https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/bffc5df31c4126cce6b85216b7c5ed45.pdf a72264d236b2af9369ae1576c535f3df PDF Text Text l;(ll);:, ~/\L *,.1JJ"itici1a1 1J4S entries fo11ol' ti1is :,(~ctiCt" dd~/S • conc(2)'i;in~J Lc;v"i r.hariLer1ail,' s li\:;'': �['laria P. Charlluer1ain journal 1848 Honolulu Dec 14 1843 I was surprised on stepping to the door to day to meet ilrs Richards and t"IO daughters They came dovln from Lahaina in a vlhale ship with the Rev 11r Taylor They wish to stop a while '-lith Dec 18 blood. ilr CiS lAS and I have engaged to board them a month. cough is very bad and his expectoration tinged often -- He is troubled I'!ith 'coldness of the feet at night ,~ith Flannel and blank- ets are applied in vain to produce heat till midnigrlt then burning heat succed!?(l) I apprehend an attack of illness is at hand. Dec 22 Had tiessers Taylor and Boardman to tea "Ii th Rand daug hters. ~'lrs Our three older children attended a singing school at tlrs Dominis l r'lr C 'Jas com- fortable a.nd the evening 1</as spent in a very pleasant social v/ay. Dec 25 The children ''1ere very happy in giving and receiving preseflts. I have taken cold and am somewhat depressed in spirits Dec 29 tlrs Taylor and :liss ilills took tea vlith us. ilrs T is going to leave the islands after a residence of 25 years She is a vloman of an excellent charac- ter and it is It/ith regret ''Ie bid her adieu The evening vias spent very agreeably, husuand \'las comfortable but my cold in the head is very bad indeed. Dec 30 I have been sick to day, confined to my room The funeral Services of Leilehoku(l) the I(ingls urother in la\'l noses Kaikue\'la(!) and the adopted daughter of the Queen Vlere attended at the stone chaple(!) Jan 1. (1849) I kept my bed most of the day my flection meditation or almost every duty. !tr C attended. cold unfitted me for re- I did ho\,/ever solemnly renew the dedi- cation of my soul and body, all I have and am to God. Tuesday 2d :lr C is taking the influenza and feels 'luite indisposed. He was hOI-Jever able by taking a portion of cherry pectoral, to take a seat with us at table and conduct our morning ,'/orship. \'Jednesday 3 vI. & E. The maternal ileeting \'las at our house. Our evening meeting vias conducted by r1r Clark Letters VJere read from ~1r Chanberlain was not able to be present Thursday 4 The US Ship of IJar Oale(?) arrived here from tlazatlan and brought us a long and very important letter from the Board r'lr C \'las confined to his settee It was sent in to him and though a very long communication. he glanc- ed over its cont~nts in a very short tine. A meeting was appointed at our house at hal f past 2 P .~l., and the famil ies ,,!ere invited to come and hear the letter �2/1849 read Though the letter contained 34 pages, he sat in a rocking chair whileit was read. It ,,;,as v/ith deep emotion that he heard of the hopeful conversion of our Son EYurts and that both our sons are considered pious youth. The Board propose entire change in our system of missionary "JOrk and recormnend us to call a General :'leeting for consultation. cited, and his cough was hard during the evening. o'clock ilr CiS mind vIas much ex- He did not sleep till one He remarked to r.1e "Perhaps the good rtev/S is to prepare rile for my depart- ure out of this world. If I die I wish you to consult the Board as to the course you shall persue but I hope to be able myself to be able to I'Irite to i1r Anderson He then in audible prayer dedicated himself and all his interests to God for tir,lC and etern i ty Friday 5 i'1r C raised some blood in the morning vias not able to come dO\lJn to breakfast Aften'lards he camo down and lay on the settee and again at half past 2 Pil and I sent for Dr Uood he \!Jould prepare some r.ledicine and send it up. see :lr Clark's little f\bert(l) I sent again for the Dr t'Jhile he VIaS lie raised blood at noon He nade a short call and said I requested hirll to call over to there he \'la5 taken I,lith bleeding & and v!as thankful I'lith us. lie \lent over to the dispensary and brollght a blister and digitalus pm·"der of sugar of lead hy ''Ihich means the hemmorrhage Sat 6 stayed. \'/aS \·Je have had heavy s!lo\'/ers to day j'lr C is very feeule though he has not raised any fresh blood. li,oved from the bed to the settee v:here he has lain(!) through the day called in the He has The Dr n~rning. rlr DvJight arrived in the K III. lie called in the afternoon. It has rained considerable to day and this evening Sal..lbath Jan 7 the morning flr C is morc comfortable but took a heav~' dose of