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                  <text>SJUBILE UPPLEMENTTFRIEND. THO
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The

20.

HONOLULU, JUNE

Ikfi.}

Jubilee

tion of the

Festival.

second

in

hymn,

{e)JJj*trits,oßl.»

1870.

18,

49

■

1080--1870

present week having

The

observance of the

the

of tbe

landing

first

of

fiftieth

American

character

a

The very idea of such

event.

for

designated

to

celebrate the
stirred

tion

joy

of the

the

at

improved

dollars

dred

April

and

contributed

were

apprecia-

missionaries, and their

state ;

aid in the

to

to manifest their

the

efforts of

celebration.

The

The

entire

the

Kuokoa

the

opened

Sunday morning,

on

in this

congregations
to

Church

Kawaiahao

at

fiftieth

will,

brief synopsis.

a

of tbe

pared

and

of

the

with

old heathen times

vivid

was a

On

arrival,

our

the

o'clock,

Mr. Knaea's

church

scat

till every

up,

country could draw.

before

ten

well filled. Crowds
and

each door,

taken

was

Sermon.

minutes

already

in at

still flocking

were

few

a

was

Jubilee

and

continued

benches

were

then carriedin till every available space in
church
less

to

for

unable

unusually

an

and

delegates

pastors,

fine

it was as

probably

was

persons seated,

building,

the

been

select

Hawaiian congregation, consisting

a

of

part

Tho audience

in.

have

not

hundred

many stood outside

get

one

could

There

twenty-live

than

while

tilled.

was

the

an

in

and

strangers,

assemblage, in appear-

the

wonderful
in

about
There

change

the short

was

which had

Hawaiians were

keeping

people,

be

and

did

rare

a

how

to

the

Mr.

thousands

ing

the

in

who

city

not

holy,

London,

of

lately

hundreds

read

and decorum,

kingdom.

this

present
the

were

as

has

who

Foreigners
fortunate.

the

by assemblages, forty, thirty
ago,

when

strapgers

happened

One could

without recalling

scene

been convened in

ever

or

could

contrast
even

this respect

tbe

native

be

afforded

twenty years

hardly

noise and confusion that generally

to

witness

not

endure

the

In

prevailed.

congregations

liave made

great improvement.

in

number,

swelling

its

entered

notes in

Bkillful hands of Mrs.

presides

officiating clergymen,
the

pulpit,

with

a

voluntary,

Govkrnok

great credit

commenced with

exercises

by

the

a

tbe choir,

ibout fifty

magined,

made a

powerful

tbe

Dominis. who

the choir.

The
from

numlicring

Hawaiian sin;;crs,

under

short prayer

over

Rev. B. W. Parker, followed by
lung

and

organ which adorns the church, burst

powerful
forth

the

a

jubilee hymn

on

this

who,

chorus.

as

where

The

MMV

on

the Sabbath for

and

the

this

gospel

thousand years.

eight
cast

in

Bishop,

a

in

was

had been

the

Rev. D. B.

In France, too, it

millions of

had gone

voters

their ballots

on

the

locks showed

of

thankful

to

God

in

wonderful progress

to

was

is

this year of
in

made

member of tho first reinforcement of

fhall

fervent prayer, and tbe choir

with

the

were

our

tlnn

polls

This

only

cause

jubilee

by

a

and

sacredness of the

undoubtedly

have broken

The reverend
of

the finest

to-

There

day,

the

out

in

atten-

were

no

listless

of

audienoe would

Id

tbe

applause.

have ever

bearers

was

often

teach

i

dear to the

was more

would they

tbem

aa

the

its sweet

in

gather

In the view

onto

of the

of

of those

dium or the historic

hymn,

and

strains.

Events

trifling causes.

no

than this,

their infant children

"

A

Jubilee

Lit.

you."

Results ofvast moment often low Iron

'ance

Hawaii in

at

pioneers

Mr. Damon took for his text,
that fiftieth yew be

hUtory

present, for he

church

twilight-shades began,

Islands

this

illustrate

this ,'uuilee

Anniversary,—Bft.r

import
assume

through the me-

events In tbe early
most

assertion

remarkably

11.

apparently

seemingly small

Many

past

Hawaiian

aball

zxr :

witnessing tbam,

when viewed

one

listened

Goshen, Ct.,

years of tbe mission

early

enlarged proportions

gentleman's peroration

oratorical efforts we

in

at

street

Park

tlie missionaries on their arrival

around thorn,

for tlie

speaker

interest

and

be

was

tlie

at

tbe ordination of Rev.

Thurston

and
Boston, when tbey embarked, Oct. 15, 1819,

to

beard
to

and

Bingham

Sept. 28, 1819;

half

a

to God

was sung at

hymn

Messrs.

a

What

give

The praise of our salvation.

stated that

tion, and but for the restraining recollection
the

hearts and voice..

And cry aloud.

mer-

enlightenment,

greatest

adore tbee i

like those in glory :

sing

We lift

in

England,

not even

The

a

Till thou appear,

keep-

of

the

to

great

and civilization.

Christianity
listened

had

was

Artemas

Head of the Church triumphant.

and

that

more

Sabbath.

holy day

Nation

of

Hilo,

Thy members here,

straps

sale

Hawaii nci, where

the

the

Truly

Rev.

hymn commencing

perhaps,

century ago

of

that he

mission service.

at

reading

Lyman,

a

of the Sabbath

of!

presiding

the

beautiful
eang the

1820.

in

an-

appropriate

an

followed by

was

by

tbe

Church

In blest anticipation,

Christian

preached

Stroet

1823, then offered

difference between this and the quiet and decorum

occasion

may be

open

chandise,

a

About half past ten,
seven

kept

of

worthy

Dlscunrse.

Jatllee

with

opened

A i.l

ance

treat

the Fort

Damn's.

This

were

As to

do cither.

be hod

retired,

audience

large foreign audience to hear

snow-white

veteran

could

there

L'nited States,

could

Sabbath

tbe great

the

all.

memorandumof any

vast

intellectual

We Joyfully

Kvcn

write.

them

among

tbe oboir, Mr. Havell

by

Scripture

whose

short

road

the

evening,
a

exercises

the organ.

general

so

The

them sang

Sabbath-

man or woman

know

not

was

note or

a

an

Sabbath

Rri.

earth

so

to

twelve

but

orators,

hour, during which

one

occupied

filled with

a

century.

a

law-abiding

a

education

extremely

was

found who

half

was

of his

brought

progress in

such

u time.

that it

On

tbe

only

as

been

has

have made him

training

conspicuous

most

At

Mr.

know

that he

say

natural born

are

culture and

not refer

kind.

com-

of

history

been

to

witnessed

as

not

tho Daniel Webster of Hawaii.

some

the

do

who

tbe occasion.

people

then

the face of the

on

made

ever

of

space

nation

no

had

only

having enjoyed

a

He then called attention to
that

by

he did

the

he took

such

one,

native Hawaiian familiar with the

have

discourse

His

which

light

His picture

those

Hawaiians

of

one

find

in

the conditionof the

present.

we

education,

in

setting forth

man.

To

you."

only

country fifty years ago, and

it

The

rejoice

the

in

fallen

uiion

called

"A

printed

can

should

meu

gospel

shed
view

retrospective
the

all

why

we

After

hear

Rev.

civilization, and of

to

of Christianity,

blessings

Hawaii.

Kimctt,

Kuaca

11.

unto

learn, be

we

in

After

M.

bo

year

newspaper, but

preaching

both the native

united

city

that

sermon

reasons

privileges

during

exercises

for

space

and
when

shall

jubilee

Rev.

text, Lkv. xxv:

his

the peaceful

and

liowcr

choirs.

foreign

preliminary services,
for

in

fully equal,

that of any

and took

rose

its

them

by

hun-

five

nearly

to

harmony

up

great enthusiasm among the native population,
who have been eager

tine; and

very

on

have par-

festival

a

was

the usual

Missionaries

exercises

designed

transition from heatliaoism

by

as

of the rapid

description,

lUturn

anniversary of the

1820, the

Hawaii, in April
taken

been

with his stirring

magic,

The year of jubilee has
come,
ransomed sinners home,"
ye

.

them all—old and young—spell-bound

kept

the chorus

particular,

of which ends:—

rears

forcibly

and

Lathered on
removed Iron

�111 X

50

the Pioneers ol tbe American Miaaion

the time when
landed
of

the

mission

and

It la

Eight

years

must roll

wUbin
ere

away

clined, It

Is

to

im|K&gt;ssible

abroad

range

centuries that have rolled

many

of other nations

labllahmcnt

forth on that

we adventure

ittl the other
in

even

and

tbongbtful

pre-hlstorlc

historian,

Islands

that

meha

I, during

Kiana,

is
way, it

he

ia not

the

of

to

lived

In this

received

them

above

Polynesia.

Such

at

early

aa

for gen-

time.

the Hawaiians

a

most of
a

theory
cross-

were

notices

Rik

bes and
the

from tbe

nutious,

nost rellued
and

and

present

our

that less than
covered an
in

living

favorable
state

truths

of

think

the

aentiment

pected
who

daring

than
Their

false.

tbouaand

to

was

cast aside

Tbe introduction
of any
is

forms

exception

no

becoming
ercises.
scenes

attending

or

rendering
is

the

were

of

than

these
Mis-

by Gospel
light

a

the truth.

as

of Divine
of

time,

people to
aud to

idolatry,

savage,

semi-civilized,

first

or

Tho case of
tbe Hawaiians
It haa

event

by

Appeared
a

yonr

attention

preaching

were

llcrce

a

and

tbe most

qucntly

warlike

They

group.
and

people,

Ka-

was

a

bold

quests,

was a

won

for him

Pacific."

From

whole

this

the

times of

he

Soon after

fell

Tbe battle

this Island

Nuuanu

Valley.

banners

of

not a few

took

bodies

dashed

curred

the

winter

were

So extensive

of

mortars,

an

the better

this

brought

19th

century.

aud

soon

ruled

sighed

history,

well

as

these

Islands,

existence
more

Dynasty,
und

This

when

Liku

other

conquer,
that

he

Then
and lor

of the

aud

once

was es-

seventy

its

func-

people of

government

on

regularly

government,
very

when tbe time

here

ordered

although

necessary

came

step preparatory

to the United

1793, the very

that lehvud.

was tbe

It

has

is

Shall
a

place

lirst

of

Persons

the

who

from

the New

the

States.

iinportaut

of the

and

He was born

been

reported by

bis
on

of
as-

Ha-

visit to

auiuc, lliut

j

Con-

mission

a

reviewed
in

in

field

the

New

rise

Eng-

diflleulty realize

stood

before

the reli-

He travelled

through

Thomas

school—viz.,

of

company

granted

Mission

of New

Spring

while

but that
who

of

remarks the

"from

York,

died

member

a

"It was"

school.

Wli

Hopu,

These returned

Obookiah,

February, 1818,

of

educated

missionaries,

to

the

among

minister

also

wcie

GeorgeKaumaalii.

was not

17th of

known

prominent

Other Hawaiians

lirst

Dr.

familiarly

us

this

school

tbut the mission emanated to the Sandwich Islands."
The mission

having

embarked

the

on

board

the

vessel

was

I shall

her

on

the

of the most remarkable
of the

It was

a

parallel,

of idolatrous

their idols

fluenced thereto
as

their

by

and

it

voyage

gods, which
Jeremiah.
aaidc their

are as

yet

did

gods ?

"

had

"Hath
no

not
Here

in

a

or

embrace

of

on

changed

a

which
gage

was Idd

in

a

a

by

written

some

transaction

totally unlike

the

world's

tbe

oft-quoted saying,

presents

no

point,

records.

any

on

their

prophet

and

cast

savage

far removed

influence

mysterious

these

nation

was a heathen

language and

in-

were

asks the

"Hath

did

truth,

gospel

they

nation

and

were

not landed

gods?"

ask,

its

place,

theirs,
nor

history

aside

peopleto

that

the

It is

modern times

their

place,

not known

hither.

He

in

the messengers

was

Idola-

only

to cast

cast aside

their

the missionaries

yet

shores,

in

or

one

adopted

Hawaiians

others

take

were

not

of event iv the

any

of

This is

of the world.

cast aside for the

were

Christianity.
not

for

of

system.

events

unheard

nations,

unless others

idols,

destruction

cither iv ancient

altogetheran

the

at these Islands.

but

Hawaiians,

1819, on

While

transactions

hither,

of the Tabu

abolition

15th

Boston.

at

trnnspiring
of

Oct.

year,

passage

speak

now

und the

without

for

inaugurated, tlie pioneers

brig Thaddeus,

vast moment were

try

been

following

firmly

Vancouver's

of

as

with

can

that of the most

Foieign

Key.

50.

interest

au

and

to the introduction

year

1820,

Obookiah

in

school,

awaken

carefully

not

became

as

privilege

the

chris-

a

iudeittiflcd

wits

years

in America.

Cornwall

the

of

1 have met with

EnglandStates addressing large assemblies.

