https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/d29a0d67c3027bbe92eb0b5714ad4617.pdf 7f110fe9184a3f0a1a02eb2a889ae911 PDF Text Text 101 THF E RIEND HONOLULU, DECEMBER 1, 1874. $tto Serifs, tfol. 23. »1.J2.j A Word with Donors. CONTENTS For Decraß.brr, _. End of Volume XXXI The Story of a Scottish E.rl Mother. Losing Sons at Sea Editor's Table—Bancroft's History Iceland Submarine Mountain Discovered Loss of a Host's Crew M.rine Journal Meeting* of American Hoard... V.M.C. A 1874. Paob. 101 101,102 102 103 103 10. 104 10. 104 108 THE FRIEND. DECEMBER I. 1874. END OF VOLUME XXXI. With this number closes another year of The Friend. As on former occasions, so now we would respectfully acknowledge our indebtedness to friends, patrons and subscribers for their many favors. We expect to issue on the Ist of January, 1875, the first number of volume 32, but we fear unless our friends, donors and subscribers are prompt and punctual, wa shall not close the year without a debt. Our subscribers will remember that they have not until now been called upon for the year 1874,and they will favor us by paying the amounts due, to Mr. Dunscombe, when their bills are pre- During the last month we have received from C. R. Bishop, Esq., $10.00 ; Captain Owen, bark Jireh Perry, $5.00; Captain Fisher, bark Java 2d, $4.50. To meet the actual cost of our paper distributed gratuitously during the past year, we ought to receive this month at least one hundred and fifty dollars. Shipmasters, officers, seamen and others have, always expressed much satisfaction in receiving a fresh copy of the Friend, on the first of the month. Now it is not unreasonable to ask those friendly to the enterprise, to lend us their aid. The smallest favors thankfully received! In former years we were wont to receive aid from English and American vessels of war, and we hope the good practice is not abandoned. Miss Isabella I. Bird. Many of our island readers will remember the visit of this lady in Honolulu, and her travels over the islands. Since her return to England, she has published in the " Sunday at Home," a London mnnnzine, Reminiscences of her visit and a Review of Missented. sionary labors. Her writings evince independent thought, keen observation, extensive New Books at Whitney's.—Among the and logical generalization. She reading now books displayed on Whitney's counter, some puts points in a style which would we picked up Dr. Smith's Smaller History doubtless call forth remark, if stated in the He for a should have chosen of England." same manner by an American Congregationmotto, " Multum in Parvo," for in no other alist. Miss Bird is a member of the Church of have we ever so England found history much valuable and readable matter in so of England and daughter of a clergyman of small a compass. We have read his similar that Church. She is accustomed to write histories of Gree:e and Rome, but this vol- for the magazines, and we find in the " Sunume seems to surpass those for interest. It day Magazine " a series ofarticles on Keble, must prove a most excellent book for the John Newton, Cowper, the Wesleys, and young, far superior to that of Dickens or other English religious lyric poets, which Hume. It is illustrated with wood cuts, and we have read with much interest. Her armight well be styled "A Pocket History of ticle on the poet Cowper is really the best England," quite full and complete. Buy it. critique on that gifted poet we have ever met with, much better than Southey's. We Donation,—For "the Home," $5.00 from have heard the rumor that Miss Bird conCaptain Fisher, Java 2d. templates publishing a book on the islands. " {©ftSmts,M3). [Krcni the New York Christian at Work for July) TRUE STORY OF A SCOTTISH EARL. — He I .en its hi. Karlasm-l'smrs I* America Takes nn Aa.un.rd \atnr Skips ■■ n Ceaaasea Sailer—AMeade a Xn.Hr.l College Becesaea Firs. Male —Hie Veyagee aad his Drain A Mu-tul»r Starr. — — — BY REV. H. H. M'FARLAND. The recent gift of £300 in gold, by the Scotch Countess of Aberdeen, to the American Seamen's Friend Society of New York, brings freshly to public notice the remarkable career of her son, the sixth earl of that name. All things considered, his life, for the four years next before its close, was more wonderful than any fiction. It is the story of a nobleman who came to this high earldom at the age of twentytwo, enjoyed it for twenty-six months, then laid it by of his own accord, and four years afterward died as first mate of a Boston schooner bound for Melbourne, having been a sailor in subordinate position on American vessels for nearly all the time from May, 1866, to January, 1870. During this period his assumed name was George H. Osborne; but he did not keep his family in ignorance of his whereabouts. On the contrary, he wrote to them repeatedly, describing his voyages; and it is now supposed that all his lettert.v'but two were received. letters were answered, but the replits did not reach him. Most of them went back to their writers from American post-offices. It was when this correspondence ceased that his friends began the investigations -which assured them of his death, ana familiarized them with his extraordinary life. The question why he undertook it baffles inquiry. Evidently not from necessity. He was neither pauper, invalid, nor misanthrope. He was not a despondent, a do-nothing, nor a roue. Health of body and of mind in him were excellent. He was very skillful in shooting, and rowed a boat with the utmost vigor and endurance. He had practical knowledge of affairs quite uncommon for his age and position. His education was of a high order; his disposition cheerful and