2 10 12 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/0b64a8ea1d2503d9c0c43e449aae8749.pdf bcaa03d8e05b3552c7c38b4068a70534 PDF Text Text 83 VOLUMK THE FRIEND. Number 11. HONOLULU, H. 1., NOVEMBER. 1888. 46. -ITTM. G. IRWIN ft CO., MANA GEKS NO PICE. OAHU COLLEGE lOk'l STKKI I HONOLULU. The manager oj Thk KaiBND respectful Sugar subFactors & Commission Agents. ly rei/uests the friendly co-operation oj this publication scribers and others to whom rkfssßH for the monthly visitor, to aid in ex. Oceanic Steamship Comp'y. is regular a HONOLULU, H. I. j;inB7yr tending the list of patrons of this, " thiFall Terms open Monday, September 10,1888. oldest paper in the J'acific," by procuring a, \. < AMI.X. (.. I. CAM IK. J. H. ATHKKTON. and sending in at least one new name each. The faculty at Oahu C liege will be constituted a* follows: This is a small thing to do, yet in the aggrt AASTLE 8t COOKE, Rev. \V. C. Merritt, A.»,., Vale College— President- gate it will strengthern our hands and ensnilTiNi; AM) Mental and Moral Science been Prof. A. B. Lyons A M., M. I)., Williams' College- able us to do more in return than has Chemistry and Natural Sciences. the moderati subscription rate COMMISSION M E RCHAN IS Rev. A. I>. Hissell. A. 8., Amherst Collene—lnstrumen- promised for tal and Vocal Music. annum. $2.00 per AoKNTS. PQg of Miss M. Ella Spooner, Mt. Holyoke Seminary Latin speak, Company, and English Literature. abi The >.vi J*ugar Istanden Kohala traveling often Mis- |L B. Cushman. A. 8., Oherlin College Greek, \or The Haiku Sugar Company, 7,'rite, 0/ the welcome feeling with Which Mathematics and Rhetoric. I he Paia Plantation lira L I>. Pinney French, Mathematicsand F.nglish. Thk FRIEND is reeeiv d as it makes its i.rovt Ranch Plantation. These are all successful teachers who have had experiregular appearance, month by month; hence n their reepectiye departotents. The Fapaikou Sugar Company, The Waialua l'lantati<m. K. Hulstead, parties having friends or relatives abroad, The faculty at the Punahou Preparatory School will can find nothing more welc at to send than Tha A H. Snnih&Co. Plantation, consist .>f the following well known luccesuful teachers: a monthly remembrancer The New h nghuul Mutual Life Insurance Company, as FRIEND, THE Miss N. L Malone Principal ist and 2nd < -rades. llit Cnion Marine Insurame Company, Miss Margaret Brewer- jrd and 4th (iiaJes. of their aloha, and furnish them at the same J he Cnion Fire Insurance Company, Miss K. \',. Soow sttl and 6th tirades. time with the only record / moral and reThe /Ftna Fire Inusrance Company Mi-s Helen S. Chamberlain 71 h and Bth (trades. the No.th Ocean. in Manufuuturiiii; Company, Blake progress ligious IheCeorge the eaase Pacific will F. be under The Boarding [department management as heretofore, and the■Trustees are confident I). 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Busine** letters should bf addressed "T. 0. TMsTUW, Honolulu. H I. . S. E. BISHOP, - - CONTENTS. '*G lle-sSJi.Mils" Outuigi coin the City Prencn Occupation of Raiataa and Huahine Com. Perry t Ibsarves the Sabbath [■ NuMlil'.R 11. HONOLULU, H. 1., NOVEMBER. 1888. Volume 46. Hook Notices Births, Marriages and Deaths The Christian at Work The- Presidential Campaign MissionWorkers among uiumsm>**« Hawaiian l-'inances A Welcome Home Of. M, C. A) MODI hly Record ot 1 vents Marine Journal Hawaiian Hoard Y. M.C. A Ho« was Sodom destroyed Editor PACE U '<■ P6 £7 87 ££ E£ W to Ey 00 91 <JI 92 Covfcr "Godless Schools." plain meaning. He intimate!, that by the mere omission to direct the pupil to the Church of Rome as God's sole channel on earth for human salvation, any religioui instruction necessarily becomes I'rotestant and soul-deluding instruction. Bishop Hermann is a very estimable priest, and we honor his candid and straight-forward presentation of his opinion, and of the fixed position of his church. It is not a bad thing to havethus distinctly brought before us those extreme demands of Rome for absolute submission to the behests of an Italian prelate and his ecclesiastics, who thus usurp the authority of our Divine Lord and King, and presume to interpose their arrogant claims between the soul and its Redeeming Shepherd and Master. Religious people often apply this term As to the schools, however, we are to public schools in which there are no not going to distress ourselves about religious exercises or religious instruction. Rev. Dr. Hyde recently lamented the exclusion of the Bible as a reading book from the Hawaiian schools, which (correctly, we think) he imputed to the late Judge Pomander, when holding the office of Inspector-General of schools, some twenty-five years ago. It was done in compliance with unquestionably the demands of the Catholic priesthood, Mr. Fomander being himself a Catholic, so far as he was not a free-thinker. This drew out Bishop Hermann, "of Olba." A rejoinder followed from"A Protestant Layman." Others took part, and there has been a general interchange of opposing views, conducted in a very courteous tone. Nothing new has been elicited. The Roman Bishop has asserted the well-known claims and position of his church as to religious instruction. The Protestant Layman has pointed out that there might be instruction and exercises in those Christian doctrines and precepts, so numerous and weighty, in which Protestants and Catholics alike agree. The Bishop utterly refuses to hear of any religious instruction for the children of his flock which does not emphatically teach that Christ's salvation can be received only through the priesthood of Rome. These are not his precise words, but they embody his The public school system of Hawaii is the child of the American Protestant Mission. As far as the schools are concerned, the Roman Catholic priesthood are mere interlopers. They never teach the common people in Catholic countries, even to read. The very idea of schooling is foreign to the minds of these Catholic Portuguese. The Romish priest dreads to have his flock know how to read, and above all to read the Bible for themselves. They will never learn anything in that book about the authority of the Pope, or the worship of Mary, or confession to the priest, or purgatory, or holj water, or indulgences, or any of the heathenistic accretions with which the Greek and Latin churches corrupted themselves during the miserable centuries of the dying Roman Empire. They will learn something entirely different in that blessed Book, even the pure doctrine of Christ and his Apostles. That Book must be diligently kept from the eyes and the understandings of the Catholic laity, lest they fall away from the authority of Rome, and so perish everlastingly. The general education of the laity, the Common School system, is something that Rome detests. Since, however, in Hawaii, as in the United States, Protestant Christianity got the lead, and the laws require all children to receive a good common school education, the priests make great and often creditable exertions to maintain schools of their own, where their youth shall be thoroughly indoctrinated into the Catholic corruptions of Christianity. We learn that the very worthy and zealous priests are now diligently forbidding the Portuguese parents to send their children to the new government school on School street, where tuition is free. They must send them to St. Louis College, and pay the fees. We hope that flourishing institution will turn out as really well educated pupils as any other school in the kingdom. If it does, we feel safe that they will become too intelligent largely to remain zealous Roman Catholics. - what would doubtless be an unavailing effort to have the public schools opened as formerly with Scripture reading and prayer. We should always send our own children in preference, to a school in which Bible religion was made prominent in the teachings of the istru:tors, anU also in their lives. We should hope, however, that the home teaching and example would render the lack of this a matter of minor importance. Why need a day school for teaching letters and mathematics and elementary science be denounced as "Godless" any more than a music school, or sewing school, or a cooking school, or a book-keeping class in the Y. M. C. A? We don't suppose that Mr. P. C. Jones opens his blackboard exercises with prayer; but no doubt the young fellows are the better for the evening's contact with a hearty, manly Christian. In a boarding school, the religious element becomes of essential importance in the Christian view, because it involves the daily home life of the pupils. But the Government public schools are only day schools. If by reason of relentless Romish resistance, we cannot have the Bible taught in them, we think the next best thing is to accept the secular mental training without it, and strive to supplement the The right to live involves the purpose to live aright. spiritual pabulum otherwise. �THE FRIEND. 86 Outings from the City. We drove out the other day to the Halawa divide, overlooking Kwa, five miles out. The road is now in superb order, barring a few spots in Palama. Those evil hills in Moanalua have been nicely graded down, as the) ought to have been thirty years ago. At least three of the five miles are newly graded and metaled. The present Department shows such a turn for road work, thai we even expect to see those absurd and horrible hills in Kalauao and Waimalu abolished before long, by throwing the ascent seawards, where even the clumsiest engineer would put it. It is a shame to leave such grades on the main thoroughfare seven and eight miles only from town. Forty yeara long have we endured this grievance—will one Thurston prove the deliverer from it ? Our companion on the drive was friend Kluegel who comes to lay out the railroad to Ewa. Some fourteen years ago he married Miss Mary Taylor, who was born here, the daughter of the first pastor of Fort Street Church, and granddaughter of the Thurstons. We trust Mr. K. may find it best to send for his He has had man)' years exfamily. perience on the Northern Pacific, Mexican Central, and other railroads. The line to Kwa is an unusually easy one, and running through rich districts, ought to be a very paying one. To glide on the rails along the beautiful Kwa Lochs, will give us charming and easy outings from Honolulu. From the broad Puuloa flats is a most noble view of our main mountain Siena with its deep furrowing canyons. We hope ere long to see that rich but arid plain vitalized by artesian fountains, and alive with green farms and populous homesteads. The district of Kwa is surcharged with copious fountains of water, but too little above the sea level to be available for the rich slopes above. Hon. Mark Robinson has for some years been lifting the water of one spring eight) feet by a turbine pump, copiously irrigating sixty or more acres of bananas on the upland. There are several thousand acres of rich soil a few miles beyond, irrigable by a lift of from twenty to sixty feet. Much of this tract can probably be supplied by Artesian wells without lifting. The watershed of Kwa is enormous, and the rainfall heavy on the upper rfflges as the rank verdure testifies. Of the lighter and more frequent showers inland, all soaks through the porous rocks, to emerge near the shores of the Lochs, or to be stored in the artesian water-bed. The storm waters rush in What tnormous floods to the lagoon. will ultimately be done wili be to construct systems of storage reservoirs by frequent dams across the ravines, whose slope is very gentle. From these the water will be led out over all the lower and richer uplands. We have no doubt that ultimately some ten thousand acres of exceptionally rich land in the Kwa district will be reclaimed by irrigation. Probably much of this will be so reclaimed in a short time, after the railroad opens the district more thoroughly than the present water communication can do. Mud shoals obstruct communtca tion with the shore along many miles of the finest lands around the lagoons. 'The United States Congress have just appropriated $260,000 at Major Powell's suggestion for preliminary surveys of the Rocky Mountain canyons with* the view of constructing storage reservoirs in order to stop the Missouri floods and to irrigate ten million acres of arid lands. Kwa presents a far more promising although a smaller field for like improvement, having a much heavier rainfall. 'The uplands slope more gently than any others in these islands except on the windward side of Kauai, where irrigation is abundant already. The railroad uniting the district closely to the city and port, will render the district, when irrigation is supplied, peculiarly adapted for a varied farming production. French Occupation of Raiatea and Huahine. We are permitted to print part of a letter from Raiatea, dated June 7, IKNK, the writer of which, we are assured is a reliable witness. The French have possessed 'Tahiti some forty years. It appears that by some recent convention with Great Britain, the consent of the latter was given the 'fahitian government to annex the adjacent islands of Raiatea and Huahine. 'This appears to have been in consideration of the surrender by France of the New Hebrides to Great Britain. Raiatea in common with the other Society islands, has been evangelized for some seventy or eighty years. The people have, however, made no such progress in civilization or intelligence as have Hawaiians. It seems very doubtful whether French governors are likely to improve them socially or financially. Polynesians prosper best when they ally to themselves philanthropic whites, and submit to their direction in politics and finance. The brave Raiateans merit our sympathy; but it is unlikely that they are capable of conducting any government which can cope with the conditions created by the growing trade of the Pacific Ocean. I think I told you of the first bombardment of the Tevaitoa, and the retreat of the natives to the mountains; so to proceed, on the seventeenth of March France formally annexed the whole of the group, and hoisted their flag in the presence of the French party only numbering about thirty spectators, and couldn't raise a cheer among the whole lot. * * [November, 1888 On the '21st, the Governor of Tahiti with the frigate Dceres went to Huahine and found that the people had revolted and put down the (,)ueen and all the governors, for allowing the French to take the islands, and had installed a new (,)ueen. The Decres commenced to shell the beach, and landed a force of marines and sailors in three lots. They were met by a handful of natives and their officer and three men killed and 21 men wounded, all in about ten minutes. The French had been firing from small arms, gatling and shell guns, and managed to slightly wound one native. After the loss of their men, they beat a retreat to their ship, taking their flag with them, and sued for peace, which was granted on the conditions that no Frenchmen should land, and the removal of the soldiers. As soon as the news reached here, the natives were all of a ferment, and Tanaau, who had removed his headquarters to Avera valley, called all his men together and declared war, and sent written notices to all the white men to clear out of the way. The French commenced to fortify the King's house, and intrenched themselves there. The two men-of-war got their broadsides to bear on ihe beach, and everybody cleared out with the exception of two Americans, and Mason and myself. The missionary, who was very sick, got into his boat and went to Avera and had a personal interview with Tanaau, and after five hours hard talking, prevailed upon him to stop for two weeks to give him time to write to the English Consul to know for certain if these islands were ceded to PranceThe French were as mad as hornets with Mr. Richards for the action he had taken in the matter, and threatened to place him under arrest; but if he hadn't stopped it, 1 believe there wouldn't have been a Frenchman left on the beach. At the end of the two weeks came a letter from the Consul, but the natives wouldn't credit it and resolved to light, but said they wouldn't fight in the settlement, but would await the French at Avera. After an interval of two weeks more, which was spent by the French in binning and destroying houses in the settlement, they proceeded to Avera with the Decres and to the 'Tevaitoa with the Scorpion, and kept up a most furious bombardment the whole of the day, throwing shell and round shot as fast as they could. Gatlings in all their tops and in all their boats. 'They returned to their anchorage at five o'clock, and very quietly buried two sailors at midnight. Of course we knew nothing of what had happened at Avera, and 1 for one was very much surprised to hear that the native loss was one man slightly wounded and one dog and one horse killed at Avera, and at Tevaitoa nil. When theFrench heard of the success of their efforts, their rage knew no bounds. Since that time they have attempted nothing, but have occupied �Volume 46, No. 11.] their time in strengthening their fort and in destroying houses and pigs belonging to the rebel party, who make an occasional demonstration with a few men just to keep the French awake. The greater part of the people, non-combatants, are living on some small islands in the lagoon, and all business stopped. We are now expecting the Admiral, and I will let you know what eventuates on his arrival. Can write no more now, as the steamer leaves for Tahiti at once. A. G. B. Commodore Perry Observes the Sabbath. The third day dawned, again to usher in fresh anomaly. The Americans would transact no business on this clay. Why ? It was the Sabbath, for rest and worship, honored by the "Admiral" from childhood in public as well as private life. "Dontaku" (Sunday,) the interpreter told the bunio. With the aid of glasses from the bluffs on shore, the) saw the Mississippi's capstan wreathed with a flag, a big book laid thereon, and smaller books handed around. One in a gown, lowered his head, and all listening did likewise. Then all sang, the band lending its instrumental aid to swell the volume of sound. The strains floated shoreward and were heard. The music was "Old Hundred." In the afternoon a visiting party of minor dignataries was denied admittance to the decks of the vessels. Nor was this a mere freak of Perry's, but according to a habit and principle. This was the American Rest-day. The Commodore was but carrying out a habit formed at his mother's knee, and never slighted at home or abroad. "This was the only notable demonstration which he made before landing." A strange summons to the Japanese was this Sabbath morning salutation. The waters of Yedo Bay have since become a baptismal flood.— Griffis' Life of Perry. Book Notices. 