Ham Tennooe and

on

Island"

ola mission ?"

subject

Islands

be

countrymen?

and Isolated from all the other nations of the

arrival

visit of Obookiah

have

Gospel.

with

ten

efforts to

1810 to

name

;thc

he

Shall

his

Foreign Mission

Hawaiian

gious community

at

it?

mean?

publication.—(Memoir, page

prominently

His

bis

to

this

Foreign Missionary entcrprize

of the

how

ltd

which

Islands,

stu-

write

does

to the

allusion
tbe

Ha-

of young

to

to reclaim

1801.

New

of Obookiuh

for the cstublishmcut

aud with

necticut,

land,

(bus

in

vieits

notice

understand

subsequent career for

behalf

he

"What

Hall.

American

any

Jr.,

ship, by

Stateß,

Thearrlval

Mills

mission to

of

temple,

not rather consider these Southern

we

ol

hint to forsake

American

an

United

under the

unsupported

is the

tian

behalf

idol

an

led

providences,

do you

Hall,

proper

This

J.

Gordon

sent back

board

College.

tf.

to

priest,

a

the

brought

dents of Yule

in

nation, without

of the Christian

for the

utid

exerted

of nations

on

scries of

Viewing

in

waii,

ven

in

the influence which

regard

despotic, by

and

for

reached

a

ever

was

during

American Mlasion.
The next

Through

that

to

hesitate

apread

far

revolutions,

existed

1 do not

of a

aa a

aud

he

history

of tbe

peace,

exercised

other

have

towards the successful

religion,

to

reports

turmoils

than

the establishment

of

associates

but

has

events

people.

embark

home,

was

Napoleons,—Ka-

welfare

tbe

seventy years.

administered

six

other nations would disclose tlie

wan,

disastrous

the past

step

lor

glance at
of

years

and

that of any

as

opening

of Thaili.

firmly,

as

efficiently

A

quietly submitted.

tradition,

conquest

stood

tions

7,000 warriors,

the whole group.

tablished the Kamehameha
it has

pre-

forty swivels,

for other islands

us

contemplatedthe

earth.

of

after the

Alexanders

mehameha

years

oc-

Kauai.

Ills final

his
and

educated

was

which

of ammunition—that the

Then followed

conquerors—the

as

event

Great pre-

accomplished.

were

his

one

about

Kamehameha

their

concluded that discretion

wisely

part of valor,

was

This

was

army

abundance

con-

while

and

conquest of

twenty-one schooners,

and

tbe

upon the

fled,

of 1795.

arranged
an

of

Then

the

Pali,

pieces.

in

spring

before

and well

of Kauai

King

enemies
the

He

the

In

and

Kingdom

district

about three miles up

his

this

churches

his sway.

resulted

over

or

parations,—including
a fleet

small

tlbookinb

conferred.

Maui, Lanai, Molokai,

then made for the

elapsed

years

of the

1 do not

life,

victory perched

Kamehameha,

wounded

Some

of

place

When

driven

parations

a

a

his career

"Napoleon

under

which

were

in

only

was

commencing bis conquests,

Island

quest of

proclaim

He

unmeritoriously

subjugation

followed the

all

careful review of his
as

con-

governmental

peace,

of the

governed

of that

of

ordinary type.

tbe title
a

His

ability.

greatNapoleon, aud

the

title

and Oabu.

and

management

contemporary ol

Originally,

conqueror,

administrative

ruler of no

a

umbitious

and

during

Hawaii.

an

He

Islands,

of these

with tlie Ccrnwall

character.

junknown-

now

the memorable

trilling moment compared with

His

of marked

great

wars,

to be

man

warrior,

of

possessed

him

I,

as

early history

in

not unlrc-

devastating

and

the

brother

vailed.—|Vol. 1, p. 188, Vancouver's Voyages.]
mehameha

sociates

Gospel

of the

causes

among

regarded

their

of Promise.

from

Islands,

these

been

friend,

pre-

and

ex-

Land

to

great English navigator

pe-

before

world,

failed

project

I. to

Kamehameha

by

England

Tbe visit of that

the Key.

com-

niter

even

of

ware

Christianity,

those

to

through a

civilized

island

bloody

view

discovered, independent

were

each

person

attention to these events

your

When these Islands
on

led

were

the

a

gathered

are

to enter tlie

briefly call

Jubilee

to

of the

to

permitted

Kings reigned

we

the

These

system.

from

but the (ircat Kulcr

Hopu

und

philosophical

wanderings,

known

Kamehameha I,
the In-

among

anniversary meetings

calling
the

sus-

being.

to this remark.

other

to bo

dial-plate

and

arc

single

longer period

tbe

the

to commemorate this

Before

a

description

Christianity

great event.

gathering, and

In

hypo-

present,

for tbe Hawaiian

nation,

civilized,

a

of

a

inhabitants

superstitions

of
pass Into a new form

habitants

a

with
on

was

caresses

most

unvlsited

to the hour

tbeir

This

the

died

Tbe band

pointing

less

years after tbe Islands

unblessed

or

Revelation.

We

Perouse,

are

in earnest

generation,
and

La

received

or during

re-

waa led to

merited.

must consider

we

and the

their

person

services."

forty-two

lived

sionaries,

most

by Cook,

whole

Islands

be

great

Hawaiian chaiacter:

All

just

tragic

the

does not
express

Tbe

has

and

of the Hawaiians

Europe

natives.

of what

the

discovered
one

who

little

reverse

During

Bay,

navigator,

physiognomy

he

and

to have

the

of

really

depicting

of truth.

is

Taking

moral

reading world

rascals of

these

appears

very

tbe

great French

"The most
critical

death

the

and atatc

at fault In thus

sadly

Islands,

needed

From

Gospel.

far less favorable view

a

of

dis-

was

these

social,

at Kculakck.ua

than their character

eye

Sufficient

civilizing, elevating,

attending

early visitors,

the

idolatry.

of their

the

the

English navigator,

entertain

and

condition, tbey

them

among

of

view

and

circumstances

ports

in

historian.

aboriginal population upon

religions

the

race; hence,

was

now

aud

Hawaiians

forty years'

were

regard

years ago, there

heathenism

of

existence

migra-

is it to consider the fact

bundred

riod

trace the

equal importance

Tbe

memorate.

Thomas

idolatry,

instructed

was

Missionaries

send

under

of Oboo-

moment, if

vast

wbich

event,

States

old tabu

deem of

Kuniehamcba

government

of

to

lendingevents

by

associates,

of the

previous

Vaucouvcr

but the

way

order of things,

new

the

abolition

clear, calm,

a

great

has

civilised,

purpose

tbe most

saving

and

philosophic

one

utter

diffused

assume

would take
the

I

events,

before

earliest recorded

of the human

history

go and barbarous

for

to

interesting atudy

three

and

Islands
of

Hawaiian
tbe

utter renunciation

328 years

visited these ahores.
nost

bis

concerns

century,

Manilla, contain

1555, or

aa

or

and,

j

and

others;

nution

great

The

careful review

a

the United

to

establish-

Islands.
In

for the

way

the visit

ruler;

I will

Spanish

the

The conquest of the

they

Hawaii;

Pacific from the 10th

Spanish records,

tradi-

Kameha-

aborigines

irrational, for Spanish navigators

of these Islands

of fancy,

some

present

elevation, lifting

ing and re-crossing tbe
and the

und

Kahoukapu,

and

descendants

to the

Inhabitants

other

and

by Spanish

one

the shores of

among

conjectured that

certain moral

visited

one

priest

upon

down

even

klah

tbe

three

are

and tho consolidation

one

from

of the

discovery

merely

prepared

some,

well-sustained

of

reign

Catholic

that their

furthermore,
erations,

I

the

a

intermarried

tbey

were

tolerably

were wrecked

ncamen

that

Unii,

or

tbe

to

Hawaiian

which

much,

of

opinion

of the

Ibc

I,

these

prepared.

think there

viz.:

to

appears

bad made for the

upon

must be

1820, I

other

inviting to

generations previous

many

and

of the Lord

in-

cs-

it

Missionaries,

Providence,

Christianity

history

when

Isolated

of

1870.

18,

those preparations which
proper to notice

of the

unless

There is

It is the

prior

a

upon

tion,

and

most

era,

This opinion Is not

but founded

through

Islands,

earth.

by Capt. Cook, tbey

navigators.

so

searching antiquarian,

archaeologist.

that two centuries

It

kingdoms,

apart

of the

nations

that

studious

dwelt

Polynesia,

of tbe

pre-bistorlc period

tbe Inhabitants of tbe Hawaiian
Islands of

come

of the

landing

in His

ment

since the

away

the

highly

God,

Anniversary
Cook.

me

our

tbe time will

Islands-by Capt.

of tbe

discovery

and

century.

to

single

a

to celebrate the Centennial

ns

rises

nation

tbe

aU embraced

view.

for

Hawaii-Uio put history

shores ol

tbe

on

JUNE

XI X M).

I

earlh,
to

other

"History repeats

en-

upon

itself,"

hut iv this instance

is

history

parallel.

the

without

subject from a purely

historical stand

reference to a Divine

influence, why

were tbe Hawaiians led to abolish their Tabu-system

and cast their "idols
will mention

liibutiug to

the

to the moles

following

this uulookcd

among

for result.

aud
the

bats?"

causes cou-

1

�ofidolatry at Tahiti,

Mist—Reports of the abolition
had reached these

among the

Islands and circulated

did

the Tuhu

the

although

of

and

uting

idolatry

patrons

iv

landing

ou

had

inhabitants
of

the

dated,

of

the shores

very first

tbe Missionaries to their

by

and

Boston,

the

In

idolatry.

written

convinced

become

I find

Hawaii,

their

after

day

slate-

this

"The

did not intend to weep.
eyes that

out

who

great
that

do

all

idols,

because
since

yood

no

chiefs

tho

is

irnrsfnp

they

were

0

Mas,

the

saw

of

the
and

him;

the Lord

Reference

lished

the

addition

reason

before

foregoing,

be

may

I

and

If the

form of being.

a new

foreign influences,

and

Puritan

Liholiho

imayes

Kiny

the

and

force of

heiaiis
that

party

assigned,
of

dead

Power and influence,

Divine

both

people,

was

and

In view of this event

Bingham's
visible in

one be

let no

"The

language.

thus

to

begining

lor the

people

wearied

Is

what

and tired

first to

very

in

hand

light the

iconoclasts,

tabu

idol

or

now taken

tled in

the

At the

in

gous

The

have

been made

in

of

a

Tbe nearest
Mr.

by

for

writers,

King had

the

embraced

God

hath

destroy

is

essential

that he had

work of

juati-

not

arc we

Divine

occurred,

all Christian
to recog-

Missionary and

Reli-

as

every

Divine

a

recognized

having prepared

as

of the

The isles shall wait for His law."

more

gospel

Ancient Hebrew prophets bad

Hawaiians.
"

where

for the Introduction

way

complete

among

foretold,

Could there be

and exact fulfillment of this

a

prophe-

aries

as

would
their

The American
who Is

Minister,

acknowledged
of

philosophical

Mr.

aaone

historical

Bancroft,

of the most

writers

at

Berlin,

calm,

and

rious
or

like

a

messenger

ways; but when

the

hour

new

for

subduing
the

influence

themselves

Providence rather than
hearts

and

ions and

all

in

Influence of tbe

attracted,

and

now

forcibly

the

are

an

men

resiswill of

desires;

and all

opin-

wonderfully
change,

obedience to the

submission
law of universal nature than

and

plan

bear forward the

man."

of

most of all the

which becomes more and more

trlmentaof

unseen

offuturity; an

conflict with

unwilling,

compelled to

being,

who

with human

people

a

the minds

those

understandings,

to the arbl-

aptly

who

which

for the

more lit
true

tho

good example
There

?"

The

the parallel fails.

wisdom

I

interest,

from tbe

trust,

the

dwelling upon

He welcomed

He

paragraph,

About

I shall

by

our

Hero
the

the

custom

there

do them

own

our

no

wooden

hands,

facts for tbe

English poet,

Images

were

us

gods
"I

of

iloko

thoughtful

has

and

made
did

different

in

of glosses

with

chased

we

with tut

lofty heights of Mowee
it is

us,

of

has

always
lani—

heavens."

consideration of

the

in

a rebel

the

remarkable

aud

on this errand,

litical condition

a

and the
of

the

expecta7P.

with

lv

a

They report

In tbe idolatrons

quote

and

po-

From the

follows, "The

as

moment

of Christianity,

life,

reason

and

are

to

our

on

hopes

tho same

that

greatly strengththe Gov-

fear that

the firmest

and that

basis,

in

Whatever

his

moral

character

father.

and

habits,

we

in the

present
his

be

may

that three

believe,

confidence
may with some

important particulars
upon:—lst,

That bo

is

Improvementin learning, 2nd,

friendly

preach

are

so

Our

whites.

