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HONOLULU. H. 1.. FEBRUARY, 1897
9
Volume 55
Fanny Andrews Shepard,
All our work for men must in its supreme Letter from Mrs.
in Armenia.
aim be Gospel work. Christ is the
<
corner stone upon whom the house of
i AINTAB, Ti rki:n
j Sept. S6th. IK9G.
"living stones"—souls made alive in
built,
or
the
structure
has
—must
be
Dear
Mrs.
Him
Judd,
no permanence.
It was very kind of you to write that
Kurt Ok.
sweet letter of sympathy which came to
S. E. BISHOP
Week of Prayer.
us this summer in the mountains,
CONTENTS.
iai.e
The daily noon union meetings of the whither Dr. Shepard and I with our
» Week of Prayer in the Y. M. C. A. Hall, three children had gone to find a few
The Missionof the Church
»
Week of Prayer
»t were regularly attended by about 50 per weeks rest after the terrible strain of the
Annual Report of C U. Church
Letter from Mrs Kanny Andrews Shepard
Report of the (Itrman Governor General Marshal Is In
sons, about two thirds ladies, who took past year. You have all read enough
1
Social Putrescenses
II
enacted
Report of Chinese Mission Sabbath School..
an active part. The spirit of the meet details ol the awful horrors
Visit of Rev. James F, Alexander to South Sea Is
Ii
1
was
someimagine
country,
Death of Minister Willis
was
and
the
t"
enjoyed
fervent,
ings
greatly
throughout
1New I oreign Church at Hilo
1
by those present, who felt much uplifted thing what our life has been, and 1 Will
Piliolelo Hawaii
Thrum's Annual
'- and stimulated to work and prayer
Hawaiian Star—Change of Kdilor
not attempt to describe the past. We
II
Compressed Air Motors for Honolulu Tiainw.iys.. .'. LI
The evening meetings held nightly in
think of it as little as possible, and
Gity
of
Honolulu
II
Census
the variant churches were well attended, try to
U
Record of Events
als,i
tn
avoid forecasting the bidden
of
same
as
the
Marine Journal
ami partook
the
spirit
IJ
l'r
Hawaii.,n Hoard
that looks so dark but just lis c
felt
that
the
future
It
is
meetings.
noon
16
A Sign of the Times
1«
Kealakekua
churches mid church work will carry for day by day in the absorbing woik
ward a great blessing from the services that presses upon us. The end is not
yet. The reign of tenor that has now
of
the Week.
THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
existed on our city for eleven month-, is
now increased with every tidings of even
of
C.
U.
Annual
Church.
Reports
The great duty of Christ's disciples is
recent massacres elsewhere. Constanto carry on the work of their Lord and
I.gbin—and we
An hour and a hall on the evening of tinople, Van, Nicksar,
know
wbcie the next
Master, who "came to seek and to save
our
breath
to
hold
14th, was delightfully spent in
January
turn again,
It
be
our
ime
is
to
be.
may
that which was lost." Great multitudes listening
to the reading of brief annual lor aught we know. A new deeply hid
of people, even in the most enlightened
reports ol Christian Work carried on in plot has just been discovered and thwart
and prosperous lands, are in conditions
connection with the church. This was cd. The Armenian nation seems d mmcd
of degradation, where they obviously followed by an hour of social intercourse to become one of widows and oiphans.
tend to physical and moral destruction. and a collation of cake and coffee. A This living over a seething volcano is a
Multitudes more are clearly untlermined few of the matters reported are here strange life—a death in life. The only
joy in it is to see so many thousands ol
in their moral condition, and have in given:—
membership
the
the
these pom stricken people taking leluge
During
year
past
their souls no germ of that spiritual life ol
JNO
from
to
in God, and becoming resigned, as far
Church
has
increased
the
which will heal them. It is the task of 533. 46 persons united by confession of as the weakness of the flesh will allow,
every person who has tasted of the faith. :>.f> families are connected with tod.c, for Christ, as so many thousands
oftheir fellow Christians- have done. The
blessed salvation of the Lord Jesus, to the church.
condition.
The
union of their mother and daughter
in
good
are
Finance!
seek out and win to the good Shepherd
Income was $7,H92.27, Expenses churches continues, and the feverish
years'
as many as possible of these lost souls,
thirst lor the word and worship of God
7,810.03
that they may have life in Him. To
Benevolences
has not abated, but increased. A Suncollections
for
Church
reach and win souls, we must come into were a little under $4,000, about the day-school numbering sometimes over
1000 children has been started in the
personal contact with them, gaining their same amount being expended.
Sunday school, the average at- Gregorian or Mother church —an utterly
the
In
spmpathy and confidence. Blessed are
tendance had been 436, varying from new thing. I have the joy of mothering
those disciples who find their way daily BO) to INK. The Treasurer reported this large school. The problem of findamong the suffering classes, and gain payments made by the school at $1,520. ing employment for widows and oiphans
their confidence as kindly, helpful fol- 61, of which $857.07 came from the is a great one in all our cities. My needle
work industry (in its seventh year) has
church benevolences.
lowers of Jesus.
missionary organizations con- been increased five fold this year, and
Several
But the eye of the disciple must be
nected with the church reported, also tlu now employs 500 persons, in Aintab,
always on Christ. The fallen ones are Society of Christian Endeavor, and the Marash, and Oorfa; and this means of
helping them to help themselves, has
never effectually saved until they are Junior Society of the same.
Mr. P. C. Jones reported the fact of a been a little aid, supplementing the vast
brought to the Lord, and led to bow to
the Treasurer. help that must be given the people eveiyhim in repentance and trust. He alone generous gift made by
Atherton, who had just pur- where to keep body and soul together.
Mr.
B.
Jos.
gives inward spiritual life to dying souls, chased the lot adjacent to the church for As I have a great number of letters to
and gives them "power to become, sons 46,600, and had donated it to the church. write, I will not prolong this one, but
of God," and partakers of eternal life. This additional space is much needed. enclose a paper from Prof. Harris of
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The service is much in March last. It is gratifying to read,
than most masses of m the memorandum from the German
more
to
which I know anything. The main Foreign Office conveying this report
bestatement
that
"the
relations
method,
how
us.
a
of
the
enchariatic
features
ever, were not difficult to recognize. tween the State management of the Mar
it came to the time for the shall Islands and the American mission
*sermon,
* When
Dr. Poller ana introduced, and are satisfactory." It will be remembered
preached to the people extempore. They that a few years since these relations
listened with breathless attention, and were not satisfactory, but a better underoften by a murmur of sympathy or a res- standing has been secured between the
ponsive "Amen," expressed their appro- present officials, the native Christians,
val of what was said Then came my and the missionaries, and recent news
turn to say a few words. After this the from the Marshall group indicates that
seivice continued; the elements were the work in those islands is prospering
elevated, portions of blessed bread were as never before. We will not give the
salvation.
General's account of the vari
Yours in the fellowship of Christ's distributed among the people, and finally Governor
islands
which he describes, since he
the first chapter of the Gospel of John ous
sufferings.
touches
I
think)
upon
many matters of no special
was
old
Armenian
(in
read
the
P. A. SIIKI'AKD.
Incidentally he refers
to
us
concern
and so the liturgy concluded.
Some exe'erpts are here given from the We came back to the college with th mk- more than once to the good work the
Aintab leaflet mentioned ah >ye, datetl ful hearts for the opportunity we had en missionaries are doing. In his account
Sept. 9th.
joyed of speaking of the Kingdom of of Mejit he alludes to Certain disturbances
"What I want to tell you most of is (rod to t people who do not generally whici hid occured at that island, owing
the remarkable religious phenomena that hear anything on that point, except the to tlv want of energy on the part of the
are before us here. The first result of obscure intimations of the ritual. At chief, but he adds: "The disturbances,
all these horrible massacres has been, to noon the great church was crowded however, are now quiet, and I hope the
draw togethei the various bodies of again, but this time 3000 women had the complaints from Mejit have come to an
Christians, and to accomplish a religious floor, and my dear wife was the celebr-int end I was very glad to hear from all
unity, such as no council could cvei have of the mysteries.
Not to allow quarters that the missionary has confound a h.isis for. *
Yesterday my the kindness to be *all on one side, the stantly used every means to harmonize
wile and myself preached lo audiences ot first hour of the service in the Second the difficulties, and even in the church
about I 1,000 people, and this alone is Protestant Church was given up to the has not failed to exhort the people to
sufficient to male the day one of the most Giegorians, who were allowed to In ing yield obedience to the imperial adminis
memorable in our lives. * * As one their altar with them, and set it up, with tration and to the chief."
of the pastors said to me to day, 'we a censer and other necessaries, in front
But Dr. Irmer's account of what he
were like pieces of cold iron, but this of the Protestant pulpit. And when they witnessed at Kusaie is most interesting
persecution has welded us logeth. r\ The had done their evening service, the Pro to us. It should be remembered in read
second cause which his been at work is ttstant wotship began, * * the build- ing what he says of the "extensive struc
the sympathy of western Protestant Non ing was fillr-d with a dense mass of wor tares," that he is contrasting them with
conformity. The Armenians know very shippers,
Professor Papazion led the low roofed dwellings of the Microne
well how much ofsympathy has come to the service and *expounded the Scriptures; sians, and not with the buildings o
them from the old English and the Amer- he then called for me, for whom he in- civilized lands. We quote in full his'ac
ican Evangelicals, and have drawn their terpreted most beautifully. We then count of Kusaie:
own conclusions. They say, 'We under slipped off to the other church, and left
"His Majesty's ship Falk came to anstand the Protestants now, and know they him to preach on his own account. The
chor
in the larger east harbor (Chabroll
are not heretics ?
One result First church is a splendid building, with Harbor). But for its tropical vegetation,
of this upheaval in Aintab has been that a waggon roof on wooden pillars—no this harbor, with its abrupt mountains
the Protestants (including the college srtller.es.
must have been and verdant valleys, makes quite the
* There
professors and native preachers) hue again 8000 *people;
how they listened. impression of an Italian lake. I hardly
been preaching the gospel in the old
was full of blessed
know a place that surpasses Kusaie in
* * My ownat mind
Gregoiian church, and in the very midst astonishment
the things which I had picturesque charm and natural beauty.
of the old Gregorian ritual. The people seen and heard. * * The people of The natives show a far higher grade of
too, in the midst of their sorrows, have whom I am speaking to you are as good
than those of Ponape and
turned then attention to religion in a material as an\ similar audience you cultivation
may well be ascribed to
This
way that probably his never been known could gather in England. Alas, that Jaluit.
th« influence of the American mission.
before. All the churches are crowded, should be destroyed.
"The extensive structures of this misgenerally twice a day, and the people will
sit for hours listening to the consolations Report of the German Governor-General sion are situated in a bay of the west
harbor (Coquille Harbor). The entrance
of the kingdom of God. Yesterday was
of the Marshall Islands.
of this harbor is too narrow for large
our great day. Dr. Poller, president of
\essels, and in order to reach the place
the American College, had been invited
I'rnm the Missionary Herald.
we were obliged to make an excursion
to preach at the Gregorian High Moss,
kindness
of
the
the
of some five hours, partly along the reef,
Through
Secretary
lor
and be obtained permission
me to
broad
come and share the privilege with him. of State and the United States Minister and partly by canoes through the
mangrove
and
highly
picturesque
first
time
had
ever
had
the
he
It was the
at Berlin, we have received from the
side
opportunity, and the first time I had been German Foreign Office a copy of a report swamps. Although the whole westband
of
island
is
with
a
broad
fringed
the
kind.
I
sup
of
the
in anything
* *
made by Dr. Inner, Governor General of these dangerous swamps, fevers are
pose there must have been ,'.0()0 people
To be sure, the
present, and they say that another thou- (Landeshauptmann) for the district of comparatively rare.
there
avoid the marshy
living
Europeans
which
Islands,
unable
the
Marshall
he
in
speaks
to
sand were in the court yard,
regions as much as possible.
get into the chuich. When the earliest of a tour he had made through the Mar"The location of the mission, with its
sunbeams fell upon the crowd within the shall group, touching also at Kusaie.
church, with theirred fezzes, bluejackets, The report is contained in the Dutches many neat buildings scattered along the
and striped shirts, it made a fantastic sea Kolonialblatt, an official document issued slopes of the verdant hills, is very pleas-
Cambridge. Eng who went through the
country this summer, and was a great
comfort to the people, togethei with Ins
good wife. I add alsn a chance copy ol
our Aintab leailet or two, which give an
idea of the continued restless and unset
tied state of things, not bettering as time
goes on. While you are in the li'th cen
tury, we are in the Ist or 2nd. The
Bible and ancient history were never so
vivid to us. But God is in the tempest,
and we are in him. Pray for the church
in Turkey, who are in the fiery furnace,
or in the fierce lions' den, waiting God's
*
extended'
of color.
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Vol. 55, No. 2.]
ant- Upon the first ridge stand
Nearly four hundred of these dred fold, the little bands of Christian
and cauls are distributed Sabbath workers who are making their presence
In the Christian "Gospel
by Sabbath here in Honolulu, and are felt here.
sent to Kohala, Wailuku, Paia and Hilo, Hall" services have been held nearly
in which places we have also Sabbath every Sabbath for the past seven or eight
schools. It has been a pleasure also years and here the good news has been
during the past year to share them as we preached to hundreds. For some little
have been able with out Hawaiian and time past the Endeavor Society of this
J tpanese friends. In many homes church has kindly aided us in meeting,
tin se daintily colored papers hava gone in part, the rent of the building which
with their mrssage of love and beauty, we use. Dining the week Miss Stetson
and scores of hearts have weekly been gathers her Kindergarten flock together
cit lighted with the gift which your kind here and her loving presence is felt all
through this region. On the Sabbath
ness has enabled us to offer them.
Our morning Sabbath school in the an evangelistic service is held in Chinese,
Chinese church has, during most of the followed later by a class for teaching
p.ist )ear, averaged from 150 to 200, English, in which we are kindly aided
in.lnd.ng teachers. I think the highest by representatives from the "King's
number reached was 210. We have all Daughters"—while the little children are
ages represented, from the little one from gathered together in a Sabbath school
the Kindergarten to the young men and of their own.
Around the corner at the same hour,
women of the different Bible classes.
