to the south cape, has been
derived from lava flows from ibis Ka
buku center, twenty miles north, and not
from Mokuaweoweo. folly miles away.
'fhe jurisdiction of flu- lalters falls far
short of the South Cape, whose parentage
is entirely from the flows of Kabuku vol-
top, the lake being now 550 feet below
tin' crater's edge. As the writer viewerl
it, the latter part of January, the lake was
last filling up tlii' pit, and was in constant
and terrific activity. From a glowing
bole at one side, the burning flow came
pouring out covering the black surface of
the pit with golden fire. This in turn
would soon become blackened, only again
to break and crack, allowing the molten
fiery rock to spread its quilt of gold.
From the volcano house, three miles,
where every comfort is given the traveler, the bright glow can be plainly seen.
The fountains of liquid fire, and bright
flowing streams of burning lava, brighten
the whole heavens, so that one can read
at midnight by the light of this great lake
of fire, two blackened cones tower up
near the crater's edge, as mighty guardians of this nature's great wonder house.
This How in I lalciuaumau is of "pahochoc," or more molten lava, than the
"aa" (low. which has been pushing its
way down the mountain slopes of Mauna
Loa. By night the "a-a" flow glows fiery
red, like long bright serpents oil the
mountain side. By day it looks like tome
large hill of rock and cinders, pushing its
relentless way over the older lava flows,
and through the trees and forest. Often
THE SEETHING CAULDRON
cano.
5. A powerful reason for this contention is the existence of the great Mohokea volcano, long quiescent, only ten miles
LOOKING INTO HALEMAUMAU
east of I'mi Keokeo, and exactly twenty
miles south of Mokuaweoweo. Mohokea
is one of the largest caldcras on the globe.
It is five miles in diameter, having three
times the area of Mokuaweoweo, and view, without the least danger, the great
twice that of Haleakala. Rut what con- bubbling spring of tire, ami watch the
fers upon Mohokea its chief distinction golden lake of molten lava, which has
is the fact that it has been the seat of formed again, after comparative quiet
one of the greatest explosive eruptions for the past rj years, lb c lake has now
ever known. At a very recent period, covered the entire bottom of the great pit,
probably not much over one thousand some B<x) feet across, and gives an area
years ago it threw out an enormous of about 15 acres of molten lava. This
column of yellow "ashes," which covered crater of I lalemaumau, which is within
over one hundred and fifty square miles the much larger crater of Kilauea, is
of the surrounding country with a layer about oae-quarter of a mile across at the
from the grayish looking bank, large
molten rocks roll down, and crimson
fiery lava splashes out almost to one's
feet. Xo where in the world can the
grand spectacle of volcanic action be
watched with such ease and safety as in
Hawaii. Ibis great flow of Mauna Loa,
occurring just twenty years from the notable one of 18K7, is now finished, but the
wonderful exhibition of nature's fiery
Forces is still to be seen by the traveler
Haleniamnau's burning lake. The
sight is one that cannot he described, to
give full justice to the mighty spectacle.
Nor when once seen can it ever be forto
gotten.
�8
THE FRIEND
FROM HARTFORD.
A brief record of some of the earlier
flows may be of interest. The first recorded eruption was* during 1789 and
Under date of December 2rl, i(>(/>, Mr.
1790, when the crater of Kilauea sent out Akaiko Alcana writes to Mrs. R. 1!. Raker
burning lava and poisonous gases, which of Kona a letter of great interest from
killed some of the army against which which we cull the following:
Kamehameha was then fighting. Since My Dear Mrs.
Raker:
that time no one has been known to have
been injured by this Hawaii's tame volAloha oe: The old year is coming to
,
cano.
its end and the new year is approaching,
In 1801 Mt. llualalai, since then inac- and I wish you all a happy New Year.
tive, sent out a flow of molten lava, which The latter part of the school term has
reached the sea, pouring its fiery fury been a busy one. Examinations permitted me no time to write letters. For three
into the broad Pacific.
weeks in succession I sat up until twelve
During 1823 Kilauea was again in ac- o'clock at night to study, and I feel quite
tion, sending out a great flow which
rested since vacation began. The work
reached the sea at Kapapala, where it here is very interesting indeed and I am
extended for six miles. Mokuaweoweo, giving as much time as I possibly can to
the summit crater of Mauna Loa, was the several details of each line of work I
active for eighteen days in June, 1832, have at present. Psychology is the most
but the flows did not reach the ocean. interesting study here. Its wonderful apIn May, 1840, Kilauea sent the fiery plication to Christian life is something
flow through deep fissures and over the that I have been amazed at. It is one of
ground, reaching the sea, 35 miles away, the most important subjects that Hawaii
in five days. Mauna Loa again in Janu- needs to know, and I am gathering mateary, 1843, f°r f° ur weeks poured out a rial at present as a foundation for the
great flow of lava, and also in 1852, the more advanced work along that line for
summit crater of this same mountain sent the coming years. The work in the
out fountains of fire some hundreds of school of pedagogy is also interesting,
feet into the air, together with an ex- but I am sorry to say that a number of my
tremely rapid flow of lava. Three days classmates (ladies) have left because of
later a new crater opened up three-fourths the many difficulties and doubts that were
of a mile below, from which a stream of brought about in our work on textual
lava flowed for 40 miles in the direction criticism. The trouble is, as far as I can
see, that they have believed every word
of Hilo.
( word for word) of the Bible from GeneDuring August, 1855, once again from sis to Revelations and that they have failMauna Loa came another flow of unusual ed to see the true interpretation of the
size, which lasted for six months, stop- ()ld Testament as well as the New Testaping within seven miles of Hilo. For 9 ment. My faith will never shake and
months longer activity continued with nothing will shake it. I know that the
many smaller flows.
truth is in the Bible and as I go into
January, 1859, another outbreak from studies of textual criticism I can see more
the summit crater reached the sea in plainly where the truth lies and what its
eight days, at a place not far from the true interpretation is. I may say that
landing of Kawaihae. For three weeks textual criticism is good. It gives us
the burning lava kept up its mighty flow grounds to stand against arguments.
I am enjoying the cold weather very
into the ocean at this point.
much indeed. I like it better than the
1866 witnessed another flow from warm weather. My health is perfect and
Mauna Loa, but one of the greatest I have nothing to complain of. It may be
known in the history of the islands oc- of interest to you to know that I have
curred in 1868. Beginning at the top in gained eight pounds since I got here.
March, it was followed in May, by an un- The students here have always wondered
usual mud flow three miles in extent, why I should be in such a condition. I
which moved so rapidly that over 1,000 told them that I take an hour and a quarcattle and 31 people were killed. The ter every day, except Sunday, for physical
1881 flow, which came so near to the culture in the gymnasium and that keeps
town of Hilo, and other later eruptions hit appetite good and strong and my
are so well known that they need not be blood circulation in its normal condition.
mentioned at this time. The story of The other day they had quite a good time
Hawaii's fire mountains is one of mighty with me. The snow was beginning to
power and sublime grandure, and he who fall, for the first time since I got here.
sees can only exclaim, as those of old, In the meantime I was attending a class
"Great and marvelous are the works of at the school of pedagogy. About eleven
God!"
o'clock in the morning I came back. On
my way home, I saw floating in the air
some wooly stuff. Having had no know 1
edge of what snow-flakes look like before,
1 thought that they were cotton or wool
swept out of factories. I stood for awhile
and looked at them until more came and I
ran into the building and inquired. The
hoys came laughing at me and said that
they were sriowflakes. In a short time the
air was filled with the beautiful flakes.
My notion of the snow was something like
that which I saw in ice factories, that is
frozen moisture on the ground. The
story was repeated at the school of pedagogy and the girls laughed at me and
came after me with snowballs. I could
not make a snowball then because the
snow was too cold for me. So they got
the best of rue the whole afternoon. It
was then necessary for me to keep away
from them as much as possible. Two
days ago we had the pleasure of seeing the
most beautiful sight of snow fall. The
students here informed me of the fact that
nothing of its kind was noticed here before. It was absolutely charming. The
trees were beautifully arrayed with snow
and as I passed along the Asylum street
that evening the trees looked as if they
were overlaid with polished silver. Oh,
if the world wiil be as white as that snow
and the hearts of men be arrayed with
purity as those trees were how much
more joy would we have in the presence
of the Creator of all these things. I only
wish I knew the English well enough to
he able to describe to you fully the effect
upon me of that most magnificent sight.
It is a thing that will never disappear
from my memory and to my dying day I
hope I shall see more of that purity and
brightness. Yes, I hear occasionally from
Dr. Scudder. Today I wrote a letter to
him. I could not write to you the last
month on account of the many examinations which occurred. It gives me great
pleasure to read your letter and to know
something of the "Sunny Kona." I am
exceedingly glad to hear favorable reports of the work there in spite of the
many pilikias.
Thank you for the corrections you have
made. I hope that you will keep on correcting me. I need your help Mrs. Raker
along this line. It is hard to get the folks
here to correct me. lam writing this letter just as fast as I can write. I want
to get the training, both in writing and in
speaking.
Yes, my dear Mrs. Raker, I spoke at
the Haystack Meeting, to six or eight
thousand people. It was the largest gathering I ever saw in my life. The affair
was both interesting and inspiring. A
number of the native workers were present and I alone from the "Paradise of
the Pacific." The people applauded every
�THE FRIEND
9
time I stopped and I had to veil at them. ■ thousands of dollars to Hawaii annualHackfeld for dry goods, toys,
1 hardly could hear myself speak in the I ly. As I have sent the same letter to
fancy articles, soap, etc
26.7c
Wall,Nichols, toys, etc
midst of the applauses. After the meet- Dr. Scudder already, I cannot tell you
28.45
ing a number of people came to see me I the exact figures. Don't you think this E. (). Hall, cutlery, etc
7.25
Fillers, dry goods, etc
and to tell me how interested they were is an encouragement? I was exceed7.65
in Hawaii and that they were glad that ingly delighted to know this. Dr.
they could see a Hawaiian for the first Cooper promised to meet me here
time in their lives. The meetings lasted I sometime in the future when it is.conthree days. On the very day of the open venient.
It would be hard to enumerate the conair meeting several thousands of dollars Yes, I met Mr. Richards, his wife, tents of the 300 and odd bundles. They
were taken up for collection. The occa- Mrs. Damon and several other ladies were made up with great care and separsion was something that I shall not forget. from Honolulu. Today I received a ately packed.—those for women and chilImmediately after I left Williams- letter from Mrs. Hill, formerly a matron dren labelled as such. The usual amount
town I was incited out to New Rritian ! for the dining hall at Kamehameha. I of materials for a Christmas tree was sent
to speak to the folks there on Hawaii. was glad to see Mr. and Mrs. Rich- and little was lacking in the way of gifts
There I spoke to three hundred people. ards as they were about ready to leave to a complete Christmas celebration. InAfter that I again spoke at the Centre W'illiamstown. I saw them first, at the deed we learned afterwards from the Rev.
Church, in this city. I have three in- Y. M. C. A. Hall and last after the D. Kaai that the gifts were received with
vitations now to attend the evening open air meeting.
much pleasure by the large company that
services on different dates, at three My associates here are Mr. Small and gathered for the celebration, the only flaw
churches, outside of the city. This his wife, Mr. Mix, Mr. Murai, a Japa- hi the arrangements being the attendance
gives me splendid opportunities to see nese Mr. Johnson, Mr. Williams (Mr. of a larger company than was expected
a number of places here and to see the Hopwood's friend), Mr. Khoeler, Mr. judging by the size of the congregation.
work of different churches in this State. Rivens and Dr. Dawson (Professor of
Special mention should he made of the
These honors are enough to bring Psychology), and also Mr. Newman. efforts of the buyers and packers, Mrs.
about "big head" within a person who These arc warm-hearted friends of Richards and Mrs. Hopwood, while the
loves to be praised, hut I am not aim- mine.
courtesy of the Inter-Island S. N. Co., in
ing to be praised. I hope that the above
My time is pau for writing letters sending freight free, is none the less
statement will not lead you all to think and I must ciose.
Kindly give my gratifying though it is recorded of them
that I shall he in my black suit when I "aloha nui" to Mrs. Albert Raker, Dr. yearly.
get back.
Raker, Dc Corte and to all the church
An unusual event was the receipt of a
I have been greatly surprised to members. Remember me to the chil- valuable box of goods from John Wanaknow of the fact that a number of dren.
maker of New York in response to a note
church members here do not believe in
This is vacation week, and I confess from the writer while he was in New
foreign missions.
After my talk at that I have but only one day. for vaca- York. This box did not arrive in time to
New Rritian a number of folks came to tion and that was Christmas day. I go up with the rest of the goods, and it
me and said that they were glad to see have given up the rest of the week for has been thought best (with their perfor the first time in their lives the fruit study and to he ready for the coming mission) to save it for another Christof the work of missionaries on foreign term. Aloha oe.
mas.
fields and that they will not adhere to
Very truly yours,
'
their old notions that work on foreign
A. AKANA.
KALAUPAPA NATIVE CHURCH.
fields is useless. They were glad that
1 have proved to them the fact that
The appeal which came from the "Simissionaries are needed to carry the
loama" Church in the Leper Settlement
LEPER CHRISTMAS, 1907.
gospel to the darkest parts of the world,
appeared not long ago in the Advertiser.
that the world can be christianized and 'cceived
Responses came in immediately and it is
that Christ is for the world. For this
Balance on hand (last year).. .$20.65 now possible to announce that all the mavery reason I accept every invitation
Mrs. Hopper
10.00 terials which were called for have been
that comes to me whether the place is Mrs. H. C. Coleman
5.00 arranged for and will be sent on the
one mile or one hundred miles away
Mrs. L. I'lunahele
5.00 steamer of January 29.
from here. So, you may be sure that I
Kaumakapili Sunday School... 5.00 It will be remembered that the storms
go to these different places, not for the
Waikane Sunday School and
which were felt all over the Islands were
sake of praise and honor, but that
Christian Endeavor
6.00 severe also at Kalaupapa and the old
Christ may be exalted and the unbeliefs Waiakea Christian Endeavor.
5.00 church building where the Rev. D. Kaai
be destroyed. There are several folks Waiole, Hanalei, Christian Enofficiates was almost totally blown down.
here who are not willing to aid foreign
deavor
The
iron roofing was distributed all over
3300
missions.
Mr S. H. Oni
50 the place while some was carried out to
Three or four weeks ago today I re- \r. F. C. Atherton
5.00 sea. The deacons were called and all
ceived a welcome letter and greetings lalance short
20 agreed that the work of repairs should go
on immediately and with their crippled
from the American Missionary Asso$95-35 hands they commenced to put up the bell
ciation. Dr. Cooper, the secretary, inhouse. Materials were needed and hence
formed me of the fact that the Associa'aidthe appeal referred to above. The contion has been greatly interested in HaCash Japanese toys and other
waii and myself and that it has under$ 7.40 tributors up to date are as follows:
goods
taken to aid the Hawaiian Evangelical
Freight on goods from New
:. F. Hart
$20.00
Association every year. The AssociaYork
10.00
5.90 kamehameha Alumnae
Cand v
tion has already decided to send some
12.00> Irs. Hopper
25.00
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�THE FRIEND
10
The love of (iod for the islanders led
the Hawaiian Board to send missionaries
io these islands, answering the Macedonian call. I tell you the Gospel has
triumphed in Hivaoa and neighboring islands. 'Ihe following persons have visited us and given rejoicing witness, namely: Rev. L. Smith, Emerson, Coan.
Bishop, John li, Baldwin and Alexander.
A company of our people —men,
women ami children—were taken to Honolulu by Mr. Bicknell and the chief,
John li, and they sojourned at Ewa, and.
all save their Christian character. Among
THE MISSION FROM HAWAII TO them was the family of Tiietai, who was
a chief and a deacon of the Church at
THE MARQUESAS.
Oomoa. Those fruits of our work were
fifty years ago the Marquesas Islands seen in 1856.
Let me assure you the rain has not
occupied much thought, and elicited most
of
fallen
upon barren ground 011 the islands
liberal contributions from the churches
sent
as
of
Hivaoa
and Fatuhiva; the hills and
whence
been
in
lavvaii
bad
1853,
I
missionaries the two heroic men, Rev. valley! are green. 'Ibis is the work of
lames Kekela and Rev. S. Kauwealoha. the I iolv Spirit, softening the hard hearts,
and their wives, accompanied by Messrs. bringing to an end the tabus and the
L. Kuaihelani and J. \V. Kaiwi and their cannibalism.
'fhe tabus of the Gods arc ended, inwives.
After 50 years of missionary service, fanticide stopped, the lascivious dances
Rev. James Kekela was laid to rest in and feasts are no more. The laws of
Honolulu, leaving Rev. S. Kauwealoha, Prance are respected—with the exception
still in the group, the sole survivor of of the manufacture of strong drinks.
that early and successful mission to one ( nil marriage has been established and
the family protected. The believers are
of the most difficult fields in-the world.
Preachers are
livuig in fear of Cod.
letter
KauweMr.
from
The following
aloha, to Treasurer T. Richards, gives a touring the islands exhorting and inglimpse of the work, and of the results of structing the people, arousing the sleepers
and the backsliders.
the Marquesas Mission.
I have great regard for Rev. Raul
O. H. G.
Vernie, the son of Rev. E. Yernic, pastor
of the church in Papeete. This young
LETTER or Kl-'.V. S. KAUWEALOHA.
man first came into the fields of Messrs.
llakuhetau. I'apeu, July 17, 1906.
Hapukii and Kekela. This was the result
of the visit of Rev. Kekela and myself to
To Mr. Richards:
Papeete, where we urged Rev. E. Vernie
On account of infirmity, my sight,
that
he permit his son and wife to come to
hearing and service of limbs is poor
Hivaoa
and help us, because we were
hence. I do not often write of work ac- growing old and feeble, and the Hawaiian
complished. But will report in brief.
Hoard would send us no more missionThe Savior sent his disciples into all aries. Mrs. Vernie opposed her son's
the world to teach and baptize.
coming, fearing he might be eaten up by
The society to which the Hawaiian the cannibals. But the young man came
Board is the successor sent their mis- with his wife and lived at Atuona. He
sionaries to Fatuhiva to fulfill the com- was a man of ability, both in medical
mand at the call of Matunui. They came
and in preaching, and was a deand have been at work 53 years. practice
vout
Christian.
the death of his
Triumphantly the Savior has fulfilled the wife he returnedCpon
to Papeete, and to
commands of the Father: Raised the France; but he has come again to us.
dead, healed the sick, established the
\"ow we have as preachers Rev. Matahi
Lord's Supper; has risen from the dead at Puamau, and Rev. Ilareula at Atuona.
Peter These are efficient workers, true Chrisand returned to the Father.
triumphed on the day of Pentecost, tians and much respected by the people.
lames, John, Raul and I'.arrabas —healed
love to the Hawaiian Roard.
the sick, cast-out devils. They kept the With
S. K.
communion, established the Sabbath on
the day of the Resurrection. Have paAN AFFECTING ROMANCE.
tience with me. The fathers of the Hawaiian Roard were men full of the Spirit
and of humility, the Holy Spirit being I have lately received from a lady in
California a story narrated at a missionwith them.
Levvers & Cooke, 1,000 shingles.
Allen & Robinson,-i ,000 shingles.
Wilder & Co., 500 shingles.
E. ( ). I lail & Son, 100 lbs. shingle nails.
25 gallons paint, 5 gallons turpentine.
Inter-Island S. N. Co., the freight on
all the above.
Thanks in behalf of these plucky crippled folk are hereby extended to all those
who have assisted in rinv way one of the
most sincere and consistent bodies of
Christians on the islands.
T. R.
—
ary meeting by a visiting minister about
the Hawaiian Mission. The lady had the
good sense to write to me for verification
of its truth, which she somewhat doubted.
It is as follows:
"A traveller
went to
the Sandwich Is-
lands, and attended a native church. Recoming interested, he got into conversation with a lady, who told him that she
had come out to marry a missionary, but
when she reached the Islands, the young
man had been killed and eaten by the savages. She remained to work, and told
the traveller, that the native preacher in
the pulpit that day was the chief who had
killed ami feasted on her betrothed!"
"fhe story sounded all right."
Many remarkable stories have been administered here about missionaries to
gullible strangers. Can any one report
a stranger storj ?
A lady friend suggests that this story
>s inCOthplcte. It should have been added
that the lady applied herself to the conversion of the cannibal chief, and then
married him. and so fulfilled as nearly as
possible her original engagement to her
incorporated fiancee.
Hawaiians, by the way, always had a
hOrror of cannibalism.
S. E. B.
AT WAILUKU.
We wish to thank the friends who so
kindly and generously contributed to the
Christinas entertainment of the Alexander House, boys and girls. Could each
one have been present at the party for the
girls in the afternoon, and again in the
evening to the one for the boys, to have
seen the happy faces no greater reward
could have been desired. There was a
spirit of happiness and joy which pervaded the atmosphere.
We also lake this opportunity of thanking the faculty of the Kamehameha Pre
paratory School for the set of American
Cyclopedia, books and magazines sent,
and the one who so kindly sends us the
new magazines. These are greatly appreciated. Magazines, papers and books
for children will be thankfully received.
It may be of interest to the readers of
The friend to know the program of work
at the Settlement. Monday evening we
have a gymnasium class under the direction of Rev. R. R. Dodge, which is moving very popular; from twenty to thirty
boys taking part Tuesday night a class
in shorthand under Mrs. Rett. Wednesday and Friday night drawing for those
who wish, and vocal lessons under the
direction of Mr. Moses Kauhimahu.
The latter are proving quite an attraction
to young men, and we feel we arc very
�THE FRIEND.
fortunate in securing such an efficient
teacher in this line. Thursday night
English work, which is largely attended
by Japanese young men and women and
Korean boys. Every afternoon during
the week are classes for girls in plain
sewing and fancy work. ()n Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons lessons in lauhala work are given by Miss liana Kiakona. Average attendance of afternoons,
twelve. Attendance at night has averag-
.
Music .festival. Rumor has it that a fine
amphitheater will be made at the Normal
School to accommodate a still larger
number of children. That is a result of
the Music festival and the remarkable
good work of Mrs. T. fucker, which is
worth while.
T. R.
eles for sale, these proceeds have been
LIHUE'S LIBRARY EXPERIENCE.
KAUAI GLEANINGS.
ed twenty-live. No matter how hard the To the E.dilor of 'fhe friend:
rain may pour the hoys always come to
enjoy the games and the reading room.
\T T.
NOTES.
Christinas exercises were largely attended by the Chinese of Wailuku, l'aia
and Makawao.
'fhe Chinese wish to express their sincere gratitude to all friends who contributed to their Christmas enjoyment.
The parsonage connected with the Chinese Qiurch is now completed, and occupied by the evangelist, Mr. Ah Lin.
C. L. T.
THE MUSIC FESTIVAL.
11
I he communication from your correspondent on Maui prompts me to give
my experience.
five or six years ago I came to the
conclusion thai a local library in Lihue
ought to lie a good thing in spite of the
fact that it was a small scattered community and many people already had
more than they could read in the way of
magazines and other periodicals. No
yiui
one else, so far as I know, agreed
with me. or at any rale was at all enthusiastic in approval. So that means
for the purpose were not readily forthcoming. However, I secured four or
five generous patrons who became life
members by paying $10.00 each, and one
of them fitted up suitable cases in the
Sunday School room of the new church.
With this start I ordered the first installment of hooks from New York, and when
they came varnished them to protect them
from insects and wear and tc>ar. Annual membership I fixed at $1.00 a year
—purposely very low. Many libraries, in
my opinion, buy a valuable lot of books
and then lock them up by too high a
membership fee. As I expected, only
more so, scarcely anybody patronized my
library, even when, by various means I
had considerably increased the number
of books. In spite of low membership
fees the library was lying idle. I was
driven to a radical new departure.
I'.y way of experiment I undertook to
deliver the books to members. Every
two weeks the boy went round and took
orders and then promptly delivered the
There is no thought of abandoning the
Music Festival. Instead of coining every
year it is likely to become a biennial institution. 'I he reason for this lies in the
amount of work required of the choruses
which is burdensome in view of the
amount of regular school work. Then I
too, there is planned something more ambitious than the desultory choruses hitherto rendered. With more time to practice a cantata having musical worth as
well as melody could be rendered as well
as not.
There has been a committee appointed
by the schools interested which comprises the leaders in the music work of
the city and this committee will go about
choosing a suitable work to engage the
attention of the choruses at the beginning
of the nexf school year, thus allowing
for several months more practice than books. fhis resulted in the immediate
usual, 'fhe festival will probably take extension of the usefulness of the library,
place some time in May of 1908, and the people took books regularly, and read
soloists may be secured from the main- them faithfully, who would never in the
land. Correspondence has already been world have come after them. This solved
entered into with available soloists,! the problem. Since then there has been
among whom is Mr. Fred Butler, basso, a steadily growing appreciation of the
who delighted I fonolulu a year ago.
library and a consequent interest in it.
An interesting fact in reference to the, We have now upwards of 700 volumes,
work already done is the probable estab- almost all new and valuable books and
lishment by the school authorities of a! we still keep the membership at $1.00 a
large school chorus as a permanent fea- 1 year. Once a year the proceeds of an
Hire of the closing of the schools. This art exhibition go towards the support of
will cover the chorus work usually pre- the library, and since the adoption of a
sented at the Roys' Field by the six hun- fair element in this exhibition to which
dred children at the time of the annual! the friends of the library contribute arti-
considerable.
In conclusion I wish to bear testimony
to the appreciative interest and generous
support which have grown up in the community and which abundantly justify the
faith of a somewhat doubtful prophet.
J. M. LYDGATE.
Not in many years has there been so
stormy a season as that in which 10X36
went out and 1007 came in. For two
successive Sundays at Lihue it was impossible to have any services, 'fhe rain
fell in torrents and the roads were almost
impassable, 'fhe same was true of Koloa
and other parts of the island.
'fhe Sunday School exhibitions arranged for Hanapepe and Koolau for the
first Sunday of January were postponed.
Considering the bad weather it is fortunate that
the week of prayer was
changed to Easter.
A special session of the "Ministers'
School" was held at Lihue on January 11,
and was fairly well attended in spite of
the bad roads and a steady torrent of
rain. Mrs. J. M. Lydgate entertained
tin' "school" at lunch.
Extensive repairs are being made to the
llanalci parsonage, which will put it in
first class condition.
Rev. R, I'uike retires from the Hoard
of County Supervisors, of which be has
proved himself a conscientious and use
ful member.
A class is being formed at Lihue under
the leadership of Rev. J. M. Lydgate for
a regular course of careful Bible study,
along the line of the International Lessons. This will be particularly beneficial
to Sunday School teachers as well as
others.
STATEMENT KAUAI
PASTORS'
AID SOCIETY, YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER
31,
1906.
Receipts,
Balance from 1005
$129.07
from (i. N. Wilcox
150.00
M. S. Rice
400.00
Estate Hon. Paul Iscnberg 150.00
$829.07
lixf'ciiditiires.
In Aid Hanalei Church, Pastor's
Salary
$210.00
In Aid Koolati Church, Pastor's
Salary
In Aid Kapaa
Hanapepe
Waimca
Anahola Parsonage Repairs
140.00
100.00
49.80
180.00
50.00
�THE FRIEND
12
"'Certainly not ; my ship is a mission- cut shelter at night, 'fhe creation of a
ary
ship now, and I hope you will feel it new and presumably larger building was
<)-5°
so. All on board will attend these ser- after a time decided upon, to be located
111 the hill a little higher up. The frame
9764-30 vices.'(
was to be of heavy ohia, thatched, and
if
are
hily
they
inclined,'
Ralance
replied.
1
4477
"We were well treated on board, Hayes it must have been during the year 1842
was a perfect host and a thorough gentle- that the process of getting these timbers
man. His wife and children were on was begun. Let us follow the leader in
hoard; and although we had fearful the operations as far as is possible, in his
J. M. LYDGATE,
weather nearly all the time, yet I must say own words; but let it be borne in mind
Treasurer.
we enjoyed ourselves.
Hayes that the narrative was written by special
several
times
lost
bis
and
did
temper,
very request, for his own children only, and
THRUM'S ANNUAL FOR 1907.
queer things, acting under the influence was never intended for publication.
"It was very laborious, the drawing by
( toe-third of a century old and yet ever of passion more like a madman than a
sane
man.
human
muscles of such heavy timber, 8
Much
of
his
life
repast
of
"this
he
recognized
young is the story
inches,
lated
table
but the work was gradually
to us at
; especially such things by 10
1 k of information about Hawaii."
as
done
lo
cheat
and in tSty we had a
accomplished,
governments.
the
conviction
he
had
"Better than ever" comes
neatly wattled on sides
frame
I
strong
up.
"When
near
lo
had
a
Rarotonga
very
The
artileading
reading.
a
careful
after
and
kind
letter
from
me
ends
with
Hayes,
ki leaf and thatched with
for
thanking
cle consists of a full list of Heiaus and
roof, 'fhe design was to
the
the
cane
leaf
on
of
and
the
services
had
held
on
board
ship,
I
on
islands
Kauai
lleiau sites
the
the
and
HOOT
and
ceil
building, lining the
for my kindly demeanor towards
i laliu, together with descriptive details
hoards, fine at that
koa
him,
me,
also,
the
were
near
sides
with
saying,
you
from
only
'if
under the heading of "Tales
and was
Temples," by Mr. Thomas G. Thrum. It I should certainly become a new man, and time was brought from Boston
foot.
Koa
was
a
costly—l
2
lead
a
different
life.'
Vet
a
cents
few days very
is one more piece of painstaking, accurate
by hand in the Waimea mountains,
after
at
sawed
the
vessel
arriving
Rarotonga,
the
associate
with
work which
community
Kawaihae, 4 and
the name of the author. We are promised being anchored in Ararua, he nearly kill- and cost, delivered atFrom Kawaihae
it
his
cents
4>j
per
ed
with
a
dollars
foot.
supercargo
of
bag
a further installment next year. The
Mahukona,
schooner
to
series will be of the greatest antiquarian which I had given him as the last pay- was brought on
No carpenvalue. Mr. Westervelt contributes one ment of the charter for the voyage now and thence on men's backs.
broke
I
my good
to
be
had.
in
ters
were
successfully
completed."
on
the
comparaof bis valuable studies
We note a few new features in the very deacon, Paku, to the use of the plane
tive mythology of the Pacific. Legends
and tales of olden days, a delightful chap- useful tables, but wonder why the church and saw, and he, at that time, the best
left
ter of reiniscence by Gorham D. Cilman, statistics on page 21 were not brought of our 32 school teachers, generally
to
unstintedly
to
and
himself
gave
down
date.
those
for
the
bis
school
Certainly
several articles of a historic nature, a notall the time we
me,
work
for
Churches
could
the
with
Evangelical
easily
have
evil
and
a
able utterance on the liquor
six
very readable account of the free-lance been corrected by the statistics printed in could command during a period of
the
up
putting
months,
and
planing
"That
Forward."
The
list
of
They
Go
Bully I laves combine to give spice and
variety to the charming make up. Apro- Honolulu "Places of Worship" on pages boards on floor, sides anil overhead. The
pos of Bully Hayes and the mass of fic- 209 and 210 omit the flourishing Makiki
tion which has woven itself about his Congregational Church (Japanese), cling
name it is interesting to read in the to the name Japanese Union Church for
autobiography of that stirring missionary NuuaUU Street Japanese Church and give
martyr, James Chalmers, of New Guinea, the name of Rev. S. Kodama as pastor.
whom Robert Louis Stevenson character- Mr. Kodama merely supplied the pulpit
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA
ized as "the most attractive, simple, brave for a few months some two years ago.
and interesting man in the whole Pacific," Rut one has to search hard for even minor
a description of the sea rover. Chalmers slips in such a reliable and excellent pubwas wrecked on the Island of Nine when lication. Like all its predecessors it is inThe cost hitherto lias been so great that alEd.
en route to his first mission station in valuable.
though CHILDREN ARE FOREVER WANT1867. He soon found his way to Samoa.
ING to ((insult one ill their school work, few
IN THE OLDEN DAYS.
His autobiography reads: "Soon after
can
afford a set.
we arrived at Samoa, Captain Williams
were brought to
I. Ei,ias Bond.
and his wife
Samoa in the Rona, a brig of 150 tons,
NOW
owned and commanded by the notorious
Rev. E. Rond and his wife, in company
After spending with Rev. Daniel Dole, Rev. J. D. Raris
Bully Hayes.
THE BEST YET
six weeks on Samoa Hayes was chartered and Mr. Win. H. Rice, with their wives,
lo take us to Rarotonga.
were landed in Honolulu on the 21st day Thos. Nelson & Sons, Ihe Kre.it Hible Pubof
May, 1841, during the annual session lisher has
during
to
take
to
me
the
Hayes seemed
produced the most complete at the
frequent meetings we had on shore, and of the missionaries, and after a month's least cost; f42.(K) will buy set in cloth. Better
before going on board for good I met stay in that town he was assigned to the
as
him one afternoon, and said to him, 'Cap- mission station at Kohala, where he and binding up to |72.00. Bright boys and u'uls
Write
to
the
a
ABENTS
in
every
Mrs.
Rond
arrived
after
wanted
town..
duly
passage
tani Hayes, I hope you will have no objection to our having morning and even- of ten days in the old time schooner. The
HAWAIIAN BOARD
ing service on board, and twice on Sab- thatched house of worship was found to
BOOK ROOMS
condition,
he
a
and
roamdilapidated
in
and
those
only
baths. All will be short,
ing swine occupied it as a very conveniwho like to come need attend.'
Horse for use llanalei PastOT
Incidentals
15.00
. .
.
THE GROWING FAMILY NEEDS
.
.
.
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THE FRIEND
lumber was green and tough, so that the
working of it was doubly hard. Raku
did all this without the expectation of
any pay. There was no money ever seen
here at that time. All I had went to buy
the necessary lumber, glass, etc., for the
building.
The circulating medium was
brown cotton. \Yc raised but small
amounts of cloth at any one time, with
which to purchase lumber, a few hundred feet at a time, and used that up
whilst raising more cloth for another
supply. ( iccasionally, however, some
friend would send a gift of a piece of
brown cotton, and this I was accustomed
to divide with Raku. Ilenevei asked for
anything in the vvav of pay. He was one
of the noblest souls that ever trod the
earthly footstool. In this way we had
got four-fifths of the floor laid and nearly
one-half the house ceiled on sides and
overhead, when a terrible Kona (southwest wind) leveled the building with the
ground.
'"It was a sad day for us all. The natives had made rough settees at a great
cost of labor, and kept the floor filled as
fast as we laid it. Rut now all was destroyed. I called a meeting of the people
and we chared up the rubbish on the
floor, and then anil there talked over the
situation. Alter a sufficiency of talk, we
resolved:
"i. We will build a stone church,
with the hi!p of (iod, and begin now to
collect the materials—stones, lime, sand,
wood, etc.
"2. We will not beg aid of any kind
for any one.
"These resolutions were carried out
fully. This was in 1848, We immediately set to work, and it was soon evident that we had undertaken no child's
play. hie or two days' work each week
were devoted to the service. Each land
had its lima (overseer). The stones were
*
gathered from neighboring ravines and
brought on men's shoulders to the site.
The lime was made from hunches of
coral procured by divers in three to five
fathoms of water for miles along the
coast, and carried on the shoulders of
the people to the church site. And the
wood was brought in the same way, from
eight to ten miles mania. A fathom pile
of coial required the same measure of
wood for burning. Then came sand—
hundreds of barrels. It was brought by
women and children from all along the
coast, from Kawaihae around to Pololu,
in bits of kapa. small calabashes, and
small lanliala bags, from wherever it
could he scraped up along the shore.
Rut the most formidable part of the taskwas hewing the large timber in the hills
and drawing it thence, a distance of eight
to twelve miles. There was not a draught
"Finally the inside was finished and we
animal in this part of the island. Everything was done by human muscles. There came to the dedication, 1855. The king
was no one who could marshal the people had designed to be here, it was said, and
and have them draw together save my- dedicate the house. When a knowledge
self ;so that I was always at the large of his purpose came to my ears, I could
drawings, twice each week. Three large scarcely credit the story, especially as he
ropes and 150 men with a stick of heavy had never deigned to mention the purohia that would sink in water, and the pose to me. Rut lo! On the p. m. before
problem was to reach lole with the bur- the day appointed, he came With his train
len. It was rought hauling, up and and before dark a note came from his
down deep ravines; but the job was final- secretary saying that His Majesty would
ly brought to a successful end. The large like to have a meeting in the new buildand small timber was finally gathered, ing at to) j o'clock! Here was a fix! Rut
with (iod's blessing, at the site of the the house was built for divine worship,
former building. 'The size, too, was to and could we suffer the king or any man
be the same—Bs feet by 45. We found to come in and first dedicate the house
a mason, a native from Lahaina. I le was after the old style, making the King the
to receive $.V'o for putting up the walls, Men Mana (the Mighty One) and not
aided by daily relays of the people for (iod! No, ttever. So I wrote him saycarrying stone, sifting sand, mixing mor- ing that he had named the very hour set
tar, etc. In due process of time the walls for consecrating the house to (iod, and
In the that at the close of this service we would
were up, as they now stand.
search for a carpenter, we had difficulty be glad to see and hear His Majesty
in finding a detent man, and had great I Kamehameha IV). Soon after came a
difficulty in getting the frame on. Like second note reiterating the request, to
all earthly pilikias this, however, passed which my reply was the same. It was a
gway and finally, after a herculean ef- Irving ordeal, vet 1 must be true to (iod,
fort, the bouse stood Completed in iK.SS-" and He must be the first in his own
There was no bell tower at that time, bouse.
* I had, in my notes,
and no lull save a small one, the gift of cordially invited them up to the dedicaRev. 11. T. Cheever, that had been crack- tion, but iiad no thought of asking the
King into ihe pillpil as he designed. 1111ed in ringing.
:
•
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City Streets, City Water, City Lights
Unsurpassed Marine and Mountain Views, Rapid
Transit. No Pake Stores, no Japanese Shacks,
no Saloons.
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MONEY AT 6% TO HELP BUILD
APPLY TO
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,
r
>s
�14
til the dedication service had come to an
party took the
rebuff illy, and being balked in his original purpose, he now took a method of
end; hut the King and
revenge.
"The royal party was at Xaihe's place
THE FRIEND.
FA.
wounds, give doses of medicine, then go
SCHAEFER & CO.,
to my study till some one calls for advice,
Importers and
•
etc., which is often in five minutes, and
repeated till ten o'clock at night. I am
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
cumbered with many cares. In the afternoon 1 teach singing and lecture again.
Honolulu, T. H.
( )n the Sabbath I preach at sunrise, apeak
to the children at ten, a sermon at eleven I
to the people, Bible class at one, lecture at
five and on Mondays I am somewhat riorß& COMPANY,
in Kapaau (a half-mile from the church).
In the morning, about an hour before the
service, the King sent up Ruth Keelikolani, the governess of this island, saying
that he wished to Speak to the people blue.
Importers and Manufacturers of
"I spend every third Sabbath at the out
about some public matters, and would be
AND UPHOLSTERY.
FURNITURE
1
would
send them stations, where the labor is greater than
greatly obliged if I
CHAIRS TO RENT.
down to hi s place, promising that it at home."
•
Honolulu.
During his five years' ministry on Nos. 105V1059 Hlsbop St.
should not interfere with our dedication
The
were
to
beginning
people
exercises.
Maui his wide-spread parish included
assemble, and I stated the King's request 25,000 souls and in that time he built 25 A LEXANDER & BALDWIN, Ltd.
and begged them to go down. 'They saw churches and school houses, of grass,
through the ruse at once, and replied. adobe and stone respectively, started a
OFFICERS—H. P. Baldwin, Pres't; J. B.
\\'o, this is a trick of the king's to break saw mill to cut koa timber at hand, foi | Castle, ist Vice-Pres't; W. M. Alexander, ad
up our service. We will not go down.' fioors, benches and doors for the churches Vice Pres't; J. P. Cooke, Treas.; W. O.
Rut I entreated them to go down, insi>'- and school houses, and built a crude Smith, Secy; George R. Carter, Auditor.
ing that we must trust to the King's sugar-mill—which is now a relic at Waihonor. I<ut the King had nothing, to say luku—that his church members might SUGAR FACTORS A\'D COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
until our last bell was tolling. 'Then the work out their industrial education by
heard
under
directions
only
who
his
speeches began. 'Those
planting sugar cane
the faint sound of the small bell came and grinding out sugar and molasses to
AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Commercial &
up, and we went through the services sell to traders that came into Hawaiian
Sugar Co., Paia Plantation
(Brother Lyons and 1) with two-thirds waters. Building churches and school Sugar Co.. Haiku
Co., Hawaiian Sugar
Co.,
Kihei
Plantation
1
of a house-full instead of a jam as there houses meant going with his people into Co., Kahului
and Kaliuku PI intaCo.,
R. R.
would have been but for the King's un- the mountains lor days and nights of tlon.
worthy game. 'The King and party exposure and poi diet, while sharpen- I
diowed their sense of outraged dignity ing tools for cutting the limber, directing
I
('. fl. Pkm.ina, M«r
by not coming near the church, and de- the pulu gathers, which product was used Tki>. Main 10!)
parted from the district so early the next for tilling pillows on which many little
morning, that when I went to call upon missionary heads slept sturdily. Coming
CLUB STABLES
roier st.. Aiioyy: norm,
him, I found that the party had been down from the mountains he superintendg< vii' an hour."
ed the buildings, wrote hymns, taught KIOB OF ALL KINDS
E. C. Bond. the people to sing them, preached in a
GOOD MOUSES
new tongue, coined words, and gently led
CAREFUL DIUVKIiS
ins flock in ways of righteousness, even
11. Richard Armstrong.
lo directing the details of homely living
They nobly earned the crowns they —as on one occasion he was called up at
SERECKELS & CO.,
wear —our forebears who brought tin' midnight to counsel a conscientious deaBANKERS.
banner of the cross to Hawaii nci.
con who came far in the darkness to inof
the
could
assist
administering
in
message
Bravely they carried
quire it" he
ji ji
< iod's love and mercy over steep and rug- the communion the next day, without any
ged ways, through self-denial, discour- trousers. ;'s bis wayward son bad stolen Draw Exchange on the principal ports of the
world and transact a general
agement, sorrow and sickness to break his only pair. The missionary mothers
banking business.
the bonds of cruel superstition, and dis- "looked well to the ways of their housebehind
the
horrors
There
is
and
were
not
their
husof heathenism.
holds"
pel
Jl Jl
no legacy like the legacy of a noble life. bands in good works. A chronicle of
May their cherished memories be the in- their lives would reveal stalwart service Honolulu : : : : Hawaiian Islands.
spirations of our lives, made easier by lo (iod and 1 law aii.
well laid foundations through years of
Ei.i.kn Armstrong Weaver.
heroic service to God and man.
con 11 niicd 111 in■ 1 / number).
Tohe
(
Rest we forget how much the Hawaii
HERE'S MONEY
brain
and
of today has cost in prayer,
to the
brawn, let us read from the letters pages
RECORD OF EVENTS.
of those early days. In 1839 Richard
Young Man or Young Woman who sells
Armstrong writes to his family in Amera set of the best Encyclopedia for the
l.avinia
Dec. 31 Forty-ton schooner
ica from wailuku: "My work is pleasant
lowest price ever issues. Write
but arduous. 1 attend a meeting every stripped of her sails in violent squall in
to the Hawaiian Beard. Yon
morning at dawn of day. and speak to passing Diamond Head, and wrecked on
can get a set
an audience of about two hundred, visit Waikiki reef. (apt. Sam Mann and his
FOR YOURSELF
my school from eight to nine then attend five men, all natives, swim safely to shore
to the sick, blister, cup, poultice, dress through the breakers. —Colored watch-
'
-
,
'
CLAUS
—
�15
THE FRIEND
TliellankofHawaii.LiQ.
Incorporated Under the Laws of the Territory
of Hawaii.
PAID-UP CAPITAL
SURPLUS
UNDIVIDED PROFITS
OFFICEBS
Chillies M. Cooke
AM)
$600,000.00
300,000.00
107,346.65
DIBECTOB&
President
Vice-President
2nd Vice-President
P. C, .lones
I'. W. Macf.uliinc
Cashier
11. Cooke
Assistant Cashier
Chas. Iliistacc, .Ir
Assistant Cashier
I'. H. Damon
B. F. Hishop, E. 1). Tenncy, .1. A. MeCandless,
(!. 11. Atherton and F. 0. Atherton.
James, kills his wife and I
himself. — Highest velocity of Kona sale,
BREWER & CO., Limited,
man, Charles
trees General Mercantile Commission Agents.
per hour. Many
Queen St., Honolulu, T If.
uprooted in the city and park.—ln evening, I''. 11. Kilhey's cottage in I'alolo
AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Agricultural Co.,
demolished by a whirlwind.
Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co., WaiOnomea
JanuaryI—Albert1—Albert P. Taylor of the luku Sugar
Co., Makee Sugar Co., Haleakala
Advertiser staff accepts position of Chief Ranch Co., Kapapala Ranch.
of Detectives on staff of Sheriff laukea.
Planters' Line Shipping Co.,
Agents Boston Board of Underwriters.
—Fierce storm of Kona wind and rain
Agents Philadelphia Hoard of Underwriter*.
does much damage in Honolulu and else-
55 miles
where.
LIST OF OFFICERS—CharIes M. Cooke,
2d—Kihei wharf destroyed by Kale.
President ; Geo. H. Robertson, Vice-President
3rd--Death of Henry E. Highton, and Manager; E. Faxon Bishop, Treasurer and
jurist of California.
Secretary; P. W. Macfirlane. Auditor; P. C.
eminent
COMMERCIAL AM) SAVINGS DEPART~th—New Sheriff laukea lakes charge Jones, (.. H. Cooke, J, R. (ialt, Directors.
MENT.
of the police department;—S. S. Arizonan
Strict Af I out ion (liven lo all Brandies of
DEAVER LUNCH ROOM.
sails from Kaanapali with the first cargo
Banking.
FORT BTBEBT. of sugar for the Tehuantepec railroad.
JUOD BUILDING.
j*
10th—Brilliant eruption visible over
Mauna Loa.—Oahu Railway trains obE. O. HALL <&. SON
i TEMPERANCE COFEEE HOUSE.
structed
by freshets. —Copious lava-flow
ji ji
In addition to Hardware and
hursts forth close to How of 1887 in KaHonolulu, T. 11.
St.,
General Merchandise have now a
Fort
liuku, Kan.
complete assortment of
—At
of
noon, splitting crashes
EWERS & COOKE, Ltd.,
14111
HOUSEHOLD GOODS,
thunder, and heavy down pour of rain.
Deauus in
including Crockcy, Glassware,
Steamer .Alameda at ( Vcanic wharf
Stoves, Kitchen Furniture, Restruck by lightning—no damage.—A secfrigerators and Ice Chests, Etc.
ond greal lava flow issues in Manuka,
Al«o Garden Tools of all kinds,
north of the first one. S_' white and many
//
Rubber Hose, Lawn Mowers.
other visitors cam]) on the north side of LUMBER, BUILDING
and
our
Call
examine
stock at
the lava flows in Kau.
the Hall Building.
('.
*
L
V\
MARRIED.
C. J. DAY & CO.
FINE GROCERIES
OLD Kona Coffe a Specialty
MAAOE-BOURKE—At Honolulu. Jan.
Hi.
William Robert Ingle Dalton,
DIED.
The Leading Dry
in the
Territory. I.special
attention given to
Mail Orders.
ALWAYS USE
California Rose...
CREAMBItY BUTTER
the Rest and full 16
ounce?.
HENRY ndYfr CO. Ltd.
22
TELEPHONES
AND
COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agents for the Oceanic Steamship Co.
\\T.
P.
O.
W. AIIANA & CO., LTD.
MERCHANT TAILORS.
box 956.
Telephone lilue 2741
62 King Street
Ai Puako, Hawaii. Dec. 27, William Winter, aged 24. I>v suicide.
CLOTHES CLEANED AND REPAIRED
HAYWOOD At Fort Bayard, N. M.. Dec
]<). William Haywood, former U. S. ConsulGeneral al Honolulu.
HIGHTON In rlonoiulti, Jan. j, Hem. Henry
E. I lighton, aged 74.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
SEABURY At Rosa Valley, Cal.. Dec. as,
senior
of
I!.
Scalmry.
Capt. W.
captain
I'. M. S. S. Co. aged 65 yens.
Graduate of Dr. Rodgers Perfect EnvMrs.
WRIGHT—At Honolulu. Jan. 15.
Fli/abalming School of San Francisco, Cal.,
bcth Hoakhis, wife of John Wright, aged 67.
also of The Renouard Training School
STURTEVANT—At Honokaa, Hawaii, Jan
for Embalmera of New York. And a
13, of typhoid, C. F, Sturlcvant. aged 30, principal of Honokaa school.
Licensed Embalmer for the State of
KALAMA—At Makawao. Maui. Jan. 16. Mrs.
New York, also a member of the State
Sarah Kalama, aged DO years, mother of
Funeral Directors Association of CaliSenator Kalama.
fornia.
TOEPELMANN In Dresden. Dec. 17. O. L
WINTER
HENRY H. WILLIAMS
(roods House
(iiiaranttcd
G. IRWIN & CO.,
Fort Street, Honolulu
SUGAR FACTORS
Ml),
of Seattle, to Miss Helen Louise Hillehrand
of I If noluhi.
P. O. BOX 716
HONOLULU, T. H.
U7"
to Miss Madeline Conkcv. of New York.
MM.TON HILLEBRAND- \t Victoria. li. C.
Jan.
B. F. Ehlers & Co.
16,
Frederick W. Maage to Miss Lilian Irene
I!' lurfce.
liROOKS-CONKEY—At Honolulu, Jan. 18,
Dr. Frank Terry Brooks, of Greenwich, Ct.
32
Toepelmann, former chemist of Pacific Fer-
MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES
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Quarterlies, Notes and commentaries
GEORGE J.
AUGUR, M. D.,
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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES.
HONOLULU, H. T., MARCH, 1907
VOL. LXIV
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
The
Johnston
Meetings
Howard Agncw Johnston,
January 20- February 20.
D. D., the Commissioner appointed by
REIKI ITS.
the General Assembly's Evangelistic
$ 592oo
26.00 Committee to visit the missions of the
5-5° Presbyterian Hoard throughout the
Rev.
laliu
Maui
(
Kauai
Hawaii
Molokai
(ieneral
76.30
1.N5
2,206.00
Fund
world, landed in Honolulu February 4.
)n the 5th he set out for llilo, where
(
No. 3
Dean Bosworth
We are glad to be able to give to our
friends the likeness of Dr. Bosworth on
our cover page. Before this issue will
reach them, many to whom he has been
"i stranger will have begun to regard
him as a friend. The friendship into
which Dr. Bosworth binds men is not
of the momentary sort. It is his rare
privilege to minister to the dee]) things
in human nature and whoever enters
the circle of those whom be thus
touches counts him a comrade of the
spirit life, one of the eternal friends of
whom Jesus spoke. It is Honolulu's
rare privilege to have one week of Dr.
Bosworth and this we owe to Japan,
where for five years plans to entice him
across the ocean have been slowly perfecting. Japan is coming to be one of
those parts of the earth that get what
ihey set their heart upon. Steadily
from the English-speaking world a constantly enlarging stream of men and
women of international worth is moving over sea to give of the best for the
upbuilding of the new national life.
The going of the World's Student Federation to Tokyo is one more testimony
to the drawing power of the Little
Giant of the Far East. It is also another commentary on Jesus' promise,
"To him that hath shall be given." Honolulu being on the road gets much of
this inspiration which Japan is securing. There is no reason why every
world traveler should not find it impossible to leave out of his itinerary
these Islands. To make them the
Magnetic Center of the Pacific World,
they must become what God intended
them for, a Stronghold of His Kingdom. Let us beautify our city, cultivate such blossoms as Floral Paradis
and Outdoor Fetes of varied hue, and.
better still, let us strengthen every
manifestation of the Life of the Spirit,
schools, churches, honest government,
libraries, social settlements and true
brotherhood between all races.
lie arrived the 6th. During the two
days of his slay in that city he held
94-48 no
less than seven services. The at13' -2.5
237.60 tendance was much larger than had
24.00 been dreamed possible and the impres25.00 sion made upon Christians was deep
55-5.0 and abiding. Returning to the capital
105.00 February <), bis campaign opened SunJapanese Work
Invested Funds
612.50 day the iolh, and closed Sunday the
Merchandise
43'89 17th. During these eight days no
Excess of Expenditure- over
fewer than twenty addresses were de2.6i<).22
Income
Their chief purpose
livered by him
was to stimulate disciples to do the ag$7.272.39 gressive work incumbent upon followkxi'iahi 11 ki s.
ers of Jesus. A course of lectures upon
(
$239.63
Knee Expente
methods of personal work occupied
4(X).ix> $ 648.63 several week
Salaries
day afternoons. Here
Dr. Johnston is at his best. He is eviMerchandise
132.23 dently a master of tact and his long
The Friend
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Ka llnalnha
4<>-'5 them to Christ has both enriched his
Palama Mission
1700:1 life and furnished him with rare illusRush Place
37-5° trations. Those who attended these
General Fund
2.702.15 lectures were profoundly stirred. The
Invested Fundi
4-'-5« other services were inspirational in
Hawaiian Work
.1 $.00
character and calculated to stimulate
Salaries
.127.50 believers to realize to fuller degree
322-50
their power as coworkers with God.
334-°° Dr.
Portuguese Work
Johnston's work is not of the
$ 30.25
Engiirfi Work
showy kind. He plows dee]) in Chris718.V)
Salaries
74*75 tian experience. Perhaps the largest
service he rendered lay in bringing
$242.67
Japanese Work
many back to a richer prayer-life. His
Salaries
70S.0 > 1.010.07 own experiences in prayer have been
remarkable and he realizes that the
$104.-5
Chinese Work
Church is missing victories every day
Salaries
973-50 i.<>77-75 by its failure to pray. Just at this
juncture, when observationally ChrisWainee Church
40.50 lian work in Hawaii shows rich
Secretaries' Expenses.
2.50 growth, it is significant that a Messenger of the Spirit should have been sent
$7,272.39 to direct our energies along the more
Carter's Message
silent and potent channels of spiritual Governor
It
a strong state paper.
This
is
$2,345-29 effort. The gratitude of the Christian
Overdraft at the Bank
and
mainright
note
with
the
opens
extended
to
Dr. Johnston
community is
THEODORE RICHARDS,
tains it to the end. Hawaii is fortufor his loving, faithful service.
Treasurer.
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traffic. The Senate of 1905 passed the 1 budget be enacted on the one hand
so-called Dickey Local Option Bill, b_t| and the bete noir of interference with
at the last moment it was left uncnact-j our wise leper laws be avoided on the
ed by the House. This is a measure I other, this J ear of grace will mark a
which is demanded very widely by thel long step forward towards the erecpeople throughout the Territory andi tion of the first Island State of tlrC
it should be passed promptly by both j American Union.
houses. Last spring, when the well-!
known Civic Federation questionnaire
on the liquor law was sent to one bun-j
dred .and sixty-eight of the leading Police Triumphs
men of affairs throughout the Islands, J
since Jan72 replies to the question "Do you Hardlv a day has passed
Iaukea
wdicn
Col.
became
uary
7,
locol
favor
option?" were received. 50
of these were "Yes" and 22 were Sheriff, without added testimony to
"No," a majority of more than two- the efficiency, honesty and fearlessness
thirds. This was a very fair test of of himself and his Chief of Detectives,
For the first time in
public opinion. Next to local option Mr. Taylor.
Chinese
Xew Year's passyears
many
lite question of high license demands
What this
gambling.
open
ed
without
questionnaire
consideration.
The
race equilibrium be maintained.
We showed 57 in favor of this to 17 must have meant for the happiness of
want the Asiatic and the white man against and there was a very general many poor families no one but those
to merge here into one great self-gov- concensus that the amount should be conversant with the misery, which this
erning commonwealth. It can be done $1,000 per year. All the other points vice when unrebuked by the authoriand we have faith to believe it will b_. enumerated in the proposed hill °f the ties has cost, can know. The better
Governor Carter is nothing if not a Anti-Saloon League and the Civic side of Chinatown among us has risen
business man end the financial section Federation should be embodied in the nobly to the support of our courageof his message always speaks his prac- statute law. Prominent also among the ous police leaders and has heartily
tical good sense. The portion devoted good things to be done is the passage thanked them for their splendid public
to education is .also unusually thought- of a hill to secure a quieter Sunday. services. One of the most spectacular
ful and timely. Not a day should be The Asiatics have, as was feared. bits of successful policing that Hawaii
lost in developing our present system abused the provisions of the present has ever known was the sensational
of public school training along more law to keep their stores open gener- entrapping of the Chinese gambling
practical lines and in restoring the sala- ally.
Other legislation of first im- fraternity, in the very act of bribery of
ries of the faithful teachers who are our portance is well indicated in Governor authorities, by Chief Taylor, acting
public servants. If the pension sys- Carter's message. There is good evi- under the advice of Sheriff Iaukea and
tem recommended by Mr. Carter be in- dence that the Hawaiian Senators and Editor Smith of the Advertiser. If the
stituted it will mark a splendid advance. Representatives are conscious that grand jury act its duty in probing this
The plea for a Public Library is especi- they are under trial this year as per- affair to the bottom, the community
ally valuable. The Governor has thought haps never before and that if they ac- bids fair to be treated to an exposure
out a workable plan and the Legisla- quit themselves honorably the Amer- of crooked practices in the past as
ture can do nothing better than to ican Nation will come to repose a con- well as to a punishment of evil doers
carry it into effect. Balloting ma- fidence in their race which a few years that will long be remembered. Meanchines, corporate bonding of public ago seemed beyond the possible reach time testimony comes from poor famiservants, a campaign against the of this generation. The Friend be- lies all over the city that the depreda"white plague," the acquirement of the lieves that the Hawaiian citizen and tions of petty thieves, who seem to
Kona Orphanage, and despatch in leg- legislator are as capable of the best as have imagined themselves specially
islative business are but a few of the those of any race. The last election privileged in times past, have wonderdetails which show the watchful wis- showed what the Hawaiian voter can fully lessened. Liquor laws are no
dom of our chief executive.
and will do when the issue is clearly longer being wantonly set at nought,
understood. We look for a like rec- and a very healthful respect for auord in the new Legislature. We be- thority is everywhere apparent. Holieve that the appeal should he made nolulu is not the same city it was six
Legislature of 1907
to the noblest in these our mid-Pacific months ago. It is fitting that the poOnce more the Island Solons have brothers and we trust that the out- lice department know how grateful and
gathered to prove the wisdom of the come will be the cleanest, most busi- appreciative the people are for the fine
people's choice. The Hawaiian race ness-like and public-spirited company record its members are achieving. The
is. as it should be, in full control of of law makers this Territory has ever most notable feature in this reform is
both houses. Matters of immense mo- seen. There can be no question that its quietness. The Sheriff and his
ment for the Territory are before this early statehood for Hawaii hinges lieutenant are gentlemen. Their work
Legislature and a heavy responsibil- largely upon the sort of work done by lis done quietly, with no flourish of
ity to maintain the steadily-increasing the Legislature of 1007. If local op- trumpets or advertising. To know the
gain in public spirit manifested suc- tion, strict control of the liquor traf- extent of their public service one must
cessively by its predecessors rests fic, high license, better Sunday legis- go among the uncomplaining poor
upon its shoulders. The matter of lation, adequate compensation and who always suffer from police incomgreatest importance before our law- pensions for teachers, an up-to-date petence and benefit most from faithful
makers is the regulation of the liquor primary law, an honest, economical public service.
nate in having as its> chief executive
one who knows no race prejudice and
who believes that, small as it is, this
mid-oceanic Territory is sure to bulk
large in its contribution to human
solidarity. Fortunately he has behind
him in the native race a constituency rarely fitted by its nature to contribute towards this destiny, for hospitality always has been a basal quality in the Hawaiian. Meantime there
is a breadth and sanity in the plea of this
message for securing a larger white
immigration. For while Hawaii welcomes the Asiatic, she realizes that
her unique mission of demonstrating
to the world how naturally brotherhood between East and West can be
incarnated in a single community will
not be fulfilled unless something like
1
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Record of Progress
In another column the story of the
emancipation of Hilo Boarding School
from debt istold. Every lover of the higher life of Hawaii will rejoice over
this achievement. The Friend especially makes merry, congratulates Hilo
friends most heartily and trusts that
this may be the beginning of great enlargement in the work of this splendid
institution. Maui Island, too, is rejoicing. For the same good friend
who so generously completed the Hilo
School's deliverance has come forward
most openhar.dcdly with a gift of
$2,200, the purchase price of a fine
lot in the very center of Waihiku
for our fast-growing Japanese Church
and School there. The Sunrise Christiana of the Progressive Island are full
of joy and are rallying to the endeavor to collect $4,000 for the new
meeting-house and parsonage. Thus
month by month this year is justifying
its motto "That They Go Forward."
More earnest petition centered upon
the page in the last annual report entitled "Incentives to Prayer" should
see several other of our wants supplied.
lags beThe Mid-Pacific
cause of a deadlock in the Hoard over
the question of site. Put this promises soon to be solved to the satisfaction of all. If some good friend
should come to the rescue with a
pledge of $50,000 provided $250,000
extra should be promised within, say,
a year, this greatest of the Board's endeavors would be well established.
Meantime in Kauai the Chinese under
the energetic lead of Evangelist Yee
Kui have, with the aid of a generous
contribution of $50 from Mr. Aubrey
Robinson, raised the $300 necessary to
secure a parsonage at Waimea. Meantime from Kona a letter comes reporting very substantial advance towards
the payment of the debt resting upon
Holualoa parsonage. A gift of $50
for this object came from Massachusetts, the donor writing significantly to
Mrs. R. P. Baker: "Yesterday evening I read in the January American
Missionary Dr. Baker's letter and am
glad to send to the treasurer of the
A. M. A. $50 to be used for Hawaiian
work, preferably Dr. Baker's; and will
enclose cheque for same amount to
you." It is certainly wise to keep our
praying friends on the Mainland well
in touch with the Island work.
lure. It is the invariable rule of The cessitate the use of the entire building.
Friend not to print that which is not As soon as the new wharves of the
deemed worthy of signature by the Pacific Mail Company are completed,
writer. We welcome contributions, the convenience of the location will be
but must know who the author is.
Where writers are well known to our
readers it is our custom to use initials
alone.
PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS.
The large number of members of the
Board privileged to be present at the
regular meeting on February) i will
not forget the moment when President
Jones, calling upon Mr. W. W. Hall to
take the chair, announced the decision
of Mrs. Jones and himself to present
the Board with a fine stone building
close to the very business center of
Honolulu for a future headquarters
and official home. Much of what he
said was of a personal nature and gave
one more evidence of his dee]) affection for the work to which he has
given so much time, thought and
money these many years. President
Jones was elected a member of the
Hawaiian Board June 9, 1871, and has
been subsequently chosen without intermission whenever his term of service has expired. On the resignation
of President Henry Waterhouse, Mr.
Tones was unanimously elected his
successor, November, 1903.
It is safe to say that no other presiding
officer of the Hoard has seen such a large
development of the work as Mr. Jones
has been privileged to witness and t 1
stimulate. During his administration a
new era of cooperation with the Mainland Churches has opened and the consequent growth, has been beyond expectation. This expansion has been accompanied by a (corresponding enlargement in our business department,
demanding more room. When the
Hoard moved into the spacious apartments in the Progress Block it seemed as though all the needed growth
could be accommodated for some
years. But the purchase of this building by the Japanese Government set
us adrift, and at this opportune moment Mr. and Mrs. Jones came forward with their generous gift.
The new permanent home of the
Board is a two-story building on the
northeast corner of Alakea and Merchant streets. The entire second floor
will be utilized for offices and book
rooms. Here will also be the meeting room of the Board. The ground
Anonymous Contributors
floor will be used partly for storage
partly for rental. It is possible
eviand
Recently two short sketches
reachthat
within a few years the growth of
publication
intended
for
dently
our
publication
department may need this office. They bore no signa-
all the greater. The property is in the
line of the inevitable growth of Honolulu's business section and will be
close to the new National building.
After Pros. Jones had ended his remarks conveying the gift, a number of
members voiced the deep gratitude o (
all present and a committee of seven
was appointed to frame an expression
of the thanks of the Board for this
noble donation. The letter of this
committee follows:
February
20,
Hon. and Mrs. l'eter Cushman
1907.
Jones,
Honolulu, T. If.
Honored and Dear Friends:—At its
recent meeting on February first the
announcement of your very generous
and most timely gift of the business
block on the corner of Alakea and
Merchant streets, to serve as an offirutl home for work of the Board of
the Hawaiian Evangelical Association, deeply moved the members present, and in thankfully accepting this
notable contribution it was voted that
we the undersigned present to you in
the name of the Board an expression
of its gratitude. So far as its meeting place is concerned, the Board has
for many years led a wandering life.
You doubtless recall the days of its
youth when its first home was the Old
Bindery on King street, whence it
moved to the Mission Depository near
Kawaiahao Church, and then after
many years shifted its habitat to the
little frame building which until recently stood upon the lot on Beretania
avenue close to the home of Secretary
O. P. Emerson. The latter proving
too far from the business center of
town, the Board for a short time met
over the Henry Waterhouse Trust
Company, on the corner of Merchant
and Fort streets. Thereafter two offices were in turn occupied on the
fourth floor of the Boston Building,
and now during a brief two months
we have sojourned in the Progress
Block. Driven hence, it was anticipated that it would be no easy task
to secure permanent quarters, when, to
our great relief and joy, your kindness
vouchsafed a commodious, substantial
home, close to the center of HonoWe feel as
lulu's financial life.
though, like Noah's dove, we had
reached a haven of rest where we may
abide in our future labors. Thus in a
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land or prevented from going thither schools. In the United States during
from Hawaii. It is good to know that the census year the proportion of chilneither of these impressions is cor- dren enrolled in the common schools
rect, that no mention whatever of Ja- to the total number of children, ages
pan or Japanese is made in the law, 5-14, was (13.30 pet cent. In Japan
and that its provisions bear equally 1903-4 this proportion, ages 6-14, was
upon all aliens with the exception of 09.05 per cent. Thus Japan has, in the
those from China. Of course, no one sphere of primary popular education,
expected any modification of our un- forged ahead of America. How much
just attitude to the Chinese just yet. farther in advance is she of these other
In time the conscience of America countries and BOW much better prewill prove equal to the task of treat- pared intellectually are the young iming this people on the same brotherly migrants tiiat come to us from her than
from the nations of Southern F.urope?
basis with all other aliens.
Firsthand acquaintance with this imis
there
no
specific
While, however,
allusion to Japanese laborers, the ef- migration from Japan awakens large
fect of the new law will be to prevent expectations of the possibilities of this
them from crossing over to the main- people. As a rule the mainland has
land from Hawaii if the passports of hitherto gotten a more intelligent and
their Government permit emigration educated class of Japanese than Hato this Territory alone. It is well waii so that what is true here should
known that Japan does not favor its be more evident there. The extreme
laborers going to the mainland. Thus youth of most of those who come to us
the President has placated San Fran- is a further striking fact, and the
cisco and by securing the consent of younger people have had more schoolthe Pacific Coast authorities to relax ing than their elders because of the
their rigor towards Japanese children rapid advances made in popular educahe has soothed the feelings of our tion in Japan.
Hawaii's' immigrants are almost
Western neighbor. It is a triumph of
diplomacy, but hardly one of princi- entirely from the poorer farming class.
ple. It can not but leave a bitter after Yet they show a marked tendency to
taste throughout Japan. It is a clever rise. Two of the largest wholesale
law, but not a righteous one, because Japanese establishments in Honolulu
one-half of righteousness consists in are run by men who came here as
treating all men as brothers. Japan "coolies."' In fact, outside of the banks
does not desire her nationals to go to and some five large mercantile houses
the American mainland simply be- which are branches of Japanese firms,
cause she fears international compli- practically all the large and small buscations as a result of possible violence iness concerns are captained by extowards them on the part of our peo- "coolies." Outside of Honolulu all
over the Islands one meets with prospie.
perous
Japanese shopkeepers, nearly all
If a sympathetic knowledge of Japof
whom
came over as contract or
anese laborers had existed throughout
One of the ablest evanother
laborers.
it
is
doubtful
the United States,
very
of
the
Hawaiian Board emigelists
whether even the great influence of
to Hawaii in the same capacity.
grated
carPresident Roosevelt could have
a Christian, then returned
ried this provision in the new law He became
to
to
Japan
study and is now a most
aimed at them. It is unfortunate that
successful,
devoted
missionary. A phyother
of
this
ignorance,
among
causes
his countryamong
sician
well
known
the general application of the epithet
in
years ago as
men
this
arrived
city
so
"coolie" to Asiatic laborers has
a contract "coolie," saved his money,
much influence.
crossed to San I'rancisco, earned a
Those of us who have lived in medical education, returned to the Isthe New England and Middle States lands, passed his examination and is a
find no reason why this term should successful practitioner.
not apply with equal force to the
The same spirit of forging ahead is
Association.
poor and illiterate class of immigrants from Italy, Greece, Turkey, found in many of these "coolies" as
Austria and some other European existed in our "Coolie" Presidents,
JAPANESE EXCLUSION.
States. The Japanese who goes to Lincoln, Grant and Garfield, who
to
the
America is, as a rule, better educated were sons of poor, hard-working
read
gratifying
It is very
Some of these same
text of the new Immigration Law en- than the less fortunate of these nation- farmers.
"coolies"
Japanese
occupy honored
statistics
from
the
Adveralities.
The
latest
terprisingly printed by the
tiser. Cable despatches had led our Sunrise Empire show a shade over 94 positions in the army and navy
community to conclude that by its per cent, of children between the ages of Japan. There is good likelihood that
terms Japanese laborers were specif- of 6 and 14 either pursuing or having others will climb into exalted stations
ically either excluded from the main- finished the course in the primary in the civil service. The characteristic
thoughtful manner you have
provided the satisfaction of one of the
pressing wants of the Board.
In this connection it may interest
you to note that not a few of our
needs recorded upon page 9 of the last
Annual Report, and entitled "Incentives to Prayer," have already been
supplied. The debt of Makiki Japanese Church has been paid. The incumbrance resting upon Hilo Boarding School has been removed through
the generosity of Mr. George N. Wilcox. Mr. Charles M. Cooke has provided a Missionary Memorial and you
have given the Headquarters. The
special need embodied in the item for
the Chinese Hospital is on the road to
adequate fulfilment. The closed kindergarten in Hilo is in very process of
reopening. If we continue instant in
prayer our Father will grant us all the
desires of our heart for the enlargement of His work in these Islands.
We therefore thank you for your
loving thought of the Board, not only
as expressed in this generous provision, but as made evident through
many years of faithful service, arffl of
open-handed benefaction. You have
given yourselves, which is of more
lasting value than any material donation, and we wish you to know that we
appreciate the anxieties, the petitions
at the throne of Grace, the many patient hours of attention to details and
the abundant love so unselfishly dedicated to the work of the Board. That
you may be spared to cooperate in the
many enterprises wherein God has
called the Board to labor, and may
have cause to rejoice year by year in
fresh triumphs of the divine Power
and in the steady growth of His Kingdom here in these Islands and throughout the world, is our earnest petition.
Aloha Nui Oe.
Yours in the Comradeship of the
Cross,
Sereno Edwards Bishop,
Orramel Hinckley Gulick,
Hiram Bingham,
William Dc Witt Alexander,
Enoch Semaia Timoteo,
William Richards Castle,
Doremus Scudder.
For the Board of the Hawaiian KvaiiKclical
most
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of a true Japanese is the will and the
ability to improve his station. This
trait is as marked in the "Yankee of
the Fast" as in his New England
brother. It is doubtful whether any
other race immigrating into America
can show in the first generation a
larger percentage of men who have
risen from the poorest estate to large
competence than is true of the Japanese of these Islands.
A great, generous, over-prosperous
giant like the United States ought to
be ashamed of itself legislating against
such a people. The whole principle of
special exclusions is a false one. That
our nation should guard against undesirable immigrants is granted by all
patriots, but there, is no such thing as
racial undcsirability. The undesirableness of evil character or of menace
through disease is the only one that
can withstand the scrutiny of Christian
D. S.
principle.
ATRANSITIONAL PERIOD IN
THEOLOGY.
The Twentieth Century, like the last
one, has opened as a time of storm
and stress. Conspicuous among other
features of disturbance, physical, political and social, is this one of serious
agitation in the religious world in respect to doctrinal belief, especially
among the evangelical churches.
The
old rallying standards of such belief,
notably the doctrinal forms of the
Westminster Cathecism, have long
been growing unsatisfactory and untenable in the clearer light of the
Scriptures. In the efforts to formulate
better expressions of belief, great conTendencies have
flicts have arisen.
appeared of extreme departures from
accepted teachings, as well as from
clear statements of our Lord and His
Apostles. Altogether, it is a time of
painful unsettlement and conflict.
But we wish to urge that this is also
especially a time for the patient exercise of calm courage, of faith in God,
of wise forebearancc, of loyalty to the
Lord Jesus. It is not a time for bitter and agitating controversy, nor yet
for careless swinging away from moorings, and, above all, no time for relaxing prayer or labor or faith. In every
night of storm is needed the calm and
brave mind, trusting in God, who rules
the tempest.
There can be no doubt that in due
time the Lord will bring His beloved
people into clearer and more restful
comprehension of His truth, as well as
into greater unity and harmony of action, such as has hitherto been sadly
by needless controversies.
This time of general doctrinal confession and unrest may prove to have
been the needed agency and discipline
required to bring Christians into harmony and unity.
While awaiting clearer light respecting doctrinal beliefs, all earnest followers of Christ are peculiarly called
upon to do 11is work in His spirit. His
shining example is not one of the
things that are obscure. That holy and
loving life at least is conspicuously before us. Every Christian must feel
called upon to follow his Lord and
Master in His work of love and selfsacrifice. The world is full of sorrow,
of suffering and of sin. Those evils
were never so accessible to us as now,
and never so clamoring for our efforts
to relieve them. And never was there
so much organization of benevolent
agencies for relieving and uplifting
darkened and suffering mankind. It
will be by following our Lord in His
life of loving service that we, His people, shall emerge into the full light of
His truth.
There seems to be no doubt that the
largest element of deficiency in the Old
Theologies was their failure to recogni/.e the pervading prevalence and
power of the Divine Lord. That deficiency has at last come to be keenly
felt, and, more than anything else,
causes the present dissatisfaction and
sense of need for change in statements
if belief. The Westminster Catechism
in its much-vaunted definition of God
does not use the word Love. Nor does
it anywhere make that central quality
of His character conspicuous. It is
His Holiness, Wisdom and Justice that
are emphasized. But the churches
have learned to recognize His Love, especially as revealed in Jesus, and to understand the need of a warm and great
passion of Love in dealing with the
sinful and fallen and suffering. It then
must be by an ardent and active exercise of this Christlike temper and spirit
that His churches will emerge into
clearer light and escape from their
present perplexities and divisions.
Not hot and bitter controversy will
bring relief and rest, but united and
unselfish Christlike labors of love to
remove social evils and crimes, and
causes of degradation, to uplift the depressed, and enlighten the ignorant,
and to do for the whole world those
things which Christ has given His people to do. In such diligent, active and
loving work will the Churches of Christ
gradually emerge into full and united
understanding of His spiritual truths.
S. E. B.
impeded
CAUSES OF CHINA'S
FAMINE.
So much has been told of China's
famme that a brief review of the
causes of this great calamity may be
of interest. The first and immediate
cause of the distress in Central China
is the extensive flooding of the land,
brought about by unusual heavy rains.
All over the country, among the lowlying villages and towns, are found innumerable canals and waterways. Not
only did the rains occasion a great
local rise of these many streams, but
also an immense; amount of water
came down from the northern province
of Shantung. At the same time the
great lakes of the province of Kiangsu rose to an alarming extent, sending
floods over the nearby districts. The
Grand Canal receives its waters from
these lakes,, and it is said that one
frightened Chinese official, to save his
own neighborhood, opened the sluicegates at the lake and so sent a vast
stream of water southward, which
added to the already large flood.
Many of the houses are made of
mud bricks, dried in the sun. These
soon melted before the flood. The
fields ready for the second crop were
soon covered so deeply with water that
no planting could be done. Even
much of the wheat already gathered
from the first crop of the year was
ruined
Low-lying Country.
Near the City of Huaiau is an extensive plain, 30 miles long by about
15 miles wide. Two crops are generally planted here each year. Much of
the first crop, just ready to be garnered, was destroyed by the onrushing
waters before it could be saved. And
nothing could be done towards planting a second crop. Now the cattle
which would be needed for the next
year's plowing have had to be sold, for
almost nothing, to secure food. Many
families have sold their all, including
the children, and now are facing starvation and death. The entire plain
west of the Grand Canal, 200 miles
long and 100 miles wide, has been entirely covered with water, and most of
the wHeat, under this vast bodyj of
water, have become rotten and useless.
Many fields have now been covered
from one to two months with water.
The same story of flood, and fields and
villages covered with water, comes
from many places.
The entire country for many miles
around the great hsien or "city"
of Antung (with a population of
800,000) is all under water. Here on
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the old bed of the Yellow River, just
under the city walls, is the great embankment, built to keep back the
waters of the river in flood times.
Along its top runs the main highway
through the country. In a distance of
fifteen miles six large washouts can
now be seen.
Official Corruption.
Why are not these dykes repaired?
The officials say they have no money
to spend for such works. That is why
roads are not repaired and the dredging is not done in the Grand Canal.
And so the great works built in former years are left to go to ruin because of the corruption and inefficiency of the government of the present
day. The people starve and die because the Mandarin is usually looking
out for his own pocket, and is no
sufticient salary, little can be expected
of administration reform, and the public good may be expected to be only a
secondary consideration, from their
point of view.
Few Railroads.
The lack of railroads is another important reason why a great famine becomes possible in China. When food
supplies are short in one district,
prices rise so quickly that the poor are
forced to sell everything they, have, at
ruinous rates, to get enough to eat.
Soon they have nothing, and when
food at last is brought from a distance
they have absolutely no money to buy,
and must starve or be assisted by
charity.
The few raiiroads in China, the bad
public roads, the inferior methods of
transportation, all make the distribu-
are most industrious and constant in
the cultivation of their fields and gardens. Far up on the sides of the hills,
terrace upon terrace of cultivated land
can be seen. But the numbers of people living in the country are so enormous that a failure of six months to
secure a return from the land must
lead to great want. China's cities are
like
great swarming ant-hills, the
full of moving, busy, industri-
streets
ous, working multitudes. Passing in
and out at every gate, from early morn
until dark, a constant, almost endless
stream of these toiling millions can
daily be seen. Most of them are poor
men, hard workers, earing just enough
to give them food; and yet there arc
men, like those of any other land, with
their little homes, their wives and children, their loves and hates, desires and
aspirations, men who wish to live and
seek for something out of life. Their
lives are valattble, for these countless
multitudes are, in (iod's providence,
some day to be changed, uplifted, and
form a better, higher, happier China.
E. W. T.
MAUI MOVING ON.
COUNTRY VILLAGE NOW UNDER
longer "the father of his people." This
lack of public spirit and maladminstration on the part of so many of the officials, is one great cause which makes
possible such terrible conditions as
are found in China today. Very often
the official position is bought, with no
real salary allowed. The ruling Mandarin, witli the prospect of a change to
another post in a few years, in many
eases takes little interest in the welfare of his people or the condition of
•public works; his chief aim is to sec
how much money he can secure during his time of office. Until the government of China is so changed that
all officials when appointed to their
positions shall be given a good and
WATER
tion of supplies both slow and costly.
So there is little incentive to send to
any great distance. There may be
plenty and lo spare in one part of the
Empire, ami the direst destitution at
••mother place.
Great Population.
The people are so thickly settled in
the central provinces of China that
every available part of the land is
needed to produce enough food for the
inhabitants. Very little of the country is allowed to go uncultivated, except that used for the cities, the houses
in the villages and the graveyards, so
important to the Chinese. The people
A year and three months have passed since the long-closed doors of the
Wailuku Union Church were opened
for services. The Church had been
practically dead for several years. One
member—.Mr. Edward 11. Bailey—
who had long served the Church as
trustee, had kept the Church organisation alive until that happy day in
September when five joined on confession of faith and ten by letter. At the
November communion two more were
:i<UW-i\.
On the first Sunday of January, at
a business meeting of the Church and
congregation, the following officers
were elected to serve until June, 190K:
Trustees, Manager ("has. B. Wells,
l r .dward 11. Bailey, Daniel H. Case;
Treasurer. Judge Win. A. Mackay; Financial Committee, Principal C. E.
Copeland and Mr. Henry B, Penhallow.
The financial year has been a good
one, with a considerable balance in the
treasury after all bills have been paid.
The Church has recently received
from Central Union a supply of hymn
books, which have been very much appreciated in the services.
The ladies have formed themselves
into a Woman's Aid Society, whose
object it is to assist the Church in
every way possible, Their meetings
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The Sunday School Association of Hawaii.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
President—¥.. B. Tuknkr.
[£ fj '-j"™'
Vice-PresidentsAVc. Secretary—E. K. Liukai.ani.
Treasurer—G. P. Castle.
Opportunities for improving the
Sunday schools of Hawaii arc so plentiful that one is bewildered as to where
to begin first. It is one thing for the
Executive Committee to plan work and
another thing for them to do it. It can
not be that our Association is not sufficiently organized. With our Departmental Secretaries to make suggestions
after studying their different fields, and
with our Corresponding Secretaries to
project these suggestions into every
Sunday school in the Islands, of whatever race or color, much ought to be
accomplished. To be sure, we are all
busy people and have much to occupy
our time and thought. But this work
of bettering the Sunday schools is the
King's business, and if we do not do
it, it will not be done.
Organized Sunday School Work.
It is well to keep in mind just what
the organized Sunday school work proposes to do. The prime conception in
the plan of organization is the recognition of the different departments in the
work and the appointment of leaders
and committees, who will make these
particular departments the subject of
prayer, thought and work. The following departments arc being worked
to great advantage in every State in
the Union:
I. Primary-Junior, or Elementary.
Some of the benefits this department
desires to accomplish are: A Cradle
Poll in each school. The pupils under
thirteen grouped into three departments, the beginners three to six, the
primary six to nine, the junior nine to
thirteen. A separate room or screens
for each of the three departments. Supplemental lessons taught. Each teacher studying some training course.