Thst he
hearts

In not

disappointed

this

ably governed
some

Bay,

chor nntll

Monday,

law,"

proceeded

the Srd of

from the
Is. 42:4.

to

where

there

the

landed

Islands

tbe

Rev.

all

discovery

to the

present

the
ered to commemorate

event
onr

bis pen:

exercises

planned with
saw

to be

wait Messiah's law.
now

arrived

mission-

kept

nizes with

in

during

the

transaction,
current

history

week have

remembrance.

another great

event
from

gath-

and many

inference to the same event

perpetual

Mission

Tbe

We have

time.

the

landed,

between

Intercourse

onr Island

In

Mr.
shall

that week

they

from America.

most memorable

at

at an-

"The isles

Christian
Thus commenced the first

to the Hawaiian

so

The first Sab-

where

newly

to

On the

remained

April.

where

much

was

hat

people."

text,

un-

rejoice,

being allowed

Daring

Kallua,

not

do

chief who

brig

Kawalhae,

at

spent

long been

is

of tbe missionaries

the
and there

Kawalhae

was

That he has

worship, Srd,

be

desirous of

specially

to that venerable

Christ

and

long

the

to

though we

aries.

hands.

the Ules that»«ee

ob-

Island.

fallen

sobriety

than

and

statesman's view

guiltand

in its

one

Island-Kingdom.

and
King, chiefs, people

tbe land."
Thus idol-worship ceased throughout

of

been

Itmerits

It

synchro-

event which Americana and

go.

New
wo,

before them, freely to prepare

goes

the

of stability and

King,

their

God

we

There is some

there is less

Enforced by stern authorlty'a high

Vassals of
sin,

from

the shore."

near

and the customs of civilised

is the

World!

of

season

King

high,

has also fonDd

at.,
The

nocanoes

with anxious

wait

these will be joyfully welcomed

He broke the fetters of the strict tabu,

to the

we

of tbe

document

wait for bis

Threw offthe burden beneath which tbey groaned.

"Joy

the

returned, having

Bingham preached

The Island King theancient creed disowned,

to
Imparting inspiration

As

special

a

Hannewell

Mr.

the remarkable revolution

world.

on

not

P.

has concluded to send

intelligence

first
tion for tbe

vessel

a

pur-

John Houoree and others have gone

mates, Hopoo,

bath

each domestic tie,

stroke; and, with

At 4

people are employed

Island.

help

pleased

*

right.

be

inquiriesrespecting

following dsy

pen:

mighty impulse from

poet

rise on the

Blancbard

Capt.

servance.

boat to make

the

by

are

*

scene.

supposed to

and that all the

tabu,

and

extremity of Owbyhee.

double tha northern

approach

We

redeeming blood.

delighted

say

vegetation,

fresh

&amp;c,

to

ris-

fields,

women,—immortal beings

and

men

the

the shore as

cultivated

trees,

in

board."

on

coasting along

so near

directions,

rocks, rivulets, cascades,

they

wide and an effectual door,

An American

Island,

habitations,

Indifferent to Idol

oka

in the

not

theologian.

found

theme for bis

Bursting each social,

At onebald

the

appear

company

we are

M.,

A.

of the

part

Kea

our

the messengers of peace unfurled

a

tbls

and

one

incapable of

neither

rain;

My thought

Love's banner waving o'er
Moved by

Early

Owhyhee,

Mauna

of the little

(oy

the numerous

ened.

good."

fathers; they

Akua-nui

historian, philosopher

ere

ad-

Board:

mai-

but

was

any

only one great God dwelling

a

"

of

but I worshipped them because

of

health.

wale

God oped

In

to,

Missionaries

courage.

for

snow-capt

11 o'clock

*

relied

our wants,

are

death of his

expediency

and that their wooden

or

Gladly to lessen human
describes

and

ernment is not settled

"that the

adds,

Akahi

from the

looked

long

the

number of fishermen

mysterious

that It would be

he knew

them

life' and

bestow

shores of

tbe

occasion la thus alluded

four mouths before

respecting

the kalo to grow, nor sent

been,

80th of

long voyage

the .Mission-

after the

King,

Heaven,

save

it was the

to

landing

tbe

on

after a

seems favorable for the introduction

replied,

that

carved

supplying

occurs

Tbaddeus,"

months, approached

He assured them that he

priests."

the young

tabu.

he

of tbe

shores.

much

so

consulted him

not

"

day and

idolatry acknowledges,

Forth to their toll the Missionaries

/

this

The

however rushed forth to his

friend.

their

Akua who is in

For

strikes for

gates

prepares

coming revolution;

tance find

tbe thick

through

form of

hands draw the bolts from the

to

of Jehovah
ere, the messengers

still

brother

kai," adding,

or any

night, Omnipotence steps along myste-

mankind to pass into a

all

"

be

father,

"

darkness of

of

point

transaction, a

"Sometimes,

of

Hawaiian

upon

a

con-

gives significance

thank God and take

us

ing smoke

history

temples ?"

worshipped

cnligbtencd by

destruction,

breaking

An

of this

remarks:

uge,

been

arrival,

there is

of Isaiah ?

cy

wherein

point

pardoned for

deities,

to

see

the

Missionary

a

wisdom

destroy

to

me,

Hewahewa,

had landed

could

abound with expres-

Missionaries,

M.—The boat has

knew"

the

the

High priest

true God.

historical

our

carefully

should

Anniversray

communication

to the

state

Providence.

—was

given

British

old

The

northern

same

the human

did not hesitate

acknowledgement

"Let

view,

is that pre-

In his

"for

High priest

the

of others, what in foolishness I
one

in

point

dressed to the Secretaries of the

and he then exclaim-

Christianity,

myself through

than

a

we

which

The

brig

than five

more

unprecedented

of Edwin of Northuinbria.

days

"I" answered

The God of Missions—the Great Head of the Church

sions of

of

cloud-capt

God."

our

approach

went

Paulinus,

conduct of Hewahewa.
or

this unbooked for result.

publications of that period,

The

to

be

ami was repea-

superhuman and

All the

Pioneer

*

this

Manley Hopkins

"

and

of the
March.

morning

review of universal

a

parallel to

some

when

Britain iv

at

how

the flames which should

Hawaii,

arrived

it Is fitting

Day.

Jubilee

tin- first

torcli to kindle

cedent,

to

subseqent

Mr.

High priest Hcwabewu, lighting the

cited

of

mis-

are

Hawaiian race!"

find

to

two of tbeir number

remnlolsences

special event

to restore

conduct of the

This is

the watch-

was

But

event.

Divine influence.

a

"

through.

naturalistic,

when this event

Missionaries
nize

it is doubtful whether

idols!"

bringing about

period

tbe

Kingdom.

the

the introduction

influence,

high

be

in the rabble of

van

Kailua, Hawaii,

of this wonderful

view

led the

would have been curried

ted to the limits of the
I have

led to

It

torch which should burn the na-

broken—burn

is

was

be-

But

the

Hewuhcwu,

destroyers,

word that started at

system.

worship

of God!

Make straight in tho desert, shighway

history,

their

now

when

the

sider,
this

the prayer of his

to

The

andabsured.

system,

Unless he had

ton's idols.

project

idolatrous

ub

had

people,

of the

cruel

remarkable,

most

of tbe

it becomes

Bis
the

surprised at

answer

aa

—

"In tho wildonie.a prepare ye the way of tbe Lord

of

that

transaction.

common

burdensome, offensive,

priest

the

Chiefs

heartily

come

which

this most remarkable

in

have

We

vanquished."

been

ed "who shall first desecrate the altars and

recognize

—

abolished

attnnpted

recently

lias

with

ua

review,

they

as

idolatrous

of

favor

much

aa

the

from

Kamehameha is
are

in

upon

of tbe

i

enthusiastic

tbe

tubus

sionaries,

long

thus

to tbe arrival

occurring previous

events.

bolts

"

the

arms,

the first

Ohooklab'a shore ."

mysterious

wonder-struck

—

destroyed—the

are

agencies

traced

tbe

wonder

were

report:

is

burned,

are

No

Missionaries

listened to tho

draw

bands

unseen

futurity."

of

be

may

"Omnipotence step* along

as

gates

clearly

bow

those

through

and

to

pardoned for dwelling

be

contrib-

were

demolished too,

What Diety shall come

I tball

result,

Idols of Hawaii.

abo-

from Bos-

speak

The altar and the god

In-

highway than

clondllke Oahu,

them,

on

far-olTery,—"the tabn'so'er,"

They hear the

The hour hud struck for the Hainto

way in pagan lands,—salvation's

And whila breaks

special

en-

hath

was

A

philoso-

this

upon

employed more ti ting and

not have

to pass

Ibis

Attempts

month follow-

the

writing

1870.

18,

Kantelia-

King

Idolatry

of the Missionaries

another

the

to

and

1819,

November,

next

Perhaps

the

made to

May 8,

embarkation

the

ton.

here

was

meba, who died

to

ways,

Jdol

Kiny.

been

language.

influences,

could

they

priest-hood

heavens, for

re-

to destroy

that

and the

therefore prohibited

of

agreed

comnnred
not

They

\i:

Hawaii.

done it."

ing

he could

agencies,

them by

ofJeho-

heard

had

spoken

bad

one

could

they

abolished.

tirely

but

Of them we

things?

King

God of the white men, and
all

their

the

Kehoreho,

that

plied

and

Owhyhee

made

drew tears

anything

bad heard

they

whether

enquired,
vah,

of nature,
of these children

sight

bad

people

fruits,

son

uieut:

i

j

events

and

vanity

utter

waiian
ternal

system.

communication

ft

historian

Christianity themselves,

to denonnce

not hesitate

Thirdly—Tbe
of

and

islands,

utterly regardless

they

vet

the

upon

most of them

\i)

i::

the event now under consideration.

phic

felicitous

setfrom Christian landß bad

Secondly—Foreigners

were

i

subject,

people.

tled

i•• k

51

TII B

'

commemorate.
Knglandersespecially delight, to

I refer to the

landing of

the

Pilgrims,

on

Plymouth

�THE

52
in 1630.

Rock,

Jubilee

of

This

that

The note of

spent a day

on the

87th

there

wnen

and

extensive gatherings to be held tbe

from tbe Atlantic

worthy

chronize.

It

"Thaddens"

band of Puritan
ii.

Plymouth,"

the 22ud

on

"Thaddeus"

guided

before

the shores of Old to New

received

Pilgrims'

the

which first received

sionaries

on

the

its
*

■

laws'
that

add,

not

for

Christianity,

marked

salvation of a

Says

on

an

government

May

the

cabin

of

in

the

the

we

"Thaddeus"
of the Pil-

belief

portion

of Adam's

"

has not tbe
of

"May

what friend of Missions
all

light tbrongh

in

of

lover

humanity, will

coming time,

history

followed

What

and

Did not

Flower's" wake ?

"

Star

Morning

"Thaddeus?"

the

lost race.

of the

to

read

the

Zion,

not de-

the

made

voyages

how

the

performed by
the

during

observer

these

in

1842,

I

what

has

Bie

transcending In its worth,

like Gabriel

on

the

i,

most

liberal

grants of
no

reveals

bassy

policy
entire

half-century

was

been

For

of

times,

which

has since
when

messen-

Europe

to those

events

the

period,
to

adopt

of

learning

tbe

through

This

elapsed.

Feudal
laws

duties

people.
in

the time came for
oc-

So

their

of

waa followed

the

1823,
by

1831;

a

a

a

"

the

styled

in

"

Blue

their

on

Govern-

I

a

in

last

and
a

Church

this

changes
accom-

and'

State,

of

century

a

but the Miswhich

upon

had been

success-

have been

Kingdom

within,"

might
American, French

and

only

lree

wonder

tide

strong

that

is,

independent,

and

of

Society Islands,
Polynesian groups.
jealousies of

Islands

these

have

or

patrons

in

in the

second,

were

I

the

governments of
and

that in

arrived.

spring
fifth

This

of

1828;

a

in

1833;

a

1837;

an

eighth

in

not

American

tbe

Missionaries

combined

element to

uphold

by birth

Republican

arriving

last

reports,

forty

that up to the

ordained

twenty lay teachers,
sionaries,

all

1854.

in

The ReV.

year

1863,

missionaries, six

and

eighty-three

Dr. An-

on

to form

a

the throne.

and

education,

exhibits

the

female

clerical

average

missionary

then

period

first

goodrecord

a

government,

is patent,.that
to the present

misor as-

of labor

amounted

Whatever

written.onethingis

show
been

that

good of

from the

fact;

aa

Missionaries

embodying
taught
find

those

greater

the world, to

indirect,
I

King

has not

can
on

on

principles

wbieh

in

harmony

with the

Declaration

of

one

the face of the

Hod has

point

the 7th

the Rulers of these Isl-

them

of

made,

also

or

and administra-

conservative.
the

a

attempt to ignore

challenge
or

The fact

England, and the
Independence. The document

God has

edness.

and

had
will

of the

no

direct

Rights, signed by

Charts

American

political interpeople, support of

exerted

I make

but I

Islands,

to

general policy

influence,

and you

Magna

have

this

the Missionaries

ands,

tbe

landing

time, they

this

of

regard

cer-

existence,

and welfare of the nation.

good, salutary,

to the Bill

of its

half-century

of the government.

oonccal

to dwell
to

or

with

less influence upon the

"

The

may

Revolutionists.

nave done

to the Hawaiian
the American Mission

of June, 1839,
there had

physicians,

but three wlvea of missionaries

sistant missionaries.