The instruction in the morning is largely in the pleasant reading room of the
in Chinese, while in the afternoon school Chinese Debating Society a Chiistian
it is entirely in English. The pupils in ftiend guides an interesting class of
this latter school aie principally students young and progressiva Chinese in the
from the Mills Institute. In both these study of the Bible. We are glad and
schools we are most kindly assisted by grateful for what is being done—but this
representatives of this church, who have, is just the beginning. There is room
by their earnest and loving efforts, won, and opportunity for many more workers
in a remarkable degree, the affection of in the large region lying between Nuuanu
their pupils. The influence for good street and the recently opened Palama
which they are thus exerting cannot fail Mission, which is already a "lighthouse" for the western suburb of the
of being most beneficial and lasting.
During the year we have endeavored city. Come and join us and enjoy with
to lead the pupils to learn to give as well us the blessed privilege of "letting in the
as to receive. At the Christmas season light."
I would like here to refer to the genone of our most interesting exercises
was connected with the "Christmas erous gift which is annually made by
offering." Each class reciting some the Sunday school of this church to the
scripture verse as their gifts for others Hawaiian Board for the Chinese. Also
and little colored bags were deposited in to the ever welcome picture rolls for our
front of the Christmas tree. CJuite a Sabbath schools from the same source.
handsome little sum was realized and The "Junior Endeavor" and the "Gleanthis is being distributed in different ways. ers" have also remembered those ''from
Ouite a pleasant incident was a visit the Land of Sinim," for all which, dear
last Sabbath at the school, of a mis Central Union church, accept our warmest, heartfelt thanks.
sionary of the China Inland Mission
from the Province of Shensi, North
China. The sum of $2.00, which was
Social Putrescences.
voted him by the school, will support a
There seems to be at this time a strange
colporteur for about a month in that far
away region.
ascendency gained in American Society
It may be said, perhaps, that in a by corrupting indecencies imported from
ceitain way the Chinese Hotel Street
French capital. Grossly salacious
Mission helped to "discover" China- the
dramatical
performances by one Yvette
The
good
as
a
center.
missionary
town
woik is growing steadily down there. Guilbert have been much the rage in New
Near at hand is the Mission room used York. In Boston, notwithstanding the
in the work among the Hawaiians. indignant
protests of President Eliot of
Farther up tbe street are the headquarters
Harvard,
and
of leading clergymen ofthe
Salvation
Not
far
Army.
away
of the
on Smith Street is the chapel of the city, the Boston Public Library has perMethodist Japanese Mission, while con- mitted the erection in a central position,
tinuing to follow this same street one of the extremely lewd statue called the
comes to tbe room used as a mission "Bacchante." Apologists for these incenter by members from the Christian decencies claim to speak in the interests
Church. And yet, after all, how "far of an "Art," which is divorced from
away" from many seems to be this morality. A Society which cherishes
crowded part of the city. There is room such Art, is on the high road to utter
for a great deal more of exploration and rottenness. Its pure homes will be
discovery among these thousands who blasted by lechery. Let all earnest
form the larger part of our city popula- Christians unite against these works of
tion. Let us increase ten-fold, a hun- the Devil, which the World lusts after.
the manner.
dwelling of the leader of the mission.
Dr. Rife, and the farm buildings. Several
neatly kept paths of stone and sand lead
up tq the ridge. Higher up are the lodg
ings of the boys, and on the summit tht
bouse for the female teachers and the
girls. Behind all rise, ragged and sit ep.
the wooded peaks of the interior of the
island. On the other side of the bay.
halfway up the mountain, is the mission
All thrsi
for the Gilbert Islands.
buildings are connected together h\
telephone, and one is surprised at then
convenient, substantial, and yet air\
construction and the attractive neat
ness of their interior arrangements, as
well as of the grassy slopes and shrub
bery around them. The arrangement
of the rooms and sleeping apaitments is
excellent, and I understand now how it
is that our Kanaken [native preachers
and teachers], even after years of absence,
look back to these scenes of their youthful
training as to a paradise, and show their
gratitude for these pleasant recollections
by strong attachment to the mission.
To all the rest is to be added the abundance of fruit trees and luxuries of which
we know nothing in Jaluit, such as clear
spring water, fresh milk, and fresh butter.
"In short, it must be acknowledged
that, with .he help of the magnificent
natural advantages of Kusaie, the leaders
of the mission have done everything to
make the stay of their pupils with them
and their education pleasant. The instruction, too, is given in an earnest,
judicious manner, and the female teachers especially made a most favorable impression by their strict and yet friendly
demeanor toward the girls. The neat
dresses of the pupils, their unconstrained
joyousness, and their healthy appearance
show that careful attention is paid to
their physical well-being."
Report of Chinese Mission Sabbath
Schools.
The following interesting report
11
was
read among the reports before the Central Union Church, by Mr. Frank W.
Damon, Superintendent of the Chinese
Mission.
It is not the object of this brief report
to outline the general work of the Chinese
Mission, which in all its departments,
receives, through the Hawaiian Board,
such kind and generous aid from this
church. This will be done in the report
made annually to theBoard. I will here,
however, make special notice of the good
work of our different Chinese Sabbath
schools, which an appropriation from
this church aids us materially in
accomplishing. Through this, we arc
enabled, in part, to furnish wtekly our
Sabbath schools with illustrated papers
or cards, containing the lessons of the
International course, which are arranged
,n a most interesting and attractive
p.ipers
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THE FRIEND
Visit of Rev. James M. Alexander to the French priests have yielded to the with impressive ceremonies conducted
prevailing immorality, and seem to do by the Pastor, Rev. A. W Hill. The
the South Sea Islands.
the people little good.
venerable Dr. C. H. Wetmore feelingly
Our three veteran missionaries, Keke- recited the history of the old church. A
Honolulu has just been favored by a
visit from the Rev. J. M. Alexander of la, Kauwealoha, and Hapuku, are aged number of documents, old and new, were
Their children and grandchildren deposited in the box under the stone.
Alameda, the author of the valuable work men.
number about thirty, and should be lookThe old building was bought by Dr.
on "The Islands of the Pacific," pub- ed *fter and helped from Hawaii. Some
Wetmore for $500 and donated to the
lished in IHJIS by the Am. Tract Society.
He is now on his way home from an extended tour in the South Pacific, in
Company with his brother S. T. Alexander. The brothers spent a month in the
Marquesas, among whose cannibals their
partnts passed six months as missionaries in 1H:.;.. They also visited Tahiti,
Raiatea, the Hervey and Cook groups,
Tonga, and New Zealand. James visited
Samoa on his return, Sam'l having gone
on with his daughter to Sydney, Brisbane, Java and Japan.
Mr. Alexander's previous thorough
study of the object of his travels gave
him a great advantage, not less than his
birth and long residence in Hawaii, and
consequent familiarity with the Polynesian tongue, common to the aborigines
of all the groups visited. On Sunday the
17th, in Central Union Church, Mr.
Alexander lectured upon the state of religion in the South Sea Islands, taking
for his text Isaiah 55:1 3, "Instead of the
thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and
instead of the briar the myrtle-tree: and
it shall be to the Lord for a name, for
an everlasting sign that shall not be cut
off."
This prophecy the speaker showed to
have been notably fulfilled in the results
of Gospel labors begun a century ago in
the South Pacific bythe London Missionary Society. The fruits of those labors
are especially prosperous in Rarotonga,
Aitutaki, and Tonga, which have not
been ravaged by the detrimental influen
ces of commerce. There the social older
is excellent and the population is increasing. Even in Samoa where the pressure
of foreign influences is severe, the good
work of the Gospel continues to prosper.
In Tonga, the public good order is excellent. The people are all settled upon
allotments ol land, all which is owned bythe King, to whom they each pay an annual rent, which constitutes the onlyThe Government finances are
tax.
flourishing, and the people contented.
The condition of the Marquesas Islands has always been deplorable, and
continues so under the French rule,
which had prevented continuance of
work by the London Missionary Society,
although three Hawaiian missionaries
had continued to labor in a humble, but
faithful manner. The treatment of the
natives by the gens d'armes is violent
and oppressive. They are a stalwart
race, apparently averaging six feet in
height. The beautiful valleys are numerous and fertile, capable of supporting ten
times their present population, wasted
by pestilences. Some of the nuns are
most devoted women, but a majority of
of them are doing good work in schools,
which are required to be taught in the
French language. They have learned
this in Tahiti. Each of these veteran
laborers has a large number of natives
under their personal influence and joining in their worship. They were most
affectingly delighted at the visit from the
sons of their old teacher at Lahainaluna.
Mr. Alexander's discourse was enrich
ed by many brief but finely worded dcs
criptions of the marvellous splendors of
tropical vegetation, such as our merely
sub tropical Hawaii cannot rival. Tahiti
is a gem of beauty. A forty mile drive
on the "Broom" road was through an
Eden of loveliness. The speaker evident
ly carries home a wealth of material with
which we expect to hear that he will have
deeply interested his California neighbors.
Free Public Library. It is placed on the
lot given by the government. The new
church building is piogressing rapidly.
Piliolelo Hawaii.
HM.Cvde.,
RByev.D.D.
This is a compend in Hawaiian, of the
Grammar of the Hawaiian Language.
It contains 41 pages. Writing from a
merely colloquial, not scientific familiarity with the language, the work seems to
us a very clear and accurate analysis of
the grammatical peculiarities of the
language. Hawaiian Grammars have
previously been written in English, by
Rev. Lorrin Andrews, and by Prof. W.
D. Alexander. The present book places
a scientific analysis of the forms of the
language within the reach of Hawaiians
Death of Minister Willis,
whose knowledge of English is insufficient for mastering the former works.
With sincere regret, we have to record The
accurate scholarship of Dr. Hyde
the death on the Oth uit., after lingering eminently qualified him to write this
illness, of the Hon. Albeit S. Willis, for little book.
over three yearsthe Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of the
Thrum's Annual—1897.
United States to Hawaii.
This, the Twenty-third issue of this
Mr. Willis was a consistent member
of the "Christian" Church, of high char- valuable compend, is received. As every
acter and devont piety. Under many and one knows, it is the standard
hand-book
peculiar difficulties he had fulfilled his of reference for facts and
constatistics
mission here with conscientious fidelity,
and had earned the esteem of the cerning the Hawaiian Islands.
Government and the community,
The members of males and females
A State funeral was accorded by the upon the different islands are given
Government to the U. S. Representative. according to the Census of 1896. The
The religious exercises were held on the
facts, as to nationalties, etc. had not
Hth in Central Union Church, conducted other
been
tabulated
and published.
by Rev. J. M. Monroe ot the Christian
Church. On the l.'Uh per Australia the
Seven pages are devoted to Statistics
remains of the deceased minister accom of Taxation, to which only one page was
panied his family on their way to their given last year.
home in Louisville, Ky.
Among special articles written for the
Annual are:—"Varieties ofFish in HonoThe Government agreed to the application lulu Market;" "Native Plants of Hawaiian Islands," by
A. B. Lyons;''
of W. C. Peacock to establish a "Mokuaweoweo inProf.
by Dr.
Activity,"
Hotel at Waikiki, with permission to Friedlander, who was the earliest visitor
furnish wines and liquors to actual to the last eruption; "Legend of Oahuguests, but refused permission to furnish nui," by Mrs. Nakuina; and "Hawaii's
the same refreshments to bathers at the Oldest Resident," by Mr. A. T. Atkinson
Hotel not taking meals. The applicant and Mrs. Nakuina. There are as many
thereupon refused to build the Hotel. other articles of nearly equal interest.
Such an establishment is to be desired,
There are 8:J pages of Statistics, and
but most residents of Waikiki do not 90 of miscellaneous articles of choice
wish one that would be likely to become interest.
a liquor resort.
Senator McCandless struck a popular
New Foreign Church at Hilo.
chord in the Annexation meeting of
January IJ, when he predicted that the
The corner-stone of the new Foreign Labor Contract Law would be repealed
Church in Hilo was laid on January 10th in the next session of the Legislature.
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THE FRIEND.
Vol. 55, No. 2.]
Dr. Emily B. Ryder, by her lectures
Salvage to the amount of $27,000 has
been awarded to S. S. Miowera for tow- and addresses to Honolulu ladies during
ing the disabled Strathuevts towards January, greatly interested them in her
port. To the Mineola which completed labors and experiences among the
her rescue, $21,000 has been awarded.
women of India, where she has been
associated
with the Pandita Kamabai in
Honolulu
during
The temperature in
for
her
work
the child-widows.
the latter half of January has been dethe
in
cool,
the
down
mercury
lightfully
fifties, on many mornings and some evenCensus of Honolulu City.
ings, and often going little about 70°
Some preliminary statements pubduring the day. On the morning of the
26th, the mercury settled to 20° in many lished, show the population of Honolulu
parts of the city.
to be 29,900, of whom 18.77fi are males
and 11,145 females. The chief excess
Hawaiian Star—Change of Editors.
of males is among the 10,074 Asiatics
of
editorwhom only 2381 are females, or less
Ed.
Towse
retires
from
the
Mr.
with
the
the
than
24 per cent
respect
Star,
of
the
of
ship
There are 7918 pure Hawaiians and
public, after two years of good service.
His successor is Mr. A. T. Atkinson, late 3*68 part Hawaiians. Americans numbers 2074, British 1308, and Germans
Inspector General of Schools, who adds 578. There are 3833 Portuguese, and
a
editorial
to
most
intiexperience
long
604 other Europeans. All whites in
mate knowlege of the country.
Honolulu number 8397, or 28 per cent
of the whole population.
The new Oahu Sugar Co. has begun
planting seed cane at Waikele. They
expect to plant from 1500 to 2000 acres
OKDWAY & PORTEK,
next fall, for the crop to be ground in
of Furniture, Upholstery
1899. The water for irrigation will be
and Bedding.
begin
to
Waipahu
Springs
from
pumped
with. Manager Ahrens of Waianae will
Hotel Street, Robinson Block.
take charge at the end of this month.
Co.,
are
about
The agents, Hackfeld &
Wicker Ware, Antique Oak Furniture, Cornice
to import white laborers from Germany.
IMPORTERS
Poles, Window Shade, anil Wall Brackets.
Sewer System for Honolulu.
Mr. Rudolf Hering, the expert employed to devise a system for the sewerage of Honolulu, has decidtd that the
proper disposition of the sewage will be
to discharge it into the sea through a
pipe extending into deep water beyond
the reef. More or less pumping will be
required to assist gravity in propelling
the sewage over the lower levels of the
city.
LOW PRICES,
tdT SATISFACTION (JUAKA.MKKO.
pLAUS
sep-iy
SPRECKELS & CO.,
BAN KERS,
Honolulu.
....