Corresponding Secretaries.
English— Miss Edith Perkins.
Hawaiian —M. K. Nakuina.
Portuguese —Mrs. J. D. Marques.
Chinese —E. W. Thwinc.
Japanese—T. Okumura.
Korean— C. S. Yi:e.
Islands.
Departmental Secretaries.
Primary—Junior—Miss Frances Lawrence.
Home —Mrs. O. H. Walker.
Teacher Training—A. M. Merrill.
Temperance—G. D. Edwards.
Missionary —E. W. Tiivving.
If this subject were properly organized by the International Associ-
brought to the attention of our superin- ation. This department is now studytendents and teachers, it would seem ing this question with all possible earthat many classes could be organized. nestness.
There ought to be several teacherMr. W. C. Pearcc, superintendent of
training classes in Honolulu and at
least one in each of the outlying districts and towns. With the system of
examination and graduation with diplomas, used by the International Association, a great incentive should be
given to this work. Everyone recognizes the value and necessity of welltrained teachers. It is the greatest factor in efficient Sunday school work.
Dr. Hulburt's normal course is one of
the best.
3. Home Department.
The Sunday school should be carried
into every home. There arc many who
do not and can not attend the school
session. This requires energetic Home
Department superintendents and visitors who will secure new members and
keep in prayerful touch with the old.
There are immense possibilities for
good connected with this line of work.
Through its agency thousands have
been reclaimed to the Christian life and
the family altar set up in the home.
Now the whole family is studying the
Bible lesson, whereas before only the
small boy enjoyed this privilege. Several of our Island schools are working
this department, though there should
be many more.
4.
The Adult Department.
Does it not seem a travesty upon the
Christian religion that we should carefully nurture and train our boys and
girls in Scripture truths from the time
they are three years old until they are
eighteen, and then see them quietly slip
out of our hands and away from all
Church influences, into the indifference
of a worldly life? And yet this very
2. Teacher-Training.
thing has been happening in thousands
This department should seek the or- of Sunday schools all over the land.
ganization of a Training Class in con- The question is: "How stop the leak?"
nection with each Sunday school in the The Adult Department has just been
the International Teacher-Training Department, has been transferred and
made superintendent of the newly-created Adult Department. The most
successful features of well-tried Bible
classes, such as the Baraca, Philathea,
Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip, the
Yokefellows and others, will be taken
and a widespread effort made to organize and promote adult Bible classes
in all Sunday schools.
5. Temperance Department.
The work of this department is to aid
in the teaching of those special Bible
truths which "'shall educate the children for total abstinence and for the
destruction of the liquor traffic." There
are four temperance lessons during this
next year—one each quarter.
By
thoughtful preparation and cooperation these lessons can be made the
most attractive and helpful of the year.
[Tie temperance lesson of the second
quarter is to be used as Anti-Cigarette
Day, when the evils and dangers of the
cigarette habit shall be taught. Pledgesigning is recommended. The work of
this department can be benefited
through the employment of such special methods as pledge-signing (much
of the oldtime prejudice against pledgesigning is being removed, by having
pledges signed which are to be binding
only for one year); temperance book?
in Sunday school libraries; distribution
of up-to-date temperance literature and
the holding of temperance rallies.
6. Missionary Department.
The missionary spirit must be developed in the Sunday school of today or
both the Home and Foreign Missions
of tomorrow are doomed. Our Sunday
school leaders recognize this fact and
in another year there will be one missionary lesson each quarter.
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All .over the United States schools
having their ow.n missionary or station. In many places native mission*
tries can be supported on $25 a year.
This is within the reach of almost any
school. Denominational boards are
only too eager to cooperate with
schools in supplying them with native
workers.
Miss Martha B. IFxson has just
written a remarkably suggestive bookon "Missions in the Sunday School." It
is an inspiring manual of methods.
With these six departments of work-,
vitally affecting the spiritual lives of
the boyi of the present rind of the men
of the future, possible in every Sunday
school in the Islands, what giant strides
of progress might be made?
Until we can have a superintendent
giving much or all of his time to the
work of the organized Sunday schools
of the Islands, let everyone lend a hand
in volunteer service.
Annual Convention.
Now that the date has been set for
our Annual Convention —May 25-June
3 —it was hciped that we might have the
presence of a Sunday school expert
from the mainland.
Unfortunately, the World's Fifth
Sunday School Convention will be held
in Rome, May 18th to 23rd, and nearly
all of the international workers will be
there. It would have been a great incentive to belter work here if the Islands could have been represented in
this gathering. Very cordial invitations were sent by the Executive Committee of this convention, asking that
such a representation be made. Alas,
the lack of money and of time forbade
the acceptance of the invitation.
For this trip two large steamers
have been chartered. Stops will be
made, en route to Rome, at The
Azores, Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers,
Naples, Pompeii, Genoa and Pisa.
Many of the leading Christian workers
in America and in England will be
present and there will be twenty-eight
days of unbroken fellowship on the
steamer with many inspiring people. A
side trip could easily be taken to the
Holy Land, after the convention. The
experience of such a trip would certainly add years to any man's life.
E. B. T.
tire
TIDINGS FROM KAUAI.
The Ministers' School met February
at Lihue under the leadership of
Rev. L M. Lydgate, and was well attended in spite of the fact that it was
one of the stormiest days of the seaI
The session was devoted maincareful study of the Sunday
school lessons for the month of F'ebruiry, together with a sermon criticism
and analysis, special attention being
ailed to the sermon material in the
lessons. While primarily intended for
the Hawaiian ministers, other intelligent Hawaiians find these sessions interesting and profitable.
Mrs. Lydgate entertained the class
at lunch. Owing to the day being so
dark and stormy the lamps had to be
lighted during lunch, an unusual experience for Hawaii.
The Lihue Library has received
large accessions of new books during
the last month—mostly books newly
published.
The F.leele Library, founded on the
lame lines as that at Lihue, has also
received large accessions.
son.
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to a
J.
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M. L.
HISTORY OF THE HILO
BOARDING SCHOOL NEW
BUILDING.
Among the many kind thoughts
which last Christmas brought happiness to dwellers on this green earth,
none perhaps carried more joy than
did a small slip of blue paper. It contained very few words. But it had an
air about it that brought cheer with its
every crisp crinkle. Three lines told
the whole story and those three lines
were, "Three thousand dollars, to the
Hilo Boarding School," and at the bottom of the slip the all-important signature which converted the simple
paper into pure gold was "George N.
Wilcox." This paper meant the possibility of wiping out the debt on the
schooi building. It meant that the
racking worry was now relieved.
With the good news of this happy
Christmas comes the wish from some
kind friends of the school for a few
items on the history of the building.
In the Christmas holidays of 19x13
the old school house was removed
to the rear of its former site to make way
for a new building. But the finances
of the country tightened about this
time, and for the next two years the
school assembled in this old building
now under the mango trees, while the
site cleared for the much-needed new
structure lay bare.
It was not till April 17th, 1905,
that the first load of lumber for
the new structure was brought upon
the ground*. From this day the work
progressed rapidly.
The carpenters began the work with
a contract signed to build only the
main part of the house and one wing.
There were not funds in sight for a
complete building, hence the north
wing was to wait for better times. One
month later the trustees of the school
met to discuss the matter and it was
decided to go on with the complete
plan. On the sth day of May work on
the foundation was begun.
It was on the .24th of May that the
school boys themselves desired to add
their mite to the new schoolhouse in
labor, as they could not do it with
money. Enthusiasm grew so hot that
it was deemed best to carry on this
work by classes, in order that the
schoolroom routine be not too greatly
disarranged. Each class volunteered
three days per week to the good work.
And they did work as only 1 lawaiian can
when the heart and soul are in it. The
new arrangement of the building had
necessitated a change of driveways.
The boys undertook to make these
driveways. The stone had to be dug
and carted from the quarries on the
Kaitmana road, and then crushed.
While some boys took this for thc;r
work, the others were constructing the
roadbed or spreading the crushed rock.
In this way about 400 feet of roadwaywas constructed, and 40 feet of culverts were walled in. Two other boys
undertook the difficult task of digging
and walling up a cesspool. Two carpenter boys offered to make a koa
table for the new assembly hall, and
another boy offered his services to
polish it. Little fellows who could
not get possession of a wheelbarrow
went to the taro fields to keep the food
growing while the big boys placed
their muscle at the service of the
new work. Other boys were tearing
down the old dining-hall, as the lumber was to be used in the construction
of the new cook-house. Still others
were busy laying the foundation for
the cement floor in the new dining-hall
and in the lavatory. All this was begun and a large part of it was finished
by the happy boys as their gift to the
new building.
As the term neared its close the regular classes went on as usual prepar-
ing for the closing examinations and
the graduating exercises. With the
close of school came an opportunity
for the boys to again spend their
strength on the good work. Such
boys as could be profitably used
were hired through the vacation
weeks to go on with the work on the
basement floor. The hired carpenters
were still busy with the house proper.
Before vacation closed there was
much to speak for their faithful ser-
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vice. A new cook-house was completed, containing a kitchen, servingroom and food closets. This was a
separate building connected with the
dining-hall by a covered veranda. I
might add that a large stone and iron
range was constructed by the boys
likewise. The dining-hall was finished, so was the lavatory, the dispensary and two new rooms for the polishing department. At the same time
they completed the plumbing and laying 9,448 square feet of coment flooring.
In the first week of September of
1905 the carpenters turned the keys of
the new Hilo Boarding School building over to the Principal.
The old desks had been cleaned and
varnished. Nothing new was bought
for furnishing. There was no money
to buy anything new. And we were
happy to find that sandpaper and varnish had done good work. That is, it
was good as far is it went, but alas,
it did not go far enough. Each room
had just a few desks less than were
absolutely needed, and two rooms
were left without anything. But there
were old tables that were not good
enough for the new dining-hall. Could
we, would we, dare put those old
things up in the pretty schoolrooms?
We did dare, and they are there still.
And now, with the debt paid off, we
shall hope next to work for furniture.
And it does not look so hopeless. So
much has come to aid us in this work,
and we are able to save a little each
month from our own workshops, we are
sure that we shall in time see our
rooms all furnished with all necesMRS. L. C. L.
saries.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.
Last Half of 1906.
Honolulu Japanese Christian Boarding
School.
In September. 1906, I visited my beloved country Japan. My sick son accompanied me, with the hope that his
disease might turn to a favorable condition by the change of climate, also
wishing to remove the danger of infection to the children under our care.
It was my first vacation after twelve
years of work in Honolulu.
During the three months of my absence, the school was left entirely to
the charge of Mrs. Okumura. On my
return, it was a great pleasure to find
every wheel turning smoothly. The
children, understanding that my hasty
trip to Japan was not for my own
pleasure, but was partly for their welfare, behaved especially well, and were
absolutely obedient to Mrs. Okumura.
We feel very grateful for the love and
sympathy of these children, and are
thankful for the favorable test given to
our school.
The property on Punchbowl street,
used by the school for three .years, was
sold. In August, 1906, we moved to
a temporary residence on Beretania
street. This locality seemed to be unhealthy ten children left on account of
ailments and there was a lack of recitation rooms. We are glad that the
Hawaiian Board have arranged to
move us to a better locality. We hope
the coming year will find the school
more prosperous.
Notwithstanding our effort of exercising the strictest economy, we have
more or less deficits. This is accounted for by the fact that the sum paid
by each boarder is small, also that the
school supports eight children free of
charge, some of whom are orphans,
while others have only a mother who is
unable to render financial aid.
We thank our generous, kindhearted
friends who have assisted by liberal donations for this work and we hope
they will see the fruit from their offerings.
:
111. TlTl'S
AND
FIDET-IA C. COAN.
It is not easy to select anything in regard to Titus and Fidelia Coan suitable
for this occasion that has not already
been in print. These are disjointed
memories. Shall we call them "Jottings?"
A childhood memory is of my father's
faithful daily afternoon visits among his
tlock: also the swarms of people who
came to see him.
In the mornings he busied himself in
bis study, hut he never refused a caller,
nor looked ruffled at any interruption. I
never saw or heard either parent betray
any sign of impatience, nor speak in unfavorable criticism of grown people before children. / thought grown people
were perfect I
During the early days, the untutored
Hawaiians were in the habit of coming
freely uninvited to any and every room
in a house. Like many other families we
FINANCIAL REPORT.
had a door cut across in half, so that my
father could talk across to his people, as
Receipts,
they sat in a little reception-room outside. Later, as they learned better mandeceived from boarders !.$ 856.80 ners, this was dispensed with.
60.00
lawaiian Board
Here they came for such simple medidrs. Castle and Coleman
60.00 cal treatment as a missionary must give
dr. and Mrs. W. A. Bowen..
25.00 where there is no doctor (there was none
,Irs. Mary Castle
150.00 resident till 1849)—tooth-pulling, even
Jrs. M. S. Rice
3500 bleeding. (Often they came Sunday
drs. A. F. Cooke
5.00 morning; and I have seen them sitting
10.00
*rof. W. D. Alexander
in church taking little pinches from a
dr. G. P. Castle
25.00 paper of salts, just as if they enjoyed it.
Here they brought their contributions of
! $1,226.80 dried fish, goat skins, etc., to be turned
Total
into cash for the benevolent fund, when
my father could dispose of them. Coin
Disbursements.
was scarce.
They came with their offerings and
ace, bread and groceries. .$ 856.25 wants, not only from the village, but from
all parts of the large parish from seventy
uel, kerosene oil and minor
81.30 to eighty miles long, through which the
expenses
101.30 pastor walked four times a year, till, at
hashing
Vages of cook and general
about the age of sixty, he sprained an
servants
154°° ank'e; after that he used a horse.
)eficit of last report
205.80 During the walking tours some food,
clothing and bedding were carried for
him on shoulder-sticks, a big calabash
$1,308.65
Total
on one end, and a covered wooden bucket
$17185 on the other. He depended a good deal
deficit
on the hospitality and the culinary skill
of his people. One time in Puna, where
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12
fresh water was often scarce, he told his
host that he might boil the sea-water 10
cook the eggs in. When the meal was
prepared, behold the eggs all broken and
stirred into the ocean brine!
Scattered through Hilo town and
vicinity are the small churches built in
t he later 50's or early 60's, for the Sunday afternoon "apana" meetings and
Sunday Schools. These same services
had already been carried on for many
years under the direction of different
deacons, or "iunas." Six or more of the
buildings still stand in the old spots.
These four o'clock services my father visited in turn after the morning Sunday
School, two preaching services and the
noon lima meeting between them.
Father Coan for many years made
every babe he baptized who was eligible
for "Cousin-ship a life member of this
Mission Children's Society. He was a
man of marvelous spiritual devotion and
mental as well as physical stamina, "striving to do the right as God gave him to
see the right."
From 1838 to 1846 Mrs. Coan carried
on a quiet, simple little boarding school
for girls, not more than twenty at a time,
in a thatched building in our yard. The
people built it—the Hawaiians did such
things with cheerful generosity. The
beds were in the Hawaiian style and curtained off by mats in little alcoves. The
parents brought food for their daughters, and otherwise helped to supply their
needs. No aid was asked from the American Board.
Sometimes a missionary box arrived
around Cape Florn—"common-stock"
great excitement among the Lyman,
Coan and Wilcox children as to the division! Bonnets, skirts, and aprons could
not go to those boy families, nor to the
Boys' Boarding School; they stayed with
us, and the Coan little girls had much fun
"trying on" up garret before they were
given to the school girls. Some garments occasionally fell to our share, too.
My mother's teaching was of the most
practical and simple sort. She aimed to
train the girls to be discreet, industrious,
orderly honiekeepers. And in the generation now nearly passed away, any
traveler across country, noticing the neatest home (grass houses they were), the
most civilized appearing household, the
most modest interior arrangements, the
prettiest garden, would be told, "That is
the home of one of Coana Wahine's
girls."
Mrs. Coan's family cares and delicate
health prevented her going on more than
eight years with the school, but everywhere and always her quiet, gentle, refining influence impressed itself and bless-
—
Ed the women and helped mould their
lives. Her memory is blessed.
Two saints lay one day in 1872, awaiting the heavenly call: one, old Kaliloa,
the other Fidelia Coan. The former
heard the call first; her parting words
asked about the other one. "Tell her we
shall soon meet in the home-lani," she
said. That same day they did, indeed
meet. Their earthly resting places lie
near together, the first two on the green
hill slope that is named "Homelani'' from
that day.
Harriet Coan.
IV. ClIARLES H.
AND
I.UCY T. WeTMORE.
On a May day, in 1849, arrived in Hilo
from "around the Cape" (via Honolulu)
a tall, blue-eyed young man, with a wee
little wife who could almost stand under
his arm. This was the doctor for the outstation village, which had never yet had
a doctor, and in which the early missionaries had formerly dealt out "by the
book" the salts, sulphur, castor oil, and
used the forceps at the teeth, and the
lancet at the vein.
The bride and groom took the house
built by Father Lyman, vacant then, that
had echoed with the romps of Wilcoxes
and Parises, and would echo again with
the voices of children and grandchildren.
It was close neighbor to the Coans, whose
young brood at once claimed friendship
through the fence and cross-cut over the
veranda, where the doctor was very likely to be waiting in ambush for a pounce
upon the little friends, and a merry frolic.
For oh, joy! he loved children, and found
leisure for them. His kind face and smiling eyes beamed on them to his old age:
and often has he been seen, beyond his
seventieth year, in high frolic with his
grandsons, dashing through passages and
even under tables, to escape "the sudden rush from the stairway, the sudden
raid from the hall."
Of course, they were malihinis when
they came here, and it was fun to the
young fry to watch the initiation to the
place, the people, the language. But the
very funniest thing of all was that the
little lady was afraid of spiders! She—
why she was even detected by open-eyed
children on their knees at prayers herself
open-eyed on her knees, cringing away
from one that was running across the
floor to clamber up her gown! Spiders
just loved to chase her.
Presently the attraction of the house
was the babies and their pretty ways and
dainty clothes. All hand sewing then—
not till years afterwards did sewing machines come, and then this young mother
had the first one in Hilo.
The babies grew up. The only son, a
manly, helpful lad, died at about thirteen,
the three daughters are living—one in the
old home.
The house was altered, enlarged and
improved, from time to time, so that it
now hardly seems the same place. But
the "cubby holes" under the roof remain,
such as are probably to be found in any
story-and-a-half house. Perhaps, long,
dark, mysterious, into which a child
creeps with a thrill, and wonders when
he shall ever again find daylight. Nc
doubt in this day, trunks and household
lumber occupy the spaces once allotted to
coffee and pia bags, stores of Hawaiian
curios, anil a collection of beautiful
Micronesian corals and shells. These
came in later years when the doctor or
himself went in 1885 with a daughter as
a delegate from Hawaii to Micronesia,
and have now found places in cabinets,
etc.
Mrs. Wetmore in early years was
slight and in delicate health, but she was
ever strong in every good work. In her
parlor she gathered a little singing
schoo'; in another room taught for several years a small school of part-Hawaiian children. Only two years ago, one or
two of those bright girls, now grown old,
looked in with affectionate remembrance
upon the little room where "Kauka wahine" helped them towards the usefulness and honor that have marked their
adult years.
Dr. Wetmore was an ardent admirer
of natural beauty, and even in latest years
a student in some branch or other of
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natural science. Botany was a favorite
pastime, and took him and many a friend,
or frietid's friend, long tramps, rides, or
drives into the wilderness of our tropical
woods and ravines.
All these listeners must know that he
m.-is aiso a man of abounding hospitality
and Renercahy, identified with every
benevolent and progressive movement in
Hilo, even long after the active missionary work of the American Board was
A collection of postage
laid aside.
stamps made by Mrs. Wetmore was sold
by her family, after her death in
and the proceeds donated to furnish the
tower of the new church with a large,
four-faced striking clock. Twice in times
of sore sickness has that clock been asked to hush its \oice: the first time was
when the dear doctor lay on his dying
bed, in 1808.
MISSION
CHILDREN'S SOCIETY.
13
a visit here, who was with us as our
It is a large photograph of the Dole
pastor when her eldest daughter was family. In the center of the picture
buried, kindly led in the closing sit Mr. and Mrs. George 11. Dole, hale,
prayer.
hearty and happy, apparently in the
very vigor of manhood and womanTHE iriLO BOAHOtHG SCHOOL.
hood.
Around them arc clusteredi a
All friends of the Hilo Boarding
School will rejoice that the remainder grotif) of ten }-oung men and five fair
(if the
so
to women, their own twelve children and
debt they had worked
hard
eliminate, and which rested so heavily
Upon them, was wiped out shortly before Christmas by a gift from G. N.
Wilcox. Now they hope to work for
the class-room furniture, so much
needed. The trustees appointed a
committee of Rev. W. D. Westervelt,
Rev. C. M. Hill and L. C. Lyman to
canvass for the school and bring in
new boys. Mr. Westervelt will take
Ids lantern and some good pictures of
the school, and they hope it will result
in filling the school. This is a part
of the working out of their overflowing gratitude.
ITEMS.
three adopted by marriage.
About
their feet also are gathered four grandchildren and the fifth and youngest is
held high in the arms of the proud
grandmother. Death has never entered this happy family. If treasure may
be reckoned in "olive plants," Mr.
Dole may be called the wealthiest man
in the society,
M. A. C.
A CLEVELAND LETTER.
33 Welleslcv Street,
East Cleveland, ()., Jan. ioth, 1907.
Dear Friend and Cousin: My daughter. Miss Bertha Condc, Geo. College
Secretary on the National Board of
Young Women's Christian Associations,
expects to sail from San Francisco Feb.
21 st on the Siberia on her wav to Japan
and China to attend a World's Conference at Tokio and a Missionary Confer-
The former secretary of the H. M.
C.
Society, Miss M. A. Chamberlain,
IN MK.MOKIAM
received a New Year's present of a
Mrs. Celia W. Chamberlain, who fine picture which she expects to befinished her earthly career on Febru- queath to the society and which will
ary ist. was a very modest, unassum- one day adorn the walls of their head
ing Christian, never placing herself in quarters.
,->nv position of prominence, yet taking
her share of some public duties, am!
always ready for home duties; and
was highly esteemed by those who
knew her best and regarded her as
fulfilling her responsibilities beautifully.
She took a partial course at Mount
Holyoke Seminary and was under the
personal care of Miss Mary Lyon, its
beloved founder. After some time occupied in school teaching she came to
HONOLULU'S CHOICEST SUBURB
these Islands in the ship Ocean Pearl,
that reached Honolulu April ist, 1854,
and was married 1 to Mr. Warren
Chamberlain on her arrival, she having made his acquaintance when he
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was living with his grandparents in
Transit. No Pake Stores, no Japanese Shacks,
Easthampton, Mass. For twelve years
her residence was at Waialua, Oahu,
no Saloons. ::::::::
and after a visit to her early homeland
she returned to Hawaii nei, where for
thirty-six years to the time of her decease her home was in Honolulu.
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She was the mother of five children,
Horace
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of whom three survive—Rev.
Wright Chamberlain; Mrs. Helen C.
Ives, who with four children and her
husband, Charles G. Ives, M. D., reside in Pecatonica, Illinois; and the
youngest son, Mr. William Warren
Chamberlain.
She was laid to rest in the Mission
lot in Kawaiahao cemetery, and there
Rev. Walter Frear of Oakland, now on
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ence at Shanghai. It is her intention to
stop over at Honolulu until the next
steamer, which I think will be about a
week or ten days. She wants to make a
flying trip to Wailuku, Maui, to see her
father's old home and also visit her grandmother's grave at that place. She would
also be glad to meet you and other kind
friends among the Cousins while in Honolulu. I would be very glad if there
should be a "Cousins'" gathering while
she is there, which she could attend as
I am sure the
my representative.
"Cousins" would be glad to hear her
speak. She has been actively connected
with the National Y. W. C. A. for nearly
ten years and has developed much power
as a speaker to women all over this country. lam sure you will be qrlad to know
her. As she will be a total stranger at
the Islands I would he very grateful to
you and others who would show her any
kindness within your power. Any word
for her may be left with the secretary of
the Y. W. C. A. in Honolulu. I hope I
am not trespassing on your good will in
making these request! in behalf of my
dear daughter. I want her to see something of my old Hawaiian home and kind
friends.
Cordially your "Cousin,"
S. E. CONDE.
(Continued from
are held
every two
Pn.ee $),
weeks at the Wil-
liam and Maty Alexander Parsonage.
Under the able direction of Mrs. C. B.
Wells an excellent literary and educational study is zealously undertaken.
"The Parly Days of French History"
is the subject for the next few months.
The Churches of the Maui Association have been generous in their gifts
to missions this past month. Over
one hundred dollars have been paid
the agent to divide between the American and Hawaiian Boards. Churches
that have made no contribution foi
years have at the last Christinas season given generously for the extension
of the Kingdom in Hawaii and the
world.
In the last few months the Hawaiians in the region of Haiku, under the
leadership of Rev. Isaac D. laea, have
moved their Church building from
Hauku to Pattwela, at a cost of about
$400. Offers of financial aid from
large givers have been repeatedly refused by the pastor and his Church
until the members themselves sball
have raised as much as possible. The
Maui Aid Association issued ten subscription papers, the money from
which is paid the agent who settles the
accounts of the Church. This some
what novel arrangement of the sub■
scription papers seems to please both
Hawaiians and English-speaking people, for every subscription paper is
quickly filled. Every few weeks these
papers arc returned to the Treasurer
of the Maui Aid Association with the
whole amount of the cash that has
been collected. The papers are then
checked up, and receipts sent through
the mail for amounts of one dollar and
over upon postal cards printed for the
purpose.
This system trebles the
amounts that were previously given
on subscription papers.
The lluclo Church recently voted to
deed its properly to the Hawaiian
Board, with the immediate result that
a friend of the Church gave $150 toward the repair of the building, which
was added to a neat sum the Church
had already collected.
The Chinese Parsonage in Wailukti
was completed last month, costing
about $650, nearly all of which was
There
raised by the Chinese of
is now a debt of about fifty dollars,
which we hope some friend of our Chinese work will raise for us.
The debt to Rev. John Nua of Wailukti Native Church, amounting to almost $400, has been largely raised, and
the building of the Sunday schoolroom
for the Church nearly paid for. This
extra room will greatly facilitate the
carrying on of a lareer native Sunday
school in this Hawaiian center.
The repairs of the historic Pookela
Church, so dear to many former students of the present Maunaolu Seminary, and so closely associated with
the life and work of the splendid missionary family, the Greens, are now
begun in earnest. The Board, to
which this property was deeded about
a year ago, departed from its usual
custom of not aiding Hawaiian and
Union churches in their repair, and
gave a handsome sum for this old
Church. The action of the Poard was
based upon two facts: the scattered
membership of the Church and the historical associations of the old building,
which was fast tumbling to ruins.
Maui's generous giver offered his help,
and the handful of attendants at the
old Church have received new courage
for their task of keeping up the services. Pastor Santos has bravely
faced the situation and is doing his
best to gather together the scattered
members of his flock.
At the monthly ministers' meeting,
Rev. P. Y. Bazata has begun a very
valuable course of lectures upon the
subject. "How We Got Our Bible."
Such advanced studies the Maui ministers greatly enjoy.
R. R. D.
Wailuku.
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�THE FRIEND.
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HAWAIIAN TGTOT CO., THE FRIEND QISHOP & COMPANY,
LIMITED
BANKERS.
Is published the first week at each month *-'
B^
Fire, Marine, Life
■IKETY ON HONDB
Plate Slam, Kmployrrn' Liability.
anil lluri/luiy Itnurnnrt
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923 Fort Street, Safe Deposit
COLLEGE
HILLS,
The magnificent residence trau of
the Oahu College.
COOL
CLIMATE,
SPLENDID VIEW
The cheapest and most desirable lots offered for sale on the t.i!.:! terms: one-third
cash, one-third in one year, one-third in two
years. Interest at 6 per cent.
For information as to building requirements, etc., apply to
TRUSTEES OF OAHU COLLEGE,
404 Judd Building.
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...
Honolulu
OAHU
Hawaiian Islands.
in Honolulu, T. H., at the Hawaiian Board
Book Rooms, cor. Alakea and Merchants
Sts. Subscription price, $1.50 per year.
(Arthur F. Griffiths, A.8., President.)
cor. Alakea & Merchant Sis., Honolulu, T. H.
iiiitl muni reach llir liuard liuumi by the !4th 11/
lite month
Henry Waterhouse Trust Co.. Ltd.
The Board of Editors :
STOCKS, BONDS
Doremus Scudder, Managing Editor.
Sereno E. Bishop, D. D.
Rev. Orramel H. Gulick.
Theodore Richards.
Rev. Edward W. Thwing.
Rev. Edward B. Turner.
Rev. William D. Westervelt.
F.ntrt ed October jy, iqo.', at Honolulu, Hawaii, as second
class matter, under act of Congress of Matc/ij, iSj<).
MOVEB
and
To Our Own Building
PUNAHOU PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ALAKEA and MERCHANT STREETS
(Samuel Pingree French, A. 8., Principal.)
where hereafter may be
found Bibles in
Offer complete
College preparatory work,
together with special
Commercial,
Music, and
Art courses.
Pur Catalogues, address
JONATHAN SHAW,
Oahu College.
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Business Agent,
Honolulu, H. T.
English
Hawaiian
Japanese
Chinese
Portuguese
as well as general
RELIGIOUS LITERATURE
AND PRAYER BOOKS.
T M. WHITNEY, M. D., D. D. S.
We plan to keep a stock of
DENTAL ROOMS
Fort Street.
...
Boston Building.
Established in 1858.
All business letter should be addressed
Transact a General Banking and Exchange
and all M. O.s and checks should be made Business. Loans made on approved security.
Bills discounted. Commercial Credits grantout to
ed. Deposits received on current account subTm.oDORi: Richards,
ject to check.
Butbuxt Afanagcr of The I-'riend.
Regular Savings Bank Department mainP. O. Box 489.
tained in Bank Building on Merchant Street,
All communications of a literary character and Insurance Department, doing a Life, Fire
and Marine business on most favorable terms,
should be addressed to Dokkmis Sciudek.
in Friend Building on Bethel Street.
Managing Editor or The Friimd,
Again—This Time
COLLEGH.
HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Sunday School materials
Quarterlies, Notes and commentaries
AND ISLAND
SECURITIES
Fort and Merchant Streets, Honolulu.
HF.
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WICHMAN, & CO., LTD.
Manufacturing Optician,
Jeweler and Silversmith.
Importer of Diamonds, American and Swisi
Watches, Art Pottery, Cut Glass,
Honolulu
Leather Goods, Etc.
Hawaiian Island*.
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CASTLE
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& COOKE, Ltd.,
Honolulu, H. I.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SUGAR FACTORS.
Agents for
The Ewa Plantation Co.,
The Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.,
The Kohala Sugar Co.,
The Waimea Sugar Mill Co.,
The Apokaa Sugar Co., Ltd.,
The Fulton Iron Works, St. Louis, Mo.,
The Standard Oil Co.,
Geo. F. Blake Steam Pumps,
Weston's Centrifugals,
New England Mutual Life Ins. Co., Boston,
Aetna Fire Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.,
Alliance Assurance Co., of London.
GEORGE J. AUGUR,
M. D.,
HOMOEPATHIC PRACTITIONER.
Residence, 435 Beretania St.; Office, 431
Beretania St. Tel. 1851 Blue.
Office Hours:—lo to
12
a. m., 3 to 4 and 7
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The Friend
OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES.
HONOLULU, H. T., APRIL, 1907
VOL. LXIV
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Mother Castle.
On the 13th of March, Mrs. Mary
IVliruiiry 20—March 20.
Tenney Castle fell quietly asleep at the
Receipt*.
She
ripe ape of eighty-seven years.
$ 734.50 came to Hawaii in 1843 with her husDahii
BOMO band, the late Samuel N. Castle, and
Maui
42.110 had witnessed many of the most stirKauai
511.(0 ring events in the story of the ChrisMolokai
Al(ieneral Fund
9.00 tian conquest of these Islands.
though
great
the
revival
of
:d
h
1K37-V
I'.O"
A. H. C !•'. II
a few years,
her
preceded
coming
by
28.71
The Frl
I
71.77 she saw the culmination of that mighty
Ka llaolnlia
movement in the steady extension of
110.011
Palama Mission
religious influence which by 1803 had
30.00
A. M. A
Ollice K.'iit
68.00 achieved the record that told of onethird of the Hawaiian people enrolled
38.81
Order Department
218.H9 upon the membership books of the misMerchandise
33.90 sionary Churches. Those were prePeriodicals
711.00 eminently the days of romance in the
Japanese Work
Makiki Japanese Work
500.00 history of the planting of Christianity
here, and the missionaries privileged to
Invested Funds
354.90
6,000.0. have a part in them ever thereafter
Mi.1 Pacific Institute
looked back as to the golden age.
Kxeess of Expenditures over ReThrough
the succeeding forty-one years
ceipts
2,403.14
of steady and sorrowful decline Mother
$9,968.12 Castle lived with a serenity and cheerfulness that made her home a Mecca to
all visitors interested in the better side
Expenditures.
of Hawaiian life. Not to have been
$ Merchandise
1.81 discouraged at times during this peI'he Friend
Ka Hualoha
39.35 riod would not have been human, but
20.50 after the advent of large resources a
l«MnU Fund
['alania MisHion
139.45 constant pouring forth of benefactions
51.09 for the Churches so near her heart tesPeriodicals
\. B. ('. F. M
208.80 tified to the unbounded hope which
36.00 Mother Castle cherished of another re■Special Secretary's Kxp
Invested Funds
98.35 vival sure to visit them some day. It
is good that she lived to.see the downOffice Kxpense
$ 969.93
1,430.68 ward course changed. l**or the past
Salaries
460.75
few years there has been a steady gain
$ 542.90
Japanese Work
and the Hawaiian Christians are givSalaries
723.00
1,265.90 ing wide evidence of the new order of
growth. Mother Castle's noble faith
5.60
$
Jhincsc Work
and that generosity which seemed to
Salaries
1,368.50 1,374.10 some misplaced are being amply
justified. We hazard the prophecy
Hawaiian Work, Salaries
372.00 that some day her most profitable in765.50 vestments in giving will prove to be
EagQafc Work, Salaries
Portuguese Work
183.00 those which she made in behalf of the
Kawaiahao Seminary
225.00 Hawaiian race. This is a bolder preMid Pacific Institute
3,458.95 diction than appears on its face, for the
heart of this elect lady was wide
$9,968.12 enough to take into itself the world,
and her kindly interest in humane
Overdraft at the Bank
$4,374.78 movements extended far beyond the
THEODORK RICHARDS,
confines of her native country.
In
many mission fields the tidings of her
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No. 4
departure will bring sorrow, mingled
with joy over her entrance into the
Upper kingdom of privilege. She was
one of those quiet forces to which in
vision Jesus alluded when He said "the
kingdom of heaven cometh not with
observation." Hawaii is rich in having
held this life so long. For she had
many of the qualities which Jesus predicted <>f the men of the New ( Irdor.
During all the years of its existence
the Hawaiian iioard has had no firmer
friend. Again and again when some
far-reaching measure baited for lack of
funds, a quiet message has reached the
rooms, and with a "Thank Cod" the
An
new movement has been pushed.
old Hebrew poet in singing the praises
of the Ideal Mother chanted, "Her
children rise up, and call her blessed."
It is the picture of the power which
the rare woman has of so impressing
her nobility upon her children that the
loftiness of their own lives shall best
speak out her virtues. Mrs. Castle
was a mother of this type, and Honolulu today is experiencing the blessing
of being the home of sons and daughters whose public spirit, unselfish service and generous giving form the kind
of a benediction dearest to the heart of
this sainted woman.
Toward Another Goal.
Our last annual report "That They
Go Forward" devoted its ninth page to
making its wants known. A number
of these have been quietly supplied in a
manner not only to evoke the deepest
gratitude, but also to astonish us with
its rebuke to lack of faith. Among
these "Incitements to Prayer" were
two items asking for $250,000 endowment for the Mid-Pacific Institute and
$100,000 for the erection of dormitories.
The former of these is still out of
sight, but Mrs. S. C. Allen has given
$5,000 towards the school site and Mrs.
J. B. Atherton has contributed $35,000
towards a dormitory for Kawaiahao as a
memorial of her husband, late President of the Hawaiian Board. Already
plans are being discussed and building
operations will soon be under way.
Just whence the remaining $65,000 are
to come is a conumdrum, but we believe it will be forthcoming in due sea-
�4
son.
Meantime the story of the future
our crowning educational
institution is of no little interest. One
year ago the Hawaiian Hoard decided
to purchase the land of Kapahufu, embracing some 300 acres. It was a
princely domain and would have constituted the noblest school site in the
Islands. But difficulties over details,
coupled with the conviction that the
Mid-I'aeific Institute could scarcely
hope for funds sufficient to develop all
the possibilities of such a commanding
location, led to a reconsideration of the
decision to secure this property. Every
other possible location in and about
Honolulu was most patiently canvassed. Finally all were narrowed down to
a site in beautiful Manna Valley, adjoining College Hills. Here some 7,~
acres of undulating land suitable for
the varied needs of the school, and affording a natural division for the boys
and girls departments, were found and
promptly purchased by the Board.
There is a fine spring of water on
the premises, which should yield at
least 100,000 gallons per day. The two
entrances are but a block from the College Hills electric line. Inspiring views
of mountain and sea are commanded
from the higher points. The school
will have room for its agricultural and
dairy features, in addition to ample
playgrounds. Through the generous
cooperation of the Castle Instate it was
possible for the Hoard to acquire this
property by cash purchase. The Estate offered to buy the land upon which
Kawaiahao now stands in order to add
it to the grounds of the Castle Home.
This will tend to preserve to all time
the integrity of Honolulu's missionary
center.
The sum derived by the
Hoard from this deal, together with
the $18,000 realized from the sale last
year of the North Pacific Missionary
Institute grounds to the Methodist
Church and Mrs. Allen's gift, a little
mure than covered the purchase price of
the new school site. The friends of the
Board are singing hallelujah over this
large forward step towards the consummation of their plan for a great international Christian institute of learning in
the strategic center of the Pacific World
site of this
The Bosworth Campaign.
I.ike its central figure, it was a quiet
movement devoid of all advertising
outside of a simple postal card invitation sent to one thousand men and the
usual press notices. The time fixed
upon was half-past four in the afternoon, convenient enough for all, but
demanding the sacrifice of the recreation hour from busy men. The first
lecture of the six delivered in Centra!
THE FRIEND.
Union Church was given in the chapel. The Friend goes out of its way to furThis proved too small, and the main nish a crude synopsis of his seven adauditorium was used thereafter. The dresses, because they will be welcomed
gatherings were notable in personnel, by all who heard him as a means of
being remarkable for the large number keeping fresh in mind his vital mesof men of affairs and those not often sages.
Seen at Church who attended. Nothing suggesting the typical evangelistic
campaign was present—choir, popular Civic Federation.
singing, after meeting, cards, special
This aggressive and public-spirited
workers all wen- wanting. The atmosphere was that of a course of lec- organization held ils annual meeting
tures by a scholar to those anxious to \lar>h jS. The record of work done
learn. Dr. I'.osworth is careful to dis- during the past year was condensed
card all the conventional arts of the into brief reports which were issued in
platform. He knows his sphere, that neat pamphlet form and sent to each
of the teacher. He fills it. His one member. These show an immense
expended
■,rreat extraneous asset is his voice. amount of detailed effort
•dear, sympathetic and adaptable. His along the line of public health, charilanguage is a study. He despises the ties, popular education, parks, streets
(ear of repetitions. In fact, iteration is and the city beautiful, law and order,
one of his cardinal virtues, lie ham- good government and wise legislation.
mers a point home. This saying over The right arm of the federation is its
again of the same phrases constitutes Executive Committee of Fifteen, dione of the charms of his teaching vided into five sub-committees. These
method. The care that most speakers sub-committees do the bulk of the
give to the avoidance of repetition, Dr. work and report monthly to the ExI'.osworth concentrates upon shunning ecutive Committee. Honolulu is to be
cant. He is always new. He has a congratulated upon the faithfulness
nomenclature of his own and it belongs with which the very busy men comprisfirst to common sense, second to tlie ing these committees devote time and
twentieth century. He is the antipodes energy to this form of public service.
of the learned German who talks so The absence of a quorum from the
that no one can understand him. The monthly meetings is a thing practiplainest bearer is Dr. Bos worth's ob- cally unknown in the history of this
While the
jective. If he can land him, everyone vigorous organization.
else is necessarily caught. But the most spectacular service rendered to
simple is not confounded with the the people during the past year was the
commonplace. Hence every lecture part the Federation took in downing
sends the audience away delighted with the corrupt < >ahu gang last fall, the agiexpressive phrases which are as far tation for new parks and playgrounds,
apart as possible from theological plat- for a filtration plant, for greater efitudes and whose chief distinction it is fectiveness in public education and for
to put new life into familiar passages the allied reforms of local Option and
of Jesus' teaching. These, however, stricter temperance legislation promare but minor features. The peculiar ises to issue in benefits that will mttlcharacteristic of Dr. I'.osworth's work tipl) as the years roll on. The five
is his wonderful insight into the mind members chosen Upon the Executive
of Christ and his rare power to enable Committee for three years to replace
all who hear him to see what he sees. those whose terms had expired were
He deals with the great fundamentals, Messrs. W. \i. Castle. F. S. Dodge, R.
but in such a way as to make them grip 11. Ttent, /.. K. Myers and J. A. Rath,
mind and conscience with fresh insist- of whom the first three were reelected.
ence. The tonic quality of all he The two great functions of a Civic
teaches is found in the effect Upon the federation are those, first, of a herald,
will. ( )ne goes away with the deter- to arouse the public to new possibilimination to make life worthier of the ties of larger life, and, second, of a
vision (jf its possibilities. This is the- watchdog, to awaken the public to the
rmal test of a great teacher, not the ad- stealthy approach of the enemies of its
miration of cleverness, eloquence or peace and order. Honolulu's Federaerudition which he elicits, not the tion has fulfilled its duty in each of
amount of mental pabulum which the these spheres.
student absorbs from him. but the high
volitions he inspires. Therefore Ho- An Apostolic Figure.
nolulu was moved, not widely, because
The Friend next month hopes to be
there was no great popular hearing, but able to present its readers with a condeeply, because the large number who tribution from the pen of Rev. Philip
did hear him were profoundly stirred. H. Delaporte, the missionary of the
�American Hoard and of Central I'nion remuneration of supervisors and some
Church on Nauru or Pleasant Island. 1 other officials, paid highly enough alAnother ruinous
The Story of this remarkable man's ready, will fail.
achievements reads like a page from measure for multiplying office-holders,
the Acts of the Apostles, with the ad-, the municipal bill, is also likely to die
ditton of language conquests unknown by weight of its evident worthlcssness.
in that brief history of tile early j The ignoble and utterly unworthy perChurch. With meager resources this sonal attack upon Governor Carter
quiet missionary has translated and voiced in the "undated resignation;"
printed a large part Of the New Tes- bill will, it is hoped, sting itself to death.
tament and, together with Mrs. Dela- Turning from these evidences of bad
porte, lias been able to lead many hun- politics it is a pleasure to note that
dreds of the natives to Christ. Backed l the Senate is preparing a notable
by the devoted Christian capitalist, Mr. liquor law which if supplemented by
\riindel, lie and his wife are fast the local option statute promises a fair
settlement of this vixed question. Two
transforming their island into a
tian stronghold. The incoming of measures of general excellence were
Chinese workmen will complicate their, offered, one for the Republican organproblem, but may in the future add anj ization by Senator Pane and the other
for the liquor
element of permanent power to all that; by Senator McCarthy referred
to a
they are achieving. Mr. and Mrs. De- dealers. These were
and
all
ingave
children,
committee
the
latter
reached
laporte, with four
Honolulu on tin' Suveric, March Ist. terested parties a patient hearing which
After a short stay in Honolulu they left lasted several hours. Remarkable agreetor San Francisco, March |6, taking ment was evidenced at this hearing
two children and leaving the others in by the saloon men on the one hand and
the Civic
ihis city according to medical advice. by the representativesthe of Anti-Saloon
They will go lo Germany during their Federation and
furlough and will return to their field League on the other. Both measures
after an absence of about one year. The had been drafted with great care and
Jose connection of Hawaii with this with true public spirit. Except in some
splendid work in Nauru is a cause of details it was found that all parties could
be satisfied. Subsequently the two
great joy to all our Churches.
bills
were carefully overhauled and the
Hawaiian Number.
resultant
is now before the committee.
of
New
York
The Independent
is possible that the committee will adIt
a
special
the
of
announcement
makes
The vocate three forms of liquor license, one
issue to be devoted to Hawaii.
wholesale with an annual fee of $1000,
contain
will
of
May
2. i<x>7.
magazine
one
retail with a fee of $1000 for
no less than six articles by residents
of Honolulu, namely, Hon. W. F. Honolulu and $500 outside, and a
over three days at $15
ITc.ir. Bishop 11. B. Restarick. Rev. S. third for not case
of public entertainthe
in
per
day
Dole,
Dr. D.
E. Bishop, Hon. S. B.
Scudder and Editor W. G. Smith. | ments, race meets, etc. This latter
Other features will be in keeping with form of license will be bitterly fought
of temperance.
It
the purpose, which is to show the re- by all the friends
the
not
to
ought
pass.
With
certainly
markable progress and present interesting condition of the Islands. Dur- exception of this provision the bill is
ing the past three months many, in- likely to prove acceptable. The power
quiries have come to our office request- to grant licenses is to be vested in a
ing exactly the kind of information, County Hoard of five men appointed by
We the Governor, with the consent of the
which this issue will contain.
be Senate. Provisions safeguarding pubour
to
advise
readers
therefore
forehanded in placing their orders for, lic interests in the granting of licenses,
this forthcoming Hawaiian number, and others voicing practically all the
demands of the Federation and League,
were
embodied in the Lane measure
Legislative Progress.
in that reUnless some untoward emergency and are likely to appear If
this likeported
the
committee.
by
occur, the present Legislature promises
to fulfill all the bright hopes enter- lihood eventuate and the bill pass witha
tained for it. In fact, it would be hard out damaging amendments it will be
to match its good work among its fel- great victory for good government.
lows of the mainland. Although there
has been no little aimless talk, it has Local Option.
Meantime, in the House, where Repsettled down to business and has transHughes introduced the loresentative
detailed
work
acted a large amount of
with despatch and wisdom. At this cal option bill, a different treatment
writing it looks as though the "salary has been accorded. The bill was regrab" which proposes to increase the ferred to the Judiciary Committee,
Chris-1
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5
THE FRIEND.
where ever since it has quietly reposed.
Representative Rawlins, chairman of
this committee, has shown considerable public spirit in expediting business and has merited public approbation therefor. But, unfortunately, he
is credited with the determination to
let the local option bill sleep until the
general liquor law shall have been
enacted, when the former will be killed,
as it was two years ago, with the cry
that the general bill provides for local
option. The general bill now in the
Senate does repeat the provision in the
present law for local petition. Hut this
is the very antithesis of local option.
Local petition is both a very expensive
It is
and very impossible measure.
thoroughly un-American, as it denies
the privilege of testing at the ballotbox the question of liquor selling. The
temperance forces should never yield
10 this thoroughly unjust way of shelving the liquor issue. There is a very
large public demand throughout the
Territory for local option. If a bill to
provide for it were to be submitted to
popular vote it would undoubtedly be
passed. The Legislature ought to face
the question fairly and Mr. Rawlins has
no right to smother the measure in
The Civic Federation at
its annual meeting appointed a com
mittee of nine to wait upon Mr. Rawlins and endeavor to secure from him
a promise to have his committee act on
this bill at an early day.
committee.
Territorial Public Library.
Following the suggestion of Governor Carter's message. Representative
Hughes introduced into the House a
bill to provide for a public library to
be known as the Hawaiian Library.
The bill calls for the appointment of
gives them
i Hoard of Trustees and
wide powers to create and maintain a
public library and to extend its privileges to all persons in the Territory,
especially to all pupils in public and
private schools. This bill is likely to
pass both houses. Simultaneously
with this an attempt was made to secure from the House the inclusion in
the appropriation bill of an item setting
apart $5000 per year for two years for
This item was
library purposes.
thrown out by the House under the
general misapprehension that the library would benefit Honolulu alone.
Careful enlightenment of opposing
members has followed and the present
likelihood is that in the Senate the appropriation will be voted and that subsequently the House in conference
committee will acquiesce. If this be
done the way will be clear to organize
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a library that shall be a credit to the
Territory. Inasmuch as the trustees
are given power to fnake agreement
with any other Library Board, it is possible that the existing Honolulu Library may be drawn into the scheme.
There is no reason why Mr. Carnegie
THE FRIFND.
sending the girls of their parishes to ican Hoards It is a delight to see
bow enthusiastically the two Dodges,
the Seminary rose to a high pitch.
father and son, work together in this
common
enterprise. <>n the afternoon
The Two Dodges.
of March jj. at 3 o'clock, the Union
The quiet, effective leadership of Church of Kahului, of which Rev. John
Rev. R. H. Dodge throughout Maui is E. Dodge (the father) is pastor, was
more and more in evidence.
It is dedicated. Through the kindness of
based not upon any fictitious preroga- Hon. 11. P. Baldwin, the chief protive, but upon unselfish service. The moter of this enterprise, free trains
manner in which he has turned chaos were run from Paia and Wailuku for the
into order in the money matters of the occasion. The meeting house is a very
should not hi willing to assist in the
At
erection of a suitable building.
last, then, after many years of thought
and quiet agitation, one more modern
institution Of first moment will have
been added to our equipment of enlight- Churches is little less than wonderful.
His semi-annual report as agent of the
enment.
Hoard and treasurer of the Maui Aid
Association showed more than $6ov)0
The Windward Associations.
passing through his hands. His sysGeographically and in point of time tem of checks and vouchers has cleared
the Associations of Hawaii and Maui the reputation of the Churches among
lie to the windward, ( >ahu and Kauai the outside communities immensely.
following in the lee. As Dr. Baker's len are giving as never before on
report printed elsewhere shows, the Maui to religious work, because now
meeting at llilo was marked by no they have an absolute guarantee that
special excitements, but accomplished what they give goes entirely to the obits work with celerity and proved a
tasteful structure, the most attractive
building in Kahului. and by service
time it was crowded, every seat filled
and. many standing within and on the
porch,
By actual count more than
220
The service was most
appropriately arranged. After invocation, congregational singing, scripture
and prayer, led by Rev. Messrs. White,
Santos and R. B. Dodge, and a stirring
anthem by Paia Union Church choir, a
grandchild of Rev. Mr. Opunui was
were present.
source of great refreshment and inspiration to all members and delegates.
A fine spirit pervaded the assembly.
and the Church reports showed life
ami progress. Maui. Molokai and LaThis
nai Association nut at Paia.
company of Churches was ambitious
enough to attempt a program covering
an entire week. The order of exercises
was printed both in English and Hawaiian The attendance was excellent.
This Association always has been noted
for its aggressive spirit (to put it mild-
ly), and in some v cars it has been a
source of much anxiety to its friends.
But of late years this superabundant
vitality has been directed into channels
of usefulness, and as a consequence
Maui i- fast becoming a center of enThe
couragement and large hope.
spring meeting which closed last weekwas the best in many years. It was
marked by the full cooperation of the
Union Churches of Paia and Wailuku,
and the Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese Churches of Maui. This in itself was a splendid achievement. The
noble way in which Rev. Mr. Bazata
of Paia is throwing himself heart and
soul into the work of all the Churches
is a great joy. lie puts all the ardor
of a champion polo and tennis player
into this larger endeavor, and as a consequence is endearing himself to all.
One of the most effective sessions of
the Association was that in which.
after reading the report of Paia Foreign
Church, he called upon the pastors to
ially to the support of Maunaolu. This
appeal set the ball rolling, and one
after another Messrs. Dodge, Kalino
and Scudder took a hand in the sport
until the enthusiasm of the pastors over
NEW CHURCH AT KAHULUI
ject they wish to aid. Of course, all
this has stirred the enmity of some
who battened on the loose system of
other days, but the results evidenced
in repaired Churches, promptly-paid
salaries, comfortable parsonages, a happier and more effective ministry,
are so overwhelming that the few
grumblers have no audience. The
missionary enthusiasm of the Christians in consequence is rising higher
and higher. Maui will probably be entitled to a Corporate Membership in
the American Board this year, or the
next at the farthest, as a direct result
of its determination to have every
Church give something annually to foreign missions. Collections to the Hawaiian Board are increasing in equal
ratio. The Fndeavor Societies decided
at the recent meeting to set apart the
last Sunday in April in wdiich to make
an offering to the Hawaiian and Amer-
consecrated in baptism and the formal
builder, Mr. Moody, handed the keys
of the completed edifice to Mr. Bald-
win, who with brief, appropriate words
transferred them to the pastor. Then
the audience rose while Mr. Dodge led
his people in a beautiful responsive
service of dedication, Mr. Bazata offering the consecrating prayer and ail
joining in the hymn. The first collection was then taken in the new edifice and was set apart by prayer for
the work of the Hawaiian Board. Next
followed the sermon by Mr. Scuddcr
and the singing of "I Know that My
Redeemer Liveth," by Miss Ormcrod,
with the closing devotions. The occasion was most inspiring from begin-
ning to end. The Church building
consists of a main audience chamber
with connecting Sabbath school and
minister's rooms. The Ladies' Auxildedicatory exercises were opened. The
�iary of Kahului raised over $700 to
provide the seats, pulpit equipment and
furniture for the pastor's study. Thus
equipped. Air. Dodge is eager for work
and expects to see his people organized
into a Church before many months.
The enterprise will know no sectarian
nor racial lines and will constitute a
large factor in the fast-developing life
of Main's chief Seaport Kahului is
ambitious to become the metropolis of
I). S.
the Island.
sixty-fifth. I wonder if the queen was
the other day watching the parting
spirit on the scene of her own passing.
S. Iv. P..
MRS. MARY CASTLE.
By Rev. W. D. Westervelt.
Mrs. Mary Tenney Castle passed
through the valley of the shadow of
death into the life eternal on Wednesday, .March 13, 1007. She was born
October 20, iBnj, in Plainfield, Otsego
Co., New York. October 15, IHIO..
within a few days of her birth, the
SOME REMINISCENCES.
first church of the Sandwich Islands
Mission was organized in Boston. OcThe beloved Mother Castle has gone. tober 21,, iKiq, the members of this
A blessed woman —a noble life. Hon- Church embarked on the brig Tliadored, loved, revered, she is at last with (lctts to transplant that Church to these
her Redeemer, for whose call she had islands, in which it has been fruitful
to a degree passing all the expectation
long waited.
I look back to the year 1830, when •if those who founded it.
A large part of this fruitftilness in
the Castle home at Kavvaiahao was
presided over by the young Angeline Christian civilization was due to the
Castle, and remember how I was missionary mothers, among whom
startled to see her young babe rolling, "Mother" Castle exerted her strong,
down the front steps. That infant was loving and helpful influence nearly
named Mary Tenney, after the younger sixty-five years, after her marriage
sister who was so long to preside in with Mr. S. N. Castle, who was at that
the same home which Angeline occu- time serving the American Hoard as its
financial agent.
pied only two years more.
Mrs. Castle's sister, Angeline, the
Rochester,
V.,
in
in
living
was
I
N.
1842, then nearly fitted for college, eldest daughter of the family, was the
when dear Mr. S. N. Castle surprised first wife of Mr. Castle. She was the
me with a hurried call, and I accom- first Oberlin student appointed to forpanied him down to a canal packet-j eign missionary work. They came to
boat (for railways were then few) and these Islands in 1837. Four years
met his intended wife who was travel- later Angeline died, leaving a little girl
ing with him. She closely resembled' to Mr. Castle's care.
The missionary spirit of this older
her elder sister, but was very youthful
sister
was overflowing in the heart of
demeanor.
in appearance, and shy in
They
The Islands about
reached home in Honolulu, \larv Tenney.
so much were
which
she
had
heard
March 17 following.
doing back ten years to my early very dear to her. The motherless litwhich was
childhood in 1832 when five years old, tle one appealed to a heart
a very distinct impression remains of always tender toward all human need ;
the welcome given in the Bingham par- therefore, with a full consecration to
lor May 17th, to the fifth company of missions, she took her sister's place and
missionaries, and especially of the fine work and was married to Mr. Castle.
aquiline and pleasant features of the. October 13, 1842. Thus almost threethen young Rev. W. P. Alexander, who fourths of the years of active Christian
sat next west of the door leading into development in the Hawaiian Islands
came in connection with the faithful
the dining-room.
Nineteen days later, in the evening, labor of "Mother" Castle. She was deimmediate vicinity of the "Puuhonua" voted to all nationalities and to all
I was taken up Manoa Valley to the classes. In later years, as her opporresidence of the late Mother Castle, to tunities and ability increased, she aidsee the aged and honored Queen Ka- ed the growth of her Lord's kingdom
ahunianu dying. I remember the large in all parts of the world. Missionaries
thatched house, the great pile of mats were cheered. Churches and schools
forming the bed, and the somewhat and students were enabled to do betmassive form of the dying queen, ter work by the multitude of loving
formerly so terrible to her people, but sifts which were carefully and prayerfor several years a devout and humble fully sent to places beyond the power
of anyone now to enumerate.
Christian.
One incident of her spirit of helpfulMary Tenney was then in her thirteenth year, and Kaahumanu in her ness must suffice. This incident comes
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7
THE FRIEND.
from Mrs. Castle's nephew, Mr. W. A.
Hovven, one of Honolulu's business
men, now 111 California for a few weeks'
rest. He writes as follows: "While
the cablegram telling of Aunt Mary's
death was being delivered at the house,
a. Rev. A. D. Wyekoff was telling me
down town of his landing in Honolulu
on the morning of July 4, 1852, nearly
fifty-five years ago. His ship had put
He
in Saturday evening in distress.
was ill, but that morning he managed
to get to Church. He was practically
Stranded, sick, and only five dollars in his pocket. He said, 'Father
Damon and Mr. Diinond were kind to
me, but MRS. CASTLE GAVE Ml.
A ROOM.'"
This was Mother Castle's life work
—giving "rooms" for rest ami renewed
usefulness.
Of nine children, six survive Mrs.
Castle, three sons and three daughters,
live of whom are residing in Honolulu
and one in Chicago. These, with their
children, reverently loved their mother,
but beyond this family circle the benediction of her influence fill on many
more, who felt such close relationship
that they also rightfully spoke of
'Mother" Castle.
PLATCEHOTRIGFNHE
MOON—WAS
THEPACIFIC
IT
PICKERING'T
OCEAN?
S
HEORY.
(ByB
ES. ishop.)
It may be remembered that Hawaii
was visited in 11,105 by Prof. \Y. 11.
Pickering, who has made a specialty of
subjects relating to the moon. He recently published an article embodying
his observations of Hawaiian volcanoes, comparing them with craters observed in the moon.
Now Dr. Pickering has just issued a
later pamphlet Upon "The Place of
Origin of the Moon." This has especial interest for dwellers in Hawaii, because he assigns the location of the
moon's origin to the present area of
the Pacific Ocean. He supports• this
theory by strong considerations. A
plausible case seems to be made out
for it. the substance of which it is now
sought to present to the Hawaiian public. It may be observed at the outset
that we of Hawaii need not apprehend
therefrom any imputation of lunatic
tendencies, because all the lima element is supposed to have been withdrawn from the Pacific, leaving only
what is sane.
The opening sentences are as follows:
�THE FRIEND.
8
"lii 187(1 Professor George H. Darwin propounded the view that the moon
formerly formed a part of the earth.
That it was originally much nearer to
the earth than it is at present, and is
slowly receding from us, was
dearly shown by bis equations. After
considerable discussion, his conclusions have been accepted by the great
majority of astronomers, although
many of the geologists do not view
them with favor."
It is conceived that the fission or disruption of the moon from the earth
took place after the planet had condensed to substantially its present
solidity and density. In a more expanded condition it would have lacked
the high speed of rotation calculated by
Darwin, about four hours, and with it
lacked the centrifugal force necessary
to Ming off the satellite from its pro*
tubcrant equatorial region.
At that stage of the earth, as now,
a solid crust would already have formed upon the surface of the very ellipsoidal globe, while the interior would
have been in a viscid or liquid condition, as now. except as solidified by
'I lie temperature of the
pressure.
crust would have been, though not incandescent, too high for water to rest
upon its surface.
"The specific gravity of the earth as
a whole is 5.0. That of the surface
material ranges in general between 2.2
and .2, with an average of 2.7. The
specific gravity of the moon is 3.4.
This indicates clearly that the moon is
composed of material scraped off from
the outer surface of the earth, rather
than of matter obtained from a considerable depth. At the same time, the
specific gravity 3.4 indicates that the
layer of material removed bad an appreciable thickness."
The matter tiling off as moon therefore included not merely crust, but a
very much larger portion taken from
considerable depths, where the substance was much heavier. The mass
torn off now forming the moon while
of vast area on the surface, must have
been even hundreds of miles in depth.
It is evident that so large a body torn
out of the crust and interior of our
globe, must have left a very large and
noticeable scar, even after the viscid
interior had swelled itself up to fill the
gap made, and to replace the absent
crust, and that new crust being formed fr.im material taken from denser
strata, would itself be above the average density of the other portions of the
earth's surface.
Pickering finds the expected scar
the vastly preponderant ocean-area
the Pacific, He conceives that
now
r)r.
prior to the disruption of the moon,
the present great Inequalities of altitude m the earth's crust did not exist.
There were then no vast continual elevations nor immense oceanic depressions, as now. These all were a result
of the great catastrophe which tore out
a lartje portion of the earth's crust and
underlying interior. Hut for this abnormal catastrophe, nearly all of our
globe's surface would have been covered by uniform ocean, and the land
area have been extremely limited.
What the author conceives to have
ensued upon the great disruption may
be stated somewhat as follows: The
moon's mass was torn out of that side
of our globe now occupied by the Torrid /one of the Pacific Ocean. To fill
and even up the vast gap created, immense drafts were made not only upon
the viscid interior, but upon the adiacent portions of the solid crust which
floated as it were upon the semi-liquid
interior.
The largest draft upon the crust was
from the eastward. That immense
section of crust constituting the present continents of North and South
\merica was broken away from the
great eastern mass and drawn westward three thousand miles to its present position, leaving the vast depression now occupied by the Atlantic
t )cean.
In support of this contributory theory
of the formation of the Atlantic Ocean,
the author furnishes a diagram (Fig.
4) which shows the peculiar correspondence of outline between the
borders of the two continents, as if one
had separated from the other: notably
the correspondence of Cape St. Rogue
to the Culf of Guinea.
The author also conjectures that
large drafts were made from the crust
occupying the area of the Indian
Ocean, whence came the Australian
and the Antarctic continents.
An argument of considerable apparent value is drawn from the higher
specific gravity found in the Hawaiian
mountain bases. The late F. D. Preston reported as follows: "It appears
that the lower half of Mauna Kea is of
a very much greater density than the
upper. The former gives a value of
3.7 and the latter of 2.1." Pickering
observes, "The upper half is clearly
due to matter, chiefly scoria, which has
been expelled from the various vents.
The lower half is probably due to the
slow uplifting of the former ocean
bed." The argument is that the bed
of the Pacific is evidently composed of
heavier material than the rest of the
earth's crust. It must therefore have
been of later formation, from the heav-
ier substances of the deeper interior.
Altogether, this speculation of Prolessor Pickering possesses a high
plausibility and, one inclines to believe,
a permanent value. It will add interest to students of physical geography.
GOSPEL LEAVEN IN CHINA.
Rev. !•:. W. Thwing.
every hand are reports of reform
and progress in China. Current magazines are full of articles telling of
great changes taking place in that vast
empire. There is talk of Chinas new
army, of her young men studying in
the universities of Europe and America, of her new railroads and rapidlydeveloping commerce and of the possibilities of her securing new laws and a
()n
constitutional government. There is
to be a new China, a new Asia a new
civilization is pervading the whole Orient. Will this new life and thought
that is springing up in Eastern Asia
l)i' a blessing to China and to the
world, or will it bring strife and bloodshed and sorrow? Only as the roots
of this growing reform and new national life are planted deep in truth and
righteousness can one look for a future of peace and true prosperity in this
land of China.
All that is best in the present life
and history and experience of the
strong nations of the earth today has sprung up and grown
out of the teachings of Christianity. So
in China, as Christ is known by her
people, and His teachings are incorporated into her new life, so she will become strong and powerful and a great
and happy nation.
And what of the advance of Christianity and the progress of the Gospel
in China today? This leaven is at
work and spreading everywhere. Since
the Boxer uprising of six years ago, in
which so many Churches were destroyed and many Christians lost their
lives, there has been a wonderful rebuilding. Throughout the land larger
Churches and finer mission schools
have being going up. Never in th*
hundred years of Protestant mission
work have there been such great crowds
gathering to hear the Gospel preached.
Mission stations are now to be found
nearly everywhere. I" many parts of
China one can hardly travel a day's
journey without finding a chapel or a
mission school. Speaking of the Can
ton province, a recent writer savs
"There are Christian chapels and
Christian societies to be met with
everywhere. At distances of a goo!
day's walk, say twenty miles, the traveler will find them if he looks for
:
:
�He will find also therein a conHe
gregation of perhaps a hundred.
will find the Hongkong native papers
in the shops of the best educated and
most aggressive. If lie could converse
with the natives he would be plied with
pertinent questions anent the present
political situation, and many other topics of interest. He would discover that
those whose ancestors lived in these
inland valleys for centuries, and knew
not that there was nn outside world
beyond, have been made aware that
such does exist beyond their mountain
tops and that somehow what is transpiring outside will affect themselves. In
great centers like Canton, the Christians are lost in the countless crowds.
but in the country districts, when a
hundred men, women and children
gather together, in a clean, well-ventilated chapel, to sing hymns and to
read the Scriptures and hear them explained, by which their minds are furnished with new standards of virtl'O
and facts of information, and their
hearts are mover' by new and mighty
hopes, and when to this hundred must
be added another, that have come to
see what it all means, and to know for
themselves whether this Christianity is
so vile a thing as gamblers and opium
smokers represent it to be: and when
this happens Sunday by Sunday, where
the entire population does not number
more than a thousand, then we may
safely assume that Christianity is becoming and, indeed, has become a vital
force in the midst of their humdrum
life.
That all this takes place we
know to hi- true. This is no ideal picture."
them.
held in May, at Shanghai, will tell a the monthly union services of Haiti
wonderful story of the far-reaching Church.
As usual at Hilo, we were delightspread of the Gospel everywhere in
China. The hundred years of seed- fully cared for through the able mansowing is to bring still greater things agement of Rev. Stephen L. Desha.
in the near future. The power of 'The next meeting will be held in SepGod's word is mightily at work and is tember at Lanakila Church, Kona, unbringing about a change in the hearts der the same officers as heretofore.
A. S. H.
of these people, and giving the promise that a true and lasting reform will
KAUAI NOTES.
certainly come to this ancient Empire
of the Fast.
Rev. J. M. Lydgate is successfully
a plan to make the Lihue
developing
HAWAII ASSOCIATION MEETING, Church a general
union Church for the
HILO, MARCH 14-17.
He has been for
island of Kauai.
some years conducting regular services
We were fortunate in reaching Ililo at Koloa and F.lecle in addition to LiJust in time for the big luau, given at hue, and to these appointments he has
the Armory in honor of the visitors recently added Kilauea, while he has
from Southern California on the S. S. always been ready to serve other comOhio. About 600 enjoyed the full Ha- munities and has frequently been rewaiian menu, the music and speeches quired to do so. These ministrations
and the pretty decorations, while some have found increasing favor and the
time has come for gathering up the re4<x> more sat at the second table.
()n the following morning the Assosubs into a Church organization. These
ciation began its sessions, with all but rural plantation communities are so
two of its active ministerial members small and so unstable that they furnish
present and many delegates. 'The usual hardly material enough for independent
routine of reports, discussions, and local organizations, so that the plan is
general business took place, helpful to to gather the communicants into the
those present but not of especial gen- central Lihue Church
with local
eral interest.
branches at Klccle and Kilauea. At
Mr. I lo Tsz Tsing, the Chinese work- Koloa there is an independent Church.
er at Ililo, reported to the Association, These points will then become conand was duly examined and licensed, venient rallying points for the whole
as were also Mr. William Laeha of island—excepting the Waimea DisLaupahoehoc and Philip llaae of lloo- trict, which is effectively served by the
kena. Seven others, whose licenses Rev. ('. T. Milliken. Some of the inlapsed at this time, were reliccnsed for coming members will join by letter,
one year. No changes were made in some on confession of faith ami some
the stationing of pastors or supplies,
on reaffirmation of faith, having been
The Aid Department Fund was in- long out of active Church connection.
This
creased by an offering of $13.00, and
extension will materially
the recently established Widows' Fund strengthen the Lihue Church, will stimgained $20.00. A grant of $2.50 per ulate interest throughout the island
month was made to a worthy woman and in every way encourage and advance the work of the kingdom.
in most straitened circumstances.
'The special address of the meeting
The Klccle community have formed
was made by Rev. 0. H. Gulick on an association and elected a body of
"Temperance." ( me evening hour was live trustees to take over and conduct
devoted to the Hilo Hoarding School, the F.lecle Library heretofore conduct-for a report and illustrated description ed in the interests of the community
by Revs. Shields and Hill and Mr. by Rev. J. M. Lydgate.
'This school is in excellent They propose at an early date to hold
Lyman.
condition and the new buildings should i lawn social for the purpose of raisbe tilled with the boys of the island. ing additional funds for the library.
()n Saturday afternoon the delegates
Alterations and improvements are in
were shown over the buildings, after hand to render tine Fleele hall more
which they were given a pleasant lunch suitable for the Church services held
at the W'aiakea Settlement.
there.
()n Sunday came the usual Sunday
Very interesting and helpful Passion
School exhibition, a sermon by the Week of Trayer services were held in
Rev. C. W. P. Kaeo, and an evening the Lihue Church and were well atunion C. E. rally, with music and five tended. They were of a union charbrief addresses. One seldom sees a acter and were largely attended by the
more inspiring audience than the large Hawaiian as well as the English-speak-
What is true of the country in this
true of Central China
and the north. 'The Gospel leaven is
Christianity is
working mightily.
spreading everywhere, even to the
most distant corners of the Empire.
Rev. John Parker very recently made
a ten days' journey through the far
inland province of Sz-chuen.
What
most impressed this missionary was
the fact that in all of the important
cities and towns, and in many of the
smaller places, a Christian Church or
preaching hall was to be found. Tn
all- these places, which are generally
found on the principal streets of the
cities, native preachers arc actively engaged in preaching and teaching Gospel truth. 'Today, from Shanghai on
the coast all the way up the great
Yangtse river, every city of any size
has its Protestant Church. The crossroads also have their centers of Gospel
light in some mission chapel or school.
The great missionary conference to be gathering of various nationalities at ing community,
province is also
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THE FRIEND.
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THE BOSWORTH CAMPAIGN
OF
al le to overcome sin by the power of this and desire to know sometime and somewhere
Presence. So I'aul exclaims, "it is no longer the Jesus of the Gospels he is morally deDEAN BOSWORTH'S ADDRESSES IN HONOLULU. I that
live, but Christ that brain in mc." fective. For exnmple, a man's attitude
SYNOPSIS
And Tennyson chants:
I. WHO IS JESUS CIIKISTf
In order to tell wlui a portion is, it is IWMWKtJ to know two things: the pnii«-ij>al foalures of liis personal cons'-ionsnoss, anil the
degree of corroboration which they find in
the effect In- is able to produce span others;
his fundamental amliitioni anil the extent to
which he is alile In realize them; what he
thinks himself to In, ami the I orrnborution
which his thought of himself funis in what he
shows himself able to do. The real artist is
he who feels himself able to paint a great
picture, and is actually able to product the
|iicl lire.
To tell who Jesus Christ is, is not to describe in metaphysical terms His relation to
(iod and man, for this is impossible until we
have proceeded further in the solution of
the unsolved problem of personality, certainly until a man can answer the question,
''who inn I,' in metaphysical terms.
\ur can we tell who Jesus Christ is by
the applicati
fa title, such, for instance,
as "the Boa id' oinl." We can do it only by
studying the personal consciousness of Jesus
and the corroboration His consciousness finds
in the effect He has produced upon the life
of the world.
The principal features in the personal consciousness of Jesus were first a profound interest in men as men because of their tan
liiimitiiitii.
J'oor people, children, outcasts,
crowds made up of ordinary men and women
He
held for Him a strange fascination.
called His disciples, who were for the most
pari plain people, His friends—"No longer
do 1 call you servants, but I have called you
friends."
Is there anything in the history of the
world since Jesus which stands over against
this feature in His personal consciousness as
its corroboration1 To ask the question is to
answer it. The force of this virile friendliness radiated from Jesus through the ever
widening circle of His associates until it has
I cited the globe. Today it persists all over
the world as one of the great characteristics
of modern life as contrasted with that of ancient times. Some sense of this interest in
men as men is found even in wide circles outsi.le the t 'hurcli.
A seconii characteristic in Jesus' personal
consciousness was that tie expected to continue associating with men on earth after He
hid passed out of sight. He said that when
ever two of them should meet in their friendship for Mini He would make a third. One
of His last Cartage was to promise that in all
their travels to make Him known to cithers
He would le witli them. This seems to have
keen the essential element in the resurrection
which lie expected, "I go aw;iv. and I come
unto you." Such love as He felt for mm
would not |crmit Hint to stay away from
them.
The corroboration of this expectation of
Jesus has found one of the characteristic
features of the Christian faith. Kver since
His resurrection the Christian has believed
himself to be in personal association with the
founder of his faith. He has
found himself
"Strong Son of God, Immortal Love,
Whom we that have not seen by face
Hy faith and faith alone embrace."
While Whittier sings—
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towards the Sistine iladonna reveals his artistic nature. If he views that masterpiece
with no interest, he is artistically defective,
the picture judges him. Wichard Watson
(iiliier's Heathen in the Year M A. R, voices
the corroboration of this feature of Jesus'
consciousness when he exclaims
No dead fact stranded on the shore
"If Jesus Christ is
Of the oblivious years;—
Hut warm, sweet, tender even yet
A present help is he;
And faith has still its Olivet;
And love its Galilee.
The healing of his seamless dress
Is by our beds of pain,
We touch him in life's throng and press,
And we are whole again."
a
man
—
—
And only a man—I say
That of all mankind 1 cleave to him
And to him will 1 cleave alway.
—
If Jesus Christ is a Cod
And the only God—I swear
J will follow him through heaven and hell,
The earth, the sea, the air."
A fifth characteristic in Jesus' conscious-
Third—Jesus seems to have felt that He ness of His power to show God to men is His
was the only one able to show men what sense of being able to express the suffering
kind of a person the unseen God is. You re- of the heart of (bid over sin in such a way
call His statement, "Neither doth any know as to purify the world. Betting aside all
the Father, save the Hon, and he to whomso- theories and speculations woven by theology
ever the son willeth to reveal Him." When al out this feature of Jesus' self revelation it
Philip asked Jesus to show the twelve the is enough by way of corroboration to note
Father, Jesus replied, "Have I been so long that men ever since His day have had an extime with you, and dost thou not know me perience which they best explain by saying,
Philipf He that hath seen me hath seen the
Christ died for me."
Father." He not only made these astoundAgain Jesus felt that men ought to love
ing declarations tint He also sustained them Him and yield to Him the control of their
with perfect poise.
lives in order that He might bring them to
Very wonderful is the corroboration of this God,
lie claimed the right to be first in
feature
astounding
of Jesus' consciousness their lives. "He that loveth father or mother
found in human history. For the moral sense more than me is not worthy of me; and he
of the world for nineteen centuries has been that loveth son or daughter more than me is
satislied with a Christlike God." Any new not worthy of me."
deity would be compelled to measure himHere, too, history has given and is giving
self by the standards of deity found in the its corroborating testimony. For Jesus has
life and (diameter of Jesus Christ.
shown himself able to win and hold the afSeveral very important incidental features fection of men. Men and women have loved
of this sense of His ability to show men who Him better than any other, have toft fathers,
Cod is -land out in His'life. The first of mothers, children for Him, have died for
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these is the absence of any confession of sin.
Altho the scan blight of the ages has been
focussed noon His words and deeds, the
world has never found sin in Him. lie is
today as ever, tln> one sinless man.
The second feature is His sense of being
Sble to express (bid's forgiving love. Men
now as weII as in every preceding genera
tion since He walked in unliloo. only in ever
enlarging numbers, find in coining to Him the
peace of forgiveness.
A third characteristic is His sense of being
able to express Cod's judgment on sin. Both
forgiving ami judging involve (a) the power
of insight into the soul's life and (b) the
power to feel and express God's attitude
towards what is seen in the soul. Men find
Jesus still judging their deeds, that is, they
find themselves asking what Jesus would do
i:i their places. His standards of conduct are
crowding upon them.
A fourth striking feature is His sense of
leing able to judge men by their attitude
towards Himself since He is a revelation of
Cod. No less Impressive is the corroboration of this consciousness. For men recognize today that the test of a man's character
is his attitude towards the character of Jesus
Christ, not nceeesarly towards the Christ of
Theology, but of the Gos'Hs. If he does not
find his heart moving out wjfh interest in
Him.
Lastly, Jesus felt able to bind
men
into
a
great world brotherhood of the endless life.
And lo! today we find this actually taking
place. The great British Christian leader,
Dr. Fairbairn, in his "Studies in the Life of
JeSUS Christ," has snnimnri/cil the effects
produced by Jesus upon the life of the world
the corroboration in history jf His consciousness—as follows:
"Jesus Christ is the most powerful spiritual force that ever operated for good on and
in humanity. He is today what he has been
for centuries, an object of reverence and
love to the good, the cause of remorse and
change, penitence and hope to the bad; of
moral strength to the morally weak, of inspiration to the despondent, consolation to
the desolate and cheer to the dying. He has
created the typical virtues and moral ambitions of civilized man; has been to the
benevolent a motive to benevolence, to the
selfish a persuasion to self forgetful obedience; and has become the living ideal that
has steadied and raised, awed and guided
youth, nraced and enobled manhood, mellowed and beautified age. In Him the
age*
have seen the manifest God, the Fternal living in time, the Infinite within the limits of
humanity; and their faith has glorified His
mfferings into a sacrifice by the Creator for
....
�THE FRIEND.
the creature, His death into an atonement for
human sin."
What shall our attitude be towards this
great double fact of personal consciousness
and corroboration?
1. It is inconceivable that .lesr.s' personal
consciousness should be a fraud; for the pure
ethical system and the mighty redemptive
force that have come from him forbid th s
-
supposition.
2. He was not mistaken. To be mistaken
in these fundamental points means to be
mentally unbalanced. A pure ethical syst -in
and a great redemptive force cannot come
from such 1 source.
3. He is true and trustworthy,
Christ is such a revelation of Goil in terms of
human life, struggle, victory, death and
resurrection glory as warrants us in yielding
to Him the control of our lives.
When this is done the personal demonstration is made. We find out in experience
who .lesus is. His words, "I will manifest
myself unto you" prove themselves in our
lives.
.lesus is patient with the feeble beginnings
of faith. You remember how the brigand on
the cross moved by the quiet bearing ot
.lesus turned to Him and with a kind oi
grim humor said, ".lesus, rcmenil er me when
you come into your kingdom." .lesus dc
teeted the germ of faith and met the man at
once with the pledge, "Today you shall le
with me in Paradise." The earnest soul
groping in the dark after God makes the
deepest demands upon the hoart of Jesus.
Patiently He will lead him into the light.
11.
HOW JhSI'S TEACHM MEN TO
FIND
god.
The greatest fact in the history of man is
the consciousness of .lesus Christ. The fundamental anil ition of .lesus Christ was to stare
with men his personal religious experience of
the Father.
He wished to share his deep
peace, his profound joy, his mission and his
works with men. It seems as though .lesus
came to the laboratory of his own person I
experience and urged upon men to seek and
find as he did. How to proceed in thus experimenting to find God in one's laboratory
.lesus taught with clearness.
First Jesus expected men to find the
Rather in experience with Himself as His
disciples. He said "No man cometh to the
Father except through me." There is no arbitrary spirit in this word. It is as though a
Swiss guide should happen upon a lost traveler in the Alps and say, "I will lead you."
.lesus also urged men to believe in (bid.
What is the content of this expression 'believe?' .lesus means by it that a man shall
on sufficient evidence take as his working
theory of life, that God is a Heavenly Father
present with him, ami shall act on this theory.
That is what every scientist does in his laboratory work. He takes a theory on suffi
cient evidence and puts it to the test by experiment until he builds up an experience of
its validity. To believe in God as a Father
is to act like a son and thus put the theory
of His fatherhood to the test of experiment.
Again, .lesus taught men to act as if
there were a Heavenly Father by beginning
to pray. Fdison says to the student who has
as his working hypothesis the theory of (dec
trie, force, "Go into the laboratory and try
this experiment." Jesus did the same with
regard to the theory of the Father: "Enter
into thine inner chamber, shut thy door, and
pray." Prayer is no form of words but a
reaching out of a man's spirit to the great
spirit of the Heavenly Father.
Jesus always insisted that if a man be-
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lieves in God he must obey. For a man to prayer is wanting nothing, but to be with
act as a Son, to put the theory of FatherGod.
Yet in the teaching of Jesus prayer inhood to the test of experiment means to do
what he thinks his Father wishes him to do. cludes asking for good things. Here we come
Then .lesus taught that his disciplcß must upon the great question, "Do things ever
agree with his Heavenly Father in His feel- happen in answer to prayer that otherwise
To many men prayer
ing about His other children. We must join would never happen 1
His search for His lost children, tlio«- is csthetically beautiful in children, an ornain
--who are getting farther from home, fuini.y mental bit of ritual at the opening of a religiand persons to whom they rightly belong. ous service or in sonic sharp crisis a cry of
The law of the spiritual world is that he who the heart for which apology must thereafter
will not share with some other man will lose l;e made to the intellect. If this be all,
prayer will cease or degenerate into a mere
what he has.
What are some of the results of finding soliloquy. Hence we must look fairly in the
God! How shall I know that I am finding face this second view of prayer, that it in(iodf First, 1 shall have a new satisfaction. cludes asking for good things.