Republican

at the close of the

tion

1841:

of the

strucd

in

of

thus
opens
:
of men,
all nations
blessand
earth in unity

blood,

bestowed

certain

rights

alike

of

than

laws

had

was

been pre-

to

relating

two,

or

in the

hung up

code

a

complete

One

National

The

religious

con-

of the

Religion

of Kamehameha

Laws

customs,

as

the

idol

all

11,
and

worship

in

continued

hereby

are

worship

to

therein

in

the

not

these

tions in

a

civil ond ecclesias-

alliance

with

of America,

the shores

when

these

of

the inhabitants

and alone.

period,

a

has
to

providentially, just prior
World's

in the

the

ment of

of

Japan, to

the

established

glance at

A brief

ohannels of trade
cific

the

during

review

of

the

western

the

Eastern

of

that

the

great
nations,
tbe

position, while, at

his

Being,

rious

the

with

Head

the

as

pioneer

of the

same

Church

of the

of

our Saviour's

Christ,

last words,
sumnit

tbe most

superficial

establishment

Pacific,

of the

of

even

world."
Providence

of Divine

As tbe Book

has

nssigning to each
time, the same glo-

and

ascended up to Heaven from
with
you always
Olivet: "Lo, I am

unto the end

ing

"Isles

impartial

the

he

Mount

ing

the

Missionaries to these Islands

with

1820 in accordance

America,

the

all

of the universe

Ruler

a

been

dwellingalong

convince

surely

have

North

and

Asia,

of

of

Pa-

with

together
which

and

marshaling the

been

in

shores

was

Hawaiian

throughoutthe

century,

South

of

will

the

all those nations

among
shores

sea,"

the

last half

Chris

and form,

of

political changes

the

taking place

World, the

rapidly opening up

the

commerce

and

of

nations

European

of the

the inhabitants

among

shores

of the Govern-

Protestant type

a

Most

period

China, and America those

of

commerce

after

religion,

tian

dwelt isolated

sway

and

ou

ages,

an end.

the Western

the

States,

opening the ports

to

most critical

that

under

United

come

when

history,
came

pre-historio

in

islands

these

period

That

those naupon
but inhabiting

the cast, and of Asia,

on

was

There

the dwellers

time, but also

coating

Islands,

of

subject

as a

regards

as

important bearing

most

accoi-

and the

and establishment of these

only
importsnee,
shores throughout all

having

be allowed

imposed upon."

be

never

proclamation

tical affairs in this heart of the Pacifio,

on

body politic.

shall

consciences,

own

principles relating to

fundamental

con

worship,

of

the God of tbe Christian Bible

shall

privilege

I deem the

with

Kingdom

this

to the dictates of their

sacred

form

contained to be construed

ecclesiastical

the

residing

men

Reli-

shall be

section

particular

auy

the

proclaimed,

heretofore

as

preceding

last

is

Religion

Protestant

anything

is

connecting

All

the

Government,

requiring

as

neither

other

acknowledge

1546,

April,

established

Although

came

something
ignore the fact, that

uniformly

ference, except for the

reports

America,

1832; a

the

2.

gion

and

have rallied for the support of tbe Hawaiian
Government, represented by the Kamehameha DyThey came not hither as Democratic Propanasty.
or

of

as

force, Ac.

ere

conservative

strong

remains

upon

raged,

upwise and sal-

Legislation.'—

their

guideto

as a

Islands.

observer

Powers has bad

tbe

1870,

has

native

While

rival Great

1820 to

reflect

we

which

in this matter, I will

to do

now

Zealand, Fiijii,

New

dis-

repeating the nar-

the nation

away tho

swept

has

in

this

English aggressions.

when

revolution

The

people

testimony

Missionaries,

and

gold,

of

letters

fall and

the

Hawaiian

were

which must be met

allotted for

fully employed

es-

by

the

more

worthy of notice:

are

Islands.

to

the

hefpronounced them 'worthy

orally proclaimed, abolishing

were

what has been

diplomacy,

foundation

rative of
Tho

of

what has been

quarter

The whole time
be

old

code

of work

amount

and unless that foundation

and resisted.

in

North America

the

eonld

tbe

small

I do not undervalue

never

that

refused

spirit

by

Islands

left his

of the

instructions

27th

tinue to be

as

allude

to

utterly

very

em-

Hawaiian

eminently judicious,

so

tbe

the wen.

Great national

Tho

In law

Up

except

embodied in

Book."

during

barely

can

had

abroad,

foreign

history.

Only

the Missionaries

the learned

tain,

subsequently, ecveraljaddltlonal reinforcements

each

tbe year

of

Christ shall
The Religionof the Lord Jesus

"

ding

in

He has

have the

we

its adoption

Wyllie has

enacted.

viously

1.

prior

Nobles,

the

matters,

observing

of the

of land-tenure

enacted,

marvelous.

individuals

a

among

favorable

so

reinforcement

a seventh in

1835;

came, the

for

in

that

adopted, more

freely

Con-

a

Islands

was

Hawaiian

foes without and foes

or

arrived

in

progress.

plished by
was

Haalelio,

system

been

gandists,
peo-

all tbe multifa-

encouraged

and

fourth in

ignorant

mission

new

a

much

wotk,

was

language, and reducing

performing

to

were forwarded to their

aprlng

the

and

incident

pioneers

derson

favored

the service

arrangement.

had

from

hcrculian task

tlie

form, Instructing

heathen

and

Coming

native Government

any

Democratic

located,

ple, printing books,

sixth in

adoption
to these

and Ainclrca.

the
that

part,

Patents to lands which bad been

a written

in

history

the

most

continued

uniformly

become

undertaken

third

to

regard

The

to

the

of

they

Having

rious

adopt

the Missionaries.

cupied by

it to

In

or modern

welcome

conspicuously apparent

grantingRoyal

the

ancient

Mr.

to

which

Gospel.

has

were led to

privileges.

in

Mission,

tbe

of

Hawaii, Oahu,

enlightened policy

more cordial

a

of

gers

and Chiefs

King,

and

to the

accomplished.

accompanied by

course

land and other

Christian

band

to

which

States.
It. C.

printed

On

the
to

the Rulers, that

immense

build ;

pioneer

the

from their

people

this

be

of

Chiefs

years

were

nothing

tablished upon a firm and Constitutional basis.
there
fact must also be borne in mind, that

stations were taken on

The

and Kauai.
a

of the

landing

have

which

history prior

nation's

peculiarly

Judd entered

fully laid,

the Lord's command?,

jf God's love to
lands."
pagan

:r

the

sionaries laid for them

of India, Naturo's rarest birth,

1820,

the year

years

al

of

people

Amendment," approved

ancient heathenish

of work

ment, and when tbe Rev. Mr. Richards went

by
a freight

nmouut

from

with

can,

appreciate those labors,

system,

been

been

1870,

judicial and legal gentlemenwho

Monarchy.

have

the

fifty

conducting

Feudal state and

accomplished
with

to

Fully

the Bible with

in

record,

on

to

becomingacquainted

nation

great

were

enabled

thirty

House of

to read.

only

and

King

of the United

to

but also theold.

were

read

Missionaries

must review

labored

to

half of Hie

lirst

elapsed.

were

story

by

difficulty, imagine

Not

ten"

Persons

of the

the

givento

Hawaiian

nativeß

write,

knowledge

intelligence.

when Dr.

the basis of

and
and

with the condition

stitutional

Bancroft,

'general good.'"

the "Thaddeus" follow in the

wake

not

Shall

sufficient

the

the

all

rights

few and brief sentcnoes,

of the "Fifteenth

utary

and trans-

wrote

into

abroad."

read

score

small

no

the

of

and
chief, namely—
man
every
the labor of his hands and the pro-

liberty,

The Hon.

and Christian litera-

only

tanght

was

taught to

of

besides

and

chiefs,

some

alike to every

limb,

than

books

also

they

"three

have

mark the lava-rock of Kai-

embodied

as

which

was on its way to Hawaii for the recovery and

grims,

And

the rock

but

the arrival of those

May Flower humanity recovered

the

iv

Bancroft,

of

scores

Those

since

the American Pioneer Mis-

and instituted

rights,

equal

Cape

Flower from

Says

shores of Hawaii?

"In the cabin of the

nt

statistics,

all

are

ductions of his mind."

completetransla-

Bible,

not

Missionaries

the young

case and

with that which

May

the

foot-steps."

equally gratefulposterity
lua,

England,

around

way

England.

baa

grateful posterity

"A

Webster ut-

of the

schoolmaster

acquire

December, 1830, the Brig

of

equally grand

errand

on an

two centuries

of Hawa-

immortal dis-

of bis

ploughing her

was

"The

the Pioneer

to the shores

paragraphs

language,

sailing

tbe

by

with

the "First settlement ofNew

courseon

Horn,

many

an-

these

the

grade;

educational, secular,

amount of

the

higher

a

publication

The

Pilgrims from

Boston,

and

of

lated

quite

To

These

given
life,

and

men,

In these

pro-

the establishment of common schools,
mnst be added
and several

tion

scattered

a

upon

and the total number

Christ;

baptized, 19,817.

ture.

Daniel
very year that

sonorous

more

67,600,

than

to which

group,

all

on

lands.

re-

Protestant churches

of the

less

missionary

but the

estimate,

fifty-six

no

1810.

18,

amount of

to

parts

fession of their faith in
of children

Autumn

tint two hundreth

missionaries

the

During

tered the

from

admitted

have been

'.hit

the

various

note-

should bo celebrated

"May Flower,"

in

should thus syn-

It is

of tho

landing

fell

be difficult
In

appear

gathered

of the Pil-

England,

great events

fitting that

was

of the

for

coming

the Pacific.

to

that these two

niversary

of the

of New

the Puritans

grims and

it

iv

people

the descendants

throughout America, by

sults

gathered

were

preparations

to make tbe necessary

city,

sounded.

M;

The full

years.

twenty-one

labor It would

across the American Con-

Ministers

of Puritan

been

already

event.

Chicago, fortunately

at

April,

of

momorablo

ever

has

recently

tinent I

hundreds

and

preparation

When on
my way

la to be celebrated the sth

year

great

JL

,\l&gt;.

rKI i;

is now

reader

of the Christian

open-

that tho

may learn,
religion, in the

had reference not

merely

but

heart

to the
pass-

also

designed
generation of Hawaiians,
coming generations of peoples upon
whatever part of the world
shores from
was

to benefit all

Hawaiian
tbey

whether from

might come,

fcannot refrain

Asia,

point,

at this

Seward
29th of

in

from

Europe,

to some remarks of the

the Senate of

July, 1852,

the United

or

attention,
W. H

Hon.

States

ou

tbe

the commerce of the Pacific

" on

At

America

calling your

date he

what

are
lot-saw,
that early
Ocean."
the Occidental and Oriental shaking
dow witnessing,
Hawaiian
shores,—the sons of Shorn,
hands on the
we

where
meeting the sons of Japhetin the mid Pacific,
Mr. Seward, remarks:—"Even the
we now stand,
continent and its islands, and the
discovery of this

organization of society and governmentupon them,
these events
have been,
grand and Important as
and ancillary to
were but conditional, preliminary
the

more

result now

sublime

mation—the reunion

parting

on

ago, and
tions

the

plains

travelling

around

tbe

in toe

of the two

ever

thousand

afterward in

world,

now

act of consum-

civilizations, which,

of Asia four

years
opposite direc-

meet

again

on

the

islands
of the Pacific ocean.
Certainly
coasts and
no mere human event of equal dignity and Impor
tance has ever

followed

society

by

occurred

tbe

and the

upon tbe

equalization

restoration

It will

be

condition

of

earth.

of the

of the

unity

of the hu-

�rll E M).

JII X

Who

family.

man

does

European

every year

not

that

see

henceforth

European politics,

commerce,

European thoughts and European activity, although
actually gaining greater force, and European connec-

the nations

of the

these islands
In

has

the

earth.
been

ignorethe

whiletue Pacific ocean,

time permitted, I could

and the
chief

vast regions

its

will

llkvomi,

islands,

become the

world's

of events in the

theathe

its

shores,

Time

earth arc

mou'U

called

were

"

prophecy.

turn

right

I

will

and

We

day.

facts

in

the fulfilment

of Scrip-

overturn,

Hereafter

ten to

vista

1

till,

The

the

aid

could the

pioneer

would

be

regard

the rock-bonnd

As

tury.

centuries

think that the

Islands, fifty

Hawaiian

far-reaching
world

Pilgrims ou
England, as one of
I

away,

17th

will be

years ago,

cen-

to

inclined

am

Christianity

of

the

on

viewed

as

the first half of the 19th
among the great events, in
Hereafter,
in the world's history.

century

and

China, Japan,
and

more

more

isolated

remain

if

weld

bring

found

a

heathen

once

would.

tbey

of

and mould

They cannot

The

was

taken in

resting

much

together,

Burely a

this work

placeand

waiian

a

has solved

iv the

problem

a

missions to heathen

in

of tbe

position

nations of the
among the
establishment of Christianity

shores

the

It is

sea.

now

no

scheme

and

longer deemed visionary

chimerical to undertake tho conversion
nation to

of

For

Christianity.

a

and

heathen

the friends

of

look, say
achieved at tbe Hawaiian

missions to what has been
Islands!
The human

bring about
agency employed,
glorious result, has been principally

and

grand

American

its Missionaries

to be

pany,

and Mrs.

present
of the

tire

shores,

1870.

They

source

their

of

are

testimony

ican

Band

original

landing

that

they

Mission

where

will

Haw-

and

it

But

gatherings.
tbey ?

are

onward

a

bear

to

They

and

up-

and othernames of Amerlire

in

the

annals

language, employed by

Rising respecting the

Rev. Mr.

also to his associates.

"

The

as one

of tbe

landed

Kamehameha

of
the

Thurston,

King might

II

V

resided

like

at

Foreign

that

sacrificing,
that

they

of
so

oan

bell

he

stone
with

if

Thurston,

from

in

they

so

utter hea-

went

Palaoe

hence,
within

every appliance

Christianity

half-hearted

successful far

bring

a

and

Missions,

Asa

dwelling

When

in

ohurch-going

civilization
of mordern
and
Let unbelieving
sneer

waa

degradation.

and

Kamehameha
sound of the

young do him reverence,
of the Kingdom.
When
he

fathers

about him.

Christian
will.

out-shines

their mines."

men

On*

sublime,
any

so

life
self-

diamond

if time

tail,

grand idea,
triumph

They
with

their

influence
and

sent

us

from

one

writers
achieved,

that

firmly estabChristian

centre,

a

found

has

Christianity

and

shores,

the

Gospel

of

Jubilee

I

pop-

among

the

to

world

achieved

We

gathering.

fifty

hare

seen, He

been

Not

of truth,

made

been

the

been led

nally

and

gospel

of

career

At

prodigality.
sabbath,

and

companious.
in

sea

with

in

and

pass away

her, while all
liiio,

with

God's

special

of such

the recital

tho

for

the

Months

179

who

sailed

other vessel,
Not

loss.
has

left

onewas

In

other

appeared

to

instances
be

to

most

with

you

prefer dwelling

of the

of Hawaiian

picture

in

numbering

events, I much

bright side

the

vessels

But I will not detain

signally displayed.

bis

on

wood islands.

perished.

Providence

retrieve

ofhis associates

two

in

of the

of their

story

Boki
chiefs

smaller of the two vessels

board the

their leader

the

report

fivehundred

20

For

sig-

a season

embarks

sail

of sandal

erelong the

on

he

They

bringing only

returns,

Gov.

order to

nearly

search

religion.

opposition, intemperance

length,

his
fortunes and those of
party,

holy

the

often

Christian

Hawaiians.

has

How

when

the

to

we

the mission

opposed

verified,

opposition

progress among

he continued his

have

true

to self-destruction.

statement

himself in

for

of

As

Even

missions

those who have

forward

this

was

placed

and

Head

power

acknowledged.

purity

up-

evan-

gelization.
Providentially God inspired the hearts

How

under

their

fostering

of some

Islands,
care

fame.

of the

to take the mission

and

female

of the

historic

quired an

protection.

chieftains

The

have

ac-

Kaahumunu, Kinau,

Ka-

and many others exerted their kindly offices
of tbe mission
.in the days of its infancy.

filolani,
behalf

require

a pen

possessing

language

mine,
power
the moral heroism of

knelt

the brink of tbe

on

ter of

than

Kelanea,

ing Him,

true

wide

range

God,

would

I am not

party.
of

and

graphic

portray in fitting
Kapiolani, when she

seething and
when her

people besought

lest Pele's wrath

more

to

boiling
prayedto Jehovah,acknowledg-

and

as the

awe-struck

whole

ber

cra-

trembling

to

break forth

retire,
and

and

fearful

engulf the

instance in the
any
which
can be cited

historic research,

"

tbe author of

"I hazard

the Hand

in

nothing

saying,

justice to

the memory of

high

ruler,

lived
was

as

a

and

in

reigned

meanest

to

was

be

subject.

tory present
in which

she lived

a

shall

times.

Tbe nation

effected from tbe throne

and

man

progress

annals

re-

to the
of his-

acquitted

and God—more

es-

of Divine truth and of

lengthy

the somewhat

agencies
and

and

cess,

dollars

of

and

men

friends

which

spoken

were

establishment

remarks which

of tbe buman

employed

of

recognize

of missions

Holy Spirit,

was

one

this

among
refer to tbe

of

era

it

as

but

mission;

all

and fire

the

as 01.

the

has

did, the Israelites,

when God's

period

people,

suc-

While God's presence

accompany them,
pillar of cloud by day

a

In

United

had not God
pourand crowned those labors and

ellorls with bis blessing.

there

the

and useless

seemed to

by

for their

more onemillion

of this

support

been vain

Chris-

labored.

prayed

contributed

generously

for the

would have

have

women

elsewhere have

the

States have

by

Spirit
of

day

night, yet
down

came

I

Pentecost.

from 1880 to

great awakening

1840.
The missionaries

which

evangelize this
leading object.

people.

This

Power.

indicated

of prayer

under

in

influences.

untilaftera

it

was

season of

people

I

agents

for the introduc-

Christianity,

on

the Is-

of

Their

personal
the

was

great

brought

Missionary's

Tbe

of toil."

"night

suc-

Sixteen

God's
away before

out

generally poured

of

subject

the

of the

mass

and more, rolled

long years

felt.

that their reliance

the

not until

the

Christian
not

Their ulti-

I he influence

of the natives from time to

few

A

and

great and
might fol

results

depended upon

became interested

religion, but it
awakening that

gospel

Thus tbe Missionaries

Cod.

upon

time,

tbe

their

was

and

definite

a

secondary.

but tbey were to be

frequent days

for

preach

to

was

Other ends and

success however

Divine

was

hither

came

specific design,

Spir
Eliot

upon tbe church.

preached among the Indians of New England from
1646't0 1060, or fourteen years before he gathered u
church,

and the

Seas,

toiled

their

Idols.

teen

Missionaries

English

years, ere
on Hawaiian

Thus,
were required,

years

the South

in

people

the

twenty

aside

cast

about six-

shores,

for the Missionaries

lay

to

were
permitted to see
foundations, before they
Remarks the Rev.
Dr.
spiritual temple arise.

the
tbe

"

Anderson,

Tbe first

approach,

it's

public indications

in

were

the

missionaries in 1836 and

following

*

*

of the

the

in

meeting

the

Among

spir-

of the

general meeting

again

*

year.

great awakening may he
at Waitnea, on Hawaii.

of the

natives

tho

said to have commenced
In

spring

the

at

1888 there

of

evidence of tbe presence of tbe spirit at nearly
So there
all the stations on that Island.
waa on

was

and Kauai.

Maul, Oahu,

and the power
The

dull and

was

and

Even

such

science,

bad

as

became

Whenever

ted

meeting,

or

he

and

and

and

to

given

wherever the
of

the
and

case

tbe

and fee).
of

signs

con-

after tbe way

of

missionary appoinaudience.

listening

a

Spirit.

attentive

think

no

inquirers

crowds,

power,

ignorant,

became

begun

before

with

other

many

work with

wretched,

was sure

However great the

erally conducted

a

that of tbe Holy

imbecile

anxious

life.
a

It was

evidently

stupid, the

vile, grovelling,
bearers of the word,

meetings were
Tbe

pleasure.
At

places meetings

ously, embracing two, three, four
There was a thorough awakening

held

were

genSab-

Honolulu,

Hilo

contin

and five thousand.
of the whole

mass

There was a state of religious
society.
awakening and spiritual agitation, which could be
of native

accounted

er

flora

on

no

the

high.

on tho

power,

Spirit's

other than
upon the
way,
a
powpeople ware moved by
was
It
nearly aa manifest as the

in

for,

supposition, that

of Faartecost.

dsy

tbe total number of church members

but in six years,
creased to 23,804.
cessary

fections,

1843, the

or

After
for

allowance

finally

there

this

In

was

all
proper
conversions

making

remained

the

The results have been

At the present

time

witnesses, because

great
in the

so are

people

tbey

words of

let

an

are

the

in

neverbeen

abiding.

genuinefruits
the

"wherefore

Apostle,

seeing we

onward

and

take

may

and

Church

that

we

not

upward,

of the

on

servants

upon earth,
believe

are

and
have
join the general assem-

hope

to

first

their stand

born
the

in
heaven—gone
heights of Mount

above, with their robes washed and made

the blood of the
"

great

gathered

al-

so
great a cloud of witdevoutly acknowledge what God,

Some of tbe witnesses

larger number,

passed

of God

I not add

about with

us

wrought.

are

of that

Spirit

Kingdon.—Bat may

through the instrumentalityof his missionary

in

among

churches

our

outpouring of

of this

compassed

nesses,"

Zion

de-

unmistakable

permanent and

multitudes

and remarkable

upon the

a

and

wrought a greatwork

The Influenoe of that greatawakeninghas

bly

In-

aud ne-

people.

lost.

has

1887,

only 1259,

number had been

spurious

evidence, that God bad

forward to

liberty."

During

Holy

tians here and

circumstances

who have

reigned,

towards

She

A complete

under tbe

do

she will rank

Christian.

barbarism.

have now offered I have

tion

History."

posterity

It is believed the

sentially aiding the

and

if

and

troublous

few persons,

themselves better

of God in

Kaahumanu,

statesman

a

justemerging from

volution

nation.

aware as

displays more calm trust, earnest faith and sublime
devotion, under similar circumstances.
Remarks,
Read,

all
special overruling Providence of God, in
i elates to this Christian mission and Christian

bath was extensively observed."

rulers or chiefs of these

to

fully, emphatically and distinctly

which

or

introduction

mighty

unwillingwitnesses

unfrequently

havo

and-

phil-

man

work.

for the

way,
God's

and

the

cess came

God's

the

religion.

recognised

enemies

been

thus

and

upon

God the Great

upon

has

prepared

of the Christian
ever

as

agency,

years

not

do

honor

The work

any

glveth

watered, but It has been God, who
In closing this discourse, I de-

was

Missionaries

any human

pluutcth

but God that

sire

a

commem-

assemble because the results of

Church.

gave

the

highly

it

anthropic labot reflect

uiuch

that

is be

the increase.

mate

glorious

a

should

we

the Missionaries

so

some-

early missionaries, planted

The

successors

de-

might

rendering

that

becoming

landing

this

by

their

neither

he that watereth

the increase."

Islands,

Chinese

aiming vnr

host of others which

Hawaiian

on

the first

ago,

a

forgotten that

vmne

Marquesian

preach

led

with God's

accompanied

to the

In

zealous

here In

not

may
desires

fact has been

permitted, proclaim

fitting

proper,

civil

God's
ignorant and degraded,but
blessing resting upon their labors they elevated the
and standing
aation to its
present position
among
the Hawaiians

and

So then

thing, neither

low,

These facts and

descriotive
is

of the

Kings

ardent

that

one

paint,

have been

ulation has been raisui up

en-

1820 and

inclined

passed

ever

The

they

the

this

from

and Micronesia, while

It would

witnessed

are

und

Missionaries

names

well bow before him, and the

thenism

lished,

n

on

between

place,

kind

and

all

or

this

Mossing, Christianity tins

rich

com-

Mrs. Thurston

evening

have

They

their work and

history.

apply

the

most

Pioneer

competent witnesses,

Missionaries

Rev. F. S.

this

us

Bingham, Whitney,

Hawaiian

will

with

during these Jubilee

of the

the fathers

A

original

this occasion.

has taken

rejoicing

have finished
ward.

on

in 1820.

change which

islands.

two of the

Whitney, are

alone remain
aiian

sent to these

permits

Providence

this

Foreign Missions, acting through

Board of

Amer-

travelers,

coadjutors

their

their toils and labors

through

on

to

exerted

their

that,

anticipate,

to

South

Ha-

on

and

all

represented, but

have

earth.

pagan nations,
of which is now felt in
the Importantinfluence
every
mission station in Asia, and Africa, and the Isles of

foreign

them

and

this

small

though

importance

The successful

most

when Chris-

home, among

a

Hawaii,

people.

neutralizing

Christianity is

these nations

territory and population, occupies
first

of

America,
brought into

be

them into one brotherhood.

important step
tianity

will

relationships.

harmonizing influence

and

needed to
and

Hawaii,

intimate

of the

Increase.

ed out his

accomplished

this

Little

The

merchants,

edueatiou, temperance

virtue,

Missionaries

The
have

orate

half of the

establishment

man

of the

of New

pass

how

of-the

Ben-

chaplains;

its

finally

who have

truth,

tbe sideof

immediate

labors.

landing

ol the first

tbe

over-

no

nations.

and their

of their

shores

events

great

and

and

and

Tyreman

society;

and

shipmasters,

or

agencies were needed.
thingover and above
"
"
writes the Apostle Paul to tbe
I have planted
"
God
the
Corinthians,
gave
Appolos watered; but

of

his countrymen.

aptlie

take part in

foresee,

the

you

of the

struggle
or

as are

himself and

must

spread

to do

encouraging

Missionaries

results

the
to

come

every

eye down

an

Mission

others,

rulers of this laud,

to

other residents

invite

livelh to

Wo all

imagine,

successors

I

is most

man

and

vast movement

glance

and

years,

prospect

to himself."

dieth

lime,

eyes

of such facts

sometimes

"No

powering.

outnumber

and

visitors

our

and

By

one.

coming

of

same.

in

our

many

ApCatesby

commanders;

Naval

Society

ad-

of the

Christianity.

bringing

no

unquestionably destined to

they
Islands,

to

parent

under

passing

and

hnve

not

good

; (cousin

of Commodore

the visit of

London

Christian

counsels

American

ican Seamen Friend

over-

400,000,000,
are

these

I

together.

wine

kindly services

several

nett, of the

on

would

of Vancouver's

speak

Byron's

the Iter. W. Kllis and

the

by

streets,
serving
selling us goods, a peaple, rewho
tire
our
neighbors.

and

our families,

the

ova

present

God's name,

overturn,

walking

see

presenting

has

and

and

would

standing

past
in

It

away.

revolutitiizingthe nations,

upon

speculate

as

landmarks

vow

the

upon,

the ends of the earth

over

were

of

it shall be no more, until he come whose
it, and
Hod is now overit is and 1 will give it him."

turning

in

Old

swept

to witness

prophet Ezekiel,
ture

we

with

vision,

of

and

view,

If

us

appear,

train

the nations of tbe

apparent,

been

this

out

commotion.

have

lines

follow

to

me

in

now

boundary
really

Jones aud

but the fact is

thought,

of the

Poet)

forbids

I

picture,

private

vice, and Lord

sight of

I have notlost

lands.

human

fact that other agents and porsons, in public
If
contributed
their
share.
lite have

great

UEHEAFTEhV

to

Mission

Board and its Missionaries,
tho

53

181 0.

