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FRIEND
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HONOLULU, JANU.RY 1, 1879.
$rto Scries, tJoI. 28, $«.).,
CONTENTS
For Jnunarr I. 1879.
The World's Great Hereafter
Poetical Light
Ramble, in the Old World, No. 24
Hon. Bayard Taylor's Sicklies, aud Death
The Week of Prayer
Murder of Capt. Moller
An UnsurpassedHymn
Marine Journal
Editor's Table—Through the Dark Continent
Y. M. C. A
THE FRIEND,
JANUARY 1.
1870.
hear much about
streets, but there
P.O. Edison's electrical light for
1 is something exceedingly poetical about
1
1-4 lighting the streets of Honolulu. The lamps
4
4 are so few that, in Milto»ic phrase, they
4
and these few
°•"» make ''darkness visible,"
6 lamps are placed at such magnificent dis8
tances, that the dim twinkling rays, a? they
go wandering away on their errands of
mercy to light the path of the stumbling
wayfarer, remind one of those beautiful lines
of Shakespeare—
The World's Great Hereafter!—As
we have great faith that the inhabitants of
the Pacific Islands and the surrounding
shores of this great ocean, have an important part to play in the world's Great Hereafter, we again hoist this motto at the heading of our sheet. It was omitted during
1878 to make room for The Hawaiian
Centennial." Senator Seward, standing on
the floor of the United States Senate thirty
years ago, was a true prophet. Could he
have lived to see what we now see, we think
he would have been one of the boldest and
strongest advocates of the Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty. Seward, Burlingame and
Sumner have now passed away, but their
prophetic vision foresaw what we are now
witnessing pass before our eyes. The end
is not yet; in the future, events still more
momentous will be developed, showing that
the " Star of Empire" is still moving
"
Poetical
{401* Scries, M.Hi.
RTAIMHBONLESWD2
RL-No. 4
Light.— We
far that little candle throws bia beams !
" How
So shines a good deed in a naughty world."
Then, again, in other words of the same
author—
*' When the moon shone, we did not ace the candle."
So very dim burns the street lamps. We do
think our City Father, the Minister of the
Interior, might give us a little more light!
The theory of older cities is, that the better
a city is lighted the less of a police force is
required. The cost of several street lamps
would not exceed the salary of one policeman ! Then, too, a street lamp, if the kerosene is good, will not go out, whereas
a policeman might fall asleep. Bishop & Co.
keep away the burglars and robbers by opening the shutters and burning a lamp. Why
may not others do the same ? It is worth
thinking about.
Our readers will notice in another
column that Edward Willis, of Kingston,
Mass., is anxious to obtain information
respecting Hawaiian chess, &c. As we must
westward.
plead ignorance upon topics of this nature,
we publish his request, and should any one
and
Almanac
Hawahan
Annual
Thrum's
be
inclined to give the desired information,
for 1879.—1t is a capital idea of Mr. we
will forward the same.
Thrum, the stationer, of Honolulu," to gather
Our readers will notice that the poem
up the events of the fleeting years and register them in his Annuals, which have now of Mr. Bailey is about to be published (see
been issued for five years. The information advertisement). Mr. Bailey, we understand,
contained in the Annual for '79 is worthy of is also engaged in the publication of a volto Micronesia, having made a
preservation. Mr. Gibson and Mr. Dole ume relatingpart
of this great ocean on board
to
that
trip
contributions
to
this
have also made valuable
number. The paper of Mr. Dole upon the the Morning Star.
Birds of the Islands forms a most valuable
The C. M. Ward sails on or about the
contribution to science. The Annuals of
Micronesia, and will take a mail
Mr. Thrum will essentially aid the future 4th inst. for
Islands.
the
to
missionaries.
historian of the Hawaiian
A Few Weeks in Scandinavia-No. 3.
I wrote you last as we were in the midst
of the sights and scenes of Copenhagen.
This had been the limit which 1 had fixed
for my northern rambling. After Riigen I
had allowed myself Copenhagen, this glimpse
of a new life and people. There had been
perhaps a faint thought ofand a strong longing for Stockholm, the fairest of northern
cities and capitals, but this had seemed too
far away, quite beyond our reach. Yet
when I stood looking northward, with only
a few hours of sailing on a brilliant summer
sea, between the Danish shore where I stood
and the mainland of Sweden, and with my
fancy quickened by all I had heard of the
venetian-like beauty of the Sivedish capital
1 was forced to put the limit of my summer
journeying still farther to the north. If you
have ever felt the allurement of a similar
temptation, you will confess with me that it
One could tarry
is no easy thing to resist.
long with pleasure in Copenhagen. I have
but faintly told you of the power of Thorwaldsen's works. It seems as if it must be
a constant source ot inspiration to live in the
city where they are placed. Copenhagen
was also the home of that genial old man,
loved of children of all nations, Hans Christian Andersen, that very prince of story tellers, to whom the secrets of fairy-land seem
to have been revealed, and with these the
faculty of telling them royally again to his
eager, wondering audience of little folks.
Andersen died only a few years ago, very
much loved, very much mourned. To very
few is it given to keep on into later life, that
tenderness and childlikeness of heart, that
subtle sympathy with all that goes to make
up the little joys and sorrows of the nurseryworld, as it was to him. These wee sweetvoiced critics have crowned him over and
over again, and must mjss him sadly now
th»t he is gone. There is a great flowery,
shadowy park in Copenhagen where hundreds of little Danish children, under the
charge of their nurses, come in summer-time
near the old castle of Rosenborg, and here a
statue of tbis friend of children is to be
erected before very long. One could not
wish for a more appropriate place. There
is a very charming walk all along the shore
by Copenhagen, the favorite promenade of
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the city.
On
sunny afternoons
1879.
imposing. There is nothing
like the grandeur of the Norwegian coast.
And yet there is something exceedingly interesting in this low-lying country, with
wild wastes of barren land, where grey rocks
and heaths face the mist and spray which
blow in over the tumbling sea. A few villages and churches we saw on the coast, but
for the most part it is a long, dreary, rocky
coast. We are told that as soon as we
strike inland we shall find fertile farming
lands and a beautiful country of lake and
the view of it strike me as
the harbor with its many ships, the blue
water dotted with the white sails of passing
boats, is something most inspiring. Not
very far away is an iqteresting monument,
because of the incident which it recalls. A
few yean since a young German, who
chanced to be spending a few days in Copenhagen, was walking on thia promenade. A
little boy, as he was passing, fell, into the
water. Seeing that he was in danger of
drowning, the young German bravely leaps
in to rescue him. In this he succeeds, but
at the sacrifice of his own life. Throughout
all Denmark this brave deed awakened the
greatest sympathy and admiration. Never
in Copenhagen was any one interred with
greater honors. The king himself laid "a
medal" of honor on the coffin. Sad as was
the fate of the young hero, yet in his death
he served his Fatherland, for this circumstance led to a kindlier feeling between the
forest.
As the day was waning, we came into the
still water bordering the shore. The land
which had lain distant and indistinct on the
horizon now grew near and apparent. The
still evening air was of a crystalline purity
and clearness such as I have rarely ever
seen. A strange stillness seem to rest on
all the barren waste of land. I was strongly
reminded of the wastes which ancient lava
Danish and German peoples, whom recent flows have made on Hawaii. There was a
war and enmity had so estranged.
strange fascination in the infinite loneliness
of the scene, which seemed to impress all on
SWEDEN-WARD!
The traveler can reach Sweden by the board. The sun-set glowed in broad bands
short steamer-route to Malmii, or by one of crimson and* gold low in the west, arid
some hours longer to Gothenburg. At this the strange fiery fierceness of its light shone
point I have recourse to my journal again, in sharp contrast to the passionless dullness
which I find opens at August 19th, G'dte- of the desolate, forsaken landscape. A few
lonely fisher-boats still lingered in the grey
borg, Sweden.
We had just time this morning to make twilight, on the darkening waters, hinting to
a few purchases, settle hotel-bills, say "good us that behind the long stony barriers of the
morning" to our very obliging host, and shore lay warmth, and welcome, and human
catch the early steamer for Goteborg in life. Goteborg (Gothenburg, as we say)
Sweden. Such a medley of people ! How appears to be admirably situated at the
could they have all drifted to this steamer! mouth of the River Uota. The passage to
There were French nuns or sisters of char- the sea is through a long winding channel,
ity, English tourists, some very unmistak- sometimes seeming to be just wide enough
able Americans, Swedes, Danes, etc., etc. to permit of the passage of the steamer.
The day has been gloriously beautiful on I have been constantly impressed* so far in
the water. We steamed along the Danish Sweden, with an activity and life, which I
coast for some time, which was charmingly can in no way better characterize than
green and inviting. Summer residences, American. There is a bustle and drive
watering places, villages peeped out from here, a certain newness, an intense vitality
the shrubbery on the shore. We spent the which seems wanting in many parts of
whole day on deck. How the waves tum- Europe.
Doubtless there is very much of a
bled our steamer about! The Kattegat is
no " glassy sea" when the wind sweeps future before Scandinavia, if the enerdown from the north. There was an artist gies and impulses which now seem so
from Dresden on the steamer with us, a actively at work are rightly guided. All
great blonde flaxen haired giant, who was this is most encouraging in the midst of
going north to sketch, and bring home the unrest, uncertainty, and perplexity of
" studies " from the wild landscapes of Scan- monarchical Europe. Goteborg has a popudinavia, I presume. But what a glory in lation of something like sixty or seventy
sea and sky and land there was spread out thousand. It was founded in the year 1619
before him on this mid-summer day. Wind by Gustavus Adolphus, whose great name
and rain " squalls " rushed over our sky, or seems thus to welcome us, as we first put
gloomed for a moment on the misty northern foot on Swedish soil. The city lies surhorizon. Then clouds swept up from north, rounded by low hills, to whose heather-covand south, from east and west, only to part ered summit we climbed and obtained a
like some marvelous curtain, disclosing the view of the city. The streets are broad and
dazzling radiance of the summer's sun. The well kept. In the suburbs lie many villas,
waves tossed white foam into the sunshine, surrounded by spacious and blooming garand leaped and sported around the path dens, where the rich merchants have their
which our steamer sharply cut, in a kind of homes. Here in Goteborg are some of the
wonderful glee. I wonder whether after all principal business houses of Sweden, and
these centuries Christianity has fully exor- between this city and the neighboring councised the wild wayward spirits which we tries and England there is frequent and exread in the old mythologies peopled the cellent steam communication. Architectwoods and waters of this northern world! urally the city has nothing to boast. Its
After we had taken a farewell glance at comfort, and order and moderate prosperity,
the old castle of Elsinore, which it was a the contentment which seems to characterize
pleasure to see once again, we said good-bye its people, make a most pleasing impression
to Denmark, and directed our attention to on the new comer.
Sweden, which lay low on the distant horiWe note immediately that in coming to
zon. At no point, as we came nearer it, did Sweden, we have not come to a cheap eoun-
try. In fact in all Scandinavia, i.e., in its
large towns, one finds that he must as a
general rule pay more than he would in
Germany. 1 have been especially interested
in glancing at the book-store windows in
passing. They are a reading, thoughtful
people. Among other books I noticed was
Farrar's "Life of Christ" in Swedish translation, Stanley's last book only just out in
English and here in translation, many German books in the original, etc.
Our hotel is delightfully comfortable. It
is enough to delight the heart of a traveler
to see a warm, bright English carpet on the
floor, after having perhaps for months been
used to slippery waxed floors in Germany,
where stray bits of carpet and rugs try in a
forlorn way to be cozy and genial. But I
fancy this luxury is owing to the fact that
many English travelers come this way.
The longer I live the more I am convinced
that the only people in this world who know
how to live really comfortably are those who
speak the English language, and especially
those who live in America. In this conservative old world they are slowly beginning
to learn the meaning of carpets, furnaces,
bright open-fires, rocking chairs, etc.!
TO STOCKHOLM BY CANAL
!
I may run the risk, in these hurrying
days, of being considered an incorigibly lazy
traveler when I write you that 1 saw fit to
go to Stockholm by canal. There is a railway communication between Malmij and the
capital, and Goteborg and Stockholm. But
I was curious once in my life to take a
canal journey, and I must confess that the
three or four days thus spent en route to
Stockholm were among the pleasantest I
have ever enjoyed in traveling in any country. But dismiss from your mind your old
conception of canaling, with a flat bottom
boat, a worn and weary horse on the towpath, where he has walked eternally, driven
by some wild-haired youngster or patient
woman. No; certainly these picturesque
phases of travel are fast fading away before
all conquering steam. At Goteborg you
take a comfortable steamer late Tuesday
night, and arrive in Stockholm Friday afternoon. You pass thus if you will allow the
Hibernianism overland by water, from the
west to the east coast of Sweden. You
have an opportunity of seeing one of the
finest examples of canal-engineering in the
world, you sail over the beautiful inland
lakes of Southern Sweden, nnd pass through
most fine and fertile reaches of country.
The scenery does not compare for a moment
with the wonderful grandeur of Norway, but
there is a constant attraction in the landscape, a gentle beauty which cannot fail to
charm and delight every traveler. Whoever
visits Sweden should try this route if possible. As I have just said tbe canal is a remarkable piece of engineering. The southern portion of Sweden is intersected by
numerous lakes, of which the Wenern and
the Wettern are the largest; and it has been
by the connection of these through canals,
that the water route across Sweden has been
rendered possible. For it was the desire of
the Swedish kings to open this passage, but
it was not completed until some time in this
century. One can scarcely appreciate the
greatness of the work, until he has personally made this journey, but it may be inter-
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esting for you to glance at the map of
Southern Sweden and trace this course.
Enormous sums of money have been expended upon the work, and those who undertook to prosecute the construction of the
canal have at times met with great opposition. Foremost among these to whom Sweden should be grateful—is the Count Yon
Platen, who died in this century.
August 21st. —We left Goteborg last
evening when the August moon was shining
over this Swedish city, and this morning on
waking and looking out from my stateroom,
I found we were far inland, trees and forests on all sides, the fresh sweet morning
calling to us from the heart of the pine forests. Our steamer was lazily taking a
morning rest; here came sluices and other
stoppages. We are told we have time to
strike across country, visit the famous Trolhiita Falls, and that we should find the boat
ready for us higher up. In this journey the
steamers have a queer way of going up and
down hill! The new canal at this point
was built by Baron Ericson, brother of John
Ericsnn of monitor memory in America.
The Trolhata Falls are famous in Sweden,
not for their height, for they are rather
rapids than falls, but for the grand masses of
rushing water which roar and foam over the
rocks. It was delightful in the early morning to awake as it were in a new world.
The sun was just beginning its course in the
east, and the freshness and fairness of the
new coming day bathed all the landscape.
There are four falls in all, descending lower
down in the valley. The last is especially
fine; you pass on a frail-looking little bridge,
strong enough, however, to a little wooded
island in the midst of the river. On nil
sides are the rapids; your little island is girdled by foam banks where countless rainbows flash and die to live again in a brief
and brilliant resurrection—of color.
We found a little village not fur away
where we were to await the slow approach
of the steamer. Near at hand was a busy
paper-mill, where large quantities of paper
are manufactured from wood, a process to
me at least, new. I learned that some one
of the London newspapers was supplied from
this SwedisL mill. What n journey these
sheets, lying so
in the mill by these
rainbow tinted falls, have before them before
their mission is complete! We had our
coffee in the inn by a quiet lake, and sunned
ourselves in the early morning beams and
were in readiness for our steamer. How
oddly she looked slowly steaming through
the stone borders of the canal, sometimes
coming so close together that there is just
room for passing.
There was something amusingly American about this little town. Our host addressed us in English, with all the manner
of an American tavern keeper. He had
been years I believe, in the " States." The
town looked thrifty, new and " woodeny,"
like so many one sees in the new lands of
the west; and the people, by some resemblance (I can scarcely describe it, but it was
none the less real) kept bringing to mind a
village of " settlers " There is something
delightful to me in these suggestions of the
New World in the Old. The informality
of this journey is refreshing. We have a
very pleasant company of paslengers, and
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as we steam lazily along, stopping now and
then by the way, we are already beginning
to get acquainted. The steamer table is excellent, and we are becoming acquainted
with the mysteries of Swedish cookery. A
young Swedish engineer, fresh from a visit
to Paris, has been giving me mu:h information about his country. What warm hearted enthusiastic people they are ! I listen
with pleasure to the language, though understanding so very little of it. Though so
thoroughly different in formation, etc., yet
as a spoken language, you are reminded of
French. The people speak with great animation, and you can scarcely imagine that
a language which on the printed page looks
so hard and stiff, can be so musically spoken.
We came about noon to-day to the great
Lake Ven.er, the largest lake of Sweden
and the third largest of Europe. It is a
mighty sheet of water and widens like the
sea. The banks lie rather low, so that it
possesses little of the beauty of the Swiss
lakes. A very few little islands lie within
it. Our route lies across only a portion of
it; as later on in the day we strike through
the canal again to reach Lake Wettern.
The stoppage? are •harming; at one place
I grow interested in a family who join us,
saying good-bye to their old home and going
farther up country. Stranger as I am I cannot but feel a sympathy with them and all
the kind friends who gather to shake hands
with them, and wave adieu to them from the
busy little wharf. It seemed hard work for
some of them to keep the big tears back ;
and just at evening we came to another
little point, as we were leaving the lake
where we had time to visit the busy glass
factory of the place, and buy for a mere
nothing fresh raspberries from the little
Swedish maidens, who flocked down to the
steamer to welcome us. The captain told
us later on in the evening that we should
have time for a brisk walk on the shore.
So we gentlemen have just come on board
again after a delicious run in the cool evening air. It seemed so strange and weird to
be as it were almost alone in the heart of a
great Swedish forest. The trees rose shadowy and mysterious out of the night and
gloom ; stars gleamed overhead ; the water
lay still and motionless in the canal; and as
we stood waiting at the end of our walk,
some one pointed to the silver light of the
moon rising amid the darkness of the clustering firs.
August 22nd.—The informality of the
journey is fast making us acquainted with
one another. There is a pleasant Swedish
lady from Stockholm with her daughter.
Some young Swedish gentlemen are with
us whom every one on board likes, a Wesleyan clergyman from the north of England,
American students, a talkative pleasant
young German, English ladies and gentlemen, etc., etc. Our captain is a sunny
faced, quiet eyed young man who makes it
pleasant for every one, and with the charming summer weather, the beautiful and varied landscape, the constant making of new
acquaintances, every one is voting this to be
the most delightfuTW journeys. We have
a long morning's ramble along the green
shores, and let the steamer come up to us.
Then come some hours on a charming lake,
with wooded banks ; then slowly and quietly
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we steam" through narrow passages where
we can almost touch the trees on the banks.
A fair and fertile landscape spreads itself
before us. We are in one of the most beautiful portions of Sweden. The fields stand
golden wiih the wealth of splendid crops.
Again we leave the steamer and visit an
interesting old church with relics of the
past; among them the coffin** in the vault
of the Douglas Family, who come long ago
from Scotland hither. Then we gather in
the early evening, just as the sunset is flushing the waters of beautiful Lake Roxen, on
the shores of the lake and await the steamer.
Far above us rises the dark body of the
steamer ; slowly and surely it descends the
many watery steps of the canal to the level
of the lake. One gate after another is opened and the water rushes and foams, and the
steamer comes to take us over the sunset
lighted lake further on our journey. What
a new meaning such a journey gives to old
terms! I shall never hear or read of locks,
of sluices, etc., without thoughts of this
August time in Sweden. Lately I came
across a little sketch of the poet Longfellow
in prose, which seems so full of a gentle
quiet beauty that 1 am tempted to copy a
few words from it here. Though it was
written years ago, and though Sweden's life
has oflate lost much ofits former picturesque
and primitive character and simplicity, yet
1 think it cannot fail to be interesting in
connection with this country, through which
we are passing.
is something patriarchal still lin" There
about rural life in Sweden, which
gering
renders it a fit theme for song. Almost primeval simplicity reigns over that northern
land, —almost primeval solitude and stillness.
You pass out from the gate of the city, and,
as if by magic, the scene changes to a wild,
woodland landscape. Around you are forests of fir. Over head hang the long, fanlike branches, trailing with moss, and heavy
with red and blue cones. Under foot is a
carpet of yellow leaves; and the air is warm
and balmy. Oh a wooden bridge you cross
a little silver stream; and anon come forth
into a pleasant and sunny land of farms.
Wooden fences divide the adjoining fields.
Across the road are gates, which are opened
by troops of children. The peasants take off
their hats as you pass; you sneeze and they
cry, ' God bless you.' The houses in the
villages and smaller towns are all built of
hewn timber, and for the most part painted
red. The floors of the taverns are strewn
with the fragrant tips of fir boughs. In
many villages there are no taverns, and the
take turns in receiving travelers,
he thrifty house-wife shows you into the
best chamber, the walls of which are hung
round with rude pictures from the Bible; and
brings you her heavy silver spoons,—an
heirloom, —to dip the curdled milk from the
pan. You have oaten cakes baked some
months before; or bread with anise-seed and
coriander in it, or perhaps a little pine bark.
Meanwhile the sturdy husband has brought
his horses from the plough, and harnessed
them to your carriage. Solitary travelers
come and go in uncouth one-horse chaises.
Frequent, too, are the village churches,
standing by the road-side, each in its own
little garden of Gethsemane. Near the
churchyard gate stands a poor-box fastened
feasants
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by iron bands and secured by a
padlock. If it be Sunday, the peasants sit
on the steps and con their l'salm-books.
Others are coming down the road with their
beloved pastor, who talks to them of holy
things, from beneath his broad-brimmed hat.
He speaks of fields and harvests, and of the
sower that went forth to sow. He leads
them to the Good Shepherd. The women
carry Psalm-books in their hands wrapped
in silk handkerchiefs, and listen devoutly to
the good man's words."
August 23d.—Last day of our journey.
During the night we have had a little touch
of the Baltic, but by morning we were within sheltering shores again. What a glorious
morning we had on Lake Miilar, before
reaching Stockholm! The day was surpassingly fine. The beautiful banks of this
most beautiful lake, rose about us covered
with verdant groves. Numerous summer
residences looked out at us as we passed.
The Swedish gentlemen on board sang some
of the sweet old melodious Folk Songs of
1879.
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to a post
the country. Every one seemed filled with
the joy and gladness of the morning. Before long the spires and towers of the Swedish capital rose in the distance—growing
more and more distinct as our steamer aavanced. We welcomed them, and yet in
welcoming them we regretted that we must
now say good-bye to friends and scenes
which in the past few days had become
most pleasant to us. To-night we sleep in
Stockholm, of' whose beauty we had henrd
much, but which my brief acquaintance of a
few hours with the city leads me to believe
is worthy of all the praise which has been
given it.
JANUARY.
Theprogramme for the Week of Prayer, prepared by
the Evangelical Alliance of Great Britain, has not been
received In season for general use in tho rhurchea connected with the Hawaiian Evangelical Association. The
Hawaiian Board voted at itn lawt meeting that a Hpeclal
programme, In Hawaiian and English, shouldbe prepared
for use In our churches, and In accordance with that vote
the following liwt of subjects for prayer Is published.
C. IM. Hyde, Kec. Bec'y.
Honolulu, Dec. 37, 187K.
Si*Ni>.\
Jan. 5. The Supreme Obligation of the Rlghtousuess which God requires. Matt. 6: .(.'.
Monday, Jan. 6. The Church, its ordinances divinely
appointed, its object the conversion of the world, its
methods aggressive as well as attrnctive, its membership
individually responsible, its purity in social life and its
firm adherence to revealed truth essential to its progress,
Tuesday, Jan. 7. The Home, the centre of elevating,
purifying, hallowing influences to be made a type of
heavenly blessedness.
Wednesday, Jan. 8. The School,— all under-training
for futureusefulness, whether in the Sunday school, the
day school, the college and seminary, or taking the first
steps in business life.
Thursday, Jan. 9. Light for the Uncvangellzed, and
all mission work to put the Light of the Gospel into the
Lip of the world.
I'it in \v, Jan 10. Help for thepoor, the weak, the erring;
preparing the way of theLord by removing Intemperance,
licentiousness, thrlftlessness and other social evils.
Saturday, Jan. 11. The Nations of the Earth to be one
UniversalBrotherhood in Christ, the Polynesian and the
Asiatics, the European, the African, the American to be
no more strangers and foreigners to each other, but fellow citizenswith the saints and of tbe household of God.
Sunday, Jan. 12. Jesus Christ, the Divine Redeemer
from sin, supremely loved and eternally adored by all.
Rev. 5:11-13.
v.
13th October, and was buried on shore the
same night, in the presence of the ship's
company, the burial service being read by
the Key. Mr. Whitney." The vessel next
sailed for Sydney, and the case was duly
reported to the authorities.
Gospel-Leaven at Work among the
Chinese.—Facts are frequently falling under our notice, which indicate that silently
yet surely, the gospel-leaven is at work.
The means may be feeble to human view,
but God employs at times, " the foolishness
of preaching to save them that believe."
The Key. Mr. Coan thus writes from Hilo,
Dec. 26th, Our foreign church in Hilo
"
voted last evening, to call Wong E. for six
months, and see that he is supported.
Whether our Chinese will appreciate the
efforts made for their good so as to lend a
helping hand remains to be seen, or not to
be seen. Most of them cleave more to the
terrestrial than to the celestial." The Rev.
Mr. Rouse, writes from Makawao, Dec.
27th, " Those Christian Chinamen of whom
you wrote, 1 will endeavor to care for. They
attend my service, quite regularly."
Among the Chinese in Honolulu, a contribution of about $200 has been collected towards the new church building of the second native church. In our columns, will be
Murder of Captain Moller.
seen the notice of an effort to erect a Chithe
for
In
Neic Zealand Herald
Decem- nese church edifice in Honolnlu. All'these
find
of
Frank Williams Damon.
ber 10, we
the sad narration the cir- "straws" point in the right direction inBerlin, Oct. Bth, 1878.
cumstances of the murder of the master of dicating that there is a gentle breeze blowing from the " Better Land."
Hon. Bayard Taylor's Sickness and Death. the Meg Merri/ies, an English trading
one
of
or
schooner, at Butaritari,
the Gilbert
The Bible in Japan.—In the last report
Our Berlin correspondent, after referring Kingsmill Islands. It appears that Captain
to the American Thanksgiving and the ad- Moller was ordered to go thither and look of the American Bible Society, we find this
dress at the American Chapel by the Rev. after a trading establishment under the interesting statement :
Dr. Thompson, thus remarks under date of management of one Thomas Rennels, an
" I cannot better close my report than
Nov. 29th: "No large and general Ameri- Englishman. Some altercation occurred with the mention of a case at Otsu, on the
can dinner was given, owing to the contin- about the settlement of accounts, and Capt. lake Birva, near Kiyoto, which shows how
the Scriptures can
the heart and reued illness of Mr. Taylor. This serious and Moller began to remove some property, but volutionize the life.open
Several copies of the
prolonged illness has been most trying for was told if he did so he would be fired upon Japanese Scriptures, and other Christian,
his family and friends. Sometimes it seems by Rennels. A shot .was fired, which took books, were some time since given by the
as if he would never recover, and then again effect in his elbow. The wounded master Key. Mr. Neesima, of the American Board
as yesterday and to-day he appears much goes on board his schooner, when the chief Mission, Kiyoto, to the officer of the prison
at Otsu. He passed them over to one of the
better. Mrs. Taylor does not receive any officer headed a force, comprising four of his prisoners, a scholar, whose crime was that ol
calls, and does not go out at all into society.
manslaughter. About six mouths.ago a fire
in
You may soon see Mr. Taylor's last poem. crew, and arrested Rennels " the Queen's took
place in the prison, when the entire
It is just out, and is an elaborate philosophi- name." He was taken and confined on
of prisoners, numbering nearly 100,
body
understand
for
cal one, as I
the mission instead of improving
something after board. The schooner sailed
the opportunity to make
the model of 'Faust.'"
station of the Hawaiian missionary on Bou- their escape, assisted in putting out the
find
the
the
following among
We
latest taritari, but not being able to obtain medical flames, and remained to a man to be again
telegraphic dispatches via San Francisco:
aid, the vessel put away for the Marshall imprisoned. Such a remarkable circum]'kri.in, Dec. 19th.—Bayard Taylor, Minister
stance occasioned inquiry as to the cause,
died
at
o'clock
tbis after- Islands, about four days' sail. Unfortunate4
of the United States,
that the scholar among
came
on suddenly. ly, Dr. Pease, the American missionary when* it appeared
noon. The fatal symptoms
He had been out uf bed and transacting '>UHinenn physician, was absent, when, remarks the them had been so impressed and convinced
of the truth of Christianity that he had
with an official of the American Legation- yestereditor of the Herald, ''poor Moller was taught it to his fellow-prisoners, and Chrisday. His death was peaceful and painless.
iIKKi.iN, Deo. 20th.—Funeral services over tbe then taken to the house of the American tian principles, combined with his personal
remains of the late Bayard Taylor will be held at
influence, had such power over them as to
the American Legation on Sunday, when tbe missionary, the Rev. Mr. Whitney, who used
them from fleeing when the doors of
restrain
a
be
taken
to
and
await
body will
mortuary
every effort to relieve the poor fellow, but their prison were opened. The scholar was
to
On
Ameritransportation
America.
Sunday,
oan residents will take action at tbe American lock-jaw and putrefaction supervening, he consequently pardoned, but he remained in
died in great pain at 4 p. in. on Sunday, the Otsu to still teach the prisoners. He has
Chapel.
�5
THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1879.
opened a Chinese school for young men,
where Christianity is taught, and it is said
he is now preparing to reprint a Chinese
Commentary on the Gospel of John, with
Japanese connectives, to render it more
readable to Japanese scholars !"
MARINE JOURNAL.
PORT OF HONOLULU, S. I.
ARRIVALS.
Dec
2—Am sh Bullion, Reed, 20 days from Ban Francisco
■J -Hair bk KHlakauM, Jenks, 10 days from San tVran
3—l' M 8 Zealandia. Chevalier, Irom San Francisco
3—Am bk Edward James, O'Brien. 18 days fm Tahiti
6-Am bk Wealthy Pendleton, Hlaiirhard, 37 daya fat
Kobe, Japan
6— Am top-wll schr W H Meyer, Williams, 17 dayi
from Ban Francisco
6—Britbk Haselhurst, Goudey, 36 days from Victoria,
bound for Hongkong
7—Am bktne W. H. Died, Eudicott, 20 dys fm 8 Fran
li -Am hk Camden. Kobiuson, 36 dys fm Fort Gamble
11—H 1M 8 Albatross, Corv-Captain Menslog 1, 84
days from Y'okohsma.
12—Am tern Compeer, Uuckholm, 31 dya fm Pt Gamble
13—Am bk Alice Heed, Kelleran, H7 dys fm New York
17—Am achr Robert Emmett, Galloway, 21 days fm 8 F
20—Am bk Frement, Nickerson, from Uahului
24—Btr Australia, 16 days from Auckland
26—Kamaile, 12 days from Fanning* Inland
20—Leo, 17 days from Han Francisco
27—H W A liny, 22 days from San Francisco
27—D C Murray, 20 days from San Francisco
27—Hasard,27 days from Astoria
•27—Maltte Macleay. 34 days from Portland
27—llellen Mar, 21 days from Sao Francisco
Dec
3—P M 8 Zealandia, Chevalier, for Sydney
6—Am sh Bullion, Reed, for Guano \> Imni*.
6—Am bk Wealthy Pendleton, Blanchaid, lor Royal
Roads
6—Haw bk R 0 Wylie. Rakemann, for Bremen
B—Brit bk llazelhurst, Goudey, for Honickong
11—Am bktne Ella, Brown, for Nm Francisco
16—Am bk Camden, Robinson, for Port Gamble
19—Ambk T J Bouthard, Handy, for dan Franolsco
19—Am bk Edward James, O'Brien, for San Francisco
24—Sir Australia, for San Francisco
24—Discovery, lor Ban Francisco
24—W H DietE. for Bao Francisco
27—German Corvette Albatross for South Pacific.
An Unsurpassed Hymn.
fin
the New Englandera for August,
1880, Dr. D. F. Bacon pronounces the following exquisite hymn unsurpassed in the
English or any other language, and adds
that " perhaps it is as near perfection as any
uninspired language can be." It is usually
ascribed to Hillhouse, the poet, i. ?., James
A. Hillhouse; but according to Dr. D. F.
Bacon, it was written by his younger
brother, Augustus L. Hillhouse, who died
near Paris, in March, 1559.]
X
TrembllnK before thlno awful throne,
O Lord ! In dust my ulna I own,
Justice and mercy for my life
Contend ! Oh t smile snd heal my strife.
The Saviour smiles! upon my soul,
New tides of hopes tumultuous roll
His voice proclaims my pardon found,
Beraphlc transport wings the sound.
—
Earth has a joy unknown in heaven—
The new-born peace of sin forgiven !
Tears of such pure and deep delight,
Ye angels, never dimmed your sight.
Ye «aw, of old, on chaos rise
'I'll'- beauteous pillars of the skies;
Ye know where morn exulting springs,
And evening folds her drooping wings.
Bright heralds of the Eternal Will,
Abroad his errand ye fulfill ■
Or throned Iv floods of beamy day,
Syiiipliiuiiinir* in his presence play.
I.tmd is the song—theheavenly plain
Is shaken with the choral strain
And dying echoes, floating far.
Draw music from each chiming star.
—
But I amid your choir shall shine.
Andall your knowledge shall be mine;
Ye on your harps must learn to hear
A secret chord that mine will bear.
The American exhibit at the Paris
exhibition took seventy-five per cent, of the
awards in all grades.
Information Wanted.
When Capt. Cook first viaited the Sandwich Islands,
he found the natives playing a game like chess or
checkers. There la considerable interest felt as to the
origin or antiquity of these games. Please send me a
description of the game, of the board and manner of
playing. Do they play the game now, and could a board
be obtainedby sending a remittance?
Respectfully yours,
Edward Willib.
Kingston, Mass., Nov. 14, 1878.
Respecting Geobue S. Bretlin, who is supposed to
have come to the Hawaiian Islands about twenty-live
yearsago. He has friends residing In Philadelphia anxious to learn something respecting him. Please address
Mhb. JamesH. I'iKK, yiiN N. 17 Bt., Philadelphia.
DEPARTURES.
MEMORANDA.
wT" In the June number of the Friend, 1878, there is
statement, that Captain Campbell called at Ascension on
the (ith of J.unary, .nd ordered wood and took away a
Meaning to one John Dc 8ylv«,
boat anil whaling gear.Captain
had not been heard from.
Blnce which time, the
belonged to
'• boat and gear
that
said
We wtsh to state,
Captain C, and Dc Hylva had never advanced any thing
Captain
We
would
state
that
Cla now on
for the same.
board theNorman boundto Ascension, aud everything will
Captaln
C
has called
be put right. Wi- would add that
upon us, and we take place In makiug this statement.
been
most
always
has
kind in
Captain C in former times,
forwardlug packages aud Microneslan missionaries.
Uki'iiut Of Haw Bk Kalakaiia, Jenkb, Master.—Left
8»n Francisco Nov 12th, at 4 p m. First two days calm,
on third day took a HK gale, lasting twenty-four hours,
and shifting suddenly to NW, and moderating to a light
breeze whioh continued the entire passage. Took the
trades lv lat 27 long 1.12 o. On tbe w.y down both side
lights exploded, but doing no damage. Come to off Diamond Head at midnight of Dec Ist. A full cargo, also
four cabin aud flfty-threc steerage passengers.
Report of Am Babk Camden, Robinson, Master.—
Sailed lnmi Port Gamble Nov 2d. C.me out of the Htr.lt*
Nov 4. First 12 d.ys hail H E aud 8 W gales. On 14th of
Nov had a very heavy 8 W gale, with tremendous ses
running thenlud 8 d.ys of light H W winds. Took the
trades lv lat .10.14, loug 133.12. From thence to port light
winds and tine \vi-iitln r.
Repobt op Am bk Alice Reed, J II Keli.eban, Master.
—Left New York June20; had calms and line weather to
the equator, 40 d.ys; was lil days from the equator to
Cape Horn j passed around the Cape with pleasant weather and fair wind ; was 61 days from the Cape to the
equator in the Pacific, experiencing very strong westerly
thence to port light winds and
Kales to Ist 35 B ; from
pleasant weather, making the p.ss.ge iv 174 days. Hpoke,
Hept. 13, In lat 41.20 8, loug 57.38 W, ship Columbus, from
Bio Janeiro to Calls.. ; Hept 24, off Statin Land, ship
America, to Han Francisco.
Repobt ok the Schooner Kamaile. B. B. Hempstead. Master.—Hailed from Honolulu ou '.Ith November for Farming's Island. Arrived at the Island on the
18th. Balled from the Island on the l'Jth Dec for Honolulu. Dec 23, at 11 am. made the Island of Oahu, bearing
north, distance 40 mileß arrived on the •24th.
Sailed from Farming's Island, Nov 23, Tahltlan achr
Vivid, Bweet ; Tahiti, Dec 12, English ship Pegasus,
Powel, for Hamburg. Left at the Island, French bark
"
°
,
.
:
,
Ocean, loading.
PASSENGERS.
Fbom Ban Francisci>—Per Zealandia, Dec i—A Mc
Wsyne and wife, J I Dowsett, Jr, G W Townsend snd
Mlsb Margeret Y. Upp, No. 1104 Post street, San Franwife, Miss Nellie Austin, Col T Crawford McDowell, A
Campbell, P M Olldea,Mrs P N Makee,childand servant.
cisco, writes to the American Consul at this port requestBrewer, Miss Elixa Brewer, Miss L Roging Information concerning the whereabouts of her father H Ehrllch, Chas
ers, T M Percltta, Mrs L McCauley, Mrs E F Taffany, J T
Adam Upp, a carpenter by trade, wbo came to Honolulu Waterhouse and wife, B duff, B Alexander and wife, H E
Mclntyre, W M Gibson, Mr I'unimlngs.Mr Woolmlngton,
in January laat.
J I'arrler. O H Higglns, a C 1.e.-s. L W Hand, James Me.
To Whom it Mat Concehn.—There now resides in Dade, E McDade, F F Benedict. J E Carroll, J McGinn, P
Yokohama Mra. M. J. Olbbs, formerly Mrs. J. Vaughn, of Hon", C EHmlth, J Fisher, W McDonald, D McKeniie, P
Honolulu. Any parties wishing for Information will H Vicer, H E Friuk, A J J Phillips, Thos Wall, A Lorrls,
Ct vi ■nings, J G I'levlor, T R Muuder, O P Williams, J
apply to Hawaiian Consul, L. P. Lilybrldge, Esq., of W
A G Jon is, I'has Fisher, J W Manchester, 176 Chinamen,
Yokohama.
'J3 ualivj sailors, and SI In transitu for Australia.
Fin <M San Fraßi-isco—Per Kslakaua. Dec 2—C C Marlon
slid w!fV. Mra M Warrle, 1 V O'Brleu, F Mars.-. W B
Wright, J Miller. T Hiirk. J Whldsner JLane, P Dlttner,
I'l.iin. Hlii mls,.ii. CBroade, J Swatty, EFConnell, W
Henry, J Watt., W Milutyre, A B MsJT.'tt. O B Manvn. W
Urarren. F B Crane, F P Lord, A Sli.-pj.anl, \V Williams,
D Walley, Chaa ltrailj, 8 Mi'Clußky, (I Baser, U Cherry, S
(lasa, J Mm onsky, 1 ll.rili-, J M Mani-r, J Word, J lll™sun, W Wi-nj, J D Cspeland, B CodUne, (1 Osborn, r
M.Lsnn, C Blurtlu. J Trainer, J Barry, E Smith, O .Murray, i Parker, E M K.ls«y, I. Brualey, J Manton, J Glusi-iin, G D I.aiisln, a W Smith, P M Stephens, E M Clark.
Fbom Tahiti—Per Edward James, Dec «—Thos Adams,
J Fr.r*, c Murray, Tbos Nelson, and 'J Hawaiian seamen.
Fbom Han Fbancisco—Per W H Deltz, Dec 7—Charleß
M. lull), M C Wilson, St Labo, Jas Howard, Wm Joss, P
Deltz.
Fbom Port Townbbnd—Per Camden, Dec 9—Mrs W Cox
and 2 children, and 4 Chlnunen.
Fob San Fbancisco, per ltd James, Dec 19—0 Murray, J J
O'Neill, X H O'Brien.
Fbom SanFbancisco—Per Fremont,—Dec 21 JE Bynde.
Fob San Fbancisco—Per Discovery, Dec 24—8 Norrls.
From Australia—PerAustralia, Dec 24—Mr Adelman
and wife, J Noack, L Kerr, T X Park, and 42 In transitu
for San Francisco.
For San Francibco—Per Australia, Dec 24—J W PfluR-er, O W Maikfarlane, A Herbert, A F Graves, It N, J T
Hit-sou, Jan Wyht, Capt JasHarr. T 11 Nesmlth. O C Waterhouse, J X Lee, M Boyce, T H McVlcar, and 4 Chinese.
From Portland—Per Mattli* Macleay, Dec 27—J X
Wlntler, E A Bulck.
From San Fbancisco—Per H. W. Almy, Dec 27—J McPmli*. C Coleman, F Nelson, JRothweil, J D Conk, .IS
Robertson, O H Frledlander, E W Oude, J A Hevuey, J
Hogan.
From Farming's Island—Per Kamalle, Dec 24—James
m and two natives.
"bom Ban Fbancibco—Per D C Murray, Dec 27—H Battey,
D K.-iii-iiiv, M J li.l.iii. M McC.rlhv. M Fliiin, C Hancock,
F Carp, liter, J 11 Van llandl. W UavL. C Shaw. M II Penry, T Kiley, W Hiley, M Uuiim, M Frank, Ii Quill, M Donlan, P 11..1nn. P Hameo, L M Shaw, V Ixinsm. W Rows, H
X Canon, M Hoe, 0 Cain, II Meyer, T W J.rkson. J Beyliol.l. 1> McToes, J Cusey, J Lever, P Sherry, J C.ahniay, J
Cornell, W O'Connor, A Toogood. C Kelrnay, W lloslie, D
V Leanar, J Eppler, R Boyce, T Opady, T Qulnn, O l.uproil, M Roll., C Leon, X Francis, F Doyle. O Dean, C Harris,
J U Logan, T Teale, W Slerryer. GeorgeLuproll, J A Uucunner, J B llen.hsw. C Kttlnger, Miss Lille Deshorn,
F C Booth, M Latheiner, J Lennahan, A Stuart, J
Itodgers, J White, J W Robertson, II II Smyth, F TowUar, J llyrns, T Lahey, 8 White, T Fsrd, W Scott, P DovaBher, W Cambell, F Laeler, M Wilson, C J Sherwood, C H
Hanasey, U Connelly, P Woods, F Peterson, W Arlcin., T
(in
Ilanerty.
MARRIED.
Dodd—Booth—December Bth, by Rev. H. H. Pirker,
Mm. J amkw Dodd to Mihh Qrack Booth, both of thin city.
Weyle—Manuel— Iv this city, Dec 24, by Rev 8 CDtv
moo, J H Weyle to Mahy Manuel, both of Honolulu.
DIED.
Wunoenbero—lnSydney, NSW, Oct 30. Mrs Ann WunHonolulu, aged 04 years. The deceased waa
the oldest child of Ike Rev William Henry of Tahiti, one
of the original pioneer missionaries of theLondon Missionary Society to the South Seas, sailing from London
Aug lU, 1706. She was boru in August, IHI4, on the island
of Moorea, one of the Hoclety group, and was the first
whitechild born on that island. She came to the Randwlch Islands In 1844, and was married iv December, 1845,
at Hanalel, Kauai, to U F Wundenberg. Hhe was at the
date of her death, on a visit to her aged mother residing
In Sydney. Hhe leaves a family of one son and six
daughters to mourn her death and Imitate her many virtues, for in all the relations of life -she was a truly estimableand excellent woman and mother.
Adams—At Boston, Mass., November Kth, Ruth Reed,
beloved daughter of Edward P. aud Ellen F. Adams.
Aged 4 months, 27 days.
Welsh—lnKau, Hswali, December 4, James Welsh, a
native of Halem, Mbbb, where his parents now reside. He
came from Han Franclaco a few months since, tdek with
consumption, and nl a beneficiary of the Ladle.' Htraugers' Friend Society.
McLean—ln this city, Dec. 10. Oeoboe Christie McLean, a native of Aberdeen. -Scotland, aged 60 years, 6
months aud 21 days. He leaves a widow and six children
to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father.
Lovi—ln this city, Dec. 11, William Love, a native of
Bydney, N. H. W., aged So years, 1 month and 6 days. The
deceased came to these Islands with his parents when
quite a boy, being the youngest of the firm ofLove Bros.
Mitchell—Lu thl. city, Dec 17, of aneurism, John
Mitchell, a native of London, England, aged SO years.
He had resided on these Islands for about 'if, years, aud
leaves a widow and two children. He was s good citizen,
sober, industrious and honorable. His funeral waa attended by membersof Excelsior Lodge No 1,1 OO F, and
Mechanics' Benefit Union, he having been a member of
both societies.
denhero, of
A. NEW jPOEIVf,
OF
-
WAII.I
OUR MR. E. BAII.EV.
I. snnounced Ihe Publisher, 8. C. Andrew., Ann
BT
Ibtll or
Pacific
entitled—Hawaii
Arbor,
KU,
by
bjbi, ab
ths
Mich,
wierd tales and
Islands. Being fall «f vigorous description, of
poetic alloslon. to Ihe traditions snd romance, our beautiful
makes
Islsnds, it should be read by all our cltiaens. and alsofriend.,
sn elegant and appropriate present lo seisl to disl.nl
bookseller,
gent post |*ld by the Publisher or by the taland
oo receipt of price. Paper, *0 cls»| C'lslfc, tl .00.
�THE FRIEND, JANUARY,
6
187 9.
ted to wander in almost certain safety the names of Livingstone, Speke, Burton
throughout Uganda, and is hospitably treated and others, who have so nobly toiled amid
Throcch the Dark Continent. By Henry M.
as the Emperor's guest."
the unknown deserts, mountains and rivers
Stanley. Harper t Brothers, New York, 1878.
of the Dark Continent. At some future
This picture of heathenism will aptly cortime we hope to refer to this subject again.
This is the record of a grand work, nobly respond with a passage of the Apostle Paul, We would
merely add, let due thanks be
executed. We do not believe the records of in the first chapter of his epistle to the ever
rendered to the Proprietors of the
land and maritime discovery in ancient or Romans, verses 21—32. Dark as are its
and New York Herald
modern times, can produce an instance of outlines, they are not so deeply drawn and London Telegraph
for
their
and
generous
magnanimous supply
foresight, endurance, persistency, or what so fearfully sombre as are those describing of funds to
this Anglo-American
out
carry
tribes
the
Congo,
the English would call pluck, to equal this the condition of
along
Expedition.
of Stanley's journey—occupying nine hund- through which he fought his way in thirtyred and ninety-nine days from the shores of three battles. Only imagine the moral
We have always taken a peculiar
the Jndian to the Atlantic oceans, via '• the character of tribes which would neither sell
sources of the Nile, around the great lakes or give food to the strangers, but would fight interest in the future career and success in
of equatorial Africa, and down the Living- them with poisoned arrows, and amid their life of those who claim the Hawaiian Islands
stone river to the Atlantic ocean."
war chants, shout " meat, meat, meat," so as their birth-place. Most vividly and pleaThese volumes are full of instructive in- voracious were their cannibal instincts. To santly we recall the daughters of A. G.
formation—geographical, ethnological, botan- escape from such demons of savagery Abell, Esq., formerly U. S. Consul in Honoical, geological and religious. They should and war, Stanley was compelled to contend lulu. The following notice of the marriage
be read by both the enemies and friends of in thirty-three engagements, and most of Miss Sarah Abell we copy from a late
missions. There is one special class ofread- fortunately, while almost everything else number of the San Francisco Call:
ers which, we trust, will not fail to give gave out, his ammunition did not fail. So MARRIAGE OF CAPTAIN CARL BAVLEY, IT. S. A.,
these volumes a thorough perusal. We far as possible, he appears to have conducted
AND MISS SARAH ABEL, AT GRACE CHURCH.
refer to unbelievers in Divine Revelation his intercourse among the savage Africans
A wedding that created some little stir,
and the Christian religion. Persons living in upon the most pacific principles.
but one divested of ostentatious display, took
Christian lands and surrounded by all the
Our limits will not allow us to comment place at one o'clock yesterday afternoon, at
the
light, knowledge and blessings of
gospel, upon many points of startling interest with Grace Church, the contracting parties being
Captain Carl Bayley, of the United States
and who deny the truth of that same gospel which these volumes abound.
Stanley's Army, ih command of the post at Camp
and the Divine Mission of our Saviour to ability to meet the difficulties of daily per- Bidwell, in the northern portion of the State,
this world, should specially read and ponder plexity, irritation, hunger, care, anxiety, re- and Miss Sarah Abel, second daughter of
the weighty statements which Mr. Stanley mind us of Homer's portraiture of Ulysses' Mr. Alexander G. Abel, Secretary of the
Grand Lodge of Free Masons.
makes respecting the condition of heathen character in the Odyssey :
The church doors were opened at halfnations dwelling in the interior of Africa,
The man, for wisdom's various arts renowned, past twelve, and by one the auditorium con"
where no ray of gospel light has penetrated. Long exercised in -woes."
tained a large and fashionable assemblage,
There is no true conjecture respecting what
including a number of officers of the army
Stanley, however, was more fortunate and navy, whose uniforms added much io
would have been the moral condition of our
the wandering, crafty and cunning the attraction of the scene. The decorations
than
left,
had
been
as
globe if all other nations
for the latter lost all his compan were simple but unique, consisting of an
Ulysses,
of
tbe
tribes
have those
heathen
inhabiting
extending over the
ions, while the former successfully brought arch of white gauze
the banks of the Livingstone or Congo.
gates leading to the altar. Suspended from
and
fifteen
of
his
the arch at spaces of about a foot were large
Mr. Stanley has forcibly sketched the safely forth one hundred
of the three hundred and bows of white ribbon, which gave a beautifellow
out
travelers
moral status of the subjects of the Emperor
with the expedi- ful effect.
Mtesa on the banks of the Victoria Nyanza. more, who were connected
and in the The bridal parly entered the church shortThe following paragraph we copy from vol- tion. Most honorably, heroically
conducted
these ly after one o'clock, Mrs. J. E. Tippett playmost
manner
he
fatherly
ume 1, page 409:
ing the Wedding March on the organ while
Zanzibar,
their
homes
at
children,
to
his
The moral character of ihe people is far via C»pe of Good Hope. Stanley has re- the procession walked up the centre aisle.
''
The party was preceded by the little sister
below that of the Emperor. Indeed, if it
marked, that to him the unknown regions of and brother of the bride, and then Lieutenwere not for him no stranger would dare to
Africa represented by a blank sheet of paper, ant Harry Johnson, U. S. A., and Miss
enter Uganda. They have no respect for possessed a peculiar charm and fascination, Maddie Abel, sister of the bride (the groomshuman life or human rights. Among them so the pages of his journals possess to the man and bridesmaid). The groom and Mrs.
they recognize only might, and Mtesa might reader a charm and fascination. His honest Charles Tripler, wife of Captain Tripler,
sister of the bride, followed, and in the rear
even be pardoned for exercising greater
and frank earnestness and sincerity so mani- came Mr. Abel and the bride. They took
this
does,
than
he
for
fierce
severity
people fest on every page, disarm all carping critiup their positions in front of the altar, when
requires to be governed with the almost un- cism and fault-finding.
Rev. Dr Piatt performed the ceremony acexampled severity of might and power which
cording to the rites of the Episcopal Church.
The reader of these ponderous but beautiSuna so cruelly employed. They are crafty,
After the ceremony had been completed,
fraudful, deceiving, lying, thievish knaves, fully printed and illustrated volumes, with the parties entered their carriages and were
taken as a whole, and seem to be born with wonder and astonishment, lays them aside, driven to the residence of the bride's father,
an uncontrollable love for gaining wealth by exclaiming: " How could the Leader of on the corner of Washington and Mason
a wedding breakfast was parviolence and murder, in which they resem- the Expedition ever have accomplished what streets,of,where
after
taken
which Mr. and Mrs. Bayley
ble—except that they hive the lawless he has so faithfully, honestly and truthfully left for their new home at Camp Bidwell.
instinct to a greater degree—nearly all the sketched." In all coming time the name The journey is a long and tedious one, over
African tribes. Owing, however, to their of Stanley will rank among the first of the two hundred miles of the route being traterror of punishment, the stranger is permit- Ik-roes of African Discovery. All honor to versed in stages.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
�JANUARY,
1879.
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Pure religion and undrflle.d before God, the. Father, is this:
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Edited by a Comnvittee of the Y. M. C. A,
|From Key. Jostipti Conk's licture, Nov. 11, IH7M.|
ander and the Crusaders marched to the
Regeneration of Asia.
victories in the East, are ilenr to American
Opium Smuggling.
The regeneration of Asia is a colossal sympathies.
event yet afar off", but approaching us wilh
America gave to Syria the first scientific
Recent developments in regard to smug- an assured and of late accelerated
step. teacher, the first translation of the Bible into
gling suggest several thoughts. For the Great Britain is now an essentially Asiatic
Arabic, the first printing press, the first modsake of gain, or rather with the hope that
power. This, indeed, is the claim of the ern church, the first college. In 1874 Amermoney may be made, there are men in our leader of the
present administration in the icans printed at Beirut 30,000 volumes and
community who are willing to run every United Kingdom ; and Lord Salisbury has
9,791,910 prayers in Arabic.
hazard of detection, although knowing fully said that the boundaries of Turkey are
in
When Cyros Hamlin, who in many parthat detection will bring severe punishment.
some sense the boundaries of England. It ticulars deserves to be called the father of
There are men here who would scorn to is
very interesting for Americans to notice education in Turkey in Europe, went abroad
steal or to deliberately give poison to a
how
several dazzling illusions concerning the there was not a school book in the language
neighbor that will likely ruin his health, and
English
occupation of Cyprus and the re- spoken by the people of Turkey. Now we
yet they are willing to violate a law that
form of the Turkish Empire under British have a long list, not only of text books on
several successive Legislatures have thought
political pressure have been dissipated by the grammar, rhetoric, logic, chemistry, surveya wise one in the interests of the Chinese
progress of events and how the present atti- ing, history, zoology, mental and moral philand natives in this country. For the sole
tude
sober thought appears to be repre- osophy, political economy, anatomy, physiolhope of gain they introduce opium among sentedof the cool
by
proposition, long ago ad- ogy and medicine, but also of the best English
the people, a drug which brings nothing but
vocated by this Statesman on my left (turning works on distinctively Christian truth, nnd
ruin to body and soul of its victims.
toward the venerable Dr. Kufus Anderson, these in the Armenian, the Turkish and the
How strong a hold the desire for money for
many years Secretary of the American Asiatic tongues. There are 11,000 pupils
must have upon such men! It outweighs
of Foreign Missions), that religious in Turkish common schools which owe their
Board
not only the fear of the punishment of the
rather than political causes must be relied origin to American influence. In the high
law, surely to be inflicted upon them if deupon to regenerate Asia Minor. Sir, Lord schools founded by Americans for young
tected, but the equal certainty of loss of
women thousands are already
Beaconslield is the left hand of reform in men and But
character and reputation in the community.
the facts which strike public,
gathered.
but the work you have been doing attention most at a distance nre the
steady
If undetected, and the great gain realised, Turkey;
is the right hand! The left needs the right, shining of Robert College, at Constantinople,
think of the anxiety and the nervous fears
and the right the left; but the left needs its since 1552,—a beacon light on that stormy
likely to be started at every moment while
brother more than the right does. God grant coast between Asia and Europe; the steady
the nefarious business is going on, in getting
Protestant College at
that
the two may be clasped in sympathy— flame of the Syrian
the goods in which the drug is concealed
at Beirut, since IS6s—the gleaming of the
British political influence opening the way Central Turkey College at Aintab, behind
past all danger of the Customs officers, and
for American religious effort in Turkey, and the hills; and the attempt to light another
finally into the hands of the purchaser! American
religious effort opening the way torch at Harput, on the flashing waters of
Even when danger is supposed to be passed,
those reforms which Great Britain would the upper Euphrates. These are American
for
the smuggler has an unquiet conscience and
force upon the Sultan. * * * When I lighthouses on a dark Mohammedan coast,
a pulse oft quickened at the mere thought
where a very hungry surf wars yet and the
look toward that portion of Asia which now beaches have been strewn with wrecks for
that something at last may be found out.
draws the attention of the whole world, the six hundred years.
His Majesty, by his Royal veto, volunmost hopeful signs of progress are not, in
tarily relinqished a large annual revenue
my judgment, to be found in the British ocThe recent visit of Dr. A. P. Stanley,
obtained by licensing the sale of opium, in
cupation of Cyprus; nor in the project of a Dean of Westminister to the United States,
the hope that with a stringent law opium
from the Syrian coast to the heart has been attended with good results in the
might become an unknown thing in Hawaii railwayPersian
Gulf, although such a road cultivation of a greater catholicity of spirit,
the
nei, and many useful lives thus saved. The of be built before
must
many years.
between Christians of all denominations. He,
petitions that were addressed to the King on
for Asia Minor is in a series of a dean of the established church of Enghope
My
this subject were signed by the Chinese
facts illustrating the usefulness of American land, was the recipient of courtesies
themselves in large numbers, and in a spirit
teachers, physicians nnd missionaries there. by organized bodies of Baptists, Methoof loyalty, the thought of which ought to
Indeed,
Lord Stratford dc Kedcliffe used to dists, Presbyterians, etc. Such a man,
bring a blush of shame to many who consay that the future of the East depended scholarly, devout, earnest and eminently
sider themselves better than the Chinese,
upon those >nen; and Lord Beaconsfield Christian cannot be made to be the excluthey have been true to the prayer of their himself has lately been drawing his best in- sive
property of any one class of Christ's
petitions. None of tbe recent developments formation from the reports of these Amerifollowers. Dr. Stanley preached many times
in regard to opium smuggling implicate the
cans. I undertake to affirm that in the Mis- during his short stay in America, and his
Chinese, though undoubtedly there are many
sion houses of Boston and New York more sermons reported in full by the religious
who can be found to buy the opium when complete and authentic information concern- press we recommend
as good reading. His
presented to them for sale.
condition and possible future address to the students of Union Theolothe
ing
present
We hope and expect that public sentiin New York, was a eulogy
gical
of Turkey can be found than in the archives on theSeminary
late Dr. Robinson, a Professor in that
ment will sustain the authorities in ferreting
out every case to the utmost, and in dealing of the Turkish Empire itself.
institution whose work on Biblical revigorously and severely with the violators of The pleasant lands through which Xeno- searches in the Holy Land, had afforded the
the law.
phon led the retreat of the Greeks, and Alex- dean much pleasure and instruction.
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FTHE RIEND
HONOLULU, FEBRUARY I, 1879.
11.2.J
CONTEIsTS
Far IVkru.ri I, I 879.
SBBSS.
Stranger's Friend Society
humble, in tbe Old World—No. 26
Letter from Vice Ailmlr.l Prevost
New Cliurch st M.kswao
Papulation of Honolulu
Marine Journal
Letter from Pitcairn'fl Island
Editor's Table—Socialism
V.M.C. A
P.O.
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9—12
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THE FRIEND.
KKHKI'ARY 1. 1870.
Capt. Brewer. —We are glad to welcome
once more in Honolulu, a merchant whose
honorable mercantile life, extending over a
period of more than half a century, has
been most intimately associated with the
commerce of the Sandwich Islands. During
this long period he has been a member of
the house of C. Brewer & Co. His first arrival here, in 1823, anti-dates, we believe,
that of any foreigner now residing upon the
islands. He was present, in 1824, when
Kamehameha 11. sailed for England, and
there were gathered fifteen thousand Hawaiians to witness His Majesty's embarkation.
It is an interesting fact, that an English
lady, Mrs. Taylor, is now residing in
London, who was the first foreign lady arriving and residing in Honolulu, aside from
the families of the American Mission. Mrs.
Taylor is now about eighty-six years old,
nnd her cheery and sprightly letters are frequently received at Honolulu by her correspondent, Mrs. Armstrong. Capt. Brewer
pan relate many pleasing incidents of those
" olden times" when Kaahumanu, Boki,
Rinau, and many other Hawaiian Chiefs
were in their glory,
Since writing our book notice of
Prof. Hitchcock's Socialism," we have met
"
with the following from Rev. Joseph Cook,
in his lecture, published in the Boston Advertiser of Dec. 26, IS7S:
" Professor Hitchcock, of New York, has
just published on Socialism a book fit to
lake the rank of a classic in the literature on
fhis topic,"
Stranger's Friend Society.
So many have been the calls upon the
Society that the fund for current expenses
has been entirely exhausted. Donations are
much needed, nnd maybe forwarded to Mrs.
S. E. Bishop, Treasurer, or to thePresident,
Mrs. Damon. By the last mail a letter was
received by the Editor from the mother of a
young Englishman, residing in Birkenhead,
who some weeks since was aided by the
ladies and his funeral expenses defrayed by
their Society. She writes under date of
December 28, 187S :
Sir : With feelings ofrespect and thankfulness 1 address you, out of the fullness of
a sorrowful mother's heart. You may well
imagine my feelings when I heard of the
death of my dear son—my support for a
living, having lost his father and another
son, a young man 23 years of age. I am
sorry to tell you I am a destitute widow,
with one little boy left. Tell the good ladies
that I hope and trust they will have a reward in heaven. And you, sir, was most
good and kind to behave so kindly to my
dying boy in a strange land, far from home.
It makes me more resigned when I know he
had such attendance on his dying bed."
The following note was left by a passenger sailing this week on the Murray, for
San Francisco. The grateful man was a
member of the Society of Friends, and had
been assisted by the Ladies. We might
readily add other similar testimonials if we
had the room :
Honolulu, Jan. 23d, 1879.
President and Members of the Ladies' S
F. Society of Honolulu : I cannot sufficiently express my gratitude for the assistance you have rendered me. 1 feel indebted
to you for placing me under the treatment of
a physician (Dr. McKibbin at the Queen's
Hospital) who, I believe, preserved my
sight, the most precious of all the five
senses, and which I would as soon die as
part with. But words cannet express my
gratitude ; so no more.
J. W. Wicks.
Gratefully yours,
"
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RAMBLES IN THE OLD WORLD-No. 25
A Few Weeks in Scandinavia—No. 4.
" VENICE OF THE NORTH."
is
a delightful surprise! I
Stockholm
had anticipated much, I found more. Some
have seen fit to call it the " Venice of the
North," finding in this Scandinavian capital
some sisterhood of resemblance to the fair
city which is the glory of the Adriatic, and
the European traveler cannot fail at times
to be reminded in his visit here of Geneva
on Lake Leman, and others might find still
further likeness to other cities and scenes
which have in former days charmed and delighted them. But while one at a distance
may find a certain suggestive helpfulness in
the mention of such resemblances, yet after
all a picture thus painted is far from satisfactory. Stockholm is not Venice, is not
Geneva ! but Stockholm—a city which cannot fail to delight and interest every new
comer by the beauty of its situation and the
brilliancy and activity of its life. I have
seen beautiful cities, but this Swedish capital is, I think, the most beautiful my eyes
ever rested on. Our approach to the city
was from Lake Malar, of the exquisite natural beauty of which I have already made
some mention. The afternoon sun lighted
the city with all the radiance of the ripened
summer days of a late August. Before us
rose the spires and domes of the capital.
Towering above all the other edifices appeared the massive bulk of the Koyal PalSTOCKHOLM, THE
ace; to the right and left of this, church
spires, among them one shooting like a
winged arrow heavenward, so delicate, so
light and etherial was it in the symmetry of
its gothic mould. From the sen the approach to the city is said to be still finer, a
view of which I may speak later on. It is
perhaps the presence nf blue gleaming arms
water, encircling and embracing the city
proper and its suburbs, which renders Stockholm so especially picturesque. Tbe Swedish capital lies on Lake Malar, and an arm
of the Baltic, so that at this point the salt
waves of this stormy northern sea are
wedded to the sweet, still waters of this
inland lake. The city has with time
We are glad to welcome Mr. Sit. lovely
divided itself into threeprincipal divisions—
Moon and wife, and trust they will become the Norrrnalm, then Old Stockholm or
eminently useful among their countrymen Staden, and lastly Sbdennalm. Of necessity these must be largely unmeaning names
on the Islands.
of
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TII X FRIEND, FEBRUARY.
1579.
to you, but on this foundation endeavor to which has acted as a wholesome leaven on troubled human children, who came for a
recreate from a distance the city. The wa- American life, both in the east and west. time to rest in its shadow.
ters mentioned above form a broad river- Our hotel lies on the long, busy DrottningStockholm rejoices in fine schools, in all
like expanse, and on the two banks lie the gatan, Queen street, the principal street ot manner of public institutions, benevolent,
first and last divisiqns just named, and be- the city, forming the backbone of the leading charitable, educational. There seem to have
tween on an island, joined by bridges, lies business portion of the city. It is lined with been earnest, working souls here at the
the crowded, busy Old Stockholm. This shops, most of them good, some excellent, north, who have tried to do their share in
forms the body of the city, but on every side
are projecting arms of land, half or complete
islands also connected with the mainland by
bridges, so that the city is a net-work of
land and water. In its earliest days Stockholm was confined to the central island, but
as it grew in number of inhabitants and importance, it overflowed its narrow limits and
took possession of the adjoining banks, and
there the growth still goes on towards the
green forests which skirt the suburbs.
The city's history goes back six or seven
centuries, having .been founded by the renowned Birgerfarljffd his son, King Magnus Ladulos. In the old portion of the
city there are still reminders of ancient days.
Some of the streets are narrow, bordered
with high houses, but on the whole there is
comparatively little in the way of picturesque antiquity to attract the visitor. The
central point of the city is the Royal Palace,
which is most admirably situated. It is an
enormous edifice, perhaps as beautiful architecturally as it is possible for such a huge
building to be. The Royal Family were
absent from the capital, at the time we
chanced to be there, so that a good opportunity was afforded us of seeing the Palace.
But European palaces come to be sadly
monotonous after you have seen several,
there is a vastness about them, a wearisome
sameness, a monotony of gilding and mythological frescoes, of royal portraits, historical paintings, antiquated and fading tapestries, and so on ad infinitum. 1 was however interested in the apartments occupied
by the Crown Prince and his younger brothers, which were furnished appropriately but
with comparative simplicity; there was
enough of bomelikeness about them to render them attractive, but still the warmth and
which brightens the homes of
" coziness" not
of royal birth, was lacking
many boys,
here. But the views from the palace are
the most interesting. On one side, looking
past the splendid portal with its guardian
lions in stone, is a fine and inspiring scene.
At this point a noble bridge connects the
sundered banks, and beyond lie some of the
finest buildings of the city—the Grand Hotel, the finest hotel in Scandinavia, the Museum of Art, palaces and public buildings.
Leaving now for a little while tbe general
let me give you a few notes from my journal.
Saturday morning, Aug. 24th.—Surely
some good angel, guardian spirit of travelers, has brought us to this quiet " Hotel dc
Suede," where we have our pleasant rooms,
with coffee' in the morning and are at liberty after that to seek luncheon, dinner and
tea wherever we may see fit. The maid
who cares for our rooms has all the quiet
dignity and sweet comeliness of a New
England fanner's daughter. lam irresistibly reminded in the self-possessed but modest manner, in the full, rich womanliness of
this Scandinavian maiden, of that type of
earnest, ntble womanhood, which has been
the boast and pride of New England and
and I was pleased
in noticing that the
book-stores
had
the
most well-to-do ap"
pearance of any. J couldn't resist my old
temptation "The Market" in starting out
this morning, but found nothing in particular to reward me. I must wait till I get to
lifting up the race. One of the foremost of
these, one whose name should ever be spoken
with a tender love and reverence was Frederika Bremer, who labored so truly for her
native land. Miss Bremer died some years
since, a noble specimen of a great hearted,
Norway for picturesque scenes.
large souled Swedish woman. Her books of
After a ramble out a short distance in the travel, her novels and other writings are
country, where a fine sweep of woodland widely known and loved.
She visited
borders the city, we came back to our day's America many years ago, and many still
work of sight-seeing. As we stood at the read with pleasure her thoughts and obserhead of the Drottninggatan, we were charm- vations on America, embodied in her
ed with the splendid view which faced us at " Homes of the New World." She was esthe close of the long, narrow vista of this pecially desirous of advancing all that tends
thoroughfare. The domes and spires of the to noble, national progress, especially in reold city gleamed in the sunshine and against lation to woman's work, education and posithe blue of a northern sky. And with what tion. She was anxious for a large, bro»d.
a glorious blue these northern skies robe generous charity in matters of life and relithemselves, clear, intense, perhaps scarcely gion, and was one who looked as few can
warm enough in tint, but full of a marvel- or will do into the heart of things, a brave,
ous strength and purity, rejoicing in an in- true, most womanly woman. I write with
finite, passionless peace !
enthusiasm. For out of the memories of
Along this street are several exhibitions other days, I think with especial fondness of
of Scandinavian antiquities, and we found those with whom 1 read everything which
the one which we visited extremely interest- pertained to the sights and scenes of this
ing and helpful in bringing the past of Swe- old world, which Miss Bremer's glowing,
den before us. Several Swedish girls in eloquent descriptions put so strikingly before
peasant costume, (brilliant under-dresses and me. And hence it was a pleasure for me to
aprons, trim bodices, and closely fitting little come where she had once lived, even though
caps, framing round good humored faces) she was gone.
who acted as guardians of the exhibition,
I might weary you should I endeavor to
aided much in this revival of the past. Not give anything like a detailed account of the
far away from here is the Academy of Nat- various public buildings which the stranger
ural Science. The renowned botanist, Lin- here visits. But I should feel as if I had
naeus, was the first president of the Scienti- omitted a very important point should I fail
fic Society of Stockholm.
Sweden glories to mention the church where Gustavus Adolin some of the greatest names in science. phus rests, the Riddarholmskyrkan. Tho
In the vestibule of the academy we saw a church is no longer used for divine service,
huge meteorite brought here in 1871 from but is changed into a royal mausoleum. It
Greenland, the largest meteoric fragment in is rather cold, lonely and cheerless. Thouthe world. One would scarcely believe see- sands of naval and battle flags are festooned
ing it now restfully placed, that it had had on the sides of the nave, from which lead
such a wild and tumultuous career. What burial chapels to right and left. From all
a singular, absorbing fascination there is in others we turn with greatest interest to the
such dumb stony fragments, the only mate- chapel where are the remains of the great
rial, tangible possessions which we have Gustavus Adolphus, the greatest name in
from a sphere without our own ! One clings Swedish history. The chapel is in the
to them as the first step towards further gothic style. A plain but handsome marble
knowledge, towards a fuller answer to those sarcophagus contains the body, and beneath
restless, passionate questionings which men the window is placed this inscription in
throw out into the mysteries of the infinite Latin— 'ln angustiis intravit. Pietatem
space in which we float. At the end of a amavit. Hostes prostravit. Regnum
side street is the Adolph-Friederichs Church dilatavit. Svecos exaltavit. Oppressos
where is a monument to the great philoso- liberavit. Moriens triumphavit."
pher Descartes, who died in Stockholm and
From the time of Gustavus began a new
was buried here, but whose remains were epoch for Sweden, and this far northland
taken to France in 1616. I was charmed entered as one of the leading powers into
with the sunlit, tree shadowed graveyard or the field of European politics and stateschurch yard which surrounded the church menship. The history of this King is pregand where at the still noon-time, little nant with interest to all who enter into the
groups of people or stray individuals were study of the exciting days in which he lived.
seated on the benches under the trees, as if He fell in battle by Liepsig in 1632, while
it was the most natural thing in the world valiantly pushing forward the protestant
to do. 1 have seen this also about other crusade which he had left his own realm to
churches in Scandinavia, and it has pleased accomplish. Beside those of Gustavus
me much. The church doors were open Adolphus are here placed the remains of
and we could look up towards the altar and other sovereigns
{lis \m, antf here too
pulpit, and down the aisles, and the old rests the Prussian, ofPrincess Louise Olrika,
church seemed to keep a kind of motherly sister of Frederick the Great, who was mar.
watch over its glad and sad, thoughtless and ried to a. Swedish King of this family. In
"
�1879.
1
THE FRIEND, FEBRUARY,
this mausoleum is also a chapel for the
Bernadotte family, of which the present
reigning King of Norway and Sweden is a
member. It may not be uninteresting in
closing our visit to this royal mausoleum of
Sweden, to glance at the history of the remarkable man to whom the Scandinavian
Peninsula owes so large a debt of gratitude,
nnd who was so instrumental in introducing
a better state of political affairs for these
sister countries. It is difficult for the traveler of the present day who visits Scandinavia, finding here almost a realization of the
old dream of a golden age of peace and universal concord, to realize that for centuries
this region has been disturbed by wars,
great and petty, by jealous feuds and rivalries. Thankful should we be that we are
permitted to see the dawn of a better day,
which all lovers of peace and national harmony cannot fail to pray, may grow brighter
and brighter to a full and settled radiance.