What troubles us is the increasing appreIn sonic this will come as a sudden illumination; to others it will lethe slow growth of ciation of the relation of cause and effect in
years. 11l a laboratory some students find this universe of changeless law. We have the
quickly, others must experiment for years greatest reason for gratitude that there is a
fixed order of nature. It is essentially gooil
with ever increasing largeness of results.
Second, there will be a gradual transfor- that no man in keen distress is aide by prayer
mation of character. The experimenter will t4) shorten the duration of the day by two
slowly be becoming like the person with hours so that he may abridge his suffering.
whom he assumes he has daily intercourse. If it were absolutely uncertain whether the
This change will manifest itself in various temperature in this island six months from
ways. He will become increasingly sincere, now would he 411 degrees below zero or 11 0
increasingly sympathetic with men. A great degrees above, civilization would le imposand deepening peace will enter his life. He sible. Theft are certain things which chil
will le so mindful of God that he will grow dren know they cannot get by asking.
Hut the more a man learns about the forceI
,ess irritable, will feel less itch for notice, tor
the click of the camera or the scratch of the of nature the more lie is alio to do not in
pen, I.nt he will I ecoine more satisfied in his spite of them but because of them. A hunwork for God. The worry will pass out of dred years ago a fevered hoy in the tropics
his life. He will feel new enthusiasm for might have asked his father for ice to cool
achievement with God. With .lesus he wil. his I row, but the answer would have been,
say, "M v Father worketh hitherto and i "No. it cannot I c.'' Now, able to make use
"
work."
111.
IS A
MAX
INTELLECTUALLY
JUSTIFIED IX PRaYING I
Matthew 7:11 --"If ye then, being evil,
know how to give good gift.i utile your children, how in lieii more shall your lather who
is in heaven
ask llim?"
specialist in
ot his own
.Syrian hills
give g I things In them that
'1 hesc are the words of a great
the spiritual realm spoken "lit
A woman on the
experience.
once looked into
His lace a.l
Mid, "Sir, 1 know that, whatsoever Thou
shall ask of >iod, dod will give Thee.
I'liis
man who could
make this impres-iio.i
voiced His life experience in these words,
and, however startling they may be, they are
worthy of consideration.
If a young man should say to you in New
York City, "Speak into this tube and some
one in Loudon standing just inside Si. Haul's
cathedral will hear what you say," yoi.
would hesitate to credit the statement because such a thing has as yet never been dune.
Hut if he should add, " Kdison has so perfect c<l the telephone as to make it possible to
talk through the cable across the ocean," you
would listen because of the authority of the
great specialist.
These words of .lesus arc built upon the
theory that uod is a Heavenly Father always
present with us. They are a voice, "O heart,
speak to the heart that made thee." Prayer
is an appeal of the heart made to the Great
Heart that made it. l'rayer is far more than
mere asking for definite things. Prayer is the
intercourse of the human spirit with the
Great Spirit that made it. We do violence to
.lesus when we view prayer as an appeal to
God lor specific things, for then we reduce
God to a mere convenience.
No man can
overestimate the great value to the individual
of reaching out to the Father. Sometimes
your hoy comes to your room and you ask,
"What do you want, my boyf" "Nothing,
I only want to be with you." The best
of natural forces in his ice machine, lie says
•'Yes." "Let me speak with mother," a
sick chilil said to his lather with mother SOU
miles away. Fifty years ago it would have
I ecu an impossible request, but today the
telephone connection is made and t hi' little
One, comforted hy the tones of mother's
voice, falls into a healing sleep. If you with
the forces of nature can do this how much
more your Heavenly Father can do Iv me:.ns
of these laws.
I!i;t nine out of ten of specific requests c;ri
le granted without involving physical laws
if it he conceded that God can put a thought
into the mind of a man through psychical
laws. The summer before his death I heard
Mr. Moody tell how in 1898 he found that his
Chicago Institute must close its year in del t
unless a certain sum of money should come
Hint day. lie prayed over it in the morning
and let it slip from his mind. In the after
iioon a young woman came and handed hi n
in envelope with a check in it for almost
It was signed
exactly the amount needed.
Iv a lady of wealth who had occasionally
aided his work. The next morning he called
and inquired how she came to make the gift.
She said that the morning before she was
deeply impressed that Mr. Moody needed
money. She sat down, made out the check
md sent it by her maid. Is this nn answer
to prayer!
It is granted by pyehologisis
that a man can convey an impression of this
kind to another mind. Yet here there is room
for (iod's activity in directing whose mind
should receive the impression. If (Sod cm
put a thought into a man's mind acting
through psychical laws, then permission is
made for answer to nine out of ten specific
requests. We have much to learn yet of
mind in relation to other mind.
Sometimes it is said by our modern spirit
that every occurrence must be in God's plan.
If the thing prayed for is in His plan, it will
happen. If it is not in God's plan it will
not happen. But this when scrutinized proves
absurd. For if it be true, then it is useless
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The first thing that impresses you in this
to ask anybody for anything. Honolulu has
ecu very generous to me in-her invitations leciure is its hopefulness. Nothing in the agu
to dinner, but under the influence of this in Wales lie lived held out to men the promobjection one might say, "no need to ask ise of fetter things. It was a day of hopehim fo dinner, if it is (bid's plnn he wid lessness everywhere. Vet amid all the surThe nonsense is apparent. For rouuiliag darkness Jesus held up this bright
come."
prayer is common sense in the spiritual world. puuire of the Civilization ot the Blessed
To tench men to pray is to urge that our .Men. From beginning to end it sounds a
civili/.ai'ion, which after all is merely asking note of cheer. 11 comes from a heart full of
some things under certain conditions and boundless joy for others. I have a friend livgetting some things under certain conditions, ing in i-.ast ..aginaw, Michigan, who for years
has conductc.l a Saturday evening meeting
le extended (u the spiritual world.
Another suggestion of our time is that God open for free interchange of opinion by everywill do for you whether you ask or not. Y'e'i one. He said that omy lately a man not a
often piirenis do not give till they are asked. Christian had risen in one m I lie meetings
Wise parents frequently act so as to give a and said in the course of his remarks: "The
large part of achievement to the children. one thing that impresses me most about
They stimulate them into partnership with Jesus is 11is great nope of good things tor
themselves. Prayer is a rousing up of the men.''
Again one cannot but realize that the posipersonality t" cooperate with God.
statements which crowd this lecture on
Co.I often: waits till He is asked because tive
the main cud of family life is the stirring up tho New Order are coin id ions born of a perof children to be genuine brothers and sf* sonal experience of their truth. We do not
tors, that is genuinely interested ill each attach enough importance to the quiet years
I
Manhood begins
oilar. Hence the Father sometimes wails Jesus spent in Nazareth.
until the child s-iys, "Why not do this for early ill the Fast. Jesus' manhood legan ut
Almost all prayer of a vital twelve and He spent eighteen years working
nn brother."
kind is asking for ot hers.
Prayer then is not an effort to bend tiewill of (i"d but the reverent rising of the
soul into the waiting will of God, to inquire
whether this is not the will of the Father.
In I well ordered family there are three
classes of things. First, the things which the
father docs for the children without waiting
to be asked. S >nd, things the children ask
for and do not receive. Nine out of ten
Ihings we pet it ion for ought nut to be grant
cd. For nearly a year my little boy asked
He did not get it. The
me for a revolver.
oldest of us are Utile children in the eternal
lite. Nine out of ten things we ask for arc
things which we were glad years after that
It is our privilege to
we did not receive.
make all our wants known with freedom, to
1ring our pel if ions, wise and foolish, with the
assurance that the peace of God shall guard
us. Third, things done only when and because the child asks for them.
What are the condilions by which we may
move freely in this third class? Christ (fives
t hem. "Al Ide In Me and I in you.'' Full
fellowship with i 111 gives freedom. If we
suffer lliin to train lis to take the broader
view of life, to sec as lie sees, then great will
le our action with lliin in prayer, then He
will le our partner in the prayer life. Let
our great petition be, "God, teach us to
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pray.''
IV.
TIIF Ol'l KING SENTENCES OF THE
si-: KM ox ox TIIF MOUNT.
Some years ago the news was flashed over
tl
il.lc that two young Englishmen had discovered a fragment of piipyus in Egypt which
contained five or six mutilated sentences, purporting to have 1 ecu uttered by .loses and
mole or h s< different from any other known
word of His. Instantly the attention of the
world was feeunsed upon those two scholars
and their tiny find, for the unearthing of a
new saying of Jesus was of more absorbing
interest to mankind than any other international event. Men today are centering their
thought and study more and more upon this
carpenter of whose words so few were left
that one can read them all, I Suppose, in the
space of a single hour. Central among them
is the address that goes by (he name of the
Sermon on the Mount. It is not so much a
sermon as a lecture —a lecture on the New Order which Jesus announced He had come to
institute.
his trade. I'leces ot furniture made wit.i
faithful care, houses which lie had built with
holiest toil Had suggested to Him many ot
His beautiful ideas as He ..ad wrought over
them.
A third impression wdiicn the student gains
is the sense of autnoritative importance wita
which Jesus Himself regarded these wolds,
bin remember the paragraph which closes the
lecture. In His intense moments Jesus was
wont to relapse into the language of His
trade. He did it at that crisis in His life
when He led His disciples to face the question who lie really was, and when Peter
moved by a sudden inspiration exclaimed,
'Yon are the Alesiah.
the intense
in
spiritual exaltation of the moment He said,
"Ah, Peter, yon have struck led rock at last
and on this rock I will builn my Church,
do here al the climax of this revolutionary addiess Jesus relapses into the language of His
trade and draws |he picture of the rock
founded character, the man so convinced ot
the vital moment of what Jesus has been saying that he builds his whole life upon it.
As lie outlined Hie contrast which He pictured, there may have Bashed before His eye
Hie memory of the house which He Himsell
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a.id
builded
to
for some
friend, digging deep
the solid rock, and of the fearful storm which had swept away so many
frail structures, that lie had wondered how
His work had tared until lie found it secure
amid the surrounding ruin.
The opening verses of this lecture show the
kind of iiicn who are to have a place in the
New Order.
The lirst characteristic is traced by Jesus in
ths words "poor in spirit," that is he who in
spirit feels like a poor man. The Mohumniedans have one month in the year when
from morning until night the faithful be
liever takes neither food nor drink. At evening feasting begins. The object is that every
man may know how it feels to be poor, to be
really hungry and thirsty. The poor in spirit
is the man who docs not want special priviand tying
leges.
The second characterization of the men of
the New Order was "mourners." Jesus' sympathy had been deeply stirred by mourners.
He Himself had mourned first His father's!
death and then that of His relative and close
friend, John the Baptiz.er. Everywhere He
went He saw mourners, lie was destined to
mourn His own life out over the sin of the
world. But He wns not a selfish mourner.
It is possible to mourn over oneself until all
comfort is lost. In the New Order to mourn
will be to find comfort from all the men and
women of the Order, to awaken to the new
conception of the Brotherhood of those wdio
mourn, for comforters will be all about us in
the New Order.
'I he next trait sketched by Jesus is meekness. Xow the meek man is not the one who
underrates himself. Jesus was meek yet He
bad a fair estimate of His powers. The meek
man is he who wdth a clear estimate of himself holds himself ready to be helpful to other
inch.
Jesus here says that the selfish man
must be eliminated from the world. When
the Xew Order comes, the selfish man will be
the dark memory of the past.
Then Jesus adds that the man of the Xew
Order will be hungry and thirsty for char
BCter. The Pharisee of His day was hungry
His counterpart
and thirsty for reputation.
of this age thirsts to see his name in the
papers. Hut Jesus said that the man who is
Hungry and thirty for character is fortunate
because he is going to realize his ambition.
I.very ideal of character which you honestly
long after is a sure prophecy of what mi
shall be.
Hungry ami thirsty for character in others
us well as in oneself. Jesus felt this so keen
ly that when lie found character forming in
an ignorant woman by a well side, lie was
satisfied and forgot to care for food.
"Blessed are the merciful." The merciful
are people wdio forgive, not those who say,
can forgive but I can't forget.''
"Blessed are the pure in heart." When
the Rabbi went up to the temple to see God
he idealised nis body.
Jesus says, "When
you go to see <toil the essential thing to do
is to clean up not your body but your heart."
Three (dements in this cleansing are emphasized by Jesus. To strengthen the sense
of God one needs to see whether in his life
there are any insincereties, whether he seems
to others to be a better man than in his hcarl
he knows he is. These must be gotten rid of
if he is to have Jesus' consciousness of Gob
Then again if you have a grudge put it away.
If another's success troubles you, you must
gel it out of your heart. Pray for that other
until you learn to rejoice ill his success. The
third meaning which Jesus had was unclean
ness of thought.
To these classes Jesus added the "peacemakers." He had in mind those who make
peace between themselves and other men.
Later on in His lecture He gave a clear picture of His meaning when He drew the scene
of the man going into the temple with his
gift nnd just before he offered it remembering a friend with whom he was not on terms
of peace.
Leave your religious duty, your socalled duty to God unfinished and get first in
to right relations lo the other man, then go
ahead with your worship. Jesus also was
thinking of the man who reconciles enemies,
who make peace between other men. He calls
them Sons of God. God is the great Peace
maker and they are like llim.
Finally He adds, "Bleased are the pers I
cuted, the men who are willing to stand by
their convictions regardless of cost. You are
ill good company, stand firm and wait for (lie
Xew Order."
Persons with this sevenfold character form
the company of the Blessed Men, says Jesus.
They are the salt of the earth, preserving it
from decay. These are the Men of the invincible Good Will. Friendly men hold society in its orderly development. One of my
students told me about a place in his State,
West Virginia, called Troublesome Valley,
where all the families were at odds. When
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a person dies in that valley his people have
to send for men from some neighboring valley to come and bury him. Society would go
In pieces were it not for the men of the ill-
be discove-ou today by which a million
I{ should
men might be killed in a minute the senti
ol the modern world would bar it out
of warfare. Men have progressively learned
lo see that power must le used in friendly
vincible good will.
Again .lesus called these men "the light of fashion and according as they have willed so
the world." What a man is determines what to employ it, their command of power has
his inlluenec shall be. A company of Gor- *niISSSSd. Just as fast as they can use it
man students, lired with the wish to help so with kindliness God has crowded power into
eietv in ils ucvelopineiit, went to Tolstoi with t heir hands.
world
This is still more evident when we look at
the question, "How can we make the
letter." The grim old philosopher saw into the two most distinctive features of human
theil hearts and sent them home with the lite. These arc first suffering and second the
words ringing in their ears, "Young men. institution of the family.
How widespread suffering is, how many go
you will never make the world better till you
to bed hungry, how much pain there is toare better men yourselves."
are
It has been well said that "a man's char night in the world's hospitals, how few
this evening who do not know what
present
Someone
dark."
in
is
what
he
is
the
acter
has wisely remarked, "There are five gospels it is to sull'er. Human sniveling makes a tre
—the Gospel according to Matthew, the Gos meniloi.s appeal for t lie exercise of power in
riendly fashion; it calls out for sympathy.
pel according to Mark, the Gospel according
of the WOWd fairly tempts men
to Luke, the Gospel according to John, and file suffering
crowd
the Gospel according to foe)." This gos, el to use power in friendly fashion, lo
it may
of vimr life is the only one that some one will -team and electricity into service that
I ear food to starving China, fifty thousand
read.
persons each nave $1.00 yet they can i bine
Y. TIIF MEANING OF LIFE.
.mil send it with lightning speed by cal le to
Galatians 4:7—"lf a son then an heir."
end of Hie world to help suffering men.
unfailing
I heLook
possesses
There is one story thai
at the family, .v child is born, sim
vital
the
real
and
exinterest, the story of
an
am. a cry. An appeal for afply
appetite
a
man
plain
periences of a human life. If
is forthwith made to il lirsl by the
fection
tie
and
tell
you
should i-eine to this platform
mother, next an appeal quite different is
real Story of nis life he would hold this audi made by the father, as the years slip on a
once to the end.
third appeal is made by a new brother, then
Our question tonight is, What is the mean one l;v
a sister. By and bye the child grown
all
human
life.'
What
is
it
for.'
of
a
plain
ing
to man meets a woman and a new appeal is
The ansvver must be sought at the point sugthe best, affect inns ol his heart.
gested by t bis text. The meaning of human made for
Soon a baby is put into his arms and the
man
is
when
can
le
understood
only
life
of a father for his son is born, then
live in affect! IB
viewed as a son of God with a pn>s|
once mure for his daughter. Kach of these is
ambitious
Father
—a
son
who
has
an
heritanci
lifferenl in kind. We cannot conceive any
with an ideal future for His son, a Father
other appeal stronger than this sevenfold
prospective
for
his
who desires to see him fit
of mother, father, sister, brother, wife,
He is a conscientious Father. plea
inheritance.
(or husband), sou and daughter made upon
his
son
for
his
A conscientious father trains
man in the complete family. It is an apinheritance. In Europe there was once I i made for the use of power in friendly
king's son who seemed unlikely to fulfil his peal
fashion.
destiny, ut bis father trained him with great
We are not surprised to see that this is
wisdom in self control, in statecraft, in social
A young man
icsns Christ's theory of lite.
service, in political history, and today thendo to
is no worthier king than flic present king of came to Him and asked what he must
into
the
civilization
of
the
future
lUrvive
leading
said
of
a
American
that
It
is
Italy.
called to His attention the snf
he endeavors to interest his sons in his own life. Jesus
Coring all about and appealed to him to use
great enterprises.
the power of his wealth with invincible good
As we look at God we men are deeply impressed with His Power. Go.i seems to have will.
This is clear when one finds llim discussing
planned all things to kindle in man's mind
not only respect for power but the expect a iiow a man should use his money ."With your
tion of power. "Subdue the earth" is a money make friends who when the money
primal command. So Jesus strove to stimu- is gone shall receive yon into the eternal
I'se your money," Jesus
late the expectation of coming power. habitations."
"Greater works than these shall ye do," He said, "to lay the foundations of eternal
said to His disciples in that last intimate talk friendship.''
1 efore His Heath.
Jesus speaks of money, however, as a low
I Waal to put before you one proposition form of power, "If, therefore, ye have not
in answer to the question of the evening. It I ecu faithful in the unrighteous mammon
| i. c., money for mannoii or unrighteous mamis this:
Human lift- is a situation ilnisrd b// the in- mon was like our filthy lucre, a term for
to train snnn money |, wdio will commit to your trust the
finite Ingenuity of tlml in xrhich
fur an inlu ritantr of power kg tinrUimj them to true riches." By a right use of this lower
form of power lie wished men to acquire
MM passer in n fririuilii fashion.
Our Father is the supreme inventive genius al ility to use higher power in friendly fashof the universe. We think of his sons as in- ion. We may well ask how can (bid's Church
ventive geniuses. In point of inventiveness le trusted with prayer power so long as it
has not learned to make good use of money
we take after our Father and the supreme Invention of the Supreme Genius is the situa- power? Prayer is classed by Jesus with the
tion that we can daily life—a situation in higher, the spiritual powers.
Again He says, "If ye have not been faithwhich to train sons for an inheritance of
power by teaching them to use power in a ful in that which is another's, who will give
you that which is your own." Here Jesus
friendly lashinn.
This seems true in the first place when we calls money another's. He is right. Money
look over the long history of the world and is entrusted to us, but a short time. The
observe that God has crowded power into slightest disaster may take it from us; at
men 's hands as fast as they became able to death we must part with it. It is a temporuse it with friendliness. If a new explosive ary possession at best. If we cannot use this
mint
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temporary power in friendly fashion how
shall we ever learn to US' real power which is
to
ie
foreseef
ours
This is a theory of life which fits Jesus
(list's salvation.
Life is a situation big
enough for and suitable to a great Savior.
Jesus comes among men to train them by
association with His own invisible spirit to
use power ill friendly fashion.
Hence He
said to the rich young man, "Follow me.''
"Join yourself to me and learn how to use
power in kindliness.''
The Church is a company of people who
are being trained by Jesus Christ in the
friendly use of power, so that when any need
Is found one or two may be dispatched t>
Ihe point of need lo supply this power. Ti.c
purpose of God through the Church is to
train men in this use of power and so lit tin in
lor Ihe Inheritance of power which He w;:it<
to Lestow upon them.
Here is the point of peril in life. If a man
refuses to be trained he must wreck himself.
What will become of him we will Study biter
oil.
Here, too, is the great hope of life. It
makes man look forward to eternity with
enthusiasm. It connects Hie future life with
the present as one.
The future life then is not a time fur rest.
In approaching the close of a Inn,' earthly
ife a hereafter of rest looks attractive, I lit
to men in their active years the future appeals because of the chance lo achieve, to do,
which it holds out. This is whai reconcilei
Ibe man called away in the midst of his
Strenuous years to (he summons
—
''
Fv en if cut off in full tide,
At noonday in the battle of life's work,
Griet Ihe unseen with a cheer."
Men nf our day do not love overmuch the
of the (doister:
song
"Jerusalem the golden.
With milk and honey blest."
Hut Tennyson's lines stir us with
our inheritance nf power
—
views of
the'r
"And doubtless unto thee is given
A life that bears immortal fruit,
In those great offices that suit
The full grown energies of heaven."
While Browning echoes the same refrain in
his sturdy cry—
"Bid him forward, breast ami back
as either
should be,
Strive and thrive, cry 'Speed, fight on, forever
There as here.''
From this standpoint we have a conceptinn of the future as a place where power
shall be exercised by ns. So we stand on the
shores of the waters of time not cowering or
shivering, but walking on the strand like
Columbus as he strode the beach to board
his vessels or like the Viking expecting conquest, activity, achievement on the other side
of thesea
—
"For life with all it yields of joy or woe,
And hope and fear, heiieve the aged friend,
Is just our chance o' the prize of learning
love."
"If a son then an heir."
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VI. THE MESSAGE
SKI,FISH
OF .IKSI'S TO THK
MAN.
Jesus appeared among men with a great
ho| c of good for humanity. Over the lives
of al ilniloneil men .lesus pronounced magical
words of friendship and good will that raised
them up to new careers of joy and purity.
There is a certain strenuousness in .lesus, n
certain sense of peril, of danger to le avoid
ed by men whom self rules. What was His
message to the selfish ninnf
What did .lesus think selfishness to bet
Selfishness is the refusal to take account of
other men. By unselfishness .lesus docs not
mean the ignoring of one's own interests.
I'aul phrase. 1 it well when he said that selfish
ness is tne refusal to look on the things of the
other man; refusal, that is, to take account
of the other man.
The Xew Testament pictures two natures
in every personality. It calls them flesh and
spirit. Flesh is the inheritance from the animal past or a bond of connection with the
animal present. It is that which says, "What
I want I lake.
The other half of personality, the spirit, is
that which rises up into communion with (bid
Browning's words are
and other spirits.
significant
:
" Rejoice, we
To that which
arc
allied
doth provide
And not partake, effect and not receive!
A spark disturns our clod:
Nearer we hold of (lod
Who gives, than of his tribes that take, I
must Ii lieve.
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The spirit is the part which we have in
common with mid a ml oilier men.
Xow selfishness consists ill giving to the
flesh the dominance. 11l Sin Francisco a fewweeks after the lire I was told of a young
woman who in fleeing from a hotel put on all
her jewels as the best way to save them. A
man saw her, snid in his heart, "What I
want I take," crushed her throat with his
hands and took her jewels.
Selfishness shows itself in various forms.
There is a lazy selfishness which does not regard Others I eeai.se it costs effort. .lesus reI liked such in his paral le, "Thou wicked
and slothful servant." There is a cimiinercial selfishness. I met :i business man some
month! ago on my travels. We grow confidential while we were together and one day
he said: "When you have business dealings
with men you must take no account of
friendship." Many of us know this is not
true of what the I est I usiness is coming to
Ie, yet it represents the ideal of commercial
selfishness.
There is also a selfishness of culture, of the
college man who gratifies his intellectual
tastes regardless of other men. It is matched
by fhe selfishness of the society woman ignorant of the sea of wretchedness that washes
up against the back steps of her palatial
home. Still another form is the regretful
selfishness which was that of tin' lich young
man who turnen away sorrowful from .lesus
when the Master tobl him to share his wealth
with tic poor, lie was full of regret but he
turned away.
What are the consequences in the personality of the selfish manf We live in an
age impatient of words. Men want to know
facts. It is no longer possible to scare men
with the word hell or to fascinate them with
the term heaven. What are the facts back
of these expressions!
I will read you a passage from the works
of a man with an imagination which if turned
into the channel of pure literature might
have rivclcd Dante:
"The God that holds you over the pit of
hell much as one holds a spider or sonic
loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you
and is dreadfully provoked; his wrath
towards you burns like fire; he looks upon
you as worthy of nothing else but to be cast
into the fire—you are ten thousand times so
a.ominable in his eyes as the most hateful
and venomous serpent is in ours. *
He will not only hate you, but he will have
you in the utmost contempt. No place shall
be that fit for you but under his feet to be
trodden down in the mud in the streets."
We know that Mr. Moody could never have
used this language of the man of two ecu
luries ago. Over our thought a change has
conic which has aliected our mode of speech.
We do not think of the poetic statements of
doom in the Bible as literal. We lay stress
upon the fact thai the only punishment of
sin is the consequences of sin. We in this
age do not speak of God sending men to hell,
but often as sending themselves there.
Our inquiry today, however, is, can we
from the teaching of Jesus ascertain wdiat
seemed to Him to lie the consequences of lite
in the personality of the selfish man. To put
it in a word, Jesus seems to have regarded
the consequences of selfishness to Ie a damaged personality; not a damage put upon the
personality from the outside, but one s If
caused and from within. "What shall it
profit a man if he gains the whole world and
lose himselff lie asks. So of the rich, selfish farmer, "This night thyself shall be required of thee, then whose shall these thing*
fcef"
The first great consequence in this damaged
personality is the pain of loneliness. Sep iration is the dominant idea in Ihe mind of
Jesus, "Depart from me," "Into the out r
darkness.'' We see how this must be so. Selfishness is the contradict ion of friendship.
No true friendship can exist between two
selfish persons. If two such unite, siy a
man and a woman in marriage, friendship in
time vanishes. It would seem that ill many
men, in selfish men, the capacity for friendship slowly decays. Paul here has a sentence
of vast and solemn moment, "Whatsoever a
man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he
Unit soweth unto his own flesh shall of the
less reap decay." Corruption is the word
used, rottenness, decay is the meaning. The
capacity to feel interest in another person
shall decay. Hence the selfish man conies to
be left aioue, condemned by the violated laws
of his own being to solitude.
Jesus once shrank from this terrible consequence when he faced a great temptation
to le selfish,
Kxcept a grain of wheat fall
into the earth and die, it abideth by itself
alone." Alone! not separate in space, for
i here is no such loneliness as is found in great
cities by the friendless. Have you ever
visited an insane hospital ward and seen the
loneliness of the poor souls who dwell therein! One attendant can care for twenty because they have no power of cooperation.
They are alone, but not separated in space.
Huch loneliness must le painful because the
one great instinctive human dread, is to 1 c
alone. It is seen in the child crying alone at
night. Through this dread men congregate in
cities. And for this reason no punishment
man knows is so awful as solitary confine-
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ment.
Vet there are men who wall themselves up
stone by stone, day. after day, in a cell of
solitary confinement. We do not have to say
that God shuts them up, but by the violated
laws of their own nature they have separated
themselves from God and their brother man.
Whittier, whose contributions to theology
are, 1 sometimes think, not so fully realized as they deserve, sings:
No word of doom may shut thee out,
-\o wind of wrath may downward whirl,
Xo sword of tire keep waich about
The open gates of pearl,
A tenderer light than moon or sua,
Than song ot earth a sweeter hymn
May shine and sound forever on
And thou be deaf and dumb.
Forever round the mercy scat
The guiding lights ot iovc shall burn,
But what if, habit-bound, thy feet
Shall lack the will to turn!
What if thine eye refuse to see,
Thine ear of heaven's free welcome
And thou a willing captive be,
Thyself thine own dark janf
fall,
O doom beyond the Baddest years,
As the long years of God unroll,
To make thy dreary selfishness
The prison of thy soul!
Side by side with this goes the pain of
sense of having nothing to
.io, no purpose, no goal. For the chief motive
for achievement is gone wdien one loses inn rest in persons.
when wife and children
arc taken a man oiten finds no more incentive
to accumulate.
Moreover, it is impossible to
do anything worth while without the cooperation of other persons. Conceive yourself to
le shut entirely away from all connection
whatsoever with other persons and you will
lind yourself where you can do nothing. So
the consciousness of Jesus made llim cry,
"Of myself 1 can do nothing.
Hones tte
reached out after God and His brothers.
The decay of this capacity for achievement
is pain of the keenest sort. For tiie soul's
divinest instincts are first the capacity for
friendship and second the ability to achieve.
Therefore your child loves to exclaim in
triumph, "1 did it myself." After finding
Livingstone, when Stanley came out in Cairo,
.liinlessness, the
ne wrote:
"No honor or reward, however great, can
be equal to that subtle satisfaction that a
man (eels when he can point to his work and
say, 'See now the task which I promised you
to perform with all loyalty and honesty, with
might and main, to the utmost of my ability,
and God willing, is today finished. Say i
well and truly donef And when the employers shall confess that it is well and truly
done, can there be any recompense higher
than this to one's inward self I"
The great joy of achievement to which
Jesus appealed would seem necessarily to die
out of the selfish man. Je&us describes such
a man in these words, "He walketh in the
darkness and knoweth not whither be goeth.'
He walks alone with no sense of others left
in the darkness—and he has nowhere to go.
This is the New Testament picture of the
doom of the selfish man.
Over against the civilization of brotherly
men, over against the career of achievement,
stands this selfish man puttering away in his
little lonely self-made cell. What is his
ultimate condition t Does he become an
idiot, insane? Docs his being go outf Is
there in the great resources of God some hope
for himf
Here we cannot dogmatize, we find we easily go beyond our Maker. Hear the words
of Tennyson—
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"I can but trust that Good shall fall
At last —far off—at last, to all,
And every winter turn to spring."
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done in the laboratory of experience. The
was a situation characterized by the development of the latent powers of nature until man who does this after experience with this
they should be made to contribute to the wel supreme Force has done something elemental
fare of the men for whose sake they had and fundamental in the view of the scientific
been stored up.
That is, in the vision of
Hut in the next sentence lie adds, "So runs Jesus men were to master the world.
The countrymen of Jesus rejected both llim
my dream."
and His vision and killed Him. When once
"So runs my dream, but what am It
more he appeared among His friends, Ho boAn infant crying in the night:
gus again talking about this theme, the vision
An infant crying for the light
of the Kingdom of God. He spoke still of a
And with no language but a cry."
civilization whose characteristics should be
life and love and while He talked to them
Still more definitely he writes what seems of its feasibility He laid before them the
to me the proper temper of mind in the Vision method of realizing it. However, they had
of Sin—
been dreaming of power, never able to shake
off the expectation of being chieftains and of
"Below were men and horses pierced with possessing political authority. Hence they
worms
said, "Sir, dost thou at this time restore the
And slowly quickening into lower forms.
Kingdom to Israeli" With that quiet humor
which He showed so often, He dropped into
At last I heard a voice upon the slope,
this conception of the situation and remark
ed, "It is not for you to know the times or
Cry to the summit, 'Is there any hope?'
To which an answer pealed from that high seasons, wdiich the Father hath set within His
land
own authority. But ye shall receive power,
Hut in a tongue no man could understand."
when the Holy Spirit is come upon you.'
Then He outlined His program, "And ye
The poet is right,
man
no
could under- shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and
stand," and until we know more about the in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the utternature of personality we do well to stop at most part of the earth."
that point.
His policy for the realization of His vision
Thank God that all He has done tends to of the Cilivilization of Brotherly Men was
draw men out of the selfish life —Jesus Christ, that each individual disciple should report his
universe. In God's eye it is a thing to be personal experiences with Him, and through
dreaded and avoided. Though the fire may such report He felt sure that the vision would
burn below decks, if the captain's face be be realized.
calm and his eyes resolute, you feel safe. But
Look at the company of men He addressed
if his countenance pales then you know you —an inoffensive set, variously constituted.
are in the presence of danger. When Jesus There were the eleven apostles, fish packers,
the man of hope viewed this side of life He economica.ly renting an upper room in which
fell on the ground pale and with great drops to unroll their mats and sleep, one or two
of blood He oathed the earth in His horror. business men, one from each of the two poliHere we resent the words 01 the great and tical extremes, on the one hand of implacgood man of two Hundred years ago.
We able hatred airainst the Koman overlord witi
speak oi our Father's view of this doom as motto, "No ruler but God" and a dagger carthe Sorrow of iiod. We may say reverently ried in the clothing to kill the alien official,
of the fate of the selfish man as ho breaks on the other one of those who let their names
away from God, from divine and human no on the civil list and made money out of the
friendship and plunges into the abyss of lone- Imperial taxes, i.esnle this inner circle there
liness, that the place into which he goes must was a larger group of followers that included
be the spot of horror in the universe.
rich as well as poor. Two came often toSince 1 have pecome a father with boys ot gether from Jericho, the wealthy capitalist
my own 1 confess that the most majestic Zaciheus and Bartinieus the beggar. Kduthought of God is not the sky and the eea, cated men, such as the Rabbi Nicodemus and
but how the Heart of the Father must feci in the Counsellor Joseph, together with a large
the loss of His children.
company of women recruited from all social
Thank God that all He has done tends to ranks helped make up His audience on the ocdraw men out of the selfish life—Jesus Christ, casion of His farewell conversation. All had
the great Savior, reaching down to save men one thing in common, each for himself had
to the company of the friendly workmen! come into contact with Jesus and in virThank God for His mighty influences which tue thereof was «ble to make some personal
He is daily bringing to bear upon men at this report concerning their great Friend.
point of danger which seems to be a necessary
Look at this policy which seemed so inadestage in the evolution of His children.
quate. The most fundamental thing a man
can do to extend his knowledge and experi"For the love of God is broader
ence is to report what he has seen and done
Than the measure of man's mind:
with unseen forces. In the scientific world
And the heart of the eternal
the man able to report his personal experiIs most wonderfully kind."
ences with unseen physical forces has done
one of two things possible to the scientific
VII. THE MESSAGE OF THE CHRISTIAN man. There is a man in the world able to
TO OTHER MEN.
hold this Church full if he should come here.
Jesus with His marvelous consciousness of He is one who is seeking personal experience
the presence of God, of His being the revela- with the forces of nature and is able
tion of God to men had seen a vision of the to report what he has seen and done with
civilization of the Kingdom of God and the them. There is a second sort of man who
sight had occasioned such joy that the shame can look over the whole field and arrange the
of the Cross seemed but a little thing. It reports of his fellow observers in orderly
was a vision of what men were to be, the fashion. These are the two who do the fundavision of a situation characterized by two mental things in science.
things. First it was a situation in which
Jesus' method therefore was scientific. He
every individuality should have full oppor- proposed that after men in His company had
tunity to develop the two great powers of experimented with the great Force—God
friendship and of achievement. Second, it. they should report what they had seen and
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world.
The
note
of personal
throughout the Bible.
experience
runs
"This poor man cried and Jehovah heard
him."
This is the report of the man who has seen
the unseen God and then he sings
—
taste and see that Jehovah is good:
Blessed is the man that takcth refuge in
llim.
"O
'
The value of the great Christian creeds
lies here and here only—to explain an expert
euce that it may repeat it ill others' lives.
It is a record of what some men have found
in their laboratory work, bidding others test
Ihe experience for themselves. Any other use
of a creed is full of danger.
This method expresses the very genius of
Christianity, which is to share real values
with another. When a Christian comes to you
with a personal experience, it is not in argument or to tear down, but to share with you
what is best in his life. So Browning
—■
i way, our chief,
Best way of worship; let me strive
To find it and when found contrive
My fellows also take their share!
This constitutes my earthly care;
God's is above it and distinct.
For 1 a man with men am linked
And not a brute with brutes; no gain
That 1 experience must remain
"Needs
must there be
Unshared."
Contrive mv fillmrs also take iluir share.
There is a feeling abroad, especially among
niir college men that a man must not me Idle
with another s religion. It is a natural re
action due to abuses, but at bottom a man
must share the highest values that come into
his own experience so far as possible. The
brute keeps all for itself. But men must
share.
With what effectiveness a man's experience becomes helpful when properly shared!
A student came once to tell mo an incident
in his life. He had been delayed at a small
station. While waiting he began to wish that
lie could give a report to some one of his experience with God and prayed that he might.
He went out on to the platform, fell in with
a German wearing the uniform of a band,
found that he had had a university training
in philosophy and in the course of conversation the topic of religion was reached.
A
squirrel ran across the park and he talked
of design, then the whistle sounded and he
reached out his hand with the word, "My
brother, I know one thing. God is my
heavenly Father, He has forgiven my sins
and I have profound satisfaction, for once 1
was without Him." The German took his
hand with a man's grip and answered, "I believe there is something in this for you have
found it in your experience."
The great leaders of this early movement
were wont to lay stress on their experience
with Jesus. It was so with Peter who headed
the Jewish contingent in that early campaign
when he reached the point where he coul
say, "Thou art the Christ." Jesus exclaimed, "God bless you Simon, flesh and blood
never told you that," and lapsing into the
language of His trade He added, "This report of inner experience is bedrock and on it
I can build."
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So Paul the great non-Jewish leader, fell
he was commissioned to give a report, "Arise
and stand upon thy feet; for to this end 1
appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a witness
of tin' things wherein thou hast seen me."
When the great crisis came in Galatea Paul
appealed to his own experience, "It is no
longer 1 that live, but Christ liveth in me;
and the life which I now live in the flesh I
live iii faith, the faith which is in the Son of
God, who loved me, and gave Himself up for
me."
It is the same with John. Hear him lay
emphasis upon this in his first letter, "That
which we have heard, that which we have
seen with our eyes, that uliiei w< beheld,
ami our hands handled." 'then again a sentence further on, "And we have seen and
bear witness." Still, a third time, "That
which we have seen and heard declare we
unto you." Three times in as many verses.
So much for the fundamental importance of
this policy.
Look at the character of the Christian's
report. Its substance is twofold. First I
have acted for what is to me a sufficient reason on the supposition that Jesus Christ is
alive and I have given Him control of my
life. Second—As a consequence of this nc
tion I find myself experiencing increasing
honesty, enlarging sympathy and deepening
peace.
The great fundaments of character are involved in this report of personal experience.
There is no exaggeration in such a report for
it deals with the beginnings of new character
—sincerity, sympathy and peace.
It is not necessary for a man to report perfection, but only progress. It is not always
made in words—that is a matter of temperament. It is a report that breaks forth in
character, In action, in life, a character that
shall begin to show evidence of a likeness to
the character with which it is assumed to be
In contact. Thus the dying Baron Bunsen
looked up into the face of his wife with the
message, "In thy face have I seen the face
of the eternal." Browning had this in mind
in Saul:
"It shall be
A Face like my face that receive thee: a
Man like to me
Thou shult love and be loved by forever; a
Hand like this hand
Shall throw open the gates of new life to
thee: See the Christ stand."
Not many weeks ago on a Sabbath evening
in Cnlunibus I went to see a friend of my
college days, who for five years had served
as a pastor, when creeping paralysis came
upon him and for nine years his wife had
been compelled to put food into his mouth
He was able to speak only one word at a
time with great difficulty and so faintly that
wife or daughter bending over him could just
catch the accents. Yet the power of Jesus
Christ was so evident in his character and
life that he preached to all in his little section of Columbus the message of Christlikeness with far greater influence than ever he
did while in his pulpit.
What are the results of this policy! All
the spiritual forces of the universe often seem
so coordinate as to make one public witness
produce effects far beyond possible estimation. It is like the explosion of Hell Gate in
New York harbor where the labor of hundreds of men and the mighty force of the explosives all waited upon the touch of a little
girl's finger upon the electric key to coordinate them into one tremendous effect.
Likewise, the forces of the universe seem so
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coordinated that when
a man begins to give
his report tactfully and gracefully, great results are secured.
President strong, of Rochester University,
once said that while a student at Vale another
Student approached him with a remark that involved a personal report of Christian experience. "1 wish you were a Christian" was all
ihat was said when the chapel bell rang and
hey separated. Young Strong became a ChrisItian
in conseipience of that word and both students entered the ministry. Years later they
mid and rresident Strong said: "Now 1 have
the chance to say wdiat I long have wanted
to tell you. I owe all that I am and that 1
have done to you." "How is thatf" "Don't
you remember what you slid to me that day
at college just before chapelt" "No, I do
not." Dr. Strong told him, but he could not
recall it. In a large sense all the wonderful
influence of Dr. Strong, felt with such power
by numbers of young men in his lectuie
room, are the results of that one report mane
by his classmate.
Last spring wdiile in California I heard Dr.
Mel.o.m, of Berkeley, tell an experience o!
his while in college. Cp to his senior year
he was not a Christian. A letter came that
made him thin) a little. One day he and a
classmate noted for speaking to others al out
Christ met. McLean parried the subject
again and again whenever it approached.
They reached his room and courtesy compelled aim to invite his friend in. More than
once the man brought the subject round only
to be put off. Finally he put the direct question: "Mac. do you ever think about your
soulf" Then they talked. Soon it was remarked in the class that "Mac was serious."
"1 have sonii times been inclined to say,'
added Dr. McLean, "that if that man hao
not spoken to me out of his own experience I
should never have been a Christian." If
that be true, all the wide results of the great
ministry of Dr. McLean in Oakland and elsewhere and his present work as President of
the Seminary in Berkeley have flowed out of
that talk.
The chief satisfactions of the Christian life
flow out of the consciousness of being helpful
in this manner. Some time since a group of
Methodist ministers grouped themselves about
one of their leading Bishops and asked what
experience gave him the most satisfaction in
•ill his ministry. He said that in his first
pastorate at a time of special interest he
and a parishioner called upon an old man and
tried to help him into the Christian life. The
final answer was, "I'm too old, but if you
can do anything for my son Tom, for Col's
sake do it." The young itunister asked his
parishioner who Tom was and found that he
was a lazy, good for nothing tough, hanging
about saloons, ready for anything that might
The pastor
bring an occasional drink.
sought him out at a job cleaning saloon cuspidores. He took the young man home with
him, gave him a place to sleep, clothed him
decently, went with him to meeting and there
the man rose and said he wished he were a
Christian. The young minister soon moved
and it was years before he revisited the town.
He came there as Bishop, was met at the station by this man, taken to the finest house
in the place and after grace, as the family
sat about the table, the man turned to him
Bishop, it's all your work."
and said:
Never as pastor, college president or bishop
had he found such deep satisfaction, he said,
as at that moment.
Happy experiences attend the beginning of
the Christian life, but there is none such
deep satisfaction as dwells in the experience
of leading another into the friendship of
"
Jesus. "It is more blessed to give than to receive" does not apply alone or chiefly to
money, but to the sharing of our experience
of Christ wdth others.
"Trebly blessed art thou, my brethren,
whose JOyfhl lot it is to stretch thy soul in
a soul that is dead as Klisha stretched himself on the dead son of the Shunamite and
raise him up breathing and calling upon
God."
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nearly all seasons without irrigation, was admitted to the membership of Dr. and Mrs. A. S. I'.akcr went overCentral Kona Church by letter, on Feb- land to Hilo. They will he away, for
becomes rather in excess of what is ruary twenty-fourth. I was elected three weeks. Rev. (lias. \\'m. Hill
most agreeable.
superintendent of the Sunday school will come over here during Dr. Maker's
Again while there is nearly always for the rest of the year. I have a Sun- absence.
a cooling breeze, we rarely have a driv- day school class also. During the week
ing gale, such as a good part of the I make calls on different homes, assoWe have organized a Young Men's
time pours down Xtiuanti through the ciating with them and encouraging Debating Club. We meet every other
great Pali gap. Our unbroken moun- them to live in the right way. I have Friday. Our debate was held on Febtain ridge at the head of Manoa de- learned to keep closer to Christ and ruary twenty-second. We will meet
fends us from the rush of gales either love the Savior more and more. (>ur again on the twenty-second of this
down or up. Put the great charm of earnest desire here is to have a revival month. The debate on the eighth of
our climate is this peculiar mountain it] Kona like that of seventy years ago. this month was postponed on account
air, well charged with the invigorating In some Churches it has been already of lack of preparation.
ozone, which meets one like a draught felt. We are praying that more boys
I think I had better close my letter.
of wine as soon as one passes Rocky will take up the work for the Master. < rive my best regards to the faculty, to
Hill. It is a most refreshing change Kona is a lovely place. Today is the the schools, and to the members of the
from the duller air of the city plains clearest day I have seen in Kona.
I Christian Endeavor. With my best
and slopes. Kapahulu probably has could observe Lanai and Maui from aloha, I remain.
the same ozone, but too much wind.
where 1 am living. I have many
Yours truly,
Another great advantage over the friends here. I visited Capt. Cook's
KAMAKAIWI.
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Kapahulu site so long in contemplation monument at Kaawaloa with them.
is, that this is easy of access. The George and John Smith's parents here
[It is expected that Mr. Kamakaiwi
other one was a full mile from the elec- ire some of my close friends.
will go to Hartford Theological Semitric car terminus at Kaimuki, with a
It may be of interest to you to know nary in the fall of 10.08. We hope to
climb of three hundred feet in altitude, that I am pounding my own poi and have at least two more young men
which was formidable for teachers and planting taro and other vegetables. I ready to accompany him. This work
scholars, although leading to a grand have rented about onethird of an acre of training a band of Hawaii's most
outlook. This new site is close to the from the landlord, close to where I am promising youths for Christian leaderManoa car line, and only twenty min- living. All the spare time I have I ship in the islands is one of most
utes' ride from the postoffice.
work on it. My taro and corn are important lines of effort in the whole
There is abundance of rain for all growing.
range of the Hawaiian Hoard's manynecessary uses of the schools. There
are fairly copious springs on the school
tract, from which wind-mills can lift
the water. And the tract lies below the
elevation already well supplied from
the government pipes in College Mills
adjacent. We hope hy the Fall opening of the school year, to welcome to
the new buildings the hard-working
teachers from Kawaiahao and Chaplain
lane to take deep draught of this fresh
Manoa air.
S. E. B.
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COLLEGE-HILLS
LETTER FROM OUR KONA CANDIDATE
FOR
HARTFORD
SCHOLARSHIP.
Kealakekua, Central Kona,
March 14, 1907.
My Dear Mr. Home: Aloha oe. I
feel that I must write to you and give
you an idea of my work and the people.
First, I must thank you for the opportunity you gave me to work for the
Lord. I am getting along very nicely
with Dr. A.S. Baker. Mrs. A. S.
I laker and Mrs. Ruth Raker. Once in
three months I accompany Dr. A. S.
Raker to Kailua, Holualoa (makai)
and Healani, interpreting his communion sermon. Once a month we
have the preachers' meeting and once
in three months we have the delegates'
meeting of the different Churches. I
have to interpret all these meetings. I
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It is a great pleasure to report HeThe death of Mrs. T. K. R. Amalu lani Church free from debt, after many
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of Hookena, Hawaii, on March 2, 1907, years. New records have been made
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Kahului R. R. Co., and Kahuku PlantaKona whose loss to the Church would girls, Miss Helen F. Carpenter, who is
tion.
passing the winter in Worcester, Mass.
be so great.
letter
from
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to
Mrs.
S.
Bishop,
A
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was
Elizabeth K. Amalu
born and
lived at Honolulu until she was mar- of January 12, 1007, contains the followried, at the age of nineteen. Ever since ing relating to attending the meeting of Tel. Main 109
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that time, for more than twenty-seven the American Board last October:
years, Mrs. Amalu has been a member "The first persons I saw in taking the
of the Hookcna Church, and, with her cars in Worcester were Mrs. John WaFORT ST.. ABOVE HOTEL
good husband, has been a teacher both terhouse and Mrs. Cornelia Damon. RIOS OF ALL KINDS
in the public school and in the Sunday Then as you know there were several
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school. She lias, indeed, been as a ethers, Dr. and Mrs. Whitney, Mr. and
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mother to many of the young people
of South Kona.
The funeral service was held in the
new chapel at Kealia, being conducted
by Revs. A. S. Baker, C. W. P. Kaeo
and John Keala. About 150 people
were present. School children led the
procession to the grave, in a new cemetery just set apart through the kindness of Mr. W. R. Castle. A line of
men drew the carriage containing the
body, and many others followed
Mrs. Amalu will long be remembered
as a true Christian lady, always consistent and faithful. Mr. Amalu has
the sympathy of all.
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Young Men's Club has been
rted at Central Kona for current
nts, debates and social intercourse,
meet once in two weeks in the SoTwo Catholic young men
I Hall. one
led us
night, but their parents
;rd of it and came over a mile to get
k.
similar club, only combining more
Mrs. W. R. Castle, Rev. Mr. McCully
and others. On reaching the hotel in
which my room had been engaged, I went
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Draw Exchange on the principal ports of ths
world and transact a general
"I have attended several meetings of
banking business.
the Board, but this was unique. The
Berkshire hills were in their autumn
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Thompson Memorial Chapel of the colHawaiian Islands.
lege, said to be the most beautiful in the Honolulu
country. The addresses of the three
presidents, Hopkins, Tucker and Hyde,
with that of Dr. Judson, son of the
pioneer Judson, will long be remembered.
Then there was the great out-door meeting in the park, near Hie Haystack monu- Notary Public, Agent to Grant
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Seacher
of
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We are pained to learn that this aged
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though she continues in comfortable
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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES.
HONOLULU, H. T., MAY, 1907
VOL. LXIV
The Triunion
The greatest religious event of the
first quarter of this year has been the
Receipt H.
16.00 meeting at Chicago on March 19 of the
$
Annual Meeting
1,219.50 General Council of delegates appointOaliti
46.00 ed by the General Conferences of
Portuguese Work
293.64 United
Merchandise
Brethren and Methodist Prot243.90
Chinese Work
177.95 estants and by the Congregational NaJapanese Work
118.98 tional Council. Previous meetings had
Friend
61.:!5 been held at Dayton in February and
Ka Hoaloha
207.30 it Pittsburg in November of last
A. H. C. F. M
l-»-25
Maul
5,043.85 year. At the outset the delegates had
M. I'. I
74.60 not thought it possible to attempt anyHawaii
1,462.52 thing like organic union, but as meetInvested Funds
25.00 ing followed meeting the way was unA. M. A
113.00
r.-ilama Mission
511.00 expectedly made clear and it was evioffice Expense
60.65 dent that God's Spirit was leading irKauai (leneral Fund
6.46 resistibly, towards this unhoped for
Educational Fund
"0.00 goal. The Chicago meeting, at which
Hush Place
17.10
Order Department
211.45 more than 200 delegates were present,
Periodicals
1.45 gathered from all over the United
Communion Wine
11.25 States, was marked by unusual grac? ad
Molokai (leneral Fund
188.85 wisdom and culminated in the adoption
Hawaiian Work
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of an Act of Union by vote of all the
$10,009.53 delegates except two. Such practical
557.59 unanimity upon a question involving
Excess of expenditures over receipts
$10,587.12 changes of polity in each of the three
denominations, agreement upon a DecExpenditures.
$ 236.88 laration of Faith and delicate legal adOffice Expenses
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the
works than these" which
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promised that His disciples
Jesus
so.no should do. The "Act of Union"
Palama Special Fund
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I'alama Mission
265.00 now before the Churches of three deInvestment
245.35 nominations for adoption or rejection.
Periodicals
American Hoard Lands
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60.00 acted upon by State and Territorial AsSocial Work
75.00
Oahu
7.00 sociations or Conferences and by the
Kauai
77.-.0 National Council. It will come before
Hawaii
$ 80.00
the Hawaiian Evangelical Association
English W|ork
626.00
Salaries
at its next meeting this month. It will
646.00
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Be
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favor or again t the movement and to
Japanese Work
$188.00
760.50
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ments are very simple. They involve
if 15.75
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302.00
R vote to chanpc the name of "The Ha317.75
waiian Evangelical Association" lo
$1*0.00
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Annual Conference of the United
Salaries
258.00
408.00 Churches of Hawaii." The clumsy
Wsiakea Settlement
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-~>- w> pear in the names of the
several Island
92.511
Chinese Work
Associations,
be known as
will
which
Salaries
701.00
793.50 the District Associations of the United
Office Salaries
484.00 Churches of Hawaii, of Kauai, of Maui,
$10,587.12 Molokai and Lanai, and of Oahtt, reOverdraft at Bank
$ 3,335.71 spectively. Once in four years the
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
MARCH 20—APRIL 20.
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Territory will be entitled to send to
the National Council one ministerial
and one lay delegate for every 5000
Church members or major fraction
thereof. In all other respects there
will be no changes in the conduct or
government of our Churches.
If the
union be consummated the United,
Churches will become the fifth largest
company of Christian disciples in the
United States. From now on until the
National Council meets in October, and
until the National Conferences of the
United Brethren and Methodist Protestants assemble, let all our Church
members make this mighty movement
a subject of daily prayer, If these
three companies of disciples join,
doubtless the impetus given to believers of every name to forget their differences in obedience to the prayer of
the Master for union will hasten to become irresistible.
Those Churches
throughout the Territory that already
bear the name "Union" will feel especially at home in the new triunal denomination.
Our Annual Meeting
The program for this anniversary,
which will convene in Kawaiahao
Church, Honolulu, March 25 to June 3,
is practically complete. The general
topic will be "The Problem of ReligPaul's
ious Education in Hawaii."
letter to the Philippians will be the
expository theme. Ample time has
been allowed for business and a very
interesting array of speakers is promised. Hawaii's delegate to the International Y. M. C. A. Convention in
Tokyo, Mr. D. L. Ai, and the Board's
delegate to the Centenary Conference
of Missions in China, Rev. E. W.
Timing, will be heard from. A new
feature of this session will be ten minutes every morning given to learning
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and singing some great hymn. This s
to be no perfunctory matter, committees will not be allowed to meet at this
time, and every delegate will be specially requested to be present and join
in the inspiring exercise. Mr. Richards
will have charge of this part of the
program. We hope for a large attendance and request that every Church and
every Christian make the anniversary
a subject of special prayer.
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Kindly Mention
It is pleasant to sec Tl\e Friend generously spoken of by its contemporaries.
The Advertiser constantly
brings messages to its readers from us,
for which we arc always grateful. It
would be natural to expect a friendly
word from a comrade like The Pacific,
or even from our big brother, the Congregationalist, of the distant Hub. But
we hardly looked for so flattering a notice of a modest editorial as filled some
two-thirds of a column in the Army
and Navy Journal of March 9 or the
column editorial upon the same article
in the Boston Transcript of March 4.
These kindly references are, of course,
a tribute to the unique position Hawaii
holds in the Pacific and to the contributions her conglomerate population,
together with the resulting problems
and her way of tackling them, enable
her to make to social science. These
Islands must grow increasingly interesting to the world at large according
as we grapple successfully with the
great questions that face us. For this
reason a failure like that of the present
Senate to pass the Local Option Bill
is a cause for keen regret.
We all
want Hawaii to do things in an ideal
way. She can and please God she will.
The Peace Movement
The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii has appointed Mr. W. R. Castle,
Jr., who holds the position of Assistant
Dean in Harvard University, to represent the business interests of the Territory at the Mohonk Conference or.
International Arbitration, soon to convene at Lake Mohonk. This is the
first time these Islands have formally
participated in this worldwide Conference, though Island residents have attended previous sessions. The movement for World Peace is fast growing
irresistible. The advocates of this,
which is by far the one most important
human interest, are showing the greatest wisdom in their propaganda.
In
the first place, all the leading parliaments of the world are being reached
through the Interparliamentary Union.
This is a Congress in the interests of
Peace which is composed of 2500 of the
15,000 members who make up the national assemblies of earth. This august body has formulated a platform
of four principles, which the nations
have agreed to discuss at the Second
Hapue Conference, scheduled to meet
on June 15. These four questions are:
first. Shall the Conference meet hereafter automatically and periodically;
second, Shall a model arbitration treaty
be drawn, third, Shall disarmament be
discussed; fourth, Shall contraband of
be defined. Another mighty
agency bearing the promise of larger
achievement even than the Interparliamentary Union is that which aims to
enlist all the financial magnates of earth
uito a movement that shall be pledged
to close the sources of money power to
nations that wish to urge war. If this
end be achieved fighting must cease,
for only the government that can command loans can afford to be belligerent.
The third great aggregation which
shows growing hostility to war is organized labor. The day is fast Hearing
when the common people the world
over, who from the earliest ages have
borne the weight of war's burdens, the
men who form the targets for one another, who do the weary marching,
undergo the degradation of camp life,
lose the finer fiber of manhood in training for the shambles, and the women
who stay at home to care for the children, besides earning the food that the
absent husbands should provide, who
swell the ranks of widows or toil
through life for maimed and wounded
veterans, will play the fool no more,
will crowd tumultuously into one great
union Of Peace and end forever the insensate madness of public murder. To
popularize these features of the campaign and to create a regnant public
opinion that shall tolerate war no more,
gigantic Peace Conferences like that in
New York which concluded its sessions April 17 arc constantly projected.
It does not take Mankind long to come
to mighty and momentous decisions
nowadays. By the time the Hague
Conference of 1007, which will be composed of delegates from all the fortyfive nations of the globe while its predecessor represented only twenty-six,
shall have ended, a definite World Parliament may be organized. Who can
tell? Hawaii is small, but it has its
part in this vast movement. When
June 15 is reached a series of cablegrams should go from Chamber of
Commerce, Merchants' Association,
University and College Clubs, the various Churches and Fraternal Orders to
our American delegates calling upon
the Conference to take the great step
of declaring that war must cease and
the reign of law be established among
all nations.
war
Progress in Temperance
Indications are not wanting that the
noble campaign of education waged
now for twenty years and more by the
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the public schools of
the Nation is> issuing jn victory. Drink-
ing to excess is becoming unfashionable. The presence of much wine or
many varieties of intoxicants on the
tables even of Society leaders is no
longer good' form. The doctrine of
the sanity of good health is merging
into an axiom. People are giving heed
to questions of dietetics as never before. Simple food, less meat in the
daily regimen, abstinence even from
tea and coffee, as well as from alcoholic stimulants, not in any Puritanic
spirit or from ascetic notions or
through religious scruples, but solely
because the man of brains does not
tare to play the fool by drugging his
powers into lesser efficiency and because he wishes to be all there at every
moment in the growing strenuousness,
complexity and matchless charm of
present day life, all are evidences that
intellect is progressively asserting itself as master over animalistic instincts. The newer sort of collegian
trained under the dominance of this
type of common sense is bound to live
more widely, achieve more, enjoy more
and contribute more to his age than
his predecessors. It is this spirit that
tortures the saloon advocates with the
specter of the downfall of their power.
They cannot fight this sort of foe. You
may laugh yourself into seeming victory over a fanatic or a saint, but when
\ou tackle cold common sense, the
laugh and the victory are on the other
side. No wonder, then, that The Wine
and Spirit Circular, one of the leading
liquor journals of America, has this
sage advice for its readers:
"If there is one thing that seems settled beyond question it is that the retail liquor trade of this country must
either mend its ways materially or be
prohibited in all places save the business or tenderloin precincts of our
larger cities."
What "mend its ways" means it is
hard to tell. 'Hie editorial continues:
"If the Anti-Saloon League can
maintain its present organization it
looks as if it will certainly destroy the
legalized saloon in all of the Southern
States, except perhaps in Missouri, and
it is certainly making strong headway
in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, and other Western and
Northern States.
The Anti-Saloon
League is not a mob of long-haired fanatics, as some of the writers and
speakers connected with our business
have declared, but it is a strongly-centralized organization, officered by men
of unusual ability, financeered by capitalists with very long purses, subscribed to by hundreds of thousands of
men, women and children who are so-
�THE FRIEND.
licited by their various Churches, advised by well-paid attorneys of great
ability, and it is working with definite
ideas to guide it in every state, in every
county, in every city and in every precinct."
Why all this is true the Wine and
Spirit Circular does not state. It is
because the man of today knows more
about his body and its care than nil
predecessors. The consummate folly
of taxing himself to support such an
institution as the saloon, the father of
brothels, jails, insane asylums, orphanages and poor houses is fashioning itself into an axiom.
The Indiana Decision
Human progress has oftentimes
strange manifestations. A great social
truth comes silently into men's souls
almost unguessed. Then some man
utters it so simply and so startlinglv
that the world stands aghast. In olden
limes the astonishment expressed itself by stoning or hanging or crucifying
or otherwise murdering the human
mouthpiece of the universal conscience
and a few years later canonizing him.
We do not do this today. Sometime,
we make a fuss for a while, especially
if vested interests be menaced, but in
a surprisingly short time intellect rallies to conscience side and the new social truth begins to coin witticisms al
the expense of previous mental density.
The case of Judge Artman of Indiana is
to the point here. He has just decided, in what promises to become one
of the historic pronouncements in the
war of common sense versus the saloon, "that the State cannot under the
guise of a license delegate to the saloon business a legal existence, because to hold that it can is to hold that
the State may sell and delegate the
right to make widows and orphans, the
right to break up homes, the right to
create misery and crime, the right to
make murderers, the right to produce
idiots and lunatics, the right to fill orphanages, poorhouses, insane asylums,
jails and penetentiaries, and the right
to furnish subjects for the hangman's
gallows." The Judge therefore rules'
that the State law licensing saloons is
unconstitutional. This decision may
not stand when appealed to the Supreme Court. But that it is the product of the social common sense of the
American people and not the utterance
of one man, and hence that it will prevail ere long in the life of our Nation,
cannot be doubted. The American
people are doing more thinking upon
this question than ever before, and they
are doing it in an entirely new way.
They are approaching it from the point
of view of hard common sense. The
saloon is "a fool thing," as the college
boy puts it. Pourinsj into one's body
stuff, every drop of which tends to
weaken, is, after all, beneath contempt.
It is childish and the world of men
must outgrow it. All this is axiomatic
today. Like war, the traffic in women
and slavery, the saloon must go as a
frightful travesty upon the civilization
of brotherly men.
Steamship Disasters
A lady passenger on the steamship
Dakota busy packing her trunk in anticipation of landing soon at Yokohama
glanced out of the porthole of her cabin
and exclaimed to her husband, "I never
knew that large steamers like this sailed so near the shore." A few minutes
later the IXikota was a wreck. Japanese on land, abserving the course she
was taking, bail their boats all in readiness and some had even started out to
lend a helping hand before the vessel
-truck. A gentleman, standing upon
the deck of the Mongo'ia as she steamed towards Midway in a calm, clear
night, pointed out to a fellow traveler
3 line of breakers a little ahead and to
one side with the word, "We seem to
be getting close to the rocks." In less
than two minutes the steamer grounded. In each case the captain was on
the bridge. Eyery one of the accidents
to the liners Manchuria. Mongolia and
Dakota anil the transport Sheridan
were entirely avoidable. A most competent witness in court at Honolulu recently testified that if the captain had
used "the commonest discretion" the
Mongolia could not have gone ashore
on Midway. Ugly rumors are afloat
connecting the names of some of these
ship-wrecking captains with the use of
alcoholic stimulants. These tales may
be entireh- false in all cases. But we
wonder whether the transpacific steamship companies are as careful to prohibit the use of intoxicants by their
employes as are the leading railroads
of the Union? It may be that they
are. If so, would it not be well for
them to advertise this fact as the railroad companies do? Certainly if an
engineer or conductor even by one
known indulgence in drink, though
moderate, renders himself liable to discharge, an officer of an ocean liner
should be equally subject to discipline.
It tni?ht be a wise thing for passengers
to study the habits of the captains with
whom they sail and let it be known if
they find unmistakable evidences of
even the moderate use of alcohol. For
tests made by the German Government
5
clearly establish the fact that even a
very sparing use of alcohol tends to
cloud the judgment and lessen accuracy. By all means let us have light
on the subject of the possible relation
of avoidable shipwrecks to the use of
intoxicants. Is it not time also for the
traveling public to demand that greater
care be used by our American transpacific lines in the choice of captains?
It seems singular that out of the five
recent startling accidents upon the Pacific, namely, those befalling the Manchuria, Mongolia, Sheridan, Dakota
and Mongolia a second time, all occurred in steamships under American
captains and that each of these groundings was due to what seems to the public to have been criminal carelessness.
The bigness of the ship in no case was
responsible for the clumsiness of its
handling.
S. E. B.
For the first time in years we miss
these familiar initials at the close of
one or more articles in our columns.
Dr. Bishop's service to The Friend has
been so constant, so vigorous and bo
provocative of thought that an intermission of it is like the absence of a
near companion. A week or two ago
the Doctor was prostrated by illness,
■md though he is well on his way to
recovery, he is not suffered to give time
to his usual round of work. As many
know, he has had exclusive charge of
the Record of Events and the column
of Marriages and Deaths. These have
added definite value to The Friend for
ready reference. The fertility and resourcefulness of Dt. Bishop's mind
have for many years been a revelation
and a delight to a large circle both in
Hawaii and on the mainland. One
never knows just what subject he will
tackle, from volcanoes and moon-birth
theories to New Theology and the
Higher Criticism, but the disclosure of
bis theme and his handling of it are
always forceful and possess a peculiar
charm. May he soon again enter our
editorial rooms, copy in hand, and
long continue to give joy to his friends
through the columns of this periodical,
which owes its prolonged life and vitality so much to him,-
John G. Woolley
Monday, April 29, the Anti-Saloon
League cabled to Hon. John G. Woolley
of Chicago a call to come to Honolulu as
Superintendent and Counsel of the
League with full liberty to devote what
time he might think best to general law
practice. This was done in response to
information that Mr. Woolley had dc-
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cided to resume his former vocation as a
counsellor at law and was inclined to
a permanent
view favorably Honolulu
home. A reply is expected at an early
day stating that the invitation has been
accepted and that Mr. and Mrs. Woolley
with one son will soon be on their way.
Honolulu is to lie congratulated' upon the
prospect of securing so distinguished a
citizen of the United States to take Dp
his permanent abode here. Some twentyfive years ago Mr. Woolley was practicing law in Minneapolis and had succeeded in climbing to the enviable position of
one of the best known and most successIn
ful lawyers of the then northwest.
1881 he was prosecuting attorney of that
city. In 1886 r.- was practicing law in
New York City. In 1888 he surrendered
his business to take up cudgels against
the saloon and soon became the accredited
and most widely known spokesman of
the Prohibitionists of ihe Union. In 1900
he was the candidate of the Third Party
for President of the United States. As
an orator he is a man of remarkable
power and has been sought by the organized enemies of the saloon as an advocate
in all the principal English-speaking
cities of the world. He is equally well
known as an author and editor. Fof
many years he conducted "The New
Voice." Latterly bis affiliations have been
more closely with the Anti-Saloon than
the Third Party Prohibition movement.
Experience has mellowed him and removed' the bitterness that once used to
characterize bis pttUk utterances, lie is
a militant Christian, a lover of righteousness and a fighter for every good cause.
He will mightily strengthen the local
campaign for civic betterment in these
Islands. The coming of Mr. and Mrs.
Woolley is, we believe, prophetic of what
we may expect during the next twenty
years. As we succeed in standing for
righteousness in our government, making over our churches into servants of
(rod's Kingdom, and curtailing the power
of the saloon until the drink evil is expelled from this Paradise, we shall attract
large numbers of people who yearn for a
perfect climate with a social system at
once just and brotherly to all men. If we
can only keep out the caste spirit and the
demon of race prejudice, welcome East
and West to equal privileges of citizenship, take from each the best that each
has to give anil incorporate the genii 1
gentleness of the people of the Pacific
Mid-Sea, Hawaii will become one of the
most unique, most attractive, populous,
prosperous and influential centers on the
globe. Why not make it so? We can if
we will. To association in the fight for
this ideal we welcome Mr. John G. Woolley and his family.
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knowledge of the language, which will be
Dr. Sylvester
"Welcome the coining, speed the part- very useful to him here. Inasmuch as so
ing guest." This seems to be Hawaii's many immigrants hail from Yamaguchi
chief prerogative, Few places in the Prefecture, Mr. Erdman will find in Ilaworld are like it in this respect and as -1 waii ample opportunity to influence the
the Pacific grows i::to its full destiny as work in the part of Japan where he now
the ocean ot the future, this verse culled labors. His association with the Ilaby Pope from Homer will tell the story j vvaiian side of the Board's work in Paeven more forcefully. A little less than lama gave him a most helpful insight inhe sucone year ago Central Union.Church be- to Hawaiian character. In fact,
his
to the
winning
way
ceeded
rarely
in
gan its welcome of Dr. Sylvester who
came to its pulpit with many messages of hearts of the Hawaiians with whom hekindly introduction from distinguished was brought into contact. The friends of
friends in the Kast. The struggle with Mrs. Kidman will be overjoyed to know
illness that has marked the intervening that she is to find work here in her old
months has revealed a heroic spirit and' homestead where she will perpetuate the
has drawn many close to him in sym- missionary traditions of her family.
pathy. The quality of his mind as re- Negotiations are now in .progress vv'ith
vealed in his sermons has moved and ■ the Presbyterian Hoard looking to an
is
attracted large numbers, not a few of early transfer of Mr. Krilman. It
reach
before
may
that
he
Honolulu
hoped
win mi cared little for church attendance
The Erdmans will have a
as a rule. Dr. Sylvester has a literary September.
warm
welcome
to their new field.
faculty of rare force and knows how to
glean the best for his sermons. Some of
his prayer meeting addresses have been
CHEERING NEWS.
If health had been
gems of beauty.
added', enabling him to enter into the
Under date of April 2, Rev. D. C.
homes of his people and to come into Greene. D. D.. veteran American Board
personal touch with nun on the street missionary in Tokyo, writes as foland in the office, the peculiar magnetic -1 >\vs: "The World's Student Federacharm of his personality would have en- tion is drawing near the close of its
deared a very large circle to him with session. Tt is a great success. The
singular power. But this climate, so full great men of Japan have done their
of genial balm for most of US, is an un- prettiest to show gootl will and symsparing foe to many sufferers from pathy. Marquis Ito gave yen 10.000
pulmonary troubles, and notwithstand- inwards the expense. Baron Mitsui
ing the utmost care and a right whose gave yen 3000 and many others smaller
courage has been almost pathetic, Dr. sums. Count Okuma and Baron Goto
Sylvester, advised by his physicians, has have given or are to give garden parbeen compelled to decide to surrender his ties. Baron Shibusawa and other
charge and seek the more bracing air ol prominent citizens. including the
our mountain States. Honolulu has com ■ Mayor, gave a collation to the foreign
enough within the power of his attractive delegates. Perhaps the most notable
personality to regret deeply this outcome. of all was the opening of the Shiba DeThe church and city in bidding him fare tached Palace by the Household Dewell wish him every blessing and in es- partment for the entertainment of the
pecial a speedy complete recovery and a foreign delegates. Prof. Bosworth,
wide sphere of service in the Kingdom. Rev.
John Carter of Oxford, Mr. Hunton (negro), Mr. Ebina, Mr. MiyaThe Erdmans
gawa, Frank Kenwood and others gave
most
impressive addresses; but the
Ala special meeting held for the purpose on April 16, the Hawaiian Hoard is- brightest of pl was by a Korean, an
sued an invitation to Rev. John P. Krd- ex-Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.
man, now laboring in Yainaguelii, Japan, It was full of humorous passages, but
under the Presbyterian Board, to come to it was not less full of sound sense and
Hawaii as missionary, with headquarters Christian feeling. On the whole. I
at Waialua. The Hoard has long wanted think Prof. Bosworth has contributed
to station a man at this old-time mission the most to the success. He has won
center to care fur its interests outside ol warm opinions even from the most critthe Koiki district of Oahu. The effect of ical. We were happy to have him and
Japan upon Mrs. Krdman's health mak- Mrs. Bosworth under our roof during
ing a change of field' wise, the Hoard their stay in Tokyo. One could not
gladly came forward with its call. Rev. have more agreeable guests. The KuMr. Erdman is well known in Honolulu miai [Congregational! Churches rewhere be served as assistant to Dr. Kin- ceived, in round numbers, 1700 into the
caid for more than one year. His resi- Churches hist year and 800 during the
dence in Japan has given him a working first three months of this year, an in-
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crease of nearly 25 per cent, in fifteen her would have won out. As it was,
months —22-14 }• l»er cent, to speak ac- it was lost by but one vote.
A number of factors contributed to
curately."
We of Honolulu who were helped so the gain achieved. First of all was the
much by Dr. K< sworth are glad to active sympathy of Governor Carter;
know of his great service to Japan. Re- second, the ardent championship of the
ports from all over that Empire show measure by Delegate Kuhio; third, the
that a new era of advance has begun honorable treatment of Speaker Holin Christian work. No one, however, stein and, fourth, the splendid fighting
lias been prepared for this story of of Representative John A. Hughes. The
growth chronicled by Dr. Greene. A Hawaiian members of the House acted
gain of 22-)4 per cent, in fifteen months nobly. They patiently studied its feawould seem like the greatest miracle in tures, and when convinced of its fairhistory to our American Congregation- ness voted to a man for its passage.
al Churches. Perhaps that wonder is yet In the Senate the bill was zealously
in store for us, however. Late tidings championed by the President. Hon. E.
from the mainland tell of one of our 1'". Bishop, and Hon. W. O. Smith. It
brethren in the Western States who was actively supported also by Senahas written to the American Board of- tors J. M. Dowsett, A. X. Hayselden,
the name of his wife and himself to support a missionary and his
wife in China for thirty years at a cost
of S-'joo per annum. Two other friends
have agreed to foot a bill of $25,000 to
open a new mission in Albania. The
Albanians, who number 3,000,000 souls,
are one of the hardiest and freest peoples in Europe. They gave to the
world ages ago Philip of Macedon and
his son .Alexander the Great. If the
spirit of consecration evidenced in
these notable gifts begins to pervade
our Churches we shall soon be singing
hallelujahs over conversions of large
numbers. The Layman's missionary
movement, which aims to unite laymen
in earning money for the extension of
the Kingdom, holds vast possibilities.
Even Russia is responding and the
American Hoard is entering the territory of this dread foe to Protestant
work. In fact, the whole world seems
moving towards Jesus Christ as never
before in its history.
fering in
LOCAL OPTION'S VICTORY.
But for the desertion of three Senwho had pledged themselves to
support the measure, Hawaii today
would be rejoicing in as up-to-date a
Local Option law as any State in the
It was a very
American Pinion.
strenuous battle and the defeat of the
bill was a victory for the cause in that
the supporters of Local Option gained
ground all along the line. In 1903 the
advocates of this thoroughly American
method of settling the liquor question
were practically iaughed out of court
in the Legislature. Tn 1905 the bill,
introduced and championed by Hon. C.
This
H. Dickey, passed the Senate.
year it passed the House with but three
adverse votes, and but for the knifing
of professed friends in the upper chamators
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know him. He is said to have entered the Senate with the determination to
burn his bridges behind him and make a
record thai should win the approval of
good citizens, but his aid in killing two
bills of first importance to Hawaii, the
Primary and Local Option measures,
are hard to reconcile with this purpose.
The young man has good in him and
;
we still hope that he will pull out of
the connections which drag him down.
The pleas made against both the
Primary and Local Option measure bySenator Chillingworth deserve a moment's consideration. The argument
in brief is that the Hawaiian voter
cannot be trusted. We have it on good
authority that in Waimea, Kauai, there
would be no saloon if Local Option
S. E. Kahuna, E A. Knudsen and J. C. should prevail, because of the large Hawaiian vote there. At Kalapana, in
Pane.
These were overborne, however, by Hawaii, at the other extreme of the
the opposition, led by the liquor dealer grot!]), no saloon can get in because
member, Mr. C. J. McCarthy, whose the town is almost pure Hawaiian.
election to the Senate last fall hinged Mr. Chillingworth IS credited with sayupon bis declaration in favor of Local ing that if the Primary Law should
Option, The ]dea he made for his vote pass no white man could ever be nombefore the Senate, namely, that if Local inated for office. Some of our most
< Iption passed, the liquor bill would be trusted white citizens whose lives have
killed, was a mere excuse with no been spent in close association with
foundation, for, as a matter of fact, Hawaiians scout this as arrent nonthe Local (lotion supporters had join- sense. They say they would trust
ed their forces with the Republicans to themselves as candidates every time
ensure the success of the liquor meas- in a secret ballot primary of Hawaii m
Mr. Chillingworth's r-rVcure. Either Mr. McCarthy knew this voters.
t" be so or if he had taken the least tii his upon the good sense of his Hatrouble to find out he could have known waiian fellow citizens are, to our mind,
it.
His declaration before the last in insult to the race. We have no
election, that be believed in Local Op- such low idea of the people of these
tion because be did not want a saloon Islands. We believe the great anxiety
near his home and he thought every of tb" liquor dealers not to have the
citizen should have the right to say Local Option bill become law demonwhether he did or not, secured the en- -d rates the conviction o f these keen obdorsement of the Civic Federation and servers of human nature that the Hahis consequent election. It was a bit- waiian can be trusted to vote the sater pill to some to have him lead the loons out of the Islands. It is a sigforces that killed the measure. Those nificant fact that very few Hawaiians
who made the statement that a saloon are liquor sellers. The genius of the
man cannot under any circumstances, race is opposed to the traffic to which
no matter what his pledges are, vote so many of them have fallen victims.
against the interests of the liquor traf- Their great kings without exception
fic, seem to have proved their point, did all they could to keep liquor from
tor such is the standing of Mr. Mc- the people, because they knew that
Carthy in the community that if any drink to the Hawaiians means death.
dealer in intoxicants could be trusted The third Senator who promised to
to abide by such a declaration he could vote for Local Option and then voted
be. The other plea urged by some for against it was Mr. Coelho. The five
him, that he is in favor of Local Op- others who united to defeat the meastion but not the kind of Local Option ure in the Upper House were, as
in the bill, is, of course, an unworthy stated in the Star, Messrs. Brown,
Gandall, Hewitt, Makckau and Woods.
quibble.
their
The disappointment of the Local Opexhausted
The liquor interests
resources in trying to defeat the bill. tion supporters at this narrow escape
Senator Chillingworth's course in en- from complete victory is considerably
gaging to vote for the measure and alleviated by the conviction that this
then siding with its opponents was a temporary check is likely in the end to
disappointment to many of those who prove a decided advantage. The Ter-
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ritory does not yet grasp in all its
meaning the value of Local Option.
This was made evident in" dealing with
the Hawaiian members of the Lower
House. They yielded a glad support
as soon as its sound American features
were explained. Although there is already large public backing for the
measure, it should have the pressure
of still stronger public opinion behind
it. The fight in the Legislature has
been a splendid propaganda in its favor. During the ensuing two years
the Anti-Saloon League will see to it
that all the voters of the Islands are
enlightened as the Representatives
have been, Then we may look for
such a triumphant movement in its
favor in 1909 that there will be no subsequent reaction.
So the present issue only postpones
the inevitable result. We confidently
expect this two years hence, but it
will make no difference in our fighting
spirit if it should take fifty. For the
advocates of temperance never give up.
As the Wine and Spirit Circular in its
now famous editorial remarked, "If the
Anti-Saloon League is defeated at any
point it immediately prepares for another attack along new lines, and when
it succeeds it at once begins work for
a more telling victory." The few saloon men who have prevented the bill
from becoming law will fade out just
as the present personnel of the forces
opposed to them will. But there is
this difference. As a rule no saloon
man wants his hoy to carry on his
traffic; he wishes his children in better business. At heart he is ashamed
of it. But every fighter for temperance trains his boys to wiser and more
successful warfare for the cause in
which he believes with all his heart.
We serve 'hie notice on the liquor
men that two years hence we will cross
swords with them again, nay, we mean
to keep up the battle every day between
now and the session of the Legislature
of 1909. We are glad to be able to
announce that we expect as Superintendent and Counsel of the Anti-Saloon League of Honolulu no other than
that doughty champion the Hon. John
G. Woolley. May God give the victory in this campaign of conscience and
of ideals to those with whom the truth
lies. Meantime let us all remember
Howthat the fight is not personal.
ever we differ, we are all brothers in
the same great family of the Eternal
Father, and though at times much
plainness of speech must he used and
definite political and social contests
must be joined, all this is compatible
with a reverence for one another as
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men differing in many things, but es-
ready consecrated themselves to the
sentially alike in bearing the image of same work. The Christian Endeavor
D. S. meetings have had an average attendGod.
ance of over sixty for the year, and
RELIGIOUS LIFE AT THE KAMEHAMEHA have throbbed with the Spirit of Christ.
SCHOOLS.
They have been a source of inspiration
anil power to all and have developed
C.haypJloinhn opwood.
LBH
the Christian consciousness and conThe first Sunday of April was a day science of many of the boys. The same
meetings
long to be remembered in the religious spirit has been shown in the
where the Y. W.
School,
at
Girls'
the
Schools.
life of the Kamehameha
Thirty-one boys and girls, all from the C. U. and King's Daughters are mainupper grades, united with the Church tained by them. Here are developing
—seven with Central Union, six with the lovely Christian spirits which shall
Kaumakapili, and eighteen with Ka- rule in the homes of Hawaii and bring
vvaiahao. This splendid and inspiring up the next generation in the fear of
showing was not the result of sudden the Lord.
It is especially gratifying to see so
conversion due to religious excitement,
but of a gradual growth of the spiritual many of the students unite with the
Hawaiian
Churches. The
life. Throughout the whole year the native
Spirit of Christ has been evident, work- Churches need educated young men
ing in the lives of the boys and girls, and women to help them and we hope
and it led them Step by Step, until, of and pray that the students of these
may
their own accord, they confessed schools, founded to uplift Hawaii,
fathers,
true
to
the
Church
of
their
be
Christ as their Savior. The most impressive service ever held in the Bish >p and give it their devotion and service.
Memorial Chapel was on Easter Sun- "Blessed is the nation whose God is
day, when ten of these young disciples the Lord" is a call to all young Hapeople blessed.
were baptized by the chaplain.
The waiians to make their
has proven concluschool
This
year
whole school felt that it was a solemn
and significant rite and all were im- sively that there is a deep Christian
pressed by its meaning and its obliga- spirit here. Plans for the summer and
the next year are already being made.
tions.