Hawaiian l___a__
Ilraw ■ ■lllai.g. on the principal pari* of
a General Hanking Husine-s.
transact
llit- world,
md
janSTyr.
Compressed Air Motors for Honolulu
Tramways.
Perhaps that will be what is needed.
Such motors are favorably reported on
in New York and other cities. For our
narrow streets crowded with telephone
and electric light wires, the addition of
trolley-wires for electric motors seems
impracticable. The need is fast increas
ing of an improvement upon the present
system of mule traction for street cars in
Honolulu. A door of hope seems opening in the use of compressed air.
Yesterday is yours no longer; to-morrow
may be never yours; but to-day is
yours, the living present yours, and in
the living present you may stretch forward to the things that are before.—
F. W. Farrra.
RECORD OF EVENTS.
"nh.--Arrival of the Australia, with a
goodly passenger list and welcome mail.
6th.- Death of U. S. Minister Willis
at his Waikiki residence after a long
illness.
Hth State funeral of the late Albert
S. Willis. The remains were removed
at IT:JO to tht- legislative hall at the
Executive building where they lay in
state till 2...0. hollowing impressive
services at the Central Union Church at
8, v. m the cortege wended its way to
the Nuuanu Cemetery. The casket was
deposited in the Paty vault temporarily,
awaiting shipment to the States by the
out going A ustrulia.
9th. In the international rifle contest
between one hundred guardsmen of the
Hawaiian and California militia, our local team shot offtheir score to day, making 3.867 points.
I (Itli. -The new steamer for the Interisland S. S. Company's service arrives.
1Jth. Excavation begun for the Emmeluth block, on King Street., to occupy
a portion of the Mahuka property of
Lewers and Cooke's lumber yard. Enthusiastic Annexation meeting at the
drill shed. Addresses were made by
Minister Cooper. A. G. If. Robertson,
L. A. Thurston and others.
13th.—Departure of the Australia for
San Francisco. The remains of the late
Minister Willis were escorted from the
cemetery by a battalion from the U. S. S.
.\lert, and placed on boatd for forward-
,
—
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—
ance to Louisville, Ky.
14th.—Annual meeting of Central
Union Church for the presentation of
reports, etc., Mr and Mrs. P. C.Jones
deed to the church the Palama Chapel
property, and J. B. Atherton does likewise
with his recent purchase of the Smith
homestead, adjoining the church.
15th. Council of State meets for the
consideration of pardons, resulting in
one granted, one denied and one deferred.
16th.—General holiday. Big luaus in
various directions. Very successful day
of field sports by the Athletic Association at Kapioluni Park; largely attended.
—The National Guard and the Sharpshooters are t;> be the next contestants
for marksmanship trophies.
18th.—The big Oahu Sugar Co., organizes with its board of officers for immediate work. The literary circle of the
Kilohana Art League holds its first entertainment of the season, at its rooms
and scores a success.
19th.—Dr. Herbert suggests a fountain for the Insane Asylum and, through
a young lady's help, gathers within
a few dollars of the amount needed as
one day's work.
21st.—At Auctioneer Morgan'ssale of
Stock, various plantation shares brought
good advances on their par value, as
shown by the following prices realized:—
Ist.—New Year's day: Official
reception by President and Mrs. Dole at
the Executive building, from 11 till
noon. —Lady friends of the Y. M. C. A.
provide a New Year's lunch for young
men, and in the evening a concert was
given in the hall, both of which events
had liberal patronage. —Foot ball game
in the afternoon between the "town"
team and a combination resulted in zero
for the latter to their opponents 26 points.
2nd. Mortuary report for December
shows a total of 54 deaths for Honolulu, Paia, 137.50: Waimanalo, 122..,0: Waian improvement for the same month anae, 165; Ewa, 174.—King Street ia
over the two preceeding years.
being treated to an exchange ot new eight
Jan.
—
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inch water pipes in place of the four inch
heretofore in use.
22nd.-Col. R. H. McLean resigns as
Colonel Commanding the First Regiment. —Arrival of the Coptic, with a
number ol distinguished visitors for a
short stay at these islands. The California team beats our militiamen in the
international match by 85 points.
2.th. Kawaiahao Church finds itself
out of debt and a balance in the treasury
to start the new year.
Sftth.—The long mooted Waikiki
Hotel project is abandoned because the
government in its concessions on the
liquor license feature has drawn the line
at "bona fide" patrons. —The Thistle
Club celebrates Burns' birthday by an
evening banquet at rhe Arlington Hotel,
followed by a programme of song dear to
the heart of all Scots.
26th. —Arrangements completed for
incorporating the Hagey Institute by a
number of our prominent citizens. —The
Tramways Company gets cold comfort
in their appeal to the Supreme Court on
the Sturdevant transfer case, the decision
of the lower court being upheld.—Mr.
Fred Yates, the visiting English artist,
exhibits at the Art League rooms his
portraits of well known residents and
sketches of island life, etc., which were
enjoyed by a large number of invited
guests. —The Graham concert at the
Opera House, though moderately attended, was an artistic success.
28th.— By joint resolution of the last
legislature, the remaining stock of Island
Postage Stamps, cards and envelopes issued prior to the present issue, were
burned by the postal authorities and a
special appointed committee in the fur
nances of the Electric Light Works.
The face value ot the stock destroyed is
placed at about $100,000.-The Hagey
club assisted by several of Honolulu's
prominent singers, gave a delightful en
tertainment at the Y. M. C. A. Hall to a
crowded house.
30th. -Farewell testimonial concert at
the Opera House to Miss Grace Richards;
an artistic and financial success.
—
Marine Journal.
PORT OF HONOLULU.—JANUARY.
ARRIVALS.
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lurn-T. fr m New Ca«tk
Haw. bk. R P.
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fom San Fran.
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bktne
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fro it Japan.
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lir „ i ptic Saalby, for San Frnn-incb.
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dolp.i rlering Mt. Maguire, Mix Maauire, II I Miller, -v
W I' Schmidt, k II Shan, I I- Van Vioten, Mr.
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lot Victoria, pel Warrimoo, lan. ■_';. I. .In ■ \\il.s..n and
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HAkl»\ UKKN In Makawao, Mam, Dec. -J-trd.
LVO6 al theret-idence ofthe bridci parenta, K. v\'. Hardy
to Mi i.ili.m, dauthtei of Di. J,P. Aiken. Dt LG.
h, iating.
B i kw ii
ROSS SIE.MStM In tins dty, Jan. Uih, at St.
Andrew*Cathedral by i lie Rev. v. H. kitiai. (,eo. C.
Ro •- i M; •- i an ie Sieiiiwn.
MA. FAKI \M Xl I*lll N \i Waikiki, 1a... lHth.
Macfarlane io
i j tht R*.\ II VI,.II Harker, Mr, 1..
Mi I \. k
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Jan. |obn
Portugueite hurch, by the Rev, A. \'. s,,ar>'s.
Com-
From China and Japan, per I optic, '<. 81 Mi Cyrus
S. Moore and INCumm and I European tn -u i ige,
\. 11.
From San Praaciflco, i"'t" Australia, Imi
Bachtlder, Mrs \ C Baker and tv. i hildr. n, |n i Bihhtip,
i:. ->k
Mrs k II Breiihara and i ill,
John T Klake,
Godfrey Brown, J (. Chamberlain, l: Ft hapman, M S
CroMa Frank Davoy, I, A Delantn. and wife, Mi s Marion
( Dowaett, M X W 1........r. Mrs II ImU, II !■ Glade,
\
C. RGreig, II P Hugus, M D. and wife, II | MMer,
Ida P.».t.„,
Peacock W C Peacock, II Pohlmann, MU*
Miss M B Scott, \ Somen .in,l wife, Geo Sturgeon, I I' na io Maggie sylva.
Sullivan, Mr Wrav raylor and child, Frank Vida, <i I
Waller, E. O White wife and child, I O White, h Ceo
BIRTHS.
B Whitney, W D Wilder, WUdw Wight, Capt U M.
Donald «nd wife, Mr* A A ntirell.
LIGHTFOOI In Honolulu, lan. ti, to thowifeofj
f-teil, Lightfoot, a daughter,
From S.in FraacUco, per Irngard, |an. 0 I
Ereinte,
iOhm-by,
Shea,
WF
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I [illing*, N l» \l\\ \ 11- k in ihi. [y |„n. rt. io the rift o. W 0
l-ronsoti, F J Perrine, F ( Wuiaton
Itwalei, a s n
From San Francis,,), pet Archer, I.m. ti Master Philip
FORBES \t kukiiihaelf, llamakua, lan tfih, to the
l.evey.
wife oi I >.i\ id l t es. ■ daogbtar.
Mnno...,i,
per
From the Colonies,
GUILD \i kipalnilu, Maui. Jan >".h, io llie wife of A
Jan. 7 Mr. X \ I
dan and four children, I M Alexander, Miss Kl' I j
.1 daughter.
Mis«. It Elliott, II CastUton, |ame< Kean, lit. 1> Mel.
WHITE Ii i his city, |an. oth, to the wife oft Lrence
nan wiff and .hild, Mr and Mn .1 K. Stunner, J Keller,
M u loir, i pound l» •>-.
Thomas ktidling.
R> In Mil". Hawaii, fan. 12th, to the ».fe of F.mil
FrtNH Cortland, Ore. per Monmouthshire, lan D Mi \\U'l
cry, a ion,
and Mrs Toggt-rt and litlil. M GoeU, I. M Wingate, ami
I'Ck.N IK It, this, it y, Jan. 15th, te lb- wife of Ralph
F Wil-o.i.
From s_m I- ran is ", pet Sera) I.m. |0 lira I >.i\is and Turnei a ton.
WODKHOUSE Inthiacity, Jan. Gib, to the wife of
Mrs Wilson.
From Yokohama, prr Riode fanclro, Jan. l<» Ill \ vi J. 11. W dehou«e, a daughter.
Vit.ten, Miss M Hall and E Langheim.
GAY \i Makaweli, Kauai, Jan -ist to the wife of
From Port Towmend, prr W I JvWett, fan II Mist; Francis (Say, a ton.
Miss
Stevens.
Stevens,
and
J
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HOLI In ibis City, Jan, flat, totl,-w,feHM
I>
From Newcastle, per Robert l.e.\ers, |in. II Mn apt Yon Holt. daui
M<) >RE In PaauhaU, Hawaii, Jan. fiat, to thewife ot
flood man and thtee children.
\ dm Moore, a son.
From San Fran.is.,,, per IVm Jan. I. David Rii c and
(1
an
Ill.unnion,l.
Smith
S
STACKKR
wife,
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In thie city, Ja... tt, to ibewifcofjl
wife, N
Saundcr*
l
and I h Nakamaki.
Stackt r, ■ l*- pound .laughter.
NII.SON In thin city, [an. Sit, -» T,*> nnd 7-fj napei
I'i.iii Nan li.incis,--!, par S C Allen, Jan |rl Me «1
St.-w._i (. Moi ton anil Miller.
lively, to the wlfc of 11. Nil >t 1. iv. ins, boy and girt!
on Jan. M.aj the
I i,in San Franci*) o per / alandia, Lm. IT W \ Ann u\ I I POX lIX In lid,. Hawaii,
-. Mr. Goo WaU ami Miss
sirting, C H Atlu-non, wife and two children. Mrs II P residence of the bride* par*
Porter, daughter of Mi and Mrs, Howry Porter, of
Baldwin. Mrs D II Cava and two children, (- P Iri
t
ilr Mrs \ F Cooke and child, Miss M Cooke, Mllilt,.
Ip ( oke aad iitfanl, ) H Drake, I \ I lliott, and
wife, Mrs M I Wild and child, MI-wC L Hart well, Mn
W I I' ecock. Mi s Daisy Peacock, Miss \ \ Robert*,
DEATHS.
B F Schoen, R C Scott, Eliai Storey, Jr., Ed Wickr.mn,
WILLIS—In thia city, Jan. nth, Albert n Willi-,, Us
i h.,ri-s Wils Frank I. t-Tngar
yearFvaaj Nan liiti, is, ~, per Allien BtBM lan. Is Mr Minister. %gaaj nrarly 64
SIMKkSON At kaitua, kona.
Jan fefl, Kaluaapana,
r and Miss Kale I ooprr.
ol il,e a S Mauna l.oa
Captain
of
Simer-on.
wile
Aged
Frooi Vancouver, per Miowen Jan. is m. McCarter ;.:>
year-.
wife and child, Mrs t hainwife and child,Uiahop BurtonKeUey.
kohala,
Hawaii,
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Krmstroi.g,
HOLSTER
Jan
Ittli.
J.oiics
Peamon,
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and
1k i l.»n
l.olsti-r, efed M years.
Row< It. Waddonp Bnahand Alilst.om.
per
INth,
city,
this
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GERTZ In
Jan.
G.;ri/,
na
Kriiin San Kraiu'isto,
A Hamilton I A live of Mat, Inn. Germany, \«ed fts yettf*
-m.inn. Mrs foho Gilllgi Mrs Mar.iuar.il
Marl, I >oi_ald dc V »-lali.un, II M GMta, ( A Sprocket*, (1
-In Honolulu, lan. -':.rd. the .laughtri of Mi and
BOYD
M Ho-te. Mre W W UHmond. W C Wilder, Mr» WC Wil- Mn William Itoyd, aged 1 nioii.hs.
der, Mn Frederick" Miss Imballe Wiuknr, Mbi Marie
BURKS In Honolulu, Jan. liet, Wu. Burn*, of Con
Winsl w | M Wirl Mrs W A Hardy, CouM Cergurleo,
..Unit 40 \ears
II I Han. V A Falktnburg, Mr and Mrs E S Gibbous, Mrs -.lunpnoii. an I'niclislinian, agt'd
SMITH— In Honolulu. Jan. X, Edward Nathan, «oo fa
I. F Selfridae, Mia J W Scott, C 1 Johnsou, A .1 MoOM, I
Mr. and Mrs. A, T. Smith, aged 5 months.
C Gallagher and O Daniel.
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THE FRIEND
Vol. 55, No. 2.]
thinking of asking the evangelical body
of Christians at Paris to send out a
iionoi rt.r. ii. i
missionary ship like the Morning Star,
to cruise in these waters, going to TaThis |J-K. is drvolril to the interests "I tlic Hawaiian
80-nl ..I Missimis, .mil the Kilitor, appoii.teil by thr hiti, Poomutu and the Marquesas.
Boird, is raftpon-lU, for its conlents.