87 THE FRIEND. sionary work there, in 1832. The story of the dark months in Nukuhiva has already been well told, but does not suffer by repetition. The author has left the fitting encomiums of his father's life and work to be given in a chapter of memorial discourses and testimonials. But all through the book, one feels brought in contact with a devout and consecrated, as well with a heroic and generous spirit—one who loved his Lord, and loved his fellow men. We wish the portrait of Father Alexander were less sombre; and yet one sees there the eyes and lips prone to the cordial smile and genial jest, as well as the lineaments of the brave and resolute soldier. 'The volume is enriched by a brief memorial ol Mrs. Alexander who departed this life after the book had gone to press. Separated in their graves, their memories are hapjiily embalmed in the same volume. Flora oi ihe Hawaiian Islands. A description of their Phanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams. By William Hillebrand, M. D. Annotated and published after the author's death, by W. F. Hillebrand. London: Williams St Norgate. New York: B. Westermann & Co. Heidelbeig, Carl Winter, University bookseller. 1888. Bvo pp. 673. Four maps. Dr. Hillebrand was the most eminent naturalist who has resided for a length of time in these islands. Their most secret recesses were diligently explored by him for many years. The fruit of his greatest life-work is fitly embodied in this noble volume, one of the most exhaustive monographs ever produced on such a subject, and generously dedicated to the Hawaiian People, by whom he was greatly beloved and honored. All intelligent citizens of this country mu?.t feel it to be a great boon to be now possessed of a complete and minute account of our Island Flora. There would seem to be about 1500 species described, chiefly indigenous. A Compend of Botany is appended to the work, which will make it available for new learners. The indices appear to be thoroughly executed. Constituting a most valuable part of this book are the eighteen pages of Introduction, fragmentary and unfinished as much of it was left by the lamented death of the author. The testimony of the Island flora to the unbroken isolation of the Group from the Continents on either side, is of the profoundest interest. Dr. Hillebrand was fortunate in leaving a son who could so ably and thoroughly edit his father's work. this memoir of the younger Commodore Perry, lies in the fact that he was the distinguished agent of the United States in opening to the ingress of the world our important neighbor, the Empire of Japan, by the Treaty executed March SI, IKM. It is well known with what tact and straightforwardness Commodore Perry won that great victory over Japan's isolation, without shedding a drop of blood, and without threats or discourtesy. The story is ably narrated by his biographer. Mr. Griffis is the son and grandson of merchant shipmasters, and now Pastor of Shawnut Church, Boston. He writes with enthusiasm, clearness and power. The book is a lively one. He makes it evident that Perry was one of the ablest and noblest on the long list of America's naval heroes. He ascribes to Com. Perry the chief part in the reduction of the cattle of S. Juan dc Ulloa in the Mexican war. He makes him the leading promoter of the use of steamships in the navy, and of the improved guns of his day. Above all he gives the impression of a grand personality, brave, wise, generous and true, if perhaps a little bluff and stern. Our naval friends doubtless know and value this book already. We commend it to landsmen. If one should visit your great city of New York, or other great cities, he would be struck with the noble institutions charity has built up, asylums, almshouses and the like. He would find also such institutions as your Girard College and your Pennsylvania University, instructing the people in everything that can advance and ennoble society. When all this had been seen and applauded, your visitor would pass down your streets and find the dramshops at every corner and crowding the centers of every block. He would ask: "Where do the inmates of the almshouse and the madhouse and of the hospitals come from? How could all this flood of misery creep in?" And the grog-shops make answer: "It is from us." I cannot understand how, year after year, you tolerate the presence of these feeding-grounds of want, misery, debasement and crime in your midst. W.M.Evarts. Mission Life in Hawaii; Memoirs of Rev. William P. Alexander.—By James M. Alexander. Oakland, California. Pacific Press Pub. Co., 1888; 12m0., pp. 196. BIRTHS. A neat little book; a choice contribuKVANS—AI l.ahaina, Maui. October )id, to the wife of tion to the records of missionary labor T. B. Evans, a daughter. in the Pacific. An affectionate, and yet HKVDI'MANN-October 6th, to the wife of A. W. Heydtman, of Honolulu, a daughter. modest tribute to the memory of a wise, ALLEN In this cily, October 4th, to the wife of William noble, and lovable man, by his childAllen, a d-tiighter. ren. This book is printed for the family MARRIAGES. and friends, not published. The author IiKOWN- OLIHHANT— In this cily, October 23rd, by Bsckwith, AllJrew Hrown to Mrs. Kate (i. was aided in its preparation by a brother, Rev. h. Oliphant. Prof. W. D. Alexander. It has the rare DEATHS. merit of brevity and condensation; yet HKENU; —In San K.ancisco, September lath, Charles the contents are chosen with great judgGermany, aged 64 years; a resident of of H aair, a native ment, and give to the ordinary reader a Matthew Calbrajth Perry.—A typithis city since about 1854. September 25th, of Oraville, California, more adequate idea of the missionary, cal American Naval Officer. By WILCOX—At pneumonia, Charles H. Wilcox, age<l 50 years, formerly Griffis. Boston. CupWilliam Elliot Kauai. his environment and experiences, than of Waioli, Honolulu, October 14th,George Christie, pies and Hurd. 1887, 12mo. pp. XVI., McLEAN-In btographies usually do. Chapter Y. has only son of Wm. H. and Selina S. McLean, aged 11 days. 459. months, 2. value as special historic giving observaHonolulu, October 27th, Mrs. Captain B. tions of the South Sea islands, and misThe especial interest to Hawaiians in WHITNEY—In Whitney, aired so years, 9 month., and 18 days. — �THE FRIEND. 88 The Christian at Work is a paper that on the whole liv.es well up to its name, but it has lately been having "Old Scratch" at work in its columns on the topic of Hawaiian finances. Probably the editor knows and cares as little about Hawaii as he does about Borabora or Butaritari. It is a conundrum to us in Honolulu from what correspondent or informant a Christian paper could have derived such absurd statements as that the Hawaiian Government was on the eve of bankruptcy; and was laying hold of any money it could find for current expenses! The latter imputation does seem to describe the Gibsonian finances. Is it possible that the Christian at Work has fished up some old paragraph about Hawaii to do present duty? The Cjuarterly Report of the Finance Department makes a very satisfactory showing. The Treasury holds a large sum in hand. Customs receipts have increased. The excellent credit of the Government is attested by the large and steady increase of deposits in the Postal Savings Bank, on which the Government pays five per cent, interest. There have been persistent efforts of a malicious nature, to damage our credit abroad for more than a year past, and the Christian at Work has repeatedly, though we must believe inadvertently, countenanced these wretched slanders. This kingdom is, however, substantially independent of foreign credit, although there are projected public improvements which would be facilitated thereby. The Presidential Campaign. In a few days the election of a President of the United States will have taken place. Senator Evarts has called attention to the fact that it is exactly one hundred years since Gen. Washington was first elected to the Presidency, under the then new Constitution. No purer, and but one greater man has succeeded him in that office. It should be matter of thankfulness that in this Centennial campaign no charges of personal unworthiness are being hurled against either Cleveland or Harrison, and that the great issue between the two parties, is only how best to regulate the imperial and overwhelming prosperity of the nation. ac Iits ommon fashion to deprecate itements of the quadrennial Prescampaign as a great evil. Many [November, 1888 persons wish a President need be elected only once in six or eight years, so as to diminish what they think to be the corrupting effects of such excitements. Of course, it is not to be denied that such great agitations are attended by some evil. We think, however, that the benefits are vastly in excess of the harm done. One of the worst conditions in public affairs that can exist in any republic is a general indifference and neglect on the part of the people, and a torpid ignorance upon the great political issues of the times. in each kind of revival, the relative proportions of evil and good will vary according to the spirit and wisdom of the men who promote them. The present campaign seems rather a typical one, a contest upon interesting political issues rather than upon personal merits. It is noted as an interesting coincidence, that the first Act, not of a merely formal nature, passed by the F"irst Congress a century ago, was one enacting a Protective Tariff. months of dull grinding over lessons. Now this is just what the enthusiasm of a Presidential campaign do for multitudes of the people, especially the young. It educates them upon the great questions of national importance. For instance, in the present campaign, it is impossible but that millions of young men will gain an immensely enlarged knowledge and activity of mind upon the great and very important topics of Protection and Free Trade, with all their related topics of Foreign commerce, Domestic manufactures, Tariffs and Taxation. It is urged per contra, that there is a greatly intensified activity of evil in the lower strata of political action, drawing in many who would otherwise have escaped the taint. It seems to us that that sort of foul work is at its worst in the off years. When the great excitement is on, the people are less disposed to stand the foul tricks of the ward caucuses and the bosses. In Presidential yean, corrupt nominations have far less chance than at other times, because the public are more keenly awake. We regard a great political revival, not very differently from what we do a great religious revival, a time of grand enthusiasm and agitation on noble questions—a time not wholly unfruitful of special evils, but vastly more productive of great good. We need not add that with him. It seems to us that the American Board have failed to take in the fact that there are 20,000 Chinese in the Hawaiian Islands in circumstances peculiarly favoring their evangelization, that they live here in the presence of and in contact with a very enlightened and comparatively active Christian community. The same labor expended among them seems far more likely to become fruitful than in China, where few white Christians are to be seen, and the merits of Christian domestic life can seldom be observed. Whatever course is taken as to farther Chinese immigration, it is of the deepest moment to the future of these Islands that the Chinese now here, and to remain here as a large proportion will, should become imbued with Christian sentiments, that they may become good citizens. To the Christian believer, the affectionate regard to them as possible fellow heirs to the heavenly glory, is sufficient motive, Mission Workers Among the Chinese. Among the most efficient and devoted If the people who elect the makers of workers for the Christian instruction of the laws, are to do wisely, they need to the Chinese are certain ladies who have be well informed, and to do much become ardently enlisted in that work. earnest thinking. A Presidential cam- Mrs. Simpson at Wailuku is laboring in paign by means of its powerful excite- teaching Chinese adults and youth with Miss May Green is ments and agitations, becomes a mighty great enthusiasm. teaching Chinese children in Honolulu educational force. The chief difficulty in a way that elicits the hearty encomiof every educator in imparting knowledge ums of Mr. Damon. Miss Ostrom has and awakening thought, is in securing lately gone into the work at Kohala in a the attention and arousing the interest way that is full of promise. Chinese work has grown upon of his pupils. One week of excited in- theThe hands of Mr. F. W. Damon and his terest and enthusiastic attention carries helpers, until he feels the indispensablea learner forward more than many need of a colleague to divide the labor viz.: "Oh, mother," said Maria, "hadn't you better let Aunt Twichell rest peaceful in her grave? It's the only place that was ever gloomy enough to suit her when she was living." The next minute she changed her tone, answering to something she saw in my face; " Oh, yes, she was a dreadful good woman, mother, no doubt of that. All the same I can't really and truly think of her only as casting a kind of shadow round her even in heaven; and I know she must have been afraid at first the angels were a little too happy."— Mrs. Widgcry. �Volume 46, No. 11.] THE FRIEND. late reckless regard for financial obligations, we fail to find it. It was the most Receipts and Expenditures ok the Hawaiian notorious deficiency in the late governTreasury for the Three Months Ending ment system, which hastened its wreck, September 30, 1888. and called for Reform. It is in order now for the above named journals to Receipts 8204,203 09 arise and make the "amende honorable." Balance from June 30 Hawaiian Finances. 13,881 29 T. G. T. Fines, Penalties and Costs 1,288 84 Government Realizations A Welcome Home. Licenses, Rents, Land Sales, Home41,070 48 steads, etc On Tuesday evening Oct. 30th, the Customs Receipts 133.053 80 1,774 75 Y. M. C. A. Hall was the scene of an Registry Office Receipts 3,079 30 Prison Receipts enthusiastic welcome to Mr. C. If. 14,917 86 Water Receipts Cooke and his brother Mr. A. F. Cooke Fish Market Receipts 1.79S so 11,038 07 on thejr return from Stockholm, Sweden, Post-office Receipts Brands lil 30 where Mr. C. M. Cooke had represented 3,050 75 the Honolulu Association as its delegate Revenue Stamps 1,441 75 Internal Taxes 1,050 84 in the Eleventh World's Conference of San Francisco Consul's Fees Chinese Passports 800 00 Young Men's Christian Associations. 70,573 32 The chair was occupied by Mr. F. J. Savings Bank Receipts Total Receipts 8501,39.) 95 Expenditures: Civil List Permanent Settlements \ttorney-General's Department Department )epartment of Foreign Affairs Finance Department Expenses Legislature, 1888 Board of Education Interior Department Judiciary Total Expenditures Balance of Cash in Treasury 8 9.61S 00 486 00 28,202 22 23,974 95 16.443 SO 63,025 73 19,380 98 7,130 78 191,991 48 8359,S52 94 144,538 01 8504,390 95 Contrary to the assertions of designing persons, and credited in journals that are in a position to know better, the above quarterly statement of the Hawaiian Treasury shows a satisfactory condition of finances, more especially when the period of receipts are usually the smallest in the year, and the ex; .ditures have been the largest. The next quarter will show a still greater improvement in Hawaii's financial condition to which the attention of the N. Y. Tribune and Christian at Work, and a few other similar prophets of evil are respectfully invited that they may witness the "bankrupt" condition of this government which they assert "nothing can prevent in the near future." In added proof of the stable condition of the finances of the country, and the confidence reposed in the present government by our own people, it may further disconcert the above referred to prognosticators when we state that the steadily growing receipts from the Postal Savings Bank has necessitated the withdrawal, by the Minister of Finance, of the balance of bonds under the last loan act from the market, in order to have the new legal guarantee to protect Savings Bank depositors, a precaution the late administration cared little for. Figures are not at hand at this writing to show our financial state when the late mal-administration ceased, so as to present the comparison in tabular form, but if there was a more striking contrast required between the late Gibson and present Reform Ministry, than in the Lowrey, chairman of the Entertainment Committee, who afterexpressing pleasure for the occasion that brought them together, and extending brief words of welcome, called upon Messers T. K. Walker and T. May, who responded with a well rendered duet. Mrs. Walker playing the accompaniment. Mr. P. C. Jones followed with brief remarks, saying the Association owed Mr. Cooke a debt of gratitude for the service he had rendered at his own expense. That he had undoubtedly been helped and inspired by what he had seen and heard, and that the members of the Association would be inspired to better service for young men as a result of listening to Mr. Cooke's report which he had conto give in an informal conversational manner. Mr. Cooke, who was received with much eclat, said he thought perhaps the debt was on his side for the honor conferred upon him in appointing him a delegate. He had also received a similar appointnicntfromtb Chinese Branch in this city ai.J fcom the Japanese Branch, in • place of being the delegate of one association, as he had anticipated, he was entrusted with credentials from three, of three different nationalities. It was just four months that night, since he left Honolulu and his brother who had accompanied him followed four days later. They were pained on arriving in San Francisco to hear of the death of Rev. A. O. Forbes, whose funeral they attended on the following Sabbath in Colorado. The following Saturday, July 21st, they left New York in the steamship City of Berlin. There were on board about forty persons on their way to attend the conference, including delegates from Brooklyn and other important places; also Mr. K. C. Morse, General Secretary of the International Committee. Many entertainments were got up during the voyage by the various secre- taires, who were naturally very efficient in that respect. One lady who was not religiously inclined said she had no idea the members were such jolly good fellows. That was an instance of the way 89 in which their influence was exerted among people not connected with them. Several prayer meetings were also held on board and many attended them, because they had met the members at the entertainments. On arrival of the boat at Liverpool they heard of a reception provided for their comfort, also the delegates who had already arrived in London, by Mr. Geo. Williams, founder of the Y. M. C. A. at Exeter Hall. They themselves did not have the pleasure of attending, because the)' had left the boat at Cjueenstown; also because it had been planned by the English brethren to make an excursion to the fjords, in the north of Norway. The part of the company who went there from Ireland met the others at Edinburgh, where a reception was provided for the delegates. From thence they embarked in a small steamer. There were about eighty delegates, and the trip was made in twelve days. It was described as most charming and the scenery simply wonderful. On arriving at Thronsjem they found waiting for them a special car ordered by King Oscar to carry them to Stockholm. They arrived Sunday morning, but as they could not conscienciously travel on that day the train was held over till Monday. The speaker and his brother, however, went by another route, leaving London, about five days after the other company by way of York and Newcastle. They left the latter place on Friday in a small steamer called theProspero The party numbered sixteen. They arrived at Christisniaon the Monday morning, following, spent a day and a half there and then left by train for Stockholm, arriving Wednesday morning. The Convention was formally opened at 10 a.m. on August 15th. It met at the Blasie-holm's Church in Stockholm —a building resembling Mr. Spurgeon's tabernacle in London. It held about two thousand. The number of those provided with credentials was 303, but many others attended, so that there were in all from 37ft to 100; the total number of delegates and friends was between 700 and HOO. The exercises were opened by an introductory sermon from the Key. Prof. Kudinof Upsala University. Itwasveryeloquentalthough not very well understood by the English speaking portion of the audience, however they afterwards received copies of a translation, The address of welcome was given by the late Great Governor of Stockholm. Count yon IJernstoff, President of the conference held in Berlin Conference four years ago called the Conference to order. Kight Key. Bishop of Visby, K. H. Gez., yon Scheele D.D.. was elected President, Mr. George Williams of London, Count Bernstoff of Berlin and three other gentlemen were elected Vice Presidents. The last named, was a fine looking gentleman spoke French, German and English and made a very good presiding officer. 