18,

The American

of

foreground

tions, although actually becoming more intimate,
will nevertheless
ultimately sink iv importance;

and

\li

a suueess.

the American

placing

thus in

J I

Lamb—gone to

company

out of every

which

kindred,

no

and

form
man

a

white

portion

can

tongue,

of

number,

and

peo-

�mm:

54

and nation"

pie

that song
heard

of

the

and

are

voioe

ber eftbein

ronnd

1

with

Saying

the

num-

loud

a

,and blessand strength and honor, and glory
which is in heaven and on
"And every creature
and underthu earth, and such nsare in the

wisdom,
ing."
tbe

and all that

In

are

and honor, and

ing

universal

conquest

claim In the

I

unto Him,
power,
and unto the l.auih, for

anticipationof

Christ's final und

she

of the

of

earth,

the

whole

riion

let

It

Ami

lii,nt matin

paid tta ralas

ever

A

On

Bare

Willi

tilled

with

which

she

that she

fact

the

read licr

own

again
Mrs.

to

the

out in

brought
chiefs

and

1820, that

that

of

story
went
that

narrative

to

heard

in

and

he

might

and

lie

Obookiah, the

arrival and

of the

those who

lego

of

On

broke off in
at

course

Sho

having

in the

them.

Her

to

pathos,

Thaddeus

brig

So

the

enjoyed

they

her hearers.

ool-

in

tho

made

detail and

down and asked
tbe

venerable

counsellors
whose

Asa

these

of

up
so

short

touching in
interest

the story of

was

them

Jobn

of

the

missionary's house,

to

join

in.

snt

Tbe story

of

Young

and Isaac Davis,

Great

Kamehameha, under

tbe

advice and assistance he bad conquered the

tho

nection witb

As

touching.

group was very

puolani,

wifo and mother
the

remarks

that of

was

of

kings.

relating

to

In

Keocon-

tbis heroic

chiefees, Mrs. T. exhibited a silk shawl presented
to

her

by

lieautiful

Kaabumanu
memento

of

forty-four

a

which

to

Not tbe least interesting

he erection

of

tlie first framed

tbe Board of

Missions

erectionof framed houses
■roinan'iinfluence

years

ago—a

noble Hawaiian, whose

memory will always be dear
ber.

A.

was

bad

bad

prevailed

those who knew
too

house on
cent

been

read

Bishop,

of the

one

held

ever

most

in

Ho-

of

Mrs.

tin:

of

und

10

make

to

story

of

Hawaii,

out.

mated

o'clock, —have

1

at from

five

that

think

to

Sens,

there

and

was not

elsewhere

time
lie

stand they will

Wednesday

in

the

presented,

but

others

Tbe

tabooed, bat

with the king, and he

a

on

islands, and its

year

in

It

other lands,
was

the day

to celebrate the fif-

which

Christian-

introductionoff

of

this

and

the

dis-

adjacent

other

tricts, besides many from the

On

remembered

islands, and the entire native and

these

foreign population

to the

islands,

came

4th of

antl

as

alter

Thad-

long

a

Horn—how different
of

facility
Key.

posscngors the

biig

little

Kailua,

at

the mode and the

She

travel!

Hiram

Bingham,

Chamberlain, Thomas Holmes, Samuel Rugglcs,
and Elisha Loomis, printer.
Mr.

with their wives.
ordained

as

in

whilo Mr.

ism.

immersed in

thier system

just

before

was

chaos.

not even

had
of

a

gloom

the

idolatry having

These devoted

two

years
his

to

found

religion

arrival of the

the

some

returned

The missionaries

deeply

They

first

missionary work,

Islands,

these

on

pulpit
of

the

Ha-

of pagan-

of any kind,

been overthrown

Thaddeus, and all
and

men

ad-

women

words

31st

day

aina

i

of

of

ka

tono

seed

the
to

sown

enlighten

by them, fifty

and

accomplished

in

years has done more

christianize

Europe

a

after

nation

the

than

of

lapse

was

cen-

Wednesday
have
sun

as

pleasant

a

day

been desired for tbe occasion.

shone

temper
fact

was

brightly,

its

during

heat.
the

there

Early

was

in

a

fresh

could

as

While tbe
breeze

the morning,

and

grounds

were

preparation for the festivnl.

the scene

of

At nine

churches

the

choir in

the mem-

ka

on

ka

the land

the

oka

is estabiv

church, preparatory
alone

They

hundreds
these

of cheerful,

little

that the

a

for

dying

of

the

remark

often-heard

yet hope

is

young Hawaii.
ten, the

precisely

the foot extended
mission

procession

be

programme
the

who acted
The

First

which

following

was

deserve

military were

Major

C.

the order of

cavalry,

the

a

11.

Judd,

procession :

fine body of

horsemen, and well

expert

old

largo body

(iov. Dominis.

for

came

on

street,

the details of the
The

carried out.

were

the

different marshals

manner in

under command of

day

formed

Richard

church and the

Considering

the

regulated,

was

was at

the

beyond

reeidcneeis.

credit ior the

for

ol

direction

out,—there

King street, while tho head

to

at the

of the door, made

out
the

of

the

procession.

To look

oh nt the

despite
is

nation

in

bright and healthy faces

filed

they

that

the

in

joining

galleries.

Hawaiians.

think

one

to

the

filled

superintendent

school children
assembled

were

drilled.

all

men,

Thon

fol-

lowed the long line of Sabbath school children,
marshaled

ing
ian

Society

The

the

the

in

The

carriages.

tuno

of

"

soldier.

military,
a

band—playing

tho

J. H. Brown, in

looking

each man every

Tho Honolulu Rifles, the elite
under their

splendid

precision

Captain,

appearance and

C.

of

T. (iulick,

marching

with

thatwouldhave done credit to veterans.

Hawaiian

Evangelical

clergy generally,

and

lative

in

Assembly,

Association and the

the membersof

carriages;

heads.
The

the

bring

Marching through Georgia."

Artillery Company, Capt.

making
a

we

Next the Hawaiian Mission Children's

old

a

sing-

familiarair (to Hawai-

"Hurrah, hurrah,

words)

jubilee."

same

their teachers, the little ones

by

they marched,

as

Alumni,—and among these

Differentcommittee

mau

the Sabbath

o'clock

different

tho

to

busy

a

wild flow-

Over the entrance

in

preceding day, Kawaiahao Church

and tbe adjacent

ar-

altar

halt circle—" 1842—I'unahou—1870."

The

turies.

the

Beneath

life of

tho

inch

through

Tho

Kamehameha HI.

youth and

tbe Christian, and

of flowcrn

tastefully

ladies.

1843—" DA

their light bluo uniforms,

of

been

—

"

;

by

at

words,—" 1820—Juhlek

King

July,

hut

pretty

crowd.

lilies, and

dressed themselves to tho task with the energy of
the zeal

be

1870," and below, the national motto,
orable

esti-

people,

garlands

forest.

tho

were

and

particularly blooming,

was

roses,

Hawaiian

in

and 1842—was

maile,

the

the hands of

the

the

of

and

for

church—now

stone

with

of fern

perfect parterre
ers

the

of 1830

years

re-

many

islands, having

these

decorated

ranged by

afterwards

the

Daniel Chamberlain, after

country.

waiians

the

accompanied

was

and with

mentioned spent his life

residence

All were

Whitney

preacher,

a

the

festoons

At

April, 1820, the

Key. Asa Thurston, and Samuel Whitney, Daniel

own

beautifully

celebration.
the

carried

lietween

We under-

be

to

the

many

of the

anniversary

on

day long

for

specially designated

ity

built

so

result arrived

old

the

for

edifice

is

variously

been

average

interior of

venerable

when it

preparations

thousand

ten

lished in righteousness.

tho Hawaiian Jubilee."

"

as

tieth

all.

them

throughout

memories will live
too,

to rend

were

let-

Several

printed.

was a

Honolulu and

in

Tho
a

un

particular

thousand would

seven

truth,

hurrying

own

between tho hours

countings of portions of

evergreen,

Day of Jubilee-Wednesday.

The

the

near

several

were

numbers

The

persons.

Kawaiahao premises,

and

Dole, Esq.,)

himself.

by

meeting

another

was

missionaries and

English

South

now

and in-

of

awakened the deepest

tbe

verses of

to hear the narratives

place,

tho stormy
passago around

collect facte about

Among them

into

ioej

of

thousands

about

his

upon

entertainmentof

and

accommodation

the

beneath
there

arrived
deus, of Boston,

Bartimeus, —the conversion of John li—a

luaued

Two

(SM.

closed

in-

royal feaat in 1820, when tho young king brought
a

livimi

Tuesday evening

of Key.

Kaahu-

late

teachers

to

was

in

of

sum

the

some

new

husband,

or

one

King Liholiho,
were

rc-

were

eager

narrated

T.

her

narrative

that

America

leave, that

been the

so minute

anecdotoi,

in

was

had opportunities which few of

missionaries

blind

Mrs.

and

she

noted chiefs,

It

the midst of their

young

Thurston,

in

Christians

and other chiefs, which

teresting.

the

countrymen.

Vale, that they might join

about the

the

interesting meetings

nt the MM

who

Christianity

his

missions, against

to

pioneer hand

tbe

them

cidents

to

embarked

novel expedition.

inanu,

touching

Hawaiian

true

of their relatives.

inoustranceß

of

the

Cornwall, Conn.

iv

appeal

devote themselves

some

and

one

three or fourother Hawaiians were taught

that led

two

of

teach

return and

tho mission school

their

young

learn

to

occasion,

light duty,

a

no means

duty—by

mis-

pioneer

years

n clear

in

every part

witli

commenced

America

collection

tv

congregation generously responded

missionary

house.

The

remaining

two

wan

her task, which occupied

ho

its

Minister of For-

that

suggested

Whitney, (read by Sunford H.

she

curiosity

much

narrative, created

eoulil

for the

tho

call

unique

pioneer hand,

of the

one

half, without faltering,

which

the

nt

file.

early missionary

Although nearly seventy-live

hour and a

voice,

ol

of the old

execute!

nntl

rose

up

ters from

to hoar her.

ago, she

was

Thaddeus

brig

teacher

was

which

was

listen

to

unabated

Kx. the

His

adjourning

by contributing

church

same

soeuieil

nolulu.

Thurston's Reminiscences
The

und

quarters,

the

intent

fro, each

membered that they had

we

he taken

likxxl .'

audience

largo

a

the

audience

sionaries—Mrs. Thurston and Mm. Whitney—to

kiilritsliimeiit.

Monday evening

lips.

three

and

exercises

close.

Before

fiiircliiiHt- stare,

tliv

the

of

interest

thine

wo*

thine tiy

it

one hour

eign Affairs

noun.

ad the earth

the STOWS OS

yet one,

ilium-101 worthy '

\ml llieii

occupied

The

and

to

for

ap]ioiuted

men,

ex-

us

By ancient t'liv'inilil.ere tllltllrc'H hirth,

to

woman's

by

—was

deserved rebukes

and

withering

most

"

homo

bipeds of the genus

uttered

ever

the

foreigners—whom

base

from

de-

encountered by

opposition

"

termed

one

poet's language.

Come then, iitnl mldeil le thy many

in

fierce

she

be

"

Kecelve

Kless-

saying,

and

glory

that sittetb upon
In
ever and ever."

heard

them,

tbe throne

of

tho

missionaries

early

the house to

The closing remarks, in which

be built.
scribed

imii.

is.

to be set aside and

tabu

tlie

allowed

jink

nd.

earth,

sen,

to

i:

voice,

is the Lamb that was slain, to receivepower and

worthy

im

about tho

and

:

and

tjmes ten thousand, and

ten thousand

thousands of thousands.

singing

in

beheld,

"And I

many angels
and the elders

of

throne and the beasts
was

employed

now

love.

redeeming

i

the

Legis-

the Lahainaluna

were not a few

grey

Queen Emma Lodge of Good Templars.

procession

Richards

moved

street to

Nuunnu, nnd

up

down King

street,

up

Beretania, down Boretania and

King

street

to

the

church.