King followed King in rapid succession. The
country was disturbed by discord at home
and wars without. Finally inasmuch as the
regular line had become, or promised to
become extinct, a successor to the Swedish
throne was sought in the person of Prince
Christian August, of Augustenburg, but his
death rendered a further choice necessary
and the French Marshal Bernadotte was
elected as Crown Prince under the name of
Carl Johann. As I find the outline of his
history sketched, 1 give it in the briefest
manner possible. With the arrival of Bernadotte began a new era for Swedish politics. In order to make amends for the loss
of Finland, he determined to unite Norway
and Sweden in one country, and threw himself, with this object in view, into the midst
of European politics. As an ally of Russia
had he already in 1812 fully broken with
his old Emperor. In 1813 he entered Germany with 30,000 Swedes and took part in
the campaign of that year. After the battle
of Liepsig he led a portion of his army to
Holstein, where, in the " Peace of Kiel," he
induced the Danish Norwegian King Frederick VI. to cede the Kingdom of Norway
to Sweden. But Norway failed to acknowledge this " Peace," and the parliament assembled at Eidsvold and chose Prince Christian Frederick as King. Accordingly, Karl
Johann was forced to make war upon his
future subjects. This, however, was of an
unimportant nature, and on the 4th of Nov.
1814, after that Christian Frederick had renounced the Norwegian throne—followed
the union of the two Kingdoms—as two
independent realms, under one King. Since
this union, Norway and Sweden have taken
an honorable place among European Powers.
Wisely, however, have their successive Sovereigns devoted themselves to the wiser
improvement of their peninsular, arid have
Norway say) of Norway and Sweden is the
talented ana much loved Oscar 11. The
Crown Prince is just entering upon the
years of his young manhood.
STOCKHOLM AS A SUMMER CITY.
Stockholm, from the brilliancy of its life—
the fondness of its citizensfor pleasure—and
the gay and animated and light-hearted appearance of its people, has been called, "The
Paris of the North." And certainly there
is much—in miniature—to recall Paris and
Parisian life here. The French, perhaps
owing to the fact largely, that the present
Dynasty is of French extraction, seem to be
most popular here; and may have influenced
to some degree, the tastes and lite of this
people. But the resemblance arises, I think,
from certain inherent traits ofcharacter which
seem to mark the Swedes, and which it is
surprising to notice, are so largely lacking
in the Norwegians. In entering Norway
we shall be constantly struck, I imagine, not
simply by the striking differences between
the natural features of the two countries, but
also between the two peoples who inhabit
them. We saw Stockholm in the full
brilliancy of its summer life, and I must
confess it surpassed anything I had antici
pated. In the evenings the whole city
seemed to be on the streets or in gardens; it
was like one continuous fete. Was it not
possible that we had mistaken the latitude ?
Could it be that not so very far away from
the frozen heart of the north was all this
warmth and music and gaiety ? For the
time the whole city seemed like some wonderful tropical exotic which had been
brought here from the south, and must die
with the coming of winter! One of the
dearly loved places of rendezvous of the
Stockholm people is the Zoological Garden,
a verdant, cool, inviting place. Here are
summer theatres, large restaurants, and
amusements of all kinds. The garden is
reached by land, or better by taking a little
steamer and crossing one of the bays of blue
water which, in summer time, are alive
with pleasure parties. Here you meet
crowds from the city, who seem as lighthearted and gay as if sorrow and trouble
and human pain had no abiding place at the
north. Coining home this evening from the
garden, the Parisian tone of the life here
was more than ever manifest. We passed
one crowded summer garden, brilliantly illuminated, where some band of music was
flooding the evening air with melody, only
to find another just before us. It was like a
gorgeous fairy land. Lights glowed in the
shadows of the dense summer foliage, and
mirrored themselves in the countless dancing
ripples of the ever present water, which, like
some glittering form of mysterious life,
made itself manifest. And the language
and manners of the people only add to these
refrained, with slight exceptions, from med- scenes an intense animation. From these
dling in the ever unsettled state of European northern lips comes an unceasing flow of
politics. Under this new regime, the pro- often times very musically accented words.
gress which the countries have made is They speak with rapidity, with an ease and
worthy of all commendation, and a bright delicate intonation which I have found most
future seems to lie before them. Of the pleasing.
present state of affairs in Norway and SweAnother favortte place of resort, and I
den I may take occasion to speak more fully single this out from many others, is the
at another time. Karl Johann reigned from Moseback, a famous restaurant, from which
181S to 1843 Oscar I died in 1859, Karl a superb view is obtained of the city and its
XV iii 187k!, and the present King of Swe- environs. I shall not soon forget the deden and Norway, (or as the good people of lightful sun-set hour which 1 spent there the
first evening I was in Stockholm. The
whole city was spread out like a map before
us; the towering palace; the many spires
and buildings of the city; the clustering
masts of the shipping. In the west, as the
bright light of the August day died away,
glowed a soft crimson radiance; contrasting
with the grey clouds of smoke which still
gathered over portions of the city, evidenco
of toil and labor. To the west stretched far
away the blue, deeply blue waters which
lead to the outer sea, (a wonderfully inspiring view) over which came the fresh air of
the evening. I was reminded in this westward view, of the Hudson; though here was
lacking the breadth and majestic sweep of
that most beautiful river.
All over the city are scattered public gardens or open squares, in the centre of which
are set statues, or fountains. The recently
completed library is a noble building, and
the art museum is an ornament to the city.
I was especially interested in paintings by
Scandinavian artists. The unique life of
this northern world, the wonderfully grand
beauty of its scenery, its old poetic, halfsavage mythology, the stirring incidents
which have marked its historic growth, are
inspiration enough for generations of artists
and poets. And it is most pleasant to see
that native artists have felt the power and
grandeur of their Fatherland, and have been
able, in some degree, to put before us the
and essence of this wild northern
" spirit I remember
one grand, stirring picpoesy.
ture, The Descent of Thor, his chariot
drawn by wild, long-horned goats, brandishing his almighty, all-conquering" hammer,"
a strange picture, painted in lurid colors,
And then in pleasing contrast to this, a
smaller painting, than which for delicacy of
conception and finish, I think I have never
seen anything finer. At a distance it seemed
simply to represent the bosom of a quiet
lake, in the moonlight, over which float
soft, grey mists. On closer examination,
however, I found that the mist took on the
guise of floating female, fairy forms, that
"
looked through this almost imperceptible,
yet ever present, shadowy veil, that the
water mirrored others looking downward,
and that from the low-lands by the lake-side,
rose a spirit-band towards the silver moon.
It was a marvelously delicate, imaginative,
weird painting, and I shall rarely ever see
mist clouds hanging over river or lake without thinking of what they may possibly
contain. In the same building, with its fine
collections of paintings and sculpture, are
very interesting historical collections for the
relic hunter; all manner of reminders of the
Sovereigns of Sweden. They have here the
horse even, stuffed and preserved, on which
the great Gustavus rode the day he fell by
Liepsig.
Sunday, Aug. 25th.—We have been to
one of the Stockholm churches this rooming.
All through Scandinavia we find the churches crowded, and the congregations seem
most devout. The Lutheran creed is that
of the Swedish church. The ritual here is,
I notice, quite elaborate. The chanting and
responses by the choir were finely rendered.
The altar with altar-painting and the pulpit
were gorgeous with heavy gilding, and the
sunlight so flooded the church that on the
whole it was rather dazzling. From the
�12 of this gilded glory,
I II X
midst
rose the form of
the clergyman, his plain black gown and
snowy, ecclesiastical ruff contrasting markedly with his resplendent surroundings. The
sermon was long, but seemed to be followed
with close attention by the congregation.
We experienced this morning another of
those thoughtful little attentions which are
so grateful to a traveler. As we were standing in the aisle with many others, waiting
until the time when those not owning pews
could be given seats, a little uncertain exactly
what to do, a courteous old gentleman in a
seat near by, came to our rescue. Evidently we must have looked like strangers,
though in the great church all present could
not have been known to him. At any rate
he invited us in the kindest manner to take
seats with him, wrote out for us the preacher's name, making us forget that we were
strangers. From his card which he kindly
passed us at the close of the service, I learned that he was a Swedish nobleman attached
to the court. I shall probably not have the
pleasure of meeting him again, but it is
pleasant to think that so much of courtly
politeness still lingers in the world. Nooblige !
his afternoon have had a most delicious
ble out to one of the headlands, which
fronts the blue bay. In all this fair world
no brighter, gladder sunshine this afternoon
shone, than over this rarely beautiful queen
««e
of northern ciiies.
To-morrow we visit Upsala, the old university town of Sweden; of our visit there
and further rambles more another time.
Uood-night, with greetings from the north
star to
the southern cross.
F. W. Damon.
Letter from Vice-Admiral Prevost.
Some weeks ago it was our privilege to
receive a letter from Admiral Prevost. We
take the liberty of copying that portion
which relates to mission work among the
Indians in the North-west, or rather on Vancouver's Island :
California, passage from Sitka )
" S.S.
to Victoria. B. C , July 15, 1675. J
My Dear Mr. Damon
If you have
forgotten me, I have not forgotten you.
though nearly twenty-five years have told
their tale since we met in your beautiful
Island, when 1 commanded H. M. steamer
Virago.
* be delivered
*
*
*
to you by
" This note will
Capt. Mclntyre, who is a fellow-passenger,
who will give you some account of the
beautiful scenery we are passing here. I
should like much to revisit your Island, had
I spare time, having very pleasant reminiscences of my visit to it; but I am obliged
to return to Europe as soon as I can. I left
England to visit a much-loved son, his wife
and children, living at Victoria. After my
arrival there I went north to visit Mitlakattla, an Indian village, where God has
done such a work that it is " marvelous in
our eyes
He has blessed in a wonderful
way the labors of a devoted servant—William Duncan—who went amongst the Tsinschila tribes of Northern Indians in 1859. I
spent a month there, and I rejoice to tell to
:
FRIEND, FEBRUARY.
1879.
Gospel has done for the most debased of
heathens. It may encourage you and other
faithful servants of Christ to persevere and
labor on faithfully, with faith in God and
His promises, never doubting. All things
are possible with God, and He has shown
His power in taming cannibals and dogeaters, and in making use of them to carry
the glad tidings of salvation harmlessly to
other tribes who formerly would have murdered them. I know you have difficulties,
A New Church Organized at Makawao,
Maui, January 5th. 1879.
The foreign population, resident at Makawao, and Haiku, Maui, have at last attained
the realization of the hopes and plans and
efforts of many years. On the first Sabbath
of the present year, a church of eighteen
members was duly formed, and its organization perfected with appropriate services.
Key. T. H. House, formerly of Jamestown,
N. V., more recently of San Mateo, California, having received an invitation to take
the pastoral over-sight of the foreign community, went to Makawao in March last. The
parsonage was secured for him, and his family joined him in June. He preached on
alternate Sabbaths at Maknwao and Haiku.
Measures were immediately begun, looking
to the formation of an independent church.
With jjreat unanimity a brief, yet comprehensive confession of faith, was prepared
perhaps greater than most of God's workers, but His promise to Joshua, •' Be strong
and of good courage, be not afraid, neither
be thou dismayed, for the Lord thy God is
with thee whithersoever thou goest," is still
as binding us it was 3,500 years ago, and
will ever continue so. Therefore let us
comfort one another with these words, and
be on the watch tower, watching and praying till He comes.
" Ever believe me yours faithfully in
" James C. Prevost, Vice-Admiral.
Christ,
Many of our readers may not be aware
that English missionaries are laboring successfully among the Indians of the Northwest coast. It was among them that the
Key. A. C. Garrett, now Bishop of Northern
Texas, labored for several years. His visit
at Honolulu, in 1860, and his addresses and
preaching in the Bethel and Fort Street
Churches will not surely have been forgotten by those who listened to his eloquent
appeals. Some will remember his address
in the Bethel on the subject of Temperance,
when most unexpectedly to many present
he left the pulpit, and in the presence of the
audience signed the total abstinence pledge.
Ten years afterwards we met him in San
Francisco, and he was still the advocate of
temperance. Frequently we see notices of
his labors in Texas.
Hilo Chinese Colporteur.
Hilo, Hawaii, Jan. 20th, 1879.
Brother Damon :—Yours introducing
Wono E, was handed to me by himself on
his arrival. Thanks for your interest in
getting him here.
He has taken hold well, and I am better
pleased with him, in some respects, than 1
have been with any of our more scholarly
Chinese Colporteurs.
We shall see that he is furnished with
rooms suitable for his work.
Our Sabbath School (foreign) are to buy
him a " Colporteur Horse," to be kept and
used for this work; and we hope soon to
have him provided for in that respect.
I hope he may do much good. He finds
a number of Chinese in this region whom he
knew in California. One of them was n
member, it serins, of Mr. Gibson's Church
there, —Methodist Chinese Mission. There
is a large Chinese element throughout this
with a covenant for the admission of members. These preliminary matters being duly
settled, the first Sunday in Januajy was appointed for the public services, and some
simple rules for the government of the
church. Key. T. H. Rouse preached the
sermon, pertinent to the occasion, on the
"Objects arrived at in the Organization of
a Church." The ministers resident at Honolulu had been invited to attend, but their
duties in connection with the Week of
Prayer in their own churches prevented
them from being present. The veteran missionary, Key W. P. Alexonder, now resident at Wailuku, offered the constituting
prayer after public assent hnd been given by
the membership to the Confession, Covenant
and Rules. Bros. Morris Beckwith and
Amasa Pratt were chosen Deacons. Bros.
George Beckwith and M. H. Baldwin, wild
the Pastor and Deacons, constitute a Standing Committee. Other persons are expected
to unite with the church very soon. It is
hoped that this concentration of Christian
sympathies and Christian labors will result
in marked and steadfast spiritual progress in
this enterprising and prosperous community.
There ought to be another church on Maui,
for the residents of Wailuku and vicinity ;
and the foreign population on Kauai ought
to be moving to secure a resident minister
for that island.
H.
fy The annual meeting of the Hiilon' Home
Poci.ty took place on Monday the 300. of Pec. last, when the
following Ri'titlciiifn were elected Trualeea for a term of three
year*: 8N Caatle. J Hl'mv.H || Dole, 8 0 WIMrr.JO
Dickaon, F A Schaefer. The Trenailrer made the followinf
report:
The Sailort' Home Society—ln account with Chat.
R. Bishop, Treasure.
CREDIT.
25, 1877—By balance, caah on hand
prll 18,1878—By donation »»f I. Mora Mom
lee
uk
27, 1H7M—Hy 12 montha rent
of Corner Office
to December
31.1878.
9 SI
30 00
100 00
DEBIT.
lept 20,1178—To paid Mil i>l founseomhe for repairs,
03 "8
supplies, etc
U> a>l
*c 30, 187»-Tu balance in bank of Blshup ft Co
l'JS 31
)ec SO. HT8—Br balance
H M
district, and the prospect is, that there will
Cats. R. Bishop,
Treasurer, H. S. H. S.
I. e)0. E.
be more before there are less.
Honolulu, December SOili, 1878.
The Christian Chinese at Popaikou Plan- 'ursdajr. Dec. 81,6 pm
Circuit of Hawaii
'rlday.
January 10. 6p m
NawHlwill
tation, hold on their way remarkably well.
Officer* of the Trualeea were elected aa followa fur the
They show that they have the root of the enauina;
yeart President. Hon 8 N Castle; Secretary, F A
Ever, yours truly,
matter in them.
tfchaeferi Treasurer, lion Chus H Diahop; Executive Com.
A. O. Forbes.
others what the preaching of the simple
mlitee, 6 C Damon, E O Hall, X 1' Adams.
"
�XXI! It I llt t.
18 78.
13
THIS FRIEND,
We would acknowledge papers from
the Purser of the Australia and H. A.
Pierce, Esq. Also, papers for distribution
from Castle family, Mrs. Gilman, and Dr. J.
Mott Smith. From Mr. Hastings, Vice U.
S. Consul, 3 Nos. export issue of Scientific
American.
Mr. Ho, one of thesecretaries attached
Legation at London, is engaged in translating Shakespeare into Chinese. He has also made considerable progress
in a translation of Blackstone's "Commentaries " into the same language.
to the Chinese
Teachers for Wailuku.—We are glad
to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Kinney as teachers for Wailuku. He is a son of the Key.
Mr. Kinney, formerly missionary at Waiohinu, Kan, Hawaii. They come under the
auspices of the Board of Education.
MARINE JOURNAL.
PORT OF HONOLULU. S. I.
ARRIVAL.!).
Dec. 2ft—Buena Vista, 2fi daya from Port Towuaeud
30—Norman, 14 days from Han Franclaco
■ in—Monitor, 2*3 days from Eureka
:ti>—Htr City of Sydney, 6 d 22 h from Ban Franclaco
31—Kosarto, 15 days from San Franclaco
Jan 2—Job Woolley, 32 daya from Bakera Inland
'J—J oh Perklua, li* daya from Port Townaend
3—Violet, 1H daya from San Franclaco
Census of Honolulu.
4—Am bktne J A Falkinburg, Hubl.art, 17 days from
Portland. O.
6—Am bk Adelaide Cooper, Emerson, from San FranThe following table gives the result of the
ciaeo via Kahulul.
census of the population of the Honolulu
B—Am bk l.i/.zie Marshall, Dthlmann, 1? dayi from
Port Blake ley.
district, which was taken in December last:
B—Am bk Kainler, Wolfe, from Port Ramble.
B—Am bgtneT W I.uaca, Wentwortli, 17 daya from
Year 1S72
Year 1878
Humboldt.
18—Amethyst,
Hattvea
19 days from Ban Franclaco.
11,210
!l,272
17—KalateaSchr Vivid, 12 days from Farmings Is.
rlalf-iastea
1,013
1,301
in Hhw ateam tug Kapiolanl, from Han Franclaco.
L'uineae
632
1,2119
Hawaiian born of foreijm pan-lit*.. r>:H)
M
21—Am atmr City of New York, from Sydney.
660
Americana
C07
23—Am bktne Eureka, 16 daya from San Franclaco.
British
Sdl
478
28—Haw achr Lulta, Flihal, 19 daya from Port Townaend
[lerinana*
160
Ui
29—Brit atmr Australia, Carglll, from San Franclaco
r'reni'o
46
39
30—Am schr American Girl, Hk kus, from Kahulul
222
am
h111»rtUKU<JHe
inr forelgners
168
11H
DEPARTURES.
Total
14,852
14,114
Dec 28—Kalakana, forSan Franclaco.
Total decrease ti years, 738.
31—I'lty of Sydney, for Sydney.
for SanFranclaco.
half-castes In 6 years
288 Jan I—Eltae,
3—W II Meyer, for SanFrancisco.
rr'hsc < :hinese In ti yearn
667
6—Am
schr
0 M Ward, Whitney, for cruise,
rease Hawaiian burn of foreign parents In 6 yearn !M
c—Ame—Am topsail achr Leo, Barker, for San Francisco.
rease Americana In t> years
57
bktne
Monitor,Emerson, forlliunl.ol.lt.
10—Am
ream; British In 6 yean*
U7
11—Am Bk 11 W Almy, for San Francisco.
;t4
ream- Portuguese In 6 years
11—Am Schr Jose]*. Woolley, for Uii.no 11.
50
rMH other foreigner** In 6 years
13—Hubert stamen, for Tahiti.
ecreawe of natives In 6 years
l.lWH
15—Ki.si.ni), for San Francisco.
II
nTCHHc Germans In (> years
17—Am Ilk Bueena Vista, fir fort Gamble.
ecrease French In 6 years
7
IS—Am liKtm* T W Lucas, for llinnliol.lt.
21—Am Btmr City of New York, for San Francisco.
under 6 yeara of age in 1878
1,629
23—Hatateaachr Vivid, for Fannlnfr'a Island.
lldren under (J years of age in 1872
1,564
27—Bk Lizzie Marshall, Dahlluanu, for Port Blakely
2»—Brit
stmr Australia, Carglll, for Sydney
Increase
65
'it— Am bk Kalnler, Wolfe, for Port Uamble
30—Am hk D U >l orray, frost, for Bun Francisco
Childrenbetween 6 and 15 years in 1872
SO—Am bktneFremont, Nlckerson, forBan Francisco
2,225
Children between 6 and 15 years in 1878
2,137
Ircane
fildren
Decrease
88
•A number of resident** of German birth have returned
themselves as American!), having been naturalizeml 1
America.
We copy the following obituary notice
from a late number of the Advance.
The visit of Mrs. Bradley to the Islands a
year or so since will be remembered by
niany of our Honolulu readers:
" Mrs. Mary C. Bradley, wife of Mr.
William H. Bndley, Jr., died Friday night,
Dec. 27, at 10:30, in Springfield, Mass.
She was buried Monday afternoon, Dec. 30.
She had been ill since the birth of her babe,
in the early summer. At Ipss than two
months of age the baby died. Despairing of
her recovery in Chicago, her friends took
her, though very much of an invalid, by the
Lakes, in company with her physician, to
her mother's home in Springfield, Mass.
There she slowly wasted away, through
much suffering, until death came to her relief, and she sweetly fell asleep in Jesus.
She was a lady of great beauty and excellence of character. Calmly, confidently,
joyfully, she welcomed the approach of
death. Now she is among the glorified, nnd
with her dear little babes, one of whom perished in the Ashtabula disaster. Hers was
a rare character, perfected through suffering.
MEMORANDA.
RKPOnT OF BKTNK JOS I'KHKINH, JOHNSON, COMMANDER.
—Sailed from Port Gamble Dec 13 via Port Towns-end.
Dec 14. First H days out had light variable windsand
flue weather. Then got a gale of wind 8 E for 20 hours,
thence to port moderate wind from ENEto 8 8 E. Jan
Ist at 6-30 p m, anchored outside the bar, ID days passage.
Kui'oitT from R Bbiuob, Ki.i-'t cf Baker'b Island. Nov
20.—The bark Mary Goodellarrived at Baker'sIsland Bept
Kith, and sailed Oct 7th with 930 tons guano for Cork, for
orders. Bark Sonoma arrived Oct Gth, and came to the
moorings the 7th, sailing Nov 7th with 1,660 tona guano.
The ship Hamilton arrived here Nov 17th, and has on
board '250 tons guano vheu the schooner leaves. Tbe
schooner Staghouud of Ban Francisco touches here Nov
23d, en route for the Gilbert Group on a trading voyage.
Arrived at Victoria, B C, Dec 30, bk Wealthy Pendleton;
hence Dec 5.
Arrived at Qneenstown, Dec 30, ship Portland Lloyds;
hence March 12 via Howlauds Island.
Arrived at SanFranclaco, Dec 40, achr Mary Swan■ hence
Nov 27. Arr Jan 10, bktne W H Dietz ■ hence Dec 26. Arr
Jan 11,bk Edward James; hence Dec 19. Arr Jan 11,
bktne Discover}'; hence Dec 26. Arr Jan 13, bktne Ella;
hence Dec 11. Arr Jan Hi, bkKalakaua; henceDec 28.
From San Francisco—Per Bliss, Dec 31—P Brown, J D
Merritt.
Fob Btdbby—P.r City of Sydney, Dm 31—Dr and Mra
Wifht.J A Inmao.
Fbom Gii.no Island.—Per Jos Woolley, Jan B—B Oormley,
Chas Olkldensnd 3 natl.es.
FoaSiß Pbabciboo—Per H W Almy.Jan S—Ch«. OiWiisn.
Fbom Sab Francisco—Per Violet, Jon3—M Powor. and 3i
Chinese.
Fbom Bab Fbabcisco—Per Violet, Jan 3—H Powers, and
33 Chinamen.
Fbom Pobtland—Per J.nfl a. Falkinherf, Jan4—D. foster. Mis. II Poster, R C Lord, and Ah Young.
Fbom Post Townsrnd—Per Llatie Marshall, Jan X—P
Jorgenaen.
Fob Bab Fbabcisco— Per l.co, J.n 9— W F Cummins..
Fob Bab Francibco—Pit H. W. Aim/, Jan. 11—J II
Kearney.
Fob Guano Islands—Per Joseph Wooley, Jan. 11—H B
Ryan, J Harris,
Fob Tahiti—Per Robert Kmmelt, Jan. 13—T Adams, A J
Adam..
Fbom Rab Fbabcisco—Per Amethyst, Jan. 17—W Bshm,
A R Bullaway, J 8 Jolin.tone, 11 Cruise, P H Austin, I Carlton.
From Fannino'b Island—Per Vivid, Jan 18—J T Arundel, A Pale, C Btillwell, C Lewis, and 21 native..
From Australia—Per City of New York, Jan 81—Mlaa
E F. Hint*., E E He(lki-n, J stauftVr, J McCormack, lira
K.-rr aud child.
Fob San Fbancisco—Per City of New York, Jan 21—Mra
8 T l.adil. X llsgin, Mr aud Mrs Edelmaun, Mrs II
M Whltuey. J D Ackermanu, J. T. Arundel, A E Webb, 11
B Chsve, MIM X Moses, Jit Whitney, Miss 8 E Brsdley,
(lam Blug, linn Ah Foun, B Seller, J Leech, A Schmidt, E
Schmidt, Chung Yon, F Moresey,Leung Hong, Luna Boa,
W Bobm, M A Samuels, Ah Ham, T Sutton, T Mimd.
Fbom San Fbancisco—Per Eureka, Jan 23—D Mc-Mi-1
lcn and wife, W 8 Terry,. Capt 11 Oroper, F McCarty, T
Craln, A D Frazler, li. Fritz, P Sullivan, A Weka, H Oenewaus.
From Ban Francibco—Per Australia, Jan 20—Mrs 8 M
Rogers, Mis. 8 Boree, H Jonea, (i Abbot, W H Patten, M
P ltoblu.cn .nd wife. Mrs H C Barnes, A W Lawrle, J It
Houghton, A M Cameron, C II Woodward, J P Slarson, CI
T Hwltzir, S Trekett, P A Ameß, C Bolte, II W Ms.-fsrl.ni*,
A Herbert, Franklin, H C Austin, C H Letnian, F Havon.
H A Kenney and wife, C A Olbaon, Dr McOrew, daughter
and son, W S Barnes, F Tillman, W Sclnnl.lt, Mrs 8 Hollander, two children and aervant, W P Mason and wife,
FW Merrill. A Houghton and boh, Mlbh Waasmer, WWaIt.TH. W l'tliigi-r, Mrs Cr.ws, J W Kohler, 33 Europeans and
51 Chluamen In the steerage.
Fob Sydney—Per Australia, Jan 29—W Heine.
For San Francibco—Per D C Murray, Jan30—F Booth,
C 110..th, Mra Campbell and son, Mr Foster, Hattlt* Foster,
U 8 Hi inshaw, J Wicks, W Cottin.
Fob Ban Francibco—Per Fremont, Jan 30—8 D Hlscon,
H Faahel, P Hemes.
-
MARRIED.
Bit Moon—Wono Kam—ln Canton, China, In Second
Preabyterlan Church,Nov. ID, 1878, by Rev. B. C. Henry,
in accordance with therules of the Prcabyterian Church,
Mr. Sit Moon, of Honolulu, to Wono Kam, of Canton.
Honey—BosßKfl—ln thia olty, at the realdence of Mr
Macauley, .Inn 4th, 1H79, by the Rev W Frear, Captain M
Honey, of Perth, Scotland, to Mr» Theuesa Bohmek, of
Honolulu.
French—Norton —In thia city, January 15th, by Rev.
Father Kockeraann, Mr. Robebt Frknch to Miaa Bakaii
Nobton, both of Honolulu.
*»*" No Carda.
Kellett—Huntley—In New London, Conn., December
by
the
Rev.
Wooda,
B. A.
Mr. John Kbllett,
SIS, IS7B,
formerly of Honolulu, to Miaa Lilian P. Huntley, of
London.
New
Gay—Rowell—At Walmea, Kauai, January 16th. by the
Rev. O. B. Rowell, Ueokcie F. Uay, Eaq., to Miaa Marion
E. Rowell, third daughter of tbe officiatingclergyman.
DIED.
Kibtleb.—At Port Clinton,Ohio, Dec. 21,1878, Joseph
Kibtleb, aged 73 yeara and 9 moDthe. Deceased waa the
father of E. Klstler, of the firm of O. Segelken k Co., of
thia city.
gtmTia.—ln Waiohlnu. Ksu, Hawaii. Dee 31st, 1978,
Amies r Faasen Hi-ntkii, aged 13 months and It daya.
Uo to thy rest, fair child.
Go to thy dreamleae bed.
While yet so gentle, undented,
With bleaainga on thy head."
Ff.aby—ln thiacity, Jan 2, Jebome C, youngeat aon of
Jerome and Sarah Feary, aged about 5 yeara.
Whitb.—ln Honolulu, Jsn oth, of congestion ot the lungs,
Jons CoaatTT, Infant aon of J C and Martha J White, aged 3
years and 11 months.
PASSENGERS.
Castes tin the 13th Jan, of diphtheria, Sabhibl ||, third
son of bainoel M and Harriet Carter, aged 8 yeara and 4
From Pobtlabd—Per Mattle Maclcay, Dec 27—J R Wlntmunthe.
ler, X A llulck.
genu for his Kingdom,
" He will gather the all
Vbom das Fbabcisco— Per II W Aliny, Dec 27—J McDade
All thepure ones, the bright ones,
C Coleman, T Nelson, J X thwell, J D Cook, Ja. A Robertson,
and Ilia own."
His
loved
O Fredlander, X W Glide, J A He.iney, J Hogan.
Qilliland—At her residence, near Nuuanu avenue,
Fbom Bab Fbabcisco—l'tr Kalakaua, Dec 28—Mr Lrtlia- Honolulu,
on the 30th of January, Mhs. Kosalik J. Gilney, Mr Coleman.
liland, relict of the late Richard GUllland, aged «>
City
Sydney,
San
Fbabcisco—Per
of
Dec.
30—Miss
yeara. Decetaed waa a daughter of the late John Coffin
Fbom
f> X llrs.lle.v. A M:iii|iies. W I' Toler wife, H II Corllm, Jonea, at one time American Consul at Honolulu,and a
luigeinaii,
llyman,
Psrmalee
M
II A
C II HrsiMieii. A II
Is grauddauglitcr of Franclaco Paula dc Marin, a Spanish
arias, a i; Standard, O W Peicey. Miss I. Irwin, W W Hall ft gentleman, who arrived at Honolulu from Mexico earlylu
(I
wife,
Mis.
I'eiis. Mr. \v,ii„ r
the present century. Seuor Marin waa the Introducer in
wile, 11 I' xhi Oasst-i A.cry.m. V II tipuhn, ,1 II Pulton, J E Tuft., Cluing Plug, A
these Islands of a number of valuable trees and plants.
i;l.-y. li Williams, M Whliucy, sod 81 iv ilk Sn.-er.gc, and Including the coffee, the mango, the tamarind and the
grape vine.
•J36 Chinese.
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�14
THK FRIEND, FEBRUARY,
Letter from Pitcairn'sIsland.
The reception of this letter has led us to
re-read the journals of Beechey, who visited
the island in 1825. Bennett, who followed
in 1833, and several other volumes relating
to the early and later history of the inhabitants—descendants of the mutineers —on this
island. From our correspondence with the
people upon Pitcairn's and Norfolk Islands
for over thirty years, and the information of
visitors and these numerous books, we can
truly say, that their history appears more
and more remarkable and worthy of study.
Only two out of the sixteen guilty mutineers
died a natural death. The conversion and
earnest efforts of John Adams, in behalf of
the rising generation, indicate wonderful
Christian zeal and persistence in right doing.
From all we can learn of the present condition of affairs on both islands, there are most
hopeful signs of God's abiding presence
among the people. The interests of education and true piety are carefully attended to,
and appear to be crowned with God's
blessing.
Pitcairn's Island, Sept. 9, 1878
Bear and liev. Friend:—By the arrival of H. B. M. S. Shah, and favor of the
Admiral, who very kindly offered to forward
any letters we may desire to send abroad, I
now address a few lines to you.
After leaving Vancouver's Island he arrived at this place yesterday,—Sunday,
thirty days from San Francisco, on his way
to Valparaiso. It was his intention to spend
but a few hours with us, then proceed on his
way; but having landed with nearly all his
officers, he was prevailed on by us to extend
his visit till to-day, providing the weather
should be lavorable. We h»d a large congregation on shore during morning service;
the prayers were read by myself, and a discourse was delivered by the Chaplain, the
Rev. Joseph Reed, on the subject of Christ
Crucified. The service being over the Admiral, with his retinue of officers, left us and
went on board.
It is now nearly a year ago since we have
heard from Mr. John Buffett, on Norfolk
Island, and he wishes to be again with us. 1
—
time ago, the first that was born on the
island after the mutineers landed. She is
still strong and hearty for her age, but her
memory now appears to be failing her very
fast.
There are thirty-four children who attend
school, of this number the females exceeded
in learning as well as in number.
It is our custom to meet together for
social prayer and for the extension of our
Redeemer's Kingdom, on the first Friday of
every month; it does not include all the
members of our community, but it is daily
gaining ground, extending to some of the
younger class of the community.
The members each choose a subject on
which he speaks verbally, or commit his
thoughts to writing. Thinking you may
desire it, 1 send you a few copies of those
who have written their thoughts; I have endeavored to have the writers compress their
thoughts on a single leaf of letter paper, so'
that they may be entitled leaflets; but there
are some which are extended much longer
than is expected. I have given some of them
to Mr. Reed, who was very much pleased
with them. They are simply worded, which
is much the better for comprehending them.
Some have the signature of the writer's
name stitched to them, whereas others do
not desire to give their names. You can
see at once the writers are females; the men
spoke their thoughts verbally.
I would have enclosed a copy of my
daughter Rosalind's poems, but we have but
one copy of them on the island, in Mrs.
Young's possession, which she would not
wish to part with. They,"can be had from
San Francisco, as they were first printed
there two years ago.
1879.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
Socialism: By Rev. R D. Hitchcock, D. D.
Randolph & Co., New York, 1879.
When the political atmosphere of Europe
and America is so full of the noxious fumes
of Communism, Socialism, and Nihilism, it
is most hopeful to read a discussion of the
general subject by a Theological Professor.
This class of writers have not hitherto enjoyed the credit of coming to the front and
discussing questions of viial interest to the
well-being of society, as affected by the agitations of such questions as communism and
socialism, capital and labor. This volume
and numerous articles in the recent numbers
of the Princeton Review, by learned Professors in Europe and America, indicate a most
hopeful future among the leading scholars
and thinkers of the age. The crisis demands men who can give a right direction
to the minds of the people, hence this volume is most opportune, and furnishes
wholesome material for popular thought.
Dr. Hitchcock's numerous citations show
that he has given the subject a thorough investigation, as it relates to the past, present
and future, in both Europe and America.
He discusses the subject under these four
headings
:
1. Communism
in General.
2. Communistic Socialism.
3. Anti-Communistic Socialism.
4. Christian Socialism.
While the writer would make short work
with those disturbers of society "in
Paris, seven years ago, in Pittsburg last
year, in Berlin this year," yet he manifests
a deep and profound sympathy for the great
and increasing numbers who are dependent
for their " daily bread " upon the proprietors
and owners of large manufacturing establishments. The struggle is coming, or
rather has come, between capital and
labor." Dr. Hitchcock. Rev. Joseph Cook,
(in his present course of lectures in Boston)
and other writers, are awake and aroused.
While inculcating obedience to law among
the " toiling millions," the possessors of the
golden millions " will not be allowed to
"retire
to their counting-rooms and country
residences, taking shelter under the plea,
that " corporations have no souls." Writers
and Lecturers of this stamp are now needed
to "tone up " society and imprison Glasgow
and Fall River Corporators and Bank Defaulters. Read Dr. Hitckcock's fourth
chapter on '• Christian Socialism," and Rev.
Joseph Cook's Lecture, " Mrs. Browning's
Cry of the Children."
We have taken much pleasure in perusing
this volume, written by our old college classmate and correspondent, Prof. Hitchcock.
More than forty years ago we sat together
in the lecture rooms of Amherst College,
and a reference to the catalogues of that institution will show that we had as our associates not a few who have since taken an
active part in the religious and political
affairs of the world. We recall the names
of Beecher and Storrs of Brooklyn ; ExGovernor Bullock of Worcester and E. H.
Kellogg of Pittsfield, Mass., (the latW was
the American Commissioner on the Fishery
Question;) the Rev. Dr. Robinson of Louisville, Kt., the Rev. Dr. Palmer of New Orleans, Bishop Huntington of New York, and
Mr. James Russell McCoy is now Chief
Magistrate of the island, and as far as he
has acted, I think he is a fit man for the
place.
I will now conclude this letter by desiring you to remember us iuyour approaches
to the throne of grace, that we may be
steadfast, and grow in the knowledge, love,
and fear of God.
Norfolk
to
help
probrother
at
wrote to my
I remain, yours affectionately, in the
vide him a passage, should he carry his plan bonds of Christian love,
Simon Young.
into execution. There is a gentleman in
San Francisco who wrote me, stating that if
Hard Times in San Francisco.—Why
Mr. Buffett would find his way to San
Francisco, he would provide for him while should it not be so? The inhabitants of
there and procure him a passage to this that city, 300,000, supporting about 8,000
place. If he should undertake the voyage, rum shops ! This statement is made
he will go by way of Honolulu, thence to by Dr. Cuyler, of Brooklyn, N. V., who
San Francisco.
lately visited the State of California. Add
now
numbers
ninety
per- to the support of these liquor saloons, the
Our community
and
forty-nine females. ruinous effects of gambling in stocks, and all
sons, forty-one males
We have still the old woman with us, of other demoralizing practices of that city,—
whom we had communicated with you some. causes of " hard times " are quite manifest. many others.
"
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
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L. HANCHETTB,
Plisiso-Puru* Tunrr St Hrsalrer,
King street, near tbe Sailors' Home. Preaching
(For many yearsconnected with Chickeriof ss Sons.)
at 11 a. M. Seats free. Sabbath School before the
rooming service. Prayer meeting oa Wednesday IT Order, left st the Sailor.' Home or Whitney Robsnaon's
Bookstore.
evenings at 74 o'clock.
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corner of Fort and Beretania streets. Preaching
on Sundays at 11 a. m. ami
School at 10 A. M.
7J
p.
m.
Sabbath
Kawaiaiuo Church--Rev. H. H. Parker. Pastor,
King street, above the Palace. Services in Hawaiian every Sunday at 11a.m. Sabbatb school
at 10 a. M. Evening services at "4 o'clock, alternating wilh Kaumakapili. District meetings in
various cbapels at 3.30 p. m. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday ut 7£ p. \i.
. M. DAVIDSON.
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da-IS7»
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Hermann ; Fort street, near Beretania. Services
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St
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M.
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servict'B
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at 9j
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The Anolu-ak Church —Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Willis, D. D.; Clergy. Rev. Bob't Dunn, M. A.,
Rev. Alex. Mackintosh, St. Andrew's Temporary
Cathedral, Beretania street, opposite tbe Hotel.
English services on Sundays at (IJ and 11a. m.. and
24 and "i p. M. Sunday School at the Clergy
House at 10 a. m.
ADAMS.
P.
Auction and Commission Merchant,
H. K. WHITMIT
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SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE
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VOLUNTARY
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Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.
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to
In
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Pledges are invited, to be paid on or before Ihe 10thof January, 1880, which will be received by Mr. Joseph B. Atherton,
the Treasurer, Mr. Gookim, or Mr. Asen.
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account of Chinese Church Building Fund.
JOHN THOMAS WATKRHOISE.
January Ist, 187°.
d-ja Am
NOTICE TO SHIP MASTERS.
DILLINGHAM & CO.,
Nos. 95 and 07 King Street,
KEBF A FINE ASSORTMENT OF
Goods Suitable for Trade.
SHIP MASTKKS VISITING
THIS PORT
during tbe LaM k%x Years can testify from personal experience tbat the
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GOODS
And Sell Cheaper than any other House in the
Kingdom.
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Chinese Church Building' Fund.
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(Successors to 11. M. Whitney),
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Alakea and Fort streets.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
tf
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Edited by a Committee of tbe V, I. c. A.
Intemperance.
This is a confessed evil, existing in a
greater or less degree in every community.
The punishments of the law are directed
against drunkenness in public, on the theory
that such sights are debasing and repulsive
to the community at large. Drunkenness in
private is not punishable by our law. A
statute passed by the Legislature of 1872,
"to make all persons retailing spirituous
and intoxicating liquors liable in damages
for injuries done or received by those becoming intoxicated on such liquors, and as
the result of such intoxication," has never
been resorted to by any suitor, though the
occasion has undoubtedly often arisen.
The statistics of the Custom House show
that large quantities of cheap liquor are imported here, far in excess of the presumable
consumption of the white portion of our
population. The Chinese are large purchasers, but the public have but little evidence that they are large consumers, for
drunkenness is rare among them.
Where does the liquor go to? The inference is frequently made that it must be
illicitly sold by the Chinese to natives. But
drunkenness is not especially rife among our
natives, except in the district of Kau. Hawaii, where, it is supposed, liquor illicitly
distilled is mainly drank.
But though there is no apparent outbreak
of public drunkenness, enough has been developed of late to cause the thoughtful to
ask what can be done to lessen or suppress
intemperance.
This is a practical question. Do the
organizations of societies accomplish much
good ? The securing of signatures to
pledges of total abstinence by those who are
by the habit of their lives total abstainers
accomplishes but little, nor do temperance
meetings attended only by those who are
temperate secure the end aimed at.
Personal example is always powerful. We
believe this has done great good in our community, and will continue to do good.
Social drinking is not so common in good
society in Honolulu as it once was, and
bar drinking is less respectable here than
ever. But mere silent example is not sufficient. Let the Christian decline to deal in
intoxicants as an article of traffic : let him
forbid its presence at his table ; and let him,
above all, speak a kind word ofremonstrance
against its use to all who may seem to be
inclining that way. We do not intend to
discuss here tbe question whether a moderate
use of wine and ale, etc., can be defended
ethically or religiously. One thing we are
sure of, that the best and safest course for
the individual and his neighbors is not to
try and see how near he can walk to the line
of total abstinence and yet indulge moderately, but to " Touch not, taste not, handle
not."
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Pure religion and undeflled before God, the. Father, is this :
To visit the fatherless and widcnvs in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspottedfrom the world.
here for ivory snd slaves, and we have seen
that they do not always speak the truth, and
that they buy men of their own color and
treat them badly, putting them in chains
and beating them. The white men, when
offered slaves, refuse them, saying, ' Shall
we make our brothers slaves ? No ; we nre
all sons of God!' I have not heard a white
man tell a lie yet. Speke came here, behaved well, and went his way home with his
brother Grant. They bought no slaves, and
the time they were in Uganda they were
very good. Stamlee came here, and he
would take no slaves. Abdul Aziz Bey (M.
King Mtesa's Address.
Linant Bellefonds) has been here, and is
The following are the remarks of Mtesa, gone, and he took no slaves. What Arab
the Emperor of the Uganda country in would have refused slaves like these white
Equatorial Africa, on his embracing Chris- men? Though we deal inslaves.it is no
tianity, which we quote from H. M. Stan- Season why it should not be bad ; and
when I think that the white men are
ley's " Across the Dark Continent" :
said,
Now,
with
a
God
smile,
greatly superior to the Arabs, and I
" Mtesa
be thanked, a white man, Stamlee,' has think therefore that their book must be a
come to Uganda with a book older than the better book than Mohammed's, and of all
Koran of Mohammed, antl Stamlee says that that Stamlee has read from his book I see
Mohammed was a liar, and much of his nothing too hard for me to believe. The
book taken from this ; and this boy and Idi book begins from the very beginning of this
have read to me all that Stamlee has read world ; tells us how it was made, and in
to them from this book, and I find that it is how many days ; gives us the words of God
a great deal better than the book of Moham- Himself, and of Moses and the prophet Solomed ; besides, it is the first and oldest book. mon, and Jesus, the son of Mary. I have
The prophet Moses wrote some of it a long, listened to it all well pleased, and now I ask
long time before Mohammed was even heard you, Shall we accept this book or Mohamof, and the book was finished long before med's book as our guide ?"
Mohammed was born. As Kintu, our first To which question, no doubt seeing the
king, was a long time before me, so Moses evident bent of Mtesa's own mind, they all
We will take ihe white man's
was before Mohammed. Now I want you, replied,
my chiefs and soldiers, to tell me what we book ;" and at hearing their answer a manifest glow of pleasure lighted up the Empeshall do. Shall we believe in Isa (Jesus) ror's
face.
and Musa (Moses) or in Mohammed ?" In this manner Mtesa renounced Islam ism
Chambarango replied, Let us take that and professed himself a convert to the Chriswhich is the best" The Katekiro said, tian faith, and he now announced his determination to adhere to his new religion, to
" We know not which is the best. The build
a church, and to do all in his power to
best,
book
is
the
the
and
Arabs say their
promote the propagation of Christian sentiwhite men say their book is the best. How ments among his people, and to conform to
then can we know which speaks the truth i" the best of his ability to the holy precepts
Kauta, the imperial steward, said, '• When contained in the Bible. 1, on the other
whom \ hail
Mtesa became a son of Islam, he taught me hand, proud of my convert, wilhmonth&,
during
prolabored
three
diligently
wrong j having got more knowledge, he can mised that, since Dallington wished it,
I
now teach me right. I am waiting to hear would release him from ray service, that he
his words." Mtesa smiled and said, "Kauta might assist to confirm him in his new faith,
speaks well. If I taught him bow to become that he might read the Bible for him and
a Bible reader until
a Muslim, I did it because I believed it to perform the service of
the good people of Europe should send a
us
take
be good. Chambarango says, Let
priest to baptize him and teach him the
that which is best.' True, I want that duties of the Christian religion. Stamlee,"
which is the best, and I want the true book; said Mtesa to me as we parted, nearly two
but Katekiro asks,' How are we to know months after the massacre of the peace
•fAO.ple, when yow
which is true?' and I will answer him. party, " say to the
write to them, {haf I am like a roar, siW'tWf
Listen to me : The Arabs and the white in darkness, or \x»n blind, and that all I ask
men behave exactly ns th«*y are taught by is that l may be taught Ikiw to see, and 1
their books, do they not ? The Arabs come sha,l| continue n Christian while I live."
The number of strange faces among
us, so many being of young men, suggests
the question, What is the Y. M. C. A.of
Honolulu doing for them ? Does every
member of this Association do what he can
towards lending these new comers a helping
hand ? Many of these strangers are young
men of good character and education—they
are not all "tramps" and "vagabonds."
Let us do what we can for them in the way
of friendly counsel and directions as to
where labor may be obtained.
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SUPLEMNT O
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FTHE RIEND.
HONOLULU, FEBRUARY 12, 1879.
EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE.
The Return
of Emperor
Wilhei.m to Berlin 1
After the trying and tragic events which came
a shadow over Germany, and Berlin in particular, during the past Spring and Summer, tbe recent
return of tbe German Emperor in restored health
and spirits, to bis capital, welcomed by hundreds
of thousands of bis subjects,—bas been a most
pleasing and satisfactory event. During the Summer and early Autumn, the Kaiser has been visiting in different places in the Empire, regaining the
strength and vigor which is so striking a characteristic of bis advanced age, but which, it was
feared, bad been hopelessly shattered last June by
the cowardly bullets of a would be assassin. All
Germany has followed with joyful interest the encouraging statements which have appeared from
time to time in tbe official reports in reference to
bia convalescence and returning strength, and tbe
recent jubilee of welcome here proves bow true
and lasting a hold he bas upon tbe hearts and love
of bis people. Specially marked bas been tbe cordiality of the Rhenish Provinces, where he bas been
travelling and visiting during tbe Autumn, one
city vicing with another in testifying to their Imperial Head and Father the sincerity, and depth of
their loyality. From tbe time it was announced
definitely tbat his return to Berlin would be in December, very little else bas been spoken of here in
all circles, but or the most fitting manner in which
to give bim welcome. Tbe papers were crowded
with accounts of what was to be, and old and
young, high and low, were eager to bave a share
in such a celebration. Artists, Architects, City
Authorities, private citizens, all seemed to enter
into a friendly compact to do theirbest and utmost
to translate the prose of regular streets, buildings
of brick and stone and mortar, everyday and common-place sights and objects into a poetry of decoration, of color, of effect which would bear witness to tbe love and affection of those who staod
ready to welcome tbe Emperor. Certainly the result was ample compensation for all tbe labor bestowed upon tbe preparations, and all who love
the German Fatberland cannot but feel tbat tbe
old year passes away more pleasantly because of
tbe memorable triumphal welcome of the 6th of
December. For some days before the sth, the
city presented tbe quaintest and most picturesque
appearance. In the principal avenues crowds of
work-men were busily occupied in constructing
triumphal arches, rearing statues and allegoric
and symbolic groups. Public and private edifices
began by degrees to hide themselves under floating
sb
festoons of national colors and drooping fragrant
wreatbes and garlands of evergreens. Far into
tbe night of the 4th aod morning of the sth the
work went on. Eve.ry one was eager to know if it
could be finished in time. I chanced to pass
through one of the public places during tbe evening preceeding the entry, and although I have
since then seen tbe glory of the pageant wbicb followed, I can scarcely soon forget tbe odd and I
may say beautiful effects which the unfinished
work produced. The night was dark, and through
its shadows flashed and glowed great torches of
ruddy flame which were borne from one place
to another as more light was needed. Busy workmen—soldiers and others—were passing hither and
thither. Artists stood near by giving directions.
On all sides lay fragments of statues ; a crowned
bead ; laurel wreatbes ; symbols of victory; of
Germania ; uplifted bands ; drooping white wings
—so tbat one might almost fancy himself in tbe
midst of the ruins of some ancient and classic city.
Great painted banners were being swung into
place. Moist and fragrant mounds of evergreens
la; waiting, dumbly appealing to be fashioned into
some welcoming shape. And so all night long,
under the flare of tbe torches the work went on,
and when tbe morning came, beauty and order and
symmetry crowned tbe chaos of preparation. Tbe.
arrival of the Emperor was fixed for twelve,
noon. Hours before, the Linden and tbe other
long avenues through which the procession was to
pass were lined by thousands and thousands of
people, patient and ordely, every window in tbe
line of march was crowded and the roofs of tbe
bouses were often times occupied. Every bouse
was decorated, some most elaborately.
Facing
tbe depot was a towering obelisk, ornamented
with appropriate devices and Biblical texts, and
covered with a profusion of palm branches and
surrounded by massed shrubs and clinging vines,
within whose embrace tbe waters of a fountain
foamed and gleamed. From this point on. followed an almost unending avenue of arches festooned
with flags and evergreens, until at the Brandenburg Gate, tbe entrance to tbe avenue Unter den
Linden," the effect was superb. About this grand
and historic gate, transformed into a triumphal
portal, were grouped towering evergreens until it
seemed almost difficult to realize tbat it was in reality no longer summer. Looking southward from
this entrance, was tbe verdant avenue we have
just passed, and before us lies tbe Linden one succession of elaborate arches and statues. The Emperor, just before reaching Berlin, received from
tbe Crown-Prince the Government," which had
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been entrusted to him as regent, and hence entered
bis capital again as active ruler. From the windows which our party had on the Linden," a
most excellent opportunity was afforded us of
watching the procession. It was really the grandest of eights. Tbe center of the avenue was kept
clear, but on both sides stood thousand and tens of
thousands of people. Bands ot music filled the air
with martial strains. As tbe Emperor's carriage
appeared tbe crowd broke out into tbe most enthusiastic and jubilant shouts. What a glad and
pleasing contrast it was. this welcoming, rejoicing
burst to the still, bushed throng which filled the
Linden on tbe first Sunday in last June. The Emperor looked extremely well. With bim was tbe
Empress. Then followed tbe Crown Prince and
Princess, and then many other carriages, and then
the endless procession, corporations, tbe military,
different guilds, the old veterans, but most interesting of all tbe students who came by hundreds
and hundreds. The Corps Studenten were conspicuous in their caps and sashes of blue and
orange and purple and crimson, and other colors,
certainly a most picturesque sight. Some forty or
fifty American students walked in tbe procession,
led by the stars and stripes. The old Emperor appeared on the Balcony of the palace and was again
most enthusiastically greeted by tbe crowd below.
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But tbe finest thing of all in tbe reception celebration was tbe illumination of the evening. Tbe
whole city was one sea of flame. I can scarcely
imagine anything finer. It would be utterly impossible to put into words tbe magical effects produced. Tbe intense brilliancy of tbe newly discovered electric ligbt is something marvelous, and
at such a time as this may be used to splendid
purpose. Nothing could be more striking and
brilliant than the flashing through the night of this
strange weird light. Modern art and science bave
brought new elements of beauty into such a scene
as that of wbicb I am speaking so tbat tbe old and
well-known method of illumination seem almost to
have vanished from thought and sight Out of tbe
dazzling, brilliant splendor of this illuminated
nigbt there will always live in my memory tbe recollection of one or two especially beautiful and
striking scenes. Above tbe Brandenburg Gate
rises a chariot of victory, drawn by four horses; at
all times interesting and imposing, it was rendered
peculiarly effective by tbe arrowy gleams of electric light wbicb fell upon It. Beyond this rose into tbe nigbt a winged victory, lifted high into tbe
air on a towering column similarly illuminated.
Like an enchanted tower, seemed tbe beautiful
and symmetrical tower of city-hall, so lighted by
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a glow of crimson Ore tbat it seemed almost possessed of a vivid, passionate life. In the poorest
houses were lighted tapers or some other attempt
at adornment. In nearly every other window was
a bnst of the Emperor, surrounded by flowers or
plants, and crowned with laurel.
Since bis return the Emperor has been busily
engaged, receiving deputations and corporations.
A few days since the diplomatic corps were received at tbe Palace and paid their respects to the Emperor and Empress. Tbe Empress made particular
mention of the Minister, Mr. Carter, inquiring for
bim most kindly. B*otb the Emperor and Empress
are looking extremely well—though tbe Emperor
still carries bis right arm in a sling, but his iace is
as bright and healthy—bis smile as geaial and bis
words as kindly as ever. On the Sunday following
bis return, especial services of Thanksgiving for
bis recovery were held in tbe different churches of
the olty.
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The death of Bayard Taylor, the American Minister in Berlin, brings sorrow to many hearts, both in
the Old World and tbe New. Mr. Taylor's appointment to bis important post as tbe Representative of
tbe United States at the Court of Berlin gave universal satisfaction both in Amerioa and Germany.
On his arrival here last spring be was received with
warmest and sinoerest cordiality, aod from the very
first bis rare and genial charaoter, his personal
worth, bis marked' and well-used talents, won for
him a wide oircle of friends. His health, wbicb
since his arrival bas been far from good, has during
the autumn been steadily failing, so that for some
time past there has been but little if any hope of his
recovery. His death on Thursday last, tbe 19th,
came with painful suddenness, however, to many.
Tbe sympathy manifested for tbe afflicted widow and
daughter has been most genuine, and even in tbe
midst of their grief and desolation oannot fail to be
of some comfort and consolation. Mr. Taylor's
oareer has from the first been most striking and interesting—full of encouragement lo every young
man desirous of making for himself an honorable
ptaoe in the world. His large acquaintance with
German life and manners and literature, and his
perfect command of the German language, fitted bim
peculiarly for the post to which be was called. As a
lasting bond between German and English-speaking
people will remain his masterly translation of
Goethe's Faust," perhaps the most striking work
in all the wide range of German literature. Tbe
44 Life of Goethe," upon which be was engaged,
must now probably remain for ever unfinished. An
elaborate philosophical poem of bis, whioh has recently appeared, Prinoe Deucalion," will now be
read with deepest interest. By those who have come
to know and love bim here, in hia new home, his
loss will be most deeply felt, and yet in our present
personal loss we feel tbat we bave through our
acquaintance with him gained a treasure whioh
death is powerless to take.
Since I wrote tbe above, we bave attended the
funeral ceremonies at tbe Amerioan Legation, which
were in the extreme simple and impressive. Rev.
Dr. Joseph P. Thompson delivered an eloquent address, briefly but lovingly sketching the life history
of the poet and world-traveller. Auerbach, the
famous German novelist, followed bim, in a similarly tooohing poetio apostrophe to tbe departed, tender with words of deepest personal affection. The
Emperor and Crown Prinoe were represented by
was in
their adjutants ; Ihe Corps Diplomatique
attendance, and distinguished writers. Government
officers, citisens and a large company of Americans
were present. Tbe German papers are filled wilh
most eulogistic notioes of Mr. Taylor as a man and
Frank Williams Damon.
author.
Hawaiian Legation, Berlin. Deo. 10.1878.
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A raw WORDS ABOUT CHRISTMAS.
Germany, the birthplace of tbe Christmas Tree,
is now centering its thoughts upon tbe festivities
of the coming week. The very air seems filled
with a spirit of preparation. In some circles,
the recent death of the Grand Duchess of Hesse
Darmsladt, Princess Alice of England, will however bring sadness at this Christmas tide. Throughout the Empire the mourning for this young wife
and mother has been moet deep and genuine. It
has been said that no death since tbat of the
idolized Queen Louisa, many years ago, has been
so deplored. There was something peculiarly
touching about the circumstances of her death.
During the illness of her husband, the Grand
Duke and that of her children, from diphtheria,
she had retained her health and was enabled to
care fcr them unweariedly. When they seemed
no longer to need her oare, she was herself seized
with the same disease and shortly afterwards
died. The Duchess has taken great interest in a
Hospital in Darmstadt, and it is thought that the
disease was contracted there.
Berlin presents a very animatedappearance just
now. The principal streets are crowded with
busy buyers, and the shop windows are beautiful
and tempting in the extreme. Little forests of
Christmas trees, mounted on stands, make the
public market places seem almost summer-like.
In Germany no home is without its Christmas
tree. There is something very beautiful in the
universality of tbe custom, aod in the interest
with which the old as well as the young look
forward to the lighting of the tapers on Christmas Eve. In different parts of the city little
villages of booths bave sprung up, where all
manner of articles are being sold, so that the city
seems to be one large lair. Tempting as the city
is juet now, your correspondent is running away
for a few days at Christmas to friends in tho country, who promise him a real German Christmas,
difficult to find in large cities.
Germany can
no longer claim an exclusive right to the "Christmas tree" on the ,4 Eve" doar to children. For
round our world runs now at this blessed festive
season a verdant belt of gleaming "trees," and
all nations, where Christianity has found acceptance, join in this pleasant, old, but ever new
custom. But Germany is still "par excellence"
the land of "Christmas" and the 44 Christmas
tree," and a visit here is scarcely complete without a "Christmas" celebration ! and this I have
had this year in perfection. My dear friends,
tbe Yon P. family, by their warm and urgent invitation, tempted me away from Berlin for the
holiday week to their beautiful estate in Mecklenburg. As I left Berlin, the city lay robed in
white, snowy draperies, growing whiter and
whiter under the soft touch of the falling snow
flakes. It was impossible not to know it was
Tbe trains were filled with
nearing Christmas.
merry travellers, muffled up to the eyes in huge
furs, going borne for tbe holidays. And at every
station the keen air was warmed into a sort of
summer mildness by laughter and welcoming
words and hearty greetings. How like some
gladdening burst of sunshine through rilted olouds
in the midst of the world's business and cares
and troubles these bright days in the heart of
winter! In the Mecklenburg landscape there is
but little variety ; wide spreading plains stretch-
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ing off to tbe Baltic. And yet there is for one
born in the tropics, a never failing source of
pleasure in the quietest of landscapes, purified
by the whiteness of winter. And in the few
hours' ride from Berlin, 1 felt, as scarcely ever
before, the restful influence of gray skies, limitless expanse of spotless snow, sombre but richly
shadowy forests. At one of the stations coming
north our company were met by our host and
son. who were just returning from hunting on
their estate in Pomerania, so tbat we received a
pleasant addition to our party. At Rostock, a
quaint old town, one ofthe Ilanea- league, our
railway journey ended. The early winter twilight had already gathered over the antique gable
roofs of the houses, so that we saw but little sof
the city, The family coach, with its four stalwart horses, was ready for us, and soon we were
dashing off through dark evergreen forests, over
roads sheeted with snow, and under the clear,
starry December sky for a fifteen mile ride.
What a warm, genial welcome in its comfort and
elegance tbe Castle had in waiting for us, and
better than all, tbe kindly, smiling faces of our
friends greeting us as we left the darkness and
cold
I am sadly tempted to give you a long
account of our Christmas week here, but my
time really permits mo only to sketch it very
hastily. My host is proprietor of one ol the fine
old Mecklenburg estates, which he manages with
wisdom and skill. The castle, its surroundings,
its interior, etc., are charming. There is a certain primitiveness, a conservativeness, a reminder of some old regime about the life and people
here, so tbat lam half tempted to think I am
!
reading some old romance, or poem or chronicle,
or that during this holiday week 1 have been enjoying a long and pleasant dream, whioh will
fade away as soon as I am once more in tbe
midst of the realities and prose of Berlin.
The "modernizing" spirit which bas of late
made itself sq much felt in Germany, has, happily, not to any very marked extent invaded tbe
order and peace of this region of Mecklenburg.
In this district are a number of old families of
tbe nobility, owning large estates, and about
whomcluster little villages of tenants and working people, whose fathers and forefathers lived
and worked very much as they sjork to-day. It
would be untrue to say that the condition of the
people had not been much improved in some respects, that a freer and broader spirit does not
exist here. But on tbe whole, the old times still
linger, modified and mellowed by the new.
We have passed directly into all the enjoyments
of winter country life. Each one is free to
amuse himself aa he may like, with walking,
hunting, riding,
sleighing, skating, etc., etc.
The weather was perfect for Christmas. The
snow which bad fallen a few days before was in
excellent condition for sleighing, and the sun
glowed and gleamed in a gloriously blue northern sky, and reflected itself endlessly in snow
crystals, in arrowy-pendant icicles, in frozen
brooks and ponds. The castle stands on slightly
rising ground, with a little lake on one side, now
frozen and still, beyond which a wide and beautiful park of beech and oak, and pine and fir,
stretches away. Not fur off is tbe little village
of Kolzow, which rests peacefully undor the
sway of tbe Schloss and its master. From the
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drawing-room windows
is a charming view of the
little cbutch, surrounded by now leafless trees,
and hemmed in by glorious drifts of snow.
As
the shadows of Christmas eve gathered over the
country, little groups of the country people
might be seen wending their way on foot to tbe
church, or coming in large parties in sleighs
from the neighboring estates. The little church
back with history some two or three hundred years, and yet seemed not too old to enter
with a sort of quaint simplicity and earnestness
into the services of Christmas. Before the altar
stood two evergreen trees gleaming with tapers,
—a pretty custom which I have seen only here.
Tbe cburch was further decorated with sprays
and wreaths of green. The Mecklenburg church
is Lutherian," the ,4 Reformed" being in a
minority here. The altar of the church is profusely decorated with old carvings and paintings,
and the high pulpit, where tbe young clergyman
stood in black robe and bands, was similarly ornamented. Tbe gallery in tbe rear is an ancient
affair with wood carvings, family arms, etc. Facing the pulpit and near the altar are the high
pews, fenced and railed in for the gentry of the
neighborhood, and in the body of the church are
seats for the people. The services on Christmas
eve consisted of chants and choral singing from
the cboir of boys and men, and prayers and reading of passages of Scripture by the clergyman—
a quiet vesper service. As we came out again
into tbe evening air and gray-lightedatmosphere,
it seemed like the finding of some old picture
which I had seen and tried to realize long, long
ago in the Tropics as a boy, thinking of what a
nortbern Christmas eve must be. Through the
door of tbe church, framed in curving arches of
stone, came glimpses of the twinkling, gleaming
tapers. Quiet stars shown in the softly darkening skies. The suow clothed the land far as the
eye could reach with a mantle of stainless purity,
lifted itself in massive waves over fences and
walls, crested tbe roofs and lighted the gloom
gathering in tbe firs. Sleigh bells tinkled in the
frosty air, and pleasant words passed between
those hastening home to delight the little ones'
eyes with the ever new-born beauty of tne Christinas tree. In all the snow-covered houses of the
village stood Chrißtmas trees. The 44 Foreeter "
bad seen that each family was provided with one.
And the fathers and mothers and children gathered about them and gave and received their simple gifts as has been so long a custom in this
German-land.
In tbe castle we had the same pleasant custom,
runs
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though perhaps on a somewhat larger scale. The
ringing of a bell announced to us that our presence was desired, and we entered the large,
brilliantly lighted hall, in triumphal procession,
while the music of a German choral came to us
irom one of the neighboring rooms. It was one
of the prettiest Bights imaginable. Two trees
with tapers, covered with all manner of bright
and glittering ornaments, which it is the delight
of German children's hearts to make and buy,
gave us welcome. Running all around the great
room were little tables, bright with gifts and
lighted with Christmas tapers. Each one had
his or her tabic What a bright, merry time we
had ! No one was forgotten; and amid the pleasure of renewed
surprises, of giving and receiving
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of thanks, tbe evening passed pleasantly away, and swift deer, lures to the hunter. The snow
though not, however, without leaving an impress has partly melted away, showing now and then
upon one heart and memory, at least from which brown earth and faded turf, and on tbe huge
it can never be effaced.
old-fashioned barn roofs, vivid patches of emerald
Some times in this region of country, and in moss. In the park, gothie aisles of myriad leafSweden also I think, they have an odd and very less twigs and ourving branches, stand waiting
amusing way of distributing presents. The com- for the resurrection glory of tbe spring. Sounds
pany is seated in one room, and presently and of all kinds of feathered and animal life come to
mysteriously a great parcel is thrown amid tbe us from barn and stall. Solemn cawing crows
waiting group. It is often of mammoth size, fly like a shadow over the snow, and countless
carefully and elaborately enveloped in coverings, sparrows make summer in the trees. Peace,
and directed to some of the company. He opens plenty and prosperity seem to reign on every
it with eager expectation, to find that beneath side, from the castle, with its tower, to the simhisaddress is that of Borne one else. The next ple peasant-cottage, from which the smoke rises
in turn is doomed to similar disappointment, into tbe quiet air. As I close, the sun sends a
and so tbe joke goes round, until some happy golden shower ofbeams over the landscape, and
person is found for the gift. It is often pro- as it passes westward I send with it to you my
New Year's greetings.
ductive of much fun and merriment.
F. W. Damon.
Christmas day was exceedingly pleasant. In
tbe morning we attended tbe services in tbe KOLZOW BEI SULZE.
Mecklenburg, December 30tb, 1879.
church, and bad a good Christmas sermon from
the young clergyman. Later a grand Christmas
My Grandfather's Clock.
dinner, and a pleasant evening en famtlle. Tbe
Christmas festivities here are prolonged to two Hy grandfather'a clock was too large for the shelf.
holidays, but tbey are spent more quietly than So It stood ninety years on the floor;
with us and are regarded somewhat more as It waa taller by balf than the old man himself,
Though It weighed not a pennyweight more.
sacred days.
It was bought on the morn of the day that be waa born,
On New Year's there is a more boisterous life And was always his treasure and pride;
among tbe common people. We have bad during But It stopped short—never to go again—
Christmas week a charming gathering of friends When the old man died.
CHOEt'S.
of the family to celebrate the birth-day of the
Ninety yearswithout slumbering (tick, tick, tick, tick),
eldest daughter of tbe house. The guests came Hislife-seconds numbering (tick, tick, tick, tick),
through tbe snow, some of them from a consid- It stopped short—never to go again—
erable distance. The great family coaches and When the old man died.
sleighs presented quite an imposing appearance, In watching its pendulum swing to and fro.
drawn by four horses. The country life of the Many hours he had spent while a boy;
in childhoodaud manhood theclock seemed to know
gentry here is very pleasant. They have large, And
And to share butli his grief andhis Joy.
comfortable homes, plenty reigns on every Bide, For it struck twenty-four when he entered at the door
and each estate is a sort of little kingdom. A With a blooming and beautiful bride;
certain charming stately old-fashioned formality But it stopped Bhort—never to go again—
When the old man died.
and politeness, colored and warmed by truest
he could hire,
and simplest friendliness, which one sees here, is My grandfather said that of those
Not a servant so faithful he found;
very delightful and interesting. Our time passes For it wasted no time, and had but one desire
swiftly by. During the day the gentlemen bunt At tho close of each week to be wound;
or ride or write, and the ladies busy themselves It was kept in its place, not a frownupon its face.
And its hands never hung by its side;
with their work, or conversation. At dinner we
But it stopped short—never to go again—
all meet, and the evening is filled up with music, When the old man died.
with games, con venation, etc. The ice has been It rang alarm in the dead of the night—
an
in most excellent condition for skating, but the An alarm tbat for yearshad been dumb;
And
we
knew that bis spirit was plumiug for flight,
little thaw which we arc now having is a disap-
—
pointment for tbe skaters. With the festivities
of Sylvester evening and New Year's will close
our holidays in the country, and we shall say
good-bye to our kind friends and be in a few
hours in Berlin.
In closing, I cannot but think amid how widely different ecencs I am, writing these few words
from those in which you in the tropics may read
them. I watched the sun rise this morning in
the gray east. First came a soft warm glow in
the winter sky, a low lying band of amber light,
growing brighter and brighter, and yet seeming
almost shy of its own brightness, so strangely
reluctant does color seem to make itself felt in a
winter landscape. Now a blue sky, with slowly
gathering clouds lorms itself above us as the day
goes on. Not far away to tho north lies the
Baltic, cold and gray nnd wintry. Forest lands
That his hour of departure had come.
Still tbe clock kept the time, with a soft and muffled
chime,
As we silently stood by his side;
But it stopped short—never to go again—
When the old nun died.
Berlin, Jan. 19.—The North German Gazelle
denies the sensational report relative to Germany's
intended action toward tbe Samoan Islanders, and
states tbat Germany will merely keep a suftioieut
naval force in tbat neighborhood to retain possession of two small ports on the Island of Upola,
wbicb they seised and will hold as a pledge until
Ibe Samoan Government grants Germany ber
treaty rights.
Bismarck is preparing to submit to tbe Federal
Counoil a law for tbe regulation of railway
tariffs.
Bismarck has written and caused to be published a letter apealing to tbe agricultural community of Germany to afford bim their united
and vigorous support In bis work of tscal reform.
new duties to be levied upon imstretch to cast and west, north and south. In He refers to the
ported corn and cattle, and expresses tbe opinion
on
the
here
there
the woods and
fields
and
lie tbat such taxation bas become an unavoidable
traces and tracts in tbe snow of tbe timid bare necessity.
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HONOLULU, MARCH 1, 1879.
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CONTENTS
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Custom House Statistics, 1878
Arrival of Morning Star
Rambles In the Old World, No, 28
Poetry
: Bayard Taylor
Good Advice to Young Men
Census or HawaiianIslands
F.'iuale English Lecturers
Marine Journal
Letter from Japan
Letter from China
Y. M. C. A
THE FRIEND,
MARCH 1. 1879.
Custom House Statistics for 1878.
In the last issue of the Advertiser there
was a most full and interesting report of
Collector General W. F. Allen, Esq. Our
limits will only allow the most meagre summary :
The total amount of Exports Is
The total amount of Imports la
$3,548,471 84
3,046,369 70
$ 603,102 14
Thus it appears the exports exceed imports by a half-million ; thus the Hawaiian
Kingdom forms one of a trio of nations
whose exports exceed their imports. The
United States is one of those nations. All
other nations throughout the civilized world
have a balance of trade against them, according to the newspapers.
Considering the Treaty of Reciprocity, the
United States derives the lion's share accruing from the commerce of the Hawaiian
Islands. This is as it should be. More
than 38 millions of pounds of o«r sugar
crop go to the United States, and in exchange our Islands are importing from the
United States machinery, groceries, and all
the great staples of commerce. We do not
wonder the Pacific Coast of the United
States is strong and united in favor of the
Treaty. The Gospel precept is verified,
be given unto you,"
" Give and it shall
" Reciprocity" is the sound principle of
commerce.
At the Temperance gathering held
at Fort street Church, Sabbath evening, 22d
ult., we learn that one hundred and seven
signatures were obtained to the pledge.
21
{01H Series, M 30.