kind; his whole spirit very much the spirit of Christ. The key to his strange career is likely to be found in an intense passion for sea life, cherished from his boyhood. It is probable, also, that he intended, after voyaging a �102 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, short time longer, to return to Scotland and home. If one accept these views, the history of his service at sea may be read sjwith interest undisturbed by the feeling that for its existence there is no adequate solu- his incognito and having to leave the ship, so he refrained from making himself known. In 1868 he spent some time at Richmond, Me., where he fished, shipped, etc., and, in December, sailed as master of the Waltion. ton schooner, bound for Jacksonville, Fla. Succeeding to his father, George Hamil- Thence he shipped for Galveston, and then ton Gordon became Earl of Aberdeen in back to Pensacola, Fla. From the latter March, 1864. In January, 1866, he sailed place he wrote to his mother : for New Brunswick on a visit to his uncle, "Do not fret for me, for though I should like to who was governor of the province. Then ccc you now, I mint defer it a little longer. You tee me, mother, before you expect it. At prestraveling in the United States, he came, in may ent I am prevented by beyond my May of that year, to Boston, and during the control from going or doingcircumstances just what I could wish. summer, under his new name, made his first Lett you may think that I am hard up, I may menvoyage, shipping aa a sailor from that port tion that thousand! of dollar* are entrusted to me; to the Canary Islands. In October he re- also more than a few lives and muoh property are dependent on my capability. The secret of all this turned to Boston and offered himself as first is, that I have been for two years, and am, a rigid for the children's officer missionary ship, the teetotaller." Morning Star, bound for service in the He had been abstemious. There Southern Pacific. His fine physique, ad- were somealways other voyages in the dress, and manners, excited the surprise of Walton, and some coasting more quiet months at the committee of the A. B. C. F. M., who Richmond. Wherever he was the same tesmade the appointments, and it was with sin- timony has been given to the simplicity and cere regret that the young man's confessed usefulness of his life, and to the warm atinexperience made his appointment impossi- tachment felt for him who knew him. ble. Disappointment in connection with He spent much timebyinall the public library. this application, probably induced his entry His love of children was So into the Boston Nautical College and into a with his love of music, forremarkable. his ear which commercial school. At the former institu- was very correct. tion George became foremost in study among But this was the beginning of the end. its one hundred and fifty students. A fellow Early in January, at Boston, he enpupil says : " His theoretical knowledge of gaged as first mate 1870, of the schooner Hero, nautical astronomy surpassed that of any bound for Melbourne. While awaiting her one I ever met, in my experience of nearly departure, and on the wharf, no prothirty years at sea." He went from Boston fanity, no harshbusy or rough word even, was with a college certificate that he had passed heard from his lips. The ship sailed on the examination as a first class navigator, and 21st, and before dawn of the sixth day out in seamanship second class, and was soon his death ended his earthly voyage. A after examined before the Board of the sailor who was with him describes it in this American Shipmasters' Association in New wise : York. The record of his case upon their I waa in the watch of the first mate, George 11. " books, is as follows : Osborne. He had the watch from four to eight a. m. to his were lowering the main sail. Osborne and I •• 4969—George H. Osborne. Lunars and D. We were side by side hauling on the same rope. The Alts., good; Chron., very good, 9." ship gave a heavy roll, and the down-haul got slack; Ten was the perfect mark, and four the pass then with another roll tbe down-haul got taut. Osborne and I were both caught in the bight of the number. This examination gave him his down-haul. The first shock came on him because be mate's certificate, as he had not been long was nearer the sail than I. I had time to lay myself enough at sea to entitle him to a captain's. down, and the rope passed over me, while Osborne The next year he obtained the latter. With was dragged across me, and into the sea. I saw him sea, fall into the but could do I nothing to prevent his mate's certificate, he began to voyage It was the work of a second. I saw him come to with Captain John Wilbur, of Mystic, Conn., it. the surface. It was not a dark night. I threw him who wondered much at his male's appear- a rope as soon as I possibly could. I heard him call ance, manner, and character. As they walk- out to launch the boat and call the captain. We ed the deck on fine evenings, George gave threw bim planks and ropes, but he did not succeed laying hold. The boat was cast loose as quiokly him much information about the stars and in as we but by the time the boat was loose it planets, and they also had frequent conver- was toocould; late. I don't think any men could have sations on the subject of religioo. There gone in the boat without great danger to life. Some were prayers and reading of the Scriptures of the Boston men volunteered to go in her, but the thought it waa not right to risk their lives. with the men on Sunday mornings, and on Icaptain heard what to be Osborne's last cry beone or two evenings