�lllh

When the
in

dence

procession

Beretauia

makapili

Sunday

drawn up

in

the

file

numbering

and

singing,
passed,

At

11

hundred

soon

His

the

as

entered

ive

On

one.

und

King

and

and followed
the

behind them

land

with

and France,

bering

fifteen

some

venerable ladies,

the

the

Whitney,
that

lirst

ones

only

crowded

and tho

nchool children,

with

overflowing

could

ing place
The

while

truth

little

!

the

of the

history

and

past,

to the

alluded

touchingly

which he

Hawaiian, in

in

the

recalled

of

names

not from

|
j

a new

i

their

of
"

the

Christian

Blow

There
and

Uic

ye

arc

voices

some

in the choirs of

Kaiimakupili Churches,

was

the

voice

presence

of

The Rev. 11. 11.
audience

the

American

scorns

the

one

a

that has

that

peaceful
assembly, are
hour, local
business,
are

of

our

the

meet

We

ity.

the

of

power

who
of

sound

sang

whose

with

address :

following

witnesses

rich

offer

our

The

your

bauners—and
its

to

streets—

this

triumphs.

pro-

great

For the

aro

aud

the

illustrations

forgotten; the places of
Chamber, and the Court-room

Senate

;

through

poor, the

higher

level of

prayer of

high-born
a

aud tho

thanksgiving ;

we

raise

holiday.
we

pay

who

to the

here

gospel of Christ, and to
planted and nurtured the

seeds of uChristian civilization.
tlie sainted
of the worth of
still wait

The world's
moral elevation
11011.

it&gt; train.

eivilizaliou of

the

dead

put
of

of men is

We like the

follows in

to

method

This is

promoting

hy

do

the

commerce

What did

reoognitinu

and of the honored

their robes of

gospel better,
World

our

glory

on.

social

and

and

civllis*.

and tho eultnre that

all the
for

ooimnrrcc

Africa

of

lexicographer
has been

the teacher

and

in

dered invaluable

out

aid to

in

the

has

and

church

Alexander,

;

ministry

Lyons,

;

Richards

the

in

before

and
the

of

expressed

Fifty
Great
ian

few

by

religion

belief of

induced

falsehood
which

of

had

At

that
and

men

their

who

Bartimeus,
the

feet

seemed

much and loved

of

Keopuolani, the daughter,
kings ; Elizabeth Kaahumanu,

combine

to

in

namesake

of

Kapiolani,

who could

the

gospel

ness iv

fail

iv

to

a

Nor
I

as a

number

and

circle,

Hungary

of

beauty

time

high

daughters to

welfare of

a

to

and

low

contributed

come

who

so

to this then

give,

poverty,

far off

form

of whom

they

gave

asked and

of

they

for the

prayers

expected

return.

place

in

lance.

Per

history

I*: at

us, the

no

past

nation,

what

of the cburoh or tbe

not to foretell.

tunes need

of this

the future

the future

presume

.the

be

the

He who reads

Into

in judging

at least is

secure.

and

for

without

a

foreigners
and

vanity

religious

system
their

over

to

centuries, previous
of the false

temples

gods which

This

neighbors.

have

succssors

band

established

we

have

of

this

you

Which

belief)

love

all

the

and to

teachers

endeavored

even

contains

agree
God

to

these

doctrine,

and

government
we

and

our

their

instil

to

iv

the

disagree regarding

doctrine,

faithfully

cele-

day

rejoice

been to
you

truly

by

that Christian

Great Master.

our

may

of cburoh
of

of devoted

here and

You must

reason.

Gospol

points

some

small

a

of which

good

fundamental

into

minds.

which
Ocean

sentative

"

New

Zealand

this

through
Society under

But

on

this

recognize

"

Dr.

his

by

of the

Gospel

the

the education

and

goodwill

repre-

might
inhabirace,

of our

among

to

their

represent
welcome

happy to

observation

to

and their suc-

welcome all
of Christ

lending
people

that

disposition

every

pioneers

of

expedi-

delegated

Clark),

are

own

name

desirous

are

this first

has

Government have

who in

and

the

you

the position

and of the

auspices

cessors, and at the same time to

tropista—all

in

you

possessed by your

Wo

jubilee day.

the services

them,

been

sailed,

(Rev.

and to know

Majesty's

why

cause,

groat ocean.

whose

chief executive officer

here

for

Muorics
groups

tion of their missionaries

them

principal

would have

principal

scattered
The

the

independent governmentand

uye, you

tants of the

and the

women

when

institutions."

been,

of the

au

and

men

they so timely introduced,
to
was comparatively unknown

been

have

enjoy to-day
have

of these

teachings

nations,

philan-

preach

their

and to

his

aid

to

promote

men.

His Ex. tho American Minister Resident,
11.

A.

Pierce,

speech,

nont

The
acter

Its

visit

world,

here

signs

of it*

tbe

of

profound a spell

so

of

and

sovereign,

had hod with

minds

period,

manner

of

impor

The story

as

followed in

and

made

of

history
labor
to

and

Hon.

perti-

I may

posses* of the

people,

them, originated

char-

and

of

from

a

Honolulu in

subsequently,
In

short

the Hawaiian

among

the
1826. A residence
year
of thirteen years, together with

the observations of the
rience.

a

follows :

personal knowledge

Missionary

What may

the

by

made their appearance

such

of the

and

upon

peace

spoken

whatever.

they

minds

(however

Gospel

His

agreeable

arc

land,

had

and when

of their

gave

can

of their

gave

kind

any

advent of those who

him

utter

Hawai-

mythology

critical

women

with

advance

of the American Board

mothers

of their

people,

would

of their labors.

representative

clso

;

of

sustained

prayer,

aud

who

this

perform

headed

the foundation

church,
brate

wife

and its bold-

But

those

faith

mission

success

wealth and

nothing

we

of
the

the thousands and tens of thousands who

their

no

Saint

illustrate

wrath of Pele.

the fathers aud

and

tho

ordered household

example,

the

to the

forget

nor

well

name or

whose

largely

and
alike

at

imperial

her

character,

one

England

braving the

mc

degree

much, sitting

of Jesus ;

mother

and

saw

n

My colleagues have

grandfathers (my
by the action

teaching and example

Tlie

blind

make

then orderod.

they

this

them

themselves

iv their

fathers'

His

requested

of

one

1 shall

your

destruction of the

tho

The Committee

have

regent (Kaahumanu),

tho

of the

and Saviour

short time utter the death of the

exercised

and their

"

;

the

belief

a

the Pacific

fidelity

that

found

influenced

Lord

heart.

chief's,

principal

other equally devoted followers of Christ

Christian

a

of
the

address :

anniversary

our

day

that

my

citizens)

or

of

occasion.

words

years ago,

and

his

this

on

Kamehameha,

fellow

their

brief

Archipelago.
the

Foreign Af-

committee

Hawaii m—We meet

the fiftieth

religion

for

aud from

honestly

Lund

The

remarks, ascended

wish that 1 should

a

duty—tho

"

of

the

by

sumo

Government,

civilization

only equalled by

the

into this

address

short

or-

is in all the churches.

there

liaiti aeen.

Minister

Qatuni Of

of

Christ,

;

was

to make

Arrangements

and

praise

the

wear

river,"

invited

to celebrate

day

your

instructions

ill,-

Harris,

been

and

ganization
many

of civil

and

times ren-

government

Mr.

introduction

Apostles

Coan,

;

largest

troublous

maintenance

whose

Andrews,

;

tongue

and

we

gained

Kauai,

on

generation

Israel;

who

of whose

Whitney

the

efficient

patient

we

struggle,

Hawaiian

and made the following

Lauiks

up

in which

and compeers

his

of this

Armstrong,

of

into

conic

tlie

name

Hawaiian

able aud

an

singer

sweet

Judd

man

any

edifice

whoso

to fill

permitted

of

have

Bingham, one

remembered

of the

entered

are

we

sacrifices,

days ;

successors

tho

sons

This honor

faith

we

to-day,

Thurston,

who

tho

and

of the

lovingly

because of their

common humau-

jubilee ; royal munificence and private
to
spread the least on tho nation's

the noble souls

of

;

roll allotted to

when

its heart

the

that litntl

eye

The intercourse which

comes

but

alone,

poured through

here

because

is

nation

a

there

toil,

in

sung

mortal

No

Kx.

rostrum

demon-

this nineteenth

of

then

arrangements

the

these last few

zeal

and

activity,

and civilization

We arc

aud cheered

unite

living who

ardent

but that

lands,

better thought and
quickening energies

highest progress

the heroic

lustre

delightful

materialism, to

have labored

convened

Why
social

its

its

monuments is this church

many
arc

garden

ourselves

?

and

the

not,

wo

Rivor," commencing :

the

fairs, having

of tbe moral

islands?

from other

few

u

flower

nor

the

We tbrgct not to-day the generous support and the
[ hearty co-operation in every good work of tho noble
and women of whom the Hawaiian people
men
may
the
well be proud
whose
native
courtesy
; Kalauimoku,

Foreign

choir

Majesty's

spoils

waste of

the

and this

with

the

full-orbed

Shall

hope, consecrate

buttle,

faith,

the

Ituyuml, beyoml

Jesus

its brain?

jubilee,

toil and

with

into

as

over

current has been

men

the val-

up

to the
of

here

surer

pledge

not

we

out into

the

of God

blessing

shall

of the world

tho

fight

we

beyond

this
the

line

all the rich-

fitting symbol

of human

of

commerce

life

labors.

whose

for

the

enriched

changed
a

sending

age

and stimulated

rot.

Christianity.

moved

just

army

ou

song of

bounty

the

Commissioners

differences

deserted

lowly,

Chinaman

of the most remarkable

developing

cession

owners

to have been left to these Islands to present

In tbe world

of

of their

Chirk, Secretary

Dr.

Missions, who delivered
It

proper

Parker then introduced

Rev.

Board

Kawaiahao

with

above the

distinguishable

was

sung

A noticeable feature of the

excellently clear tenor,

an

that

make the fortunes

countries.

other

choir

then

with fine effect.

Trumpet, Blow,"

culture, would
in

choir

The

cause.

supporters

that

that

tho

the endless Jubilee.

of

and in Micronesia.

neither tree, shrub

comu

the

by

thousands

houses of taste

many

form

to this

lands

and

evangelization

Here
orowji ;

mure

of Christian

stretch away

enterprise

has

through every
century,

iv

residences

passed

so

but

all

to

and

memories,

and round

to maintain

a

commerce

a

been borne

has this barren

won

purpose,

strating

new

active

chiefs who had been

departed

to the

His

barter with

Why these
gardens teeming with

Why

to

courtesies of

coast?

that have

Christianity

filled

eloquent prayer

most

a

the

The

taken

independent

for

these delightful

achieved through
labors of His servants,

completeness
with larger faith

;

an

the seeds

have

Marquesas

and made

openings

to this

Lowell Smith, with

of

churches,

of dollars ;

all,

soil

capital, and

that attracts

life

of

Dr.

than
this

the

lands ?

Lord,

nobler

Rev.

millions

tropical clime, und

a

changes

Hundreds

the

by

short ■

so

and

changed

lodgment

culture, these

other

ojiencil

were

on

down the

many

of

occupied.

was

services

so

Christian

and

wretched

poor

these beautiful

why

of

the

by

found

away—iv

were

every available stand-

in

order have

respect

lias been

to relieve the eye, been

ones, the

people.

and

the

in

bolter

ripened

and

ness

to

members

galleries

of the church

body

reckoned

all and

these

the

the

the grown

get inside,

not

with

Mrs.

changes

become

law aud

during

forth

gone

quickened the hopes

the work of the fathers ?

Christianity;

of

witnessed
has

caprice ;

individual

shares

streets of the

| leys
! and

that band

gospel

The

young.

sides

both

on

of

years ago, and

the Mission, old and

i

were

and

of

living

of

years ago, where

left,

Thurston

now

light

the

brought

Hawaii nci, fifty

to

Mrs.

is

And

num-

corps,

On the

more.

been

nation

free to all ;

passing ships,

miles

manner,

of

Consular

the

or

placo

culture

of America, Eng-

diplomatic representatives

open

than

the

and

heathen

and

the

that

the

Cabinet

these

Where have

has

and

hearts

result

ourselves

nobler

a

Islands

Bible, a Christian literature,schools

winds

of rank,

in

them ?

beneficent

so

the civilized world ;

impress-

the members of the

measure

government

God

in

woman, raised to

or

view

grand
upon

what

happier,

the

stirred

of the Christian world.
In

Islands of

of disease and

causes

the introduction

years by

A

arc

few

were

for the

mado

Witness

these islands

gospel on

lands and

"

and

"

dressed

insignia

the

suite,

MM

time the richest

same

with their blue ribands and
the

by

man

changes wrought

fifty

great and

Her

by

pulpit

Kinina, both

Queen

the

period?

seated,

choir sang

the

the

at

his

audience

the

of

right

but at tlie

plainest

purer, what

But

of

one

the

was

of the

traffic forced

opium

What

multiply

household

What

midnight

life?

march.

were

The ncenc was a most

the

home

had

but to

Pacific,

—who shall

in the

audience

while

standing,

the King."

nave

was

arrived

one hour

the church, when

remained

It

in

of the day.