salts in He took (";lore at nine and eleven uhich pt'ovided a pOI'Jerful effect ,Ir Dole called to see hir.1 on his way from church and brought me a note from ,·Irs 0 informing ne that [Irs ;Ionday 8 f~ice had thi s morning been confined "Iith a daughter Mr C noved fron the bed to the settee -- Salts still operating He shaved himself th; s norninu and about noon feel r.ly great exhaustion \'fent to bed About half past one P i1 he \,/as taken again with raising blood .freely sent for Dr 1'1. The brn(!) an(l) some of the sisters came in fearing the hour of departure had come I sent to school for James and \'Ie all surrounded hi s bed. He had tvJO spasr,ls and \'Ias almost suffocated gave us advice ( I ? He expected to revive He conversed \'lith \'/ithO) us all and ) a dying hour but he said He did not think himself dying He has raised on Sat and to day as much as a pint of blood The Dr advised that he be kept very quiet during the rerlainder of the day �3/1849 Ar Castle watched \'Jith him during the fore part of the night J\(!) one J\ r1 I came dOI'lIl and sat till three, then !laria Jane sat \'lith him till morning 9th nr C very poorly seei n9 company Dr called and directed hir.l to be kept from conversing or I-je have very vIet I'leather The Dr call ed t\vice to day r'lrs Richards and her dauyhters have breakfasted at rtr Clark's dined at rtr Cook's(J) and taken tea at: lr CiS i·lr l)",Jight watched with l1r C vied 10 :1r D took breakfast and conducted our family worship. comfortable ;1r C a little more I have got a couch fitted up in the room with a musquito(!) net for the l'latchers to 1 ie dovlIl on It r.ained all night and a part of our adobie (Efm) �1·1aria P. Chamberlain journal - Death of Levi Chamberlain (1849 ) i1r C \'/aS depressed in spirits and very restless -- Could not Sabbath July 15 sleep -- lie asked me to read the 51 Psalm, and said, that suits best to day 0 that my head were vlaters and mine eyes a fountain of tears that I night weep day and night for my sins. buffet him In the evening He said that Satan had been permitted to The anguish of mind that he felt was so great that he rose from his bed to v/alk the room but he had so little strength that I took him by the arm and led him to his chair the Lord rebuke him. After sitting an hour in mournful soliloquey(l) he said I wi 11 return unto God my Rock into God that performeth all thi ngs for me. !Ionday 16 lie VJas very comfortable and I reminded him that r1r Baldwin had written him a kind letter and that he had requested hiP1 to send hirl a message by the pen of sone one in the family. After a little consideration, he said him I thank him for his abundant correpondance(!) in past days. Tell It has given ne great delight to ans\'Jer all the letters I have received from my brethren, but my vlOrk on earth is almost finished. A~ the shades of evening begin to gather around me and the night Qf death is approaching, I feel that nothing on earth is \'1orth 1 iving for hut to labour for God and to do good to dying men. True, \'Ie need food & clothing, but vie shall not "Iant them long, and God has pronised that \'Ie shall have them. -my heart is fixed trusting in 9.2.9. Tell him that Give I'lY love to :1rs B and the same to all the brethren and sisters at Lahainaluna and Lahaina lalo The same day I asked him if he had any message to 1 eave for our dear Sons in America He repl ied Tell tJarren the last effort I ever made to vwite \'1as to hin, but my strength failed. (Three days after the arrival of the Montreal he requested me to bring his portfolio his pens and ink but by the time all \'las in readiness his strength \'las exhausted and he was obliged to liedovm on the bed. After a sea- son of rest he said I do not know \'Ihat more to say to my sons which has not already been said. They have been on my heart continually and I have prayed "Jithout ceasing for them. I expect Evarts will become a minister and preach the gospel. \~hat is your opinion I asked in regard to \~arren's \/ish to return to the islands? He replied if you remain here, I should think it \'Jel1 for him to come The Lord direct in all things Tuesday 17 of it ~'Jarren's birth day Tile Lord grant him wisdom. to obtaing(!) an education i~hen reminded of it he said I have thought :lr H knoVls my Hishes in regard to his desire I \,Jish to do all that I ought to assist him. read to him a part of the IV & V Chaps of 1 Thessilonians(!) God is very precious to ne. I fie said tile \JOrd of �2/ (1849) Hed 18 ilr C has suffered much of late from suppression of breath use a fan frequently