Many boys have pledged themselves to
This body of young men and women
joining Christ's Church testifies more help their home Churches in every posstrongly than words to the religious sible way, during the summer, by
classes and
condition of the schools. Great inter- teaching Sunday School
est has been shown, throughout the helping in the other Church services.
whole year, in all the Christian activi- 'Phe candidates for the ministry will go
ties of the schools. Underneath this into active work under different pasvisible interest was a depth of feeling tors for the summer, and will enter the
which proved conclusively the gen- Normal School next year, when they
uineness of the spirit. Every oppor- will assist in the city missions.
Next year there will be two Bible
tunity for Christian study has been
for the study of Old and New
classes
eagerly seized and every call to service has been promptly responded to Testaments. A training class for canand accepted. We have had a spiritual didates for the ministry will also be
revival, almost without our knowledge, organized. It is planned to take active
but the right sort of a revival because work in the Mission Sunday Schools,
it came as Christ's Spirit comes,' quiet- and also to bold occasional evangelistic
meetings in the weaker Hawaiian
ly but effectively.
This new life has shown itself in the Churches in the vicinity of the schools.
spirit of the whole school, in its be- Kamehameha must become a power in
havior and general demeanor. It has the religious life of the Hawaiian peoshown itself in the Christian Endeavor ple. Tile new era lias already come,
Society, which has on its roll about 80 and great blessings are in store for the
ptr cent, of the boys in school. It has schools, for the students and for the
shown itself in the attitude of our Hawaiian people.
senior class, every one of whom is an
active C hristian and Church member.
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.
It has shown itself in the prayer meetMarch 16, 1907.
ings held by the boys early every
morning, when even the chaplain was
A bright, clear morning, and just
unaware of such meetings.
It has passing Bird Island, the last point of
shown itself in the fact that three of land seen until the shores of the "Sunthe senior class will enter the ministry rise Kingdom" come into view. Every
and two of the junior class have al- morning at 10 a. m. and every evening
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8:30 a lecture is given by some one
of the gentlemen who are on their way
to the great conference of Eastern
Asia. This morning 1 was asked to
speak on Hawaii, with special reference to Hawaii's influence on China,
and the development of the East. An
endeavor was made to present the
claims which Hawaii holds to a place
of supreme importance as a mission
center between America and the (>ri-1 lit.
Hawaii is the fulcrum upon
which rests the great lever of Christian education that shall aid in uplifting the great empire of China.
Many
of the young men educated here have
returned to Chins and are having a
strong influence upon the student body
at
there.
All seemed greatly interested
opportunity! that
Christian America has to influence
in the wonderful
China and Japan through the thousands who are in Hawaii. Many questions were asked, and the present advanced condition of many of the Chinese living on the Islands, the delightful Chinese home life and the fine type
of Chinese citizenship were brought
At the close of the address, Dr.
Lambuth, speaking on behalf of
Christian America, said: "I believe that
now is the time for the Christian
Church of America to put forth special efforts toward pushing on the Oriental work in these islands of the
Pacific. The various Missions Hoards
and organizations of America should
be led to realize the great importance
of the work of the Hawaiian Hoard
for the Chinese and Japanese of Hawaii, and should give every aid possible— I mean not only by their influence, but by financial support—that
the work may be carried on more aggressively than ever before." Dr. D.
Spencer of Japan said of the 40,000
Buddhists in Hawaii, that they are not
now full of enthusiasm for their religion, but are open to the influence of
a forward movement of Christian effort. A very marked interest was
shown, by all who had visited Honolulu, in the Christian work of the Islands. The sermon on Sunday was by
Rev. Dr. A. K. dv Blois of Chicago,
from Luke 2:10: "Behold I bring you
good tidings of great joy, which shall
be to all people." He began by saying: "I owe the choice of my text
this morning to a name, one I had not
heard before, but which is now among
the list of missionary heroes, which I
delight to treasure in my mind—the
name of Hiram Bingham, that embassador from the Courts of Heaven to
the people of Hawaii. As I looked at
that memorial tablet placed in the old
out.
\V. R.
coral Church of Honolulu, I thought
of the time, long ago, on the 25th of
April, 1820, when Hiram Bingham
came to Hawaii, bringing the message
of this text." He then spoke of the
grand work of the missionaries in Hawaii, and in the world, who came with
the tidings of great joy, with a message
of a Savior, to lift men up. He thus
introduced his great subject, the
"Saviourhootl of Jesus." It was a
grand and inspiring address.
March .26.—Nearing the shores of
Japan. Will be in Yokohama this afternoon. This trip has been a notable
one. It has been, indeed, a school of
missions afloat. The daily conferences
have furnished a large amount of valuable information, and have brought
into personal relationship leaders of
Christian thought and men of wealth
and influence from many parts of the
United States. About thirty American
citizens on board have united in an
appeal to do away with the present
unjust Chinese Exclusion Law. This
trip of the S. S. Mongolia will be one
to be remembered with much pleasure
by the many who have had the privilege to enjoy it.
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of the earth. The men of New Japan,
of the New Orient, are showing to the
men of the so-called Western nations
that there is no impassable barrier be-
tween the life, the ideals and the possibilities of the Occident and the Orient.
The ideas of truth and liberty, justice
and right, when followed produce the
same results in the East or the West,
With these ideas prevailing in Japan,
with her wonderful people, with her
great industrial and commercial opportunities, she may expect to become still
greater with newer and larger growth
and expansion, and continue to be a
leading power in the life of Eastern
Asia.
E. W. T.
BOOK REVIEWS.
"Christ's Secret of Happiness."* One
is never at a loss to understand Lyman
Abbott.
We may not agree with
him, but his perfect clarity of style
•harms us. This booklet, however, offers no ground for disagreements. It
is a series of flashlight views. Nothing
prosy or long-drawn-out here. < Inly
eleven chapters, each of a few pages
given over to the discussion of such
themes as "The Spring of Perpetual
I'he Vision of God,
Hie
Youth.
Honors of Peace,
I'he Blessedness
of Battle." "Why Are You Not
Happy ?"
We cull from these chapters such
characteristic nuggets as these:
"There are three kinds of happiness;
pleasure, joy, and blessedness. Pleasure is the happiness of the animal nature: joy, of the social nature; blessedness, of the spiritual nature. Pleasure
we share with the animals; joy, with
one another: blessedness, with (ipd.
These three types of happiness are not
inconsistent. One may have them all.
God does not require us to choose."
"Prayer is not a message by wireless
telegraphy to some unknown station,
remote, invisible, from which some
wireless answer may return. Prayer
is not a check presented at a bank calling for money to be paid out over the
counter at sight or after three days or
thirty days of waiting. Prayer is the
communion of spirit with spirit."
"The pursuit of life is itself life's
highest prize." This little volume is
full of winged arrows that hit the
mark. It is a hook of inspiration, of
comfort and of truth worth living by.
()ur age is notable for the richness of
its aids to the life of right doing. This
is one of the worthier of them.
Tokyo, April 2.
The impressions of one coming back
to Japan, after an absence of some
years, are strongest in regard to the
most wonderful changes that have been
taking place in this great Empire of
the East.
Just at this time, every visitor can
have a splendid opportunity to study
the new industrial Japan, at the "Hakuran-Kwai" or the Tokyo Industrial
Exhibition. Here can be seen what
Japan can do herself, how she is keeping step with the world in the various
arts and manufactures It is a most
interesting exhibition of all the kinds
of modern and up-to-date machinery
that is now made in Japan. In every
building and in every room are the concrete illustrations of Japan's marvelous
progress. As one watches the happy,
laughing crowds of bright-faced Japanese, wlio daily come to look at and admire the great whirling machines, and
the many other interesting things that
show their country's achievements, one
feels that the Orient and Occident are
very much mixed up. And, indeed,
there is not so great a difference between the people of the Orient and the
()ccident after all—each can learn of
the other, and each can help the other.
All are men and members of the one •"Christ's Secret ot Happiness," by
great family of nations. There really Lyman Abbott, New York, T. Y. Crowell
is no east nor west among the people Co. 75 cents.
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MOTHER CASTLE.
MARY TENNEY CASTLE.
Wednesday afternoon, March 13, the
community received the not unexpected tidings that Mother Castle had passed away. The closing of a life so long
and intimately connected with all that
is good in the development of Hawaii
cannot fail to excite mote than ordinary
interest. Her life was full of suggestion to all. Her death was the peaceful close of a finished career.
Mary 1 enney was born in Plainfield,
a little farming community in Otsego
County, New York State. Her parents, Levy Tenney, and his wife, Mary
(Kingsbury), with the two children
born in Sudbury, emigrated from
Southern Vermont about 1813 to what
was then the promising West-Central
New York. He was a stern Puritan in
religious belief, a man of forceful mind
and character. His wife was an intellectual woman and a devoted, active,
earnest Christian. With such quali-
ties, they soon occupied a position of
influence in the community. Mary was
born October 2(>, 1819, and her early
life was quietly spent among the hills
surrounding the home. She was fourth
in a family of nine children, all but
one of whom are now dead. The village schools afforded a common school
education, but this was not enough to
satisfy either the parents or children,
and several terms were spent in seminaries elsewhere. About 1836, after
the marriage of her eldest sister, Ange-I'iie, to S. N,. Castle, and their departure for the mission field of the Hawaiian Islands, Mary left home and
went to Deerfield, Massachusetts, and
entered the academy. It was a school
of high reputation at that time, and it
was there, probably, that she received
the substantial basis of her school-acquired knowledge. The great financial
distress and disasters of 1837 evidently
compelled her to leave the Deerfield
Academy, and she returned to Plainfield and lived quietly with the family
for several years, part of the time teaching in the district school.
I,n the fall of 1841 she accompanied
her invalid sunt, Miss Jeiiidah Kingsbur)', to Columbus, Georgia, giving devoted care to her, until she died in the
spring of 1842. Miss Kingsbury was a
woman of rare intellect, education and
attainments, a thinker and accomplished writer. Her influence proved a
strong mental stimulus to the young
country girl, and she resumed her
studies with the view of preparing herself to teach in the higher schools.
Death changed all these plans; at that
time, also, S. \\ Castle returned from
Hawaii to the States with his motherless little daughter. He offered his
''and to Mary, inviting her to become
''is wife and companion in Hawaii, his
chosen field of missionary labors. Her
letter accepting his offer is a very
touching picture of her mental state at
that time. She sadly and humbly
doubted her fitness to become a missionary. I'he lofty character of that
work, as she conceived it, seemed to
be something beyond bet, ami which
she was unworthy to 1 nthrtake.
Returning north to her childhood's
home, she was married ( letobcr 13,
1842, in West Exeter, New York, a
mile or two from her birthplace! and
the start was soon made on the long
voyage to Honolulu, bringing back the
little daughter of her sister Angeline.
In Honolulu, from her arrival in May,
1843. till i8()2, much of her time was
necessarily occupied in the bearing and
training of a large family; besides
which she had special duties as hostess,
for her husband, as secular agent of
the American Hoard, was expected to
entertain many of the guests of the
Mission. In fact, most of the mission
families in Honolulu very nearly kept
open bouse, for visitors were many in
those days.
The children born of this marriage
were Samuel. Charles \lfred, Harriet
\ngeline (now Mrs. 11. ('. Coleman),
William Richards, George Parmelec,
Albert Tyler, James Hicknell, Caroline
Dickinson (now wife of Rev. W. 1).
Wcstcrvclt), Helen Kingsbury (wife of
Prof. George Meade of the University
of Chicago), anil Henry Northrup. (if
this family, Samuel, Charles Alfred, Albert Tyler and Henry Northrup have
died before the mother. Honolulu has
remained the home of all who live in
the Islands. Mrs. Coleman lived with
the mother for many years and until
her death.
With the evidences of an enlightened civilization everywhere visible
throughout Hawaii, it is hard to realize
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the wonderful changes which have
taken place since Mother Castle landed
Kawaiahao Church was
iii Honolulu.
just finished ; grass huts were universal.
The streets consisted of weedy alleys,
without sidewalks, of uncertain width,
dusty and unclean. Unkempt natives,
tlressed mostly in nature's garb, were
everywhere. White people were rare.
It was almost impossible to obtain
meat and vegetables, except kalo. Even
if the missionaries bad been able to
employ servants, none were obtainable.
In the early morning, the growers of
halo used to bring around the roots in
bundles banging to each end of a stick
carried over the naked shoulder, the
only other covering being the nialo. In
place of a hat, a frowsy nia&S of hair
stood out all over the head. Carts or
carriages were almost unknown, and
were not needed, as there was nowhere
to drive. In going to distant points,
people walked or took passage in filthy
little schooners, enduring untold miseries on the long voyages. It was to
such surroundings that tin- youthful
missionary
was introduced.
seems
hardly necessary to repeat
It
the story of her life. Il is well known
in these islands. (Inly once during the
li ng period of residence in Hawaii—(l4
years, almost —did she re-visit the land
of her birth. In July, 1877, with Mr.
Castles she went to America and was
absent about two years and a half. She
had been hungry, Pout with longing
sometimes, to again see and be with
her own, and, this wish gratified, only
those who saw her with friends there
can understand how much it meant to
her: she was content and happy to return here and live out her days. Those
who have been associated with her in
religious, benevolent and educational
work can best testify to the value of
what she did. Her whole heart, to the
day of her death, wa" enlisted in the
work for which she came to Hawaii.
It came to her mind always ahead of,
and more important than, any other
concern. At first, her time and energies were devoted to helping and improving the condition, physical and
spiritual, of the native Hawaiian. Then,
as changing circumstances brought
those of other nations to our shores,
her sphere widened, and Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Europeans, all, were
embraced in her plans for helping and
elevating mankind. A severe attack of
illness in the latter part of July, 1904,
so weakened the remaining three years
of her life that she was unable personally to attend to the duties she
loved, but, in the midst of physical
weakness, her mind still retained its
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grasp mi the main objects of her life, some time in 1817, gives a vivid picand her interest continued to the end.
ture of some of these influences. After
The gradual succes" of various busi- -peaking of the very hard times and
ness enterprises in which her husband that it would be impossible for her
was engaged, more particularly after parents to send any money to help in
the termination of his connection with her schooling, meager as the bills were
the American Hoard, and in nianv of in those days, she refers to her daughwhich enterprises be was an originator 'er's studies. She called her attention
and projector, gave her an income 11 the need of earnest devotion to her
which in the latter part of her life en- work, that she might fit and prepare
abled her to give something to the herself for a life of self-support. She
cause she loved, besides personal labor. urged denial of self, study of the Bible,
It is interesting to note that she never orayer, in order that the spirit might
regarded the possession of property and he chastened and purified.
income otherwise than as a trust placed
At that time some sort of a mental
in her bauds for the accomplishment of and moral process called "conversion"
worthy ends. She has always devoted was deemed necessary before one could
her means, beyond the expense of sim- he allied with the Church of Chri-d.
ple living and the needs of her family, This change young Mary struggled to
to religious, charitable and educational realize, and, believing that it came to
purposes. Her desires in this respect her, in 1837 she united in Deerfield with
have been perpetuated by the establish- the Presbyterian Church. 'Hie immement during her lifetime of several per- diate and characteristic result was a
manent charitable trusts. The old fervent enthusiasm and desire to enhomestead at Kawaiahao and other rage in (be work of converting the
property have been dedicated to such world. But how could there have been
uses. The creation of the Henry and any radical change in the bear! or life
Dorothy Castle Memorial Free Kinder- of one whose whole girlhood had been
garten was her work, and its mainte- sweet and pure, whose habit was obenance devolves upon one of these dience to the law of < iod ? What might
trusts.
\ considerable portion of her have been expected, followed.
She
husband's estate is now in trust for could not feel that deep contrition and
the same purposes, the income to be conviction of sin which her education
us"tl fm- such eleemosynary purposes 'aught her to believe was essential to
as the trustees may from time to time salvation, and much uiihappincss resultelect.
ed tO her on that account. She beAfter all, the mere outline of the lieved that something was the mailer
events of a life do not tell the whole with herself; that she bail not been
story. To gain a real insight into the "converted." As she said in after life,
springs of action, to know why the her soul was filled with terror at the
character was finally rounded into its thought that perhaps she had "grieved
definite completeness, something more away the Spirit." and that salvation was
is necessary. There must be some not for her. In a letter written to S. N.
knowledge of the inner life, of the soul Castle from Columbus, Ga.. after the
struggles, of the influences hearing on death of her aunt, she tells something
the individual from youth up, to under- of her menial and religious attitude
stand the final rounding out of charac- after she had first joined the Church
ter and to see whence came that "pu- Coldness, doubt and suffering had folrity, peace and love" which Dr. Frear lowed her union with the Church in
so aptly termed, in his address at the Deerfield,
under which she thought she
memorial service, as the distinguishing had fallen away from the love of
features of Mother Castle.
Christ, and in August of the preceding
As above staled, the parents were year she had again resolved to devote
possessed <>f more than ordinary force her life to Jesus, and on a re-confessio"
and were deeply religious. All of the of faith had again united with the
influences bearing on her early life be- Church, this time in Columbus, Ga. But
longed to the uncompromising and
sturdy faith of the Puritans, and the
moulding of her character was the necessary result of such surroundings. The
departure of a loved sister to a highlyinteresting missionary field must have
produced a very deep impression, and
when she went to Deerfield she probably carried with her impulses that
would result in producing the missionary. A letter from her mother, dated
she continued to be troubled about that
necessary "conviction of sin and change
of heart." She felt that something
was radically wrong with herself, because she did not have those feelings
which she believed necessary to indicate a real conversion from the world
to a spiritual life. Still she seemed
happier in her new experiences, and, although humble and doubtful as to her
fitness, she was ready to undertake the
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missionary work. It is interesting to
note that, in order to receive the appointment as a missionary of the American Board, she procured a certificate
from the Church in Columbus, Ga.
"AN EARLY
PORTRAIT OF MRS. CASTLE."
For several years after coming to
Hawaii the old questions about change
of heart, forgiveness of sin, and love of
the Father were a heavy weight to her.
She spent many hours in prayer, reading and struggling with her own
heart. Hut peace did not come. She
read much, and, amid her many cares,
found time to get an intimate acquaintance with grave theological
problems which were then agitating
nun through all the Christian world.
The "Oberlin Evangelist" was for
many years familiar reading matter in
the house, and she entered deeply into
the yearnings for holiness and perfection so much written of in that
sheet. The writings of Fenclon, the
sermons of Bossuet, the life of
Madame Guyon, Upham's "Interior
Life," and similar works, produced a
deep impression on her mind. The
misery caused by sin ; its dreadful and,
to her, apparently undeserved effects
on innocent women and children; the
questions of punishment, justice and
mercy, caused her untold suffering.
Her agonized and constant prayer for
light and peace and a certain ground
for faith, seemed never answered. For
years her face was wan and sorrowful.
The internal struggle was never at rest
and she was not allowed the peace she
so earnestly desired. Those who did
not understand thought she was growing misanthropic, but the influence of
the books she had read opened a new
current of religious thought,
time brought her to a new
which in
world of
life and liberty. After a while she read
less of what others thought and did—
others who were perhaps in as deep
darkness and whose minds were struggling as much as her own—and read
lore constantly of the life of Jesus,
dwelling more on his own words. It
was then that she came fully into the
iight; and with the light came peace.
She felt that the love of Jesus was allsufficient. She ceased to struggle for
the mental assurance that she was
"perfect, even as God is perfect," and
was satisfied to let the law of love be
the guiding inspiration of her life. It
was enough to live by that rule,
though she well recognized that she
must fail to reach her ideals, not because of wrong intentions, but on account of human frailty. What that
light and peace, illumined with the
love of Jesus, meant to her, how it
blossomed into the beautiful life of
the final years, only those know who
were with her constantly. Hut all her
and
friends
companions in the
Churches and elsewhere saw and noted
the change and felt the purity, peace
and love which until the end were the
mainsprings of her life's conduct.
We who arc left must always feel
the influence of her beautiful life. Does
not such a record make life more
worth the living?
W. R. C.
ADDRESS OF REV. WALTER
FREAR.
IN MKMORAIM OK MRS. MARY T.
CASTLE.
As this service must be brief, my words
must be few. There can lie no adequate expression of the appreciation and affectionate
regard in which our Mother Castle is hold by
us all. Wo can add nothing to the honor she
already has in our hearts.
This privilege of making the address on
this occasion comes to me because 1 was so
long her pastor in former years. Pardon then
just a personal word. Ity this privilege I
am carried back in precious memories as I
coulil scarcely bo in any other way, and 1
want to testify that she was ono of those
who did so very much to brighten nnd cheer
that pastorate of a quarter of a century ago.
During it all she was near as a neighbor and
still nearer bb a friend. She was always sympathetic, responsive and helpful in every effort
for the good of the church and the community antl for tho advancement of the king
tlo in.
We all feel that it has been a great blessing to us antl to many that she has been
spared so long, in that apart from all that
she has done she herself has been like an
abiding benediction upon her children and
upon the whole community.
Kulogy is not at all in my thought and we
know it would be farthest from her wish.
What most of all we want, and she herself
would desire is, that her influence should eon
sinue to live for good in us; for we do live
each ntlier. We write our lives on
eitcli other's hearts, mill our friends livi
in UH after they are gone. It was a title note
that sounded in the harmonics of Paul's experience when he said: "He ye followers
of me even as I also am of Christ," ami
when he Haiil, "Me followers of tlieia
who through faith ami patience have inherited the promises."
1 know of nothing therefore more BtUag
on this occasion thun that we slmnl,l open
our hearts to a few lessons from her char
acter anil life. I mean special lessons that
come from marked qualities in her personal
on in
ity.
1 will mention but three.
First, though the mention of it may s.unc
what surprise you, is the lesson of purity.
This is a superlative tpiality in the spirit
and character of beings like ourselves, sin
stained ami impure.
Pure in miml, pure in
heart, pure in hoily, what more beautiful
thing coulil lie said of one living in such a
life, uml so conditioned as is this of ours.
The practical .lames says, as if it were a
primal thing: "l''irst pure, then peaceable.
The loving John says: "lie that hath this
hope in him purifieth himself even as lie is
pure." Paul as fixing the ultimate end tells
us that I'hrist gave himself for us to purify
unto himself a peculiar people. More than
all, our Huvinr himself says, "Blessed are
the pure in heart for they shall see God.
Pure in heart shall see Hod. Mow much it
means.
During the years of my near acquaintance
with Mother Castle she impressed me as having in rure degree this refined purity of spirit.
1 do not mean at all that in any sense
technical or historical she was what some
might call puritanic, bound to formal observance and to restrictive narrowness, but
there was in her this refined quality of spirit
purity. In unusual degree she was clsun in
heart anil of a pure miml, freed from the
lusts of the llcsh and the pride of life, from
the vain desire, the empty wish, and the sel
fish aim. In all the relations of life there
was to uc seen in her this beautiful singleness and purity of spirit.
It might not be quite the thing to say that
she had almost a passionate desire for this
purity of heart and Hie, but one thing is
clear that the dross was refilled out of her
nature until this purity became a warm glow
and beauty in her character.
I.ct us learn this lesson from her and strive
to be pure as she was.
The next lesson that we may well learn
from our beloved and venerated mother, ia
that of peace.
First purity, then peace.
It is not placid
ity or serenity, or evenness ami pcnceahlcnesß of disposition uml temperament that is
meant. It is the peace of did. It is the rich
legacy which Christ left to his disciples, when
in his last words he said: "Peace I leave
with you. My peace I give unto you." It
is the peace of (Jod that passeth understanding, that peace which wo are told to let rule
in our life, and which is spoken of as that
whercunto we arc called. Tt is tho poaco of
Hie divine benediction in the various epistles
Keautiful and blessed peace, that is like a
river of love and life in tho soul, that lets
not the heart bo troubled, and that comes to
sinful men only through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Have we not seen this blessed peace in
Mother Castle f Yes, the real thing—tho
peace of God—the peace that Josug gives.
We have soen it in her heart, we have seen
it in her life, wo have seen it in her face.
The beauty marks of it, I am told, were on
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her face, us the cold form laid upon the
couch after the spirit has passed to the better
home. The memory of this, her peace, will
abide with us. It was a fruit of the spirit.
It was the gift of Christ. May this blessing
so joyously seen in her lead us likewise to
seek it if we have it not.
A third, prominent ami dominating quality
in the character and life of Mother Castle
was love.
It is in this respect especially that these
should come to us from her abiding lesson.
Purity, peace and love, and the greatest of
these is love.
Love is the very essence anil snul of Christian character and life. Faith shall pass into
sight, and hope into fruition, but love übideth
It never faileth.
forever.
It is the final,
finished, perfected, fruitage of Christ's redeeming work in us. Love is of (iod, and
Cod is love. It is in us the fuddling of all
To love Cod with nil the
righteousness.
heart, and the neighbor as oneself is the ultimate of moral and spiritual perfection, To
le constrained, in all the inner and outer
life, by the love of Christ, who loved us and
gave hinfself for us, is the acme of Christian
motive. The Christ spirit in man is the spirit
of love. His final word was, "As I have
loved you, so love ye one another."
In tliis respect the heart, the life, the character of Mrs. Castle had been transformed
into the likeness of Christ. She learned of
him what love is, and how to love, and loving as he loved became the rule of her life.
This love in her was not. a sentiment. It
was a principle.
It was not si mere feeling.
It was character and life. It manifested itself with Christ-like spirit in the motives,
and aims, and purposes, and tloings and deeds
of her daily life. It was the controlling
force in her being.
I have no reference here to the fnet that
she was loved. She was loved dearly and
widely. She had endeared herself to multitudes. Hut this was no part of her. It was
not in her thought or aim or ambition. I
mean that she herself loved in a Christ-like
way—widely, it is vastly more central and
vital in us to lovo than to be lovod, and she
had a large place in this Christ-like loving.
Her love was as witle as humanity, it
reached out in unnumbered ways, known and
unknown, in ministries large and small, sympathetic and helpful ministries, to the poor,
the distressed, the discouraged, the orphaned,
the homeless, the young, tho old, the heathen,
near and far. Kvery man was her brother,
every woman was her sister. Worthy appeals
found an open door to her heart.
She also loved wisely as well as widely.
The orphanage, the home, the school, the
church, tho Mission Board, institutions that
work for tho permanent well-being of society
and the world received the blessing of lovo
from her strong and generous hand.
There is a love that suffcreth long and is
kind, that envieth not, that vatintcth not
itself, antl is not puffed up, that behaveth
not itself unseemly, and sceketh not her own,
that I liinketh no evil, that rejoicoth not in
iniquity, but in tho truth, that beareth all
things, believeth a.ll things, hopcth all things,
endureth all things.
This love she had in
her richly, but she had more. She had the
love that went out as tho Master's did to
seek and to save, to educate and enlighten,
to help and lift up the children of men and
to establish the kingdom of righteousness on
earth.
She has lived for much in her long life,
but, tl this, her power of unselfish loving,
could ue perpetuated in her children and in
us all, that which would follow on in her
usefulness would be more than nil that has
gone before.
It is a deep lesson in loving that we have
to learn here today from this mother in
Israel.
In a closing word permit me to say that it.
has bees such lives and labors its those of the
venerated mother whom we honor today, and
the influences that have gone forth from
them, that have given to these Islands their
best charm.
The charms of mountain and valley and
shore, of tropical verdure and bloom, and of
gentle clime nre indeed rarely great, but it
has been the moral and spiritual and social
beauty and attractiveness that have been
added to these, by, and resulting from the re
fined Christian characters, Hie pure personnli
lies. Sad the devoted labors of those who
in the far gone years left the cultured home
to bring the light of life to these darkened
Isles, that have made them the Paradise of
Had they been
the Pacific that they are.
left to be exploited in the interests of commerce only, had not the standards of purity
and righteousness been lifted, had not the
church been built, and the school and the
home planted, and the Christian civilization
established, all the salubrities of air and the
grandness of nature, anil the riches of soil
would not have made these Islands the loved
place of abode that they are.
Does it not behoove the desceiidents of
these more than loyal Christian worthies, and
all who here enjoy the fruits of I heir labors,
to see to it that the good work of the fathers
and mothers fuil not, but that the heritage
they have received become increiisiugly glori
mis.
IN MEMORIAM.
Old Honolulans recall with pleasure
the visit to these Islands of Gen. and
Mrs. Horatio Phillip Van Cleve of Minnesota some twenty-eight years ago.
Gen. and Mrs. Van Cleve were the
parents of Mrs. William W. Hall of
tihs city.
The General passed away
in 1891. Mrs. Charlotte Onisconsin
Clark Van Cleve survived her husband
until April r, KJO7, when she was called home at the age of 87 years. Mrs.
Van Cleve was the daughter of the gallant Major Nathan Clark, U. S. A., and
was born at Fort Crawford, Wisconsin, July 1, 181 9. At that time the
name of the region was called Onisconsin, the form used by the early French
explorers. She received this as her
second name and retained it through
life. Fort Crawford is now known as
Prairie dv Chien. Her father was on
the way up the Mississippi River to
build Fort Snelling when she was born.
The latter became her early home and
gave her the right to style herself one
of the "old settlers" of the great Northwest Territory. The Van Cleves, a
family after the Rooseveltian heart,
numbered an even dozen of children,
seven of whom survive their mother,
six of these being sons. Mrs. Van
Cleve was a leading Church worker,
deeply interested in missions and in
every philanthropic undertaking.—Ed.
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A
SIGNIFICANT LETTER.
We print the subjoined letter be-
cause it reveals so clearly certain features of plantation work and life from
the point of view of a Japanese Chris-
tian that it deserves preservation. Mr.
Sokabe, the writer, has been stationed
:it Iloiiomu for years and is trusted and
honored by everyone who knows him:
Iloiiomu, April 11, 1907.
Rev. 1). Scudder.
My Dear Dr. Scudder: According
demand, I write here my plan
for Christian home.
From a long experience I find that,
many of my church members, who
have a simple faith, and do not hesitate to confess anywhere, are those
wdio were once passed the school life
in my house.
They, who left Honomu school cannot forget their school life at Honomu
and they are always longed for Honomu and their memory of Honomu will
not allow to leave their Christian faith
once believed.
Mr. T. Okuysma a completer of agricultural school of Mr. S. Tsuda at
Tokyo and was an Editor its magazine
is a Christian for long yet his faith
was very cold. Since be came to Honomu school he became a warmhearted
Christian and be is a Sunday schix)l
teacher at Yoshida, Iyo, Shikoku.
Mr. T. Hatanaka a completer of a
business school came to IT. school and
became a good Christian and died al
Los Angeles.
Mr. G. Yamada a completer of a college of Engineering of Tokyo came to
Honomu school and became a good
Christian and he has yet a good faith
in Japan.
Two couples in Olaa.
Three men and one woman in Forto your
mosa.
Two in Hilo Boarding School (not
boys).
Five in the States.
One in Maui (a teacher of Methodist
school).
One in Honolulu.
Five men and four women in Honomu.
Three men and one woman are coming to be Christian.
Three men are coming to this school
in this week.
One man who baptized by Mr. Gvlick ten years ago at Papaikou but
after that he could not stand strong,
as a Christian but wine dranker and
gambler but since he came to Honomu
school he became now a good Christian.
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In above written lines T counted not
school children, but men and women
only.
This is a common word between us
like a proverb saying that HonotUU
Hoarding School is a pond (or hot
spring) and everybody who has sickness may come and jump in this pond
and may be healed. 'Hie scheme of
this time came forth from these expe-
riences.
I think that true (or healthy) faith
must instruct at home very sweet and
I wished to have a Christian home for
them seeing there is no sweet home ill
these Islands between our people.
Sixteen men and six women I hive
even now and three men are coming in
this week and if Hoard or plantation
should support a suitable build'.ng I
can si ion include thirty or forty laborers of whom no need for strike or any
other troubles because they are always
instructed in Christian home.
The idea of Christian home :amc
forth out of these line written below.
Erasmus speaks of Sir Thomas More's
home as "a school and exercise of the
Christian religion." "No wrangling,
no angry word was heard in it; no ore
was idle, every one did bis duty with
alacrity and not without a temperate
cheerfulness."
"Exorl servants to be in subjection
to their own masters and to be wcllpleasing to them in all things not gainsaying not purloining but shewing all
AFRWOGFMDS RIEND.
good fidelity that they may adorn the
Under the heading Of "A Devoted
doctrine of God our Saviour in all Roman Catholic Missionary." the Conthings."
gregationalist of Boston prints the fol"Servants be in subjection to your lowing letter from the former Secremasters with all fear not only to the
tary of the Hawaiian Hoard, Rev. Mr.
good ami gentle but also to the fro-
uard."
From these lines, our principle came
firth that to do our labour is to fulfil
our duty. (Kir labour for plantation
is labour for our Lord. If we steal the
time or be lazy at our work is the same
to steal the money. One who receive
the money for labour must labour
faithfully. \\ ho is excellent in heaven ?
logo? No! Napol«M>? No! Many
heroes? Nol One who is faithful in
a very little and live always in the
Lord alone shall be great in the
heaven. (). labourers! do not neglect
yourselves. You may be excellent in
heaven more than heroes of this world
Lf you are faithful to your duty even
your labour.
Nearly one-third of Honomu sugar
mill labourers (not field) are church
members, Now thirty-five Christian
and ten Christian sideil people in three
hundred Japanese labourers at Ho-
Now Honomu Boarding School is nomu.
not enough to say but must be exercise
These are of course the evangelical
of the Christian religion and a home.
work
but at the same time this is profbut
do
Let nobody he idle
must
every
itable
to plantation so I asked Mr.
body his tinty.
Honomu manager, to be support
Pullar,
"Sir Thomas won all hearts to obe- some lot and building. It is surely
dience by his gentleness. I le was a profitable to plantation to keep always
man clothed in household goodness
or 50 or some more number of laand he ruled so gently and wisely that 40
bourers of whom need no fear of strike,
his home was pervaded by an atmos- nor
anxious if their work well or
phere of love and duty." These lines lazy need
those laborers working for
being
are my idea upon my scheme.
their duty and not eyeservice.
These lines written below are the
I am afraiil if I make much mistake
principle of the Christian home.
in this writing but there is no time to
"Servants be obedient unto them write anew after I have finished this
that according to the flesh are your long letter.
masters with fear and trembling in singleness of your heart as unto Christ;
Yours truly,
not in any way of eyeservice of Christ
S. SOKABE.
doing the will of God from the heart
with good will doing service as unto
P. S. One thing I forgot to write
the Lord and not unto men."
about
the matter of keeping the wives.
all
"Servants, obey in
things them
home
is a refuge for woman and
My
that are your masters according to the
husband
and
husband can go to work
;
flesh, not with eyeservice, as men pleasers but in singleness of heart, fearing day or night having no anxious for his
the Lord; whatsoever ye do, work wife if he live in my home. Many husheartily as unto the Lord and not unto bands like to come this home if I do
men." "Let as many as are servants not refuse it but there !s no room for
under the yoke count their own mas- them.
ters worthy of all honour that the name The labourers of the Christian home
of God and the doctrine be not bias-1 will be ideal labourer of the plantaphemed."
i tion.
.
Emerson ;
I wish to give my testimony to the
devotion and heroism of Rev. P. L.
Cum ;'.rd\ now in this country trying
to raise a fund in aid of the lepers in
Canton. China. I understand that he
has already raised about $28,000, of
which $10,000 was raised in Belgium,
his native country. Tn one of his recent addresses in Boston, he said that
the condition of the lepers in Canton
was so repulsive that if he were to
consult only his physical feelings, he
would rather he hung than return to
live among them, as he hopes to do;
but that bis pity for them is such he
is impelled to go back. He said it
Would make him supremely happy
could he secure the means to care for
a thousand lepers. His plan is to secure a piece of land on which to build
cottages for the lepers and give the
able-bodied ones a chance to eke out
for themselves a better living by doing garden work. Many of the lepers
are helpless, and must he cared for and
fed. The Chinese government does little or nothing for them. He claims
that ten dollars a year will support a
leper,
My acquaintance with Father Conrardy began while I was Secretary of
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the Hawaiian P.oard of Missions.
had met him at the Leper Settlement,
and otic day received a letter from
him asking for a supply of New Testaments and Bibles, for, said he, "My
people are good at prayer and song,
but they fail in keeping the commandments, and T think it might be helpful
for them to read the Bible." His first
letter to me was headed, "Dear Sir." I
wrote back, Dear Brother. In his reply, he said, "You call me Brother, and
so we arc, for our work is one." And
this seems to be the real conviction of
this brave, consecrated man, who is
truly the apostle to the lepers, who is
the most loyal of churchmen in that he
is loyal to humanity.
O. P EMERSON.
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Hawaii Cousins
I.
ANNUAL
mkktim;.
lor the delightful evening spent by
the Hawaiian Children's Society on
April ¥}, thanks are due first to Governor Cart r, who opened his home and
welcomed the "Cousins" and their
friends with genuine Hawaiian hospitality. and to Mrs. Carter,
our most
charming hostess. Thanks arc due to
Mis. Frear and her committee of helpers for the music. Mrs. Bicknell played "Blest He the Tie" and "Greenland's
Icy Mountains" as if she were a born
"Cousin" and heard in the strains the
echoe<i of half a century of "Cousins'
Meetings." She has quite won her
way into the heart of the Society. Miss
Clark's music rippled over the keyboard
as gracefully as a gondola, and mingled Italian melodies with the memory
bells of far-away llawaiian sights and
sounds.
It was a most
appropriate
rendered.
se-
Thanks
are due Dr. Alexander for the view oi
a drawing of the mission premises before tlu' erection of the frame building,
and to Governor Carter for a peep into
!iis scrap-book of llawaiian publications.
The literary
exercises centered
around the old mission house. Governor Carter struck the keynote of the
meeting when he read the report of
the House Committee, telling of the
present condition of the building, the
architects' opinions, the decisions arrived at. and work being done. He also
read a circular letter, to be printed and
srni out, called "A Missionary Trust."
Then the only items from the Secretary's
were
"History and
report
Echoes from the Old Mission House,"
and Mrs. 1.. Q. Coan read extracts from
her brother's. Dr. Bingham's, journal,
written in April. 1557, just fifty \ ears
ago, on the at rival of the Morning
Star, which told of his revisiting Honolulu and the old home after many
years <>f absence. This was not only
intensely interesting, but most opportune, and so took the place of some
of the papers of reminiscence which
will be the attraction for the adjourned
meeting to be held later.
R, W. A.
lection and gracefully
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A i:ki\tii I'KOM FLORIDA.
Miss M. A. Chamberlain on Febru-
ary 1 received a letter from Miss Helen
S. Norton of Eustis, Florida, from
which we (1 note the following:
"The Pacific Commercial Advertiser,
directed in your handwriting, reached
me last evening, and it is a joy to see
how benevolent and Christian work is
carried on in the Islands. The gift of
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Jones will be of untold benefit, giving the Hawaiian Hoard
a 'local habitation' which will be permanent. What joy it must be to be
able to do such things, and what joy to
the Master that His followers have the
heart to bestow for His kingdom ! Dear
Hawaii, if it can be kept under the direction of the founders of its civilization, will continue to be a sort of
training school for other portions of
ill.
RKMINISCENCKS OF Kiev. K. W. I
AND MBS. (I.AKK.
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Written by their Daughter, Mrs. Caroline 11. Austin.
I was asked to write something of
interest about my parents, or "our
parents." as one of my sisters, when a
little girl, always insisted on saying
"our father" or "our mother," much to
the amusement of her ciders. Our father and our mother were in the minds
of their children very important individuals, and two more lovely parents
children never had. Their lives were
quiet and unobtrusive, but full of good
works and kind deeds that were known
to but few.
1 well remember when
the nation. My heart is sad. especial- I was going to school our ' teacher's
ly, for the Southland where so little wife was side, and they had no cook.
interest is felt, where race hatred cuts My mother said to me, "Take that
.if;' effort (to such a large extent) for plate of biscuit and leave it on their
nine or ten millions of black people. dining table, but say nothing about it,"
did, and 1 do not know
•1 ml where obstructions are put in the which T
they
whether
ever knew where the bisthose
would
them.
who
help
way of
hey can not hear the best sermons, cuit came from. thing,
That is a small
but a sample
r attend the best lectures or concerts,
r be at patriotic services excepting on of what she was always doing. When
the outskirts of out-of-door meetings. our father was chosen to go, as a repThe whole aim is to cut them off from resentative of the mission, to Microwith the first missionaries that
white teachers, so they must be train- nesia,
were
sent
out there, he went willingly
ed by those of their own race, hear only
f
their own preachers, singers and teach- or the cause of Christ. It was a sad
ers, who. if they do their best, are md anxious time, for we knew not
what was before them. The Islands
hrgely those who have had inefficient were
but little known, and the sailing
training. Think what il would be for
vessels
small and uncomfortable. I
your Hawaiians, Chinese antl Japanese have
thought what a hard ordeal
often
of
be
cut
off
from
influence
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largely
it was for mother to pass through, and
white teachers and to be shunned i/ what anxious months she lived, but
they come into any services. 1 trem- not
a complaint escaped her lips. She
ble when 1 hear of teachers being sent
had
made the sacrifice for her Mas10 the dark races from this Southland
ter's cause and was brave and self-de'est they introduce this feeling of ninjf
to the end, but it was a strain
hatred. 1 believe there is no place in in her health. It was a day of rejoicour nation so hard to work in as the ing when the
Caroline came into port
South. In this Christian community, bringing the wanderer home safe and
made up. too, of so many Northern Krond, though
the voyage had been
people, there is absolutely nothing fraught with danger and discomfort.
done fur the uplifting of our colored
Perhaps a little insight into the early
people, and it seems as if nothing could days of missionary life might he inopen the door for such work. My soul teresting, as shown by a few items
cries, 'O Lord, how long, how long!' from letters. In a letter from our
May the spirit in your isles never die." mother to Mrs. Chamberlain, dated
Miss Chamberlain has also had a let- I.ahainaluna, October 5, 1830, she
ter from Mrs. Loomis, the grandmother savs, "Youi whale ships are anchored
of the triplet boys. In July, i<>of>, Mr. in I.ahaina roads, one home bound. The
Loomis resigned his pleasant pastorate captain, it is said, a friendly man, of
in Rochester, Wis., where they had re- course, we could not help thinking persided for five years, and Spent some haps Mr.
and the little boys
They will take passage in her. I can not
months with their children.
found the triplet boys as dear and in- think of it. How, then, docs your
teresting as ever and their sister a heart beat at the thought of sending
happy schoolgirl. In February, 1907, your dear boys from you, but, dear sisMr. Loomis accepted a call to a small ter, if your Heavenly Father calls you
Church at Randolph, Wis., where they to make the sacrifice, He will give you
j strength and moral courage to bear it;
are now happily settled.
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nay, more, He will support and com- with the cold and dampness; can come and help in the great work.
fort you. 1 have been engaged with hardly keep baby warm.
Thirty-two young people gladly heard
the call and, like the disciples of old,
Mr. Clark all forenoon " assisting in
"Yours affectionately,
were willing to leave all and work for
copying an article of his. Now I must
be short. Caroline scolds. Mr. Clark
the
Master. Young men who had just
CLARK."
" MARY K.
trying to quiet her. Adieu, dear sisfinished their educations and were
ter."
While living at Lahainaluna, in the ready to take up their life's work, they
Another later date: " Lahainaluna, early forties, I think, the Clark fam- and their young wives stood ready to
February 27, 1839. My evenings are ily and the Andrews family and Miss go. The last good-bye and the last
my only time for sewing. I have more Ogden planned a trip to Wailuku. look at home, and their early associtime in my family now than formerly, They were to go by canoes to Maalaea ates; and they gather at Boston,
for we arc out of cloth, and I could bay, and horses were to be sent from whence they were to embark and where
not keep my sewers together, and have Wailuku to meet us at'the landing. the last services were to be held. The
disbanded and sent them on to the This was a great event for the children good bark Mary Frazier had been enfarm all except Ilalili. I keep him em- of the party, and they were all, of gaged to carry this large company to
ployed. We are blessed with health. course, in high spirits over the trip. their island home. She had been very
Ah ! what a blessing.
I work hard, Piright and early one fine morning, the comfortably fitted up with a cabin runlabor is pleasant, and sleep is sweet. I excited company, after a hastily-eaten ning the whole length of the vessel.
have devoted four hours to my chil- breakfast, accompanied their hardly A heavy gale had been blowing, but
dren—-pleasant hours. Since Mrs. less eager parents down the hill to La- as the worst was over, the 14th of DeKnapp's return this week she has taken haina, where all embarked in canoes cember was set for sailing, and on the
them one and a half hours. She is a paddled by expert natives. It was a day appointed they embarked, and in a
kind sister. We have had a pleasant beautiful sail, for most of the way the few hours the land so dear to them
day today, a day of fasting for schools canoes glided along under sail along was lost to sight and there was nothand seminaries. May prayer be heard the coast of Maui. We had been out ing to be seen but the wide ocean, and
and a blessing bestowed upon this and some hours, all, even the restless chil- a notable voyage was begun, notable
seminaries in our beloved land." dren, enjoying the sail over the smooth for several reasons— the company was
Under date of January 21, 1841, she water, anil were approaching our landwrites: "I received your kind note; ing place, when a strong breeze came
was sorry I kept the girls' bonnets so down upon us, stirring up the waves
long as to make you regret that you and, in some unaccountable way, over— OF —
had sent to me to make. I assure you turning a canoe containing a part of
THE FRIEND
I was happy to do something for the the company, and all within it had an
DEC. '02
little girls, laying aside all obligations unexpected bath in the ocean. The
This number is in considerable demand
am
to
fasoon
you
your
many
agile
under
for
natives
rescued
the
unfortuI
for mission study .mil we still have ;,
vors. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey are with nates and put them in the other caquantity on hand
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Price for thk PBBSBMT is
Tin-:
In in Mr. Brinsmade; he took tea with missing. A native instantly dove
25 Cts.
us hist eve. Tell sisters Cooke and under the overturned canoe and came
(I'nslaKt* paid)
up with the little girl in his arms, half
Knapp I shall write them soon."
a
It
is
drowned
soon
"Wailuku. January, 1844.
but
resuscitated. The
long time since I have written you. I •anoe was righted and all were made
hardly find time to touch my pen. My comfortable with clothes belonging to
only time for writing is late in the those in the other canoes. I well reevening or in the morning before light, member how funny Judge Andrews
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA
and even that time is broken. Charles looked in one of Miss Ogden's wrapcalls me at five or a little after and he pers, while his clothes were being
keens close to me from that time till dried.
it is fairly light. He is mother's boy
Land was soon reached, and the
and must know where mother is, and party, none the worse for their bath, The cnst hitherto has been so great that albe with her most of the time. Liicinda were shortly after relating their expe- though CHILDREN ARE EOREVER WANTING to consult one in their school work, few
Maria is a very tpiiet little babe, full riences to their Wailuku friends.
of smiles, but she must have a good
One of the smallest members of the can afford a set.
share of mother's time, as my woman capsized party, who had swallowed
has been laid aside for three weeks, some salt water, caused much amuseNOW COM«TS_<»__
and I do not like to break in upon ment by saying that she drank some
\nna F.liza's hours for study, so I take coffee!
THE BEST YET
care of her myself. Mrs. Richards is
not as well as she has been—is lookiv.
kkv. i-:. and mks. r.. it. ioiinson.
Thos. Nelson & Sons, the great Bible Pubing for Mr. Richards daily, perhaps
Miss
Frances
By
Johnson.
lisher lias produced the most complete at the
hourly. She thinks he will be along in
the Hespard. 1 hope she will not he By the year 1836 the mission at Ha- least cost; (42.00 will buy set in cloth. Better
disappointed, but I fear she will. It is waii was fairly established, a noble binding up to J72.00. Bright boys and girls as
a long time to be left alone with her band of workers had broken the soil, MINTS wanted in every
town. Write to the
feeble health. She is very comfortably but there was great need of more
situated with Miss Ogden; no cares workers to bring forth the seed already
HAWAIIAN BOARD
but those of her two little girls. It is sown, and an earnest plea went forth
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cold and rainy here. I really suffer for consecrated men and women to
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Dean of Harvard University. Site of
RECORD OF EVENTS.
all leaving
new Federal building in Honolulu sehome for the same purpose, the caplected—the
lot on King and Merchant
tain and crew kindly men, and the ves- i March 7—Loch Garve successfully streets, behind the E. O. Hall building.
sel comfortable. The winds and waves pulled off by steamers from Honolulu,
April 4—J. Lor Wallach, a palpable
were favorable, and the voyage quick not leaking.
appears before the House of Repfraud,
and prosperous. The first night at sea
excursionists
from
Los
1 ith— 240
of the Territory petitioning
was rough, and the captain, wishing to Angeles arrive per Ohio at Hilo to resentatives
to
to go to Molokai to cure
be
allowed
volcano.
do something for the comfort of the visit
lepers. Annual meeting of the Anti
ladies, took a bottle of cologne and
13th—Death of the venerable Mother Saloon League.
Castle.
went around wetting their handker1
April 6—House Committee of Legislachiefs, and I have heard my mother say
15th—Ohio arrives with Los Angeles ture visit Lanai, rendering unfavorable
that ever after that the smell of co- excursionists.
report of value of the Island Irake Leper
logne recalled that night, and she could
26th—Nakana, Japanese woman, fa- Doctor Wallach is granted permission by
the Legislature to experiment upon lepers
not abide it. Among the sailors of the tally burned in filling kerosene lamp.
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at Molokai.
Mary brazier were three Hawaiians
March 24—Union Church at Kahului
working their way back to the Islands, dedicated with much enthusiasm.
April 9—Robert (iibbs, passenger on
and the captain kindly allowed them
S.
S. Ventura, arrested when steamer
March 28—Civic Federation holds
leached
Honolulu for obtaining $60 on
to assist the missionaries in their study
third annual meeting. Its reports false pretenses
of the Hawaiian language, and many
in Auckland, N. Z.
show a large amount of useful work
progressed so rapidly that they were ■ accomplished.
April 11—J. Lor Wallach is convictable to talk to the people when they
ed
of perjury.
landed. The days passed quickly and
March 29—Col. Chas. W. Zieglet
Firs
12—Local Option Bill killed in
all
were
so
earnest
the
command
of
the
April
elected to
pleasantly by and
the House of Representatives.
in their work and their zeal was so Regiment, X. G. H.
great that even the crew were brought
March 31 —The legislature visit the
April 13—Through efforts of Civic
to feel that these young people had
Settlement.
Leper
J
ami Anti-Saloon League,
Federation
and
a
numsomething worth getting,
April I—News1 —News received of appoint- Local Option Bill is revived in the
ber of them decided to be on the
Ford's side. My mother had an auto- ment of W. R. Castle, Jr., as Assistant 1 louse.
graph album on board and in it I find
the earnest testimony of several of the
crew. Pair winds and no gales blew
'hem quickly around the Horn and
across the Pacific, and in 116 days their
voyage was completed. It was on a
beautiful Sabbath morning when they
dropped anchor in Honolulu harbor
and first looked upon the shores of
their new home. They remained on
board until the Sabbath was over.
Their first impressions of the people
were formed by seeing the dusky ocHONOLULU'S CHOICEST SUBURB
cupants of the canoes, which swarmed
around the vessel. Many of them were
scantily clad, but one man who went
on board evidently thought himself in
the height of style, as he had an old
Unsurpassed Marine and Mountain Views, Rapid
battered stovepipe on his head and
Transit. No Pake Stores, no Japanese Shacks,
shoes on his feet. The mission was
holding its annual meeting and most
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of its members were in attendance, and
they gladly welcomed the new reinforcement on its arrival, and before
many days the new members were asMONEY AT 6% TO HELP BUILD
My
signed to their several stations.
APPLY TO
father and mother went to Waiole, on
Kauai, where they remained for many
■
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years, devoting themselves to most
IsPlt** 1MK^
One
of
for
the
mission.
earnest work
my earliest recollections was of seeing
my mother in a room full of women,
teaching them to sew and fashion
clothes for themselves; and of my faG
ther starting off on his tours through
the district.
large, all young people,
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April 14—Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Jones reports favorably upon the Nuuanu dam.
give $8500. to ( >ahu College. Bishop
April >(■>— S. S. lleliopolis arrives, 47
Janus M. Thoburn passes through Ho- days from Malaga, with over j_>oo Spannolulu and preaches hi the Methodist ish immigrants.
liurcli.
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I'. Anderson,
At
Wnialua, March 19, John
war veteran, aged
a Mexican
Kli.
VAN OLEVE—In Minneapolis, Minn., April
I, Charlotte Uniseonaio dark Van Cleve,
mother Of Mis. W. W. Mall (if Honolulu,
aged ST.
April 38—Rev. J. Walter Sylvester,
April 15—Captain Samuel Johnson 1). D. resigns pastorate of Central
AITCHISONelected Colonel First Regiment, N. Union Church.
(i.
At Queen 'i Hospital, April ;i,
I'M win William Aitchisiin (if Ireland.
11.
April 16--Capt. Ritchie is removed
from command of Loch Carve for having
stranded his ship on Molokai when
drunk.
April 17—Hoard of Health forbids J.
Pur Wallach's going to Molokai to
practice on lepers.
April 20—Local Option Hill passed
bj the House Of Representatives with
only three dissenting votes. Kainiuki
trolley car kills Japanese emhahiier.
April 23—Senate finally kills Local
( Iption Bill by a vote of 8 to 7; three
of the eight had promised to vote for
local option. Expert Engineer Schuyler
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LOEBEN6TEIN—At llilo, April 4,
MARRIED.
the late Hawaiian Royal Navy.
I, by Kiv.
Hell tn Miss SAVIIHiK—At lliinohilu,
Apri] <>, Mrs. Sarah
Cecil S. Lynn.
Baridge, aged 75.
COCKBTJBN KlN'li At Victoria, H. C., SMITH—In
Chefoo, China, March IS, lands
March 23, James '-■ Cockburn of Honolulu,
Henry Smith, son of Mrs. E, A. Smith anil
to Bliss Victoria Hammond-King.
the late Hey. Thomas Smith and brother of
George \V. Smith.
BELL-LYNN—AI llonolnlu,
.1. W. W/ailmnn,
(iillson
April
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DEATHS.
NOLTE
At Honolulu, March
rich .lulins Nolle, aged 73.
TILLEY At I gtto Isliui.l.
Kear Admiral Benjamin K.
AGNEW—In Honolulu, April S, Mrs. Hose
Agnew aged BO yenrs.
WHITE At II lulu, April is. by acci27, Hew Hem
dental drowning, William White, an old
resilient, aged li'-i.
I'aia,
Pa., March Is. cocM-.TT At
April 81, George
< 'ocketl, ;i prominent Knla rancher, aged "<i.
Tllley,
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to re-iribest it "tie-hen good securities are hard to find is the
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by the Board and the interest thereon is guaranteed both by this investment and by all the other
invested funds of the Board amounting now to more than $200,000. Interest is paid semiannually according to the following schedule: —
Donors under 50 years of age 4 per cent. Donors between 55 and 65 years of age 5 per cent.
Donor between 65 and 75 years of age 6 per cent. Donors over 75 years of age 7 per cent.
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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES
VOL. LXIV
HONOLULU, H. T., JUNE, 1907
TREASURER'S COLUMN.
I-'.. Herrick Browk.
At its annual meeting the Hawaiian
Board engaged Mr. E. Herrick Brown
to take charge of its steadily enlarging
religious book trade. We are happy to
introduce our new associate to all ouf
friends In I Eawaii, Some years ago Mr.
Ilrown was chief assistant in the Congregational Hook-store in Boston, the
literary headquarters of the Congregational Churches of the East. Pastors
and laymen throughout that region esteemed him lor his accurate knowledge
of all hew hooks in their line, for his
unfailing courtesy and genial happy
manner. When the removal of the
manager Of the Congregational Bookstore in Chicago called for a successor
and the directors look the only wise
course open to thcin by promotes Mr.
Brown to its management, his loss was
keenly felt in the Boston region. Hard
work brought the success predicted in
the new place bttt Chicago climate
proved too much for the new manager
and forced him to seek California,
where a season of ranching has given
him hack his old time vigor. Fortunately for Hawaii the bright picture of
conditions here, painted by Mr. Henry
C. Brown, formerly of the Y. M. C. A.
of this city, but now successful small
fanner of Wahiawa, called Mr. E. Derrick Brown to the Islands at the very
moment when the remarkable growth
of it-. 1 k business compelled the Hawaiian Board to seek a manager. It
-eiins moat providential that the Territory is to have at the head of its religious book enterprise so capable, welltrained and energetic a man as Mr.
Brown. Large orders have gone to the
mainland and to Asia, and in a few
months the Board Book Rooms will be
equipped with tip to date religious literature. Sunday School supplies and all the
other essentials of a modern establishment of this character.
Mr. Brown
may he consulted at any time with ref
erence to orders for books of any description and will he able to quote
prices in his line that will be very attractive.
Another Milestone.
The eighty-fifth annual meeting of
the Hawaiian Evangelical Association
was by general consent the best within
the memory of those present. The
theme "The problem of religious education in Hawaii" was timely and was
developed in a way to stimulate the
deepest interest. The musical feature,
introduced by Treasurer Richards, was
carried out in both novel and devotional
fashion. It did everybody good. The
papers presented were by experts, were
most carefully prepared and blended
theory and practice very happily. I he
expositions were unusually good. The
attendance was large and it was remarked by several that the entire anniversary was a species of Chautauqua
or Summer School for Pastors and Pay
Christian Workers of the highest value.
The steadily increasing use of the
English language, the growing number
of Hawaiians in attendance able intelligently to follow discussions therein.
the deepening interest manifested by
Chinese and Japanese evangelists and
I he evident
progress made in the development of esprit-de-eorP* on the part
of all races were most gratifying. Compared with the kind of meeting held
lour years ago it hardly seems the same
country or the same people. Wc are
moving in an entirely different age.
The Queen Coming to Her Own.
The generous participation of Queen
Eiliuokalani in the anniversary, both
by the openhandedness of her gifts to
the Entertainment Committee and by
her presence at the annual luau, added
a feature of peculiar significance. Her
deep interest in the old historic Church
at Lahaina during her visit there last
winter and her manifestation of sympathy with the work of all the Churches
during the past two weeks testify that
the era of good feeling has returned
never again, we trust, to know an ending. Prince Kalanianaole was also
present at the feast and has on many
recent occasions taken pains to show
that he is one of the factors in the
growth of the new sentiment of brotherhood that is becoming so powerful
throughout the Islands. The Queen
seems alive to the possibilities of the
No. 6
large influence for good that is hers and
is moving in a sphere of kindly service
which doubtless is bringing peculiar
satisfaction. After the stormy experiences, disappointments and sorrows of
many years there appears to be opening before her a career of serene joy
and wide usefulness in which she may
be privileged to make her life tell as a
blessing to all in helping to weld together the forces which, regardless of
race, make for civic righteousness and
social brotherliness. Following this
path of kindly service she is sure to
come to a throne in the hearts of her
fellow-citizens more stable, fuller of
true influence and more abounding in
real satisfactions than that of the olden
days of turmoil.
Significant Actions.
Two votes of the Association link
Ihe Churches to the great achievements
for which the Twentieth Century is
destined to be remembered. One of
these is Christian Union, the other is
the End of War. For many years the
Congregationalists of America have
with a peculiar self satisfaction proclaimed their polity to he one divinely
ordained to facilitate the union of denominations. Sometimes this has been
done with an unctuousness that has
savored of cant. Now at last God has
taken them at their word and has faced
them with an opportunity of proving
their boasts true or of, having to plead
Finding
something like hypocrisy.
their their way into an assembly of
and United
Methodist-Protestants
Brethren who were debating union they
asked to be allowed to be a third party
at the feast of combination. Since then
every step of the negotiations has demonstrated the fact that when Christians
really mean business in uniting, God's
Spirit will clear away every, obstacle.
With a unanimity unparalleled, conclusions were reached and now the Congregational Churches are presented
with a tangible Act of Union to which
their representatives without one disuniting voice have agreed. What the
outcome will he it is hard to say. Here
and there a number of leaders, who believe that a Bill of Inalienable Rights
must accompany every organic docu-
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all is lost, have shown anxiety Fund of Experience.
lest liberties dear to 'the individualist
If anyone had any doubt of the wisin religion he sacrificed because not dom of the policy adopted by the 11a
guaranteed explicit>' in the Act of waiian Hoard
in 1004 which reversed
Union. Meantime patient kindly dis- Secretary Anderson's
famous procedure
cussion is busy pointing out the fact of missionary withdrawal instituted in
that the doctrine of rights has been
18ov!, under which nearly every subsequent
learned by mankind never to be eradi- year showed a decline in the number
cated from human consciousness while of Hawaiian Church members until the
brotherhood duties are the next lesson low water mark of
was reached
which awaits social conning. What the when the change was made, the annual
outcome will be cannot be foretold. At meeting would have convinced
him not
the next meeting of the National Coun- only with its numerical showing of 4158
cil in Cleveland decisive action will be native Church members and its report
taken. Meantime the various State As- of a net gain of per cent, for [906, but
5
sociations arc putting themselves on far more conclusively
through the
record upon this question. Hawaii has statements of experience made by the
Spoken in no uncertain voice. The ac- local missionaries, Revs. C. W. Hill,
tion taken by her Association is given I. M. Lydgate, A. S. Baker, M. D.. R.
nil another page.
P.. Dodge and Mr. J. A. Rath. These
men, who represent the policy of inissionary supervision, fresh from their
ment or
3695
World-Peace.
Tlic Second World-Peace Congress
will assemble at the Hague June 15.
From all over the United States innumerable religious assemblies, Church
conventions, labor unions, workingmen's federations, chambers of commerce, boards of trade, fraternal societies and miscellaneous associations a
stream of cablegrams will go to the
representatives of the Union petitioning for action that will guarantee the
Peace of Mankind. It will be a most
impressive exhibition of the demands of
enlightened common people that the
world has ever seen. I lawaii is to have
a share in it. So the Evangelical Association has decreed by its vote to request its Hoard lo send on June 15 the
following cablegram:
American Delegates,
Peace Congress,
The Hague.
ninety - seven
Ha-nHiii's
historic
Churches petition action ensuring establishment permanent international parliament meeting automatically and periodic
ally to substitute law for war.
Tt is to be hoped that Hawaii's commercial organisations, fraternal orders.
and labor associations will not suffer
the Churches to be alone in this movement on behalf of Peace. The American Delegates at the First Peace Congress testified that it was the multitude of
cablegrams from the United States that
turned the tide and made it possible to
carry the Congress for a Permanent
Court of Arbitration, when it seemed
utterly hopeless to expect any action
whatever in this direction.
fields brought
conclusive
testimony
that a new age has dawned. Their
optimism was most refreshing while the
pastors and delegates bore out their reports of vigorous life stirring everywhere. Prom being the most backward
1 d our racial Church groups the Ha-
waiian* have in two years stepped to
the fruit. The movement bears none of
tin- ear marks of spasmodic manifestation, ft has been very quiet and so
little apparent that not until returns from all the Churches were received and added did any of the workers dream that the advance had been
so general or had reached so far. The
truth is the actual story of achievement
surprised us all, even those who were
most sanguine and thot they were best
informed.
Campaign of Evangelism.
The most important action taken in
many a year by the Association was to
1all upon all the Hawaiian Churches
of the Islands to join in an evangelistic
movement during the months of June,
July, and August. The quiet revival mi
Kamehameha schools has resulted in a
solemn pledge by the Christian students to go to their homes and work
for Christ. This splendid company of
workers committed to special effort
acted as a powerful incentive upon the
members of the Association who voted
to request every Church to institute
house to house visitation in order to
reach each family in its parish. Kaumakapili, Wainee, Haili and Kapaa
Churches were asked to surrender
their pastors—Rev. Messrs. Poepoc,
White. Desha and Kaauwai—who,
with Evangelist Timoteo will tour the
five large islands. Messrs. Timoteo
and Kaauwai will work on Kauai dur-
ing June, while Messrs. Desha and
I'oepoe visit the OatlU Churches. In
July Messrs. Timotco and Desha will
take Maui as their field, Molokai falling
to
Brothers White and I'oepoe.
In
August Messrs. Desha and White will
tour Kau and Kona while Messrs. Timotco and Pocpoe give themselves to
the cast coast of Hawaii from Puna lo
Kohala. The evangelists will endeavor
to reach as many homes by visitation
as possible. AH the Christians of the
Territory are earnestly requested to re
member this campaign in prayer. It
may mean large things for the Islands.
(iod grant it.
Good Things.
The formal addresses before the Association were so carefully prepared
and of such a high order of excellence
that we greatly regret our inability to
publish them. The annual meeting is
just closing as we go to press. Next
month we hope to give a resume of a
number of the papers even the we may be
unable to print them as they were pre
tented. Sometime ago the Friend Editorial Board voted to issue an Educational Number in July and therefore the
contributions to the annual meeting w ill
prove most appropriate.
The Delaportes.
(>ur title page bears the portrait of
Central Union's Missionary Family. Tt
is an interesting group and the Church
is to be congratulated upon being able
to send to the field six such attractive representatives- The home is the
glory of modern missionary endeavor.
The children preach the gospel often as
powerfully as their parents while the
family as a whole is the most successful agency known to Christian propaganda. We begin in this month's issue
a serial article by Mr. Delaporte which,
we believe, to be of permanent value.
Turning The First Sod.
Mr. F. W. Damon, chairman of the
Managers, arranged a most delightful
and significant ceremony at the
grounds of the Mid-Pacific Institute
Friday afternoon, May 31, on the occasion of turning the first sod for the
foundation of the new Kawaiahao or
(iiils' Department. The portion of the
Institute tract where this building is to
stand had been tastefully decorated
with the American, Hawaiian, Chinese,
Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and other flags, chairs had been provided for
managers and the ladies, and the students of Kawaiahao, Mills, the Japanese and Korean schools were seated
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the grass about a fine algaroba tree panted by their own priest but that he in the number of saloon licenses grantXo definite tidings have come
where the speakers' desk stood: while proved not to be a Jesuit and was of ed.
a fringe of Hawaiian pastors, delegates singularly liberal tendencies so that he from the other counties, but in Oahu
and friends of other nationalities formed has been compelled to leave. We can- the commissioners have started in with
public spirit. Their
an amphitheater shut in by trees and not vouch lor the truth of this story. commendable
backgrounded by the Manna hills. The Work among these Spaniards is being choice of Mr. W. P. Fennel! for inafternoon was perfect and the scene one forced Upon our Board and will be in- spector seems beyond criticism. The
of great beauty. After brief addresses stituted at once. We hope soon to public have been informed that narrow
by Messrs. Damon, Scudder and Wad- have a weil stocked Spanish depart- limits are to be set to the district withman, singing by Kawaiahao girls and ment in our book rooms, and shall be in which saloons will be permitted, that
Mills boys in English, by the Japanese happy to stimulate a wide circulation :ioih- will be licensed near the King
street market, that men who have run
and Korean students in their own lan- of this literature.
dives shall be barred from the
low
the
Kawaiahao Seminary song
guages,
traffic
and that a large reduction in the
was
was
prayer
sung,
Hawaiian
offerin
Welcome Guests.
number
of saloons is certain. This is
ed by
O. H. GUlick and then Master
1). D., senior good news.
Rev.
Warren
Day.
!•'.
Meantime the commisRichards,
in
Atherton
the
grands
Joseph
the hirst Congregational sioners arc finding their task anything
of the late Joseph B. Atherton, to whose pastor of
of I.os Angeles, the fourth in but an easy one and some of them are
memory the new building is to be erect- Church
size
of
the
denomination and excluding busy agitating for local option as the
ed, stepped forward aud with a few
V., the largest, has been only proper solution of the difficulty
X.
Brooklyn,
dedicatory words turned the first sod.
of weeks in the Is- which besots a commission upon which
a
number
spending
Rev. P. S. Timoteo closed with the lands.
has
been
good enough to the discretion to grant or refuse liHe
benediction in Hawaiian. Thus the
sev- censes rests. It is too much to ask
new enterprise is at last launched by preach for Central Union Church
and
mornings
eral
has
endearSabbath
any eonip, ny of five men to decide
an actual beginning of construction on
ed
himself
to a wide circle of new- what the people of each precinct ought to
which
it
is
to
occupy.
the noble site
brought with determine, i.e. whether saloons shall
The entire occasion was characterize I friends. Fortunately he
coming
to know be permitted near their homes.
Mrs.
and
Day,
him
utterance
and
by an appropriateness of
a symbolism of participating, racial both, llonohilans understand the secret
groups thai gave to it a prophetic sig- of the great work these two honored
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nificance which appealed powerfully to leaders have been privileged to do.
and
spiritual
The
combination
of
social
The long-talked of delegation of Conall who were present.
gifts Dr. and Mrs. Day exhibit is a gressmen has come and gone. They
rare one and withal full of attractive were well treated as all of Hawaii's
Again.
■in
Back
power. We thank their people for lend- guests from time immemorial have
been. They were taken over the Islands, Inaueil and feasted, given opportunity to see the possibilities of the
Territory and departed with clear notions of what in their minds Hawaii
needs. Naturally the "small farmer"
question was presented to them by both
sides with great clearness and force.
Just what tiie effect of this was upon
them it is impossible to say. We have
no doubt that the Advertiser is correct.
1 lawaii will some day become the paradise of the small farmer. That day
would be greatly hastened if some capitalist would set out to do what the promoters of the banana lines of the East
did for the West Indies. They studied
out how to transport bananas successfully, built ships for this business, paid
cash for every bunch delivered in good
condition at the wharf and thus forced
the growing of this fruit. Jamaica, it
is said, was redeemed as a result.
Every bunch of bananas carried in the
West Indies trade is hung. "Between
decks" are built some four feet high.
Pipes for heating in winter are laid and
Commission.
The Saloon
an even temperature is maintained.
grower has no responsibility beThe
our
recent
The liquor bill passed by
legislature promises to be a decided yond producing the fruit and delivering
in good condition. He
Tain for stricter regulation of the traf- itis at the ofwharf
his money without delay.
sure
fic. It is too early yet to record results
but by next month there will be con- The transportation company assumes
siderable evidence as to the decrease all risks. Vessels arrive with such fre-
We welcome Rev. Mr. Thwing on his ing
them to us a short time and thank
return from his trip to Japan and China. them for their willingness to give their
lie brings a story of great interest and days of rest to such patient kindly enwill tell our readers in July of the deep- deavor in seeking acquaintance with
est impressions made upon him by what Christian enterprises here. Rev. Wilhe saw and learned concerning the liam E. Parker. Jr., pastor of Olivet
progress of God's Kingdom in the two Presbyterian Church, San Francisco,
Empires. Events are moving so fast in has come and gone quietly. Seeking
the Far East nowadays that it taxes recuperation
after illness he was unable
i yen an alert Yankee to keep pace with
meet many but he Impressed all
to
them. It is good to have so wideawake whom he touched with his genial, helpa representative as Mr. Thwing to deful Christian manhood. We hope to
tail liis experiences. He was permitted see him again in Honolulu.
to have a part in the World's Christian
Susan Toltnan Mills. President
Student Federation as a spectator, in of Mrs.
College. California, has just arMills
Japan's National Endeavor Anniver- rived for a short visit. Her eighty-one
sary as a speaker and in China's Mis- years
sit lightly upon her and her former
sion Centennial as a delegate.
pupils at Punahou. grown to ripe manhood and womanhood, are busy exhibitSpanish Problem.
ing their grandchildren to this wonderful
"We are Republicans not Catholics." Christian educator who seems to have
This was the answer that greeted a drank of the fountain that lured Ponce
questioner who endeavored to find out dc Leon to Florida. Mrs. Mills has althe religious preferences of some of the ready charmed more than one audience
_»_'oo
Spaniards lately landed here. with her gracious gifts of speech.
Further probing showed that the speak-
er and his friends had shaken off the
Roman yoke and were religious liberals
with no very definite or fixed beliefs.
Our Portuguese Evangelists report
that they find these interesting new arrivals singularly open to the teaching
of the truth. One account has it that
some of the immigrants were accom-
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quency that the grower never loses ba- NAURU AS IT WAS, AND AS IT The old Gospel is still able to change
men and enlighten dark heathen hearts!
IN
S OW.
by ripening between sailing
nanas
dates. If such an enterprise should be
inaugurated between the Pacific Coast
and Hawaii, these Islands would fill
with small farmers. As the trade
is now carried' on here, bananas
for shopping are wrapped in dried
leaves, are piled in great heaps which
sometimes arc used as sleeping places
for steerage passengers, absolutely no
care is taken to preserve even temperatures, the vessels sail so unfrcqucntly
that growers lose large quantities of
fruit by ripening between sailing dates,
they are not paid for the fruit on delivery at the vessel, much of the shipment decays en route because of the
conditions of shipping and as a consequence the banana business is for mismanagement ideal. It will continue to
be such until some transportation company studies the methods that have
made the West Indies trade so prosperous and with such modifications as local
conditions demand puts them into effect. The Eastern promoters built their
vessels so as to be able to carry tourists with comfort. They created a vast
winter travel
by charging cheap
rates
I
By Rev. I'hili]> If. Delaporte, Missionary of tile American Board and of
Central Church. Honolulu.
"The isles shall wait for His law."—
Isa. 42-40.
Nauru, the pleasant island, wailed
nineteen hundred years for this lifegiving law. Whiskey, guns and other
things of the same kind had reached
Nauru long before the Gospel of Christ.
The Nauru man's conception of the
white man in former days was any thing
but flattering. New Caledonia and
Australia had furnished their quota of
escaped convicts and you will believe
me if I tell you that "i Measant Island"
was anything hut a pleasant place to
live ill.
Nauru, once one of the poorest
among the isles of the sea, is now, because of its vast deposits of phosphate
of lime, on<- of the richest of tin- South
Sea islands. It is situated but 33 miles
south of the equator under the 163rd
meridian Fast. Nothing but the cocoanut palm and the pandaiuis tree were
found on the island. However, breadfruit, limes, soursop and bananas have
been introduced by the missionaries
and the government. Rivers and creeks
are unknown; a few wells, furnishing
brackish water, have been dug, but
even these fail during a prolonged dry
season. Europeans depend on rainDuring the frequent
water entirely.
droughts water is at a premium unless
the residents nil the island are supplied
will) sufficient tanks or cisterns. Harbors there are none. In the center of
the island is a lagoon which contains
brackish water and which the natives
stock with fish. This lagoon, as well
as the lish in it, is called "ebia." The
island rises to a height of about 270
feet. It has been estimated that there
are about forty million tons of pjiosphate of lime on the island.
Thus we have given you a picture
of the Utile island which we love better than any spot T can think of at
Eight years ago not a single house
louhl be found in which family worship was held. Today songs of praise,
prayers of thanksgiving, and petitions
can be beard going up to the Throne
of Grace in many, many huts morning
and night. It is a good sign of a man's
spirituality if he gathers his family
around the family altar, it is a good
sign in the well-churched homeland, it
is even a better sign among the South
Sea Inlanders. His former master, the
trader, loses all influence over the native the vers timincnl he begins family
worship. Formerly the trader's veranda was the meeting place of the majority of the population, but the coming
of (he missionary has changed all this
—instead of drinking bad gin and
smoking worse tobacco in the trader's
house, the Christian natives go about
their business and send their children
to school and are glad when the Sabbath day i onus around. The Government and many others want to intro
duce tin- Continental Sabbath on Na-
uru, hut we pray that their efforts will
be in vain.
( )f course if we begin to dissect the
Nauru Christian we will find thai he
lias not vel attained a state of perfection, we will find that be still needs
trade, which at one way charges of $50or
much spiritual polishing. Rut we bea $75 return trip, would after due adlieve thai he compares favorably with
vertisement crowd every steamer. Aftmany American and European Chriser the movement was well under way
tians. Is the old Nauru warrior still
a
tourist
would
be
found
remainmany
somewhat superstitious? Are somcing as small fanner. We believe some
still afraid to go into the bush alone a!
such development is surely in store for
nights fearing lo meet an "eani"
Hawaii. The Pacific Coast is fast fillfghost)? Why. we have many good
ing with people. 'Phis Territory is the
people in the home land who would not
only banana producing section within
enter
a cemetery at night. We dare
easy reach through water transportasay thai now and then an old Nauru
tion. Americans arc pronounced bawoman consults the spirits about her
nana eaters. Hawaii has rare varieties
future, on the quiet, of course; well,
of this fruit which will become very
how many people go in the fortune(hir
popular.
apple and Brazilian batellers to have their fortune told, paynanas are susceptible of great improveing hard coin to be deceived? If a
ment. Others should be introduced and'
Nauru Christian is known to do such
will he when the demand is felt. As a
things he will be reprimanded by his
matter of fact banana production in the
deacon and teachers.
world is in its infancy. I.el Hawaii give
However, few or none of the old cusscientific attention to this industry as it present.
toms are found on Nauru now. Out of
The Nauru native is well built and a total population of, say, isV>, nearly
has to sugar production and its output
will become world famous. Fortunately makes a fine physical appearance. In 1200 ate adherents of the Protestant
the cultivation of this fruit is essentially his original slate he was not any too Mission, 603 arc members of the
the Gospel of Christ Church and ,}i~ children are baptized.
a small farmer possibility. The care clean, but since
begun its cleansing work in his Xot a bad showing we think, not the
that the owner of a small acreage can has
heart
better care of his body work of man but the work of the Holy
give is what is required in all such fruit- 100. lie lakes
Spirit.
raising if the best results are to be had.
Not long ago a trailer said to us
true
And what is
of this product holds that he wished the "good old times" What has Cod done for Xaurti? Old
of not a few other tropical fruits, the would come hack to Nauru once more. thinps have passed away, new things
growing of which is bound to fill these But we trust these so-called "good have come. Let us recall some of the
Islands some day with a teeming popu- times" will never return to dear old old things:
lation.
When we landed on Nauru on the
Nauru again.
and added greatly to their profits. In
the case of I lawaii conditions of climate
make possible a year round tourist
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gth day of November, 189Q, and during
the first years we were there, heathen
darkness and superstition reigned supreme. Often we saw canoe-loads of
line ii-.li coming ashore, but not even
a small one would find its way into the
niissi marys kitchen. At last we found
out that the white man's frying pan
was a terror striking article.
To fry
fish in a frying pan meant that all the
lish would leave Nauru for a season.
It took some time before we could
demonstrate to the people the absurdity of the tiling. 'Ihe missionary can
btiy all tin- lish he needs now.
The Frigate Bird was tabooed, it was
the personification of the eani (spirits).
To catCh this bird was the great national sport. This is a short account
of their national game: August is hen-!
The time for the game has come. < ireat
excitement prevails on the island! The
sorcerers (allien mwacaco) are busy
offering sacrifices to the particular god
'eani or spirit) of the family, also to
the spirits of the departed members of
the tribe. Tin- catchers have from now
on until tin- end of the game to abstain
from eating lish, nor can they live with
their wives and children. 'I'he sorcerers or heathen priests consult their particular ranis or spirits whether many
"itsi" (frigate bird) would come or
not.
[f the answer was in the
affirma-
tive, tile old sinner and his company of
hird-catcticrs would paint their faces
with charcoal (burnt cocoannt shells)
,-.ud proceed to the beach where the
game was to be held. 'Ibis place is
called "Atsi."
'I'he accommodating
eani would now fetch the birds along.
With a peculiar whistle by the ghostman the birds are brought near the
"F.taeo" or platform where the "Evvawa" or decoy birds arc kept. One of
the principal catchers has a lish in each
band with which be feeds the decoybirds thai the) will not follow the wild
birds which have just arrived. This
man is called an "Amen Kanan" or
bird charmer. If Ihe wild birds arc
slow in descending the "Amen Mvvaeeo" stands up and by means of supposed SorceTy induces the birds to come
The whole assembly now
down.
eagerly watches whether the efforts of
the old deceiver are effective. If so,
all hands get their "Abio" (sling) ready
to lasso the birds. If one of the men
is successful enough lo catch a bird, his
fellow catchers will hold the captured
bird down to the ground, but not lift
it it]) that the heathen priest may have
an opportunity to practice his sorcery
nu it. If it is a first class bird the
company will give three howls, if a second rate bird it will receive but two
howls.
'I'he game being now properly started, it is imperative that none of those
engaged in it should leave the beach
and go "Apoc" (towards the bush).
No one is permitted to come near them.
I'he catchers must neither gap nor
stretch themselves, must not embrace
each other, they must nnt scratch themselves, niUHt not run, must not bailie in
ihe mean, must not lie in their canoes,
must nol be fairy, must not say that
they arc tired, that the birds may not
leave the island before the game is
7
HAWAII MUST
BE FORTIFIED.
Not far distant, we may dimly hope,
is the day when the nations "shall not
learn war any more." But that day
has no! yet shown signs of arriving.
More actively now than ever arc the
nations learning the arts of war.
Barely one long ocean stride beyond us
one great competitor in the art has just
come to the front in heavy mail, and
yearly growing mightier in arms.
We do not believe that war will ever
actually arise between America and
If the wife of any of the catchers lapan, who confront each other across
goes astray while hef husband is en- the Pacific 'I'he relations of the two
gaged in the game, it is signified to him nations are cordially friendly, and
by a bird dropping its offal into the never should become Otherwise. May
man's eves. If an abio becomes entan- the Divine mercy prevent two such
gled it is considered a sign that the great powers from so needlessly rushowner thereof is continually thinking ing at each other's throats! There
of his darling wife instead of paying at- ought never to arise any hitter contention to the game. If anyone catches troversy between them. Yet in the
a bird wilh a black head he inarches up perversity of human passions there is
and down the beach singing and wring- no lack of danger of such an evil.
ing his fringe as this is considered an Mere ordinary prudence demands of
extra favor from the spirits. The strict America tin- diligent adoption of every
law of isolation is now broken, as this possible defensive precaution against
Young the danger of such a war.
is quite a rare occurrence.
At the time when America hastily
cocoanuts are now brought from all
parts of ihe island in honor of the bird consummated the annexation of Hawaii
with a black head. Thus the catchers in [Soft, the immediate apprehension
are plentifully supplied with voting, felt was that of a possible attack upon
delicious nuts for many days ahead. our mid-Pacific commerce by tjic navy
flic lucky catcher adorns himself with of Spain at Manila, which was soon
a beautiful bracelet made from red proved to be so feeble. Hawaii washells, paints his arms, decorates the I felt to be the central point of defense.
basket in which the sling is kept and Japan was then unthotight of as a
abstains from food during mornings. source of danger, having acquired no
No one is permitted to sit on his mat naval or commercial reputation. Rusand many other tabooes arc made on sia had begun to be looked at with some
such an occasion, ton many to recall apprehension, as she was actively pushing forward as a Pacific power, with
here.