He said that they were also going to
try and get some French Protestant
Editor. missionaries out here—men with wives,
Rev. O. P. Emerson,
and not celibates who are always
handicapped."
Kekela,
one
of
our
The Rev. James
missionaries at the Marquesas, writes
(The following letter notes a change
from Taiohae, Oct. 16, 189b. "We have of policy in the Spanish Government of
just received a visit from the Key. James Ponape, relative to the treatment of our
M. Alexander and his brother Samuel; missionaries.)
also Samuel's daughter and another
Ponapk, Oct. '23, 1896.
rady. For three days we had a most en Rev. O. P. Emerson,
Dear Sir:
joyable visit—lodging, eating, drinking,
conversing and worshipping together.
We feel much pleased in having to
We talked in our own dear native tongue report that the good missionary ship
of Hawaii. It was a great privilege to Morning Star was permitted tn pay us
have this visit from the sons of our a visit right here at my home in Kilo.
former beloved teacher, the Rev. W. P. It is needless to say how over-joyed we
Alexander. I knew them as boys at all were at this long-wished for meeting
Lahainaluna, when their father was of our missionary friends. Good Capt.
teacher there, and your father also.
brought his vessel within easy
"Aftei the three days stay at Puamau Garland
of the shore in order to
We went to Atuona, stopping over night pulling distance
1
and
going a pleasure to all.
make coming
at Hekeani. On arriving at Aluona
took .my guests to the house of the The two lady passengers Mrs. Logan,
Hapukus and they received us most and Miss F'oss, favored me with a visit.
kindly. We spent Sunday there, and On their landing at the wharf, they were
neighbors gathered in at the morning met by a crowd of their old Ponape
Missionary friends, men and women,
and evening services.
You will hear by the Alexander.-, of the who prior to the outbreak here, were
work of your missionaries to these isl- good friends of the two ladies. I fancy
ands. These brethren have seen what it would have done your heart good to
has been done at Puamau, at Atuona, have witnessed the mutual good feeling
and also at Uapou, where Kauwealohais; that existed between them, and the greetquestion them closely about this Mar- ings, and kind genuine compliments,
quesan mission. They art iur living that were passed all round. You cannot
epistles to you, to inform you ol every- imagine, how delighted our poor people
thing. The Alexanders asked me to go were to shake hands, and to be embraced
to Taiohae with them for treatment for by those good people whom they never
my ears. My wife Naomi and I are expected to see again on Ponape.
The ladies remained at my residence
aged, but we' still keep at work. We
hold sei vices every Sunday, and from for two days and were much impressed
thirty to titty people attend. My daugh- with what they heard and saw; and were
ter has had a school here for children quite gratified to see that our people
since May, 1895. She teaches in the were steadfastly holding on to their faith,
French language and has twenty or and the love of their Lord Jesus. Capt.
Garland, and the ladies, on hearing from
more pupils.
The Romish priests and the governor me about our Governor's high respect
tried to get me to discontinue this school, and kind consideration for the Christians
but I would not yield the right to keep on the island, proposed to go round to
it. I told him that I had the law of the the Colonia and tender our sincere thanks
land (French) on my side, for it expressly to his excellency. Orders were given by
stipulates that the parent shall have the Capt. to have everything in readiness
the right to select his own schooling tor for an early start in the morning. Conhis children, if it be protestant or papist. sequently knowing the energeticness of
I told him that there were many pro the Capt. I too had to hurry up, and get
testant schools at Tahiti, at Poomutu, my wife and family on board. At noon
at Raiatea, Huahine and Tubuai, and we started, and as it is only a matter of
3 or 4 hocrs sail, we soon arrived at our
other French possessions.
But this governor is a papist, so he destination. The Governor on seeing
helps the Romish priest. 1 told Hapuku the Star steaming into the harbor, quickly
to keep up his school, and not yield to despatched a boat and brought my family
the Governor, nor be afraid of him, and and myself on shore. It was quite a
so Emily (Kekela) Hapuku is still teach- pleasure to notice the generous and
affable manner, in which he received and
ing. She has eight pupils.
prome
that
the
hospitably entertained our missionary
Sarran
wrote
Mr.
tsstant missionaries at Tahiti were friends. On the following day the
HAWAIIAN BOABJB.
-
Governor and I visited the Star and
brought on shore with us 3 cases or
boxes, of New Testaments in the Ponape language. But the supply was not
at all equal to the demand; many had
to go away without one.
In fact in X ss than two weeks all were
non est. The Matalanmi, and Mants
tribes, are specially ctger for a supply.
During the outbreak in Matalanim, all
books were burnt up by the Spanish
soldiery, consequently they need a fresh
supply. On the Hth of September last
all Christian friends were invited to attend the dedication of a new Protestant
Church which has just been built in
Matalanim; there was indeed a good attendance, christians from all parts of the
island came to offer up their devotions
to God. It was truly a yrand and solemn
affair. Our good Christian work still
continues to go or. as hitherto. Our day
and Sunday schools, prayer meetings
&c. are well attended. Of course we
have many drawbacks to contend ag ain.t
in not having an ordained minister to
aid and help us along in our good work,
we can only go so far and no further.
We are however, doing our very best to
keep our people in line; fathers, mothers,
grandmothers and children, read and
study the book, the word of God; and I
verily believe that if they were deprived
of this pleasure and privilege they would
pine away and die off. The Mants and
Matalanim tribes, are also doing good
and effective work. With two such able
christian teachers as William, and
Joseph, good results are inevitable. I
regret to state that our good Governor
has been recalled to Manila. We are
sorry he has gone. He was indeed a
good man, and a good Catholic. His
views of things seemed to be on a much
broader scale than others who have preceded him. He was a very liberal minded man, no bigotry about him, he was
greatly in favor of our cause, and did
all in his power to help us along in our
Christian work. As a matter of course
the priests were exceedingly wroth and
indignant at such revolutionary conduct,
and commenced to stir up and make
trouble for the old gentleman; but he
being made of the right kind of stuff, was
not to be shaken in what he considered
to be right and just. He never in his
life before came in contact with American
missionaries, ladies and gentlemen, and
was almost petrified with astonishment
at their kind hospitality, and affable
maniners. We are sorry he has been
taken away from amongst us. He ruled
wisely and well. May God bless him'is
the earnest wish of all Ponapeans. Our
present Governor is I dare say a good
man too. He is very civil, and very
quiet. I wish to say that Spanish officers bought up a lot of those New
Testaments.
I am Sir,
Yours Sincerely,
Henry Nammj.
�16
[February, 1897.
THE FRIEND.
book gives way to tarenta in the new,
and his Tawita (David) to Tavita.
From N. Y. liidrpriulrnl.
Some of the changes indicate careful
One of the signs of the times is the scholarship and fidelity to the original
due to
readiness of Roman Catholic missions- tixt. About fifty variations are
the adoption of different textual readings,
ries to supply their catechumens with with an obvious preference for the text
Christian literature, and in doing so to approved by the revisers of the English
avail themselves of the work already Bible. Some of these alterations Mr.
done in the same direction by Protes Bingham had anticipated in his revision
or 1893, which probably Father lvdward
tants. A striking case is the recent
had not seen. F.verythin", indicates a
provision made for the Gilbert Islands. desne to give the people a faithful trans
A year ago, perhaps, the announcement latino of the Gospel by a man who has
was made that Father Bontemps had made a careful and independent study
taken to these islands 1,000 copies of of their language, and it must be a satisfaction to Dr. Bingham to find that in
the Gospel of Matthew, with illustrations
Father Edward's opinion so large a part
and annotations, 3,00(1 opies of a book of his-- translation calls for no amend
of Bible stones, 3,000 catechisms and men., and that so many difficult pass
hymn books, and 1,000 dictionaries and aoes remain unchanged.
The notes, rather than the translation,
grammars, all in the Gilbert Islands
language. The book of Bible stories is betray the doctrinal bias of the editor.
entitled a "Life of Christ," and contains Often they are helpful; in other cases
eighty illustrations each occupying two- their insertion is to be regretted. Tbe
thirds of the right bind page, while note to Matt. IS:S2; "It shall not be
beneath are printed verses from the forgiven him, neither in this world nor
different Gospels, describing the scenes in that which is to come," reads, transdepicted above. The preface, which is lated from Gilbertese:
signed "Fattier Edward, Head of the
"Jesus is here speaking of a world
Catholic mission in the Gilbert Islands," which is to come after this world where
reads as follows:
men can be forgiven their sin. This
"A word to the Gilbert Islanders: place is not Heaven, for sin enters not
My children; look at the beautiful illus- Heaven. Neither is it Hell, for those
trations in this book, which aru accom- who have been condemned remain in
panied by quotations from the Gospell everlasting fire What then is this
for the purpose of making you better world of which he is speaking? It is
acquainted with the character of Jesus Purgatory where all those atone for their
Christ, our Savior, whom we ought sins who have failed to atone for them
earnestly to love and obey in all things.' in this world,"
The Gospel ot Matthew is nicely or more literally,
printed and bound, the text, with illus- "where all who have not paid for their
trations and notes, occupying 107 pages, sins in this world dothere pay for them."
besides which there are about thirty The note on Matt. 14:19. "And look
pages filled with tables and indexes, ing up to heaven he blessed and brake,"
with a list of all the books of the New- translated, is as follows:
Testament and a set of three maps, the "And
when He had broken the loaves
Peninsula of Sinai, Palestine and a bird's the
were greatly multiplied through
pieces
eye view of the Holy Land. The book
a way that
bears the imprint of B. Herder, tditeur His divine power in such
could
thousand
given
be
to
five
they
and
pontifical at Freiburg in Germany,
the imprimatur of loannes Chriatianus, men, not counting the women and
Archbishop. The preface, dated at children. This is a remarkable wonder,
a type of a still greater wonder that
Rome, January, lN9f>, is signed by
Father Edward, and promises that at Jesus was to perform later on, namely,
multiplication of nis body in the
some time the whole New Testament the
for the nourishment of the
Eucharist
follow.
will
of
all
the members of His Church."
souls
of
the
volume
A careful examination
shows that the editor has followed very
KEALAKEKUA.
closely and without any acknowledg
ment, the edition of the Gilbert Islands
Krum tile I'acilic Commerci-l Advt-rlrsrr.
New Testament, which was printed in
American
Bible
SoNew York by the
The following richly imaginative and
ciety in IHBO, the version having been picturesque lyric is inserted for the
made by the Rev. Hiram Bingham, Jr., especial reason that it is full of local
of the American Board, who reduced the
language to its written form and sub- color of the editor's birthplace.
sequently completed the translation of The long waves sweep to the rugged shore with
the entire Bible. Nine-tenths of the a flashing of sparkling bells.
text corresponds with that edition word With murmurs of music soft and sweet, in the
of tinkling shellsfor word. When changes occur, many Fillhollows
the scalloped pools in the shining sand, and
for
a
different
by
system break with a gentle shock
are-accounted
of transliteration of foreign words, as t. At the feet of basalt wall, and the ledges of
~, tanna (talent) in Dr. Bingham' shelving rock.
A Sign of the Times.
Ifehind and beyond the barrier steep, far up to
the stainless sky,
Riseth encircled in shimmering mists the dome of
Hualalai,
And the winding path ol the gods of eld, in its
lazy zigzag creeps
From the kiss of the sibilant sea up the face of
the frowning steeps.
The long beach curves to the south, ablaze with
the dulse and tangle and flowers,
In roae and amber, the sea hath filched from the
depths ol the coral bowers,
And the palm trees swing in the seaborne breeze
o'er the belt of fringing snow
That girds the shore where the foam bells beat
on the beach at Napoopoo.
In the face of the scarped stark clitls that rise
high above the ocean bed,
Are the bom s of warrior kings, and the graves of
the mighty dead.
The sea bird hangs on the beetling cliffs nnd
foldeth his wearied wings,
While the sobbing sea the requiem walls of the
long forgotten kings.
In the days of old when "The Lonely One,"
ruled all with in, iron hand.
The walls echoed back the measured tread of his
men on the beaten strand,
And rang with the deafening noise ol his warriors
gathered for war,
As they shot their canoes with the speed of light
far over the sandy bar,
The waters were all alive with the waits and the
warriors bold
Their helmets shone in the morning sun with the
gleam of burnished gold,
And the sea like the topaz sparkling reflected the
sheen tit the spears
Of the warriors turned to dust, in the lapse of a
hundred years.
Where now is the spear, and the helmet and the
cunningly carved canoe?
Where now is the painted warrior of the days of
the long ago?
Where now is the old kahuna with his idols of
wood and stone?
Vanished anil left no trace behind, as the morning mists have gODC !
Ah! never again shall the war canoe sail in from
the seaward way,
It is only the lonely fisherman now whose shallop
rocks in the bay,
Dozing and dreaming perhaps of the past, and
the days that come back no more,
I.til ed by the son.; the waters sing a.s they leap
on the desolate shore.
The sea weed lilteth its rosy bloom, and swings
on the deep Ma-bar,
And the sea gives a broken image of a ship that
sailed afar;
The cliffs give back but the song of the surf and
the wandering sea bird's cry.
And the smoke of the mokuahi trails athwart the
unclouded sky.
CHARLES H. EWART.
Dalbeattie, Scotland, Oct., 1896.
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HONOLULU, H. 1.,
Volume 55
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CONTENTS.
New Year Reflections
(Jlory of the Advent
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Christmas in Central Union Sun-lay School
Palama Chapel Christmas Kiilertaiiiuii nt
Sundry Christmas Festivities
Character of Jesus Uniqtst
The Atoning Cross
The New Testament Self-Venfyini
Testimony to Missionaries in Armenia
Is Football t Bnstal Gu«i
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Facts from the CensuThe Ex Queen Visits America
Why the Natives m-eil Ainiexatnin
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New Church at Lahaina
Founder's Day at kaiiit-lianielia Nch..i.l
New Kdifice for Hilo Forties Church
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper
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Kindergarten Christmas I rlelirutinn
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Return of Minister Cooper
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Record of Events
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New Year Reflections.
E)ur
new year of '97 has come in
iling after the storm. May this be a
sage of better days for Hawaii after
disquiet of the past decade.
May our readers all enter the new
year with high and joyful resolve to
make a good record of duty and service.