Arrival of the "Morning Star."—We RAMBLES IN THE OLDWORLD-No. 26
always welcome the arrival of this vessel
A Few Weeks in Scandinavia—No. 6.
from her yearly visits among the MicroTHE UNIVERSITY OF UPSALA.
nesian Islands with peculiar joy. Great are
The Stockholm wharves are a tempting
the dangers of navigation in those remote
for tourists. Here you may take
place
seas. During her ten months' absence she
steamer for almost any northern port, and
has anchored forty-five times. She brings in a few hours or days be in the midst of
the most satisfactory reports of the success scenes which have formerly been known to
of mission work. New islands have been you only through the medium of the school
occupied, and the work of evangelization is geography or the traveller's journal. My
progressing. We would acknowledge let- companion was strongly tempted to start
ters from Dr. Pease, Rev. J. F. Whitney, immediately for St. Petersburg. A most
Rev. Mr. Rand, and Rev. Mr. Logan. Capt. interesting journey it would have been,
Bray's Report will be found in another truly. But 1 think we were wiser for this
column. We heartily congratulate Captain time in confining ourselves to Scandinavia.
Bray on his successful trip, being his first in In this way the journey will have a symthose seas in command of the Morning metry, which would have been marred had
Star. Mrs. Sturgis and Rev. Mr. Mukka we gone into the midst of another people
and another language. As one passes steamcame as passengers.
er after steamer, from which the colors of
The Chinese Question in the United different nations are flying, which will soon
States.—Reports come that the anti-Chi- be on their way to near or distant cities, he
nese party are hurrying forward their bill is impressed by the importance of this
Swedish center. I have also felt
through Congress. The time may come northern
this especially during our stay here, front
when the statesmen and politicians of Amer- the
fact that just now the Prison Congress
ica will regret their opposition to this class is holding its sessions here, with representaof immigrants. An old and life-long mis- tives and delegates from all parts of the
sionary, who has labored for nearly a half- civilized world. We have appropriated toto an excursion to Vpsala, the old
century in Japan and China—the Rev. Dr. day
town of Sweden, an excursion
University
Brown, of Yokohama—thus writes under which travelers in this region should not fail
date of January 27th
to make. Unfortunately, our time was too
hope the Californians who have so limited to permit of our taking the steamer
I
"
grievously abused the Chinese will have a route, said to be very delightful, through
quietus given to their proceedings. The Lake Malar, but we were obliged to content
story of the wrong done to the Chinese there ourselves with the railroad. Just at the
must be told more distinctly and minutely station we met friends who had been in the
than it has yet been. What would the steamer from Gothenburg to Stockholm with
Coast politicians say if China were to re- us, and their company added much to the
taliate ? I cannot yet believe President pleasure of the day. The road lies through
Hayes and his Cabinet or the United States quiet farming lands, varied now and then by
Senate will be dragged into subserving the stretches of forest—nothing especially strikRepresentatives of California, or disgrace the ing, but always charming in its varying
name of our country and the Government in colors. Our visit to tJpsala chanced to be
during vacation time, so that we saw but
the sight of mankind."
few students,—just enough, however, to
Le Kwei, one of the Chinese Commissioners remind us that this was a University town.
to the Philadelphia Centennial The city was founded in the early days of
Christianity in Sweden, and seems to visitExhibition, has published in four volumes
ors of a later day like some watch-tower,
an account of the Exposition and his travels from whose turrets the eager gaze could
in and his impressions of the United States, catch far glimpses of shadowy forms, the
spirits of the old and vanquished paganism,
England and Europe.
:
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THE FRIEND, MARCH, 187 9.
the once proud heroes of legend and mythology retreating before the consecrated sword
of the new Faith.
Here was the Jiome of
the Bishops, and here for a long period of
years the Swedish kings were crowned.
There is but little now to recall its mediaeval
history—far too little, we thought—modern
edifices and regular streets provailing. And
yet the old spirit still lingers, and as you
stand in the shadow of the ancient Cathedral, or review the history of the University,
you feel that all the links which join the
past and present have not been severed.
The only other University in Sweden, besides Upsala, is at Lund, in South Sweden,
of which I may have occasion to speak hereafter. The latter, however, while occupying
an honorable position, is not of as great importance as this at Upsala. Here may be
seen the most characteristic features of
Scandinavian student-life. The students
are divided into " nations" or divisions, according to the district or region of Sweden
from which they come, thirteen in all.
Each " nation" has its " inspector—one of
the professors ; they have each their own
treasury, and most of them have some
building or hall, where they have their social
gatherings, entertainments, etc. Of course,
this arrangement, which I think is peculiar
to Scandinavia, has its advantages ; but I
should think it would tend to encourage sectional feeling and prejudice. Duels, fortunately, do not occur in Scandinavia among
the students, as in Germany—one of those
relics of barbarism which that land has not
as yet thrown off. As you are aware, the
Scandinavian students are famous for their
beautiful singing, the concert of the students
from Upsala and Christiania having formed
one of the interesting features of the recent
Exhibition in Paris. On the average, Upsala counts something like 1,500 students
on her roll. At Lund there are from 500 to
600. Education has made great and encouraging progress in Sweden. The schools
are numerous and of a superior class, public
and private. The excellence of the Swedish
schoolhouses is widely known. One of the
extremely interesting features of the Exposition in Philadelphia, as may be remembered by many, was a bona fide Swedish
schoolhouse, with all its improvements,
arrangements and apparatus. Attendance at
school is compulsory from seven to fourteen
years of age. So much has been said about
Swedish education that I may be pardoned
this slight digression in alluding to it in
general. This rigorous educational life is a
most healthful sign. In Upsala the most
interesttng edifice, next to the Cathedral, is
the University Library. It occupies a noble
position on a slight elevation above the
town, facing the principal street of the city.
In the rear ofthe Library lies a large wooded park, where, amid " murmuring pines," a
the students, and
fine promenade is afforded
where we may fancy many a young Scandinavian ponders on the long centuries
which have gone before, and looks with the
glow of youthful hope and enthusiasm to the
bright future which may be yet awaiting his
Fatherland. The Upsala Library is one of
the treasures of Scandinavia—in a general
way we may say it is a world treasure!
Its two hundred thousand or so volumes,
embracing every branch of philosophical,
scientific, literary thought, are most carefully
and conveniently arranged. I found here,
carefully preserved as a rare and precious
possession, an ancient manuscript, which I
may say had more than anything else lured
me to Upsala—the " Codex Argenteus," the
Gothic translation of the four Evangelists
by Bishop Ulfilas. It is impossible for one
to gaze on this ancient manuscript, venerable
and hoary with its fourteen centuries, the
only surviving relic of the Gothic language,
this monument to the memory of its brave
and faithful translator, this radiant gleam, as
it were, thrown upon the still lingering
night of paganism—it is impossible, 1 say,
to gaze upon this faded parchment, with its
silver letters, without being deeply, tenderly,
irresistibly moved. I could appreciate and
sympathize with the enthusiasm manifested
by our guide in pointing it out to us. There
is something most exquisitely and intensely
poetic in the reverent, loving, and deeply
earnest spirit which such a precious relic of
long-vanished days has the power to evoke.
I trust that some may be interested in a
short extract from the pages of one of Max
Muller's most interesting works, in reference
to Ulhlas and his translation :
" He was born in 311. His parents were of
Oappadocian origin, and bad been carried away
by the Goths as captives from a place called
Sadagothina, near the town of Parnassus. It
was under Valerian and Gallienus (about 2G7)
that the Gotbs made this raid from Europe to
Asia, Galatia and Cuppadocia, and the Christian
captives whom they carried back to the Danube
were the first to spread the light of the Gospel
among the Goths. Ulfilas was born among the
Gotbs ; Gothicwas his native language, though he
was able in after-life to speak and write both in
Latin and Greek. Pbilostorgius, alter speaking
of the death cf Crispus (326), and before proceeding to the last years of Constantino, says
that about that time ' Ulfilas led his Gotbs
'
from beyond the Danube into the Roman Empire. They bad to leave their country, being
persecuted on aecuunt of their Christianity.
Ulfilas was the leader of the faithful flock, and
came to Constantino as ambassador. * * We
must suppose that, after having crossed the
Danube, Ulfilas remained for some time with bis
Gotbs, or at Constantinople. Auxentius says
that he officiated as lictor, and it was only when
be bad reached the requisite ago of thirty that be
was made bishop by Eusebiue, in 341. He
passed the first seven years of his episcopate
among the Goths, and the remaining thirty-three
of his life ' in Solo Romaniae.' where he had
migrated together wiih Fritiger and the Thervingi. * * Ulfilas translated the whole Bible,
except tbe ' Books of Kings.' Unfortunately,
the greater part of his work has been lost, and
we have only considerable portions ot the Gospels, all tbe genuine Epistles ol St. Paul, though
these again not complete; fragments of a Psalm,
of Ezra, and Nehemiab. Though Ulfilas belonged to tbe Western Goths, his translation was
used by all Gothic tribes when they advanced
into Spain and Italy. Tbe Gothic language died
out in tbe ninth century, and after the extinction
of the great Gothic empires, the translation ol
Ulfilas was lost and forgotten. But a MS. of the
filth century bad been preserved in the Abbey of
Werden, and towards tbe end of the sixteenth
century a man of the name of Arnold Mercator,
who was in tbe service ofWilliam IV, the Landgrave of Hessia, drew attention to this old parchment, containing large fragments of tbe translation of Ulfilas. This MS., now known as the
Codex Argenteus, was afterwards'transferred to
Prague, and when Prague was taken in 1648 by
Count Konigsmark, bo carried this literary relic
to Upsala in Sweden, where it is still preserved
as one of the greatest treasures. The parchment
is purple, the letters in silver, and the MS.
in solid silver. In 1818,Cardinal Mai
and Count Castiglione discovered some more
fragments in, the Monastery of Bobbio, where
they had probably been preserved ever since the
Gothic Empire ol Thcodoric the Great in Italy
bad been destroyed. Ulfilas must have been a
man of extraordinary power to conceive, for the
first time, the idea of tranblating tbe Bible into
the vulgar language of his people. At his time
there existed injEurope but two languages which
a Christian bishop would have thought himself
justified in employing—Greek and Latin. All
other languages were still considered ns barbarous. It required a prophetic sight, a faith in
the destinies of these} half-savage tribes, and a
conviction ulso ol the utter efletencse of the
Roman and Byzantine Empires, before a binhop
could have brought himself to translnte the Bible
into the vulgar dialect of his barbarous countrymen."
bound
Beside this most interesting and precious
manuscript is the original of that most exquisite poem, " Frithyof's Saga," by Esaias
Tegner, the first
of Swedish poets in any
time. A recent visit to the house of the
poet, and acquaintance with a grandson of
Tegner, worthy of the honored name which
he bears, rendered this modern manuscript
exceedingly interesting to us. Here also
was some ancient " Edda." But I must
not weary you with a further account of this
library, now that we have discovered its
rarest pearl in the Codex Argenteus. The
other University buildings lie not far away,
the students having their rooms in the town.
Upsala, I should think, would be the rarest
place for earnest study, in the depth of a
Northern winter.
The Cathedral is a fine old building,
dedicated to St. Erik, St. Lawrence and St.
Olaf. We were in doubt just how to find
the sacristan. Fortunately, an Upsala student, perhaps some " vacation worker,"
chanced to be passing. Just a word to him,
and he was at our service. The sacristan is
soon found, and our newly-made student
friend joins himself to our company in that
kindly, genial way they have here at the
North, and with his ready explanations
makes our Cathedral visit far pleasanter than
it would otherwise have been. May the
good saints, Erik, Lawrence, Olaf, and all
the holy ones of the Swedish Calendar, take
him under their especial patronage and bless
him as he deserves! The church is surrounded by mortuary-chapels, containing tbe
remains of Sovereigns and celebrated men
of Sweden On the walls of one of the
chapels were paintings portraying incidents
in the life of Gustavus Vasa, whose adventurous life reminds one of the career of
Alfred of England. Here is the tomb of
Eric Oxenstiern, and here also rests the great
botanist Linne, known generally as Linnasus
in scientific writing, one of the most famous
of Sweden's sons. A faded wreath still
hung over the monument, placed there probably on some recent anniversary. Faded
as it was, it was pleasant to see this reminder here of that world of natural beauty in
which Linne walked as one privileged above
all others to read beneath the outward bloom
and form and fragrance the mysteries of
those delicate, marvelous laws of growth,
order, and development which give to the
humblest of humble flowers a strange and
sublime dignity.
And with these buildings concludes our
�THE FRIEND,
MARCH. I>S7
inspection of Upsala. It is a busy place, I " Raknihongen," is to be found in Norway.
fancy, when hundreds of white-capped stu- Near these lies another mound, from which
dents are thronging its streets. It was very the ancient Kings were accustomed to adquiet and slumberous as we saw it in late dress the great gatherings of the people. Of
August; we had the streets pretty much to the Northern mythology and its wild and
ourselves. How long the summer holidays poetic character I may take occasion heremust seem to shopkeepers, to widow ladies after to speak, in connectien with Norway,
who, with memories of generations of stu- the savage grandeur of the scenery in the
dents at their tongue's end, support a slen- latter country seeming to be more in symder gentility by providing for the ravenous pathy with it than with the fertile plains of
appetites of hungry scholars ; to sentimental Sweden. The old village church lies near
Scandinavian maidens, who build high hopes by, half hidden among the trees, and heathen
on each new coming class! But the first mounds and Christian spire seem to have
frosts of autumn will bring the " white caps" struck a lasting truce and forgotten to be
back to them, and also the fulfilment of their hostile. But this is only the portal to Walhalla. Everyone comes to Gamla to drink
fondest hopes, 1 trust.
" mead," that drink of gods and heroes. A
GAMLA UPSALA.
little boy guided us through winding ways
old,
and
connection
in
signifies
Gamla"
"
with Upsala has reference to a little village to a little cottage, set in the midst of a bloslying a few miles to the north of the Uni- soming garden. Nothing could have been
versity town—a charming bit of antiquity, if more charming and inviting. There, in the
you are of an antiquarian tendency —the neat little "best room "of the cottage, we
oldest of heathen shrines in Sweden. We were given seats, and presented with a horn,
long and tapering, filled to
enjoyed keenly our afternoon's wajk, under silver-mounted,
the gray and clouded sky, with the cool the brim with foamy, frothy, tempting
Northern air falling freshly on our faces. " mead " Did you ever drink this sweetest
Such a delicious sense of freedom ! No one of sweet drinks, brewed from honey and
The foaming
to bar our way as we struck across the fields other simple ingredients ?
passed from hand to hand, from mouth
and climbed ancient and tottering fences, or horn
rolled (one who has lived at all in Germany, to mouth, and again around. Thus, you
that land of strict regulations, can appreciate know, the heroes in Walhalla drink,—they
the luxury of this) on the grassy and heather- who never fled before the foe, they who
tufted plain, on a carpet of soft, creamy- never quailed in the thickest of the fight,
white northern moss, stained here and there
with the gleam of some vivid crimson berries. To tne the very air seemed freighted
with the spirit of the olden times. As we
strode onwards, we cast backward glances
now and then at the town we were leaving,
with its University buildings. There was
something in the sight of those buildings
cresting the hill above the town which reminded me of other college buildings cresting another hill—so very fur away from
here. Wide as is the reach of land and sea
which lies between this home of Swedish
learning, set in the embrace of this quiet
Northern landscape, and the halls of Amherst, set amid the fairest of New England
scenes, yet I could not but feel that the
sympathy of-kindred pursuits, the love of
truth and the brotherhood of youthful hopes
and aspirations, joined in a covenant of
lasting, although unspoken, friendship those
institutions in the Old World and the New.
Before us, not very far away, rose the spire
or tower of the village church, the goal of
our ramble. Now the way lies over some
deserted moor and now through a fertile
field, through whose billows of golden grain
a narrow way led us to the farther side.
Still on, till at last we stood face to face
with three huge grass-grown mounds, on
whose sides a few late wild flowers still
lingered, which stood like sentinels before
our way. And these were the objects which
we came especially to see, these same three
commonplace grass-grown mounds! You
see, " Gamla Upsala " was, long long centuries ago, the very center ofthe old heathen
religion in Sweden, and was held in especial
reverence, and these three mounds were
supposed in some mysterious way to be connected with the ancient deities, and are
named after Odin, Thor and Frey. These
are the largest mounds of this nature in
Sweden.
One still greater, however,
and who now at unending banquets quaff
this ambrosia of the North, perhaps from the
skulls of the vanquished and slain! But,
oh earth-child, be wise in time, and do not
tempt the jealous souls of Walhalla heroes,
for the joys which this mead produces are
but fleeting, and this sweet may become
indeed a bitter. But we were cautious, and
have only pleasant memories of this our
nearest approach to the mysterious realm in
which the heroic souls of Scandinavia rest
after conflict. I think the horn from which
we drank was presented by King Karl Johann. There were others there from other
princes. Several large " visitors' books"
testified to the numbers who from time to
time visit this spot. But the coming of
evening forbids our longer tarrying here,
and we hasten back to Upsala, taking thence
a slow and sleepy train to Stockholm. A
fresh-faced peasant girl, with her neat handkerchief decorously folded over her head,
seems to bring a bit of light and brightness
into our compartment. Every one nods
kindly to evey one else. Some one hums a
Swedish air ; the car moves slowly on ; the
twilight gathers softly in the forests ; large
drops of rain fall on the car windows; city
lights gleam on us through the mist, and
soon the train lands us in the station at
Stockholm—and not at the vestibule of Wal-
».
23
mainly live in the
along the
Norwegian boundary, whither they came
about the year 1600 on account of the disturbances in their native country; and finally a few Laps, who have a nomadic life,
and in the summer generally wander with
their reindeer to the Norwegian coasts. The
land seems astir in all respects. New industries are opening and old are continued.
More and more attention is being paid to
agriculture, and the fertile land in the southern portion of the country is carefully
tilled. There are two agricultural colleges
or academies. Mining is one of the oldest
pursuits in Sweden, especially iron and
copper. The lumber business is assuming
great importance, the country being exceedingly rich in forests. Lumber is largely
exported to England, France, Denmark,
Germany and other countries. The fisheries of Sweden do not compare with those of
Norway. Manufactures of woolen and
cotton goods, in metals, of paper, brandy,
tobacco, etc., etc., are constantly increasing.
Swedish commerce advances in a like degree with the internal development of the
country.
The Church of Sweden is Lutheran. The
country is divided into twelve dioceses, the
Archbishop living in Upsala, and is regarded as the Primate of the Swedish Church.
The highest authority is entrusted to the
King, who with his Cabinet has the government of the land.
There are separate
ministers for Norway and Sweden, with the
exception, however, that the Department of
Foreign Affairs is the same for both countries. The Minister of State for this Department must be a Swede, and is responsible oniy to the Swedish Parliament. The
foreign representatives of the Kingdom may
be either Swedes or Norwegians. Every
year the Swedish Parliament (distinct from
the
Norwegian Storthing) meets at Stock-
holm, before 1565 consisting of four orders—
the Nobles, Clergy, Burgers and Peasants—
now simply divided into two houses.
The army numbers something like 30,000
men, with a reserve of 100 000 or more.
The navy is very small, but increasing.
Fortunately, Sweden is a land of peace, and
has other use fer her men than holding them
in readiness for war. Of the educational
advantages of Sweden 1 have already spoken.
At the head of Sweden's poets
stands the name of Esaias Tigner,
the author of " FrithyoPs Saga ;" then those
of Bellmann, of Allinquist, of Atterborn,
Franzin, Geizer, and many others especially
well known in their native land. But particularly in the department of science have
Swedes been illustrious; it is only necessary to mention Linne, Swedenborg. Berzelius, Nilsson, Ritzius and Agardh, to recall
halla !
4 'names held in honor through all Europe.
From Sweden have come some of the
A FEW CLOSING WORDS ABOUT SWEDEN.
The growth and progress and promise of sweetest of singers, and in painting and
this most interesting country would repay sculpture are well-known Swedish artists.
any one for devoting some time and atten- It is with pleasure that 1 repeat in closing
tion to the study of the same. The popula- what 1 have before said—that the Sweden
tion of Sweden was, according to the census of our day is a country where law, order,
of 1574, 4,341,659 persons; in the year justice and prosperity reign, where internal
1800 only 2,347,303. The large majority improvement and develoyment are preferred
of the inhabitants are Swedes; besides to foreign war and conquest, and where, it is
these are a few Germans, Norwegians and to be fondly hoped, peace and brotherly love
Danes, who have emigrated hither. There have found an abiding home.
Frank Williams Damon.
are also a few thousand Finnlanders, who
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I II X
THE
FIiIEND.
MARCH 1. 18TB.
Bayard Taylor.
LOKOVELLOW's
POM
READ*AT
THE
BOSTOS
MCETIMO.
Dead he lay among his books !
The price of Qod was in bis looks.
As the statues* in the gloom
Watob o'er Maximilian's tomb,
80 those volumes from their shelves
Watobed him, silent aa themselves.
Ah ! bis band will never more
Tarn their storied pages o'er ;
Never more hia lips repeat
Songs of theirs, however sweet.
Let tbe lifeless body rest!
He is gone who was its guest.
Gone aa travelers baate to leave
An iuo, nor tarry until eve.
Traveler '. in what realms afar,
In what planet, in what star.
In what vast aerial space
Shines tbe light upon thy face?
In what gardens of delight
Rest tby weary feet to-night T
Poet! tbou wboae latest verse
Was a garner on tby hearse,
Thoa bast sung with organ tone
In Deukalion'a life thine own.
On tbe ruins of the Past
15looms tbe perfect flower at last.
Friend ! but yesterday tbe bella
Rang for tbee their loud farewells ;
And to-day they toll for Ibee
Lying dead beyond the sea ;
Lying dead among thy books,
Tbe peace of God in all tby looks.
MEMORIAL
FRIEND,
MARCH,
1879.
Good Advice to a Young Man.—A
physician writes to young men as follows:
"My profession has thrown me among
women of all classes, and my experience
teaches me that Heaven never gave man a
greater proof of His love than to place
woman here with him. My advice is :Go
and propose to the most sensible girl you
know. If she accepts you, tell her how
much your income is, and from what source
derived; tell her you will divide the last
shilling with her, and that you will love her
with all your heart into the bargain. And
then keep your promise. My word for it,
she will live within your income, and to
your last hour you will regret that you did
not marry sooner.
Stop worrying about
feminine untruth. Just you be true to her
—love her sincerely, and a more fond, faithful, foolish slave you will never meet anywhere. You will not deserve her, I know ;
but she will never know it."
Now read what an old man writes:
is certainly a surprise, a novelty, a
" There
glory of enthusiasm in the early dawn of
[From the P. C. Advertiser, Feb. 22.]
Census of the Hawaiian Islands, taken
December 27th, 1878.
GENERAL SI'MHARV.
For the following figures, which are compiled
from official sources, we are indebted to the Hon.
W. Jas. Smith, Secretary of the Board of
Education.
The following statement of the arrivals and
departures of Chinese during the six years embraced in the census returns, i.e. up to Deo.
27th, 1878, has been furnished by the Collector
General of Customs from the records kept at his
office; and by L. Severance Esqr. Collector at
the port of Hilo.
'otal Dumber of Natives in 1878
44,088
Half-castes in 1878
.1,420
■'
Chinese
6,916
M
Americana
1,276
•'
*'
Hawaiian-born of foreign parents. 947
British In 1878
883
Portugese "
436
"
"
Germans **
272
'*
"
»
French
81
Other forelgnera
666
"
••
"
"
"
"
Total population Dec. 27th, 1B78
87,988
'otal number of Natives and Half-castes in 1872 .. .81,631
1878 .47,608
"
•'
Decrease since 1872
4,033
'otal number of foreigners in 1878
10,477
1872
6,368
..
"
love in one human soul towards another "
human soul; it is the most radiant thing of
which they have any knowledge ; it transcends all words and symbols ; it is the most
Increase since 1872
6,111
beautiful thing two such souls can have up 'otal increase of Foreigners alnce 1872
6,111
4,023
to that time ; but they are wed ; they live 'otal decrease of Natives since 1872
together ; for years and years they struggle
Total increase of Population since 1872
1,088
'otal number of Chinese in 1878
with time and the world ; children are mul6,916
1872
1.938
tiplied to them; some of these children
Increase of Chinese since 1872
3,978
sicken and die ; they experience joys and
number of Chinesearrivals
4,820
sorrows innumerable together; and at last lonolulu—Total
departures
656
"
"
'•
;
come
the
summer
of
life
and
to
Indian
they
Honolulu—Excess of arrivals
3,965
when their heads are white, and they sit lilo—Total number of Chinese arrivals
214
side by side tremulous with age, I declare
4,179
that the later love is as much richer and ?otal No. of Chinese in Kingdom by Census of 1872. 1,938
•In theHofklrche at Innsbruck.
deeper and more voluminous and more ex6,117
than the first flush of early dawning 'otal No. of Chinese In Kingdom by Censusof 1878. 5,916
quisite
27th,
our
Under date of January
love as ripeness is better than greenness."
?o be accounted forby deaths and departures other
Berlin Correspondent writes thus :
than as paasengers
201
Police
of
Honolulu
have
The
a
few
many
Mrs. Taylor and daughter leave in
of their
Chinese School at Hilo.—The Rev. A.
days for America, via Hamburg. All feel difficulties to meet in the discharge
the greatest sympathy for them. A pleasant duties. They should see well to it that the 0. Forbes thus writes under date of Feb.
little incident in connection with Mrs. Tay- laws are strictly enforced against those 13th : "We have just started an evening
lor's leaving Berlin has been her reception places licensed to sell spirituous liquors.
are strictly bound by the terms school for Chinese, and I trust it will do
by the Empress. She had never been pre- Those places
sented, and by her husband's death her con- of their licenses not to allow drunken people much good. There are several Chinese
nection with the Court was, of course, about their premises, or to furnish liquors to here who have been scholars in the school
ended. But the Empress sent word through those already intoxicated. We fear Hono- taught by Mr. Dunscombe and in the Fort
one of her ladies, asking to see Mrs. Taylor lulu will lose its good name unless there is street Chinese Sabbath school. They refer
informally and without any ceremony. She strict and wholesome vigilance on the part with
much interest to those schools, and will
received her so like a sister, waived all of the police.
and
rebe
a
to us in our school here. We
help
her,
they
Court ceremony, kissed
Prof. Alexander and Brother—We
mained together a long time. It was cer- are happy to welcome home these gentle- have a worthy young Christian brother, a
tainly interesting to see how the sacredness men from their foreign travels. They have Mr. Jones, who is a member of my church,
of sorrow brought together one of the proud- visited the United States, England, France, for teacher. It is an interesting fact that he
est Empresses in history and the wife of a Switzerland, Italy, Egypt and Palestine,
noble man, who bad ennobled himself by spending a month in each of the latter is a nephew of our good sister, Mrs. Reed
the work of his hands, head and heart."
countries. We know they must have (formerly Mrs. Shipman), and his father,
a vast fund of information now deceased, was for many years a misWe would acknowledge papers and brought back
many and varied subjects, for, accord- sionary of the English General Baptist dePpon
periodicals for gratuitous distribution from ing -to the saying, those bring back most nomination to the negroes on Jamaica. How
Dr. J. Mott Smith, Mrs. Severance, Mrs. from their "foreign travels who take most little that father ever thought that he was,
Hobron, Mrs. Banning, and Mr. J. P. Cooke away with them. We only regret that the through his son, to participate in the Chinese
(Castle & Cooke).
exigencies of travel did not allow the Pro- as well as in the Negro work. We have
to visit Athens and gaze upon the succeeded in renting a good-sized room,
fessor
a
The Chinese in California are reported Parthenon, although he saw the Colosseum, convenient location, for present use inas
to have contributed more for the the Pyramids, and other sights and scenes school-room and general head-quarters for
relief of the yellow fever sufferers last sum- without end. Knowing the Professor's love our Chinese work. We shall also fit it up
mer than was contributed by the whole for the classics and antiquity, we only hope for use as a chapel for the Chinese until the
United States for the relief of suffering from he may be permitted to go abroad once way may be open for more permanent armore.
the great famine in China.
rangements."
"
"
�THE FRIEND,
Female English Lecturers and Workers.
MARCH,
187 S.
MARINE JOURNAL.
A correspondent of the Boston CongrePORT OF HONOLULU. S. I.
gationalist thus writes
ARRIVALS.
At some of the large temperance gather- Feb 3—Fr bk Alphonslne
Zelle, Lebeaupin, 16 days from
"
San Francisco
ings—for England is awakening to the fact
S—Am bßtne Hesperian, Winding, 17 days from
Humboldt
that she has more drunkenness than any
r>—Am schr Bonanza, Miller, from San Francisco
other nation, and needs to arouse her people
viaKahulul
13—Ambktne Constitution, HacDonnell, 28 days
as
wife
of
from
Rsiatea
heard
such
leaders
the
speak
—I
13—Am bk JenniePitta, Blevert, 26 days from Port
.Rev. R. W. Dale, so well known in America,
Gamble
15—Brit bk Lady Lampson, Marston, 73 days from
Miss Richardson, of the Bristol School
New Castle, N 8 W.
17—Am bktne Ella, Brown, 18 dye fm San Francisco
are an honor to their
Board, and
18—Britstmr Zealandla, Chevalier, from Sydney.
20—Am topsail schr Eustace. Bole, from San Fran.
sex. Agnes Weston, too, is the admiration
Cisco viaKahulul.
20—Am bk Edward James,O'Brien, 23 days from
of all temperance workers, from her marvelSan Francisco.
21—Haw bk Kalakaua, Jenks, 21 days fm San Fran
ous labors in the Royal Navy. She has
23—Raiatea schr Vivid, Sweet, 9 days 7 hours from
Fannlng's Island
been instrumental in forming 202 floating
26—Ambark Camden, Robinson, 37 days from Port
Gamble
the
National
branches of
Temperance
26—Am missionary packet Morning Star, Bray, 32
days from Jalnig
on
board Her Majesty's ships. She
League
26—Am str City of New York, Cobb, 7 days hours
from San Francisco
has agents ashore at Yokohama, Bombay,
28—Am bktne Grace Roberts, Olsen, from Kahulul
23—Ambktne Discovery, Fuller, 23 days from San
Barbadoes, St. Helena, etc., who visit the
Francisco
28—H BM 8 Opal, Robinson, from cruise.
ships as soon as they are in port, tell the
men of temperance boarding houses, and
DEPARTURES.
Feb B—Am bk Amethyst, Slocum, for Hongkong
give addresses; and agents afloat in the
9—Am bktne Eureka, Norburg, for San Francisco
10—Ambk Adelaide Cooper, Emerson, for S F
Mediterranean, East African, Australian,
16—Ambgtne Hazard, Miller, for San Francisco.
18—Brit stmr Zealandla, Chevalier, forSan Franco
Chinese and Pacific squadrons. She sends
18—Amschr American Girl, Backus, for 8 Franco.
bgtne Hesperian, Winding, for Humboldt.
20—Am
each month 2,900 copies of a •' Temperance
21—Am bk JennyPitts, Blevert, forPort Gamble.
26—Am
bktne Constitution, McDonnell, for San
monthly letter" to the sailors, and gives
Francisco
26—French
bark Alphonslne Zelle,Lebeaupin, for
on
the
as
addresses
ships as often
possible.
San Francisco
her,
City
make
to
and
her
name
is
a
Btr
ofNew York, Cobb, for Sydney
27—Am
reports
All
27—Am schr Bonanza, Miller, for San Francisco
27—H BM 8 Opal, Roblnnon, for cruise
household word."
are glad to learn that Miss Weston
MEMORANDA.
efficient agents among the seamen
of
"Morning Star's" Voyage.
board H. B. M. S. Opal, now lying Summary
Hailed
from
Honolulu
June 10th, 1878. Arrived at
can
to
usetheir
testify
in this port. We
Peru, the first laland visited, June 36th.
fulness.
Homeward bound, sailed from Ponape Jan Ist, 1879;
:
Bfe
"Know Ye Not that Ye are the
Temple of God."—The argument for total
abstinence drawn from the fact that God
honors our bodies as His temple, elevates
the subject of Temperance above the common and ordinary grounds upon which men
are urged to refrain from the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. Alcoholic
drinks debase, degrade and brutalise the
body. If God deign to come down and
take up his abode in the sinner's heart, and
thereby fit the soul for heaven, should we
not strive to furnish a pure and holy abode
as the dwelling place of the Holy Ghost ?
Drunkenness and intemperance are certainly
among the most debasing and polluting of
vices. 'Drunkards are certainly enumerated
among those classes which are not to inherit the Kingdom of God."
"
By the last steamer Miss Carpenter
turned from a visit to the United States,
bringing an associate (to assist in teaching
in the Mabawao Female Seminary), Miss
Martha Perry, belonging to Holden, Mass.
Having been acquainted with the parents
and grand-parents of this lady, and knowing
her antecedents, we can most heartily congratulate the trustees and patrons of the
Seminary where she is to be engaged in
Ebon, Jan 17th, and Jaluit, the last Island visited, Jan
21th. We left all the missionaries In very good health.
To Mrs Randa son was born, Oct 24th, two days after our
arrival at Ponape with Dr Pease and wife. We have
visited twenty-six different Islands. At all these we
stopped once. At MUle, Arno, Mejuro, Namerik, Ponape,
Lukunor, Nomr, Namolouk and Pingelap we stopped
twice, and at Ebon and Jaluig three times, making In all
thirty-seven stoppingplaces. We have visited five new
islands—those of Aur and Malwonlap In the Marshall
group, and west of Mortlocks, Nomr, Losap, and Namolouk—leaving teachers upon the two former. Held general meeting of the Marshall Islands at Ebon, after which
we took Mr Whitney to visit all the stations upon them.
Took Mr Sturgia to visit Pingelap and Mokll, and all his
fields west of Ponape. Have entered lagoons 21 times ;
have anchored 45 times ; have laid at anchor 108 days;
have boated 622 miles ; have sailed 11,560miles ; have encountered 950 milesadverse currents ; have had 171 hours
calm ; have transferred from one island to another 142
passengers. Had one death on board, at Arno, fromheart
disease—Opuuul, a seaman on his second voyage In the
" Morning Star." Had one marriageon board—William,
of Mokll, to Tallta, adopted daughter of Obadlnia. Have
had four hopeful conversions on board—three of the
sailors. All except three of the crew are now Christiana.
Havehad but one accident. We were obliged to leave
Mejuro lagoon iv the night; In the attempt we ran upon
a coral patch and stuck fast forlive hours, when the rls-'
lug tide floated us off withoutany apparent Injury.
J. Brat, Master.*
RipoitofKd Jamks, O'Brien, Mastsr—Sailed from San
Francisco, Jan 28 at 6 p m, firstlire days had freah northerly
wlnda, thence light variable breeiei to port, aighled Mauilira
daya before arriving port, had no trade wlnda during 22 dayi
passage.
RgPORT OF R M 8 ZSALAHUIA, CKSVILIIB, COMHANDia—
Jan35th 3 pm, oaat off from moorings Sydney harbor, and
proceeded to sea 3.67 p m, discharged pilot, reached Auckland 12.15 p m, Feb 4; and left again 6.30 p m,passed Tuiullla
Island noon, Feb 0, crossed tbe Kquator 12 midnight, 169°
long W; received Honolulu pilot on board Feb IS, 7 am;
weather moderate with variable trades Feb 6.lst 26 a, long
177 W, apoke ship Lahore of London, itwring S W, Feb IS, 9
p m. very thick weather, engines slowed down in consequence
!'■ McDohald, Inner.
until 6 a m of the 18.
25
PASSENGERS.
From San Francisco—Per Alphonslne Zelle, Feb 3—M
Martulsen, E Orcoropp, Geo Hereellay, Ed Cook, and 21
Chinese.
Fob Saw Francisco—Per Adelaide Cooper, Feb 10—O E
Maddlaon, G HaarU.
Lishman—McConnell— In this city, Jan. 30, at the
residence of Mr. RobertLlahman, by Rev. W. Frear, Mr.
William Lishman to Miss Mama McConnell, all of
Honolulu.
Chii.ii—Dovkk—ln this city, Feb. 1,at theresidence of
W. C. Parke, Esq., by the Rev. Dr. Hyde, B. Wainwrioht
Child to Miss Susie H. Bovee, of San Francisco. (San
Francisco papers please copy.)
Zikolbr—Wasshek—ln Honolulu,Feb. 4, by Rev. 8. C.
Damon, Mr. William Zieoler, of Wahlawa, Kauai, to
Miss Tillt Wassmei, of Honolulu.
From Sydney.—Per Zealandla, rch IK—Rnht Stirling and
wife, W Firming, J Borne and wife, P F Franck.J H Roetiethwaiit-, G F Roatiethwalte. Miss X J Taylor, Mis, Kate, atlas J
W<kil worth, Mist F Butterfleld, and 60 paasenfera In transitu.
Foa Bar Fkascisco.—Per Basard, Feb— IS—Capl. W B
Godfrey and wife.
Foa San Fsaschco.—Per Zealandla, Feb 18—Mrs W H L
Barnes, W B Barnea, A W Lowrle, 0 Lehmann, TTlllmann,
H H Corllsa, X C Lard, B C Kuril, W H Bailey, G W Parey,
W H Pa ton. S B Dole, J R Houghton, O AbhoiL J T Waterhouse and wife, U H Woodward. 5 C Hedges, J McKormlck. C
V uabnru. G C Borntraeger, A Silra. F Author,, A Loewenberg,
T t: Havens, J N Wright. J C Gladeand Son, Wm Gardner,
T A Dow, J H Stewart, J G Wilson.
MARRIED.
Andrews—Puosle*—ln Paw Paw, Mich, Dec 31, 1878,
Samuki. C Andrews, of Ann Arbor, son of thelate Key C
B Andrews of Maui, to Emma W Pumley.
Hbndbksob—May—AtBt Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu,
by the Chaplain of the ■hip, assisted by the Rev A Mackintosh,
Lieut John H Henderson of H B M 8 Opel, to B A Mat,
neice of H May, Esq., of Honolulu.
Coats—Hai—lnHonolulu, February 28th, by Rev. 8. C.
Damon, Me. William Coats to Hai, both of Honolulu.
DIED.
Wilder—At theresidence of her husdand, Nmiatm val-
ley, February Ist, after a painful and lingering illness,
Mrs. .John K. Wildeb, in her 34th year.
The deceased was a native of theseIslands. As a mod*
el wife and mother, and a modest sincere christian lady,
she had few superiors here or elsewhere. She was held
in the highest esteem by all who had the pleasure of her
acquaintance, becanse she was kind and courteous to all
with whom she came in contact. She lived a lifeof purity
and womenly virtues,and died as thosedie, who have a
blessed hope of ■ higher and holler life beyond this vale
of tears. Her funeral took place on Sabbath afternoon, at
theNuuanu valley cemetery, theRev. Dr. HydeofficlatlngThe deceasedleft a devoted husband and live children to
mourn the loss of thebest of wives and mothers. But
their loss is her gain—while they have the sympathy of
this whole community in their sore bereavement.
Hohdon—At Walalua, Oahu, Feb. 6th, of pneumonia,
Henry Gordon, aged about 60 years.
Fxabt—ln Honolulu, Feb. 6th, after a long Illness,
Louis Jerome Feary, aged 63 yearsand 3 raos.
Mr. Feary came to the Islands In the year 1860, and ex*
cept a short time in California, has been a resident ever
since. He was born in Clalrmont, Columbia County,
New York. Heleaves awife and four children.
Hchbki —In this city, Feb. 0, Mrs. Eliza Schbei, aged
about 42 years.
Kellett.—ln this city, Feb. 13, Helen Keonaona, infant daughter of Danson and Helen Kellett, aged nearly
3 montha.
Smith—ln this city, Feb 18. Helen Caroline, infant
daughter of Henry and Maria Smith, aged 24 days.
Cook—ln this city, Feb 8, Ralph, only too of John and
Kukana Cook, aged 3 years, 0 months and 28 days.
Wayne—Feb 11, of consumption, on board bark Kalakaua, Geoboe G. Wayne, of Philadelphia.
Spooner—At Kalihi, near Honolulu, Feb. 26th, Mary
Kaulumama, wife of Mr. J. Spooner,aged 40 years.
Information Wanted.
Respecting George 8. Brittin, whose friend andrelation
Mrs. James H. Park (formerly Miss FranulH A. Matthias),
906, North 17th street, Philadelphia, la very anxious to
learn something about him. He visited the Islands
about twenty-five yearsago.
Respecting Charles Brown, of New Bedford, supposed
to have left a ship in Honolulu. Please communicate
with hia sister. Mrs. Mary Ann Smith, 15, First street,
New Bedford, or the Editor.
Respecting Dr. Samuel H. Lea, who was a resident of
Honolulu In ISBI. Please communicate with William H.
Rodman, M. D., 491, Chapel atreet, New Haven, Ct., or
with theEditor. Dr. Lea was a graduate of Tale, 1838.
and subsequently resided in New Orleans.
Mikhsapolis, Nov. Bth, 1878.—My brother, Ephraiiu
Pettlngill, was a sailor. About the year 18S9 he wrote to
me at Lewlston Falls, Maine,and stated that he was at
port of Honolulu, Hawaiian Inlands, and had engaged to
ship to the Arctic Ocean on board the ship AVuUno. Yon
will do me a great favor in making searches of the registers kept at the above port, and report the fate of my
brother, dead or alive. I shall be happy to pay all reasonable expenses attending thla matter.—N. B.: Enquire
after ship Ocean Wave and ship Rebecca Sims." Information may be sent Manasseh Pettenglll, Minneapolis,or
"
to the Editor.
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FRIEND,
MARCH.
1879.
Letter from Japan.
Letter from China.
Kobe, Japan, Jan. 6th, 1879.
the
To
Editor of the Friend.
Dear Sir : In your"issue of September,
IS7B, you publish a letter from Key. L.
Lyons, which is of the greatest interest to
those who desire the preservation of the
relics of primitive forms of civilization.
What other monument of the ancient culture of the Hawaiian people can compare
with this collection of sixteen thousand
words, given in Andrews' Hawaiian Dictionary, and how rapidly would it have perished except for the industry and zeal of
such scholars as Andrews and Lyons. But
that the labors of Mr. Lyons should be
brought within the reach ol those who are
most interested in the study of the different
forms of social evolution, it is necessary that
the dictionary which he is revising should
be published by some scientific society that
will distribute it to other societies.
The American Oriental Society would
perhaps hardly be ready to undertake so
heavy a work; but I think that there is
little doubt that the Smithsonian Institute
would be ready to take it up. In Jhe first
place, it is, I think, much the most .complete
presentation that has ever been made of the
ideas contained in any language of thePolynesian race. In the second place, new words
and idioms are gradually convng in, so that
if such a work is delayed much longer it
will be difficult to find scholars who can
distinguish between those that belong to the
primitive language and those that have been
produced through the influence of European
ideas. The value of such a dictionary to
philologists and anthropologists will be
greatly increased if modern words are mark
ed as such and their derivation given when
known, and if the new meanings that have
been attached to old words ure pointed out.
In making such discriminations, one who
commenced the study of the language nearly
fifty years ago would, of course, have a great
advantage over a younger student.
The words that Mr. Lyons speaks of as
bed words will be of as much value to the
philologist as other words ; but if used only
for expressing spiteful feelings, or if in any
way offensive to the original Hawaiian sense
of propriety, the fact should be noted.
I have no doubt that the officers of the
Smithsonian Institute would be glad to publish such a dictionary of the Hawaiian
language as Andrews' Dictionary might be
made under the revision of Mr. Lyons; and
I trust that those at the Islands who are interested in the matter will bring it before
CHINESE ON HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SEND CONTRI-
them.
It may encourage you in taking up the
know that a dictionary of the
Dakota language, prepared by Rev. S. K.
Riggs, was published by the Smithsonian
Institute some years ago. By special arrangement, extra copies were printed for the
American Board's Dakota Mission, of which
Dr. Riggs is a member.
Hoping to hear that some way has been
iound for bringing before the world the results of Mr. Lyons' studies on the dictionary
of the language,
I remain ever yours faithfully,
John T. Gvlick.
matter to
BUTIONS TO CHINA—OPPOSERS OF MISSIONB
SILENCED—BASEL MISSION IN CHINA.
30th Dec, 1878.
Rev. S. C. Damon, Honolulu
Two letters from you, dated sth October
and 25th November, are before me. The
first came by the sailing ship Amy Turner,
and the second by the steamer Perusia.
Many thanks for your kind communications, and no less for the papers you sent
me, which give me always great pleasure to
read. There is at present a sailing ship
here, the Crusader, which is bound for
Honolulu, and a Hawaiian woman, the
widow of a Chinaman of the name of Ahyong, who seems to have been engaged in
evangelistic work, expects to return to her
native land with three boys of hers. A certain Dr. Kitteridge wrote to me about this
woman, and said that he would send the
money for her passage if he knew how much
was wanted. She now tells me that the
Hawaiian Consul here has promised to provide a passage for her and her boys. The
man who returned to China in the Amy
Turner brought a good many letters and
also some money from different parties for
their relations here. I was also much surprised and pleased to receive a handsome
subscription from my old friends the Chinese
Christians of the Sandwich Islands to the
amount of 8137.50. I value this token of
grateful acknowledgment very highly, and
it shows how unfair the slander is which
now and again is uttered against the Chinese in newspapers. It was only under
date the 17th October that the China Mail
copied a letter from a Foochow paper,
where it was said that large sums of money
were annually collected in England and
America for mission work in China, but is
it wisely or properly expended, and have the
united Protestant missions in all China one
single sincere and thorough convert to
Christianity excepting those whose services
are regularly paid for by the mission t A
high authority in mission work in China
has frankly stated he is afraid not, and it is
notorious that all the servants in foreign
•mploy, female as well as male, who have
been educated at the expense of a mission,
are most vicious in all their habits ; and as
to their morality and virtue, the least said
on this subject the better. It so happened
that on the 3d of December there was the
annual day of intercession for foreign missions, and the English Bishop invited me to
give an address on mission work. I brought
my subscription list from Hawaii, and referred to the above unkind expressions, and
asked the auditory to compare and judge for
Hongkong,
:
themselves. I also translated some of the
letters and gave them to the editor of the
China Mail, who made extracts and admitted that these facts practically disposed
of such aspersions ns were made in the
above-mentioned letter. However, the principal drift of his leader was to the effect that
the Chinese seemed to be well off on the
Sandwich Islands, and it was a pity that the
Governor had stopped two vessels from taking emigrants there.
If you know a Key. Dr. Hyde, will
you please tell him that afeeceived his letter
inquiring after the precedents of Shat Fan
and what he had been taught in school. He
belonged to the Rhenish Mission, and 1 gave
Dr. Hyde's letter to Mr. Faber, who will
answer it by and by. You ask me if I have
any publications in English giving accounts
of the labors of the Basel Mission in China,
but I am sorry to s<y I cannot oblige you,
as we have never made any publication
here, and the reports to our Board are German, and are printed at home in the same
language. If I should endeavor to give you
a general sketch of our work here, it would
amount to this : I arrived here in 1847, as
the first missionary of the Basel Mission,
with another brother, who died in 1854.
Two missionaries of the Rhenish Mission
came with me in the same ship, and are now
also dead. After many futile attempts to
get a footing in the country, we succeeded
in 1852 in getting a permanent station
among the Hakkas, some distance inland.
The Anglo-Chinese war in 1866 compelled
us to flee for our lives and stay in Hongkong for two years. After that time, and in
consequence of the better opening up of the
country by the Treaty of Tientsin, our work
had more success. Hongkong was kept on
as a station, and forms now, as it were, the
basis of our operations ; but the principal
work is in the country, where we have three
stations now, occupied by nine European
and three Chinese missionaries, who have
studied in our college at Basel, and have
returned as ordained ministers of the Gospel. Our census of last year stood thus:
Four principal stations, 16 out stations, 10
catechists, 9 evangelists, I itinerant preacher, I bible-woman, 15 teachers of schools ;
church members in full communion, 1,048;
children, 669 ; catechumens under instruction, 136 ; 16 schools, with 372 pupils (266
males and 82 females). Church funds for
the providing of the poor, the widows and
orphans of catechists, and for building cha-
pels and schools and paying salaries to
catechists and teachers, $4,000, accumulated
from yearly contributions of the native
Christians. Only the interest is used up,
as the funds are not sufficient yet, and must
accumulate still more in order to serve their
purpose. God bless you for the kind interest you take in our Chinese Christians, and
prosper you in all your work to the glory of
His holy name.
Yours, in Christian friendship, very sincerely,
R. Lechler.
Do not for a moment suppose that
you can wink at individual corruption, and
yet leave the world of this great country
Dean Stanley.
uninjured.
�Places of
Worship.
1879.
MARCH,
ADVERTISEMENTS.
.
Skamen's Bethel—Rev. S. C. Damon, Chaplain,
King street, near the Sailors' Home. Preaching %» 7 G IRWIN A. CO..
at 11 a. m. Seats free. Sabbath School before the
Commission Merchants,
morning service. Prayer meeting on Wednesday
o'clock.
Plantation
and insurance Agents, Honolulu, H. I.
evenings at "4
Fort Street Chorch—Rev. W. Frear. Pastor,
PEIRCE fc CO..
\V
corner of Fort and Beretania streets. Preaching A
(Bocceaora to C. L. Richards At Co.)
on Sundays at 11 A. v. and 7J P. M. Sabbath
School at 10 A. m.
Commission MerKawaiahao Church—Rev. H. H. Parker. Pastor, Ship Chandlers and General
King street, above the Palace. Services in Hachants,
waiian every Sunday at 11a.m. Sabbath school
Honolulu, Oshu, Hawaiian Islands.
at 10 a. M. Evening services at 74 o'clock, alternating with Kaumakapili. District meetings in
various chapels at .3.30 p. m. Prayer meeting Agents Panto* Salt Works, Brand's Bomb Lancet,
every Wednesday at 74 p. at.
Ami Perry DavlV Pain Killer.
Rohan Cathouc Church—Under the charge of
Father
Rt. Rev. Bishop Muigret, assisted by Rev.
Hermann ; Fort street, near Beretauia. Services | EWERS *. DICKSON,
every Sunday at 10 a. m. and 2 p. M.
Dealers in Lumber and Building Materials,
Kauhakapiu Church—Rev. M. Kuaea. Pustor,
Beretania street, near Nutianu. Services in HaFort Street, Honolulu, H. I.
waiian every Sunday at 104 A. at. Sabbath school
at 94 A. M. Evening services at 74 o'clock, alterHOFFMANN,
D.,
M
nating with Kawaiahao. Prayer meeting every |y
Wednesday at 74 p. m.
and
Surgeon,
Physician
The Anglican Church —Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Al- Corner Merchant and Kaahamanu Streets, near the Poit OBce
fred Willis. D. D.; Clergy. Rev. Kob't Dunn, M. A.,
Rev. Alex. Mackintosh. St. Andrew's 'lYmporury d 1
BREWER At CO..
Cathedral, Beretauia street, opposite the Hotel.
a.
and
m.,
English services on Sundays at 64 and 11
Commission and Skipping Merchants,
24 and 74 p. H. Sunday School at the Clergy
House at 10 a. m.
.
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�Pure religion and undefiled before Ood, the Father, is this:
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world.
Edited by a Committee of tbe T. M. C. A.
Y. M. C. A.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Y. M. C. A. was held at the Lyceum, on
Friday evening, Feb. 21st. After prayer
and the reading of the minutes, Dr. Damon,
from the Committee on Missionary Work
among tbe Chinese, reported that religious
services were regularly held every Sabbath
in the Lyceum at 11a. m. and in the Bethel
vestry in the evening, besides a prayer
meeting on Wednesday evenings and a
Sunday school at 3 p. m. on Sunday. That
measures were in progress to organize a
church among the Chinese, there being
about 30 Christians among them here.
Articles of faith had been drawn up in Chinese, and a committee of the Hawaiian
Board was cooperating with them, and in a
few weeks the church would be established.
Sit Moon had returned from China with his
wife, and had resumed his work. Sat Fan,
who had been preaching to the Chinese and
acting as a colporteur among them during
Sit Moon's absence, was ready for any
Christian work. He hoped arrangements
would soon be made either for his employment at Wailuku or Makawao, Maui, or, in
case Sit Moon was called to be pastor of the
Chinese Church, as a colporteur in this
Island. A Chinese colporteur, Yung E,
was already at work in Hilo, supported by
the Foreign Church, and another one at
Kohala, supported by the plantation.
A Committee, consisting of Drs. Damon
and Hyde, was appointed to make all necessary and prudent arrangements for the employment of Sit Moon and Sat Fan as
might seem best to all concerned. Many of
tbe members engaged in familiar conversation and discussion on this subject, from
which much encouraging information in regard to the evangelization of the Chinese
was elicited. The main feature of the evening was the reading of an essay by Dr.
Hyde on the subject of Hawaiian literature,
which consisted mainly of the Doctor's notes
and comments in making up a catalogue of
all the works published in the Hawaiian
language. Of these there are 107, but no
one collection comprises them all, and some
copies and editions are extremely rare. He
exhibited some copies of the early editions
of the Bible, primers, maps and engravings,
which attracted much attention. The Doctor
also commented favorably on the industry
and devotion of the early missionaries in
reducing the Hawaiian language to writing,
and in forming its grammar. He was of
opinion that they made no mistake in giving
the Hible to the natives as speedily as possible in their own language, and that the
success of Christianity among them was
owing to the fact that they preached and
taught the people in their own tongue,
which sentiments many who spoke afterwards concurred in.
After the appointment of the usual committees and a collection, the Association adjourned, having spent a most profitable
evening.
We suggest that the essay ot Dr. Hyde
be procured by some one of tbe Honolulu
newspapers for publication, for, as a permanent contribution to the bibliography of this
Kingdom it is of great value. Another suggestion is that there must be many more in
our community who would be interested in
attending the meetings of this Association,
and they occurring but quarterly would not
prove to be a severe tax.
Under date of Adrian. Michigan, Jan.
14, 1879, Major Cole writes to a friend in
Honolulu:
confined to my house with
" I haveas been
illness,
well as every member of my
family. The brethren in Jacksonville have
urged me and my family to labor with them
all winter, but sickness compels us to decline. Yesterday was the first Lord's Day
( have been out, save one, since I left Jacksonville. I did not intend to go, but after
prayer in the morning I felt impressed to go
I know it was of
to the African Church.
the Holy Spirit, but my faith was tried as 1
went into the little church (for the first time
in my life) and saw only two persons. The
pastor said, ' When the hour for service
arrives I always begin.' So he read the
hymn, and two of us—the congregation—
sang with him ; and we had a good song,
for the Holy Spirit was there to help us.
Then he called on the layman to pray (I
think ministers miss it in not doing so often),
and then he preached to us, and just as earnestly as though the house was full, and
wound up by saying, ' As long as I can find
one of God's children to comfort, or one
sinner to talk to about Jesus, 1 am going to
do it; and if the whole Church turn their
hacks upon Christ, I mean to follow him.'
At the close of his sermon, the layman said
a few words, and encouraged the pastor by
saying, ' You will always find one here to
work with you.' ' Well,' says the brother,
will always have a blessing, for
1then we two
are met in my name,
Where
" be there." or three
I'll
' The layman ihen told the
pastor who I was, and he asked me if I
would not give them a word of cheer; and
so I opened the Word and gave them words
of cheer from the dear old book, and pointing out promises that had been specially
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blest to me. At this period in came another
brother, and the pastor was encouraged
because they had increased a hundred per
cent, since the meeting was opened—it began with two and ended with four. He
then asked me if I would not come and
speak to his people in the evening. After
prayer 1 decided to come if they would pray
for God to give me physical strength, and
then that the Holy Spirit would incline the
people to accept the call toshe meeting, and
that the Holy Ghost would give me a message to them. We knelt down and prayed
for all this. On my way home I called upon
a poor invalid colored sister, and we prayed
for the meeting.
" I was surprised in the evening to find
the little church, which holds only about
150, quite full of colored people.
The Lord was faithful to his promise,
and gave me a message which was blest to
my soul and the congregation. The pastor's
face was radiant with thanksgiving, and an
occasional amen would break from his lips
—a Holy Ghost amen—and could not be
kept back. Before the meeting closed, I invited cold Christians to get up and ask for
prayers and confess their backwardness.
Many did so, to the delight of their pastor.
Then the unconverted were invited to Christ,
and those who desired then and there to do
so to stand up. Some twelve or fifteen rose,
and the Holy Spirit filled the house as we
knelt in prayer.
" They asked permission to take up a collection, as the pastor wanted to send away
a letter, and he had not a postage stamp. I
could not keep back the tears at this announcement, nor my hand from my pocketbook, and I praised God for the privilege 1
had had to be made a blessing to that little
flock, but they were made a greater blessing
to me. This morning a couple of white
ministers called on me and told me how
much they were tried and what trouble they
had. I waited until they had finished, and
then Tclated to them my experience of the
day before and of the faithfulness of that
poor colored pastor. They listened attentively, and then acknowledged they had no
trials, and to night they begin evangelistic
meetings in their churches, and I hope they
will find their faith increased. The dear
Jesus has not lost His drawing power. Last
week I ventured out one afternoon to speak
at the funeral of a blessed little girl, eleven
years of age, whom the dear Master enabled
me to lead to Him. The poor child bad a
diseased hip, and fire inches of bone was
taken from her leg. She lived several days
after the operation, and the day before she
died I was sent for. I could not refuse,
though so poor in health myself. Whilst
"
there, she asked for water. They brought
to her some; she tasted of it, and then
looked at me with my Bible and said, * Oh,
give me water from the book ;' and as we
read Rev. xxii., ■ Yes, water from the book,'
she would repeat over again. The last
words I heard her otter were,' Jesus, Jesus,
Jesus.' "
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to preach, and the Rev. S. C. Damon to
the fellowship ol the Churches, on
present
Pane
39 the following Sabbath, when the Lord's
Foreign Chllrrh at Kohala, Hawaii
29-31 Supper should be celebrated.
Rambles In the Old World—No. 97
32
American Shipping and the Reciprocity Treaty
On Sabbath morning, March 23d, there
Bey. E B. Tuthill
33 gathered at the church a goodly company of
Editorials
33 the foreign
population of Kohala. The exBey. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney's Journal
33
the Rev. Mr.
Marine Journal
33 ercises were introduced by
Origin of a Well-known Hymn
3-1 Frear, Scribe, reading the minutes of the
Y. M. C. A3« Council. Then followed singing and prayer.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr.
Frear, in which the speaker described the
organization of the first Church in JerusAPRIL 1. IB7D.
alem, as stated in the second chapter of the
Book of Acts. He spoke of the organizaForeign Church at Kohala, Hawaii.
tion of that Church as a model Churcn, and
For some years there has been preaching although the history of the eighteen centuin English at Kohala, by the Rev. Mr. Bond, ries presented a great variety of modificayet there was no safer
in a neat church edifice erected by the for- tions and additions,
course than for Christians in the nineteenth
eigners in that locality. The work in Eng- century io go back and copy that model
lish and Hawaiian was too laborous for the organization. Historic references and illusmissionary who has labored there during the trations introduced were exceedingly apt and
past forty years. With the increase of sugar satisfactory.
This sermon was followed by the presencultivation, now supplying six large sugar
tation of the fellowship of the Churches by
mills, the number of foreign families called the Rev. Mr. Damon, the Church rising
for a settled pastor. Something over one with their chosen pastor and signifying their
year ago, the Rev. L W. Atherton was in- assent. Then followed the celebration of
vited from California, a graduate of Bowdoin the Lord's Supper, several for the first time
of the elements who had then
College in Maine, and Auburn Theological partaking
made a public professin of their faith. The
Seminary, N. Y. Under his labors a For- exercises were closed with the benediction
eign Union Church has been organized. by the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Atherton. The
Sabbath morning, March 23d, was designa- singing was good, and the length of the exted as the season when said church should ercises was such that the Sabbath school
celebrate its first communion and find recog- was omitted. In the evening, public services were again held in the chapel. Most
nition as a church of Christ. The Fort heartily we can congratulate the good people
Street and Bethel Churches of Honolulu of Kohala on the establishment of this
were invited to be represented by their pas- Church. The trustees and congregation
tors and delegates. Only the pastors of have evinced much liberality in pledging
support and.erecting a commothese churches were able to attend. On their pastor
dious parsonage. Mrs. Atherton has opened
Saturday a council was held at the parson- a parish school, which is well sustained. It
age, when the Rev. Mr. Atherton brought affords us much pleasure to note these eviforward the request and action of those dences of religious prosperity at Kohala,
wishing to be organized as a Christian following similar efforts at Makawao, on
Church. The articles of faith and by-laws Maui. We trust other organizations of like
proving satisfactory, it was voted to recog- nature may soon spring up at points on the
nize said church as a Church of Christ, in Islands where foreigners are now gathering.
sympathy and fellowship with theProtestant The importance of such movements cannot
Evangelical Churches of the Hawaiian be over-estimated. Unless the spiritual and
islands, associated with those acting in har- religious interests of the Islands are susmony with tbe Hawaiian Evangelical Asso- tained, our material prosperity will not preciation. The Rev. W. Frear was appointed sent a healthful and hopeful outlook.
CONTENTS
—
Par April 1, 1878.
THE FRIEND.
29
\m Series, M 3ft.
RAMBLES IN THE OLD WORLD-No. 27
A Few Weeks la Stsntllssvli—No. 6.
Berlin, Jan. 29, 1879.
A VISIT TO THE HOME OF THE POET TEGNER.
I cherish among my books a dainty little
volume in gold and purple bearing the title
Saga of Esaias Tegner," and in
" FrithyoPswritten
it I find
'* In memory of a ' red
letter day' at Lund, in company with Professor Tegner, grandson of the great Swedish poet—Copenhagen Aug. 17th 1878
and with the opening of this book, come"—
to
me in my Berlin home in the midst of this
snowy New Year's time, a host of pleasant
memories of the day in last year's summer
time when I enjoyed so much in visiting the
home of the Author of this most exquisite
poem. We left Copenhagen early one Saturday morning, taking the swift little steamboat across the tossing channel to Malmo,
through which city we had passed some
days before, coming from Germany. One
can have a charming excursion in this way,
the boat over early from Denmark, the day
in Sweden, and back again with the evening to Copenhagen, Lund, the university
town which we were planning to visit lay
only a short distance from Malmo, by rail.
We were there in vacation-time, and very
still did this former home of Tegner seem.
It has now lost much of its old glory but it
is still interesting as one of the intellectual
centers of Sweden. Formerly it belonged
to Denmark and was during the middle
ages one of the most flourishing cities in
Danish possessions. Now the university
the next after Upsala in Sweden, with about
500 students renders it important. We had
a card to young Professor Tegner, professor
of oriental languages in the University, who
received us with that hearty sincerity of
manner, which is so delightful here st the
North. We found him surrounded by his
books among which was waiting a welconifor me which I had not anticipated,
sarcely were we seated when our host
stepped to his book case and passed me the
little " Hawaiian Grammar" of my respected teacher and friend Profesor W. D. Alexander, published in Honolulu and ever to be
pleasantly remembered by all the boys and
girls, who have endeavored to master the
rudiments of the musical Hawaiian at Punahou. Like a dear and familiar face or the
melody ofthat s we test of greeting Aloha"
seemed this little volume, in my friend's li-
tg
"
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TIIK FRIEND,
brary, so far away from tbe home of its
Some traveller friend, passing
through Honolulu, and remembering the
linguistic tastes of Professor Tegner had
purchased it and brought it home to Sweden, where 1 found it in its place of honor,
birth.
among the books of wisdom of the Orient
and the wild poetry of the Northern world.
Lund, must be a charmingly pleasant, social
town, if we may judge from the friends we
found. Prof. Tegner brought us soon to
young Professor Vikander, Professor of Physics, whom we had lately met in Berlin. He
had just returned to town with his charming
young bride, and as she had herself not seen
the town, we planned a little party of exploration, and had a most delightful day together Just before us, as we came out of
the Professor's blossoming garden, was the
Tegner Platz, in the center of which stands
the noble statue of the poet whose name and
memory all Scandinavia now so tenderly
cherishes. It is a finely-finished statue by
Quarnstrom, and tne head and face seemed
to me especially noble, the perfect realization of a grandly poetic nature—intense,
vigorous, unfettered, aspiring, infinitely tender. Although Tegner's name in this part
of the world is a household word, and
although his poems have been widely translated, yet there are probably very many to
whom his name has a strange sound. He
was born in 1782, the son of a Swedish
clergyman. He lost his father early in life,
and seems to have, when a mere boy, done
much to aid himself. He developed, along
with a rare poetic genius and an intense
love of nature, a remarkable ability for
acquiring languages. He studied at Lund,
where afterwards he became instructor and
then Professor of Greek. As a pastor, and
later Bishop, he is well known ; but he will
live in history as the poet of Sweden, and
especially as the author of " FrithyoPs
Saga." I shall have occasion to speak of
this poem at another time in describing the
scenes where tradition relates that the hero
and heroine of this Northern Saga lived and
died, the glorious Sogne Fjord, on the west
coast of Norway, and hence will not attempt
to give any outline of it here, but would
only say, if any one desires to breathe the
fresh, bracing air of this North land, to
catch glimpses of Northern skies red with
the glow of the strange Northern lights, to
walk among forests of murmuring pines, and
to breast the waves of Northern seas, to live
over again the wild heroic days of the
Northmen, let him read this most beautiful,
melodious poem, this exquisitely musical
saga, the story of the love snd life of the
hero Frithyof and the lovely maiden Ingeborg. It was pleasant indeed to have the
grandson of the poet to do the honors of the
house where for so many years the poet had
lived. The house, standing on one of the
side streets of the town, is now the
shrine " of Lund for the traveler. From
all parts of the world come visitors to these
little rooms, with their low, old-fashioned
ceilings, to see the few relics which still remain of the poet. An important collection
of translations of the " Saga" constitutes one
of the roost interesting objects to be seen.
These are in many languages, and, if I remember correctly, there are something like
eighteen translations in English, and the
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1879.
same number, if not more, in German. It
would be a pleasure to see it in Hawaiian !
1 missed one thing which 1 had hoped to
see, and which 1 think Longfellow somewhere refers to—the old study floor/ I
wonder that this most poetic souvenir has
not been preserved, and that something new
and modern has been put in its place. Tegtiir was in the habit of pacing up and down
his room as he composed, and at the point
where he turned, the floor had been so worn
away that a little depression had been made.
This certainly was the materialization of
poetry—as if the working, thinking brain
and the singing or sorrowing heart above
had left their impress on the very way the
poet's feet had trod ! But now it is gone.
Here we saw the books which he had used,
many pictures of himself and his contemporaries, his worn writing table and other
humble reminders—for the poet-professor
and Bishop had here no splendid home—
was here unburdened by the often geniusquenching adornments of a luxurious life.
1 shall long cherish the memory of our morning's visit to the poet's home, and hope
that some day I may see once more this
shrine (how these wayside shrines begin to
illumine the way as I look back along the
rambling pilgrimages I have made!) in which
still lingers the warmth of a poet's life and
heart. But would it ever be quite so delightful in other company ? Not far away
from this spot is the ancient Cathedral of
Lund, once the Metropolitan Church of all
Scandinavia, erected in the llth and 12th
centuries. Singular wood carvings adorn
the choir, and there is an atmosphere of
antiquity, a union of stately plainness with
a richness of adornment in the interior
which is very interesting. The crypt beneath the Cathedral is excessively odd.
There is a very great deal of stone carving,
no two pillars alike, and there are many
elaborate monuments to archbishops. I was
particularly struck by a singular reminder of
an old tradition which is perpetuated here in
two of the stone pillars. The story runs
that the heathen giant Finn and his wife
endeavored to prevent the building of this
Christian temple on Scandinavian soil, and
that they were finally overcome and turned
into stone by the holy Saint Lawrence.
Two of the columns are rudely carved in
shape of the giant and his heathenish companion, and these wild shapes seem, through
the ages, out of their cramped and stony
imprisonment, to dumbly and yet fiercely
protest against the aggressions of the new
faith. One is constantly reminded here of
the old beliefs which lingered and warred so
long. Some such scarred, weird reminder
as this seems often to lie along our way.
The University of Lund is much smaller
than that of Upsala, but it is an important
institution for Sweden. The library contains many thousand volumes and numerous
manuscripts. We enjoyed much visiting
the University buildings, which our friends,
the Professors, so kindly showed us, especially the large hall where the students
assemble and where many of their entertainments are given, the walls being covered
with portraits of former instructors. The
students are here, as in Upsala, divided
into nations," that of Skane being by far
"
the largest.
,
I should indeed be omttting to speak of
one of the pleasantest features of this pleasant day should I fail to make mention of
our charming dinner together at the Botanic
Gardens. What a wonderful world-brotherhood there is after all, and how much dearer
this common fellowship of sympathy, tastes,
feelings, aspirations grows to be as we meet
people of all nations ! We were young men
together, with much of sympathy in our lives
and aims, and though we had known one
another but a few hours, our real acquaintance seemed of much longer duration. And
then, to give just the requisite grace and
charm to our gathering, there was the sweet
young wife of our friend, a bride of a few
days, whose gentle, innate dignity seemed to
fit her rarely for the position to which her
husband had brought her, and in which I
fondly trust she may remain through many,
very many brightening years. How the
pleasant table-talk went round in German
and English! We all had lived in Germany, that land unsurpassed for study and
inspiration ; and then there were a few
words spoken in Finnish (the bride is from
Filmland) just to show us how it sounded.
My knowledge of Finnland and Finnish
culture was somewhat vague. You know
sometimes we feel a little piqued that dwellers in other lands show such a lamentable
ignorance about our sunny islands and the
progress which has been made there ; but I
scarcely think we could give much of an
idea of the state ofculture in Finnland ; and
yet here is a charming lady sitting next me,
the very embodiment of a gentle and deep
culture, who says to me, as if it were the
most natural thing in the world, that it is
expected of an educated Finnish lady that
she should speak four or five different
languages ! And then she goes on to tell
me of the poetry of Finnland, of the life
there, society, etc., so that before it is time
for dessert an entirely new idea has dawned
upon me in reference to this land at the
North. But even cozy and agreeable dinners must have an end. And as we separated—our Swedish friends to their homes
and work, and we to further travel—l think
there was a very sincere and hearty ring in
the Auf wiederschen" we exchanged.
A few hours by rail and channel and we
were safely back again in Copenhagen, just
as the evening lamps were being lighted.
Few days of my life have been more satisfactory than this, spent in the past and
present of this little University town, so that,
in recalling these pleasant hours and the
cordial and warm hospitality of our friends,
I feel as if this Swedish holiday excursion
was indeed worthy of being marked in my
calendar with a " red letter."
'
The monthly letter of our European Correspondent is shorter than usual this month,
and we copy the following paragraphs from
private letters :
Berlin, January 12th.
Of late the theme of conversation has been
the weather, and with reason. We are
having the pleasantest of winters, with
plenty of snow and firm ice for those who
skate. This last week has been, in its
winter glory and beauty, something long to
Temember. The " Thier Garden," as I
�THE FIII X !\
walked through it the other day, was more
like a place of enchantment than a leafless
forest on the borders of a busy city. Every
twig was silvered and gleamed in the sunshine. Imagine, if you can, a diamond
forest.
The skating is attracting many,
and the sleigh-bells fill the air with their
merry music.
On Thursday last 1 came, home from
Mecklenburg. Up to the very last we had
such a pleasant time. The journey I
enjoyed very much, for it gave me an opportunity of seeing the picturesque, quaint
and extremely interesting old Hanseatic
town of Rostock, with its University and
monument to Blucher, who was born here,
and also of spending an hour in Schwerin,
the capital of Mecklenburg, where I saw the
beautiful castle of the reigning Grand Duke,
one of the finest edifices in North Germany.
Feb. 17th.—In the pleasantest sense of
the term we have the Carnival season just
now, and this lasts untilLent puts an end to
the many entertainments and merry-makings
The Court has gone out of mourning, and
the Court festivities began some little time
ago with the Schleppencan," or grand
" when the ladies appear
opening reception,
their
Court
trains and the Court
in
long
presentations are made. I have described to
you before the Schloss and other entertainments there, so you know already something of these scenes, which are repetitions
of last year's festivities, but always most
brilliant and interesting. At the Court reception, the Emperor and Empress received
in the Hall of the Knights, a most beautiful
apartment, one of the many rooms which
are thrown open on such an evening. The
Hawaiian Representative stood next to Mr.
Everett, now acting as American Charge
d'Affaires since Mr. Taylor's death. The
Emperor and Empress were most gracious
and kind. She wore a long train of dark
red velvet bordered with fur, and about the
shoulders was much of the same brown fur,
studded here and there with great diamonds,
and the under-dress, from which the train
swept away, was in white and silver. The
diamonds which she wore on her neck, head
and breast were most grand and dazzling.
The Emperor still wears his wounded hand
in a sling (a mute reminder of that wild,
tragical, almost disastrous day last June),
but looks remarkably well, so bright and
genial, smiling on every one. There is
something wonderfully sweet and attractive
in his old age. After the Emperor and
Empress pass through the different apartments, welcoming their guests and receiving
the new-comers to Court, all retire to the
White Saloon, where stately lackies in
gorgeous liveries pass around tea, ices,
creams and sherbets (for at the drawingroom there is no supper). Then comes the
beautiful Court concert. The leading singers of the opera and the best of choruses
have alreudy taken their places on a stage
erected at one end of the hull. Oh, such
music !—the choicest, the rarest you can
possibly imagine, and then amid such surroundings—the glory and sheen and magnicence of this Imperial Court.