'I'he game is kept up until thirty birds her great naval ports of Port Arthur
are caught. When the number of birds and Vladivostok. But in seven short
has been secured the catchers will re- years Japan came to the front, vicmain for three days lnngcr on the torious alike on land and sea, and has
beach, but return to their homes on the become so thoroughly equipped with
evening of the third day, A big feast all the elements OI military and naval
and dance are the order of the day now. power as to constitute an extremely
Ihe feathers of possible dead birds are dangerous enemy. It has become, from
given to the wives and daughters of a military point of view, an urgent
the men engaged in the game. The duty to defend the Pacific Coast of
birds were holy and could not be eaten, America against all possible danger
but happily those days arc past, ta- from such a source. Such defense C
booes and immoral customs have dis- the surest guaranty of continued peace.
appeared and Ihe frigate birds is now It must be understood that the vital
caught as an additnin to their scant point of competition i not at all the
food supply. It was bard work to con- holding of commercial superiority in
vince the people lo do so, but when old the Pacific Ocean, which America until
N'aboub, the great Mcncri chief, and his lately has looked Upon as her natural
wife. T". Dae, had killed and eaten one inheritance. With her growing popuof these birds, the ice was broken. lation and enormous wealth, America
When no serious consequences attend- has expected to dominate in the maried this, in their eyes, awful blasphemy, time traffic of this great ocean so newevery one began to catch birds for ly opened to commerce. But of late
Japan has undergone a wonderful marisport and food only.
time development. With admirable
(To be continued.)
over.
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energy, she is demonstrating her capacity for taking the leadership in the
commerce of the Pacific, for which she
is unmistakably reaching out. F"or it
she possesses some great advantages
over the United States. The greatest
doubtless, is Japan's possession of a
very large, capable, and cheaply-hired
sea-going population. As an island
kingdom, surrounded by productive
fisheries. Japan has an immense seacoast population, trained for ages to be
at home in stormy seas. Although
America is not lacking in such a maritime class, still her population is mainly continental, unacquainted with the
ocean.
And then the current wages of the
Japanese are low. Their ships can be
manned for less than half the price
which America must pay. It is impossible to compete with ships manned at
such low wages, and by capable seamen. It is perhaps true that competent Chinese sailors and firemen could
be supplied to American ships at equally low rates; but the labor unions relentlessly forbid resort to any such expedient, which perhaps other strong
reasons may render unwise. Then as a
builder of steamships both mercantile
and naval, Japan has recently been
demonstrating the highest capacity.
Already she is practically independent
of foreign aid in increasing her navies
of war and peace, which arc assuming
most formidable dimensions.
The question then is not at all that
of preventing Japan from dominating
the mercantile traffic of the Pacific. If
by peaceful means and superior advantages she is able to do that, it is her
right, and America has only to concede her superiority. But the present
great problem is for the United States
to secure immunity from naval assaults
of their own Pacific Coast, and from
warlike destruction of such proportion
of commerce as remains to them, especially of their great coasting trade
along the Pacific. Japan is doubtless
not now inclined to hostility, or contemplating a probable war upon
America. But she is a spirited nation
and also a very impulsive one. It is
only common prudence to be thoroughly fortified against dangerous possibilities.
has long since come to be generalaccepted by military and naval
horities that Hawaii is the one
at strategic point for the defense of
American Pacific Coast. Any hospower operating from the Orient is
en thousand miles away and too remote for hostile action, that distance
being far beyond any possible steaming radius of warships. But Hawaii is
It
the convenient distance of only two
thousand miles from the American
coast. An enemy in possession of this
convenient outpost can deliver attacks
with every advantage for the destruction of ports, cities, and the coasting
traffic. And then Hawaii is isolated,
and has no competitor as a position for
either attack or defense of trie Coast.
Hawaii's greatest qualification for
being securely occupied by either
America or America's enemy consists
in our singular possession of'one of the
best land-locked harbors of the globe,
namely Pearl Harbor in this island of
Oahu. It is not needful here to describe this harbor. Once properly
cleared and fortified, it can be held indefinitely against any force capable of
being brought against it. With proper
docking facilities and naval workshops,
it will constitute America's great
haven of refuge and repair for her Pacific fleets and commerce. At the same
time it will be America's permanent
outpost of defense against the approach
of an enemy against her Western
at
Coast.
It remains for America to complete
the preparations for this essential defense which have so far barely been
begun. As they now stand they serve
only as a temptaton to induce any determined enemy to make a timely seizure of them. Happily no such enemy
yet exists, or seems likely soon to appear. Whenever Pearl Harbor is completely improved and occupied, it will
constitute the strongest possible guaranty against the arising of any such an
enemy. Pearl Harbor is the natural
Malta of this larger Mediterranean, the
North Pacific. In the interests of
Peace, let it be occupied and fortified,
with all speed.
S. E. B.
MOTT IN CHINA.
[Through the kindness of Mrs. J.
Atherton we are permitted to publish
two letters written by Mr. J. L. Mott
concerning bis recent trip in China.
Except for the omission of super and
sub-scriptions the letters are given en-
tire.—Ed.]
ftn my way to Japan I write to tell
you a few things about the busy five
weeks spent in China. Attention was
concentrated on the eight great centers: Hongkong, Canton, Shanghai,
Soochnw, Nanking, Hankow, Peking
and Tientsin—cities averaging about
<ne million inhabitants and each being
a point of commanding commercial,
political and educational influence. The
almost faultless preparations which had
been made enabled me to accomplish
more in these few weeks than I could
have done in a much longer period a
few years ago before our Association
movement was
established.
An event of capital importance was
the National Convention held in Shanghai. We limited the attendance to
about three hundred and fifty men, but
these were so carefully selected that
the number included the very flower of
the Chinese Christian Church so far as
men are concerned. Twelve of the
eighteen provinces were represented as
well as Manchuria, Hongkong, Korea
and Japan, besides fraternal delegates
from nine distant nations. The Chinese personnel was so strong and representative that this convention stands
out as the most remarkable gathering
of Oriental Christians ever held. I
could not but contrast it with the first
convention of our movement in China,
which was held over ten years ago during my first visit to the Ear East when
we were organizing the movement.
Ttie first gathering had a little over
thirty delegates; this one had over
three hundred. A majority of the delegates at the first convention were foreigners, all but two or three scores of
the delegates this year were Orientals.
The officers and members of committees in the first convention were nearly
all foreigners; in this convention all the
officers were Chinese and also all except one or two members of the working committees. With but one or two
exceptions, the speakers in the first convention were foreigners; in this gathering, with the exception of the three
addresses I was invited to give, all the
main speeches were made by Orientals.
At the first convention one was conscious that we were feeling our way:
this year one had constant evidence
that the movement had found itself,
that it had a clearly defined goal and
that it was pressing toward that goal
with aggressive enthusiasm. The Association movement has become indigenous in China. I am fully persuaded
that were it to die out in America and
Europe it exists with such vitality and
propagating power in China that it
would ultimately spread from that
country back to the West. An advance
policy was outlined, thoroughly discussed and unanimously adopted.
Among other things, this calls for setting apart an able Chinese secretary
to cultivate the Christian colleges and
schools; the devoting of at least two
able men to work among the students
of the hundreds of government and
gentry schools which are springing up
on every hand; the commissioning of
an experienced Chinese leader to extend
the movement among the Chinese colo-
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nies in the Philippines, the Straits Settlements, the East Indies, Sou 1:'!
Africa, the Hawaiian Islands, and t! p
Western Coast of America; the allocating of at least two Chinese scholars to
devote themselves to meeting the clamant need for Christian literature for
young men ; the conducting of an aggressive campaign to influence Chinese
students of capacity to devote their
lives to Christian workj the laying of
special stress on the enlisting and
training of Chinese leaders for the secretaryship; the maintaining of the a'.mitled primacy of the Association
movement in the Bible study developments throughout the Chinese Empire;
and the sounding out of the note of
evangelism on behalf of the most influential classes of men.
My private conference with the International Association secretaries, at
which we considered exhaustively a
program for the next five years in the
work of the Associations of the Far
East, was in some respects of even
greater importance than the Convention. This was supplemented by unhurried interviews with each of the
twenty-five secretaries concerning his
own work, relationships and plans. I
went into matters even more extensively with the national leaders, Brockman
and Lyon, one or both of whom travel
ed with me during my entire visit in
their field. The word statesmanlike is
a much abused term and yet it apples
with aptness to the policy of these two
men who have already accomplished a
work out of all proportion to their
years.
Wherever possible I threw myself
with the keenest interest into the work
of evangelism. While there was not
time to conduct as many meetings of
this character as one would have liked,
those which were held ranked among
the most fruitful in my experience.
These meetings in the different places
averaged in attendance over one thousand young men. and the work of invitation was so well carried out that
the audience were composed of picked
young men of the most important
classes. Not a gathering was held
which did not crowd the largest hall
which could be obtained. In two cities
large temporary pavilions were erected
for this special purpose. Each meeting, including the time I devoted to
the process of sifting out the inquirers
and anchoring impressions, lasted three
hours. Notwithstanding the handicap
of being obliged to do everything
through interpreters, the intense attention and responsiveness of these audiences was of such a character as to be
inexplicable apart from the working of
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thc supernatural Spirit of God. From presidents of the Board of Education,
forty to seventy young men in connec- the president of the Board of War, the
tion with each meeting stood the final president of the Board of the Interior,
test indicating their desire and purpose and the president of the Board of Imto become earnest disciples of Jesus periol Customs. Three were members
Christ. Gratifying as are such results, of the Grand Council. At least four
some think that an even more helpful were Ilanlins; that is. men holding the
influence of these evangelistic cam- highest possible literary degrees.
paigns has been the quickening of hun- Brocktnan, Gailey and Walter Lowr'e
dreds of the Chinese Christian workers were with me. We were told that this
and the strengthening of their faith to was the first time that private citizens
expect the immediate cooperation of of any country have been received in
God in work of this kind. As I recall Ibis way. During the dinner I was
my experiences in different parts of asked to speak and gave a short addr-'-s
China on the occasion of my visit five on the important relation which the
years ago and the one ten years ago, Association sustains to the best life of
this recent tour has given unmistakable the nations both in the Occident and
evidence of a great ripening of the field Orient, emphasizing especially its work
unto harvest. Seldom, if ever, have I among the educated classes. It was a
been in a country where I found all of rare opportunity to meet in a personal
the influential classes of young men so wav the most powerful group of men
accessible, so open-minded and so re- in the Empire and T sought to improve
sponsive. 1 need not tell you that it is it by doing all I could to make clear
a matter of regret to me that I was un- our attitude and methods. This will
able to tarry longer in this field which doubtless be of special help to the Aspresents such a marvelous concentra- sociation which is soon to be organized
tion of opportunity for the most endur- [in Peking under Gailey's leadership
ing work—that of relating men to and backed by Princeton men.
Jesus Christ as Eord. There is one In Tientsin, the most progressive
other point in connection with my visit city of China. Gailey had also arranged
to China, but I shall write you con- for a tiffin to be given in connection
with our visit, attended by most of tincerning that a few days later.
leading officials. This afforded me a
In accordance with my promise T further opportunity to make known in
write regarding one aspect of mv visit a public way as well as in conversation
to China which I did not have time to the principles of our movement. .Most
describe in my last letter. As you of these men have already been so favdoubtless know, the general attitude of orably impressed by the actual workChinese government officials has not done in Tientsin that they have be
been favorable to Christianity. In view come supporters of the work. The
of the enormous difficulties which they same is also true of Yuan Shi Kai, posare in a position to place in the path- sibly the most influential Viceroy in
way of the work of Christ if they are China.
actively hostile and, on the other hand.
An even more important opportunity
in view of the great help they can ren- came to me in Tientsin. The departder to the spread of Christianity if they ment of education of the Province of
arc even passively sympathetic, and Chillli, which has the most advanced
particularly in view of the efforts being educational policy of any of the promade by the Chinese revolutionists vinces, invited, me to give a lecture unamong the Chinese students in Tokyo der their auspices. They took en Unas well as elsewhere to use the Asso- charge of all the arrangements. The
ciation to advance their purpose, it lecture was given in one of the large
seemed wise for me to give special at- government buildings. They had prestention to cultivating prominent and ent over three hundred prominent men
influential members of the govern- including nearly all of the head officials
ment. In this connection I had some of the educational department, the
interesting and, I trust, helpful experi- superintendents and directors of educaences.
tion and the professors and teachers of
While in Peking our Association the government colleges and schools.
leader, Mr. Gailey, brought it about so In addition they admitted some 1700 of
that four of the leading members of the the more mature students from the
The
Wai Wu Pu or the Imperial Foreign various government colleges.
Office gave a dinner in honor of my president of the Imperial University
visit at the home of His Excellency Na presided. I snoke for over an hour on
Tong. Among those present were "The .Aims of Education." I devoted
Prince Pu Lun, two presidents and two over one-half of my address to the
vice-presidents of the Board of Foreign ethical side of education and gave speAffairs, the president and two vice- cial attention to showing the vital ser-
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vice which the Association renders to
the cause of education by promoting
the moral and religious development of
the students. At the close of the address ihe president of the Imperial University not only endorsed the positions
I had laid down, but urged upon the
teachers and students personally the
claims of what I had said. After the
audience was dismissed the Commissioner of Education of the province and
the president of the Imperial University had mc spend two hours with them
discussing educational problems. One
of the main subjects of conversation
was the attitude of the government toward Christian colleges in China. I
regard this as one of the most important opportunities which has ever come
to me. especially as this particular province is setting the pace for the whole
Empire in educational matters.
At .Nanking, the ancient capital of
China, the Viceroy, Tuan Fang, who
is one of the three most Influential Viceroys of China, kindly arranged for us
in call upon him. He was Governor of
Shensi at the time of the Boxer war
and, contrary to the Imperial orders,
protected the lives of the missionaries.
I le was a member of the Imperial Commission which visited America last
year, He is at the head of three provinces and has power of life and death
over more people than are ruled by the
President of the United States. Brockman, Lyon and Pcttus went with me.
'I'he Viceroy had present the forty
leading officials of his Yiceroyalty to
meet us. I spent an hour alone with
him in conversation on various topics
related to education, the Association
and Christian missions. He also had
his Commissioner of Education join us
to discuss certain subjects. I invited
the Viceroy to send a representative to
the National Convention of Young
Men's Christian Associations of China,
Korea and Hongkong to be held a few
days later in Shanghai. He cordially
accepted the invitation, expressing regret that he could not come himself.
1 le sent a very fine man as his personal
representative who attended every session throughout the four days and who
spoke helpfully on two occasions. This
is the first time that a Christian gathering in China has received such distinguished recognition and is highly, significant.
a dinner was given, atby a large company of Chinese
ho are foremost in the commcrd social life of this gateway city
is in very truth the New York
in Francisco combined of the
c Empire. The wealthiest men
city were oresent and evinced
Shanghai
deep interest in my address on "Why to the comparative merits of the two
We Believe in the Young Men's Chris- dates but it was finally agreed that pastian Association?" A good proof of sion week was a more appropriate
this is that during the next day or two, time if the Hawaiian Board or some
two or three of their number gladly as- one would post them as to the time and
sumed responsibility for providing the the subjects.
$30,000 Mexican additional needed for There was some uncertainty as to the
the enlarged Association lot and equip- collections for the Hawaiian Board.
Formerly Kauai has been giving a cerment.
These experiences in themselves il- tain sum which has been apportioned
lustrate the vast change which has among the individual Churches. This
come over China since my last visit five last year we have been requested to take
years ago.
In fact I found a new ii]) two Special collections to be divided
The
China.
proudest and most seclud- between the Hawaiian and American
ed nation under heaven has begun to Hoards. This was condemned by BOrne
go to school to the rest of the world on as an innovation of the secretary, but
a scale which has never characterized was finally shown to be in pursuance
any other nation. The revolution of of a resolution of the general associaher ancient educational system has tion at its last session. Are these spebeen nothing less than marvelous. The cial collections meant to supersede and
spirit of nationalism is gathering mo- take the place of the former grants
mentum on every hand. The influen- from the Churches or are they in additial classes are open to truth of all kinds tion to these grants? The local agent
as never before. In my judgment we of the Board recommended them by
shall see reproduced in China during all means io continue these grants until
the next ten years on a colossal scale there was some assurance that they
what has actually taken place in Japan were superseded.
A request from Rev. F. S. Timolen
during the past thirty years. Never in
the history of the human race has there for further aid Inwards the expenses of
been a spectacle of such vast numbers the General Association in Honolulu,
of people bringing about so radical in addition to the $5.1x1 expected from
changes. Talk about crises is certainly each Church, called forth a good deal of
overdone, but there is no shadow of discussion. Why is it that in former
doubt that the present is the time of years there was no demand on the
times in the life of this Empire, wheth- country churches, and now they have
er one has in mind education, politics, to pay $5.00 each and that isn't enough,
or religion. Tt is of first importance they must get up concerts and serenadthat Christianity assume and continue ing parties to raise more money? Forthe leadership of educational work and merly the Board took a friendly and
of efforts to impress the influential generous interest in the llawaiians and
classes. What is done in the next five were ready to help them. Of late years
years will be vastly more important most of the interest and all the money
than what is done in the subsequent has been turned in other directions:
fifteen years. The Association because when the poor Hawaiian pastor goes
of its platform and methods is in a to Honolulu to attend the annual Assoposition to do more than any other ciation be must take his own fish and
agency to influence the three most im- poi along with him.
In response it was pointed out that
portant classes; namely the governdemands on the Hoard had greatly
officials,
the
students
the
government
ment
increased of late years. While the
and the men of money power.
facilities for entertaining the delegates
KAUAI ASSOCIATION'S SPRING had decreased so that it was an increasingly difficult problem. 'I'he Churches
MEETING.
last year responded very imperfectly to
The sessions were unusually lively the call so that only a three days' enthis year and developed several spirited tertainment was available had not outside aid been extended. It was finally
discussions.
from
decided to raise money, by means of a
The week of prayer, changed
the first week of January to Holy week, concert in Honolulu at the time of the
was observed by only one Church, meeting.
Lihuc Union, which reported a very A veiled appeal for financial assistprofitable and interesting series of ance made by S. liven of the Methodist
meetings. The Hawaiian pastors com- Korean work in Lihue in order that he
plained that there were no longer lists might return to his native land was
of subjects prepared as in former years responded to with characteristic geneand they were at a loss to know when rosity by a proposition to appoint Rev.
the time came or what the subjects J. M. Lydgatc a committee to solicit
were. There was some discussion as funds for this purpose. Mr. Lydgate,
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however, declined to be appointed for
this purpose, claiming that this was an
unwarranted and discourteous interference in the affairs of the Methodist
Mission. Until we knew something of
Mr. Wadman's attitude toward the
matter it would be wise to tend to our
own affairs—the more so as there were
indications of strained relations between Mr. liven and his superiors.
The matter was finally dropped.
The Hawaiian pastor at Waimea appealed for the speedy ordination of Mr.
Yec Kui worker under the Hoard in
the Chinese field at Waimea. He had
been licensed at the last Association
and it was proposed to ordain him now
without further examination and in the
absence of the head of the Chinese department. Rev. F. W. Thwing. An ordination committee was appointed but
this committee was so strongly impressed with the inadvisability of such
precipitate action that they reported in
favor of postponement until Mr.
Timing's
return.
There was a surprising unanimity of
sentiment in favor of allowing unlicensed and uneducated practitioners to
experiment on the unfortunate lepers
at Kalawao. The Hoard of Health was
occupying a dog in the manger position
-they wouldn't do anything themselves—nor let any one else. Specialists came from all over the world—and
made a great show of wisdom and skill,
took samples and specimens and went
away again and nothing more was ever
heard of them. The regular practitioners were powerless. Why not give
the men who stood ready to do something a chance?
11l response it was pointed out that a
man wouldn't turn over a delicate and
valuable watch to a blacksmith to repair but to a trained watchmaker. The
bodies of the unfortunate lepers at Kalawao were infinitely more valuable and
delicate than watches, and we ought
not to turn them over to every ignorant bungler to experiment on. If the
specialist and the regular practitioner
could do nothing it was certain that
the ordinary man wholly ignorant of
the human organism couldn't, and it
would be the height of inhumanity to
expose the poor lepers to the ignorant
bungling of such practitioners. No action was taken in the matter.
On the whole it was a most interesting and profitable meeting.
J. M. L.
EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION
ON TRIUNION.
Honolulu, T. H., May 29, 1907.
To the National Council of The Congregational Churches of the United States:
The Hawaiian Evangelical Associa-
tion, assembled in its eighty-fifth
nual
meeting
at
Honolulu, T.
an
H.,
sendeth greeting.
Having learned with great jo.v of the
movement towards union which for the
past few years has stirred the hearts
of the members of the Methodist Protestant, United Brethren and Congregational Churches, believing that this
movement was born of the Holy Spirit
and has from its birth consistently evidenced 11is guidance, and realizing
that the occasion in which to justify
our professions now confronts its, who,
as a denomination of believers, have
long declared both our desire to he
used nf God as a factor in the answer
of our Ford's prayer for union and the
peculiar fitness of our polity and history, to serve as a denominational
solvent, we, the Pastors and Delegates
of the ninety-seven Churches of Hawaii, respectfully petition you to take
such action as shall facilitate the proposed consolidation of these three companies of Christian disciples.
Since the time of their founding our
Churches have been singularly free
from denominationalism, not a few of
them bear the name of "Union," and
they have consistently striven with
large success to keep sectarian narrowness out of these fair Islands. The
blessings of this condition of few competing communions are apparent everywhere here and form one of the
unique features of local Christian experience. What we enjoy we wish to
see prevail throughout the country,
leading on to the final realization of
our Lord's ambition for all His disciples.
We hold ourselves in readiness to institute whatever alterations in name
may be necessary to carry into local
effect the Act of Union, provided the
three denominations adopt it. These
seem to be the only changes the union
would require of us. The doctrinal
platform and the treatment of vested
interests call for no modifications of existing features of our Church life. As
to polity, although we have no declarations with reference to the autonomy
of the local Church in the constitutions
of our ecclesiastical organizations in
these Islands, we have the thing itself,
and there is nothing in the Act of
Union threatening to deprive us of it.
We prefer the reality to any academic
assertions concerning it. Ministerial
standing here rests with the local associations and until they surrender this
prerogative, which the Act of Union is
not understood to require them to do,
we know no power, except that of our
Master to whom all authority hath
been given, that can take it away.
We believe that the time for putting
union into effect has come. The practise of this great virtue, so near to our
Lord's heart, is the demand of the
hour.
If the three denominations
adopt the Act of Union and begin to
work upon it, experience will teach
what modifications may be wise. Our
own denomination, which outnumbers
both of the other parties to the union,
has no need to fear any deprivation of
The visible
btoodbought liberties.
Church of Jesus Christ in the world is
in far more danger of loss of influence,
if not of real life, through unwillingness to pi ogress towards effective combination, whither God's Spirit and outage so clearly point, than through the
bugbear of lost rights.
Wherefore in the faith that the
Great Head of the Church is leading
His Congregational
followers into
larger life through the Open door, on
the threshold of which they now are
standing, we advocate entering boldly
this realm of opportunity by the adoption of the Act of Union.
FOR Till-. HAWAIIAN EVANGEL-
ICAL ASSOCIATION.
I [BURY 11. P.VRKKK,
Moderator.
EdWABD K. Lii.ikai.vm.
Scribe.
DokKMtS Si IDDI'.K,
Corresponding Secretary.
GREAT WORD FROM A GREAT
MAN.
Carroll D. Wright, U. S. Commissioner of Labor, recently said: "I have
looked into a thousand homes of the
laboring people of Europe; I do not
know how many in this country. I
have tried to find the best and the
worst. And while, as I say, lam aware
that the worst exist, and as bad as under any system and as bad as in any
age, I have never had to look beyond
the inmates for the cause; and, in every
case, so far as my own observation
goes, drunkenness was at the bottom
of the misery, and not the industrial
system or the industrial conditions surrounding the men and their families."
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NEW MEMORIAL WINDOW.
A recent issue of a pilpcr published
in Danhury, Connecticut, contains the
following
There
item:
has been placed, in one of the
north windows of the First Congregatoinal Church a beautiful stained glass
window, the work of the Tiffany Studios, New York, which will be seen
will) a great deal of interest by the people ol the Church tinnorrow, and makes
a splendid addition to the interior decorations of the Church auditorium.
'I'he window is the gift of Charles
Montague Cooke, of Honolulu, Hawaii,
who gave it in memory of his parents,
who went to those islands as missionaries many years ago. At the bottom
of the window is ihe following inscription :
In Mcmoriain
Amos Starr < ookt and bis wife
Cooke,
Juliette
Missionaries to the I lawaiian Islands in
1836.
The giver of the window has not
it himself, for A. Cooke Seeley, of
this city, acted as his agent in securing
it. It is one ol the finest works of the
Tiffany Studios, and its cost was about
one thousand dollars.
The picture in the glass is that of
•'lhe Sower," a representation of the
parable ol the sower as told by the
Christ and recorded in the gospels.
The colorings are harmonious and perfectly in keeping with the other windows in the Church. It represents a
in 111 in the garb of a Hebrew spreading
seed upon a field, taking the seed from
a small bag which he carries at his
side. I'he window is protected on the
outside by a covering of glass a quarter of an inch in thickness.
MH-n
FALSE BIOLOGY AND
I.
By John T.
FATALISM.
Gulick.
Herbert Spencer rests his denial of
the freedom of the human will on the
biological assumption that all vital
activities are predetermined by activities ill the environment. (See Principles of Psychology, sec. aao.) In his
Principles of Biology sections mo and
170, we read: "At first, changes in the
amounts and combinations of external
inorganic forces, astronomic, geologic,
and metcorologic were the only causes
of the successive changes undergone
by organisms. In time however, the
action of organisms on one another became new sources of organic modifications." And again: "That there maybe continuous changes in organism,
there must be continuous changes in
incident forces."
It is evident that if our natural powers and our present conditions are so
determined by the environment that
we can produce but one set of actions,
then no effort on our part, either individual or collective, can in the least
affect the result; for we cannot change
our circumstances without acting, and
our actions arc already determined by
our circumstances.
We now raise the question, whether
ihe assumption on which Herbert
Spencer founds his philosophy, and
which has been accepted without question by many biologists, is in accord
with Ihe facts of biology.
la it hue that change in Ihe character
of the selection affecting any organic
group is wholly determined by change in
Ihe activities surrounding Ihe group.'
Or can change in Ihe selection be initiated ami maintained through change in
Ihe organism, without any change in the
environment.'
(i) External nature furnishes the
means and the occasions but not the
cause.
Can any thing be surer than
that through Ihe activities <>f the organism changes in its relations to the
environment an- often produced; and
that through these changes the charac-
ter of its survival is changed, and so
the character of its selection. It is by
virtue of its power to strive for the continuance of its life that an organism is
n organism ; and selection is the direct
lesult of varying degrees of survival in
the exercise of this power. We sec.
therefore, that the doctrine, common
amongst a certain class of evolutionists,
that the environment makes the Organism, rests nu a false assumption.
i )ne cause of this assumption has been
Ihe habit of speaking of the transforming power of selection as if it were quite
distinct from the power of variation;
whereas the diversity of survival, which
s diversity of selection, is the direct
:
result of the varying adaptation of the
organism. 'I'he transforming power of
selection is the direct result of variation
and heredity, with the elimination of
the less fit.
If we wish to draw a true parallel between Natural Selection and Artificial
(or rational) Selection, we must consider both wild and domestic creatures
as gaining opportunity for propagation
by adapting themselves to the environment ; the one class varying so as to be
the best able to perpetuate its kind in
the struggle for life among irrational
who are the environment, and
the other class varying so as to be the
most pleasing to man, and through his
care and protection gaining a chance to
live and propagate.
The one class
adapt themselves to the natural (or
irrational) environment, the other class
to the rational environment.
/" either
case change in Ihe character <>j Ihe selection may be produced through change in
the organism, withaul any change in the
creatures
environment.
I will now refer to cases thai illustrate and prove this statement.
It should he noted that Natural
Selection and Sexual Selection the two
forms of selection discussed by Darwin
belong to widely different spheres of
action, and, as I have elsewhere shown,
there are other forms of selection of
equal importance with
these, arising in
each of these spheres. Natural Selec
tion is one form of Fnviroual Selection,
the changes of which are determined by
changes in the natural environment.
Another form of Fnviroual Selection is
Artificial Selection, the changes of
which are determined by changes in the
rational environment surrounding the
species, A third form of F.nvirnnal
Selection is what I have called Fndouo
mic Selection, diverse forms of which
are determined by different methods of
using the same environment adopted by
isolated branches of the same species.
The valleys of Manoa and Niiuanu,
though nniv about three miles apart,
present a greater difference in vegetation than that found between Mano::
and Kawailoa, (in (he district of Wai
alua.) which are twenty, miles apart
but the divergence in the species of
snails of the genus Acliatinclla, OCCIi
pying these valleys, varies according to
the number of ridges by which they arc
separated, and not according to the con
ditions to which they are exposed. Th
largest species of the genus are found
in Manna and Makiki clinging to the
trunks of the ohia and kukui trees
while their nearest of kin in Waialua.
are much smaller, arc of different forms
and colors, and have deserted the
trunks of Ihe larger trees to live on the
lobelia and other shrubs.
Several species of birds found in
North America have changed or are
now in Ihe process of changing, their
relations to the environment, in such a
way as to introduce themselves to new
fnrms of selection. One is the cliff
swallow, which, instead of plastering
its nest against the roof of a cave or
hole in a cliff, attaches it to the overhanging eaves of a house. Another is
the chimney swift. We know that before the coming of Europeans these
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EXPERIENCES OF A NATURALIST A PERILOUS LANDING.
birds chose hollow trees as the appropriate place-, for (heir nests, but now
most of tin- species have deserted the
hollow trees, and established themselves in the chimneys.
'The influence of habits iii determining new relations to the environment
is well illustrated by a colony of cats
on Tarpon Island, near the mouth of
the Mississippi river. ( hie of the most
decided instincts of the ordinary cat is
lo avoid immersion in water or any
other liquid, lie dislikes to wet even
his feet ; but there may arise conditions
under which he will use his paws in
drawing food out of the water. More
than nne has learned to help himself to
cream placed in an open jar, by thrusting his paw into the liquid and then
licking oil' what adheres. Some have
learned to skim pans of milk in a simi-
lar way, and others have become
adepts in fishing for gold fish kept in
glass globes. These undoubted examples of the partial overcoming of their
natural aversion, makes it easier to believe (he account given by the New
Orleans Times-Democrat
the Tarpon Island cats.
concerning
Their separation from other families of cats has
allowed of their establishing their
habits of feeding on entirely new lines
of tradition, for they all wade freely in
Ihe shallow waters of the beach hunting
for small fish, and three or four of the
bolder ones swim off to oyster boats
King at anchor near by. This is an
example of an innovation becoming a
permanent habitude; and as Captain
Bosco, who owns these cats, says it is
— OB —
many years since they began to go into
the water, we have reason to believe
the: friend
that a coincident form of Endonomic
DEC 'D2
Selection has begun to produce a breed
This number is in considerable demand
whose innate instincts are better adaptfor mission study and we slid have a
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quantity on haml
ed to this mode of life than were those
Thk Price roa thi I'ki-sim is
of the original stock.
25 Cts.
Returning to Sexual Selection we
find that it is one of several forms of
selection arising from the relations in
which the members of the same species
stand to each other and which may,
therefore, be classed as forms of ReAN ENCYCLOPEDIA
flexive Selection. Sexual Selection secures between the sexual instincts of
one sex and the instints and characters of the Other sex, such harmony as
The cost hitherto has been so great that al
is necessary for the sexual propaga- though
CHILDREN ARE FOREVER WANTtion of the group. 111. birds, insects; ING to consult one in their school work, few
joi, _>00.
Social Selection maintains can afford a set
such social instincts and related characters as are necessary for the prosperity of the group. Social habits in a
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great measure determine the food and
clothing of a community, and thus deepTHE BEST YET
ly affect the conditions of survival. The
degree of exposure to which the young Thos. Nelson & Sons, the ureal Iliblc Pubare habitually subjected is also largely
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determined by social custom, and so the
innate endowments of those that sur- least cost; $42.00 will buy set in cloth. Better
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Social Selection.
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is what I have called Filio-parental
Selection, which maintains coordination between the power's and characters of parents, and the size, number,
form and instincts of the young. How
the power of giving suck and the corresponding instinct for sucking were first
developed it may be impossible to tell;
but it is evident that having once been
established as the method of sustentation for the young of mammals, any
mother lacking the power of giving
suck, and any young lacking the instinct for sucking, would in all probability fail of leaving descent. The
death at birth of children with excessively large heads, as also the failure of
a mothei with a contracted pelvis to
produce living children, are examples
of filio-parental selection.
There are several other forms of Rellexive Selection, but the only one that
we can take time to consider»jg Institutional Selection. Institutional Selection is du< to the suppression of human
reproduction in certain cases, and the
favoring of it in other cases, by means
of ecclesiastical, military, commercial,
sanitary and penal institutions. It is
of great interest to the student of social
problems, for it shows how even the inherited powers of the civilized races of
mankind are being constantly molded
by their institutions, and the forms of
social organization that prevail.
In all divergent evolution of racial
characters segregate generation (that is
the generation of like with like,) has
been a fundamental condition. It is
also at present a fundamental condition
in the very structure of the organic
world: for without Segregate Generation, races, species, genera and the
higher groups could not continue to
exist even if they were independently
created.
(To be Continued.)
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RECORD OF EVENTS.
May I—Close1 —Close of legislative session.
Bth—Congressional visitors arrive,
_>4 in number, with 18 ladies.
11 tli—Congressional party make the
circuit of Kauai by steamer and landcarriage.—Ex-Queen lays corner-stone
of T. H. Daviea Parish-house.
12th—Sudden death of Geo. D. Gear,
a leading jurist.
13th—Congressmen visit Honolulu
public schools. —U. S. Supreme Court
awards to the Hawaiian Hoard $15,000
from the Hawaiian Government on account of Lahainaluna.
15th—Congressional party visit lao
Valley.—Death of John M. Homer,
veteran sugar planter.
BELL-BAILEY—At Honolulu, May 12, William Bell of Hermiston, Scotland, to Miss
Elsie M. Bailey of Honolulu.
PHILLIPS-BAKER—At Honolulu, May 31,
W. 11. Phillips of Liverpool, Ohio, lo Miss
Gertrude A. Baker of Honolulu Library.
17th—Congressional party
view sunrise from summit of Haleakala.
19th—Congressional party visit
North Kona.
20th—They arrive at Hilo.—Examine harbor.
21st —Reach Kilauea at noon. Dine
On the brink of Halcmaumau.
20th—Arrival of ketch Snark.
25th—Congress party back at Honolulu. — Steamer Claudine runs
aground at mouth of harbor, but soon
proceeds on voyage.—Opening session
"f Hawaiian Evangelical Association.
27th —Congressmen examine Pearl
Harbor and are banqueted at Moana
Hotel.
28th— Congress party: visit Wahiavva
and Waialua.
DIED.
GUERRERO—In Honolulu, April 26, Basilio
1.. Guerrero, long chief steward on
Kinau.
PREITAS—In Honolulu,
May 3,
Molokai.
KEKAUONOHI—At Honolulu, May 7.
Cliiefess Olga K. Kckauonohi. aged iS years.
SILVA—At Honolulu, May 8, Mrs. Rosa Silva.
HORNER- Al Kiikaiau. Hawaii, May n, John
M. I lorner, an old resident, aged S5 years.
GEAR —At Honolulu, May 12, of cerebral
meningitis, George D. Gear, J9 years of age.
HINGLEY—At Honolulu, May 16, Mrs. ]•:. E
ri'.XN'EV—At Rrovvmvood. Texas, May H).
Rev Levi Tenncy. last survivor of family
of the late Mrs. Mary Tenncy Castle.
EVANS—AI Honolulu, May 17, George
Semen Evans, aged " yearn.
PERREIRA—AI Honolulu, May 23. Manuel
S. I'erreira, wealthy Portuguese resident,
aged '>_> years.
CHAPMAN At Honolulu. May 24. Capt.
l'.enj. F. Chapman, long in Pacific irade,
MARRIED.
ANDREWS-NUNES—At Honolulu. April
27, Henry J. Andrews to Miss Minnie Nuncs.
11. Joins
10
Miss
May
Juliette K. Bush.
Laupahoehoe,
ROSS-RICKARD—At
Miss
Li
<• I-'oss
Dr. Harvey
Rtckard of 1 lonolulu.
in
2,
Vincent
so years.
McCORRISTON—In Honolulu, May 4, Mrs.
Daniel McCnrriston, aged 51, of Kamalo,
I'Veitas, aged
I lingley.
JONES-BUSH—At Honolulu,
steamer
John
May 2.
Ethel Ada
aged 7" years.
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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROOKIES.
VOL. LXIV
HONOLULU, H. T., JULY, 1907
No. 7
glorious mission anil ought tei attract strate'd with and promised to look up
Our Educational Number.
We' are glad to he able tei give to enir the largest endowment of all our Is- his authority' He elid so anel the genfricnels senile of the nuggets niineel at lanel schools. Il it holds le> this ideal tliiiian who told him the story, replicel
the meeting of the Evangelical Asso- there can be no question that it will that the preacher hael made a mistake.
ciation and to outline' roughly the reach appeal to nie'ii whose resources match The gentleman had saiel "New Zeaof uur educational department. The 1 heir visionlanel" not "Sandwich Islands," and added that looking up his notes he fottnel
Hawaiian Board is shnvly developing Central Union Pastorate.
error in
a very considerable educational moveOn the evening of June \2 Central that he himself had been in
hael saiel that
ment, lis purpose is to duplicate noth- Union Church
that
the
laely
missionary
voted tei issue a call to
ing that the state or privately endowed Rev. Deiri'inus Scudder to become its the native who preached the sermon
institutions are doing. Its undertaking pastor. The' invitation was accepted was the SOU of the chief who hail led the
is along unequivocally Christian lines, in a
that forty years before hael killed
letter dated June 2 1 and read from party
that is In say ils main purpose in all
following Sunday by ami eaten her betrothed. The preacher
the
the
pulpit
its educational work is to bring every
statement ill the Iter
Rev. Dr. Day of Los Angeles. In who made the
has circulated the correcpupil intu personal friendly contact
keley
Church
at
a
of
the
la
special
meeting
1
June' 17,
is not at all
.vith Jesus Christ. There is nothing waiian
Scudder resigned as tion. Fortunately the story
Dr.
Board,
aim.
What
the
special secretary. It was subsequently voted spoiled by running it down to earth
sectarian in this
view of Jesus may he in the mind of by the Hoard not to endeavor to secure and getting at the exact facts.
the pupil is not its concern. Jesus is a successor at present, but an invitaable to take care of this with every- tion was scut to Rev. Frank S. Scud
one who becomes I lis friend. The tirsi der of Tokyo, Japan, to come to Hastep in the Board's educational plan is waii
to lie associated in the oversight
the' primary school. The Government of the Japanese work with Rev. ()■ 11.
docs all that is necessary here except
Culick ami to give such time as may
in the cases nf Japanese, Chinese and be desired to office duties. The reason
a few white families who wish what feir the change from the position of secthe Public School cannot give. The retary to that of pastor is found in the
Asiatic wauls his own language taught relation of Central Union Church to
to his children. Hence the Boarel en- the entire work in the Islands. The
courages its evangelists to form
in men at the disposal of this
sehc ii ils upon the plantations for teach- resources
work must be marshaled where needed.
ing their native tongues to Japanese This Church, which means so much lo
and Chinese. These meet feir a couple all, seems the point of special demand,
of hours a day and, together with the
it appears wise to spare Dr. Scudlanguage instruction, acquaintance with and
this service. The hope' of every
der
for
Jesus is fostered. We have a large friend eif the Board's wide enterprise
number <>f these' schools all over the is that the issue'
will justify the expeTerritory, The next step in our sys- dient.
ti'in is the Christian Boarding School.
The Lyman School for Hoys in Hilo, How Mistakes Grow.
Mk Iv IIIHMKK BdnWN
Kohala and Matinaolu Si'ininaries for Some time ago one of the leaders in |
Girls, Kawaiahao anel Mills Institute the Voting People's Missionary move-!
come in this class. The Honoinu and Blent, preaching in the Congregational Book Room Activity.
It is a pleasure' to present the face of
Honolulu Japanese Boarding Schools Church in Berkeley, California, used as
occupy an Intermediate position. With
the' consolidation of Kawaihao and
Mills into the Mid-Pacific Institute a
still higher grade will he developed,
fitting boys ami girls eif all races for
practical life in this Territory. An in-
ter-racial institution of this character
is absolutely elemaneleel if Hawaii is
to develop roundcdly anel impress the
weirlel with the lesson that all men are
fundamentally of one variety, essentially brothers, and capable of living together as brothers should. This is a
•
illustration a story which he had heard the' genial manager of the- Hawaiian
ii a traveler visiting the Sandwich Is- Hoard Book Rooms. There is an air
lands. The traveler attended an even- of stir in connection with this departing meeting with a missionary lady ment, that is very invigorating. Orwho said of the native preacher, "This ders are constantly coming in and peopreacher is the chief who, years ago, ple all over the Islands are beginning
led the party who killed and ate the to show that they appreciate the new
man who was to have been my hus- facilities for purchasing religious litband." Some one in the audience in erature. Mr. Brown can render serIierkeley knew that Sand wish Island- vices in other lines also and will alers had never practised cannibalism ways be ready to accommodate friends
and therefore this story could not have of the Board. The motto of the rooms
been true. The preacher was remon-, is kindly ministry and all of the office
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force rejoice in the steady widening of
this sphere of activity.
On the twen
ty-seventh of last month the Secretary
and Mrs. Scudiler left on the Sierra for
the mainland. They will go directly to
the East where business of importance for the Board claims early attention. After a few days in New York
and Boston their plan is to finel a
mountain retreat where complete
relaxation and quiet for meditation
may be assured. Their return is set foi
September 30. During the absence of
the Managing Editor the Friend will
be in special charge of Revs. W. D. Westervelt and E. W. Thwing.
DOES IT PAY?
Not a few of the traditional friends ol
Hawaii and its native people may be
hearel to express doubt of the value ol
such educational weirk as is done for
Hawaiian girls by Kaniehaineha, Kawaiahao,
Maunaolu and
Kohala
schools. The current criticism is that
the pupil m these schools receives a
training that adds certainly to her attractiveness and makes her a more desirable companion, but that it is impossible to develop in her a corresponding
moral resistence to temptation, hence
she is more ardently sought for by evil
men and easily falls a victim. It is surprising how widespreael this idea is.
If it were true it would be a strong argument against those who believe that
"education is salvation."
The only way in which to meet generalizations of this kind is not to quote
instances of educated Hawaiian girls
who are conspicuous for virtuous and
noble lives—and there are numbers of
them—but rather patiently to institute
a study of the graduates of these
schools and ascertain the facts. Unfeirtunately for years Kohala, Maunaolu and Kawaiahao seminaries had no
fixed courses of study, no definite graduations, no goals set before the girls in
acquirement of knowledge. Conditions
prevailing at the time doubtless made
it elifficult to do anything else than run
the educational machine haphazard.
Such a system or lack of system would
naturally lead to haphazardness of living, yet there are many instances of
sturdy womanhood developed during
this period in these schools.
Of late, however, all this is changed.
The influence of Kamehameha has without question been very helpful in this
direction and now for several years all
of our Christian Girls' Schools have had'
determined courses with fixed requirement for graduation and diplomas that
stimulate ambition. Coincident with
the Introduction of system into chaos
the habit of keeping in touch with the
graduates has been cultivated. Kamehaineha has done this from the first
and its receirel eif all its alumnae is a
model eif good work. For seven years
Kawaiahao has maintained a like interest in its former students, while Maunaoht anel Kohala are just beginning
to institute a like custom. The two
latter schools have Buffered from frequent changes of principals. Kamehameha has organized its graduates
Into a very effective and loyal alumnae
association, which holds the highest
ideals constantly before both its members and the undergraduates. Similar
organizations will without question
soon surround each of the three other
seminaries with a wall of defense. No
greater moral force for growing a
healthful school spirit is known than a
vigorous association of its graduates.
The records carefully maintained by
Kamehameha for ten years and by Kawaiahao for seven years afford accurate data for testing the flippant criticism urged against educatine Hawaiian girls. The facts are simply overwhelming. Kawaiahao has during the
past seven years sent forth 74 girls.
Their story today is as follows:
Niarrieel
16
Teaching
19
Nurses
2
I >rcssmakers
2
()rganist in church
I
Domestic service
5
Telephone operator
1
In steam laundry
3
Clerk in store
I
Milliner
I
Living in their parents' homes.... 4
Attending
Normal and High
Schools
15
Leading openly immoral lives
4
During its ten years Kamehameha
Cirls 'School has graduated 85 with the
result noteel below:
I )eceased
3
Marrieel (teachers 3, clerk 1)
34
Teachers
13
Stuelents
12
Stanford University "1
I
High School
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2
;
Normal
9
Stenographers, typewriters
4
of the married members. All are making for decent living with possibly oneexception. More than a majority are
in well kept comfortable houses, and
are taking gooel care of their children.
Many show evidence of taste in the
arrangement
of household effects,
making much of what they have. Thirteen own their own homes.
"Light have had doubtful reputations.
Six of the eiglil are married and are
now doing well. ( hie- is earning a live'
'ihood supporting her child and is
truly repentant. One 1 have not been
able to trace."
These facts speak volumes to those
who know the conditions of life in Hawaii ami who appreciate the awful
truth that there have always been and
are now numbers of white men whose
habit it is to prey upon the girls of the
native race.
A Hawaiian young
women who stands the storm that assails her purity here' is worthy of far
larger praise anel honest admiration
then her white sister.
These records not only show that
Christian education for Hawaiian girls
is justified by its fruits but also demonstrate tei the man who has any conception of the battle that these alumnae
have tei fight, that the Christian girls'
schools of Hawaii are its chief social
hope. It is a speaking fact detailed by
Miss Pope that of eight graduates who
fell before the fust onset of the storm,
seven have' reasserted their woman
hooel ami now stand true. The imperfect records of Mauiiaolu and Kohala
tend to recn force the above careful
study maelc by the principals of the'
two schools cited. In a few more years
there will he a still larger body of ascertained facts. There can be no doubt
whither they will point, for every year
is showing better results. The day for
doubts as lei the wiselenn of celucating
Hawaiian giris in Christian schools,
whose aim is to equip them with an industrial as well as mental and spiritual
panoply lor winning righteous character, has past. Already a number of the
nobler names identified with Hawaii's
first century of civilization—Patiahi.
Bond, Bishop, .Atherton, Baldwin ami
others —arc intimately associated with
the envelopment eif this movement thai
is to culminate in a redeemed glorified
Polynesian womanhood.
D. S.
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5
Maternity Home Assistant
1
< mice Assistant
1
Matron's Assistant
3
Doctor's Assistant
1 TOKYO'S FIRST WORLD CONVENTION.
Telephone Exchange
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Bookbinder
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6 By Dean Eelwarel I. Bosworth, D.D.
The records adds "There is a per- 'hie Tokyo Conference of the
sonal knowledge of 27 of the 34 homes World's Student Christian Federation,
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in session April t,-~, was the first international meeting to be held in Japan.
'The attitude of the nation towarels it
was one of ample' hospitality. Marquis
Ito's generous conlribillion of 10,000
veil to its expenses and the social attentions showed to delegates by promiiie'iit officials, expressed the- feeling
of the people. 'The "Japan Times" in
its editorial columns said of the conference at its close: "So passes into history one of the most memorable events
this country has witnessed in the
course of its foreign intercourse. In
less than liftee'ii years we have twice
tasted the' bitterness of war, and the
sweetness of peace is sweeter with us
than perhaps with most other nations
at this time. It is largely for this reason that the conference with its message of good will and universal fratcrnitv has Teen welcomed by us with
open anus. Tlie'iv is another reason,
not less gratifying to remember. Many
countries of Kurope ami America have
had world gatherings of one kind «>r
another held within their bounds; but
none 111 this part of the world has until
now had a similar fact to record. And
it will be writ large' in our annals that
when Japan entered the fellowship of
civilized nations in receiving a world
representing body, the first that came
was a powerful conference essaying to
1 illiterate the line that separates the
East from the West, and merge the'iii
into spiritual brotherhood, to mark for
us as it were the return of peace."
The statistics eif the' Conference are
The' membership e'anie
interesting.
from 25 countries and numbered o>~.
constituted as follows: Delegates from
abroad, 160; visiting.and honorary foreign members, 24; delegates freim Japanese Young Men's Christian Associations, 245; delegates fnim Japanese
Young Women's Christian Associations, 4S; foreign teachers anel missionaries. 45 ; members of national committee's of Christian Associations, etc.,
ej.i; miscellaneous, 11.
'The meetings were' held in the attdie'lice room of llu' Tokyo Young Men's
Christian Association, the largest room
available with smaller rooms about it
i'or the use of committees, but not
nearly large' enough to accommodate
thus- who would have been glad to attend tin' sessions.
'The Conference was of the inspirational type rather than educational like
that held later in the month in Shanghai. The underlying thoughts of the
program were three: (t) The contribution made by Christianity to the life of
the principal nations of the world; (2)
The great unifying religious truths]
which the Federation movement emphasizes ; the power of the spirit of
God, the Lordship of Jesus, and the
value of the Christian scriptures, the
scientific attitude to Christianity; (3)
'The responsibility which rests upon
students for the evangelization of the
worlel.
The presence eif large numbers of
pastors from all over Japan insured the
communication of the inspirational influence oi the Conference to all parts
of the Empire. This result was further
secured by a carefully planned evangelistic campaign carried on in all parts
of the Empire for a number of weeks,
both before and after the Conference.
Everywhere the amplest opportunity
was given for the presentation of Christian truili. Even iii strong Buddhistic
centers the municipal authorities granted the use of the city hall for evangelistic meetings.
It is impossible, of course, to eletcrmine with accuracy what the outcome
of (his evangelistic campaign has beenThe most important result is thought
to be the larger opportunity which has
been secured for the effective presentation of Christianity henceforth by resident Christians in the cities visited by
evangelistic speakers. At the close of
the campaign, about two weeks after
the' Conference, 171x1 inquirers anel applicants for baptism hail been reported.
A little later one whose estimates are
carefully made wrote me as follows:
"When the results are all in, no doubt
there- will be- over 2000 seekers, an 1
of these I estimate that- 1400 are really
earnest men who will be followed up
and brought into the Church within the
next year or two."
During the Tokyo Conference outsiele evangelistic meetings were held
for Chinese. Keircan anel Japanese
students studying in Tokyo. These
meetings were attentled by more than
10,000 stuelents.
The whole movement has been most
carefully planned anel is intended not
to be sporadic but to serve as an introduction to an era of continued evangelism carrieel on by Japanese Christians. The type of evangelism needed
in Japan, as in most other places, la
thai which emphasizes the person and
teaching eif Jesus Christ and which is
ai the same time in full sympathy with
a constructive scientific spirit.
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his Lord and Master, and to approach the
representatives of these other religions
as if they held comparatively similar authority? Or is he to unfurl the flag of
Jesus' supreme Kingship, anel unqualifiedly declare Him to he' Sovereign Lord?
In these later days \w have- hearil much
of Comparative Religion anel Congresses
of Religions. We have hael it explaineel
heiw Brahminism and Buddhism and
Confucianism and' Shintoism are, like
Christianity, definite parts of the great
evolutions
of religious belief among the
different races of men. We are tolel how
they are to be approached with fraternal
respect and deference, anil their claims to
reganl honorably acknowledged, while
the supreme authority of the Lord Jesus
Christ is to be modestly held in abeyance,
lest offense be given anil the other party
repelled.
We hold all this to be a pitiable misWhile acknowledging all that is
ethically worthy in those ethnic religions, let the glorious standard of the Lord
Jesus he broadly unfurled, and His supreme authority he unswervingly asserted, as God's Anointed Son, and the Supreme King of the world's Empire. "I
am a King," calmly asserteel our elying
Redeemer as lie- was going to his cross.
And by our Risen Lord let us faithfully rally, maintaining his supreme
kingship From this loyal attitude let
us never for a moment withdraw, nor
compromise for the sake of diplomatic
policy. Let Christ's messengers loyally
maintain their Lord's supremacy and unfailingly maintain his imperial sover,
eignty.
We are' glad to hope that when Sakvaniune passed from earth, instead of fading into a Nirvana, he was ultimately
raised by the ascended Jesus into the
home of the redeemed, and that he there
joyfully prostrated himself liefore his
Savior, and hailed him Lorel and King.
And when Kon-fu-tze, as we trust, founel
admission to those courts, be too liowed
his elignifieel head before that supremely
"Superior Man," and adored Him as
King. Plato anel Socrates humbly kneel
before that exalted throne. There is no
approximate equality. Those noble souls
whom the Fattier of mankind permitted
to arise in realms of darkness for the elevation of their kindred before He gave
his own Son to Israel—those noble ones
In ought no competing revelation, nor is it
fitting to honor them with any concession
of equality. We may treat with respect
CHRIST'S IMPERIAL SOVEREIGNTY. all that is of true worth in their best
thinking, and duly honor their efforts to
What is the true ami' loyal attitude of enlighten and elevate their people. But
the Christian Missionary when he con- when Christ's servant brings to those nafronts the great World-Religions? Is he tions God's direct Revelation in Jesus
modestly to veil the supreme claims of Christ, he should never meet the old retake.
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ligion on terms of any equality. He future. That sounds as if I wanted to
comes as the accredited Apostle of God's leave it, but I do not. However, there
Royal Son. That Imperial Royalty he is has been talk of moving the whole misto assert.
sion to the' low islands, and if that ever is
'This does not mean that the authority done, 1 shall probably go with it. Hut in
of Jesus is to lie pushed against the mv opinion it will not be for the betterEthnic Religions with violent assertion ment eif the school. Meanwhile I am
and Overbearing demeanor. It is to be here, anil likely to stay for sonic time.
declared in the loving tenderness of
it is to be' pressed with unflinching authority as the claim of the
Imperial King of Kings to rule over all
hearts anel lives. The Gospel of fe'sus is
(ioel's cmc final ami supreme Kevelatiein
to mankiuel, which all are suninioneil to
obey. Let it be proclaimed' with no wavering or shrinking or uncertainty. Christ
summons all men to yield and obey him.
He conies to establish his throne in
righteousness, and all kings to bow before Him. The Christian Missionary
ni'eds to be cmc who is profoundly assured of his Heavenly mission He is
the bearer of an Imperial message. He
is the apostle' of the' Heavenly King—of
the Lord before whom "every knee
shall bow, and every tongue' confe-ss.' 1
Then lift high the banner of the'
Cross, and preach the- Gospel of Salvation with no doubtful sound. Assert it
boldly. Trust the Power of the Holy
Spirit to conquer with it the minds ami
subdue the hearts of nii'ii. Lay aside all
doubts and shrinking before the subtleties of opposing Heathendom. Declare
the "whole counsel of <ioel." l'ress em
under the imperial banner of the crucilieel Redeemer, who now reigns as Lord
in Heaven and earth.
S. E. B.
Jesus. I tut
WHAT "BEING A MISSIONARY"
MEANS IN KUSAIE.
We consider it a privilege to be able
to publish the following letter from Miss
Jenny OUn, missionary of the American
Board in the Carolines, to a frienel in
Honolulu. The tiny Pacific Islands havealways seemed te,i us the hardest field in
the world, requiring more real self-sacrifice than any othe-r. Certainly the' story
tolel below with no (hot of publicity gives
an inner view of the life' of these heroines
who are enabling the rest of us to have' a
share in obeying our Great Captain's
command t<» reach every creature with
his Clad 'Tidings by sending them forth.
—
KM.
Kusaie,
Caroline
Islands,
March iH, 11)07.
As you see, I am still at Kusaie, and
see no prospect of leaving it in the near
I arrived here Sept. it, 1905, nearly
two years agei, ami Miss lloppin left by
the same steamer, according to previous
arrangement. When 1 got here the e-ar
penters we're putting the' finishing touches
to a small house built out of the debris of
our old house and four or five others.
'This house is the one we are still occupying, and to judge from the way things
don't move, probably shall continue to
occupy for the rest of our existence as
the (iirls' School of Kusaie. It is a littlecottage, about 10x30, containing two
rooms and an attic, ami surrounded on
thre'c sides by a wide veranda. In the
attic the girls sle-ep, all but six, who flow
over into the room which they use during
the day for a school room, and general
living room. My bed occupies the front
veranda and our dining table another corner of it. YoU know it is healthy to sleep
out of doors, but with as much rain as
we have, especially when the- wind helps
drive it in everywhere, 1 sometimes wish
I had a place where 1 might keep out of
it. The front room of the cottage is Miss
Wilson's ami my sitting room, hut it
often has to be used for other purposes,
owing to the stnallness of the house.
Miss Wilson has a little shanty to herself, about
with a thatched roof.
She slept al first in our silling room, but
the girls make so much noise turning
over in the night, that she geit no rest at
all, and was growing very nervous, so
about a year ago we hail this little sheel
put up for her.
1 have' one little' cubby hole lo invsi'lf;
a part of the' veranda, lOx6, being inclosed. In this I have my dressing room,
mv writing table, and all the sewing materials fe>r the school. If you think its
not crowded, just conic and see. But it
is Hotter than nothing at all.
Beyond the house proper is a little
dolly house kitchen. You know my arms
are pretty long. Well, 1 can stand in
front of the (ire. ami reach nearly everywhere in that kitchen. When two persons are insieTe it, it is full, and if more
come in they overflow. Strange' to say,
it is not nearly as hot as one might expect. It has two doors, and two window
holes, for there are no windows, only
blinds to keep out the rain, and it is not
ceiled overhead. The girls have their own
cooking sheel anel eating house which is
only a roof ami a fleior. In rainy weather
it is wet and disagreehle, and at any lime
the chickens think it was made especially
for them. 'Thus Mt have lived nearly
two years now, anel yet I am no grayer
and no thinner than Wheit YOU saw me on
mv way down.,
If you ask nie' what we do, and how
WC manage I hardly know. The ne-rvous
strain of working in this way is great,
and probably both Miss Wilson and
will begin to show it vei \ soon. In fact
I think we do already. But the constant
noise is something terrible and yet the
girls are not excessively noisy. It is only
that there are too many of them for the
place. We have forty-one' girls living in
the house with us, and two young men
who spe'iiel most of their lime here except
nights. .Also one small boy who conies
to school every day, making forty four
pupils in all. 'This is less than we had
before, but I do not think we could find
sleeping space for one more. (If these,
I
twelve come under Miss Wilson's leaching. The other thirtv-lwo are Marshall
have seven recitations daily, using three
languages beside English; and sewing
class every afternoon for nearly two
hours, beside doing my part of the tlOUSehold work. Add to this Sabbath School
on Sunday, meetings with the girls and a
weekly meeting with the Ktisaicns, anel 1
think you will realize that my time is
fairly well filled. Do you remember once
telling me that at hoarding school you
hail to have recreation day on Monday to
ge-t resle'd after Sunday? I sometimes
have the same spirit, after I have- had a
Wednesday evening meeting, a Thursday
afternoon meeting with the gills, a two
hours' class with the superintendents of
(he various Sunday Schools on Kusaie'.
topped oil with a preaching service an
hour or more long, in which I am expected to find anel impart the next Sunday's sermon to all the 1four preachers fur
the day. 'These last two on Friday.
When Friday night comes I am usually
limp. But it is only every other week
that I have the girls, the other one Miss
Wilson takes them, but the Kusaien work
is all my own. I trievl to drop it a while
back, but they did not think they could
possibly get along without help and there
is nei cmc else to help them at this time.
In a week from today 1 go to Ix-lu to
meet the mail steamer. That is the regular bi-monthly program. We have a little shanty there, but I generally sleep out
of eTeiors even there. Now it is time for
school, so gooelhy.
Jknny Olin.
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An Educational Symposium.
THE OUTLOOK OF THE MID PACIFIC
INSTITUTE.
Tin' launching; of any educational move
,0
whii'li seeks tin' glory
import
uplift nt Immunity, is an event of •'""'
aaot in tin' race. Though its Ineaptloa may
lir attended with diSealtiei ami its ndvnnco
nataat struggle agnlnal opposing «">*>slnclcs, it is ill ItMlf an eloqoeal atli'stalimi to tin' faith nf its founders in tin' ra>
sourcei of their Heavenly Father ami their
"' ' '"' "
lni'iil,
genre of certain great national factors in
the vnst prolilom of linman reconstruction
and ml.jiiHtmont, of far rearhlag importance.
Our school in fnvorod too in its position at
this crossroads of tlio l'ai'ilie-, this "(front
central station," in the mighty ocean which
jh yet to no«> tlio development of the vastest
eommcree tlio world enn offer. Hut above nil
and tliriee blest is it, that its foundations are
laid in an unwavering faith in the potent and
vivifying truths of Christianity and Hint it is
pledged to n vigorous and iinoipiivoral eniinelation of the same.
will come from irreligious or heathen homes,
homes where poverty and ignorance with their
attendant conditions are sadly conspicuous,
and to them, in this important formative
period of their liven, the love nnel care of
kind Christian preceptors, the cultivation of
regular habits of life, wholesome food, and
clean, sanitary surroundings will bo inestimable blessings, blessings not only to the
individuals but to the homes from which they
come and the homes which they will later
As a seini-coednea
make for themselves.
tional institution, it will surround its students
Japanese. Pure Korean. Pure Portuguese. Pari Filipino Part
Mid Pi. ill. Institute Selected Race Croup, Pure Chinese. Pure Hawaiian. Pure
Part Japaneie Part Hawahan.
Hawaii.,,,, Part l-'rcm-li Pari Portuguese. Part Norwegian Part Hawaiian. Part Ihineie Part Hawaiian.
Part Anglo-Saxon Cart Hawaiian. This does not exhaust the Mat ol mixtures In the institute.
belief iii the possibility of higher develop-
ment in their earthly brother. It is nnother
contribution to the general good and the
world lovingly treasure! the history of such
beginning!. Today, in Hawaii, we stand, face
to fate, wit 11 an educational opportunity of
rare attractiveness, which is alreuily gather
ing to itself an oiitwanl form and substance,
which promises nuieli of real and practical
development in the Immediate future. Its
outlook presents certain uniepie and suggestive features. It will bring together in a
varied mosaic the young of
ninny
different
races; its various elements have been well
listed in individual schools; we believe they
will amalgamate well in a composite whole.
The Mid Pacific Institute will take shape at
an intensely interesting time in tlio history
of the race. We are living in n period, which
may be regarded without exaggeration as
constituting a
great
" psychologic
moment"
in inter-racial development,—a time of cmer-
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
The ultimate influence of such a Christian
educational institution, inter-racial and uncle
nominations] in its breadth, established in
this interestiii" period of international history and at this convenient meeting place of
the- Knst and the West, is impossible to estimate, but certainly it is most inspiring in its
prospeel.
With
its splendid equipment
for
with those ennobling influences which inspire
the proper respect and consideration in the
relations of the sexes, raising the woman to
her proper sphere anel teaching tlio man the
truo dignity of his position as her protector.
The intermingling of stuilents of all races
will develop a delightful Christian spirit of
liberality, anil friendships will be maelo that
through life will prove, to the individuals at
least, the fact of the universal brothcrhooel
of man.
The methods employed in the academic
work will be such as to develop a well balanced mind, while the industrial features will
train the students for lives of usefulness and
academic and industrial training, with its
ample provision for both sexes of all race!,
with its broad fielel! and delightful unrounding!, the Mid-Pacific Institute will offer to
it! !tudents unexcelled opportunities for the
mornl, mental, anel physical training that con- helpfulness.
stitute the ideal preparation for a life of useTHE OUTLOOK TOWARD THE TERRIfulness.
TORY.
the
consideration
For the individual,
first
task
has been to take the
a
Hawaii'!
provide
great
it
will
of all educational effort,
elements of her population and
Christian home, the mint important factor in widely diverse
Chri!tian education. Many of the students with them build up an American community,
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a community of Christian homes and Chris-
tian ideals.
It has been proven that the undertaking, while' arduous, is not impossible
of nchieve'ment, and its treiuendous import
unco to the Territory, U> the United Slates.
to Asia, and to the Church of Christ is suflieient justification for the most determined
and persistent effort. It is the object of the
Mid-I'uciflc Institute to take those elements
of our population which by tradition und
habit! of life are furthest removed from
American Christian ideals, and by the iulliience of a Christian home, by ennobling environment and educational forces to make
them useful, intelligent citizens, able to appreciate the blessings of political liberty and
of the truer and greater liberty of a life in
Christ. This institution will work in hearty
cooperation with the forces already at work
anil will, in a large measure, fill the gap in
our present system of private schools by
provieling for those races not already provided for. The industrial work will be along
lines laid down in government institutions,
and the agricultural work, so far as possible,
will be preparatory to that of the proposed
Agricultural College. Thus it will be a valuable addition to the educational forces of
Hie Territory, bringing its influence to bear
upon hundreds of homes and lifting thousands
lo higher standard of life.
THE
OUTLOOK TOWARD
THE MAIN'
LAND.
B
finding a satisfactory solution to her
itional and social problems, Hawaii has
eted considerable attention from the
lnnd when similar problems have become
fious. In the eyes of many Americans,
tii has nchieved the impossible, she has
proven that the Occident and the Orient will
fuse; she hns proven the superior strength of
Christian education over superstition and
tradition; she has shown that kind and goner
ous treatment will receive a like lesponse.
And those facts will have a decided historical
value, for they must enter largely into
America's future policy with the Orii'nt. The
rich and rapidly growing eoinmei-i c of the
I'acilic is coveted by America, but, owing to
a mistaken policy, it is slipping from her
grasp. Americans have spent millions on for
eign missions in China and Japan, but the
hostile attitude of ei'rlain sections toward the
Orientals has neutralised much of the good
done by the missionaries. America will not
permit a blunder to become a permanent impediment to her progress, and the mistakes of
the past and the present will be corrected
when condition! are properly mi lerstood. Hawaii has faced and mastered these same conditions and, with a perfect understanding of
them, stands today as the International
Schoolmaster of the Pacific, teaching the nations the blessedness of charity and fair play.
The Mid Pacific Institute is destined to take
a prominent part in this general educational
work. The schools of which it is composed
have already done much toward bringing together the East anil the West in this Territory, they have exerted a salutary influence
in China through their former students, and
they have sent to America splendid specimens of Oriental youth wbn have made most
favorable impressions and given to many a
more correct opinion of Oriental rhara iter.
With increased capacity and better equipment, the Mid-Pacific Institute will be able
to multiply this usefulness in bringing these
great peoples to a better understanding of
each other.
Mtd-PscMc Institute: Tiir„in* the Sod lor the Fir*
THE OUTLOOK ASIA-WARD.
A member of the Japanese Parliament, who
has recently visited Hawaii, has left this
graceful and satisfactory testimony: ''This
is a beautiful count ry and the most astonishing thing that I have learned during my
short stay here is the harmony which exists
in this cosmopolitan town, where nearly every
nation of the earth is rei,resented. I will report favorably to the home government on
the conditions and the treatment of the Japanese residing in Hawaii." This should be
Noever the meaning of Hawaii to Asia!
where will these harmonious notes be more
surely struck than in the Mid-Pacific Institute Where will ht gathered, in friendly
union, representative*, (at a most formative
period of their lives), of three great Asian
I pies, together with fellow students of our
aboriginal and other races. The links which
will bind us to China, to Japan, and Korea
will be the hearts of our school boys and
girls, beating in sympathy with the music of
the Golden Hide of Christ, here inculcated
by precept and practice. In the great lands
beyond the Roa "the old order change!h,"-in the Orient is dawning a better and brighter
day and towards the new light are turned the
expectant faces of the young. Our doors
should open in welcome not only to those
who are already here, but to other eager
students from their home lands, who may
seek further knowledge in this favored spot.
Here is to arise a school, set in the midst of
a landscape of surpassing beauty, in a climate
of unusual charm, from which we trust will
go forth a long Succession of those who shall
be indeed "heralds of truth" to the millions
of Asia. Their training will be in the English language, which will unlock for them
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vast treasure houses of inspiration, but they
are to be guided as well to an accurate know I
edge of those "mother tongue's," which will
enable them, ill turn, to dispense the treasure
found to multitudes ill darkness who await
their coming, in view of such opportunities
before our students,—the cull to reinforce
such a work comes with no uncertain sound.
It has been well and vigorously said: "It is
a great work to increase the candle power
of our educational arc-lights, but to give to
cave dwellers an incandescent may lie better." Already there have gone forth from
our affiliated schools those who are helping
forward the good work. They are but the
advance guard of many more we trust will
issue from our united work. They are to dp
not only missionaries of spiritual truth, but
stimulator! of all healthful scientific research
and application, advocates of a sound mind
in a sound boely, true fruitage of a wise
athletic training; the builders of a pure anil
beautiful home life; chivalrous supporters of
a lofty type of womanhood; wise discoverers
of the hidden resources of nilurc. Asia
needs tins,, "all round" missionaries. It will
lethe privilege and duty of .en Institute '..'
furnish such.
Till-: OUTLOOK TOWARDS THE Wt-RLD,
The day of the "divided life of the race'
is passing sway. China's "great wall' in
decay, with its gaping rents, and its massed
nl' useless material, is a fitting figure of the
downfall which awaits those hu,n.,nly deviioel
but not divinely appointed barriers betweei.
the races. We have not yet, by any means,
entered into the free glory of the millennium,
but there is a flushing of the eastern sky of
Ihe race which is a harbinger of a brighter
day. We have a great deal still to learn
about the equality of mankind, but we arc
on the' road which leads to the truth. We
believe that, perhaps above all edse, the message of Hawaii to the wide worlel is that
equal opportunity should be given to all and
that the "yellow peril" and all similar perils
are most successfully met and vanquished
ly the spirit of love and justice. To an
honorable place' iii this practical translation
into daily life of the gospel of good will to all
men the Mill-Pacific Institute would seem lo
have a legitimate call and this alone would
justify and establish its reason of being.
EARLY DAYS AT KAWAIAHAO.
ByLBidnghamCoan.
Aug. 3rd, 1840, a little girl saileel away
rom Oahu with her parents, who for twenty
cars had been faithful, laborious mission
ries on these shores. Over the waves came
i plaintive sound. It was the wailing of a
niiltitude of once heathen people as they
On
departing barque, bearing from
hem their pnstor and their teacher. Is it
ny wonder this child held in kindly remeinirance these natives so devotedly attached to
ier father and her mother!
As the Venn went on her life was marked
by varied providences—one very striking one
was a call lo return to her native land to
conduct a boarding school for Hawaiian girls.
Forty-si« years ...ore her mother began the
lirst school ever established ill these Islands.
Wliy should she not take up the work that
blessed mother would have loved to carry ont
Resigning her position, that of Principal of
the Ohio Female College, near Cincinnati,
she embarked at Boston, on boarel Morning
Star No. L', then uniicr command of Rev. H.
Bingham, Jr., and after a voyage of four
months around Cape Horn, landed at
Honolulu, in March, 18G7. She looks back
eat,lied the
now over these past forty years and tries to
recall some of the scenes and experiences of
the far-away days of small things.
Four buildings stood within the enclosure
now occupied by Kawaiahao Seminary. Two
were in front; these were the old bindery of
the mission, and a dwelling house, that had in
turn been the home of the Shepherds, the
Judels and the Clarks. In the rear was thesomewhat imposing coral-stone building that
had been the Mission's printing house, from
which Bibles and hymn books nod school
books hail been issued in great numbers. Not
far away stood the quaint litlle adobe structure, that in the earlier years had been the
school house for missionaries' children. The
bindery and the printing house were the property of the American Board, and were kindly
offered for the use of the new enterprise.
The dwelling house belonged to Rev. E. W.
Clark and was at that time occupied by Dr.
L. H. (lulick, then Secretary of the Hawaiian
Board. He and his noble wife had been active agents in the project now being started.
In the largeness of their hearts they had
taken into their home and under their care
two little girls, children of Hawaiian Missionaries in the Marquesas Islands; a halfwhite, whose father was a sea captain; a halfChinese, daughter of a Honolulu Chinese merchant, and two older native girls, who were
their helpers in domestic work. This wns the
nucleus of the school. Bindery and printing
house had long been unused as such, anel were
somewhat dismal in condition. Through the
thoughtful kindness of members of the
Cousins' Society (the H. M. C. S.) a room in
the bindery, approached by stairs on the outside of the house, was put into comfortable
shape for the new teacher. At a later day
when paint pots, in further attempts at improvements on the premises, were in evidence, she watched her chances when workmen were gone at close of day, to apply their
brushes to the begrimeel door and windowcasings.
Adjoining rooms were afterwards
made ready for occupancy of ten or twelve
girls. The school room was in the basement
of the printing house. The flooring was partly in wood, partly in coral stones, upon which
the heavy presses had stood. More or less
the boards were rotten anil broken, but
Ponape mats spread over them were safe
guards against sprained ankles. The thick
but somewhat porous walls, aforetime white
washed, were stained with mould. It was not
•in especially attractive place either as school
room or dining room, which it had also to be
for the boarders. A spacious apartment on
the first story, with windows on its four sides
seemed to be a general storage room for
empty boxes, for rubbish and for plastering
that fell from the ceiling at every firing of
The
salutes from the guns on Punchbowl.
teacher early had her eye on bis room and a
craving desire in her heart to have it put in
repair and made a suitable "assembly hall."
Very kindly the Hawaiian Board made a
grant to carry this into effect. A elonation
from friends in the States furnished means
to procure desks and benches —plain, simple
furniture, made in a Honolulu carpenter's
shop. The second story, in course of time,
came under consideration as a jdace that
could bo made (if there were money to do
it) a suitable dormitory for the youugcr
pupils. Her,- aguin the kindness of friends
came to the aid of the scheme. The Ladies'
Benevolent Society in addition to paying the
salary of an assistant teacher, voted the
money needed for the dormitory. A trap
door," reached by a permanent step-ladder,
opened into a uarg nttic above this room.
It offered closet facilities—a place to put.
9
trunks anel to hang clothing, but its unlightcd
depths n.adc trouble. A curpcnter was consulted and would put in a dormer window
for thirty dollars. The next mail from the
coast brought that amount unsolicited.
On the withdrawal of Dr. and Mrs. Gulick
from the school, the Principal assumed the
burden of paying the rent for tho Clurk
house. When this came to the knowledge of
Miss Atherton, sister of Hon. J. H. Atherton,
she very soon set herself to the raising of
funds for the purchase of the property. It
was then deeded in trust to the A. B. C. F.
M. Kinelncss unmeasured and favors unnumbered filled the records of those days and
put the Seminary on foundations that have
not failed it.
It was a little acorn, planted in missionary
soil, watcreel by some trials and tears, nourished by the prayers and gifts of many
friends, protected and blest, we trust, by one
who is our Master, even Christ. A vigorous
oak, it is soon to be transplanted to the hills,
to spread its branches under the sunshine,
the showers and the rainbows of beautiful
Manoa Valley.
May the bli'ssing of the Lord I'ver rest
upon it, and upon her through whose inunilicence it is to find its new home.
THE BENEFIT TO THE JAPANESE OF
MID-PACIFIC INSTITUTE.
The question of education to meet the needs
Japanese in Hawaii is causing much
thought and eliscussion. We believe the
problem will be solved by the Mid-Pacific
Institute which will prove to be the "Silver
lining to the cloud."
Thirteen years ago, during my first month's
work in Honolulu, I was shocked and uurprised to discover that Japanese children born
in Hawaii hail no command of our language,
but were using a mixture of three tongues—
English, Hawaiian and Japanese. My first
surprise was when I asked a young girl,
"Why does not your mother come.'" In,
girl replied, "Ale mamma hanahana yokonai." Of course I could not understand her,
so the words we're interpreted by a friend,
"My mother is too busy to come." 1 was
astonished to find this to be the usual expressions of the Japanese children bom in
Hawaii, and that these children could neither
read, write nor speak Japanese. This thought
worried and grieved me.
At the earnest
solicitation of the parents I decided to open
1 school in Honolulu for the instruction of
our language to these young people. As the
English training is most important, we were
compelled to open our school two hours after
the closing of the public schools. We now
think that seven hours of lessons every day
(five at the public, and two at the Japanese
schools) is undermining the health of our
children; we fear such a constant nervestrain may injure the development of the
brain. We are tlerefore vrry thankful thnt
this Mid-Pacific Institute will teach the languages, English and Japanese, in the regular
school hours, and our children are to receive
such a beneficial education.
Manual training is of great importance to
the children, in directing them to a useful
future and in teaching them the American
methods of labor.
During the past ten years two hundred and
seven children have entered my boarding
school.
Nine of them attendee! the High
School.
The Japanese parents are necessitated to enforce their children to take up
some work for remuneration to help with the
expenses inclined by thoir school life. We
think this manual training is of vast imof
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Personally I believe it to be wrong in prinportanee during the grammar grade work. museums, the parks, the woods or the sea, of
the industries and commerce. He has ac- ciple to exclude by law from the teacher's
As many of our children will not he able to knowledged that the right bringing up or use any available material, particularly a
literature as rich ia poetry and in ethical contake a higher course of .study this training children is worthy of the best energies of a
will aid them to become good mechanics and the people. He has taken the child as ho lent as is the Bible. But even where the
also direct them toward a useful future life.
We are sure when the Japanese understand
Hie methods of education of the Mid-Pacific
Institute and the great benefit to he derived,
the children from far and mar will enter
this school.
T. OKUMURA.
June 23d, HMI7.
WITH FACE TOWARD THE FRONT.
The teachers and pupils of Kawaiahao
Seminary are looking forward with joyful
anticipation to the greater opportunities an,,
wider sphere of usefulness in store for all in
the new school. The High School course
which it will offer will enable students to remaia throiii'h the years when they most nceil
the protection of the school, and furnish opnrtnnlty tor cultivation of the seeds of moral
Itraining
sown in the stormy period of transi■ ion between childhood and womanhood—I
I" riod in which few results appear. Hitherto
most of the pupils have left at just this age
lo attend the higher grade public schools, and
very few by Hint time are able to enter with
safety upon Hie freedom of public school life.
\ longer connection with the home school
will undoubtedly be productive of results far
ii,ore enduring.
In domestic science nlso, nil,! in nil of the
industrial work, equipment, room and an
adequate teaching force, will secure results
Mich us have been impossible to the school
Graduate! of that
in its present condition.
department may henceforth expect to leave
the school fully prepared in some handicraft
which will insure them a livlihood. The harvest of good which may be gathered from
such an institution, properly equipped is
plenteous; let us both work and prny that the
laborers, and the tools with which to labor,
mar be equally plenteous.
K. C. M.
FROM THE ANNUAL
MEETING.
SOME GOOD THINGS
FROM PBOF. 1. M. COX ON THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AS A RELIGIOUS FORCE.
It may now be fairly assumed that the
American people are (irmly committed to the
policy of excluding from the public schools
any sectarian religious instruction.
There hnve been times when it seemed that
a strong and concerted movement might in
places result in a elivision of the public
money for education, a portion of it being
diverted to sectarian schools. But the fact
that in the entire history of American education such movements have uniformly failed
of success seems to fairly establish tin irrevokable policy in public school education.
Realising this unmistakable tendency,
timid souls here and there have deplored the'
increasingly liberal appropriations of money
for public school education, have lamented
that the schools are or must surely become
godless schools, and have proposed makeshift
devices to ameliorate a condition they have
felt themselves powerless to remedy.
Meanwhile the public school teacher, without argument or controversy, has gone stead
ilv forward with his work. He has realized
that the school is only one of many institutions working for the education of the child
He has not sought to lesion the influence of
the home, or the church, of libraries,
finds him, has endeavored to utilize all that
he finds of value in the child's life and ex
W|hero the Influences have been
perience.
found to be perverted or defective the school
has reached out in an effort to stimulate or
counteract. The public school has broadcneel
immensely within the memory of men now in
middle life. While some people have been
declaiming about the godlenunens of the
schools, and the need of introducing direct
religious teaching, the schools have been
quietly adjustiii" themselvi'S f,i the situation,
have set character as their highest aim, have
broadened and enriched their courses for the
sake of a larger ethical content, have called
into service a class of men and woiimn better
trained for their work, and have almost unconsciously undertaken to supply the defects
of home and society. Restrictions on the
giving of direct religious instruction do not
appear to have worked the exclusion of religious influence. The relations of teachers
•md pupils have become more cordial and
sympathetic, and their daily Intercourse is on
■t much higher plane, as regards friendly CO
operation and sympathetic helpfulness. Home
■md school have come into closer harmony.
Even those who had been accustomed le
teach in denominational schools ami who bid
taken up public school work willi some mis
dyings, have testified Hint they have f
in practice that they are not hampered in giv
ing the ethical nnd religions culture the
child's development demands. The mind
the child is the mind of i.riinitive man an
It finds no
?rasps truths ill Hie elements.
room for hair-splitting oiscriniiiiations or fine
spun dogmas. In prohibiting sectarian re
ligions instruction in public schools the lawhas but put a legal sanction on a pedagogic
principle that had already become the prao
lice of the best educators. The law, psychology, and the best print ice of teaching
seem to concur in the doctrine that the school
should avoid matters of controversy and confine their teaching to those broad truths ot
ethics and religion that meet with the general acceptance of men.
And surely this is no narrowly circumscribed field of effort. To teach children to
le kind, punctual, industrious, persevering,
cleanly, honest, truthful, loyal. obedient, is
worthy of Hie best effort of the school, the
dhiircb. and the home. Every hour of schoo 1
life is rich in opportunity, and the schools are
Incoming stronger from day to day in the
practice of social virtue and the acquiring
The personality of the
of good habits.
teacher is the chief element in the solution.
The school curriculum, too, is rich in material for ethical and spiritual culture. The
exercises connected with the salutation of the'
flair should be a continuous lesson of loyalty
and patriotism. The hymns and songs of the
The
school are devotional and inspiring.
weeks of preparation for those special exercises given on Thanksgiving Day. Arbor Day,
Christinas, Easter, (he birthday celebrations
of Whiltier. of Longfellow, of Washington
and Lincoln are full of those things that
mnke for spiritual uplift in the mind of the
thild. There is wealth of material for
ethical culture of the child in the fairy tales
nsed in school, particularly in such tales as
the fiermnns call Marchen, tales that have
been used in the education of children generation after generation until the superfluous
snd the objectionable have been well nigh
eliminated.