Let us live consciously under the clear
and loving eye of God, who sorrows for
our sins and rejoices in our efforts to
JANUARY.
corresponding to ours in native faculty,
and in receptive sensibility, tho marred
by no evil inclinations, no hidden tendencies to wrong wailing development; a
life subject, like ours, to laws of growth,
and dependent, like ours, on conditions
of culture; needing the ministry of
human tuition, and the silent discipline
of the Divine training, while always
answering to both with a purity and
wisdom elsewhere unapproached; a life
exemplary to the world, tho and because
celestial suggestions breathe upon it. It
is a child life, which serenely and unobtrusively appears, indicating that life
as honored in the heavens, and lilting
our hearts to the sun: expectation that
infants beloved, going forth from our
households, shall be instantaneously
welcomed and at home in the supreme
realms. A glory falls thus on the Inn
and the Manger, which belongs to no
cradle of princes in palaces, to no purple
chambers in which imperial life was be
gun; while, at the same time, the midand shining
mj,ht song, and the
angelic companies, swift and worshipful,
reveal the illustrious levels of life from
which this child-life has come forth, and
toward which evermore afterward it
tends. Some men stumble, while others
adore, before the miracle of the Advent.
Except for that miracle, the birth of a
common Jewish babe in a village of
Judea would have been among the most
insignificant of events in the annals of
mankind. With that, and through it.
the heavens become proximate, lumi
nous, .illuring, to the heart of the world.
K. S. Storrs.
1897
Number 1
Palama Chapel Christmas
Entertainment.
Some SOfl people crowded the Chapel
on the evening of the 21 st. The interior
was finely decorated with palm leaves,
maile, ferns and Hags. There was an
opening exercise of songs and recitations
■B seventeen parts, after which ice cream
and cakes were served by a number of
Kamc-hameha students. A Christmas
tree in the corner was then uncurtained,
decorated with tapers and strings of
popcorn. A large quantity of presents
were distributed. A great amount of
successful work has been done in Palama
district by Rev. J. M. Lewis and his
corps of workers, and a strong Sundayschool with its adjuncts shows the fruits.
The Japanese Church made a special
the eve of Christmas day.
Their house was beautifully decorated.
The Japanese stores contributed liberally,
and a large distribution of presents was
made.
The Japanese Methodist Church kept
the same evening in a similar manner.
effort on
Sundry
Christmas Festivities.
On Christmas
eve
the Methodist Sun-
day .School gave its Christmas entertainment in their church.
A boat was
arranged to contain the presents and
—
candies.
conform to His righteousness.
noble
On Christmas night the Japanese
filled
with
most
and
Hawaii is
Services were held on Christmas noon
Methodist
Sunday school held festival
for
Christian
labor.
encouraging fields
in the Central Union Church—also in
in the same place, and the
Let us gladly endeavor, each one by life
and speech, to be a messenger of Christ
to many souls, winning them to learn
of the Divine Master and follow Him.
Thousands among us have scarcely
heard Jesus' name, though asking what
these church spires mean ? May the
lives of Christ's people this year be so
rich in His temper and spirit as to carry
constant lessons of His spiritual grace
and beauty drawing all men to His
higher heavenly life.
Glory
of The Advent.
In the Advent, for example, with its
mystery of Incarnation through the
beautiful wonder of a virgin birth, is
shown to us a personal life, like our own,
coming to us out of the heavens— a life
same boat
the Christian church.
was used—changed into a Gospel warSpecial services were also held in
each of the churches on Sunday ship, with cannon in the ports. There
Dec. 20th.
were several hundred Japanese assembled
all received presents.
Christmas in Central Union Sunday
The Portuguese Sabbath school had
School.
a happy time on Christmas eve. There
was a long and excellent program—
The Christmas tree came off on the exercises in the church. Songs, recitaevening of the 22d. It was the finest tions and dialogues were nicely conone ever seen in Honolulu, a noble ducted.
Every one in the school recypress from the Tantalus forest, over ceived a piesent, and everyone in the
If) feet high and ten in diameter, filled church got a bag of candy and nutg.
with colored electric lights, festooned Mr. W. A. Bowen is thesuperintendent,
with popcorn and mimic snow, and and conducted the exercises.
loaded with dolls and presents. A huge
pile of presents covered the platform.
The lady friends of the Y. M. C. A.
Everyone of the 600 scholars received a
served
in their hall on New Year's day
liberal share, the parcels being made up
for distribution by classes. Parents and a delicious lunch to over 400 guests of
friends crowded the galleries. Refresh- both sexes, including a large number ot
strangers and seamen.
ments were served to all present.
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give tinspeak I and Resurrection, which was its only
lile attestation to the authority of Right earthly instrument. It was thus attested,
In the same w.i_\, in lln entirt ti i. ii.tc- eousnesa before any offer of forgiveness itii iward, by the martyrs in the Church;
ter of the Christ, the- beaut) ol which is made. It is not any sense ol .t com who had heard anil who believed it, with
even infidels chi ft :ss, it is still the mercial transaction, there completed, a faith which dungeon and stake, arena
winch gives to the Cross its lenilei ami anil cross, could no mora conquer than
heavenly tempei which walks before us. Bublimc
appeal to the world. It is not they could break sunbeams. The moral
through occasion! and incidents oj an when viewed in legal 01 forensic rela demonstration of it is thus builded,
tins, important as these are, that it fundamentally, into the new civilization
earthly expeiiencc. There ia its m
but there its incisive pen nnial ap| nl most deeply stirs the he-art. It is in of the world. It is at the base of all
which it makes, unique, our letters, arts, freer governments, finer
responsive souls. By admission of all, the revelation
for all the world, for ail the humanities. Christendom is the witness
supreme,
it is ■ uni<|iie charactei in history; never
ages, "t the heavenly conception ol the to a something wholly surpassing whatarrogant, never petulant, nevei proud; guiltiness til sin. and of its immeasuia ever had been previously known in the
gentle, patient, full of purity, while full bit- sequences ol evil; ot the immaculate World, in the forces which formed it.— R.
purity ol God, and of the self-surrender- S. Storrs.
of authority; tranquil in all emerg
tender toward all needs, ready for utmost ing love which would give up even
endurance and Belf-sacrifice, always thront s and glories to seek the lost. Testimony to Missionaries in Armenia.
conscious ol intimate personal fellow hip W'lun tins is seen the worlds above are
The following from the N. Y. Indewith God, and amid whatevei outward interpreted to us. in what in them is
perils, or seeming discomfitures, holding most transcendent, When this is seen, pendent,in by Edward If, Wistar, of the
profound blessedness in it; a character, and appropriate response in us is in- American Red Cross Expedition in Asia
too, which sheds upon others the most spired, the mission of Christ for us is Miniu:
illuminating, uplifting influence ev'ei answered; and a light flows hack on all
During several months of this year I
known in the world. Supremely placid, that had wonderfully gone Indole- to the
it is also supremely intense. Ii seta be prophecies which had foretold his com was in Asiatic Tin key and incidentally
fore the world the matchless ideal a\ nig. The worlds celestial come near to became acquainted with about forty of
moral perfection, in the humblest circum- us; God is manifested, as never in the American missionaries stationed
stances, and undi
i the impact ot in stateliest or daintiest phenomena of niostlv at Aintab, Urfa, Harput, Sivas
cessant hostilities; and it shows in itself nature; and the wonder of our relation- and Marsovan. With a number of these
no element ol penitence, while always ship to him, and to the realms which he Americans it was my privilege to have
demanding thai in ithers as. the prime Bills with effulgence, subdues yet exalts close relations which justify a judgment
regaiding them. As travelers from beaxiom in mi iral intt i;i iiv. '. Inl) »nc ns. R. S. Storrs.
yond the coasts of Asia Minor are very
has such a charactei appeared in history,
ran
and as prior to the date of my
Others have sh .'.mi •l.:ii, ib and gleams The New Testament Self-Verifying.
arrival
at Harput but one American not
of like spiritual hist
reflected from
The situv vi the Xew Testament is ti- of the missionary element in Armenia
this; but in ibis aloix has been
fore men the lucent majesty, personal me the trues) history in the world. Be had been known to visit the city in forty
yet ethereal, "I the righteousness which yond every other, it is sell verifying; by years. I feel at liberty to offer a word of
testimony regarding these countrymen
which is simply perfect love, "I the the
utter natural simplicity of its style ol -.is, in their isolated condition, from
wrong,
sympathy ntvei
bj
i
the consecration to highest purposes while setting forth the most astonishing personal knowledge of them; and fully
never wearied, the vision ol th< Divine facts, such as fancy Ol fiction would to indorse your mild condemnation of
never dimmed.
Only onci has this inevitably have treated with artificial bui ha statement as that made by F.
character appeared; and then in combi ostentation, in a labored, stilted and Hopkinson Smith, which you quote in
issue of the .'»th inst.
nation with a pbverty ofearthij goods hysterical fashion; by the freedom with
Before meeting them at the several
surpassing ihe pi asant's, yet with b which commonest incidents, familiar
power over nature and man at which talk, are set side by side with superla stations above named, I knew none of
thought stand dumb! This is the live marvels; by the inimitable perfection these people and carried no letter of
essential ;lorj ol linn whom Christen- with which the four primary narratives introduction to any of them, nor do I
dom acknowledges as its Master, and unite in exhibiting a wholly transcendent belong to their religious organization.
whose Name it bears! R. S. Storrs.
character and lite, which had had no
Ihey represent a high type of
precedent ami have bad no parallel; bj Christian manhood and womanhoodand
the spirit u. vigilant yet impassioned .11 loyal, true-hearted Americans beThe Atoning Cross.
sincerity which breathes through all the yi :i reproach;, upheld from hour to
I
consenting histories; and by their pro hour by the Unseen hand. Every man
And at last, on the Cross, it is still gress,
miracle
through
and theophany, .in ong them is a college man, and an
the heavenly temper which appeal
d tiivv.nd a climax not of visible victory, honor to his alma mater in
this country
which gives to that its immortal signifi- but "I unanticipated wounds and death. whence they, as well as every lady at
The
contemporaneous acceptance of this In post of duty, look for their earthly
cance. It is the temper ol abhorrence
astonishing record by men like Paulof sin, yet of infinite longing for the sin
sympathy and inspiration. Their hearts
acute, disciplined, unbelieving at first, an: not the sort that grow indifferent to
net, which there is revealed
the temper who had personally known
the faithful then native land, tho so widely separated
which honors an,l magnifies the absolute historians, who sacrificed everything foi
from it
time and by space; and I
holiness th.ti is God's eternal law fol Ins conviction, and who flung his whole dt m it by
a very great privilege to be able
i
the universe, yet which reaches, even hie into incessant victorious contest for to count
among my friends Miss Corinna
with agonized fa c and bleeding hands, the truth of the Gospel statementsSh tttuck at Urfa, the Earuums, the
alter the meanest and vilest offender; becomes a significant witness to them. \V heelers and Dr.
Gates, with other
the temper ready to bear even intolerable They afford the only possible basis for coworkers
at HarpGt; the Tracys and
shames and pams in order t-i bring wan- the establishment of the Church, coming Dr. Kiggs at
and Dr. Fuller
dering spirits, with the dower or thtdoom out from the midst of a hostile theocracy, and his aids Marsovan,
at Aintab. These, every
of immortality upon them, within the infused with a wholly peculiar life, and one, and others less known by me, as
Gates; yet-wli-tch *till makes repentance expecting to conquer an inimical world well as President
Washburn, Dr. Dwight
an absolute condition of its proposed by the sublime story of Advent, Cross, and Mr. Peet are fulJy
Character of Jesus Unique.
blessings, and which will
.
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able, if need be,
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o( her age, and
to speak for themselves; but as the case past six years to have been 10 1 per
stands they need not lack a witness II nt, which is nearly up to the average ot the tropics.
before the readers of The Indcpei lent. ol 11.1 per cent during three previous that she desires
The per outage ol ington in oi dei
Their continuous effort is and has been six veai periods.
whole population is to hindei t ie
o\
d
d
natives
to
the
revolutionary
pure
spirit
against any
which measure
They richly deserve the warm sympathy •-'■-. I. against .'ss.:!.ri pel cent in IS.m.
and co operation of then
men in America.
fellow
country
the other hand the mixed II iWaii
increased 35.7 pei cent. Add
v," pure and mixed Hawaiians together,
tin it has been in six v cai s a dei 11 .ist i •!
Iri cent of the whole. While pure
II iw.iii.iii males are I I per cent in ex
it. -s nt females, the singular (act shown
in sun continued true in 1896 that
hniXl i Hawaiian females art: in eXC< S8 ol
the males. Perhaps this is due to the
I'ai i that hall caste l< males usually marry
above their grade and prosper, while
owing to the scarcity of women, the
males are placed at a grest disadvantage.
The above facts setm not encouraging
to a hope of perpetuating thi Hawaiian
There appears, however, a pros
i.
peC) of a rapidly increasing class ol
Hawaiians of advancing grades of foreign
blood, who will full) participate in the
pi tgperity of the whites.
I'll c- Hawaiian horn persons of foreign
blood have increased 83 per cent. Many
ol these are doubtless Mongolians. The
proportion of those of American or British parentage is not yet ascertained.
While pure Hawaiian males are eleven
pi r C< nt m excess of females, the male
excess ol the Hawaiian born of foreign
races is less than one-half of one per
cent. Then- is no doubt that the double
number of males in the country has a
destructive effect upon the native females.
i):
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Is Football a Brutal Game?
It is seriously contended by several ol
our religious exchanges that football is
so essentially violent and brutal th it it
l'be
should be forbidden by law.
Interior goes so far as to maintain that
Boxing matches are decent in comparj
son. Is this so?
It seems to us to show a lack of due
discrimination. The essence of a boxing
match is violence. It consists entirely
in the two men administering to each
other blows of the utmost violence, until
one of them succumbs, being overcome
by the punishment received from the
weight and force of the other.man's lists.
Brutal violence is the essence o! the
game The delight of the spectators is
found in observing the destructivi
of the blows upon the human frame.
Whatever injurious violence occurs in
football is accidental, and not at all of
the essence of the game, which is on id
skill and activity and not of intentional
If imm ual
injury to the opponent
violence is practised by any ol th<
players, it is not a legitimate part ol the
game. Here is a proper question: Is
the nature of the game such that the
tendency to injurious violence is too
strong to be resisted by human nature
as found in college students? If so the
game should be prohibited as dangerous
and brutalizing. Again, Is it not practi
cable to make rules checking the evil
tendency by making such severe in try
a "foul" which will give the game to
the side so injured?
It is held by friends of the gann
with apparent force of truth, that it is
highly adapted to develop the manly
qualities of courage, alertness, and lis
ciplined unity of action. Are the bodily
injurious incidental to the game BO great
and frequent as to he too high a price to
pay for the manly discipline?