Juring the day and the night. Has to To day he calld(!) me to come to hirl and embrace r.le and said that he felt that the hour of separation VJas dral'/ing nigh. The Lord bless you and provide for all yourwants t and bless our dear t dear children and make them all children of his grace. do for you nO\'I. Thursday 19 Ship of t~ar formation This is all that I can Our daughters had an invitation with other ladies to visit the Ohio. I raised some objections but he said Let them go and get in- In the evening he I'Jished all his children to sit dOl-in in his room and heard with pleasure an account of \·,hat the(!) had seen & enjoyed. Ilhen they re- turned he remrked that he should be happy to 1 ive long (. see the improvement of hi s fami ly but added not Friday morn 20 r.W I'd 11 but thi ne by done l-1e heard of the death of John Emerson He said that dear boy visited me in general ,leeting & nOI'/ he has arrived at heaven before l'le a great thing to diet to be prepared to die. 0 it is I'le should feel to see our dear 110\'1 Levi cold in death (they v/ere alJout the sar.le age). Saturday 21 I \'1as nescessarily(!) absent from his room a feY! hours carne in he said come do sit dOh'n. day \Jhen I This is the first tine I have felt at home to Read me sOf,lething out of the bible to enable ne to get the victory over the last enemy Read the XV Chap of Corrinthians -- cannot inherit the kingdom of God Yes I know that flesh and blood Lord prepare me for the last confl ict and be better to me than my fears. Sabbath day 22 Dr Wood called in the Morning He said to him I feel that my tir:le has nearly comet 0 hovi I long to have the last confl iGt short and easYt but I ought not to desire it to be according to my I·rill. be done. riot rly \'/ill but thine I know of nothing more to do that I hAve not done I trust wholly in the merits of Jesus Christ for salvation -- In the evening one of his daughters asked if she should read a fel-I verses which he had directed her to look for in in the morning the concordance" Thou shall guide Ple vlith thy counsel and aften/ard receive ne to glory. Whom have I in heave(!) but thee and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee thy heart and my flesh faileth but God is the strength and portion forever Inore. He said ho\'l S\'Ieet ho\'/ precious are they for me. 0 for faith Tuesday 24 I spent the whole forenoon in his room He has suffered much in mind on account of taking morphine to mitigate his pain He prayed that the Lord would direct in regard to this thing. He shaved hinself & set up in his chair �3/ (1849) while I made the bed ~~ desired me to read some promises in the XLII of Isaiah But now with the Lord that created thee. 0 Jacob, and he that formed thee, 0 Isreal (1), Fear not: for I have redeemed thee. I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine \-Ihen thou passest through the \I/aters, I \'/i11 be \-fitll thee, and through the rivers. they shall not overflo\'1 thee: burned neither shall the wilen thou \'/alkest through the fire thou shalt not be kindle upon thee. fla~e For I am the Lord thy God. the Holy One of Isreal thy Saviour. XLIV. 22 I have blotted out as a thick cloud, thy transgression and as a cloud thy sins: return unto me for I have redeemed thee. He said, mark those promi ses; they may be of great hel p to me when r.ly soul is in troubl e. I 10th \~ho I read one more Chap is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his ser- vants that walketh in darkness and hath no light? the Lord and and (!) stay upon hi s God. let hir:l trust in the name of He sa iet there is r:lY trust and there \I/ill I rest ;'1ark that verse and regard it as my dyi n9 testamony(!). Wed 25 ;1r5 Dole dined with us. chief except the I~ing, I\fter dinner Kekauonohe the only remaining high who was on the ground when he arrived, called to see him He \-/as very much a ffec ted when she came in and \'JCpt \'lhen he recovered he asked ho\'l many of the numerous chiefs \'Iho \I!ere here \·,hen he arrived were now 1 iving she replied I only and the King fie continued, ilost ardently have I desired your salvation. the early missionaries bestowed upon you. husband and your son Leleihoku. God has sr:litten you fluch labour have He has taken your His voice to you is repent prepare to meet your God ilr C has taken the influenza and his head is quite disordered. Thursday 26 :lr C is worse -- his Bl'3ea~RtFl~(!) is appetite is fail ing his breath- ing is difficult, and his expectoration copious and to day he has had perfuse perspiration. At half past 2 PII I felt SOI.lO alarrr:l