~
Scriptures are excluded there remains much
other literature that breathes the very spirit
of th(! Hible. With the poets and orators of a
vast literature furnishing an atmosphere of
spiritual uplift our teachers do not complain
of lack of material for an appeal to the
spiritual side of the child's nature.
And it is possible to find compensations in
these very restrictions.
It is often of advantage to teachers and others to be compelled to get out of the ruts. The usual appeals sometimes I,e,'nine hackneyed. Let him
who would teach the lessons of truth and
'ovalty ami obedience, and who feels that he
can no longer witli propriety take "Thou
Unit not bear false witness' for his text, or
appeal to the story of Ananias and Sapphira.
let him once try reading from the Idylls of
the King the store of the casting away of
the sword and let him note the effect when
he comes to that rebuke of King Arthur be
ginning with the line, "This is a shameful
thing for men to lie." The newness of I In'
approach will count for much and the re
soiirceful teacher will find a thousand and
one unlooked for ways of getting lit a point.
In a word, just so long us religion main
tains a close relation with right living I venture the belief that there is very little in
vital Christianity that may not rightly bo
taught and practiced in the public schools.
GLEANINGS FROM PRESIDENT A. F.
GRIFFITH'S ADDRESS, NEW METHODS
IN THE
SUNDAY
SCHOOLS.
The subject of this paper suggests that
tihero may be something the matter with the
obi method* in the Sunday school. 1 believe
tlhat 1 can say that there are radical defects
without appearing to be a fault-finder or a
pessimist.
The most sanguine of ns are not satisfied
with the results of the work of the Sunday
Schools in either of their great purposes: (1)
mentions), in teaching ami studying the
H
Hible; (L 1) the religious, in the conversion of
men to Christianity. We want still better results than we are getting.
Our secular schools and colleges are complaining of the lack of knowledge of the Bible
■hewn by the young people. Not long ago we
gave a set of simple questions to the students
Of Oahu College. I looked over the papers
of the two upper classes which contain boys
and girls about seventeen or eighteen years
i»f age who came from Sunday schools all
Over the Islands and from churches of vari-
ous denominations. It has to be admitted
that there was much lack of knowledge, not
to say ignorance. Paul was quite generally
made a disciple; David wore the coat of
many colors, wrote the Songs of Solomon, was
cast in the den of lions, and was also one of
the twelve apostles.
The things which were left unsaid and
which showed unfathomable depths were perhaps the saddest part of it all. This condition of affairs is not, of course, confined to
our children alone. Regretfully it is fairly
general.
The three things which will most surely and
most completely effect a change are a teaching ministry and a curriculum of study which
will be intelligently planned to better meet
the needs of our Sunday schools which have
students from the infant class to the aged,
�THE FRIEND
and a consecrated body of teachers, trained
by the pastor, who will wisely teach !iich a
course of study.
1. The Teaching Minister.
If a church is large enough to employ two
ministers, it is ideal if she call have a preacher and a teacher. If she call afford only one
minister, his work in teaching should be just
as important as his work in preaching and
caring for bis flock. In particular the pastors should realize and assume the responsibility of seeing that the Bible is taught by
properly trained pi'rsoiiH.
lie must become a teacher of the teachers,
leader ill Biblical interpretation and in
si met ion.
a
QRADED itiri.-SE ol' STUDY,
One of the crying needs of all Bible school!
is a comprehensive and adequate course of
si inly. The preparation of such a course is
the work of experts.
It should be planned with a view to bringing out the interest and to appealing to the
intellect of the pupil at all stages in his development. It should meet his religious needs.
It should be founded on the Bible, but
other mutter should 1 c included. The revelations of Cod wherever they appear should
have u place.
Biography and geography,
literature and science should contribute. The
present fragments should be replaced with a
course which has progression and interrelation, Everything should be brought to be-ar
in the illustration of vital truth.
THE TRAINED TEACHER.
Tin- teacher is the essential factor of this
scheme. It is not enough that we have consecrated teachers; we must have ennsecrated
and trained teachers. Consecration, education
and pedagogical training in the teachers wi
almost make a school.
OTHER NEEDS AND CHANGES.
central idea worked out for the year. The
pastor of the church is or should be the mov
teaching. The spirit of her work and the atmosphere created by the way that the work
is earrieel forward are important factors in
establishing a proper religious basis.
7. Of all the snuin problems, which vex
the soul of the Sunday school teacher, none
worries more and seems less near a solution
than the one of getting the pupil to study
his lesson.
(a) An appeal to duty on the part of some
teachers to some pupils is sometimes enough.
(b) The only sure way is to arouse interest not in the teaching of the lesson, not in
the class, not in the school, but in the lesson
itself. Clubs, class picnics, debates, sports
may arouse n class pride, but these are means
to the great end of a studious interest in the
Bible. Amusing the class by stories or any
resource makes the person in charge an entertainer and not a teacher.
Plain pedagogy suggests that establishing
some common ground between the pupil an,,
the lesson is a first requisite.
A skilful
teacher will not be long in finding it but, i
it cannot be found, it must be made. The
lesson should be imbued with life by giving it
an historical and geographical setting. An
abstract lesson lacks interest; it must be concrete.
If a parallel can be made between
some event ill history with which the class is
familiar or in their own lives, it will serve .1
good purpose. A certain delinite amount of
study should be required.
M. Most of our churches are poorly adapted
to effective Sunday school work. Wo cannot
easily change thiin; we call only plan for the
future to pay more attention to the Sunday
school room even if we bnve to leave off thl
steeple. The church should have a specially
planned room adapted to its size and lie,',ls.
Thinking church people are convinced that
Hible schools organized on some such lines
as these are now an educational necessity. The
church has no greater duty than to make sure
that its Bible school by effective Organization, right methods and adequate equipment
shall be prepared to do its part in th
location and redemption of f hose who are soon to
be the support of Christ's chinch on earth.
In addition to these three prime needs,
there are many other conditions which need
remedying or changing; there lire new
methods which may be applied; new idea?
which may be introduced; reul ,lungers which
must be avoided, and certain accomplishments which must be worked for and hoped
A FEW HITS MADE BY PRESIDENT P. L.
for.
HORNE ON A NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL
should be carefully graded.
I. The scl
PROGRAM FOR HAWAII.
The grades of the public schools may serve
as suggestions If they do not furnish the
The Sunday school shoulel follow closely
the organization, aim, and methods of the
model.
L. The lessons should have unity. The public schools. The two are closely allied.
course from the earliest to the latest years The instructions in the Sunday school must
should be carefully planned; the matter to be supplement that of the day school, in every
el the intellectual and department from the Kindergarten to the Coltaught should
spiritual needs of the pupils. The fragment- lege.
A definite plan must be followed and
ary bits which have been fed to children
have spoiled the taste of the meal and have teachers secured who are willing to prepare
themselves weekly to carry out this definite
ruined the digestions of the diners.
:i. The teaching should be in accordance plan. The aim of the Sunday school is not to
with right principles. It should appeal to the teach the children to be good, but to do good,
intellect and to do so it must be adapted to not to proselyte but to educate, not to teach
the mental development of the pupil.
the Bible but to interpret the teaching! of
4. The careful system of grading implies the Bible in terms of daily life, so that the
regular advancement or promotion. It serves child sliiill see the love of God ill everything.
A new Sunday school program for Hawaii,
a double purpose: it gives an incentive to
the pupil; it brings him under new teachers I elo not know that I could present one.
from whom he should get a fresh inspiration. doubt if one altogether new could be or ought
5. A Sunday school should have good dis- to be accepted. Many have been tried. All
cipline. There seems to be a notion, bason have excellent features. If 1 can present s
largely on sentiment, that a disturber must program which seems to embody some of the
be kept and his offences pardoned in the hope best parts of many, perhaps with that as a
that he may ultimately be reclaimed. The basis, a schedule for Hawaii might be worked
vital interests of the ninety and nine should out.
receive more consideration.
Unity of action must be the central
6. The teacher should always have in mind thought. The leading churches of the Territhat the religious purpose must underlie all tory should unite on a definite schedule, dif-
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faring some in details perhaps to meet different local conditions, but all with the same
ing. spirit of the Sunday school. He need not
and except in rare instances, ought not to be
the Superintendent of the Sunday school. A
layman is better, but the Superintendent
must know the pastor's plan and must carry
it out. The teachers of the Sunday school
must be another factor in the work. They
cannot teach the pastor's ideal if they do not
know it. Their training will depend largely
upon the pastor's ri'iili/.ation of his own responsibility.
The Sunday school needs to be carefully
divided, a definite program for a year established, and the work of each Sunday carefully
defined at least a year in advance.
Suppose then that we divide the Sunday
school into eight regular grades according to
the ages of the members, adopting so far as
possible the public school divisions. The following divisions suggest themselves:
birth to 3 yearn
1.—Craillc Koll
2.—Tho Primary Class
3 to 6
3.—Tho Intermediate Class
6 to 8
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4.—The ram mar Class
8 to 12
5.—The Junior Class
12 to Hi
6.—The Senior Class
16 to 21
7.—The Adult Class
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8.—The Home Class.
Of course this division ennnot be arbitrary.
They must overlap. Let DM take them briei
one by one.
The Cradle ReU.
These little tots should be enrolled at birth
and the mother given their certificate oi
membership. Their names can be placed in
the Cradle Roll Register, which might
hang in the Primary room. A Church Album
might contain the pictures of these little pen
pie. Sometimes this would be a most vula
able book in the library.
A social for these title folks and their par
ents should be given annually.
On their
birthdays, the Superintendent should send a
letter to the mother and a card to the child.
The Primary Class.
This class should meet in its own room
specially furnished with Kindergarten equip
incut.
Kindergarten methods should bo
adopted. Two important agencies can be
usi'cl in this grade memory and imagination.
The chilel learns easily to commit nnd even
though his understanding is limited, he can
learn the Commandments, the Lord's Prayer.
short texts, the 23d Psalm, and some simple
hymns; all of tlieui should be explained for
the child to understand. Little texts can be
given ou little cards as, Be merciful, God is
love, A !oft answer turneth away wrath, Bo
patient, Jesus loves me.
The most important of all are Bible stories
told simply as a definite plan. A regular outline of stories from Adam to John's vision in
Revelation should be made and certain stories
fixed for each Sunday and the order kept.
Little children will require very little material besides. The dramatic quality is emphasized. The stories will carry their moral
lessons just as truly as the bent nursery tales.
The Intermediate Class.
This grade too should have a separate room
or if not possible might divide a room with
the Grammar grade. But each should meet
around a separate table. This grade would
amplify the work of the preceding division.
Additional passages and hymns should be
learned. The books of the Bible should be
learned in order and the pupils instructed
bow to find references.
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Then the Bible story telling should be an
important part. The same general plans aa
in the former grade, but the stories amplified
many more added and the pupil encourage!
to tell the- stories to the class.
Note books might well be kept. The teacher could give simple questions for home study.
The answers should be put in the note books
and corrected by the teaehe'r. Pictures selected by the pupil from tlio Perry, Wilde or
Brown collections could be pusted in the note
book to illustrate the lessons.
The Grammar Grade.
The note book feature' should be continued
ill this grade and developed. These note books
should be reviewed quarterly, and graded.
The picture feature slioulel be greatly developed also. Additional story telling, stress
now being made less on the plot but more to
iis adaptation to daily life.
11l this grade the study of heroes may well
be taken up. The study of Abraham, Jacob,
Moses, David, Ahab, Elijah, Neliemiah,
Jesus. Paul, Peter, will be the study of the
history of biblical limes. Heroes always best
illustrate their times.
The Junior and Senior Departments.
These two depart incuts should meet in the'
main room. The opening service should be
short but made a very important feature.
Suppose live different subjects be taken: The
Church Creed, The Ten Commandments, The
Lord's Prayer, The L'ilrd Psalm, and The
Beatitudes. Let one be recited each Sunday
by all in the room. This would make it possible to have each subject ten times during
the year. Then let the Superintendent or the
pastor take five minutes, not more, to explain
a tenth of the selection recited. By the end
of the year e'lich of the five would have been
carefully considered and the school have n
conception of the whole, impossible to begot
in other ways.
The conversation method may be developed.
The Juniors mid Seniors may be questioned
extempore. 'I his can be made very attractive
ami Instructive. But this method must be
used with care. Every tendency towards
coming to the Sunday school without preparing the lessons, trusting to extempore questions must be speedily checked. If not, the
lessons will lend to develop into desultory
talks.
These two grades are in ninny ways tin
most important of all. They are the classes
that are usually the smallest. The younger
pupils of the Sunday school come because
they are told. They often (ears to love to go.
But these upper grades do not, as a class,
have to go. Some do, but more do not. They
are at the age of greatest unrest, the eritica
age.
For boys of this age, a man is needed.
Women are excellent Sun,lay school teachers
as they are day school teachers; indeed, they
But
lire the natural teachers of the child.
every child loses, who doe's not have in his
educational course the touch of a man teacher. Remember thai Christianity has always
In the religion of the world's strongest
manhood.
These grades Sre given to ideals. And this
is the time then that the strongest type of
mnn the school can get, nei'ds to take this
class of young people for they will see theii
ideal through him.
Adult Class.
All the other classes of the Sunday school
may well be considered under the head of the
Adult Class. Perhaps all could meet in one
large class, meeting in the auditorium. Thi«
clas! need! the hest trained man in the church
except the pnstor.
The plan outlined presupposes a large
church. Tho small church must simply make
fewer divisions and have smaller classes.
The Cradle Roll and tho Aelult Class is possible for every church. Between these two
Ihe small church can make as many divisions
as seems wise, utilizing as ninny of the tea
tures suggested us seem feasible.
VITAL
REQUIREMENTS
SCHOOL
IN
SUNDAY
DEVELOPMENT.
This association has been formed with re-
markably clear and carefully prepared papers
by the ablest educators of the Territory. We
have all listened with keen interest to their
suggestions for developing the Sunday school.
The excellent ailvice that has been given
must necessarily largely apply to city Hunday schools or to rather thickly settled rural
districts, and especially where the church can
obtain many ellicient weirkcrs.
The majority of our Sunday schools in this
Territory have an inadequate supply of teachers, and ofte
ly a single room in which
to hold classes. The ri'sult is that there are
usually only two classes in each school—one
for adults and one for children. Under such
conditions how enn we do more effective serried I should like to give three simple, prac-
tical rules which, if followed, will improve
our Sunday schools
remarkably.
should our Christian children bo taught to
give systematically through the Sunday
school, to which is entrusted so much of the
religions training of the modern child.
Kiili- .'i -Spend loss money lor general eoali iluitions and more tor equipment.
11 is the grout fault of the Sunday schools
that we give, give, give, nil the time to outside rails, and Keep so little with which to do
tin- work that the Sunday school must do.
It is a beautiful spirit to want to give to
everything that ueeds money. I have known
of Sunday schools, however, that give largely to every one who asks of them, and than
tire too poor to buy SVCD lesson cards for the
children.
Every Hawaiian Sunday school should be
■applied with the K:i Hoaloha, with song
books and cards of I he infant class, before a
single cent is given to assist a neighboring
church repair its building.
We owe a dutv to ourselves. Wo tnnsl educate our children. We need Bibles and song
books. If we are not, equipped as a school
let us give nothing outside but lei us provide the Decennary supplies to do the work
to which Cod has called us.
h\ II. I).
A STRIKING BOOK.
Rule 1 Half hour for Bible study every
Sunday.
.Notice the words I have used —Bible Study.
of Rev. Ambrose
"Bible study" does nut mean that we never
ought to loeik at the lesson before we come to
W'liitt- Vernon,
the Sunday school, as too often is the case.
until recentl)
Many a time I have seen members of a cluss
of tliv
pastor
hurriedly open t In-ir Ka lloaloha just, be
Dartmouth Colfore the lesson was read and rely wholly upon
lege Church and
that paper, excellent though it is, for their
knowledge of the Bible lesson for the day.
now Professor
The passage' should be carefully studied, in
of I [omiletics in
the Bible with its setting and with the use
Vale- Theological
of references. Then we would know soincihing about our Sunday school lesson.
Seminary a" el
Again, ''Bible study" does not mean an
I'asinr of
Acting
occasion for a debate. Often 1 could easily
Church,
thereveal
theCollege
kind of
have mistaken a Sunday school for a Republican club. Debate followed debate, argu- writing to lit- expected of their possessor.
ment clashed with argument; three or four Prof.
Vernon is a clear, keen thinker.
men were on their feet at once, Irving to gel
in a word on the discussion. There was none The' book put forth by liini just before
if the quiet spirit of reverence which should entering on his new duties at Vale is enpervade our study of Clod's word.
titled the Religious Value of the Old
Let us try to correct this tendency and Testament.
There are only 81 pages and
ipenrl more time in calm, thoughtful study ol
>iir Bibles in the half hour of the Sunday a man must have' a bold spirit who can
lehool.
expect to state what this value is in such
The delegate* would do well to make a brief compass.
No one who looks for
•areful inspection of Kawaiahao Sunday
this volurane will close' it
thoroughness
in
lehool, where classes for different ages spenu
thirty minutes in thorough devotional Bible with any degree eif satisfaction. Hut the
single thesis set before himself by the
study.
Rule '2 At least five cents a month from author is followed with power and mark■eery pupil in (he Sunday school.
ed clearness of thought. It is in brief
There is a great lack of system in our con
tributions. We should give regularly. If we that the ()ld Testament contains the reccannot give more than five cents a month, ord of pioneers in religious experience
let us give that upon a regular Sunday, ami blazing a trail which every age has to
we will be surprised at the amount we shall
travel anel therefore possesses absolute
have in a year's time. A school of twenty
uipils giving five cents a month would give value for all generations.
In seeking to establish this proposi512.00 a year.
I know one little school on Maui where the tion l'rof. Vernon sets himself earnestly
boys and girls gave regularly for a year. to sweep away values which he believes
They bought their supplies and weekly papers
uncritical ages of Christian disciples
in,l gave $6.0(1 to the American Board.
Five cents a month will buy the Well- have attributed to the < >M Testament.
spring for a year. This is one of the best The SpUfiousness to him of these value's
papers published and it is a splendid help in
the religious education of every boy and girl. he exhibits with entire frankness. There
The main
The heathen mother in India teaches hi'r is much vigorous writing.
'baby to give to the idol. How much more criticism upon this part of his task is the
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absence' of measured judgment expresseel
in qualifications. Prof, Vernon is sure
ol some things that many foremost scholars are unable' to assert boldly. He thus
overshoots his mark as so many enthusiasts are tempted to do anel produces a
way may open for me to give all of my strike into the camp of the enemy and
time to our Island Sunday School destroy all.
If a male "eani" was
thought not tei be sufficient, a female
work.
May God bless you richly and guide "eani" was called upon. These Amazon
you wisely in this your annual conven- "eani" woulel lead the "brave" Nauru
tion. Let us resolve to keep closer to warriors to sure victory.
mild distrust of his entire effort. The Him this coming year than ever beThe Spirits of the dead warriors of
error is wholly pardonable in a young fore.
the district hael to do their share too
to help tiicir friends out of their difCordially your co-worker,
author.
ficulties.
The book is worth reading if taken by
(Signed) E. B, TURNER.
The people of the district, which was
no means as a last word, but as a slight
about
to go to war, woulel gather
contribution to the many sided undying NAURA AS
IT WAS, AND AS IT around one of their "amen mweaeo"
influence of the most wonderful collecIS NOW.
tion of writings this worlel has ever seen.
begging this cunning intlividual to call
the spirits of their departed frientls.
In a certain sense the Old Testament
(Continued from June Number).
This was generally done by giving a
produced Jesus. The worlel is not likely
to outgrow this fact and as long as He
sharp whistle. But after all it was
11.
Tabuarik who made the decision. At
grips men, the' writings that made Him
Seven years ago, even five years ago, his "arrival" he was asked many queswill not lose their grasp.
the
heathen priests were still doing a tions through the sorcerers, to which
(The Religious Value of the Old
Testament by Ambrose' White Vernon. ru.'.hing business selling charms, chant- he answered with a sort of whistling.
New York. T. 1.. Crowell ft Co. <>ci ing incantations over the sick, and tell- The people claimed to be' able tei intering fortunes. But now you can walk pret these sounds. According to Tabue-ents. )
right around the island and the-n go arik's decison the people would or
To SUNDAY SCHOOL FRIENDS through the bush and you will not finil would not go to war. If victory was
mie "Amen mweaeo," his trade is a promised all was well, but if otherwise
IN HAWAII.
thing of the past. When all the sorcer- all means woulel be trieel to pacify the
Atlantic Ocean —Nearing Gibraltar,
May 6, iejo7Dear Fellow-Christian Workers:
Aloha nut: I wish very much that all
our Sunday School friends in Hawaii
could be' with me at this time. I am
now nine days at sea from Boston, on
my way to attend the World's Fifth
Sunday School Convention to be held
in Rome, Italy, May iBth-23rd. We
have chartered this large steamer to
carry this load of delegates to Rome.
We have 325 delegates on board this
vessel. There is another ship—the
S. S. "Neckar"—which is taking a load
of eklegates, starting from New York.
On this latter vessel is Mrs. E. B. Waterhouse and her four daughters, all
bound for the Rome Convention. MrsWaterhouse is one of our most devoted
Island Sunday School workers.
I am already having a feast of good
things on board this ship. We have
with us the foremost Sunday School
workers in America and in Canada.
Every day we have' two or three sessions. It is not only doing me much
good but people are asking me many
questions about the Islands. It is
bound to result beneficially to our
Sunday School work. I have already
put in an application for some Sunday
School material which will be on exhibition in Rome. It is my elesire to have
an exhibit which ban be taken all over
the Islands, to show what is being done
in the Sunday School world of today.
I hope to return to Honolulu in
July or August. If it is God's will, the
er's customers had left him anel when
he was compelled to leael an unprofitable life, the Holy Spirit had an opportunity to convict his dark, lying heart,
too, and not very long ago we had the
glorious ptivilege of baptizing the last
one, formerly one of our most active
enemies, cmc of the last original Nauru
sorcerers. What a glorious time they
must have had before the missionary
looked after them!
War was profitable to them, as their
services were then very much required.
Let me give you a short account of
how war was managed down on Pleasant Island or Nauru.
After war had been declared the first
step was to offer sacrifices to the spirits
of the tlepartcd members of the family
and to the innumerable gods of war.
Tabuarik was the name of the principal
god of war while Tamamak, Kabwinan,
Awiricria, Tagaburoro and the two female gods, E Roduwabin and E Dowen c, were his associates. Each district of the contending parties would
select one of these gods to be theirs for
the particular war which was about to
commence. Sacrifices in the form of
the heart of a young cocoanut tree or a
bunch of young nuts would be offered
to him at once. Often the fruit of the
pandanus with leaves attached to it,
tobacco (for seemingly Tabuarik did
not object to a good smoke of "Niggerhead tobacco"), pork and fish would be
offered also. If Tabuarik or any of the
gods were well feasted by the people
of the district, he would come down
with thunder, lightning and wind to|
assist his friends. Lightning would I
opposing party. Tabuarik, through the
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amen mwcaeo, proved his decision in
the following manner: He took three
dead "ibia" (fish from the lagoon in
the interior) and placed them on a mat.
If they movcel (which often was done
by an ingenious contrivance) it was a
sign that the chief of their opponents
would be killed in the- coming struggle, anel it woulel thus be easy tei overCOtne the enemy.
If the people of a district decided to
go into battle, a number of heathen
priests would acceimpany them, keeping themselves, however, in the rear
of the common people. This was very
wise of them, as a stray spear (or in
mi irr recent years a bullet) might hit
them.
When the contending "armies" were
A
in slight ni' each other tiring began.
striking feature was that not many
warriors got bit, or else the island
would have been very cjnickly depopulated after the introiltiction of firearms.
The amen mweacos, standing behind
the lighting "armies," pretended to
catch all bullets with small mats which
they were holding up. If anyone dared
to stand behind them, he was sure to
die, as the priests had power only to
protect those before them.
The old style of fighting was somewhat different from the modern warfare. Three days' notice would be given before actual hostilities commenced.
Ten of the strongest men in the respective districts were selected by each of
the warring parties. These men put
an Ekabina" (armor) on to protect
themselves. This armor was made out
of cocoanut fibre. Their only weapon
was an "Eragow," a sort of a long and
very heavy spear made from cocoanut
wood. Each fighter was attended by
about ten other men who were armed
with shorter spears called "Ekado" or
"Ewere." These men wore a somewhat
inferior armor. When a certain number of the strong men had succumbed,
their friends would give up the fight,
considering themselves vanquished.
Women who were in a certain delicate
condition were not permitted near the
battlefield. The warriors had to abstain from eating fish as long as the
war lasted. It was considered important to shoot as many women and children of the enemy as possible to prevent his increase.
(To be Continued.)
Hawaii Cousins
A most interesting meeting of the
Hawaiian Mission Children's Society
was held at the hospitable home of
Mrs. A. Francis Jiultl em June ist, at
which a charter for the Society was
aeloptcd.
Papers of reminiscence were read by
Dr. W. D. Alexander, W. O. Smith
and Mrs. C. M. Cooke. The latter was
written by dear Mother Rice in her
ninety-seconel year. All were exceedingly interesting and will be published.
The remaining papers were postponed
till another meeting.
The music too was a rare treat; a
trio on violin, piano anel cello, and a
fine tenor solo by Philip Hall.
A large company of Cousins with
many welcome guests were present.
Mrs. Mills, eif Mills College, Cal., in
her greeting spoke of her arrival in the
long ago with Mr. Mills, of their warm
welcome, of their stop with Warren
Chamberlain anel bis dear wife, of Rev.
Mr. Corwin, of W. D. Alexander and
his bride, of the early days at Puna-
hou when they made oxygen gas on the
coeik-stove, of the hard anel varied
duties and economies, and of their success (taring the third year of their
stay in making the school self-supporting and thus releasing the American
Boarel from its financial aid. She rccallcel many of the old students, and
said that though she was eighty-one
years old and had taught at llolyoke,
in India, and in California, she never
forgot her pupils at Punahou nor Inst
interest m them.
Rev. James Alexander of Oakland
was called upon for remarks anel teilel
of the intense delight with which the
absent Cousins read the annual reports,
of the importance of these islands, of,
their extent of territeiry—all the Society, Hcrvcy, Astral, Pearl, Satnoau,
Prtcairn anel Marquesas islands being
less than one-half the exte-nt of our islands, tin- charm of civilization as
well as beauty of scenery, and the
progress of the Territory in Christian
other islands were
development,
prospered, he saiel, in proportion to
their seclusion. Hawaii had no seclusion and yet had prospered. She had
overcome difficulties and was fitted to
overcome greater ones in the future.
The rainbow which overarched the
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27th.—Alfred
Justice.
Key.
(iroiinel hriiken in Manoa fur Atherton
islands as lie came ashore, and the
strife for promoting benevolence (iirls' School eif Mid-Pacific Institute
which In- found in Honolulu, were to amid large attendance.
him a banner of hope anil sign of fuJune 4. — New house being finishcel for
ture success
I'resident at Oahu College burned to
ground 2 a. in.
Miss M. A. Chamberlain has received
sth.—Death of Key. J. Kauhane, emia postal from Rev. K. 15. Turner, nent native pastor.
which slie appreciates highly, also a
11 th. -Kamehameha Day well obletter from Mrs. Helen Street Ranney served.
From which we quote ■ few lines.
Death of John Blossom, half-brother
"Thank yon for sending its 'The of the late King Kalakaua.
Friend 1 with the notice you so kindly Sharp earthquake in Kan.
put in, and for the postal of the
12th.—Central Union Church call Dr.
Church, too. We saw it as we went Doremus Scudder to their pastorate.
by, Remember us most cordially to
14th.—Reception at Oahu College to
Mrs. Coagl and Mr. Bingham, and to early Associate President, Mrs. Susan L.
Mr. and Mrs.
Damon
when you sec
them, with kindest remembrances
to
S. Hartwell appointed
Chief
David A-i, Editor of the
Death of
Kuokoa, anel recent Delegate tei Totrio
Conference.
MARRIED.
BOBEBTSON
IS, A. li. M.
Qusid.
MeQUAID-
At Honolulu, MillHnlii-rtmin to Miss Unlnni lie
THOMAS OI.SKX At Honolulu, June Mtk,
Muniii'l Tliumiis to Miss Annie (llsi'ii.
MICIIKI.STKIN TODD— At llonoliilii, .luni'
17, Joaeph .1. M irlii'lsti'iii to Miss LoisiT0.1,1.
OKAY USIIMAN—At Honolulu, June- U,
Herbert Beott tiray to Miss Daisy I.isliniuii.
JOHNSTON TIIIiONAS—At Honolulu, .luu,'
l'3, .loiin Charles »ekastoa to Anna Tarsus.
BABB BLAKE —At Honolulu. Juno 27,
Bernard 11. ssss of Pmwi—s, Maui, to
Miss Kinina K. Illakc of llonolulu.
Mill's.
[-sth. King Pee tine'il $10 for selling
pieces of watermelon dyed with aniline.
22nel.—360 baskets wilel raspberries
from Olaa, the first importation of such
DIED.
fruit to 1 loiiohihi.
23d.- Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Baker of MOBSMAN At Honolulu, May E9, Alfred
\. Kona severely injured by being
Mossniaii, Bgeel 20 yi'ai'M.
thrown from carriage.
HOLEK—At Honolulu, May US, Mrs. Jseotl
25th.—Chief Justice' Walter F. I'rcar lloli-k, aj;,',i 7s years.
receives appointment as Governor of Ha- KAI'IIANK At Honolulu, Jiini' otli, <'hii'f,'ss
Mamie I.aaiiui.
waii Territory.
MKIN'KU.IXK—At. Sn,re,l Heart Convent.
RECORD OF EVENTS.
Kauai Planter A. S. Wilcox offers June 17th, sister Mereelliae, aged M years.
May 31.—Congressional visitors sail $50,000 for the erection of a Children's
A-l—At Honolulu, Juim 'J7tli, Key. Daviel A-i,
for home on transport Sherman.
Hospital in I (onolulu.
aKe'il :t"> years.
your sister and nieces also, and much
love to yourself."
Mr. Turner's postal was as follows:
"May 8, 07. Am having a greaf trip—
spent yesterday in Gibraltar—today in
Algiers—Friday and Saturday in
Maples have a line company of Christian people on hoard—two meetings a
day. Expect to go to Palestine and
Egypt Love to all. 1C. B. Turner."
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Geo, F. I'l.ikc Steam Pumps,
We iton'i Centrifugals,
New England Mutual Life Ins. Co., Boston,
Aetna Fire Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.,
Alliance Assurance Co., of London.
Gl.t IRGE J.
AUGUR, M. D.,
KOMOEPATHIC PRACTITIONER.
Residence, 435 Beretania St.; Office, 431
lleretania St. Tel. 1851 Blue.
Office Hours:—lo to
12
a. m., 3 to 4 and 7
�The Friend
OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES.
VOL.
HONOLULU, H. T., AUGUST, 1907
LXIV
OIDHU OCIETY.
AS
TREASURER'S STATEMENT
RECEIPTS.
\ B.O. I'. M
.
Bui«.«,*H
Bn-h PI.
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Caatle, s.
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Cooke, f. M.. I'M'i'l
Japanoae Work
Ka'mahaloFSemi
Kawai.
y
Tilo
4
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,_ W. I). Smith
«•" Indefatedneaa
•
120.0"
140.00
"'"
""-"' 1
MUM)
25.00
'''J.'-'..
■"-'"
$ Is."..Ill I
each
and
harder
It
harder
becomes
«»•""I)
this
native
churches
of
-'" year for the
60.00
die or
I
Saw; Fund
'■"'■""
15,837.71
RKH,
EXPKNDITI
Knjrlish Work
1485.00
gluo.ou
M"-'"" Bev. II. K. Poepoe at Honolulu
On repairs Katibi aative church
:!
Portuguese Work
Riee M. S„ Fund
*
Interest
Makiki Japanese I'hurch...
Mi,I Pacific institute
583.50
move to Honolulu, or perchance are
proselyted by the .Mormons. This makes
the support of the faithful Hawaiian
pastor more and more precarious. < hir
society has an important mission then.
To preserve worship is to preserve the
people and to insure for the next generation some little chance to exist nay
even, to rise to better things.
Theodore
-
Richards,
Treasurer.
RESIGNATION OF DR. SCUDDER.
'"'
■'-■'';■'•'
1907,
June
'
l,»25«8 The Hoard of the Hawaiian Evangelical
317.00
444.89
881.00
Salaries
4
!,:i
island to get along. The members
:;i
Toa Friead
Hawaiian Work Salariea...
Ka lloaloha
JapaneM Work
1->-""
53.00
>"•""
"■•'"
876.00
Salaries
•
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-"" 1 '•" -""'
�125.00
;s
'
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[durational W„rk
fear
'°""
Miss,-.,
Salaries
for
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•'"■""
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EXPENDITURES,
Rev. s. I'. Kaaia al Waiaaae
(
25.00 Rev. S. I). Nuuhiwa al llauula
u Bev. W. K. Leleiwi at Ka
ihe
|l
Office Expense
.
50.00
:
R. fiaatte
™2
«
Mnkiki Japanese Churcfa
Maui Oeneral Fund
Mi,l Pncifle Instil
Ministerial Relief Fund
Dal,,, (Scneral Fund
American Board Land*
i.
Bunh
lace
Ii>i..
Hiahop, C. B
Chinese Worll
•'"■""
100.05 \V. F. Frear
,
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Ki.liala Seminary
i'Blama
100.00
* "_"'■""
Italiiin-i- from last year
.1. M. Atherton
q. p, Caatle
Mary Castle Trust
p. (•'. loin's
*•'---'" Mrs.
'.'•'.'■'' vv.
','-'■'-
Fund
iani'ial I' iiihI
ii-
»*JJ
*
Vi I,, ili,ii, .1. Ii.. Fund
Report for the year ending May 15,
i'><>7:
AMOUNTS RECEIVED.
■'"•""
I",
Association, Hoard
lulu, T. H.
Building, Hono-
'-•-•' )ear Brethren
372.00
I
:
At your meeting of January X, 1904, a
571.M
vote was passed choosing me your Corre'>•"' sponding Secretary and the General
I'alaOlS Mission
50.00 Superintendent of your work. After
I'alama Special run,I
32.50
Portuguese Work
corresponding with every member of the
200.50
258.00
Salaries
Hoard concerning its future policy, I acthe position the following Februcepted
10.00
WataJtea Settle al
'The months that have interfirst
307.68 ary
Kxcoss of receipt! over expenditure*.
vened have been so crowded with duties
15,387.7] that it seems longer than three and a half
>1F786.08 years since we set out oil the journey of
Overdraft at baak
.lime's income was very small, this actogether for our Master in the
verdraft. August, ordinarily, service
counts for H
then established.
relationship
month, l'lease take notice.
i- ■•■,lr \Like yOW first summons from the pas-.
T. R.
Office Expense
Salaries
129.15
248.00
' '
"'
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No. 8
ti irate in W'oburii and your suhsei|uent
choice of me for your executive officer,
the call of Central Union Church has
ni.w come with the authority ol ■ command from tin- Master. Bearing the re
lation that it does to the entire Christian
movement in these Islands, this Church
holds the key position in the campaign
of tin- future. It must hi' fortified and
developed if the work entrusted to the
Hoard for the Churches of the Islands is
to he progressive and to realize its possibilities. The task is by no means light and
imposes responsibilities that might well
make any man pause before shouldering
them. I hit they are vital to all our work
The next logical step in the development
of the Christian enterprise in Hawaii is
to lead this great Church to fill till the
promise of its position, its history and
its constituency. That is the burden laid
upon us who an- the heirs of the historic
missionary conquest of these Islands and
such changes in the disposal of men at
our command, as our Master seems to
indicate, are to he viewed from the stand
point of the essential solidarity of the
entire movement. For the work is one.
I'he Hoard and Central Union Church
arc each hut a part of it. Thus leaving
a position in the former for one in the
latter is merely a question of wise adjustment of the resources in hand.
That the change involved in the acceptance of the call from the Church is
the next duty has been made evident first
by the prayer history which has issued
in the summons, second by the spontaneity of the action of the Church,
which, su far as I am aware, voted absolutely without solicitation or urging o*l
the part of anyone, third by the assurances of personal cooperation from men
who have hitherto not been active in its
work, and fourth by the conviction that
it is the Father's will. The policy of the
Hoard has been clearly defined and justified, and its forces are so organized that
the Secretary's office is now largely concerned with details. Expansion is certain because of the deep interest of the
men who compose its membership. It is
therefore a good time to pass the office
over to other hands, and give first attention to leading our strongest Church into
line, as a vital force in our campaign for
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the Kingdom in this, the strategic center
of the Pacific world. It is pleasant to
think that there is to he no separation.
We shall all be true yoke fellows in the
future just as we have been during the
past four years.
In order that time may he afforded to
make such arrangements as will be necessary for succession in tins office, it seems
wise to take action now and I therefore
tender my resignation as Corresponding
Secretary and General Superintendent
of the Hoard of the Hawaiian Kvangeli-
cal Association to take effect SeptemIn doing this it is a joy
ber 30, 1 <><>
both to record my testimony to the ideal
relations which have subsisted between
since first you called mc to this service
and to express my deep gratitude to you
all for the uniform kindness, the affectionate overlooking of faults, the generous support and the noble Christian
spirit which have characterized all your
actions tovvlard me. It has been royal
work done together for our Master, and
Ile has richly blessed us. That you may
be guided from above in the effort to secure His man for the special emergency
created by this change and that the Great
I lead of the Church may lead our beloved Hoard to constantly enlarging
achievement for His Kingdom is the
daily prayer of
Your fellow comrade of the Cross,
~.
Doid'.Mi'S
SCUDDER.
DR. SCUDDER AND THE BOARD.
In May, 1902, Dr.
Scudder came to us
as associate with Mr.
O. 11. Oulick in the
Japanese work. It
was not till January,
1904, that he became
secretary and it is
probable that no other three years in the
Board's history have been crowded with
such signs of progress and of promise.
Briefly enumerated, these are some of the
things we owe tinder (iod, to Dr. Scudder's leadership.
The beginning of a better union of the
churches of different nationalities on the
Islands. Although there is much left to
be desired here (due largely to a lack of
appreciation on the part of the Englishspeaking congregations of their privileges and responsibilities as leaders) a
big advance in this particular is a result
of I>r. Scudder's efforts.
The stationing of English-speaking
"bishops" in different parts of the Islands, is almost entirely Dr. Scudder's
work. This is a very wide departure
from the Board's policy, especially in re-
lation to the I lawaiian work. Already
there has been time enough to see splendid results that have effected every side
of the Hoard's enterprise. On Hawaii,
Maui and Kauai the evangelists in the
different languages are associated, encouraged, taught and generalled in the
interests of Christ's Kingdom by these
new leaders.
The Hawaiian Churches
particularly have felt the stimulus and
have responded nobly.
In connection with the foregoing it is
entirely through Dr. Scudder's efforts
that the American Missionary Association has lent so much financial aid to our
undertakings. It has been the $8,000 a
year from that body that has made possible in the securing of trained white leaders for Kona, Maui and Palama and has
added many Japanese and Chinese evangelists to our field.
Incident to this,
through the appeals of the A. M. A., has
been brought about a far wider knowledge of Hawaii and her needs on the
part of Christians on the mainland.
Dr. Scudder has had much to do with
defining the relations of our Board with
the American Board, particularly in the
matter of land.
Having always been
identified with missions he has lent himself to die increased support among Island Churches of the American Board
work. A new zeal that bids fair to be
widespread has sprung up among the Hawaiian Churches.
Having come to us in connection with
work for the Japanese it would not be
surprising if his influence were particularly felt in that department. I laving
had unusual and recent opportunity to
study die Japanese he has been able to
deal with this very sensitive people. The
Makiki Japanese Church has felt his encouragment and suggestion while it may
be said that their new church might not
have b.'en obtained without his aid. The
Japanese Christian Club is his creation,
and whereas it has not won the enthusiastic support of the Japanese yet it has a
fine plant and excellent prospects. The
Kozaki scholarship plan of getting new
evangelists for this field is largely Dr.
Scudder's, and small Japanese boarding
schools in various places have been fostered by him till there are several prospective feeders to the Mid-Pacific Institute.
This brings us to some very vigorous
championing of the Mid-Pacific Institute.
Dr. Scudder has enthusiastically stood in
the fore front of this, the most signally
hopeful Christian enterprise ever fathered
by the Hawaiian Board. What will he
the Board's chief joy and crown is entering upon a career of prosperity already
coming into plain view. Kohala, Maunaolu and Hilo Boarding Schools have
all felt the stimulus of Dr. Scuddcr's
presence and heartily evinced sympathy.
Not to attempt a catalogue of the Doctor's deeds and virtues it were well lo
close with but a reference to the thoroughly changed character of the annual
meeting, as well as the monthly meetings,
of the Hoard. The Association meetings
now arc planned to supply inspiration for
the year. Helpful programs of deep
spiritual significance bear immediately on
island problems. People representing all
our languages H" and jjt't profit. As lor
the Hoard a marked improvement in order as well as great gains in efficiency
are a result of Dr. Scudder's leadership.
The best part of it all is that we are
not to lose him. Contemplating his acceptance of the Central Union paastoratc,
many "f us belonging to both the Church
and the Hi,aril, felt that the interests of
both would be furtherivl by his cnciunbencv. He will not become narrowed by
accepting the leadership in this most important Church. The Islands will still
feel his interest plus the growing interest
of the powerful body of believers, never
fully enlisted before in the cause of Christ
as it is related to the native and foreign
peoples in the Islands.
As for Till-: FXIEND, for which paper
he has dune such effective service as
editor, we gladly hail the prospect of his
riturn to continued leadership.
T. R.
REV. B. V. BAZATA.
The islands lose another man who has
ecu of great benefit to the Churches of
our Protestant community. Mr. Bazata
has been pastor of the Union Church at
I'aia, Maui, about two years, and from
that important center has exerted an influence which has been felt far and wide.
For family reasons, however, he felt that
i
he must return to the coast. After
thorough consultation with his Church
his resignation was accepted and a council of the neighboring Churches was
called on July 11, 1907, to consider and,
if advisable, ratify the action of the pastor and his Church. After a hearty expression of the harmonious feeling existing, the council recognized the necessity
of Mr. Bazata's return to California, and
voted to dissolve the pastoral relationship.
It is not easy to find tried men of great
worth for these apparently out of the way
stations. The country Churches are necThe opportunity of
essarily small.
growth in the particular Church is very
limited. The people who attend Church
come from the neighboring plantations,
several miles distant, and are constantly
changing. The work does not look large.
But when our earnest young men are in
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Mr. Scudder's reply to the call of the given for the theft of a boat. The exthe field, they quickly learn that the mislasperated chiefs killed Cook at the
sion work is unlimited. Portuguese, Jap- Hawaiian Hoard is as follows:
Tokyo, July 12, 1907. I water's edge.
anese, Chinese and Hawaiian ministers
I often saw the spot when a child,
and Churches are very near at hand need- To the Rev. W. D. Westerv'elt,
of
and
was horn in a house twenty rods
from
these
the
HaRecording
Secretary
ing influence and counsel
waiian Board.
| north thereof in February, 1827. Kewiser brethren of theological training.
My Dear Mr. Wcstervelt: Last Satur- kupuohi lived not far from the Bishop
This fact Mr. Hazata realized and for this
reason among many others his departure day's mail brought your letter conveying house in Kailua, and only a short disis regretted.
to me ihe invitation from the Hawaiian tance south from the stone church,
Evangelical Association to join that which was built in 183d, the year in
Hoard in its missionary work in the Is- which the Bishops removed to Ewa,
GILBERT ISLAND JUBILEE.
|( >ahu. I was then nine years old, and
lands.
When I came to Japan, I came with the have a more distinct recollection of KeThe suggestion was made in the general Association meeting that a delegate purpose of devoting my life to the ser- kupuohi than of perhaps any other Hafrom the Hawaiian Churches might be vice of God in this country, but circum- vv aiian of Kailua.
She must then have been nearly
sent to tiie Gilbert Islands to aid in ob- stances in which I have been placed durserving a jubilee celebration of the found- ing the past year have been such that I eighty years of age, but was not very
Her face was to a child, a
ing of the mission at that place. Rev. have been seriously considering whether infirm.
\V. X. Lono was appointed by the I could much longer continue the work in rather pleasant and comely <inc. I have
which I have become so much interested the strongest impression of a certain
Churches to attend if possible,
beauty 111 the fine wrinkles which covconsidered the difficulties in the way were here.
That this invitation should have come ered the whole of her features.
found lo be too many to permit any profitable returns for the time, trouble and ex- from your Board unsought by me, offerAll the facts relating to the death of
pense of sending a delegate to the Gilbert ing me an opportunity to continue niv t"apt. Cook were carefully and thorwork among the Japanese, and just at the uglily investigated by the earlier misIsland's.
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It would be proper for the Kawaiahao time when I was reluctantly considering sionaries, while many vigorous and inChurch to make arrangements for the re- tiie advisability of relinquishing it here, telligent natives were still surviving
membrance of the founding of the mis- seems to me a gracious leading of God who were eye-witnesses. Those facts
sion by a Sabbath's services in which the which I should thankfully accept, and I are well summed up in Alexander's
history of its origin and the ordination of ask you. therefore, kindly to inform your History, and accord substantially with
tlic first missionaries ( I lavvaiians ) might Hoard of my appreciation of its invita- the journals of Ledyard and Dr. Ellis.
lie brought before the public in a way tion, and my hearty acceptance of the Messrs. Thurston, Ruggles and Hishop
calculated to do much good.
same.
lived near the spot, and were all exThe many pleasant acquaintances tremely intimate with the native peoHAWAIIAN EVANGELIZATION. which I made during my short stay in pie.
Honolulu three years ago. I hold in the
The chief and governing fact in that
A new step was taken by the Hawaiian pleasantest remembrance, and I look for- most singular scries of incidents, was
Churches at the last meeting of the Gen- ward with pleasure to undertaking work the people's worshipping of (apt. Cookeral .Association. A plan was outlined in in cooperation with yon, and trust that as their God 1.0110. and consecrating to
accordance with which the Churches Cod will enable me to meet the require- him a heiau, or temple,
were to appoint delegates and tend them ments -if the position.
Cue of my own most impressive reto sister Churches fur a few days' meetWith fraternal greetings, I am
collections
of Kailua is that of four
ings. This plan entered into operation
Y"iirs sincerely,
huge timber idols erected on a heiau
when
the
summer
of
in June
vacation
the
FRANK S. SCUDDER. immediately
seaward of Kamehameha's
scnools opened.
house.
were probably spared
old
They
is
reported that good results have WITNESSES OF COOK'S DEATH.
It
from
the
universal
destruction of idols
already been secured on the island of
111 1819, out of reverence to the departed
Maui. Revs. E. S. Timoteo and Poepoe.
Editor Friend: An interesting testimost
after aiding on Maui, are intending to mony is given in the Sydney Morning'.king's memory. They were of the later,
hideous
have
heard
that
type.
I
make a tour of I lavvaii.
Herald of June 2d, by one Captain (iovernor Kuakini fell
away so far as
Samuel Charles, who in March, 1850. to offer
worship,
them
for
which Father
interviewed at Kcalakckua an aged
REV. FRANK S. SCUDDER.
the formidThurston
rebuked
valiantly
man who had witnessed the death of
brought him to reable
chieftain
and
In the latter part of June, at a called (apt. James Cook, seventy-one years pentance.
meeting of the Hawaiian Board, Rev. prcvi ins.
S. E. BISHOP.
This is especially interesting to my- I
Frank S. Scudder, of Japan, a cousin of
Honolulu,
July 27, 1907,
Dr. Dorermu Scudder, was invited to self, because in my childhood, while
come to aid in the Japanese work and living at Kailua, I was familiarly ac-j
such other duties as the Hoard might de- quatnted with the aged Kekupuohi, DESTRUCTIVE CRITICS ON THE
who stood close to Cook, when he fell.;
sire.
NEW TESTAMENT.
The letter of invitation was sent by the She was then a youthful wife of the
next day's mail. It found Mr. Scudder King Kalaiopuu, or "Terreoboa." whom
almost perfecting arrangements for an- King Kalaiopuu, or "Terreoboo," whom! 11l the Congregationalist of July <>,
other year's work in Japan. A week's Cook had arrogantly arrested, and was President Churchill King, of Olierlin
delay in issuing the call would have found leading by the hand to his boat, intend-' College, briefly and pointedly reviews the
Mr. Scudder with definite plans which ing to detain him as a hostage on hoard recent book on"The Finality of the
would he difficult to set aside.
of his ship, until satisfaction should be! Christian Religion." by I'rofcssor losnr
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of Chicago University. The object of cOUT light and guide. But no humble bethe present article is to report the later Iliever need be shaken in his confident
t
in our Lord Jesus, by these artreatment of the Gospels by the Dcstruc- trust
tive Critics. Prof. Poster "transfers irogant clamors. The Lord in his own
bodily the Xew Testament criticism of Iigood time will lead His beloved Church
W'crnic." So says President King, who ut of all mists and logs into the cle a
light of his truth.
is himself a Moderate Liberal, who acS. F. B.
cepts some of the views of the advanced
Critics, and is entirely open to new A PORTENTOUS CENTURY FOR
CHINA.
thought that is reasonable.
I le charges Foster with "Setting much
This Twentieth Century is going on to
in the (lospcls quite unnecessarily aside."
"He thus hardly makes it possible to 1be a period of extreme social and political
trust the New Testament records at all." i disturbance. All the signs of the times
"There is lure a good deal of quite tin- |presage vast commotion, A most proini
justifiable assertion and assumption." in-iit storm center promises to be in the
"Some quite apriori judgments.
Hie Chinese Empire. That huge nationality
critical position involves Jesus in moral has evidently arrived at its period of
and' spiritual lack of insight, and makes a radical change and reconstruction. It reconsistent conception of him almost im- sembles an animal which is on the point
possible." "In the discussion of the re- of sloughing off its long worn skin, and
lation of JeSUS to modern life he seems of forming a new and changed one. The
i.. me specially unsatisfactory, because I light and warmth of this modern age has
cannot avoid the impression that he is clearly agitated the long torpid mass of
here particularly narrow, literaKstic and China. It is awaking to new and strong
dogmatic in his interpretations and asscr-j activities.
tions."
In evidence of this we arc assured of
It appears evident that Prof. Foster such great facts as the following: China
has adopted the apriori methods of the has formally abandoned its old outworn
destructive critics, and followed them to standards of scholarship, and is adopting
their rationalistic conclusions of unbe- the science of the enlightened nations as
lief, which discredit the Historical Verity tin- basis for public examination and proof the Xew Testament, just as they had motion. Schools for foreign anif modern
learning arc being systematically created
already done with the Hrt*.
The fundamental vice of that method throughout the empire. Railways arc
of Criticism is that it is based not upon being taken out of the hands of the forfads, hut on a Theory. It assumes as a eign companies, and being actively confundamental principle that the Super- structed by the provincial governments.
natural or Miraculous is of itself abso- The absolute necessity for such means
lulelv incredible. It is impossible that of intercourse and traffic has overcome
the "Finger °f Cod" should have inter- the opposition of superstitious attachfered with the ongoing processes of Na- ment to ancient graves disturbed thereture, It is incredible that God should by, and railways arc rapidly to gridiron
directly have spoken to Man. Therefore the empire. And then the old barbaric
wherever Miracle or direct Revelation is military methods are giving place t')
asserted in the Record, the Critic is com- modern martial organization in imitation
pelled to assume that there is an error, of the might v cohorts of Japan. Armies
and corrects it accordingly. He thus are already in solid and effective array
takes the utmost liberties with the His- under the viceroys of the different protory, and freely destroys whatever does vinces.
not harmonize with his own apriori asThese immense processes of change
sumption. And this he calls scientific arc as yet but imperfectly advanced, but
Criticism, and demands that vie all bow they arc in an active progress, which is
down to his wonderful insight.
evidently to he permanent. There is to
Hut |li>s is not real criticism. It is be in return to the old stupid inertia.
simply reckless, irreverent unbelief tear- The Revolution in Science and Econom
ing out the sacred pages. Such has been ies. in Military life is an established and
the systematic evil treatment of the ( >ld permanent fact. China cannot revert to
Testament, as has been learnedly demon- the past torpidity.
strated by Prof. J. B. Orr of Glasgow.
It is evident among other things that
And of this character is Wernie's this new life in China cannot possibly
reckless dealing with the Xew Testa- consist with its ancient political organiment, which Professor Foster cheerfully zation under a feeble central government.
adopts. All this is only a new phase of Vast political changes must necessarily
the old warfare of Rationalistic unbelief take place before the enormous bulk of
against the glorious Revelation which the Chinese race can move and act in
(ioif has given in his Holy Word, to be harmonious concert. There must be radi-
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cal political reform and reorganization.
And here is where the prospect is clouded
and dark with storm. It seems impos
sible to predict the future for the reorganization of China and the reconstruction of its political arrangements. Political typhoons impend, and the advancing
Century portends tempest and confusion.
Fortunately the Chinese arc a race of
solid qualities. They are not impulsive
or hastily violent. Tlicir civilization is
ancient, and deeply inwrought into their
mental and moral liber. Even though
their political convulsions .should become
cruel and destructive, their inbred tendencies to order and' organization will
prevail in the end, and a gnat and
mighty nationality is likely to emerge
from the storm, to lake its place among
the formative and controlling forces of
modern civilization.
Toward the belter promise of this not
distant future of China, our Christian
community in Hawaii is striving to contribute, especially by educating young
Chinese, not only in modern science, but
most especially in that central Fight of
all our light, the knowledge of the Ford
Jesus. It is We that must rule in the
minds and hearts of men. before they can
win lasting and solid peace with each
other. Hawaii possesses a blessed modicum of thai bencticciil Fight. C*hrist's
Church is planted here in Mid Pacific to
help in radiating that healing Fight into
the < Irient.
Our geographical position is critical.
Political convulsions in the Orient may
or may not disturb our insular security,
( )ur social and political security in the
coining years is in the banns nf Divine
Providence, which is the supreme protection of any people. Amid any storms
of
war in this ongoing century, our sea
girt home will be as safe as any other.
S. E, P..
THE VALUE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL
WORK.
Willi SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CONDITIONS
IN it vw vt r.
By F. W. Damon.
"The Gospc] takes the whole man and
develops the best in him."
ill X KM r vtion.vi. I MSTINCT.
Tin- history of humanity is interwoven
with the development of i's educational
systems. Like a golden thread runs the
long story of man's upward struggle
towards these high ideals, which arc as
guiding stars to our race. Following the
divine monition and the inward gleam,
and impelled by the necessities of his
being, man has sought to devise those
means and methods which shall best fit
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the individual to develop most perfectly
and successfully the powers that are
within him: to draw From his environment, so far as possible, the wealth of its
resources; lo contribute to the good of
the man} as of the f<
to eh vate and
lii'u-lit humanity and to piss on to succeeding generations the evef-increasing
light of discovered knowledge. In these
ihHi itnt educational systems widely
varying standpoints have been taken,
numberless have been the methods siiggi ted and followed. Some have scare,
lv risen above a merely material basis,
seeking the quick satisfaction of mere
outward needs, lacking much of the liner
altruistic quality, While others have
risen high and sought to beiiefil and up'
lift along certain lines and yet have nol
s light the finest training of the spiritual
nature, without which the stimulus and
inspiration to the largest and noblest action is lacking. Filially, there have alwa\s In -en tin ise whi i 11: i\ c
i ed for
t! education of man's entire being, who
feel thai th< re sb. mid be no div 'vr of
the intellectual and spiritual, that man
stands ever in the presence ol the eternal,
and that this life should be a worthy
I .ii parath >na n ir bis jmmi irtal di «l my. To
such it is vital belief lhai the religious
lucation, in its highest and hiililcsl
-. is ihe ..:il-. true and legitimate
training for God's children. Fcvlesiastietstn and b n often narrow denoniitiationalism ami exaggerated fanaticism have
ed al times to oh cure and w ell nigh
this ideal, but it has never been
whi lly lost and will rise yet to fuller and
clearer recognition with the onward
march of mankind.
w:
.
;■
111 I 111 I.ldol sim a \ | lo\ in
tin ii in i vi lON.
c
ONLY
Man is essentially a religious being
ami to ignore this fundamental fact is to
strike at ihe verj rout of his highest dcveil .pun nl and endanger the safe advance
of all human progress,
As has been
wisely said. "\'o nation can afford to be
without a religion, for the vital reason
that its \cr\ existence depends upon having one. If we nail history, we find
that ihe decadence of the great empires
ol the past began with the decadence of
their religions and the acceptance of low
id.als." Dr. Lyman Abbot in a striking
essay, entitled, "(an a nation have a re
ligion:" says. "Il would be difficult t<
mention a political philosopher who hat
nrc or less distinctly recognized religion as al once the foundation of tile
state and the inspiration of its life." "< If
all the dispositions and habits, says
George Washington, "which lead to political'prosperitv. religion and morality
are indispensable." One taking a broad
itol 11
7
and historic view finds as a result of his
observation, "The religious races in general are the expanding and achieving
niies. Every race with a true and' intense
ethical or religious spirit has been expansive in some way, the Roman and
Rnglish in government: the Greek and
in philosophy; the Hebrew and
Rnglish in poetry and colonization and
missionary enterprise." If these results
(ierinan
are Hue in the nation, the great aggregation of individuals, how essential is it, of
what paramount importance is it. that
careful training should be given along
these lines which will ensure its success
aud perpetuity ! With peculiar force docs
this apply to us as a part of the great
American Union for, as that keen French
student of our national life, I )e Tocipicvillc, has remarked, "Despotism may
govern without faith but liber: v cannot.
Religion is much more needed in the republic than in the monarchy: it is more
needed in democratic republics than in
any others."
Essential as this higher life is to the
nation, how vital is it to the success of
the individual! I low incumbent it is
upon those who are the leaders and
Unities oi' a people t" see well to it that
they send forth tlii.se committed to their
trust, well equipped to meet the issues
of life. With a tendernes* whose frag
ranee has coin.' down to us through two
II illenniums and more and a philosophy
worthy of one of the greatcsl sages of all
time, Confucius, the leader if the Chin
cse, has left to all races this noble state
mi'iit. "Reverent regard is due to youth
Could a nobler theme be brought befi re
us during this week which we arc privi-10 spend together, than that of the
religions train'lg of the yOUth within
our Territory? No field of labor is more
inviting, no one more certain to produce
wide and far-reaching results. In the
spring time of life, with heart and brain,
with their enshrining temple, open to
truth and sensitive to guiding, the youth
of our composite life present a stimulating opportunity, We can make no mistake in bringing to them a truly religions
training. The consensus of opinion of
the wisest and lest in all a;;"s declares
thai this "liegets a fundamental and comprehensive enlargement of soul that
makes time short, the world small, al!
work easy, great In itself and begetting
.ill other kinds of expansion."
TESTIMONY ol- GREAT EDI'CATORS
STATESMEN.
VXl>
\s iii other departments of thought
and experience we turn to the great and
trustworthy sources of authority, so here
in viewing this subject of paramount Importance, we should not fail to note the
testimony of those competent to judge
with reference to the highest educational
values. Surely no finer product of our
best educational systems could be found
than William Gladstone, conspicuous in
scholarship and statesmanship, who has
given iis this valuable opinion: "The
Christian idea, taking possession of man
at the center and summit of his being,
could not leave the rest of it a desert, hut
evidently contemplated its perfection in
all its parts. I appeal to those great and
comprehensive words of Saint Paul,
which may have been a prophecy not less
than a precept, and which enjoin us to
lav bold on 'Whatsoever things arc true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things arc just, whatsoever things
are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things arc of good report.'
It is here conveyed to us that ill the
Christian religion there lav, from the
very first, the certain seed of all human
Culture." Guizol said. "Popular education to be trnP good and socially use
ful must be fundamentally religious."
The commissioners selected bj the Crown
to investigate the English system ol
education in (886, stated, thai "While
the wb'.h- commission is animated bi one
and the s;un ' desire, |o secure for tlic
children in the public elementan schools
the lii-st -wo] most thorough instruction
in secular iducation suitable to their
years. and in hurmonv nMb the requirements of their future life, it is also nnani
inouslv of the opinion that their religions
and moral training is a matter of still
higher importance alike to the children,
the parents and the nation."
[ To he Continued.}
NAURU AS IT WAS, AND IT IS
NOW.
By
Rev.
P. H. Delaporte.
( (on/in tied from Iline. I
Prisoners ol war were cruelly dealt
with. They wire slowly put to death.
In a cunning way. to prolong their
agony as long as possible, they were
cut to pieces. First the cars, then nose,
then fingers and toes and then the larger limbs were cut off. If a prisoner
was fortunate enough to have a relative or a member of hF own tribe in the
victorious district his life would be
spared, but he became the slave of his
particular relative or tribesman.
T'lc natives were always glad to
have a white man to assist them in
their wars. Many escaped convicts
from Australia and Xew Caledonia
were only too willing to engage in such
work. As the white men were permitted to go anywhere on the island with-
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many would abuse out the thieves to him. N.ice young
this liberty and act as spies for the girls, a dance and a big feast were
people in the district in which they had promised also and the old captain
their abode. The wants of the people 1 could, of course, not withstand such
in those days, when the Gospel of ( temptations. The cunning old chief
Christ had not yet wrought a change in took him in his canoe and ashore they
their hearts, consisted of three articles Went. He was hardly ashore when
only: gin, guns and tobacco. It was hundreds of natives overpowered him
therefore profitable for the white trader 'and literally tore the poor man to
or beachcomber to encourage and even pieces.
foster war. Gin was a great factor in
When the captain did not re-appear
those, as a trader once said to us,
board of the ship, part of the crew
on
"Good old days."
came
ashore to look for him. They,
J
Not so very long ago a certain trader I however, met with the same fate. At
in his drunken fits would insist on last the natives went aboard the vesshooting at the people. One day he |Sei, killed the remainder of the crew
seriously wounded two Bushmen' and officers and plundered the ship.
which, however, he had to pay for with I The Nauru native was never a cannihis life. He died a fearful death. An- ibal, but be was very cruel and treachother white man shot the father of one! erous.
1 think that it was in 1892,
of my present teachers, seemingly about three years after the Germans
I
whatever.
without any cause
taken possession of the island,
Perhaps it will interest you to hear had
on a calm day a large Gilbert
when
that the price of a cannon was from
canoe, filled with men, women
Island
100 to 150 fatted pigs, while a musket
children,
and
was seen off the island.
could not he bought for less than 15,- Two Nauru canoes went out to see
--000 to 30,000 COCOanutS, which reprewhat was the matter. They found that
sents a value of $150. The present
these Gilbert Islanders had drifted
Mission Station is in part built on such
from their island 400 miles cast.
.away
cannons.
They were nearly starved. Theirs was
That the natives were anxious to got a large sailing canoe and quite helpless
guns and ammunition, the following in a calm and strong current. When
account will prove:
the Nauru men saw the little money
An American whaler had arrived off and other things lltese poor creatures
the northern point of Nauru and, as had they killed every one of them.
usual, many canoes went out to the They brought among other things a
vessel to buy guns and gin. Captain number of Gilbert Bibles ashore, thus
Potts, which seems to have been the proving that the unfortunate people in
name of the doomed man, refused to the Gilbert canoe were Christians.
sell anything and especially the two "Vengeance is mine, said the Lord. '
G's, 1o the people of that particular On the very same day a trading schoondistrict, and enraged them by telling er hove in sight. Three or four boats
them that he would only sell to their loaded with white traders and natives
deadly enemies, the Menen people. Went on board. Gin and whiskey flowThis brought the excitement of the ed freely. On account of the strong
people to the boiling point. A con- current and dead calm the schooner
ference was held and it was decided had nearly drifted out of sight of the
to kill the captain and crew and plun- land. The traders and natives, after
der the vessel. A few of the natives imbibing faithfully, went towards evenwere afraid and left the ship hut the ing into their boats to return to the isrest killed the officers and crew, plun- land. 'I bey pulled away from the ship
dered the ship, cut the rigging and set and all but one boat were never heard
her adrift.
of. They drifted and drifted and at
Another ship was taken in this man last reached the Solomon Islands,
hit: The captain had ill-treated some where their wasted bodies made a feast
natives on board of his ship. 1 le claim- for the cannibals. Thus on the same
ed that they had stolen some hard- day God punished Nauru for murderware. The natives swore vengeance. ing the poor starved castaways. One
Xext day a parte of natives went on of these murderers acted as a kitchen
hoard with a peace offering, consisting helper to the writer's wife afterwards.
of pig's, fowls and nuts. The captain Xot very long ago one of these murderwas willing enough to make peace as ers became a member of the Church, a
he was in need of fresh provisions. "new creature in Christ Jesus." Truly
After a while one of the leaders told "His blood cleanaeth from all unrighthim that he knew where the stolen axes eousness." One of the most pathetic
and nails were hid and that he would sights we saw in our House of God was
gladly bring them there, and also point when a certain chief kneeled beside a
out molestation,
-
young woman whose mother he had
murdered some years before, to receive
Old things have passed
baptism.
away, 'i'he old tribal hatred is gradually passing away, a few years ago
the people of one district would not
even mingle in Church with the people
of a former antagonistic tribe. The
chief of Ewa is the friend of the chief
of Mcnen, the Bush Queen has buried
the hatchet and is at peace with chief
Auweyeda. Even Degout and the
mighty Tsim have smoked the pipe of
peace. The government has taken the
guns out of their hands, but the Gospel has taken the hatred out of their
hearts.
FISHING as
it rsKD To
BE done on
NAt'RU.
When the rainy, season was over
great joy prevailed among the hungry
people.
Little fish had been
during the whole season.
caught
As the peo-
ple live principally on cocoanuts and
fish, they missed the latter very much.
The high surf and heavy westerly gales
prevented the frail canoes from launching out upon the deep. But now, as
the wind had gone back to tli;c right
quarter, north to east, all was well,
for three days the fishermen would
watch the ocean. They could now live
On the beach only, away from wife and
children. Women had to keep away
from the beach.
On the third day the whole fleet of
canoes would proceed to sea. No attempt to lish near the beach was made.
The first step was to hunt up drifting
logs, of which there generally were
many far out at sea. Around these
logs most of the valuable fish gathered.
While on their way the fishermen were
not permitted to speak, only incantations were chanted.
When near a log, two or three fish,
never more, would swim towards the
canoe. The "eani" had sent them to
find out whether the fishermen were
good or bad men. If a fish found that
a man who had not separated himself
from his wife during the past three
days was in the canoe, they would not
jump in Ihe peculiar net. called "Ihihon," which was held up, but if all was
well, the) would.
( To he Continued.)
HAWAII COUSINS.
V.
SCENES
GATHERED FROM MY
JOURNAL.
MOTHER'S
November 6, 1820, was Monday and
washing day in Honolulu. Tnfr pioneer missionary's wife, little
accus-
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changing scenes of life,
In trouble and in joy,
The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ."
During the day she had forgotten
her weakness as well as she could, that
she might entertain in conversation,
through an interpreter, a ehiefess with
a company of twelve or fifteen attendants. Three of these at the order of
tomed to such service in her American "In all the
home, is at the washtub, and with the
help of a young native lad has the
clothes upon the lines and herself ready
for teaching school by noon. Forty
pupils (though generally not more than
thirty would be in daily attendance)
had been gathered from among most
abject heathen, their nakedness covered, and for six months had been under
the instruction and the refining influence of Ibis devoted teacher, the first
school teacher of "Hawaii nei." Pretty
uniformly from ten to twenty spectators, curious friends and kin. look or
in wonder at the novel scenes.
the friendly "alii" brought to the door
"half a bushel of bananas, half a bushel
of potatoes and a fine hog," as a present to the tiny white baby whom her
highness had delightedly been tossing
in her tawny arms. This company
was followed later by other visitors,
and the next day the night is recorded
as having been a restless and sleepless
one. Was my mother presumptuous?
Yet these risks were all Incurred in the
spirit breathed forth in the exclamation, "0 who would not leave sisters,
friends and kindred to tell the despairing pagan mother there may be hope
for her and her dear offspring, too, in
the Christians' God, the Christians'
Savior? We would by all means win
their favor and their confidence if we
L. B. COAX.
could."
Xov ember 7 and 8 the school goes on
as usual, and some of the week's ironing is done after tea. But on the evening of the Bth, as the darkness gathers,
there is not much prospect of rest On
the morning of the ijth there is the arrival of a little stranger, the first white
girl baby born on Oahu. No physician
is present to introduce her to the fond
parents, but she is "a sweet babe," as
her mother thinks, and very welcome.
Two days later the "Cleopatra's
Barge" comes sailing into Honolulu
harbor, and with glad hearts the missionaries bear that she has brought
large packets of letters from numerous VI. EVENTS IN THE CAREER OF TWO OF
THE GULICKS.
friends, iS.ixx) miles away. More than
twelve months have passed since they
lii the year 1842, when the four big
had parted from those friends and in
all the long year no tidings had they boys had left the Kaluaaha, Molokai,
heard concerning them. How their home, and were marshaled under the
hearts leap at the thought of news from care of fathers Dole and Rice,
and
Miss Smith,
little
brother
home.
Thomas Lafon Gulick, the seventh
The day passes and the wakeful son, thei three years old. put a casnight, in which the young mother is tor-oil bean
in his ear. The shiny
studying patience while she waits, not seed with its firm shell slipped in easifor permission to break the seals and ly, but evaded every effort of two anxread, but for the precious missives to
ious parents at its extraction. In a
be brought on shore. Royal red tape short time the warmth and moisture of
must first be cut before the letters may the ear caused the unwelcome seed to
bo delivered to those for whom they swell and threaten
the life of the P>enwere sent. ()n the I I til she pens her
of
the
jamin
family.
prayer to he strengthened to bear
The nearest physician was the good
whatever intelligence comes: and on
Baldwin of Lahaina, whom many
Dr.
that a household had cause to bless. Our
the i _Mli gratefully records
strength was given, though there were little bin and his father must go to sec
moments whin "a tumult of feeling"
caused her amid tears to exclaim as
tlic letters recalled one dear friend and
another, "Will their pleasant voices
again fall on my ear, will their sweet
countenances never again brighten
these longing eyes?"
On the evening of the 15th we find
her sitting for an hour in her easy
rocking chair, the gift of her husband
and the work of his skillful hands. She
is holding her darling first-born in her
arms while she joins with others as
they sing at their evening worship,
the doctor at Lahaina.
The large single canoe, not the pcleleu, or double canoe, was equipped and
at early dawn Father Gulick and his
little son and three or four canoe men
set sail from Kaluaaha for Lahaina.
Naught but a bird on the wing could
fly more lightly than a single canoe before a fair wind. With the rising of
the orb of day, the breeze freshened
and the flying shell touched lightly the
crests of the rising waves. In a sudden puff of wind over went the outrigger, the canoe was upset, and all were
9
struggling in the waves. The little
boy, where was he? Nowhere to be
seen. Down dove Paaluhi, and, freeing the lad from entanglement iv the
ropes of the canoe sail, brought him up
and set him upon the rounding bottom
of the capsized canoe. The aquatic
Hawaiian soon righted the canoe; then
it was discovered that the thin and
frail craft had been cracked from end
lo end by the leverage of the heavy
mast and sail, which belonged to the
double canoe, and which had been borrowed by the canoe men for this trip
only.
Xo headway could he made by paddling a canoe full of water, lor two
or three hours this company of live or
six people were battling hopelessly
with a strong wind and dashing waves,
perhaps six or eight miles from land.
At this point the weary swimmers
descried an open whale-boat, which
three or four hours later than the illfated canoe was crossing from Molokai to Lahama, laden with bundles of
pai-ai (hard |)oi). These boatmen saw
the signal of distress of the wrecked
canoe, bore down for them, and, lightening their load by throwing into the
sea a pari of the cargo of poi, and taking on board the distressed company,
soon landed them safely at Lahaina.
Willi the delicate instruments, and the
superior skill of the good doctor, the
castor-oil bean, source of all this trouble, was soon removed from brother
Thomas' car, and ere many days the
thankful father and son returned to
their Molokai home.
Months, or perhaps years, later I
heard father rehearse this thrilling
story of escape from the hungry deep
to one of hi> fellow missionaries, bather Thurston, and I saw the tears of
love and sympathy that the older missionary shed on bearing of the watery
trial tint had befallen the Molokai
brother. Such was the sympathy that
knit the American Foard's missionaries
into one successful and triumphant
band.
Little do we know where the resting
place for our frail bodies is ordained to
be. These two Gulicks were saved
that day from a watery grave.
Thomas sleeps in the soil of Kijabe,
300 miles inland from Mombasa, in the
heart of British Fast Africa: while
Father Gulick and his lifelong partner,
our devoted mother, after spending
their last years with their missionary
children in distant Japan, were laid
to rest under the whispering pine trees
in Kobe, near the shore of the Inland
Sea.
O. H. GULICK.
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THE LATE REV. DAVID L.
Mr. \ i was a graduate from the Ka|,i !',..* ,' School and later from
the I | teal Seminary in I lonolnlu, in
which in st of the Hawaiian ministers
were i ducated. llc worked for a time in
the neighborhood of Hilo, then came to
Honolulu as a helper of Rev. Henry
Parker. the pastor of Kawaiahao
Church. Later Mr. Parker asked him ro
take more responsible position. Meanwhile In was chosen by the manager of
the I lawaiian iazette Co. as the editor of
:e,\i\ pure lives.
'
FALSE BIOLOGY AND FATALISM
By Rev. John T. Gulick, D. D.
(('oiilimied from June.)
lu every case where a sexually propagating species becomes divided into
several distinct races, we find isolation,
(i.e. the prevention of free crossing,)
between the r.iu's, with intcrgeneration
within each race, and each race showing separate powers of variation and
heredity. This initial segregation having once been established, intensive
segregation is sure to be introduced
ganized habitudes and customs, become
•ontrolling factors in the racial evolution of tin same groups. Put that there
may be no misapprehension, I wish to
have it carefully noted, thai the inlltieiice if acquired characters which I am
here considering is entirely independent
of any direct modification of inheritance
in the young through acquired characters gained by the continued practice
of the parents. Whether there is any
such direct influence has long been discussed, ami the prevailing opinion is
that it has been disproved: but whatever the truth on that point may be. the
influence
characters,
of acquired
through their control of the forms of
selection must be recognized as of commanding importance in many of the
higher animals and especially in man.
This influence operates: (O By partially setting aside a form of selection,
(j) By wholly setting aside some form
of selection, or (3) By establishing a
new form. Acquired characters by partially setting aside a form of selection
"rising from changes that would other-'
wise limit the range of the species, may
give time for many generations to arise
with successive variations that in their
'urn more or less fully meet the new
conditions, and thus lead to a new form
of Natural Selection, and the establish
ing of a new race.
As an illustration let us consider the
ease of the Eskimo race of the Arctic
regions. If we could follow their anA-l, DIED JUNE 27, 1907
cestry back to remote ages there is
every reason to believe that vve should
ihe native weekly newspaper, the Kuofind a stage in which they were naked
koa,
savages living in a warm climate with
Mr. A-i went as a delegate to the Chris- but little knowledge of houses, clothing,
tian Endeavor Convention in Japan. or fire. It may be a matter of debate
Soon after his return he was taken stld- whether they reached the northern regions in a period when the climate was
di" ' ill aud died of heart failure on June
a
continuous summer, or whether their
27, 1907. Mr. A-i was one of the leadrequired an increasing light
approach
Hawaiian.*.
He
was
conscienvery
ing
with
cold
weather as they went north:
tious and faithful. There are other Ha- but
either
case they could not have
in
and
arc
waiian vimug men like him.
there
in these regions
established
themselves
many more who are not honoring this where they now arc without the several
Hawaiian blood by living honest, true arts
by which man protects himself
and carried forward from generation to from the cold. It is therefore, evident
generation, even when the conditions that these arts were part ol" the equiplying outside of each group are the ment that has enabled them to remain
same; for the isolated groups will in for countless generations in these cold
time adopt different methods of using regions, til' their inherited constitution
the environment, and so subject them- has become very different from thai of
selves to different forms of selection. tropical man. F. A. Cook,-ethnologist
Divergent forms of Reflexive Selection of the first Peary North Greenland Exwill also arise bringing intensified pedition, writing of Ihe Eskimo, states
segregation and increasing divergence that "the muscular outlines of the body
are nearly obliterated from the fact that
in the characters of ca.-fi group.
We will now briefly consider the evo- they have immediately beneath the skin
lution of acquired characters; aud for a layer of blubber, or areolar tissue,
the sake of brevity. I will at the same which protects them against extreme
time refer to some of the ways in which cold."
these acquired characters, with their orWe find that accommodation with
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habiludiiial segregation fills a sphere of I Degeneration of important powers 'that they may come in contact with the
importance in the evolution of animals ( has also occurred in many animals that poor and better the condition of that
according to the degree of their mental have become parasitic, or have learned ! class."
endowments. In studying the evolution to shift the responsibility of raising
The function of the Settlement is also
of the higher animals it is. therefore. their young onto other species. 'The very Bptly described in the same work
necessary to consider the molding of old-world cuckoo has entirely lost the | as: "An attempt to establish closer relaaccommodations by election as well as instincts that would lead it to build its tions between the higher and lower social
the molding of adaptations by selec- own nests and hatch its own eggs. In i lasses, with the aim of giving lo the poor
the eastern part of the United States opportunities for culture, while securing
l ion.
in the case of the Eskimo we have | of America the black-billed cuckoo and I for the rich a broader view of life
an illustration of the setting aside, or the yellow-billed cuckoo have started through closer contact with the people."
prevention, of Natural Selection suffi- in a course that will probably lead to It is not within the scope of this paper
cient to preserve the group from de- the extinction of both species, unless
to sketch the history of Social Settlestruction; for Natural Selection in such they succeed in finding some alien
It will suffice to say in passing
of
raising ments.
a case is the elimination of the unlit,; species on which the labor
that
it had its origin in the influence of
.'old as none were capable of surviving;; their young may be imposed. There such men as
Dr. Arnold, Frederick D.
without the aid of clothing and houses. ire now shirking individuals who lay
Maurice,
John Ruskin, Thomas Hill
Natural Selection unchecked by these their eggs in the nests of other birds,
Green,
Denison, Arnold Toynbee
Edward
arts wottld have been the elimination of either of their own species or of the and others, who in one way or another,
of
Sclcc
allied
and
thus
for
all. The prevention
Natural
the instinct
species,
inspired those with wham they came in
lion was, however, not complete; and faithful service is being lowered from
contact, to go into the slums and help
in the end we find a race of men en- generation to generation.
solve the problem of the slums.
dowed with innate characters protectWhen public attention has been turn
It is necessary, in order to obtain a
ing them in a considerable degree from <-d to the danger of degeneration that
the destructive effects of the low tem- threatens mankind through the setting somewhat clear and intelligent idea of the
perature. Lei us now consider cases aside of certain forms of long establish- Settlement as a factor in religious life and
in which Natural Selection in regard to ed selection, the remedy will not be education, to briefly review tin- changes
certain endowments has been entirely Found in restoring the conditions of in life and thought of the latter half of
set aside by acquired characters; and savage life, in which the deaf and the the Nineteenth Century. These changes
i thcr cases in which new forms of blind are eliminated by starvation; but iavc been many; brought about chiefly
selection have, at the same time, been lather by establishing new forms of in- through the introduction of steam and
introduced.
From the time of the stitutional and prudential selection. electricity. By the use of these two forces
earliest mammals till very recent The marriage <>f those who arc special- 'he world has been made smaller ami'
limes ever) mammalian mother that ly liable lo have defective offspring may communication made easier and quicker.
failed to give milk to her young also thus be prevented,
ECOKOM X I II AMil-.S.
failed of raising her young, and the The illustrations
T have presented,
propagation ola stock seriously defici- show
conclusively that in many ways
The two great forces which have prov
ent in this respect was prevented by
old
forms
of selection may be set aside ed such a blessing to the world have of
Filio-parental Selection. Amongst hunew forms introduced, without ref- themselves brought about great changes,
man mothers there arc, however, a few and
erence to any change in the activities The day has long since passed when the
who arc deficient in the power of giving
outside of the species. If even the youth apprenticed himself to an artisan
suck, and, in civilized races, the providealing with Ihe f some sort in order to learn bis trade,
sion for the young of such mothers is snails are capable of
environment
different ways, lb- is no longer received into the housein
same
so complete that they are placed at no
bovv much more may we expect of man- hold of his master while serving his apdisadvantage. There is, therefore, reascience, of philos- prenticeship and seldom, if ever, conson to believe that the power of moth- kind? Tiie voices of
religion,
of
appeal to ns both cludes bis apprenticeship by marrying his
ophy
and
ers to give suck is being gradually
communities,
as
as
say- master's daughter. These simple condiindividuals
and
diminished by the setting aside of this
of Paul. "Work out tions have changed. The factory has
in
ing
the
words
long established form of Filio-parental
own salvation with fear and taken the place of the individual artisan.
Selection. We may even begin to won- your
trembling; for it is God that
der whether this is not the first step toward the production of a variety of the in you."
human species in which this power will
worketh
Steam and machinery with their power to
do more work than the artisan's band,
have changed the quiet workships of the
old days into the mighty and busy factories of today. Very few operatives today own their tools, and most of them
specialize on sonic pari of the machinery
in (he factory. In this way the men have
come to be dependent for their living on
the owner or owners of the factory, and
are subject to his wish and pleasure.
This has brought about the formation of
two distinct classes, on the one hand the
operative and on the other the capitalist.
Each of these two classes has tried lo protect its interests, which has led to the
be comparatively obsolete.
THE SOCIAL SETTLEMENT AS A
Another example of a similar kind is
FACTOR IN RELIGIOUS
the deterioration of the power of sight
EDUCATION.
in the more civilized races of man. T
believe ii is fill 1v recognized that the
proportion of individuals with defective
By J. A. Rath.
e ighl is much greater in civilized than
It may not be out of place at the comin savage races.
F there any reason to doubt that mencement of this paper to give a short
the difference is due to the fact, that, definition of Social Settlements. Xo betfor many generations, savages with ter definition can he given than is found
in the Xew International Encyclopedia,
deficient sight have had
iv for leaving descendants, than have viz: "The name given to those houses,
individuals with the same deficiency, situated in the poorer districts of cities, formation
belonging to civilized races?