Facts from the Census.
It is found that the entire population
of the Hawaiian group has increased
from 89,990 in 1890, to 109,009 m Mid,
or over 11 percent.
There are 7U.510 males to 36,494
females, one sex being nearly double the
other. The excess is of course chi- 'iy
c
due to the large importations ol
Asiatic laborers. In IX9O the relative
proportions were IS to 7.
Unpublished figures show the decrease
of pure native Hawaiians during the
I
,
*
The Ex-Queen Visits America.
Mis.
age -n
to San
Liliuokalani Dominis took passDecember ith per S. S, China<
Her going was a
community, onlyhalf a dozen friends being in the secret.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Kia
Nahaolelua, and Jos. Ileleluhe. her private Secretary. The extreme secrecy ol
her movement may easily be accounted
I'm by a proper desire to escape any
public demonstration. An hour he-tore
sailing she called on President Dole to
sa\ guild bye and thank him for the full
pardon sent to her six weeks before,
which left her free to go where she
pit ased.
The tx queen had been living in great
quiet and seclusion since her re'ease a
year ago from partial imprisonment in
her former palace on account of compli
city in the insurrection of 1896 She
had voluntarily and very formally abdicated the throne on the "J-tth of January
IS.li, and had taken the oath of allegiance to the Republic, which acts di fine
her present political status as a simple
citizen of the Republic of Hawaii.
Nothing is publicly known ol the exqueen's intentions in making this journey in the dead of winter, undergoing
severities of climate trying to any person
Francisco,
surprise to
the
entire
■ uted
especially so to a native
A natural conjecture is
to bt in reach ot Washto use any opportunity
Annexation of Hawaii,
is likely to be actively
in the nexl Congress, and by
In ft in it meets. She has
an uiiquestion ible light to oppose the
in..,sun-. ,nid might
naturally conceive
it her duty to the- native Hawaiians to
do so. 6. thai large class of natives
who have been led, gu-atly against their
n
iation,
best interests, as we think, to
oppose annexation, Liliuokalani may
perhaps clafm tube a suitable represen-
own
tative. As such, what she may see fit
to urge should receive due consideration
.
Why
the Natives need Annexation.
Ie most strenuous efforts have been
made, especially during the past four
■
11 -,
mainly
opponents
by a
large body of white
of the Annexation ol Hawaii
to the United States,
to arouse to the
the animosity of the native popuTheir
lation against that measure.
have
been
sentiments of patriotism
as
movement
to
against a
appealed to,
i.,li them of their nationality, their independent c. then birthright, their flag,
their rights anil franchises as the true
People ol Hawaii. These efforts have
been to a i onsiderable degree successful,
although .t large body of native Hawaiian*, especially thosi ol the most intelligence and character, desire the success
utmost
tht measure.
Why should they desire it? The answel is, because the native Hawaiians,
than any other class, need the
protection pi the United .States against
the overbearing force ol the stronger
races who outnumber them. The
Polynesian is relatively B very weak race,
as compared with Europeans and Monnt
gooids. and need a Strong protection.
What is likely to be the status of the
Hawaiian, should the Islands continue
as now, .t nominally independent government? There would continue to be a
painful conflict between the sentimental
claim of the natives to rule as being the
original owners ol the country, and the
practical neci ssity that the capable white
race should do the ruling. The whites
will have to rule, and will rule, whatever
Hawaiian sentiment may call for, simply
because the latter is incapable of handling the needs and exigencies of the
civilization and commerce of this great
central station of the glowing Pacific
traffic.
Unless the Hawaiian should cordially
submit to take a back seat, which is
unlikely, the ceitain tendency will be for
the whites to force him back by the
strong hand, to the serious detriment of
his fl am Inses and i lghts. The stronger
and dominant nice will certainly tolerate
no unskilled tampering with the great
�Janury, 1897.
THE FRIEND
4
who rose from the bed and turned on the
compelling needs of commerce and civi about 200 whaleships annually.
lization. The outlook for the native
Mr. Baldwin has performed a fitting !■•■
The noble an efficient Kindergarten
will thus be an unfavorable one under service in providing the remnant of Lathe conditions of Independence.
haina Protestant natives with a desirable Association of Honolulu may be conUnder Annexation/the Hawaiian will Church home.
sidered as inheriting the spirit of Mrs
be admitted to equal rights as an American citizen, and those rights will be his
inalienable heritage and dignity.
He
will be under lasting and assured protec
tion. All tendency to conflict will cease,
because in exchange for this acquired
dignity and protection, the Hawaiian
will have absolutely surrendered and
lost all claim of exclusive right to rule,
which has hitherto created collision, in
which the native fares the worst.
By all means let every true friend of
the natives counsel them to seek shelter
in the safe harbor of citizenship in the
Great Union. They are a kindly and
gentle, but a weak and wasting race,
unfit to breast the storms of this open
and tempestuous sea of so-called Inde
pendence. Whatever might befall the
stronger races in Hawaii, the natives will
be sure to go under in the conflict.
The Boston Sunday Post, prints
a
preposterous story about the intention
of the Princess Kaiulani Cleghorn to
come to Hawaii and starve herself as a
propitiation to the fire goddess Pele.
Miss Cleghorn is known as an estimable
and sensible young lady, worthy of her
ten years choice Christian training in
England, whither she was wisely re
moved in childhood, away from the
hideous impurities and sorceries of her
uncle Kalakaua's court, which ruined so
many thousands of youthful Hawaiians
of both sexes. The young Princess may
be presumed to be entirely free from the
degrading superstition imputed to her.
New Church at Lahaina.
Hon. Henry P. Baldwin of Maui has
caused his father's old church at Lahaina
to be replaced by an elegant modern
structure costing about $10,000. The
main auditorium is 40 by 66 feet, with
gallery at the rear end. The roof is
steep pitched with low eaves.
The old Wainee church which this
replaces was burned about three years
ago. It was a massive stone structure,
built in 1831 when Rev. William Rich
ards was the resident missionary. Rev.
Dwight Baldwin M. D. succeeded him
in 1836, and preached in the old church
for 36 years. The native population of
Lahaina has declined from 4000 to a
few hundreds. The town has become
mainly absorbed by a prosperous sugar
plantation. The magnificent beach and
delicious sea breeze indicate a future
for Lahaina as a health resort. It was
the favourite residence of Royalty fifty
and sixty years ago. From 1830 to IrSGO
its beautiful roadstead was the resort of
Sarah B. Cooper.
Founder's Day at Kamehameha.
Mis. Wm. G. Irwin of this city added
the noble list of Honolulu benefacduly observed at the Kamehameha tions, by giving on Christmas day $6000
Schools. In the morning a delegation to endow a bed in the Cjueen's Hospital,
besides $5000 distributed to various
of the scholars decorated with flowers
benevolent institutions.
the tomb of the departed chiefess Pauahi
at the Nuuanu Mausoleum. The after
Special prayers were offered in several
noon was spent in athletic contests in churches on Sunday the 27th for the
which the Kamehamehas were generally recovery of U. S. Minister A. S. Willis.
victors over representatives of Punthou. Mr. Willis had been prostrated for two
In the evening the gymnasium was months by malarial fever, latterly comoccupied by a spectacular performance, plicated with pneumonia. His condition
representing the building of a monument a week ago, seemed nearly hopeless.
of noble human character. There was Prayers for his recovery weie earnest,
an accompaniment of songs. The Rev. and seem not to have been denied.
C. M. Hyde, D. I), delivered an appro
priate tribute to the memory of the
Founder Pauahi Bishop.
The day The Oahu Sugar Co. is being orgaclosed with a fine collation in the dining, nized with a capital of $1,800,000. It is
hall.
understood that most of the shares are
already subscribed for. Planting is to
New Edifice for Hilo Foreign Church. commence soon. The land is that
adjaThis Church under the pastorate of cent to the north side of Pearl lochs, and
Rev. C. W Hill, has contracted for a extending six miles inland to a height of
500 or 600 feet, comprising 10,000 acres
new building to cost over $20,0(10. The
of rich arable land. The averageyield is
material is to be shipped direct from estimated at six tons of sugar to the acre.
San Francisco. H. S. Pratt is the con- The cost of pumping water for irrigation
tractor, Ripley and Dickey the architects. to the higher levels is computed to be at
The edifice "will have a shingle exte- the value of two tons of sugar to
the
rior down to the verandas, will be low
acre. The adjoining Ewa plantation the
pitched with flamboyant arches, and a past year averaged over seven tons to
large tower containing a clock." The the acre. The water supply near sea
auditorium is forty feet squate, with level is practically inexhaustable.
Sunday school room 40x25 opening into
it by sliding partition. A gallery faces Kindergarten Christmas Celebration.
on two sides, the rostrum being in the
opposite corner.
This was held on the 18th, in the
A tower clock has been donated by
in front of CJueen Emms Hall.
the Wetmores. A splendid organ has grounds
200 little ones were gathered
More
than
been secured.
May this flourishing
a
noble
there
with
their teachers on this closing
community enjoy
spiritual
growth, befitting its high promise of day of the term. A Christmas tree was
agricultural and commercial prosperity. in the center of the grounds beautifully
adorned with a great variety of paper
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper.
and other ornaments made by the childThe sudden death in San Francist o ren themselves. These were distributed
of this eminent philanthropist, brings a as presents to the parents and friends of
the little folks. There was much
great shock of grief to many hearts. marching and skipping
around the tree
Mrs. Cooper was conspicuous in Christ- with singing, the whole together
and
ian and benevolent work in many diiec each school separately. The Japanese
tions. Her chief honor is that of having school were paiticularly attiactive in
organized the kindergartens of San their national costumes. It was noticed
Francisco, which owe their existence to that a large number of Chinese ladies
her toil and enthusiasm. Through these occupied the balconies opposite the Hall
schools over 18,000 tendet little ones as deeply interested observers.
have passed, rescued from the brutalizThe Free Kindergartens represented
ing influence of the slums and streets. were: The Foreign, under Miss AlexanIt is said that not a single one of those der; Chinese, Miss Snow and assistants;
children has since been arrested for Japanese. Miss Kellogg and assistants;
Mrs. Cooper Hawaiian, Miss Morris and assistants;
crime or misdemeanor.
died in her bed, asphyxiated by the act Palama, Miss Buckjy; Portuguese, Mrs
of her insane daughter and co-worker, Tarbell.
Pounder's day December 20th,
was to
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Vol. 55, No. I.]
Theosophic mysteries are becoming
much muddled. A Mrs. Tingley claims
to be the reincarnation of Madam Blavatsky, the high priestess of Theosophy.
Mrs. Anne Besant denounces her as an
impostor, because the Blavatsky at her
death promised to reappear as an Indian
youth. As depicted in the papers, Mrs.
Tingley's features are sufficiently hideous
The Oahu Railway and Land Co. is to be Blavatsky rediviva.
Meantime
refunding its bond issues and floating the votaries of Theosophy can take their
debts, by means of a new issue of Con choice of delusions.
solidated Bonds of $1,500,000 at 6 per
cent.
The new bonds are all being
The Dredger has during the past
taken up in Honolulu. Provision is also
been excavating for the new dock
month
made for an additional issue ol bonds of
steamers, from the end of the
for
ocean
of
35
$600,000 for the construction
additional miles of railway from Waianae Pacific Mail wharf inland to near the
to Kahuku.
new Market. The matter excavated is
mainly soft coral, which now lies piled
Return of Minister Cooper.
up beyond Richards Street opposite to
the Market, filling the low ground there.
Hon. Henry B. Coopei, Hawaiian A stratum of hard coral is said to under
Minister of Foreign Affairs, returned lie the soft, and will require blasting to
December 25th from his mission in the reach the necessary thirty feet depth of
United States, which is understood to water. The dredger is to return to the
have been partly in view of renewed mouth of Nuuanu stream to complete
His the tilling in below Beretania street.
movement toward Annexation.
report to the President is favorable to
our prospects in that direction.
On her passage from San Francisco
hither, the third day out, Nov. I Ith, the
Monowai encountered a
steamship
Loan Fund Statement.
monstrous sea which stopped hei way
much damage. The CapThis relates to a special Loan for and inflicted was
cabin
crushed in, and the
tain's
public works. The Minister of Finance
A boiler weighing six
deluged.
steerage
reports Loan funds received $349,612.60
tons was turn from its lashings on the
Balance
Expended $128,489.18,
forward deck and driven overboard.
$131,01.1.32. Of $X5,000 for Honolulu There were happily no serious personal
harbor, nearly three fourths is uiux injuries,
although there was terrible conpended. Of $20,000 for Nuuanu Stream
among the passengers. The
sternation
improvements over three fourths is exwas heavily laden and too much
ship
for
roads
on
Ha
pended. OfssX,ooo
down by the bow.
waii, nearly- $28,000 is expended All
30,
November
this is up to
The Maunaloa.
Mr. Rudolf Hering arrived here November 17, and will inspect the city in
order to study out a proper system of
Mr. Hering
sewerage for Honolulu.
has furnished similar specifications to
166 cities in the United States. Mr.
Hering will also advise respecting a
filtration system.
University Club Dinner.
This Club is composed ot persons
holding degrees from American colleges
Thirty-three such were present at the
dinner at the Arlington House on the
evening of December ltth. The Chief
Justice presided. The exercises were
literary rather than festive, although a
good repertory of jolly college songs was
presented by a Glee club. One third of
those present were born in Hawaii.
Nineteen were from four leading New
England colleges, and six from other
Resident in
colleges in that section,
these islands are at least half as manymore graduates, bringing the number up
to 60 or more.
The fact was noted by the Chief Justice
that every one present was in favor of
Annexation, which well illustrates the
unanimity of Americans in Hawaii in
support of that measure.
The Editor of the Friknd had the
honor of taking precedence of the guests
in age, and in date of graduation,
The New Year opened with a bright
day, cold for this climate, the mercury
in the eailv morning as low as 66° in
one part ot the town. It is probable
that the storm of the .'list will be found
to have been propagated to, or even
across the Atlantic.
Hand Book and Strangers' Guide to the
City of Honolulu and Vicinity.
FBRAYNK GODFREY.
There has long been needed information in a compact form, serviceable to
passengers in transit, to enable them to
put in their few hours on shore in sightseeing
to the best advantage. The
above named handbook will serve this
purpose. It aiso contains a good
amount ot general and precise informa
tion about these islands. The book
contains 8«i pages, including 32 pages
of advertisements, and eight pages of
illustrations. The information given is
accurate, as might he expected from the
very experienced compiler.