and sent for fir & :1rs Clark. He had quite an ill turn but told us he though(!) he \'las not dying He asked us all to pray that he Ihight not need "Jatchers that his faith and patience might hold out to the end; that if it was the will of God he Might die in peace without protracted suffering. I sent for Dr tiood \'lho candidly told him he \,Ias failing, but he did not expect his dissolution to take place immediately He slept I,lore than I ex~ected I spent the night in his room. but had a turn of perfuse perspiration and required at intervals the use of the filn. Friday 27 .1r Cooke callad in to shave hin but he felt too lIm'/ell to have it �4/1849 done. He hOI/ever \'Ialked to the settee and rested tllerc \·!hile his bed I'las r.lilde. I stepped out a .noment and left him \lith :lr C(lstle. He sent for ne in haste \'Jhen I caPle in I found his nind a little \JanderinfJ hut it soon recovered its bal1ence. Ilis exrectoration lias dark heavy natter, and the circulation at the extreillitics h'as sluSgish. Bottles of hot v/atcr I'ere appl ied. Ile via s much in prayer duri n9 the day lie requested r.Je to take hi s spectaclos and Cil.Jle and put thef11 aV,Iay as promises previously rlarked for his comfort (Paper insert): I read to him the V Chap of r-ornan ;1rs Parker. set tHO hours in the afternoon (End insert) lie insisted upon r.Jy going upstairs that night, saying you must tal.;e care of your heal tho is done. tlaria Jane can stay \lith r:1e. Eversthing devolves upon you -- I am of 1 ittl e consequence. ily I'/ork I feel r.Jore for you than I can express The Lord bless You I rose at three A il on Saturday 28 [lorn -- He said he had rested some. I took a to \'Ie 1 and \,.fired the perspiration from his chest and neck and fanned him a I,.'hile I v/ent into the kitchen to attend to donestic concerns early that I r.Jight be at liberty to spend the day with hint About day light he rose and \·/alked to his chair and had a movement of the bowels. (It was a perfectly healthy one but he said it would be his last.) He said he l'/as very poorly and that he v/ould not take any thing for breakfast but a little thin arrow root without milk. His appetite \'las al1 gone he only took this to sustain sinking nature After breakfast i'lr Cooke came in and offered to shave him but he said I am very poorly. I am very short of breath f1r C said he hoped he \'lOuld be better cnd that he I</ould call in to do it in the afternoon. I did not dare to express my fears ilr C rose to go out but he had not reached the center door before i'lr Chamberlain cough~d and I perceivdd he had rased(!) fresh blood. back and sent for :lr Castle I"/ho \'Irote a note .for Dr Wood. blood every time he coughed. ~Je hi~ He continued to raise gave him 12 drops of the sulphate of copper ra i sed about half a pi nt duri ng the day. required constantl y to be fanned I called ilrs Thurston spent the day vii th us He He VIe had lllany cal1 s - he gave hi s hand to every one that came in but did not attempt to converse r.1uch. prayer at noon he took ali ttl e chicken broth He seemed to be much in In the afternoon 11; ss Smith and :1r Dole calld(!) and offered to spend the night. The Dr called again in the eve- ning and told him that he had gattered(!) a little strength since morning and expressed his opinion that he IJould 1 iva thnQugh the night he said I hoped you \'lOuld be able to make a nore cheering report I long to go but the Lord's time is the best time �5/1849 I sat by him till tvJO in the r:lOrning He slept considerable Slveat perfusely had difficut(!) breathing and required the almost constant use of the fan At two 11e urged 1'1e to go and take some rest and let :'lr Dole com(!) down Vlhich I consented to do Sabbath July 29 The last eventful day had come. ~Jhen I came dO\,1n in the morning he pressed my hand tenderly and shel'/ed me v.Jith apparent satisfaction the blood settling round his nails. feet I rene\'/ed the bottles of hot(?) Vlater at his He took a few ten spoonfulls(!) of chicken broth for breakfast but said nothing I remarked to one who came in to inquire for him that he coughed and raised but little. He replied when I do that will be my end He had made one effort to coug hand ra i sed a quant ity of ( as though it migh(!) have been the discharge of an ulcer ? ) matter The Doctor called. about eight A M He gave a look of recognition to all who called in but did not speak ik Cook(!) and Castle stQod by the bedsid(!) t-lr Clark came in and read some precious portion of the Saviours last prayer cut he spoke not. ;ilr Clark \l.rent to preach