02.) fCoticliidad oh �90 [November, 1888 THE FRIEND. Monthly Record of Events. $300,187.86. Expenditures for same period, $359,852.94; Balance cash in Mirth and Treasury $144,538.01. ministrelsy by local amateurs at the Music Hall. 22nd—Supreme Court in Banco, decides in favor of the validity of our Chinese Restriction Act, and remands certain Chinese back to the S. S. Australia, on which vessel they arrived last trip. 23rd Departure of stmr. Australia. delayed an hour through the disappearance of the two Chinese remanded to her on the 22nd, and the arrest of Capt. Houdlette. who gave bonds for his appearance Nov. 1 r»th. Constable Kingsiey is fired on, at Ewa, in attempting to arrest a party of lepers. 24th—Reception at the Palace to Capt. Wilson and officers of the U. S. S. Brooklyn. 25th —Mr. Bissell inaugurates a young men's weekly Glee Club at the Y. M. C. A. rooms, with sixteen aspirants for operatic fame. 27th—Arrival of the Zealandia from San Francisco, en route for the Colonies. Honolulu welcomes back a number of her tecuperated sons. 29th Annual meeting of the Planter's Labor and Supply Co.—Hilo, not satisfied with the crowning of one of her daughters with a medico's wreath, now rejoices in another fair daughter entering the legal fraternity, Miss Alma E. Hitchcock being admitted to the Bar to practice at all Courts of the Kingdom. We extend The Friknd's congratulations. # 29th—The full Bench confirms the decree to admit the Aki claim of $71,000 against the King's estate, much to the discomfiture of honest creditors. 30th—Heavy thunder with vivid lightning flashes and reluctant rain.—Reception on S. S. Alert.—Seven p. m., fire alarm given for a threatened burning of Hopper's Rice Mill; prompt response, and flooding the apartment with steam soon extinguished the flames.—Welcome Social at the Y. M. C. A. to her returned delegate to the World's Convention at Stockholm, Mr. C. M. Cooke. — October Ist—Stmr. Mariposa arrived en route for the Colonies, having been detained at San Francisco three days through an accident to the Atlantic stmr. Etruria. —(Quarterly courting begins, Mr. Justice McCully presiding.—lmportant land case, Minister of Interior vs. B. P. Bishop Est. continued on appeal from decision of Judge Dole. 2nd—Mortuary report for last month shows a total of J4 deaths for the city, of which 22 were Hawaiians.—Minister of Finance notifies that no more Government Bonds can be issued; not much appearance of bankruptcy about that. Farewell Hyacinth, for parts unknown. 3rd—H. B. |f, S. Cormorant arrives, just too late to meet the Hyacinth. sth—The Custom House export tables for the past quarter show a valuation of $1,428,031. Sugar exports for the period were 26,428,771 lbs, and for the nine months since Jan. Ist, 20(i,374,917 lbs. —Annual meeting of the Library Association and election of officers. oth—Competi tive Firemen's drill on the Esplanade between Engine Cos. No. 1 and No. 2; both beat. 7th—Kalihi school-house burned down. «th—The full bench rules that the deputy clerk is just as good at drawing juries as the chief, in the hitter's absence. —New Portnguese paper promised. 11th—Chas. T. Gulick appointed Tax Collector for Honolulu.—Good-Chilberg wedding.—Successful organ recital at Kaumakapili Church.—Monthly social at the Central Union Church. 12th—Lecture by Judge Dole in the Y. M. C. A. parlors on " The Elements of Success." 13th—Shooting affair at Waialua, Louis Magoni seriously injured. 15th—Arrival of U. S. S. Brooklyn (disabled) from Japan, en route to San Francisco.—The Interior Department having paid claims, since April, amounting to $262,000, announce no arrears standing against it. 16th—Princess Kaiulani's thirteenth birthday; grand reception and brilliant attendance at the paternal Waikiki residence.—O. S. S. Australia from San FYancisco brings back another installMarine Journal. ment of wandering islanders; also $100,-000 U. S. gold coin to Bishop & Co's PORT OF HONOLULU.—OCTOBER. bank.—Large opium seizure by officer Ak'h/l'A/.S. Good. 17th—Thos. Rain Walker, Esq., i—Am. S. S. Mariposa. Hart, 6l/3 days from San Franafter acting for several months now suc- I Am. • I'm. bgtne W, ('<. Irwin, Mclullorh, lf>% days from San Fram isco. ceeds Theo. H. Davis, Esq., as British Am. lir. Daniel Barnes, Stover, S4 day* from New Vice-Consul at this port. i sstle, B. M. S, Cormorant, NJcolls.- days from Brit. 3—H. 18th—Annual meeting of W. C. T. U. Coluinl'i.i. sh. Carnarvonshire, election of officers, presentation of 7—Brit.castle. 65 days from New, reports and appointment of Committees. 15—L\ S. S. Brooklyn, Wilson, 41 days frwm Nagasaki days from Am. bk. C. O. Whitmore, Thompson, 19th—Arrival of the Alameda, with Puget Sound. Samoan news of peace deferred. 16—Haw. S. S. Australia, Houdlette, 7 days from San Fiam isco. 20th—(Quarterly Statement of Receipts Fr. bk. Delphine, Melanie, 1 2 days from Newcastle and Expenditures of the Finance Office 16—Br. S. S. Arabic, Smith, 12 da>sfroni YokohamaAm. S. S. Alameda, Morse, 12 days from Auckland. to September 30th, makes the following io 21—Am, bktne W. H. Dimond, Drew, 14 days from San Francisco. showing: Balance cash on hand June m Oar, bk. H. Hsckfeld, Wolters, 146days from Liver30th, $204,203,09; Receipts for quarter, pool. - , — — s. — Am. Forest Queen, Winding, i»s< days from San Francisco. Haw. S. S. Zealandia, Oterendorp, 6K days from San 27 Francisco. Am. hk. Amy Turner, Johnson, 152 days from Hoston. 28—Am hkme Amelia, New-hall, 21 days from Port Townseiul. Haw. bk. W. It. (iodfrey, DnM, 24 days from Nana. imo. 30 Am. hklllc Mary Winkleman. Ilyrel.org, for Puget Sound. 22 - OSfA/irU/IES. i \ii. Iktiif- S N (a.llt, Hubbard, la Baa Francisco. Am S S Mariposa, Han. fbl the Colonies. 2 I >.m l.k Coranna, laaaan, for Howutnd'a Island. • II H H S Hyacinth, Bum ka, for 3- (ler hk I'. H. Ili-bup. Ho| pc, f r San Francisco: Am bglne O nsiieU, Rolnrtaon, for San Francisco, lirit hk Velocity, Martin, for Hongkong. Am hkme Klikiiai. Caller, for I'ort Tuwnaand. 6 Haw hk J A King, Barry, tor l'ort Townsend. li Am hgtne W(1 Irwin, McCulloch, for San Francisco. Haw bk Lady Lampson, Sodargmi, for San Francisco. 18 11. it S S Arabic, Smith for San Fran, i5..,. ■o- Am S S Alameda. Morse, for San Francisco. si Am tern W S Itowne, Iluhm, for San Francisco. Haw S S Australia,. ll,m leue, for San I i.uicisco, 2| ?s Am hk tli Whilmnn Ward, forRival Roads 27 Haw S S /.alaraiia, 01.-reiwloip, fot the Colonies. 39-Am hk c li Bryant, Lac. tor Ban Francisco. , PASSEA at as. AKKIVALS. - From San Francisco, per Mariposa, Od i H. Bishop, Jr., Mrs Brenig, U A lituwn. Daniel Foster, Wm Foster, Miss S C Dickens, li Hoover, II R Uwi and wife, G Lotic, C I.'»ng, Wm Neil, S Roth, !■' LStolsand wife, Mist Annie Walker, C X Wilson and SOU, M.s N S Ciherson, 18 others and J% in transit. From San Francisco, per W G Irwin, Oct 2 X C WinstoO, Hy Lehman, J Makinold. and* K..l.ipu. From San Francisco, per Australia, Oct 16—Hon H P Baldwin. J S Wa.ker, Mrs Du.loii, M i>s Corney, Mrs J I Knapp. F M Lewis, j N Arnold. Capt John Brown, F E Wellsand wife, Mrs G k Phal, Mis M A Tweedic, G H Tweedie, J F Morgan, wife and child, J La/a 1us, J ¥ Brown. H E Mclntyre, Mtu M X Derby, A D Thorns*, wife and 3 children, Henry Holmes, Miss J X l/min, W H ( ■rannhalgh, ) A Hopper and wife, Mrs F A Bishop, Mis*. F Bishop. II Kcnies, Mrs I T Waterhouse, Miss High*, H <. Musgrsve, w 0 Faulkner and bride, 1- o It en theft, Mrs Ri Led and .■<> others. From the Colonies, per stmr Alaaieda, f'n iy, .Mrs Perrins, and 111 in transit. Frmn Sin Francisco, per bkt W H Dinood, Oct 21 Arthur White. From San Franci-co, per bark Forest Queen, Oct 23—H Worrauigton, Mis X Wallace, S B Stevens, W B Koh, 0 W Sane, tad J Herlit/. From Liverpool, per ship H Hackneltl, Oct 23— C Behne, fi Rabe, and 3 stowaways. From S.in Vram isco, per S S Zealand**. Oct 37 His Fx L A Thurston, Capt W A l> Ackland and servant, Sister Anthony, ) T Arundel, Sister Bonaventura, M Branch, P Hunker, A F Cooke, C M Cooke, S Klirlich and wife, W W Goodek, Dr M Grossman, Henry Grother, P.iul Hamil, C T Hancock and wlie, Mrs A X Hitchceck, Miss Hitchcock, M Judah, wifeand infant, J H Kennedy. J Kidwell, V Kmidsen, II W Pecit, W J Smith, Sister Vincent, C X Williams, W X Hitchcock, C H KhMgel, F.ther Sylvester, ?2 steerage: and ivy in transit. — — M I'AR Tl Kf-S. For Samoa, Aucklanrl, and Sydney, per stmr Mariposa, Oct 1 —Prof. W T Haiiama Kaumuahi, R Wynne and wife, G H V Whitehead, J Niikelsen, wife, and 1 hild, and 7/ paat fflfjeri in transit. For San Francisco, per S N Castle, Oct x- Miss Kate L C A ManRoger*. E Roger*, Miss Mclnerny, A hcini, I> F. Wi liams. For San Francisco, per W G Irwin, Oct 11—Miss Cooley, C L Dorehard. Fur San Fram isco, per S S Mariposa, Oct 20 Mrs Dickon and \ ehildr n, FM Hatch, F E Nichols, E P Wilson and miii, C A Carrie, F L Kenfi<-ld, Mrs Rickett, Hon P N Make*, W C King, Mrs J Welsh ami child, ) R Sneyd-Kynncrsley and wife, J Walsh, and J Burke, and in in transit. tor S.n Fran.-isco, per S S Arabic. |Oct 18—T G Cribble, and 275 in transit. For San Francisco, per W S BoWtM, Oct 20--Capt H At kennan, Mrs Smith, and 3 hildtt-u. For San I- ran. isco, per stmr Austtalia, Oct 23—M Dickson, C: W Macfatlane, wife, and child, W J Bodrick, wife, and child, Mis M Dyke, Mm I-acey, Cant D T Mannix, R Stewart, 0 I w Barnes, Mn I Varnsworth and child, M M Tompkins, P Downing MissWB White, Mrs Hensoa, A Bowen, Miss \ Paris, E M waJth, MrsC 1. wight, Missslu-a, X Hind, B Stoover, H C Bryant and wife, J G Speii.er, wife and 800, Ho*, w ( Wilder, Miss | Cameron, Hon II A Widemann, II Brdbley, H A I'aunalee and wife, Miss Charlotte I'anrae-', X D Tenney, HoilWG Irwin, wife child and maid. It HalltdaY, H M Ferguson, A Hud-on, Mrs E McDonald. Mrs C Marfarlane, C J 1 isliel, W Wale, wife .tin! hild, Miss |, I'erruis, JH Congdon, Chas I'risc.ll, Mrs F B Wilco*, X Fair, H Holland and wife, sH Morgan, wife, and j children, A M Hewett, A C Fasrl, wife and daughter, 1, I'erkuiK. wife, child and sister, B F Saylor, X Davis, Mrs D Hecker and 2 children, Henry Hege and Bothers. For theColonies, per S S Zealandia, Oct 27—J S Webb. For San Francisco, per birk C 1> Bryant. Oct 30 —H Corps, wi c and child, MtM A Leveque, Miss I re(floan, L X Stephen-;, X Morris. Mrs J F Smith, J D Angchni. < . �Volume 46. No. 11.] HAWAIIAN HOARD. HONOLULU 11. I b davoaad to ilit; bacaranta .....I This paga Board <»f Miaaiona, Board b rr-p Mlsibl.-' for Rev. should treasure the words of Jesus above ,all words, and especially his teachings concerning the heavenly Father. I beunderstanding of the Bible and of divine truth increases with our growth in grace, and with the development ol the race; that revelation is achieving daily fulfillment with us, and in that sense I believe in a progressive orthodoxy. ••And now I am aware, my brother, that if I should be called to this work, I would have to look to you as a wise and well-proved leader. If I undertake it, I shall hold you to the promise of a large patience, and a generous store of sympathy and solid help." Very truly yours, >>f il.c Hawaiian the Editor, appointad liy the lieve our OOOiaata, '/as. Bicknell, - - Editor. The New Secretary. The Hawaiian Hoard, about six weeks since, forwarded through the A. H. C. F. M. (who have a voice in the appointment) a call to the Key. Oliver P. Emerson of I'eacedale, K. 1., to take the office of Corresponding Secretary. Owing to the absence of the Boston officers at the annual meeting of the Hoard at Cleveland, some delay has occurred in their action upon the matter. Sufficient intelligence, however, has arrived to make it highly probable that Mr. Emerson will receive and will accept the appointment. To do so, he will have to resign a desirable pastorate, where lie has been for mail}' years, and is much beloved. Among not the least of hts qualifications for the work, is a not perfect, but quite idiomatic knowledge of Hawaiian, which will enable him to engage at once in active visitation among the churches. The following part of a letter to Dr. Hyde will aid in favorably introducing our expected helper: " 1 think I appreciate something of the importance of the work, and perhaps a portion of its difficulties, knowing what I do of the islands. And yet, for one who has a feeling of strong affection for the Hawaiian people, for one who would gladly serve them, I am sure its opportunity could hardly be matched. I will say that the work has for me a certain attractiveness, and that if I were to enter it, 1 should want to pay the price of its success. At this distance, and in my present inexperience, I could not exactly block out ni)- plan. In doing this I should wish to be assisted by your kind counsels and by the necessities of the case. Such visitation as you suggest I apprehend to be an all important part of the work. The Secretary would have to know his field, bring his personality into it, and be felt in it from end to end. ••As to in}' theological views, I am aware of none tiiat should present me from being in hearty sympathy with all evangelical Christians, and with the great missionary work of to-day. I have not adopted the so-called Andover hypothesis. I have a great fear that life in the body gives final fixedness to spiritual tendencies, and decides destiny {i Cor. 5:10). Life makes its solemn appeal to me as a final opportunity (John 9:4). My sympathy is with a theology that is Christo-centric —that takes him as the key of the Hible, and as the great fact of life. Through the Biblical and historical Christ, we get at the essential Christ, and the Holy Spirit is his forerunner even to the heathen. T believe that we 91 THE FRIEND. Oliver P. Emerson, Micronesia. Treasurer's Statement. The Treasurer of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association would like to make the following statement in regard to the finances of the Association: The receipts from the Hawaiian churches throughout the Islands have fallen oil" very much during the past few years. A tew special donations have been made for special work, but the receipts for the general work of the Hawaiian Hoard have been small. The amount of funds now in the treasury available for the uses of the Association is but $770.20. The following accounts stand in debt: 8 82 SB Home Mission Chinese Work Micronesian Mission N. P. Mission Institute 404 00 2,579 liO 167 50 IMS) 40 The following accounts stand credited: Caroline Island Publications.8 44 73 8 71 It is probable the Key. Horace Tay- Marshall Island Publications. 