I \\ |ii>r*i> (*( 11 1foforl nif*tl 111fl \\'Otllf*n 11\'f unions.
of corporations and trade
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of the normal man all three sides
attention. We are also coining to
The changes in economic conditions realize that it is not sufficient for man to
have brought about social changes. The seek pardon from (iod when he offends
rapid growth of the modern city is one against his fellow: but to seek pardon
of the marked features of the age. They from his fellow-nian also by making
have sprung up around mills and fac- proper restitution for the wrong done.
tories; what a score of years ago was a In other words, our view of man's relismall village at town has, by the coming gious duty is becoming more social. We
in of a factory or mill, grown into a city. are putting greater emphasis on what a
In these cities the chORC residence lots man is and on a man's worth and charare taken by the rich, —the mill and fac- acter rather than on a man's creed or
lorv owners, and capitalists, -while the church membership.
As for the changes
operatives and unskilled laborers have in theological thought, that must be left
bad to take homes in the less desirable to the theologians to settle.
parti of the city. The houses in which
they live are not generally owned by them THE SETTLEMENT AS A FACTOR IN ADAPTING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND IDEALS
and,-ire invariably built for revenue with10 THESE CHANGED CONDITIONS.
out any regard to comfort and decency.
These houses have come to be called tenements, and the part of the city in which
The changes so briefly indicated above,
ibey arc situated is called the shuns. g have brought about a change in the attiThe extreme between the healthy and tude of the Common people toward the
comfortable houses of the rich and the Traditional Church and religion as rephovels if (he poor has caused a wide resented by the Church. The old idea of
breach between these two classes. The Mission work was to rent a room in the
dwellers of the shuns have come to look shun district and to hold religious meetupon the capitalist with suspicion and ings one, two or more evenings a week.
distrust in every way. They have noth- This, together with the distribution of
ing in common either in their social or tracts and leaflets, at one time formed the
religious life. In a very great number of ideal mission work.
instances the capitalist and man of wealth
The people who undertook this kind of
docs not even know the operative or wmk were generally consecrated men and
laborer. So huge have our industries be- women wjio desired to uplift their lis:',
come that the work of supervision has to fortunate brothers and sisters.
The
be committed to hands other than the greater number of the people in (lie
owner or capitalist. Together with this Church look no active part in ibis work,
state of affairs, comes one other, brought and hence the estrangement between Ihe
about by education.
Church and the masses in the slums was
The spread of modern education as great as ever. No attempt was made
through the public schools and the press to study their conditions. The Social
has caused a feeling of dissatisfaction Settlement has tried to solve this great
among the tenements. The dwellers of problem of the age, of not only bettering
these tenements arc realizing more and die conditions of the poor but also the
more that while it is the capitalist's brains bringing about of a better understanding
and money that is contributing much to between the rich and poor. It is idle for
the worlds progress, yet their brawn or any chinch or organization to hope to uplabor is also a factor in this progress, lift the people of the shuns by merely
This is leading them to all sorts of ex- sending one or more people to work
tremes in the way of Socialism and labor among them for an hour or more. It can
unionism. The more baalnccd of the only be done by consecrated and educated
operatives and laborers, however, are men and women living in the midst of
coining to realize that the interests of the people and sharing their lives with
capital and labor are not opposed, but one them. The doing of this has led lo a
-and it can only Ik- by a better under- better understanding of conditions among
standing of one another that good can the poor and has forced the Church 'o
adopt new ways and' methods in order to
come.
SOCIAL CHANGES.
nient
I need
conditions.
Before proceeding to detail iii just wii.it
meet these changed
Kia.n.iocs
CHANGES.
view of man and his relation to
God and his fellow man has also changed
No longer do we view man as consisting
of three water-tight compartments called
"Body," "Mind" and "Spirit." We have
come to realize that it is not three, but
three in one; and for the healthy develop
Our
way the Settlement is a factor in religious
not be out of place to
stale tin Settlement's ideal of religion
It is of a practical rather than a
theoretical nature. It lavs stress on character rather than dogma. It believes in
.".n all round developed manhood and
womanhood. A clean, healthy body; an
education, it may
active and alert mind': a spirit so quick
Cfied thai it can discern between right and
wrong and good and evil, not only .1
spiritual matters, but in temporal affairs
as well ; in the social life, in the economic
life and in our political hfc. In (he working of (his practical religious ideal it
employs various legitimate ways an 1
means. These for the sake of brevity will
be classed under four heads, viz: (1)
Physical, (2) Educational, (3) Social,
l .\) Religious and Moral.
(,),.„vs,i'.v,..
has long gone by when we be"the more filthy the man the more
holy the saint." The ideal of filth being
a sign of holiness belongs to the darkages an.l' to a class of men today wiio
live in countries less advanced in Civilization thai! ours. We have come to believe
that cleanliness goes hand in band with
godliness. We arc putting more emphasis on the fact thai our bodies arc the
temple of God's spirit. In the doing of
ibis, many agencies arc employed, Gymnasiums, I" give the human body the exercise it needs to keep it healthy and
strong: baths to keep the body clean;
playgrounds to help cultivate those qualities in the chih! that will help him in his
later life; district nurses, not only to lend
the sick, but to leach the people that tlv
surroundings ol tin- homes and' persons
must he kepi clean if disease is ever to he
I he day
lieved
fought successfully; day nurseries in
which the babes of the wage earning
mothers can be looked after in a proper
and cleanly way: lodging rooms where
young men can live free from the temptations of vice and crime; soup kitchens
where the body may be fed with good,
wholesome food; pure milk depots where
parents may obtain pure milk that ino.t
necessary did for the infant -at a reasonable cost. These and other methods
are used to lay emphasis on a clean,
lit for the indwelling of the
I calthv body,
spirit. A diseased' body will invariably
lead to a diseased mind and spirit.
I.')
EDUCATIONAL.
Not only does the body of man need
his mind needs training also.
The Settlement realizes ibis and supplies
this training. Circulating libraries and
reading rooms arc maintained where the
people may obtain ami read the best there
is on all matters affecting life. Lectures
on all subjects arc delivered by the leading experts of the day, and in this wav
the people .ire brought into direct touch
with the great minds of the day. Inst ruction in music and art is given in order to
develop the aesthetic side of the mind.
Classes in business methods are held in
care but
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order to give those who desire it. a chance
of fitting themselves for a business life.
Evening classes are invariably conducted
in all subjects, from the teaching of
primary English to the classics. Kindergartens are pari of the equipment of every
well organized Settlement,
Not only is the mind trained, but the
band also, classes in manual work, carpentry, sloyd, dressmaking, weaving,
lace making, etc. In this wav the Settlement is trying lo combat the evil idea
abroad that manual labor is degrading.
"The devil finds some mischief Still, for
idle hands to do." While our ideas about
his Satanic Majesty may have changed.
Ibis saving slill holds good. Given an
untrained, empty and idle mind, it will
lint lake long before it gels into trouble of
one sort or another. Thus in the realm
of education of the mind the Settlement
is doing for that part of man what the
traditional Church has neglected to do.
CO
SOCIAL,
One of the first duties of the Settlement is (he furnishing of clean, healthY
c-njoymenl for the people among whom it
is situated. Man is primarily a social
animal. The form of amusement and recreation merely takes different forms in
different grades of society according to
the training and environment of the people. The club feature is strong in the
Settlement scheme. Besides a social, it
has an educational value. .Athletic clubs
nut only teach a boy clean athletics and
give him a certain'amount of exercise but
also teach him deference to the wish of
others. The boy soon learns in the club
that he is one of a social group and' if he
desires to live in peace and harmony with
Ids group he must learn to give and take.
In (his way he is taught the great lesson
of obedience to the wishes of his fellows
and to the organized forces of government. The Settlement acts as a center
where people of like tastes may meet and
exchange thoughts and ideas and in Ibis
way "help each other on."
(.\)
RELIGIOUS AND MORAL.
This has been placed last as it is really
nut only the culmination of the others,
but also the combination. Not all Settlements have direct religious teaching; they
arc none the less religious in their influence.
In connection with those settlements thai have religious instructions, the
usual methods are employed; Sunday
Schools aud Church services arc held on
Sunday. The people, however, arc prepared f'>r these services and classes by
the work that has been done for them
during the preceding six days. They
come gladly and will dv to hear the
gospel of the Xazarene. This gospel has
lost none of its force to attract and bold
men. The fault is not with the gospel,
but with the method of presentation.
When presented as it is by the Settlement,
not only on Sundays but throughout the
week, its old power and force to draw
men—even in the shuns to it. is as great
as ever.
In depicting the last great scene in the
twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew, when
all the world would he gathered before
•die tribunal from which there will be no
appeal, the lest laid' down by the Master
Was not one of creed or dogma; it was
not one of churchmcmbcrship or affiliation; it was not even one of belief, hut of
kind deeds. "Inasmuch as ye did it (did
it not) unto one of these mv brethren,
'even these least.' ye did it (did it not)
unto me." This is the religious ideal the
Settlement is trying to instil into the people of the shuns of kind forebearance toward Others; of good will to all, whether
capitalist or labor leader —together with
those qualities that go to make a clean,
healthy, law-abiding and'honest citizen of
either this great republic or any other.
It not only helps the people of the shuns
to a higher view of life, but it also gives
the wealthy classes a broader and more
sympathetic view- of humanity.
TEACH THE BIBLE IN
THE DAY-SCHOOL.
HOW TO
By A.
M. Merrill.
As an introduction to what I may have
"How to Teach the
Bible in the Day-school," allow me to say
that I consider the general subject for
discussion at this conference well chosen.
Il is, without doubt, one of the most important problems of this or of any age,
and upon its solution depends the success
of the age, the destiny of the Church as
an organization, and the fate of all social
institutions. 'Hie decay of the races and
ihe doom of the nations whose ruins now
strew the earth was invariably preceded
by and, in fact, caused by their inability
to find an effective solution to the problem of religious and moral education.
And like causes doubtless produce like results.
As to the present age, a review of existing conditions leads us to question the
efficiency of our accepted system of education and to desire a more satisfactory
solution of the problem. The general unrest and increasing discontent among all
classes of society, social disorders, civic
unrighteousness, commercial and industrial conquests, and the struggle for supremacy in all lines of activity and in all
walks of life—these may he the manifestations of
noble aspirations in the
hearts of men, hut they show alarming
symptoms of being undirected or misguided. The spirit of the age is plainly
shown in the educational slogan of the
masses, "Fearn more, earn more," and in
the fact that many institutions of higher
learning have caught the spirit aud aie
emphasizing the utilitarian at the expense of the humanities,
We have come to consider education
in general as susceptible of a well defined
division into (i) Secular Education and
(2) Religious Education. The government schools of many States, by common
consent of the patrons, owing to differ
cnees in religious beliefs and doctrines,
are restricted' to secular education; religious education being left to the Church.
It is evident that live days of systematic
training in strictly secular branches is
quite out of proportion to the one day's
religious training, often unsystematic 01
entirely neglected, and that the resttlt
must be the development of a big head
and a small heart, or keen wits and dull
sensibilities.
(Continued 011 /'age /./■)
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its compre- '< ecu studied by such eminent educator' eight and fourteen, but after that rapidly
sense, we consider as including as l)f. Dawson, of Clark University, lo increases and reaches its maximum with
Religious education, in
hensive
speculative theology, scholastic theology
and moral theology. The first and second of these may with propriety be left
to the Church, but the third comes well
within ;be scope of popular education and
is absolutely indispensable in the making
of good citizens, which is the prime object of government institutions of learning.
The fear of doctrinal offense in teaching the Bible in the day-school is largely
imaginary. A judicious elimination ol
doctrinal questions, articles of faith, and
all speculative subjects, still leaves a
wonderful volume of most interesting
and most helpful material. There is but
little to inspire doctrinal controversy in
Mililc biograph) or Bible history, in the
decalogue or the Sermon on the Mount,
in the Psalms of David or the ethnical
maxims or practical proverbs of Solomon.
Hut there is abundant material for the
inculcation of all moral virtues, material
suitable for all stages of life, by which
the child may he led by proper and rational step! through his own heroic,
romantic, poetic, and philosophic ages,
with the name of (ioil ringing in his cars,
the thought of (rod lingering in his mind,
and the love of God entering his heart.
The same spirit that inspired the F.ook
and has preserved it through the ages
may be trusted to make its own interpretation to the heart of the child and accomplish that whereunto it was sent.
We arc taught that the life of each individual is an epitome of the history of
the race, and that each stage in the life
of the individual has its corresponding
period in racial history. Whatever has
been of general interest to the human
family, from its birth to the present time,
will be of special interest to the individual while in the corresponding stage of
life. Leading educators during the past
quarter of a century, recognizing this
principle, and believing that the spontaneous interests of the child are the expressions of a stage of life and indicate
fundamental needs and aptitudes, have
spent much time in studying child interests with a view to the more systematic
arrangement of the materials and methods employed in the development of mind
and character. The play interests, literary interests, historical interests, geographical interests, musical interests,
ethical interests, —all have been studied,
and as the years in which the several interests develop and culminate are determined the gradation of lesson materials
is adjusted to meet them.
The child's interests in the Bible have
determine what portion of the Sacred '7K per cent, in the twentieth year. In
Books are of special interest in the dif- Merest in the poetic books begins at nine
From
ferent stages of life, and the results of land culminates at fourteen.
their investigations are most helpful in twelve to fourteen there is considerab]
shaping a curriculum of religious educa- interest 111 the prophetic books: and from
tion. Dr. Dawson's investigations, car- sixteen to eighteen in the wisdom books.
ried on among representative American I Out of one thousand children examined
children, show, for example, that at the not one expressed a preference for a book
age of eight years, children arc more in- that could be classed as doctrinal. The
terested 111 the New Testament than in results of these investigations also show
the ( )ld—due doubtless to the story of the the comparative interest of children in the
birth of Jesus, which is, perhaps, the most characters, stories and scenes of the
popular of all stories.
I Bible, which arc valuable aids in selecting
[materials for a course of study.
fourteen,
From eight to
children are
From these facts gathered from scienmore interested in the Old Testament
tific
and from personal experithan in the New, owing to the large num- ence research
in teaching the Bible in a day-school
ber of stories in the Old Testament that
nucleus of a course of study may be
appeal to children of those years. From the
suggested.
fourteen On the New Testament is inIn the early years the child should be
creasingiy popular, reaching its maxitaught
the story of the birth of Jesus,
cent,
mum with 97 per
in the twentieth
with stones relating to his childhood and
v ear.
to the childhood and youth of such charIn the choice among the books of the acters as Moses, Samuel. Joseph and
Bible, at the age of eight the interest is David. The adult Jesus should he taught
divided equally between the historical as the King of men, whose great love for
books and the Gospels. Interest in the children led him to say, "Suffer little chilhistorical hooks increases to the four- dren to come unto me, for of such is my
teenth year, after which it falls off. In- kingdom."
{To be Continued.)
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�THE FRIEND
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CO., THE FRIEND D I SHOP & COMPANY,
BANKERS.
HAWAIIAN
Is published the first week of each month
Honolulu,
in
T. H., at the Hawaiian Hoard
Book Rooms, cor. Alakea and Merchants
Sts.
Subscription price, $1.50 per year.
tife
and Accident
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"" Ml ■ltd all M. ().'sand checks should he made
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out to
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The magnificent residence tract of
the Oahu College.
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Butifust Manager of The Friend.
P. (). Box 489.
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fered for sale on the tulvj terms: one third
cash, one-third in one year, one-third in two
years.
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Hawaiian Islands.
Alakea & Merchant Sts., Honolulu, T. 11.
ml 1111m1 track lln litiard Hoomt liy IhtHthoJ
tkt month
(Arthur
11
The Board
of Editors
F. Griffiths, A.8.,
and
Presiuem.)
Doremus Scudder, Managing Editor.
Sereno E. Bishop, D. D.
Rev. Orramel H. Gulick.
Theodore Richards.
Rev. Edward W. Thwing.
Rev, Edward B. Turner.
Rev. William D. Westervelt.
-t. /y"->. at Honolulu, Hawaii, m geeaad
ilass matter, untie* metof Congress of Maith i, itfo,
MOVED
(Samuel Pingree French, A. 8., Principal.)
where hereafter may be
found Bibles in
together with special
Commercial,
Music, and
Art courses.
Fur Catalogues, address
JONATHAN SHAW,
Oahu College,
- - -
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Honolulu, H. T.
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All communications of a literary character and Insurance Department, doing a Life, Fire
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cor.
COOL CLIMATE. SPLENDID VIEW
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Sunday School materials
Quarterlies, Notes and commentaries
GEORGE J. AUGUR,
M. D.,
HOMOEPATHIC PRACTITIONER.
Residence, 435 Beretania St.; Office, 431
Beretania St. Tel. 1851 Blue.
Office Hours:—lo to
12
a. m., 3to 4 and J
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Palaina Settlement
Portuguese Work
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500.00
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Japaaew Work
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$
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349.00
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we hear from him?"
Answer; (1) He's in
Honolulu; (2) read the
FRIEND, especially
"RANGE LIGHTS."
There is no Keener,
Kindlier comment written now-a-days.
Further announcements may expected
soon.
The Publisher.
10.00
109.00
$ 00.40
Otis.Do
Portuguese Work
—-—
$5,472.20
T. R.
which lias characterized the days of GovGovernor Carter. The
Territory of Hawaii has great reason to
he thankful for the character of the men
who so far have been appointed Governor
of these islands.
ernor Dole and
Rev. John P. Erdman has arrived from
Japan and will commence his work in
September. He will be the agent of the
Hawaiian Hoard for the larger part of
the Island of Oahu. He has been engaged in work in Honolulu in the years
past. Then he lived in Japan about three
years, now returning to a field and
friends which welcome him very heartily.
His father and mother visited him in
Japan and now are at Mr. 15. F. Dillingham s'plcasant home.
A
loons, and how shall
Receipt! 2,002.67
EXPENDITURES,
Friend
Chinese Work
Salaries
■.———
eners and readers on
the mainland, and they
are already enquiring
"Where is the Nestor
and the Achilles of the
movement against sa-
$4,855.60
Waiakea Settlement
Personal Accounts
Palatna Settlement
I'alama B] ial Pun.I
Hawaiian Work
Salaries
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The readers of THE,
FRIEND have a peculiar privilege.
John G. Woolley has
had thousands of list-
$2,253.02
Mill-I'acifie Institute
Kilueat ionnl Work
General Fuml
Bagliril Work
Salaries
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PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
RECEIPTS
l-'.xccss of Kx|,eiulit ores over
No. 9
HONOLULU, H. T., SEPTEMBER, 1907
VOL. LXIV
PRAYER.
Father! Lead
us through the multitude of thoughts
Surrounding and confusing thoughtful
()
men;
Keep us from traveling without a guide.
For we have strayed again and still
again.
Help 111 to know the great realities,
The principle* which underlie all things,
The deep foundations on which Thou
dost rest,
The truth from which confusing subtruth springs.
Help us to know the meaning of pure
faith
Amid the tangled maze of scientific
thought.
The most important political event of
the month was the inauguration of exJudge W. F. Fretr as Governor of the
Territory of Hawaii. lie is a man of
considerable experience and sound judgment and will attend to the duties of his
office carefully, faithfully and earnestly.
The greatest part of his life has been
spent in these island's. His official position as Chief Justice has given him an
excellent opportunity to understand
island matters. His sterling integrity,
which has been thoroughly proved in the
past, assures a continuation of the thoroughly honest administration of affairs
It is so easy not to see the stars
Behind the darkness which the clouds
have brought.
Be patient with us Lord, our waywardness
Deserves the swift correction of the rod;
Bat oh, in tender love of Fatherhood
L'nfold to us the truth which comes from
God.
W. D. W.
It is no slight thing for Hon. John G.
Woolley to forsake the green pastures
and larger flocks of the central United
States to make his home for a time in
�4
I lis life has been
preeminently that of a reformer for
mam years. In recognition of acknowledged ability he was made the candidate
of the Prohibition party for President of
the United Stales. His literary acquirement! procured for him the highest degree conferred upon scholarly men, that
of Doctor of Laws, lie comes now to
an entirely new field and one which cannot give an enthusiastic response to the
tine thought and eloquent periods which
have attracted crowds of bearers in the
past. Outside of Central Union Church
there are no large congregations. Only
handfuls of English speaking people can
be gathered together in the outside towns
and districts. There will be deep-seated
appreciation, but the response to burning
thoughts must come from individuals
rather than from crowds.
Mr. W'oolley will take a prominent
place on the editorial force of The Friend
and will conduct a Temperance Depart
nient which will glisten with suggestive
the Hawaiian Islands.
THE FRIEND
for a renewal of his license refused on
account of the proximity to the kinderfallen. But he wants to get in his blows
Inst so he protest- against the kindergarten, lie seems to thmk that the school
demoralizes tM customers of his saloon.
So he says "he cannot stand the behavior of the children on the opposite
side <>f the street. While he could endure the noises from the drunken people
in his saloon, lie will not tolerate any
noise at all from the opposite side.'
The man is apparently honest in thinking
that a saloon should be protected from
those who would prepare a counter attraction to keep the children out of the
doors of bis den,
worth while to look back over the years
which have passed since the Board was
organized' and note the path it has
traveled and its slopping places before
finding its permanent home.
'Hie llawaiians who are interested in
the Hoard's work compare the different
places in which the Hoard's meetings
have been held to the seven days of the
week. Thus the Sabbath typifies the time
when anxiety and unrest are over and the
permanent day of rest is found.
The senior member of the Board, our
revered Dr. Bingham, says that the
first gatherings of the members was June
a3i
HI the old Mission school
house in the Kawaiahao Church grounds,
south of the Mission cemetery. This is
one of the oldest mission buildings in
the islands and was occupied by the
school which Mrs. Bingham I Dr. Binghams' mother) taught for years. It was
also the place where the annual meetings
of the missionaries were held This property belongs to Kawaiahao Church. The
officers elected at that fust meeting were:
President, Rev. Titus Coan ; Vice-President, Dr. (i. P. Judd; Corresponding
Secretary, Rev. L. 11. Gultck; Recording
Secretary, Rev. E. W. Clark: Treasurer,
E. O. Hall: Auditor, J, P.artlett.
In 1867 the Hoard was holding its
meetings in the lower story of the old
book binder) which stood on what are
now the ground's in front of the southern
portion of Kawaiahao Seminary.
From these quarters the Hoard moved
to a coral stone building west of the old
mission house known as "The Chamberlain House." This building was later a
part of the first store of Castle ft Cooke.
Rev. A. ( ). Forties became the corn'
gponding secretary and persuaded the
iard to build him a dwelling house on
Beretania street in which to carry on the
Hoard's work. A small cottage was
erected in the grounds for the papers,
books ami meetings. This building was
some distance from the center of the city
—hence only the regular meetings were
held' there as a rule and the called special
meetings in different places near the
business offices.
"The Big Four" is the name given by
the daily press to the I'. S. men-of-war
which have just entered the harbor of
Honolulu as The Friend is about to gQ
to press, Many of the men have already been granted shore leave and are
trying to see all they can of the fir-t
thoughts.
part of "Cod's Country" which they
for someMrs. W'oolley has received a warm have placed '.heir feet upon
time.
who
that
welcome from the friends
feel
It is noticeable that these men are so
she will fill a large place in the circle
which seeks the welfare of the home. The acting as to create an excellent impresmembers of the W. C. T. U. have already sion upon the citizens of Honolulu.
Horses, carriages and bicycles are n
assured her that they open to her their
evidence bearing their loads of
gnat
hearts and homes.
men.
('inning to such a quiet work as goes white-clad man-of-wars
Honolulu has prepared a special welon in these islands, will prove a greal
in the shape of a reception and
come
change to such active workers as Mr. and
Mrs. W'oolley, but it is hoped that from reading room under the care of the Saland enterthis center of the Pacific they may for vation Army, where lectures each
even
be
provided
will
inllu
tainments
main years send forth worldwide
lectures,
stereopticon
ing. Especial
ence.
illustrating the Hawaiian Islands, are
being provided for the fleet to be given
The people of Kauai have united upon on tlie Maryland.
a plan for decreasing the number of
saloons and also for making il somewhat
A polo team from Maui won two
difficult for the lover of strong drink to straight games from the < tabu polo playquench his appetite. The leading men of ers—and that, on the Oahu grounds.
the island gave careful thought to the
There was a tine display of horsemanmatter —apparently no one tried to shove
ship and skill in handling the ball.
off his responsibility upon his neighbor. The Maui team consisted of the followThe liquor problem was felt to be sutli- ing young men: Captain, F. F. Baldwin,
cienlK serious to receive the best atten- S.A. Baldwin, D. T. Fleming and C. C,
tion that could be given to it. The few Knnnbhaar. The < >ahu men were: Cap
saloons were limited to wholesale licenses tain Walter Dillingham, Dr. W. D. Bald—and these have been restricted in their win,
1.. Fleming and Robert Shingle.
operations. According to Charles 1.. ThreeJ.games had been planned, but when After a time the Hoard meetings were
Rhodes of the Advertiser: "The whole the two games were won by the Maui changed from the evening to the aftertraffic is put under bonds, as it were, to men the third game was dropped as un- noon and convenient down town places
were successively used.
keep the peace."
necessary.
Thus the Hoard occupied for a time the
by
A Japanese saloonkeeper in Wailuku, THE HOMES OF THE HAWAIIAN second story of the old building used
rooms
Advertiser,
and
also
the
in
the
of
the
Island
the chief town at present
BOARD.
Judd building, on the corner of Fort and
of Maui, protests against a kindergarten
on
Merchant streets: then rooms in the Maits
presented
The Friend of August
which is under the care of the Hawaiian
building
goon block, corner of Merchant and' Alafine
the
new
title
a
cut
of
page
of
and
has
been
located
Roard
Missions
kea
streets; then in the Campbell block
recent
gift
the street from his saloon. This of the Hawaiian Hoard—the
street; then in the Hoston buildnow
on
Fort
Mrs.
C.
It
is
of
Hon.
and
P.
Jones.
new is liable to have his application
:
K;s
�THE FRIEND
ing on Port street, and then in the Progress block on Fort street. When the
Japanese government purchased the half
of the block in which the Hoard rooms
were situated for use by its consular offices, the Hawaiian Hoard was without a
home.
Mr. P. C. Jones, the President of the
Hoard, felt the need of permanent quarters within close reach of business men,
therefore wisely consulted with his wile,
and with her advice and aid gave to the
Hoard the fine business block which it
now occupies as its permanent home. The
second story of this building is used for
meetings, offices and'book rooms. There
arc two rooms for stores on the first
floor. One of these is rented and one
is used as a sales room for the books ot
W, D. W.
the Board.
if the public of thoughtful men insists
that Mr. Campbell has only stated dearly
and frankly what others had apparently
not though through. Then the adventurous spirit of man will try sonic other way
of retaining the ethical and .esthetic value
of Christianity while rejecting its historical facts and its characteristic doctrines.
This I venture to think is going to be the
chief function of Mr. Campbell's book.
Signs are not wanting that already writers, who had triumphantly used (he
phrase, "The New Theology" in expounding their own ideas of the immanence of Cod, are being driven back
by Mr. Campbell's fearless exposition of
his deductions from it. to make fresh con
liections with the Christian consciousness.--( Rev. W. D. .Mackenzie. 1). D„ in
Hartford
:
and deep experience, assertions which
could not have produced that experience nor glorified those centuries.
But at last a zealous champion, more
zealous than discreet, states the bare
facts. He authoritatively, officially commits the whole "school" to its conclusions,
or to the explicit statement of doctrines
which had been involved in its characteristic method from the beginning of its
story. Such a book will usually be found
to end that particular phase of thought.
For any man after that to wear that
title, as this one of "The Xew Theology."
is equivalent to avowing himself a follower, say. of Mr. Campbell. It will be hard
indeed after that to say, "I accept the
\'ew Theology, but not Mr. Campbell's,"
Seminary Record.)
LA IBERAL'S
OPINION OF
"HIGHER CRITICS."
CHIEF FUNCTION OF CAMPBELL'S
"NEW THEOLOGY."
Sometimes a book with a bold title begins a real new movement of thought.
This cannot be claimed for the work entitled "The New Theology." by Rev.
Reginald J. Campbell of the City Temple,
London. The movement with which the
author identities himself had already been
familiar for about fifteen to twenty years.
Various writers in England and America
had been shouting the phrase to each
other, like wanderers in a mist looking
for the road homewards, to keep up each
other's courage. Sometimes a book which
professes to interpret a movement thoroughly, ends it. The real tendency latent
in the premises from which it starts becomes revealed in the frank statement of
conclusions which only the enemies had
hitherto attributed to it. These inferences had oftentimes been denied or they
had been accepted with softening phrases
and hazy modifications. Attempts had
been made to retain the virtues of the old
in the clothing of the new, to hallow with
the sacred associations of long centuries
5
Professor Shailer Mathews is a distill
guished member of the "liberal" school
if theologians so prominent in Chicago
University. To a great extent he accept?
the conclusions of the critics respectine
the ''id Testament, and considers their
methods correct. < >nc is tlierefore glad
to find him rejecting the allegation that
the Gospel has been destroyed by such
criticism as applied to the New Testament. Referring particularly to the testimony
of the Apostles to the
Bodil)
Resurrection of Jesus, he says of the in
•rcdiilous "critics": "'These conclusions
ire not likely to prevail except among
those who live in the highest altitude of
the anti-supcrnaturalisni." "Tin- real
difficulty is that such critics use as criteria
nf their normative processes certain pre
suppositions and ingenious guesses, as to
what things are not and cannot be."
'Translating this into simpler English,
Prof. Mathews means that these "advanced critics" are not governed by a
plain and reasonable system of judgment.
They are governed by a settled and fixed
opinion that anything supernatural is
necessarily imaginary and untrue. 'Thus
they arrive at ungrounded and false con
elusions. Instead of being, as they sup
pose, wise and discerning judges of the
truth, they follow deluding phantasms
and become misleading and "destructive
critics."
Neither in the (lid Testament or the
New, are the fanciful and fantastic conclusions of (these fallacious critics going
to stand, however ingenious ma\ be their
inventions to destroy the historical truth
of the Bible. This is not saying that
these industrious and ingenious searchers
into the history and details of the Bible
literature have not made important and
valuable discoveries. Hut the false and
truly irrational principle which is the
guiding star of most of them has led
them deplorably and fatally astray. That
false principle is, as said above, that nothing purporting to be miraculous or supernatural can possibly be historically true.
Into whatever vogue the "higher critic-
ism" may ha\e grown among our American scholars.—and it is very great—it is
.loomed to a certain and discreditable
fall.
The Hibli—with doubtless many human imperfections, being largely the
work of man—is the Record of Cod's
long and gracious personal interposition,
by means of Miracle and Revelation, for
the purpose <>f enlightening and saving
His wayward and ignorant children on
Earth. That glorious and gracious rec
ird will continue to stand for our ligl t
in,| comfort, when the fanciful dream 111
he '"Critics" have been forgotten.
S. E. H.
>
THE GOOD MAN IS MY MAN.
Kamehamcha 111 was a king gifted
in epigrams. "Debt is a moth and nun
is a poison god," is very forcible when
.>.<• recall the historical fact that the early
chiefs laid away many pieces of cloth received in return for sandalwood only to
find them quickly destroyed by moths.
The king learned that debt was as dc
tractive to his prosperity as the moth
-as to the cloth of his ancestors. Then
he remembered Kalaipahoa- the poison
god the reputed most powerful destroy
Ile saw the destruction
/r of his people.
wrought to home and business and life
by rum. Therefore he put the axiom:
•Rum is a poison god."
Pike unto this crisp wisdom is the saying which he applied to the choice of men
for public office. He was beset by applicants. For the men of Hawaii loved
office then even as they love it today.
Influence
was used
for the appointment
of certain persons. Kaineliaincha. however, to the surprise of his court, appointed other men. "Why did'you do this?"
was the question. 'The answer came back
giving the best principle upon which to
base electoral ballots: "'The good man is
my man."
The day for the selection of party
nominees is near at hand. Party leaders
are even now preparing the slate for precinct action. A good campaign slogan
for any party, especially strong in its influence among the native voters, backed
up by honest effort, would be the king's
cry: "The good man is mv man."
W. D. W.
�6
THE TRUE BASIS OF SOCIAL REFORM.
Although known as-very "liberal" in
hie theology, Prof. Shailer Mathews pre
SCStta the following impressive contribu
lions to Social Wisdom and Reforming
efficiency: "The gospel of the risen
Christ is also the gospel of regenerate
men building the eternal life into a ft a
ternity that must some day include all so
cial relations." "Regenerate men are the
only materials out of which to construct
regenerate society."
We believe that this is a most fundamental truth. 'The deep, corroding evils
pervading society can only be relieved
by the healing of a multitude of sin
diseased souls and making them iudi
vidua! centers of reforming and refining
power among their diseased and per
verted fellow men. Society cannot be up
lifted ill the mass, nor its corruptions
cured as a whole. The degraded coin
numities must be pervaded by redeemed
individuals, radiant with purifying ami
reforming touch of life.
THE FRIEND.
corruptness. 'The Gospel of Christ bears
the same testimony. < tur Lord Jesus
closed his earthly life by dashing himself
unflinchingly against the evil-doing of
the proud leaders, and by bis truss healing testimony against the evil thing w Inch
Cod abhorred. His death is the Divine
Witness against the Wickedness of Sin.
Let the Church ever maintain like test!
mom.
S. E. H.
TAHITI AND HAWAIKI.
A word sometimes outgrows itself and
becomes large of meaning beyond all thai
legitimately belongs to it. It becomes an
inclusive word. This has been recognized
as true concerning the use in the I la
waiian Islands of the word "Tahiti," or
as it is usually spelled "Kahike." Tahiti
hundreds of years ago meant the same
island as that which bears the same name
today. The sea rovers from Hawaii went
to Tahiti and returned even as from
Samoa and the larger island groups
toward the south. After several hundred
years the mists of fable gathered around
the slories which were handed down from
generation to generation, until all for
•ign lands received the general name Ka
Prof. Mathews also sounds a deep
fundamental note of Gospel wisdom in
farther asserting that there is "need of a hiki.
The New Zealand legends concerning
sturdy insistence upon the sinfulness id
sin." "'The pulpit has partly abandoned Hawaii under the name llawaiki. have
attempts to arouse moral discontent in
the human soul, and has been giving
prominence to congratulatory descriptions of men as the sons of ( !od. Adiuir
able as Ibis hopefulness regarding hu
inanity may be, it will be a sad day for
society if its moral teachers undertake to
widen the straight gate and broaden the
nariow way." "Society needs to be con
vinced afresh of the elemental distinction
between evil and good." "Knowledge is
not virtue, and art is not righteousness."
We feel that the emphasis placed by
the "Xcvv 'Theology" upon the "Father
hood of God" and tin- "Brotherhood of
Man" has not escaped the damaging evil
of minimizing the poisonous and con
laminating qualities of Sin. While our
God is a bather of tender compassion
ami outreaching mercy, He is Holy, and
cannot regard iniquity without aversion
and condemnation. While men are made
to be brethren and to love one another,
yet there is contamination and poisoning
with the morally leprous
and unclean. Lot could not take his family to dwell in Sodom without their being
In consorting
poisoned and ruined. It is neither wis
dotn or truth to set forth the amiable and
pleasing facts of morality ami religion,
and be reserved about the facts that are
stern and dark.
It is not the Old 'Testament alone that
constantly presents the Holiness of Cod,
and denounces the wickedness of human,
been very numerous and very puzzling to
the thoughtful nun who have tried to
Pace tin' laud from which the ancestors
of the Maoris (the natives) of New Xca
land came. The legends almost indiscriminate!) refer to llawaiki. Hut it was
evident that llawaiki sometimes referred
to the original home of the Polynesians
in the region around the Straits of Sunda
from which they were driven out by the
Malays who conquered and dispersed
them Over lite Pacific ocean, It was also
evident that llawaiki sometimes referred
to islands nearer New Zealand and to later migrations. The New Zealand writers
have taken the word llawaiki as meaning
one place
from which the various migrations have come -and they find much
difficulty in finding any place to correspond with the conditions of the various
legends, It is a simple suggestion which,
perhaps, we of the Hawaiian Islands
have no right to make to the scholars of
\ew Zealand and vet there seems to be
no reason win the Word llawaiki should
not be "inclusive." Centuries of use
among the Maoris might very easily lead
them to cover all foreign lauds with the
niie term
in e.aetlx the same wav that
their kindred' of the Hawaiian Islands
cover am part of the world in the term
W. D. W.
Tahiti or Kahiki.
RANGE LIGHTS.
ByJoWhnL.L.D.
Gley,.
// here/ore teeing we also me com
passed about with so great <t cloud <»/
witnesses, let us lay aside cecry weight,
and the sin iJne/i doth ,u> easily beset us,
and let us mn with patience the race that
is set before us.- Bible,
I am not a minister, but I delight to
anchor on the lea side of one <>f these
guat volcanic islands of literature and
common sense, and go ashore for pure
food, living water, a whiff of ozone and
i run in boundless liberty.
It is about a race. The ringside is
packed with witnesses. Il is to l>e a failtrial of strength and
Rente in the
'pen.
There are no questions of privi
lege, influence, family, school, party or
church. The besl man will win, because
be is the best, ami with the best man, the
Cst tiling the man first, for this is not
Heaven but Hawaii. They look alike, I
reckon, but they are different. Where
ii ie let us l;c| rid of all rubbish
it impedes us, and all meanness it weakens
us—and run with PATIKNCK the race—
not the chromatic scales of Divine
prescience the race. 'The prize is for
the best running, not the best argument
on running, nor ibe best taste as to what
ought to be lumj; up for the winner.
I\ ecp Sweet and
Keep Mox'tHg.
At once the heaviest weight upon the
strength of the reformer and the sin
which all too easily besets him is a
chronic impatience which greatly diminishing his Helpfulness in bunging others
in his way of thinking, in the cud makes
him color blind to the signals of his own
success and indifferent, contemptuous, or
actively opposed to the small, preliminary
victories that, however small, have no
meaning save to show that he has turned
into the home stretch and won a racer's
chance to make the goal.
This strange infirmity of earnest minds
has ever put an element of pathos into
great moral triumphs and sometimes
caused the social daybreaks of humanity
to he brought forth amid the jeers of
their own prophets. 'The hardest words
that ever tore like shrapnell through the
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great, tender heart of Lincoln were hurl
ed by good men who through the long
night <»f apathy and doubt and fear had
watched in utter loyalty for the coining
of emancipate hi,
a reform so great,
altruistic, so Christian in its
origin, purpose ami the means employed
In push it. si i palpably righteous, as the
prohibition movement, would, in an age
like this, touch such a habit only in the
breach of it ! and, in a way, it does. Hut
ton main of our stalwart nation w id.'
prohibitionists seem inclined to meet the
present general advance of the Hying
squadron of local option, with criticism
or damn it with faint praise.
This is not due to any lack of loyalty
to the main purpose uf the movement nor
to am coarse higotn as io the methods
Tor clear eyed
hitherto employed.
loyalty and willingness to sacrifice or to
perish for the sake of a cause, there is no
belter record in existence than that of rhc
Pnilnbition party, Hut from the very in
teiisip of their desire ami' the king hearl
ache of hope ileferred some of Us have be
come too far sighted to see clearlj things
near at hand or rightl\ to understand the
foreground as related to tin- whole pic
:uie of the times.
Nor is it matter for surprise ilt.it the
astr<>nom\ phaze of the voyage carries its
peculiar temptation, in political expedi
linns. Steering b\ the stars docs seem to
be a nobler soil of navigation than look
ing mil for painted buoys that mark
known channels, ami cairns and blazed
trees and range points and beacon fires
on the shore. Hut in ibis world all things
h would seem that
so sure, so
and all truths are relative; and for sea
man ship, where the course.is up a wind
illg liver uf strenuous economics and
over sand bars of old habit prejudice and
tradition, a while rock on the hillside
with a tall tree on the nose of a cape ill
range iak>s far precedence of I'rsa
Major or the Southern t loss
Stutnps Heller Ihon
Slots Sometimes.
We have crossed' the restless, ehartlcss
ocean of agitation, guided almost towed
b\ ihe stars; and we do well to make
our boast mi those celestial certainties as
against the sea rocks and sea rips and
doldrums and Sargossoes we have seen
hi the long passage. But we are now entering the lire's of prohibitory sentiment
pushing the bows of the greatest and
tunsi
difficult of reforms into the
body of the continent of popular govHere, the eternal values
ernment.
of latitude and longitude remain. Here
the same stars light the way. Hut the
actual course from day to day is laid
has to he laid | )v humble, terrestrial,
temporary things by stumps and sand
spits and sunken barges and all the multi- perance people, for the temperance |K'ofarious traffic of economics and the rac- ple, by the temperance people, although it
ing craft of selfishness, Tor it is a surely will be, some day. Even the drinker
we invade, an old
democracy, and we are relatively new.
It is not yet a hundred years since Hilly
t lark raised the first organized voice
against the drink, in America. It is not
si\i\ years since Kamehameha 111 and
the chiefs of these islands signed the
pledge of total abstinence ami poured out
the royal store of liquors on the ground.
We shall possess the land by those
very stars that some of us would vainly
and foolishly tight for instead of trusting
their majestic and changeless certainty to
fight for us. But every unit of the
democracy, thai strives in some way of
his own for belter tilings but "lolloweth
not with us" is equal with us in right and
perhaps ill conscience anil in wisdom
100 at bottom; and we must learn the
lesson there is no escape from it o)
keeping the log of our progress in terms
id" the established chartings and signals
vi the various channels of human en
deavol where we air led (IT driven to
compete, or else we --ball onl\ fail ami
swing hopeless and derelict across the
democracy
stream.
that
Knowledge of the Mississippi
will not equip a pilot for the Tennessee
i Irion would be aw ill o' the M isp to a
boat on Snake river, and In follow the
sun would mean shipwreck on the < 010
ratio,
Crossing an unknown ocean is certain'
a great achievement, but it amounts to
little in the upshot, without the horse
sense that is near inspiration and the
patience w Inch is ouh courage o I aiaii
kind, to expkire and utilize the shallower
waters thai weather highways into the
heart of the discovered continent, We
came in a ship the great, broad beamed,
dee)i draft proposition that the beverage
liquor traffic ought to die. Hut, now that
we are here, we moor the mighty craft.
fully armed, manned, provisioned and
ship shape from top to keelson, while we
build' a fleet of less imposing bottoms, of
lighl draft, easily handled, lit for bars
and narrow tortuous channels, and local
traffic, ami even possible of portage, on
occasion. It is folly to spurn this humble
moral marine.
Iv
I write this as the same radical that I
have been for twenty years, and' without
a thought of paring or abandoning any
principle. But the fundamental principle in the constructive work now opening to us by the general acceptance of
our right to take a hand in the politics
of the day and work out the details of our
doctrine, is that the people arc the own
ers and the governor;..
/// the People.
'This is not a government uf the tem-
.
and the drink seller have a right to be
beard and to be obeyed if they can continue to hold, as up to this time they do
hold, the majority. < >ur case now is siinplv one of decent and reasonable slates
inanship upon all the facts and all the
kinds of facts involved. It is perfectly
true that local option lends to municipal
smirking and self satisfaction. Hut it is
just as true that in the long run. it tends
to disappointment ami humility. 'Those
two facts are range lights of profound
importance, Every prohibitory locality
must finally, in the nature of things,
!'ei iiue a storm center of state and national prohibition; for. as it is, state
license defeats local prohibition more Of
less; and our national system of intern.d
revenue defeats the prohibitory states
shamefully.
I was never stronger in the conviction
thai the only antidote for the beverage
lit|tior traffic is no beverage liquor traffic
I'.iil the weakness of ibis theory in prac
lice in the immediate present is that there
ne nol \el enough citizens who hold to
that opinion. Clearly then our mam
chance as well as our only right in the
premises is in behave ourselves and direct
mi energies so as to increase the number
if prohihit'nmists and the way lo do that
is to run the mii that is set before its by
■be sovereign the People, to wit: national ex.illation by local righteousness.
Patiently. There is no hope that the
■;- ial will run to met t us, nor any way to
bunt the People from their plan. There
is no sense in wasting time and strength
mil losing self respect and the respect ot
iders. by stopping to throw stones ai
ither runners, nor to dodge the stones
;li.it may he thrown ;.t us.
Put wherever and whenever the public
sentiment shows a light and tries to hil
the road of civic righteousness, shame mi
lis if we do not our level best to cheer it
and to help it on the way! 'This necessarily means delay clean, honorable, unw Inning deify- patience
I 'niiy \gainst Diversity.
Another thing that makes a Strong dc
inuid for patience is the solidarity of the
Ituuor traffic Licensed or illicit, wholesale or retail it is one. Not far from
ninety per cent, of the saloons—takover—are owned by
ing the country
the breweries, the distilleries, the whole
sale wine and' spirit merchants, or tied
to them by cutthroat leases and chattel
;
.
mortgages.
)n the other hand, we who are in the
race against the 'liquor trade are as diverse as it is united. Iliev call us fanatics, and themselves, liberals. The fact is
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that the temperance movement has been
waterlogged for half a century by conservatism, and the liquor power is organized fanaticism, with the power of
fooling, frightening or purchasing its betters almost reduced to a science.
Hut there is one point upon which we
who are opposed to the liquor traffic do
agree and ought to agree. We are in
favor of majority rule, and enforcement
of the prohibitory features of the laws as
they stand. 'The only way we can win,
or ought to win, is by drawing to our
standard enough t ( make us a majority.
The only way to do that is via the old
corduroy highway of patriotic obedience
to the laws and patriotic endeavor to
make them better. There is no truer
scripture than the one which says in sub
stance: 'The law is the schoolmaster to
lead the democracy away from selfishness and meanness to altruism and' true,
sane socialism. Respect for law is the
long way and the bard way, but the only
way the feet of democracy can travel and
there is no winged foot-gear for that
course in any wise near equal to the
broad, old-fashioned army shoes of pati-
'
em and when I enter the polling booth I
must speak into the ear of the nation, the
state or the city the highest thought I
have, as to measures and as to men. So
my consent can never be given that any
man. at any price, in any place, for any
hours or days or years may have a license
to sell alcoholic liquors as a beverage.
I am at present stopping in the Hawaiian Islands.
brought my principles
with me. It is absolutely clear to me that
the 'Territorial government ought not to
license the beverage alcohol business. It
owes better faith to the natives. It owes
better care of the children and the homes.
And it is just as clear to me that if the
influential men and women of the islands
were to take to the high altruism of personal abstinence and' unconditional refusal to license the traffic, it would be
comparatively easy to draw so large a
part of the native vote with them as to
give and assure a no-license majority.
I
There would be grave difficulties about
enforcement, and much discouragement
first and last. Hut it would be ethically
and practically a great deal better for the
better elements of the community to
ence.
stand out against a bad business with
small success than to stand in with it with
/// Roads I cad to Rome.
have
been
and
I
in great success.
arguing in public
Put. we appear to be going to federal
private for twenty years that the liquor
problem is not a local mailer at all, but •imbibition via state sovereignty demandas national as money, quarantine regulaing decent faith and credit for its judgtions or fortifications, since at Hie last ments in the exercise of the police power,
analysis, or by the most superficial analy- and local option demanding justice for the
sis, it raises the question of the quality of locality from the state. It seems to me a
the men, and the homes of men. which very Irish way to go about it, but there is
the foundation stones of the republic. a strong Irish strain in the people. So I
ive not changed my mind. Hut the say that any legislature, city council,
thousands whom I have been so board of supervisors or board of license
|iy as to convince have taken the view commissioners which is trying in a real
the national issue must wait until and honest way to pry open the jaws of
trial of local prohibition forces it into the great gray wolf now shut so tight
the arena. I am a stubborn man and I Upon the throat of our body politic, destill think that a national campaign, like serves the aid of every prohibitionist,
the Bryan campaign of the gold standard however tenaciously we stand by our
versus bimetallism, on the single issue proposition which is as true as holy writ.
of the right or wrong of licensing the that the system of licensing an evil thing
most demoralizing trade a man ever put in order to prevent its natural consea band to, would be the greatest educafuences is vicious in principle and powertion in finance, labor, marriage and di- less as a remedy.
vorce, dietetics, epidemics, clean politics,
At all events there are signs of progmunicipal government, immigration, rail- ress everywhere. From every corner of
road wrecks, strikes, insanity, pauperism the Union comes the cry, "The saloon
.nid crime, the world has ever witnessed, must go." In Maine at last the law is
and the door into a period of incalculable well enforced. In Kansas, splendidly.
prosperity and efficiency such as this In the east end of North Dakota, almost
richest of the nations has not dreamed of. perfectly, and the west end improves,
Hut such a lot of men, probably as Georgia has joined the ranks of sister
wise as I and certainly as good as I, have states whose virtue may be violated but is
decided against me, that I am up against not for sale. Alabama is sure to follow
the question whether I ant man enough. soon. Then Mississippi, then South
as |o the method of trial, to follow;, where Carolina.- the old North State, Texas
the people will not let me lead. I am.
'Tennessee and Kentucky. The north, of
As to my individual matters, my per- course, moves more slowly, but"it moves.
sonal opinions govern and ought to gov-' The liquor traffic rides an ebbing tide and
.
I
these islands at no distant day will take
and keep their rightful place with tin.
elite in civic morals even as already it
leads the nation and the world in physical
beauty.
COUSINS' SOCIETY NOTES.
A letter to Miss Martha Chamberlain
from Miss Paulding, former principal ol
Kawaiahao Seminary, mentions several
of the Island people as follows:
Pasadena, Aug.
Dear Miss
2, H)o~.
Chamberlain.
Miss Bicknell, whom I saw a couple of
weeks ago. told me that vim arc improving in health, that you are able to walk
and that you have been once to church.
We had a Honolulu picnic at one of
the beaches. Miss Knapp and Miss Bicknell were the only ones who still live in
Hawaii. We had Mr. and Mrs. Bristol
and Miss Cearbart, formerly of Kane
haineba. and her mother, and Miss Malone and Miss Schweizer, who taught at
the Baldwin School, and besides Miss
Knapp's brother and wife from Denver,
and baby Hristol, a dear little girl of two
years. Those of us who have been away
for a time were glad to see our old
friends.
A few weeks ago I was at \ enice. one
of the beach towns, and met Ah Moe
I.uni. one of our Chinese girls at Kawaiahao. She lived with Mrs. Henry
Castle after leaving the Seminary and
then came over here and took a course 0*
training for nursing at St. Helena Sanatorium. She bad finished the course and
has had some work since. She was taking care of a* sick baby at Venice. She
expects to go back to Honolulu in the
fall.
Aloha nui
ix.
CHRISTINA W. PAULDING.
MAYOR WATERHOUSE REMEMBERED.
A surprise party recently called upon
former Mayor Waterhouse of Pasadena,
formerly of Honolulu, and presented him
with a $300 solid silver fern-dish on
which was inscribed the following:
Presented to William Waterhouse as a
token of esteem by bis fellow citizens and
friends for his integrity, energy and ability in the service of the whole people as
mayor of the city of Pasadena from May,
H)oo, to May. !<)0~.
This was accompanied by an address
telling of the dec]) regard' and appreciation of tin' people fur his loyal and honorable public services to that fair city, and
for bis manly efforts, patience and forbearance in endeavoring to bring about
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9
gated the matter we found that these,; thought not to be able to throw a spear
necklaces were charms against sick-!I accurately in years to come, he would
and also to be unfortunate in fishing, he would be a
in ss. misfortune in war
keep bad "canis" (evil spirits) off who constant loser in the great national
NAURAAS ITWAS, ANDAS ITIS NOW.
might be in the neighborhood. Well.!I game of frigate bird catching—in fact,
tin- Protestant Christian people of he would be a weak piece of humanity.
Rev. P. A. I )ta. ai'iikti:.
Food carried in a basket tied around
Nauru don't wear charms now, but the
been
the
hip of a female relation could not be
has
opposition
supplied
party
(Continued from August.)
with strings of holy beads, crosses and eaten by a boy. Should any woman
If there was an unclean person in the pictures of Mary in abundance to take deceive him and give him such food,
canoe the fish would return to the the place of the old-fashioned "ninvar" he would ill treat and abuse her dur"Etalwejuwe" (log) telling the spirits or necklace.
] ing her or his whole life.
I A
about the deceit which had been pracmother or any woman related to a
One of the most peculiar customs 1
ticed. The log would now assume the
could not anoint herself with
boy
the
meant
"Itsibcmin." It
the COCOanUt
shape of a fish and with a fearful speed was
oil belonging to him, if they
Come down on the canoe, killing every- cursing of one's enemy, the desire for had done so there would have been
body in it.
If no defiled person was his death or misfortune. If a Xatiru trouble in store for them.
found in the canoe, it would slowly man desired that his foe should become
In order that a boy would develop
move towards the log and the natives blind he would have a sorcerer watch into a strong man lie bad to wear
Fish could be his bouse closely, and woe unto the bracelets and anklets made from cocoabegan operations.
caught on this occasion with or without man if he would go away while this nut and pandanua leaves.
hook. Even sharks were taken up with sorcerer was on the lookout, Perhaps
('ocoanuts and pandanus grown mar
bare bands. ( )f course ibis could only the doomed man had just had a meal of a grave were not eaten because it afroasted
fish, flavored with scraped
be done if the lisheriiien had gone juicy
fected the teeth.
through the abstinence process; at other cocoanuts; if so, a fire was sure to be
If cocoanuts wire pressed into oil.
times the regular means to catch fish there. The watcher, as soon as the the refuse could not be discarded near
bad lo be used. No knives (stone owner of the home had left, would a grave, as ii would turn the offender's
knives) could be used on fish caught creep near this tire, make with a stick hair red.
in tin- manner.
1 few hieroglyphics in the ashes, acWhen a chiefish young girl enured
o'lipanying his work with a vile into womanhood, the
whole population
When we began our work on Nauru
heathen song. This was by main be- assembled in the girl's home. Each
hi grown up uirl
r woman could go
lieved to be very effective and some visitor would bring
young nuts or oil.
down to the beach "when the rainy sea- perhaps became blind through
fear if A big feast was in the order of the day.
son was expected to close, that it may
told thai they were itsibcmin.
not begin to blow again, and the fish'The girl was clothed with a very short
'The obi people bad a very effective fringe, barely sufficiently long enough
ing season be thus delayed.
lish caught in traps were tabooed. way of keeping thieves off their prem-J to cover the lower parts of her body,
Women could not cat them. In fact, iscs. A sort of basket was made and ■ii order that she could obtain a 'lover"
most of the delicious fish women could tilled wilh refuse. After being tabooed ami that the world may know that she
not partake- of. Children under, say. it was either placed in the cocoantlt had attained her womanhood.
Her
in body, weil oiled, was adorned with the
twelve years of age. were prohibited patch, or pandanus grove or even
"l)every best of Nauru finery. Many of
from eating most of the better kinds of the hut. This basket was called
Tt
was
a
--bugougoe."
peculiar
shaped
lish, as it might make weaklings of
her friends, during a very lewd dance,
them, or interfere with their good basket finished off with a knot. If any- would beat themselves with stones unlooks, or make them lazy. Perhaps this one dared to steal cocoanuts. pandanus til their blood was streaming down
is the nasi in why many of the natives or any other food from the field or their boilies. At last the girl was put
are not lovers of work, they must have house where this basket had been plac- on an "h.dcbac" (throne) which is fasteaten lish in their youth. One of our ed, he would be attacked by a peculiar eiiiil to two spears and thus arrayed
consisting of a fearful swelling and seated she was carried around the
old deacons told us that the people for- diseaseabdomen,
its severity being reg- island. 'The crowd which followed her
merly were much fonder of work than of the
or falling of the had license to take anything they sawulated
the
by
rising
in i\v.
tide.
on the way.
'The most obnoxious pit
Miscellaneous Customs.
A mother could not eat of the food of this feast was that all young girls
A little child was never permitted to which had been touched or which be- disrobed themselves in the presence of
sleep at sunset, its spirit might follow longed to one of her male children. The the whole population.
I be setting sun. We very often in the eery moment fond had been given to Praise Cod that all this is a thing of
early days of our work, while attend- her hoys or boy. or was handled by the past.
'The great revival of 1905 has not
ing an infant or voting child sick with them, it became tabooed. Not only the
fever, had to remain and watch, not mother, but all female relations of boys abated yet, seeing that Ho men. women
the child but its relatives. If we had, were restricted from partaking of their and children received baptism during
not done so its sleep, which at such food.
Among chiefish people it was 1906. We have now a total membership
times is even better than medicine, not only the mother and female rela- of 603 adults and 317 children, or •)_•()
would have been disturbed. 'They let tions that could not eat of a boy's food, baptized souls in all.
them sleep now and are glad if they do but the father also. This curious cusThe scoffers of these last days have
sleep.
tom was not only in force during the said that the anticipated conquest of the
Another remarkable custom we re- earlier yean of the boys, but during world for Christ is hut a dream, or an
member is that the people would wear their whple life. If a boy's mother, or ambitious thought, which crossed our
nice red coral necklaces but only morn- sisters, or aunts, or any other female Leader's mind, but which is never to be
ings and evenings. When we investi- relations partook of his food, he was accomplished. It is asserted by some
those civic Improvements most advant
ageous to the city's public welfare.
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that the superstitions of the heathen are
too strong to be battered down by our
teachings, and that tlje strongholds of
Satan are utterly impregnable against
our attacks. Is this true"- Let them go
to the heathen lands and prove to us the
truth of their assertions. Bttt let them
go, not as glol>e trotters spending but a
half day in each place. Let them not
judge the influence of the Gospel in
heathen lands like the proverbial Fnglishman who Spends a week or two in
New York and then writes a book on
the United States. Such men do injustice to our glorious country, they do harm
to the Master's cause in heathen lands.
When during our great revival in July,
1905, it was our privilege to baptise more
from six to twelve miles to carry the
gOSpd to these out stations. Main of
the older people have been brought 80
the Master through the influence Ol these
young people. Let us win the young
men and women and children for Christ,
and all will he well.
Since the Pacific Phosphate Co.. Ltd..
has come to Nauru, we have opened a
service for Europeans on Sabbath even
ings. Thus you see our Sabbaths are
Without our missionary
quite full.
bicycles we could not do this work.
The Lord's Supper has been observed
four times during the year. Nearly I .Jon
people at the five stations hear the gospel
every Sabbath. The average attendance
at our morning services was HO4. Quite
than 100 young men and women on a a number of Chinese have attended our
single Sabbath, I wished that some of services at times. These I hincse seem
our skeptical friends could have peeped to learn the Nauru language fairly quick
in and seen the results of seven years' in- and will perhaps in time know sufficient
lluence of the Gospel, Let them come of it to understand the preaching and be
brought tn Christ.
and see our newly-born Society of Chris- thus
( hi August 2X, 1906, we began printuo
tian Endeavor. About
Christian Endeavorers assemble every Sabbath morn ing the New Testament on our small
to prepare themselves for the day's work. mission press, and completed the work
They have "put on the whole armour I" "ii January 16,of the present year. 'There
They have charge of the otitstation meet was great rejoicing on tin- island when
ings on Sabbath afternoons ;.,,<i thus be- tins important work was finished. The
come living examples to their parents seven scholars of our training school did
and relatives. 'Their influence is so great all the printing and setting type. We
tb''., we believe, the Roman Catholics have brought the printed 'Testaments
used their influence with the former with us and hope to have them bound.
We have, during the eight years we
local official who. in turn, warned us to
discontinue our Young People's meet were on the field, translated and printed
1. 'The New 'Testament.
ings. Said he: "The government has
_'.
'The Bibk Stories of the Old
two
societies
to
only
to
given permission
Testament.
work on Nauru, (viz: the American
Hoard and the Roman Catholics) and
3. 'The Bible Catechism.
4. Nauru hymn book.
does not desire a third society to come
5. German hymn book.
in." 'This much for his knowledge oi
t>. School book (containing stories
religious matters. The Y. P. S. C. E.
and
geography).
was to him a new "Missionary Society."
warning
no
attention
to
his
what7. Pocket Dictionary—Nauru Cer
I paid
soever, and the good work goes on as man.
8. History of the Christian Church.
before. We were always able to get
Thus you see we managed to fill out
along well with the officials, seeing that
we speak and write their language. 'The our spare time.
I certainly can Only plead for the
Kndeavorers make good headway in
Cerman, but our former official was Nauru Mission.
The German officials,
seemingly not well posted on the subject. with one or two exceptions, have always
Perhaps it would interest the Hoard been friendly to our work. Perhaps being
to know how we spend our Sabbaths natives of Germany ourselves has somedowtl Nauru way. We begin with a thing to do with this. 'The family of our
sunrise prayer meeting at 6 a. in., con- present local magistrate attends even natinue with our C. F. meeting at 8 a. in.. tive services. However, our Heavenly
keep the fire burning with an up-to-date bather, whose work it is, will guide the
Sabbath school at 10 a. m., and finish the officers of the Board to decide this hnmorning off with the regular preaching portant question.
service at 11. After lunch the gospel is We believe that we shall henceforth,
taken to those wlio are too weak, or per- as the conditions of the natives are imhaps too lazy, to walk the i_> miles to proving, be able to support our four nathe main station. Services are held at tive teachers. Contributions have In3 p. m. at our four out-stations, Menen. Creased very much since an opportunity
Anibare, Ewa and lUtada. One-half of has been given to the natives* to work
our young people walk every Sabbath and fish for the Company.
:
-
Well, thank
< iod, the old Nauru
ami the new
and has come in part
ing away
is pass-
Nauru is coming,
already.
The
si
1
called "Good old times" when the trader
wa» king, have gone forever.
The gos-
pel is making law-abiding, peaceful people out i.f the once so vicious Nauru warriors. The old tribal warfare is a thing
uf the past, the songs of the heathen
priest are hearil no more, the fortunetellers' business has become dull, labooes
have been abolished. Praise (iod for it
all! The work is not yet finished, other
enemies of a pure and free gospel have
come in, but the Church militant will be
victorious. It is sad that the Church of
Rome seems to make it her business to
destroy the Master's work on the isles of
the sea. Sue is trying to do it on the
Gilbert Islands, she is hard at work on
the Marshalls and she has tried to destroy our work at Nauru.
Some of our
officials and traders assisted, but God has
had incicv mi His llock ami the Nauru
church stands today stronger and purer
than of yore.
We have iluis endeavored to give you
.1 short account of our Church work. 1 he
greater part of the work, however, cannot he told, it is unknown save to our
Master, the all-glorius God, and to tinhearts of the individuals concerned.
SI
IIIHII.S.
< Hit schools arc prosperous. The four
teachers have proven tlieuiselves faithful
and have the confidence of their scholars.
The attendance was several times interrupted during the year through epidemics of influenza and cholera morbus.
i'wo nundred and eighty-eight scholars
are enrolled in our four schools. Seven
bright boys are in the training school.
I'or six iin mths the writer has, in the
upper grade of tin- < hrao school, taught
in the German language only. As this
experiment has been fairly successful, it
will be continued if we return. Lessons
for the year were: Hible. reading, arithmetic, writing, geography, German and
singing.
We have some rail) bright scholars
among our lx>vs. Almhu six years ago
our attention was called to a little bandylegged fellow wearing nothing but a red
lawa-lawa, he being a very bright Ixiv
in our day school. We t<«»k him into our
training school and found a jewel in him.
For the last three yean this voting man
has acted as our secretary, be does all
the writing connected with our transla
tii ms and quite a portion ol our correspondence. He uses the Remington typewriter as well as a white typist, writes
both German and Roman characters and
if he keeps true to his faith, will make
a good teacher in the near future. I >ur-
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ing our absence he is doing typewriting
in the office of the Pacific Phosphate Co.
Another little fellow came along one
day with his outfit, which consisted of a
mat, a short fringe and a wooden pillow.
He desired immediate admission into our
training school. We took him and found
him full weight. He is fully as good as
the former and has printed the New
Testament for us. He is the mission
printer now. He, too. works for the Pacific Phosphate Co. during our absence.
Tims you see that something can be done
with the South Sea Islander. Both boys
are but 15 years old.
certainly a grand thing to he at peace
with all men.
In July we were able to purchase the
fn\- lots on which the different mission
stations are situated. The purchase price
amounted to 2,500 marks ($625). We
expected to pay much more but the people were quite generous. Governor
Berg assisted us very much and made
out the deeds personally. These deeds
have been sent to the Foreign Office in
Berlin to b« confirmed, but had not come
back at the time of our departure. The
deeds are made out in the name of the
American Hoard of Commissioners for
GENERAL ITEMS.
Foreign Missions and cannot be transThe year 1906 has brought many ferred without the permission of the imchanges to our once so lonely island. perial government.
Pleasant Island, or Nauru, as it is called
by the natives, has become an important VALUE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL
WORK.
place. The mission has now not only to
deal with the 1.550 natives who constiBy F. W. Damon.
tute its population, but the 1 000 Chinese
(Continued
from August.)
who are on the island now offer new opportunities to work for the Master. We
Probably one of the most successful
are fortunate that the company which teachers who has ever lived was 'Thomas
employes these people is a body of Chris- Arnold, bead-master of Rugby School,
tian men who do all they can to assist England, a man of unsurpassed wisdom,
your missionaries.
'The idea of a
P'Ct. charm ami force.
We are glad to extend our hospitality Christian school was to him the natural
to the manager and to a number of their result, so to speak, of the very idea of a
officers for nearly seven months. We school itself. Religious and moral exwere also in position to use our influence cellence was to him the aim and end of
among the natives to obtain laborers and all education. He was fond of dwelling
land for the I'. P. Co., Ltd., when they on the cross which rose from the top of
lirst began operation.
the school chapel, 'a visible symbol' of
That the company appreciated our Christianity as the end and (lower of
hospitality and other assistance rendered. education." Froebel, who looked into
is shown by the fact that the Norwegian the heart of the child, with a vision which
steamer "Sildra," loaded with s,(xxi tons has never been surpassed, thus writes.
nf phosphate, was specially sent from "(Inly the* Christian, only the human
< tcean Island to Nauru, a distance of being with the
Christian spirit. life and
105 miles, to take us on board and con- aspiration, can possibly attain a true unvey us, free of charge, to San Francisco derstanding and a living knowledge of
via Honolulu. As the expense of such a nature.
The school should first of
large steamer amounts to more than $500 all teach *the *religion of Christ. Everyper day, and seeing that the vessel bad where and in all zones, the school should
to mak# an extra run of two days instruct for and in this religion." In this
(Ocean Island to Nauru and return), it noble company of witnesses, our honored
costs the company just $1,000 to take us countryman. General Armstrong, asoff the island, exclusive of transporta- suredly deserves a conspicuous place. Of
tion to San Francisco. We were thus him it has been said, "He started an eduable to save $1,000 for the Hoard, i.e., cational movement which has now
spread
our tickets from Nauru to Sydney, at over the whole country and which has
$60—$240, and four tickets from Syd- well nigh revolutionized the whole sysney to San Francisco, at $200, $800. tem of education. "There are two obGrand total saved, $1,040.
jective points before us," said he, "toward
The company has furthermore granted one or the other of which all our energies
to us free transportation back to Nauru, must be directed as the final work of this
either from Sydney, Honolulu or Japan. institute. One is the training of the inHenceforth, all fr< ight belonging to the tellect, storing it with the largest amount
Nauru mission will be carried' freight of knowledge, producing the brightest
free.
examples of culture: the other is the
Thus you see we have with hard work more difficult one of attempting to eduand many inconveniences won the favor cate in the original and broadest sense
of this company in a legitimate way —we of the word, to draw out a complete mando not court the favor of man, but it is hood."
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i:i)l(
I.IOHT-UOISES IN
ATIO.NAI.
THE
DAK X NESS.
Conspicuous have been the contributions of certain more advanced schools,
colleges and universities under favoring
conditions to the religious and educational advance of the race. Hut we turn
with peculiar joy and gratitude to the
history of those institutions which have
arisen to meet the special needs of certain classes and communities, the eloquent expression of a mighty faith in
some individual soul, or rooted in the
devotion and self-denial of a few, and
nourished by their tears and importunate
prayers.
Such centers of light and inspiration are widely scattered through
our noble land. 'They are the glory of
New England they sprang up as watchfires in the heart of the great forests and
prairies of the Middle West and today
are sending out their beacon-light on our
mighty Pacific slope.
It lias been said. "Christianity en-
:
tered
Japan through the school. It may
be said, without fear of exaggeration,
that much of the work for preparing
China to understand the Christian religion has been performed quietly and
silently in the (mission) schools." The
magnificent religious educational work
being wrought in India is of incalculable
importance to the millions there gathered. No nobler and more fruitful work
is being accomplished today than in these
splendid Christian schools and colleges
illuminating the empire of China from
Canton to Peking. Some of these bear
names well known to not a few here and
in them young men, born in Hawaii, an
receiving a broad and helpful training.
The work of the Doshisha of Japan, the
splendid fruit of the consecrated purpose of the sainted Neeshiina, is known
all round the world. Could finer words
he said' of it than have been said, "Surviving all storms within and without, it
has graduated a regiment of Christian
soldiers, most of whom today stand on
the high places of usefulness, faithful to
the great Captain" and "it has changed
the history of Japan." Our time will not
permit of even an enumeration by name
of those splendid lights set facing the
lands over which float the Star and the
( rescent.
Noble in their past reconl
and bright with their promise for the future are Robert College on the Bosphorus and the Syrian Protestant College
at Beirut Of this latter institution an
admirer has said, "Would you blot out
this lighthouse, would you take down
that landmark from the East ? Rather
tear down the classic halls of Oxford
and Cambridge and leave this standing
to enlighten the Mohammedan world and
bring it to the cross." Surely too is this
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God-given inspiration of Christian edu- ilowinent to insure a continued advance.
cation scattering the shadows in the "The Kawaiahao Seminary," "Mills Institute" and the "Japanese 'Hoarding
'dark continent' of Africa."
we are preparing to soon unite
School"
EIEI.I)
Ot'K OWN ISLAND
the mosaic—of the Mid-Pacific In- i
in
If we study the history of religious stitute.
education in our home-land of Hawaii,
we have no reason to regret what has WHAT OU3 schools siloi'l It STAND FOR.
been undertaken but rather to wish that
In view of the heritage of the past, and
more had been attempted, especially in
the bright promise of the future, and heOF SPECIAL INTEREST
the line of boarding and training schools. cause
of the trust com
of
the
saercdncss
Heroic was the effort made by our mis- mitted lo us, we should see well to it that
sionary fathers to meet the tremendous
schools arc not only in name but in
needs which faced them in those early these
essence
truly ('hristhtn Schools. They
years of struggle and nobly did they lay should stand
for supreme loyalty to the Christian Missions and Social Progress.
the foundation of our present educational
of the Christian religion.
truths
great
is
our
system. What they accomplished
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should cling to Jesus Christ as the
They
most sacred heritage !
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incarnate Son of (iod, the Saviour of i
It is a far cry from Cornwall, Con- mankind, who
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founding of that Mission School in Hible, making the Book of Hooks with its The Bluebook of.Missions for 1907.
Cornwall, began the work which we have superlative message the corner-stone of
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and fifteen American Indians of nine dif
('.
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highest and best in man, and endeavor to
fitiiit tribes.'" Here ( Ibookiak (Opu- rescue it from the desecration which it is
trated.
kahaia) was preparing for mission work suffering at the present time in our land.
among his Hawaiian country men, when
'They should strive to foster the Dr. Grenfel's Parish.
be was called to enter Upon the Heaven- growth ot true brotherhood among the
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vain, for he had "demonstrated by his
They should be centers of line misEntertaining chapters on Dr. Grenfel's
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activity from which should go
sionarx
work among the Labrador fishermen.
beautiful Christian spirit that the people forth manifold blessings not only to tins
of the Sandwich Islands were worth say territory but to those dwelling in other
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ing."
lands.
With peculiar emphasis do the noble
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'These should seek to develop in every
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A large consignment of new books com
in both these institutions will tend, al- years those, who have gone forth to the
most more than any other agency, to ad- battle of life, shall say as one has said ingonthe Nebraslcan, Sept, 25. Come
vance the cause of righteousness in this of tin- school where be was trained:
and look them over. Missionary Monks,
land. 'To the llilo Hoarding School, of "It helped me to cherish every lofty Sociological, Refrence, Holiday Monks,
noble record and rich and active present. desire, It inspired me with courage
books our
to the Kohala ami Maunaolu Semin- against every evil tendency. It placed be- juveniles and Mibles and
aries, from which have gone forth such fore in" a holy ambition, and when it specialties,
powerful influences for good, we are launched my little craft out into deep
bound by many and sacred ties. 'These water, tiiere was a compass and pilot
should strengthen rather than weaken aboard — and I have not ye* run
with the coming years. So far as it lies aground."
in our power we should labor for their
ot'K MW ENTERPRISE,
good' and feel that their well-being and
Permit me in closing to present for
prosperity make an earnest appeal to us.
Cor. Merchant and Alakea Streets.
Each should be placed Upon a firmer and your most earnest and prayerful considundertaking,
enour
latest
the
line
in
more abiding footing, with sufficient
eration
Missionary
Works
•
Hawaiian Board Book Rooms
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of Christian Education, the proposed
Mid-Pacific Institute. As was staled
above, this is to be a union of the Kawaiahao Seminary, the Mills Institute for
Oriental youth, and the Japanese Hoard
ing School, with promising representatives from the Korean Mission, conducted
by our brethren of the Methodist Church.
After years of waiting, but years of planning and of prayer, a most suitable tract
of land has been procured at the entrance to
the beautiful Manoa Valley,
where ii is proposed to place the necessary school buildings. Generous aid has
been forthcoming for the building for the
girls' department and Ibis body is cordially invited, on Friday next, to he present at the ceremonies, connected with the
turning of the fust sod, on the picturesque site, where a noble and appropriate
school ball is soon to be erected. We have
reason to believe that funds will he secured, before long, towards a building for
the boys' department. Willi Cod's bless
ing, we have faith to trust thai in time
a sufficient endowment will be secured to
perpetuate a work which is of such im
portance and bright with promise.
THE WORLD'S FIFTH SUNDAY
SCHOLCONVENTION.
BY REV. E. B. TURNER.
Rome, Italy, May
1007.
There are a few experiences in some
lives, that, beggaring description, statu I
forth unique. The recent Sunday School
Convention held in Rome was one ol
these. And not the least asset of this experience, was the inspiring and subsequent trip through (lie Holy Land and
Egypt.
The purpose of this article is simply to
report the Sunday School Convention
the greatest Sunday School gathering in
the history of the world.
—
Tor five days nearly [,300 delegates,
countries, representing 4<> dc
nominations delegates whose mileage
would average nearly 9,00a miles met
in the imposing Methodist building, with
its large audience rooms for both American and Italian services, its college class
rooms and doniitories, its offices, apartments and tine printing establishment.
This splendid institutional center is prov
ing to be a lighthouse which sheds its benignant rays over all of Italy. 'There was
only one keynote of this world's convention and that was expressed over and
over again—"'The Sunday School and
the Great Commission." 'The SundaySchool must be the greatest missionary
and evangelizing force in the world. This
thought took concrete form near the close
of the convention when occurred the most
epoch-making event since the inauguration of the International System of Sunfrom 37
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(lay School Lessons a generation ago. money were contributed to their work.
The World's Sunday School Association In all nearly $20,000 was raised for miswas formed to rapidly develop and pro sionary and Sunday School purposes as
mote Sunday School work throughout the two ships journeyed towards Rome.
the entire world. Dr. J. C. Mart/ell, the In addition to this amount, $50,000 was
M. E. Missionary Bishop of Africa, the [raised in Rome to carry the gospel to the
chairman of the committee which neglected Mohammedan fields uf Nortllbrought this action before the conven- ern Africa. Interesting visits were also
tion, in moving its adoption declared that made at Naples, from which city a half
it was the most important movement he day's excursion was made to the ruins of
had ever been privileged to endorse. This Pompeii, destroyed by an eruption of
means that the organized Sunday School Vesuvius in 79 A. D., also at Genoa and
with its wealth of new methods and its Pisa before reaching Rome.
army of devoted workers will be carried
Ibe opening meeting of the convention
to the corners of the earth, India, China, was one long to be remembered. The
Japan, Korea and the Philippines Islands polyglot company brought to mind the
will especially become the field of this day of Pentecost, when men of every race
new organization. It is vain to predict were with one accord in one place praistin- possibilities of this great world force ing God.
These were the red fezed
With Hie Egyptians, the dark skinned Indians, the
as an evangelizing agency.
children Of all lands won to Christ, the swarthy men and women of Spain, Pud
future church is assured.
garia, Syria and Italy. From Great
It was England's good fortune to have liritain alone there were
300 delegates,
the first Presidency of the World Asso
Carey Bonner, the Secretary of the
ciatioii in Dr. F. B. Meyer of London, London Sunday School Union, led the
but to America was given the chairman- music throughout the entire
convention.
ship nf the Executive Committee, Dr. The convention was opened with that
George W. Bailey of Philadelphia. To grand old hymn of Isaac Waits, "( ) (iod,
show what Dr. Meyer, so largely known our help in
ages past."
and so greatly beloved by all Americans,
After a greeting by Rev. Enrico Fig
thinks of the Sunday School work, it is
authoritatively announced that he has re- gott, President of the Italian National
signed his London pastorate and will de- Committee, there occurred the most
vote his entire time to the interests ol thrilling scene of the entire conference.
Sunday School work, lie will no doubt \ young lady modestly advanced to the
bring a rich spiritual blessing, to this platform and was introduced as Miss
Italia Garibaldi, the granddaughter of
phase of the Master's services.
great liberator of Italy. It was also
the
'The convention really began the day
before we left Boston, April ->~th, with said that she was a teacher in the Methoour cordial reception in the State House dist Sunday School. Miss Garibaldi was
by Lieutenant Governor Draper of welcomed with such a waving of handMassachusetts, — with our two hour auto- kerchiefs and with such vociferous ap
mobile ride nearly ux> machines being plause that she was quite overcome with
"Dear
loaned us by the philanthropic citizens emotion. At last she said:
uf Boston; with our reception in tliede Friends: It is with, the greatest pleasure
lightful home of Mr. Hawthorn, the that I fulfill a duty which has been given
chairman of the International l'.\ecutivc to me to welcome to this great city of
Committee; with our banquet in the Lord Rome, the members of the World's Fifth
building, to which (kid invited guests sat Sunday School Convention, and this
down and with the grand mass meeting pleasure I feel, not only as an Italian, hut
in Tremont Temple, which was addressed as a member of the Rome Sunday School,
by several of the leading Sunday School in which I have always worked since I
have been a little girl, and in which I
experts of the country.
Two specialty chartered steamers left have always been greatly interested."
Miss Garibaldi's father, Ricciotti, the
Boston and New York at the same time,
carrying 500 delegates from America. son of the liberator and himself a hero of
( In hoard these steamers everything was many wars, was then called for, and amid
given up to the interests of the Sunday continued enthusiasm he said, in part:
School. At least two general meetings "In seeing this wonderful gathering from
were held in the dining saloon every day. all parts of the earth, it is to me, the old
Sometimes they were of a devotional na- soldier, for the freedom of niv country, a
ture, at other times they were lectures by source of profound satisfaction, because
eminent men aboard, on the countries we we have changed the bullet into the Mible
were to visit. Stops were made at the with its holy features. VVe men have
Azores, (iibraltar, Algiers, where mis- formed the unity of our country politicsionary conferences were held with the ally and geographically, it is to you to
Protestant workers and large sums of, form the unity of Italy morally. As he
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concluded three cheers were given for the
Garibaldis.
Hon. Lloyd Grisoom, the American
Ambassador to Italy, was then presented.
Mr. Criscom is only in the thirties and
is said to be the youngest ambassador in
history. Mr. Criscoin said that he was
like Paul, an ambassador in bonds, but
different in this, that he was to keep the
peace. He heartily welcomed his fellow
Americans to Rome, and generously invited all the delegates from every land, to
an afternoon reception at the Embassy.
Mr. E. K. Warren, of Michigan, the
President of the convention, then read a
characteristic letter of greetings from
one whom he called the great Peacemaker of the World—'Theodore Roosevelt.
On Sunday afternoon G. Campbell
Morgan preached the convention sermon
front Mark 10:13-10, which he called,
"The King's charter to all such as name
his name and are called to serve him
among the children." "Wherever you
find men and women," he cried, "in
whom the flame of desire for the coining
of the Kingdom of God burns, you will
find men and women who have time for
children and care for them.
The whole five days were crowded vv ith
addresses by famous Christian leaders
and' by Sunday School experts and missionaries from all quarters of the globe.
Delegates from nearly all the principal
countries of the world spoke for their
respective fields. The writer had the
honor of addressing the convention upon
the subject of Hawaii. In many fields
Sunday School work is yet in its infancy,
and is carried on under the greatest difficulties. In Belgium there are only 2,300
scholars enrolled in the schools ; in Portugal, 1,750; in Tunis, 2,000; in Bulgaria,
3,000: in Spain, 6,500; in Egypt, 11,391.
In many other countries the SundaySchools are growing rapidly. In Japan
there are 64,000 in the schools; in France,
67,000; in
India, 300,000; in Germany,
in Creat Britain, 2,250,000 in
free church schools, and 7,000,000 altoegther, hut not all are affiliated with the
association. Last comes America with
about 14,000,000. In making his report,
Mr. William N. Hartshorn, the Chairman of the International Committee,
said in part:
"I am to speak for the army of the
14,000,000 Sunday School workers in the
United" States. Our God whopi we worship is none other than the Lord God of
Israel. Our creed, the Sermon on the
Mount. Our practice, the twelfth of
Romans. Our spirit, that of the Christ.
Our purpose, that of service."
000,000;
One of the most remarkable features of
the entire convention was the remarkable
exhibit of Sunday School publications
and appliances which had been painstakingly prepared by l>r. C. R. Blackall of
Philadelphia. Every paper, book, map
or appliance was mounted, plainly displayed for study. 'The periodicals represented a total output of nearly 500,000,-000 pieces of printed matter in a year.
'There were 1,260 pieces from state and
provincial organizations, 479 specimens
of Bibles in various languages, 563 copies
of books, portraying the latest Sunday
School methods and the history of the
great movement. Ami' the best thing
about this fine exhibit was that at the
close of the convention, it was all given
away, gratis, to the different missionary
countries of the world where organized
Sunday School work is comparatively
new. It w Jas Hawaii's good fortune to
receive a large box of this most interesting and helpful material.