A few days after followed the first Court
ball, very much the same as that of which
1 sent you a description last year. The
Empress was splendid in long while brocade
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1879.
dress, with a broad red band near the bot-
tom and running up in front, sown in beau-
tiful coral pattern with large white pearls.
The dresses of the ladies at this ball were
unusually gorgeous and fine. The Russian
ladies are always the most elegant. The
suppers at Court are something splendid.
On one table was an elaborate centre-piece
representing a windmill—perhaps the old
windmill famous in the history of Frederick
the Great, at Potsdam.
On Thursday, Parliament was opened in
most impressive style in the White Saloon
by the Emperor in person. Every one was
in grand uniform. The Emperor stood
under the dais with the Crown Prince, and
made his speech in a full, clear voice, but in
which the quaver of his advanced age came
now and then. Bismarck was present
—grand and imposing in his white uniform.
He is growing old, but will to the end, I
think, look like the wonderful man he is.
The " Reichstag" promises to have a lively
session this season. Bismarck's Parliamentary soirees on Saturday evenings have
already begun, but the Diplomatic Corps are
unfortunately not invited. It is much harder
to get a sight at Bismarck than at the Emperor. You may have seen a translation of
a book which has made much talk in Germany of late, written nnd compiled by a
former secretary of Bismarck, in reference
to the great statesman during the FrancoPrussian war. It is already translated into
English, and will shortly appear in French
—a book which does not represent Bismarck
as wholly infallible. As I said, the opening
of the Parliament was very impressive. The
Emperor was announced with all his titles
by some one acting as herald, and greeted
with loud cheers by the assemblage. As he
placed his helmet on his head, just before
reading his opening speech, you could see
that it was done with much difficulty, his
wounded hand and arm having not fully
recovered their old strength and vigor.
Something almost like a murmur of sympathy ran through the spacious hall as this
was noticed. As he left the throne he was
repeatedly cheered, which he acknowledged
by bowing to right and left.
Feb. 25th.—The Carnival season is now
drawing to a close, and it will be pleasant to
settle'down again to quiet, studious ways.
Last evening there was a large gathering at
the Italian Embassy—a very brilliant and
beautiful affair. The Emperor and Empress
were present for a portion of the evening.
This evening the last Court ball will take
place at the Schloss ; and on Thursday the
Princess Louisa, grand-niece of the Emperor, will hold a farewell reception before going to England to be married to Prince Arthur
Feb. 26th.—The ball last evening was a
very splendid affair. In the midst of all its
brilliancy, I enjoyed nothing more than a
pleasant, quiet talk with Prof. Mommscn,
the famous historian, of whose History of
Rome you have heard. He is rather an old
gentleman, with long streaming gray hair ;
and another interesting chat was with Berthold Auerbach, the celebrated novelist, who
is pleased that his novels, '* On the Heights"
and " Villa on the Rhine," are read in
Honolulu. I send his autograph, written on
his visiting card, which he gave me the
other evening.
31
At a similar entertainment at their priPalace, last Thursday, which was very
beautiful, my especial delight was in the
softly lighted conservatory, with its white
statues, beautiful palms and ferns. I was
much pleased to see in one of the Empress's
apartments a small case of pink Micronesian
vate
coral.
I am just now meeting a great many
literary, artistic, musical people, who, as you
know, have always had very much of a
fascination for me. On Monday evenings
Herr and Frau Dohm receive their friends—
a large and brilliant gathering of literateurs,
etc.—Bnd where I have been made to feel I
am a welcome guest. Herr Bohm is one of
the editors of the " Kladderadatsch." His
wife has written much, especially in reference to the cause of woman in Germany.
They are most genial,kindly-hearted people,
and gather a brilliant circle about them.
On Saturday evening I was invited, with
Professor and Mrs. Whitney, to a most interesting evening gathering at the home of
Key. Mr. and Mrs. Davies. This is
quite
ftiother phase of life from that to which I
have just referred. The former represents
the most brilliant, cultured, talented, literary
side of German society ; the latter the quiet,
aristocratic, dignified, religious, and also
cultured side. I enjoy seeing both. At the
Davies' one meets the religious aristocracy
of the city, such as Madame yon Biilow, wife
of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,
and Count Engelstein. My dear friends
Pastor and Mrs. Frummel were also present, and the dear pastor, with his gleaming,
cheerful, sunshiny face, and rich, musical
voice, kept us midway between laughter and
tears for nearly an hour with that wonderful
gift of story-telling, in which scarcely any
one in Germany excels him. His theme
was that quaint old clergyman, Pastor
Strauss, famed for his quaintness and originality, simple piety and rough poetry—a sort
of German Spurgeon. What a delicious
word-picture Pastor Frummel gave us about
this old Westphalian preacher! If you
ever see the "Encyclopaedia Britannica," look
at an article there on Berlin by ut. Davies.
As 1 look through the island papers and
see the notice of some unexpected death, my
goes out in a wonderful tenderness to
all who are called upon thus to mourn, and
my congratulations to all the happy young
couples who are getting engaged and married. I shall scarcely know Honolulu if
they go on at this rate.
My room is bright and warm, though outof-doors the snow is blowing in a rough
Scandinavian sort of a way. Think how
cold it must be in that winter-land, though
always grand. You would laugh to see
hi**' the chubby little cherubs, sculptured
on the portal of "my opposite neighbor the
church of St. Hedwig, and whose pleasant
duty it is to carry through all time between
them heavy wreaths of " stone " roses, stand
in the drifted snow.
And now, dear people, not another word ; you
will think it all a Carnival, but I wanted to give
you just a little picture of the season here. Id the
midst of it all I think 1 have enjoyed Old Homer
aa never before, this undying music of the past.
The University lectures have commenced, and
are now fully under way. 1 thinkI am pretty skillful in mofaicing a diplomatiu and student life. * *
Berlin, Fob. 2Gth.
Fkank W. Damon.
"
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THE FRIEND.,
THE FRIEND.
APRIL. 1. 1879.
American Shipping and the Reciprocity
Treaty.
Mr. Editor : A few days ago I picked
up an eld copy of the Friend, which had
served as a wrapper to preserve from salt
water a book on its cruise among the four
channels of Hawaii, and remembering that
the Friend always contains something
worth reading, I sat down to look it over,
when my eye caught the heading " Reciprocity will enrich American merchants and
shipowners." Although the article was published nearly five years ago, and long before
the Treaty became a law, yet the views expressed in it struck me more forcibly than
when 1 read them in the paper fresh from
the press. It presents an argument that is
generally overlooked when speaking of the
Treaty. I copy a paragraph from it:
we argue that a Reciprocity Treaty
" Now,
will
increase tenlold the number of these bitrks,
briga and schooners flying like shuttles between
the Hawaiian Islands and the western coast of
America, the natural market Tor our sugars,
rice, bananas and other products, while our
lalanda form n market (or manufactures and produels of the United States. Last year—lB73—
according to Custom Houae returna, these
lalanda exporied to the United States products to
tbe value of $1,139,725.81, while imports from
the United States amounted to (529,982.08.
Reciprocity would quicken trade, multiply ves-
aela laden with products of each country, and
enrieb Dot only the Hawaiian lalanda but merchants and shipowners on the Coast. What the
East India Islands are to Europe and the West
India Islands to the Atlantic States, the Hawaiian
Inlands will prove to the Pacific Const of America if commerce ie increased and our products find
a good market. How can we buy goods unless
our products find a good market? Fur two
hundred and more yeara the cities of the United
States on tbe Atlantic Coust bave been trading
profitably with Cubs, Jamaica and other neighboring islands. Portland, Boalon, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and other cities have
grown rich from trade with those islands. San
Francisco. Portland and others will derive similar
benefits and profile from a quickened trade with
APRIL, 18 79.
same period 53 tons ! Can anything show
more clearly the benefit which this treaty
has secured to American commerce ? This
is quite an important point to consider
when asked " where the reciprocity comes
in." Before the treaty expires, your statement predicting a " tenfold increase " may
prove true.
While I have my pen in hand let me add
one or two more paragraphs to illustrate the
stimulating influence that this treaty has
had on our foreign trade, as compared with
former years :
[awalian Imports ifrom
"
...
....
all countriea in 1874
11,186,183
1870.... 1,811,770
2,4-28,000
1877
••
1878 .... .I.Wfi.MO
Again, the trade between the United
States and Hawaii exhibits a most extraordinary growth under the treaty :
'0U1 import*
a from U
t 629,982
I nitted SStates In 1873
187fi
1,032,664
1877
1,681,402
1878
a,ll'i,011*
•The total for 1878 is obtained by including imports
free under the Tresty, $1,619,987.61 ; duty psying, $315,-416.36 ; bonded, $111,498.79 ; duty paying at Hiloand Kawaihae, $6,823.71 ; snd one-half of the freelist, $66,286.
Here we find that the trade of the United
States with Hawaii has grown from $529,-982 in 1873, as stated in your article, to
$2,112,011 in 1878. If to this extraordinary fourfold gain we add the freight and
passage money earned by the large fleet of
American vessels now carrying for us American and Hawaiian produce, which cannot
be less than $400,000 per annum, we have
a total of $2,510,000 derived by American
farmers, merchants and shipowners from
their trade and commerce with Hawaii,
which could not have been the case had the
treaty not gone into operation! These
are facts which American statesmen can
point to with pride, and which should not
be overlooked by them when studying the
results of the Reciprocity Treaty with
Hawaii.
I was pleased to see Judge Caton's wellexpressed views on the Reciprocity Treaty
in point. He is a man of keen observation
and large experience, and whatever he
utters is reliable and impartial. The opinion of such a man, who has reached it only
after thorough personal examination, will
have more weight than any newspaper article published here. And it is hardly possible for any intelligent person to come to
this group, and by observation learn the
working of this treaty, without becoming
fully convinced that it is resulting beneficially to both America and Hawaii, enriching American farmers, merchants and shipowners, and ought to become a perpetual
the Hawaiian Islands."—Friend, Nov. 1874.
Knowing that there had been a large increase of late in the American shipping at
the Islands, and wishing to see how large it
was, I turned back to examine such data as
1 bave by me, and found what will be interesting, if published, and very flattering to
American pride. 1 give the tonnage and convention.
Very truly yours, H. M. Whitney.
number of American vessels for the wily
that
the
statistics
have
me—
by
I
years
A lecture on "Scholars and School
1874-6-7 and 8:
Vessels. Tonnage, Life in Syria" was delivered, Feb. 18th,
.meriran vessels, including whalers, enbefore the Young Ladies' Free Classical
35,294
gaged In tradewith Hawaii, 1874
96
130 76,000
Do. 187«
Bible College, Binghamton, N. V., by
and
146 90,947
Do. 18TT
183 110,671
Do. 1878
Rev. Dr. Jessup, of Beyrut, Syria. At the
Here is an increase from 95 vessels, register- close of the lecture, two young ladies of the
ing 35,294 tons, in 1874, to 183 vessels of college, recently from Jerusalem, saluted the
110,671 tons in 187S, showing a gain in four learned lecturer in true Oriental style, conyears of 75,377 tons; while the Hawaiian versing fluently in the Arabic language,
shipping has actually decreased during the their native tongue.
Return Borrowed Books.—The person
who borrowed Hawthorne's " Scarlet Letter"
from the Editor will please return the same,
otherwise the set will be broken.
We would acknowledge three packages
of Chinese publications from the Rev.
L. Lechler, for the benefit of the Chinese on
the Islands. They were forwarded per
Chocola, freight-free.
Hampton Institute.—We are glad to
learn from the Southern Workman " and
other sources that General Armstrong's
efforts are wonderfully blessed. A new feature of the enterprise has been added, in
gathering youth from the Indian tribes, and
success crowns this effort. The following
extract from a letter of Gen. A. addressed
to his mother will be read with interest:
"To-day at our Communion Service,
eleven Indians, full blooded, once savage,
most of them implicated in cruel murders in
Texas in 1874, were admitted to our
Church. Their baptism was very simple
and touching. They had been well proved.
Our effort for Indians here is in the line of
a most remarkable chain of events. It is an
interesting and wonderful experience. I
have just raised $10,000 for a new building
for them, and must get $6,000 more for a
new workshop. Probably Pres. Hopkins, of
Williams College, with his wife and daughter, will come and stay two months with us
this summer, while Will and his family go
north. It will be pleasant."
"
Rev. E. B. Tuthill.—This clergyman,
pastor of the Congregational Church in
Martinez, Cal., came to the Islands about
one year ago for his health. Oahu College
needing a teacher about that time, he rendered temporary and satisfactory assistance.
During the summer he spent a lew weeks in
Hawaii, but returning he settled down to
quiet study in Honolulu, where few knew
how he was employed; but incidentally we
learned that he was investigating the "fish"
caught by the native fishermen and exposed
for sale in the market. He informed us that
he had minutely examined and taken notes
upon 94 species. More than one-halfof this
number he had copied or painted, thus catching the marvelous and varied colors of these
many strange varieties of fish. A person
who has examined his drawings expresses
his surprise at his wonderful success.
We
hope this retiring and modest student of
nature may be rewarded by some society
anxious to make a collection. We are not
aware that Mr. Tuthill has preached more
than twice on the Islands, as his health prevented him from accepting invitations.
Twice, however, he consented to occupy the
Bethel pulpit, and we feel quite confident
his audience on those occasions will not soon
forget his sermons on " Jonathan's Armorbearer " and " becoming partakers of the
Divine nature." These were not ordinary
sermons.
We trust that with renewed
health and reinvigorated strength he may
reach San Francisco and be able to resume
his pastoral and ministerial labors, having
recently left in a sailing vessel.
�THE FRIEND,
APRIL,
Four Children.—In pronounce it the best paper in the United
States—certainly the best I have ever been
acquainted with. If any of you do not take
it you had better subscribe at once, even if
you have to give up all your other papers.
The price is $2.50 a year, in advance;
clergymen $2. Address the Agent, Am.
Tract Society, 150 Nassau st., N. Y."
We copy the following as a hint to those
putting up supplies for missionaries :
"The Morning Star remained two weeks.
husband spent a good deal of his time
My
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney's Journal.
between sessions of general meeting in solGERMAN MAN-OF-WAR—TEMPERANCE—ILLUS- dering. We have for several years had our
flour come in 50-pound tins, put up in San
TRATED CHRISTIAN WEEKLY, ETC.
The tins are all boxed, two in a
It has been our privilege to peruse the Francisco.
box, and ought to come perfectly good. Last
Journal of these most excellent missionaries, year we found some of the tins not perfectly
residing at Ebon, Marshall Islands. It was closed. A crack large enough for the end
written for friends in the United States, but of a knife blade is sufficient to give the inallowed to be read by friends of missions in isects a chance to begin their work. Warned
by the experience of last year, my husband
Honolulu. It details the labors of the opened all the boxes this year
and examined
missionaries from day to day, and almost the tins. Of the white flour not a single tin
from hour to hour. It relates to domestic was tight. Of the oatmeal, wheat, etc., put
affiirs, labors in printing and correcting up in the same way, but in smaller tins, a
proof-sheets, schools, preaching, sickness, large proportion had cracks in them. I have
loneliness, arrivals of vessels, condition of learned better than to worry about such
the people, lights and shadows of everyday matters. We shall be provided for in some
missionary life. Perhaps our interest in the way, even if the whole shall prove worthjournal has been heightened from the fact less, which it will not. My husband has
that it reminds us of the departure of Dr. soldered and puttied and painted the tins,
Pierson and his wife from Honolulu on until I think they will keep as good as they
board the bark Belle, Captain Handy, in are now. We may have to throw away
May, 1855, on an exploring voyage. At some. I so wish the man or men who do
that time voyagers were afraid to land upon the soldering for
could be converted."
those islands, as so many visitors and sailors
had been cut off. Now, how changed the
scene ! Under date of Dec. 2d, 1878, Mrs.
Whitney writes as follows :
" School was to begin Dec. 2d, but was PORT OF HONOLULU, S. I.
put off by a ' Sail, ho !' The sail proved to
ARRIVALS.
be the German man-of-war Ariadne, bring2—Am schr Venus, Dodd, 27 days from Humboldt
ing us a glad surprise in the shape of a Mar 3—Am
schr Western Home, Johnson, Irom San Franhome mail. There were very interesting
cisco via Kahului
topsail schr W H Meyer, Williams, 22days
6—Am
letters from several of our friends, some of
from San Francisco
whom had not written by the Morning
B—Am bk II W Almy. Freeman, 18 days fm San Fran
7-H I X M clipper Djlgaiit, dc Lirron, 42 days Irom
Star. We are puzzled to know how this
Valparaiso
9—Am ship Robert Dixon, Osgood, en route to Baker's
mail had come, as the Ariadne was from
Island, anchored i.utside
Samoa. The probability is that an agent of
IB—Am wh bk Hunter, Homan, Irom cruise, oiland on
16
—Am wh bk Fleetwing, Hepptngstone, irom Home
Hernsheim & Co., who was at Honolulu,
snd cruise, 400 sperm. 800 whale.
took the mail to Sydney for us, knowing he
18—Am stmr Cily of Sydney, Dearborn, from Sydney.
Bolivian
schr John Bright, Mills, 64 daya from
•iO—
might have a chance to send it this way.
Klngsmlll Group.
The Ariadne had been to Jaluij and made
21—Am bgtn Nautilus. Mclssac, 24 days fm Kaiatea.
-I—llrit bk Chocola, Kenneth, 98 dsys fm Hongkong
a treaty with the chiefs Kabua and Loto26— P MSB Zealandla. Chevalier, from Sao Francisco
28—Am bk D C Murray, Frost, 27 days frm SFrsncisco
blui. One thing was very encouraging—
28—Am bktne Monitor. Emerson, 20 days fm Humboldt
the decided stand which the Captain took
28—Am schr Kosarlo, Douglass, 27 dsysfm S Francisco
28—Am schr Joa Woolley, Drlggs, 26 days from Guaoo
for temperance.
He said he would not
Islands
28—Am ship Springfield, Peart, 24 days from Iliogo,
recognise as a chief a habitual drunkard. I
J span
rule
could
be
officewish that
applied to
20— Am bk Martha Davis, Benson, from Boston
29—Am bktne Koreks, Nordberg, from San Francisco
holders everywhere."
29—Am bktne Jos Perkins. Johnson, from Port Gamble
Dec. 9.—We had a visit from our
, from Hongkong
31—Am bk Crusader,
"
neighbors, Mr. Foster, his son and daughter. April I—Am stmr Alaska, from sea in distress
Mr. F. is living about one mile away, an
DEPARTURES.
agent for Capelle & Co. He was formerly
A Kalkinburg, Huhbart. fr Portland, 0
(J. S. Consul at Samoa. It is quite a new Mar 1—Am bktne JViolet,
I—Haw bgtne
Anderson, for Mice Island
for
Vivid, Knglish, for Fanning* Island
to
have
a
white
a
3—Kaiateaschr
lady
neighbor
thing
Am schr Western Home, Johnson, for Humboldt
4—
who is not a missionary. We had nearly
4—Am bktoe Ella, Hrown. for San Francisco
fr—Am topsail schr Kustace, Bole, for San Francisco
30 scholars in school. 1 think we have
S—Am bark Camden, Robinson, for Port Qamlile
never had a school more interested than
I.l—Am sh Knlit Hui.ii. Osgood, for Baker'a Inland
16—Am topsail schr W H Meyer, William*, for Ban
during this term. There seemed to be some
Francisco.
interest
the
numamong
15—Am bktoe Grsce Roberta, Olaen. for San Francisco.
religious
pupils. A
17—Am wh bk Hunter. Homan, for Arctic Ocean.
ber have begun to take part in the meeting."
IS—Haw bark l.iliu, O'Brien, for Port Midison.
11,
19—Am sttnr City of Sydney, Dearborn, for San Fran
I
Jan.
1879.—Before
let
me
fojgetit,
"
22—Brlt hk Lady Lampson, Marston. tor SanFrancisco
me ask if you all take the Illustrated
23—Am schr Venus. Dodd, fr.r San Francisco
2d—P M 8 S Zealandia.Chevalier, for Sydney
Christian Weekty ? Of course you do, if
26—Haw bgtne Pomare, Gooding, for Ookala, Hawaii
you know what it is. / am not afraid to
28—Am bktue Discovery, fuller, for San Francisco
Mrs. Aheong
33
18 79.
and
1870, Mr. Aheong, who had officiated as
colporteur among his countrymen on the
Islands, returned to China, accompanied by
his Hawaiian wife and three children. He
died about two years ago, and now the Hawaiian Board of Immigration has paid the
passages of the widowand her children from
China to Honolulu, per the Crusader.
MARINE JOURNAL.
PASSENGERS.
For San Francisco—Per Zelle, Feb 20—Geo Grey.
Foa Sydney—Per City ofNew York, Feb 26—8 Tickell,
A Clay, A Brandt, C Gray.
For San Franciboo—Per Bonanza, Feb 27—W G Long
and wife.
From SanFrancirco—Per Discovery, Feb 18—Morrill
P Stein, J Murray. J Hamilton, P Harrison, E Claflln, J
Kmmiliitli, J Berry, P Smith.
From Ban Franclaco, per City of New York, Feb 28—J T
Aruiuli 1. H Morrison, J Davidson, Miss Lottie Alexander,
Mlhh Mary Hopper, W D Alexander, S F Alexander, C C
Fallenlns. Mrs <■ Fallenlus,Rev Belssel.Rev Polrled, Rev
Panlin, Mrs J F Thompson, 2 children and aervant, Mra
X Maifarlane, A Jaegerand wile, Mlsa M A Perry, Capt B
Dexter anil wife, S Vrenachoff, Mrs O P Gordon, H D Van
Wyke, X Corlngton, Mra R Corington, Mr Niece, G B
BlMhop. O H Bishop, H Hawley, Mra H Hawley, N Bumpus, Miss H E Carpenter. Mrs M E Butler, Mrs M A Hall,
Mrs D Moore, 29 in ateerage, and 119 Chinese.
From Micronesiata lalands, per Morning Star, Feb 26—
Mrs C A Sturgts, Mrs J Bray, N Gregor, It Maka, Mary
Maka, X Ksnoa.
For Fannlng's Island—Per Vivid. Mar 3—A Hoolder, A V
Houlder, T A Thrum.
For San Francisco—Per Ella, Mar 4—J Connor, J Bulllford,
F Goll.
For San Franclaco—Per Eustace, Mar 6—Capt Bweet.
From Ban Prancisco—Per W H Meyer, Mar 6—D Norton,
D McNeill, C R Maron,and 7 Chinese.
From San Francisco—Per H W Almy, Mar 6—J Lemon, W
Bohn, G Googh, 11 Nlehue.
For San Franclaco, per Grace Roberts, March IS—Geo H
White, wire and 2 children, Mrs Downer.
For Port Tnwneend. per l.illu, March 18—J Bulck.
From Australia—Per City of Sydney, Mar 18—Mlas M
H Slisun. W Phillips, F Phillips, W X Mark, AgneaEugliah, W Robertson wife and children, J Crother.
For Ban Francisco, per City of gydney, March 19—Miss
Woolworlh. Miss Mutlerrleld, Mrs J II Blsck, Mrs Berrilland
son, C II Judd. Mrs 0 P Gordon. M D van Wyke, 0 0 Follenius and wire, G C Beckley, W P Mss.hi and wife, P A Ames,
W H Williams, P B Brsnnen, C R Bishop, Mrs A A Slurgrs,
J Davidson, D McNeill, J Qninlsn. Wm llutler, G W Macfsrlane A Birch. F Short, F Sievert, W H Place, M F Sullivan,
Miss Diets, J J O'Msll. y. G W Hoffmann, T Dufl°, F X Mason. T Bourke.
For Han Frsnciaco—Per Lady Latnpaon, Mar 22—E B
Tuthill.
For San Francisco—Per Discovery, March28—N A Jacobson, R Burnett 0 Smith. A Wllks, Wong Lung.
From Humboldt—Per Monitor, March 28—G A Dauphing,
H C Thompson.
From San Francisco—Per Rosario, March 28—W Willetl, J
N Mackee, T ferrell.
From GuanoIslands—Per Jos Woolley, March 28—Captain
Brifgs and wife, JosMcGuire, Jas Douglass, W Earle, and 10
nativea.
From Ban Francisco—Per D C Murray, March 28—W Godfrey, J Lyons. W Shermanand mother, 0 Moury, J A Sampson. Miss Booth, C B Hopkins, W McKlvay, 8 J Hall, D N
Bhofer, J Nelll. and 32 Chinamen.
From San Francisco—Per Zealandia, March 26th—J Sessions, J W Sessions, R T Wslhrldge, Mrs R M Overend, Mrs
C X Williams, B Cogan, Mrs J H Bumpson, Mrs H M Whitney, Mrs 8 D llubbert and wife, X B Lapham, W M Barnes,
D L aifTsrd, W H Bailey, B C Kuru. T J Newton. T Dixon,
N F Remington, Mrs W L Wilcox. Mrs X P Adams, A Milliard, J Hsle, W Cogswell and wife, R N Honsman, Jsa Peake,
J J Wenant.F M Wilt, J CGlade, J N Wright. D Manton,
Miss 8 Carrigan, G P Scriven, Mrs D Sears, A W Smith, Miss
X Ooodall, J 0 Oilflllen and wife, J Watson and wife. Mra J X
Carroll. A W Kdwsrds, J Hotter, M Francisco, W Keinhsr.lt.
CUsrson.T Lindsay, W Robson, Mrs Williams, M Tarpey
aod 92 Chinamen.
»
MARRIED.
Carlson—Donnell—ln thin city. March Ist, by Rev.
Charles
Parker,
H. H.
Mr.
F. Carlson to Ml tut Emily
T. Donnell,all of Honolulu.
Lucas—Hrimv—ln thin city, March ISth, by the R*»v
Father HenuannKorkemsn, Mr ThomasR Lucas to Miss
Lydia Huddy, both of Houolulu.
Silva—Mamk—ln Honolulu, March 6th, by Rev. 8. C
Damon, Jobs it. Silva, jr., to Mamk, both of Oahu.
DIED.
Richardson—ln this city, on the IHh March, at his resi-
dence on Chaplain Htreet, Ira Richardson, aged 62 years
anil 6 months.
V Andrews—At herresidence in Nuuanu avenue, on the
iftth March, Mary A. Andrkwh, relict of the late Judge
Andrews, aged 1 5 years.
Prescott—At Kohala, Hawaii, od the 12th Inst., of consumption, F. Phescott, aged 42 years.
Aylett.—ln this city, March 16th, Catherina Mart
Ann, youngest daughter of the late John Aylett, aged 12
years 11 months and 32 daya.
Km.—At Hilo, on the Island of Hawaii, on the 10th of
March, Samuel Kipi, seed 63 yean 10 monftn and 7 days
Aaoso—ln thlt city. March 28th, Akoio, a natlre of
China, aged 61 jeers. Deceased was the proprletoi of the
International Hotel.
Glade—ln Honolulu, Sabbath evening, March 30th,
Johanna, sged three mouths, Infant twin-daughter of J.
C. and Alexandra Gladl.
�34
THE FRIEND, APRIL,
Origin of a Well Known Hymn.
We have always taken much interest in
reading incidents, connected with the origin
of many well known and oft-sung hymns.
That commencing, ,fcl love to steal awhile
away," by the late Mrs. Brown of Munson,
Massachusetts, is worthy of record. The
following letter from her son, the Rev. S. K.
Brown, D. D. of Yokohama, will be read
187 9.
the garden to see, and she said it was you,
that you came to the fence, but seeing her
turned quickly away, muttering something
to yourself. There was something in her
manner more than her words that grieved
me. I went home, and that evening was
left alone. After my children were all in
bed except my baby. 1 set down in the
kitchen with my child in my arms, when
the grief of my heart burst forth in a flood
of tears, I took pen and paper, and gave
vent to my oppressed heart in what I called
"My apology for my twilight rambles, addressed to a lady." It will be found in its
original form, in an old manuscript among
my papers. In preparing it (some years
Nettleton's Village Hymns,"
after) for
some three or four verses were suppressed,
and a few expressions altered in the original
»
the first stanza was
with interest:
Yokohama, Jan. 27th, 1879.
Deab Dr. Damon—
You ask me to give you some account of
my mother's hymn, the first line of which
was " I love to steal awhile awny." I have
seen several notices of the origin of that
"
hymn, but never one that was accurate in
its details. I have often heard the story
from my dear mother's lips, in my youth,
and in late years have frequently thought it
I l«ve to ateal awhile -awny
Frum little ones and care, &c.
might be my duty as her only son, to give
to the public the information I possessed reThis was strictly true, I had four little
specting the circumstances under which she children, a small unfinished house, a sick
wrote that hymn. 1 now have before nic sister in the only finished room, and there
my mother's antobiography in manuscript was not a place above or below where I
written at the urgent request of her children could retire for devotion, without a liability
at Chicago, 111., in 1849, and I can not do to be interrupted. There was no retired room,
better than to copy from it, her own account rock or grove, where I could go as in former
of the occasion that induced her to write in days, but there was no dwelling between our
her journal the verses, which have since house and the one where that lady lived.
been published in many hymn-books, and Her garden extended down a gnod way
sung by thousands in whose hearts they below her house which stood on a beautiful
awakened emotions that are common to de- eminence. The garden was highly cultivout hearts. When she wrote them, she vated with fruits and flowers. 1 loved to
had not the remotest idea that they would smell the fragrance of both, though I could
even be printed, or be seen by any but her not see them, when I could do so without
children, perhaps, should they survive her. neglecting duty, and I used, to steal away
You will observe that she speaks of from all within doors, and going out of our
Nathan Whiting of New Haven, Conn., as gate, stroll along under the elms that were
her brother. When my mother was 18 planted for shade on each side of the road,
years old, (having been left an orphan before and as th@re was seldom any one passing
she was two years of age) she was sought that way after dark, I felt quite retired and
out by Mr. Nathan Whiting's father of alone with God. 1 often walked quite up
Canaan, Columbia Co. N. V., where she that beautiful garden and snuffed the fragwas born, and received in to his family as a rance of the peach, the grape, and the ripendaughter. There she was treated with the ing apple, if not the flowers. I never saw
greatest kindness, an experience to which any one in the garden, and felt that I could
she had been a stranger for many years, and have the privilege of that walk and those
there she made a profession of her faith in few moments of uninterrupted communion
Christ. She always cherished the most with God without encroaching upon any
greatful and affectionate remembrance of one. But after once knowing that my steps
the Whiting family, to the day of her death. were watched and made the subject of reI will now transcribe an extract from her mark and censure, 1 never could enjoy it as
manuscript. She says :
I had done. I have often thought Satan
1 had while living in East Windsor," had tried his best to prevent me from prayer
"
(to which place she removed soon after her by depriving me of a place to pray."
marriage in 1805), kept a kind of diary and
Thus, my dear friend, you have my
continued it in Ellington, Conn. 1 wrote mother's own account of the way in which
several scraps of poetry in Ellington, which that hymn came to be written. I may add
were published by my brother Nathan Whit- that this production of my beloved mother's
ing, in the Religious Intelligencer at New pen became public property some years after
Haven, Conn. It was in Ellington that 1 it was written through the Rev. Dr. Nettlewrote the Twilight Hymn. My baby daugh- ton's calling upon my mother in Monson,
ter was in my arms when 1 wrote
Mass., for some hymns to be printed in the
had been out on a visit at Dr. Hyde's and Village Hymn-book" that he was then
several were present. After tea one of my "preparing to publish. She gave him this,
neighbors who, 1 had ever felt was my supe- and I believe three others, which may be
rior in every way, came and set down near found there by any one who has a copy of
me, chatting with another lady without no- the book. Mine, with all the books, tales
ticing me. Just as I was rising to go home, and poems written by my mother, was
she turned "suddenly upon me, and said, Mrs. burned up in 1867, when my house at YoBrown, why do you come up at evening so kohama was destroyed by fire and my entire
near our house, and then go back without library was lost. 1 remember the first lines
coming in? If you want anything why of some of the hymns, c. g.:
don't you come in and ask for it? I could
Saviour t.*uk bis aeat,
" Aa once tbe
not think who it was, and sent my girl down
Attracted by Hi*. Hum*,"
founded on the interview of Christ with the
woman of Samaria.
1 Welcome, ye hopeful heirs of heaven,"
was written on the occasion of a large accession ol converts to the church of which Rev.
Dr. Ely was the pastor in Monson.
There was also, I think, a morning prayer
meeting hymn, beginning, " How sweet the
melting lay."
My mother published a book entitled
publication I
" Tales of Real inLife," whose between
1*832
superintended
New York
and 1836 ; also another called" The Village
School," which was a smaller volume, descriptive of the work of Divine grace in the
only school she ever taught, I believe, in
Canaan, N. Y. She wrote many articles
for the Religious Intelligencer, of which
Dea. N. Whiting, of New Haven, was the
proprietor and editor for many years. She
also contributed a good many short poems to
the same paper and to others. Several
times she wrote the New Year's " Carrier's
Address " for the N. Y. Observer. She
wrote a good many tales of real life, depicting a variety of most thrilling scenes
through which she passed in early life.
But my mother never went to school Irom
the time she was nine years old till she was
eighteen. Those were years of intense and
cruel suffering. Had she not been possessed
of a heroic spirit she would have been
utterly crushed and ruined by what she was
compelled to endure. At eighteen years of
age she went to school three months in
Cloverach, N. V., in a common school.
Then and there she learned to write. Previous to this she could not write her own
name. At the end of the three months she
was graduated, and never went to school
again. The tale of her early life which she
has left her children, and which I have but
lately had sent me from Chicago, is a narrative of such deprivations, cruel treatnent
and toil as it breaks my heart to read. But
she came out of the furnace as gold tried in
the fire, and was such a mother, such a
wife, such a member of society, and withal
such an energetic and widely useful Christian woman, as to have left her memory
embalmed in many other hearts than those
of her children. A month ago I received a
sprig and clover blossom from her grave in
Monson, sent me from a gentleman in Walton, N. V., who always visits her grave
when he goes to Monson, his birth-place,
because he cannot forget histeacher, having
been a member of an infant class she taught
there for many years. It was a large class,
and she prepared lessons for them that were
published by the Massachusetts Sunday
School Society. But excuse me ; I had not
intended to say all these things about my
darling, blessed mother when I began to
write. Her record is on high, and she is
with the Lord, whom she loved and served
as faithfully as any person I ever knew—
nay. more than any other. To her I owe
all I am, and if I have done any good in the
world, to her, under God, it is due. She
seems, even now, to have me in her hands,
holding nig up to work for Christ and His
cause with a grasp that I can feel. I ought
to have been and to be a far better man than
I am, having had such a mother.
She and all my father's family have gone
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to their rest.
I only remain, and I pray
God that my remaining life, be it longer or
shorter, may be a walking in her footsteps
who gave me birth and consecrated me to
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every Sunday at 10 a. m. and 2 p. M.
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at 94 a. if. Evening services at 74 o'clock, alternating with Kawaiahao. Prayer meeting every
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at 11 a. m. Seats free. Sabbath School before the
morning service. Prayer meeting on Wednesday
evenings at 74 o'clock.
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corner of Fort and Beretania streets. Preaching
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School at 10 a. M.
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King street, above the Palace. Services in Hawaiian every Sunday at 11a.m. Sabbath school
at 10 a. M. Evening services at 74 o'clock, alternating with Kauuiakapili. District meetings in
various chapels at 3.30 p. m. Prayer meeting
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Even those followers of Christianity whose
" doing evil that good may come "
leads them to a rigid and intolerant adhesion
to what they regard as essential doctrine,
and those whose sense of the importance of
the inspired word will not permit them to
find excuses for various readings of what
they consider should be verbally believed,
must look hopefully to the period when differences of creed in Christendom will cease
and true catholic unity will prevail.
But if we cannot all yet regard each other
as being entirely right, we shall surely do no
harm and may help towards much good by
seeking to walk in unity and to help one
another as far as possible. It is a hopeful
sign for the Christian world that religious
intolerance, instead of being regarded as in
past periods in the light of a high virtue and
a mark of sanctity, should now be rejected
by so many and deplored by those even who
cannot be tolerant without in their honest
belief sacrificing principle.
We have read with interest two paragraphs in a recent New York paper, one referring to the visit to that city of the Dean
of Westminster, the other speaking of the
" Quaker poet " Whittier.
The Tribune speaks of the Dean as follows :
" He has maintained his own opinions,
but he has scrupulously respected the honest
opinion of others. He has been listened to
by great crowds of all denominations and
has kept their attention without the least
resort to rhetorical tricks or sensational expedfents. If he is not a great pulpit orator,
he is something better and rarer—a great
pulpit teacher, provoking thought, disseminating knowledge and exciting earnest inquiry. The mind with which the Dean has
been regarded is to be read in the addresses
which he has received from several classes
of Christians. The Baptists expressed the
feeling of all others when they spoke to him
not merely of bis learning and his printed
works, but of ■ the uniformly genial and
loving treatment which it is his wont to mete
out to men of all Christian fellowship as
well as to those of his own.' One of the
chief lessons, we may be permitted to say,
which the presence of Dean Stanley has
given us, is that of the possibility of a much
more harmonious relation of churcnes of
differing professions to each other than has
been common—of liberality without any
latitudinarian lapse or loose indifference.
To many this may seem easy enough, but
perfect charity is not easy to men of strong
convictions, intellectual and spiritual. We
all admit its theoretical value—the visit
of Dean Stanley, now so auspiciously concluded, has demonstrated that there may be
fear of
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CYhoMriusetnPonolulu.
angof'sA ociat n
Pure religion and undeflled before God, the Father, is this:
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world.
a unity quite independent of creeds, and not think " that the true method of watching for
in.the least subversive of their real author- our Lord's returning, and of hastening unto,
and hastening the day, is for Christians to
ity."
And the following paragraph is not less concentrate all their energies on the conversion of sinners, the edification of believers
interesting
and the rectification and reconstruction of
" Mr. John G. Whittier, in the mellow society on Christian principles." This is
Autumn of hjs useful and beautiful life, is the only
safe-guard from delusion, and
frequently heard from, and whenever heard
Thus,
Christian life adorning.
from, he gives us fresh proof, hardly needed,
" Never the
ihould we be afraid;
of the liberal sweetness of his nature. The
Should he come at night or morning.
early Quakers, we suspect, had but little
Early dawn, or evening shade."
fondness for the Roman Church, and George
Fox would hardly have thought itconsistent
An Article entitled, "Certain Dangerous
for any Friend to countenance even by a
Tendencies
in American Life," appeared
word the erection of a cathedral—a " steeple
house," wiih the aggravation of a superflu- anonnmously in the Atlantic Monthly, for
ous number of steeples. Mr. Whittier September. It has been extensively noticed,
writes kindly when he is requested to con- reviewed and replied to. It certainly draws
tribute an original poem to the newspaper
a pretty black picture, especially where it
published at the Fair of St. Patrick's Cathedral in this city. His health, we are speaks of the failing power of the church to
sure, unfortunately, will not permit him to draw and influence men. We cannot admit
send any new verses, but there is an old that its premises are verified by facts, but its
poem of his, he say*, called ' The Female
as to what would if the church
Martyr,' written on the death of one of the deductions its
should
lose
in human society
Sisters of Charity during the prevalence of we must admit.influence
The
here suggests
question
be
cholera, which would not
inapplicable itself, if a
of
the
person
power
of thought
to the present time and the Christian and
of the writer of this article
judgment
heroines of the fever of the South.
A thus views the tendencies of
in a land
Quaker of the seventeeth century would so greatly blessed with gospelthings
privileges and
have written no such reply to such Christian civilization,
may we not view with
a request.
He would have felt it to
be his duty to improve the opportunity by greater charity the short comings of our
Hawaiian Churches and the failings of its
fervently protesting against the vain and membership?
frivolous cathedral service, and indeed
against the improper lady of Babylon gene-
:
rally. But Mr. Whittier is of too large and
liberal a nature for such narrowness, which
we are glad to believe is becoming less and
less common among all denominations of
Christians. Nobody can charge him with
latitudinarianism or indifference, for he is
Quaker to the very " 10 mo. 17" of the date
of his letter, and is rigidly orthodox as to
his personal pronouns. In old times he
might have been dealt with by " the high
seat," but the meeting now is proud of him
and loves him, and leaves him sensibly to
say and to write as he pleases."
A
"Prophetic Conference,"
so-called,
was lately held in New York, composed of
learned and influential clergymen of various
denominations; but all imbued with the be-
lief that the Second Advent of Christ will
be " pre-millennial," that is, thut Christ will
soon commence a personal reign upon the
earth, fo be followed by a thousand years of
freedom from sin among earth's inhabitants.
This does not seem to be a doctrine of any
practical importance—on the contrary, a
phase of it called " Millerism " has proved to
be a very dangerous dogma, disorganizing
society and driving many to insanity. We
prefer to refer all the passages of Scripture
that speak of a near coming of the Lord, to
the meeting of the soul with Christ at death.
With a recent writer on this subject, we
Chinese Masonry.
We clip the following frrom a letter to tho
New York Corner Stone, written from
Denver, Colorado:
" Many features of Chinese or heathen
Freemasonry are similar to those of the
Order in Christian lands. For instance,
benevolence and mutual aid are principal
objects of the organization; it has four
graded degrees, the initiation ceremonies
into which are thorough and peremptory ;
they have their grips, signs and passwords,
and exact a high standard of morality from
every member. One feature of the initiation is blood-spilling. From every candidate a small quantity of blood is taken and
placed in a common jar. Their mode of
salutation is to extend the right arm grasped
at the elbow by the left hand. In handing
an article to a brother it is grasped with
both hands drawn in close to the body and
then slowly extended towards the recipient,
who also receives it in both hands, palm to
palm. The Order is not exclusively Chinese,
as Coon Sing informs us that in Montana
and California several « Melican men ' are
among the brethren, and that petitions (or
membership have U*ii received froin A'm-*-*r u
cans in this city. The initiation fee is f3Jj,
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CONTENTS
lor May I. 1879.
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Paob
Editorials
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Ilaiubles In tbe Old World—No. 28
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Bnyarri Tavlor's Hneeessur ss Minister to Germany..
40
I Hawaii
Installation of the ilnvfm
40
U. 8. Consul for Honolulu
Foreign Community at Mskawso
40
40-41
A Mlssionsry's Monument
41
Marine Journal
42
Heaven's Beauties—Poetry
42
Editor's Table
42
Temperance in the British Navy
Sanctified
but
Part
In
42
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Y. M. C \
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THE FRIEND,
MAY 1. I 87R.
The event of the past month has
been the visit of His Royal Highness Prince
Henry of Prussia, son of the Crown Prince
of Germany and grandson of Queen Victoria.
Our young people enjoy a rare
opportunity in attending the course of Historical Lectures which Mr. Atkinson, Principal of Fort street School, is now delivering
every Monday evening at the lecture room
of Fort street Church. If to hear them
repeated at " second hand " is so improving,
what must be their first delivery ?
Portrait of Judge Allen.–On Monday next.
the 21st instant, the. Supreme Court will sit in
Bunco. On the coming in of the Justices, the
portrait of Ex-Chief Justice K. H. Allen will be
timm in position in the Hall.—P. C. Advertiser,
April 18.
O, wad some power the giflie gie us
To sue; ourselves, as others see us."
"
A good portrait painter has the " power."
Those so disposed may realize this oftexpressed wish of Burns by visiting the
Government House and doing as His Majesty and His Excellency Mr. Wilder have
done, and employ Mr. Cogswell to paint
their portraits. The artist has admirably
reproduced upon the canvas the portrait of
our Minister at Washington, whose dignified and courtly presence for so many yeara
graced the Supreme Court room.
HONOLULU, MU 1, 1879.
Blue-Jackets.—That
earnest veteran for temperance, Key. Dr.
Cuyler of Brooklyn, thus writes for the
National 2'emperance Advocate for April:
" A good work is going on in the Brooklyn
Nnvy Yard among the " blue-jackets."
Captain Gerhardi, of the United States
frigate Colorado, is as zealous a teetotaler
as the late Admiral Foote. A few evenings
since he mustered a large crowd of sailors
from the different Governmentvessels, and I
have never addressed a more enthusiastic
audience. A long procession of tars moved
up to the table afterwards to sign the teetotal pledge. Mr. Thomas Williams, the
preacher in the chapel for the Yard, is
co-operating with Captain Gerhardi in this
Temperance among
movement."
Ocean Telegraph.—Late Eastern papers
contain full reports of the 25th anniversary
meeting of laying the Atlantic Telegraph,
held, at the residence of Cyrus W. Field in
New York. From the report as published
in the Boston Congreejationalist, we copy
as follows:
•' Mr. Field nnnounced that, on this very
anniversary day, he had received from the
King of the Sandwich Islands a concession,
promised four years ago, for landing on
those islands the cable that is to connect the
United States with Japan. He also spoke
with great enthusiasm of the recent improvement by which the company, a few
days before, had been able for the first time
to transmit despatches to and from England
at the same instant through a single cable."
E. Bailey, Esq.—A correspondent writes
from Holden, Mass., that Mr. Bailey was
there on the 23d of March, but would leave
for Honolulu on the Ist of May, and hence
may be expected in the next steamer. We
understand that his poem, " Hawaii Nei,"
has been published by Mr. Andrews of Ann
Arbor, Michigan, and Mr. B.s book on the
We would acknowledge papers for Micronesian Islands was going through the
distribution from Mrs. W. F. Allen, Mrs. press and would appear soon, to be pubSeverance, and W. H. Rice, Esq., of Kauni. lished, we suppose, in Boston.
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RAMBLES IN THE OLD WORLD-No. 28
A Few Weeks in Seandinavia–No.
7.
AT THE GATES OF THE NOItTH LAND.
Though for some weeks I have been writing of my rambles in Scandinavia, speaking
with enthusiasm of our entrance into a
Northern world from the first moment we
caught the gleam of the waves of the Baltic,
yet now that our faces are turned towards
Norway and we catch glimpses on the distant blue horizon of mountain peaks, I feel
as if all the way we have before passed was
as it were but a preparation for the real
glory of the North land upon which we are
now entering, i would here say that it is
impossible for me to speak of Norway in
other terms than those which enthusiasm
prompts —an unaffected, loving, glowing enthusiasm. I feel also actuated by something
of a missionary spirit in putting this feeling
into words. Norway is still known but to a
comparatively small portion of the traveling
world, 1 may even say of the reading world.
Much has been written of late in reference
to Norway, and the world is just beginning
to realize what a glorious treasure of natural
beauty and inspiration it possesses in this
land of grand mountains, glittering glaciers,
winding, solemn fjords, splendid forests and
waterfalls. Still, very few visit Norway in
comparison with the thousands who journey
yearly to Switzerland.
We will not
comp-
are, however, these lands in point of gran-
deur and beauty, for I feel almost as if it
were a sacrilege to do so. They need no
praise, no comparison. But Switzerland is
known as are but few countries. Its mountains have been measured and its takes
sounded, and with an almost amusing audacity modern engineering has enabled the
somewhat blase traveling world of our century to scale heights and to gaze upon
scenes (surrounded by all the appliances of
civilized comfort) which were formerly visited only by the hardy mountaineer or swiftfooted chamois. Switzerland is growing too
civilized ! But Norway is still fresh, wild,
untamed—a world where each new-comer
m»y become u discoverer. If I could feel
that any enthusiastic words of mine might
induce some one to visit this glorious Northern land, I should feel indeed that I had led
him to a source of unfailing inspiration.
Standing as we do nt the gates of the
�THB FRIEND, MAY,
38
1879.
Northland, I can appreciate these words of and good public buildings, and a most comtheir National Song :
fortable hotel. In the neighborhood are
How grand is my dear native land !
large iron-works. The next morning, while
That seagirt land where mountains tower
the day is still sweet and fresh, we are on
Like castle walls, that in their power
our way to Norway. You can scarcely
destroy
time's
all
timid.
Defy
inn
help feeling and knowing it, stranger though
These monuments from former ages,
Stand Arm 'gainst every storm thai rages,
you are. I glance at my journal, full of
Like giants clad in armor blue.
jottings and impressions of the day, and it
With helmets ola silver bue.
bock to me the feeling of "ascension"
brings
c
»
•
which the dny brought me. You feel as if
Yes, grand is my dear native land !
some wonderful power was slowly,steadily
Old Norway, wiib ber summer bowers.
Her rock-bound abores. ber snow-crowned towers. lifting you upwards; wide stretches of
Defying time's destroying band.
shadowy forests dawn upon you; slowly
Though storms tbe very earth should sever,
peak after peak lifts itself in the distance ;
These mountains shall remain for ever ;
As monuments they yet sball stand
you have left the monotony of a level world
To sbow where lay my tatberiaod.
behind and are gaining the glory of the
Owing to the lateness of the season (the heights—where we are told alone lies refirst of September) in which I visited Nor- pose ! This change is to me all the more
way, I did not extetid my journey farther delightful because of its unexpectedness. In
north than Bergen on the south-west coast, crossing the geographical boundary which
but the time which I spent in Southern Nor- separates Sweden and Norway, you pass in
way and the route which I took enabled me an almost astonishing manner from one natto form a comparatively good iden of its ural world to another—from a wide plain
scenery and the wondrous natural beauty of studded with great lakes into a network of
its mountains and lakes, and especially of uplands and mountains. No two countries
that unique feature of Norway, its splendid lying so near each other could possibly be
fjords. Among the pleasantest of all my more unlike. In tbe early afternoon of the
memories of travel will ever be those of the second day we changed cars at Charlottendays which I spent on the shores of the berg, on the Norwegian boundary. We are
glorious Sogne Fjord. But not to anticipate. fast getting into an atmosphere of the old
My last to you was, if I remember correctly, heroic, warlike days. For here, on the
from Sweden. The journey from Stockholm boundaries between Sweden and Norway,
to Christiania is easily made by train. far too much good blood has been shed in
There is also a charming route partly by border skirmishes, so that there was at one
rail and partly by canal, if one has the time time an almost unending petty warfare.
for it, and over the lovely Lake Malar and But now we have the better days of peace.
wide-stretching Lake Wenern. Taking the We are passing during the whole afternoon
train from Stockholm in the morning, you through a glorious country, lighted by unpass all day through a charmingly wooded clouded sunshine, arched by a marvelously
country, varied by swiftly passing gleams of blue Northern sky with scattered clouds.
quiet silver-bright lakes among the pines We have gained us traveling companion the
and firs; and at noon you are allowed a stately, majestic river Glommen, the largest
long, restful halt at Laxa, a little station set river in Norway, which flows through the
in the midst of a wide-spreading plain, not beautiful valley we are passing. On one of
far aw»y from Lake Wenern. By one of the heights above the river is the fine old
those strange and pleasant magical tricks ruin of the Castle of Kongsvinger, a rewhich our memories play us now and then, minder of the Middle Ages. All this withthere comes to me at this moment, writing out, and within the hurrying train the pleasin the midst of a German winter, when a antest and kindest of Norwegian coinpahy.
mantle of purest snow drapes all my outer A few chance words—a question—one hardworld, a vivid picture of the drowsy August ly knows how—have opened up the way to
noon-time we spent at Laxa. Scarcely a long, delightful conversation with some of
sound breaks the dreamy stillness. Far our traveling companions, mainly young
away a cock proclaims with his shrill note men, one nf whom, young Mr. Halvorsen, I
the hour of noon. The flowers bend their cannot but mention by name, because of the
heads—those Northern flowers—to slumber cordial brotherly kindness and generous
till the evening dews come. Travelers walk hospitality he showed me in the following
up and down before the station, or gather in days, and because he is so noble a represenlittle groups and wait patiently for the train. tative of the strong, true, manly manhood of
There is a wonderful quiet and restfulness the North.
about the scene. In the dining saloon is as
As we passed down the fair valley of the
abundant and plentiful a dinner as you Glommen towards Christiania, tbe atmoswould find in a New England farm-house of phere was clear as crystal; and far off in the
the good old type, ending with great, gener- horizon we could catch glimpses of little
ous dishes of fresh raspberries and cream.
country villages under the guardianship of
The country through which we pass is far the church spire. As the sun sinks in the
from being thickly populated. Sweden has, west and the grey twilight gathers, we see
I think, given up almost too many of her before us the roofs and spires of a large city,
quiet, industrious people for America. But and are soon in
what a splendid gain the New World has in
christiania, the capital OF NORWAY.
this Northern blood—and the times were
hard at home ! And yet one cannot help
We found the streets crowded, full of life
wishing there were more left here in the and bustle, everything en fete. Hotels were
Fatherland, even if the soil is a little less crowded, and it was with some difficulty
fertile and the crops a little less golden. We 1 got a room for the night at the Scandistop for the night at Carlstadt, a fresh, new, navia." The visit of the King of Norway
re-built, flourishing town, with broad streets and Sweden with the Koyal Family, and a
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Congress of Jurists of Scandinavin, which is
being held at this time, have filled the city
with strangers and visitors. Nothing could
have been more interesting to a traveler. I
had reached Christiania just at the right
time. As soon as it was possible, I had
joined the great throng that was assembling
at "Tivoli," the favorite summer resort and
garden of the city, where a grand evening
fete was to be given in honor of the King.
The night was warm, mild and delicious—
balmy and soft as in the tropics—and great,
glorious stars lighted up the deep vault of
the sky with a radiance such as it seemed to
me I had scarcely ever before seen. The
gardens were all aflame with torches and
variously colored illuminations. The cafes
were crowded with gentlemen and ladies,
and thousands stood without. All Christiania had gathered here to see the King, who
appears to be extremely popular. His arrival was announced by the music of the
National .Anthem—the music being the
same as that of the National Hymns of
England, Germany nnd America. Seats
were arranged for the Royal Party in the
open air, in order that they might see to advantage the brilliant display of fire-works
which were to constitute the amusement of
the evening These were of the most gorgeous description, and blazed and glittered
in a most royal way. The King Oscar 11.
was present with his sons—a quiet, pleasant,
dignified looking man. He is a grandson of
Carl Johann, the French Marshal Bernadotte,
and came to the throne in 1872, at the denth
of his brother, Carl XV. He is a man of
liberal education and culture, and has manifested a decided literary and poetic talent ss
his brother before displayed very considerable artistic ability. The Norwegians are
very fond of having him visit Christiania,
though he lives the greater portion of ihe
year in Sweden. The great throng were
most loyal in their cheers. A brilliant arrangement of gas jets flamed through the
night, forming the words, " Leve Kongen,"
Long Live the King. After the fire-works,
the Royal Parly left the gardens and passed,
with their invited guests, to the Palace on
the hill, where a banquet closed the evening.
Christiania is most beautifully situated at
the head of the Christiania Fjord. The
city was founded in 1624 by King Christian
IV. on the site of a more ancient city, Osloe.
This old city must have been extremely interesting. It contained the cathedral of St.
Halyard, "then one of the richest in Europe."
Here James VI. of Scotland and 1. cf
England was married to Anne, of Denmark,
sister of Christian IV. in 1589. Christian;
IV. who founded the present city, named it
Christiania, nfter himself. It has been the
capital of Norway instead of Trondhjem,
since Norway was united to Denmark. The
present population is, if I am correctly informed, about 90,000. The city is growing
in all directions. There are many fine pubs
lie buildings. Here is the Royal Palace,
the University of Norway, the Stoetbing or
Parliament House, elc. 1 will give you one
or two pages from my journal at this point:
August 30th.— H
called early this
morning to act as my guide about the city.
We have the morning free for walking. First
along the wharves, wpere lie vessels from.
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all parts of the world, and where there seems
to be much busy life. You know the Norwegians are never more at home than when
they are on the water. Then following the
bend of the shore, every step bringing the
beautiful Fjord more in view, we reach the
Castle and Fortress of Akershus, from
which we gain a most superb view. Here is
one of the favorite promenades of the good
people of Christiania, and the walks are
crowded on Sundays between 12 and 2.
From this height you see the Fjord with its
numerous beautifully wooded islands, between which ships and steamers peacefully
glide, coming from the stormy, troubled sea
beyond. Across the blue bay, gleaming
white in the midst of the luxuriance of summer foliage, can be seen on the mainland,
the picturesque " Oscar's Halle," which
"
was originally built by the Norwegians and
presented to King Oscar, but now belongs to
the city of Christiania." Skirting the new
and out-lying portions of the city, we reach
the Palace, which stands at the head of the
fine Carl Johann Gade, the principal street
of the capital. The Palace is situated on
rising ground, just above the city, and the
view on all sides is something most beautiful. As the Royal Standard is flying, we
know that there is no admission, and are
content to wait in the delightful sunshine
out-of-doors. The Palace itself is an extensive and imposing building, comparatively
new. Just before the Palace is a splendid
equestrian statue of Carl Johann, by the
Norwegian sculptor, Brynjulf Bergslien.and
erected by the Norwegian people who were
devoted to this King, who loved them as his
own race. In the rear and on the sides of
the Palace are beautiful gardens and parks
and lakes, where white swans lazily float.
In the " place " before the Palnce, the Royal
Band often plays; and this is one of the
favorite gathering places of the city. Il is
a delightful and inspiring scene here on a
bright, summer day. Before you lies the
beautiful Fjord, beyond the city the splendid
hills and uplands, reaching away for miles;
beautifully wooded and diversified by tiny
villages and country houses. At your feet
is the busy city, with its towers and spires—
into the very heart of which leads the noble
avenue of which I have spoken above. I
scarcely know which city to admire most,
Stockholm or Christiania—they will both
amply, richly reward the visitor, and in so
different a way, that if it is possible, I should
advise every one to see them both. I
scarcely tnow when I should have satisfied
myself with gazing, had not my Norwegian
friend come to me with a kind invitation to
join some of his friends at dinner. I was
welcomed in a bright, pleasant home, where
flowers and home-brightness and the society
of most agreeable Norwegian ladies made
me feel indeed that I was most highly favored. I shall not soon forget the cordial hospitality which, beginning in this charming
Christiania home, has welcomed me during
all my stay in Norway; and which makes
my memories of this land somewhat more
"couleur dc rose" than they otherwise
might have been In the afternoon ourdinner company had coffee together in one of
the gardens of the city. The evening was
spent most pleasantly, closing with a Norwegian Hipper. After which I went home to
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dream most pleasantly of my first day in the words of Schiller's Song of the Bell."
Christiania.
It has been a pleasure"to me to learn that
Feb. 26th, 1879.
the Musical Society was succeeding so well
in Honolulu. I saw a notice in the papers
We again take the liberty of quoting from of Mr. Berger having received a Decoration
private letters:
from the Queen. 1 see that a German Band
Berlin, March 12, 1879.—Spring is Master is shortly to go to Japan to take
again here, and the long winter seems to charge of the Military Music of the Empire,
have disappeared. The buds on my dear ordering it after German methods. 1 have
old Geneva friends, the chestnut trees, are heard one or two splendid oratories lately.
growing daily larger, and before very long One, the Fall of Jerusalem, was especially
we shall see the tiny leaves shooting out. well rendered. The singing of the choruses
Yesterday was a day of radiant sunshine, here is something grand beyond description,
the first perfect day of spring, and it seemed such perfection of training.
as if all the world of Berlin was on the
I have heard several most interesting lecpromenade in the Thier Garten. The walks tures of late in a general course, which is
were crowded for hours in an unending pro- being given for the public, at the Academy
cession, and the avenues were filled with of Music. One in reference to Excavations
carriages, a most brilliant sight.
and Discoveries at Olympia, by Prof. Ernst
The University Winter Semester is over, Curtius, was especially interesting nnd inand the students are scattering fast for their structive. The German Government has
vacation trips. Many of the young Ameri- done nobly in carrying on the work there,
cans go south to Italy. 1 quite enjoy the and has been richly repaid by the treasures
prospect of remaining here, now that most of which this classic soil has given to tbe presthe winter festivities are over and there will ent. There is an exhibition here of the
be more quiet and opportunity for study, casts which have been discovered, the origiand then Berlin will grow so beautful in the nals remain in Greece. Prof. Adler lectured
next six weeks. You see 1 have grown very a week ago on Mykenai, referring enthusiasfond of the Prussian capital. Professor tically to Schlieman, who has worked so
Whitney and family soon leave us for successfully there.
Gotha, where he expects to remain for
Berlin, March 24th.—This morning, at
several months working on his Sanskrit the Foreign Office, I was introduced by
Grammar, which will probably appear in Herr Yon Kusserow to a Dr. Finsch of Brethe early summer. Prof. Leo of Berlin, who men, who is expected, before many weeks, to
has devoted himself to Shakespearian studies, has be in Honolulu. I will enclose his card.
lately published in splendid style the Plutarch He is a
prominent member of the Geographiwhich Shaltespeare used, and to whioh he was so
is going to study the
largely indebted fur so much historical informa- cal Society, and he
natural history of our Islands.
tion. The secretary of tlieChincHo Legationin LonOn Saturday last was the Emperor's
don is now translating Shakespeare into Chinese.
Among the pleasantest acquaintances 1 birthday. There were foreign guests at
have made of late have been that of Dr. and Court, among them the King and Queen of
Mrs. Rodenburg. He is the editor of the Saxony. The Emperor lately fell and inRundschau," the principal literary maga- jured himself, so that for some days he has
"zine
of Germany. He tells me that shortly not been well. Though on his birthday he
there will appear a most interesting and was much better, the large " Congratulagraphic article in the same on Honolulu and tions-Cour" did not tajte place, and in the
the Hawaiian Islands, written by a gentle evening the Slate gathering which generally
man who was in Honolulu several years occurs in the Schloss was also omitted,
since, as surgeon on the German man-of- a smaller concert being given instead.
dkr Arcona. He assures me that it is Music and soldiers in bright uniform might
written in such a spirit of friendly enthus- be heard and seen. Before the Palace,
iasm that it made him and Frau Rodenburg about the stutue of Frederick the Great,
very eager to visit Honolulu. I have also were splendid laurel trees and quantities of
met Professor Lepsius, a white-haired, ven- flowers in pots, presented by one of the rich
erable looking man, who had many ques- bankers of the city
The general European news I never make
tions to ask about the Hawaiian language.
The great musical sensation of late has mention of, for you always learn the prinbeen the playing of the famous Russian cipal events by telegraph before my letters
pianist Rubenstein. The effect of his play- reach you. The morning papers are bringing is something indescribable, and I feel as ing us sad and tragic accounts of the desit indeed at last I had heard one of the great struction of a town in Hungary by flood, a
masters. One forgets the instrument, and most dreadful catastrophe. The phantom
is lifted out of himself by the wonderful, pest which has been troubling Russia seems
almost supernatural, genius of the man. to have disappeared. The Reichstag, or
Then his appearance is so striking and Parliament, are having a not very peaceful
original. He is somewhat lame, and comes session. 1 heard Bismarck speak lately.
slowly on to the stage. His long, straight The House is always crowded when he has
black hair is brushed away from a dark, sad, a word to say.
1 called lately upon a gentleman, a former
striking face, and he bows in a mechanical
of Honolulu, and was quite amused nt
resident
audience,
to
the
and self-absorbed way
his saying that though living here in Berlin, one
But when he touches the keys of the piano of the first capitals of the
world, he took scarcely
he is a changed man ; such a spiritual and any notice ol the newspapers, but when one
musical metamorphosis it is impossible to came from Honolulu he read every word, adverdescribe. The constantly recurring ques- tisements and all. 1 told him that [ should have
tion in society is, Have you heard Ruben- to make a note of this for the Friind, showing
stein 7 Young Herr yon Zon Muhlen sang the affection of an old resident for tbe Islands.
lately in a new composition by Burch, with
Frank Williams Damon.
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THE FRIEND.
MAY 1.1 870.
Bayard Taylor's Successor as Minister to
Germany.
Notices have appeared in American papers that the position would be offered to Dr.
Thompson, who now resides in Berlin, and
in so many ways has served and honored
his country. We understand if it had been
offered him he would have positively declined, on account of the precarious state of
his health. We rejoice that President
Hayes has appointed a Minister so eminently fitted for this responsible and honorable
position, as will appear from the following
notice clipped from the Chicago Advance:
" The Hon. Andrew D. White, who has
been appointed Minister to Germany to
succeed ihe late Bayard Taylor, is a native
of Syracuse, N. V., his father being a
wealthy and prominent resident of (hat city.
His collegiate studies were begun at Hamilton College, where he spent a year, and
finished at Vale in 1853, where he was
graduated at the head of his class, and took
first prize for scholarship and oratory. He
then went to Europe, where he was for a
time an attache to the American Legation
at St. Petersburg, nnd where he laid the
foundation of his present magnificent library.
On his return he was elected to the chair of
History in the Michigan University at Ann
Arbor, which he accepted after declining a
similar position ofTered him at Vale. Owing
to ill health, Mr. White resigned in 1863,
and spent six months in Europe. On returning to Syracuse he was chosen a State
Senator, serving two terms at Albany. He
met Mr. Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell
University, at Ithaca. When the University was organised in 1866 Mr. White became its President; an office he has held
ever since. In 1871 he was one of the
Commissioners to visit San Domingo. During the same year he presided over the
Rpublican State Convention at Syracuse,
and in 1876 he was a delegate-at-large from
this State to the Convention which nomi-
nated President Hayes."
FRIEND,
MV Y .
1879.
Installation of the Governess of Hawaii.
Her Excellency the Princess Likelike, who was
recently commissioned by His Majesty as Governess
of the Island of Hawaii, arrived at Hilo on the 10th
instant on tbe steamer bearing Her Excellency's
name, and was heartily received by the people.
Tbe Governess was accompanied by her husband.
the Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mrs. Kapena, Mrs. Mailcai, and Capt. J. H. Boyd of Gov. Dominis' staff.
Captain Thomas Spencer, U. S. Consular Agent at
Hilo, conveyed the Governess and suite from the
steamer to the shore in his barge, which was decorated with ferns and tlowers tor the occasion, and
threw open hie house for Her Excellency's use; and
at tbe landing the party was received by a committee of tbe people, under an arch ot evergreens.
The church building, where Her Excellency met and
addressed the people at large, was tilled to overflowins. The venerable missionary of Hilo, the Key.
Titus Coan, opened the proceedings with prayer,
after which His Excellency J. M. Kapeua read the
itoyal Commission appointing the Princess to the
office. Her Excellency then read in a clear and distinct voice, and with remarkable prepossession, the
following address :
Loyal Hawaiians:—lt hat* pleased His Majesty the
King, our Gracious and well-beloved Sovereign, to confer
upon me, the appointment of Governess of this, the largest Island of our group, the cradleof our chiefs, at whose
breast the kings am! noble families of this nation have
been nourished.
It has not been unusual for you to ho under a Governt'NH, may venerable cousin Her Highness. Hutu Keelikolani occupied this position for a number of years,and I
trust that my official acts and my intercourse with you
will be such as to commend me to your acceptability, as
was the case with the honored chiefess before me.
On entering upon the duties of this offlce, permit me
to assure you of ruy sentiments of sincere sorrow and regret on the demise of your late Governor.
I havereceived the appointment of Governess of Hawaii, with no small degree of satisfaction, not merely hecause here was the. ancestral home of my forefathers, but
mainly because it Is my earnest desire to join together
with you in the advancement of every good work which
shall have for its object the progress and prosperity
of all.
On the accession of His Majesty to the Throne of Hawaii, he expressed his ardent desire that the people nf
our land might increase and prosper.
But these good wishes of our King cannot be accomplished, even by a wise admin istration of tho affairs of
our Government, unless we all heartily assist in the good
work by strictly observing the laws of health and by
carefully attending on our children.
During the past few years, we have witnessed the beginning here of an era of prosperity in therapid increase
of important agricultural industries, whereby our hitherto waste lands are becoming utilized, and affording flattering prospects for the future.
I trust we shall all industriously improve the opportunities thusafforded for our material progress, and while
living In peace and order, under our wholesome laws,
provide for ourselves and families comfortable and
happy homes.
People of Hawaii: In conclusion allow me to assure
you of my respectful regard and sincerealoha toWTinis
you. I pray Almighty God to bless and keep you: that He,
will smile upon our industries, and that He will be graciously pleased to grant long life to our Sovereign Lord
the King.
The reading of the address was listened to with
and elicited frequent expressions of
Bishop marked interest,
applause, and at the conclusion there hearty cheers
of Exeter (says the N. Y. Observer), speak- were given for the new Governess. Tbe Rev. Mr.
ing recently at Exeter, alluded to the politi- Coan and others spoke in response, toand expiessed
at tbe sentiments
which Her
cal aspect of tempera nee reform, and ex- much satisfaction
Excellency had given utterance. The announcehis
satisfaction
that
the
pressed
question ment was made of the appointment of the Hon. F.
was now making its way rapidly. At one 8. Lyman, as Clerk to the Governess, aud after
time he was the only bishop on the bench singing by tbe children, the highly interesting meetwho was a total abstainer, but it was not so ing was closed.—P. C. Advertiser,, April 19.
now ; besides which they found peers of the
U. S. Consul for Honolulu.
realm, men holding high office, and members of the House of Commons, all avowing We olip Ihe following from tbe S. F. Chronicle
themselves on the side of temperance. He ot Ilie 14th instant :
endorsed the opinion ot Lord Derby, that of Among the passengers to arrive here by tbe overall reforms the reform of the drinking habits land train to-morrow evening is J. Al. Morton, lately
United States Consul to the Hawaiian
of this country was most important to the appointed
Islands. Mr. Morton is the oldest son of the late
working classes.
Senator Oliver P. Morton of Indiana, many of whose
Temperance in England.—The
No season within memory has been so
unfortunate for the Greenland whaling fleet
ts that just past. The whole Scotch fleet
secured but six whales, and one steamer was
totally lost.
attributes he is said to possess, tie has been upon
the Pacific coast for about eight years, and claims
San Francisoo as his permanent place of residence.
He was last employed as a special government agent
at Alaska. Consul Morton, with his wife aud family,
will sail in a few days for tbe field of bis new labors
at tbe Sandwich Islands.— P. C. Advertiser, Apr. 26
Foreign Community at Makawao.
The Rev. T. H. Rouse thus writes to the
editor of the San Francisco Pacific under
date of February 10th :
You said, in recommending the islands,
that" it was a good easy life for a minister.
But I have found nowhere a greater stimulus to study and thorough preparation. The
people are very intelligent, and well up
with the times. Private libraries are large,
and of the best books. There are several
good classical scholars in my congregation.
All the leading newspapers, magazines and
quarterlies are taken, from the " North
American " and Bibliotheca " down.
I
never, in any place, had so large an access
to the best current periodicals as here.
There are two good pastors' libraries in my
parish, besides private: that of the Rev. J.
S. Green, the venerable missionary recently
deceased, and that of Rev. J. M. Alexander,
formerly of San Leandro, a choice man and
a most helpful ministerial brother—compelled by ill health to leave temporarily the
ministry. Then, all these islands feel, in
the direction of intelligence and piety, the
spirit and influence of the old missionaries,
a few of whom yet linger—Rev. W. P. Alexander and Dr. Baldwin, 'venerable and
lovely men, whose labors have been espec-
ially associated with Maui."
A Missionary's Monument.—The late
Dr. John Geddie, being then the minister of
Cavendish, in Prince Edward Island, gave
himself to missionary work in the South
Seas in 1846. He reached Aneityum in the
middle of 1848. For some years he and his
family endured many trials and hardships
on that heathen island.
In 1852 he formed his first church in the
New Hebrides. A few years later, through
his efforts and those of his fellow-laborer,
Mr. Inglis, the whole of the population,
numbering 3500, was professedly Christian.
In 1863, by their united efforts, the Aneitumese were supplied with the complete
New Testament. Dr. Geddie continued to
labor on Aneityum, making frequent visits
to the other islands, until June 1872, when
he had a stroke of paralysis. He retired to
Geelong, near Melbourne, where he died on
the 14th of December, 1872.
Quite recently a marble tablet to his
memory was placed in the wall of the
chapel where he had so often preached in
Aneityum, and on it are these words, worthy
of being printed in letters of goW :
"
WHEN HE CAME HERE,
THERE WERE NO CHRISTIANS ;
WHEN HE WENT AWAY,
THERE WERE NO HEATHEN."
—N. Y. Observer, Feb. 6, 1879.
Reading the foreeoing notice of the Rev.
Mr. Geddie's missionary labors reminds us
of his visit to Honolulu in 1847, when
making his circuitous voyage from Nova
Scotia to the New Hebrides Islands, via
Boston, Cape Horn, and Honolulu, a distance of at least 25,000 miles, equalling the
circumference of the globe. Mr. Geddie,
having been a settled pastor for eight years,
felt called to go " far hence" and preach the
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THE VRI E Wi l), MAY, 1879.
Gospel among the savages of the South
Seas. He went forth with his family, including wife and two children, accompanied
by a lay missionary, Mr. Archibald. They
arrived in Honolulu passengers on board the
Eveline, of Newburyport, Captain Goodwin,
after a boisterous passage of 167 days. (See
Friend for July 1847.) After remaining
on the Islands about two months, Captain
Westfall, of Sag Harbor, gave them a gratuitous passage to the Samoan Islands on
board the whaleship Crescent. While here
Mr. Ueddie visited the other Islands, and
before leaving published the following
•' card ":
Book in Hawaiian.— We rejoice
Whitney & Robertson's Bookstore the new song book in Hawaiian, by
Rev. L. Lyons, the Isaac Watts of Hawaii
nei. What Moody and Sankey's hymns
and songs are for English singing people,
this book is for Hawaiians. This is a rare
collection of choice music, original and selected.
Those fond of the curious and strange in
Historical and Archaeological Studies,will find
at Whitney & Robertson's Piazzi Smith's
book, •' Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid."
Thanks to the Purser of the steamer
Australia for late Australian papers.
New
A Card.—We, the subscribers. Missionaries from
the Presbyterian Church of Nova Sootia to the South
Sens, have been compelled by circumstances to take
a circuitous route by way of the Sandwich Islands to
our prospective field of labor. During our sojourn
of nearly two mouths on these islands, it has been
our privilege to receive numerous acts of kindness,
and to enjoy a degree of hospitality which lays us
under obligation to tender public acknowledgments
PORT OF HONOLULU, S. I.
to His Majesty who kindly furnished ourselves and
ARRIVALS.
our families with a free passage to and from Lahaina
—to His Majesty's Ministers, Messrs. Wylie and Mar 29—Am wh bk Rainbow, from cruise
31—Am wh Hk Progreu, from cruise
Judd; to Wm. Miller, Esq., Her Brittanic Majesty's
31— Am wh bk Abram Barker, Smith, from cruise
Consul Qeneral, and to the Consul of France; to the
I—Am topsail schr Leo. Barker, 19 days from Sid
Seamen's Chaplain, and the American Missionaries
Francisco
3—German bk A later. Bolt, 167 days from Liverpool
generally. Please, gentlemen, accept our sincere
bgtne Timaodra, Thomas, 26 days from flan
4—Am
our
thanks accompanied with
fervent prayers for
Francisco via Hilo
your prosperity, spiritual and temporal. We leave April 6—Am wh bk Mercury. Mirkmott, from cruise
6—ll B M flagship Triumph, Admiral Dc Honey. 24
with many regrets, but still confidently hope that a
days from Aoapuico via Kealakekua, Hawaii
gracious Providence will smile upon our humble ens—Am bk Warmion. Jordan,88 daya from Victoria
deavors to do our Divine Master's will.
8— Am achr American Girl, Backus, 16 daya from San
John Geddie, Missionary,
Francisco
B—Am tern Uera, Monsen, 27 days from Astoria
Isaac A. Archibald, Assistant.
B—Am wh hk Eliza, Murray, from cruise
Honolulu, September 7th, 1847.
9—Am wh bk Bea Breese, Barnes, Irom crulae
MARINE JOURNAL.
.
9—Am wh bk Pacific, Knowles, from crulae
9—Am bk JaaCheaion, Swanton, 64 dayi from Port
Gamble, leaking
12—Raiatea schr Vivid, English, 12 days from Farming's Island
16—p MBH Australia, Cargill, from Sydney
16—Frenchbk Alphonsine Zelie, Lebeaupin, 18 days
from Ban Francisco
19—Am ship Robert Dixon, Osgood, Irom Guano Isl'ds
19—11 1 G M 8 i'rinK Adalbert, MacLean, fm Acapulco
10—Am tern A P Jordan, Crack, from Ban Francisco
Via Kiiliului
21—Am bktne J A Falkinburg, Hubbart, 21 daya from
Portland, 0
22—P MSB Cityof Sydney, Dearborn, from S Francisco
22—Am bk Jenny Pitts, Sievert, 27 days from Port
Gamble
22—Am bktne Klla, Brown, 18 days from San Francisco
23—Am wh bgtne Tropic Bird, Jernegan, from borne
and crulae, witli one sperm whale
23—Am bgtne Hesperian, Winding, 19 days fm Bureka
23—Am bk Forest Queen, Wallace, 19 daya from Ban
Francisco
24—Am bktne Mignon, Soule, 46 daya from Hongkong
We fully sympathize with Mr.
Gibson in his views, as unfolded in the
weekly papers, respecting the inequality of
the sexes upon the Islands indicated by the
census. So far as the Chinese are
ncerned, we are glad to learn that the
linese females brought hither are of the
tter class. Many of them are Christians,
having been brought under the influence of
German missionaries in China.
Cannot
something be done to introduce more of this
claJjtf
,
(lent
Naval
—
The Triumph, the flag-ship of the
British naval forces in the Tacinc, carrying the
broad pennant of Rear-Admiral dc Horsey, arrived
at this port from Acapulco on Saturday last, and
anchored in the roadstead, drawing too much
water to enter the port. She carries ten 12-ton
guns nnd four ot smaller calibre. She is armorplated, and is 3893 tuns and 800 horse power. Tbe
following is a list of her officers :
Rear-Admiral—Algernon F R dc Horsey
Flag-Lieutenant—Fritz Haucb X Crowe
Secretary—John H Cleverton
Clerks to Secretary—WalterParnell, Geo E Tuck
Captain—Frederick O D Bedford
Vmnmandtr—Henry Rose
Lieutenants—Fits Herbert Coddington, Malcolm II
Prummond, Reginald O B C Brenton, James H P Galloway. Clement W Bweotenham, Angus W 8 Douglas
Staff Commander—John J Covey
Lieitteiuint Marines—Sewallis A Kewell
Chaplain and Naval Instructor—Rev JosephReed, M A
/'/../ Rurgetm—William II Crnice
Juymaster—George W D Siiuuionrts
1)Beaton
Chief Engineer—Wllloughby
Soli-Lieutenants—Sidney G Cooper, Arthur II Wlllson
.Surg,Mt—Albert 0 (Jueely, Geo It 1) Charlton
Assistant lliymoslir—John W N Dsvcy
Engineers —Alexander Smart, Edward McLcish, Win H
G Webb, John X R Potam
(.'miner— Samuel Tilley
Boatswain—Henry Hearle
Carpenter—James Goodwin
Assistettsi Engin»e r—Thomas Williams
.Xuv.il Cadet—Spencer V Y dc Horsey
—/'. G Advertiser, April VI.
DEPARTURES.
April
jT PASsCKGCR..
Song
to see at
2—Am wh bk Abram Barker, Smith, for Arctic
2—Am wh bk Fleetwing, lleppingatone, for Arctic
2—Am wh bk I'mirreas, Lspham, for Arctic
2—Am wh bk Rainbow, Cogan, for Arctic
3—Am bgtne Nautilus, Mclsaac, for San Francisco
3—Haw bk Kalakaua, Jenks. for Ban Fran isco
3—ll I 11 M rt Djiguitt, dc Livron, for Japan
6—Am tpsl RChr Leo, Barker, for Arctic
7—Am bktne Monitor, Emerson, for Humboldt
7—Am schr Jos Woolley, Hempstead, lor Guano Isl'ds
7—Am ship Springfield. Peart, fur.larvis Island
g—Am bgtne Tiuiandra, Thomas, for ArcMc
9—Am tpsl schrLoleta. Dexter, for Arctic
10—Bolivianschr John Bright, Mills, for fan Francisco
10—Ambk H W Almy, Freeman, for Sao Francisco
In Am wh bk Mercury, Hickmott,for Arctic
10—Am wh bk Eliza, Murray, for Arctic
12—P M88Alaska, Seabury, for Yokohama
16—Haw schr Giovanni Apiani, Gilley, for Arctic
16—11 BM 8 Triumph, Admiral Dc Horsey, for Esqui-
From Boston—Per Martha Davis, March 31—Charles R
Scarborough.
For San Francisco—Per Nautilus, April 3—A B Hodgkins.
For San Franciaco, per H W Almy, April 10—MiaaMary
Slders, F Ma. arty, P Sullivan, John Sholte.
For Hongkong, per Alaska, April 12—J WSessions, and tt
Chinamen.
From Tanning's I.land, per Vlrld, April 14—A H Houlder,
A F Houlder.
For Port Usmhle, per Jo. Perkins. April 16-E P Janaen.
For San Francisco, per D C Murray, April IS—Mr Bsrton
and wife, Mra Ward, J Farnsworth, wile and child. Dr Tufts,
Mis, Frear, Thoa Price, Mr Hardy and wife, Mr Simpson.
For Hongkong, per Martha Paris, April IT—James Hubert,
A W Snow, Mi.c Lulu Dc Haven,and 18 Chinese.
From Australia, per Anairalia, April It—J Day, A Mason
and wire. W Valcould. W Jenkins, W Mount, F Tkm,and
116 In transit lor Sau Francisco.
From San Franciaco,per Alphonaine Zelie, April IS—Mr
Smith and wife. Ja> Hubert, and 41 Chinamen.
For San Franci.co, per Au<lrnlla, April 16—J ft Carmody,
wifeand two children, Ed Furalenau, ('has Brewer, Mias
Elisa Brewer. Mia. I. Rodger., Mrs 8 F Thompson, two children and servant. Mra M X Butler, J Dixon, Wm Maertins,
N r Remington, Sir. W 8 Wilcox. Ja. Wood., J Lyon, Jiunrs
Campbell and trite, J X Smitli, O P Severeo Mia. Cutter, II
Cornwell, Mr. II Turton, H Weil, F N Danby, Mrs PrasMii
and.on, Mr. J Neal, J F Vane, L W Ilahn, O Larson, H,
Kunast. J D Rnbertson, Mr. McKensie. J B Griffin, R Green
Jos West. H Robinson, Josl Nicbovsky, P Stuk, Mra M L
Smith and 2Chinese.
From San Francisco, per City of Sydney, April 22—Mr
Turner, Mr Mtdlon, Mr Derapsle. Miss Frankel, Mr drove,
E N Bnnndry, E Butliard. J w Tolland, J Moore, Col C
Spreokles, C R Bishop, Mr Bendell.Mr Buck.E 0 Berger,
Mrs L Swan, P Oleeson, T L Wesson, J A Murphy, Dr
Estleman, Miss B Rb.nahan,Ova Spreckles, O W Macfarlane, W H Place, D T McGraw and wife, J Seaman and
wife, W B Home, J Kaupland, D Meyer., T H Wilt, J
Wallace, H .laii.es, A Btisbton, Q Cohen, O Hanlon, Q
Snyder, E H Walltngford, J Dickson, E A Lambert, H
Houthworth,Mra M Steward, Annie Davis, Mike Huberty,
H Edwards, A Bates, and 177 Chinese.
From Portland, per Falkinburg, April 22-J J Kelly,
M A Krieg, A D Marshall, and one Chinese.
From San Francisco, per Ella, April 32—Mrs B M Oildea, Miss D S Oildea, E Frlnk and wife, Mr Moaer, Mr
Jager, Frank Colgan. L Dee, and 8 Chinese.
For Australia, per City of Sydney, April 29—T C Button, F Y Newton, J Reeves, Wm Hollworth.
From Eureka, per Hesperian, April 21—Jas Paul.
For Farming's Island, per Vivid, April 24—A Houlder,
A Oale, E Probart.
For San Francisco, per Rosario, April 25—G C Hilton,
Jas Luproil and wife, Dr L S Thompson and daughter,
and 2 Chinamen.
For Hongkong, per Crusader, April 28—D Root, J
McCloskey.
MARRIED.
Maooon—Eshlf.man—At Waialua, Oahu, March 16ih,
by His Lordship the Bishop of Honolulu, Mr. J. A. Ma-
ooon to Miss Hannikva Eshi.kman.
Tbkadway—Mouse—ln this city. March J&th, by the
Rev. 8. G. Dwight, Mr. Henby G. Tbeadway to Miss
Ellen Mobse, both of Honolulu. WsT* No cards.
Macfablane—Widemann—At Walklkl, April Sth, 187!>,
by Rev. Father Hermann, Mr. F. W. Macfablane to
Miss Emelie, daughter ol Hon. H. A. Widemann, all of
Honolulu.
Petebson—Meliea—ln this city, April Bth, by th.
Rev. 8. C. Damon. Mr. Petkbson, (keeper of the Telegraph Station) of Honolulu, to Melixa, of Kwa.
Haine—Walaea—ln thl. city, April 17th. by the Rev.
8. 0. Damon, Haine, (Chinaman) of Klklhale.to Walaea.
of Waikiki-kai.
Eclevebhia—Maikai—ln this city, April 18lh, by the
Rev. 8. C. Damon, DanielEclevebbia to Wahine Mai
eai, both of Honolulu.
Shipman—Johnson—ln Honolulu, April Mth, by Rev.
S. C. Damon, W. 11. Shipman, Esq., of Hilo, Hawaii, to
Miss M. E. Johnson, of Honolulu.
DIED.
Seinneb—At Makawao, Maui, March 31, at the rem.
deuce of ber son-in-law, M. B. Heckwith, Mrs. Betsy.
widow of the late Barton Skinner, Esq., of Keenc, New
Hampshire, aged 79 years.
Smith—At Hilo, on Monday, April 7th, at hia place of
residence, Dr. Jakes s. Smith, aged 40- years. He was a
native of the State of Ohio, U. S. (Ohio papers please
Thompbon—ln this city, April 18,of consumption, Mrs.
Rachel Thompson, wife of Dr. L. S. Thompson, of Ko.
mau
halt, Hawaii, formerly of Minnesota, U. 8., aged 3'J years.
16—H BM 8 Opal, Robinson, for Esquimau
Mkhseiii'ko —In this city, April 18th, Wm. Mebsebhio..
Knowles.
for
Arctic
I'acitlc,
16—Am wh bk
Sheriff ofKohala, Hawaii, a native of Germany, aged fis
16—P M8B Australia, Cargill, forSao Franciaco
years. He had resided in these Islands for nearly thirty
16—Am bktne Jos Perkins, Johnson, for Port Gamble
years, and was the first leader of a Hawaiian band of
16—Ambk D C Murray, Frost, for Ban Francisco
music, organized in 183a.
16—Am wh bk Bea Breese, Barnes, for Arctic
Lawson—At the Queen's Hospital, April Md, Andbew
17—Am bk Martha Davis, Benson, for Hongkong
C. Lawbon, a native of Breveg, Norway. He had been
It, -Am schr General Harney, Tripp, for Arctic
sailing forseveral years out of American ports. The de2'—Am bk' Munition. Jordan, for Victoria, B C
ceased was a trustfuland simple-minded Christian sailor.
23—P MSB City of Sydney, Dearborn, for Sydney
He was a beneficiary of the Ladles Strangers' Friend So24— Nrlthk Chocola, Kenneth, for Honykong
ciety
of Honolulu.
24—RaiateaschrVivid, English, for Farming's Island
24—11 IG M B i'rinz Adalbert, MacLean. for Yokohama
GirFABD—In this city, April 24th, 1879, at theresidence
26—Am achr Rosario. Douglass, forBan Francisco
of her mother Mrs. Dudolt, Blanche, wife of Walter M.
25—Am wb biituc Tropic Bird, Jcrocgac, fur Arctic
Giffard.
�42
111 X FRIEND, MAY.
Heaven's
Beauties.
Since o'er tby footstool bere below
Such beauteous gems are strown,
Oh, what magnificence must glow,
My God, about thy. throne!
So brilliant bere these drops of light;
There tbe lull ocean rolls, how bright!
If night's blue curtain of tbe sky,
With thousand stars inwrougbl—
Hung like some royal canopy
With glittering diamonds fraught—
Be. Lord, thy temple s outer vail.
What glory round the shrine must dwell I
Tbe dazzling aim. at noontide hour,
Forth from bia flaming vase
Flinging o'er earth the golden shower,
Till vale and mountain blaze.
Rut shows, 0 Isold, one beam of tliine !
What, then, the day where ibou dost sbine !
Ab, how shall these dim eyes endure
That noon ol living rays ?
Or how my spirit, so impure.
Upon thy brightness gsze ?
Anoint, () Lord ! anoint my sight,
And robe me for that world of light!
—[By Dr. Muhlenberg, author of the hymn,
" I would not Live Alway."
EDITOR'S TABLE.
"
UNCLE TOM
" AND HEINHCH HEINE.
Among the new books, we notice at Thos.
G. Thrum's, Fort street, an illustrated edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The print and
illustrations are in the highest style of the
art. That the demand should call for an
edition of this nature indicates that the story
of Uncle Tom, by Mrs. Stowe, has taken its
place among the standard books of modern
literature. Although slavery has passed
away, yet the genius displayed in this book
will not allow the work a merely ephemeral popularity. Having recently re-read the
book, (an old mutilated edition, together with
» The Key," published in 1853, falling in
our way,) it is gratifying to glance at this superbly illustrated edition. It is accompanied
by an interesting bibliography of the book,
by Mr. Bullen, of the British Museum, who
shows, by his memoranda, that Uncle Tom
has been made to speak just twenty different
languages, besides several separate editions
in some of these languages. We have
thought it might take as a good " serial " if
some one would translate it into Hawaiian
and print it in the native newspaper Kuokoa.
Tbe introduction contains a most interesting correspondence between Mrs. Stowe and
several distinguished personages and writers,
including the Prince of Wales, Dickens,
Macauley, and others. The most noteworthy reference to the book is in a paragraph
from the writings of the late German writer,
Heinrich Heine, so well and widely known,
who died in Paris about twenty years ago.
It appears that Heine had become notoriously sceptical in regard to the Bible, but in his
last days was most inarvclously brought to
1879.
confess bis error and accept of the Gospel of
Christ as man's only hope. The following
beautiful paragraph we copy :
" The awakening of my religious feelings
1 owe to that holy book, the Bible. Aston
ishing ! that after I have whirled nbout all
and heartfelt thanks for your great kindness
to us in allowing us the use of the Bethel
school-room to hold our temperance meetings. We pray God in his great mercy lo
spare you a long life in the great cause, and
that he will grant you every happiness on
earth for your goodness to us and all the
seafaring community. We hope and trust
that the temperance cause will flourish on
the Island and all over the world. We
leave here on Saturday for Vancouver's
Island. Good bye.
We remain your obedient servants.
C. F. Johnson, Secy.
(Signed)
my life over all the dance-floors of philosophy, and yielded myself to all the orgies of
the intellect, and paid my addresses to nil
possible systems, without satisfaction, like
Messalina, after a licentious night, I now
find myself on the same stand-point where
Uncle Tom stands—on that of the Bible. I
kneel down by my black brother in the same
prayer! AVhat a humiliation! With nil
my science I have come no farther than the
"Sanctified but in Part."
poor ignorant negro who has scarce learned
to spell. Poor Tom, indeed, seems to have
Many, many men are converted to faith,
seen deeper things in the holy book than I. but not to generosity. I have known men
Tom, perhaps, understands them better than that prayed
very well, that sang very beauI, because more flogging occurs in them—
that
were very agreeable in their
that is to say, those ceaseless blows of the tifully,
manners,
that
were very exemplary in their
whip which have aesthetically disgusted me
in reading the Gospels and the Acts. But a households, that were very devout, that were
poor negro slave reads with his back, and very sincere, doubtless, and that were all
understands better than we do. But I, who
right until you came to the question of selfused to make quotations from Homer, now
begin to quote the Bible as Uncle Tom ishness, but they shrank if you touched that
habit. They were converted to this point,but
does."
they were not converted there, though that
Temperance in the British Navy.
was just the point where they needed conCaptain Grant, who commanded one of version more than anywhere else.
the largest ironclads in the British service,
1 was informed by the engineer who had
denies that it was necessary to give the sailor charge of the survey of that great treasure
brandy-and-water to make him fight. On which Mr. Seward secured for us in Alaska,
the contiary, the smartest men in his ship
were the teetotalers, who kept their pledge the eternal ice-house of the globe, that even
where summer brings vegetation, if you
and lived in the fear of God."
take
a staff and drive it down in many
We copy the above paragraph from one
two or three feet, you strike a solid
parts
of our exchanges. Teetotalism is rapidly
summer never goes lower than
ice,
because
spreading in the British Navy, and we are
that.
not surprised the old-fashioned grog-fighters
And as it is there, so it is in men—only
should discredit the fighting qualities of the different men are very different in this retemperance sailors. Two of Her Majesty's spect. In some men, if you go down six
ships ol war have just left the port of Hono- inches you strike ice; in some men you
strike ice if you go down a foot; and in
lulu. On board the Admiral's ship, out of
men you do not strike ice imtilsvou go
some
a crew of six hundred there were sixty-four down two feet; but somewhere or SWer. in
teetotalers, and on board the smaller vessel every man, if you go down far enough you
about twenty, who were organised tinder the will come to a solid foundation where sumGood Templars' pledge. From what we mer does not reach. What we want, therefore, is tropical heat that pierces to the very
can learn from officers and seamen, tempercenter; and there are many in whom only
ance principles are spreading in the British heat of a very searching nature is sufficient.
Some men are thorough Christians in
Navy. Perhaps no one is more instrumental in promoting this good work than Miss every thing but pride. That they keep for
Weston, a Christian lady of England, who their own using. Other men are thorough
in everything but vanity. In
is doing a noble work among British sea- Christians
that they arc not converted; and if you
men. She is establishing temperance homes were to open the chambers of his soul, out
nnd lodging places for seamen throughout would fly a million butterflies, beautiful, but
British seaports. She also publishes a useless. Different persons are converted
and in different degrees; but
monthly letter, which is sent to all parts of differently wants
to go on and develop all
everybody
the world.
his faculties; and each faculty wants to be
We would add that during the visit of specially dealt with, wants its own developthe Opal in this port the Good Templars of ment, and wants to be developed little by
the ship have held their weekly meetings on little—for the true work of God in tho
his people is progressive, and
shore at the Bethel, and on the departure of hearts toofbe so carried
as to fulfill the comought
the ship we received the following note :
mand, "Grow in grace and in the knowHonolulu, April 10, 1879.
ledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Rev. Sir We, the Good Templars of Christ.—H. W. Beecher's sermon, Dec.
H. M. S. Opal send you our most sincere 11, IS7B.
"
"
"
:
�SAILORS'
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Places of Worship.
43
1879.
THE FRIEND, MAI.
•
Skamen'h Bktiikl—R«v. B> C. Damon, Chaplain,
a IRWIN «V CO..
King street, near tbe Sailors' Home. Preaching IV
at 11 a. m. Seats free. Sabbath School before the
Commission Merchants,
morning service. Prayer .meeting on Wednesday
Plantation and Insurance Agent., Honolulu, 11. I.
evenings at 7A, o'clbck.
Fort Stkkkt Chuiicii—Rev. W. Frear. Pastor,
Is. HANCUBTTE.
I'limo-Koris- Tuner sV Rewalrrr,
corner of Fort and Heretania streets. Preaching
(For
many years connectedwith Chick.ring A Sons.)
on Sundays at 11 a. m. and 'I, r. m. Sabbath
RuhertJ_y- Order, let. at tin- SalKir.' Home or Whitney
School at IU a. m.
son'a Bookstore.
HOME!
J•
*
Kawaiahao Ciiuhch—Rev. H. H. Parker. Pastor,
A
VV. I- KIIt C X fc CO.,
King street, above the Palace. Services in Ha(Succesor. to O. L. Richard. A Co.)
waiian every Sunday at 11a. m. Sabbath school "™ #
at 10 A. M. Evening services at 7J o'clock, alterChandlersand
General Commission Mernating wilh Kaumakapili. District meetings in Ship
chants,
various chapels at 3..10 r. >i. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday at 7J P. M.
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian I.land..
Roman Catholic Church—Under tho charge of
Rt. Rev. Bishop Maigret. assisted by Rev. Father Agents Pinlot Salt Works, Braid's Bomb Lances,
Hermann ; Fort street, near Beretania. Services
Am* Perry Pi»rl.' Pols. Killer.
every Sunday at IU a. m. and 2 r. M.
Kai mak him Ciii'kch—Rev. M. Kuaea. Pastor, | EWERS v DICKSON,
Beretania street, near Nuuami. Services in HaDealers in Lumber awl Building Materials,
waiian every Sunday at lt)£ a. m. Sabbath school
Fort Street, Honolulu, 11. I.
at 94 a. M. Evening services at 7J o'clock, alternating with Kuwniahao.
Prayer meeting every ■.'
HOFFMANN, M
I>
Wednesday at ?i p. il.
Thk Amii.ican'Church—Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Willis. D. D.; Clergy. Rev. Rob't Dunn, M. A..
Rev. Alex. Mackintosh. St. Andrew's Temporary
.
Physician and Surgeon,
Corner Merchant ami Kaahumauu Street., near the Poat Offlce
Cathedral, Beretania street, opposite the Hotel. £-\
English services on Sundays at ti/j and 11 a. m.. and
and 74 I'. M. Sunduy School at the Clergy
24
House at 10 a. m.
TKEC* IsOAN'IS
NKW
Merchant Tailoring
ESTABLISHMENT,
Corner Fort and Hotel Streets.
fCALI.
THE ATTENTION *riheClllar*s
of Oahsi and Ike
Os'KNKK a largo
other
Islands to tke fact that I have
First-Class Establishment.
\\ litre Uentiemen can
And a
Stock of Goods,
Well-selected
Choaeu
and
great
adapted
aa to style,
this climate.
Having had an extensive experience in oonnectiou with
aonit* or the largest importing houaea in New York and Philadelphia, 1 can assure my cualuuiers that they will not only
secure Uie
with
can*,
(o
••
Very Best Materials
but will alao obtain at my place
~
Si.
H X X \ V Y. X
CO..
.
Fire-Proof Store, in Kohinson'. lluiltlinc, Queen Street.
JOHN
MeGR
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M.
I)
Late Surgeon U. S. Army,
R.
No. IU M.-reliant Street,
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—
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<1» ftm
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—
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assortment
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To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world.
Edited by a Committee of tbe T. I. C. A.
Annual Report of the Y. M. C. A.
There have been held during the past
year, five meetings; four regular and one
annual. There are now 58 members to the
Association. During the last year the
meetings have been held quarterly, instead
of monthly; the object thereof being to make
the meetings more inreresting and entertnining, and nt least once a quarter have a
full attendance of members. The experiment, however, has not proved satisfactory,
and the regular monthly meetings will be
taken up again during the coming year.
The principal work of the Association is
still among the Chinese. Our Colporteur,
Sit .Vioon, having returned from China, after
a visit of some months there, is again at
work among his countrymen, by whom he
is much liked.
Sat Fan is at present on Kauai, traveling
around among the Chinese there.
On the Chinese work in general, I will
add : That there is a regular Chinese Colporteur stationed at Kohala, and one at Hilo;
but none on Maui. Although at Makawao
we learn that they have meetings among
themselves, conducted by some of their
number who are Christians.
There seems to be a growing interest
among the Chinese in general all over the
islands.
The Chinese Y. M. C. A.of Honolulu
have invested their money in a crockery
store on Nuuanu street, the proceeds of
which are devoted to charitable work among
their countrymen.
The sum of (4000 has been pledged—
principally among the Chinese of Honolulu
—for the erection of a church in this city.
There has been some talk of our Association dropping this work, or at least of placing it in the hands of some other one or
more religious societies, as being a work
that bids fair to grow out of our hands in
the future, and devote our funds to what it
might seem our natural work. The establishment of a reading room and a place of
harmless and attractive amusement for young
men—there are no developments, however,
to report in this line.
The annual meeting of the Association
was held at the residence of J. B. Atherton,
Esq., on Thursday evening, April 24th.
There were present about seventy ladies
—of Sacramento,
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The following is the result of the election
of officers for the coming year :
President, W. R. Castle; Vice President,
Dr. J.M. Whitney; Secretary, Wm. Kinney; Treasurer, W. F. Damon, re-elected.
The following Committees were appointed
by the President ;
Beading Room—E. Dunscombe.
Entertainment—William 0. Smith, T.
H. Davies.
Chinese Mission—Rev. S. C. Damon, H.
Waterhouse, J. B. Atherton, Rev. C. M.
Hyde.
After the meeting adjourned, the company
partook of a bountiful repast.
Thus endeth the Tenth Anniversary of
the Y. M. C. A.of Honolulu.
G. P. Castle, Secy.
S.—The
President's Address
Retiring
P.
our
issue.
in
appear
next
will
4
YMoeunnH
A'sgCochiartf onolulu.
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one of the most prominent
Divines of the State, and brother of Judge
Dwinell. His article closes thus :
" All of our better people believe in treating them well, doing them good, and Christianizing them as far as possible, and in
maintaining all treaty stipulations with the
Chinese Government, till the treaty can be
wisely and honorably modified. They feel
there is no need of hot haste in checking
the immigration, for any reasons of social
ardor, political economy, or Christian states-
manship. It would, doubtless, occasion more
distress to the American population in California to remove the Chinese summarily,
even if that could be done without injury to
them and with their good will, before other
good laborers could be found to take their
places in the families and elsewhere, than
their presence here has cansed ever since
their arrival."
Chinese on Kauai.
TREASURIES retort.
The Treasurer of the Young Men's ChrisKoloa, April 18th, 1879.
tian Association would respectfully submit
the following summaries of receipts and dis- Reverend Brother
bursements during the year ending April
Sat Fan brought me your note of the sth
24th, 1879 :
inst. He held a meeting last Sabbath at
ACCOUNT OF THE CHINESE MISSION COMMITTEE.
the native church, and a good number ot
JteceipU
$100 00
!asb received of HawaiianBoard
Chinese
attended and paid excellent attenspecial
subscription
by
from
"
** members
of the Association to aid Bit
tion. We like Sat Fan. He has gone now
Moon in returning from China
100 00
70 35
'ash received from Bethel Church
to Waimea, but we expect him back here
Fort Street Church
60 00
balance transf'd to account of V. M. < A.. 1*21 fi6
again to have another meeting next Sabbath.
00
1442
IHsburaem*rUs
The late census makes the number of
(270 00
'aid Hat Fan salary, 9 months at $30
70 00
" Hit Moon, salary, 2 mouths at $35
Chinese
on Kauai to be 848 men and 9
100
returning
to
aid
Hit
Moon
00
in
"
2 00
*' Passage Hat Fan to Kauai
Most of them are orderly and law$442 00 women.
ACCOUNT OF T. M. C. A.
abiding men, and 1 believe a good, faithful
Receipt*—
$ 13 97
Ulance cash on hand
evangelist would have success amongst them.
.mount of collections at meetings
62 25
received from 21 members per
I wish Sat Fan was to be here S%elve
"Pledge Book
336 00
.mount received from a friend
1 60
months instead of two.
box in Beading K'm. 1 85
"** •*** drop
donation from George C.
It seems to me to be the highest wisdom
Williams or Kohala
10 00
amount received, proceeds W. D. Alexanto make all possible effort to Christianize the
der's lecture
23 50
$439 07
Chinese amongst us. Here they are at our
Disburtements
''aid E. Dunscombe, one year care of Readdoors, and here they will stay; and their
$109 00
ing Boom
'aid Whitney & Bobertsou, periodical ac.
number will increase; and they will be either
count for Reading Room
77 50
>atd forlast page of "Friend"
75 00
heathen or Christian. The people of Cali10 60
k Coolie, 2 oases oil
" Castle
Whitney fc Robertson, stationery
125
" Post
fornia would have done better to have made
5 99
Omce account, throequarters....
3 60
L. Sheldon, printing notices
"" H.
a grand effort to evangelize the Chinese inJ. H. Black, Praise Service
1 50
" Postage
on " Friend " sent to Y. M.
"
stead of the futile effort to drive them out of
12 12
C. A'a in variousparts of the world
'aid T. J. Mossman, 1 banging lamp
6 00
the country. Let us profit by their mistake.
12 10
O. Hall & Son, oiland hardware
" E. balance
Chinese Misalon account
121 65
to
I hope, however, at the annual meeting
"" to balance cash on hand to new acc't.. 4 90
$439 07 in June, something definite will be done
W. F. Damon, Treasurer.
E. and O. E.
and on a liberal scale. Some months ago
About
Chinese
in
Mr. Bingham sent me a copy of a report
A Sober Thought
California.
made by a comrpittee on this Chinese quesThe California papers come to us freight- tion, which, to me, was very unsatisfactory.
something should be
ed with so much nonsense and ill-will The committee thought
was an important
the
Chinese—it
done
for
it
towards the Chinese, is pleasant to meet
nothand
so
on—but
recommended
subject,
the
with an occasional sensible article upon
you heard the report.
Doubtless
definite.
ing
the
Boston
Congregationalist
In
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and gentlemen. The Reports of the retiring
Secretary and Treasurer were read, and the
retiring President, C. M. Cooke, made an subject.
address.
we find an article hy the Rev. Dr. Dwinell,
Very truly yours,
J. W. Smith.
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FRIEND
THE
$eto Strirs, $0.6,
HONOLULU, JUNE 2, 1879.
M2W
CONTENTS
For June 2, 1879.
Fair for Benefit of the Bethel Church
Kambles in the Old World, No. 20
Record—Poetry
Annual Meeting and Examinations for June
Church Fair.
Marine Journal
The Worlds—The New and Old
Opium Smuggling in Japan and Hawaii
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Y. M. C. A
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THE FRIEND,
JUNE 2. 1879.
The Fair for the Benefit of the Bethel
Church.
Nearly seven years having elapsed since
some of the
the last Bethel Fair,
to
ladies of the choir, proposed
hold a fair
for the purchase of new hymn and tune books,
and other church purposes. The Bethel
having always been sustained as a Free
Chapel, its supporters are under the
necessity of occasionally making an appeal
of this nature. From the first, it was determined there should be no means employed, at
which the most fastideous should take exception, and they feel that success has
crowned their efforts. They would return
their sincere acknowledgements to all who
have so generously aided in this euterprize.
We would gratefully acknowledge the
ki-ndrvess of Mr. Waterhouse, for the free
use of the Lyceum, which proved so admirably suited to the large number of
visitors; to Mr. Berger, and the band,
which discoursed such charming music ; to
the young peopie whoaided so essentially by
their gratuitous efforts; and to the editors of
the w-eekly newspapers. The amount realized, $852.00, has fully met the most sanguine expectations of those initiating the
O* We would acknowledge, " Final
Cause, a critique of the Failure of Paley,
and Fallacy of Hume," by Dr. J. P. Thompson, Berlin ; " Historical Sketch of Missions," by Rev. I.R.Worcester; January,
February and March, numbers of Spurgeon's
Sword and Trowel ;
The Words of
Grace," an illustrated religious monthly,
published in Sydney, the number for March,
containing, portrait of Father Chiniquy;
Proceedings of the Antiquarian Society,
Worcester, Mass., containing portrait of
Hon. S. Salisbury, the President, and much
valuable antiquarian reading relating to
Central America; "In Memoriam," Rev.
John Lang, D. D., of Sydney ; The " N.W.
Coast," a most interesting phamplet, on the
resources of Oregon,Washington and Idaho,
by Rev. G. H. Aitkinson, D. D.,of Portland, Oregon ; 30th Annual Report of Congregational Association, of Oregon and
Washington Territory ; " Notes of 50 years
efforts for Seamen," from 1828 to 1878,
under the patronage of Am. Sea. F. Society,
N. V.; Physical Education and Hygiene,
of Amherst College, by Prof. E. Hitchcock,
"
M. D.
Mr. Fornander's Book.—At the late
meeting of the Y. M. C. A., C.J. Lyons,
Esq., offered some remarks commendatory
of this work, on the Polynesian Dialects. He
expressed much satisfaction, thatthework had
been published, and although he might not
endorse every sentiment expressed, yet he
thought the book would do good and elicit
much well-timed discussion. We are also
in the way of learning that the book has
been favorably received nt London, Berlin
Stockholm. There will be always found
a certain class of inquisitive, readers delightundertaking.
ing in the disscussion of such topics, as are
brought out in this volume. We hope volume
We would acknowledge papers for 2nd, will erelong make its appearance.
gratuitous dirtribution from Mrs. Paty, Mrs.
Rev. E. T. Doane, arrived by the last
Yates, Mrs. Parke, S. N. Castle, Esq., and
from San Francisco ; and will sail
steamer
a file of Christian Union,from some member
of the great Smith family, found on our on board the Morning Star, on his third Missionary voyage to Micronesia.
office table.
45
\®\b Series, M 38.
RAMBLES IN THE OLD WORLD-No. 29
A Few Weeks in Seandinavia—No. 8.
OVERLAND THROUGH NORWAY.
I had said goodybye to my friends in
Christiana, despatched by steamer to Hamburg everything in the way of luggage,
which was not absolutely necessary and
was ready for the journey. We steamed
and whistled out of the city just as the good
people were starting their work for the
day. Beautiful city, may all the hopes
your children cherish for you be more than
realized, and may peace ever dwell with
you !
Our way northward lay at first through
quiet farming and forest lands. The cars
were filled with country people. I noticed
some fine old Norse faces. At the little settlement of Eidsvold, we caught our first glimpse
of the beautiful lake of Mjosen, the largest of
Norwegian Lakes, —a most beautiful sheet
of water—some seventy or eighty miles in
length. At the little wharf of Eidsvold we
took passage on the steamer Oscar. Nothing could be more delightful than a few
hours on the lake.
Splendid mountains rise from the shores
of the lake with extensive forests. At wide
intervals are scattered little settlements, or a
farm house in the midst of a clearing rises
into view. It must be wild and bleak here
in winter—the air of this early September
day was fresh and cool, but in summer it
cannot fail to be wholly charming. The
waters of Lake Mjosen rose twenty feet and
suddenly retreated again during the great
earthquake at Lisbon, September Ist, 1775.
One's attention is constantly called in different directions here to a little boat gliding
swiftly over the waters from one point to
another, now to a group of peasant children
on the shore, or to a little church among tbe
trees. At the little town of Hamar you
notice the remains of an old church of the
middle ages, a Basilica in the Roman style,
picturesque in this Norwegian landscape.
At Gjovik I leave the steamer which goes
farther on to Lillehammer, where its passengers take the train for Trondjhem. Now
really my overland journey has begun. I
find on the shore a " Diligence" with a
white canvas cover, in waiting, drawn by
two horses, with a pleasant driver, and a
spry little boy,one of those wonderful Norwe-
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THK FRIEND, JUNE.
gianboys, who are the bravest, brightest, boys
in all the world, worth their weight in gold.
As it was late in the season, there was only
one passenger beside myself. Through the
afternoon, through the twilight, and even
after the stars came, we dashed onward and
upward. My traveling companion proved
to be a cultured young lawyer, graduate of
the Christians University, a fine specimen
of fresh young Norwegian manhood, while
the fleet, sure footed little ponies trotted onwards, and the pines grew taller and thicker
about us, we talked of the Norway of the
past and present, and of the Norway of
the future. We had come this evening as
far as Odnaes, one of the first stations on
the route. I had caught through the night
the gleam of water far down in the shadows
of the valley, and hoped in the morning for
some glorious view. The " Inn" was
warm, bright and comfortable, and I fell
asleep, deliciously to the lullaby of the
wind in the pines.
Night spread its tent among the firs as we
arrived, so that, as I said, I saw nothing but
the silver gleam of water faraway like a star
in the darkness. But |he faith which this
distant quivering light awakened as to the
hidden beauties of the region, has this morning been crowned with the fullest realization.
It would seem almost as if one might thus
awake to the enjoyment of a fuller, richer
life after the lifting of the night shadow,
which we call death. We see or think, we
see broken lights in the gloom, we enter
within the shadow, and before we are aware
the mystery of a new and more glorious life
is revealed to us.
I found myself in a most beautiful region
of mountain, forest and water, which the
night and dusk had veiled from me on first
arriving. Far below us, in the valley, the
pale light of the previous evening had expanded into a lake of wonderful beauty,
while before us rose mountains above mountains whose wooded sides we were to ascend
with the sun which was now peering above
the pines.
I felt as if the gates of the Northland had
been opened very wide to give me welcome,
and in the stillness of the early dawn,
touched by the grandeur and tender loveliness of the scene, so unexpectedly spread
out before me 1 thought it were fitting for
one to enter with bowed head and reverent
heart within this splendid portal.
Travel on the route which I have chosen,
(the overland route from Christian ia to
Bergen over the " Fille Fjeld,") is delightful and comparatively easy.
All along the way lie comfortable stations
or way-side-inns, where travelers are well
and generously cared for. I was, as it
seemed, almost the last one of the season.
Hence I traveled with the greatest comfort,
no crowding in the Diligence, mine host, always waiting to give me welcome, with a
smile as broad and greeting as hearty, as he
would have had for twenty in mid-summer.
On this particular morning, I decided to
remain true to my choice of the previous
day, and continue in the Diligence which
was now ready. This vehicle is most comfortable, goes swiftly, and surely and is, 1
think, the best way of traveling in Norway
and I have tried, I believe, almost
every thing, except riding behind rein-
1879.
The brisk little ponies, were
trotting fleetly on through the
valley, in the cool fresh early autumn morning. On the box sat a bright eyed little
Norwegian boy, and I as sole possessor
within the stage. For all the early hours of
the morning, I watched the struggle of the
sun and the heavy masses of grey cloud for
mastery, and was at last reluctantly compelled to see the victory of the latter over
the brightness of the day. Still there
seemed a singular harmony between the
sombre over arching sky and the strangely
solemn forests and the lofty mountains.
Our way was ever upward, winding through
lofty forests of pine, over foaming roaring
mountain streams, the view growing with
every advancing mile more and more impressive. I was especially delighted with
the splendid valleys which parted the moun-
deer.
soon
tains. As the Diligence halted now and
then far up on the mountains, 1 had rare
opportunities of studying this especially
beautiful feature of Norwegian scenery.
Lofty mountains, mantled with evergreen
forests hemmed in and encircled the fertile
low-lying lands, through which a silver
stream wound its glittering way. In the
enrly part of the route, we passed sometimes
little picturesque farm houses, but as we
advanced higher among the mountains, even
these disappeared, now and then some traveler or peasant on foot or in the little " carnole,"that peculiar feature of Norwegian travel
passed us, and nlways with a pleasant word
of greeting. Often the air was rendered
musical by the tinkle of the bells of the
cattle, which were being driven down from
the uplands into the valley, before the winter snows began. Far upamong the stunted
pines we found a great roomy hotel, where
invalids or others in search of pure clear
air can have it in abundance. At noon our
Dilijjence drove up to the very comfortable
station of Frydenlund, where the bountiful
dinner of mountain trout was not unwelcome to an appetite sharpened by
the keen air of the mountains.
After
the wild and lonely grandeur of the
mountain range we had passed, there
was something especially restful and agreeable in the quiet and peace of the little
village lying so contentedly in the warmth
of the September sunshine. A little white
spired church formed the centre about which
the houses and gardens of the parish
grouped themselves. Two or three waterfalls gleamed against the dark back ground
of the opposite mountains. To north and
south opened grandly a wide and spacious
valley.
Through the long afternoon our road lay
through this valley, passing one beautiful
lake after another, the scenery growing more
and more picturesque until as we again beto ascend higher among the mountains,
felt as if my anticipations were more than
realized. As tqe night began to gather,
great drops ofrain began to fall, the canvascover of the stage was ample protection
against the storm as we dashed onward
through the darkness. Very pleasant
however was the cheery gleam of light which
came with the opening of the door at the
comfortable station at Tune, and the even
more cheery greeting of the dear gray-haired
old host, who brought me in to the warmth.
rin
of his home, rather more as a returning son
than as a stranger.
A SABBATH ON THE SHORES OF LAKE LILLE
MJOSEN.
Sweet Day, ao cool, ao calm, so bright
" Tbe
bridal of the earth and sky."
Peculiarly appropriate seem these lines of
rare old George Herbert to the peace and
hush of this lovely Sabbath morning among
the mountains. After the storm of last
night the day has dawned, purified, sanctified, transfigured. The air is crystal clear,
and the heavens are spread above us like a
glorious canopy, supported by the " everlasting hills." My host brought me early this
morning out on to a little spot of rising
ground, near the house/commanding a rare
view, I could scarcely suppress a cry of delight and surprise, so glorious was the scene.
We were thousands of feet above the sea,
and thousands of feet above us towered other
heights. Every sign of the grand forests of
yesterday had disappeared, only low lying
shrubs and grassy slopes showed that we
were still in a world of verdant-life. Before
us lay the glorious bosom of Lille Mjosen,
the loveliest lake in Norway. From the
water's edge rose superb, snow-capped mountians of granite, to the infinite vault
of the bending sky—Oh, it was the
sight of a life-time, one of those
culminating points
in a traveler's
experience, when it would seem as if, having
passed through the trial, and difficulties of
the wilderness-way, he was given fjltmpsW
of the promised land. If there is such a
thing as worship in nature, it would seem
this morning as if the very hills and heavens bowed in praj%r. The hush and repose
encircled-enfolded-you-like a garment. Involuntarily the words of Goethe's exquisite
little poem come to me as if breathed
through the air.
alien Gipfeln
" Ueber
Ist Hub,
In alien Wipfeln
Spureet dv
Kaiim einen Ilauch;
l)ie -tugeleiu scliweigen
in Waldo;
Wane our, balde
Ruhest da auob."
Long winters, tryingand severe, and swiftly
passing summers are the lot of the dwellers
in this elevated region.
The crops are
scanty, and the people far from rich. To
the south and in the valleys lie the more
productive lands. Here just below us on
the shore a little villiage with its church and
parsonage. But to-day the clergyman is
absent in another parish on the shore of the
lake, so that there is no service here.
From the other side of the lake come
clear as bells on the evening air, the calls of
the peasants resembling the jo-del in the
valleys of the Tyrol.
Before closing my letter I wish to allude to
a most tragic event in Norwegian History, in
connection with the fate of the brave Scottish
Colonel George Sinclair. I regretted extremely that my chosen route of travel over
the Fille Fjeld to Bergen, prevented me from
visiting the monument erected to his memory, which lies on the route from Christiana
to Throndhjem. It would have been to me
a source of satisfaction thus to have linked
the beautiful home--of the Sinclairs, among
the wooded highlands of Kauai in the far
�Pacific with this monument by the wayside
in the heart of Norway. Very pleasant was
it for me, however, to feel that so near me
lay a reminder of the family who still live
to honor the name so honored in .history.
Often as I listened to the solemn music of
the Norwegian pines, my thoughts reverted
the days, so full of rest and inspiration,
which I spent far up among the ferns and
forests of the loveliest of our Islands, where
after their ocean journey, these modern Argonauts of the Pacific, have made their
home and found, I trust, the "Golden
Fleece " they sought. In Christiania, I saw
to
several historical paintings, illustrative of
the valiant struggle and fate of Colonel Sinclair; so that those stirring events were often
and vividly in my thoughts. 1 give a brief
account of the same as found in Laing's
Norway, which may prove interesting to
some.
is a square, un" Theslabmonument
hewn, stone
with the following inscription marking the spot where Coi. Sinclair
was buried. Her blev Skotterncs Anferer
Georg Sinclair begraven efterat han var
faldeii ved Kringelen den 26 August 1612.
Translation—Here was buried George Sinclair, the leader of the Scotch, after having
fallen at Kringelen on the 26th August,
1612. During the war between Christian
IV of Denmark and Gustavus Adolphus of
Sweden, a body of Scotch troops had been
raised for the service ofSweden. The Danes
were at that time in possession of Gottenburg; and from Calmar in the Baltic to the
North Cape, the whole coast was occupied
by the subjects of Christian IV. The Scotch,
therefore, decided on the bold plan of landing in Norway, and fighting their way across
to Sweden. A portion .landed at Throndhjem, and the rest, 900 strong, commanded
by Col. George Sinclair, landed in Komsdalen, Irom whence they marched toward this
valley, ravaging the country on their way.
At Kringelen an ambush was prepared by
about 300 peasants; huge quantities of rock,
stones, and trees were collected on the mountain, and so placed that all could at once be
launched upon the road beneath. Every
thing was done to lull the Scotch into security, and with perfect success. When they
arrived beneath the awful avalanche prepar-
ed for them, all was sent adrift from above,
and the majority of the Scotch were crushed
to death, or swept into the river and drowned; the peasants then rushed down upon the
wounded and stragglers, and despatched
them. Of the whole force only two of the
Scotch are said to have survived. Sinclair's
lady is said to have accompanied him, and
it is added that a youth, who meant to join
the peasants in the attack was prevented by
a young lady, to whom he was to be married next day. She, on hearing that one of
her own sex was with the Scotch, sent her
lover to her protection; Mrs. Sinclair, mistaking his object, shot him dead, and then
herself shared the sad fate of her compan-
ions."
Frank W. Damon.
Berlin, April 9th, 1879.
P. S.—Since writing you last week, we
have all been pained and surprised by the
sudden death of Prince Waldemar, the
youngest son of the Crown Prince. The
first announcement which the city had in
reference to it was the sight of all the Imperial flags at half-mast. The Prince was
ill only two or three days, and nothing serious was apprehended until within a few
hours of his death. He was a bright, pleasant, intelligent boy, and his loss is a terrible
blow to his parents and grand-parents, and
the greatest sympathy is felt in all ranks.
The Diplomatic Corps, as is customary,
went immediately to the Crown Prince's
Palace and registered their names. Among
others in the reception room, towering above
every one else, I noticed Prince Bismarck.
The Court is in mourning for two weeks. It
seems as if the Royal Family were fated to
pass through all extremes of- sorrow and
gaiety. The parents of Prince Waldemar
had just returned from the grand wedding
iji England to assist at the festivities of the
Emperor's birth-day, and in a day or two
after they were in mourning for their son.
The funeral services were very private.
Strictly so here in the city; and in the FriedensKirche in Potsdam, only the highest
officers, besides the Family, were present.
The funeral procession as it passed down
the Linden, was very impressive. It was
between eight and nine o'clock in the evening. First came a detachment of mounted
cuirassiers, then mourning coaches, then the
coffin of the little Prince, on a low carriage,
covered with white satin, with a cross in
gold, and surrounded by men bearing great
torches, which produced a strange effect.
Then followed other coaches, in one of
which were the Crown Prince and Princess,
and Prince William, their oldest son. Then
soldiers and out-riders. The coachmen, etc.,
had long crape scarfs, falling from their hats,
after the English custom. There was no
band. Trie utmost silence prevailed. And
as the little procession passed down the
Linden, I thought it one of the saddest, most
impressive sights I had ever witnessed. The
Crown Prince's family are all now in Wisbaden, wishing to be away, I presume, from
the capital for a time.
We are just now having the Easter Holidays. This is Easter Monday, and all the
shops are closed, and all the people are
having a holiday season. Easter and Christmas are great times here for merry-making,
family re-unions, etc. Good Friday and
Easter Sunday are observed very strictly.
Every one goes to church, even those who
never see the inside of a church the rest of
the year. The throng at the Cathedral yesterday was something tremendous. It was
impossible for me to reach the Diplomatic
stairways were so
" Loge," the aisles andwere
forced to stand
blocked that our party
hemmed in the crowd, and listen thus to
the lovely Easter music which the Cathedral choir render so beautifully. There are
three holidays at Easter—Sunday, Easter
Monday (when all the shops are closed) and
to-morrow, when the mechanics, etc., have
their day. This is a great time for German
children. They have a custom here of
hunting eggs. These are hidden in every
imaginable place, and the children try to see
how many they can find. The eggs are
hard-boiled, and colored in all fanciful ways.
Others are of chocolate, sugar, etc. Mrs E.
gives a little party to-morrow for her children, and they are going to hide two hundred eggs. Very costly presents are given
by ttie rich at this season. Eggs of all
colors and sizes, in satin, porcelain, etc.,
47
THE FRIEND, JUNE, 1879.
filled with bonbons. Berlin is a great city
for amusements, anil just now, at this holiday season, everything is crowded, from
the classical concerts to the little theatres
and shows, where clowns and jokers amuse
the people.
The papers here have much to say about
the Silver Wedding of the Emperor and
Empress of Austria, which takes place this
week. There will be, among other entertainments, a grand triumphal procession,
directed by Mahart, one of the most famous
of modern painters. The Golden Wedding
of the German Emperor and Empress takes
place in Berlin the 11th of June. The old
tradition is, that no one of the House of
Hohenzollern has lived to see his Golden
Wedding, but this time I think the legend
will prove false. Report says, the Emperors of Russia and Austria will be here, and
the King of Italy.
I have been much interested in looking
over the Island papers, certainly there seems
to be a new vitality among the people. The
papers are full of accounts of new undertakings, telephones, steamers, railways, etc. I
like the progress and enterprise which seems
to be awakening. That the Chinese are to
be an important element in the future development of the islands, seems to me inevitable, hence the great desirability of getting
the best men at the start.
I grow more and more interested in the
members of the Chinese Embassy here. We
are on the best of terms. The Charge
d'Affaires, who is at the same time superintendent or head of the committee for the
education of the Chinese in Europe, Is at
present in England studying the educational
system there. These Chinese are, I think,
quite a puzzle to the Europeans. Take, for
example, Major Tcheng-ki-tong, the Military
Attache, a gentleman of remarkable refinement of manner and highly cultivated, well
read in French. German and English, perfectly at home in the best society, member
of one of the fashionable clubs of the city,
and with all this, a gentle, quiet, unobtrusive,
delightful man. His library is most carefully selected. He has just finished a communication for a Paris publication in the
most perfect French. All this, you see, is a
little different from the former idea which
was entertained of the Chinese. J spent the
other morning at the Embassy. The Chinese here have a most delightful villa.
I enclose a note from Sannomya, the
Japanese Secretary ot Legation, to whom I
entrusted a letter for Mangero. I have just
met him, and he says, within a day or two,
he has learned that Mangero is still living in
the north of Japan, and is occupying a govposition.
I have recently had a very pleasant visit
from the Rev. Mr. Dodge, who retains such
bright and. pleasant memories of his Honolulu visit. He is just from Italy, on his way
to America. Have also met Captain
and Mrs. Samson, who spent several months
on the islands, visiting the volcano, Ulupalakua, etc., and are never weary of talking
about the islands. Their intention is to
remain a few weeks in Berlin and then make
the Scandinavian tour, which afforded me so
much delight.
F. W. D.
Hawaiian Legation, Berlin, April 17th,
1579.
ernment
�111 I FRIEND,
48
THE FRIEND.
1879.
JUNE 2.
Record.
BY REV. E. CORWIN, D. D.
nn to understand
The reading of thy word;
Let every counsel and command,
With willing heart be heard;
Thy law be precious In our sight;
Thy truth our treasure and delight
Cuiae
Help us with reverence to read
What the great Teacher saya;
And with sweet confidence to plead
His precious promises.
Tbe faith that leans upon his Word,
Shall learn the secret of theLord.
Thy law Is our delight,
Our counsellorand guide,
Oh. that it* sacred statutes might
In every heart abide.
Help UK therecord to rpreive.
And by ita perfect precept* live.
Jackionvillf. 111.
Annual Meetings and Examinations
for June.
June I—Sabbath Evening, the Rev. Dr.
Hyde, preaches Annual Foreign Missionary
Sermon, in Fort Street.
June 3—Meetings open of H. E. Association at Kawaiahao church.
—Annual meeting of Women's Board of
Missions.
June 4—Examination of Miss Bingham's
Boarding School.
Juno s—At 5 p. m , Missionary tea-party
at parlors of Fort Street church.
June 6—Examination North Pacific
Theological School, 9 a. m.
Fair at Miss Bingham's school-room, for
the support of the school, at 5 o'clock p. m.
June 7—Sabbath School celebration.
Procession marches from Kaumakapili to
Kawaiahao.
June B—Home Missionary Sermon at
Fort Street in the evening, by Key. S. C.
Damon. In the morning, the Rev. E. T.
Doane, preaches at the Bethel.
At 2 p. M, organization of Chinese
church at the Lyceum.
At 3.30, communion of churches at Kau-
JUNE.
1879.
l--c" When one is sure of his ground nnd minor details connected with the arrangeconfident of going in the right direction then ment and workmanship which are a
he may take for his motto "Go ahead," but neccessnry part of the grand whole, and
when he is doubtful about his premises and which to be properly appreciated need to
is not quite satisfied that he is doing right, have befen viewed personally, as no descriplet him " make haste slowly." Now it ap- tion could convey the peculiar beauty of fhis
pears to us from what we can learn respect- most appropriate and elegant present. It
ing the bringing of immigrants or laborers speaks well for the thoughtful head and
from Micronesia, "the Board of Immigra- heart from which eminated so beautiful and
tion " ought to be exceedingly cautious complimentary a token, and it is to be
how they push forward this enterprise. The earnestly boped that H. R. H. Empress
subject demands thorough investigation. Augusta will appreciate the true feeling of
The interests of the planters are not alone our Island King as contained in the motto,
to be consulted. The British ships of war " sincere and constanter."— P. C. Adverare hovering about those islands, and unless tiser, May 24.
great caution is taken in bringing those peounderstand, have
looked into. Letters,
been received from our Hawaiian missionaries, not altogether favorable to those engaged in carrying forward this business.
Sooner or later the whole subject will be up
for discussion.
We were glad to read the " leader" in
the last week's Aelvertisvr respecting the
coming of so many Chinese without their
wives. The question arises what can be
done to obviate the evil? Some months ago
Mr. Aseu brought here a company of Chinese, accompanied by a larger proportion of
females than any other company which ever
arrived. It is noteworthy that these families
were many of them Christians, who had
been under the instruction of German missionaries. Could not the Hawaiian Government employ an agent in China who would
dispatch hither Chinese laborers, accompanied by their wives ?
we
The Rev. A. Allerdyce, a Scottish
clergyman, now visiting the Islands, has
made the tour of Kauai. His family is in
Honolulu. He has preached at the- Bethel
and" Fort street, churches.
In the number of the Christian' Union,
for April 2nd, Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher
has some remarks, relating to Church Fairs,
which are most timely, appropriate and
suggestive. In conclusion she remarks
We have just passed seven weeks of
steady work for a fair. It was carried on
"
:
honestly.
" Many new friends were made who never
will be forgotten; many old friendships
were made brighter and stronger by the
daily intercourse of seven weeks and the
crowning success of the end.
" No doubt there have been many fairs as
successful and as free from any approach to
the right and
wrong means for securing success, but we
doubt if there have been many which will
have as fragment memories, which have
been so free from unfair sales, so free from
any heart-burnings and ill-temper. We believe we shall be the better, in our church
relations, closer in our friendships, more
ready to work together in every good cause;
yea, cordially and heartily looking forward
to, or seeking for, something to bring us all
together again, ready for every good word
and work.
" If there was no greater good, resulting
from a fair than bringing the congregration
of our church into close and active sympathy with each other, and also with sister
churches who are ready to co-operate in the
work, it would have richly paid for all
the trouble. And let it once be fully understood that the work will be so directed, that
no element unworthy of an honest nature
and a Christian character will be tolerated,
it will not be long before they will be known
and patronized by all as being a healthful
and beneficial institution."
left respectively, is ornamented with the
insignia of the Order of the Red Eagle, surrounded by the motto, " sincere et constanter," and surmounted with a golden
crown ; and the second, on each side, with
a crossed scepter and sword, also golden and
also surmounted with a golden crown.
There are five nuts on each side of the
centre, and the ornamentations alternate
with each other on either side, and all combine to make a very beautiful and artistic
appearance. There are a great many more
Sad Occurrence.—The ship Moro Castle
arrived a few days since from New York.
Last Saturday night one of the sailors came
on board late in the evening much intoxicated. He provokes a quarrel with one of his
shipmates and as a result, he inflicts a fatal
stab with a knife upon John Frederick, a
Finnish sailor, a quiet and sober man, who
was immediately taken to the Queen's Hospital, where he died Monday afternoon, —the
sad victim of a murderous assault by one infuriated by rum. The guilty man has been
confined to await his trial.
By the last steamer for San Francisco His
Majesty King Kalakaua forwarded a beautiful
necklace, as a token of esteem and regard, to
be presented to H. K. H. Augusta, Empress
of Germany, on the celebration of her
" golden wedding," which event occurs on
11th of June, 1579. This token is a colof kukui nuts, twenty-one in number,
lection
makapili.
which
have
been connected by golden bands,
June 9—Adjournment of H. E. A.
and thus made to form a necklace. The
June 10—Sailing of Morning Star.
June 12, 13 and 16—Examination of centre nut bears upon its face, in gold, the
Oahu College.
German Royal monogram." W. R." (WilMrs. Ada C. Bowles writes to the
Woman's Journal that one needs to live
but a little time in San Francisco to see
that it is not Chinese labor which prevents
general prosperity, but stock gambling,
which makes a few very rich, and a multitude of poor men and women.
Church Fairs.
ple away, depend upon it, the matter will be
liam Rex); the next nut,
to
�Just as a mother with sweet pious face
Yearns toward her little ohiMren from ber seat,
Gives one a kiss, another an embrace,
Takes this upon her knee, that on ber feet;
And while from actions, looks, complaints, pretences
She leads their feeling and their various will,
To this a look, to that a word dispenses.
And whether stern or smiling, loves them still;
80 Providenoe for us high, infinite,
Makes our necessities its watchful task,
Hearkens to all our prayers, helps all oar wants,
And c'en if it denies what seems our right,
Keitber denies because 'twould have us ask.
Or seems but to deny, or, in denying, grants.
Felicoja's Sonnet on Providence.
—
Rev. John Sessions, D. D.—Again do we
welcome this gentleman to the Islands, where
he hopes to spend his remaining days, with
his daughter, Mrs. S. E. Bishop. He has
been a preacher for over a. half-century, and
is well and favorably known in New Y ork
and California.
Rev. Mr. Tuthill, of Martinez, Cal.,
after his return was compelled to resign his
Pastoral office, on account of sickness.
Arrival of the Lehua.—Messrs. Wilder & Co.'s
new steamer which has been expeoted from San
Francisco, arrived at this port on the afternoon of
the 26th mst. Her arrival was the occasion of the
gathering of a large number of people, both natlTe
and foreign, on ihe wharf, and she was no sooner
made fast than her decks were thronged by an eager,
curious crowd, who seemed greatly interested in listening to any details of the trip down. The Lehua
■was built by Messrs. Dickey Bros., of San Franoisoo,
and is 120 feet in length, 24 feet beam, is 219 tons
burden, and has cabin accommodations for twenty
persons. Her captain and officers speak in high
terms of ber qualities as a good sea boat, while ber
engineers assert tbat 10 knots oan be made. Her
appearance on her arrival reflected credit upon her
offioers, and they no doubt felt proud at the favorable comments made on tbe cleanliness and neatness
whicli was everywhere notioeable. Tbe Lehua made
the trip (rem port to port in 11 days and 22 hours,
bringing a small cargo and two passengers. Following is a list of her present officers: Captain Geo. C.
Beckley; Chief Officer A. M. Panier; Chief Engineer
W. Pierce. For a month to come the Lehua will run
to ports to windward, after which time she will be
placed on a regular route to Kauai.— P. Y. Advertiser, May 31.
New York, May 13.—The Evening Post, referring
editorially to tbe death of Mrs. J. W. Simonton.
She was a woman of singular sweetness of
■ays :
disposition, of uniform charity in heart and act.
Her bold upon the afleotious of ihe many who had
tbe privilege to know her was warm and strone.
Mr. Simonton and his family will have the profound
sympathy, in their affliction, of a wide oirole of
lriends, and the irreparable nature of tbeir loss will
be nlßst deeply appreciated by those who best knew
tbe wife and mother wbo has been called away.
"
"THE FRIEND,"
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49
THE FRIEND, JUNE,
PASSENGERS.
From Hongkong, per Mlgnon, April 24—!0 Chinese.
For fl.n Fr.nriscu, per Amerir.n (lirl. Apr 28—DLambert.
For San Francisco, per A P Jurdan, April 38—0 R Brown.
PORT OF HONOLULU, S. I.
From Bremen, per Louise. April 30—C Warmbold sad wile,
J Frei.i, C Speiloer wire sod child.
ARRIVALS.
From Whsmpoß, Chios, per bk Helene, May I—lBo Chinese
April 29—Gerbark Louise, Meyer, 171 days from Bremen
snd 8 females.
May I—Ger baric Helene, Volquardseu, from Wbampoa, m.les
Fob Ban Fbancisco—Per Eureks, May 3—J J Win.nl,
China
6—Am topsail irhr W II Meyer, Brown, IT days from C Cyll, T Steinberg, J Hulllv.ii, J Oroper.
Mvi Francisco
Fob. Humboldt—Per Hesperian, May o—O A Dauphlng.
7 Am ship cprniKfield. Peart, from Jurvis Island
For Guano Islands—Per Sprlngfleld, May 7—William
7—Am bk Camden, Robinson, 27 days fm Port Gamble Kyan.
7—Am schr Honansa, Miller, 16 dya from Bau Frau'co,
From Pobt Gabble—Per Camden, May 7—l Hawaiian
i-n route lv WaUnac. Oahu
10—Hawbgine Storm Bird, Jackson, 49 days fm Jaluig .ml J Chinamen.
12—P MBH City of New York, Cobb, from Bydn*-y
From Ban Francibco—Per W H Meyer, May 6—H
l.i Brit bk Lalla Rookh, Mender, 122 days fm Glasgow Hunt li, T Perkins, C H Broad, and S'2 Chinese.
16—Uaiateaschr Vivid, English, 9 days from Farmings
For Portland, O—Per J A Falkinburg, May 9—Mrs 11
Islands
W Lalue and child, 11 F Farrsr and wile, Mark King, M
18—Am bglne Josephine,ogilvle,3ldaysfrom Burrsrds Marßh.ll.
MM
From HoulliSea Island×Per Storm Bird, May 10—71
18—Am bktne Discovery, Fuller, 16 days from San
Biltillxand -a children.
FrancUco
For Hongkong—Per Helen, May 12—16 Chinese.
18—Hawbk Kalakaua, Jenks, 15 dayi from San Fran
19—Britbk Lady Lampson, Mnrstou, 10 days from San
From Sydney and Auckland—Per City of New York,
Francisco
May l:i—Misses It k X Cousins, I.oul« Yon Tempaky, X T
19—P MSB Australis, Cargill, from Ssn Franclaco
llictli.nl wife snd child, A Bolster, John Falrburn, Win
21—Am ichr Bonanaa Miller, from VVaianae, Oahu
Heine, and 1:17 in tranflltu fur Han Prsiicl.co.
22—Am Ship Gen Butler, Ryder, 70 days from New
For Han Francisco—Per City of New York, May IS—
Castle N S VV
Mm C H Jadd, W P Toler wife and son, J H Coney and
26— Am achrLa Glronde, Genereaux 18 dys frtn Bureka daughter,
.10. Moore, John A Buck, E W Jordan, 8 L
26—Haw stmr Lehua, Beckley, 11} Irom San Francisco AiiHtln wifeand Infant, l)r E 8 Eshleman, Mtb M.goon,
27—Am bk Morn Castle, Jewett, 120 days from N Yurk Lieut W H Grove, Mr. 8 G Wilder »nd .on, 8 L Lewis.
27—Brit bk Zepbyrua, Walker, 23 days from Mazstlan
Mm Hulele., H A Wldemann, Miss M Widemaun, Mrs
Hollaiuler:l child aud nurse, J Boardman, J A Murphy,
F 1, Wcssen. L Cabot. W H Armitagc. Mra H J Aguew,
DEPARTURES.
Frank Green, E A N0.., J P Cooke, J 11 Dickson wife snd
;l children, H P Rlch.rds, Hon C R Bishop, Jas J Bhelds,
April 26—Am schr American Girl, Backua, for San Francisco
H .1 Hall. <! .1 Velcourt. Win Campbell, Jas Lewis, Adam
26—Am bk Cruaader, Means, fur Royal Roads
Upp, J Parrier, H Korenaon, O Frledlsnder, Henry Plots,
for
San
Francisco
Jordan,
Crack,
29—Am tern A P
J Pereirr, JRobert., Antone George, Kamakaplopto .nd
3u—Am tera Hera, Monaco, for dan Francisco
son, N.kaula aud sou, G H Peacock, W R Castle and wife,
May 2—Am bk JasCheston. Swan ton, for Port Gamble
Beiidel, C SprockleH aud sou, 11 Chiueee.
H
2—Haw bk .Maine Macleay, Pope, for Portland. O
From Glasgow—Per I.sll. Rookh, May lI—F M Al.ton,
3—Am bktne Bureka, Nordberg, for San Francisco
II X Wild.
7—Am hgtne Hesperian, Winding, for numboldt
From San Francisco—Per Discovery, May Ift—Mis.
7—Am ship Robt Dixon, Osgood, for Baker's Jaland
8—Am frhr Bonanza, Miller, for Waianae,o
Flora Wood, Miss Maud Kelly. Dr 1H Holiday, M Fray.,
9—Am bktn J A Falkinburg. Hubbart, for Portland, O Mr Green, Henry Smith, James Meredith, Tho. Me.
Crater, Arz. E W.rreun, Frank Flyun, P C Justiceand
9—Am bktn Ella, Brown, for San Francisco
9—Am ship Springfield, Pearl,for Jarris Island.
29 Chinese laborers.
Jenny
for
Port
Gamble
Pitts,
Sterert,
bk
12— Am
From San Francisco—Per Ktlakaua, May 19—Wm
13—Qer bk Heleue, Valquardsen, lor Hongkong
Unger, H Hlbb.ru. Mr. C H Dalay aud child, Mrs Need13—P M88City of New York, Cobb, for dan Francisco ham and 2 children. 3 Chinese.
15—Am tpMl schr VV II Meyer, Browne, for 4 Francisco
From SanFranclaco—Per Lady I.snip.on, May 19—J E
16—Frenchhk Alpbonsioe Zelte, Lebeaupio, forS Fran Ward,
Wm Dnuu, E Barkwllle. J Stephenson, W B Irvlu,
17—Am bk Camden, Robinson, for Port Gamble
Alice Maun, C 8 McDuffe, Alex Mann, and 4H Chinese.
17—Gerbk Abler, Bolt, for Apia
From San Franclaco—Per Australia, Mays 19—Albert
19—Ambktne Mlgnon, Soule, for Port Townsend
Rock, Rev E P Do.ne, Mrß Gale, J Lake, Mrs Mcillniil*.
20— P M H H Australia, Cnrgill, for Sydney
and Infant; W 8 Wall, Mrs C Hanaman, Mr. Smith. Dr .1
22—Raiateascbr Vivid, Enalish, for Farming's Island
X Smith, Miss Hannah Hooper, B Haymansen, Mrs J 11
27— Am bk Forest Queen, Wallace, for San Franciaeo
Black, P W William., 8 N Castle, X J McOlnnlß, A X
Htenning, Mrs C Burns, Mrs Waterhouse and 2 Bona, Miss
Rice, 8 B Rune wife and child, Mrs D W Horsburgh, 33
MEMORANDA.
Europeans and Mi Chinese In steerage.
Report or thk P M 8 8 Crrv or Nkw York, W B Cobb,
For Sydney—Per Australia, May 20—John Hodgson, A
Commaniier —Left Sydney April 24th at 4.60 p ni, with 75 Hsrrison, Jubu Smart, Fred Harrison, John Rosser, 1'
Joneß,
W Cuthbert.
cabinand 40 steerage passengers, 85 ton. cargo and 162
For Farming's Island—Per Vivid, May 21—A Houlder,
bagH mail. Continuous head wind from time of leaving Mrs Gale.
For San FranclßCo -Per Forest Queen, May 2d—A II
to arrival at Auckland, April 29th at 12 m. Landed 17
Capt Buchanan, Chaa Naury, L Joseph and
cabin and 10 .teerage passengers, 7 tons cargo and 7 bags Steuulng,
wire, H P Folaom, Thos M'Cune, C R Peterson.
From Ran Francißco—Per Lehua, May 27—Aug Ahem,
mall; received 45 cabin and 9 steerage passengers, 28 tonß
cargoand 137 bags mail, and left the name day at 5.40 p m. H W Tool.
Experienced heavy gale from BE to W, with high sea.
(in tbe 30th and May Ist lay hove-to 11 *... hours, head to
MARRIED.
wind. Crossed I*o° W long May Ist. On the 2d, «t6.11)
Hchaifkr—Robkrthon—ln this city, April 20,1879, at Bt.
p in, Btopped the .hip to communicate with steamer City
of Sydney, lat 22° 52' 8, long 174° 39' W, all well. On Andrews Cathedra I, by Rer. Alex. Mackintosh, f A Schaefer,
the 4th sighted Tultullaof tbe Navigator group, 6 milex Esq., Consul for Italy, to Mm Klizibetm, eldest daughter of
city. No card>.