598 99 lor, formerly missionary at Apaiang, American Bible Society 1,279 4(1 Publications will be able next year to relieve Key. Gilbert Island Publications.., 1.334 22 Gilbert Islands of "the Mr. Walkup 410 86 General Fund school at Kusaie, who is expected to Foreign Mbmora 105 tio 215 00 return to the East for a much needed Japanese Work Mr. Taylor was one of our best missionaries in that field, where he suffered great afflictions. A part)- of seven Gilbert islanders from Apemama, were recently picked up five hundred miles from home in their canoe, by the ship Rtspigttdera, and landed in San Francisco. Mr. Buckland and Mr. F. L. Clarke who had sojourned in those islands have rendered them much kind service. Contributions were* solicited to pay their passages home in A. Crawford & Cos vessels, and Mr. Clarke delivered a lecture in aid of the same object. The Gilbert Islanders, although fierce savages, were never cannibals, anymore than the Hawaiians. The Marquesans, Fijians, and Xew Zealanders, were the only cannibals in Polynesia. There were none in Micronesia. rest. 84,003 til) Hy transferring the amounts to the credit of the General Fund and Foreign Mission Fundi, $522.55, towards paying the accounts in debt, it would leave the accounts in debt $2.710.H5. And the credit accounts would foot $.'1,1H1.05. Deduct from the credit accounts the amount of cash on hand $770.20 and the balance $2,710.85 corresponds to the amount of the accounts in debt. If, therefore, collections and donations to the amount of $2710.86 were added to our treasury the debit accounts would be all wiped out and there would be just enough to settle all the credit accounts, should it be necessary; but nothing of a surplus would remain in the General Fund of the Hoard. What we need is the amount above stated to make good all the credit balances, and besides an amount gradually accumulating in the General and Foreign Mission Funds for the uses of the Association and to defray the expenses of the Foreign Missions. The sum of $5,000 is needed to carry on efficiently the work of the Board throughout the Islands. It is hoped that the Association will soon be able to secure the services of a new Secretary to supply the place so ably filled by the late Re*. A. O. Forbes, and that his efi'orts among the churches throughout the Islands may stimulate the members and friends to give according to their means to the cause, which includes a great variety of Christian work done on the Islands. Wm. W. Hall, Treasurer Hawaiian Hoard, The American Board at its annual meeting reports the following gains over last year's reports: 70 additional centers of evangelical effort, 1 ordained missionary, 90 young women connected with Woman's Board, !l native pastors, 55 preachers, 11 churches, 4,'.iSrt church members, 1,000 young men and women in high schools and colleges (now 7,000 in all), 34,000 in common schools lvi all), $121,274 native contributions (in all). In the above figures, no reference is had to the Hawaiian Islands. The total expenditures of the year were $666,399.96. Means for an increase of expenditure of 150,000 are urgently called for. The total annual expenditure of all Protestant missions to the heathen is over $12,000,000, one-eighteenth of Purity of heart is that sensitive deliwhich represents the work of the A. B. C. F. M., one strong division in the cacy to which even the very thought of sin is offensive. great Missionary Army. �92 [November, 1888 THE FRIEND. TME T. M. €. A. HONOLULU, H. 1. This page is devoted to the interests o. the Honolulu V'uiiny Men's Christian A«sociaiion, and the Hoard of Director-, are responsible for its contents. S. D. Fuller, - - - Editor. (Contenued from page By.) Among the delegates fourteen different languages were spoken. The speeches lost their force somewhat in translation. The discussion was so rapid it made a kind of modern Babel. Translations were made into English, French, German and Swedish. The next thing after opening was the report of the World's Central Committee, whose headquarters are at Geneva. It was a very favorable report. It stated that there were throughout the world 3,801 Associations, 1,468 in the United States, 72 in Canada, 021 in Great Britain, G73 in Germany, 505 in Holland, .'lO3 in Switzerland, 93 m France, 00 in Norway and Sweden, 17 in Denmark, 47 in Asia, 12 in Africa, 25 in Oceanica, and the rest are scattered throughout Kussia, Italy, Spain and other parts of the world. The work had made the greatest progress in the United States. The Associations there numbered 950 in 188 I, and in INSM the number, including Canada, is 1240; the number in Canada being 72. The property of the Associations in the United States had increased in the four years from $4,0(JO,000 to $7,000,000. The work in Germany, although increased since ISS4, and numbering 673 Associations, only supports nine secretaries, who give their full time to the work. The Associations on the Continent are very different from those of England and the United States. They are very like Societies of Christian Endeavor, generally composed of the members of one church, whose pastor heads the Association. After listening to the Report of the Central Committee the meeting adjourned and the members received tickets for lunch provided by the ladies of Stockholm and for dinner each day at one of the best hotels in Stockholm. The association's work is so limited in Stockholm that great credit must he given to those who tendered this hospitality, because it fell upon so many not connected with them. King Oscar 11. contributed liberally towards the expenses of the Conference. During the meeting a telegram was received from him at Berlin regretting his inability to attend and invoking the blessing of the Holy Spirit upon the Conference. At the Association's rooms in Stockholm each delegate was presented with a badge bearing his national color—i. e. the principal nationalities, the Hawaiian delegatesreceived thecolors of the United States. A room was also set apart for each nationality, equipped with newspapers, writing materials, etc. The meetings were called to order on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9 o'clock. They were opened by one of the Ministers of Stockholm, followed by singing, and about twelve or fifteen prayers occupying as many minutes. The delegates of each nation sat together as the roll was called, they would rise in their places. The week was spent mostly in listening to papers ably prepared upon different phases of the work for young men, followed by discussion. Those who are trying to can"}' on the work on the Continent encounter a gootl deal of difficulty, as the state churches feel that they aie in opposition. There is no union between the two, but the work has increased and is increasing. and wherever conferences have met, it has done a good deal towards dispeling this feeling. The work has increased'in Paris four-fold since 1884. The Stockholm Delegates had great hopes of the good accomplished through holding the conference in that city. Agencies for the physical development of young men were considered for the first time and awakened great interest. The importance of this department was well brought out by a paper prepared by Mr. Luther Gulick, Gymnasium Instructor at the '-Training School for Christian Workers" in Springfield, Mass., and the discussion it provoked. Mr. Wishard's work among the Colleges in United States excited intense interest. He was authorized to visit the non-christian lands to organize Y. M. C. A. work in their colleges and universities. He purposed going through China and India and around the world. On Friday afternoon the members were invited by the citizens of Stockholm to an excursion. Three good sized steamers were provided and some 700 guests attended. He (Mr. Cooke) and party took passage in the Victoria, and the cruise around the beautiful waters of Stockholm was much enjoyed, especially as they were accompanied by the glee club of the Upsala University. On the return of the steamer they called at Skuri and were there entertained at tea by Capt. and Mrs. Ahlberg. At this place Mr. Geo. Williams gave an earnest talk, and was met personally by the speaker who had left at this gentleman's office in London a scroll, of which he was the bearer, from the Chinese Y. M. C. A. in this city, acknowledging his kind assistance (a donation of $100) toward the erection of- their building. On their return to Stockholm the excursion party were greeted with fireworks and illuminations. On Sunday the conference had no regular meeting in the morning, but in the afternoon there was a Bible class, attended by about three hundred. Mr. Kennedy, the London Secretary, delivered an address. During their stay the delegates received an invitation from the Crown Prince of Norway & Sweden to an entertainment at the Queen's Palace. It was not the speaker's privilege to attend, as he had to leave before the close of the conference. The conference was a decided success. One point of note was the temperance cause. German}' begged to be excused bringing that in, as it would break up the work in Germany; where beer was a thing so common. One gentleman spoke of this very earnestly to this end, although a member of a temperance society himself—the only one in Germany of which he knew. The feeling among the English and Americans was that this was an important branch of their work, and that all the associations should take their stand upon it. He was more than ever impressed with the magnitude of the Association's Mission. The next Conference is to be held in Amsterdam, four years hence. Mr. A. F. Cooke followed with a brief report of the California State Convention, which they attended in Fresno, and some personal impressions gathered during the trip. The remainder of the evening was spent in social intercourse, enlivened with plenty of ice cream and cake. Sunday Evening Topics. The Gospel Praise Service, which is held in the Y. M. C. A. Hall, every Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock, will have the following topics for the month: Nov. 4—Credible Witnesses. 2 Pet. 1:10-18, 1 John, 1:1-3. Nov. 12—Joyous Dedication. Ezra 0:15-22, Acts 8:36-39. Nov. If—Fighting and Winning the Prize- 1 Tim. 6:12-10, 2 Tim. 4:7, 8. Nov. 25—Add to your Spiritual Possessions. 2 Pet. 1:5-8. — The fundamental principle in all good teaching is that the specific precedes the generic. General principles and truths are deduced from specific illustrations. But in our common methods of education we reverse this process, stuff our children's memories with laws that they cannot understand, and then expect them to proceed to the illustration and events from which those laws have been deduced. We ought to reverse the pn cess. We are beginning to put lai guige first and grammar afterward, as the vernacular is always taught in the home. This is the natural method; so we ought to teach, in arithmetic, problems first, rules afterward; in science experiments first, generalizations afterward; in geography, physical facts first, political divisions afterward; in history, biography first, history afterward. To speak as we think, to do as we pretend and profess, and to make good what we promise. As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.— Thorcau. �THE FRIEND. How Was Sodom Destroyed ? It is useless to attempt to reconcile the Old Testament narrative with that phase of modern thought which denies Clod the power to use the forces of nature which are in so many ways obedient to man's will, or which denies that in fact he ever exercises that power. The two philosophies of history are simply irreconcilable. It does not help the matter to say that the "Id Testament miracles can be explained by reference to known natural laws. It may he lli.u an earthquake demolished the walls of Jericho, as a much more terrible earthquake demolished the greater part of Lisbon. It is certain thai a great wind drove back the Red Sea and made it passable for Israel, and that a volcanic eruption destroyed the cities of the plain. But in these and kindred cases the miracle consists in the tact that the event occurred at a specific time, .it a specific command, and accomplished the predicted and purposed en#, demonstrating the presence 'J iU-\ power of the I.aw-giver. —LvMAM Auboi i. Dr. Abbott is profound and discrimi- nating as an expositor of the Bible, and has a searching insight into its spiritual meanings. He is, perhaps, hardly as great in his physical explanations. In the above extract, he seems justified as to what he says about the Red Sea, by Exodus, 14:21. But it does not seem to us '-certain that a volcanic eruption destroyed the cities of the plain," adhering as we do to a belief in the substantial accuracy of the description of the attendant phenomena in Genesis, 19:24 28. There are several objections to this common hypothesis which Dr. Abbott has adopted. One is that the account makes the destruction instantaneously complete. Absolutely no time was allowed for the escape of any individual, after the first appearance of the destructive element, which is described as "fire and brimstone rained from the Lord out of heaven." The most sudden explosive eruption is attended by violent premonitory throes, always giving time for some persons to escape. The column of ashes, stones and other ejecta projected into the air takes time in falling, and those living in the outskirts of the devastated district have more or less time to escape before the falling matter overwhelms them. The destruction of the cities of the plain was sudden as if by lightning. Again the destruction is not described as an explosion upwards as in a volcano, but as raining down. It is true that after a volcanic explosion, there is a tremendous down pour, but it is not a fiery one. The ashes and cinders fall cooled by their immense expansion in the upper air. So far from fire being seen, the darkness under the ash-fall is intense. In Batavia in 1883, one hundred miles from Krakatao, it was impenetrably dark for many hours, and the ashes fell so cold as to chill the air. Near Krakatao the falling matter was mingled with water. It seems a fatal objection to the volcanic hypothesis, that there is no existing trace of such an eruption in that region. An explosive fiery shower that would utterly destroy five cities at once must have built up quite a cinder-cone like Punch-Bowl or Diamond Head, and it ought to be standing there now, and much fresher than our little craters, because probably more recent. Then to what natural agent was the event due ? We aie inclined to think that the Lord may have employed some natural agent in his miraculous work. Lightning is sufficiently sudden. It can hardly be imagined as powerful enough. One of the largest flashes would keep an Edison lamp going but a very short time. It might indeed serve to kindle the combustible bitumen below the cities; but it does not answer to the description of a " rain of fire" from heaven —a copious pouring down of fire over a considerable space. And then where is the •• brimstone" in lightning ? What seems to be indicated is some fiery element coming instantaneously and without warning from the skies, and in a copious shower. Now there is such an agent well known, which is quite capable of producing such a destruction as that described in Genesis, with all its attendant phenomena. It is the fiery shower of a large and finely-shattered meteorite. Large flaming meteorites have many times been seen traversing the earth's atmosphere, the diameter of whose flame was not less than one or two thousand feet. Such meteors have often been seen to burst like a bomb into thousands of flaming fragments. Now suppose such a meteorite, say one hundred feet in diameter, to have plunged into the earth's atmosphere near Sodom at a velocity of forty miles in a second, and by the friction of the air to have burst into a great conflagration, and then when immediately over the city, to have exploded into innumerable blazing pieces; we then have substantially the phenomenon described. Or we may suppose it to have been a small compact cloud of minute meteorites, in other words, a comet, which struck the earth at that point. An objection to this comet hypothesis would be that no comet has ever been seen of such small dimensions. Comets are getting to be somewhat understood, and such a comet as those we know of, colliding with our atmosphere, would probably produce a very dense shower of small shooting stars all over the globe at once. Still, there may be very small comets or congeries of meteorites only a few miles in diameter, related to the known comets as asteroids are to planets. Such a small dense comet, or such a large meteor exploding in striking a great city, might completely destroy it without a second's warning. In the case of the cities of the plain, the ground in the vicinity was honeycombed with slimepits (Gen. 14:10). In other words, it was a petroleum and asphalt country. The "rain of fire" whatever it was, ignited this combustible material, which consumed whatever was left, and probably produced a depression in the ground, which may have been filled by the waters ofthe Dead Sea. The prevailing belief of Bible scholars now is that the site of the cities was at the north end of the Dead Sea. In that case the mud deposits of the Jordan would long since have covered the last traces of the event. Sulphur is a constituent element in many meteorites. The stench of sulphuretted hydrogen is very commonly noticed in newly fallen meteorites which have penetrated the ground. The combustion of the petroleum seems to have been what Abraham witnessed (v. 28). "He beheld, and 10, the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace." It will be said thai the destruction of cities by volcanic showers has repeatedly occurred, as Herculaneum and Pompeii; whereas, any considerable disaster from the fall of meteorites is unknown. Still, we think that the possibility of such disaster is evident, and that a volcanic eruption wholly fails to meet the conditions of the narrative. One thinks, as Lot was lingering and the angels laid hold of his hand and hurried him off, how they plainly saw that meteor or comet, then perhaps half as far away as the moon, but shooting with unerring aim to its doomed mark. Nay, even then God may have sent an angel's hand to hinder it a little, or to give Lot a little more time to escape. Or the same hand may have directed very slightly its course, so as to spare the little outlying Zoar, in compliance with Lot's anxious plea. In considering God's miracles as using the forces of nature, why are we not to think of the employment of physically mighty and highly-endowed angels as operating upon and guiding great physical agents at God's direction ? This idea seems to be quite in accord with the story of Lot's escape from Sodom. Rev. L. H. Gulick writes to Dr. Hyde: "The thought frequently comes to me that I could find no more desirable home for coming years than on my native islands. My work here is all that one could ask for, and is constantly growing upon me, but my heart often travels Hawaii-ward. Stranger things have happened than that I should some day appear among you! "Work in China has nothing very startling to report. Railroads and telegraphs are growing in length, and are silently doing a great work. In a week or two I shall set out on travels north and south," which will give me increased knowledge of affairs. I am soon to be relieved of pastoral responsibilities for our Union Church which I have carried now for nearly two * years." Lazarus came out with his grave clothes on, because he was to use them again. Christ left his behind him in the sepulchre, because he rose to die no more. Matthew Henry. — �THE FRIEND. T ITIHEO. H. DAVIKS & CO., LANE'S JH. SOPEK, • kaahiiuiami Street, Honolulu. General tf Commission Agents AOHNIS I). MARBLE WORKS, KOK No. Lloyds, Hrili.li and I oreinn Marine Insurante Co. Northern Ai-uran. < I uinpany ( Tire and l,ife.) "Pioneer" lane Packets Liverpool to Monoltitu. Liverpool Office, Nov 41 ami 43 The Alhany jftnt?yr ijo Fori Street] near Hotel, Manufacturer of Head Monuments, lalileis. Marble Mantles, Marble work of e\ery I'KSt Kll'l U<S MAM ORPEB TO lowest pOaiible M Erchant Tailor I •eiilkuitn's 35 Mt-., lianl Street, Honolulu, H. I. SubacHctiona rtceived foi aay Papal at Majia/ine pubS|»,. ial .i '. reel I fa all) Hooka uullished. ian6 7 VT. AT THK rales. Jeelyjfi HOI'P ft CO.. No FURNITURE urp FURNISHING GOODS, HATS, ETC. TIN, COITLR AND SHEET IRON . Worker, I'i.iinlier, t.av Fitter, etc. of A first Class Stock Ovods Always on Hand jaiic'7lr WM- Mc< ANDI.KSS, No. 6 QuMl Street. Kish antvyr Fort-St., opposite Order-, Pantheon Stable*. janB;yr. Horse-Shoeing in all its Branches, Family and Shipping Olden carefully attended 1... Live Sio< k furnished t<> u-smK m ihert notice, .tm\ veg<. ables (if all kinds supplied to order. j.uiB7yr Hone in the imm workmanlike rmnnr-r. Ra« ing and I rotting Shoal a ID* laity. Rare* rea-oriahle Highe-t awardand Diploma for handmade ShoCfl al tru Hawaii Kxhihttton, if!