King, accompanied

Emma

Majesty Queen

the

the

do for China?

they

and the

war

unwilling people.

upon an

school,

procession

procession

immense

the

Majesty

as

Let

55

1870.

18,

and the horrors of the slave

What did
of

E

\

I

Christianity?

the devastations

the last

church, having occupied
As

the

incidents

tlie

o'clock

and

joined

scholars

rank.

into

they fell

interesting

of

blazing villages

death?

continued till

when

the most

waiting,

whole

tho

post,

three

over

there

were

each side of tho road,

on

of

glare

of Kau-

scholars

j

l».

N

trade answer.

school

moved

procession

the

i:

introduction

Dixon's resi-

reached Mr.

street,

MM

early

past

times

1

year,
knew

complete my expeKapiolaui, Kalai

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56
Kuakini,

and

others

of

the chiefs

all of them have
of the
them
and

named

;

and

was

Christian

in

progress

to draw

me

former state and

of this

people.

condition.

present

In

and

Polynesian

other

In

races.

well and
could be

view

1870, we

them

see

the

Majesty

Why

of Christian knowledge,
to
a high
degree
and
material prosgeneral education, civilization
The happy result is due for the most
part,
perity.

them.

under

salvation ; that

vanced

God,

the

to

labors of tbe American

must

the

Mission-

aries.
On an

occasion

like

personal testimony
devotion,

their

to

I

thermore,

and

and

teachings

since ceased

of

labor.

assistance this Nation would

Therefore, may
coming generations be grateful

aud

instruction

Missionary

and for

;

the

beautiful
"

Marching

! Marching

on

on I

glad

birds

as

bright ranks of soldiers from
Artemas

The Rev.

in

assemblage,
venerablo

in

Hawaiian,
who

on

the wing.

once

of the

reach of

the

that he
of

resident
he

that

had

in

people

the

had

those

lived

to

been

the

and

of

of

oyea of many
class

older

bis

was a

The choir and

by-gono

young

of

of

the

to

the

to

the

before,

joined

years,

his

in

of the

time he

years,

has resided in
—that

Islands

the

influences.
the

the

behalf of

on

his

by

of these

Hawaiian

remarked,

He

that

address,

He gave

religious history

elo-

an

in

the

experience,

gospel, practically carried

out in

his

choir

on

countrymen

the

fact.

1870." composed

Wo

arc

We are

The fiftieth

tonic

onour

isles

—

conies

with smile*.

man.

I).

The Hon.
marks
He

this

on

now set

free,

rest

not

influence

in

infancy

residents

of

in

of

mention

"

who had
of

rendered

most

however

was

to

on

here

see

j

efficient
all

there

was

glad

the descendents

to-day,

chiefs of 1820, side

by

missionaries and the old
have grown up

of

to-day
ian

to

celebrate

people,

Christian

the

jubilee,

we

all

one

And while

faith.

Christianity,

residents

we

one

who

company

aa one

Hawai-

government,

rejoiced

one

over our

civilization, enlightenment and
should

revere

the makuas,—the

Here,

&lt;Jf

condition to

us

whioh

were
we

born,

we

have arrived.

church

To

the

we

would

raifec

honor of the

Parker closed

then retired

the ceremonies

the

benediction.

from

the

building

adjoining picnic grounds, where a feast of
good things was spread, which in quantity and
in this
quality was never before surpassed
country.

Space

fail

would

item.

His

ficence and

bis

10,000 pounds

us

were

we

appreciation
of

mullet and $100

to

attempt
in

tho King,

Majesty

to state

his munisent

of the occasion,

poi,* bullock, sheep, pigs

cash.

One

member of the

mittee of arrangements contributed
Tbe committee

themselves

of bread, plentiful supplies

a

and

glad

were

in

other

two

day

to sec

a

also,

last were

Templars out
body, though many of them

were

sufficient

to

have

for

filled

a

and

doing

arc

now

hope

we

some

on some

fes-

noble work,

a

reunion

ex

Thursday

concluded on

residence

the

at

comprised

of

American

the

missionaries, and

Mr.
mis-

deseen-

their

Hawaiian pastors and delvarious islands, now in session

the native
the

and,

on

few

friends—the whole
It

was

of the

their

"

a
present
The design was

some

for
of

presence

wives,

many

the Ha-

inaptly

not

was

the

of

one

here

witnessed

account

and

pastors

fifteenth amendment
to

bring together

tho

and foreign elements, and enable them to
better

acquainted

has

with

been erected

with

spread

on

were

for

present

witnessed

been

other.

or

in

social

made snowed
a

spirit uniting

be

lollowcd
may
of a similar nature.

in

them

future years

who
a re-

color,"

Honolulu.

England,

enjoyment,

warm

all.

all

saw

natives of Hawaii, America,
in

A

premises, and

of race

distinction

never

addresses

Christian

each

tho

ample provision

Those who

and Marquesas mingled

and tho

Copies
in

of sardines, fresh salmon

flowers

number

They

appear together

ceremonies

and

There were

500 loaves

from tlie ladies of
of

consuls.

the Good

,

from

as

it

appreciation

done

WM

and

They

union, " without

Tahiti

a

the

flag of France in
by all the other

This

companies.

a

might come.
such

of

bless them.

tent had

tables

invitation
his

will

we

returned

the national

them all

jubilee

;

the event,

the

to

to see

gathering.
God

in

hundred members,

over

We

and truly
trust

that

by gatherings

our city,
decorations

good-sized'

of this Jubilee Number

wrappers for

Sailors' Home,—15

copies

for $1.

to the

Advertiser

two
private contributions, there were
cakes, pies, tarts, and other delica-

contributions

they
that

say

American mission,

in

the procession

of

These

whose

to

at-

Queen

com-

and oysters, 600 water-melons, 5000 glasses ofsoda
and 200
water and lemonade,
pounds of cake.
Then from

who

and

the

day.

boatload of

provided

800

the interest

happy

order to show

foreign representatives

large
11.

all

on

King

Commissioner

French

and in

committee,

become

come.

of whom

The procharacter calcu-

a

the

are

of the great work done by

native

by pronouncing

of

showed

chiefs
and

cordial acceptance

very

termed by

love.

io

scholars.

were

interest felt

tho

show

that

add

in heaven abovu.

assemblage

cart-loads

the

and

one of

witnessed

throughout His Majesty had shown a hearty cooperation iv all tho jubilee arrangements, and
this royal ryuipathy will certainly result in
proIms prevailed.
ducinggood ieeling where apathy

waiian

to the

exer-

owe

or

The Rev. 11.
in the

cies.
most

school

attendance of

event,

return anillabor on

Till nnother Jnbil'-e shall

lish.

fathers and mothers—to whoso

tions before

happy

foreign

under one King,

advancement in

missionary

side with those of the

together, meeting in

the

years

of us appear'

speakers

filly years

undoubtedly

turnouts

deep impression

a

Other

Kmma and

.

passed away,

nir.nl

what

2,000 persons,

the church

reunion."

each
the

come and

In patience hope

foreign I

was

-

to

with

Remarks.
was

with

when another fifty yennl

I.el each

this jubilee,

He

Tho

felt in

the

As one of

a
here, together
numbering 225.
company

On earth or in the sky ;—

The

Capt. John Meek.

tended.

egates

unite in hong.

till where shall

given

had almost

They

beyond the river," but

left, whose presence he missed
that

And

lie

Christianity
the

leave

dents, with

has been long

•'

their memories

public

pleosantest gatherings

thought ]

should

in

lated to

sionaries,

which you've toiled and been oppressed

To-day

subject j

the

islands, but of

direction.

In

day.

Sabbath

Whitney, which

gather here and gladly rest,

Tin- scasou

Have

tbe cause

who had

also,

tbe same

Come

previous'

the

But he

chiefs

those

aid

re-

Assembly.

exhausted

jubilee.

these

on

)*sscd away,
one

much

that

few

a

which

o'clock, by

about?

and

1,500

evening with

from toil,

cease

soon

schools

lor

were

The

rMand up and bless the Lord.

made

then

by saying

only

l.ay down your burden,

glor&gt;.''

and

that will be seen
many years, or
It numbered probably
years to come.

for

900

and

awhile.

4

prognosticate

spirited

ceedings

Jubilee.

Come gather here and

sang—

tlie legislative

grand holiday,

their

aid in

of

occasion—.the

made,

and

Kalakaua

had pretty

speakers
of tho

its

on to

behalf

on

commenced

that

on to glory.

marching

hero

From Kauai, from Hawaii's shore.
to our

the

can

bring

Honolulu

tive

heard before.

as you've

Come comrades

i

but

presence,

the choirs

of jubilee in

passed

most

were

-,

have passed away

brethren,

Come

marching

tbe

We

The Jubilee regard ;
"

day

The jubilee procession

in

vcars

their

tonrlniling

The Jubilee ! the Jubilee !
llursts gladly

time, sim-

assemblage hud gone to their homes,

more will

worthy of preservation.

as

Hawai-

Many

tor the first

continued until about

And so

he

the " Jubilee
song for
sang
for the occasion, which we here

now

direction,

every

white stone."

the
all

in

profusion.

there

with

feast

mark the

or

seventeen

in

was

water

Soda

wanting.

not

was

popping

The singing of

hour the

introduced

next

missionary

a

last

Association.

of the

subjoin,

remembered

now

has been

for

speaking

Full Ally

tears

whom

schools

Sunday

The

and

times

the

was

a

ju

curiosity, and made u wry face over it.
and* Queen Eintna honMajesty the King

between

which

gratulated

mission,

sung

far that of the sword or
bearings, exceeds by
was a glorious exhibition
gun powder. To-day
the results of this gospel power, and he con-

under the in-

brought

some

of

of

the

Bishop spoke

hearers, especially

of natives,

him when he

Mr.

of

its

He gave

Hawaiian

evidently

before,

companions gone

of

great progress

the

fluenceof old recollections

years

thanked God

Christianity-

delivered

remarks,

forty-seven

and

heartfelt aloha.

representative

und his

for

islands,
sec

civilization

them all his
as

missionaries

to these isl-

came

He

Board

Evangelical
power

ands, said
a

that

for

sung

Kauwcaloha, was

missionary

islands,

second

ored

assem-

song."

quent retrospect of

The

few words.

a

was one

of

the

sec

out of

retired.

from

supposed-to-be hopeless outpost, licyond

course

of

Mr.

never

whole of
during
the
that capacity
on
Marqucsan

ami from far ;"

near

not

the

then addressed

Bishop

gentleman,

delegation

had

hud

who

many

audience.

Hawaiian

tho

Sunday schools sang

it

Tlieenthusiasm

air.

noble

the

freedom's

Sweet

to the

the American

of

speech

hymn :

tlie

Come

and

the choir

Minister,

"

and

great,

The Rev.

conclusion of the

the

save

the whole

of tbe organ, almost

porhaps

or

!

derived tberefroni.
At

notes

was

for

benefits

own

—

forth
blage pealed

of

to God

great

lor

dependence

could

only

their

for

tho main

was

that

people

ice

My country,

ing

long

Hawaiians

to exist.

body

of

water

drank

His

I

amongst

The

laws

proper

I ply

then gave the hymn—in Hawaiian
'tis of thee,
and with the swell-

The choir
"

their

have

the

Ministers

by

of the country

Legislature

of

His

iced

thirsty

were

observed—who

as

Fur-

that without

opinion

If their
saw

we

advisers?

native

no

and

jieoplc,

that

Hawaiian born

not a

the

to

it

destruction.

virtues, zoul,

faithfulness,

Missionary

years of

firmly

am

to bear

permitted

am

Christian

industry, ability

illustrated by fifty

this

I

this

look

enactment

the

ians

surroundod

to-day,

foreign birth, and

ad-

and

was

bottles

water

j

of

some

to

good

of

"

Drink for the

did not

|

by

the feast

enjoying

river."

the

the

why

correct,

was

when

wonderful advancement of the

ideas advanced

to the

as

He

Irom extinction.

which

that this

faithfully administered,
saved

imlaw

one's heart

jubilee,—an occasion
sonic of them will remember with pleasure,
we, reader and writer, have paused
beyond

vcuilcs

en-

enacted

by laws, wisely

was

It did

hand-cart.

for

he

which

in

in enlightenment and education.

nation

Ha-

1826,

It

power.

and

in

Representative

Aholo,

brief speech,

a

1810,

impress upon tbe audience
the legislative Assembly—the

race

speakers,

and

were

of

believe

Archipelago,

debased,—though amiable
ignorant
hospitable,—possessing greater intelligence than

waiians

to

making

truthful contrast between their

a

Mr.

IS.

the

deavored

portance

toils, struggles

labors among the

Forty-five years' knowledge
enables

reflect,

who reinforced

witness of their

eye

opinion

to

Hon.

Lahaina, made

I knew also several

and those

pioneer Missionaries,

;

grieve

I

The

and many

in my

many

Ka-

periods,

at later

high nobility.
passed away !

of nature's

were

and

Hewahewa,

111., Kliuiii, Kekuauaoa, Paki,

mehameha

JINK

FRIEND,

We would

of their type

the

cents

mail,

per

single

acknowledge
and

Gazette

composing

this

may

at

our

offices

our

copy,

be

obtained,

office,
or ten

indebtedness
for tbe loan

Jubilee issue.

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