"W ; since then have experienced strong NE trades. Ar- tbe late Judge Geo. M. Robertion, ol thin
Hakhih—TirvsMiY—ln this city, May Ist, at the residence
rived at Honolulu on the l.ith at 2.40 a m, with 3 cabin
and 6 steerage passengers, 65 tuns cargoand 5 bags mall of Col. W. r. Allen, by Hla Lordahlp the bishop of Honolulu,
for thlh port. Stopped offreef waiUng for pilot May 12th aasinted by the Rev. Mr. Mackintosh, the Honorable Crarlin
at 11.45 p in, and pilot boarded the steamerat 2.15 a m on OorriN Ilaaaia, ChiefJusticeand Chancellor of the Kingdom, to Km.l* Fbbsenden Tiffany,daughter of Hfa Excelthe 13th.
S A Bkard.lky, Purser.
lency Ellaha H. Allen, ex-Chief Justice and Chancellor, and
Report of Hawbk Kalakaua, Jenkß, Master.—Left San Hawaiian Minister Resident In the United States.
Wallace—Cuwhins—ln thia city. May 10th, at the re**.
Francisco May 3d at 1 p m. Had moderate Wand NW
of Tims. Cuuinilna, Eaq., by Key. H. H. Parker,
winds until we took the trade., in lat 29= long 130° ideuce
Andrew L. Wallace, formerly of New York, U. 8. A., to
In lat 26" 50', long 140" 26' aaw a very large school of Jennie, second dauKhttr of Hon. J. A. Cummins, of Hosperm whales, going slowly to the NNW. Arrived May nolulu aud Walmaualo.
18th, making the passage In 15 days.
Hmwk Way- In thinrity, May 31, at the residence of
father, by tbe Key. H. C. Damon, Geomot
Report of Am bktne Discovery, Fuller, Master.—Left the bride's
Everett Howe, Eay., to Mlas Barah Harriet Wat.
Ban Francisco May 2nd at 7.10 a in. The first two days
out very strong NW wind, had to run the ship to the 8 to
DIED.
save the mules from being washed overboard, as ahe waa
O'Hallobah—ln thla city, May Bth, Edward Kicb.il
very heavily loaded, drawing 17ft aft and 16ft9in forOHalloran,
aged is years and 8M months,
ward. After this It moderated and had very light airs Thwnsbnii
Ireland.
the next three day.; then we got the trades lightand kept a native of Galway,
city,
May
this
9th, of typhoid fever, Adoubt
Bom—In
on Increasing, but afterwards decreaaed again to very
light trades, which lasted to port. At li p in, May 17th, Bokbb, a native of Thedlnghausen, Germany, aged 32
and
'it
dsys.
2 months
aaw E point of Maui, bearing BSW, distance 26 miles; at years,
voir Schmidt.—ln Walluku, Maul, May 13th, Alexis I,
2am paaaed E point of Molokal.
yon Schmidt, aged about 32 years. The parents of the
Franclaco.
Report of the R M S 8 Australia, Carglll, Commander. deceased reside In Bancity.
May 19th, James Thompson, «f
Thompson—ln thla
—Dischargedpilot off Golden Gate at 1.60p m of the 12th dropsy, aged 68 years. The deceased was a native of
hazy
and
had
resided
on these Islands about 30
weather;
1.,
(San Francisco time); fresh breese
at Hudson, N
and
3.30 Farallone Island bore NW. Light unsteady winds years.
heavy
showers
Haiiiasua.
prevailed up to the 17th. Experienced
on
Hicknk.i.i—ln
Hawaii. M.y 10th. Chablt.b
thatdate, and a continuance of unsteady windsand cloudy W, son of the Key James and Ellen M Btckuell, aged 21
weatherup to 19th. Was boarded by pilot off Honolulu month, and 14 days.
at 9.40 p in oi 19thInst, and came alongside wharf at 10.30
Wblcr—At Kawaihae, May 23d. 1879, of hemorng* ot
j
p iv same date.
the lungs, fc. llc •»'
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,
.
.
�THE FRIEND,
50
The Worlds-The New and the Old.
Peace, In ber palace over the Atlantic,
From the New World dealaher awards around,
While war's leashed hounds, a-straln, for bloodshed
frantic,
In our Old World can scarce be held in bound.
Lo! here, each nation armed against its neighbor
Cross in the face of Crescent reared for fight;
There to theblessed battle-fields of labor
United States that all the world Invite.
For a fardifferent shock from the lmplngings
Of broadsides t wixt a " Cheapcake" and"(Shannon,"
The strife of Corliss and bis mounter engines.
With Cyclops Krupp and Essen's monster cannon.
Happy Young Titan, thatbetween two oceans,
Thy guardian Atlantic and Pacific,
—
Groweat apart from our Old World's commotions,
With room to spread, and space forpowers prolific.
Wisely exchanging rifles, swords, and rammers,
For spades and plowshares, axes, saws and treadles,
Thou putt'st thy strength In engines and steam hamincr-s.
And thy gun-metal inouldest Into medals.
Earth has no clime, no sky, but thou commsndest.
No growth, but thy wide-spreading soil can bear;
No ore, but therich ground on which thou standest,
Homewhere or otber, bids thee stoop and share.
No height thouhast but all thy sons may reach;
No good but all are free to reap its profit;
No truth, but all thy race may learn and teach,
No lie, but whose lifts Its mask may Bcofflt.
Oh happy in thy stars, still rising higher,
Happy c'en in tby stripes ao lightly borne.
How farmay thy meridian growth aspire.
That shuweat so majestic in thy morn?
To what height may not heaven's high favor lead thee,
In cycle of theages yet to be,
When these firsthundred years of life hath made thee,
For arts and strength the giant that we see t
Lamt inn launch.
—
Opium Smuggling in Japan and Hawaii.
We copy the following from the May
Missionary Herald:
is not altogether strange that the Jap" It government
anese
is slow to give foreigners
the right of residence when, according to
present treaties, the premises occupied by
foreigners are exempt from the operation of
Japanese law. An illustration of the workings of this provision is seen in a recent
case of an Englishman who was tried before
the English consul for smuggling opium,
and acquitted, though clearly guilty. His
Japanese accomplice was tried by Japanese
officials, and sentenced to imprisonment for
ten years. The consul subsequently repeated the offense under aggravating circumSuch outrages would naturally
stances.
irritate the Japanese, and lead to acts of retaliation. It is reported that the British
government has repudiated the act of its consul, and for the credit of the nation it is to
be hoped that the report is true."
Thus it appears that Japan as well as
Hawaii makes opium smuggling a crime,
punishable with imprisonment. We think
the British government in the matter of
forcing opium upon China might as well, for
its credit before a civilized and Christian
world, change its policy. The time may
come when China will rise up in its might,
and cast aside the unjust and iniquitous im-
position.
The American Consul in Siam has succeeded
in inducing the King to establish a
general system of education, with an American ex-missionary, Dr. McFarland, as
Superintendent, with a salary of $5,000.
JUNE,
187 9.
Chinese opposed to Long Sermons.—
Education in Japan.—We copy the following
It is our custom occasionally to attend the
relating to Prof. Murray, from one of
Chinese service Sabbath evening in the our exchanges. It was our privilege some
Bethel vestry. At a late service a recently- ten years ago to meet this gentleman while
arrived exhorter from California was address- connected with Rutgers College. In his
ing the audience, whose sermon was rather parlor we met several Japanese students
longer than that of the regular preacher, Mr. connected with the college; hence we have
Sit Moon. On the occasion now referred followed Prof. Murray's career with peculiar
to, one of the audience in a quiet and re- interest, and we heartily congratulate him
spectful manner, instead of leaving the lec- on the success which has crowned his efforts
ture room, quietly takes out his watch, walks in behalf of education in Japan.
to the desk and calls the speaker's attention
" We understand that Dr. David Murray,
to the time ! He then returns to his seat, formerly
a Professor in Rutgers College, and
and the speaker soon brings his remarks to for several yeais past the
Superintendent of
a close. This was certainly a far more re- Education in Japan, left Yokohama
for this
spectful way of reminding the speaker that country, by way of India and Europe,
on
lie was trespassing upon the hearer's pa- the 23d of
last month. The high appreciatience, than that sometimes adopted by more tion with which Professor
Murray's eminent
Christianized audiences!
services are regarded by the Japanese, is atby the many valuable gifts he received
Rev. James A. Daly.—This gentleman tested
just before his departure. We learn that he
will be remembered by many in Honolulu. was presented with a gift of one thousand
A new church has been built for him as pas- dollars in money, many elegant works of art
tor in Wellington, Ohio.
From a copy of in bronze, porcelain, and lacquer; and that
the Wellington Fnterjirise for April 10th, a series of farewell dinners, was given in his
honor. The Emperor expressed his hioh
we learn that this church-edifice cost fully
esteem for Dr. Murray
conferring upon
completed and all debts paid $28,000. It is him the decoration of thebyRising
Sun of the
of
as
spoken
uncommonly handsome and Third degree—an honor seldom bestowed
complete in all its arrangements, even to upon foreigners. From all the reports
which have reached this country it is eviaiding the deaf to hear.
dent that Dr. Murray's departure is sincere"A novel feature of this pulpit is its apparegretted both by the foreign and native
ratus for enabling the deaf to hear. In the ly
pulpit is a hopper for catching all sounds. residents of Japan."
These are conveyed through tubes under the
We are glad to learn from the Advance
floor to each seat occupied by persons hard
of April 3d, that one of "our island
of hearing, and conveyed to the ear by rubber pipes. This arrangement works well." boys," Dr. Lyman of Chicago, is lecturing
The only additional suggestion we can the ministers:
"At the Monday morning Minister's
think of will be to fit up a church with teleMeeting, H. M. Lyman, M. [)., by special
phone wires and connect the pulpit with the invitation,
addressed the ministers on the
various households of the parish.
relations of science to the interpretation of
The Rev. T. K. Beecher of Elmira, N. the Bible, especially its account of the
creation. The discussion which followed,
V., preached the dedicatory sermon.
and in which all participated, showed how
Since writing the above, we have met
deeply their interest had been stirred.. It
with the following:
was generally insisted that science, true
" The first church in Chicago to introduce science, is something broader than the mathe telephone and microphone to send the terialist scientific advocates are
willing to
songs and sermons home to the invalids is admit; and that the church's doctrines of
Trinity Methodist Church, Rev. W. F. the supernatural—the creation, inspiration,
Crafts, pastor."
revelation, prophecy, miracle, the incarnation, prayer, regeneration and the
The London Post's Berlin correspondent forgiveness of sin—are, in the highestdivine
and
says : The Chinese Government have most legitimate sense, scientific.
The
"
purchased machinery and engaged experi- thanks of the meeting were heartily voted to
enced engineers and spinners in Germany to the scholarly Doctor for his remarks and his
establish cotton mills in China so as to free answers to the running fire of
questions
that country from dependence upon English which he was subjected. It is good for to
the
and Russian imports."
minister to learn " how it sounds at the
The Japanese naval officers in England other end of the trumpet," and what the
have reported so favorably of the Royal pews think about it."
Naval College at Greenwich that their
Dr Talmage says of the memorizing of
government has determined to establish an
imperial naval college at Tokio upon its Scripture by Sabbath-school children :
They should learn the first chapter of
model.
"Genesis
that they may know how the world
Kai Kah Wong and Shon Kie Tsai, two was made ; the third chapter, that they may
of the Chinese students sent to this country know how it fell ; the first chapter of John,
to be educated at the expense of their gov- that they may know how it is to be rehave been graduated from the deemed and the twenty-first chapter of
lartford high school with honors.—Ameri- Revelation, that they may know how it is
can paper.
to be reconstructed."
•
frnment,
;
�ADVERTISEMENTS.
Places of Worship.
Seamen's Bethel—Rev. S. C. Damon, Chaplain,
King street, near the Sailors' Home. Preaching
at 11 A. m. Seats free. Sabbath School before the
rooming service. Prayer meeting on Wednesday
evenings at 11, o'clock.
Fort Street Chcrch—Rev. W. Frear. Pastor,
corner of Fort and Beretania streets. Preaching
on Sundays at 11 a. m. and 74 p.m. Sabbath
School at 10 A. m.
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THE FRIEND, JUNE, 1879.
HOME!
SAILORS'
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CO..
Commission Merchants,
Plantation and Insurance Agents, Honolulu, H. 1.
HANCHRTTE.
JL.
Tuner At
• I'lisno-Kortf*
many year, connectedwith
Repairer,
(For
Chlchering Ac Son..)
Order, led at the Sailors' Home or Whitney at Kobertson's Bookstore.
ID*
-jJHUßg'fr^irT-MsniM
Kawaiahao Church—Rev. IT. H. Parker, Pastor,
A
W . PEIRCE St CO..
King street, above tbe Palace. Services in Ha(Succesors to O. L. Richards A Co.)
waiian every Sunday at 11 a. M. Sabbath school •*-*•
at 10 a. m. Evening services at 7J o'clock, alter- Ship Chandlers and General Commission MerDistrict meetings in
nating with Kaumakapili.
cliants,
various chapels at 3.'10 r. M. Prayer meeting
Honolulu, Oahu, HawaiianIslands.
every Wednesday at 11, v. m.
Roman Catholic Church—Under the charge of
Rt. Rev. Bishop Maigret, assisted by Rev. Father Agents Puloa Salt Works, Brand's Bomb Lances,
Hermann ; Fort street, near Beretania. Services
Aad Perry Uhtl.' Pain Killer.
every Sunday at 10 a. m. and 2 P. \i.
W EWERS <Y DICKSON.
Kiuikii'iu Church—Rev. M. Kuaea. Pastor,
Beretania street, near Nuuanu. Services in HaDealers in Lumber and Building Materials,
waiian every Sunday at in*} a. m. Sabbath school
Fort Street, Honolulu, 11. I.
at 9-J a. m. Evening services at 74 o'clock, alternating with Kawaiahao. Prayer meeting every
HOFFMANN, M
*
Wednesday at
.
Wf
74 >'. \i.
U*
P.
Merchant Tailoring
a
<1 11 V
ESTABLISHMENT,
Corner Fort and Hotel Streets.
CALL THE ATTENTION of the Citlxena
ofO.huand the other Island,
I
•OPF.NKD a large
to the fact that
I have
First-Class Establishment.
Where Gentlemenran find a
S.
McGREW.
M.
~
Late Surgeon U. S. Army,
THOS. C. THRUM,
STATIONERY AND NEWS DEPOT.
No. 19 Mercha.it Street,
--
adapted
Papers
rates
Having had an extensive experience in connection with
tke largest importinghomes In New York and Phila1can assure mycustomers that they will not only
sonit* of
delphia,
■secure
the
Very Best Materials
but willalso obtain at my place
The BEST FITTINC GARMENTS
that can be turned out ol any establishment in
the Eastern cities.
number.—put
Magssincs,
parties going to
al
ly
NOTICE TO SHIP MASTERS.
DILLINGHAM & CO.,
No. 37 Fort Street,
KEEP A FINE ASSORTMENT OF
English Hunting Pantaloons! Goods Suitable for Trade.
AND
VISITING THIS PORT
can
from
exSHIPthatMASTERS
the last Six
the beat
of
the
LADIES' RIDING HABITS
Year,
testify
undersigned keep
during
perience
MADE A BPKCIALITY.
Children* Suits, in Eastern Styles.
W.
TREQLOAN, Honolulu.
m
personal
Assortment
GOODS FOR TRADE
And Sell Cheaper than any other House in the
New Knglanil Mutual Lll* Insurance Company,
THE
The I'nion Marine Insurance Company, San
I'srkfts,
Fr.ucisco,
The Kohala Sugar Compßny,
The Haiku Sugar Company,
The Ilamaku. Sugar Company.
The Wsiaiua guitar Plantalion,
The Wheeler ft Wilson Sewinpr Machine Company,
Dr. Jayne St Son. Celebrated Family Medicine..
tf
J. W. BOBBBTBOM
B. WIHTM.Y
WHITNEY & 11.ROBERTSON,
M. Whitney),
Importers and Dealers in Foreign Books,
PERIOO'ICALS.
OF THE HAWAIIAN
BOOK,
PUBLISHERS
Jarves' History of th. Hawaiian lainmis,
UUIDB
Hawaiian Phrase Book,
Hawaiian Grammar,
Andrew.' Hawaiian Qrammar,
Hawaiian Dictionary,
Chart of the Hawaiian I.land..
ALSO, OB BIBD,
OTHER BOOKS ON THE ISLANDS.
A. L. SMITH,
IMPORTER & DEALER IN JEWELRY,
King. CombinationBpectaoles,
Olaas and Hated Ware,
Sewing Machines, Picture Frames,
Vsaes,Brackets, etc. etc.
TERMS STRICTLY CASH
[ly]
No. 13, Fort St.
SPECIAL. NOTICE.
To the Planters and Foreign Residents
Kingdom.
THE HAWAIIAN HOTEL,
r.«*«
AGENTS OF
REGULAR PORTLAND LINE OF
STATIONERY A.
m Honolulu.
DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE!
(Successors tv
Can tie consulted at his residence on Hotel street, between
Alake, and Fort streets.
Stock and
of Goods,
Well-selected
OF READING MATTER-OF
up to order
Chosen with great
as
PACKAGES
.nd
back
reduced
for
sea.
to style,
care,
to this climate.
IMPORTERS AMI
H.
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r
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Manager.
Auction and Commission Merchant,
NBW
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D.,
Physician and Surgeoti,
The Anglican Church—Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Willis, D. D.; Clergy. Rev. Kob't Dunn, M. A., CornerMerchant .nd Kaahum.nu Streets, near the Post Office
Rev. Alex. Mackintosh. St. Andrew's Temporary
BREWER St CO..
Cathedral, Beretania street, opposite the Hotel. A 1
English services on Sundays at 64 and 11a. m., and
Commission and Shipping Merchants,
24 and 74 p. M. Sunday School at tbe Clergy
House at 10 a. ii.
Honolulu, Oahu. 11. I.
TREGLOAN'S
-*-
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DILLINGHAM <fc CO.
VOLCNTARV SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE 80-
BISHOP & 00., BANKERS,
-I.ICITKD in aid ol Christian Chinese In purchase land
Honolulu to worship Almighty Ood In
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. and build a Church inThe
call for a Church comes from mem
their own language.
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New fork,
account of Chinese Church Building Fund.
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52
Pure, religion and undeflled before God, the Father, is this:
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspottedfrom the world.
Edited liy a Committee of tbe Y. M. C, A.
Address by thePresident C. H. Cooke, Esq.
In looking over the records of this Association we find in them points to which we
will direct our attention this evening. In
April 1869 a few of the young men of Honolulu came together and formed a Society to
be called the Young Men Christian Association of Honolulu. Therefore this evening
is the Tenth Aniversary of this Association.
Ten years is a large portion of a person's life
after reaching maturity. One cannot help
questioning whether ten years of good faithfull work has been done in this past decade.
The preamble of our Constitution says :
" We young men of Honolulu, feeling the
need of an organization for Christian work
in our midst do hereby form ourselves into
an Association, the aim and object of which
shell be the religious, moral and social improvement of ourselves and others."
Article fifth of the By Laws reads as fol.
lows : The duties of the committees which
the Association may appoint, shallrelate to
one or more of the following objects, public
preaching, meetings of prayer, teaching in
the Sabbath School or other schools, tract
distribution, visiting the sick, destitute, and
afflicted, the offering of hospitality to
strangers, lectures, public readings, general
leaching, libraries, reading rooms, the
providing means for desirable amusement
and recreation for young men &c. The
Association took a broad field to cultivate,
and with energy, activity and perseverance,
a great deal should have been accomplished
in the past ten yesrs. It is often said that
the climate of these islands, has an enervating influence, I 'will not undertake to
say, how much ought to have been
done, and what haR not been done, can be
debited to the climate—but 1 will say, that,
without doubt, we have lost some golden
opportunities, that will not return, shall we
not think of this and try to profit by our
failures in the past? But do not understand
me to ignore, or depreciate what has been
done. For though the Association has not
been wide awake, it has managed to live,
and accomplished some valuable work.
The Chinese Sabbath School under its
patronage, has continued to meet and has
had an influence for good, bringing together
those of the Chinese who wish to improve,
and they do not learn merely the English
language ; but they sing hymns and repeat
together the Lord's prayer and other lessons
in their own tongue. Let me here say, that
the thanks of this Association are due to
many of our friends who have so kindly
assisted as teachers. I understand that the
superintendent wbo has been so faithful for
so many years, has resigned. The society
will 1 suppose take up this subject and dc-
cide whether they will carry on this branch
of their work.
The Reading room has been well supplied with papers and Magazines. Our
Library has very few books in it, and is
hardly worthy of the name. This reading
room has not been all that it ought to have
been. Still it has doubtless done good so
far as it has done, shall it be given up or be
improved ? Perhaps one benefit that has
come from this branch of one work, has been
to make the wnnt of a library and reading
room so apparent, that a new society has
arisen with great success to meet this necessity. Public preaching—there has been nothing of the kind attempted, since the meetings in the Circus tent several years ago.
Meetings for prayer, for a time were conducted in the Lyceum Sabbath afternoons,
for the last three months, the Association
has maintained a meeting on Sabbath evenings, the hour previous to the Fort Street
Church services. Our work for the Chinese
is a good work ; and can hardly be overestimated. When the attention of this Association was first directed to this element of
our community, there was nothing being
done for their religious advancement. We
have directed and become responsible for
the support of a Chinese colporture for the
past five years, who has not only labored
with those of his race here in Honolulu but
visited them on the other Islands. This
branch of our work has grown, so that now
Chinese preachers are being located in other
districts of the Islands. The Chinamen of
Honolulu have also formed a Y. M. C. A.
of their own, who' talk of building a church
lor themselves in the near future. The importance of Christian work among the
Chinese is every day increasing, as they are
oonstantly arriving on our shores, and because of the influence they will exert on the
native race. This work and field is now so
great and important, is it not a question, as
well as our duty to request some stronger
body, such as the Hawiian Board to assume
its direction.
If some branches of our work have become
independent of us, we still have a large
field left. There is a greater call now, than
ever before, for work among the strangers of
our own nationalities. There are many
young men coming here, some for a little
while, others to locate among us. They
need to find here friends who will lead them
upward. Those who lead downward are
always on hand, shall we be less active
than they ? Let us take pains to get acquainted with these strangers, and enlist
then on the right side for their own good, as
well as for the good of this nation. Kindness is appreciated by all classes and by
none so much as by strangers in a strange-
land.
I cannot report on tract distribution or
visiting of the sick and afflicted. The fact
is, that many of the members of this association are engaged in various kinds of
Christian work, not reported or credited to
the Y. M. C. A. If good work is done by
any of our members, it matters not to the
cause, who gets the credit of it. Would not
more be accomplished and with better results if there were more system in our efforts ? I hope some of the points alluded to
will be called up for discussion, that we shall
all interest ourselves and stand ready to
take a share in this work. There is one
thing that I feel quite sure you will do this
new year, that is, you will display more
wisdom in your choice of President.
To Committee of Y. M. C. A. editing
Bth page of the Friend—Dear sir :
In your last issue you publish a letter
from Rev. J. W. Smith, in which some reference is made to the late action of the
Board of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association on the general subject of Chinese
Evnngelization in these Islands. As it may
be helpful to this good cause that Christian
Planters and other friends of our Lord
Jesus interested in the spiritual welfare of
the Chinese in onr midst should know just
what action the Hawaiian Board has token,
and what the Board is prepared to do to nid
them in this work, will you do the Board
the favor to publish in full the report of
their standing Committee on Home Evangelization, which was adopted by the Board
on the 17th of December, 187S. It is as
follows :
"In view of the increasing numbers of
the Chinese, and of the close relations that
they are sustaining to the Hawaiians, it is
the opinion of the Committee that this
Board in its Home work, should hold itself
ready to encourage and aid, according to
its best judgment, such efforts for their
evangelization as may meet its approval.
The Committee consider that the Board
should recognize this as a part of its Home
Missionary work; and that it should be prepared to act and assume responsibility in
reference to this part of our population, the
same as in reference to any other."
It has not been the policy of this Board to
commission evangelists to labor among the
Hawaiian churchps at the entire expense of
the Board; but it has long been in the way
of aiding such feeble churches in the support of ministers working among them as
are dispised to do what they can for themselves; and it is equally disposed and ready
to aid such Christian people in these islands
as may be desirous of doing what they can
for the evangelization of the Chinese in
their employ or locality through the labors
of approved Chinese Evangelists. It will
be to the point to know that such laborers in
the vineyard can be supported for about $30
a month. Let Christian people on Maui or
Kauai or elsewhere in this group where provision has not already been made, see what
they can do toward raising that amount,
tnen state to the Committee on Home Missions what they have done, and how much
assistance they still need from the Hawaiian
Board, and I doubt not a cordial response
will be made to such application.
Very truly yours,
H. Bingham, Cor. Sec.
Honolulu, May 7th, 1879.
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Has not the time about come, for
the Hawaiian Government to take decided
action about the introduction of so many
Chinese immigrants, unaccompanied by
their wives ? Would it not be well to convene the leading and prominent Chinese
merchants of Honolulu, and let the subject
be fairly discussed ? Does not the magnitude of the subject demand the appointment
of a Minister Plenipotentiary who shall
visit China and confer with the authorities? If the Hawaiian Government supports
a Minister at Washington, ought it not also,
to support a Minister or Consul-General at
Pekin ? Hawaiian affairs are as deeply involved in what passes in China, as what
passes in America? The California watchword may be " The Chinese must go," but
that of Hawaii is, " The Chinese must
come," to work our cane and rice fields.
Now let us treat them fairly, and do all in
our power to introduce Chinese families,
and diffuse among them Christianity.
U. S. Consul.—We welcome with pleasure,
the Hon. J. M. Morton, as U. S. Consul. He has been for several years Government Agent, superintending the Fur Seal
fishery on the coast of Alaska, and hence is
transferred from one department of Government service to another. His father, the
late U. S. Senator, from Indiana, was well
known throughout the country and during
the war rendered his country distinguished
service. Mr. Morton, comes accompanied
with his family and we trust will find his
sojourn most pleasant. Mr. Hastings, who
A Step in the Right Direction.—The
has so faithfully served, as Vice-Consul, barbers of Honolulu are to be highly comunder Dr. Scott, still retains his position, mended for the movement on their part to
and we feel confident a better could not have close their shops on the Sabbath. The
been secured.
authorities also merit commendation for clearWe read with much gratification the ing our streets on the Sabbath of the " exrecently published instructions given by the press " nuisance. The public welfare does
Minister of the Interior to the master of the not demand such an array of running exour streets upon
schooner Nettie Merrill, or those engaged presses as has obstructed
This
upon the Sabstep
the
Sabbath.
to
these
Islands
from
in bringing immigrants
" in keeping" with
the moveis
bath
question
There
is
stringency necessary,
Micronesia.
and we sincerely hope they will be strictly ment in the United States, for a most strict
observed. Unless great carefulness is ob- observance of Sabbath laws.
served and due caution practiced, the whole
A Card.—The Religious Tract Society of
enterprise will prove an utter failure as has
has made a grant of books and tracts
London
been the case in the transportation of Polylanguages to this Chaplaincy, valvarious
in
nesian laborers to Tahiti, Fiji and Queensued at £6. This grant Is especially acceptland.
able, as our supply was running quite low.
The Rev. W. Frear and family spend The package was kindly forwarded, freight
this summer at Hilo.
free, through the house of Messrs. Houlder
The Rev. Dr. Hyde and wife are reported Bros., of Liverpool, and their agent in Honolulu, T. H. Davies, Esq , per GlenifTer.
on Maui, at Lahainaluna and Makawao.
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RAMBLES INTHE OLDWORLD-No. 30
A Few Weeks In SeandinaviaNo. 9.
OVER THE FILLE FJELD ON FO9T !
As I had tried nearly every otber mode of
travel, I was determined to do a little pedestrianism in Norway; and the ascent of the
Fille Fjeld on foot was a great temptation,
and one to which I yielded, and though it
was a long climb I shall never regret it. I
never thought of being lonely, the mountains
and water-falls kept me company all the
way. My attention was first attracted by a
great stone which stood by the way-side,
covered with quaint runic inscriptions and
twisted carvings. It was placed near the
entrance to a little church-yard,and the contrast between this sign of the olden time and
the Christian church was very sinking.
Occasionally I passed little settlements, a
few houses grouped together, the roofs,
sometimes quite covered with turfand moss.
Skulls of bears and spreading deer antlers
were now and then to be seen nailed to the
walls. At one of the stations where I halted
for a little time early in the day, I saw some
of the furniture which the peasants take
pleasure in painting and ornamenting during
the long winter evenings. It is a favorite
present from parents to children, and is
cherished with care and reverence long after
those who have fashioned it are gone. Some
of the designs in fruit and flowers are quite
artistic. The day was, to me, a most impressive one, being quite alone, I felt
brought strangely near to the wonderful,
natural world about me. For miles the road
lay through splendid valleys formed by lofty
mountains, whose sides were adorned with
a succession of water-falls, sometimes so
light and graceful that they seemed to cling
for a moment like a silver veil caught on the
cliff, and then borne away by the wind.
The valleys were fairly alive with the music
of the falls. 1 scarcely lost the murmur of
one before that of another broke upon my
ear, till my way seemed attended by the
music of some mighty harp, from whose
silver strings wailed and murmured an infinite melody. Ever higher and higher, sometimes the way formed a zigzag of ascent,
and then swept through a spacious and open
plain. Nearly all signs of vegetation disappeared. The snow lay in scattered patches
on the bleak mountain sides.
Far up on
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THE FRIEND, JULY.
the mountain summit 1 found a strange little
settlement. During the summer the cattle
arc driven up on to the highlands for pasturage, and the people who have charge of
them live in little huts or hovels, called
They are most miserable look"ingSaeters."
affairs. Rough walls of stone supporting
roofs of turf. Just out ofcuriosity, I turned
1879.
entirely of wood, and ornamented with the
most grotesque and unearthly carvings
which run up its sides and on to the steep
roof, meeting in sharp saw-like edges at the
top. The entrance is finished in intricately
carved arabesques and rounded pillars. Notwithstanding that it was a Christian temple,
and cruciforfe, there was a wild heathenish
something about the structure which impressed me strangely. I made me a couch
in the summer grass before the door, and
with the drifting clouds over my head, and
the murmur of the river floating up to me,
tried in the shadow of the sombre portal to
make acquaintance with this weird little
church. There are two old runes on the
western portal which hands now long folded
quietly away, wrote for us. I give them for
the quaint language—'• porir raist runur
pixsar pan olau mixso,"—and another,
Pittai kirkia a kiekinvilli. All along the
wild romantic way on which I journeyed
during the day, my thoughts reverted to the
little church in the valley, as if a spell of
enchantment had been laid on them. But
the royal dinner my hostess at Husum
spread out before me was more than enough
to dispel all the spectres of the morning.
The rest of the journey to the Fjord was
accomplished in a little carriole, a method
of travel peculiar to Norway. These carrioles, or Skyds, are light little breaks, with
two huge wheels, and just room enough for
one person. They are owned at the different stations, which lie along the route. You
take them irom one station to another, and
then they are driven back by the little boy
who accompanies you.
It was a rare afternoon. Our way lay
through wild rocky mountain gorges, which
gradually gave way to a grand and stately
valley lying between splendid mountains,
aside from the road to look at one, and in
this dingy little interior, to my great surprise, I found a bevy of rosy-cheeked Norwegian maidens, hardy and strong as this
wild life could make them, seated about the
huge stone fire-place, busily knitting and
making the air ring with their merriment.
There was something indescribably pleasant
in this glimpse of rosy, happy humanity in
the infinite loneliness and almost weird
dreariness of the landscape. All through the
afternoon a storm had been creeping after
me, and with the coming- of the twilight the
rain came in torrents from the clouds. Onward, onward I was forced to walk, beginning to long for the pleasant " station "
which 1 knew was awaiting me in the valley
below. The snow patches gleamed ghostly
through the gathering gloom; the wind
moaned sadly down from the mountains;
the rain fell pitilessly. The wild spirits of
the old Norwegian myths seemed to take
form in the sullen, darkening clouds. Soon
the white, withered moss gave way to stunted shrubs, then scattered trees, and then
splendid avenues of forest-growths, fragrant
with moisture, bending over the road. Then
far ofF down the dusky vista a wavering
gleam, growing brighter and brighter, till it
settled into a warm and welcoming glow of
yellow light, out of which looked kindly
laces, and I knew I was at the little station
of Hoeg, in the lovely valley of Borgund;
and that my interesting journey over the
grand summit of the Fille Fjeld was accom- reaching to the Sogne Fjord. My bronzed
and wiry little Norwegian attendant deplished.
lighted me immensely. A thousand blessFROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA.
ings on your curly-head, little Olaf of
Far inland as 1 still was, high up, among Husum. As another travelling companion
the mountains, still after the Fille Fjeld for miles I had a riotous, glorious mountain
had been passed I seemed almost to hear the stream, revealing now depths of emerald
throb of the restless Atlantic on the bleak green, now of deepest blue, through the
western coast, and felt eager to hasten inanteling foam. Olaf tells me that in its
forward. The mellow golden light which jewelled waters is the home of the finest
had guided me through the shadows of the salmon. Now, long avenues of trees in
previous night had proved no " will o' the the beauty of summer foliage, farm-houses
wisp," but the welcoming lamps ol the cheer- in the midst of spreading, fertile fields,
iest of mountain inns, where I found the now clustering fisher-houses, and we are in
best of welcomes awaiting me. The storm the little town of Laerdalsiiren and with the
of the previous night had died away, and in Greeks of old, after the mountain journey,
the early morning hours the sun stood in we shout, The Sea ! The Sea !"
"
cloudless radiance in the glorious northern
ON THE SOGNE FJORD.
wild
and
bleak loneliness of
sky. After the
You are aware what a strangely serrated
yesterday's journey, the returning signs of
humanlife which came to me, as I descended coast Norway possesses and in looking at
more and more into the valleys, were pecul- the map you will be almost confused by its
iarly welcome. During the forenoon I labyrinth of indentations and deep penetrareached one of the little villages, lying along ting inlets. Norway is unique in its glorithe route, where stood an ancient and pecul- ous Fjord scenery. One could with profit
iar church, which is one of the most interest- and constantly growing pleasure spend weeks
ing relics of the past in Norway. It is no in exploring this wonderful region. The
longer used as a place of service, but two most beautiful Fjords of the western
stands in the midst of the pleasant Norwe- coast, are Sogne and Hardanger, the former
gian valley as a mute reminder of long van- running one hundred and twenty miles inished days. I caught glimpses of it coming land. Lest you should think me too enthudown the valley, and must confess at first siastic let me give you, in the words of
this quaint, dark structure produced some- another a description of the journey from
thing of an uncanny impression, cen- Landal to Gudvangen the route which our
turies old and black with age. It is built steamer took on the first day. The scenery
"
—
is grand beyond all conception, and never
have 1 beheld in any other country sights
that so impressed me with the awe-inspiring
majesty of nature as did these on this journey. We left Saerdalsiiren at eight o'clock,
and for four and a half hours were sailing
down the sublime Fjord, this part of which
is unquestionably the finest piece of Fjord
scenery in Norway. We passed some
thirty water-falls or cascades, tailing in an
endless variety of graceful shapes from various altitudes down the enormous mountains which form the sides of this truly
grand Fjord. These mountains rise almost
perpendicular 4,000 or 5,000 feet high from
the surface of the Fjord, which is the sea
level. Their summits were crowned with
snow and ice, and stood out sharp and clear
against the bright blue sky, and their gigantic forms from base to peak stood deep reflected in the calm, clear fjord water, perfect
as a mirror. At the junction of the Aurlands and Noeroens Fjords the scenery
defies description. Here an amphitheatre
of mighty mountains rises upwards of
4,000 feet sheer from the silent Fjord and
the solemn grandeur which this sight imposes is quite overpowering. No storm can
enter here; all is still as death ; even the
water-falls which here present themselves
appear to hang in silence all around. We
could think of no place that would
compare with this most wonderful sight.
We thought of the lakes of Lucerne and
Como, but they are weak in their impressiveness compared with this. The mountains and fjord wear a kind of sombre gloom
which would depress were it not for their
surpassing magnificence. Entering the right
arm, or Noervens Fjord as it is called, the
mountains increase in height and grandeur
as the Fjord narrows up to Gudvangpn.
Sunshine only reaches the water here when
the sun is nearly vertical, in consequence of
the great altitude of the mountain's sides,
whose enormous shadows almost perpetually
overshadow the narrow fjord.
* The
wonderful sights had gradually*worked
up
our feelings so as to produce a state of exciting adoration, such as I had never before
experienced, when, just before arriving at
Gudvangen the climax was reached. A solitary peak lifts its pointed head 1000 feet
clear above the other mountains, and towering like a monarch over all, 5000 ieet in
height, it seemed to touch the sky; and
scarcely had our admiration of this wonderful sight broke foshi, ere the captain pointed
on the opposite side of the Fjord to what
appeared to be a strip of silvery fleecy cloud
suspended from the mountain. This was
the Keel Fos, which falls 2000 feet! "From
Gudvangen out is a most interesting route
to Hardanger Fjord, and then on to Bergen.
The glorious glacier-fields and the beautiful
Voring Fos, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in all Europe, and the ever romantic
scenery of the coast attract many travelers
to Hardanger. From Gudvangen our little
steamer passed swiftly out into other winding arms of the Fjord. I was the only passenger, and found the captain a well-informed, agreeable young man, speaking some
English. His home is in this region, and
he knows every recess and inlet of Sogne.
Not far away from Gudvangen, he related
to me a tragical incident in the history of
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JULY,
the little settlement. Some ten or twenty its progress even better than at the Wengern
years ago, on a winter's day, a young couple Alp. Close to its very border beautiful
dressed in all their bridal finery, the bride ferns and wild flowers and rare and exquiadorned with one of those towering crowns site mosses might be gathered. Viewed
which every Norwegian peasant bride wears, from all points the Glacier is gi-andily imhad started in their boat, attended by all pressive. We scaled some of its icy heights,
their friends and relatives, a little bridal but found the passage across would occupy
train, for the church which lay farther up too much time and accordingly were forced to
the Fjord. Just as the company were pas- content ourselves with a partial survey. It
sing through one of the narrow passes, where was necessary to use great care in climbing
the towering cliffs come very near together, and walking on the surface, as on all sides
a noise like thunder was heard, and a huge huge rifts in the ice-masses opened about us
avalanche of snow and ice fell with fatal into whose shadowy depths we scarcely
force over the terrified peasants below and dared to gaze and yet towards which we
buried them in the deep waters of the Fjord. were continually drawn by a strange almost
During the winter months the captain tells irresistable attraction. At the lower porme that the steamer does not visit some of
the settlements, owing to the fact that the
tremendous avalanches render the navigation
dangerous. It was so late in the season
that our little steamer was visiting some of
the villages for the last time, and I thought
some of the little groups who stood on the
shore and waived adieux to us would find
the winter months very long, before the
little herald from the outer world came back
with the opening spring. From one point
o another the little " Oscar " darted, seemng especially privileged and loved among
lese
solemn mountains and deep blue
waters. Cozily and comfortably they tucked
le away for the night, and with the grey
awn 1 found we had reached one of the
rms of the Fjord which 1 had especially
esired to visit.
FJAEHLAND AND ITS GLACIERS.
The rain was pouring in torrents, and yet
le intense desire which I felt to visit the
>eaiitiful Glacier lying up among the mists
: the valley was more than sufficient to
md a way out of the difficulty. I had the
morning hours and the captain promised to
gnal for me in time. Among the fishermen on the shore I found one willing to
itce the rain and storm and drive me to the
Jlacier. It was a wildly delightful ride,
n all sides rose huge mountains with summits lost in grey and solemn banks of mist,
oaring mountain torrents, showing tawny
nd troubled waters beneath the tossing
wreaths of creamy foam, dashed down
irough the ravines and across our road, so
that at times we seemed almost borne on
their surface. At last we were forced to
our horse and proceed on foot through
c moist fragrant forest to the base of the
glacier. The Suphellenbrace is exceedingly
interesting, being one of the easiest of
access in the world as it descends to about
159 feet above the level of the sea. Few
are more strangely impressive than
it which a glacier affords. I stood spellund before this glorious frozen-wonder,
till my guide called to me to follow him in
The storm of the
attempting its
morning had passed away and the
ists had lifted so that the Glacier stood
revealed in its splendor before us. From
the green-valley where we stood, far of to
summit of the mountain rose one enorious mass of ice and snow, glittering and
lotionless.
The Glacier has already descended some
istance into the valley and is slowly, very
lowly making its way to the sea. One is
fforded here a rare-opportunity of studying
«ive
Efhts
Crly
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1879.
tions of the mass, numerous streams rushed
forth into the valley, out of caves, so blue,
so cold, so wonderously beautiful they
seemed fit for the abode of enchanted spirits
of the ice.
The longer I gazed, the greater grew the
glory of the scene. Never in my life had I
seen such a marvelous blue as in these icefissures, and in the pinnacles and battlements
which rose into the air. And then the infinite, almost painful stillness, in this desolation, this awfulness of certain irresistible
destiny in the onward march of the glacier
through the fertile, smiling valley, which no
human power can hinder, which, in the
darkness and light, through all the changing
seasons, must go forward till the end is
reached.
I thought involuntarily of the
great, desolate lava wastes on Hawaii, so
strangely different in their sullen blackness
to the terrible whiteness of this scene, and
yet producing something of the same impression. By neither should I wish too long
to stay. To see both is worth very much.
All down the valley I kept glancing
back through the forest at its white face,
lying unmoved in its death likeness, and felt
something as if a weight had fallen from me,
as I stood once more among the warm-hearted fisher-folk upon the shore.
As our little vessel steamed out of the
Fjord the sun appeared in all its radiance,
and the glaciers ol the valley lifted themselves triumphantly into view. A more
splendid sight it would be difficult to conceive of. Among the passengers who had
come on board the captain pointed to one
who, years before, h»d lost his companion
while exploring the icy mysteries of the glaciers, and whose body was never found. Ah !
the beautiful, pitiless glacier!
ON THE SOGNE FJORD.
Here 1 spent two or three rare days of my
life. It was in the little village of Balholmen, close down by the water's edge. My
host and hostess and the people about, were
kind-hearted, delightful friends, desiring
eagerly to show me every kindness in their
power. The windows of my room opened
upon the glorious tvaters of the Fjord, where
the silver light of the moon, and the red of
the dawn, are reflected as in a mirror.
About us and before us rose stately mountains, and the shores were fresh and beautiful with full-leaved groves. The people of
this district are busy workers. Life flows
quietly on ; change comes seldom; and the
din and confusion of the great world is kept
away by the mountain barriers. They seem
happy and contented. Near every village
rises the spire of a little church, and rosycheeked boys and girls fill the school houses.
It is a region poetic in the extreme —the
region ola thousand Sngas—from which
rises into especial prominence that of Frithyof and Ingeborg, which Tegner has so
beautifully rehearsed in his exquisite poem.
At another time I may give the out lines of
this legendary story, as I read it while here
amid the very scenes where the poem is laid,
with great interest.
Among the groves near where I was staying, tradition says, stood the temple of the
God Balder, and opposite at Framnaes is a
huge burial mound, where the peasants say
the hero Fruhyof and Ingeborg are buried.
The murmuring waves and whispering
leaves had a thousand tales of the olden
time to tell me. And I seemed to catch
glimpses in the distance of shadowy companies passing through the groves; or as some
near sail shot round the cliff", or swift oar
cut the silver Fjord, I glanced up from my
dreaming to give Frithyof welcome. The
very air seemed filled with the spirits of the
grand old Norwegian mythology, and 1
almost felt the presence of Balder, Odin and
Thor I * * * But there is more than
dreaming on the Sogne Fjord.—The last
day of my stay, a Sabbath, near the middle
of September, will always have a loving remembrance in my book of memories. As
there was no service in the little village, but
in the settlement of Framnaes, some miles
across the Fjord, my host and his family invited me to row with them over the waters
of the Fjord. We started early in the
morning. The boat was rowed by bronzefaced Norwegians. It was a stormy passage,
and the waves ran high; sharp gusts of wind
sweeping down every now and then from the
mountains and whitening the waters. We
found friends waiting on the opposite shore
to receive us, and went with them to the
little while church on the hill-side. It was
a most interesting sight. Many of the
women wore their old-fashioned, picturesque
costumes
The white caps, with their
spreading bands and full stiff borders, filled
the church like snowy wings. High up in
his pulpit stood the young curate, himself
most interesting with his pale, intellectual
face, rising from the white ecclesiastical
bands and black draperies of his gown. At
the close of the service there was a baptism,
which was singularly touching, and then the
young people placed themselves in two rows,
running down the aisle, the girls on one side
and the boys on the other, and the Pastor
conducted the services in the Catechism.
After the service we were entertained at
dinner by friends, who spread before us a
generous Norwegian repast. Seldom have
1 seen such delicacy of hospitality, such a
thoughtfulness for the happiness of others as
here, accompanied by a certain childlike
simplicity, which is indescribably beautiful.
As the afternoon waned, we found our boat
waiting for us, and, bidding good-bye to our
friends who had accompanied us to the
pebbly-strand, and whose kindly wishes,
"well over! well over!" came sweet and
mellow through the twilight, we shot out
over the waters of the Fjord. It was a delicious evening, which I shall not soon forget. From our company rose into the quiet
air the sweet music of hymns, sung now all
.
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THE FRIEND,
JULY.
1879.
round the world, and which had an especial various departments, and in this way to gain
tenderness amid these grand surroundings a general view, which will be of service in
of towering mountains and dnrkening future visits. Everything is represented,
On the from heavy machinery to the most remarkawaters, waterfalls and glaciers.
other side 1 found the, young Curate, whom ble productions in chocolate and sugar. NothI had heard during the morning, waiting to ing is more beautiful than series of the most
give me welcome at the foot of his father's exquisitely and artistically furnished rooms.
garden, where flowers almost drop their Those who were in Paris last summer say
petals into the waters of the Fjord. Choice that these surpass anything of the kind there.
friends had I found in this young man and The colors, and hues, and forms, lights and
his father, the Pastor of this district, and in shadows, are studied with the most delicate
his cultivated mother and sisters. It was a care, and the result is something most beaubeautiful family picture, and 1 cherish few tiful. I huve such a passion for draperies
things more than the memory of this last and hangings, tapestries, carved woods, etc.,
rare evening on Sogne Fjord. The parson- that these " rooms " have had an effect on
age is most beautifully situated at the base me like music or poetry. Then the porceof grand mountains, and commands a superb lains and glass, etc., from the Royal Factoview of the Fjord.
Within you find evi- ries, are superb in their way. There are
dence of the most perfect culture and refine- restaurants, pavilions and places of amusement. I must confess it seemed almost like ment without end, and Berlin, a city which
a dream to me, this revelation of so choice a is fond of its play as well as its work,
home in this grand and lonely region. rejoices immensely over this new sensation.
I am busily occupied in hearing iectures
Books and flowers and music, cultivated
ladies stimulating converstion on most inter- having three a day, one on Latin Gramesting themes, and here, ttfo, that same in- mar, another on Sanskrit Grammar, and andescribable charm of simple, noble natures ! other which is most interesting on Latin
The grand lessons which these hills and and Greek, with a special reference to mowaters teach are not heard in vain. And dern Greek and the Romanic languages.
now, in bidding good-bye to the Fjord
There is a pleasant little garden in rear
the dwellers on its shores, I do so very of the University, where I enjoy going bevingly, thanking land and people for the tween two of our lectures. The spring is
joy and beauty which they have brought daily growing more beautiful, though the
air is still fresh and cool. The markets are
into my life.
F. W. Damon. radiant with flowers, and the flower-stores
are my perpetual delight. We have now
Berlin, May 20, 1879.
forget-me-nots, hyacinths, lilies-of the-valley,
etc. I have enjoyed the time of buds, with
BERLIN EXPOSITION.
us in the tropics the buds are so rarely noP. S —May 6th. The great theme of ticed, we are always in the full enjoyment
conversation now in all circles is the " Gu- of perfected leafage, but there is especial
verbe Ausstellung," or Industrial Exposition, beauty in these first heralds of awakening
which has recently been opened here. As you nature.
are aware, Germany has not been considered
The debates in Parliament are going on
a rival of England or France in the depart- very actively now in reference to the Tariffment of her industries and manufactures, bills which Bismarck proposes, every one
but of late there has been very considerable seems much excited about the matter.
F. W. D.
progress in this direction, as the present very
creditable exposition testifies. It was opened
on the first of May, and is limited to articles
Miss Bird.—Some months ago the papers
manufactured in Berlin alone. Every one announced this lady as traveling in Japan.
who has seen it is delighted.
Dr, CJulick thus writes us from Yokohama.
The buildings are in one of the pleasant
suburbs of the city, and it will be a favorite " Miss Bird was recently here, and made an
place of resort for the Berliners and strangers adventurous journey alone among the naduring the summer. Bands of music are tives of several hundred miles. She is enplaying every evening there. The ground gaged upon a volume on Japan." We
covered with buildings, gardens, etc., is, I shall await with much interest this forthunderstand, about one-fifth of that covered coming volume.
by the recent Paris Exposition; though of
Rev. Henry M. Booth.—Letters were received
course there is nothing here to compare with
the French arrangements. Speaking of exby the lest steamer intimating that
positions, I follow with much interest the this young Presbyterian clergyman and
preparations for the Australian Exposition of wife might be expected on the next steamer.
the coming year. It marks, I think, a re- He is a son of the well known New York
markable epoch in history. Here European merchant and friend of missionaries, W. A.
manufacturers and artists are preparing their Booth, Esq.
exhibits.
The old mode of ballasting ships by
1 have spent some hours at the exhibition,
and 1 am speaking with no exaggerated en- fragments of rock, sand, etc , is likely to be
thusiasm when I say that it surpasses tny entirely superseded by a new and cheaper
most sanguine expectations. The buildings way. Iron tanks are placed on either side of
are simple, but most appropriate and tasteful; the keelson, and when the" ship is ready to
and when one realizes that the exhibits are leave port these tanks are pumped full of
from the industries of one city alone, it sea water by the ship's donkey engine. On
seems marvelous. In the four or five hours arriving at her destination the water is
which I was able to spend there, I had pumped out into the harbor. Many ships
scarcely more than time to walk through the are adopting the new plan.
¥id
EDITOR'S TABLE.
Lectures on Preaching. Delivered before
the Theological Department of Vale College. By Matthew Simpson, D.D. L.L.D.,
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
New York, 1879.
We read some of these lectures as they
appeared, when reported in the religious
newspapers, and were much pleased with
their sentiments. Mr. J. T. Waterhouse has
kindly sent us from New York a volume
containing all the lectures—ten in number.
We have carefully read every one of the
three hundred and thirty-six pages of the
volume. Our admiration for the book increased, as we turned over page after page,
to the close. The Bishop shows that he possesses a sanctified common sense, combined
with a good theological training, which fits
him to give sound advice to young men preparing for the christian ministry. We are
surprised to find a " self-made Divine occupying the position of Bishop Simpson, so
absolutely free from narrow views and sectarianism. With no apparent display of scholarship and learning- there is a dignified and
broad-minded tone running through the
whole course of Lectures, which leaves the
most favorable impression up«n the reader's
mind, and indicates that he is the peer of
Beecher, Brooks, Hall and other lecturers,
who have been invited to sppak at Vale, on
the " Lyman-Beecher Lectureship."
"
The Land
of the
Pharaohs. By Key.
Samuel Manning, L L.I). The Religious
Tract Society, London.
This beautifully illustrated volume introduces the reader to Egypt, and its perusal
imparts a delight next to a visit to that oldest of all lands. This volume takes us back
to that marvellous country, and again we ascend the Pyramid of Ghizeh, and wander
through the streets of Cairo. The author.
Dr. Manning, has published several books of
this character, including one upon Palestine,
entitled
" Those Holy Fields." If possible
let one visit those old countries, but if that
cannot be accomplished, then by all means
read such books, the titles of which we here
mention.
Rev. J. W. Smith, of Koloa, Kauai, thus
writes under date of June 24th. "If there
are 800 Chinese on this Island, it is our duty
to do something to Christianize them." We
are of the same opinion.
Chinese Christian Workers on the Hawaiian
Islands.—Sit Moon, Acting Pastor
of Chinese Church, Honolulu; Wong Ec,
Hilo, Hawaii; Kong Tit Yen, Kohala, Hawaii; Sat Fan, Makawao, Maui; Shin
Chack, Oahu; Ho Ah Pui. Kauai.
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THE F RIEND, J U LT. lift.
Oahu
of the Examining
Committee as published in the
Gazette and Advertiser, bears the most
favorable testimony to the prosperity of our
highest seminary of learning. Most heartily
we can endorse that testimonial havinc also
been present at the examination. We do
not imagine that our Island pupils abroad
enjoy the advantage of any better teaching,
than they would have had, had they remained on the Islands. One fact is patent,
our pupils going abroad either to California
or further East, are generally found fully
up to the standard of scholarship with those
pupils educated there. Now what we desire to see is the endowment of Oahu College, then its advantages will fully equal
those of similar institutions in the Father
Land. Good and rich people have endowed
those seminaries of learning, and we confidently hope good and rich people, will erelong be found generously to increase thp
endowment of Oahu College.
Summary Report of Ladies' S. F. Society.
Our Island Girls Abroad.—In years
past, we have often referred to the high
standard of scholarship attained by " our
Island Boys," in the seminaries of learning
of the United States. It affords us much
gratification that our young lady-pupils
abroad are not behind in their scholarship,
when brought into competition with their
fellow pupils of olden countries. At the
late commencement exercises of Mills' Sem-
PORT OF HONOLULU. S. I.
College.—The report
inary we notice, the names of three of " our
Island Girls," among the "graduating
class," viz: Harriet N.Foster, Julie Jadd
and Charlotte A. Carter. The latter bore
off the honor of the Valedictory Address.
Several others from the Islands have been
connected with the school during the past
year. Mills' Seminary has acquired a high
position as the best Female Seminary this
side of the Rocky Mountains. Most heartily
we congratulate the Rev. Mr. and Mrs.
Mills upon the success which has attended
their effort in the cause of female education. One of the teachers, Miss Goulding
is now visiting the Islands, and we learn that
before the summer close, the Rev. Mr. Mills
and another teacher may arrive.
Expended on hehalf of fifteen beneficiaries during the
year ending June, 1879
$379 89
RKCKtVKD.
Cash on hand June 6,1878
Annual Memberships
Donation from Mrs. C. D. OVullivan
Dillingham & Co
Henry May
A. Kelly's expensed refunded
Cach Tound anion* of B. Hughe*
Donation irom Mr. Smith, Maui
Interest on investment
Donation from C. Brewer
Cash overdrawn on Bank account
Total
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9
61
6
20
16
62
11
10
140
60
.*... 6
79
50
00
00
00
00
00
00
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60
$370 89
Mas. 8. E. Bisbop, Treasurer.
Golden Wedding of the Emperor of
Germany.—Late telegraphic dispatches report that the 11th of June was appropriately
celebrated in Berlin. Among other items
we notice that six hundred prisoners received
pardons, and there was a prospect for more
to be pardoned.
MARINE JOURNAL.
ARRIVALS.
June I—Brit ship GlenitTer. Gumming, 133 days fm Liverpool
6—Am bk Anlioch, Weeks, 26 days fm Port Townaend
en route to Hongkong, put in for water.
7—Am bktne Jos Perkins, Johnson, 26 days from
Port Gamble.
B—Am bk H W Almy, Freeman, 17 daya from San
Francisco
9—P MS S Zealandia, Chevalier, from Sydney
10—Amship Springfield, Pe-.rt, from Guano Islands
11—Am hk I) C Murray, Norris, 18 days fm San Fran
12—Am bktne Catherine Sudden, legalIn, 47 days from
New Castle. N S W
12—Am schr American Girl, Backus, 14 daya from San
Frsnciaco
13_Bolivian hk Surprise, Curtis, 71 daya from New
Castle, KSW,
13—Haw bgtne Pnmare, Gooding, from Ookala. Hawaii
16—AmhkineKureka, Nordberg, 14 days from 8 F
16—Haw stmr James Makee. Godfrey, 10 daya and 20
hours from San Francisco
15— Am schr Jos Wnot ley. Hempstead, from Guano la
16—PM88City of New York, Cobb, from San Fran
17—Am tern I) S Wifllams, Clement, from San Frsnciaco. via Hilo
18—Am topsail schr Eustace, Boie, from San Francisco
via Kahului
]Q_Am bk Rainier. WuliT, fromPort Gamble
21— Kalatea set. Vivid, English. 12 dys fm Farming's Is.
22—Haw hk l.lliu. O'Brien, 28 days from Port Madiaon.
22—Am bk Helena, Snow, 22 daya from Victoria, B C.
24—German stmr Casaandra, Langer, 22 days from
Whsmpoa. China.
Holmes, 43 days fm Hongkong.
27—Am bktne Ella, Brown. 14 days fm San Francisco.
27—Am schr Glaus Spreckles. Yon Schmidt, from San
Francisco, arrived st Kahului, 9 daya 20 hours.
July I—Am bk Vigilant, Smithers, 168 days fm New Bedford.
lost two men, killed by falling from aloft—both
Portuguese. Clean—sawwhalea three times.
26—Am ship Republic,
DKPAK'I I KKS.
May 31—Am bgtne Josephine, Og-ilvie, fur Port Townaend
31—Ger bk Louise, Meyer, for Royal Koads
June 2— Haw hk Kalakaua, Jenks, for San Francisco
ivedFrom England
2—Am schr Bonanza, Miller, fi>r San Francisco
AND
3—Haw schr Nettie Merrill, Wallace, for South Sea Is
4—Brit bk Lady Lampson. Marston, for San Francisco
SALE
at
COST
PRICE
7—Am bk Antloch, Weeks, for Hongkong
FOR
P M S 3 Zealandia, Chevalier, for San Francisco
10—
At the
11—Am bgtne Morning Star. Bray, for Micronesia
ahip Springfield, Pearl* for Guano Islands
12—Am
BIBLE DEPOSITORY, SAILOR'S
16—Am schr La Gironde, Genereaux. for San Fran
copies
following
of
the
excellent
works:
18—P
MS
S City of New York, Cobb, for Sydney
few
A
18—Am bk H W Almy, Freeman, for Ban Fran
Daily Dememhrancer, or Morning and Evening Poems for the
ship
Gen Butler, Kydt-r, for Port Gamble.
21—Am
year, by Rev James Smith.
21—Am bk Morro Caalle, Wooda, for San Francisco.
First Lore." Christ's Menage to Ephesus, by Rer. Dr.
" The
Joseph VVoolley, Hempstead, for Guano Is.
schr
21—Am
Cttlross.
22—Am bk Helena, Snow, for Sydney.
Behold I Stand at the Door and Knock." Christ's Message
23—Ralateaschr
Vivid. English, for Fanning* Is.
to Laodlcea, by Rer. Dr. Culross.
24—Am bktne Discovery, Fuller, forPan Francisco.
Grace and Truth, by Dr. W. P. Mackay.
Williams, Clement, for San Francisco,
D8
24—Am tern
Dorothea Trudel, or the Prayer of Faith, tranalated Iroin the
24— Brit bk Lalla Rookh, Gender, fir Portland, O.
German.
Bird, Jackson, for Sooth Sea Is.
bgtne
24—Haw
Storm
Life ofJoshua Poole. A Remarkable Converaion.
The Measage from the Throne, by Mra. Anna Shipton.
PASSENGERS.
The Lost Blessing, by Mrs. Anna Shipton.
ABkert of God, by Mra. Anna Shipton.
For Ban Francisco—Per Kalakaua, June 3—Miss Llllie
The Watch Tower in the Wilderness, by Mra, Anna Shipton.
MissLottie
Williams,Miss Ada Williams,Miss
Williams,
The Child Miolaler, by Mrs Anna Bhiptoo.
Datay Williams, JohnLenehao, JWard, JohnHowe.
Life Truths, by Rev. J. Denham Smith.
For Micronesia—Per Morning Star, June 10—Rev X T
Life iv Christ, by Res. J. Denham Smith.
Walk and Warlsre, or Wilderness Provision, by Res. J. Den- Doane.
For San Francisco—Per Zealandia, June 10—T W Williams,
ham Smith.
W C Psrke and son, A II Knight and wife. Miss E Piatt,
Vsrli.ua Addresses, by Res. J. Denhsin Smith.
8 Sellg. A Maillard, Mra C B Andrews, E O Hall and wife,
Various Addresses, by l>. L. Moody.
Mrs J 8 McGrew snd 2 children, A W Pierce, Mrs J P Cooke
The Tabernacle and the Priesthood, by H. W. Loltau.
soo. C X Williams and wife, A Rstin, M Swain, JohnLee, |
Female Characters ofthe Bible, by Rev. Dr. Hughes.
I snd
Wm McElnay, G Murray J C Logan, C B Richards, T Shore,
Watchwonl.
The lluy's
Also, variety olSmaller Books by Broivnlow North, 8. M. ! 3 Le Donato, J Sutherland, W <J Dv Bois, Wing Ling, Gum
Haubtilon, ac,
I I King, Ah See, Qack Chon*, Ah Baoi,
RJusetce
"
HOME.
From Sao Franclaco—Per 11 W Almy. JuneO—T Cornell,
John Wilcox, John Crane, C Chisholm, James 'fatten, R B
Wiltren, Arthur I'eteraoD. Mary Siilers, and three Chinese.
from Sydney—Per Zealandia, June 9~Mra C Browne,
\V Marienens, J Johnston, C E Harbeck, A Crawley, M
Fredericks, Airs Brans, G Kavanagh.
From Ban Francisco—Per D C Mnrry, June 12—Mr
Flenimtng, Frank Coll, Jaa Bouytblu, T Waddle, Steward
Blanc and In Cbiueae.
From San Francisco—Per American Girl, June 12—J J
Moorehfad, J G Ktpp, Mr MrGlnnla, A One, O Sam and 7
Chinese.
From Guano Islands—Per Joseph Woolley, June 18
Capt Robert ltrixgH, ('apt Hiram Closaon, wifeand son,
Chan Himes, -li'lui Smith, James Gordon, William Jones,
and 22 Hawallans.
From San Francisco, par James Makee, June 16—FP
Makeuzle, Fred Wagman.
From flan Francisco, per City of New York, June 17—
Mrs Gibson, Misses Coney, U A Wldemann, Mra M E
Wood, C Lehman and wife. Miss Wldemann, Mary Lehman, Henry Lehman,Hauz Lehman,T C and JLehman, £
Bailey, Jas G Fair, Jas Day, J G Fair Jr. Otto Frinsch,
Mary Frinsch, £ Rehse, Mrs A L Cushlng, Mrs C X
Goulding. H H ClulY and wife, Mr Hould and wife, C Anderson and wife, Mary Hould, J Knell, Jas Campbell and
wife, Mrs H Turton, L Godfried, Col C H Judd, Mrs Alex
Campbell, W H Campbell, H Cornwall and wife, Wm
Pearson, £ Bowles, M H Brings, M Ashley, H W O Melvery, J Moore. J N Wlukotehlll, J M Coleman, F Orena,
A Unna and wife, Mrs Capt Cobb, C H Eldrldge, John
M Mortou and wife, Mary Morton, Henry Morton,
Jane Brown, Mr Antrum, Mary Cornwell, Kate
Cornwall, Elizabeth M'Cormlck, Margaret Sullivan,
Mary Smith, J 8 Bishop, Allen Ratnaay. Wm Burt, Wm
Chassel* Elias A Hurt, J Brehe, Patrick Egan, C Htngley,
Frank TthbeUa, Antonio George, Otto Frledlander, J Blalney,
Jno Davla, Ja*Moore, Wm Hutch, I. A Beawooln Geo Chapman, Matilda Williams, Annie Kheppard, Mrs F Sandman, J
Howes, Robt (ltggina, M F Sullivan. Jno Adams. Barry Friedlander, Jno Clark, Jamea Dailey, James Hogan.Chaa Bonohue, Wm Elliott, Robert Williams, Sarah Williams, Mrs.
Eliza Oxley, Mra J Kelahaw, Henry Kelahaw. E Kelshaw, Mra
Bella Frasier, Miry Frailer, Helen Frazier, Frank Frazier,
Jaa Silva, Thoa Moon, 68 Chinese, and SO passengers In
transitu.
From San Francisco—Per Eureka, June 16—Chas Kamar,
wife and child, Martin Anderson, Henry Forster, Benjamin
Wilcox, Henry Goldstein, Join, lioppen, 38 malea, one female
and threechildren, Chinese.
For Sydney—Per City ot New York. June 17—A Jourinne,
F D Walker, wife and 3 children, F Wirth, D Jones, B
—
Hymanaon.
For San Francisco—Per Wll Almy, June 18—G J Lansiog,
Geo L Blake, John Wilcox.
For San Francisco—Per Morro Castle, June 31—J N
Wiskotscmll.
From Fanuings Island, per Vivid, June 21—E Prober!,
6 Hawallans and one Chinese.
From Victoria, per Helena, June 22—A Relss and wife.
From Port Madison, wT, per Liliu, June 24—J H Bean,
L P Hanson.
For SanFrancisco,perDiscovery, June24—A £ Warrell,
H P Chappell, James Quimi, £ M Pauser, A R Sllloway,
C Smith, F M Alston, Jas Savldge, W Schmidt, W F
Fraga, H Buudy.
From Whampoa, China, per Stinr Cassandra, June 28—
492 Chinese.
From Hongkong, China, per Republic, June 26—20 Chi,
MM,
MARRIED.
Weight—Blaisdell— In this city, June 3d, at Bt
Andrew's Cathedral, by the Rev Mr Mcintosh assisted by
the Key T Blackburn, Wm Weight to JennieBlaisdell,
both of Honolulu. No cards.
Giles—Afono—ln this city June Mb, by His Lordship
the Bishop of Honolulu, Mr Henry Giles to Miss Kmmklink Aoatiia Marie, eldest daughter of the Hon C
Afong.
Walker—Cummins.—ln this city, June 21, by Rev H H
Parker, at the residence of the bride's father, Hon J A
Cummins, Thomas Walker, formerly of London, England, to Miss Matilda Cumnins.
Hinds—Kkomailani.—ln thia city, June 23, by Key. H.
Parker, Charlbs Hinds to Annie Kkomailani.
DIED.
Gay—At Waimea, Hawaii, May 21st, Athol X Gay,
second sou of James and Mary Gay. Aged U months and
21 days.
Isenberu—At Libue, Kauai, May 29th, Beta Helena
Ottoilie, beloved daughter of Otto and Helen Isenberg.
Aged 1H monthsand lb days.
Jewett—ln this city, June 3d, at the residence of JB
Atherton, Esq. of disease of the heart, Captain George
W Jewett, a native of Bristol, RI, aged 47 years. He
was master of the bark Morro Castle of New York.
Peter Morrison—At tbe Queen's Hospital, (suddenly)
in Honotaiu, June 11th. Peter Morrison, aged about 24
years, a native of Scotland.
Howard—At Walkapu, Maul, June 18, of heart diaease,
Charles Howard, a native of Massachuaetta, US, aged
about SO years.
Parke—ln this city, June 22d. Mary H. Parke, lister
of the Hon W C Parke. (Boston papers please copy.]
Grieve—ln this city, June 24, after a short Illness,
William Grieve, a native of Scotland, aged 76 years.
He had resided in Honolulu during the past 12 years,
and for a number of years previously in the United
States.
Ryan—At his residence, Queen street, Honolulu, June
27th, W. P. Ryan, aged 62 years. For many years a resident of this city.
Williams—At Halawa, Oahu, June 27, J. R. William..
District Justice of Lwa, aged about 60 years.
.
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THE FRIEND,
"Abide With Me."
Abide with me," the day is past and gone;
lis even tide, and night is coining on;
The darkness o'er me creeps,
And my sad spirit seeks
Tiiy presence, Lord, for I am taint and lono.
"
The wny is long and dark, and often drear;
Tbe thorns are springing up, and clouds appear;
And heavy shadows lay
Aerosa uiy weary way,
And I am sinking last, and tilled with Tear.
"Abide with me." The tempter's power is strong,
And I am weak; I often dv the wrong
1 would not, iiml I pray
That Thou would'st Irom this day
Abide with me;" and bear me safe along.
"
Abide with me ;" 1 cannot let Thee go
"Unless
Thou dost a blessing, Lord, bestow,
I
I feel my need of Thee.
Savior, abide with me ;"
know Thou wilt not, canet not answer, No.
"
Endowment of Oahu College.
some remarks which the Editor offered
his sermon on " Home Evangelization,"
preached by request of H. E. Association,
the endowment of Oahu College, found a
place. The subject is one of cardinal importance to our Island community. We
copy as follows:
It is now nearly, if not quite a quarter of
a century, since any steps have been taken
effectually to increase the endowment of
that institution, and to broaden the course
of study there taught. To educate and
evangelize a people you must have not only
Sabbath Schools, Primary Schools and
«In
Boarding Schools for young children, but
schools of a higher grade are needed. Oahu
College has, during the last forty years
done a good work, and God's blessing has
rested upon the institution, but for the
Home Evangelization and education of the
rising generation, that institution needs a
generous endowment. The President's position ought to be made, independent of
tuition fees. One or two good Professorships ought to be speedily endowed. A Professorship of languages, including tbe
modern languages, ought be established,
and another Professorship of Natural History, including the Department of Chemistry. New buildings ought to be erected,
and the whole establishment lifted up and
made more potent for science, learning and
Christianity. One hundred thousand dollars
ought to be raised for buildings and Professorships. Such an advanced step would have
a most important bearing upon the Home
Evangelization of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
It would correspond to similar efforts among
the American people, in behalf of Harvard,
Vale, Dartmouth, Amherst, and other institutions of learning. Some of our rich
planters might well afford to endow a Professorship of Chemistry, as a pecuniary
venture.
Our men of wealth, our mer-
JULY.
187 9.
chants and planters, should realize, that the
highest end of their lives, is not merely to
enrich their families, and expend their acquired wealth, in material display.
In no way could the Hawaiian and Chinese portions of our population, be more favorably impressed and elevated, than by seeing Americans and Europeans in our midst,
coming noble forward and handsomely endowing some institution of learning of a
decided Christian type and character. In
this way, the gospel leaven would appear
to be operative and potential. Our young
people ought to be educated, highly educated, and this cannot be accomplished without the endowment of a Christian college.
Oahu College made, what it ought to be
made, would exert a most powerful influence
upon all the other seminaries of learning
throughout this kingdom, Micronesia and the
world. Home Evangelization implies, not
merely distributing tracts and preaching the
Gospel in the streets, but a thorough infusion
of Gospel ideas and principles into families,
and all the avenues of trade and commerce.
When the scheme of annexation was agitated, twenty and more years ago, and it was
stipulated that the United States would pay
one million of dollars and more, one-tenth
part of this amount was to be devoted to the
higher purposes of education, and Oahu College was to have been handsomely endowed.
I have regretted that when Reciprocity was
initiated and secured, in tome way, the
cause of higher education, wns not to receive
a generous portion of the duties remitted on
sugar, and other island exports to the
United States. One-tenth of the duties remitted during "these seven years of plenty,"
would have been a handsome contribution to
the higher purposes of education. Something ought to be done.
Fornander's Book Again.
Dr. Gulick thus writes us from Yokohama, Japan, under date of April 22d :
" Mr. Fornander's first volume has thrown
much light on the past. Whether we accept or not his theory of the Aryan (and
Cushite) origin of the Polynesians, 1 shall
watch for his second volume with impa-
tience."
We received a note from Mr. Fornander
a few days since, in which we find an allusion to the second volume, and some of our
readers, we feel confident, will be much interested to learn that it is nearly ready for
publication.
If I can now have a month's uninterrupted
"time
to myself, 1 think I can finish the second volume. I mean to stop at the time of
the conquest and consolidation of the islands
under Kamehameha I„ at the battle of Nuu-
anu, 1796, with perhaps a short reference to
the cession of Kauai in 1809. The acces-
sion to supreme power of Kamehameha 1.
closes the old regime, the really ancient
history of the Hawaiian people, with which
alone I have been concerned. Since these
new systems of government, new political
relations, new social customs, new religious
ideas have gradually, or "per saltum,"
worked themselves up to the surface, I
think it as well, or rather better to commence
the Hawaiian Modern History at the battle
of Nuuanu, as at the arrival of Capt. Cook
or the arrival of the missionaries, forty years
later. The former prepared the way for the
unification of the islands; the latter put the
seal of Christianity on that unification; another border line between darkness and light,
between the old and the new, may as well
be drawn where 1 intend to draw it, as at
any other intermediate period. Without
unification these islands might to-day be
what the Samoan and Marquesas still are;
with unification they have become what they
are, a marvel in history, a crown of glory to
their civilizers, and a puzzle to the sceptics.
With modern Hawaiian history, 1 do not
think that I shall occupy myself. That is a
matter of documentary evidence, to be gathered from book-stores and archives accessible
to any diligent inquirer ; that is a question of
the present, its diversified beginnings and its
tortuous but ever upward development; a
period of broad daylight, historically speaking, during which a careful and candid investigator cannot possibly go wrong. For
my part, I have chosen to describe the past,
whose only lights were the scattered stars of
legend and myth. Let others bask in the.
sunshine ; God's world is beautiful, even
when seen by starlight."
Fate of the Shenandoah —Everybody
has heard of the Shenandoah, the notorious
privateer of the Southerners of the American
civil war; but I do not suppose that many
know what was the ultimate fate of the ship
when the war ended. Of all the places in
the world she now lies ' fathoms deep " o
the Island ol Socotra, in the Arabian gul
Her story is a strange one. She was bus
burning whalers in Behring Straits, whe
Waddell, her commander, the
" mildes
mannered man who ever scuttled ship or cv
a throat," heard of the collapse of the south
His occupation being gone, and being with
out home or harbor to which he durst, wit
safety, return, he ran the Shenandoah t
Liverpool, and immediately surrendered he
to her Majesty's ship Donegul, in the Mer
sey, She was handed over to the America
Consul, and afterVvards bought at auction b
Nicol, Fleming k Co.—a firm that ha
earned a notoriety in connection with th
failure of the City of Glasgow Bank—fo
the Sultan 6f Zanzibar. After remaining
idly at Zanzibar for some years, she was
sent to Bombay for repairs, but foundered off
Socotra, all hands being lost except one
Englishman and a few Lascars.
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THE FRIEND, JULY, 1879.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Places of Worship.
Seamen's
Betiiei,—Rev. S. C. Damon,
Chaplain,
King street, near tbe Sailors' Home. Preaching %Mr
at 11 a. M. Seats free. Sabbath School before the
morning service. Prayer meeting on Wednesday
IRWIN It.
G.
SAILORS'
HOME!
CO..
Commission Merchants,
Plantation and Insurance Agents, Honolulu, H. 1.
o'clock.
Fokt Street Church— Rev. W. Frear. Pastor,
las lIANCHBTTE.
I'iiiiia-luilr Tuner A. K<-B>niri-r.
corner of Fort and Beretania streets. Preaching
(For many yrara connected with
.V Sona.)
on Sundays at 11 a. m. and "\ P. x. Sahbalb
U"
Orders
leiI at the Sailor,' Home or Whitney as HobertSchool at 10 a. h.
i
i Bookatore.
Kawaiaiiao Church—Rev. H. H. Parker, Pastor,
\\
PEIRCE ti. CO..
A
King street, above tbe Palace. Services in Ha(Buoceaors to C. L. Richards & Co.)
waiian every Sunday at 11a.m. Sabbath school *™
nt 10 a. m. Evening am-vices at 74 o'clock, alterand General Commission Mernating with Kautnakiipili. District meetings in Ship Chandlers
chants,
various chapels at 3.30 P. M. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday at 74 p. 11.
Honolulu, Oahu, HawaiianIslands.
Roman Catholic Church—Under the charge of
Rt. Rev. liishop MaigfM, assisted by Rev. father Agents Pailoi Salt Works, Brand's Bomb Lances,
Hermann ; Fort street, near Beretania. Services
Anal Perry Onria' Pain Killer.
every Sunday at 10 a. m. and 2 i'. M.
ti. DICKSON,
Kaumakapii.i Ciicrcii—-Rev. M. Kuaea. Pastor, | EWERS
Beretania street, near Ntitianu. Services in HaDealers in Lumber and Building Materials,
waiian every Sunday at 104 A. M. Sabbath school
Fort Street, ilonolulu.il. I.
at 94 A. M. Kveniii|r services at 74 o'clock, alterratitig with Kawuiahao. Prayer meeting every ■V*.
HOFFMANN, M
D.,
eveuings at 74
J•
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M.
Physician and Surgeon,
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To the Planters and Foreign Residents
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VOLUNTARY
SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE SOI.ICITKD in aid ol I'hrulian Chinese to purchase land
and build a Church In Honolulu to worship Almighty God in
their owd language. The call lor a Church comes from tbesnselvea.
Pledges are Invited, to be paid on or before the 10th of January, 1880, which will be received by Mr. Joseph B. Athcrton,
tbe Treasurer, Mr. Qooklm. or Mr. Asen.
Funds can also tie remitted to Bishop at Co., Bankers, lor
account of Chinese Church Building Fund.
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�Pure religion and undefiled before God, the Father, is this:
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and tokeep one's self unspottedfrom the world.
Edited by a Committee of the T. M. C. A.
Organization of the Chinese Church.
The Honolulu Y. M. C. A. have been
actively engaged for several years in carrying forward evangelistic work among the
Chinese, it is with unfeigned delight that we
are able to report that our efforts, combined
with those of other Christian workers, have
finally culminated in the organization of the
firstChinese Church on the Hawaiian Islands.
It is a marked and signal event in our religious history. Below we present the official
Report of the Ecclesiastical Council which
was convened on Sabbath afternoon, June
Bth, for the organization of this Church :
Honolulu, June Bth, 1879.
Pursuant to letters missive an Ecclesiastical Council convened at the Lyceum, Sunday, June Bth, at 2 p. m., to consider the
expediency of organizing a Chinese Church,
as voted by the persons sending the letters
missive ; and if thought advisable, to take
part in public exercises appropriate to the
organization of such church.
Rev. S. C. Damon, D. D., read the letter
missive.
All the parties invited were present, as
follows : From the Bethel Church, Rev. S.
C. Damon, D. D., Pastor; Rev. S. E. Bishop,
Delegate. Fort Street Church, Rev. W.
Frear, Pastor; Brother J. B. Atherton, Delegate. Kawaiahao Church, Key. H. H. Parker,
Pastor; Brother Lapaki, Delegate. Kauroakapili Church, Rev. M. Kuaea, Pastor; Deacon E. S. Kalauao, Delegate. Rev. H.
Bingham, Secretary Hawaiian Board. Rev.
C. M. Hyde, President North Pacific Mission institute.
The Council was organized by the choice
of Rev. Dr. Damon as Moderator, and Rev.
Dr. Hyde as Scribe. The Moderator led in
prayer.
A list of those proposing to unite from
other churches was shown, and their certificates of membership. Also, the names of
those proposing to unite by profession of
faith.
The Council voted that they were so far
satisfied with the proceedings that they
would join in public services of recognition.
Accordingly, as previously arranged, Rev.
M. Kuaea led in prayer; the hymn, "Nearer
My God to Thee," was sung in Chinese and
English; the names of those presenting certificates, and of those uniting on profession,
were read, and the parties named arose in
response; the Creed and Covenants were
read; the six uniting by profession were
baptized by Rev. Dr. Damon; an infant child,
Charles Keai En, son of Joseph Yap Tin
Scow, was baptized; Rev. Dr. Damon made
a brief address; Rev. W. Frear led in prayer;
and the exercises were closed by singing the
hymn, " Rock of Ages," in Chinese and
English; and the benediction was pronounced
by the Moderator.
The members of the new church were invited to attend the Communion with the
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ChYHAMrsiooetucann'gf onolulu.
An Extraordinary Sentence.
The following extract is taken from a sentence recently pronounced by Judge Reading,
of Morris, 111., upon the liquor dealers who
had violated the law by selling liquor to
minors :
"By the law you may sell to men and
women, ifthey will buy. You have given your
bond and paid yourlicense to sell to them, and
no man has a right to molest you in your
Evangelical Association at Kaumakapili; legal business. No matter what families are
and according to vote, the Council was then distracted and rendered
miserable; no matter
dissolved.
what children starve or mourn over the degA true copy. Attest:
radation of a parent, your business is legalS. C. Damon, Moderator.
ized and no one may interfere with you in it.
C. M. Hyde, Scribe.
No matter what mother may agonize over
the loss of a son, or a sister blush at the
The Y. M. C. A. held a meeting at shame of a brother, you have a right to disthe Lyceum on Friday evening,-the *27th regard them all and pursue your legal callult., at which Dr. Kinney presided. After ing—you are licensed. You may fit up your
the Reports of Committees, the topic of the lawful place of business in the most enticing
evening was discussed, viz: The Book of and captivating form. You may furnish it
Job. Mr. Bowen read an admirable essay with the most costly and elegant equipments
upon the point, "whether Job's vindication for your own lawful profit; you may fill it
was correct." Mr. Kinney read another with allurements of amusement; you may
essay on The argument of Job and his use all the arts to induce visitors; you may
friends." Mr Lyons offered remarks upon skillfully arrange and expose to view your
the question, " What had Satan to do with choicest wines and most captivating beverthe afflictions of Job?" Dr. Whitney read ages; you may then induce thirst by all conan essay upon the Plan of the Book. Dr. trivances to produce a raging appetite for
Damon and Rev. S. E. Bishop offered re- drink, and then you may supply that appemarks upon the Time and Place, When and tite to the full, because it is lawful; you have
Where the Book was Written. So much paid for it—you have a license. You may
interest was awakened by the discussion allow boys, almost children, to frequent your
that a similar programme was sketched out saloon; they may witness the apparent satisfor the next meeting, when Homer and the faction with which their seniors quaff the
"
"
and
Book sparkling gUssj you may be schooling
training tbem for the period of 21, when
they, too, can participate, for this is lawful.
You may hold the cup to their lips, you
Hon. William E. Dodge says: "The must not let them drink—that is unlawful.
statesmen of Europe are beginning to look For while you have all these privileges for
to the enormous amounts worse than wasted the money you pay, this poor privilege of
in drink as one of the great causes of the selling to children is denied you. Their
have the right to say, « Leave my
increase of distress and misery in those parents
son to me until the law gives you the privicountries across the water. The amount ac- lege to destroy him. Do not anticipate that
tually spent is not all. The pauperism and terrible moment when I can assert for him
misery directly resulting from the effect of no further rights of protection.
That will be soon enough for me, for
the liquor thus consumed may safely be said
his"mother, for his sister, for his friends and
to amount in dollars and cents to as much
for this community to see him take his road
more. This is rendered certain by the to death. Give him to us in his childhood
amounts which are known to be spent in at least. Let us have a few hours of his
charity and the administration of justice youth, in which we can enjoy his innocence,
consequent upon the effect of the liquor traf- to repay us in a small degree for the care
and love we
lavished upon him.' This
fic. In England, as he said, the interest in is somethinghave
which you who now stand
the economical aspect of this question is be- prisioners at the bar have not paid for; this
coming very intense, and the very ablest is not embraced in your license. For this
men—men of wealth, men of position, men offense the court sentences you to ten days'
who had not hitherto ranked themselves imprisonment in the county
jail, and that
among the class of total abstainers—are you pay a fine of $75 and costs; and that
earnestly bestowing their best thoughts on you stand committed until the fine and costs
the subject."
of this prosecution are paid."
Iliad " would take the place of
of Job."
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FRIEND
THE
$eto Series, $°A m. 21}
HONOLULU, AUGUST 1, 1879.
The sailor condemned to be hung is
of France, and it was sad to learn
a
native
PiOK
Editorials
fi
he
not read. The poor fellow,
that
could
61—04
Itainhles in the Old World-No. 31
62
The Imperial Ooldcu Wedding in Berlin
incarceration,
his
has been trying to
since
64
Editors Table—History of the Town of Lancaster
64
our Island Youth Abroad
is
forty-three
years of
learn
to
read.
He
65
Marine Journal
Treasurer's and Secretary's Kepnrta of the (jueen »
his
sentence
Most
we
heartily
hope
age.
*fl
Hospital
66—67 may be commuted for a term of years at
TllHWllfi S. H. Assembly
6H
Y. M.C.A
hard labor in prison, and while thus confined,
that he may learn to read and acquire such
other knowledge as may be improving to a
AUGUST 1. 1870.
sinful, guilty and immortal creature. How
forcibly such cases impress one with the inGood Kerosene—Bad Whiskey.—The estimable value of good, early training and
Hawaiian Government will not allow bad religious education.
kerosene to be sold if imported, hence the
Fort Street School.—It was our privilege
frequent re-shipments of inferior kerosene.
to attend the annual examination, and
Now would it not be equally advantageous
was good to be present at the
our
intention
to the community, to compel those dealing
exhibition,
but
the crowd would not allow.
in ruin, whiskey and brandy, to sell only
we
congratulate parents whose
Most
heartily
are
brands of the best quality ? If reports
been
under the instruction of
have
children
is
some
the
sold in
of
liquor
true, an article
his
able assistants, Miss
Atkinson
and
Mr.
is
Honolulu,
of
which
a
compound
saloons
The
of the vilest, most maddening and infuriating Ritz, Miss Kinney and Miss Mossman.
were
esthe
We
city
of ingredients. Why is not this subject one school is a credit to
clnsses
with
the
History
in
for the police to look into ? Shakespeare pecially pk-ased
thus addresses Wine: "O thou invisible and Spelling. The youth of Honolulu are
peculiarly fortunate, enjoying such schools
spirit of wine, if thou hast no other name to as
Punahou nnd this school in Fort street.
be known by, let us call thee Devil." If
wine has a devil in it, then intoxicating
Major Webb.—This gentleman arrived
liquor sold in Honolulu is possessed of a in the last steamer and has passed on to Hilo,
•' legion of devils," for those drinking it com- expecting to spend some months on the Islmit murder, larceny, assaults, and crimes ands. He is a retired officer of the British
not to be mentioned.
Army in India, and having read Miss Bird's
Book, he wished to visit a group of islands his
Return Borrowed Books. We have
country woman had so graphically described.
been lately returning borrowed books, so
We were happy to hear him remark, after
that our conscience is tolerably clear, and spending a few days in Honolulu, " Miss
hence we call upon those who have any Bird was right."
books of " ours " in their possession to return
We would acknowledge copies of the
them. We specially desire to see again
News "and " Monthly
Dwight's Philology, Willett's Miracles of Naval Temperance
June,
addressed
to officers, seafor
Christ, Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter, and any Letter"
of
the
Royal Navy.
men
and
marines
others with or without our name on the flywere published in Devanport, EngThey
leaf!
land, by Miss Agnes E. Weston, who is doWe would acknowledge Books and ing so much for British seamen. The good
Papers for distribution from Mrs. Coleman results of her efforts are apparent among
and the Hon. J. Mott Smith.
British seamen visiting Honolulu.
CONTENTS
For August I, 1879.
THE FRIEND,
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{©lb Series, flul.jjlt.
61
RAMBLES IN THE OLD WORLD-No. 31
A Few Weeks In Seandinavia-No. 10.
FAREWELL TO NORWAY.
After the delighful days on Sogne Fjord
but little time remained for further rambles
in Norway. In Bergen on the western
coast, I spent a short time, enjoying this
picturesque town, and especially the quaintfisher-folk, who flock hither on market days.
Bergen is situated on a wild bleak coast,
but the landward side is rendered beautiful
by blooming gordens and vertlant hills.
Many of the ancient buildings remain, which
were used in former times by the German
Merchants who formed such a powerful
guild here. From Bergen I took steamer,
for Hamburg. The voyage lasted two days.
We touched at different points on the Norwegian coast, which however as you proceed
South, loses the wild grandeur which characterizes it farther North. We stopped for a
short time at Stavanger and some hours at
Christiansand, a pleasant town. Here I had
time to take a delightful walk in the early
autumn sunshine on the hills lying back of
the town. The sail or steam from the
mouth of the Elbe to Hamburg was most delightful—the day perfect in autumn freshness. Soon we found ourselves in the midst
of the forests of masts, which border the
Hamburg wharfs, and the sound of German
words filled the air, and my Scandinavian
as far as the
journey was at an end. t
actual steam, rail and foot-travel was concerned, but to be lived over and over and
over again, in pleasant memories. May the
richest of blessings rest on these fair lands
and may the spirit of peace and prosperity
which now reigns here abide forever realizing in its best and holiest sense a golden age
«••
for Scandinavia.
HAMBDROI.
In Hamburg I found a cordial and delightful welcome awaiting me, in the most beautiful home of our Hawaiian Consul, Herr
Weber, who with his amiable and accomplished lady and charming children form n
rare and agreeable family circle. 1 know
that I am at the enthusiastic period of my
life, and see everything in warm colors, and
perhaps to you at a distance, I seem to deal
largely in superlatives, but I can truly say,
that of all the beautiful homes which have
�62
THE FRIEND, AUGUST,
opened friendly doors to me in my rambles,
and of all the warm welcomes, which have
charmed and cheered me, the home and
welcome in Hamburg, exceeded and surpassed all. Everything had been arranged for
me, my writing table prepared in the library,
my home letters awaiting me, a footman in
livery placed at my disposal. Mr Weber
was soon at home, and though we had only
met once or twice in Berlin, yet from the
first we had been good friends, as in many
respects we had similar tastes aVid ideas. As it
was necessary for me to hasten back to Berlin, I had only two or three days to spend
here, but every moment nearly was occupied,
my friends were very clever in getting a great
deal of sight-seeing and visiting into a short
time. We walked and drove through the
city, so that even in the short time I was
there, I saw much of the picturesque old
houses ofthe city—its busy bustling streets,
its splendid parks and gardens. One day
we made a charming excursion on the shores
of the Elbe. We lunched at a famous restaurant, from which there is a superb view
over the river on which hundreds of ships
and great steamers are constantly sailing.
On our return home we frequently alighted
from the carriage, to walk through some noble park or visit some beautiful hot-house or
garden of friends or acquaintance of theirs,
which lie along the Elbe for miles,
The family of our Consul is one of the first
in Hamburg. His brother is now Rurgermeister, the highest position in this somewhat Republican city, and he pointed out to
me one splendid residence after another,
where some relative, lived. Mr Weber»introduced me to many gentlemen among them
Herr Gossler, Mrs. Weber's father formerly
Hawaiian Consul in Hamburg. I met also
on the Exchange, Mr Moll, who was many
years ago, a merchant in Honolulu..
One evening we dined at the country
house of Madame Weber, the mother of my
friend, I never felt more honored than in taking
this wonderful old lady, 86 years of age, out
to dinner. She is one of the most remarkable persons I ever met, retaining to a wonderful degree her brilliancy of intellect, speaking with energy and eloquence on all subjectsof
Art, Literature, Religion, etc. She is one
of the intellectual forces of Hamburg. Mr.
Weber's house is like himself, artistic
through and through. It seems to have
been a dream of his to have a perfect
home, and few dreams seem ever to have
been more nearly realized. It is full of
beauties, you can turn in no direction, but
something suggestively beautiful dawns or
flashes on you. You take your coffee after
dinner in the tropics, in the midst of rare
ferns and vines, with a view beyond into an
exquisite little hot-house full also of ferns
and rich leaved plants. Rich old Italian
wood-carvings, dusky with age, filled some
of the rooms, even the " bathtub " is artistic,
carved white marble from Italy, rare paintings
hung on the walls. Mr. Weber has a special
fondness for collecting old coins, Greek and
Roman, of which he has a fine collection. I
was amazed at the new world which he
opened to me, in this respect. He has one
work on Greek coins which is in 21 volumes.
187 9.
Christ, in vogue in the Punic wars, which
were recently found in a grave near Naples.
Then there are many Greek and Roman
coins in gold and silver, bright and shining
as if they had just dropped from the die.
Herr Weber has probably the finest pic-
gallery, for historical study in all North
Germany
The dining hall for large dinner parties is
a perfect work of art, the walls consist of
exquisite paintings from two Weimarartists.
From my bed-room I had a splendid view
over the garden, which though it lies in the
city, is so large that you think you must
be in some country place,—great trees,
smooth lawns, groupings of shrubbery, carved
Italian seats, a Grapery etc, etc. From the
spacious Drawing Rooms there is a splendid
view also over the Alster, which here broadens like a lake. But I must not weary you
further with hurried details, which can give
so little idea of the reality. The Hawaiian
Flag floated over us during my stay and
very bright, beautiful and home like,
it seemed to me. It 4s a great pleasure to have spent a few days in such an
atmosphere, and better than all, to find that
all these material treasures have in no way
quenched the noble, generous impulses of
their owners.
Leaving Hamburg, I reached Berlin September 28. Pleasant as has been all my summer travel, very, very pleasant was it for me
to be at home once more, as I have grown so
much attached to this German Capital.
ture
:o:
THE IMPERIAL GOLDEN WEDDING IN BERLIN.
In letters of gold stands now written in
German Annals the record of this most interesting week in which the illustrious Pair,
Wilhelm Ist and Augusta, Emperor and
Empress of Germany, celebrated, amid the
acclamations of a loving and united nation,
the anniversary of their fiftieth wedding day.
An event of so rare occurrence, as. that of a
" the crowning of half a
" golden ofwedding
wedded life, is of itself, in any
century
rank in life and in any land, most singularly impressive and tenderly poetic. So that
it becomes an anniversary of national and
historic importance when occurring in the
united lives of the Sovereigns of one of the
most powerful nations in History, and in a
land where all the events of homeand family
life, from earliest infancy to latest age, in
palace or peasant's hut, are invested with a
beautiful and poetic significance. Hence we
find the opening words of the address of the
Court-Chaplain pronounced at the marriage
service on the 11th of June, especially truthful in their eloquence.
song of praise is awaked.
" Andthe the
From
banks of the Rhine and Mosel,
from whose heights last evening the gleam
of joyful fires illumined the land, to the
twin-sees of the north, and again to the
shores of the Bodin Sea and far over
the borders of Germany rises to the
Lord of Lords a new song."—
Realizing the warm and sincere interest
which many take in the welfare of Germany
and ber rulers, 1 have thought a brief outline of the ceremonies attending this unique
anniversary might not be uninteresting.—
perceptibly larger,
hundreds and thousands had come in from
the country and other cities to take share in
the celebrations.—Perhaps never hod such a
company of heads of Princely and Ducal
houses gathered in the capital, and their bril-
streets the throng grew
liant equipages were constantly dashing
along the avenues. The first official celebration of the day was a grand open air concert on the Donhofls Platz, one of the
principal squares of the city, at nine o'clock
in the morning.—lt was a most impressive
and imposing affair. The chorus consisted of
over fifteen hundred voices from the various
musical organizations of the city, famed for
their careful and accurate training, attended
by bands of music under skilled leaders.—
The spacious " Platz" was filled with hundreds and thousands of listeners. The singers filled a huge raised platlorm. Everything combined to render the concert interesting and impressive. The day was lovely
with all the beauty and freshness of midJune and the charm which the still early
morning possesses.—Summer skies arched
themselves above the listening thousands
and the golden sun shone as if rejoicing in
the gladness of the wedding day.—The
music was chosen with rare taste and care.
Never have I realized more truly the grand
and stately music of the old German church
chorals, than as sung by this grand choir ;
it moved one like the wind in primeval
" March
forests." Mendelssohn's " Wedding
that most inspiring composition was appro-"
priately given as one of the pieces in the
programme.
From early morning the avenue " Unter
den Linden " was filled with thousands, who
desired to catch a glimpse of the Emperor
and Empress. Flags and banners and festoons of green gave the city a very holiday
appearance. Near noon the Emperor and
Empress drove at the head ola procession
of princes and potentates, —the Duke of Edinburgh representing the Royal Family of
England, and the Grand Duke Alexis
that of Russia, from their palace to the
Imperial Castle where the ceremony of the
•'golden wedding" was celebrated.—This
took place in the Imperial Chapel, and was
confined to the Royal Family, the forejgn
princes and the higher German officials.
The other guests appeared afterwards to
present their congratulations. The ceremony is described as most impressive. The
address of the Court-Chaplain was most eloquent, and all the circumstances combined
to give a peculiarly solemn and earnest
character to the scene. At the conclusion
of the ceremony a salute of 101 guns announced its completion to the waiting thousands without, and cheer on cheer rent the
air. The Emperor and Empress now took
their stand in the great " white saloon," for
the grand court reception. After the King
and Queen of Saxony, with the long and
brilliant train of foreign princes, attended by
their lords and ladies, the Emperor and Empress received the " corps' diplomatique,"
who passed in line before their Majesties,
led by the different ambassadors. It was a
brilliant and superb pageant. The Emperor
and Empress were radiant with smiles and
The French collect the facts and the GerFESTIVITIES OF THE DAY.
kindliness. The '• Kaiser " stood erect and
mans develop the theories from them. We
For a day or two proceeding the 11th., grandly as if forgetful of his four-score
handled coins of the date 200 years before the city showed signs of a new life.—ln the years. The Empress was regally attired
�THE FRIEND, AUGUST,
for the occasion, a robe of white satin embroidered with sprays of orange-blossoms,
from which swept away a splendid train of
cloth of gold or brocade. Near the Emperor stood the Crown-Prince, and at the
side of the Empress, her daughter-in-law the
Crown-Princess. The latter appeared in
public on this day, for the first time since
the death of her son, Prince Waldemar.
She was attired in the purest white, and
wore no ornaments. Her face is still very
very sad, and in the midst of the brilliancy
and splendour of this joyful day I am
sure every one felt a warm and tender sympathy for the princely mother, called to
mourn so deep a loss. For hours following
there passed a continual line before the Imperial pair, court-officials, corporations,
deputations, guilds, etc., etc., offering their
congratulations. At length, later in the
afternoon, the Imperial carriage appeared
drawn by six superb horses, and attended
by out riders. From castle to palace a
splendid double line of university students
formed a spalier through which the Imperial carriage passed. After their arrival
at their palace, the Emperor and Empress
appeared immediately on the balcony
fronting the Linden and bowed repeatedly to the throng below, whose acclamations filled the air. It was one of those splendid crowning moments in a nation's history and no German or foreigner present
could have witnessed it unmoved. In the
evening there was a gala-opera performance,
the opera chosen being the " Olympia " of
Spontini, which was superbly sung. None
but invited guests were present. The Imperial loge was occupied by the Emperor,
Empress, their family and guests. I think
1 have scarcely ever witnessed a more
splendidly brilliant sight than that which
the Opera house afforded on this evening.
The ladies were in full dress and glittering
with diamonds, and the gentlemen with few
exceptions in uniforms more or less brilliant.
Bismarck, Moltke, Mantenffel, Biilou, and
other great lights in the German Firmament were present.
At night the city was
splendidly illuminated. The banks of the
Rhine and the adjacent hills were lighted
by bonfires, on the left bank Irom Bingerbruck to Rolandseck, and on the right bank
from Eltville to the Seven Hills. The fires
were lighted at 9 o'clock and kept burning
one hour along the whole distance—sixty
miles. The grandeur of this demonstration
attracted a large number of strangers to
the Rhine Valley. On Thursday it was
expected that a grand parade would take
place, but owing to the fact that the Emperor of Russia was unable, on acconnt of
the illness of his daughter-in-law, to be
present, this idea was abandoned. On
Thursday followed a grand dinner in the
castle, and later in the evening a Court-concert. The music was wonderfully beautiful, the performances being from the first
singers of the land. And with this fete
closed the celebrations of the golden wedding, which will not be soon forgotten by
those who were permitted to take any share
in the same. All over the city and land for
these days was there rejoicing and plenty.
Thousands of the poor were feasted at least
for once in their lives to a generous and
satisfying repast. All ranks seemed to
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63
Berlin accounts of the wedding festivities.
William yon Humboldt praises the grace
and accomplishments and talents of tbe
young bride, Berlin is en fete, for days,
quiet, old-fashioned Berlin, of fifty years
ago, so different from the brilliant Imperial
capital of to-day. Two children came to
brighten the princely home, who in the fulness of their noble and beautiful manhood
and womanhood, were conspicious above all
others, on the late Golden Wedding day, the
crown Prince of Germany, and the Grand
Duchess of Baden. As Prince William, as
Prince of Prussia, crown Prince, Prince Regent, King, and Emperor, has Wilhelm Ist,
in a brave, loyal, and royal manner borne
himself, meeting with an undaunted energy
and will, the greatest difficulties. It is
scarcely possible to realize amid the present
almost idolatrous devotion of the German
people, that the present Emperor, was forced
as Prince, in the dark and stormy days of
1848, to take refuge at the friendly court of
of England from the threatened attacks of
the Berlin populace. Over no triumphal way
strewn with roses has he walked to his present throne, but to use the words of his great
chancellor and friend amid the testing experiences of " battles of blood and iron!" There
was the Danish war, then the marvelous
victories of 1866, with the triumph at Koniggratz, and like a memory of yesterday, do
we recall the history of those eventful years
1870 and 1871, beginning with the insult of
Benedetti on the promenade at Ems, and
culminating in the triumphal proclamation
of the King of Prussia as Emperor of Germany in the " Salle dcs Glares " at VerA RETROSPECTION.
sailles ! Only one year ago came the darkAmid the pomp and brilliancy of the fes- ness of a great shadow over the land because
tival displays of the past few days, involun- its Head lay prostrate and wounded by the
tarily have my thoughts wandered away bullets of the would-be assassin. But all the
over the many long eventful years, of which memories of disaster, of defeat, of bloodshed,
this fete has been the consummation. Fifty were forgotten as the shouts of the people
years is a long period of time, and taken from and the chiming of marriage-bells filled the
the heart of a century in which almost every air last Wednesday.
It is an interesting historical fact that
hour has given birth to some startling and
important disclosure, catastrophe or triumph Charlemagne, the founder of the German
for the human race, it obtains a singular and Empire celebrated the same marriage anniimpressive suggestiveness. No living sover- versary, which the first Emperor of N«w
eign is historically so interesting as the Em- Germany has been lately the hero. The
peror Wilhelm, he unites in his life tbe 18th only other German Sovereign who lived to
and 19th centuries, has from earliest boy- see his golden wedding-day was Frederick
hood lived face to face with the most earn- the Great in 1753. It is no exaggeration to
est and momentous 'political and national say that this rare event has been celebrated
questions and movements, which have agita- in a truly imperial manner. There was noted Europe, and won the field in some thing of that superbly pompous and artistic
of the most decisive battles of all modern display which characterised the recent wedhistory. He has seen the fulfillment and ding festivities of the. Emperor and Empress
realization of that cherished dream of the of Austria a few weeks ago in Vienna, on
statesman and poets of his Fatherland, a which artists and poets, especally Makart,
United Germany, and after a life filled with perhaps the greatest living roaster of color,
the most varied and stirring experiences, he lavishly displayed their talents. But there
is permitted in the full enjoyment of his fac- was a grandly dignified, earnest, and loving
ulties, crowned with the dignity of a ripened tone coloring all the celebrations. It was
and beautifully mellowed age, to celebrate the tribute of a national-family to its
amid hymns of peace, a festival of family parental head. Throughout all Germany,
the poor, the sick, the aged, will have reajoy.
then
Prince
son
Emperor,
perhaps for centuries to bless this day.
Wil1829
the
In
helm, while on his way to Switzerland, met Over all the land have arisen numerous
in Weimar, the loved home of Goethe, the benevolent institutions, asylums, etc., in reAthens of Germany, the Princess Augusta of membrance of this anniversary,' bearing
Sachsen-Weimar, and becomes engaged to the name " Wilhelm and Augusta." The
her. The marriage followed shortly alter in Imperial clemency was manifested in numBerlin, June 11th, 1829. How long ago it erous pardons, and the opening of prison
seems ! Goethe the grey-haired old poet, in doors was not the least agreeable feature of
his Weimar home receives from a friend in the day. I cannot forbear to mention one
strive to render kindness to others. Countless telegrams from all parts of the world,
brought messages and greetings to the Emperor and Empress, and gifts were bestowed
with a loving hand. My time will scarcely
permit of my mentioning them, but I would
say, en passant, that 1 think none will
prove more interesting than the beautiful and
unique present from His Majesty King Kalakaiia to the Empress, which has just arrived
in safety from Honolulu, and will be presented this week to her Imperial and Royal
Majesty. Those who have been privileged
to see it here, express most warmly their
admiration, and their astonishment at the
exquisite and artistic workmanship which is
displayed in the same. A most graceful
and appropriate Royal aloha does it bring
from Hawaii to Germany. In closing this
brief sketch of this most interesting anniversary, I know that I am expressing the feeling of all thoughtful men and women in
this land, when I say that it has been a festival full of blessing and rich promise for
this great country. The nation has been
brought renewed ly together, noble and generous, charitable and philanthropic sentiments have been aroused, and I would
fondly hope that the memory of these
days of joy and thanksgiving celebrated in
the golden radiance of summer in this
month of blooming roses, may ever hereafter
rise as a lasting barrier betweeff all former
memories of national unrest and discontent.
May God bless the German Fatherland, and
give unto rulers and people peace, happiness and prosperity!
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64
pleasing souvenier of the week, taking it
rather out of the many than the few, which
1 have at hand. In Nord Hausen a wealthy
b.tnker, impelled by the wave of charity
which Ims at this time swept over Germany,
had given a large sum to found a house for
the aged. He had intended it to be kept a
secret, but a relative discovering his purpose
in a spirit of emulation insisted in giving a
tract of land, in order, as he said that his
brother-in-law's undenaking might "rest upon a good basis.! " And yet there are pessimists in our days who think the world is
quite hopelessly wrong and selfish ! Would
it not be well for us all to rejoice that there
is so much that is grand and beautiful in the
charity and humanity of our century. !
A FEW WORDS IN CLOSING.
I have lately through the kind courtesy of
my esteemed friend, Dr. Rodenberg, editor
of the " Rundschan," been permitted to see
the proof-sheets of an article entitled " The
Hawaiian Islands," which will appear in that
valuable magazine on the Ist of July. It is
from the journal of Dr. Ernst Boehr, who was
attached to the Imperial German Corvette
Arcona, during her visit to Honolulu in
1875. It is an article written in a most
kindly and highly enthusiastic tone. The
writer recalls most vividly the memories of
his visit there and alludes in the most glowing terms to the cordial hospitality which he
experienced, in Honolulu He s.iys that in
his jouruey round the world he no where
found a more refined and educated society
than in our capital.
He revels in the beauty of this little Island city and finds there in
combination .with a charming natural Paradise, a well organized "political Utopia,"
all of which is very pleasant for me, to hear
in this far land cherishing as I do very lovingly and fondly, my Island birth-right. Dr.
Boehr refers especially to the kindness of our
genial and musical townsman, Dr. Hoffmann,
and to the generous hospitality of our German Consul, Mr. Glade and his charming
lady.
Berlin is nt present rejoicing in a most
successful Industrial Exposition of which I
may take occasion to write you hereafter.
The German Parliament will probnbly soon
close its session which has been a long and
important one. The Treaty between Geriimny and Samoa has been concluded. The
Pacific is attracting more and more the attention of Europe and should the Panama
ranal be in a few years completed we may
hope for errand things for our ocean. My
imagination is busy already erecting castles,
whose foundations rest on the different islands in the Pacific, and 1 read new meanings in Seward's prophecy, which I see still
heads the Friend. It gives me a thrill of
pleasure here to know that there is so much
of life and vitality still in our Islands. As
an Hawaiian whose love for Hawaii grows
greater as the years go by, so 1 send you all,
my heartiest, warmest and cheeriest "Aloha."
Frank Williams Damon.
Hawaiian Legation, Berlin, June 18th, 1879.
Repairs and Enlargement
of
Fort St.
Church—Quite extensive improvements
are now going forward, but some time will
elapse before the edifice will be ready for
occupancy.
AUGUST.
187 9.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
Town of Lancaster, Mass Ily
Rev. A. P. Marvin. Published by tbe Town. 1879.
History of tub
Town histories are among the most popular books of New England. This is no
exception. It is a large octavo volume of
800 pages. Lancaster was among the very
earliest settled interior towns of Massachusetts, even as early as 1643, only about
twenty years after the landing of the Pilgrims. Its history embraces facts of deep
interest, including the story of the Indian
Massacre, by Mrs. Rowlandsnn, wife of the
first Minister. She was among the captives.
The author, Mr. Marvin, deserves much
credit for the skillful manner in which he
has interwoven events relating to the aborigines, early settlers, and the history of the
town for more than two and a quarter centuries. In glancing over the pages of this
volume, we are pleased and somewhat surprised to find names the same as those of
several resident families of Honolulu. Not
only in Honolulu, but in Lancaster—the
Wilders, the Carters, the Athertons, the
Damons, are neighbors, and it is no difficult
genealogical Aid historical task to trace out
connecting lines of relationship between old
families of Lancaster and the foreign resident families of Honolulu.
Our Island Youth Abroad.
It always affords us much pleasure to
make mention of the off-shoots of the
American missionaries on the Islands, hence,
we take special delight in noting the graduation of John Dielle Blanton, Valedictorian,
at Hampden and Sidney College in Virginia. Young Dielle, is a son of Eliza,
daughter of the Rev. John Dielle, first
Chaplain in Honolulu. Miss Dielle married a gentleman in Virginia. This youth
was fitted for the Sophomore Class by his
mother, except in Greek, there being no
good schools in that part of Virginia, where
they resided. He is expected to study for
the ministry, after teaching a few years.
We copy as follows from the Farmville
Journal, giving an account of the commencement
exercises:
" The Valedictory
was delivered by Mr. John Dielle Blanton
of Cumberland Co., who had taken the
First Honor."
In a recent No. of the Oberlin Weekly
News, we find the following paragraph, relating to Henry M. Castle, the youngest son
of the Hon. S. N. Castle, "Mr. Castle delivered a genuine oratoion, characterizing the
late Chinese Bill in strong condemnatory
terms. He was loudly applauded."
We are pleased to learn that our neighbor Mr. Castle, has gratified his four children, James B, Carrie D, Helen X, and
Henry M, pnrsuing their studies in the U.
S., with a summer excursion to Europe, to
be absent about 80 days. They sailed from
New York on the 29th of June, with the
party under Mr. Touejer's superintendence.
They are expected to visit England, France,
Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Most
heartily we congratulate the young people,
and trust they may return in safety, to renew their studies with zest, ambition and
success.
Vice Admiral James C. Provost—Some
months since we published a letter from Admiral Prevost. It appears that after going
to England he has returned again to the
Pacific Coast to look after the Mission on
Vancouver's Island, in which he feels a deep
interest. Through his influence and planning, Mr. William Duncan was induced,
over twenty years ago, to establish a Mission
there, which has been remarkably successful.
The Admiral thus writes us from San FranI only
cisco, under date of June 17th :
desire to do the Lord's work, and I believe 1
am doing it by re-visiting the Christian settlement of Metlaketla, where a faithful and
courageous follower of our Lord Jesus has
been permitted to do a great work among
the Indians on the North Pacific Coast. Our
"
Society—the Church Missionary—has lately
Missionary Bishop to those parts, and
I am anxious to be present when he arrives,
which may be about the end of August. The
Bishop of Columbia has divided his Diocese
into three portions —Vancouver's Island, Caledonia and New Westminister." Our present limits will not allow a full statement
respecting this Mission, but we hope, in our
next issue, to give the history and progress
of the enterprise.
sent a
Wilder Family, in Old and New England.—The
Hon. M. P. Wilder, President
of the N. E. Historic, Geneological Society,
in his Address at the Annual Meeting, Jan.
1, 1879,remarks as follows:
"I would state that until recently 1 had
made no thorough research in regard to my
own ancestry beyond the landing of Mrs.
Martha Wilder at Hingham, in 1638; but I
am now enabled, in the Book of Wilders,
just published by the Rev. Moses H. Wilder,
our corresponding member, to trace my genealogy directly back nearly four hundred
years, to Nicholas Wilder, a military chieftain, who fought in the famous battle of Bosworth under the Earl of Richmond, afterwards king Henry VII, and to whom that
monarch gave, as a token of favor, a landed
estate and a coat-of-arms, which are still in
possession of the Wilders in the County of
Berks, England, the present rector of Sulham, the Rev. John Wilder, D. D., being
the fourth of this line who has sustained
that office.
�THE FRIEND, AUGUST,
Gough in England.—In one of his late
addresses in England, Mr. Gough, the
Apostle of Temperance, referred to his early
life and to the fact that he was a book-binder,
and worked at his trade in Worcester, Mass.,
in 1842. During the previous year, 1841,
we were often in Worcester, and distinctly
remember having a certain book bound that
we now have in our library ! Mr. Gough
was tbe binder, because when on our visit to
the United States in 1869, we listened to
an address of Mr. Gough's, and was introduced to him as coming from the Sandwich
Islands, when he replied : "It was for you
that I bound a book in 1841, and I heard
that you went to Honolulu as a missionary."
We merely add, that Mr. Gough is not only
a most eloquent orator, but an excellent
"
book-binder."
Lookout for Your Postage.—By mail
letters are received marked ■ short postage,'
and which would not have been received, but
for the generosity of a certain official attached to the New York City Post-office.
One of our American correspondents thus
writes us : " Yesterday 1 had the disappointment of having my letter to you returned from the " Dead Letter Office." 1
took it to the office where it had been
mailed and found the postage all right, but
after passing the Boston Post-office, it was
intercepted at the New York Office. It
barely tipped the beam, and I am informed that the New York Office will not
allow a foreign letter to pass if it raises
the beam in the least degree, wlten the letter is thrown upon the scale."
MARINE JOURNAL.
PORT OF HONOLULU, S. I.
ARRIVALS.
Jane 29—Am bktne J A s'alkinburg, Hubbard, 11 days from
Portland, 0,
29—Am sell R H Ramsdell, Wendt, I6dsjrs from lluinbolt m route for Kapan Kauai
30—Am wk bk Vigilant, Smithera, from New Bedford
clean
July I—Am bktne Amelia, Foyle, from Port Gamble via 8 F
18 days
4—Am bktne Monitor, Emerson, from Humboldt.
6—French bk Alphonslne Zelie, Lebcaupln, 13 daya fm
Han Franciaco
6—Am bk Cyane, Hanson, 13 daya from S F
7—Am topsail sch Loleta, Dexter, from Oanalaska
7—P M88 City of Sydney, Dearborn, from Sydney
111—Am topsail sch W 11Meyer, Brown. 15 days fm 8 F
li— Am bfrtneT W Lucas, Wentworlb,from Port Gamble, via Honuapo Hawaii
18—Hawscbr Malolo, 18 daya from Port (lambic
13—Amach Claus Spreckels, from 8 X via Kahului
14—P M 8 8 Zealandla, Chevalier, from San Francisco
18—Am bk Camden, Kobiuaon, 21 dya from Port Townaend
18—Raisteaach Vivid. English. 11 dys fm Fannlng'e la
Brit
bk Dovenby, Penny, 136 days from Glasgow
22—
27—German bk Malvlna, Kluge. from Whampoa.
28—Haw bk Kalajtaua, Jacks, from San Francisco.
lIKI' \ It I I It KN.
June 28— Am bktne Catherine Sudden, lngalla, for Port
Gamble
28—Am bktne Jos Perkins, Johnson, for Port Gamble
28—Am topsail schrEllatace, Bice, for Bao Francisco
28—Brit ship Glenlfler, Cummlng, Port Gamble
28—Haw bgtne Pomare, Gooding, for Ookala Hawaii
July I—Am achr B H Ramsdell, Wendt, for Kapaa Kauai
I—Am achr American Girl, Backus, forPort Townaend
I—German 8 8 Cassandra, Langer, for Hongkong
2—Am bktne Eureka. Nordberg, for Port Townseod
7—Am bk Rainier, Wulff, for Port Gamble
7—Bolivian bk Surprise, Curtis for Port Gamble
B—p MSB City ol Sydney, Dearborn, for 8 F
8—Am bk D C Murray, Norris, for San Francisco
B—Am wh bark Vigilant, Bniithers, for Arctic
12—Am bktne Klla, Brown, San Franclico
13—Am bklne T W Lucaa, Wentworth, for Puget Bound
13—Am bktne Monitor, for Humboldt
14—Am bktne Amelia, Foye, for Port Townaemd
16—P M 8 8 Zealandia, Chevalier .for Sydney
Id—Am ship Republic, Holmes, for San Franciaco
17—Haw bk Lillu, O'Brien, for San Francisco
22—Am ach Claus Breckele, Yon Schmidt, for 8 F
23—Am bktne J A Falkinbnrg, Hubbard, Portland, O
26— Am schr W II Meyer, Brown, for San franciico.
28—Am bk Camden, Robinson, tor Port Gamble
29—Raiatea schr Vivid, English, for Fannlog's Island.
PASSENGERS.
From Astoria, O, per J A Falkinbnrg, June30—N O
Josephine
Murphy,
C
D Scuill, Capt King, Way
Murphy,
Lecboug
From Port Townsend, per Amelia, July I—Kate Cbeasty, Ellen Cheasty.
For San Francisco, per Eustace, June 28—T Jones, F
have been a member of your Corwln, A Meyers, H SLord, H Douglasß, R Shunett, and
Chinese.
church for thirty years," said an elderly 2 For
Port Townsend, per American Girl, July I—G R
,'hristian to his pastor, ''and when was Bean
From Cape Dc Verde Islands, per Vigilant, June30—J
aid by with sickness for a week or two only Pencers
From San Francisco, per Ella, June 27—Mrs Flynn and
ne or two came to visit me. I was shame- 2 children,
Miss Nettle Weed, J White, Geo Garstou, Jas
Hart, F M Fisher, Otto Yon Waterleben, Douglas Beny,
ully neglected." "My friend," said the and
12 Chinese.
>astor, in all those thirty years how many
From San Franciaco—Per Alpbonalne Zetie, July 7—A S
W Hildreck.and b Chineae
ick have you visited?" Oh," he replied, Martin, JohnMerrln, Frank Costa,Meyer,
July 10—R Hartford
From San Francisco—Per W H
it never struck me in that light. I thought Piorce Williams,
X u Winston, L> Hogsn, H 8 Kenton, (J A
Chinese.
24
Gamooe,
and
not
and
only of the relation of others to me,
From San Francisco—Per Cyane. July 7—P J McDonald.
f my relation to them."—Boston Chris- J Connolly, John Hickey. Issac Shaw, X p Hinerman, W W
Anderson, W Clark, 8 L Jewel, J Hovey.John Mitchell,
iaii Register.
T Manning. D tCunningham, J Victory, Miss Mary Simmons,
and 11 Chinese.
From Sydney—Per City of Sydney, July 7—J H Coleman,
Rev. E. B. Tuthill has been compelled, John
Sevan, and 61 passengers in tranaiiu.
For San Francisco—Per City of Hydney.July B—Miss C
on account of his health, to leave Martinez,
G Fair, J G Fair, Jnr., Dlch Dey. J C Glade, wife and
Smith,
Q. Tewkibury. T H
and had pone with his family to Colorado child, XJ P Adams. J M Comly. GIrving Townsend,
and wife,
W
his
Davics.
wife and 2 children,
We
are
sure
very
Springs, Colorado.
Bowles.
8
wile and child, R J
Molen,
M
Mr. Pearson, X
wife and child, Mrs M L
many friends unite with us in the hope that Grieve, Jas Smith, G Newman,Renney,
T Bearey, R Boyce,
J H Norton, A M
he may speedily be restored to health, and AWilliams,
W Richardson, Jamea Irving, Thomas Rotter, J Keho,
Phiilipa,
S
John Clemens, and
MrsBolte, John 0 Harve,
able to resume his loved work.
wile, J H Styles, Ah Choy.
Murray,
July 8—Capt. H
C
For San Francisco—Per D
Closson, Charles Booth.
Information Wanted.
July
(vans, George
12—John
For San Francisco, par Ella.
Respecting a man by the name of Church, supposed to be Scorgill, Jonn Biabop.
of Eaat Haddam,
For Port Townsend,per Amelia, July 14—Misses X R
a resident on these Islands Heis a native
they would be glad to Chesty
CI where his friends now reside, and
Poat-offlce
addreaa.
He
ia
lor Sydney, per Zealandla, July 14—D McCallam, Mr
residence
and
place
the
of
hia
learn
received Hooey.
ahoat 50 years old. Any Information will bo gladly
Ct.
From Ban Francisco—Per Zealandla, July 14—E Webb,
McCall,East
Haddam,
Editor
or
Rev.
8.
by the
8 Selig, 8 L Lewis, Mrs H J Agnew, J P Phillips, wife
Nlalivo, B. C June 7th, 1870.
snd family, Miss M Baldwin, A W Pierce, W R Castle,
Clark, D L 8 Thompson, Miss Nellie HolRiv. 8. C. DABOM.Daaa Bt«—Will you please Inquire Miss EmmaBlmnis,
Mr Bock, Mr Weed, C B Wells and
through yourpaper for a man by the name of Joseph Fudge, a brook, Mr
number
of
J
Miss Dlrkaon, Miss Dickson. J M Thompwife,
Woods,
years,
on the islandsfor a
Ilass blower. He Ins been
Any information son. Mrs Z D Young. Miss 8 Young, Mrs L Weaver, J P
of
(r.end«
loal
trace
him.
all
bar*
ami Ms
Cook, Mrs Cook and child, Mrs B C Kelley, C R Bishop,
you can >«>tniu will be thankfully received by hia friends
Nanalmo, B.C.
22 Europeans and 120 Chinese in the ateerage. In transit
Please direct to J. E.Jenkins, W. Juanax,
Batk Mansion.
63 saloon and 42 steerage.
F.
Yours truly,
"I
1
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187 9.
From Port Gamble, per Camden, July IS—J D.Spsncer,
Sam Mann.
From Fannlngs Island, per Vivid, July 19—A J Boulder, A HonldiT, T Thrum, J B Holland, Sam wife.
For Portland Oregon, per J A Falkinbnrg, July 23—E
Klatler, D C Shell.
For San Francisco, per Claus Spreckles, July 22—Chris
Hesse, Olaus Dlerseo, William Mann, John Hall.
*
MARRIED.
Colburn—Nfville—lu tula city, on Saturday, July S,
by the Rev. A. Mackintosh, Marcuh HexfordCulburn to
Mian Elizabeth Alice Netuxe, both of Honolulu.
[Liverpool papers please copy.]
Smith—Kamai—At Wsikele, Ewa, Oshu; on Sunday
July 13th, 1878, by S. K. Kauhane, Qborob W. Smith to
AnuiE Kamai.
Hymah—Fbanxel—At
the residence of
M. Lonlsson.
Esi)., In this city, un the Md inst>, by acting Ualibl Ely
Peck, Mr. Joseph Hxman to Miss Bbixe Fbabeel, all of
Honolulu.
DIED.
McGuiri—ln this city, July 3d, Hekrt Cottbell.
Infant child of Jas Wand Mary McOulre; aged 4 mouths
and jive days
Jokes—in this city, Jnly .Id, M M Kumuokalanl,
youngest daughter of Judge W Claude ami Maemab
Jokes, aged 4 yesrs and 7 months. An Infant In years,
but singularly mature in Intellect.
Bikdt—At Hanalel, Kauai, July sth, of typhoid fever,
Julie, daughter of Frank Bindt, Esq., of Koloa, Kauai,
aged 11 yearsi
Buchanan—At Melbourne, Australia, May 19,1879, o'
diptherla, Gertrude, aged 22 years, the eldest daughter of
Wit Buchanan of Honolulu.
Barht— At Walplo, Hamakua, June 30, of general debility, Bernard Barry, aged 73, a native of Ireland and
an American citizen by adoption. For the last thirty
years he was employed as s cooper on whalers sailing
from Honolulu, was honest and trustworthy, which,
With the charactistlc good humor of bis race made "Old
Barney," as he was familiarly known, a favorite with
skippers and others. Peace to his ashesI
Bylva—ln this city, at the Catholic Boarding School,
July Bth, of typhoid fever, Mary Ann, only daughter of
Antone and Hana Sylva of Walkapu, Maui, aged 10 years
11 monthsand 10 days.
AsEU.-In this city, July 9th., Moakeawe, wife of L.
Asen, aged 22 years.
Fkkie.—At the Queen's Hospital, on thelßth Jnly, of
consumption, John Adam Fehze, aged 38, a native of
London, England.
Johkstok.—At the Queen's Hospital, on the lGth Jnly,
of consumption, s>mf.s 8. Johnston, aged 81, a native
of Wilmington, Pa., U. 8. A. The deceased was formerly
an onglneor on the Atchison, Topeks and Santa Fe X.8.,
and Texas and Pacinc B. R. Pennsylvania papers please
copy.
McCoknell—At his residence in this city, July 34th,
sfter a lingering Illness from cancer of the stomach.
Oeoroe H. McCohhell, a native of Canada, aged 00
years snd 23 days.
Just Received from England
AND
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At the
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•'lhj First l,ove. H Chrlat'a Message to Ephesus, by Rev Dr
Culroaa.
"Behold I Stand at the Door and Knock" Christ's Message
to Lsodlcea, by Rev Dr Cuirass.
Grsce and Trail), by Dr W P Mackay
Dorothea Trudei, or the Prayer of Falih, translated from ihe
German.
Life of Joshua Pool*. A Remarkable Conversion.
The Messae* from the Throne, by Mrs Anna Sblpton.
TheLot Sieving, by Mrs Anna Shlptoo.
Asked nf God, by Mrs Anna Shipton
The Watch Tower In the Wilderness, by Mrs Anna Shipton.
The Child Minister, by Mrs Anns Shipton.
Life Truths, by Rev J Denhsm Smith.
Life In Christ, by Rev J Denhaai Smith.
Walk and Warfare, or Wilderness Provision, by Rev J Denhsm Smith.
Various Addressei. by Rev J Denhsm Smith.
Various Addresses, by D L Mooiiy.
The Tsbernscle and the Priesthood, by H W Soltau.
Female Charactersof the Bible, by Rev Dr Hughes.
The Boy's Watchword.
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66
[From the P. 0. Advertiser, July 12,1870.]
The Queen's Hospital.
AUGUST.
1870.
BI-ENNIAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
Honolulu, July, Ist, 1879.
7b the MrmUrx nf the Queen'» Hotpital.
Report of Treasurer.
Gentlemen —I have the honor to iiibinH to you a
short
In regard to the condition of the Hospital
As required by the first Article of the Charter of the W>-dayreport
and its operations during the bi-ennlal period
Hospital,
following
the
Tressurer
makes
the
Queen's
closed.
Just
report, abowlng the source and amount of receipts, and
It Is with satisfaction and pleasure that we may look
the character and amount of expenditures, during the
two years ending on this date; and also the total receipts back upon the last two yearsof hospital work,and I trust
:
arrived in the valley, and the building was
enclosed, seated and ready for use just before
the time mentioned in the programme for
the opening exercises of the Assembly. A
fine bell, the generous gift of H. W. Bacon
of San Francisco, reached the site of the
'chapel half an hour before (he first Vesper
Service and was temporarily hung. Silvertongued it proved to be. and attuned to the
and disbursements from the establishment of the InstjW that our statistics will prove that we have not been netution to the present date, a period of twenty years. V glectful of the duties devolving upon us as a hospital
society. The Influence of the Institutionhas taken larger
Rkceipts.
grounds, and while the native of these Inlands enjoys
Hay 31, 11—By balance cash in bank
S79 29 the same welcome and kimily treatment within our Hos$
The
pital walls as heretofore without money or price, the harmonious voices of the valley.
1870—From pay patients, for
foreigner also who has mado these Islandshis home or
the 6 months ending
is 55x26, its site is just under SentiMsr. 30, '77 ..$1,860 87
who lands on these shores in a sick condition, bus an chapel
opportunity to benefit by our hospital provisions at a nel Rock, it is of gothic architecture and surFrom pay patients, for
the 0 mouths ending
moderate charge. All this clearly proves that the Queen's
May 31, •7M.fl ,723 63
Hospital has become a necessity and thatit has grown mounted with a slender, graceful spire. At
From pay patients, for
into our island life as a part and parcel of it, as it were, 11 a. m. Sunday, June Bth, the dedication
sorely missed indeed. If wo were deprived of it. I feel
the 6 months ending
Msr. 30, '78..$3,077 15
confident therefore that the intentions which our lute occurred. Dr. Guard of Oakland delivered
Sovereign Kamehameha IV, and bin Queen had in the esFrom pay patients, for
and the prayer of consecration
the 0 months ending
tablishment of the Hospital have been fully realised and the
May 31, '78....$3,456 38
that that Institution Is the most lasting memorial gift was offered by Joseph Cook of .Boston.
which the Dynasty of the Kamehameha's could haveleft
$ 7,813 83
The sermon was eloquent and scholarly,
By receipts from Haw.
to their people.
tressury. Hawaiian
I beg to offer a fewstatistics illustrative of our hospital the prayer, a marvel of conciseness, beauty
seamen and passenwork during thebi-cnnlal period now closing
ger taxes for the 6
During that term 934 persons have been received as In- and power. The decorations of the pulpit
door patients of the Hospital, of whom 601 were Hawaiinios. ending Msr. 30,
ans, and 330 foreigners, and 971 persons were treated as were rhododendrons and azalias. fresh and
1877
$3,906 40
For the period ending
outdoor pattenta.whlle the sum of $!t4,0A7.88 has been ex- fragrant, from beneath the beetling brow of
pended for therequirements of the Hospital during that
Msr. 30, '7K...$3.634 62
For the period ending
time. The number of deaths were 97, which la a trifle El Capitan, and from near the foot of Vernal
Sept. 30, '78..$3,646 60
above 10 per cent., and proves to be a moderate propor- Falls.
Such incense as they exhaled to the
Fortheperiod ending
tion in comparison with similar Institutions in other
roof of this petite place of prayer ! DependMar. 30, '79...$5,665 44
countries.
The receipts of the Hospital from the Hospital Taxand
$16,733 80
By receipts from the
from foreignpatlenta have been quite large, i.e. $15,732.- ing from every coigne of vantage in that
-86, and $7,812.8*2, respectively, and in providing for the roof, and draping the chandeliers, was the
Interior Department
requirements of the Institution for the futureIt wouldbe
acc't appropriation
unwise to take these figures as a standard. The great olive-green mistletoe; while all around the
aid in support, for 6
Sept
to
1877
influx of Chinese laborers during thesetwo years, subject sides were blooming shrubs and flowers with
30,
iiiob.
to Hospital Tax, cannot possibly continue for a length of
$5,350 00
To March 31, 1878
time,and if the number of foreign patients of the Hos- forms and tints unfamiliar to your readers,
pital shouldstill Increase, the accomodations for them
$3 600 00
To Novt'tn. 30, 1878
will have to be enlarged very soon and at no small cost. and nameless, save in recent botanical nomThis subject Is just now under consideration by the enclature.
..$5,333 34
All things, on this occasion,
Board of Trustees .
These remarks suggest them$14,083 34
Donations—His F.iVy
selves In connection with the next Legislative appropri- seemed conspiriqg to Mess this offering from
$0 00
J M C'ouily
ations for the Queen's Hospital, and ll is well to state the Sunday school children of California.
here that these appropriations are used by the Board of
FA Solomon.$35 00
31 00
Trustees only so far aa they are required for the efhdent
During the week, the great Boston Biolo$
Legacy Fund—Gov't apcarrying on of the Hospital and no more. The present
gist delivered his celebrated lecture, 44 Cerproptistlou for this
appropriation has not been drawn since Nov. 30, Ih7m.
The Physician and Purveyor of the Hospital deserve tainties in religion," and a sermon,
account to cover amt.
The
of bequests realized
the commendation of your Honorable Body and of the
$1,600 00
community at large for their efficient services rendered Ominipresence of God." His themes, his
to date
From estate U Preuin their respective departments, and as the work of the rhetoric and elocution—everything about
dergaat
physician has of late greatly increased, your Board of
$160 00
Trustees have concluded to appoint an assistant physithe man, including his physique—is massive,
$ 1,660 00
Amount received for
cian for professional consultation and attendance at all
imposing. He brings his scientific method
interest on Legacy
times when required.
$
Fund
63 60
The scrupulous cleanliness of the Hospital buildings. **to bear upon the current issues of the day
By returned dnties on
theircomparative freeness from bad air, the handsome
tcss purchased..$0 13
and carefully kept garden surrouudinffs.all this has been in California. In accepting for the Chapel
By sales uf empty dema peculiarity of this Institution for years past and needs Desk, an elegant Bible, he made a dash at
ijohns
no further comment. But It is a satisfaction to all to
$10 lo
By ssles of stimuli
know that the Hospital retains this conditionof things in the new Constitution, and in behalf of his
$6 15
every particular, and that visitingphysicians fromabroad special proteges—the
condemned
Pilgrims from the
By ssles of charcoal
take favorable notice of It.
.$7 35
condemned
In looking over the list of names of those who have Yellow Sea." His genius is ever on the
37 67
$
been Instrumental In the establishment of the Queen's
$39,309 19 Hospital twenty years ago, it is said to contemplate how alert to grasp, his mind to elaborate, and his
many of them have been taken away by death, and how
to emphasize the relations of human$39,668 48 many more are now dwelling in distant lands. From tongue
time to time theirranks have been partially filled by new ity frequently without discretion, but never
DlSBUBSEMIXTS.
and worthy members,but nevertheless the thought sugtamely.
gests Itself that the names of many more of our fellowlune 1879—To amount' paid physician's sslary
residents
do not as yetappear on thelist of Life members
Dr. Vincent and Rev. Mr. Peltz vary
$ 3,000 00 of the
34 months
Hospital,
ought
may
who
be
there.
to
I
Queen's
To amount pnid sslsry of purveyor
permitted therefore in closing my report to remind largely from the paths—strait and narrow—
be
6,436 00 them that the
and wages of servsnts
Queen's Hospital needsand is worthy of
Christian culture, in their trainTo amount paid for provlslt js,
all the intelligent support aud co-operation which this of primitive
medicines, furniture, bedd.nR,
He
community can, give It, and that it solicits this at the ing of the Sabbath School worker.
lights, fuel,coffins, wishing, etc.. 31,633 37 hands ofits friends and wcllwishers.
must not only be pious, but profund
eruTo sniount paid repairs to buildltespectfully submitted.
637 91
ings snd labor
F. A. Hchaefer. Secretary.
dite in many directions. Literature and
To amount paid Insurance against
343 70
Ore, $15,000; premium for 1 year..
science and art, now-a-dnys,are allied to the
To amount paid gas machine. $4H0,
Yosemite S. S. Assembly.
oracles of God. Esthetic culture is not dispiping and fitting per contract,
710 00
$330
Editor Friend:—How it seems, across carded, and familiarity with the sublimities
To amount invested in llswalisn
Government bonds to initiate
of Nature is encouraged. Hence John
"the Legacy Fund"
1.600 00 the sea, I hardly know; but, right here on
H testimony
of
discourse,
:
»
.
.
"
•
"
—
—
the spot, the S. S. Assembly, and the erec$M3o"60 tion and dedication of the " Yoscmile Union
To balance caah in bank
Chapel," are events of no little interest.
31, 1879—By balance cash in
bank.
Presuming, however, that these matters may
$6,630 «0
Total payments for the twenty
«334,336 43 be of sufficient importance to warrant your
years
Balance caah In bank
5,630 60 attention, especially as they have transpired
$339,967
receipts
03 in this famous locality, 1 am constrained to
Total
Bespectfully submitted,
send this communication. It will, at least,
John II. Pitt,
Treasurerof the Queen's Hospital.
have the merit of coming direct from original
$34,067 88
Hay
Honolulu Jnly 3d, 1879.
sources.
The plans laid, two years ago in Oakland,
Tbe Secretary read bis biennial report to tbe
Society, which is (till of interesting information. at the suggestion of Dr. Vincent, have been
and prores tbat the Queen's Hospital is efficiently most successfully accomplished.
Three
carried on and increasing in usefulness.
to
the
time
for
the
appointed
weeks
anterior
Tbe report deserves tbe careful perusal of our
convention, the first lumber for the chapel
readers, and we print it therefore in (nil.
Muir's loving rehearsal
the
of
the rocks," has been a prominent feature in
the curriculum of the Assemby. He gave
one open and upper air lecture on Glacier
Point before 200 enthusiastic listeners, and
filled the role of guide, philosopher and
friend to any troupe of trampers hnving
enough scientific zeal to scale Inspiration
Points, and he says, and shows, * there's a
good many of 'em." Muir is a hot adherent to the frigid theory. The glacier, he
stoutly declares, made Yosemite. He totally dissents from Prof. Whitney's theory of
local subsidence," and contemptuously de"nies
his assertion that Yosemite is an "exceptional creation ;" affirming that there are
�181 t.
ADVBETISEMEUTt.
among the Sierras four similar "Great
Gaps." The only geological peculiarity of
<• • IRWIN ti CO..
this one being that it is of the "sth Power." IV
Commission Merchants,
Thus antipodal are the Doctors of Science.
Plantationand lnaurance Agents, llonolulu, 11. I.
Who, by the strictest search of Nature's
blurred records can find out the last secrets
HANCHETTE.
a
r.i.u.-K.rl. Tusrr A Kraslrrr.
of geology and decide ?
(For intny year, connected with Chickerlng A Bona.)
67
TBE FRIEND, AUGUST.
HOME!
SAILORS'
JL.
The days passed delightfully, alternating ET Orderalelt at the son's
Ballon.' llvik or NVhiluey A Kohrrlbookstore.
between excursions, lectures and training lesGreat
unity
A
W
sons for Sabbath school work.
PEIRCE A CO..
(Suoceaore to C. L. Richards A Co.)
of purpose characterized the members of the *"4 *
assembly. No sectarian differences obtruded Ship Chandlersand General Commission Merchants,
themselves. Only by chance, indeed, did
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.
denominational preferences become known.
Sabbath evening, June 15th, the session Agents Psnlo.l Salt Works, Brand's Bonk Lances,
closed with many words of congratulation
Aad Parry Purls' I'nin Killer.
.
and farewell; and, ere this reaches you, the
assembly will have met again under the
famed cypresses of Monterey.
J. A. Brewster.
Yosemite, June 16, 1879.
Places of Worship.
Skamkn's Bktiiki.—Rev. S. C. Damon. Chaplain,
Kins; street, near the Sailore' Home. Preaching
at 11 A. at. Seats free. Sabbath School before the
morning service. Prayer meeting un Wednesday
evenings at 74 o'clock.
Fort Stbket Church —Rev. W. Frear. Pastor,
corner of Fort and Beretania streets. Preaching
on Sunduys at 11 a. m. and 74 p.m. Sabbatb
School at 10 A.v.
Kawaiahao Church—Rev. 11. H. Parker, Pastor,
King street, above thy Palace. Services in Hawaiian every Sunday at 11 a. m. Sabbath school
at 10 a. m. Evening services at 7A, o'clock, alternating with Kanniakupili. District meetings in
various chapels at 3.30 i'. M. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday itt 74 P. M.
Roman Catholic Church —Under the charge of
Rt Rev. bishop Maigret. assisted by Rev. Father
Hermann ; Fort street, near Beretania. Services
every Sunday at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
K'AfMAKAiMi.t Church—Rev. M. Knaea. Pastor.
Beretania street, near Nuuanti. Services in Hawaiian every Sunday at MbJ a. m
Sabbath school
at 94 A. M. Evening services at 74 o'clock, alternating with Kawaiahao. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday at 74 P. M.
Thk Anomcan Church—Bishop, the Rt. Hey. AlIred Willis. D. D.; Clergy. Rev. Rob't Dunn, M. A..
Rev. Alex. Mackintosh, St. Andrew's Temporary
Cathedral, Beretania street, opposite the Hotel.
English services on Sundays at 64 and 11 a. m.. and
24 and 74 P. M. Sunday School at tbe Clergy
House at 10 a. m.
BISHOP & CO., BANKERS,
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THE BINR
—
OF CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCISCO,
—
New York.
AMD TBSia AQSXTS IS
Baateta.
THE ORIENTAL BANK
—
Paris.
Fort Street, llonolulu, 11. I.
Auckland,
i»D THsia saiacaaa t a
Hsiflisaii
Sydney, and
—
Melbourne.
spill 78
And Transact a Oaneral Banking Business.
A. l>. SMITH,
IMPORTER & DEALER IN JEWELRY,
King's Combination Spectacles,
and I lated Ware,
Sewing Machines, Picture frames.
Vases,Braeketa, etc. eta.
[lyl
TERMS BTRICTLY CAM!
No. 73, Fort St.
Alius
■up
HOPPMANN,
M.
D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
Corner Merchant and Kaahumanu Streets, near the Post Omce
i
~
ml
ED. DUNSCOMBE,
Honlnlii, January 1, 1875.
.Wnnqger.
NOTICE TO SHIP MASTERS. CASTLE & COOKIE
IMPORTERS AMI HEALERS 111
DILLINGHAM &CO.,
No. 37 Port Street,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE!
KEEP A FINE ASSORTMENT OP
AOEHTSOF
Goods Suitable for Trade. I'HE
SHIP MASTERS VISITING
HKCII.tK PORTLAND LINK OK
Pscksta, Near Kngland Mutual Llfj Insurants Company,
.The Union Marine Insurance Company, Baa Frauoisoo,
TheKohala eugar Company,
TheHaiku Sugar Company,
The llauiakua Sugar Company,
TheWaiaiua Sugar Plantalioo, i
The Wheeler at Wilson Sewing Machine Company,
tf
Dr. Jaynek Sons Celebrsted Family Meiliolnes.
THIS PORT
during the last Hix Years can testify from personal experience Hut the unil era igueil keep the beat assortment or
GOODS FOR TK, A.X>E
And Sell Cheaper than any other House in the
TREGLOAN'S
Kingdom.
NSW
DILLINGHAM & CO.
Merchant Tailoring
THE HAWAIIAN HOTEL,
ESTABLISHMENT,
Comer Fort and Hotel Streets.
CALL TllKATTKSTlOSsflsel'lllsrs.
of Oahu and the other Islands to the
that 1
I
OPENKD a large
(act
bare
First-Class Establishment,
Where Gentlemen can And a
Well-selected
Stock and
ofa Goods,
Chosen witb
care, as to
style,
great
to this climate.
ALLEN HERBERT, PROPRIETOR,
aecure tlie
Very Best Materials
HAS
J. w. aosaaraos
whitxst
WHITNEY & 11.ROBERTSON,
M. Whitney),
(Successors to
bat will also obtain at my place
The BEST FHTINC GARMENTS
that can be turned oat of any establishment In
the Kaeteru cities.
Eiglish Hunting Pantaloons!
LADIES' RIDING HABITS
SI'BCIALITY.
STATIONER!' A PERIODICADS.
PUBLISHERS
BOOK,
OP THE HAWAIIAN QUIDS
MADE A
Children'i Suits, in Eastern Stylet.
W. TREOLOAH, HoswMa.
Jarves' History of the Hawaiian Islands,
HawaiianPhraae ll.uk,
Hawaiian(Irainmar,
Andrewa' Hawaiian Grammar,
Hawaiian Dictionary,
Chart of the ilawaiian Islands.
pi
BREWER
THOS. C. THRUM,
STATIONERY AND NEWS DEPOT,
Ilossolulw.
OF READING MATTER—OP
Papers and
hack numbers—put up to order at
PACKAGES
parties
ly
for
solos, sea.
reduced rates
Maa-silncs,
to
CO.,
Honolulu, Oahu, H.
OTHER BOOKS ON THE ISLANDS.
...
A
Commission and Shipping Merchants,
also, oa Si»D,
Nat. 18 Merchant Street,
Jspied
Having had an extensive experience In conntstton with
some of the largest Importing hmnes In New York acxl Philadelphia. I can aaaure my customers tbat they will not only
A 1.1. THE MODERN IMPROVEments requisite for currying on a first-claas Hotel.
Importers and Dealers in Foreign Books,
CORPORATION, LONDON,
■
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Dealers in Lumber and Building Materials,
HAWAIIAN ISLAND*. a.a.
DRAW KXUHANUK ON
HONOLULU.
A
WfilafTil"ssSfl
ÜBitti
mjl
P.
t.
ADAMS.
Auction and Commission Merchant,
Firs-Proof Store, in KoMoson's Building, Qassn Bins*.
JOHN
8.
McUREW. Ms
D,
Late Surgeon Y. S. Army,
Can be consulted at his residence on Hotel street, bsUrsaa
Alasee. and Fort streeu.
�Young
Men's Christian Association of Honolulu.
Pure religion and undcfiled before (/od, the Father, is this:
To visit thefatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspottedfrom the world,
MenyjjjOMtjee of the Y.
M. (U.
Resurrection.
BY
E. CORWIN, D. D.
Lo I In the valley, Ue thehosts of slain:
The ranks all silent, of once waning men;
But not a breath, o'er the valley of death,
Breathes life again
Who, who shall waken, from the dew of death,
And nil thoaeheroes with Immortal breath?
O'er tbe valeof death, not a vital breath,.
Awakea the slain.
Thon who art able endless life to Rive,
Hope of the hopeless, dld.tbe lifeless live.
For not a breath, o'er the valley of death,
Brings life to men.
Oh, wondrous vision, breaking on mine eyes I
I see the snny of the deadarise.
For a vital breath, o'er the vale of death,
Awakes the slain.
—
Jacksonville, 111.
The Silent Tower.
BY GEO. W. BUNGAY.
"Dr. John Hall's people refrained.from
hanging a bell in the tower of their church,
on the corner of Fifth avenue and Fiftyfifth street, and* would not even suffer the
clock to strike, lest the patients in St.
Luke's Hospital, opposite should be disturbed."— Christian Union.
It rises in silence and splendor,
In the light of tbe smiling day;
The lesson la touching and tender
To sufferers over tbe way.
It points to the bells that are ringing
In heaven, unheard herebelow;
Where the choir celestial Is singing,
Near tbe throne tbat Is whiter than snow.
The mualc of silence is sweeter
Than theringing of bells In towers;
It chordawith the cadence whose meter
Is sweet aa the wind-harp In flowers.
By the coucheswhose patients are sleeping,
And dreaming of visions above,
Two angels their vigils are keeping,
One la Mercy, the otherlaLove.
Not even the clock that's revealing
The passing away of tbe hour,
Can disturb, with dolorous peaUng—
Since Love struck it dumb In the tower.
"It was all Drink."—By the late decision
of the Supreme Court and a Jury, the
sailor John Brown, who was found guilty of
killing his shipmate in a drunken encounter,
has been sentenced to be hung in the month
of November. We are glad to learn that
the Jury, while condemning him as guilty of
murder in the first degree,recommended the
unfortunate man to mercy. We are also
glad to learn that a petition is circulating in
the prisoner's behalf, who asserts that he had
no malice against his shipmate, and did not
premeditate the deed, but that it was deed,
purely the effects of " drink," or as the poor
fellow expressed it, when asked how he came
"it was all
to kill his shipmate,
was
a
case
similar
to that of the
drink." It
his
friend
who
killed
some years
Spaniard
Ewa,
who
is
now
near
and
serving out
ago,
his long term of imprisonment commuted in
the place of hanging. Cases of this nature
show the base and degrading habit of strong
drink. But why, the question may lie asked,
are such men any more guilty thnn other
notorious drunkards, who destroy their reason and by the use of strong drink, madden
their brain ? We do not know that they are,
hence is not every drunkard, for the time
being a moral monster, who is liable to commit crimes, which consign the perpetrators to
the gallows ? This whSle matter of making,
selling and drinking intoxicating liquors is
fraught with guilt, degradation and misery.
Those carrying on the traffic come in for
their share of the guilt. We fully believe
the time is coming, when making and selling
intoxicating liquors, if allowed to go on, will
be viewed as the very basest, vilest and guiltiest of all human employments. We think,
however, that public sentiment will not allow the manufacture and sale to be carried
on. The statistics of pauperism, vagrancy,
crime and other evils, stamp this whole subject with the severest condemnation. It is
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were witness** to tbe stabbing that you were drank in
sny sense, except so far as being somewhat under tbe
Influence of liquor.
Tbe evidence aud tbe circumstances wonld tend to
show that liquor bad not taken away your senses in
any way whatsoever, but only excited your evil passions.
There Is scarcely any doubt that liquor had disturbed
your mind, so that you did tbe act under the lnflueuce of
it, but there inn be but little doubt that you were entire
ly conclous of what you were doing, conclous of the assault and conclous of Its eifects on yourself after it was
done. Drunkenness Is no excuse for crime, even if it
were proved ; and the Jury were instructed to take all the
circumstances of your case into consideration, aud
having doubtlessly done so, tbey have returned a verdict
of guilty, with which I am bound to say, the wholoCourt
concurs. The jury have recommended you to the mercy
of His Majesty the King, and we shall not fail to transinll their recommendation, though what effect it may
have I can possibly form no opinion,
1 earnestly recommend you now to occupy your time in
reflecting upon your past errors, and urge upon you the
repentance for errors, and crimes.
John Brown, listen to tbe sentence of the law. Tho
sentence of the Court is: "That you, John lirown, be
taken beuco to tin- prison on the Island of Oahu,and tbat
you be kept there in close coTilhiemeiit until the second
Friday In November next ensuing, snd on the said second Friday In November, between the hours of six
o'clock In the morning anil twelve at noon .'/"" hung f>y
the neck within the walls of the said prison until you are
dead. Aud may (Jod have men y upou your soul."
'"
American Missionaries.—In a recent address
at Arbroath, Scotland, Hon. Wm. E.
Baxter, member of Parliament, said: "Wherever I traveled four years ago in Egypt,
Palestine, Syria, Asiatic and European
Turkey, I found that men of all nationalities and creeds, of all.opinions on the Eastern question, and other questions as well,
emphatically and unanimously gave evidence that the colleges, schools, churches,
and other institutions conducted in the most
business-like manner, with most conspicuous ability, with a remarkable freedom from
all sectarian or religious narrowness, by
American gentlemen, were doing more for
the civilization and elevation of the ignorant masses in the East than any other
agency whatever.
A Risky Voyage Across the Atlantic—
Washington, D. C, June 13.—Mr. Heap,
who is in charge of the United States delegation at Constantinople, in a dispatch to
the department of state announces the arrival at that port of Jas. T. Clark and
Francis 11. Bacon in the Dorian, a boat of
only two tons, from Boston. A voyage
across the Atlantic in so small a vessel excited great wonder in Constantinople. They
encountered a severe storm, in which Clark
nearly lost his life. Their skifT and some
becoming too enormous a curse to be toler- other articles were washed overboard in the
gale. Heap furnished them the necessary
ated by civilized communities, not to speak papers to protect them in the Turkish and
of Christian communities.
Greek dominions.
At the last meeting of the Y. M. C. A.,
Homer and his literary productions awere
discussed at length, and it may be truly
said, to the benefit of all who were present.
The written essays of the Hey. S. C. Damon, Dr. J. M. Whitney and William
The following is the sentence of John
Bowen awakened general interest and disBrown,
(convicted of murder), passed by the
cussion.
The new plan of appointing a number to Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Islands on
canvass a given subject instead of cumber- the 21st of July:
John Brown, came up for sentence, and
ing any one individual with the same, has The prisoner,Harris
addressed bim as follows :
Chief Justice
worked very well so far.
JohnBrown, you have been accused of the murder of
shipmate, John Frederick, and s Jury, drawn from
The subject assigned for next meeting is, your
tbe foreign residents of this city, have returned a verguilty againat you. There cannot be a ahadow
dict
of
The Future of the Chinese Empire "—a of doubt
tbat Frederick came to his death by a wound
"question
inflicted by you on the night of the Slat day of May laat,
so closely connected with the future and tbat you Inflicted that wound without any provocawhatever. You have said tbat you were so drunk on
of our own little Kingdom, as to merit the tion
the night In question that ynu did not know what took
most careful consideration of all interested place. But the ovldenco showed that though you had
been drinking that you were not Benselessly drunk, fir
in Hawaii net's hereafter,.
even In thst condition, which lndlcsted to those who
A Present
for
President Hayes—London,
June 14.—The old Arctic exploring
ship Resolute, which formed a part of
the Arctic Expedition in search of Sir John
Franklin in 1850, is about to be broken up
at Chatham dockyard.
Ornaments and
handsome pieces of furniture have been
made from the timbers, which the Admiralty
intend to present to the President of the
United States as a souvenir of the occasion
when the Resolute was found by American
whalers, and the United States had her repaired and refitted, and presented her to the
British Admiralty.
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SKI'TKMHER 1. 1870.
Hon. W. Money.—Our Island readers are
fully acquainted with the names nnd efforts
tif those residing here, who labored to secure
the Treaty of Reciprocity. There were,
however, members of Congress, unknown to
us, who were deeply interested in its final
passage. Perhaps none more so than the
Hon. W. Money, who has been visiting the
Islands. We have a distinct recollection of
the testimony of Judge Allen, to the good
offices of this gentleman, his efforts were the
more praiseworthy, as he represented a
sugnr-growing district of the United StateSj
and that region a southern portion of the nntion. It was not a little remarkable that the
Hon. Mr. Money should have risen above all
sectional and party considerations, and come
out upon the broad principles of national
welfare and honor. We trust that in his
subsequent career he may obtain a rich reward for his services which were so eminently conducive to our Island prosperity and the
welfare of the United States, for as an
American we have always regarded the
Treaty, as not only mutually beneficial to
boih countries, but upon the whole as even
more beneficial to America than it was to
the Hawaiian Islands.
In our last issue, we noticed the
of Lancaster, Mass." In books
History
"
and publications of this character we take
a special delight, for they are the foundation
of general and universal history; We desire to return our tnanks to Dr. Hyde and
Judge Hartwell for placing on our table certain publications of this nature, abounding
with a vast amount of useful information.
We have before us the " History of Lee,
Mass.,*' the " Centennial Proceedings " of
Sheffield, Mass., and a pamphlet relating
to South Natick, Mass, where Eliot labored
among the Indians and Mrs. Stowe found
the outlines of such noted characters, as she
has immortalized in her " Old Town Folks."
The people of New England are, just now
very much engaged in gathering up historical memoranda, and embodying the same
in Town Histories and Centennial Celebrations. These book will be of incalculable
service to the future historian and writer of
Romances. Hawthorne has so clothed some
of those old Puritans in garments of Romance, that they appear as fresh and life-like
as they did two centuries ago. Mrs. Stowe
is doing the same for the dwellers in other
parts of New England, as well as for those
of South Naiick. " Minister's Wooing "is
a most readable conglomerate of fact and
fiction, history and romance. We doubt
not some future writer will do for America,
what Walter Scott has done for Scotland.
The historic facts and real characters, are
lying about only needing a master pen to
describe and work them up.
Joseph Cooke Esq.—Just as our paper
was going to press, we received the obituary
notice, in another column, relating to the
death of one of our most esteemed citizens.
It has been our privilege to have known
him from childhood and to have ever
watched his career with interest as a pupil
at Punahou, a member of Vale College, a
Some one has kindly sent to our most honorable merchant and Christian
personal address, for two years and more laborer. In all the relations of life he has
the "Newtown Register," published in ever evinced a character (or honesty, inteLong Island, N. Y. We would be glad to grity and Christian propriety. Our symlearn the name of our friend. The paper pathies go with his family and a wide cir-
is newsy and ably edited.
cle of friends.
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RAMBLES IN THE OLDWORLD-No. 32
THE WENDS OF THE SPRF.E-WAI.D.
(A Sketchfrom Life.)
My " Rambles " have lately led me nmong
a singtirlarly interesting people, Ihe IStU
fiats Wendl, who are as a nation Inking farewell of a world in which they have in other
centuries played a no inconsiderable part.
Their history, their interesting and unique
life, the picturesque region they inhabit, and
above all their grand and noble charcter and
honest and loving hearts, have so cnptivaled
and won my sympathy and affection, that I
feel constrained to share with others, something of the impressions which a recent visit
among them hus mnde upon me.
A French statesman has recently said
le resulLes
"tat grandes agglomerations sont would
be
dune loi providentielle." It
useless to deny that the tendency of our age
is towards these same " grandes agglomerations," and we should probably rejoice that
such is the case, for it has doubtless a grand
and beneficial influence upon the progress of
the human ra.ee, in fact we thus hope in time lo
rise to the broad plain of a universal brotherhood. On the other hand no thoughful
reader of history can fail tn note the important role which lesser nations have played
in the world's development. No pages of
history nre more luminous with the record
of great deeds and heroic achievements than
those devqtpd to therecital of the struggles
of these valiant, though weak races against
the assaults oflarge and irresistible forces and
arms. This contest has been oftentimes
marked by grand and moving pathos.
We see in this fierce "struggle for life," the
smaller forces slowly retreating, face ever
turned to the foe. One vantage ground after
another is lost till at length baffled, weary,and
exhausted they are forced to lay down their
arms, and are quickly lost sight of in the
overwhelming ranks of the victors. Or,
perchance, possessed of still greater vitality,
they are enabled to hold their own for centuries of conflict having entrenched themselves in some remote or inhospitable region,
and having cut off, as it would seem all
manner of communication with the larger
world without. We find examples of such
national tenacity among certain peoples
in various parts of the world. They have
preserved their language more or less perfectly,—they are marked by certain national
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characteristics—or it may be preserve only spirit by force. Subdued
in rare tones of the voice or an occasional there, put under military
glance or gesture, some eloquent reminder
of the stock from which they sprung. Like
lonely, weury voyagers on some great and
unknown ocean, <lo we meet these wonderers
from other days, singing the songs which
their fathers sang, but in broken cadence ;
clinging in secret, perhaps, to ancient superstitions which have grown wan and ghastly,
in the light ol the better and fuller day,
which has dawned ; repeating, as if possessed of some talesmanic power, the words of
their ancient tongue. For one, I must confess, that i feel on especial tenderness for
these smnller races, which are slowly but
surely being merged in the " vastes agglomimtions," whose old, poetic individual
life is doomed to pass away, snd whose
languages will soon be embalmed treasures
in the scholar's libraries.
As introduction to this singular people, 1
can scarcely do better than to quote some
facts in relerence to their history Irom the
pages of a traveler, known personally to me
who has preceded me in this region, and
whose historical account 1 find most suggestive agd interesting.
"THE PRUSSIAN WENDS AND THEIR HOME."
The Wends were carried into .Northern Germany by the vast movement of peoples which
took place in tho fourth und fifth centuries of the
Christian era. As fast us the Swevi, Franks, and
other original German tribes swept over the
Rhine and down upon the I'uir domains of the
Roman Empire, their places were filled by other
barbarians from the vust plains of Asia. In the
adjustment ol those races in the west it happened
that the Scluvcs or aiclavuiiiiiiis acquired nearly
the whole region from the Elbe eastward, including Silesia, Poland, I'riiHxia and much of what is
now Russia. These were not indeed all Wend-.
By the fifth century tho Wends were firmly
settled in their new homes. In culture, and refinement, in the arts, und conveniences of life, in
agriculture, trade, and other industries, they
were not behind tbe Saxons, their neighbors.
They lived in towns and villages and possessed a
rudo system of civil government.
Their religion was a species of polytheism.
They believed, indeed, in one supreme god—
Belboy ; but he seems to have been a Sclavic
Jove among lesser divinities, the Wends and
Saxons lived at peace and even in friendt<hip.
Long before thut, however, a more powerful
foe had obstructed their traffic from the south.
So long as tho Saxons were heathen, and knew
only tbe faith of their fathers, they could live
with neighbors who were also heathen,
Christianity was a conquering religion. It
i
could not be stagnant; it must advanco; and
the historian is forced to admit that in early
times it was little scrupulous about the policy by
which it spread itself among the unreclaimed
barbarians. The missionaries were often indeed
the pioneers, but the warrior followed not far
behind.
Early in tbe ninth century the Saxons were
converted to Christianity and their relations
to the Wends were at once changed. Tbey no
longer saw a simple active and thriving people,
whose products filled all the markets of the north]
hut a race of defiant heathen, who, at any price
must be reduced under the sway of the Cross.
They sent their bishops and abbots through the
whole region, to Poland, to I'omoraniu, to
Silesia, to the banks ol the Elbe and the Oder.
In some of these provinces as has been said, the
conquest was easy. But in others, and notably
along the right bank of the Elbe, below Magdeburg tbe opposition was strong, tbe struggle
long and arduous. It seemed impossible to persuade the Wends to Christianity or to break their
Ccelully
in places here und
governors, and compelled to accept the tonus of the alien fuitli, they
seined in every case the earliest chance to rise,
expel their masters and restore tbeir own chosen
priests. About tbe middle of tbe lOt h century
it seemed as if their resistance bud finally spent
itself. In 983 while the Germans were occupied
far away in Italy, the Wends ruse again with the
hour ol vengeance, destroyed the churches,
slaughtered tho priests and with lire and sword
obliterated every trace of Christianity. The
Germans were driven fur back over the Elbe, anil
for two centuries no attempt was made to recover
the lost possession.
In the 12th century came Albert the Hear.
nnd his advent scaled tbe doom of tbe Wends,
lie and Ins successors pursued indeed n liberal
policy. The Wends who honestly embraced the
Christian faith and German manner of lilc were
placed on equal tonus with the conquerors.
Then there were Wemlish peasants side hy side
with the Gcrmuns ; Weiidisti towns which Here
Germanized not destroyed, one or two Wendish
princes who were made Geriuuu nobles, and
founded some of the old Prussian families. Hut
there were exceptions. The rule for a century
was one of actual or truest hostility. The great
body of the Wends loughr the conquerors step by
step, year alter year, even century ulier century.
At last the time cume when they could no longer
resist in the open Held, liuully the vast swamps
ol the Spreewald ceased to shelter them, and they
have since been losing, day by duy, all the elements which made them u distinct people A
Wendish writer says of his kinsmen Unit "their
nationality, habits, and language ure like the
rock of Heligoland, from which tho heating
waves yearly tear uway a piece, until finally tho
unlucky island shall disappear." Through the
loss of its forests and the efforts of engineering
skill, the region hue been deprived ol most of its
original wildncss. A hundred and even iifty
years ago, it was almost an impassable forest
uod swamp."
BOATING IN THE SPREEWALD.
The Spreewald might almost be termed a
suburb of the German capital, being easily
reached in three or four hours by rail from
Berlin. Till one has made the tour of this
unique and picturesque region it would be
difficult for him to imagine, that so delightfully fresh and primitively poetic a nook,
lay so near the noise and bustle of the great
and crowded city. It is surprising indeed
that so few are aware what a charming ramble lies within their reach ; better perhaps
for those who do come and are permitted to
enjoy it in its yet unspoiled simplicity.
Availing myself of a few days of vacation at
Whitsuntide, I left the busy streets of Berlin for the fragrant and bird-filled groves,
which border the winding arms of the Spree.
It was when the perfect month ofJune was enjoying her most perfect days. The late and
tardy spring was atoned for hy the matchless verdure of the early summer, and to all
those who were permitted at this season to
wander out from the cities of the German
Fatherland into the beauty ofher woods and
country ways, this season could scarcely
fail to have been a source of indescribable
pleasure. My way led me first to the town of
Liibben, which lies on the frontier of the
Spreewald, which with Lubbenan and Vetschan, was "originally founded as a barrier
against the aggressions of the Wends and
formed part of a circle of forts which almrst
surrounded the forest." The town quiet
and common plucc, enough in itself has, a
certain poetic sacredness from thp fact that
that sweetest of " sweet singers," Paul Ger-
hard, lived and died here. He is burietl in
the village church, which stands among
clustering trees, on one side of the quaint
old market-place. Scarcely any relic of the
17th century is more precious to Germany,
than the rarely, tenderly beautiful hymns ol
Gerhard, which seem now filled with martial music born of a triumphant ar.d unwavering faith, and now melodious with the
chime of for off vesper-bells, inviting to
devotion and penitent prayer. Near the
town of Liibben is a glorious grove of elms,
which tradition says was once sacred to the
Wendish goddess of love, " Ljuba." There
is a charming freshness about traveling in
the Spreewald which I found especially delightful. At Liibben one says good-bye to
cars and rails, and takes to the more enjoyable if less swift traveling by boat. The
river Spree in the early part of its course is
for a number of miles a succession of rapids
but after this it strikes the most level of
plains and spreads itself out into hundreds
of arms, forming a perfect labyrinth—in the
forest. Here is the home of the Wends.
Afterwards the branches again unite and
ihe river holds its way—on to the north.
The Spreewald or Spree-forest has unfortunately for travelers and lovers of the beautiful in nature, largely disappeared—vast
tracts, where a hundred years ago the trees
stood in serried ranks hoary with age, are
now wide spreading open fields. Still
enough remains to show us how grand and
beautiful it must have been. All through
this extensive tract are scattered the villages and farms of the Wends and German.',
the two races having in these later centuries struck a lasting peace, dwelling side
by side in friendship. The Spreewald is
something of a rural Venice—in our imagination changing the marble palaces —bordering
the shores of the cnnal, for the arching
beauty of the splendid forest trees, and seeing in the blue-eyed Wendish boatman ant!
his swift and dexterously guided " kahn
a reminder ofhis darker -but I think scarcely more poetic brother, singing to the dip of
his gondola—oars. Surely no fairer—
more perfect sunshine ever lighted the
gold and marbles, of San Marco, than that
which in June glints through the leafy
aisles—of this northern forest. The boatmen seem bom to the oar. I have seen tiny
Wendish maidens too—in their quaint and
picturesque costumes, darting through the
shadows of the forest, like tropical birds
guiding their boats, with a skill that a professional oarsman might have envied.
Every one, man, woman and child, seems
at home on these " liquid ways," which are
as dear to them as the country-lanes to the
peasantry of England. So have they lived
for centuries, each life—from the early festivities attending the baptism—until the coffin is placed reverently in the prow of the
boat—and the " Dober naz" or "goodnight " is said, and the body borne away to
the little burying ground, having been spent
as much on the water ns the land. It is the
very poetry of travel! One takes his seat
in a long, flat-bottom boat, which is often
times most comfortably arranged, but where
generally the only seat is a bundle of straw.
The oarsman, does not row or scull but
" poles " from the stern. Your boatmnn
being behind you, at times you seem almost
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alone in the solitude of the forest. The
morning air is delicious with the perfumed
breath of the early summer. You have
taken your seat in your bout which you
have engaged for a day or two, and your
bronzed-cheeked, and blue-eyed boat man
has already won your heart by his kindly
respectful words. You have in a moment
entered a new world, a magical under
world. Your eye is on a level with the
long, but graceful river-grasses which
hitherto you have crushed with your foot in
passing or bent to gather. Here they
brush against your cheek at every turn. I
felt as if 1 had found a new jewel in the
open casUet of nature—one, which, those
men, who with annointed eyes, living in the
enjoyment of her treasures, seeing beauty
where other men never cared to look, would
have known how to prize. It seemed as if, by
some higher spiritualism, one felt the
presence of such poets as Thoreau, Keats
or Shelley,—quaint, and wondrous growths
such as I had never known before, lifted
themselves into view. Reeds and rushes,
water lihes and blue forgetmenots form
our way side hedge. The air is full of
murmur and music. Over our heads the
long, graceful branches of thousands of
elms form a leafy roof, pierced with arrows
of sunlight. Now our boat lingers in some
shadowy pass of the forest, now darts out
into the wide expanse of open fields, where
the tasselled grain and emerald grass—rise
und fall, fall and rise again, like waves, as
the summer wind sweeps over them. All
the birds ol the north and spring are singing
—from the lark high up in the blue,—to
■the
nightingale who mistakes the glooms of
the forest for the shadow of night. We
visit little villages, quaint and picturesque
and peaceful, guarded by the spire of the
church and the tower of the castle. We exchange friendly wortls and greetings with
the country folk whose boats meet ours at
some sharp turn in the forest or in the passage through the fields. It is the first ol
haying time and the barges come down the
river, floating islands of verdure—piled high
with the moist grass and sweet with wild
flowers. Hour after hour we spend on the
water. Night finds us at a friendly farmer's
home among the oaks, still another dav,
with boating and rambling and we come to
a comfortable little inn in the heart of the
forest and not far away from the
WENDISH SETTLEMENT, BURG.
I have alrendy alluded
to the bounds of
the Spreewald, within which lie a number
of Wendish towns and villages. The most
interesting in many respects is the town of
Burg, where an excellent opportunity is afforded the visitor of seeing the people in
their picturesque national costume. My
visit in the Spreewald was well-timed being at Whitsuntide, so that I had a most excellent opportunity of studying the Wends
at one of their holiday seasons. They are
protestants, and are a singularly religious
people, preserving much of that old simplicity and earnestness of faith, which is so
often wanting among the dwellers in many
parts of Germany. The large church with
its tower, forms the center of the little town,
about which the neat and cozy homes of the
Wends are grouped. It forms also the
center towards which the inhabitants of the
SEPTEMBER,
country for many miles around flock on
Sundays and fete days. The Wends are a
thrifty sturdy, honest race. They have
forced the land of this great marsh tn produce rich and abundant harvest, and many
of them are wealthy peasants, living in the
midst of wide spreading and fruitful farms.
Unfortunately, for many reasons, the Wendish language is fast disappearing. The
language is Sclavic closely related to the
Polish and Russian. Notwithstanding the
great number of consonants which form the
words, the language when spoken or sung,
sounds most musically. Nearly all the
Wends speak German, and German and
Wendish go side by side in the schools,
though the language of the Teuton will in
time wholly displace that of the Sclave.
Germany has no better, truer, more loyal
sons and daughters than the Wends. She
has sent her best and noblest men to light
and fall for the Fatherland, and in the village churches one's attention is first of all
drawn to the names of those who fell in the
wars of this century.
I have seen nothing so charmingly picturesque among the peasantry of Switzerland,
or Norway, ns the gathering of the Wends in
the village church at Burg. On WhitSunday, I walked down from my little
hotel in the forest, a mile, perhaps, to the
village. The first day, of the festival is regarded by the peasants as peculiarly sacred
and the women appear in solemn, white and
black. The worthy cantor or school-master
of the town, had told me that I must not
fail to be present at the service on Monday,
and I found that he was right. It was certainly one of the most brilliant sights which
I have seen in all my travels. The following description of the dress of the women,
will enable you to understand somewhat
better, how bright a congregation must be
where the women by hundreds are in such
costumes. "The head dress is made of a
single square piece of linen as white as snow
and siarched with exquisite art which is
bound about the head. It stands out on
each side like t great fan. A jacket of
velveteen with full white sleeves is not
enough for the body ; over this small
shawls of oriental brilliancy are tightly and
neatly pinned. The shawls are sometimes
worn instead of the white linen on the head
and with the long fringe falling down look
very fantastic and picturesque. The skirts
always mnke up in width, what they lack in
length. They are usually of plain woolen
goods, red, blue, green, or orange, trimmed
at the bottom by a band of black velvet ribbon or some plain stripe. The lining is of
the stiffest crinoline. There is still another costume worn by widows and by communicants at the Sacrament. The skirt is
black and instead of the heavy linen head
dress a piece of thin white muil is laid
across the head, with a black ribbon to keep
it in place. The face sinks down into «n
immense Elizabethan ruff of the same material." Just endeavor to picture this unique
assemblage. From the country fur around
they have been gathering for hours. The
winding canals, the shadowy-passes of the
forest, the fields of standing grain have been
lighted up all along by these brilliant-peasant dresses. The interior of the church is
tastelully and profusely decorated with fes-
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67
and wreaths and branches and boughs
of elm and alder, green with the beauty of
summer. The body of the church is filled
by the women, numbering several hundred,
so that as we look down upon them from
above, these brilliant and gorgeous costumes,
seem like great tropical blossoms in a garden-parterre.
The men occupy the long galleries, their
dress being in striking conirast to that of
the women, that of the latter being all color
and glitter, the former, sober and precise
black, relieved now and then by some more
ancient coat in blue with huge brass buttons.
The service and sermon are in Wendish.
The people all join in the slow singing of
the chorals and bend devoutly in prayer.
The clergyman is u young man, in black
robe and bands, with a refined and scholarly
face. 1 came to know him Inter and found
him a most agreeable and intelligent gentlemen, an educated Wend, who is devoting his
life, faithfully and successfully to his people. The organ fills the church with its
deep melody, once more after the service,
then comes a baptism, and then the great
congregation pass out in the same quiet
decorous manner in which they have entered And novv is the time to see the
display of the Wendish dress. The village
streets are bright with color. The open
square before the grey church is, in the
radiant sunshine, a mosaic of blue and
crimson, green, violet, scarlet, orange, brown,
rose color.
The Wendish women seem to have an
oriental fondness for color and display.
Some of them are beautiful, with complexions which many a high bom lady might
envy, lustrous white suffused with the rose
and red which their life in the fragrant
forests in the flowery fields, under the blue
of their native sky can alone impart. There
are "studies" for an artist at every turn, here
a group of maidens, daughters of the wealthier peasants, the country aristocrscy in their
brilliant and often costly costumes, chatting
with the brown, honest, blushing farmer
boys, with huge, roses in their button-holes.
Here a bent and wrinkled grandmother,
clinging to her staff, and carrying her carefully folded handkerchief and prayer book,
looking in her quaint costume, as if she hnd
stepped out of an ancient picture A rosy
cheeked maiden, stands unconscious of the
artistic effect, under some arching door-way
festooned with clinging ivy—quiet groups
gaiher among the yet quieter graves of the
little hurrying ground. But most attractive
of all are the dear little Wendish maidens,
mere babies, walking.with all the stateliness
of an empress, and dressed in as quaint a
style as their mothers. Slowly they are
scattering to their homes. Far off amid
the green fields you catch the gleam of a
scarlet skirt or orange turban, vanishing at
length in the shadows of the forest, and so
closes this carnival of color which repeats
itself, with each recurring Sabbath and fete
day. One of my delightful excursions in
the neighborhood of Burg was to the Burgberg, now a grass and grain grown rampart, where it is said the ancient Kings of
the Wends had for centuries their castle
and fortress. There have been most interesting relics of late years found* here. The
view from the mound over the wide spreadtoons
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INK
FRIEND,
SEPTEMBER.
ing plain, with its fertile fields and mead- never more heartily drank than among the
ows, and verdant groves, loved of the Wends of the Spreewald.
It may be of interest to some to see the
nightingales, is beautiful in the extreme.
It fascinated and held me till the sunlight original of this littte poem:
died in the West, and the evening shadows
Daloko podpot'onu nam
fell.
Lazy krsj tak z'ngnowany ■
A PLEASANT INCIDENT.
One quiet afternoon as I was reading in
the garden of my Forest-hotel, I was pleasantly startled by hearing a voice, cheerily
calling out to me, "Aloha /" Imagine my
surprise! Had the oaks and elms of the
Spreewald learned the language of Hawaii ?
It was my kind friend the good Cantor of
Burg, who had so pleasantly surprised me,
and when I questioned him further I learned
that a gentleman, a remarkable linguist, who
has been spending some time amongst the
Wends, studying their character, life and
language, had taught him our greeting.
This led to my meeting a little later this
same gentleman, Herr Dr. Sanerwein, whose
acquaintance will be among the very pleasant memories of my visit in this most interesting region. The doctor is a gentleman
of rare and wide scholarly attainments, and
is n poet in heart and nature. For his kind
hospitality, (1 was his guest for several days
in a little tree-embowered Wendish village,
of idyllic beauty, with groves of which Bryant might have sung); and for the opportunity given me of meeting with so rich and
highly gifted a nature, keenly sensitive to
the beautiful both in the real and the ideal
of life, 1 shall always be most sincerely
grateful. He has studied languages without end, of many of them he is master and
sings his songs in I know not how many
tongues. He is one of those men " to know
whom is to be rich." Years ago he interested
himself in the Hawaiian, obtaining of
this musical language as correct an idea as
is possible through books. This of course
formed immediately a bridge on which we
met. The days I spent as his guest will
ever seem to me a blending of Hawaii and
the Spreewald, so much did our words and
thoughts have to do with those lands of the
North and South. Through his kindness I
had the pleasure of seeing much of the
Wends. A company of them came to sing
for me their ancient melodious folk-songs,
bringing me flowers as our Hawaiians do.
I saw them in their homes nestling picturesquely among the trees, talked with them
in the fields, working amidst the sunshine
and the rain, watched them in their country
dances and festivities, breathed ss it were for
a time the poetry of their simple, honest,
beautiful life. Do you wonder that my
memories of the Spreewald are pleasant.
To all the kind friends who there did so
much to make my stay agreeable, I take this
opportunity of sending my aloha nui loa.
Dobry Krai sic KneVy taui,
A Kralowka Kapiolani.
Daloko how polnozy
liiir.'y Krsj tak' zognowany.
Ken/, 'tog Krala postwwi
A Kralowka Kapiolani.
\\ ania groni tak naach Kruj
Pscheso, Krai, buz' z'ognowany
"Nehjo
Schi scho dobrc dsj
A Krulowze Kapiolani.'.
:
Fur away to South and West
Lies a country richly blest,
:
Governed by a gracious King
Him, His Queen, too, we will sing.
Fur away in East and North
Lies another land of worth ;
K.iirest maids, that country's wealth
Pledge a bumper to Your health.
This is what our country says
O King, be all your ways,
"tiodWest,
Iroiu Heaven give joys serene
To Yoursell aud to your Queen."
F. Williams Damon.
Hawaiian Legation, Berlin, July 16, 1579.
:
The arrival of the distinguished visitors
the Hon. W. M. Gwinn, Hon. W.
Money, Hon. F. B. Low and Hon. F. McCoppin, reminds us of events thirty years
ago in California, when it was our privilege
to make a tour through Oregon and California. Most vividly do we recall the celebration of the 4th of July, 1849, in the grove
where now stands the City of Sacramento,
when the Hon. Mr. Gwinn addressed the
assembled multitude. We had just arrived
Irom an excursion across the plains from
Stockton, where it had been our privilege to
deliver the first sermon ever preached in that
city. We copy as follows from our journal
as published in the Friend of December,
1849
"The country between Stockton and Sutter's Fort, is very level, and dry. A part of
the distance the traveller passes through extensive " oak openings," Weary and sunburnt, we arrived at the Fort, about 12
o'clock, having rode nearly seventy miles
since 3 o'clock, of the previous afternoon.—
July ith:—The morning was ushered in
with the firing of cannon and crackers. It
hnd been reported that Col. Fremont, Hon.
T. B. King, and other distinguished visitors
would probably be present on the occasion.
In this respect there was a general feeling
of disappointment. The day however must
A GREETING FROM THE SPREEWALD TO HAWAII. not be passed unnoticed. Arrangements
I have the pleasure of sending to Her were made for public addresses in the Oak
Majesty, the Queen, a picture of a large Grove lying between the Fort, and Sacragroup of Wendish maidens, in the unique mento City. At 1 o'clock, a numerous auand picturesque national costume, accom- dience assembled when the following order
panying this, a poem in the Wendish lan- of exercises was observed :—
guage, composed in honor of Her Majesty, Prayer, by Rev.S. C. Damon.
Reading of the Declaration of Indeby Herr Dr. Sanerwein, together with a
free translation of the same in English. pendence, by Mr. McLellan.
The Wends manifested the greatest interest
Oration by Dr. Deal.
Address, by Hon. Mr Gwinn.
in our beautiful islands and, I think, the
health of their Hawaiian Majesties was
Almost every state of the Union, and
1879.
part of the world had its representatives on
that occasion."
After 30 years it is pleasant again to meet
Sen. Gwinn. During these thirty years what
stirring scenes have been witnessed in the
world's history. There is one pleasing incident
in the life of the distinguished Senator, to
which we refer with delight. About the
year 1857 a crew of Japanese landed destitute and friendless in San Francisco Among
them was a bright and intelligent lad, who
was so foitunate as to attract the Senator's
attention, and was taken by him to Washington and there educated. Years pass and
the young man returns to the Pacific Coast
and joined the
Cooper about
1860, under command of Capt. Brooks, who
had beencommissioned to take the deepsoundings from San Francisco to Japan, via
Honolulu. Some of our readers will remember young Hiko, who whs the guest of the
Attorney General, Mr. Bites. After arriving in Japan, he became a merchant, and
wt> have frequently heard of him as exceedingly prosperous in business. Shakespeare
aptly remarks :
" Ilnw far that little candle throws his rssawSaJ
Ho shines a kihkl deed In a naughty world."
Since writing the above Mr. Gwinn has
related the following anecdote respecting his
old protege. During the civil war, Hiko
was Secretary of the Japanese Legation in
Washington, and when visiting some friends
in Georgetown, he was arrested as General
Beauregard, and could not obtain his release
until he had sent for evidence to Washington, where he was well-known.
Hawaii at Amherst.
Among the graduating class of Amherst
College for this year we notice three belonging to the islands, viz: Charles A. Peterson,
Benjamin Bond and Oliver Shipman. The
former arrived by a late vessel, having been
absent just four years. His brother Arthur
arrived a few weeks previous, having been
studying law at Michigan University and
Plymouth, Mass. It is exceedingly pleasant
to meet young men returning, after spending
a few years in Colleges, and ambitious to
acquire an education to fit them for professional life.
Mr. Peterson speaks of a pleasant re-union of the sons and daughters of Hawaii at
Amherst, coming to enjoy the festivities of
the commencement season. The gathering
embraced the following Fanny Andrews,
graduate of South Hadly; Luella Andrews,
from Almira, N. V., Female Seminary j and
Florence Andrews. These are daughters of
the late Rev. C. B. Andrews, of Maui.
Rev. William Bond, graduate of Andover
Theological Seminary; Benjamin Bond ami
Abbie Bond, from Bradford Female Seminary. These are children ol the Rev. E.
Bond, of Kohala, Hawaii.
Oliver Shipman and Clare Shipman, from
Abbott Female Seminary, Andover. These
are children of Mrs. Reed, formerly Mrs.
Shipman, of Hilo.
It may be well imagined that at such a
gathering these young people must have enjoyed much in recalling their island experiences and their student lives.
:
�THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER,
Recognition
Hawaii in Germany.—Among
the frequent notices of our Islands
in European papers, there has recently appeared a long communication, in the "Deutsche Rundschau," a leading Monthly in
Berlin, upon the Hawaiian Islands. It is
written by Dr. Boehe, surgeon on board the
German vessel of war, Arcona, visiting
Honolulu in 1875. This article is highly
appreciative of the Islands and of the foreign
society to which the writer was inroduced
while here. The editor of the "Rundschau"
hasforwardeda copy to His Majesty, wit h the
following letter, which we are permitted to
publish, accompanied with His Majesty's
appreciation of the favor :
Sire :—Tho undersigned editor of the
Rundschau " begs to have the
Deutsche
"honour of presenting
to your Majesty a copy
of a report on the Hawaiian Islands, which
has appeared in the current number of the
said periodical.
The hospitality which your Majesty most
graciously lately has bestowed on our Prince,
Henry of Prussia, and the treaty of friendof
The Last of Hawaiian Pioneer Mission
mpany f
fiatrehss.—Aecgoo
merican Missionaries landed here in 1820
were Daniel Chamberlain, wife and five
children. Mr. C, came out as a farmer,
after a so-journ of a ye*r or more, he returned with his family, as it was not found
practicable to carry on farming-operations
for the benefit of the mission or natives.
The last survivor of that first company was,
Mrs. Jerusha Chamberlain, who died at
Qttincy, Mass., June 27 at the advanced age
of ninety two years and seven months.
We would merely add, that among the
Pioneer English ladies arriving here in
early times was Mrs. Mary Taylor, sister
of the wife of the British Consul, Mr. Charlton, and that she now resides in London,
at the advanced age of about 87 years, and
in good health, and a constant reader of the
" Friend."
Our European Correspondent in his letter
of this month alludes to the Poet, Paul Gcrship and commerce, now on the eve of con- hardt. He was born in the year 1606, and
clusion, between the Hawaiian and the Ger- died in 1676. One critic styles him
" the
man governments, have naturally excited
of
the
seventeenth
lyrical
poet
best
sacred
the desire of my countrymen, to learn more
about that far-off kingdom of isles, which, century." His best hymns are now sung in
under your Majesty's paternal sceptre, en- Germany, England and America. One of
joys so much real happiness.
his best hymns commences thus :
It would be highly agreeable to mo, if
" Give to the winds thy fears!
your Majesty might sec in the publication
llope and be undismayed I
interest,
a
of
goodthe
of this sketch sign
Oihl hears thy sighs, aud counts tby tears ;
Ood Blu.ll lift up thy head.
will and kind feeling, which the German
Through waves, and clouds,and storms,
people bears towards the Hawaiian people ;
He gently clears the way ;
and in the presentation to your Majesty a
Wait thou his time, so shall this might
sign of the deep respect and homage, with
Soon end in Joyous day."
which 1 am, Sire,
Your most obedient humble servant.
Dr. Julius Rodenberg.
Knight of the Royal Prussian Order of
the Crown, of the Royal Bavarian Order of
St. Michael and ol the Royal Portuguese
Order ef Christ.
Berlin, W. Margarethenstrasse, 1., July
15th, 1879.
Recognized.—On a former
trip
of the Kalukana, a stranger took passage
for the Islands, for the benefit of his health.
Capt. Jenks and wife did all in their power
for his comfort, even allowing him to occupy
their stateroom, he died on the passage,
his name was G. G. Wayne of Piladelphia.
Capt. Jenks wrote to his friends, and the
Masonic Lodge of which he was a member.
So highly did these parties appreciate the
kind services of Captain and Mrs. Jenks,
that the Williamson Lodge of Philadelphia,
sent to him a handsomely framed testimonial while his friends presented Mrs. Jenks,.
with a gold watch and chain. It is with
pleasure we note such expressions of appreciation for services rendered, and their infrequency only renders them more praiseKindness
worthy.
Oahu College, opens on Wednesday of
this week. The teachers are on the ground
and a full school is expected.
—076. Sabbath tfymn flnol.
MARINE JOURNAL.
PORT OF HONOLULU. S. I.
ARRIVALS.
Aug. 3—Am hk Forest o,'iren, Winding, U days from 8 P
4—Brit hk Lady Lsmpeon. Marslnn, 16 days from H F
4—l' MSB Australia, Uarf 111. from Sydney
6—Am sell Bonansa. Miller. 17 days from 8 T
b— Am tern Hera, Monsen. 20 ilaya from Astoria
8— Am lik II W Almy, Freeman. 13 days from 8 T
9—Am bk J D Peters. I.aiic. 48 days from Sydney
ll—Am bk Jenny Pitts, Hiovert, 3(1 dsys from Port
Gamble
11—P MH H City of Sydney. Dearborn, from S F
IS—Hasr l»«me rmn-re. Gooding, from Ookala, User
16—Am ah Gov Goodwin, l-estfr, 10H (lavs fm Glasgow
IT—Am achr Caroline Meiinu. Wlnants, Udyafm S V
18—Raislea schr Vivid, English, 10 days from tanning's Island
Ang 23—Brit ship Kavenserag. Klsgsn. 163 daya from
Liverpool, via Madeira.. 123 dars
26— Am topsail sehr Eustace. Bole, from Ban Francisco,
via Kahulul
29—Am topsail schr Eustace, Bole, from sea, leaking
MKI'AnTOHKfI.
July 29—Am bk Cyane. Hanson, for Han Francisco
29—Rftlatea sen Vivid, Kngllsh, for Panning* Inland
Aug.
30—llswbk Hawaii, Wood. I"r Smith Sea Islands
6—P MSS Austral!*, Canrill. for San Francisco
a—French hk Alphonsine Zelle. l>h?sup.n. for 8 ¥
10—Am bk JD Peters, Lave, for San Franciaco
of Sydney, Dearborn, for Sydney
12—P MS 8 City
13—fternian bk Malvlna. for Hongkong
IS Am schr Bonansa, Miller, for Han Francisco
Ift—Brit bk Dovenby, Penury, forPortland, O
10—Am hk Forest Queen. Winding, for San Francisco
V.i -Kalatea whr Yiviil. Knglish, fnr Fannlngs Island
20—Brit bk Lady Lampson, Marston, forS Francisco
•/• Am sch Caroline Mcdau, Wlnauts, for Fsnnings la
25—Am topsail achr Eustace. Boie, for San Frsnciaoo
37—Am hk Jenny Pitts, e>vert, for Porl Gamble
33—Am bk H W Almy, Freeman, for San Francisco
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1879.
I'txM.M.KKS.
From Ssu Franciaco, per W H Meyer, July 'JO— H Fischel.
For Micronesia, v r Uawall, July 20—Dr and Mra
Fluach, snd aervant.
From sVliaiiipoa. per Malvina, July HI—HO Chinese.
(J.i.i, 1 female.)
From San Franciaco, perKalakaua, July M—Mra Schwartz, and two children, Augo Kellluau, U Schunder, J
Schaiuchllr. It W Balrd, (J Marks, W H Meyer, SOChluese ;
(">'.i lusle 1 female,)
For San Francisco, per Australia, Aug s—Mrs Dlldolt snd daughter, Miss X Corney, J H Coleman, Jaa It
Watson. X V Sotirdey, Or M H Biggs, Daniel Olien, Mrs
T II Hendenon, C Mowking, Mrs A Hutchinson, Miss
Hardy, T 0 Tucker. Win F Paty, O 0 Williamsand wife,
Miss A F Johnson, Miss F Wetmore, E II Wctluore, 1)
Athertou, W 11 McLean, Key D Boyd and wife, Mlas L
Boyd, Mrs A F Judd snd 4 children, Mrs Norton and '1
children, Miss Anna Woodward, O Luiiroll, SCRusaell,
Jas Pettlgrew, it Kanpp, Mrs Louis Aaler and 3 children,
Miss Mary Davis, J T Oorman, J M Coleman, X L Fonutiim. W iiiKulaiii, Charles llaae, It Wallace, T t: Windt,
Hvlva (loiniv.. X Hernandez, C A Orouue, F U Wilt, W
J Msrtlii, T P McKensle.
Fur Kan FraticlMco, per Alphonslne Zelle, Aim 4—Alex
Dc la Nhv Aug Dc la Nui aud wife and
children, F A
lie la Mux, Palolo (k)
From Sau Francisco, per Ilonausa, Aug 13—John Edwards.
From Ssn Francisco, per 11 W Almy, Aug B—David I
Beck, John X Stcurs, II llereug, C Peterson, John Bell-
-
bridge.
From San I'raucisco, per Forest Queen, Aug 4—J It
Richards, A 11 Woody, C Peudcrgast, U Meunlug, O Aster, and 4 Chineae.
From Ssu Francisco, per City of Sydney, Aug 11.—W L
Carpenter, j McKuight, Mtss Hlttman, Mr Mnnsarratt,
F F Porter, J M Olaile, wlfu and child, Miss Csiiliti, J
Tewksbury, Jules Itatanl. Mrs A J Oarrtck, W R Chilton,
A H Stlnsou, Dr Owluu, Mlhh (iwlnn and maid, J Brodie,
E P Adams. Him Frank McCoppiu, J D Hprockles, M
Money, wife aud child, Mrs M F. Uwinu, J II Hughes, S B
Dole and Wife, Miss King, Martin Park, J Lyone, R S
Hcringeon, Hon F F Low, T 11 Davles wife and child, Mi-..
Cogswortb, Miss Dsvls, S A Kwalin. E McKenzle, E Tunis, II C Folder, Mr A Richardson, H Dlniund, ChaaNeilson, Mrs Wilder sou and daughter, and SS steerage.
For San Francisco, per Bonauxa, August 15—Mr Goody,
Mr Katlllnali.
For San Francisco, per Forest Queen, Aug 19—C E
Smith, WB Irwin, MC Wilson, S Dargb, J Kelly, Jan
Hc.hwira, J X Bmkett aud wife, Col Norrls, J Mcllody, C
E Vane, E Enbaum, P H O'Brien, J N Earls.
From Madeira Islands, per Ravenacrag, Aug *S—IM
males, 11(1 females, 17H children.
Fur Han F'rsuciHco, per H W Almy, Aug 20—Mrs J A
Mix, Henry Krall, E T Webb.
MARRIED.
McCully—Kklly.—ln Hamakua, Hawaii, July
at the residence of Mr (J Coulees, by Rev J Bicknell,
McCully to Mrs AmAkda Kkllky.
30th,
Chas
DIED.
Cookk—At lilh residence
in this city, atB o'clock P. v.,
Y. Cookk, Esq.. of the ttrin of
on tbe
Castle & Cooke.
Mr. Cooke wan born lv Honolulu, on the IMb of June
1838, consequently \va* 41 years of age. His youth wan
spent here, chiefly at Punahou School where he prepared
fur college In company*with other young men who have
attained positions of respectability and influence tn Huh
country, and tho United States, amongst others Hon. A.
F. Judd of the Bupreme Bench, Dr. N. Emerson and
General Armstrong of Hampton School. He graduated
from Vale College in 1863, and Immediately took tbe
place of his father, (who on account of 111 health bad
been obliged to retire from tbe active duties of the firm)
lv tbe bouse which hla fatherhad aided In establishing.
Upon tbe death of tbe latter he became a partner.
From the timeof hla connection with the bouse in 1863
he haii been known In thin community ss a clear sighted,
active and upright business man. He was active and Influential In the Fort Street Church of which he was a
member, trustee and treasurer. Hla presence waa always welcomed in the social circle. He was a good son
and brother and friend, snd a beloved husband and
father. He will be missed from the business community
from the church, the social circle; but most ofall from
his home, by the widow and the children whom he haH
left behind. His last days though filled with pain from
which be would fain bave been released, were days of
peace,—the peace which Jesus gives to hla beloved. No
murmur escaped his lips in his hours of anguish, but
now be rests from bis pains. To die waa gain to him
though loss to us.
mThe memory of therighteous is blessed."—Com.
Pfxcom— In Honolulu August Hnd, the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs J W. Pfluger, aged 3 months and 23 daya.
Wkki. In this city, on tbe 17th Inst., Masy CahtwatoHT KBALiisfiHOPtfa, eldest daughter of Frederick 11.
ami Sarah K. Weed, aged 14 yearsand 35 days.
Duncan—ln this city, on Sunday, the 17th of August,
Anita Catabina Maplahii-ani, youngest daughter of
John A.and Koss Duncan, aged 4 months and 36 daya.
Banww—In this city, Aug. 38, O. W. Bbowm, aged
about 00 years, a native of New York city.
J'.itli August, Joskph
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I II X FII IH II
The Discipline of Life.
,
SKI'TKMBKK.
in China. The Governor was for four
U. S. Minister at Pekin. In the
years,
[KIKiM TIIK C.P.KMAM.]
most
manner he acknowledged
unqualified
pierces
own
Hebruises
me
sore.
It;
;He
"I
But the hammer und chisel affect me no more.
his indebtedness to Mi.-sionanes, but speShall I tell you the reason I It is tbat I see
cially to the Hon. S. Wells Williams,
The sculptor will carve out an augcl from me.
author
of "Middle Kingdom" and now Pro•■ I shrink from no suffering, bow painful ho e*at,
fessor of Chinese, at Vale college. Mr.
When once I can feel that my God's bandis there ;
For soft ou the auvll the iron shall glow,
Williams, for several years acted as SecreWhen tbe smith with bis hammer deals blow upon blow
tary of the American Legation, officiating
"God presses me hard, but He gives patience too,
with great ability as translator. Gov. Low,
And I say to myself " 'Tin bo more than my due ;
And no tone from the organ can swell lv the breeze
also referred, after the same manner, to
Till the organist's fingers press dowu on tbe keys."
Key. S. R. Brown D D. now in Japan, but
So come then and welcome, the blow aud the pain,
"Without
who accompanied Commodore Perry at the
them no mortal can Heaveu attain.
For what can the sheaveaon tbe barn floor avail
opening of Japan. He was the only gentleTill the thresher shall beat out the chaff with his flail
man in China, who was found acquainted
•' Tls only a moment God i hastens with pain,
with ihe Japanese language, and could act
Joy follows on sorrow like sunshine on rain ;
as interpreier for the Expedition. While
There bear thenwhat God on thy spirit stirtll lay,
lie dumb, but when tempted to murmur, then pray."
Missionaries do not go abroad for political
or secular purposes, it is gratifying to learn
London "Times" on American Missionaries that their abilities are appreciated, by diploin Turkey.
mats and plenopotentiarius of the great naA correspondent of the Times thus tions.
writes :
I met a gentleman (Key. Elias Riggs,
at Aintab— an old man, who*e
whole life had been devoted to good
work*, in the East—who, beside beine a
scholar in the usual acception of the terms
spoke French, Italian, nnd German, and has
translated, or assisted others to translate,
the Bible into modern Greek, Bulgarian,
Armenian, Arabic, and Turki.-h. As a linguist 1 doubt if his equal exists, but his modesty exceeds his great knowledge, and it
was not till 1 had lived under the same roof
with him for several days that I became
aware of powers so rare and deep In some
cases enthusiasm leads men to take an exaggerated view of the results of their labors.
It would be surprising if it were not so;
but, as a rule, I found the missionaries filled
with the plain common sense for which the
New England agriculturists are celebrated.
They are all married, live in comfortable,
clean houses, and are simple and unpretending in their habits, following as near as possible the habits and customs of their forefathers to which they had been accustomed
before they left their native land. They
neither drink wine nor smoke tobacco, and
though their toleration allows the guest
within their gates to indulge in the latter
bad habit, yet they never provide strong
drink for them or for any one.
"Looking down from an eminence, as do
these simple, disinterested, shrewd men. on
the intrigues and scandals going on around
them, I believe their opinions on the condition of the provinces and the provincial populations to be more unbiased and valaable
than any other. Any one whose duty it is
to become acquainted wiih the state of the
country cannot do better than obtain his information from, I might almost say, this,
the only pure, disinterested source that exists in thiraacountry."
D. D.)
The above observations upon American
Missionaries in Turkey, correspond with
the remarks, which we recently heard drop
from the lips of His Excellency Ex-Governor Lpw, respecting American Missionaries
18 79.
contributed essentially to the making of Astor's princely fortune. Mr. Parton quotes
from 'Old Merchants of New York" Ist
Series, as follows:
" He went to ihe ship-owner, and got
back his pass. He then bought a ship, and
loaded her with an assorted cargo. On. her
way out, she touched at the Sandwich Islands to take in water and Iresh provisions.
They also laid in a large slock of firewood.
" When this ship reached Canion a mandarin came on board, and noiicing their firewood, asked the price of it nt once. The
Captain laughed at such a question, but
signified that he was open to an offer. The
mandarin offered $500 a ton, and every part
of it was sold at. that price. That was
sandal wood.
" For seventeen years Mr. Astor enjoyed
the lucrative sandal-wood trade without a
rival. No other concern in the United
States or England knew the secret. Nor
was it discovered until a shrewd Boston
ship-owner detailed a ship to follow one of
Mr. Astor's, und observe the events of the
voyage. Then, for some time, that house
was a participant in this valuable trade.
Astor's Estate.
" It was a curious fact that Mrs. Astor
of the income from the knew more of the value of furs than he did.
A
portion
large
"
splendid estate of the Astor's goes in the She would select a cargo for the Canton
market, and make no mistake."
way of charity."
We should be exceedingly glad to learn
We met with the above, in the letter pub- if the above statement can be confirmed by
lished in the Advertiser of August 23rd, by other documentary evidence.
W. N. A. This allusion reminds us of a
Weston's Centrifugals.
singular fact, we recently meet with, while
Some of our readers will remember D. M.
reading John Jacob Asior's life, by James
Parton, and published by the Am. News Weston, Esq, of Boston, who formerly reCompany. Astor was born in Germany, sided in Honolulu, and while here commenJuly 17th, 1763. He-landed in New York, ced his experiments upon Centrifugal sugar
in the winter of 1783—4, from the steerage machinery, which have now become celebrated in all sugar growing countries. The
of an immigrant ship. The Captain, once
principle seems now to be found applicable
spoke rather roughly to the unknown pas- to many other operations, and labor-saving
senger, but subsequently commanded a ship contrivances. We copy the following Irom
owned by Astor, who commenced business the Boston Herald, of June 29th :—
as a dealer in
" Furs and Pianos," 40 Little A German in the fatherland, in 1877. inDock street. For the purpose of selling vented an apparatus for mechanically separsome of his furs, he visited London. There ating the heavier from the lighter fluids in
the composition of milk, by the application
he visited, " East India House," and found of
centrifugal motion to the milk in a simthe Governor, an old schoolmate. The Gov- ple piece of machinery. When the contriernor was delighted to meet his old playmate, vance was perfected and applied practically,
and asked it there was any thing he could the result proved to be only the application
of the same principle, in
the identical
do for him. He finally gave him, two doc- form, which Mr. Weston, almost
well enough known
uments. One was simply a "Canton prices- in Boston, had already utilized in tile centrifcurrent," and the other, was a " carefully ugal sugar machine, the laundry machine,
engrossed permit on parchment, authorizing ets. Mr. Weston holds patents in this counthe ship that bore it to trade freely and with- try for these discoveries, and has recently
continued and extended his operations in the
out any molestation at any of the ports mon- same
direction by preparing a cntrifugn!
opolized by the East India Company."
machine for the separation of milk. The
As first result, Astor's first venture de- machine finished, the already celebrated
rived a profit of 855.000, in silver. This " Deerfoot Farm," Southboro, Mass., with its
was packed in barrels and sent to Astor's dairy of 60 Jersey cows and extensive facilities for experiment, was chosen for the setstore. When Mrs. Astor saw them, she
ting up and perfecting ; and, at the present
asked what was in the barrels ? he replied ; time, the enterprise is as assured a
success
The fruits of our East India pass."
as though it had been inaugurated 20 years
Mr. Parton, Astor's Biographer makes ago. the machine is working wonders, its
performance is systematized and under perthe following, rather singular statement and fect
control, and revolution in the dairy bustrue
shows
the
fact
that
Saninteresting
if
iness has taken place, in more senses than
"
dal wood" cut on the Sandwich Islands, one, bu its use.
''
�SEPTEMBER.
SAILORS'
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Places of Worship.
18 79.
Skamkn's Jlktiiki.--Rev. S. C. Damon, Chaplain.
0, IRWIN sV CO..
King t-lrt't't, near tbe Sailors' Home.
l'rt'ucliiiig »y
Commission Merchants.
at 11 a.m. Seats free. Sabbath School before llm
morning service. Prayer meeting on Wednesday
Plantation ami Insurance Agents, Honolulu, 11. 1.
evenings, at 74 o'clock.
1,. lIIMIIMIK.
Four Stukkt Church—Rev. W. Frear. Pastor,
I'iinso-e ..rle- Tusrr Si Resnlnr
cortn-r ol Fort anil Beretania streets, Preaching
(For many years connected with Chlckerinjr Ac Sons.)
on Sundays at 11 a. M. and 7 4 P.M. Subbulh :l / Onlera lelt at tile s.,il.»r.' Home or Whitney at Hotter!son's Bookstore.
School at II) a. M.
Parker.
Pastor.
Kawaiaiiao Chuucii—Uev. 11. 11.
PKIRC'E fc. CO..
A
W
■'"•
King tureet., above the Palace. Services in Ha(Succesors to U. L. Richards k Co.)
waiian every Sunday ut 11a. m. Sabbath huluiol ShipChandlersand General Commission Merat 10 a.m. Kvening services at 74 o'clock, alterchants,
nating with Kamnakaiiili. District meetings in
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.
various chapels at 3.3(1 I'. M. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday at 74
Ajri-iits Ptiulna Salt Works, Brand's Bomb Latin's
•'• at.
Roman Catholic Chuucii— Under the charge of
And I'nrry Olivia' Psiltl Killer.
Hi. H>v. liishnp Muigrrt. assisted by Key. Fathi-r
Hermann ; Fnrt street, near lieietaniu. Services | EWERS fc DICKSON.
every Sunday at 10 a. m. and 2 r. M.
Dealers in I.nmiirr and Building Muleiials,
Kai makai'ii.i Ciiuiioii Uev. M. Kuaea. Paator.
Fnrl Flreet, Honolulu, 11. I.
near
lluNiiiiiiini. Services ill
lierelaniii sweet,
at
Sabbalh
school
U.,
wiiiian eveiy Sunday
HOFFMANN. M
104 A. M.
ICvening services at 74 ii'clni:k. altar
al !I4 A. M
Physician and Surgeon,
Hating with Iviiwiiialiuo. Prayer nifCliilif every
.
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THE FRIEND,
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tsim
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EI). UIINSCOIWnE,
Manager.
Hoiilnlii, January 1. I!S7. ).
r
CASTLE & COOKE
[MPOUTERS AND DEALERS IN
Wednesday al 7 4 P. M.
Corner Merchant soil Kiotliuiiunu Streets, near the PostfXlice.
Tin: Amii.ic.vx Ciiuiumi—Bishop, the lit.Rev. Al- a- 1
Si. CO..
lIKKWr.It
fred Willis. I). 1).; Clergy. Rev. liob't Dunn, M. A..
AQEJVTS OF
Key. Alex. Mackintosh. St. Andrew's Temporary
Commission aud Shipping Merchants,
Cathedral, liorotuiiiu street, opposite tint llolfl.
XX.I
l.\K
PORTLAND IJNK OP
r|HIK
Honolulu, Oahu. 11. I.
Psckeis, New Kii)(tan<l Mutual LH* Insursnce Company,
m.. nnd
1 The
Eoftliah services on SundaysSchool
atll4 ami 11a.
Compauy, Ban franciKu,
Marine
Insurance
I'hii.n
at the Clergy JJj»
ADAMS.
24 and 74 r. M. Suntlay
P
Gonipnny,
The Kuhsla
House at 10 a. m.
The Haiku Hujrar Company.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE!
.
Auction and Commission Merchant,
A. I„. VIE Til.
IMPORTER & DEALER IN JEWELRY,
*
King's Combination S|K'Ctucles,
ti.uss and Plated liar.',
Sewing Machines, Picture Frames,
Vases, Brackets, etc. etc.
No. 73, Fort St.
TERMS STRICTLY CASH
[ly]
THOS. C. THRUM,
STATIONERY AND NEWS DEPOT,
No. 10 Mr-rchnssl Slrrrt.
---
Honolulu.
X AGES <»X RK.IDIN'G MATTER-OF
Papers mill MiiKsaincs.hack numliers—put up to order al
ly
reduced rates for parties goiriK to sea.
I
a
\(
B. a, WIIITBST
J. W. HIIBKKTSON
Fire-Proof Store, in Robinson's Building, Queen Street.
D.,
|OHN 8. McGKUW. M
NOTICE TO SHIP MASTERS.
DILLINGHAM & CO.,
No. 37 Fort Street,
KEEP A FINK ASSORTMENT OF
Goods Suitable for Trade.
WHITNEY & 11.ROBERTSON,
M.
during Ihe taut Hi* Yearn ran tcntify from p«r«ona. experience that (he umii-rsignt-il keep ttie beat oworiment of
Importers and Dealers in Foreign Books,
GOODS PORTRADE
(Successors to
Whitney),
STATIONERY X PERIODICA!.**.
PUBLISHERS
History of
OF THE HAWAIIAN GUIDK
ItoOK,
,1-irviV
llnwiiii
ih"
HawaiianIslands,
in t'hras* Rook,
llHwailan Ominniar.
.Andrews' Hawaiian Grammar,
Hawaiian dictionary,
Chart of the Hawaiian Ittlanrli.
ALSO, ON BAND,
OTHER BOOKS ON THE ISLANDS.
THE HAWAIIAN HOTEL,
ALLEN HrRUKKT, PKOPKIETOK,
MOOKRN IMPROVEAM- THKearning
on a llrst-clnas Hotel.
HASments requisite for
The Hamskus »u(rar Company,
The Wniiiiua SuinirPlan.ailou,
The Wheeler ft Wilton Hewinn Machine Company,
Dr. Jayne ft Sum Celehrateil Ffimlly Meillcines.
Late Surgeon Y. S. Army,
Can be conaulted at his residence on Hotel street, between
Alakes and Fort streets.
SHIP MASTERS VISITING THIS
PORT
And Sell Clieaper than any other House in the
Kingdom.
DILLINGHAM & CO.
Just Received from England
NEW
Merchant Tailoring
ESTABLISHMENT,
Corner Fort and Hotel Streets.
THE lI'TKM'KIV a>rihe-Clllmessa
lOAIsIi
of Oahu ami Ihe other Islands
the fact tbat I haee
to
At tbe
a large
First-Class Establishment.
W here Uentlemen can find a
Stock of Goods,
Well-selected
Chosen
as
and
to style,
to thisclimate.
adapted
with great care,
Having hail an extensive experience (n connection with
some nr ihe largest iiiipn ling hou<ea in New York hm! PhiladelplijM, I cut) assure my customers thai ihey will not only
secure the
Very Best Materials
hut will
also obtain at
my place
The BEST FITTING CARMENTS
that can be turned out ot soy establishment in
ihe sKastern cities.
AND
FOR SALE at COST PRICE
li*
TREGLOAN'H
UPKNKI)
English Hunting Pantaloons!
HOME.
BIBLE DEPOSITORY, SAILOR'S
excellent works*
HABITS
LADIES'
RIDING
ma
a
im.iiv.
the year, by Ss* Jaassartmiih.
"1 h> First 1.0ve." .Christ's Mesasge to Enhesus, by Ree Dr
Culross.
■'Behold I Stsnd at the Door and Knock." Christ's Message
to Laodlcea, hy Key l>r Colroaa.
Orace snd Truih, by Dr W P Mackay.
Dorothea Trudel, or the Prayer of Faith, translated from the
German.
Life of Joshua Poole. A RemarkableConversion.
The Mesaaire from Ihe Throne,by Mrs Anna ghlpton.
The l.o*t Blessing, by Mrs Anna Shlplon.
Asked of Uod, by Mrs Anna Shipton
hy Mrs Anna Shipton.
The Watch Tower Id the Wilderness
The Child Minister, hy Mrs Anna Shipton.
Life Truths, by Ree J Denham Smilh.
I.ilo In Christ, hy Ree J Denham Smith.
Walk and Warfare, or Wilderneai Provlaion, by Iter J Denham Smith.
Various Addresses, by Rev J Denham Smith.
Various Addresses, by 111. Mnoly.
W Soltau.
The Tabernacle and the Priesthood, hy H
¥ -male Characters of the Bible, by Rev Dr Hughes.
The Boy'a Watchwonl.
Alan a variety of smallerBooks by Browutow North, 8 Id
Hauiihlon, ate.
Children's Suits, in Eastern Styles.
A f.iw copes ot the following
Daily Remembrancer, or Morning snd Keening Portions for
in:
hi'Ki
VV. TREOLOAN, Honolulu.
BJBHOF k 00., BANKERS,
.
HAWAIIAN Sl-41S|)H,
DRAW KXCHAMU* Oat
THE BINE OF miFOSXM. Sa\M FRANCISCO,
HO
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Psirla.
Arseklsaaial,
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�Pure religion and undefiled before God, Ihe Father, is this:
To visit thefatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspottedfrom the world.
Edited by a Committee of tbe Y. H. C. A.
72
ChYAMrsiooetucann'gHf onolulu.
given unto you. Now, when you would do question to be discussed in America and at
good, you can, for you are " made free from the Islands, but Spain, Peru, the Australian
the law of sin and death." You tell me of Colonies, Japan, Russia, Birman Empire,
desire
should
be
our
and
purpose
great
It
the dangers lurking in your body : of appe- Siam and other parts of the world are deepas christians to see tbe Young Mens Chris- tites, whose seat nnd instruments are there ; ly concerned. As it is the oldest and most
tian Association of Honolulu fill well the of senses, avenues of ill; and that with such polulous country, ot the globe and the subplace it is intended to occupy. The field is it is impossible to struggle and win. But, ject merits the profoundest study which can
a large one and ihe work to be done can be your very body becomes " the temple of the be (fiven to its consideration. Such as
Ghost," by whose inworkings all its imagine the Chinese question may be setindefinitely enlarged. In union there is Holy
members become servants of righteousness : tled or ignored, by a few flippant, off hand,
would
urge an every pulse is refined, every function regu- and smart remarks will find themselves
strength. To this end we
increased attendance at our regular monthly lated, by the subjugating and, may I say so, greatly mistaken.
and Sabbath Evening meetings. Let us the sublimating operation of"the Spirit of
—The following letter of General Grant
look on these gatherings as so many oppor- Holiness," so that every particle of ihe liv- significantly points to the ''Future of the
Chinese Empire ":
ing frame shares in the transfused
tunities afforded of mutually imparting and and becomes as precious in His eyes aspurity,
was
" I liuve now been in Peking Ihree ilays. nnil
receiving christian experience and instruc- the dust of the sacred shrine, which once have seen nil ill interest in tho eilv. I have loiuul
much its jnu liuvi- niton detion. We take great pleasure in placing be- adorned Sion's crests, to the Jew. You tell China anil th*CbUbmsw
scribed it mill lln in. It is mil a country nnr a
fore our readers part of ari address delivered me of the Devil—of his subtlety, his viru- people calculated In invile tin- traveller m make a
his experience; of the hosts with him nhoiukl visit; lint the Chinese itrw pt'nplo ul wnnby the Rev'd Thomas Guard of San Fran- lence,
the
relentless
hutc they cherish, and the un- raWrtul shrewdness imtl industry, mill am rapidly
cisco before our sister association of that wearying,
purpose they pursue, monopolizing trade as earlier*, tiieirliuuls, mepauseless
market gardeners hii<l servants In.in Butnplace. We regret that our space is not suf- with a persistency indomitable, nnd a resolve chanics,
buy. eastward. Their leading men semi to bave
it
unyielding as the laws which bind the a. thin ough appreciation of Ihe necessity lor interficient to give at full length :
improvement*, such as railroad*, etc.. but
Young men, we want you for our Lord the spheres. But, they are self-subjects of nal
have ii horror of introducing them -va{tls foreign
and Master's service. The Chuch needs Him who spoiled principalities and powers, capital nnd under foreign management. Their
you. Her head looks to you. The future and whom you serve. They know Him— idea seems to U« rather to educate a sufficient
who he is. They crouch at his footstool; iiunilier of their own young men abroad, to lit
of our religious life and of our country's they
tremble at His glance. And ngainst them n» engineers, machinists, soldiers, sailors.
the
weal, is nt your disposal. In
struggle
tile, and then make I heir iinprovomenls wilh their
their
hosts we ask your open vision to be- own
for the truth, swiftly drawing nigh, we wish
men and money. My belief is thai in less
squadron of the sons of light. For time from now llmii
half a cenlury Europe will b»
to feal that you lollow " the banner to be hold the
lance hurled by Hell, there is a ser- complaining of tbe rapid advance of China."
displayed because of the truth " That strug- everyshield
to catch nnd shiver it. For
gle is imminent. The hosts are mustering. aph
thrust, there is an angel
falchion
every
Commencement at "Yale."—A correspondent
lies
The plan of the campaign even now
of edge as keen and temper as
writes : " Last Sunday morning, i
mapped before our antagonists. The chief- scimitar,
tains in the ranks of our fold are bronzed high, wielded by hand as skillful, and guid- heard Dr. (Pres.) Porter's Baccalaureate.
warriors—cool, calm, clear-visioned. The ed by eye as quick—as vigilant; as swift to His discourse on
the Old Law and the New,
battle shall not be with tramp of war-horse, parry and as strong to shatter ; for, are they the
Old
and the New, met
not
all
sent
forth
to
Commendment
minministering
spirits,
or peal of clarion, or rush of sycthed-chariot,
the philosophy of the day, with a philosoor plumed helmet, or glittering spear. No ; ister to then who are the "heirs of salvapher's weapon. Such methods charm me
the weapons are of substance more ethereal; tion ?"
exceedingly. The doctor in this field is
but the cambat is, therefore, the more fierce
Sir Bartle Frere now of South Africa, probably not equalled in the nation. This
and stern. Principles ! Principles ! Thought!
hour while 1 write, is his Reception of the
Spirit!—these are the implements and en- when Governor of Bombay, thus wrote:
at the Art Gallery,—a most
ginry of the struggle. Despotism against '• I speak simply as to matters of experi- Graduates
brilliant gathering, nothing equal to it in
observation,
would
have
swell
and
and
our ence
not of opinions,
you
Freedom! We
New Haven. Vale College, what a power!
ranks; we would have you fitted for the just as a Roman prefect might have reported I scarcely
know which admire most Dr.
I
would,
therefore,
;
We
to
or
to
Antonines
and
assure
Trajan
hour of trial.
persuade
Porter,
Woolsey, or Dr. Bacon. All
Dr.
you to-night to decision. With many of you that, whatever you may be told to the different from
each other, but each have
all
is
contrary,
teaching
among
need
decision
for
Christ.
the
of
you
Christianity
you,
honor
for
a state or a nation."
enough
civilized,
is
of
You know your duty—more light unnec- one hundred and sixty millions
essary. It is yours to step out from the industrious Hindoos and Mohammedans in
The London Times deplores the
ranks of ungodliness and become now, at India is effecting changes—moral, social, curse it does little to remove :
" There is
once, enrolled with the hosts who served the and political—which, for extent and rapidity
God of your mothers. Why not? You of effect, are far more extraordinary than something exceedingly irritating that a
would live a consistent life, you tell us. anything you or your fathers have witness- great part of the harvest raised with infinite
You cannot bear the thought of incontency. ed in Modern Europe."
care and pains, instead of adding to the
Your sense of honorable manhood shrinks
national wealth, and bringing rich returns,
from such a possibility. And, from what
At the monthly meeting of the Y. is poured, in the shape of liquid fire, down
you know yourself, and of the perils of a life M. C. A., held at the Lyceum, on Thurs- the throats of the nation that produced it,
of loyalty to Christ, you see no prospect of
28th, the " Future of and instead of leaving them wiser and hapstabilitywere you to profess yourself a mem- day evening, August
pier, tends to impoverish them by vicious
ber of Christ's Church. Well, we appreci- the Chinese Empire," was the topic of dis- and debilitating indulgence."
ate your sentiments ; we admire your ideal cussion. Messrs. Hyde, Bishop, Dempsy,
It would be very wrong to overlook the
of true manhood. But let us remind you of Damon, took part. Is proved to be an ina few facts. There is danger from wit/tin teresting subject, but one the magnitude of splendid service which English missionaries
are doing all over the world, yet, in view of
your heart. But, decision secures for you
in its vast proportions, the Afghan and Zulu campaigns, there is a
that renewal of your heart whereby you be- which loomed up,
came " a new creature." Conscience is en- the more it was discussed. It is evidently sharp point in the following from Punch :
throned. Will is enfranchised. Heart a question, which is more or less, to become " British missions to the heathen : Old
transformed by no less a power than the love involved in the future politics of every civil- Style, Henry Martyn; New style, Marof God, shed abroad in it by the Holy Ghost ized nation on the globe. It is not only a tini-Henry."
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