*. Honattaken to and from the shop win- i desired. p.nSrvr .1. W. Mi DONALD, Proprietor, FOX '*" ADDSBSS: THOS. 'el-88 G. THRUM, QHIPPINC & NAVY CONTRACTOR JOSEPH TINKER, Family and Shipping Butcher. , T C. MARC]HANI, BOOK BINDER, "FRIEND BUILDING, UPSTAIRS, Book Binding, Papar Ruling, and Blank Hook Manufacturing in all its Branches. .Good Work I aiarantecd am] Moderate I haigc*. feb-88 E. WILLIAMS, Importer. I'phoKtrrer and Dealer in all kinds of Furniture. Furniture Warerooms in New Fire-proof Building. Agency Not. in Kort Street and 66 Hotel Streets. Detroit Safe Cn. Feather, Hair. Hay and Kureka Mattresses and Pillow*, and Sprint; Mattrove.s on handand made to order. Pianos and Sewing Machines always on hand and for sale or rent. Best Violin and ( lunar Strings and all kin in of Musical Instruments fc»r sale as cheap as lh•■ | lieapeM. janB7yr. Ready to I )eliver Freight and Baggage of Every Description LUCAS, CONTRACTOR AMD BVILDW, HONOLILI STKAM PLANING mill, KSPIANADK, HOMOLUU;, H. L Manufacturer ofall kinds of Munldings.Hrai kets.Window Frames, Blinds, Sash- s, I Mors, and all kiiuK of Woodwork hini-h. Turning, Scroll and Hand Sawing. All kinds of Planing, Sawing. Morticing and Tenanting. Ord< n promptly attended t- >, and work Ouarauleed. Order-- from the other Islands solu kerf, THE GANDERS' BAGGAGE EXPRESS (.M. N. Sanders, Proprietor.) You will always find on your arrival With Promptness and Deepen h. Hoth Telephones, No. 86. Offite, 8l King Street. juB7yr. Residence 118 Nuuami Street. TTONOLULU IRON WORKS CO., M *. Ml AC I I 'hi'KS MACERATION or TWO ROLL MILLS, With Patent Automatic Feed. jantryr 1 POPULAR MILI.I N X R Y HOUSE. Proprietor Direct Importer of MILK, CREAM, BUTTER, MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS jao8 7yr Manufacturer, pEORGE DAIRY & STOCK N. S. SACHS, AND LIVE STOCK. to. lO 104 Fori Street, Honolulu. 11. 1. COMPANY, from the olh'-r Islands promptly attended CM V MARKF'I Nuuanu Street. All orders delivered with quick dispatch and al rrasonable rates. Vegetahle- Iresh every momn.j. janB7yr Teh-phone JBo. It»ih CoßSpannse, I'ublisher, Honolulu. WOODI.AWN n IHHH. This regular anil favorite publication is now in its lourteenth year, and has proved itself a reliable handbook of reference on mailers Hawaiian; conveying a better knowledge of the commercial, agricultural, political and social pnyeM of the islands than any publication cxiant. Orders from abroad or from the other islands attended to with promptness. Price—to Postal Union Countries 60 cts. each, which can be reiniiteu oy Money < >rcler. J'rice to any pari of these islands 50 cents each. Hack numbers to 1875 can ha 'l. excepting for the years 1879, 1882and 1883. all kinds of Honolulu, H. L Choice Beef, Veal, Mutton, Fish. HAWAIIAN ALMANAC & ANNUAL in SADDLERY $ HARNESS. Bel! Telephone, 181. 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Yet with such share as we have of those, it seems as if on no shores can there be happier or brighter homes to be thankful for to the Father of all mercies than in this land of Hawaii—" Hawaii nei." The year is ending. Its record is nearly complete. Can we not round it out still better ? What acts of kindness can we yet do? What neglected duty yet fulfill before the year's record is closed ? Some good work begun now, some besetting sin now heartily repelled, some reform of habit now resolutely adopted, and the new year will be entered upon with courage and hopeful aspiration and joyful confidence. To such upreaching action, may all the Father's goodness impel us, in true Thanksgiving, as December hastens to its end. mercury S, K. BISHOP, Editor CONTENTS. roaokapivtoj I lAill' Mrs. ('. S. N. Enarson Dr. Ellis on the Death of aptain (. ok Not Changed, but (tloriticd Obituary. Monthly Marine 03 'ay Record Events Journal Hawaiian hoard ' V M. C A ''Chinese (Question" of the Chfistian Church <h 2 94 97 97 98 99 Cover 100 Thanksgiving Day. Dr. Beckwith'* Thanksgiving Sermon conveyed the lessons and inspirations of the day in a most attractive and entertaining form in a jolly description of his own boyhood's experiences of Thanksgiving among the Berkshire hills. It abounded in the humorous and yet in the reverent—in the rollicking of the boys, and in the grave earnestness of the Puritan fathers and mothers. We are with Brother Beckwith on the Pie question—every time. None of your anti-pie dietetics for us. So the good mother's pies were bestowed where the four boys could not find them ! It looks as if there were some environments in which those boys could not be relied upon. They all turned out well, - however. We keep Thanksgiving in Hawaii very heartily as good Americans. The institution could hardly have been indigenous here. Seed-time and harvest do not belong to this mild clime. How gently our nominal winter opens today upon us. A soft tempering from the somewhat relaxing warmth of our summer and some autumn days. Some thickening of the pellucid skies into a slight murkiness. Bye and bye, a kona storm" perhaps, when gales will " drive in from the westward, and the heavy seas will sweep far up on the reefs, and the rain may for a day or two be somewhat deluging. Then it will be bright again and sweet, and the northern breeze will bring a faint touch from the chill seas above us. Then we shall OBITUARY. Mrs. U. S. N. Emerson. Another one has just been withdrawn from the last few and fast closing lives of the Missionary Parents. Mrs. Ursul i Sophia Newell Emerson has, in her turn, been taken to her blessed Rest, at the advanced age of eighty-two years. The announcement came by telephone from Waialua, in the early hours of Saturday, November 24th, that the dear and venerated mother Emerson had passed away at three o'clock. She had sat at the supper table in her usual health and cheerfulness. At the hour of retiring, she was taken ill. The local physician found her beyond anything but a relief of present pain. Old age had expended the vital forces, and she soon lapsed into the last sleep. Dr. N. B. Emerson chartering the steamer Kaala, the Revs. Dr. C. M. 93 The Friend. NIJMItKR 12. Hyde, S. B. Bishop and E. S. Timoteo, with other friends proceeded to Waialua in the evening, arriving at the old Kmcr son home about midnight. The attenu- ated and venerable form of the dear Mother lay there, attended by her af fectionate Hawaiian friends and former pupils, who watched lovingly therewith, until the last moment. Funeral services were held on Sunday noon, in the Hawaiian church. A con gregation of eighty Hawaiians and thirty whites was gathered. Key. K. S. Timoteo, the pastor, and Rev. S. E. Bishop offered prayers and addressed the people in Hawaiian. Dr. Hyde prayed and spoke tonchingly and appropriately in English. Three familiar and favorite Hawaiian hymns were sung. The grave was opened by the side of tfiat of the husband, Rev. J. S. Emerson. As the precious form was laid therein, the strains of " Sweet Bye and Bye" floated tenderly on the air, the voices blending in English and Hawaiian. Mrs. Emerson was born at Nelson, N. H., Sept. 27, 1806; she made public profession of religion in March, 1829; was united in marriage Oct. 25, 1831 to the Rev. John S. Emerson, then under appointment as missionary of the A. B. C. P. M., and sailed from New Bedford Nov. 26, 1831, in the ship Averick. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson were stationed at Waialua, which was their life-home, saving four years from 1812 to 1846, spent at Lahainaluna Seminary. Mr Emerson died of apoplexy March 28 1867, and fortwenty-one years in widowhood, the aged Mother Emerson has continued to abound to the last in good works and faithful labors for the people to whose service her life was consecrated. She was in her accustomed place on her last Sabbath, instructing her Bible-class. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson enjoyed but once a furlough from their Missionary labors, visiting the homeland in 1860. Among the more obvious traits of Mrs. Emerson's very lovely character, were a patient fidelity to duty, and great gentleness towards others. During a life acquaintance, we do not remember ever to have heard a severe or unkind expression respecting others from her �94 lips. A tone of sweet and patient kindness toward all seemed to pervade her nature. Her house for fifty-six years so familiar to all who passed through Waialua was always sweet with her gentle pretence, full of kind words and kindly attentions. With all this ruled a quiet common sense and sound judgment, eminently adapted to the manifold emergencies and strange contingencies of a missionary's life. Mrs. Emerson's was one ol the very few .ild missionary homes which have been kept up after the death of the husband and lather, especially where as at Waialua, the once large native population has become reduced to a small remnant. Of the large reinforcement of 183J, her death leaves Mrs. Arm strong now in San Jose, and Mrs. Hitchcock of Hilo, the sole survivors. Two sons lie by their parents at Waialua, and a daughter in the old mission graveyard at Kawaiahao in Honolulu. Five sons survive, Mr. Samuel N, Emerson, long resident at the old home; Dr. Nathaniel B. Emerson of Honolulu. President of the Board of Health; Dr. Justin E. Emerson, of Detroit, Mich.; Mr. Joseph S. Emerson ol the Government Survey; and Key. Oliver P. Emerson, of Peacedale, R. 1., now under appointment as Corresponding Secretary of the Hawaiian Board. It is a sight of rare sweetness to observe a bright and peaceful old age like that of Mrs. Emerson, closing so gently and easily. It was an old age not without its special cares and solicitudes The busy bravely and patiently borne. and skilful hands wrought to the last. The unresting feet, though weary, did not forsake their wonted rounds, although filial care had supplied efficient aid to relieve. Her church and Sabbath school cares she never relinquished. Though her strength had greatly failed, it was her noble record to have "died in harness," even in her great old age. Yet with all her care and toil and solicitude, her presence did not impart care and worry to others, but was ever a ciieerfuland gladdening presence through the lender and patient quietness that ruled her spirit. Mrs. Emerson's faith seems to have been always full and trustful. Her soul ever rested on the Lord. We have laid away her aged form to its last sleep, in the bright hope of a glorious Resurrection. We have the dear assurance that this aged and toilworn servant of tne Lord has passed easily and gently to a higher life of joy, of growing gladness and glory, of endless youth and vigor. Earthly opulence she had never tasted. Now we cannot but count the departed saint as truly and highly rich in all the real wealth ofexistence. We are sure that her life choice of missionary service was a noble and happy choice. By faith we know that it is now gloriously recompensed and con- summated. [December, 1888 THE FRIEND. Dr. Ellis on the Death of Capt. Cook. Aii authentic narrative of a voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke. in His Majesty's ships Resolution and Disco-eery during the years 1770, 1777, 1778, 177<J and 17«0; in search of a Northwest Passage between the Continents of Asia and America. Including a faithful account of their discoveries, and the unfortunate death of Captain Cook. By W. Ellis, Assistant Surgeon Co both vessels. London, Mdcclxxxii. *J vols. The above work is believed to be c\ tremely rare. It appears to have been unknown to Mr. Pomander (and therefore to all preceding historians of the Hawaiian Islands), according to the following passage from his History, referring to the death of Captain Cook. "There are three independent sources of information: King's continuation of Cook's journal, Ledyard's life, and the records of native reminiscences." To these Dr Ellis' account adds a fourth source of testimony. The book came for a short time into the hands of the present Editor of the pRIENOa few years ago, and portions were copied by him. It was the property of Captain Doughty, 11. B. M. S. Constance. He declined to sell it, but was afterwards prevailed on to part with it to His Majesty Kalakaua, in whose possession we presume it now remains. Capt. Doughty stated that he found it in a second hand book stall. Some little breeze of controversy having lately been re-stirred* as to the circumstances of Cook's death, we present here with the passages of Dr. Hllis' account relating thereto. The statements concerning portions of the body restored to the ship are of especial' interest. The surgeon would naturally be a very competent witness thereto. We may hereafter print other extracts from this book. This portion of the story commences with the return of the ships to Kealakeakua, after their first visit there. The year is 1779. At two in the morning, (Peb. 9th), the Resolution hailed the Discovery, and informed her that she had sprung her foremast, on which account Captain Cook intended to make the best of his way to the old harbor. Our weather proved very disagreeable, with a strange unaccountable sea, attended with a very short and heavy swell, one of which came rolling in at the great cabin windows, and almost carried away everything in it. Our observed latitude was 20 degrees, 5 minutes N. We found a strong current running to the northward. The next day was cloudy, with heavy showers ofrain, and the whole of it spent in endeavoring to regain our port, but will success, so were obliged to stand oft'and on all night. Thursday, (the 13th), was fine with flying c!"uds, and at half-past six in the morning, the Resolution anchored in the bay; the Discovery not being far enough to the eastward, was obliged to tack and turn to windward, and at nine dropped her .in, hor likewise. All hands were immediately employed in preparing to ,he Resolution's foremast, which gel job v, is next day effected, when it was conveyed on shore, and the carpenters of both ships set to work upon it. The natives cone off as before, and we purchased hogs, breadfruit, tarrow, and other productions of the island, as usual; but we could not avoid observing that they were more bold and daring in their attempts to thieve than before. Saturday, (Peb. 13th), the weather was clear and pleasant, and our carpenters weie at work upon the mast, while our launches were employed in filling water out of a kind of well in the rocks, near the head of the bay. The natives wen, on board as usual, trading for hogs, &c, and the women were also trading in then way. It must be observed that many of the Indians had been, both now and before, very attentive to the armorer while at work, and took particular notice of the tongs and chisels which he made use of, with his mode of using them; and finding that they were so essentially necessary in the forming the different iron work, they had long beheld them with an eager eye, and were fully persuaded, if they were once possessed of them, they also could work as well as we. Urged by this motive, one of them, at the instigation of Purraah (Palea) as we afterwards found, watched an opportunity, while the armorer of the Dist over v's back was turned, seized the tongs and jumped overboard; s.imt of our people immediately pursued, and soon took him, and being brought on board, he received quite a severe thrashing. In the afternoon another fellow, set on likewise by Purniah, ran from the opposite side of the deck, and in the face 01 several people, seized both tongs and chisel, with which he made off. This was so sudden and daring an attempt, that for some time we were at a loss how to act, and the man had got on board a canoe that was waiting for him at a distance, before a boat was sent in pursuit of him. Several muskets were fired, but without effect, and the canoe had greatly the advantage of our boat, Punaah, who was at this time on board, said he would endeavor to recover them, and immediately put off. After a long chase, the canoe got in -shore, and the man landed; the boat arrived soon after, and Mr. Edgar, the master of the Disrovery, who had been sent in her, landed also. The natives upon this pelted them with stones, and a skirmish ensued; Purraah, who soon came after, seized Mr. Edgar, and secured his arms behind him. At this instant, the Resolution's • �Volume 46, No. 12.] THE FRIEND. 