to his native congregation and ;ir Castle to attend his Sabbath school The Doctor ;1i ss Smith fIrs Cl ark tks Thurston and our Ol'/n family stood round him He did not seem easy if I vias absent only a fm'l minutes times took his hand and he pressed mine I asked do you know me? do and I know all the friends that are about me. twice I several He said Yes I About ten 0 clock he groaned It seemed to be nore a mental effort than that of pain and coughed sl ight- ly and desired to be raised up. He beconed(!) me to him, embraced and kissed me most affectionately and said very pleasantly have lie 1 ived togather(!) for 21 years. We must now separate I commit you to the care of the Lord. He \'Jill provide for you and our dear children and kissed her and bade her good by come throvling his arns round him and love your ilother f~e Trust in him l!e next called ilaria Jane by name embraced :1 A and said good by. James, he said rarevJell Levi, namesake, be a good boy Farev·!ell Isabella, extending his arns our youngest(! ).(re- collecting the one I'/e buried in infancy he said, ourllolver was cld: off before it \lIas blo\'Jn and \I!ithred(!) like grass) Isabella he a good gir1 and honour your mother kissed each of us as he closed the sentence. the bed. Extending his had(!) to him he said 0 !H!) stood at the foot of fal~e\·!ell Ilith a areat effort The Lord bless you in your basket and your store, preserve you from the love of the world and give you an abundant entrance into his everlasting kingdom tended both bands to friends standing near by and said Fare I'lell. Then he ex- Sinking back on hi s pi1101'IS the Dr felt hi s pu1 se -- He sa id I fear the struggl e 1'Ii 11 be protracted the Dr rep1ied it l'!'ill not be 10n~ :lr Charilberlain. I sent for ilr Cast1e �6/1849 and :lrs Clark sent for her husband \'Jl1o disnissed the congregation and came in vlith :lessers {\ndre'tJs and Armstrong and several of the chiefs He gave his hand to the brethren bowed to the Chiefs but as though he ymuld express his regard for a man of real \'!Orth he 1 if ted up his face and kissed John Ii. He then desired that the bottles should be removed and said there is no use to try to keep a dead man (! ) al ive He drey! up his feet(wA;i.eA-e;j.e-Aet-Beee~e-ee~e-wl-leA-l-le-ete8!in the bed turned over a little on his left side and breathed gently as an infant going to sleep I saw his 1 ips move and putting my ear close to his mouth, heard him say, into thy hand I commit my spirit. Hith out a struggle or groan at half past ten he entered into hi s everl ast ing rest � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chamberlain (Levi) Family Journals Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chamberlain, Maria - Journal - 1848-1849 Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">Maria Chamberlain</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">March 19, 1803 - January 19, 1880</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%;">Maria Patton submitted herself to become a candidate for the missionaries on October 15, 1926, believing she would save Native Americans. Instead, she found herself on the Parthian sailing to the Sandwich Islands. Maria became an exception to the rule as she did not have a husband when she set sail on her mission. Maria kept a journal from 1825 to 1859, that detailed her biggest life experiences and challenges.<br /><br />Maria started her journal in 1825 when she was still in Salisbury, Pennsylvania and not yet apart of the mission. She would detail almost everyday of her life, focusing most of her attention on Sunday’s as she would talk about the sermon she heard or her time at church. She would include the mundane aspects of everyday life to her exciting journey to the Sandwich Islands. In her everyday life, Maria took care of her eight children and would entertain visiting guests with a hot cup of tea. Sea captains to royalty to fellow missionaries were always welcomed in the home of the Chamberlains. Since Maria and Levi were close to the royalty, they were updated on political affairs of the government. She wrote how Madam Boki prepared for war as she did not want to give up Oahu. In the end, other chiefs were able to calm down Madam Boki and major conflict was avoided. Maria would end her journal in 1859, 34 years after first starting in 1825.</p> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource If you would like permission to publish or reproduce this material, please send your requests to archives@missionhouses.org Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives