https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/b4671916ebac6374364d7ce0127fc6fc.pdf d8c17b1be97c8d555d87db86fbdf6275 PDF Text Text 25 THF E RIEND HONOLULU, $d. Merits, Uol.) 7, )% 4.J OOMTBJITI For April, r I milt. Hunt. ***» Side Item Itev. P. 8. Klulng I'. *. SU'iinur LtawaaMf The Puritan ol 18l):t Kdit ..r'e Tulile lliiHtnn, aeen tlirouKh Hawaiian Hpi'ctitolri* Sunny '•" ■,« ■ -II 3D -1' M,i«t:uriou«K<llc lliv. Tliomai Thumtim Itev. A. I. Slime W Ke Alaula A few Thought! For the Cnnaiilrration u( frofrnnlng Clirintlani 30 y Marine Journal, atfl » TII E F 111 E N 17, - APRIL 2. IHOIT. A Sunny-Side Item, Smacking Olden Time. of the In former years, and those good old times of our grandfathers, the Puritans of New England paid their pastor a reasonable salary in money, but that was not enough. They drew wood toJns door and chopped it. They sent the pastor's family nice upples, and luscious pears, good butter and cheese, besides many a choice piece of veal or pork. The general impression is that those good habits of the New Englnnders are passing away. Perhaps they are in some localities, but we are glad to learn that, amid the rugged hills of New England, there still lingers muny a parishioner deservedly to lie ranked among the best of those who lived in the days of the Cottons, the Hopkinses, the Mathers, the Edwardses, and those whose names are recorded in " Mather's Magnalia." This is one reason for our thinking so. In one of those snug country parsonages, quietly nestled among the hills of Worcester county, Massachusetts, and cosily sheltered under the shadow of old Wachusett, rearing aloft his bald head and culm brow and looking abroad over the beautiful villages of the Bay State, there lives a country parson who has long since preached his thirtieth anniversary sermon from the date of his settlement. Now, the wife of that good parson, writing to one of his former parishioners, APRIL 2, 1866. now living in it western homo, thus describes incidents connected with the intercourse of the ptistor Mid his people, but assuredly without the remotest thought that a paragraph, of her letter would ever find its way to those Sunny Islands and be caught up by an editor : seem rather on the " Our people in ■tiding sonic They put away—some to new homes, and some to their long home. The last funeral Mr. P attended was will follow before , ami gootl Mrs. uiiinv hours. Our old friends are just as kind us ever, and remember us in their friendly way as they always have done. Never doing great things, but steadfast— sent Mr. always the same. Old lady and myself, yesterday, a very nice P pair of white woolen stockings, and Mrs. brought me a supply of thread. Then I have in the house a mince pie and loaf of cake Mrs. sent us, and a fine piece of sent, not to mention beef that Mrs. 's turnips. 's pumpkins, and Deacon Thus, you perceive, though prices are high, and we, not having much money in our purses, have the comforts of life. I feel as though I ought to commence this new year with a thankful heart for the healing mercies ' bestowed upon us," &c, ice. A country parson, with such parishioners, would be, like the Vicar of Wakefield, " passing rich with forty pounds a year," and long may minister and people live to enjoy each other's society, and when they pass " the bourne from whence no traveler returns," may they enter upon the rest that remains for the reople of God. ' The Rev. Franklin S. Rising.—This gentleman, who has been laboring during the last four years as an Episcopal clergyman nt Virginia City, Nevada, arrived a few days since from San Francisco, hoping that a visit to these islands and a tour through the group would prove beneficial to his health. He is the bearer of most cordial letters from the Rev. Mr Beckwith, Rev. Mr. Buel, A. B. Bates, Esq., and others, in California, commending him to the fellowship of Christians upon the islands. {(DtoStritst M.J?,. The U. S. Steamship Lancaster.—This vessel, after leaving Honolulu, made a remarkably fine run over to San Francisco, making the passage in a few hours over ten days. After remaining there a few days she sailed for Valparaiso, but having been out two or three days she sprung a leak, and was obliged to put back, and is now undergoing repairs at the Navy Yard. Admiral Pearson, Lieut. Cushing, and Mr. Proctor, the Admiral's Secretary, had left for Panama, on their way to Valparaiso. Two or three months would be required to repair the vessel. We were favored with a letter from the Admiral, from which we take the Hberty of making the following extract: ) U. S. S. Lacaster, San Francisco, Feb. 16,1866. \ My Dear Mk. Damon :—We had a tolerable run, mostly under sail, and arrived here to-day. 1 need not express to you the pleasure which penetrates the hearts of Americans on visiting Honolulu, for every visible object reminds them of their own beloved country. We met there a diversity of people, but assuredly most of them have American tastes and manners, even to the native citizens. Such a society is always agreeable, and the more so as we meet therein many ladies and gentlemen among the natives whose intelligence and other accomplishments would not only grace the best society of any civilized country, but who are singularly interesting to us, as we feel that the groundwork, at least, of their educacation and manners was laid by our honored Missionary brethren and the teachers who took part with them in the noble work of education and Christianity. I was highly gratified with the " Home," with its neatness and order in every particular ; with its provident, respectful and generous regard for a large and increasing class of our countrymen, who so richly merit the friendly advice and manifold comforts which the seamen of the Lancaster were sure to receive without stint at the Sailors' Home, in Honolulu. I was, also, much interested in the Seamen's Chapel, ifc., »kc. "The crowning feat, the kindliest act Of freedom, is the freeman's vote." �111 E 26 .INI! N l>. APRIL, 1866. every drop of blood in his veins was tinged with as strong and true a "blue," in the Mayflower. THE PURITAN OF 1863. as if he himself hadtolanded the sterner doctrines of | He took naturally wkittkm ma nte nr.vr rtlM onsf.KVia [ religion, while Mr. Allan, versed in a.'l the MRS. R. D. C. ROBBINS, MIDDLEBURY, VT. ! modern lore, questioned and doubted. The BY key-stone of Mr. Owen's theology was the It was in the early part of October, s sovereignty of God ; Shall not the Judge that the Rev. Mr. Allan started to walk to of all the earth do —" right?" This was the Farmer Owen's over the hills. He had to man upon whom God had now laid his hand cross two low spurs of the Green Mountains, so heavily and Mr. Allan felt that if the and as he climbed to the top of the second trial brought no murmur, no rebellion against the rich valley of the Otter Creek lay spread that mighty Sovereign, the stein old faith out before him. At any other time he would were indeed a rich one in which to live and have stopped to admire its gentle undula- die. He knew that one element in this war tions ; its great flower garden of forest trees, was Puritnn. Sons of the Roundheads filled rich in every color and hue; its silver threads up the ranks of the Northern army. They winding their way to trie waters of the Cham- marched to battle to strains of old tunes that plain, and the glorious autumn light which had lingered in the nursery and the sanctualay like a golden mantle over them all. But ry front the day lhat Cromwell and his solthis afternoon he seemed oppressed by the diers chanted them on Marston Moor. All beauty which surrounded him. He looked down the aisles of Time came tramping to upon it with eyes misty from tears. There the music mailed men, bearing on their shields was a dull, heavy weight upon his heart—a the two words, Liberty and Equality. They weight which even the long, fervent prayers trembled on Mr. Owen's lips with his parting that he had uttered so unceasingly since blessing to his boy. Would he remember noon had failed to move. Between him and them, and would they comfort and give him that landscape, we might almost say, be- strength now? tween him and the mercy seat, there moved Where there is affliction in a house, the a slight, tall boy, with a laughing blue eye, minister is at home. Mr. Allan entered clustering brown hair, and lips always ready without knocking, and made his way to the with a merry pleasant word. To-day, there large, old-fashioned kitchen in which he was was Bennie, nutting under the bare, brawny sure of finding the family. arms of the butternut tree; throwing his There, by a table, with his arms folded line into the little brooks, that come babbling and laid heavily upon it, sat Mr. Owen. down from the steep mountain side; driving His wife wns.in a small rocking-chair by the his cows along the narrow foot-path ; stand- fire, and Blossom, a young girl, sat between ing with Blossom undprthe bright maple, them. and shouting with pride and joy as she Mr. Owen rose to welcome him: so did wreathed her pretty face in the gay leaves. Blossom; but the wife did not notice him, •' Oh, Bennie ! Bennie!" Mr. Allan hardly she sat still rocking herself to and fro, looking knew he was calling the name, until it came at the blazing wood. back to him with such an empty, mocking Mr. Allan put a hand in the brawny one sound, from the heartlees echo ; " almost"— that was held out toward him, and laid the Mr. Allan thought, startling himself by ihe other on Mr. Owen's great heaving breast. seeming impiety of the words—" almost as My friend," he said, how is it with the if there were no great, kind Father over us "decrees of God ?" all." and true are all thy ways, thou " Just As he came near Farmer Owen's house, King of Saints," faltered out the man. he saw his oxen yoked to the plough. He There was something strange in his voice knew they had been there since the telegraph —a thin, womanly sound, so unlike the deep, came. Mr. Owen had read it in the field, stentorian tones in which he had always gone to the house and forgotten them, and spoken before. Mi. Allan, when he heard no one had dared to put them up. He was It, almost felt as if it had dealt him a blow. a man fully capable of taking care of his own forsaken " Thank God ! He hasofnot, then, affairs under any circumstances, never having you, and from the depths this deep trouble been known before to forget. can still say, ' The Maker of all doeth Mr. Allan beckoned to an Irishman who you well.'" was passing, and asked him to take care of —and for an instant there " Yes, yes" them. The man came with an awed look glimmered from his dull eye a spark of the upon his face, as if even there he stood in old fire—" you don't suppose I the presence of a great sorrow, and with- havecontroversial held on to that anchor when the skies out the least noise obeyed. were cloudless, and the little waves just Mr. Allan walked on slowly toward the rocked my bark, to let alone of it now—now, house. He had known Mr. Owen for many when the great waves and billows are going years, and he knew him well. Indeed there over me, do you ? I've planted it firm, and was a peculiar bond of it don't yield ; no, it don't yield, but the between sympathy the two men. In all his large parish, there strain is terrible. God send it may carry was not one upon whom the oh, Mr. Alhn, say it will. It as he did upon this strong, minister relied me into port; sturdy farmer, has seemed to me to-day so dark, so wonderiviany and many an hour he had walked by ful, so inscrutable, that he—my Bennie! enVy! l en , was "Pining the brown Mr. AlUn, there is a good, wise purpose d"»coursed with him on t icg behind it all. Can you see it ?" whirl, which would have sounded harsh and •' To bring you nearer the kingdom," said ear but Which were fr the minister. ?Vl,al in,ereBt t0 them don't tell me that; I can't bear it. uwen " Owenwn was a direct Jdescendant of «'• God Oh, the Puriis too wise; He knows a hundred such PRIZE TALE. IJ tans and , ! ; — " - P/.^ witVd.ST'T Tt , rejul- - ™W souls as mine are not worth one of my Bennies. I can suffer if lam too great a sinner for God's grace to save, but Bennie ! Bennie!! I have sat here all day, since the news came, wondering, wondering ; he was so good a son," —and Mr. Owen's voice grew almost inarticulate in its emotion,—"such a dear, precious, noble boy ! I thought when I gave him to his country, that not a father in all this broad land made so precious a gift,—no not one. God forgive me if my grief is a ; sin. Mr. Allan, the dear boy only slept a ; minute, just one little minute, at his post; I know that was all, for Bennie never dozed over a duty. How prompt and reliable he was ! " and Mr. Owen's eye wandered out over the brown fields, with such a perplexed, wondering look. " I know he only fell off' one little second ; he was so young, and not strong, that boy of mine! Why, he was as tall as I, and only eighteen ! and now they shoot him because he was found asleep when doing sentinel duty." Mr. Owen repeated these words very slowly, as if endeavoring to find out their true meaning: Twenty-four hours, the telegraph said,—only twenty-four hours. Where is Bennie now?" " We will hope, with his Heavenly Father," said Mr. Allan, soothingly. " Yes, yes, let us hope; God is very merciful, and Bennie was so good —I do not mean holy," lie said, correcting himself sharply ; " there is none holy—no, not one, but Jesus died for sinners. Mr. Allan, tell me that. Oh, Bennie, Bennie ! " The mother raised herself as she heard his name called, and turning, said, with a smile: " Don't call so loud, fither. Bennie is not far off; he will come soon." " God laid his hand on them both, you see," said Mr. Owen, pointing to her, without making any direct reply. " She has not been justly herself since. It is a merciful thing she is sort of stunned, it seems to me; she makes no wail. Poor mother! if my heart was not bioken it would almost kill me to see her so. Bennie was her idol. I told her often, God had said, ' Thou shalt have no gods before me.'" Mr. Allan looked in astonishment at the bowed man as he came now and stood before him. These few hours had done the work of years. The sinewy frame was tottering, the eyes were dimmed, and the sudden sorrow had written itself in deep wrinkles all over his manly face. He recognized the power of the great, kind heart, simple and almost childlike in its innocent, clinging affection : how could this be reconciled with the stern, strong head—the head that to common observers outlined the character of the man ? " God have mercy on you ; He is trying you in a furnace seven times heated," he exclaimed, almost involuntarily. be ashamed, father !' he said, "' 1 should when am a to think I never used 1 'this great right man, arm,'—and held it out so proudly before me,—' for my country, when it needed it. Palsy it, rather, than keep it at the plough.' Go, Bennie, then go, my boy,' I raid, 'nnd you.' God has kept him, I think, Mr. Allan ! " and the farmer repeated these last words slowly, as if in spite of his head, his heart doubted them. Like the apple of his eye, Mr. Owen, doubt it not! " : I " — "' " �IHK FRIEND, APRIL, 27 1866. mind,"but she told her story now simply and Blossom had sat near them listening, with will neigh to me from his stall, and precious on back waitstraightforward, and handed Mr. Lincoln Blossom stand the stoop little blanched cheek. She had not shed a tear letter to read. shall never—never come. Bennies to-day, and ihe terror in her face had been ing for me—but 1 BenHe read it carefully, then taking up his ; bless all you your forgive poor it. She Good had so very still no one had noticed a few hasty lines, and rang his wrote pen occupied herself mechanically in the house- nie." that the door the backMl. night of condition Late which her mother's " hold cares, Blossom heard this order given : Send softly and a little figure devolved entirely upon her. Now she an- stoop " opened this dispatch at once." and down the that led out, footpath door, glided the kitchen a at swered gentle tap the mill. She seemed rather I The President then turned to the little opening it to receive from a neighbor's hand to the rond by her head neither girl and said : " Go home, my child, and tell walking.turning a letter. " It is from him" was all she said. flying than left; not, as the that father of yours, who could approve his the right starting to the nor dead. Mr. from the 'Twns like a message fantastic shapes country's sentence, even when it took the life moon queer, full stretched Owen could not break the seal for his tremand then of a child like that, that Abraham Lincoln her, now looking only bling fingers, and held it toward Mr. Allan, all around hands if in thinks the life far too precious to be lost. Heaven, and her as folding to with the helplessness of a child. Go back, or—wait until to-morrow ; Bennie The minister opened it, and, obedient to prayer. hours later the same girl will need change after he has so bravely young Two as father, the read follows a motion from death, he shall go with you." faced the comwatching at the Depot, Mill stood Dear Father:—When this reaches you " conductor, as bless you, sir," said Blossom; and train, and the "God of night ing it seemed the first, At shall be eternity. 1 in who doubt that God heard and regisin, her wondered at shall so down to lift it he reached about awful to me but I have thought tered the request. face that was upturnsweet, the tear-stained much now that it has DO terror. They say Two days after this interview the young he held in his they will not bind me, nor blind me, but that ed towards the dim lantern soldier came to the White House with his hand. thought, I may meet death like a man. I sister. He was called into the Presitold little few and answers questions ready A lather, it might have been on the battle field, room, and a strap fastened could have cared more dent's private all, and no father him fell, when it I that, for my country, and shoulder," Mr* Lincoln said, the upon his than he for our shot for child only tenderly " would lie fighting gloriously ; but to be sick a comrade's baggage carry that could " down like a dog for nearly betraying it, to little Blossom. act so uncomplainingand for the good her to to die way Wsshington, She was on father, !—oh. wonI die for neglect of duty for her brother's life. ly." Then Bennie and Blossom took their der the very thought does not kill me. But ask President Lincoln a to their Green Mountain home, and a 1 shall not disgrace you. I am going to She had stolen away, leaving only note to way gathered at the Mill Depot to welcome gone. where she had crowd why her father and write you all about it. and, when I am gone, tell farmer Owen's tall head back, and her; them She had brought Bonnie's letter with you may tell my comrades. 1 can't now. them all, and as his hand above heart the President's could towered no kind like Carr's good " You know I promised Jemmy grasped that of his boy, Mr. Allan heard him mother, I would look after her boy, and when refuse to lie melted by it. fervently, as the holiest blessing he could sny reached New York morning next they for He The him. did all could I he fell sick 1 upon his child "Just and true suitable company the pronounce back and conductor found was not strong when he was ordered are woys, thou King of Saints." her to Washall thy on into the ranks, and the day before that night for Blossom, and hurried night be That Daisy and Brindle and Bet minute now a might year Every on ington. | own, beside my I carried all his luggage, home from pasture, for they lowing came her brother's life. our much. Toward night we went in on in calling them at the hear a well-known voice And so in an incredibly short time Biosdouble quick, and though the luggage began he pats his old pets and and as ; at Bennie gate the and was hurried too, som reached Capital to feel heavy, everybody else was tired looks lovingly in their great brown eyes, and as for Jemmy, if I had not lent him an once to the White House. catches through the still evening air his had but seated himself President just he have The dropped would arm now and then voice as he repeats to his and Puritan father's overlooking task of by the way. 1 was all tired out when we to his morning's these jubilant words : " Fear mother happy came into camp, and then it was Jemmy's signing important papers, when, without one | not, ; I will bring thy seed for am with thee door and I announcement, the opened then his word of I would take turn to be sentry, and j Blossom, with thee irom the East, folded 'from the and gather downcast and eyes place, but I was too tired, father. I could jj North up, and to West; to the give I will say not have kept awike if 1 had a gun at my hands, stood before him. ; bring my sons not back keep South, said the in pleasant, Well, child," he his " my head, but I did not know it until—well, unthe ends of cheery tones, what do you want so bright | from far, and my daughters from til it was too late." by my one is called earth, the that every j and in P morning thanked," Owen the early interrupted .Mr. God be for glory j my have created him name, faltered out for I sir," reverently, " I knew Bennie was not the " Bennies life, please, made him." him, have yea, I have formed I his Blossom. at carelessly post." boy to sleep Bennie ? Who is Bennie ?" They tell me to-day that I have a short ""My " brother, sir. They are going to During the late visit of the Morning circumstances, by to me given reprieve, \ his post." shoot for at sleeping our Colonel you,' 4 time to him write to good Star at Pleasant Island, in Micronesia, Richhis eye and ran father, does his Lincoln yes," Mr. only him, he "Oh Forgive Hamiltm, son of a Baptist Clergyman, says. I remember. ard duty ; he would gladly save me, if he could, over the papers before him. "child, at Little Staughton, near St. Neats, Hants it was and don't lay my death up against Jemmy. It was a fatal sleep. You see, desired to be reported at that England, of The poor boy is broken hearted, and does at a time of special danger. Thousands Captain of a nothing but beg and entreat them to let him lives might have been lost for his culpable island, having been left by the vessel, bound to trading negligence." die in my stead. '• Beche-de-Mer" graveof motherand Blosfather said Blossom said," think So my can't bear to us the Rev. J. S. Em—so »c torts to "I and China som. Comfort them, father! Tell them I ly, but poor Bennie was so tired, sir, two, erson, who saw him there. die as a brave boy should, and that when the Jemmy so weak. He did the work of but Enigma. war is over they will not lie ashamed of me sir, and it was Jemmy's night, not his, Bennie never as they must be now. God help me. it is Jemmy was Joo tired, and Sunt mihi, sunt lncrymtE, fed non est causa very hard to bear. Goodbye, father, God thought about himself that he was too tired." here, come doloris, if ? me, dear not at all as is this child ' you say, to seems near and " What ccelum, sed me gravis impedit aer; he wished me to perish forever, but as if he I don't understand," and the kind man caught Est iter ad non nascitur ipse. felt sorry for his poor, sinful, broken hearted eagerly as ever at what seemed to be a jus- Et gui me genuit, sine me be with tification of an offence. him child, and would take him to A Riddle. life." Blossom went to him ; he put his hand and my Saviour in a better—better up the A great sob burst from Mr. Owen's heart. tenderly on her shoulder and turned but not from sorrow ; mine, Tears are anxious face towards his. How tall "Amen !" he said solemnly. "Amen !" see pale, a pathway up to heaven : Mine the he seemed, and he was President of in the early twilight I shall sire, without my presence, my To " To-night dim of this thought ! from A pasture, United States, too the cows all coming home Blossom's Daisy and Brindie and Bet; old Billy, too, kind passed lor a moment through " : ; : I ! " " " " ; 1 ' 1 I �THE FRIEND, APRIL, 1866. 28 British Colonies. His advice was: "My young friend, you will get along very well AIMIII. 3. IN6O. in making your decisions you never give any reasons or appeal to any preceEDT ITOR'S ABLE. dents." Such advice, if followed, would New Book. certainly save our Judges from a great iron* or a Postiom or tuk DtcoiaioNtt Rknuereii amount of labor, but would hardly satisfy it the Stratum Couht or Tint Hawaiian Iblani>«. In lav, Equity, Admiralty and Probate. 1867- the views of an intelligent community in -1866. B/ Robert 0. llama, Juetioe of the Su- which many imagine that they would mako preme Court, end Member of Ilia Mejeety'a Privy Counoil of State. Hawaiian Rcporte, Vol. if. very good judges themselves. Honolulu—Government Preaa—lB6*. Leaving the Ixiok aside, we can most hearIDOE* Or THE BUMEHE CotlHT DtIBINO THK t'KrlHlli tily congratulate the compiler of these Reor hike RsroiTs—Hon. Eliaha Allen, K. C. X , Chanoellor and Chief Juetioe ; Hon. Qeurgo M. ports in having, nmid all the perplexities THE FRIEND. I . —From the Rev. W. P. Painc, of Holdrn, Mass., copies of his Quarter Century Sermon, itiicl, ulso, a sermon preached by the ■MM genilemnn on the thirtieth anniversary of his settlement. From Mission House, Boston, a copy of the Key. Dr. Kirk's Sermon at tho Inst meeting of the Boartl, at Chicago, and also other publications. , copies of"The Work —From Begun for the Freeman's Aid nntl Union Commission." , "American Artisan .and —From — Roberteon, X C. X Vloe Chanoellor and First and difficulties of his situation, brought out I'atent Record." Aeeoolate Juetioe ; Hun. John li, rVoouJ Aeaoolate —From C. W. Brooks & Co., Sun FranJuatiee. Hon. Hubert 0. Dafie waa appointed this volume of eight hundred pages. We Second Aeaoelale Juetioe on the 18tb day of Feb- can well imagine that it must have been a cisco, copies of their circular, forwarded per ruary, A. D. 1864, in plaoe of Mr. Juetioe li, who had resigned. Attorney General Charlea ft most laborious undertaking. No doubt the Ajar.. Harris. X K. From Robt. E. C. Steams, Esq., of knowledge possessed by Mr. Davis of tin- — The Throne —the Bench—the Legislature, the King—the Judge and the Legislator hen evenly bejlanced and working Imrmoously, constitute a government " ordained God," and whosoever resisted) the pow, resisteth the" ordinance of God." It hits len the peculiar good fortune or providential ordering of the Hnwaiian Kingdom, during the last twenty years, to enjoy the labors and wisdom of Judges whose integrity, learning and common sense have secured the general confidence of the community. This fact has become so patent that, of late years, those litigating in civil suits have preferred, for the most part, to appeal to the decision of the Bench rather than to that of a Jury. The second volume of Hawaiian Reports has just been issued from the Govcrmnet Press. The printing, binding and general appearance of the volume would indicntc that it must have been printed and published by those old publishers of law books of Boston. The volume is highly creditable for its mechanical execution. It contains thirty-one cases in admiralty, thirty-seven cases at law, nnd eighteen cases in equity— making the total number of cases reported eighty-six. Having been familiar with the published facts and evidence connected with most of the cases, we have perused the volume with much interest. It forms no inconsiderable portion of the history of this Kingdom during the period covered by these Reports. Aside from the judicial nature of these Reports, and their great value as prewill bo read by many for tho I and general information which tain respecting the Hawaiian Kingill may not agree in the conclusions i some cases. That would be too expect, for the Judges on the Haaench have not followed the advice d English Judge, whose advice was iy a newly appointed Judge about to ngland for his poet in one of the Pthey — English, Hawaiian, Spanish and French San Francisco, copies of "Tin; Heidelberg languages has been of immense aid to Catechism, in German, Lntin itrid English." him in tho prosecution of the work. Al- The Tercentenary edition. This is a most though Mr. Davis did not enjoy tho ad- valuable historical publication, mid is pubvantages of nn University edticalion and lished by Scribner, of New York. Also, the lectures of a law school, yet from the (rom the same gentlemuii, a copy in two dnto of his arrivul in Boston, when ■ boy, volumes ol I'rof. Shedd's " II istory of Chrisuntil he left the country, he was tinder the tian Doctrine." This is a work of great very best of Boston instructors, who fitted research, careful analysis, wise discriminahim for Cambridge, but his eye-sight failing tion and felicitous phraseology. Dcncons he wns obliged to forego the course. He and parishioners, who love their pastors, spent about eighteen years in Boston under Could not tin better than present them with a such teachers as Mr. Solomon P. Miles and copy of this invaluable work. We do not Mr. W. Sherwin. Miss Anna Jones was believe there is any gift that a faithful pn.stor his patroness—sister of J. C. Jones, Esq., so would more prize from n parishioner tlniii long known its the United States Consul at the present of some valuable und standurd the Sandwich Islands. It must bo highly book. This work of Prof. Shedd is pubgratifying to his early friends to learn that lished by Scribtwr, of New York, in the very he has been advanced to so honorable a po- best style. sition as one of the Associate Judges of the —From Ce.pt. Wood, master of the British Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Kingdom. ship Oracle, we would acknowledge u volutin! It is surely it source of great and unspeak- entitled " Soldiers' Letters from Carnp, Batable satisfaction that the Judiciary of this tlefield and Prison," edited by Lydia MinKingdom has acquired, and deservedly so, a ium Post, and published for the U. S. Sanireputation for uprightness, integrity and im- tary Commission. This it a most remarkbook. It nevercould have been produced partiality. Long may the Kingdom be bless- able except in America, and by volunteer Union ed with good Judges. soldiers. Europe can produce many things, but not such a book as this. Many thanks to those who have kindThe Rev. L. Smith.—Letters have been ly forwarded to our address the following received from this gentleman which state publications : —From His Excellency Governor Bul- that he expects to sail with his family from lock, of Massachusetts, we would acknowl- New York April 10th, anil hopes to reach edge a copy of his Inaugural, addressed to the islands about June Ist. We met a memthe two branches of the Legislature of Mas- ber of his church recently who reported that were earnestly praying sachusetts. Liko many other of the produc- his old parishioners for his speedy and sale return. tions of Massachusetts, it reads "good, solid Some remarkable fasls are coming and substantial." —From General Marshall, a copy of Gov- out in the grand summnry of the great roernor Andrew's Message anil other reports. licllion in the United Stntes. This is one : —From Messrs. Trubner ii Co., of Lon- The Rev. Dr. Bellows asserts, upon the best don, " The Bibliographical Guide to Ameri- of authority, that over III) per cent, of the Union army wns made up of native born can Literature." This is a most valuable Americans. This fact silences the oft pub600 a pages, furnishing lished slanders that the ranks of the Union publication, of near list of American publications during the last army were filled up with foreigners and the refuse of European Society. forty years. �111 X VI.Ii; ,\ l», APRIL, TS.herougnh ian aBostnHawai Spectacles. Having been favored with n letter from a young lady belonging to the islands, but now visiting the United States, we venture to publish so much of it us relatos to the " Hub of the Universe " Boston, January 6, 1800. To-morrow 1 shull sit in the Old South Cboreh, and listen to Mr. Manning, and I anticipate a fine discourse. Last Sunday I bean! Dr. Hliigdcn in the same place. His text was "That we may finish our course with joy." How grand and hallowed the oh) church seemed to DM. So old fashioned, with its second gallery so high up the folks looked like children. The great soundingboard, pendant above the speaker* head, and threatening every moment to drop. The huge pews, all cushioned mid footstooled so with such high backs only people's ds were visible. I thought for some c I had never seen such n short set of worshippers till I chanced to notice only my head was visible fo others. The trembling organ; the sweet, perfect singing; the linted light, and ibe soul of the speaker made US MM "not of this world." In the evening I attended the Monthly Concert at Park Street Church. It was the anniversary, and Dr. Anderson preached the sermon. The remarks that followed were very appropriate, and the congregational singing soul-stirring. hear Dr. Stone, of that church, has at t accepted tho cnll to Sun Francisco, much to the sorrow of his people. They linil already raised his salary from $4,000 to $0,000 to keep him, but I presume some extra inducement had presented itself. Boston is such a big place that, positively, it cannot lie seen for the houses and the streets ! If it is not the twistiest place under Heaven, then I don't wish to see it. No wonder it is called the "Hub"—its curves indicate its revolving nature. But I am getting along nicely as to finding my own way about ; and if I get lost won't ask any one, but find my own way out. I really enjoy such fun. Washington street is a big street, and, oh, what crowds do constantly throng it. It is astonishing where all the people come from. I am kept busy, I do not have much time to go out sight-seeing, hut I improve every opportunity. The Public Library is n splendid place ; hushed voices and soft footfalls only are allowed within it, and such a sight of books, such method, such inviting nooks for reading or study— what a blessing it is. I went till over the City Hnll on Christmas day, and it is a grand building. It has been recently completed, and was open to the public for the first time. We traversed six flight* of stairs, and saw much to interest us. Some of the afloat were very elegant—the Mayor and Aldermen's rooms, with their velvet sofas and chuirs, desks, stands and libraries ; then tho room for the Common Council, with its rich carpet, chandeliers, desks, easy chairs, statuary, paintings, arched roof and enrved : X-, fl 1866. with his hat under his arm, looking benignly on all who pass him. New Year's day I visited the State House and saw the battle flags of all the Massachusetts regiments, grouped a round the pillars and draped from lb" wall. It was a painlul sight—(hose beautiful banners whose silken folds glistened so brightly in the sunlight as they went forth—now torn, tattered, spattered with blood and riddled with bullets. It was next to witnessing a battle, in my mind, and really made me faint. A few days uro, in a gnind procession, in which all the flags were curried, one standard hearer, who lost both his nnns in battle, marched in his place, and his tattered flag was borne immediately behind him. Oh, how little we know of the war ! Most Curious Relic.-Mr. Thomas C Lawson, an Englishman, residing upon the Marquesas Islands, has forwarded, by dipt. Burred, of the Sunbeam, to our care, to be sent to President Johnson at Washington, a fan which hits been sacredly preserved by (lie chills at the Marquesas Islands. This fan, among those chiefs, wits valued from More than its historical associations. fifty years ngo Commodore Porter, commanding the Essex, visited those islands during what Americans speak of as the " last war." In a skirmish between a boat's crew of ttte Essex and some natives, this fan was pierced by a bullet, hence it Ixvnme sacred in the estimation of the natives. Mr. Lawson asserts that he received the fan from a chief who hud received it from a former chief, who received it from some preceding chief. Ho furnishes the names of these chiefs in regular succession. He is very particular in giving the names of these several chiefs and many other facts respecting the history of the fan. Its venerable appearance indicates that it might have come down from "olden times," and, unquestionably, has lieen long in safe keeping among the peoplo ol those islands. Knowing the habits of Polynesians, in regard to such relics and traditions, we can place the utmost reliance upon these statements of Mr. Lawson. Perhaps these chiefs and Mr. Lawson may have bsM prompted to send this relic in compliment for the presents sent out by President Lincoln, as a reward for rescuing Mr. Whalon, of the wlmlcship Congress. The Rev. Thomas Thurston.-It affords us sincere pleasure to welcome bnck to the islands, as a fellow laborer in tho Christian Ministry, the Rev. Thomas Thurston, son of the Rev. A. Thurston, formerly of Kailua but now a resident of Honolulu. Mr. Thurston left the islands about eight years ago, doors, stucco work in plenty. Wo thought and has been pursuing his college studies at it would be very easy to look after the city, Vale, a do it and his Theological course at Union in. In front with such nice place to of the building is a large statue of Fmnklin, Seminary, New York city. Ho preached 29 an interesting, eloquent and impressive discourse tit the Fort Street Church, Sabbath evening, March 24th. We think all who listened to the discourse were most favorably impressed with his übilities as a preacher. We hope a career of usefulness, equal to that of his father, awaits the young man. The Rev. A. L. Stone.—The readers of religious newspapers, during the last two years, have been fully made acquainted with the fact that a certain Congregational Church in San Francisco, has invited this divine to leave Park Street Church, Boston, and come to the Pacific Coast. It appears that he has finally decided to come. The Boston people have been decidedly opposed to his coming. The editor of the Congregationalist thus closes a jeremiad upon this topic : " The cause is one, and we huve no doubt (hat our afflicted friends of the Park Street. Church will rise to the heroism of bidding him go with their blessing to his distant, and in out' sense, lonely field. His sacrifice will be great, under the best view of it; his friends itere will not have the heart to render it greater." It is decidedly nmusing to read such lugubrious and lachrymal lines. Only think of what a lonely plncc San Francisco is! Then, of the good minister's sacrifices ! Last, but not least, of the heroism of his friends ! Why, the simplo truth is, doubtless, about this, the good man's heart has been aching for months to get out where he could breathe the free and bracing air on this side of tho Rocky Mountains, and a twelve month hence we do not suppose there would be found money enough in the " hub" to tempt him buck. Ke Alaula, or The Day Spring.—This is the name of just the neatest Hawaiian newspaper ever issued al tho Islands. It is to be published monthly, and is intended for children. It is handsomely illustrated with engravings as beautiful as those appearing in The' Child at Home, or Child's Paper, published by the American Tract Society. An edition of five thousand copies will be printed. This paper is under the editorship of Rev. Messrs. Oulick and Parker. We are confident it will be hailed with delight by children throughout the Islands. We hope the very best writers in the Hawaiian language will contribute to the columns of this paper, sending forward none but their purost, choicest and noblest thoughts. It is highly gratifying to know that the " Hawsiinn Evangelical Association " is displaying unwonted activity in furnishing choice reading for Hawaiinns. Several new books are in course of preparation. The Rev. E. W. Clark is now in New York supervising a new edition of the Bible, printed by the American Bible Society. �30 111 X IK I IV\ l>. APRIL, ISdfi. A Few Thoughts for the Consideration thoughts for the consideration of professing agreement hath the temple ofGod with idols? of Professing Christiana. Christians, not of any one sect or denomina- for ye are the temple of the living God." No man can serve two masters." '• Let The duty of making a public, profession tion, butofall who are looking for salvation to '•not your good be evil spoken of." "Abstain | of religion you acknowledge, for you have ! voluntarily taken your position in the community as professing Christians. By so doing you publicly pledged your names and character that you would " stand up for Jesus " as your Saviour and Master, Leader and Friend. At the time you made a profession of your faith, you felt it to be a most solemn affair. It was a turning point in your lives. From the very nature of that profession you took upon yourselves the solemn responsibility of exemplifying the principles of the religion of Christ, in the face of your unbelieving and ungodly neighbors and friends. They witnessed the profession which you made, and in all honesty have a right to expect Of you that, relying upon the grace of God, you will carry out your vows and fulfill your promises. Among all classes in the community there exists no question respecting the duty of professing Christians always and on all occasions casting the influence of their example and character on the side of virtue, justice and good morals. While this may be true, there appears to be a question in the minds of some professing Christians, whether they are bound to cast their influence in opposition to what may be styled the popular amusements of the world, and the strict observance of the Christian Sabbath. We refer, for example, to card-playing, dancing, theatre-going, wine-drinking, Sabbath-visiting, reading secular neivspupers upon the Sabbath, visiting the Postoffice on the Sabbath, riding out for pleasure on the Sabbath. We are quite prepared to hear some of our readers exclaim : " Those are small matters, and it is quite foolish and Puritanical to abstain from such harmless pleasures and recreations." Such remarks, it is expected, will be repeated over and over again by those who make no profession of being Christ's disciples. In the view of thoughtless and irreligious people they may appear of trifling importance, but pearhaps not more so than giving a cup of cold water to a disciple of Christ, and yet He has said that whosoever shall do even this, will not lose his reward—Matt, x, 42. We take it for granted that many of our readers will deem our views too strict and Puritanical, but when we see how strongly the tide of worldly pleasure and Sabbath desecration is setting against the Church—when we see how many of the professed followers of Christ are being swept away by that rushing tide, when we see the line gradually becoming fainter and fainter between the Church and the world— ws feel constrained to throw out a few our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. You stand before the world as Christ's representatives. He has a right to expect that you will be true and faithful to your solemn professions. The ungodly expect this of you, whether connected with Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Methodist, or Independent Churches. The nature of your vows requires this of you, whether at home or abroad, whether among friends or traveling among strangers. If wrong for a professing Christian to play cards in New or Old England, does it become right to do this at the Sandwich islands or in California ? Perhaps, even you may ask, what wrong can there be in a single game of whist? In reply, we answer, if there was not a wrong tendency in card-playing we are confident the Secretary of the Navy would not strictly forbid cardplaying on board all United States vessels- from all appearance of evil." "It is good neither 10 eat flesh, nor drink wine, nor anything whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak." "Only let your conversation be as it becotneth the Gospel of Christ." "Be sober," Praying always." It is useless to argue this question. If the heart is opposed to these views it needs enlightenment. It needs more of the power and grace of God to bring it into living sympathy with the holy and blessed Jesus, whom Christians profess to pattern after and of-war. It is stated in a late paper that the Roman Catholic. Archbishop of Baltimore has preached a vehement denunciation of certain dances used in fashionable circles, and refusing both absolution and the saemment to any who indulge in them. As regards the various degrees of Sabbath violation, to which we have referred, we feel constrained to call the special attention of all professing Christians of every sect and denomination. Surely the clear and emphatic declaration, "Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy," &c, as uttered on Sinai, should restrain all professing Christians from secularizing the Holy Sabbath, or devoting its sacred hours to pleasure seeking and vain amusements. God never gave us the Holy Sabbath for that purpose. Our Saviour, we know, has said that " The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath." But we think persons assuming, from this declaration, that license is granted by our Saviour to indulge in vain and worldly amusements on the Holy Sabbath, are altogether in error. God rested when the work of creation was finished, so let man rest after the labors, toils and perplexities of.the week. Let the interest of man's immortal and spiritual nature be the principal subject of attention on the Lord's Day. We are perfee'ly convinced that the best interests of society, families, individuals and the Church demand that Christians of every name, sect and denomination shoulrl unite in keeping holy the Sabbath, and should refrain from doing their pleasure on God's Holy Day. The foregoing remarks, we hope, will commend themselves to the thoughtful consideration of all professing Christians who may chance to read them. " Wisdom is justified of her children." The Church should set the world an example, but not follow the world's ex- In regard to dancing, theatre-going and wine-drinking, we are confident the soberminded and devout portion of all Christian Churches are right in condemning such practices. There now lies before us (he report upon dancing, presented ars#approved by the Presbytery of Onondaga, in the State of New York. It is published in the New York Evangelist, of Dec. 28, 1865. After referring to the action of the General Assembly upon this subject, in 1818, 1827, and 1563, the report reads as follows With these judgments of our own Church nearly all the evangelical churches of the world agree. Dancing is not approved by Christians generally. It is regarded as an amusement into which they cannot enter. And it is claimed by the frivolous and irreligious as something distinctively their own. Nor are dancing Christians to be found in the walks of usefidness. Of the two thousand Sunday school delegates recently assembled in Syracuse it is not likely that many of : " love. Such views as these are eminently sound, and commend themselves to all serious minded Christians. Episcopalians and Catholics think dancing and various worldly amusements are particularly wrong during the forty days of Lent, out why not equally wrong at other seasons of the year ? We confess our inability to see the difference. them were dancing Christians. People that attend the prayer meeting and come to the Communion Table, that teach in the Sunday school and distribute Bibles and tracts, do not usually attend upon dancing assemblies. Praying and dancing are so illy associated that commonly one has to be given up for the other. Conscience is against this practice. The young cannot feel that it is wrong. The person halting between two opinions sometimes finds the whole question poising here. If dancing can be retained they will come to Christ, but they feel that it cannot be. The Bible too condemns dancing. It does this by its spirit and teachings throughout. These passages are in print, any one of which is enough : Present your bodies a living « sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, * and be not conformed to this world." " Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." " What ample. " * �llt X HdK.M), 31 APRIL. I ftl 6. ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. APVEBTISEMENTB. J. 11. COLE, AUOTIOJXrUJ3£I, McCraken. Merrill & Co., SAILOR'S HOME! (BrCCKBStoR To A. P. BVKRRTT.J At hia late rooms. Queen Street. 475-ly 11. W. SKVERAStB, AUCTIOINrEBH.. AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, Fire-proof Store, Robinson's Building, SUSHI STREET, HONOLULU. Will continue business at the new Blamt. FORWARDINC AND (omul ission Merchants I'ortlaiid, Oregon* VI KG BERK ENGAGED I.N Ol'R HREsent business for upwards of sewn years, and beihit (Ire Hi proof brick building, we are nrrparwl torece.Te located in a and dispose of Island supltrs, such hs Sugar,Klce, St rnpa, I'ulu, Coffee, &c, to advantage- Consignments especially solicited DR. J. JIOTT SMITH, for the Oregon market, to which personal attention will be paid, and upon which ca.«liadvances will be made when required. DBOTTIST. 613-ly PAN FHAMCIItCO Rkfirrhcu: OlBce corner of Fort and Hotel Streets. Iladger Jfc Llndenberger, Chas. W. Brook* & Co., .V .las. Patrick Fred. Iken, Co., HOFFMANN, T»., K. M. \\ T. Coleman & Co., Kerens, Baker 4 Co. Physician and Surgeon, Makee'aBlock, comer Queen and Kaa Portland Rrfkhknckm: huroanu streets. 478-ly^ Ladd k Tiltou. Allen & Lewis. Leonard k Green. 477-ly C. H. WETMORE, M. D. PHYSICIAN Si. SURGEON, lIILO, HAWAII, S. I. N. B.—Medicine Chests carefully replenished at the 6-tf lIILO DRUt. STORK. Attorney llon(iu:i.c Rkfkrejicrm: nnu Counsellor nt tnw. 490-ly 8. Savidge. Walker, Alien k Co., 478-ly CHAS. WOLCOTT BROOKS, W. FRANK LADD, KDWARD F. BAI.I-.JR W. BROOKS &, CO., (HAS. A. F. JUDD, COIINKR fUKfand MERCHANT St., HONOLULU, OAHU Importer and Dealer in Hardwark, Ccti.bbt, Mechanics TnoLB and Aoriccltcral Implemest:, For atreet, Hono 478-ly lulu. 86 Officers' table, with lodging, per week,. do. do. Seamens' do. do. Shower Itaths on tbe Premises. Mr. and Mrs. MILLER, Managers Honolulu, April 1, 1866. ° SHIPPING AND Commission Merchants. AGENTH FOTI THE W. N. LADD, ' I1 BAWJUMK PACKET USE Commission Merchants B XT \V EE V • Importer and Dealer in General Merchandise. Honolulu, 11. I lIFI'ICK-."' 11 tJaasaine St..comer Merc-haul PARTICULAR thePurchaae, Shipment and Sale of Merchandise ; For and Transhipment Goods; the Charteringand Sale ATTENTION GIVEN TO to warding oi Vessels | the Supplying of Exchange. " " of , " Dr. Jaynet Celehrated Family Medicines, Wheeler *V Wilson* Sevrinfj Machines, Company, The Kohata TheNew England Mutual Lire Insurance Company, The New York Phenix Marine Insurance Company, TheNew York Security Marine Insurance Company. 608-ly SHKRHA.I fBCK. H. A. P. CAKTKH. "" "" COOKE, AUSO AGENTS I. BARTLXTT. C. BREWER & CO., Commission & Shipping Merchants, a(>4 CASTLE * ALSO, AGENTS OF TIIK San Francisco k Honolulu Packets. Particular attention elven to the aale and purchase of mar chandiae, ships' business, supplying whaleahips, ncgotiatlnf exchanite. Ac. CT All freight arrlrlns- at Saa ?rancieco, by or to the Ho nolulu Line of Packets, will ha forwarJeii rBBB or commissioi. XT Exchange on Honolulubought and sold. XS —BBrEBE«CES— Honolulu Messrs. C. L. Richards A Co II UACEfELD Co '*" Co., C Bbewbb a; " Blamora Co. Dr. R. W. Wood Hon. E. 11. ALLBB I) C. Watebbab, Eaq., '' * " "" 480-ly COOKE, TILEI. AGENTS FOR Wheeler & Wilson's SEWING MACHINES! ritn is and 900 On 1Horn In Street, SAN FRANCISCO. SAN FKANCIBCO. of Whaleahips ; and the Negotiation -REFERENCES— Honolulu Ills Ex. R. C. Wyllio,..Hon. B. F. Snow, Eiq Ullo " Thoa. Spencer, K«q Dimomd Son, on Honolulu Exchange in sums to suit. H. Dickinson, Mea...lAbalaai McßuerA; Merrill. San Francisco ADVANCES MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS. C. W. Brooks* Co. ~Ban F. U I. Lawton, Esq., Field & Kice, New York Tohin,Bros. & Co., REFER TO Wilcox,Richards A C>>. 11.;».'ulu. Jas.Hcxmeweli.Esq., Boston Walker, Allen tf Co 391-ly Honolulu. Henry A. Piikoi A Co. Binj. Esq., Sisb A Co., Snow, Rutleb, J. B. ATHERTON. AHOB B. COOKI F. AU'L. N. CASTI.K. C. Brewer A Co., Sdttok A Co.. New York. CASTLE & Bishop A Co., Wat. 11. Fooo A Co, " Esq., Hilo. 11. Fooo A Co., Bhanghae. General Merchants in the Fireproof 3tore, King Street, oppo- Thos. SrsMCKR, Allmand tf Co., Kanagawa. M'Crakbn, Mbrrill A Co. site theSeamen's Chapel. 505-ly Portland, Oregon FOR « AID -A-uotioneers, Ship Chandlers JOHN THOS. WATERHOUSE, JOHN at CBICKEM. MERRILL & Co., ALDRICH, C. L. RICHARDS & CO., and ('ommlusion .Merchants, dealers in General Merchandise. Keep constantly on hand a full assortment of merchaudise,for the supply of Whalers and Merchant 613-ly Tessela. J. C. MERRILL, W. A. ALDRICH. MACHINEHAS ALL.THE LATEST .ft: CONWAY, KAWAIIIAK. HAWAII. Will continue the tlenc-ra Merchandlee and Shipping buaineas theabore port, where they are prepared to furnish the St Justly celebrated Kawaihae Potatoes, and such other re cruita aa are required by whale ships at tbe shortestnotice 478-ly and on the moat reasonable terms. FIRE WOOD ON HAND. PHOTOGRAPHS. M. impiovements, and, inaddition to former premiums, waa awarded the highest priie alxive all European and American Sewing Machines at the World's Exhibition in PARIS In 1841, A RTFS ale VISITS I 'and at the Exhibition in London in 1862. LARGER PHOTOGRAPH*), The evidence of the superiority ofthis Machinela found In the 1861 record of its aalea. In COPYING A XI) ENLARGING | The Grover A Baker Company, Boston, AQENTB RETOUCHING uarar In Ike hrmt usauucr, Massachusetts The Florence Company, For the Piirrh.inr mill Snlref lain nil Produce. and on the aaoal rrasooabl. terms. The Parker Company, Connecticut, —REFER TO— Also forsalejl'hotnfraphsofthe Cralrra X llamas and Singer */ Co., New York, J. M. New York. Esq., Hood, Jobs M. Ilnlrakala.and other Island Scenes-, tha KINGS KAMI Finkle A Lyon, I Cbab. Bbewbb, 4Co Bogton HKMEHA, «c., 4/c. Chas. W. Howland,Delaware, Esq. 5 Ja»lBHckxiw«ll, H. Greenwood A Co., Cincinnati, 0.. ) 3. C. Merrill A Co. N. S. 0. Perkins, Norwalk, 0., San Franclaeo. > R. B. Swau A Co. 11. L. CHASE. Wilson 11. Smith, Connecticut, 495-ly Cbas. Wolcott Bboobs, Esq. old 18,&60, whilst the Wheeler at Wilson Company, of Bridge P. 8 —llarlng porehaaed the Portrait HagaUTea from lit. ort, made and sold 19,725 during tbe same period. Weed, duplicate ooplea can be had by those persona wlehing 11 ti CTPleaaic Call aad Kiamlne. for the same. H. L. O Mie-fcn Honolulu. 0111111. 11. I. AGENTS Of Hie Hoatoii unci Honolulu Packet Liar. AGENTS Far the Maltrr, Wnilulia St. Hnnn I'lu niu t ions — " " > REMOVAL! CEO. W. VOLLUM, BOOK-BINDER, At the Gallery on Fort Street. BIBLE, BOOK and TRACTDEPOSITORY. SAILOR'S HOME, HONOLULU. BOOKS AND TRACTS, in the English. French, Portuguese, German, Welsh, Swedish and Spanish languages. These books are offered A MONTHLY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO TKM| BIBLES, - and LARGE for sale, at cost prices, by the Hawaiian Bible Home, Tract Societies, but furnished to GRATUITOUSLY TO SEAMEN. Also, Office of The Friend, bound rolumes for Books. Pamphlets, ■ale. Subscriptions received. Newspapers, Music, N. B.—Seamen belonging to Teasels lying "off Old Books, Ac, Ac. 6 tf accompanied with and on," will should be theother islanda Orders from be supplied with books and papers, by particular dlrecliona u to the style, end 1( the work is to oailing at the Depository, from 12 to 8 o'clock P. M. aample should be routine previously a bound, mefth Tolumee S. C. DAMON, SeamCen's haplsin. sent with the Job. *• REMOVED TO THE building In Merchant street, opposite the Bailor's HAVING is prepared execute all ordai* for binding C THE FRIEIU): I'EKANCE, SEAMEN, MARINE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE, PUBLISHED AMD EDITED BY SAMUEL C. DAMON. .... TERMS: One oopy, per annum, Two copies. FiTe copies, " $2M S.OO SOO �32 The Prize Tale we copy from the New York Observer, but it can hardly be styled a fictitious tale, for, during the war, several incidents of a similar nature occurred. Only a few days since we read one very nearly corresponding to this. We think our readers will be interested in the perusal of " The Puritan of 1863." The Steamek Ajax will sail on the 4th, and we learn that a full freight and large number of passengers have been secuied. This surely indicates that steamers will eventually run between Honolulu and San Francisco. Surplus Revenue.—Report says that nearly two hundred thousand do.'lars has accumulated in the vaults of the Treasury Department. We hope the roads, bridges and other public works will be repaired. The Public Debt of this Kingdom is not far from one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Most of this amount is paying the bondholders nine per cent, per annum interest. Next Legislature.—By Royal Proclamation the 25th of this month is appointed for the assembling of the next Legislative Assembly, at the Court House, in Honolulu. Information Wanted, Respecting William A. Burnet, who sailed, in 1864, in the u WilliamRotch.'- from New Bedford. It was reported that he was IKI I; .\ l». I II X overboard. Capt. Baxter was then master of the ship. Should this notice attract theattention of Capt. Baxter, or any one attached at that time to the ship, they are requested to communicate with tbe Editor, or Rev. S. Fox, of New Bedford. If any keepsakes, books, photographs, &c, remain, it is desired they may be kept. This unfortunate young man's father is an aged clergyman, residing in Scotland. tf Respecting John O'Brian, who left the whaleship ''On blacksraithing and worked reported is to have at in ward," Honolulu. His mother Is exceedingly anxious to hear from him. Please communicate with the Editor, or Rev. 8. Fox, New Bedford, or Mrs. L. A. Beideleman, La Salle, La Salle Co., Illinois-Box 461. Respecting D. Glover, a Printer, but who has been sailing out of Honolulu. By communicating with the Kditor, or his brother in Vermont, or Rev. S. Fox, New Bedford, he may hear something for his pecuniary benefit, respecting the settlement of an estate. Captain W. G Bell, formerly commanding a vessel In the South Seas," writes us from Warwick Lodge, County Derry, Ireland, desiring information respecting Jane Doyle, who came to California in 1861. Her friends, residing In Ballynegufgan, near Magherafelt, are exceedingly anxious to hear from her. Any information will be gladly received. Respecting Robert Boyd Stmonrf*, aged 40. Leftthe United States on board the ship " General Williams," of New London, about twenty years ago, and landed at the SandwichIslands. Any information will be gladly received by theEditor, or Mrs. tf Abby J.Bellows, East Wilton, N. 11. Respecting Allen McDonald. He is requested to communicate with the Editor, or his mother, Mrs. Anna McDonald, residing at No. 62 Washington street, Newport, R. I. Respecting Harry Cook, alias Nicholas Henry Cook, about 28 years of age. He has sailed in tbe *' Brutus," Cambria, 1 "Jireh Perry," and rei<orted to be living on the Sandwich Islands. Any information will be glady received by the Editor, or his father. CharlesCook (Police Officer, No. 21), I,ll6Taylor ■treat, Sao Francisco. Respecting John M. Jackson, aged 24 years; light hairand gray eyes. He la a native of Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. He left home In April, 1860. He is reported to hare visited the Sandwich Islands, in company with one K. J. Keynolds. Any Information will be most gladly received by the I'd itor, or the Postmaster in Honolulu, or the young man's brother, R. 11. Jackson,Clarksville, Texas, care of E. Marques 4 Co., New OrL-ans, La. Respecting John Bingham and Thomas Bingham, reported to have been lost white attached to the American schooner or biig Lodi, also reported to bare bean lost, about the year 1848 or 1846, while on her trip from Ban Francisco to the Islands, or on her passage from Honolulu to Lahaioa. Any information will be gladly received by the Editor, or John Bingham, Esq., at Adams' Express Co., Philadelphia. lost " " ' APRIL, 1866. MARINE JOURNAL. , . SPOHNR.LTFUI ARRIVALS. 25—Am wh bark Peru, Smith,from cruise, leaking. 25— Am bark A. A. Kldridge, Abbott, 23 days from Portland, with imlse to Walker, Allen & Co. 26—Ruas ship Caezurwitch, Al< xandroff, 18 day* from Sitka, with merchandised Hackfeld & Co. March 2—Am wh bark President, Kelly, 7 months out from New Bedford, with 75 bbls whale oil. 3_Brilish bark Adeline Burke, Blake, 64 days from New Castle. s—Haw'u bark R. W. Wood, Jacobs, 120 days from Bremen, with mdse to 11. Hackfeld & Co. s—Am wh bark Sunbeam, Barrett, from a cruise to southward, with 110 bbls sperm. 11—Am wh ship Josephine, Chapman, from Cat. Coast, with 600 wh and 30 sp. 14—IIhw'd bark Maunakea, Robiusoii, 23 days from Pugt-t Sound, with lumber to 11. Hackfeld k Co. 15—Am bark Whistler, Paty, 21 days from Sau b'ranciscc, with radee to 11. Hackfeld k Co. 16—Sehr Odd Fellow, 51 days from Baker's Island. 16—British ship Falcon, Gunu, 35 days from Valparaiso, bound to China. 16—AmImrk Bhering, Lane, 20 days from San Francisco with mdse to Walker Allen and Co. IS—Am steamship Ajax, Godfrey, 10 days and 10 hours from San Francisco, with mdse and passengers to C. Brewer & Co. 18—Am wh ship Nautilus, Bliven, 9 raos. from New Bedford, with 75 bbls wh oil. 18—Am wh shipOnward, Allen, from Coast Cal., with 450 bbls oil. 22—Am wh ship Champion, Worth, 7 mr>s. out from home, with 700 whale and 4000 lbs bone. 22—Am wh ship Splendid, Fisher, from California Coast with 300 bbls wh oil. 24—Am wh bark Roseoe, Macomber, 8 mos. from New Bedford, with 290 bbls sperm. 25—Am wh shipUuy Head, Ridley, Otnos. out from New lbs bone. Bedford, with 60 bbls wh oiland 26—Am wh ship Cornelius (lowland, Human, from Cal. Coast, with 600 bbls wh oil. 27—Am wh bark Jos. Maxwell, Chisc, from Coast of Chile, with 160 bbls sperm. 27—Am wh bark Mouticello, Comstock. 128 days from New London. 30—Am wh ship Reindeer, Raynor, from Cal. Coast, with 600 bids ml. 80—Am wh bark Nile, Graves, from Cal. Coast, with 250 bbls oil. 30—Russian brig Olga, 23 days from SanFrancisco. Feb. DEPARTURES. Feb. 26—Ambark Ethan Allen, Snow, for San Francisco. March 3—British bk Adeline Burke, Blake, for San Francisco. 4—Scbr Javenta, Howe, for Tahati. 6— Am bark Onward, Hempstead, for San Francisco. 7—Am bark Comet, Fuller, for San Francisco. 14—Am bark A. A. Kldridge, Abbott, for Portland. 17—Am clipper ship Georges, Heustisa, for New York. 18—British clipper ship Falcon, Uuiin, for Foo Chow. 18—Haw'n brig Nuuanu, Hager, for Hongkong. 22—Am bark D. C. Murray, Bennett, for S. Francisco. 22—Am wh bark Sunbeam, Barrett, for Ochotsk. 23—Am wh ship Onward, Allen, for Oohotsk Sea. 23—Am wh ship Josephine, Chapman, tor Ochotsk Sea. 26—Schr Odd Fellow, Reynolds, for Baker's and Jarves Islands. 27—Russian ship Caezarwitch, Alexandre!!, for Victoria, Y. 1. ■ 29—Am wh bark President, Kelley, tor Arctic. 30—Russ brig Olga, Watker, for Japan. Report or ship Reindeer—From the Coast of California, four months from Honolulu, and nine months from New Bedford, with 600 barrels whale oil. Cruised this season from the Bay of San Francisco to Margarita Bay. Took our first whale near the former Bay, January 12th, 1866, and our last one on the Coast near Cape St. Lucas. Had light winds moat of the season ; whales very wild and hard to strike. Saw and heard from the following ships: Feb'y 23—Bark Richmond... Barm Cogan 600 bbls 23—Oliver Crocker.... Lapman 300 Ashley 25—Gov. Troupe 600 Kelly 26—Nile 260 « 26—Wai. Gifford Fisher 260 ■ March 13—Mllo li&wes 660 Thompson... 13— J. Brown 600 *■ D•' 13—Fanny Hunting 800 •* 13—Eliza Adams Fish 300 Have had light winds during the passage, being 16 days On, W. Ratror. from Clarion Islands. Yours, <Vc. "" """ « "" " PASSENGERS. From Portland—per A A Kid ridge, Feb. 25—J Bush, M Jones—2. For San Francisco—per Ethan Allen,Feb. 2ft—C L Tilden, I> C Waterman, Benj. Sini.h, A Uayoe, M Burns—b. From Bremen—per R. W. Wood. Murch6—Fr Segelken, Fr Wedemeyer—2. For San Francisco—per Onwnrd, March 6—Mr and Mil Miller, Mrs Levmore and s-rv't, Mr and Mrs J II Boltonand child, J Spruauce, J W Bucknell, Master Oat. Master Dick Crabb, X Stephens, Mr Gallagher, O P Clark—l4. Francisco—per Comet, March 7—Mr and Mrs Ira Richardson and 3 children, Mrs Brickwedde. Mr B Brickwedde, J 11 Krivm.r. S J Dewar, ThsOwens, Wm Bird. C Kinnedy, C llaaset, A C Fowler—14. For Portland—per A. A. Kldridge, March 14—J Bush, Mr Jones. For Nkw York—per Georges, March 17—Mrs J F Pogue, Sam'l W Pogue. From San Francisco—per Whistler, March 16—ThotCoady. G Coaks, A Wilkinson, Jas II off. F Coffin, W Hubbard, Mrs Mary Chotlar, Master F Chollar, Wm Stapletoo, Peter Davis, Mack Webber, Geo McConnell, J II McKay, Jas Dunbeary—l4. From San Francibco—per Bhering March 16—Capt. Sam). James, Mr D. Sprague, Rev S. F. Rising, and 4 in steerage. From San Francisco—per Ajax, March 17— Miss Nellie Freeman, | Dr Gamberrelli, Mrs Mary T Uayden and three Mark Twain, children, W W Kimball, W II Kimball, Mrs E A McDonald, W II Brown, Mrs J V B Hyde, Miss Alice Hyde, W II B!ackwood, and family, J Marsh A W P Hazelton, Capt W 11 Dimond and lady, C C Bennett, Misses Dimond, Geo W Frag, Capt JamesSmith and boy, Geo W Stillwell, Capt W II Phillips, II W Crabb, Capt A W Fish, Luke Keegan, Rev G T Thuott n, J B Gibbs, Edward Merriam, Anions Cavachochi. For San Francisco—per D D Murray, March 22—Mrs Caverly, Mrs A B Bates, Miss Mary Bates, Capt and Mrs Leroan, Mr and Mrs Monsoon, Francis Sinclair, B N Castle. Mr Chapman, J Steinmann, F Spaulding, W Syode, W B Nurse, G A Simmons, Jr, A Williams, A W Allen—l7. For Victoria—per Caeaarwitch, March 27—Alex M cKlnvon For Bakbr's Island—per Odd Fellow, March 26—Mr and Mrs White and 2 children- MARRIED. McDcrr—Luna—ln Honolulu, March 11, by Rev. 8. 0. Damon, Mr. Alexander McDuff, of Honolulu, to Lulka, of Knu|.o, Maui. « MEMORANDA. Aduis—PcHnsrji—ln Honolulu, by the Rev. H. 11.Parker, •I • • • a • • ■a March 14, Mr. John Adama to Pohunui. Dimond—Umy—On the 10th day of January, at Rrp.n ol Bark Saabrain ofNew Bedford. the real, Sailed froui Honolulu, Dec. 11th 1866, for a cruise on the dence of Charles Merrlain, Esq., of Springfield, Masa., W. Line. Had the trades from E. to E. 8. E. about all the time Henry Dimond. of Honolulu,(late Captain U: 8. A), to Miss with a rough eea. Crossed the equator Dec. 26, in long. 160.32 Nellie W. Gray, daughter of Dr. J, H. Gray, of Springfield. W., cruised between the equator and Lnt. 10 8. Saw sperm No Cards. whales twice and took 6 makiog 110 bbls.; touched at the bHiDCBS—Xi LUBOILiNI.—In Honolulu, March 17th, by Marqueaas Jan. 27th for water and wood, sailed Jan. 31st. Rev. 11. 11. Parker, Mr. George A. Bridges to Miss Mary KeCruised between the islands and the line 18 days, then crossed liihoalani. the equator In long. 140.00W. Made Onhu March Ist, and Walbbb—Molmttkb—On the evening of March 80, at the Fort Street Church, by the Rev. Ell Corwin. Mr. John 8. Walker, ai rived at Honolulu via Kawathae March 6tb. D. C. Babbstt, Master. of the firm of Walker, Allen Si Co., to Miaa Jeanle Mclntyre daughter of 11. Mclntyre, Esq., of this city. By the American whale bark President. Kelly, 7 tnoa. out of following have thereport the Bedford, fromNew we veaaels: Dan'l Wood. Richmond, 180 sp. off Patagonia. DIED. Champion, Worth, 117 wh. anil 40 sperm, off Patagonia. Union, Rogers, 1 right whalesince hint report, offPatagonia. Htitt—Feb. 2ft on board schooner Helen, after an Illness Rainbow, Baker, 100 sp. off Chili. Odd Fellow, Weld, 1 right whale. of five months, Pall, wife of George W. Hyatt, of Honolulu. Sappho, Coffin, 1 sperm whale since last report.X LL V D «»'niber 6, 1864, Denis Kelly (Captain of .i. bark r*,' ■«»;, the of Howland—Cruised Balioaa Ntie, in Rifobt or ship Cobbblius Honolulu, on a whaling crulae), aged 84 years late of Lowell, Maas. Captain Kelly leavea a wife and three Bay until February 28, then sailed for Clarion Island. Remained there three or four days. Left March 3d for this port. children to mourn his loaa. (rj South Boston papers please Sighted Hawaii, March 22d, and arrived in HonoluluMarch 28th. Reporta light winda veering from 8. K. to N. E. Have In San Francisco, Feby 9, D. Flick, L.L.D., aged 78 yeara, a taken 600 barrels oil. Spoke the following veaasls under date* native of France, and for several years a resident of Honolulu. annexed! Bbrbill—ln Honolulu March 19, ofcongestion of the lungs, Caatlne 2 whales. Maria Louisa H., Jaa'y 26—Ship Congress daughter of Capt. Wm. and Mrs. Maria Ber200 barrels. rlU 26— Bk John Huwland. Whelden of this city. Aged 2 yeara and 4) months. 1 whale. go—Bk Oliver Crocker. Lapman 16 IlßTDosv-In Honolulu, Saturday morning, March Feb'y 20—BkJ. D. Thompson. Brown of congestion of the lungs, Edwin Heydnn, aged five years,2tth. 20— Bk E. P.West.... Tinker oldest •> aon of Mary Thuraton Heydon Redfield 9 •• SO—Cal. brig . a .. - ■ ; "" » .-. * "" . � 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 The Friend (1866) 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/. 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