95 pinnace arrived, and one of the men, tendants, who probably were apprehen- under his left eye; Mr. Phillips was seeing Mr. Edgar's situation, struck sive of some design, earnestly begged wounded in the shoulder, and a corporal Purraah with his oar, who instantly and entreated that he would not. Al- and three private men were killed. The seized and broke it, and ROW the hustle most at this instant, three Indians in a Indians behaved with great resolution and became more general. Captain Cook, canoe arrived from the other side of the intrepidity, and notwithstanding a sevoie who was on shore, and heard thi firing, bay, with an account of one of their fire was kept up for some time afterand likewise saw the boat in pursuit ol principal arees being shot by our people. wards, they maintained their ground, the canoe, came in the midst of the They had been to both ships where they and as soon as one fell, another immescuffle, and having quieted the people Bl told their story in very lamentable terms; diately supplied his place. Finding it impossible to recover the much as he could, inquired into the but not meeting with that pity and reaffair, and upon receiving the above in- dress which they probably thought they Captain's body, the boats ceased firing, formation, insisted upon the stolen goods had a right to expect, they proceeded to and made the best of their way on being restored, and after some time the shore, where their tale was received board; and soon after, Mr. Williamson, Purraah returned them. Our people in in a very different manner. A general the third lieutenant of the Resolution, the boats endeavored to take the canoe, murmur of discontent was heard to pre- waited upon Captain Clerke with the which we found was the property of the vail, and many of them began to arm melancholy news. Let us for a moment take a slight reabove man, but were obliged to desist, themselves with spears and daggers. This circumstance was observed by Mr. trospective view of this sad affair ! The after receiving some severe blows. no intention at The next morning, (Pel). I Ith), at day- Philips, and he communicated his ap- natives certainly had Cook, who was first of destroying Captain Cook or any to prehensions Captain which cutter, light, the Discovery's large first originated had been secured to the buoy, was miss- at this time in the midst of a crowd, and of his party. The cause of course was not able to watch their in the death of the aree, who was shot conrogues having these audacious ing; The sergeant of marines also, by our people; it was this circumstance trived to carry it off in the course of the motions. who was at some distance, saw them which alarmed them—and in conseThis perceived. without being night and as the tumult rather in- quence of this it was that they armed was a theft which could not be over- arming; called several times to the Cap- themselves. At this period Captain creased, looked on any account, as the loss of so tain warn him of his danger; but Cook might have returned on board in capital a boat might prove of great con- there toseemed to be a degree of infatua- safety; but he was unfortunate in miss of sequence to us in the remaining part attending him, which rendered him ing the man who behaved insolent to him, the voyage. Captain Clerke waited upon tion was unfortuCaptain Cook and informed him of what deaf to everything. The mob now press- and shooting another—he and he to the of the marines—and in push firing ed was seen nate upon him, had happened. After some deliberation, exclaiming at the same time, equally so in the firing of the people in the best method that could be thought them back, "get away, get away." At length one the launch; all which happened in the of, (a method which, in other islands, insolently, and space of a minute. In short, the had often been tried, and always met of them behaved very him; threw at the Captain, hav- whole appears to have been caused by a a stone with success), was to secure the king; gun, fired, but chain of events which could no more be his double-barrel ing and the only way to do this was to inand shot the next man to foreseen than prevented ! missedhim, board, and then senplace vite him on marines, hearing the report of The tents, observatories, and the Restries overhim, after which we could make him. The that some mischief olution's mast being on the opposite our own terms with them. It was also the gun, imagined been done, and without orders, began shore, a strong party were soon after thought adviseable to send boats to dif- hadfire also; this rendered matters still sent to protect them, while the people ferent parts of the bay, to prevent any to worse; and Captain Cook, now seeing were getting their things off. The boats of the natives from making their escape his clanger, was making to the boats as which were sent to prevent the escape in their canoes. Things being thus would permit him, but of the canoes, coming on board, were settled, the Resolution's great and small fast as the crowd his shoulders likewise dispatched to assist in bringing received a stab between cutter, and jolly boat, all well manned was behind him; the off the mast, &c. Observing a great and armed, weredispatchedtothe various from a chief who going to repeat his blow, but number of natives running towards the parts of the bay, with orders to stop all man was was shot the sergeant of marines. tents, the Discovery fired several great by canoes that should attempt to make had no sooner fired, than guns, which put a stop to their proceedThe marines refractheir escape, and if they proved from the same ings for some time. Several of the sealaunch, the in the people tory, to lire at and kill some of them, and now the up- men and marines took possession of a likewise, fired reason, let was determined to as Captain Cook the Captain did morae near the tents, which was conthem see that he was not to be trifled roar became general; of fall his wound, siderably elevated above the common in consequence not with any longer. In the interim, the towards the boats; the level, and as the Indians approached, still but pressed Marines, of Captain, with the Lieutenant rushed upon him, and fired at them, which kept them at bay, went in his pinnace, attended by the Indians, however, stones, soon put a period but did no great execution; for they had with clubs and and which were the marines launch (in his existence! The commanding no sooner thrown a stone then they ran some of the officers, all well armed), to to (which was at behind their houses, and by this means the northwest point of the bay, where officer of the Resolution the than prevented our men from taking aim. half mile nearer spot least a the king resided. The natives, suspectDiscovery), alarmed at the report of About noon, the Resolution's mast, ing possibly that some enquiry would the for the great guns with the tents, observatories, &c, were the orders guns, gave had assembe made relative to the boat, and fired at them, which brought on board. In the afternoon, bled there in greater numbers than usual. to be pointed to create much slaughter and the launch of the Discovery, with the appeared were drawn the marines Upon landing, Mr. Phillips, and his party pinnace, jollyup in a line upon the beach, with the confusion. were obliged to jump into the Resolution's large cutter, of marines boat, and small cutter, were sent in sergeant at their head, and Captain but some of them, not being able shore with a flag of truce, under the Cook, with Mr. Philips, proceeded to water; swim, were dragged on shore by the command of Mr. King, the second lieuto the king's house; but not finding him who soon dispatched them. tenant of the Resolution, who was in natives, natives where he there, enquired of the number with difficulty great esteem with all the principal peoremaining The was, who told them he was at a house the sergeant of ma- ple of the island, to try if the Captain's boats; the reached on, walked and far distant. They not in the neck, and re- body could be procured by fair means. rines was wounded found him, and after some little time, blow upon the head from Upon the approach of the boats to the a ceived severe the Captain invited him to go on board, men had the shore, the natives began to throw stones; stone; one of the private a do, was to going which he very readily off, fixed but when the flag was hoisted, they debroke which of a spear, point but some women, and others of his at- �96 sisted, and several came off to the boats. The body being demanded, some told Mr. King that it should be brought off on the morrow, others.said that it was cut in pieces. Nothing farther could be learned from them; the boats therefore returned. The ships' companies, exasperated to the highest degree at the loss of their commander, and still more enraged at this behavior of the Indians, desired Captain Clerke's permission to go on shore, declaring that they would bring off the body in spite of everything, and burn down the town; this rash request of theirs was, however, prudently denied. During the night, a good lookout was ordered to be kept, lest the Indians should meditate an attack, and a boat was directed to row continually around the ships. Monday, (Peb. 15th), Hying clouds with showers of rain. Abo.ut ten in the morning, three of the natives, (one of whom was a priest) came off with a flag of truce. He told us we should have the Captain's body to-morrow, and was very desirous that Captain Clerke and Mr. King should go on shore with him; but this was entirely out of the question. In the afternoon, the effects of Captain Cook were disposed of; and about half-past seven in the evening, we were alarmed by the firing of two musUpon kets on board the Resolution. euquiry, we found that the sentry had discovered two Indians in a canoe under the ship's bows; they begged us to desist from all acts of violence, as they came on terms of friendship; and having hauled their canoe into the pinnace, which was alongside, they came on board, one having a bundle under his arm. Mr. King, who ran upon deck immediately upon the discharge of the muskets, perfectly recollected one of them, who had always shown a great attachment to Captain Cook. When introduced into the great cabin, they untied the bundle, which upon examination, contained the fleshy part of a man's thigh, the bone being taken out; this they told us, belonged to Captain Cook, and was all that remained of him, the rest being burnt. As they had brought this off by stealth, they were fearful of coming on board till it was dark, lest they should be observed by any of their own people. Having staid till ten. they returned to the shore. About twelve, three girls from the Morae side of the bay, swam -on board, and soon after a canoe, in which were two Indians, came alongside, but were desired to return, which they did very quietly. The girls remained on board. Tuesday, (the 16th), pleasant weather, with flying clouds. Several canoes passed and repassed from the shore to the Resolution. About noon, three of the natives came off in a canoe, and paddling towards the Resolution, one of them got up, and waved the hat which belonged to Captain Cook, threw several stones, and slapped hi«. posteriors. This being THE FRIEND. observed from the ship, several muskets and four great guns loaded with round shot, were fired at them, but without effect; they, however, did some mischief on shore, for soon after two Indians came off in a canoe, and told us they had killed one of their chiefs. The command of the Resolution, in consequence of the death of Captain Cook, devolved to Captain Clerke, and Mr. Gore, first lieutenant of the Resolution, succeeded Captain Clerke; Mi. King and Mr. Williamson were appointed first and second lieutenants, and Mi. Harvey, masters' mate was made third, February the 17th. In the morning, the Discovery hauled nearer the watering place, in order to protect the boats from the insults of the natives during their taking in water. Upon our people's landing, they were at first quiet, but soon after collected themselves, and began to fling stones. Several great guns wen. fired from the Discovery, whicli checked their progress a little; but they soon began again, and being sheltered by their houses and walls, our muskets did very little execution. In the afternoon, before the boats went again, the Discovery fired a number of guns, loaded with round and grape-shot, into the midst of the town; after which the boats were sent on shore, and our people set fire to tht houses, which cleared them effectually. In this attack, six of the natives were killed; and the sailors were so much enraged, that in spite of everything, they cut off the heads of two, one of which they tied to the bow of the Resolution's. large cutter, and the other they carried on board; hut as soon as the Captain was informed of the affair, he gave immediate orders for the heads to be thrown overboard. Many of the Indians. who had assembled upon the hills im mediately above the watering place. pushed down large pieces of rocks, but they fortunately did no damage except killing one of their own people. This was observed from the Discovery, and in order to dislodge them, two or three swivels were fired, which answered the purpose very well. One of the Indians was taken prisoner, and carried on board the Resolution. This poor fellow tully expected to be killed, and even after he was released, could at first scarcely believe otherwise; hut finding we had no such intention, he was at loss to express his gratitude sufficiently; every day during theremainder of our stay, he brought us breadfruit, tarrow, plaintains, and several hogs, and was almost continually on board. To wards the evening, a priest, named Kari-kaah, who resided near the morae, and had been our friend even to the last, came on board with a pig, which he presented to the Captain, who made him several presents, after which he re turned to the shore. Thursday, the 18th. In the morning, the boats were again dispatched for water, but not an Indian was to be seen. [December, 1888 About seven in the evening, one of them came swimming off to the ship upon a piece of wood, whereon was tied a bundle of roasted breadfruit. It was purchased of him, and he staid on board near an hour, and then returned to the shone. Whilst this man was with us. a canoe with three Indians came along side, laden with breadfruit and sugar cane; we very gladly bought their com modities, after which they departed. Hogs now were a very scarce article, so ih.it at length we were obliged to begin upon our corned pork. Friday morning, the boats were sent for water as before, which was now filled without the least molestation from tht Indians. Many canoes were paddling about, all of which carried flags of truce. In tiie afternoon, a chief came on board the Resolution, from Teniaboo, (Kalanioputi), to Captain Clerke, informing him that lie would bring all the remaining bones of Captain Cook, at the same time begged that we would enter into a league of friendship with him, and lay all animosities aside; that Terriabo6 was very sorry for the melancholy affair that had happened, and if we should ever come to this island again, he entreated that we should not hurt or molest them. i lie.-se terms being agreed to, he depart id very well satisfied. This man was dressed in one of those elegant long cloaks, with a green wreath on his head. I'he next morning at eleven, the chief came on board, bringing with him two bundles of cloth, which contained the iiones of our unfortunate Captain; the upper part of the skull, the scalp with the hair and ears, the bones of the thighs, legs and arms, and the hands on which was the flesh were all that remained; the ribs and vertebrae he told us were burned. They had cut off the long hair behind, which he said was in possession of Komrnaah-maah, a chief nearly relat ed to Teniaboo. The hands had several incisions in a longitudinal direction, both upon the back and inside, and a quantity of salt had been rubbed in, with a view to prevent putrefaction. Things being thus amicably settled, we the next day, (Sunday -Ist), purchased several fine hogs and plenty of breadfruit of the natives, who now came on board without the least signs of fear: among them was Kari-caah, our friendly priest. In the afternoon, the sad remains of Captain Cook were committed to the deep, with all the honors due on such an occasion. The Manager of The Friend, on the front page or cover, calls attention of patrons to the close of another year's lahors, and desires the kindly co-operation of all friends of Hawaii to double or treble its subscription list for the coming year. With the number of our island people residing abroad, and the new made friends to the islands by the steady stream of tourist travel, it is not asking too much for each subscriber to send in at least one new name for 18KH to whom The Friend may be sent. Address Thos. G. Thrum, Business Manager of Thk Friend. �Volume 46, No. 12.J "Not Changed but Glorified." Mn. Elizabeth Bovil Dodge, enter,.? into rest, Oct. 22nd. "Not changedbut glorified! Oh beauteous language For those who weep, Mourning the loss of some deai face departe-d. Kallen asleep." In a community like our own, where 97 THE FRIEND. of her thought and conversation. Possessed of fine and Selected. nestness and beauty cultured musical ability she delighted many, both in public and private with the melody of her song. Her visits with her sister were bright and happy epochs in her life. Our mountains, valleys and ferny glens were dear to her the ties of mutual friendship have been heart and eye, and with unbounded enstrengthened through many years of thusiasm she explored their recesses cordial intercourse, the joy or sorrow of and gathered their tropic treasures. any one member of our circle of acAfter her return to the States, following quaintance become the joy or sorrow of her last visit here, she was led to tie all. Our remoteness from the home vote herself with remarkable and whole lands, our isolation in the midst of this souled zeal to a noble mission work great, wide ocean, which surrounds us, among the "Poor Whites" of Asheville, have served in no slight degree to Carolina. With Christ-like spirit North establish and intensify this beautiful she neglected and igout these sought sense of kinship, born of our common norant people and gave her own person humanity. Hence, when recently the al attention to their improvement and message came to our friend and neighendeavored in every way to enlist the bor, Mrs. A. P. Judd, that a sister, sympathies of others in their behalf, and dearly beloved, had passed away, a feel with most encouraging results. The ing of personal loss was experienced bygood work which she thus initiated still many, whose hearts went out in tengoes forward, a beautiful monument to derest sympathy to her on whose pathmemory. her way had fallen so dark a shadow, and to 1885 she was married to Rev. I). In those in the American home, so sadly Stuart Dodge, son of the eminent Chris bereaved. tian philanthropist, William E. Dodge, This was especially the case with of New York city, and formerly Professor those who remember Mrs. Dodge in the in the Syrian College in Beyrout, an intwo visits she made in Honolulu in stitution in whose behalf he still activeother years, accompanying her parents, ly labors. Three beautiful years of wedded happiness came now to lend Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Boyd. The imprescharm and grace to a life, ennobled their sion, which she then left upon the hearts and strengthened by deep and earnest of many friends, will not soon be effaced. experiences. During these years her Our friend was born in Watertown, N. influence was felt not only in her own V., and her girlhood was spent amidst charmmg country home, Hellehurst. Salisbury, Conn., but also in the old the refining influences of a beautiful family home of the Dodges on Madison Christian home, where the faith and Avenue, New York City, known so well spiritual force were trained and strength- through its generous hospitality, to not ened, which were to irradiate all her a few of our island people, and also in future earthly life and make indeed visits to still another home at the South. A few short weeks ago the hearts of her blessed her entrance upon the heavenly friends here and elsewhere were gladexistence. Very strong and deep was dened by the news, that a little daughter the union between the three sisters in had come to cheer and brighten the this home, a union which has grown home at Bellehurst. Then swiftly came the word that, crowned with the final stronger and deeper through the years, and supreme beauty of motherhood she and which even death is powerless to 'had been called, with the daughter, The most careful training whose pure, sweet spirit had but just destroy. which the best schools of America could dawned upon this lower world, to enter afford and lengthened travel amid the into the presence of their Saviour, and glorious activities of Eternal Life. historic and artistic scenes of Europe the we shall find once more, beyond earth's developed and ripened a finely gifted "Andsorrows, fitted a her, in marked degree, mind and Beyond these skies, the fair In city of the "sure foundations," life to which she to take the position in Those heavenly eyes, With the same welcome shining through their was called. sweetness. Those who were privileged to meet That met us here; her, while in Honolulu, will recall her Eyes, from whose beauty God has banished weeping fine expressive face, through which a And wiped away the tear." "great soul" shone, bright and luminous, F. W. D. the charm of her manner and the ear- Honolulu, Nov. 23, 1888. Some who do not venture to criticize Christ, express their estimate of him by classing him with Confucius, Zoroaster. Buddha, and Mohammed. Those who do this certainly succeed in classing themselves, and not among great thinkers. You may class St. Peter's with New England meeting-houses, as being edifices for religious purposes; you may class Pike's Peak with the foot hills at its base, for they are all elevations of the earth's surface; but you cannot class |csus Christ with the founders of religions because he differs from them, not merely in degree but in kind. The acutesl of the German doubters, like I last and Schenkel, who have carefully Btudied him, do not venture to classify him; "the mystery," the "unique" they c.i 11 him. Renan, in a strain of enthusiastic elothat is, ,l nt nee, erics out: "The Christ the character that comes out in the New must be unhesitatingly Ti Stamen! adored ; for all sublimity partakes of the divine, and the Christ of the Gospels is the most beautiful incarnation of God in tin fairest of forms a noble man." It is tun that Kenan argues that this Christ of tin Gospels is an idealized Person more than a real one; but neither he nor any one else has been able to explain how such :ui ideal could have been constructed and put down on paper in the day when the Gospels were written and by the nun who wrote the Gospels. Christian Union. Monthly Record of Events. November Ist -The office of Fire Marshal and Survey Engineer of the Pile Department, becomes merged in one. with Mr. J. C. White as the responsible encumbent. 2nd Mortuary report for last month for this city, shows a total of 31 deaths, the lowest number for October for manyyears past. Hawaiians numbered 20. The severity of whooping cough prevailing is shown by 7 deaths being attributed to it.- Monthly meeting of the Woman's Board of Missions, at which encouraging reports were given of varied school work in different parts of the islands. tith—Election Day; Political sport tests the Presidential preference of American residents in Honolulu, resulting as follows: Harrison and Morton 359; Cleveland and Thurman 336; Curtis and Wigginton 32; and Fisk and Brooks 7. -Arrival of H. B. M. S. Swiftsure, Rear-Admiral Heneage, from Callao. Mr. Alex. J. Campbell falls through a hatchway into Hall & Son's store cellar and sustains serious injuries.—Stmr. W. G. Hall brings advices of the butchering of a Chinaman and burning of his house at Kealakekua. Hawaii, supposed to be by a relative. 7th—Reception on board U. S. S» Brooklyn, a delightful society event. �98 [December, 1888 THE FRIEND. 8th—Reception at noon at the Palace allowed, viz., a Sunday devoted to Base Tuckerand daughter, Wm Millerand wife, S Hardcastle, Madame Jaffa and daughter, Sister Uniifred, Mrs J I» Graham and child, Miss Payne, X Fugle, wife and a chil dren, Maj Gen Cunliffe, Mis, L Anderson, Simon Cohn, A C Thome, A Hansen, Mrs X S Cunha and daughter, Mrs and Punchbowl streets. 10 p.m. C D Young, J H Scott, wife, child and maid, Mrs L M Severance, C vi>n MttMrNll and wife. F H Arnold, I) M the steamer took the party on board and Gedge, X F Wright. J I. Klaisdell, the Silbon Company and 28 stecrag-. resumed her voyage. From the Colonies, per S. S. Mariposa, Nov 16 Item 28th. —Independence Day; very quiet- Gerand, Pau. Souquet, and 07 passengers in transit. ly observed. —Building adjoining the KaFrom San Francisco, per S S Alameda, Nov 25—Hon T I Kergen, Miss X Boouar. G F r aiming, wife and grand waihhao Seminary premises, on the child, Miss Lulu banning, CI Fishet, Alfred T Hartwell, North, burned down. F H Ha> selden, wife, rive- c .ifdren and sevant, A Herbert T G Giibb!e, wife and child, J Grace and child, Miss 20th. —Thanksgiving Day; services Mcßrida, Hon P N Makee, Miss Mihen, W Maertens, A at the Central Union and Anglican Q Nonhead. Hot) W C Parke and wife, John M Sua. Hi II Walters, \V Walters. F Widing, Hon H A Churches. Dinner. Afternoon concert Sinncli, Wide-mann, J W Webster, 14 steerage, and 152 passengers transit. in the by Band. From San Francisco, per bktne S N Castle, Nov 24 .50th.—Fire of vacant house near Pa- Mrs k* I'luk-rwood and j children, J Taylor, J Knrk J lace Walk formerly occupied by Mr. Dunn From San Francisco, per bgtne \V G Irwin, Nov. 28 Oeding; entirely destroyed. Narrow es- Mrs (.asioyiie, l> Davis, Mr McUaJL of Rear-Admiral Heneage and officers Ball. A Royal luau was given the of the Swiftsure. -Shock of earthquake tourists at the (Queen's grounds, corner at a quarter to 6 p.m. Jones-Puller, wedding at the Central Union Church and reception at the residence of the Queen bride's parents. 9th —Dr. Day gives a practical talk to young men of the Y. M. C. A.on '• Emergencies and how to meet them." 10th -The Brooklyn leaves port Judge McCully homeward bound. successful again with his artesian weil venture, located near the St. Lawrence, and which he has named the "Superior." Its depth is 370 feet. 11th -The Consuelo makes a splendid trip from the coast in 9 days, 20 hours. cape of adjacent cottages. The best passage by sail for several — years. 13th—TheAustralia from San Fran- cisco brings back a number of kamaainas, and a batch of interesting poli- Marine DKI'AK ri'RKS. For San I'ram i5.... per stmr Australia, Nov 20- Hon A Jager ami w fe, J) < ie.lge, Mi«Hl hot, X A henicke, S Ii WiUon, Mrs E F ( ameron, A Young, Jr. Hon AS Wilcox, J T Aiundel, Otto I senberg and daughter, A Strauch, J Tucker, X F Wight, J l.ouisson, Capt A A 1 uttle. Capt G X Wise, J A luilach, F H Austin and wife. Mia*. F F. Capper, W II Gracnhalgh, M Hyman and child, H Bishop. Ste rage; W Neil, I.Chase, J bchlaton, Jas Wilson. G Cohn. A koode | M Herring, R H Gibbs, H L P FltkMV, X Myletl ami 22 others. Journal. PORT OF HONOLULU.—NOVEMBER. tical news.—Arrival of the Tagasalto A&fCfVALS. Maru from Yokohama, with 1081 JapFor San Francisco, per bark Korest GHieen, Nov 10—Mrs days from San H Fras-r, Key Ok Nugent and wife, Mrs Sheppard, Col Am. bktae S. G. Wilder, Paul, anese laborers.—Large excursion party Francis- o Norris. Sam to Pearl harbor.—Mr. Campbell sucGer. ship j. C Pfluger, tCrttat, 134 days from Bremen. For Hongkong, per Daniel Barnes, Nov 13—156Chinese. Brit, bark John Ni.TioUon, Gjuine, 52 days frs.m Hong sustained his by cumbs to the injuries kong. For Hongkong, per Ceylon, N"v 15—118 Chinese. S. Swiftsure. Rear-Admiral Heneage, 42 fall on the 6th. —Combined concert by 6—H. W. M.from For San Francisco, per S S Mariposa, Nov 17—W I, Callao. day* Hopper, T F Willis and wife, Morris, Juda, wife and child, the Swiftsure and Hawaiian bands. 9 -Am. bktne Planter, Penhallow, 15 days from San J H Kennedy, A D Thomas, wife and 3 children, CT Francisco. Hancock and wife, Mrs Waller, Mrs Giberson, W R 15th—Heavy rain storm, from noon Haw. bark Kalakaua, Henderson, 17 days from Tahiti. Lawrence, W F C Hasson,GC A E King. brgtne Consuclo, Robertson, g days 20 hours from to past midnight, drenches Oahu in 12 —Am.San Tagasa?o Foi S S Yokohama, per Maru, Nov 14—Ja> Francisco. general pretty thoroughly. Jr. Wm X Prendergast, Mrs D W Keaweamahi and 13—Haw. S. S. Australia, P.mdlette, 7 days from San l.ove, 2 children, ank 40 Japanese. Francisco. 16th—The King's birthday; Target Jap. S. S. 1akasago Maru, Brown, 12 days 20 hours For the Colonies, per S S Alameda, Nov 25 -Mrs Adrian from Yokohama. practice of Rifle Association. —Arrival Dudoit.A R Clark, F H Arnold, Mmc Jaffa and daughter, 16—Am. S. S. Mariposa, Hayward, n'l days from the G Das..way, C Silbon and wife,# Ida Silbon, D Dale, W the from the Colonies en of Mariposa Colonies. Dale, J Phoits, H Moulton, A Thorne, II Simpson and H route for San Francisco. 24- Am. bktne S. N. Castle, Hubbard, 18 days from San Kelly, and 152 passengers in transit. Francisco. For San Francisco, bktne S G Wilder, Nov 29—D B 19th—His Majesty gives a ball at the Ger. brgtne Mantantu, Najc-e, 37 days from Howland's Smith, T Cummins per and 2 daughters, Mrs Webster and child, Mrs Butcher, I G Waller, wife, child and nurse, Mr Palace to the naval visitors and other 25—Am. Island. S. S. Alameda, Morse, 6 days 16 hours from San High. invited guests. Francisco. bark Coloma, Noyes, 23 days from Portland. Am. of Australia for 20th—Departure the 36— Am. bark Fscort, Waterhouse, 6a days from HongBIRTHS. San Francisco; Mr. W. H. Graenhalgh, 28—Am.kong. brgtne W. G. Irwin, McCulloch, 17 days from COWAN At Hamakuapoko, Maui, Oct 28, to the wife of as private agent of the King leaves by fames Cowan, a daughter. San Francisco. Am. bktne Discovery, McNeill. 20 days from San GLADE—In this city, Nov 3, to the wife of H F Glade, a her for London, in the interest of a synFrancisco. son. dicate for the development of latent ARNOLD -At Waikiki, Nov 15, |a the wife of C N Arnold, interests these islands. a daughter. of DE/'.-lA'/L-A'ES. agricultural HOOGS In Honolulu, Nov 23, to the wife of Wm H to a "Habktne for San Francisco. Dimoad, Drew, 2 Am. W. H. 22nd—Meeting organize Hoogs, a son. bktne Amelia, Newhall, for Puget Sound. waiian Political Association" held at the 106—Am. for Maiden Island. —Fr. bark Delphine Melanir, MARRIAGES. Am. bark Forest Cjueen. Winding, lor San Francisco. Armory, elected J. E. Bush, President, -Am. snip Daniel BarM*, Stover, for Hongkong. I.FR- At the Central Union Church, several Vice-Presidents and two Secre- 13 JONES-FIT 14—Brit, ship Carnarvonshire, Williams, for Howland's Honolulu, Nov 8, by the Rev E G Beckwith, D D, Edwin taries. The important plank of their —Oar.Island. Austin J..nes to LaU'l M. Fuller. bark H. Hackfeld, Wolters, for San Francisco. 15 is that all under the Johnson, platform offices Hafor Hongkong. Am. bark Amy Turner, KEMPSTEK-RICKARD—On Nov 3, at Honokaa, by 16—Am. S S. Mariposa, Haju.ud, 'or San Francisco. the Key J M Silver, Charles F. Kempster of Kohala. to waiian Government be elective. Brit, bark John Nicholson, Gjuine, for Hongkong. Emma Anne, eldest daughter of W H Rick.ird, Honokaa 23rd—Mr. A. A. Montano loses his 17 J;.p. S. S. Tafcaaajn Maru, Brown, lor Vukohama. 20--H. B. M. S. Swif;sure, Rear-Admiral Heneage, for MeI"IGHE-PAYNK- In this city, Nov 19, by Rev Geo left arm by an accidental discharge of Acapulco, Wallace aawata I by Rev H H Gowan, Thomas F McTighe H. B. M. S. Cormorant, NicolU, for cruise. to MsSf Alice S Payne. his gun, while on a pig hunt, near his Haw. S. S. Australia, Houdlelte, for San Francisco. HATCH-HAWES- In L an F'raiu isco, Nov j,at the re-si premises, Manoa Valley. 25 Am. S. S. Alameda, Morse, for the t oloni-s. dence of thebride's parenls, by th* Rev H W Beer>, F M brgtne Consuelo, Robertson, for San Francisco. 24th—Death of Mrs. U.S. N. Emer- 26—Am. Esq, ol Honolulu, 10 Miss Alice Haw**, Hatch, 27 -Am. bark Coloma, Noyes, for Hongkong. son, at the Waialua Homestead.—An 29—Am. bktne S. G. Wilder, Paul, for San Francisco. DEATHS. eager populace is sadly disappointed at DODGF At Bellehurst, Simsbury, ( oim ~n Octol*-: PASSEIVGSXS, non arrival of the Alameda in time for •and, Mrs Elizabeth S. Boyd, wife of Rev. D. Stuart ARRIVALS. Dod„e, and sister of Mrs. A. F. Judd. the long expected base ball game by Mr. From S:i:i Francisco, per bktne S G Wilder, Nov 2 A. G. Spaulding's selected professional Capt Nifcsen, wife and child, Mr Nailer and wife, Mrs S LYLF At Daituiouth, N. S., Canada, Oct 58,1888, McKeague, Mr Gibbo, Mr Ciabb-:, wiie and son, and Mrs Deborah, widow of thelate Alexander Lyle, mother of Mr! teams. Wayne. James Lyle, of Honolulu, aged 92 years, leaving many 25th—6 a.m., arrival of the Alameda From Tahiti, per bark Kalakaua, Nov. —R W Cathcart children, grand an I great grandchildren. 9 with news of large Republican victory and J Ross. CAMPBELL—At Honolulu, Nov. 13, 1888, Alexandei From San Francisco, per bktiie Planter, Nov 9—Capt Campbel', aged 71 years, to months and 6 days, a native of at the Presidential election.—The Band Wine, Magilligan, County Derry, Ireland. Capt Frettlc, I F Scott, J A Byron, J Robinson. at the wharf welcome the Base Ball From San Francisco, per bgtne Consualo, Nov ti —H J EMERSON-Mrs. U.S.N. Emerson, widow of R ev John S. Emerson, of Waialua, Oahu, Nov. 24th inst., at { party, and later again at the Hotel. To Gallagher. a.m., aged 8a years, 1 month and 38 days, a native mf N«l Franaisco, per From San S S Nov —Rt Rev Australia, 13 the credit of Hawaiian Sunday Law, Bishop of Honoluluand Mrs Willis, R Lewets, wife and son, New Hampshire, U. S. A. In God we Rest. and Mr. Spaulding's desire to regard the daughter, C C Coleman, G E Boardman an ■ wife, Hon W KIPPENS-In this city, Nov. 19, 1888, Jno. M. Kip C Wilier, Rev M Andre, F E Nichols. W T Stewart, W C pens, a native of Scotland, aged about laws of the countries through which he Lane, 40 years. W P Fennel! and wife, Miss A Fennel), A R Clarke, must pass, Honolulu was spared what it EA Denicka, H H Simpson, John Bush, U P Toler J BRICKWOOD-At Moanalua, near this city, Nov. 28 Hyman and wife, W C Mrs H N Peele, J C Hulbert 1888, Chas. Brickwood, eldest son of the late A. P. Brick' is reported 1,000 names petitioned to be and wife, Mrs Kaowlen,King, Mrs Dr wood, aged 36 yean. M Rose, wife and child, , - . �Volume 46, No. 12.j BOABB. HAWAIIAN HONOLULU H. I page is devotad to the interests of the Hawaiian I his Beard of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the Hoard is responsible for its Rev. con'.ents. Jas. Bickncll. - 99 THE FRIEND. - lidilor. News of the Churches. Kaumakapili Church, whose new building has cost $57,000, is troubled with creditors' claims for some $7,000 still unpaid. The Trustees have sent in an application to the Hawaiian Hoard, asking that arrangements may be made to mortgage the property, to satisfy these pressing claims. Rev. E. S. Timoteo, pastor at Waialua, has received a call to Wailuku, Maui. Rev. S. Kapu has been ordained and installed pastor at Hauula, Oahu. The Maui Association met at Wailuku, Nov. 6, and had a harmonious and profitable meeting. An effort was made to increase the contributions of the churches to the Hawaiian Hoard for the ensuing half year. L. P. Kanealii was licensed to preach. J. P. Inaina was ordained and installed pastor at Huelo, and A. S. Kaholokai al Honuaula, Nov. 19. Steps were taken to unite the churches of Kaupo and Kipahulu. J. Kaalouihi is acting pastor at Halawa, Molokai, with prospect of ordination and installation next April. G. W. Kolobabela has been preaching at Pelekunu, and will soon be ordained and installed. Rev. J. Hanaloa, pastor at the Leper Settlement, is quite feeble, and a younger man should be appointed at once. There are over 900 lepers now at the settlement, with two Catho lie priests and an assistant. Are our Evangelical Churches doing what they might for these poor unfortunates ? Rev. G. B. Kaonohimaka at Kekaha, North Kona, is very feeble from the weight of years. L. K. Kalawe, has been chosen acting pastor at Puula, Puna, and is doing vigorous work among that sparse population. A Hawaiian by the name of Kekipi is emulating the Christian Science Healing of some cranks around Boston, and has started around Kohala a new sect, devoted to faith cure, and called "Ka Hoomana Hoonaauao" (Science Worshippers). The new pastors at Waimea, Waipio, Paauhau and Laupahoehoe, are doing good work in their respective fields. The Young People's Christian Associations are being modified more and more after the fashion of the societies of Christian Endeavor. A subscription has been started to repair the old Mission Church, and the Agent of the A. B. C. E. M. has authorized Mr. Hofgaard to proceed with the work with what funds he has on hand. Rev. Isaac Goodell, who makes Koloa his headquarters is doing evident good on that side of the Island, organizing Sunday Schools, supplying singing books and Testaments, and awakening new religious activity generally. J. Niau is preaching at Lihue, and will probably receive a call. This is the church of which Rev. J. H. Hanaike was formerly the pastor. S. Oili, now acting pastor at Anahola, failed of ordination, because of some informality in the call given to him. There are but very few Hawaiians now residing at Kapaa, and that place should be made ■ part of the field of the Anahola church. Rev. J. W. Kaapu, pastor of the church at Hanalei. is incapacitated by a para lytic stroke. J. Kanoho is now preaching there. It is hoped a successful effort will soon be made to pay oil all the indebtedness of this church to its H. former pastors. nse ission. TheJapM A Japanese steamer brought 1085 more Japanese laborers, Nov. 13th, Interesting religious services were held at the Immigration Depot the Sunday after their arrival. In a little more than 1 week the whole company had been distributed among the different plantations that had made applications for them. The Japanese Government has, from the very first, endeavored to guard the interests and to secure the welfare of its people, taken from the teeming millions of the home land to find new homes and more remunerative labor in these islands. Seven-tenths of those who came first to the island! under a three years' contract, will be permanently added to our heterogeneous population. Christian people ought to be alive and diligently at work for the Christiani/ation of this additional heathen element, while these Japanese are likely to be most easily and favorably impressed. But Christian people at the islands are few in numbers, and few of them are in possession of great wealth. Their own religious necessities demand their first thought, and what money they have to spare. They are many of them interested on work for Hawaiians, and especially pledged to that. They are ready to assist personally and pecuniarily; but the work to be done by a few score of Christian people among thousands of Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese is overwhelmingly great. We cannot stem the current of superstition, worldliness, and infidelity. We cannot easily control, much less, direct it. Under these circumstances it has been with devout thanksgiving for this providential mercy, that we have welcomed the coming among us of other Christian workers from San Erancisco, specially competent to take up the work for the Japanese. The corps of laborers is too small for the five or six thousand Japanese, only Rev. Mr. Miyama and his wife, and Mr. Ukai, to whom is now added one more, Mr. Takeshita, who arrived by the last steamer. There ought to be certainly two at work on each ii other islands, that is, six additional laborers. Can our San Prancraoo friends do as much as that for the Islands? Japanese in the Hawaiian The work among the Japanese has taken a Strong hold. There is opposition to it as might be expected, from " fellows nf the baser sort.'' We cannot, however, be too thankful that the ,: representatives of the Japdipl anew !i ivcrnment are favorable to Christian y ork, and judiciously promote, as far ;h their official position allows of active participation', all schemes for the tnoral and religious uplifting of their people. The Japanese Temperance Society, of which Mr. Ando is President, now numbers over 1,100 members, and the Mutual Benefit Union, of which Mrs. Ando is President, has more than 3,000 members enrolled. A convention of delegates from the local societies was held last week in Honolulu. Some forty members were present. The sessions were opened with prayer. No smoking was allowed, nor any coarse talk. The convention closed ,with a collation at Queen Emma Half Monday noon. On the Sunday evening previous a subscription was started, and live hundred dollars pledged for a hospital for sick Japanese. The wonderful work of grace in connection with which every member of the Japanese Consulate was last June brought out into the privileges and activities of Christian life, has had its counterpart recently in a fresh outpouring of the converting influences of the Holy Spirit. All the employes of the Japanese store on King street were simultaneously brought to see the futility of opposition to the claims and promise of Christ Jesus, and avowed their trust in Him as their personal Saviour. The next day was observed as a season of special prayer, and in the evening, when the handful of Japanese Christians met for a special service of thanksgiving, three others came out on the Lord's side. Meetings were held every evening, and during the week thirteen in all made public profession of faith in Christ. Sunday morning, Nov. Ilth, a consecration service was held in the Lyceum, which through the kindness of Mr. J. T. Waterhouse, has been placed at the disposal of the Japanese for their religious meetings. Rev. Mr. Miyama administered the rite of baptism. Rev. S. E. Bishop and Rev. C. M. Hyde, took part in the communion service which followed. The participants knelt at a long bench in front of the table. It was an impressive sight to see so many of different nationalities, and different church connections, uniting in thus celebrating together the most sacred rite of our Christian faith, which testifies not only to Christ's foregoing grace, but to the loving sway with which He unites all believers in penitent humility before the cross, on which His self-sacrificing atonement was made for the sins of men. H. �100 [December, 188X THE FRIEND. A. THE Y. M.H. €. I. HONOLULU. Ibis page is devoted 10 the interests of lbs Honolulu Young Men's Christian Association, ami the Hoard of Directors are resfonsible for its contents, S. P. Fuller, - - - Editor. Y. M. O. A. Boys. meeting, and later Mr. Walker gave an and three evening services in the Asso- earnest gospel address at the Central ciation parlors. The interest was quite Union Church. They left on the steam- good and it was really refreshing to hear er at ten o'clock p.m., highly pleased some new voices. with all they had seen and heard. The class in Book-keeping has just closed a successful course of lessons. Mr. D. L. Moody. Mr. P. C.Jones organized a new class on Mr. D. L. Moody arrived in San Monday evening, November 3d, at halfo'clock. All young men depast, PranctSCO, October (ith, to begin his tiringseven practical instruction in that imwinter's campaign on the Pacific coast. portant art were present. After three days he started for the north Sunday Evening Topics. west where he will labor in the principal cities; returning to take up the work in The Gospel Praise Service, which is San Francisco, Jan. (ith. The work held in the Y. M. C. A. Hall every Sunthere will be a union effort of all the day evening at 6:30 will o'clock, have evangelical churches in the city, and the meetings will be held in the the following topics for this month: Mechanics' Pavilion which will seat ten Dec. 2—Going with the Crowd. Luke thousand people. •2:\-.\x-■>:). Letters inviting Mr. Moody to visit Dec. 9 What Christ Came to Do. Honolulu, have been sent from the Heb. 2:11-IS. Central Union Chutch, the Hawaiian Dec. Hi Not Far from the Kingdom. Board and the Young Men's Christian Association. The General Secretary re Mark 13:38 34. Dec. 2'l The First Christmas Carol. ceived a letter by the last mail from Mr. Moody, in which he says, "he regrets Luke 2:8 20. he is not able to accept the pressing inDec. 30- One Thing Worth Doing. vitation extended to him owing to other Phil. 3:13-14, The Y. M". C. A. Boys had a very enjoyable meeting last month, Prof. M. M. Scott gave them an exceedingly interesting talk about people and things he saw in Japan, while sojourning there as a school teacher several years ago. The contrast between boy life in Japan and Honolulu was well drawn, and some excellent lessons so cleverly ap plied that the boys will not speedily forget them. The subject of the meeting next Thursday afternoon, will be Palestine. The boys are expected to bring all the information they can gather about that wonderful land, and that will be suppli mented by a familiar talk by Mr. P. W. Damon. The presence of all the mem engagements." bers is wanted and any other boys who As he will finish his engagements in would like to join. California about the first of Arpil, prayer may prevail to bring him here Personal. after that time. Mason, C. S. General Mr. formerly Items. Secretary of this Association, and for The Singing Class meets in the hall the past three years State Secretary of California, has recently resigned that every Thursday evening at seven o'clock, position, to engage in evangelistic work, and under Mr. Bissell's enthusiastic more especially among young men; a leadership the class is sure to be interline of effort in which he has developed esting and successful. considerable ability and been quite sucThe temperance meetings for men cessful. only, in Brewer's Block, have caught A letter received from William Noble, the ears of some who would not have of London, the founder of the Blue Rib- gone elsewhere to hear about that old important subject. The meetings bon League in Great Britain, conveys but will be continued every alternate Saturhis "aloha" to the friends whom he day evening as long as the attendance made when visiting Honolulu about two will warrant. years ago. He states that he is still The postponement of the Blue Ribbon "working away in Hoxton Hall, under entertainments on successive Saturday high pressure and with encouraging results." Mrs. Noble and son were away evenings for the last three weeks, has seemed imperative on account of other at Hastings, through ill health. attractions. One or two more will be Among the through passengers by the arranged, and the success or failure in Alameda was Mr. David Walker, Gen- these to get in a larger number who are eral Secretary of the Sydney V.M.C.A., accustomed to drink, will determine and Mr. Herbert Fairfax, a member of whether or not they are to be continued. The second in the series of "Practical the Board of Directors of the same Association. These gentlemen were Talks" to young men was given by Dr. returning from a six month's trip abroad, F. R. Day. The subject, "Emergencies which had included the World's Confer- —and how to meet them," was treated ence at Stockholm, to which they were in an interesting and helpful manner, to delegates. The arrival of the steamer the satisfaction of all present, although on Sunday morning instead of Saturday, the speaker was suffering with a severe gave them, in the place of a day of cold at the time. The next one will be sport, a day of worship and Christian given shortly, of which due notice will fellowship, which was mutually enjoyed be given in the daily papers. by all who were privileged to meet them. The Week of Prayer for young men They visited several different services. in all lands was observed by holding Addressed the V.M.C.A. early evening special meetings at noon each week day - In Other Lands. At the World's Conference held at Stockholm, Mr. David Walker, of Sydney gave a most encouraging report of the Associations in Australia. They now h ivo fifteen active Y. M. C. Asso ciations, ten General Secretaries, 7,2f>0 members and seven buildings valued at £102,000, with five other Associations in formation. He closed with some in teresting incidents illustrating the nature of the work in the colonies. The natives in Japan have lately organised a Y. M. C. A. National Council, the same as we have in England, and they now want a National Secretary. There are .'1,000,000 of native young men in India who speak English, (>O, 000 of whom are Christians, and the Y. M. C. Associations will flourish as well in the East as they do in the West. They are now wanting a young man with good experience to go out to Ma dras as General Secretary and build up the work. One of our leading cities has lately decided to contribute £120 per annum towards the support of the Foreign .Secretary, and the expense is met by between 50 and 60 young men giving one shilling per week. Another city j lined in this effort, and Colleges joined, and they all joined together and took up the expense of the Foreign Secretary.— The Faithful Witness. Unless a man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him ridiculous. A great occasion is w >rth to a man exactly what his antecedents have enabled him to make of it. It is the beauty of holiness, not its philosophy, that wins. �THE FRIEND tQ"Cuhoeisn C frstian hurch. moned; at home and abroad, many among the Chinese, as now being carAt the recent meeting of the American Board at Cleveland, Ohio, a most thoughtful and eloquent paper was read by Rev. Judson Smith, D. 1)., one of the Secretaries of the Board, on " Our Missionary Opportunity in China." Most vividly does the writer state the present needs of this vast mission field and pleads, with noble fervor, for men and means to carry forward the glorious work of the Evangelisation of this might}' Empire. It would be stimulating to us all in Hawaii nei to read and ponder this earnest appeal to the Christian church of our day. I wish it might be possible to reproduce in full all that this valuable article contains. As this is not possible, I would most earnestly ask all who are interested in the up building of the Redeemer's Kingdom to read for themselves Dr. Smith's paper, published in the November number of the Missionary Herald. At the risk of occupying considerable space in the col umns of the Fkiknd, I am tempted to give one important extract " China has been known to the western world for nearly three thousand years; never has she quite sunk below its horizon. She has been visited and something of her vastness exposed, but the effort at comprehension and permanent communion has been but fitful and has often died away. It is not a little significant to note how Providence is compelling" the great Christian powers of our day to face this problem; how active and persistent the Chinese question is becoming in America, in Australia, in the South Sea, in the policies of Great Britain and Russia. 'The Chinese be upon thee,' is the haunting dread of many a land, and the trouble will not cease until Christian love has had its rights, until this people have been won to an abiding-place in the Kingdom of Christ. It is a question beyond the composing of armies and ironclads, which neither treaties nor embassies, neither congress norparliament can solve. It is the debt of Christian love which we owe to the greatest empire and the most populous nation of modern times, a debt which nothing but the Gospel of our Lord, freely given and exemplified in thousands of lives, and held up to their view till its wonted miracle is wrought, can ever quite discharge. Let the Chinese, sought out with patience and won with Christian love, become a new creation in Christ Jesus; at once all jarring collisions, all violent antipathies, all divided interests, will cease, and the Christian church will be doubled in volume and power. Wordsare powerless to convey, the imag ination fails to comprehend, the meaning and grandeur of such a miracle; and yet this is the very task which God appoints to our times and by a thousand voices is bidding us to attempt boldly and at once. This is not the only great enterprise to which the age is sum- : another august undertaking lies immediately before this generation and cannot be neglected. But, this also, is upon us, in all its vast dimensions and unfathomed meaning. God does not permit us either to ignore or to evade it. And it becomes us to face our whole duty and measure the unspeakable privilege of our times by the unparalleled opportunities God has set before us. The sun has looked on nothing like it since Saint Paul and his companions were led forth of the Holy Ghost for the Evangelization of the Roman Empire, and we are the chosen of God for this august service." With singular and thrilling emphasis does this come home to us, dwelling in a land where the representatives of this great empire are numbered by thousands. It is not a question of politics, of national likes or dislikes, nor of ease or difficulty, but a clear, undisguised duty, as followers of the Lo.rd Jesus Christ, to the immortal souls about us. We should not allow other issues to blind us to this matter, which is one of supreme and imperative importance. It is a sign full of hope and promise that so many of our Christian people are feeling an earnest interest in the evangelization of the Chinese, and it is most earnestly to be hoped that this interest will gather force and power until all of this nationality dwelling among us, are brought under the beneficent influence of the Gospel. As was stated in a recent issue of the FriKND, new reinforcements and equipments are needed for adequately carrying forward this work. But a comparatively small section of this great field can now be reached with the force now here. To our land it is a question of most vital importance whether the Chinese are to be made acquainted with the uplifting principles of Christianity. It is a sneer, unworthy of notice that they are beyond the reach of the Gospel, and one which no true Christian can for a moment entertain. There are those of this nationality living in our midst, gathered out of the darkness of heathenism, whose daily lives are an attestation to the power and beauty of Christianity. No one can thus limit the blessed power of the Holy .Spirit. In view of the reflex influence of our work upon China, our efforts here take on a peculiar significance. Yearly hundreds of Chinese leave our shores for that land. The influences for good or evil which they have received here, are to aid or retard the spread of the Gospel in the portion of the Chinese Empire to which they go, which as we have seen is regarded as a subject of such vast importance. Let us then while the opportunity is offered be faithful to the work, which is given us to do. It was my intention to mention some of the points of interest in our work ried forward, but I find that I have already overrun my limits and must leave this to another time. I would like, however, in closing to simply call attention to a special effort which is now being made in Honolulu in behalf of Sabbath School work among the Chinese. Pour interesting schools are now in operation, at Makiki, the Chinese Church, the Chinese Mission Room in Hotel Street and at Palama. These are enlisting the services of a numbei of our earnest Christian ladies and gentlemen and young people, notably some of the pupils at Punahou College and Kamehameha School. It is to be hoped that this good work will go forward and influence a still larger number, and that many more of our Christian friends will join with us in this important mission ary undertaking. Earnest efforts are now being made to lift quite a heavy debt which has rested for some time upon our Chinese Y. M. C. A. Hall. Most generously have friends come forward to our aid, giving nobly to remove this burden from a most important branch of Oar mission work. One of them writes as follows: Christian work among the Chinese, I feel to be very important; a work that we should all he ready to assist in. If any others are desirous of following this good example, further donations for this same object will be most gratefullyr eceived. Fkank W. Damon. The Spirit of God lies all about the spirit of man like a mighty sea ready to rush in at the smallest chink in the walls that shut him out from his own. We learn from Rev. T. L. Gulick, that arrangements are making for the dedication of the new church edifice at Paia, E. Maui, on some day in January. Rev, Oliver P. Emerson has received the appointment of the Corresponding Secretary of the Hawaiian Board, in place of Rev. A. 0. Forbes, deceased. We hope for his arrival some time in January. In the wise Providence of God, our dear brother is not to have the satisfaction of again greeting the aged mother, who has just left us. Through the kindness of Mr. B. F. Dillingham, the teachers of Punahou Schools, of Kawaiahao Seminary, and of Kamehameha Schools, have one of those delightful trips to Pearl Lochs on the stern-wheeler Eva, Our better half, who is a poor sailoress, returned highly enthusiastic the other day from such a trip. And it was a delightful skim around those long reaches of water, with their smiling shores, and the beautiful long mountain ranges stretching away so far. There is apt to be a bit of a swell between Honolulu and Puuloa. When the Railway gets six miles out, we shall circumvent Father Neptune on that route. ; �. THE FRIEND. miTEO. H. DA VIES & CO., ' Kaahumanu Street, Honolulu. General$ ('otnmission igen ts MMHrTH Ptfc I X.yds. hiiti-h and Funign Marine Insurance (. u. Northern Assurance Company ( Fire anil Life. J "fium-ci' Liit* Padtata, Uvarpoo) u> Hoaotblti. Liverpool OfTi. c, No*. 41 and 4; The Albany. I). T LANE'S MARBLE WORKS, No. 1 to,Furl Street, MM Hot*!, jaf)a>yi Stones, Tombs, S. 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