Perhaps the most unique service of the
convention was held in the ruins of the
famous Colosseum on the afternoon of
the last day. ( )f com se, we bad been told
that such a religious meeting could not
he held in the Colosseum, but in Christian service, as in the bright lexicon of
youth, there is no such thing as fail.
There, where the Christians were thrown
to
the lions and suffered martyrdom in
great numbers, there, after eighteen centuries, assembled Christians from nearly
every nation, to sing the praises of the
Father (iod, whose worship the Caesars
thought they were destroying forever.
The World's Fifth Sunday School
Convention taught many lessons. It
taught that henceforth this branch of the
Master's Kingdom must be more evangelistic and missionary in its character
and that it must reach out to the boys
and girls, the 'men and women of benighted lands. It taught that there must
be a greater spirit of devotion on the
part of all officers, teachers and scholars,
the world over.
Some one said to Miss Carihaldi:
"You ought to feel very proud that you
are a granddaughter of the great general." "I am," she said, "but I am
prouder still that I am a teacher in the
Sunday School." Would to God that
that same pride would enter all our Hawaiian Christians.
Although Honolulu was one of the
cities to offer itself for the next World's
Convention in 10,10, it is probable that
either Washington, D. C, or Tokio,
Japan, will capture the rich prize.
Cawycrs and Statesmen. i American Board Number
Will bt interested is the new bocks we
expect Sept. 25. Ule mention a few.
Che Statesman's Year Book
for 1907 (just ready) 43d volume.
The book holds a unique position for the
completeness with which it presents asurvey of the historical data and statistics of
all the countries of the world.
Political Problems of American
Development.
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EVENTS.
15th.—Alfred S. Hartvvell sworn in as
Chief Justice. Walter F. Prear sworn in
July JI.— l. S. Secretary Straus, Gov. as < iovernor of Hawaii Territory.
18th.—Kerosene warehouse in KakaaCarter, John (i. W'oolley and the Longko
fired in two places, extinguished bareworths arrive.
time by lire department,
in
ly
S. S. Litchfield, descending front car.
20th.
Seven inches of water over
is struck by racing auto, with nearly fatal spillway—of Wahiawa dam.
result.
Aug. 2.—Secretary Straus, on IroDIED.
quois, inspects I'earl Lochs.
3*l.—Public reception at Capitol to Mr. m..\cK.\i.\\--.\t IK lulu, .inly SO, of heart
and Mrs. Straus.
diaeaae, Horace <i. Blackmail, piaao tuner.
At B. Santa Cms, Oat., .Inly <i,
4th. —Geo. Ilailele, oiler at Pumping BREWBTEB
.Imiims Arbuckle Brewster, aged 11 rears, ■
Station, falls into machinery and is
former well known educator In Ilimiilnln
killed.
and Wailukn.
Bth. —Small store in Kakaako burned .I( VVKIKo At Honolulu, Auk' -b fttaik
Lueweiko, aged 88 yean.
in early morning.
Asm At Honohilu, Aug. 22, Miss Minna
oth. —E. A. Mott-Smith appointed
Asi-li, aged IT, daughter of Julius Aaen,
Territorial Secretary.
lulu. lag. 28, Joe I-'.
MKXIKIM A At II
Mi'iniriuiM, native of A/.ons, aged ; s pol*
Charles Murray, seven years old,
oni'il li_\- matches.
crushed under steam roller on Liliba
street.
MARRIED.
lOth.—Torrential rains throughout
district,
lilo
amounting to from 12 to 19
I
BALLOU-BURNETT At Lea Angeles, July
inches in one day.
27, Justice Sidney M. Ballou to Mrs. Lucia
nth.—Crowds at Waikiki watch surf
Burnett.
riders, many standing erect on surf (IEBAUER NCIiri.TK At Honolulu, Aug.
15, Eraai Bruno Oebauer to Miys Paulo
boards.
Schulte.
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of
bride
Associate Justice
14th.
At Honolulu. Aag. 17,
S. M. Ballou overturned in auto at Polo MEBKK-RICHARDB
MMiT, Leveretl 11. taesick to Mis. Bertha
game—shoulder dislocated.
.1. Richarda.
BY
JOHN G. WOOLLEY and MARY Y. G.
WOOLLEY.
N'ovv
of the
that our
famous temperance
leader. MR. WOOLLEY, is coming to
make his home with us, a special interest
will attach to the charming account byMr. and Mrs. W'oolley of their last visit
in Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Xevv
Zealand, Australia, etc. The volume will
instruct as well as entertain and once
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�THE FRIEND
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HAWAIIAN
TiyST
CO., THE FRIEND
Is published the first week ol cadi month
ill Honolulu, T. H., at the Hawaiian Hoard
Book Rooms, cor. Alakca and Merchant*
Sts.
Subscription price, 51.:50 per year.
Fire, Marine, Life
Accident
and
~v
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iiiimis
Employi r»' Liability.
tiri.l llurylury litttmunr
Plate Giant,
923 Fort Street, Safe Deposit
Building.
COLLEGE
II ~
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JBj)
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cor. Alakca & Merchant Sis., Honolulu, T, 11.
'in,/ m"*' reach the Board Hootnt by the ~iil> oj
the month
1
ami most #e*sn»ble lot* oi
terms: One third
fercd fur sale On Hie
cash, one-third in one year, one-third In two
years. Interest at 6 per cent.
cheapest
incuts, etc..
as
to building require
apply to
TRUSTEES OF OAHU COLLEGE.
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Hawaiian Islands.
F. Griffiths. A.8.,
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and
PUNAHOU PREPARATORY SCHOOL
(Samuel Pingree French, A. B, Principal.)
Offer complete
College preparatory work,
together with special
Commercial,
Music, and
Art courses.
Pur Catalogues, address
JONATHAN
Oahu College,
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Honolulu, H. T.
I M. WHITNEY, M.D..D.D. S.
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Rev. Orramel 11. Gttlick.
Theodore Richards.
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Rev. Edward B. Turner.
Rev. William I). Wcstervelt.
EnteredOetatet rr, ret, m /AaaaVara, 11,01,0:. ,/> ~•,,,,.,/
,/,i,, 110111,1. 101,1,1 ,i,t,'i CtngreuoJ March ,-. rSjf,
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To Our Own Building
ALAKEA
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where hereafter may l>e
found Bibles in
English
Hawaiian
Japanese
Chinese
Portuguese
as well as general
RELIGIOUS LITERATURE
AND PRAYER BOOKS.
We plan to keep
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Boston Building.
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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES
HONOLULU,
VOL. LXIV
H. T., OCTOMBHR, 1907
TREASU'STATEMENT.
No.
10
Since
Dr. Sylvester's resignation I nationalities against each, other erases
from the pastorate of Central Union national lines and makes American
Church on account of failing health, citizens here as well as elsewhere.
l-'n 1111 VugUKt Jo to Septciiiliil" 20.
the Church has been supplied by a The pubHtt school is the solvent of .ill
K1 I ll'l'S.
'I'll.' difficulties concerning American citiAmerican Missionary Association....,$iopo4io goodly number of preachers.
zenship.
talent
the
islands
was
represented
of
8o.no
I It. Unction Fund
('. W. Hill. R. B. Dodge,
Revs.
by
.|S.<M
I'-n-ti I'laec
Notwithstanding the vast increase
1 (O.Oil K. W. Thwing, W. I> Westervelt.
S \. ('astie Fund
in
S.
and
buildings and other education:*.!
A.
Raker
L.
Ifopwood,
2IO.0U
I'llin
c M I 'poke Fund
The following visiting 'aciliiics the schools are greatly over
I KXO0 K. 11. Turner,
I•'iliu-aliinial Fund
15" clcrgvuic-ti have supplied the pulpit crowded. This is a healthy sign shovI': icnil
from time to lime: Rev. Warren K. ing that parents of the Japanese, ChiJ50.GO
,
( uiicr.il Fund
< alifornia ; nese, Portuguese and other races
30.OO Day, l>. I), of Uw Angeles,
I lawaii < ieneral Fund
I). I', eastern (IK realize the importance of giving their
C,
Rev.
C.
Crcegan,
"><>"
lapaiu -<■ Work
iiRAj trici secretary of the American Hoard, children the best training possible, and
Ka ilnaloha
a week in Honolulu on his ire rushing their children into the
iood.oo who spend
Kauai ( ieneral FuihI
return from \ i^-ilinij mission stations common school,
630.00
Kohala Seminary
100.01 around the worhl; Rev. losiali K. KiiMam i ieneral Fund
Rochester, \. V,;
The private schools arc also being
(Hlice K\|icn-.c-5 <<' tredge, I>. I).. from
Rev, Chas, IJ, Hyde, of (alifornia. an-' overerowiled, Kamehameha School is
How
I'alani.i Settlement
Kidman. I). I)., from .Mm limited to only those who have at least
\|. S. Hice Fund
on.3' Rev. A ll>i rl
\.
ristown,
J„ and Rev. ('. I'. Thwing, some Hawaiian blood in their vci.is.
5"' ■ i'! I). I)..
I lalnt (Ieneral Fund
of Western Reserve There are three distinct schools
I'resideni
\lid Pacific institute
1iiQo.ro
I fniversity, < rhio. I >r. I >ay and Dr. grouped under one financial manage
lark iiietit: the Schools for Boys, the School
$6oijK.')J Kittre«lge are relatives ol the
r.xrKNPi rt'Rßs,
and iulick families. Mr. I lyde is .; For i.irls and iln- Boys' Preparatory.
Chinese Work
I 60.75
relative of Mother Rice. Dr. Thwing Tliese arc all more than full. There
01 l-Sp
Salaries
is a cousin of ntir assistant supcri'i is a fine turps of teachers. The pupils
$ 97J2J tcmlciit of Chinese Missions, and Dr. iic given a good foundation for the
Educational Work
10.10 Kidman is the father of Key. John various avenues "f work in ordinary
$ 53*
English Work
Krdinati. who has jusl conic from life.
Salaries
698.00
[apan to take charge of missions mi
751.80 the island of < 'aim.
Oahu College is the school affording
(leueral Fund
'•''"
the hest opportunity for advancement
$105.00
11 aw ana 11 Work
The opening of the fall schools in highei education. It does a little
Salaries
301.50
throughout the islands is indicative of more than lit pupils for entrance in the
406.50 several rather interesting tiling. various universities of the Mainland.
Interest "ii overdraft
12.85 About twenty years ago English be- Three new buildings have beet) erected
$23°>5
Japanese Work
came predominant in the government during the past summer and the school
Salaries
866.00
was still taught or facilities largely increased.
Many
1 IO5.I5 schools. Hawaiian
I he Friend
M»9° rather lessons were taught in the Ha- new scholars are present at the openKa 11..aloha
54-00 waiian language in many of the public ing of the new school year
Kohala Seminary
3I1J.10 schools. There were very few excelMid-Pacific institute
1163.33 lent school buildings. The change is
I'alama Special Fund
50,00
Mills Institute for the Chinese, Mr.
Office Expense
$280.56
decidedly remarkable, tip Hawaiian ( )kuinura's school for the Japanes-,
Salaries
316XK)
is taught. The years of MlO7 -X open
the Methodist school for the Koreans
596.56 with high schools, grammar schools, a all
I'alama Settlement
show the stimulating influence of
n.t^'
line normal school, and graded schools the educational growth Of the TerriSocial Work
$ 4S-00
K.vcn
tlu
in
Salaries
in excellent buildings.
50.00
tory.
Country districts new and well arrangSettlement
10.00
Waiakei
ed school houses have been erected all
Portuguese Work Salaries
33&0O Over the islands.
The three large girls' schools: Kawaialiao in Honolulu, Maunaolu a'
Many nationalities are represented I'aia. Maui, and the Kohala Curls'
Excess nf receipts over expenditures 91.56
in
the school attendance. The public School, Hawaii, are all opening the
$fxK>S.()J
School system is as thoroughly! cos- new year with a large increase of inand attendance. These ichoo
$5347'<<H mopolitan as in any other section of terest
Overdraft at the I'.ank
This
of
take
of all nationalities.
girls
I
rubbing
the United States.
T. K.
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THE FRIEND.
Rev. Dorcinus Scudder, 1). 1)., reReceptions for the sailors of the flc-t
were held at the Young Hotel by Gov. turns October i, and. with the Novemand Mrs. I'rear and at the Seamen's ber number, will reassumc chief
Institute by the Christian Endeavor editorial care of The Friend along
Societies and other organizations. The with his new duties as pastor of CenSalvation Army secured from X- (). tral Union Church. I luring his nearly
Hall ft Son the free use of the store four months' absence Rev. \V. IX
primarily and also for the ordinary mi Fort street, formerly occupied by Wcstervelt has been the acting editor.
bushiest pursuits. Under government the Pacific Hardware Co., and fitted
care the sectarian element has. 61 it up as a reading room and a place for
course, been laid aside and Catholics writing letters. The different Church-s
HILO AND ITS LEGENDARY
and Protestants alike make use of tl"- welcomed the men in various ways,
FAMILIES.
-school privileges.
and many private receptions were held
The government industrial school
at Lahainaluna lias new buildings, new
helps and a large attendance. This
was the old missionary school founded by the missionaries of the American
Hoard for the purpose of training II iwaiian young men for the ministry
throughout the city.
The Hilo Boys' Boarding School
has opened its new year most auspiciously. Its large new dormitory and
school building and its new applianc. S
for industrial education as well as the
many acres of land used for farming
i, ive it an exceptional place among the
industrial schools.
The number of
pupils demanding admittance are about
a third more than last year. There IS
an imperative call for an increase of
endowment or other aid so that additional teachers may be secured, and
needed aids to instruction added to the
equipment
r
The Friend is taken from the press to
make mention of the death of Mother
Parker, aged almost 102. She passed
away Sunday morning, September 29.
Mar) Elizabeth Parker was next to the
last of the old missionaries—Mother
Rice still is with her household on
Kauai. Mother Castle passed away last
March as the spring brought its new life
to the world. Mother Parker, with the
fall time of withered leaves and gathered
harvests goes home to meet her old and
Mother Castle and
very near friend.
Mother Parker were so intimate during
their lives that they were called David
and Jonathan by their families. Mother
I'arker came to the islands with the missionary hand May 1. 1833. In July, 1833,
the Parkers went to the Marquesas
Islands as missionaries, returning in
1834. Since that time Mother Parker
never left the islands, until this last journey opened for her eternal delight.
The large increase of interest among
the Hawaiians in the private schools
shows that the young Hawaiians who
are too old for the government schools
realize that they must gain a better
education or go under in the battle for
life. This feeling is also very evident
among a large class of those who have
passed through the Kamehanieha and
Hilo schools, and now talk about earnThe effort of County Attorney Cathing money for a better education at
the Coast or in Oahu College- The cart to put in cx-SherifT Brown as a
need of an advance in order to meet deputy prosecuting attorney was met
business conditions is very keenly felt. by the Supervisors with a decided and
very proper turn down. No man is fit
to have charge of cases before any
The large United States cruisers court who deliberately nolle prosses,
the Maryland, the Colorado, the West i. e., sets aside a case in which a saloon
Virginia and the Pennsylvania, have keeper who sells liquor to minors is
made Honolulu their home for about under arrest. And yet Mr- Brown did
three weeks, and then passed on to this very thing when the minors who
San Francisco. The officers and men purchased the liquor were in the court
claim to have enjoyed their stay ex- room ready to appear as witnesses. It
ceedingly. At the close the Admiral is said that Mr. Cathcart keeps Mr.
and officers of the fleet decorated the Brown in this position defying the
West Virginia and the Pennsylvania Supervisors. If so the Supervisors can
with thousands of electric lamps until rightfully refuse all salary.
the mighty ships were outlined in a
great flame of golden light. Then the
men of the fleet used the same decoraRev. Frank S. Scudder has arrived
tions the next night and gave a recep- from Japan and has entered at once
tion which cost them about $2 ,000.00. upon his work assisting Rev. O. H.
No intoxicants of any kind were al- Gulick in the care of the Japanese Mislowed. Paymaster Little said that the sion. This means a strong factor
ships and men spent over $150,000 added to the band of earnest men now
while in port. This meant a great deal carrying on the Hawaiian Islands Misto the business men of Honolulu.
Apparently Kilo and the adjoining
district of Puna were settled ages ago
by families closely connected with tlv
islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.
\',o other part of the Hawaiian Islands can give such an abundance of
legendary lore which is Polynesian
rather than Hawaiian. Almost every
valley in all the islands has its own
peculiar story, hut Hilo has the folk
lore of New Zealand. Samoa and Tahiti grafted into its valleys and along
its water courses.
Maui, the demi god—the HercuKs
of Polynesia—was thought to have his
home on the banks of the Wailukj
river, on which Hilo is located. His
canoe, from which he fished the islands
up from the ocean's depths, lies near
the mouth of the river changed hit i
stone. The Hilo natives tell the same
marvelous stories concerning him, as
are recorded in the folk lore of New
Zealand and many of the other Pacific
islands.
Ilina was a goddess of the ancient
Polynesians. Sometimes she wan
known as Hina and sometimes as Ina.
The names of Maui and Hina are prob
ably more prevalent in the differert
Polynesian groups than any others, except Wakca and Papa, who are usually
considered the first of the human race.
Ilina had her home in the cave under
the picturesque Rainbow Falls, neac
Hilo. Pele, the goddess of fire, is said
by the Rarotongans to have Mahuike,
the protector or guardian of fire
through all Polynesia, as her grandmother. Mahuike was also Maui's ancestor.
The Paao story of Hawaii and Samoa has its counterpart in Mew Zealand. From Paoo was descended the
powerful priest family of the Hawaiian Islands, whose descendants arc
among the most literary of the llawai
ians of today.
It would seem as if the southeastern
portion of the island of Hawaii had
been settled by a different set of Polynesians from those who finally found
a home in the islands of Oalni and
Kauai.
W. D. W.
mot
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THE FRIEND
EVOLUSTPINA,DESI
EOUS R GNED.
The famous plant-wizard, Luther
I'.nrbank. recently lectured upon the
cactus, telling how he had developed
a new species of immense economic
value, From the common plant of tlv.
desert, which was fearfully spiny ami
comparatively innutritions, he had, by
means of patient and skilful handling,
succeeded in evolving a thornle.-s
species of cactus, which was both >f
high productive capacity and of highly
nutritious quality, while these immensely valuable fodder plants will
grow, like their worthless ancestors, on
nearly rainless deserts.
Mr. Burfoank also meets the inquiry, win no such plants have been
evolved naturally. All the Cacti of the
deserts are cither dangerously thorny
i,i else poisonously bitter. And thus
was so simply because any variety ..f
(he plant not so defended was at once
devoured i>v the hungry and thirsty
animals of the deserts, and had no
chance tn propagate its species. Natural evolution could beget only such
cacti as could in it be eaten.
Now I'.urbauk has interposed wPh
He
.in intelligent Artificial Selection.
applies the power of a Designing Mind
It direct the hitherto merely Spontaneous Evolution. With the greatest
patience and care he plants thousands
of cactus seeds, tint of a thousand
plants produced he may find one which
is (hornless.
From the offspring of
this one. repeating his careful selections many times, he finally develops
a descendant, which possesses all the
choice qualities which he desires. The
result of his patient labors is a new
species of Cactus which is entirely
thofnless. These plants will also p;roe.
luxuriantly in the driest soils of the
desert. Their productiveness is s
vigorous, and their roots push to such
depths, that they will starve out the
native cacti planted in the same row*.
At the same time Burbank's new cacti
are so richly nutritious that cattle fed
upon them produce the richest of milk
and beef. And two hundred tons of
such valuable fodder can be raised per
acre from desert soils !
Thus the deserts are to be made to
"rejoice and blossom as the rose."
Herein is to be discerned how
groundless and absurd is the widely
prevalent conclusion that the scientific doctrine of evolution is hostile to
a rational belief in the designing activity of an Almighty Creator. The
argument is that Science has established the fact that all forms of Lif'*
have come into existence by succes-
-
sive processes of Involution from pre- then may we ascribe the marvels of
Therefore, existing nature to the interposition of
viously existing forms.
there is no need of supposing a De- an Almighty Creator with his legions
signing Creator, and the theory of His of angela rejoicing to participate in his
activity is inadmissible. But here \v- innumerable workings.
But the wayward spirit of unbelief
actually find a designing creator named Burbank, who is guiding certain 'is always prone to seize upon any ofprocesses of evolution wisely and effi- fered pretext whereby to discredit
ciently so as to work out ends which faith in the Divine Creator.
S. K. B.
he has planned.
How much more
L
RANGE IGHTS
ByL.L.D.
JoWhnGley,.
is won. I can remember all to I
vividly how when the clearer headed
of the "temperance" workers, Dickie,
In a former article, trying to make
Bain, Finch, Frances Willard and
clear to myself and others the changed iheir i<ind. began to point out to minconditions of the liquor problem, the isters of religion and of slate that the
figure of river traffic, as contrasted liquor
trade, having the law. could give
with deep-sea navigation, was employchurches, the schools, the
the
llfi
ed. It is easy to deflate a g 1 illus- lodges,
bands of hope, the temperthe
tration l>v overwork* but this one seems ance unions, the love of life, the lov"
rood for at least one more ascension. ..f home, the love of wife and child,
loyalty and pride: and so Ear
Prom the close of the Civil war to ambition,
distance us in the race for the wellthe opening of the twentieth century being of the people, that the "temperthe prohibitory agitation was purely a ance" movement might well be and
Precisely as would surely conlinue to be a negligivoyage of discovery.
Columbus, reasoning that the earth ble element of the national life: and to
was round and the known world part
demand the outlawry of the saloon n
of a balanced sphere, set out to sail
name of sanity, piety and mercy;
<\i\v west to find the Indies and. trust- the
were to all political intents an!
they
ing the sea way, hitched his vessel to purposes ignored. The great parties
a star and bent his canvas. So the
them. Apparently they got
Prohibition party, reasoning that ostracized
accomplished nothing.
nowhere:
they
somewhere beyond the sea of miinevism, partyism, sectionalism, classisin
and pleasurism, there must be a fruitBut there has Keen good fighting for
ful continent of Civic conscience, put
to sea with its helm lashed down foi attention. We made an uproar in the
righteousness and set the_whole crew Churches. We shocked the sensibiliagita- ties of dilettante Christians. We tipstoking the fires of the
ped over the statue of Saint Raption the country has ever known.
doodle, We let the sawdust out of
self-filled prophets. We won. Evey
We have arrived. Now our way is Evangelical Church went on record in
up the rivers to possess the land, ac- favor of our contention. The saloon
tively or passively ; as vet the majority was driven out of the army- The bars
is opposed to us. We cannot, if we were closed in the capitol. Thirty mil
would and certainly we would not, kill lion of the population live today in
(he Opponents, nor drive them out, nor
prohibited areas. Alcohol is in the act
subjugate them. We can. in fact, do of changing over from the world of disnothing, but make ourselves unhappy sipation to the world of industry. It
and ridiculous, unless we can win OVCI is a drink today. Tomorrow it will V
to our side enough of them to put us a fuel. The Port Arthur of public atin control of the government, begin- tention has been retaken by militant
ning with the precinct, but not to cease ( hristianity; repaired and refortifiel
until the nation owns our rule.
by social and medical science; regarrisoned by the public schools and the
We have waged a fifty years' war, great industries: and reprovisioned
merely to regain the attention of the with a splendid living, growing literacountry lost by the Civil war. That ture.
"The
peace.
'
fruit of righteousness is sown in
victory
— Bible.
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THE FRIEND.
We have won a decent hearing— With these other crews of earnest
nothing more. The prohibitory areas men and women, good, had and indifare not safe.
Town defeats town. jferenl—ahead of some, in the wake if
State debauches Stall, Congress, in- others—we must make our way to the
stead of giving full faifll and credit to head of navigation. < >ur progress will
the judgments of state legislatures in 1.. directly in proportion lo our tact.
the exercise of their police power, We cannot afford to despise an opporflouts them with the Interstate Com- tunity because it is small. The chanmerce Law and a most unfortunate nel is narrow and changeable. \\ '■•
political condition makes ilu- right- must give berth as will as take it. \\
eousness, sovereign will of the States cannot refuse to follow a course beand the safety of the people subordi- cause it winds, any more than we ma.nate to the quadrennial sham battle of discard the compass because of its
j. Ib chasers.
variation. Truth is good sense-, and it
lis not good sense to ram the oilier carriers, or run aground for (In- pride of
But the war is over. We have cast a straight course.
our gauge in the arena of practical
politics and the enemy has taken it up.
'I he rivers not only run a winding
The claim that our matter is not an way. but they grow narrower as \\,,
issue is no longer heard The people ascend. Tact increases in importance
know us. The people notice us. Now at every stage. (Inly a ft ml will !>■>
the problem is to get our case before ashamed to take soundings, Only a
1 hem. Thai is not war.
II Is a battll churl will deny the rights of oilier-,.
of the ballots, and that is peculiarly \t sea, our main trouble was barnaand imperative!) peace. The wads of cles.
They drop off in the streams.
democracy cannol be razed by clamor, The barnacle maxim is. "Slick apart."
The gates of Civic righteousness can- The statesman's motto is. "Slick i
not be forced. If the) COUld he forced. "ether!" And the present indications
the people would become conspirators •ire thai we shall get together by three
When you thrash your upright, regular ships local option by
or slaves.
yon gel no question of char- counties, local option
si in
by slates, locil
acter before him no nor behind him option by nations for Canada and
either. I'.ut you gel an arrest of Mexico are coming 100. The first step
thought, Then you try the case on its leads straight to the second, because
merits.
the States arc bound in honor and
self-interest to defend local self government in their subdivisions: but liIf we could force or smuggle a na- cense areas and prohibition
areas arc
tional law prohibiting the liquor traffic mutually destructive.
The second
upon an unwilling or indifferent major- leads Straight to the third, because
the
ity, they would defeat the enforcement police sovereignty of the stales is the
of it by the unwritten local option that keystone of the Union, but the present
inheres in every community. We have system of internal revenue receipts to
the arrest of thought, by cities, by liquor dealers, and the present
incounties, by states, by the nation, al- fringement of state rights
by interthough no president dares as vet to state commerce is intolerable to
Hi-
>
There is no theory about it. It is ail
undeniable and concrete fact. The
prohibitionists are gaining ground
Steadily and rapidly. While our ranks
are lorn by internecine strife, while the
straight whisky people and the rectifiers are lighting each other, while the
wine men are pulling one way and the
brewers atiolher, the cohorts of total
abstinence are marching steadily on
In their ranks there is unity, well defined aim, singleness of purpose, enthusiasm and they ad work together.
In our ranks there is none of these.
Instead, all is confusion. We are not
only doing nothing to Oppose the civ my. but we are really playing into
their hands by lighting among ourelvcs. Every thinking man of the
liquor interests knows that this is trueThe picture is not overdrawn. I'rohibili.in is no longer a remote possibility, but a menacing probability. The
'iiovcniciit is gathering strength like a
prairie lire anil spreading almost as
fas! and relentlessly."
'I he call of dtlt) is the call ..f \ i,"
The license issue is on the tri:l
calendar. The enemies of the reform
howl with rage and pain. The) cry to
be "saved" and they call their present
afflictions, "the handwriting on th"
wall." Now may (Jod save us from
ttr tactless friends !
lory.
.
Tact is intelligent and discreel per
sistence. This case will bear a lot of
winning.
After we carry the county,
the baffling electrolysis of the saloon
across the border will sap the batteries
"I" our home-made power.
The elusive
legislator will be "still plucking the
grass to know where sits the wind"
Blunders and lies about the failure of
prohibition will multiply, each after its
kind. The litter of the "blind pig" will
mention it in his message to the Con- states and the abutting nations.
HOl be easy lo exterminate. Hut the
gress. For the rest, as \ said in the
license system must and will be abolformer article, the cardinal virtue f«
For getting together, the only knovvn ished front the rivers to the ends of the
patience.
medium is tact. Tt is the ether of thfl earth.
social universe. Barnacles haven't it.
And then tact. The victory we have No m ire have hull frotrs. Tt is a man's The benefit of tact was jusl as cervvtni brings its own limitations.
W-- (lenient. That we have reached the tain in the period of agitation as ii is
have no longer a whole ocean of com- tactical phase of the great reform is today: but the nccessit) for it was less
parative irresponsibility, to ourselves. oroved by many thine*, And the devil strongly emphasized.
Manners are
What we do now has to be done nuiet- ■if narrowness exorcised from us has time-servers. In the days before the
lv, carefully. We are in the rivers. ""tie into the body of the enemy- "Bar telephone and the electric fire alarm.
They are thronged with other traffic. and Buffet." a very influential liquor those who discovered a house on fire
Every boat we meet, or pass, is equal- oaper s-.v s editorially in its September rushed through the streets crying;
ly entitled with us. Tlteir Signals are [issue: "What shall we do to be saved? hire! fire! They disturbed people.
as valid as our own. We might run Georgia has gone dry. Another sta<- That was the intention. When they
them down because our ship is bigger has placed the ban uiion the liquor saw a head at every window they
and our cargo more precious. But col- traffic. Furthermore, those who pr .- knew thai- the lire would be put inf.,
lisions cannot do tis any good The fess to he able to read the hand-writing if the people could put it mil. Reachdistribution of beer is as sacred as the on the wall say tint all the rest of thj ing the hose house, th'ev gave the best
distribution of bibles under the rules, 'southern States will follow suit. This imitation they could of pandemonium.
lis
J the condition that confronts m, Where the street was full of hurrying
of navigation.
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THE FRIEND.
neighbors the bell ceased. The period
of agitation was over. The rest was a
matter of detail. It was an eminently
proper program under the circumstances and is still the method in little
towns and villages, lint in a city with
paid lire departments .dl connected up
with electric lulls it would be archaic
— not to say idiotic. There the discoverer of a tire simply steps to the box
.hi the corner and turn a little crank.
So, the days and nights of shouting,
and clanging in the great reform arcover. Towns, cities, counties, states,
nations are "on the wire" of prohibition and as fast as men see the blue
tlame of alcoholic politics licking up
life, liberty, property, purity, efficiency,
energy, ambition and the chances of
happiness, he steps quietly into the
polling I ih and turns in his alarm.
for that attitude has passed
show' reason
away and the looming "good man" :n
It is getting easier every day to
him that a license law being absolutely destitute of moral fiber must in the
nature of it work toward its worscr
part that license laws are always and
everywhere failures as "temperance"
measures; that the licensed dealer
never opposes or exposes the illicit;
that the more improved and reputable
of saloons do relatively the most harm
to the life of the community; that on
the oilier hand, straight, honest pro-
:
hibition while not perfectly enforcable,
more so than the mongrel kind, and
infinitely more influential educationally; that the outlawry of all saloons
would tend at once and constantly to
raise the standard of public servants;
that allowing for all the discouragements in enforcing prohibition it has
been demonstrated repeatedly to be
tiniiicarsurably superior to license as a
regulator
of the business.
is touch. "Touch" has a very
\UccM
expressive and illuminating meaning 'Tact is the gentle art of doing ihiugs
in the sjang of the day. (hie has been
the Test way. Local self-govern"touched" when he has lion approach- in
What the peofor a small loan without security ment is politicai tact.
in
any police matter is the
desire
ple
nil has made it. An audience is
"f the matter. 'The lust way to
touched" when it surrenders to the law
find
out what the people desire is to
leaker's appeal. Something like that
list them by counties, d'he chief value
reform,
what we waul in our
We of
the present harvest of local option
aye it "up against" the electorates.
is that they show an increasvictories
ow we tuiisi "gei in touch" with the ing demand for national,
constitutional
ltd. il's.
prohibition. Local option elections
are the most informing and therefore
The educational work done before the most important events of the reihe war was not lost. Kike bread cast form. 'They show where the necesUpon the water it is returning aflel sity remains of shouting, lire! in the
many days and the tactful prohibition- streets and ringing the fire bells; and
]st will spend little time in proving the
where that crude and noisy means is
evil character of the traffic or denounc- contra indicated.
ing those who are engaged in it- It
iuncomplimentary to assume that
'There is a strong popular current
proof is necessary and it is an impor- sitting in for law-enforcement. As 1
tance to suggest thai liquor-selling is have already said, the tactful prohibi.1 worse business than license-selling
tionist will heartily throw himself into
it. for one thing that will surely come
of it is a complete discrediting of the
The license seller is i he man we are license policy and a complete disilluafter. He knows our Case. He ac- sioning of the good men who slill beknowledges our position, lie shares lieve in that policy.
our
of the
But be
I-
.1
opinion
business.
says that "prohibition does not prohibit." He thinks thai certain prohibitory features incorporated in a licensing law can be enforced. He likes to
have wdial he does succeed. He docs
not yet see, plain as it is, the manifest and demonstrated impossibility ->f
enforcing in any important degree the
dilute prohibition of the licensing system. He thinks that the licensed dealers will be corrective of the illicit.
Tact suggests that without arrogance,
since we cannot prevent him from taking his own medicine, we encourage
him and help him to take it—a kind of
reduetio ad nauseam.
The
"good man" is becoming a name
to connive with in politics. 'The reign
of the self seeker is breaking up and
party bonds are working loose. 'The
prohibition party very properly in the
"attention" period held it high heresy
to support the "good man" on a license
ticket: first, because the law was in
the interest of the liquor
ond, because
power:
the "good man"
practically certain to be a whited
secwas
rat-
hole set by one or the other of the two
twin treasons of our politics the great
political parties, to catch the "temperance" vote and destroy it. But ths
the independent voting so well begun
and so dramatically increasing is the
best hope of all reform- The license
system is no issue now ; it is a fixed
fact and whatever tends to cripple iW
discredit it, a prohibitionist may support. And the "good man" of the present movement is one that frankly submits to public questioning and bravely
keeps his promises.
'The old habit of impugning motives,
due to the heat and passion of agitation ought to disappear. 'This country
has calmly set itself to a solution of the
liquor problem. 'The people are taking
lo themselves the initiative, the referendum and the recall. We begin lo
vote for measures directly, and for
good men" whom we have publicly
cross-examined.
The people delight in honorable successes. We can show them a marvelous procession of triumphs. 'The
roll of the new knighthood of politics
lengthens rapidly. 'The records of the
new school of governors, Folk, llanly.
Smith, lloch. Cobb, La Toilette, Johnson and their kind hang like banners
en the outer wall of the new time.
Without arrogance,
without extravawithout bigotry, without spirtcring, without bad manners, with
faith in Cod and in our fellow-citizens,
U t us close in and win. < )ur business
is with gentlemen ; let us observe the
rules. At Apamatox, whe nthe Confedi racy by its great leader, acknowledged the supremacy of the Union, an.'
the war was ended, General Grant said
in his strong hut gentle way, "Let us
have peace." It would have been
identical in meaning if he had said,
"Let us have tact."
gance,
WHOLIATBEANRGOZS SIATICS.
Tor some months past strained relations have existed between the United
States and Japan, in consequence ..f
the various attacks made upon the Japanese in San Francisco by the working men of that city. Now a change
An
conies in the position of affairs.
i veil
greater violence has been displayed in Pritish Columbia, against
Japanese immigrants entering Vancouver in large numbers from HonoHowever much humane and
lulu
peace-loving Americans must regret
the violence shown by their own countrymen, it comes somewhat as a relief
to have the natural indignation of the
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THE FRIEND
people of Japan diverted from America
by this even severer Canadian outbreak.
It has in tins way been made evident
to Japan that these unhappy incidents
have not been the outgrowth of national or racial antagonism, such s
might call for active resentment. They
are economic rather than racial. They
form a part of one general tendency
of workingmcu strenuously to resist
the invasion of their supposed rights
by the immigration of other races for
the purpose of competing with them
in the labor market. 'The British occupants of .Australia rigidly enforce a
similar exclusion of all Asiatic laborersA very different question is that of
the expediency of the social commingling of very diverse races of men in
the same communities, It is quite unnecessary to make controversy on that
subject here. As a general rule in fact,
whether right or wrong, whenever
dark and white races are brought into
close contact, a rigid social line is
erected between them. 'The present
question is one of labor competition.
'The fact of the question arising be
Iween Japan and a British community
adds to the favorable prospect thai it
will not become a matter of war be
tweeii
Japan and America.
There
art-
liable to arise in the future vario is
causes of dissension between the two
Empires. But the evil day of conflict
has every prospect of being postponed.
'The war cloud tends to be dissipated.
Hawaii may breathe freer of apprehension of becoming a meeting-place of
hostile armaments.
s.
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"In the desert where he lies entombed
He made a little garden and left there
Some flowers which but for him bad
never bloomed."
NECESSITY OF EARLY OPENING
OF PEARLHARBOR.
Among the effects of the recent
cloud
vvai-
over the Pacific, is one which is
of no doubtful benefit. 'That is the
awakening of American attention lo
the urgent necessity of speedily opening our splendid Pearl Harbor. To the
United States, the measure now presents itself ,-is one of martial defense.
But it is no less one of commercial
necessity. It hardly falls within the
province of a religious journal like 'The
Friend
to
point out the immense naval
importance to America of this magnificent haven. 'That task belongs to
those whose province is military attack
and defense, and they may be left to whether the Christian people of these
Islands will be found duly prepared to
attend to that.
But there is a purely commercial de- encounter the new and crowding con
mand for opening the harbor which is ditions which seem so close at hand.
growing most urgent. The pressing Will our Churches of various denomicause on that side of the question is nations be found in possession of Such
the prospect of an early opening of th.> a degree of the spirit of Christ, of
Panama Canal. Honolulu stands il- loyalty to their Master, and of love for
most exactly midway in a nearly direct the souls of wayward nun, that they
route between Panama and the great will shine with their due degree f
Asiatic ports.
Whenever the enor- spiritual light and moral force upon
mous traffic between Atlantic ports the confusing and disturbing elements
and the Orient begins to pour through which will then invade us with such
the new canal. Hawaii will at once be tremendous pressure? A vast invasion
near at hand.
conic without possible competition the of world commerce is
great intermediate calling station for The most strenuous preparations foi
that commerce, and our largest an 1 its needs will for one thing be made in
best harbor must be thoroughly fitted matters of physical sanitation, so as
up for its service. .Honolulu harbor is lo hold all pestilences under eontril.
a mere pocket wholly incapable of Will our moral and spiritual energies
meeting the demands of that com- also be found adequate for the needed
merce i six miles west is the entrance to moral sanitation ?
It is indeed a time for our Churches
a channel which branches into a series
of lochs funning a capacious and thor- to marshal their forces, to draw near
oughly protected haven of the largest to their Lord for invigoration of their
Spiritual power, that they may be fully
capacity.
The Panama traffic is certain to call prepared to make Hawaii more (bail
That traffic will ever a strong fortress and headlight '•!'
for such capacity
consist of a very large proportion of Christian forte at this greal coming
the entire commerce between two linn meeting-point of Pacific commerce.
S. E. B.
died millions of white men in Europe
and America, and the nearly four hundred skilled and industrious workers
CIVIC RIGHTEOUSNESS IN
of Eastern Asia. Both sides of the
KANSAS CITY.
\tlan tic will soon send vast and continuous fleets of merchant steamers
Kansas City, Kansas, a city of about
through the canal to the Orient It is 100,000 population, presents the unique
probably an extremely moderate esti example of a city living for a year unmate that twenty steamers a week will der a no license system, and of equal
leave Panama for Asiatic ports, while significance, under a strict enforcement
an equal number will pass in an oppo- of the will of the majority. 'The assist
site direction. 'That is, we shall have ant attorney-general of the city, M".
forty steamers a week stopping al IT' C. W. Prickett, writes interestingly of
nolulu for cc'il.
the experiinenl
Put in addition, the harbor must alsi
Orte year ago, the county bad Jf/i
accommodate an immense licet of coal saloons, 200 gambling dens and about
ships, at least one-fourth of the num- do houses of social evil. 'Today, nol a
ber of the merchant steamers. And saloon, no open gambling dens, not a
these must stop in port several days, house of social evil. Note the results
thus taking up as much or more room of till- change. Business has beei
than the merchantmen. Altogether stimulated along all lines. 'The popuwe shall have an average of not less lation has increased more rapidly than
than thirty large ships in port at once ever before. 'The bank deposits show
every day in the year. Of course, this a giin of one and a half million do!
is a very rough estimate: but it serves lars.
Merchants employ additional
to indicate the enormous dimensions .f clerks. 'The attendance at the public
the new traffic for which this island schools has increased so much that
has soon to provide. It will be one eighteen additional teachers have been
which will revolutionize our business, employed. More significant still, this
and will tax business skill and energy increase in pupils is largely of hoys and
ill the highest degree.
girls between twelve and sixteen years
An immense economic change inav of age. 'The charitable institutions r
thus be seen to be near at hand. It port a reduction of more (ban twowill be one which will profoundly af- thirds in the demand for aid. The
fect all the affairs of life, commercial, juvenile court had but two applications
social, political and religious.
in the last eight months. Prior to the
closing of the joints, from eight to
of
it
becomes
In view
this prospect
a question of the deepest solicitude eighty-eight required sonic assistan-e
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each month. 'Two young men were lections are vivid of the tireless and evening, drank from small colored
-(lit
to the reformatory last year; endless work which centered about and howls, or tin CUps, still lingers
'Together with the loaf of bread which
formerly from fifteen to twenty five radiated from that office
was carried there generally were a few
( luce or twice a year the fresh me li
were sent each year, The expenses of
prosecuting criminals fell off $35,000 a cal supplies would conic from Boston, cakes hi' hard bread. And bits of bard
year, and of maintaining the police I nd the opening of the boxes and bar bread softened in the coffee or tea,
font $25,000 a year Tor (he lirsl time rels and assisting to place the new sweetened with brown sugar, was a
in twenty five years the court of com- drugs and medicines in their appi «- ireal. Coffee was something which we
mon ideas opened its term ill May priate places was a great event. \nd children were not allowed to have at
without a criminal case- 'The city when the doctor was away, as fre- h. nne.
courts, formerly crowded, have now quently happened, my
mother was Sleeping in a native house on many
practically no business. A year ago often besieged by those coming f .r layers ~| mats, the top ones of which
the city was trying to raise funds to medicines for the sick- and those seek- 'were general!) tine and soft, and with
build additions to the city jails. T->- ing advice. Often when she was weai covering of lapa there was much cot i--dav the city ha no use for the jail and vvll nigh exhausted with her own i fort; biti at some places the fleas ettaccommodations it has. A year agi, j large family of little children (there i'lyed it mote than we did. In warm
very few business men favored the were seven of us) and with other work, weather tapa is nol aver) comfortable
closing of the saloons: today almost she WOttld gi to "the office" and do rovcring at night, it being so impernone would favor opening tlieni. At what she could to supply the needed vious to tin- air it is uncomfortably
warm.
VtosqtlitOCS were one of the
ih< two elections held within the past remedies.
year, the people have endorsed the
When I was old enough to accom- difficulties I" contend with and genpresent conditions. 'The city is clean; pany my father, as he went upon his erally a small mosquito net was procrime is at a minimum; merchants ar i. ttrs about the island. was supreme duct d from the depth of the saddleas in those days t lie nal iv es did
prosperous; real estate is advancing.
ly happy. Frtini "tie district to an bags,
They gen
not hive mosquito nets.
rode
P. K. 11. oilier we
"it horseback.
From erally covered their heads
with the
Koloa the shorter journey was vvesl
See Ihe(.mei i:■ a I n'lia I ist. Jlllv 2~. ward
iapa ir other eo\ ering when leepit ■■.
to Waliiawa. Ilanapcpe, W'aiini a
Ai W ailu.i. \ii;di..l.i. Kalihiwai and
1007.
'Hid hey.lid to Kekaha and Man.:.
llanalei
there weie rivers lo ford, ail
Father and Mother Powell lived .:'
h llie water was high the horses would
REMINISCENCES.
W aiiitea and had been the Companions he
unsaddled and w .• would he taken
of niv father and moth r when they
hi n canoe with the saddle, and
BHWoOyn,S
. mith.
came around < ape I lorn in the little over
while the horses swam
saddlebags
britj Thaddetis in iS|.'
The Waimea "v
Ye
\ |.:i|iet re id before ihe < 'ousin's
Intel ferries were estabci.
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river,
ils
c. hi i,in til trees
Valley \\ i 111
.a i he ho ger i i\ ers.
S. .tiel \
Kauai is
and grapevines was a gnat attraction, lished
the
island
hit
It
has
ml)
w
n\ i •and
sthe opportunity to go little
Tin secretary of the "Owsin's Soworihv oi the name. Wailna river iwith
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heralded
n t\ " asV .'I if I w i mid w rite a shorl
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thai if one of ihe ordinal y
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In the opposite direction from Kn Inter Island
paper of reminiscences of the life at
tcaillboats could pass
Koloa anil "ii Kauai when we we- loathe journey extended to Liluie, "v ci he mouth of the river il could
i hildr.n. and I pr. imised lo do so, al- Wailna. Waiponli. Kapaa. Anahola, steam up the ri\ er for" aboul a mile and
though niv personal inenior) and recol- KiMilan, llanalei and Waioji. A visit a half, and w hale boats nay igate th
lection of events niilv extend back to t. this si,!,. ~f || )( island would usually llanalei river For more tban three
week, the first slop generally miles.
,' littl" o\ er lift) liv c v ears and relate take a
to rather modern experiences in the being al l.ihuc at the Rice's, and the
Kauai is a well watered island, and
life of the missionaries to these Is- recollections of those visits ate very from Koloa to llanalei the distance is
pleasant.
lands.
Sometimes we pushed forty miles and there are over forty
I" Wailna. after spending .1 streams of running
In attempting to record the memo- through
water to cross.
ries of those yeats ami describe them few h..ins in Kiluie. and we were genhe villages along the coast in the
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so as to be of interest to others, it is erally entertained by a native family n wait led valleys were populous
and in
difficult to decide where to begin an 1 the west side of the liver. 'The house ii" ist instances there was an air o,
was
a
comfortable native house thatch comfort ami plenty Artificial wants
how much t" recite. My earliest re
collections are of the old home at Ko ed all over and with .1. an mats inside were in,l many and (hose requiring
l"a whose walls were Iniill of adobe and raised sleeping place. 'The visits many were comparatively few. Th
weie
generally announced before- most of the natives were industrious,
made of clay and Straw, plastered out- hand,
and being expected, preparations the men
with
a
and
inside
ami
covered
side
with their laro patches' am!
:ieat thatched mof with overhanging for WW comfort were made.
Almost oilier plots ~| potatoes, onions, sugarverandas all around; and the cellar without exception the chicken was cane, watermelons, bananas and in
running the length of the building in killed ami sometimes fresh fish f,-,,,, some cases flowers; and the fishermen
which were stored various articles and the liver were ready. .Mid with tart) with their canoes and nets and the
a corner of which was partitioned off and sue! potatoes and the tea, roffco women, with their household cares.
for a store-room where butter, salt and bread which niv father carried In mat making and other linger work.
beef and various kitchen Stores were his saddle bags, the fare was very were generally occupied. 'Tin- sincer
kept. And there was the small wood- "ood. 'There was nearly always a it) and cordiality of the welcome and
en Story and a half doctor's office a lit- small package of rice in those saddle the kindly
dignified courtesy lent a
tle one side of the makai entrance to bags of remarkable capacity s() thai in charm to the hospitality,
tin- house. For a number of years my case of uci.(\ some could be boile 1.
When the journey included the stay
'The memory of the fragrance of the over Sunday at one of the villages, the
father was the only physician residing
on the island of Kauai and the recol- coffee in the morning and the tea at day was given over to services in the
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meeting bouse, which consisted of the [voted. The old native woman who
Sunday School and the Church ser- Icared for us children from our infancy
vice. At these services my father was Makuakane and with her good
would generally, preside, and I can re- old husband, Lualai, she lived in a
call many of his simple", practical talks, small grass house on the adjoining
illustrations and exhortations. I re- premises to great old age.
Among the native deacons and
member on one occasion at Anahob
of hearing a native preacher become church people there were some fine
very earnest in exhorting the people characters; among these at Koloa,
to righteousness and finally saying, Apolo was a man of rare character and
"Yon know that I am not always good fine nature. While in order to be just
myself, but I want you to do as I sac it was necessary to judge many of the
and not as I do." On another occa- natives by standards somewhat differsion another preacher expatiated on ent from those we are accustomed to,
the goodness of the Creator and among there was a good proportion of them
other illustrations called attention to who, in view of their conditions and
rivers ran by associations, were deserving of high
the fact that all the
the great cities, which was one of the respect.
proofs of his beneficence.
In thinking of those early days and
At Waioli the welcome by bather recalling the scenes, recollections of
and Mother Johnson or Father an:l some of the foreign residents com"
Mother Wilcox was always cordial vividly to mind. There was the stout
and the visits there always seemed too and florid John llobbs, a saddle and
Englishman by
short. Each part of the islam! had its harncssmakcr,
an
bathers Wilcox birth ; and near him lived Robert
| eculiar attractions.
and Johnson were both school teach- Browh, a strong stout Welshman and
ers, and pather Johnson was later or- sturdy blacksmith. He used to ride a
dained and became pastor of the na- horse of great spirit and fiery temper
tive church, while
Father
Wilcox con-
to the great admiration of all the chil-
dren; and there was old 'Tom Moore.
commonly known as "Kong Carpenter"; and James Weitch, the blacksmith ; George Charman. Alva Blake,
people.
John Cook, and Man-of-war Jim, be'The return home was an event in the sides a number of others. 'These men
family and at supper and later, al- were almost without exception methough weary and lame from the long chanics and some of them skilled workjourney, a recital of the experiences men who had come to the Islands as
was detailed and dwelt upon at length. sailors before the mast in whaling
It not infrequently happened that ships and, either deserting or being
some sick person was waiting for the discharged, settled down marrying nareturn of the doctor and he would tive wives and generally rearing large
hardly reach home before having :o families. Among these were some who
start out againwere vicious and others were respect Iblc and made the best of their condirecollections
of
those
early
'The
years are of constant work and activ- tionsMan-of-war Jim would at limes
ity on the part of those engaged in missionary work, but a comparatively drink to excess and on one of these
small portion of this work consisted of occasions we boys found him lying by
preaching or religious teaching, but in the side of the road and tried to rouse
so many ways instructions and help him and make him go home, and finalwere needed in practical ways as well ly succeeded in getting him to sit up
as educational and religious. Sunday and on telling him that if be didn't go
was occupied in the early morning ">y home the constable would come for
prayer m -cling at the church, at which him and get him into trouble, he sad,
a few' of the faithful assembled, and at "Don't talk to me about trouble, I have
o o'clock the Sunday School, and at seen trouble afore now." 'There was
half past ten the morning preaching deep philosophy in the remark and it
service, and at two in the afternoon has been helpful to more than one
another regular church service. Dur- since.
ing the week there would be an afterAmong the really notable natives ; t
noon prayer meeting at the church and Koloa during the fifties and sixties was
Friday afternoon the woman's meet- the blind preacher, Samuel Kahookui.
ing; beside this there were classes in He was almost entirely blind, being
sewing and various kinds of needle able only with one eye to distinguish
work.
between day and nigbt, but he was a
The native household servants were preacher of much force and intelliwith few exceptions faithful and de- gence. Others would read the scripture
tinued to maintain his school at which
many boys were trained, some of
whom later went to Kahainaluna and
became prominent men among their
to him and in the blindness he would
reason and think of the lessons which
were presented, and sometimes he (lis
played a comprehension and grasp of
the subject which was remarkable.
.Among the Hawaiians there were distinctions of society and simple and
proper entertainments and pleasures a
well as those which were demoralizing
Father and Mother Dole came to
Koloa in 1855 and he established a
school to which the younger children
of the various missionary families ~f
the island, besides some others, were
sent. Among these were Ellen, George
and Cornelius Bond and Alfred Wight,
of Kohala; the Pogues and James W.
Robertson. 'This school was a great
benefit as Mr. I )ole was a thorough and
accomplished teacher.
A meeting
house was also erected at Koloa and
Father Dole was the pastor of the congregation of foreign residents who assembled there each Sunday for many
years, besides which he used to hold
occasional services at Kihue. 'The ad-
dition of the Dole family, with Georga
and Sanford and the children whom
they took as boarders, added much lo
the social lifeEvery Spring a licet of whaling ships
came to Koloa and Waimca to g< i
fresh supplies before proceeding to the
Arctic for the summer, and late ill the
Kail they would return ; and the coming of these ships was quite an event.
'The summer whaling seasons in the
Arctic and Winter seasons along the
equator or "the line" as it was termed,
divided the year into the "seasons"
which marked these principal divisions
of the year.
During those early years live day?
made a week's work and Saturday was
occupied by the natives in preparing
food, washing clothes and similar occupations preparatory to the Sunday
which was to follow. Sunday was oh
served very generally and was in
reality a day of rest and quiet. Saturday was also the market day and in
the morning people would congregate
from the villages at the sea beach and
from the valleys and usually there was
quite a lot of produce of various kinds,
chickens, vegetables and fruit for sab-.
And Saturday afternoon was a great
day for horseback- riding and display
of horsemanship. It is sad to go back
to the places
where there were so
many prosperous little villages an I
where now in many instances there is
not a bouse standing. 'The natives, as
a whole, were industrious and happy ;
although their industry was not always
ci ntinuous.
tn fishing, cultivating the
land or in the mountains they would
work with energy and patience for
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varying periods, and then would fre-
quently rest until necessity or impulse
'The causes
generally assigned for the disappearance of the Polynesian races whin
they come in contact with white people have been that they acquire the
wbiteinan's vices rather than his virtues, but with this there is the fact that
they acquire the wbiteinan's wants
without his discretion.
Among the recollections of those
limes are the trials which the missionary
families had with certain
'The missionaries
i lasses of visitors.
were always hospitable and there were
visitors whose coming was very welcome and added much to the plcasur'.
of life, but there were some who took
advantage of the hospitality, and worst
of all after enjoying the best which
the household could provide, would go
away and talk about the luxury in
which the missionaries lived. I can
well remember the feeling of indignation which we would have on hearing
called them out again.
of such remarks when we knew how
much was sacrificed to minister to
their comfort- I remember particularly one visitor, a middle aged man,
.ailing himself Washington Bates,
who spent a considerable lime at different places on the island, making
prolonged visits at missionary homes
and who afterwards busied himself in
proclaiming about the luxurious tables
which the missionaries set.
If serving is one of the highest purposes of life and greatest blessings.
surely those good missionary fathers
and mothers were blessed and accomplished the purpose, It was a life of
work, self-denial and responsibility,
hut with it was a beautiful home life
with the pleasures of intellectual and
refined living.
REUBEN TINKER.
Society.
the Marquesas, and the event proved
that he was right. Having been excused from going to the Marquesas, he
was stationed at Wailuku. Maui, with
Rev, loiiathan S. (ireen.
Here he labored one year, after
which by unanimous vote of the Mission he was removed to Honolulu,
where he edited a semi-monthly paper,
the kiimii Hawaii, preached every
Sunday in Hawaiian and English, and
gave a weekly lecture in English,
which was largely attended by the foreign residents.
In August, 1X37. he
helped to organize the "Sandwich 1 .lands Institute," and was one of th"
editors of the Hawaiian Spectator,
during the years 1838 and 1839.
In June, 1838, dissatisfied with what
lit- considered the despotic policy 1 f
the Prudential Committee of the
A. P. ('. 1-. M, especially in regard to
the rigid censorship of everything
written by the missionaries for publication, either in the islands or in the
United States, he severed his connection with the Board, and removed to
Koloa, Kauai, where for two years he
endeavored to support himself by cultivating a piece of land, raising silk,
o'.v.. at the same time actively con
tinning his missionary work.
Finally he decided to return to
America, to provide for the education
of his five children, and sailed from
Honolulu in October. 1840. He afterwards settled as a pastor first in Madison.
BDWy.AlexanLdD
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A Paper Bead Before
voyage of 161 days. In June, 1X32. he
was sent together with Rev S. Whitney and my father, also 'Tute, a Tahitian teacher, as a deputation from the
Hawaiian Mission to the English Mission at the Society Islands and to the
Marquesas Islands. 'They spent about
four months in this tour, and on their
return Mr. 'Tinker reported that it was
inexpedient for the American Mission
in these islands to go forward with the
project of establishing a mission at
the Cousin's
enjoyed the privilege of
copying the greater part of the diary of
the Rev. Reuben 'Tinker from 1X34 to
September, 1838, I have thought that
Having
a few extracts from it might be inter-
esting.
Rev. and Mrs- 'Tinker were in the
third reinforcement, consisting, besides
themselves, of Rev. and Mrs. Baldwin,
Rev. and Mrs. Dibble and Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Johnstone, who arrived
at Honolulu June 7th, 1831, after a
Extracts from the Diary of Rev.
Reuben Tinker.
rVaUuku,
183a. Feb. 15. After dinner startid on the poorest horse that I have
Hut I
yet rode, for I lainakualoa.
walked more than six miles, paving the
beast to a native that he might help
me to bear the burden of riding.
Preached a little before sundown.
Feb. I<>. Preached in the morning
to about the usual number in and outside of the house. Walked to llamaIcuapokO, five miles, and preached
again—walked three more home, and
Mr. Green conducted the English service, as I was very weary. The Lord
bless my feeble efforts.
Feb. 19. Started with my wife and
children for Lahaina.
Kamanawa
furnished two horses. 1 carried one of
the children in my arms to Maalaea.
and a native carried the other. 'Then
we took a double canoe at 8 o'clock.
Reached Olualu in the forenoon, where
Mr. Spalding at present resides.
I'reached
towards
evening.
poorly.
Teh
jo.
Slip:
Ascended a high mountain
view the surrounding scenery. It
occupied the forenoon. Rolled stones
down steep an <l long precipices. Mr.
Spalding had a school of children 111
tiie morning early, and a school -f
to
adults in the
afternoon.
At 3 p. m.
started for Lahaina. Mr. and Mr:
Spalding accompanied us. We arrive 1
there after sundown. Learning that a
schooner would sail at midnight f ,Molokai and return the next day, I
took passage on her- Landed at
breakfast time. Found my friends si
and-so. Dr. and Mrs. Chapin were
there for whom the vessel went. We
left about 3 p. m.. and arrived at Lahaina at sunset.
Feb.
22,
Saturday.
Went to the
High School, where we spent that
Ohio, and then with great success night, and Sabbath, 23d, preached in
the morning to the scholars and in the
afternoon at Lahaina. and again in the
evening to a few in English at Mr.
for nine years in Westtield, N. Y..
where he died Nov. 36, 1H54. At the
general meeting of the Hawaiian Mission held the next year, a scries of resolutions were passed in view of his
death, of which 1 will quote the last,
as it sums up the striking qualities of
the man.
"Resolved : That we hold in sacred
remembrance the name and the person
of our departed brother, with whom fir
many years we labored in harmony,
and whose gifted intellect, brilliant
Richards'.
Feb 24. Protracted
cular conference.
meeting. CirReturned to Olualu
with Mr. Spalding and family.
Feb. 25. Reached home before
noon, and dined with Mr. Green. The
walls of the house are up.
March 30, Sabbath. Preached to the
children and at nine to the congregation, and at noon at Hamakuapoko, toimagination, flowing eloquence, racy wards evening at Waikapu and in the
humor, striking orieinality, cheerful evening to the foreigners.
April 5, Saturday. Started with a
hope, and noble affectionate heart ha .c
so often delighted us"
native to guide me for Lahaina directly
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across the mountains. 'There is much
grand mountain scenery on this rotUC,
and places where one who wished to
be a hermit, might find most excellent
locations for his cell-' It may be too
that the inhabitants may increase so ;.s
to afford scope for all the pastoral labors of an < Ibcrlin or a N'clT. Our path
was sometimes by the side of the
streams, at others on the table land
some feet above between the streams.
The guide lost the trail and went back
to the nearest habitations to obtain one
who was better acquainted, but he returned with new information only,
which served until we could get ir>
further. 'Then we turned and sought a
new track, which we were compelled to
relinquish for another. I feared tint
after having proceeded thus far it
would be necessary to return to Watluku, but we were spared from tins by
finding the right way up the steep
It was very
-.'cut of the mountain.
steep, and one could at almost any
point have thrown himself down an
immense precipice: but there was little
danger of falling, as the roots of the
trees and tops of the brakes and grass
furnished very good handles, and I was
reminded of going up a mast by the
rigging. <in gaining the summit, we
round a little spot cleared up. covered
with grass, where we sat down to rest
and I ate a cake and my companion
unrolled his poi and as he had male
better provision for the keen demands
of appetite than I had (lone, I helped
him.
'The top of the mountain where w.reclined, was lower than the surrounding ones, which are reckoned to be
5.000 feet high. between these strong
pillars of the vault of heaven we could
see the ocean on both sides of us, and
the el uids came driving up on the
After
wings of a swift wind
April 8-
Returned with Capt. Stet-
son.
.May 8. About 12 o'clock we sailed
from Wailuku in a small vessel called
the "Minerva." much crowded as usual.
We were exceedingly sick. Reached
Honolulu the next morning in time for
breakfast. Found our friends generally well. Took lodgings with l!ro.
Bingham.
May 12. In the afternoon the missionaries to the Marquesas Islands unexpectedly arrived at Honolulu, not
deeming it expedient for them
to pros-
that mission further at present.
May 13. Assembled to hear the letter of the Marquesas Mission, assign
iug the reasons for their return. T.t
barker read his journal at the evening
meeting. 17th. Heard that missionaries have been sent for the Marquesas
by tin London Missionary Society.
July 4. Independence Hay. Heard
an oration by Mr. J. Jones.
July tO. I sailed in (lie "Packet"
For Lahaina in company with the misecute
.
sionaries
for
that
island, also
Mr.
Smith of Molokai, who was returning
lor his goods, and Mr. Armstrong, w ;: 1
was going to survey East Maui to dc
tcrmine on a station. We arrived safely at Lahaina
Friday morning, th'
IXIII.
July 19. Messrs. Armstrong
Smith with myself staru d for
luku, where we dined. Found
Green's house completed and
fortable. My obi home had
and
Wai-
1111
comgone
somewhat to decay, though the gard
::
was flourishing. 22. During this week
heard of the death of Mr. Douglass, a
Scotch naturalist, who had travelled in
many parts of the world, and had been
in many dangers, but in walking near
W'aini.a. Hawaii, fell into a bullock
pit, and was killed by the bullock,
which had fallen in before him.
July 20. Went to Lahaina. Heard
descending the mountain, our way was
that
the "Packet" with Mr. Clark and
stream
which
we
had
frequently
by a
to cross.
The 'mountains on either family had been out a week, becalmed
side rose abruptly, and to a great most of the time near Lanai. 30. Mr.
height—in some (daces the water was I'lark landed. Heard from him that
pouring down, and in other places wire Capt. I low sett had been killed by the
channels in which the water falls so inhabitants of islands which it is said
In the evening
far as to be changed into a cloud be- that he discovered.
sailed for Honolulu, where we arrived
fi .re it reaches the bottom.
the following day about sundown.
April o Found mv friends at LaFound
family all well. 'The sloophaina as usual.
Communion of the of-war my
"Challenger,"
Capt. Seymour,
a
short
address
in
church. 1 made
had
21st.
Heard that two
July
arrived
English. At 11 preached in English to
of
guilty
murdering
(apt- Carnative:
seamen,
the
In the evening preached
on board the "N'i.i."
on board of the "Enterprise." ("apt. ter were banged
Stetson. Slept there during the night, Tuesday, the 29th. at 1 I a. m. A great
Mr,
and breakfasted with (apt. Gardner of concourse of people to whom
The
sloop-of-war
Bingham
preached.
the "beaver." lie is an old gentleChallenger, Capt. Seymour, came to
man fmm Auburn.
anchor
July 21st.
April 7, Monday. Monthly conceit
Aug. 3d. A vessel arrived from
at Dr. Cbapin's.
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(To be continued I
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THE FRIEND
,M AWAII. ivictory) Church, a building holding
NKOTEFSARH
not more than 150. and far too small
for the 385 members of the eight
By Mary S. Whitney.
We have just returned From a ten schools represented at that time. So
days' slay at Miss Paris' pleasanl hill- tiiat many more were outside than
top home in S. Kona, Hawaii. It has within and the schools could only tin !
been a visii full of surprises and pleas- seats by coining in. two schools at a
ure. The cool mountain air, the birds' time, going through their exercises,
sings,
the abounding verdure, the and leaving the house to make room
lovely drives over mountain roads for others.
In the yard was a large lanai tilled
whose smoothness may will outrival
most of Honolulu's streets, through with tables for the luau to follow the
scenery ol mountain, plain and sea, inside entertainment, and for which a
unique even in ibis land of wonderf d crowd of young and old were waiting,
vistas, are a never-ending delight. as many had come from long distance-.
'Though we were late, we were most
And
kindly given chairs in front facing the
"Poured round all
< >hl ocean's grey and melancholy audience as they went through their
exercises. 'These consisted ( ,f singing.
waste,"
selections of scripture and
repeating
when almost never a sail gladdens the
answering questions relatasking
and
sign
any
nor
of
life
now
except
eye,
and then a fishing boat, and once .11 ing to the Sunday School lessons of
leti day- bie busy Manna I.oa hast- the past quarter. They were carried
ening by, the welcome reminds of through without prompting nor any
sign of machinery. Different lessons
something beyond.
< )ne of the surprises j> the amount were assigned to each school, and the
of land every where under cultivation exhibition was evidently a very real
of coffee. 'The little cabins of the Jap- and sen'ims duty, carefully and conanese dot all the hill-sides; and while scientiously prepared.
We were interested to see tin- large
in many places large tracts of coffee
which ten years ago seemed to prom- proportion of adults in the schools, and
ise large returns are now given up to thai in most, superintendent, teachers
weeds and rocks, the small tracts leas- and scholars were all Hawaiians. And
ed to Japanese almost invariably show how they all sang, young and old!
careful and successful cultivation. 'The 'The church was too small to hold the
trees are loaded with the green and volume of song. Some of the schools
red "cherries" almost ready for the had evidently dramatized the lessons
assigned to them and set them to
gathering.
being somewhat kainaaina, there music of their own. It was unique,
are many things in Kona to remind us and the few familiar words made one
of the old times, when Hawaiian was long to know what it was all about,
largely the language of the people ami As we all know, the native language
the attitude of the native people to- lends itself well to song, and the native
ward their whiter neighbors was one people have a natural instinct fr. r
of friendliness and regard. As we melody and time. 'The rich voices of
drove through the district and passed the men. making a foundation for the
lure and there Hawaiians working musical if uncultivated voices of the
Upon the roads, the lifted hat and women made a harmony of sound that
pleasant geeting we everywhere found was altogether charming. And there
vole
-onie
very noticeable voices
were a pleasure indeed.
among both men and women. 'There
'The bakers have an interesting an 1 sat near us
in the Kailua Sunday
promising field, and their lovely home, School a
young woman who sang the
"'The Watchtower," upon the moun- solos with singular sweetness
and
tainside, overlooking a grand view of power, and in the chorus sometimes
sea ami mountain, seems a worthy sit- struck
a chord or octave higher than
ting for a work so extensive an 1 the rest with a
delightful effect.
beneficent as we believe theirs is to be. An interesting figure was the whitebe
In
We were so fortunate as to
blind preacher, Kcaho, of whom
Kona during the meeting- of the Island hairedbody
every
spoke with affection, who is
<).
11.
Association of Hawaii. Rev.
still
the
only supply for several
Gulick represented the Hawaiian churches, and who rides long distances
board. Revs. 'Timoteo and Desha and to preach to churches widely apart.
others came from other parts of the isRev. O. 11. Culick asks me to make
lands. Our personal experience of the
the
following statements regarding the
on
meeting was confined to attending
work
accomplished and reported at
Sunday. September 15, the "boikc" or
(icneral Association:
the
and
Sabbath School Convention,
a deThough not more than 40 were preslightful experience it was. The meeting* were held in the native Lanakila ent, most of whom were Hawaiian pas-
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�THE FRIEND
14
tors and deacons, the following sums in a very happy way, showing his deep
appreciation of the needs of the
were contributed:
Church and of the work on Maui, alAid
Church and Ministerial
*
$20.00 though he bad been on the island hardFund
Widow's Fund
17..S0 ly a week. Rev. R. B, I lodge gave a
laili (Hilo) Church Parsonage. 20.00 few words of welcome in behalf of the
Also for the latter debt there was Maui
Association of some forty
an apportionment of $50.00 in small I hurches.
Maui has already felt the inspiration
sums to be divided among the several
of Mr. 'Turner's presence. His sincerchurches.
The prospective settlement of Rev. ity, intense earnestness, buoyancy of
b \". Kamoku of Puna as pastor for spirit and his friendly spirit of helpKau and of James Upchurch as pastor fulness have already won for him the
love and loyalty of all who know him.
of the Kekaba Church.
His active interest in the local Asso'The relicensing of seven lay preachers, and of three new licenses, ten in ciation meetings, which have recent!)
all. <)f these two are Japanese and been held at Lahaina has secured folium a permanent place in the affection
one a Chinaman.
The putting of all funds collected b\ of the I lavvaiian people.
R. lb D.
the authorization of the Association in
the care of the treasurer of the Aid
HILO NOTES.
I icpartnient of the Association, who
will send receipts
to
all contributors
of one dollar and upward, and who vvi'.l
pay the bills.
d'he church buildings of Waimea
and Last llamakua have received extensive repairs, the former amounting
to $728.10 and the latter $200. Funds
raised by the efforts of the members.
Kailua and llelani Church has paid
its debt to its former pastor.
An acre of land has been acquired
for a new chapel at ilelani-uka, and
the Bishop Estate has given the
chapel, provided the church will remove it to the new site.
BOOK REVIEWS.
We acknowledge the receipt from
of the following
books: "The Old and the New," by
Cbas. E. Jefferson; "The New Crusade," by the same author; "The Idylls
and the Ages," by John F. Genung;
"The Little Water Folks," by Clarence
Hawkes. We predict that any one
dipping into the Jefferson books will
read them. The Little Water Folks is
fascinating with no suggestion of "nature faking" to give them zest.
Taos- Crowell & Co.
MAUI'S WELCOME TO REV. E. B.
TURNER.
One of the most delightful of recent
events on Maui was the reception recently tendered by the Paia Church to
Rev. and Mrs. E. 15. Turner.
The parlors of the church were
beautifully decorated for the occasion,
and a large reception committee made
everyone feel welcome. Mr. D. C.
Lindsay, chairman of the program
committee, secured all the musical
talent on Central Maui. Hon. H. P.
Baldwin gave the address of welcome
to which Rev- Mr. Turner rcspondet
their lives to the betterment of these
Islands, and whose works and virtues
we cannot afford to forget.
C. I-:. SHIELDS.
MAUIASSOCIATION.
'The Association of Maui, Molok.a
and Lanai has just closed a six days'
meeting at Lahaina. which has been
far ahead of any similar meetings jii
Maui for many years.
A matter of considerable note was
the large delegation of young people
who represented the Church in the va
rious branches of their work. It is a
most encouraging sign when the graduates
of
Kainehameha,
Kawaiahao,
Maunaolu and Lahainaluna take a kei n
interest in the welfare of the Churches.
Every church on Maui and Molokai
with the exception of the two Japanese
Churches and the Leper Church at Ka
On Sabbath, September Ist. the laupapa was represented by its pastor.
Wetmore memorial window was unPerhaps the most important single
veiled in the Foreign Church at Hilo. event in the business session was th.'This window was presented by the appointment of a strong committee to
Kydgate family as an expression of the investigate the debt of the W'ailukii
esteem in which they hold the memory Kaahinnanu Church to its pastor, l\'e.
of the late Dr. ('. 11. Wetmorc.
John Xua. For years the finances of
The pastor of the Church preached this Church have been in a pitiable
an appropriate sermon from the text, condition through an evident misuse of
"I think it meet to stir you up by put- funds collected for Church purpose,
ling you in remembrance." 2 Peter
1:13, After the sermon Mr. A. Lydgate of Paauilo dropped the curtain
and revealed the beautiful stained
OK
glass window to the view of the conthe: friend
gregation. Rev. J. M. Lydgatc of Li
DEC. '02
hue, Kauai, in a well chosen and effecTliis number is in considerable demand
tive memorial address, presented the.
for mission study and we still have a
window to the church. Judge F. S
:
:
quantity on hand
board
trusof
the
of
president
Lyntan,
lok rillis
runt':
PRESENT
TllK
tees, made formal acceptance of the
Hill,
who
minisgift; and Rev. C. W.
25 Cts.
1Pottage piiid)
tered to Dr. Wetmore during his dc
behalf
of
dining years, responded in
the family. The Wetmore family was
represented by the presence of Dr.
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA
Frances Wetmore of Hilo, and Mrs.
Charles Wetmore Lewis of Oakland,
Cal.
The cost hitherto lias been so gnat thai alThe window is a beautiful piece of though
ARE FOREVER WANT
work: the central pannel representing ING toCHILDREN
consult
one in their school work, lew
a study of the Good Samaritan, and rati
afford I set
the side pannels bearing the inscription :
NOW COMES, J
Charles Hinckley Wetmore, M. D.
A simple faith
THE BEST YET
A noble life
Titos. Nelson iV Sons, the great Bible PubA friend of youth
lisher has produced the most complete at tile
A man of God.
It adds greatly to the beauty of the cast cost; J4200 will buy set in elotli. Better
church building, and is highly appre- binding up to J72.00. Blight boya and girls as
ciated by the congregation in which ABENTS wanted in every town. Write to the
for many years Dr. Wetmore was a
HAWAIIAN BOARD
member and an office bearer. It is a
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most fitting memorial to one of that
band of consecrated souls who gave
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:
THE GROWING FAMILY NEEDS
�15
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23d- —Torrential rain on a Hilo locality, 31.28 inches in 36 hours.
ISLAND LITERATURE
The Maui meetings have been reSOME RECENT ARRIVALS
MARRIED.
markable with a series of strong addresses.
At least one hour every
—At Honolulu,
morning has been devoted to such sub- WOODS-HEMINGWAY
i", Samuel P. Woods, of Kohala, to
Aug.
jects as "'The Minister as a I'astor,"
BINGHAM'S Sandwich Islands, 2nd Ed.
Mil-, Rose 1 lemingnay,
by Rev. R. B. Dodge, and "'The Min- TRIMBLE-ROBERTS—At Honolulu, Auk.
The Hawaiian Islandsister as a Preacher," by Rev. Stephen
.10, George Trimhle to Mrs. Catherine ANDERSON'S
1.. Desha, which was one of the most Roberts.
BIRD.
Six
Months
in the Sandwich
Honolulu. Sept. 1
inspiring addresses ever listened to by SHEEHAN-REGAN—At
Regan.
to
Mrs.
O'Brien
Sheehan
Ellen
Islands.
John
Maui ministers. Rev. John !•'.. Dodge WILLIAMS-MacGOUN—At
Makawao, Sent.
gave an exceedingly practical discusThe Island World of the
12. Benj. Williams of l'liuni-nt' to Miss CHERVER.
Elena MacGoon.
sion of lite subject, "'The Minister in
Pacific.
LINGMAN-BRANNON—AI Honolulu. Sept.
I lis business Relations."
Lingman to Anna Hratinon.
KIPPIS. Cook's Voyage. Colored Plates.
lion. John (i. Woolley came to Mac< 24, John
with the special purpose of attending
DIED.
WOOLLEY. South Sea Letters.
these Association meetings. lie gave
HOLSTEIN At Honolulu. Aug. -'d. Mr.;. STEWART. Private Journal of a Voyage
a magnificent address on "'TemperRebecca K. Holstein. aired |o year*.
ance." lion. Moses K. Xakuina great- WARREN—At
to the Pacific, 1828.
Honolulu, Ann. .7. Mrs.
ly stimulated the Christian Endeavor T.oitis T. Warren.
Societies by his splendid report of th- KAHAULELIO—At Lahaina. Aug. .10. Judge LILIUOKALANI. Hawaii's Story.
Seattle convention, while Rev. I-'.. !',. I). 11. Kahaulelio. aged ",t yearn.
Making of Hawaii.
Honolulu. Sept. 1. Mrs. Katie M. BLACKMAN.
'Turner, the new I'aia Church pastor, BEWS—Af
Rows, aged '*> years.
spoke to a church full of people upon BURGERMAN—AI Honolulu. Sept. 1. Rev. WHITNKY. Hawaii.
the "World's Sunday School ConvenFather Andrew Bnrgerman. aged 75 years.
Folk Lore.
HOGAN At Honolulu. Sept. -', Henry THRUM. Hawaiian
tion a! Rome."
Hogan. of apoplexy.
LOGAN. Hawaii's Its People, Climate.
'The doings of the Association in a
Honolulu, Sept. 7- Oavid
financial way were far ahead of any LILIKALANI—AI
and Resources.
K. Lilikalani, aged 18. aecond son of Hon.
previous year. Forty dollars was rai.-.E. K. Lilikalani.
ed for the Ilaili Parsonage, $7.00 for BROWN—AI Honolulu. Sept. It, Mrs. Cecil
HAWAIIAN BOARD BOOK ROOMS
Brown, aged 54 years,
the Ministerial Relief Fund, about
Honolulu, Sept. 1. William
STEWART—At
Aloha,
for
while
Rev.
$100.00
Hale
Merchant and Alakea Streets.
Stewart, of Waialae Ranch, aged is yarn.
R. B. Dodge had a report, a copy of SCHMIDT—AI Honolulu. Sent. 21. nf typhoid
( GROUND FLOOR >
which is mailed with The Friend, over fever. Heinrich Carl Schmidt.
$11,300 received during the past ycaf.ir the building and repairs of churches
and parsonages on Maui, and the collections for missions. Of this sum
over $1,880 went for pastors' salaries.
NOTICE
RECORD OF EVENTS.
31.—At Hilo, four-year-old
Spanish child drowned in surf in mother's presence.
Sept. 2 —Arrival of four sister I". S.
armored cruisers West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Colorado, 14
days from Yokohama.
4th. —The seven Bulletin Prize Girls
sail for Coast tour.
sth, —Japanese prisoner at Lihue
died after collision with Jailor Lovell,
who is arrested.—B p. m- sharp earthquake in Hilo.
-th.—School Inspector 11. M. Wells
resumes his duties on Maui, after his
desperate injuries of last November.
13th.—Fire and smoke observed on
Manna Loa.
ifith.—Oahu College opens with
registration of 508 in all departments,
increase of 90 per cent, in four years.
Kith. Cruiser squadron sails for
Coast.
20th.—Lionel Hart confesses to
of Standard Oil warehouse, and
efalcations.
Aug.
Kn
The Book Department of The Hawaiian Board will move into its new store
on the ground floor of its building Alakea and Merchant Sts., about the last of
October.
A considerable part of our Holiday stock will arrive at that time and will
be opened up and displayed at once; more will arrive later. This was due Aug.
P.I, by the Tehautep.ch Route but hap been delayed through an accident to the
machinery of the Nebraekan. We have some very choice books in this stock.
Come in and see us while the assortment is unbroken.
If you wish
to
order Christ-
mas gilts through us, something not in stock, it is safe to order early before November Ist.
Subscriptions taken to all magazines and other periodicals.
Our prices are
right, some of them may surprise you.
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A boot l.y a scholar, out',. hlfflaell .ill Immigrant
vvlm leu, crossed tb
'can hiniiv t m.- often intli.-■ oarage end made a careful and int.-lliti. 1.1 study ol
Iba people coming to our a'bores. I'lin-it Tr,
tion.
P.O. BOX 716
Guaranteed the Best and
JUST
RECEIVED
AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Commercial &
HONOLULU, T. H.
attention given
Mail Orders.
j
Sugar Co., Haiku Sugar Co., Paia Plantation
Kihei Plantation Co., Hawaiian Sugar LUMBER, BUILDING
11.,
Co., Kahultii R. R. Co., and Kahulai Planta-
B.F. Ehlers & Co.
Leading I >ry
(>oods I louse in the
J. B.
SUGAR FACTORS A\'D COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
OLD Kona Coffe a Specialty
■
P. Baldwin, Pres't;
Castle, Ist Vice-Pres't; W. M. Alexander, 2d
Vice-Pres't; J. P. Cooke, Treas.; W. O.
Smith, Secy; George R. Carter, Auditor.
In addition to Hardware and
General Merchandise have now a
Ci itnplete assortment of
HOUSEHOLD GOODS,
including Crockey, Glassware,
Stoves, Kitchen Furniture, Refrigerators and Ice Chests, F.tc.
,\ls,, Garden Tools of all kinds,
Rubber Hose, Lawn Mowers.
Call and examine our stock at
the Hall Building,
C. J. DAY & CO.
LIST OF OFFICERS—CharIes M. Cooke,
President; Geo. H. Robertson, Vice-President
and Manager; E. Faxon Bishop, Treasurer and
W. Macfartane, Auditor; P- <-■
Secretary; F. Cooke,
)• R- ( .alt. Directors.
Jones, C. H.
()X
OFFICERS-H.
Honolulu, T. If.
AGENTS FOR -Hawaiian Agricultural Co..
Onomea Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co., Wailuku Sugar Co., Makee Sugar Co., Haleakala
Ranch Co., Kapapala Ranch.
Planters' Line Shipping Co.,
Agents Boston Board of Underwriters.
Agents Philadelphia Board of Underwriters.
AND DIHKCTORS.
Vice-President
& COMPANY,
-ml Vice-l'resitlent
■
]|. Cnoko
Cashier
Importers and Manufacturers of
C!
Assistant Cashier
Clms. UlUtatil, ,lr
FURNITURE
AND UPHOLSTERY.
Assistant Casliier
I'. li. PiiiiKin
CHAIRS
TO RENT.
E. F. Bishop, E. D. Teaaey, J, A. kfeCandleae,
\os. 1053-10SO Bishop St.
Honolulu.
C. H. Atlierton an.l 1". C. Atlierton.
COMMKKCIAI. AND SAVINGS DKI'AKT-
iriiD
Queen St.,
Honolulu, T. H.
P, (!. .lonos
F. W. Miicfarlanc
BREWER & CO., Limited,
General Mercantile Commission Agents.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
300,000.00
UNDIVIDED PROFITS
OFFICERS
Importers and
$600,000.00
SUBPLUS
if>
SCHAEFER & CO.,
fornia.
and Seacher of Titles.
Chairs to Rent.
OFFICE WITH PUBLIC LANDS OFFICE
Telephones:
Honolulu, H. T.
Judiciary Bld
I.OVE BUILDING
::
1142, 1144 FORT ST.
Office Main 64. Res. cor.
Richards and Beretania, Blue 3561.
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