The only error noticed is in the first
paragraph which says,"The Hawaiians
are supposed to be of Aryan stock migrating from Asia Minor." For "Aryan"
put " Malaysian," and "Asia Minor"
put Farther India." Physiognomy
distinguishes Polynesians from Aryans
as markedly as from Mongolians, but
identifies them as congeners of interior
tribes of Sumatra who are free from that
Mongoloid mixture of blood, which has
altered most of the Malay tribes.
"
The death of Mr. M. Mclnerny removes from our business community an
esteemed anil familiar- face, Mr. Mclnerny has lelt three capable sons to
carry on the business, of which he had
The new steamship Maunaloa, of the made a good success.
Intei island steamship Company, arrived
If what you want is a wife, and not
Dec. 9th, after eight and a half days
merely ah msekeeper, you must keep
size,
San
from
Francisco. In
speed, your eye open for a waim bundle
of
passenger and freight capacity she ranks femininity that will be to you in a perwith the ll'. G. Hall, Kinau and Clan- sonal way what the fire on the hearth is
dine,. She will run to Kau and Kona, to you in a physical way—a fund of
alternating with the ll'. G. Hall. In tropical comfort that will keep the stiffness out of your thinking, the frost out
some respects the new boat surpasses of
your feeling, and the general machinthe others. The Maunaloa is a wooden
of your life in a condition of pleasery
on
Sound.
Her
engines
the
ship, built
urable
activity.— C H. Parkhurst.
are triple expansion of 900 horse power,
O,
how
many men would be ChrisFulton
Iron
of
the
Works
Sim
from
tians it God would make but one excepFrancisco,
tion in their favor, give them one indulgence, forgive them the retention of one
Deluging Rain.
bosom sin.
The old year closed with the heaviest
rainstorm of the year, lasting exactly 24
hours, during which the rainfall measDec. Ist.—Customs officials find a lot
ured from six to eight inches in different
sections of the city. No serious damage of opium, 4XO tins, C3ncealed in a shipwas done, although many lower sections ment of craokers recently from Portland
to the Washington Feed Co. Subsewere flooded.
REE
CODF VENTS.
�quently the whole shipment of 174 cases
was confiscated to the G>. eminent.
The mortuary report foi last month
shows 5X deaths, a number considerably.above the average of the past five
years.
:ird The S. S. China, arrives From
Yokohama, in the unprecedented time of
9 days, 7 hours and 66 minutes. The
dredger begins work at the end ol the
Pacific Mail vviiail In thl
xteilsion of wharfage facilities.
4th—Sudden and quiet Jeparture of
Liliuokalani, per China, foi .- n l'rancisco.—Annexation campaign inaugurated with a revised constitution and new
board of officers. A large and enthusiastic audience, at the diill shed, enjoyed
the address ol L. A. Thurston the newpresident.—The Sharpshooter Company
havetheirannu.il dinnei .at the expense
ol the losing team.
7th First lull census table of the islands, by districts, has publication, show
ing a total of 109,009, subsequently cor
rected to 109,020, This shows a gam
of 19,0:m, since the last census ot 1890,
—Steamer Likelikc tows the brig Lurline into port, having rescued her from
a perilous position at Kahului, Maui.
Bth—The Frawley Company closes a
very successful season at the new Opera
House, and returns by the Mariposa to
San Francisco.
9th -Arrival of the long expected U.
S. S. Alert to relieve the Adams. The
Inter-Island S. N. Co.'a new ste.nnti
Manna Loa arrives from San Francisco,
having made the trip in Bj4 days.
10th—Odd Fellows celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the establishment of the
order in this city.
1 Ith -The open air conceit by the re
turned Hawaiian Band, at the Hotel
grounds drew,a very large concourse of
people. -The Australia from San Franciscojeturns us ,t number of kamaainas
among her large list of passengers.
13th -The girls of the Kavvaiahao
Seminary give ,\ very creditable concert
at the Open House which was well at
tended and enthusiastically received
Uth—B. F. Dillingham's lug Oahu
plantation becomes an assured tact; to
be incorporated at $1,800,000, ovei hall
of which is already subscribed for.
15th—Decision rendered in the Police
Court against A, L. Muni; in the
Washington Feed Co. opium case,
trial of which was concluded on the
12th.—and he is si ntenced to five
months' imprisonmi nt and a line of
—
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—
An appeal was at onci noted.
17th—First University Club banquet
at the Arlington, at which some thirtymembers participate.
19th—Founder's day at Kamehameha
duly celebrated by a series n{ field
sports in which Oahu collegiates con
tested with the Kama, for honors, with
but partial success. At the- literary exercises in the evening Dr. Hyih delivered the annual address.
23rd—Pacific Tennis Club gives a
$500.
I January,
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6
"welcome home" reception to Mr. and
Mrs. S. G. Wilder at tin ir couits fiom
.'! to 6 1-. M. i Hit of 478 guesses upon
the name foi the Wildei S. S. Co.'s newvessel but two hit upon the coire-ct one
■Helens. Mrs. W. G. Irwin distri
butes $1 1.000 tn the various charitable
institutions of the city, irrespective of
creed or nationality.
25th Christmas Day; special ser
vices in the foreign churches. Ai rival
ofthcCrUMd from San Francisco, With
Christmas gifts and greetings from the
'• home
" lor many. Minister Coi per
returns from his visit Fast. Death ut
\l. Mclnerny the well known merchant,
a resident of this city foi nearly forty
years. Christmas afternoon concert by
the band at Thomas Square,
2£th—Tenders for the construction of
the new central lire station, opened to
day, ranged from $26,366 to $38,138.
'.'ihh The "rainy town" petitions
the Executive Council for "more water."
-Co. B decide to "welcome home " tin n
captain in good style by a banquet at
the Hawaiian Hotel.—The new steamer
Manna Loa enters to day on her intei
island service, taking the Hall's Kona
and Kau route.
30th —The ci'y was treated to I day
of almost stead}- rain ; the downpour
between I and 6 o'clock p, m., being very
heavy.
'■'i st The delayed Kona is evidently
upon us, though with but light wind so
far. Through the night and morning
the rain continues unabated. Arrival ol
the Coptic from Japan en route to San
Francisco,
Jan. Ist. New Year opens up blight
and clear.
—
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Journal.
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Am ss Vn-.liali.-t, II (It-tie, b r San Irani ism
Am ss Alameda, V .111 Otert nilorp, foi the t olnni. s
Bl s, In,in, Snilih, For Chinaanil Japan
Ilit 1 VV mi �, White, for the Colonies.
I hina, Seabttry, for China and Japan.
Hi is Miowera, Hay, for Vanconvn.
passf.Ngf.Rß.
ARRIVALS.
From San Francisco, pai s N ( asile, per 4 -i apt C
Nil I-*1'!
From San Francisco pel SG Wilder, I lee ft P Murphy
and wife, Ms srs Chi. Kiikl.iniliit.il Reed.
From, the Colonies, per Mariposa, Dec o- Maggie More
.
,
Ret l.i kn Siuitli, Miss 1,tc- inn! I'iof Hsary Ward.
per Australia, 1 )cc n Miss A
I ii'; San Francisco,
and si it, Mi. Andrew Brown, Miss k
II'm.I T Bosrars
i:
Charles
ii
M
ir.
v,
Chilton sad wilt, J X t IK.
I
I i
and «iii-. 1 I! t soke, J II Crawford. Mis s VI Damon snd
son, .Mi,. May Damon, .VI '..us, H | Day .mil »ife, C F
I
1. L..M, Mrs Cant Godfrey and five chlldrsn, J H Goodhue
M G esn, Miss M H Hardy, Dr Lsno 1 Harvey and wife,
Miss Mabel Hitchcock, Charles F H. gg, Mrs Hopper,
Mis VV 1. Hoppel .mil ihres .hil.lt.iii, Mrs | J Homer, I)
w lames and wife, I A Kennedy. Mrs L H Ketr and
two children. Mis .A I. Lowrsy and maid, F J Lotvrey and
wifs. Miss Helen S Lowrsy, Allan l.owrey, Frederi.it Low
rey Sherwood Lowtey, Mrs F.tlward Madden, C J
tl i srthy, PAG Mcst-charei. 1 F Millar, C H Musser,
M.n.iis o'Furrell, M I O/FsrreL lir I M Peebles, Mrs J IKent.mi, t naliea A kice, Mrs W H Rice, W Spa'ethe, O H
Spalding, M P bpsnesi snd wife, X F Sweeney Miss
lempletun, Mi- rotten, I G VV.tibel, Mrs Wm Weight,
Mi-s Lucia WbesJer, .Mis t harles.Winter, Mrs 11 Ii \\ i~Bard .mil n.lant
.iii.i and Japan, per Keltic, l>ec 15— Maj and
Id i rtletl, Mi Mm-la and Mi Ozaki.
From San FrancisLO, pei Dori:, Ilec 16- Mr V Knudsen,
Vl,s M Knudsen, Miss A Fa>e, Geo P Wolff, Mrs Geo P
Wollf. Maatei WohT. VV A Kinney, MrsC 1) Kinney August Fries, Judge I H Garoutts, Miss Amy Garoutte, Miss
Grace Garoutte, Mr X Wissnnsrnsr. P Kohnspeyer.
DEPARTURES.
101 San Francisco, par China, Dec—Capt Metcalfe, Miss
Metcalfe, Godfrey- Blown, Alex Young, Miss Henna Young
1. B Grelg, I \ l.lnern Lilinokalani, Mrs Kia Nahaolelua,
loscph htclsluhe, Chang Kai. VV S Fairman and Gns
For San FrsncisCO,
mil.- White, Vlr .mil
S Patterson, VV k
Y. htlley, N ll. iUte.nl,
r
M,
1 ullooh.
per Mariposa, Dec 10—F Davey,
Mrs Lulling, Mrs A F I'htlps, Mrs V,
Wnin. the Frawley Company, W P
Mr- Cll Wi|son, J W Reward, B F
For San Francisco, net Helgic, Dec 15—Mr antl Mrs
VI N M, Millan, Mis I- II Urown and Mrs N P Harris.
I'm San Francisco psr Australia, Dee 16—Mrand Mrs
rVillard-French, I Witowski, W X Hint X Abrasis, Miss
II work, Mi Matsi.n, wife and child.
lot the ( 'ohMUSW per Alameda, Dec 17—Charles Chiltun,
ami wile, M Davis, I I'. Hogg, C H Musser, Marcus
'>
I .null. M I II larrell, Dr J M Peebles, W Spaethe and
VI I' Spent er ami wife.
PORT OF HONOLULU.-DECEMBER.
BIRTHS.
O'DOWDA- il Kwa Plantation, this Island, on Nov
•nth, to*thc wife of Phomas O'Dowda, a son.
RICHARDS -In HUo. Hawaii, Nov sBih, to the wife
3 Br ss China, Seabury, from China and |
■it I I. Rii hards, ■ daughter,
Br bk Wi'll..h.i. I'-.u tirsuti, fr"ni Ni*h C.istir
\mbktnes N Castle, Hubbard, front San Francisco,
4
HASTINGS In Washington, D C Dec 15.0 the wife
v
ran. Bren, from New< ii
of Frank 1' Hastings, n. datighter.
6 \mi brgtns S< wilder, M« Neill, from San I ran. i» o,
PINKER In this city, Dec it, so the wife of Joseph
j \tn bktne fAirline, Brown, from Kahului
Tinker, ■ daughter.
| No. bk White Row, Karon, from Newcastle
(
S
S
San
OOKE In Oakland, ( al., Nov 19, to the wife of
Alert,
Hafitord,
from
I CJAm Kit 1- Chancy, Haskell,
I ran
|o eph i ooke, a son.
from Pori Tow
I
1
ward,
Colonies,
\m ss Mariposa, Ii ay
from the
lo Oei »h Marie Ha> Itfeld, KrotiM, from firemen,
ii
\in Mt Martha Davis, Sonlefroni San Francisco.
MARRIAGES.
\n m.ili.i, Houdlett, from San Francis* o.
\-n
,- \(n bk Ceylon, Calhoun, from F.utekm,
M ANSON SHARPE In this ,-ity, Dec 2d, at the
\iii nehr \l'»h i, Dabel from San Fram iv a
■fthsbtidss parents. Thurston avenue by the
Japan
key
Alexander Mat Irintosh, Georice Mans.ni to Lilian JoseDortCt Smith, fromSan F"anci*co.
phine
Sharps.
km ss \l.iiih-i|.i, \ n Ortcrendorp, from San Francisco,
t,
rig IV G Ire in, Will am*, (rem San Fi am Isco,
WAI.PRON SWAN In this t-ity Dec-stl, at the resid< 11. iil the brids'i parents, Thurston avenue, by the Rrv
Vvarrimoo, \\ bite, from San I ram isco,
Lfl Br
Alexandei Mackintosh, Frsd L Waldron to Ssrah Elisabeth
Vi. *cch Alice Cooke, PenhaJlow, Port Tow send.
Swan.
.■.. Am l'k Mohican, Saunders, from San Francisco.
ik, lasl o, Eroa Hongkong,
lit bk ."• rthl
i <.«_•■
COLE RAMSAY In this tit? Ones Mary Cat, and
bk I < Glade, Stege,' from Liverpool.
Charles Ramsay, si lbs resident c of Rev H W Peck
H\ mi:China, Seabury, I
Dei isili.
Anoake, I lornelitH m, from Newcastle.
ti
I!i ss M iowera, Hay, It m the Colonies,
\ni liktne, Klikn.it, ( utler from Pori i ramble.
DEATHS.
an Jap ss Shinshu Maiu,
from Yokohama.
it
Br ss Coptic, Sealby, from hina and Japan,
sUpaa
sTettal pec 1, capt James
HATFIELD Al
Willi..in Hatfield, (ather of Mis fc B Makee, aged 72
-
-
-ii
'
DEPARTURES,
Mm I ebanon, M- I can, lor fapeev
i
2 fjapstrnt Sakura-Maru, Brady, from Seattle.
Hi
t
sinn hina, Seabury, foi San Francisco,
4
Haw bk Rosalie, Nissan from Puge-i Sound
■
Haw l.k Diamond Dead, Ward, tt„ San Fiandsco
s Aas bk Albert, (Grirniths, for San Francisco.
r.i ttmr
yean,
HA 1.1 II I\\
\t tin- lliimrs Il.isuiial, Dec 2d, Creole
Halliday, a native ->, Liverpool, kiiL*iaml, aged 32 years.
HUTTON At Lanpaboanoe, Hawaii, Dec 6th, Edward
limit. 11, in the 7i-i year of his age.
M. IN. KNV
In thM city, l>e<_ m M Mclnerny, a
name .»f County Clare, Ireland, aged 65 years.
�Vol. 55, No. 1]
7
THE FRIEND
HAWAIIAN BOARD.
HONOI.t 1.1. 11. I
This pane is devot.-d to the interests of the Hawaiian
Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the
Boanl, is responsible for its ant*. Ms,
*
Rev. O. P. Emerson.
- Editor.
Week of Prayer.
The week of prayer, January 3rd to
1Oth, will be observed by union meetings at the Y. M. C. A. as follows :
Monday: "Thanksgiving ami Humiliation." Leader, Rev. Hiram Bing
ham.
Tuesday: "The Church Universal."
Leader, A. B. Wood.
Wednesday: "Families and Schools."
Leader, W. C. Weedon.
Missions,"
"Foreign
Thursday:
Leader, Mr. Ripley.
Friday: " Home Missions.'' Leader,
Rev. S. E. Bishop.
In Memoriam.
On the 30th of last June, at Hutai lt.ti i.
Rev. J. W. Kanoa, the first Hawaiian
missionary to the Gilbert Islands entered
into his eternal rest after the longest residence of any evangelist m Micronesia,
He was born in Kehena, a small village
on the rocky coast of Puna, Hawaii, in
1823. He received his education principally in Hilo. Here he early won the
respect and confidence of his teachers.
Zealous to have a share in the new en
terprise of carrying the gospel to the
benighted heathen of the regions beyond,
he was appointed a missionary to Micronesia by the Hawaiian Misi
Society in 1855. At the parting exer
cises, held in the evening before sailing
in the old Bethel, he stated the reason
for his going. "The Friend" foi June,
1866, reports his words as follows, "The
cause of my going out on this mission
is on account of very exceeding great
debt to the kingdom of God. 1 have
land and cattle and horses and parents
and brethren, and I have looked on all
these things, but they will not cancel
my debt: therefore I give my whole body
and soul without reserve for their salva.
tion, because this treasure was freelygiven to us; therefore we freely give
Noble words
without murmuring."
these. He sailed on the 24th of May of
that year, from Honolulu, with his wife
Kaholo, and a young son, for Kusaie,
the easternmost of the Caroline Islands.
in company with Dr. and Mrs. Pierson,
in the American whaling barque "Belle,"
Capt. Handy. On their way the "Belle"
passed leisurely through the Gilbert and
Marshall Islands, cruising for whales
This
and trading for cocoanut oil.
afforded the missionary party an opportunity to gain some acquaintance with
the inhabitants of these two groups. In
the course of the cruise aho-.it two weeks
were spent on shore by them at Apaiang,
Where they met sonic of tin high chiefs,
and thus in a measure prepared tin \ iv
lor the introduction of the Gospel to
that people in 18*7. They reached
Kusait- in Oct., IS')"), and were residing
there in l!S. >7, when the Morning Star
arrived, The writer then met hun for
the first time. Two Gilbert Islanders,
Marie and his wife, Tekaoti, had been
providentially picked up, when adrift at
sea, by a Vessel, and had been landed
on Kusaie.
From them Kanoa and his
wife had learned a few Gilhertese words
and sentences, with the hope thai
day they might be permitted to carry
the Gospel to the Gilbert Islands. On
the itith of September, IS, >7. Mis.
Bingham and myself were designated
by the Micronesian Mission, convened
at Ponape, to cninineiice the work m
the Gilbert Islands, Eleven lays later
Mr. and Mrs. Kanoa were designated to
the same field, and on the 18th ol
November, 1857, we landed at the cap
ital of Apaiang, were welcomed by the
old king, Teniaua. and his popular and
powerful son. Kaiea, and that day we
secured a site lor building neai Koina
Wa. I louses lor the two families were
soon erected, and in January, 1868, We
began little schools for the children
who came about us. In June we hail
made a translation ot the Lord's prayer,
which was used for the first time, m
the lit st public services held in Gilbertese, June 27, 1858. On this occasion
Kanoa aided in speaking. On Apaiang
we labored side by side, hand in hand,
shoulder to shoulder, until June, lstil,
when failing health compelled me to
leave our brethren Kanoa anil other
Hawaiian mission;tries in charge of the
station. A lew converts hatl been bap
ti/ed, and gathered into a church, Mat
thew, KphesMiis and nearly all of John
and a snies ol Bible Stories bail been
printed on Apaiang, and three quarters
vi the New Testament.
I was gone three years, but during
r
r
I lis first wife
1875, having been the mother of
only two survive hun.
died
in
eleven children.
The memory ol my dear friend and
fellow laborer KanOa is very sweet.
A willing helper, he did what he could
tn ..id in the introduction to and maintain.nue ut the Gospel among I heathen
pet.pie. In the rough work of touring
without beasts of burden from village to
village, and in sailing from island to
island ill mil open boat, he did not
shrink. Sell colli ted, cautious, kind,
observant, courageous, industrious, active, he was ever a comfort to us, in
peiils among warlike people and olten
drunken savages, in perils on the deep,
.a\d in the loneliness o( defenseless ex
isolation.
Pages ol the most interesting reminiscences nl inn early missionary experiences with him illustrating his faithfultreme
anil fitness tor his wink might he
our limits will not allow.
Kaunas great heart went lovingly out
toward all the friends of Jesus in his
native land, anil I am sure that many in
these islands will he interested in his
last letter to me, a short one, written
Dec 111. I SIT., at Nonoutt, whither he
had gone in the Morning Star to attend
the Gilbert Evangelical Association as .1
delegate from the church at Butaritari,
and at Mi. Walkup'a request. He bi
gins wit
1 tin following characteristic
saint i' i "Love, great, unceasing,
■•
for
for the Secretary of the
"il, for Dr. Hyde, for
II ii
Mai..i, I. inn. Kan oho, for His Excellency the President ol the Provision., 1
Government, I'm all the chiefs, for all
the people from Hawaii to Kaula [the
extreme island ol this group at the west I,
ness
written, hut
'
lor
-
the congregations
ol
Ksumakapili
and Kaw.u.ihiii i. and Central Union, ft r
the awe-inspiring church of Haili (m
Hilo), and for all other churches in the
Hawaiian Islands. Extend also my
salutations to the people of other nationalities resident there, namely: the Portuguese, the Chinese, the Japanese, tho
the voyage of the Morning Star in 1866, pale-faced foreigners, and the peoplt s
when Rev. J. S. Emerson went as dele- of variously dyed complexions."
gate of the Hawaiian Board to Micro"In my good opinion love is veiy
nesia, and Rev. R. Maka and wife as beautiful, and so thought Paul. In this
missionaries, Kanoa and family were matter ol love oui Lord exceeds all.
transferred from Apaiang to Butaritari
"The year past (I8!)i>) has been a veiy
to begin, with Mr. and Mrs. Maka, a new unusual one foi the Gilbert Islands.
station there. This island is about 70 The people have been very much given
miles north of Apaiang. Here Mr. up to dancing anil the pursuit of excesKanoa continued to labor iii the service sively worldly pleasures.
The only
of the Hawaiian Board, foi the evange exception in reference to dancing is that
Illation of that people for twenty years, of Tapiteuea.
save a year of aid to us on Apaiang in
"I am thinking of returning to see you
1573, and his temporary (light from in the next voyage of the Morning Star.
Butaritari to Kusaie, alter the massacre Our Heavenly Father is lengthening
of Hawaiian seamen in ISOG. For rea- out my days in this healthy locality. I
sons beyond his control his relation to the have nothing moie to add. I am your
Hawaiian Board ceased in IMBS, but dear child (wahf pokii). (Signed)
J. W.
during all his remaining years, he wit 1< \OA."
nessed for the Lord Jesus as a humble,
Cioil did not grant him his wish to
example, Christian by precept and faith- visit once more his native land, his
ful among that people for whom he had three sons whom he had not seen in
so long labored. Of his fourteen children years, and his only surviving daughter
�8
whose seven living children he had
never seen. A kind father, a beloved
brother, a faithful friend has gone on
before. We shall see his face no more
on earth. We shall miss his frequent
letters, so full of brotherly love, of inter
est in our work of providing a Christian
literature lor the Gilbert Islanders,
which he delighted to aid in circulating,
and of interest in the progress of Christ's
kingdom throughout all that group.
But we would not call him back. After
more than forty years of voluntary exile
from his native shores, save three brief
visits, and of earnest labor for the
heathen, he has gone to his reward at
the ripe age of 73 years, and is now
doubtless in the presence of his Master
with many of the redeemed who first
heard from his lips the story of Jesus
and His love.
The memory of the just is blessed."
Hikam Bingham.
"
Mr. Eganu, of Waihee and Wailuku,
writes: "Last Sunday (Nov. if>th), Dr.
E. G. Beekwith gave most solemn bap
tism to four (Japanese). There were
ten seekers, and six were asked to wait
for further experience."
Mr. Uyeda, pastor of the Japanese
church in Hilo, Hawaii, reports that
since he began work a little over a year
ago, he had baptized 23 persons, three
of them being women, all of whom have
united with the church. Mrs. Uyeda
assists him in his parish work.
Mr. S. Sokabe, who has for three
years been stationed as the Japanese
pastor at Honomu, Hawaii, goes by the
China back to Japan for a short visit of
two months to his home. Mr. Sokabe's
parish comprises the three plantations
of Hakalau, Honomu and Pepeekeo,
where is a total of about 1350 Japanese
laborers.
At Honomu the profit sharing system
is in operation. Mr. Sokabe represents
his countrymen on these plantations as
having "much contentment," and also
"much sake and gambling." The Sunday meetings are held at the chapel,
which is in the central district, but there
are weekly schools established in two
adjoining districts. Mr. Sokabe reports
quite a number of Japanese families and
about twenty five children. It is his
purpose to establish a kindergarten for
them. He goes to Japan with the hope
of returning with his sister as the
Janury,1897.
THE RRIEND
ture, built in the days of the fathers,
might be made much more comely and
habitableand strong to stand as a memorial of the past, and as a needed land
mark for the future.
With the close of the year just passed
the Rev. J. Waiamau closed his pastorate at the Kaumakapili church. This
he was obliged to do because of HI
health. This pastorate, immediately
succeeding that ol the Rev. If. Kuaea,
and continuing for fourteen years, has
by no means been a tranquil one, for il
came in a time of much agitation, pollti
cal and otherwise. No Hawaiian pastor
ever filled a more difficult position, and
it may be added that probably none
could have filled the place so well. It
was during the pastorate of Mr. Waia
mau that the new house of worship was
built.
By vote of the Oahu Association,
taken at a special meeting held Dec.
•28th ('96), Rev. O. H.Gulick is appointed
to act temporarily as pastor till the
church can be freed from debt and a
new man called to the pastorate. The
Rev. E. S. Timoteo, chairman of the
Pastors' Aid Committee of the Association, has undertaken to raise the debt of
the church. His energetic action has
already secured pledges very nearlyequal to the amount necessary to pay
off the retiring pastor.
weapons, and in a struggle wherein
morals and religion participated only as
feeble allies." It may not appear that
morals and religion facilitate the discovery of a star, or a law in nature, or
even the achievement of a great national
event; the benefit of that discovery or
achievement to the world, however, is
not so manifest until it is considered in
the light shed upon it by religion and
morals. Tint writer in the CenturyMagazine a lew years ago comes nearer
the heart and soul of history when he
says that in this World of mechanical
achievement, that only is progress which
is associated with and presided over bycertain very rigid forces known as moral
and spiritual. Had that was a noble
Confession of Professor Mhegard, of the
University of Copenhagen, and formerlyknown as "the apostle of atheism in
Denmark," that when the tempests of
life had plunged him in sorrow, "the
apostle of atheism in Denmark," "the
cable of science broke like a thread;" and
that when he had found peace in God,
he did not abandon science, but "assigned to it another place in life."
OKI)WAY
and Bedding.
IMPORTERS
& PORTER,
of Furniture, Upholstery
Hotel Si reel, Robiaaun Block.
The average man usually finds him- Wicker Wan-, Anmitic Oak furniture, Cornice
sea when he undertakes the dePoles, Wimliiu Sha.les ami Wall Ifrackcls.
scription of a lady's dress. An old
LOW PRICES,
farmer, returning from the wedding of a
niece in town, was eagerly questioned
til SATISFACTION < iIAKAN I KK.H.
sqi-ly
by his family as to the bride's costume.
Well," said he, " she had on some
kind of a dress, with a lot of flubduberry pi.AL'S SPRKCKKLS \ CO.,
of some sort or 'nother down the front
B A X X !•: X S
of it, and a thingamajig on the back of
it, with a long tail of some stuff I don't
Honolulu.
Hawaiian I-land*
know what it was dragging out beDraw
the
eichangi on
principal parti of ihe world, and
hind, and a lot of flip-flop flounces over
Hanking
a
Busine**,
transact
|soatTyr,
Genetal
the whole thing. There warn't no arms
truck,
had
lot
white
she
a
of
to it, and
soft and floppy-like, on her head, and nisHOP & co.,
that's jist all I know about it." All of
which must have been unsatisfactory to
B A \ X KRS,
the ladies of the household. Sacred
Heart Review.
self at
.
"
.
—
comes towards
" Who
doubtings dim,
\lc- an inch, through
In blazing light do I approach a yard toward!
him."— Persian.
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
Established in
IKSB.
"To every man his work;" and in
that, even if it is only running little erTransact a general hanking and Exchange
Miss Augusta Bruce, principal of the rands for the skilled workmen, we mayGovernment school at Kaluaaha, Molo- excel to the edifying of the church.— F. llusiness. Loans made on approved security
Hills discounted, Commercial credits granted.
kai, is trying to stir up the people of R. Havergal."
undertake
Deposits received on current account subject to
to
parish
Manase's
Rev. H.
Prof. Liebig affirms that "future his- check. Letters of credit issued on the principa
the work of repairing, theii meeting
describe the victories of freedom cities ol the world.
house which is somewhat time and tory will
men
achieved through the invesand
which
the
immediate
weather-worn. By
of the ground of things and of US'Agents of the Liverpool and London and
judicious expenditure of a little money tigation
won with bloodless Globe Insurance Co.
sep-imo.
this massive old stone and mortar struc- truth—victories
teacher.
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