during the week. It is fore the boatI believed was ready. We never heard or saw a beautiful picture of a Christian atmosphere him again." No wonder that the earl Houston, Texas, to his brother: There is no better or happier place in the "world than a good, small American vessel." Since George's death the good captain has given to his mother, at " Haddo House," in Aberdeen, an account of their mutual assoon shipboard. wrote from ciation. Thus his life ran on, in the new groove, with the usual vicissitudes of seafarers. He sailed from New Orleans to Mobile, to Vera Cruz, back to New York, and then to Trinidad. Here he saw his uncle, the governor of the island ; bat of course could not make him aware of his presence without giving up 1874. for bad be been spared to carry out bis plans, I think he would have instituted a radical change in the mercantile marine, and would have been regarded by sailors almost with veneration." Now his mother, with a double purpose, that she may carry out his wish to benefit the class of men with whom he companied, and to conserve his memory, has made her gift. It will put a hundred loan libraries for sailors afloat on the sea which covers his remains. Each case that holds the books has on it this inscription, suggested by the countess : Ambbican Biamcn'b Vbibicd Society, LOAN LIBRARY Sent to Bea by his mother, In memory of George, Earl of Aberdeen, himself a s.llor, .nd lost at Ma In January, 1870. .fed 28. " Be hath made the depth, of the sea a way for the ransomed to pas. over." • And so, this Scottish earl, from his life of mystery, ended when it might seem that its special usefulness was just ready to begin. He being dead yet speaketh to those among whom his last days were so strangely cast. Mothers Losing Sons at Sea. In our columns will be found a most interesting sketch of the Earl of Aberdeen, lost at sea. The Countess of Aberdeen is not the only mother, however, who mourns the loss of a son. By a late mail a letter of inquiry was received by the Chaplain, respecting Charles A. Ambler, of Natick, Mass., and on making search we found that he belonged to the unfortunate and ill-fated boat's crew of the James W. Allen. A letter from the young man's mother now lies before us, which we have answered by communicating the sad news. This letter breathes the warm and anxious affection of a mother hopingand praying for her Charlie, far away in the Arctic Ocean, whose remains with so many others rest in the depths of the ocean, to await the time when the " sea shall give up its dead." Writes the young man's mother: I am going to write this letter hoping you will answer it, for your poor mother wants to hear from you. You don't know how much, if you did you would send me one line, I think of you and hope you will make a good man. They say a widow's prayers are treasured, then mine will be for you. Oh, for my boy to be good and honest and true, is all I ask," &c. [C7* How earnestly we desire and entreat sailors to write their mothers. When comHis family had begun their search for him ing to Honolulu they will always find pen, in November, 1869. It cost thousands of ink and paper at the Sailors' Home, gratis. miles' travel, months of watching and waiting, perseverance and ingenuity, to obtain Joseph Moore,—Has arrived per steamer the facts we have set down, but all were from America. He is a memfinally rewarded. His friends believe that Cyphrenes the of " Friends," and is a ber of Society when once engaged in the duties of a mera of that denomination in professor college chant-seaman he was so struck with the wrongs and hardships of the class that he at Richmond, Indiana, and comes to spend a had earnestly turned his thoughts to the best few months on the islands. He brings with means of improving their condition. One him credentials of the best and most satiswho knew him intimately in the United character, and letters from Friend factory States writes thus : have better cause to mourn his early de- Bean, who spent some months on the islNone " parture than the seamen of this and his own country; ands several years ago. " �EDITOR'S TABLE. History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent. By George Bancroft. Vol. X. Boston, 1874; Little, Brown & Co. History tells us that Homer rehearsed his immortal poem, The Iliad, in the hearing of his delighted countrymen, and that Herodrtus—the father of history —repaired to the Olympic Games and there repeated in the hearing of the assembled hosts, the story of his travels in foreign lands. We may envy the old Greeks who were permitted to listen to Homer and Heroditus, but there is one privilege modern readers enjoy, which was denied to the ancients. It is the privilege of cutting the leaves and reading a volume of some favorite poet or historian, printed on purely white or tinted paper. Such a reflection was suggested, as we opened and read Bancroft's tenth volume of the History of the United States. It has been reported that this volume has been a long time in the printer's hands, but its publication was delayed because Mr. Bancroft wished to verify a certain document by comparing the copy with the original, carefully preserved in some of the of Europe. This only leads that Mr. Bancroft appears to have far outstripped all former writers on American history, in his unwearied and indefatigable research among the public and private libraries and family histories of both Europe and America. From the immense mass of materials thus gathered, he has been able to solve many perplexing and doubtful points in the history of his country. The reading of the tenth volume reminds us of the pleasure we enjoyed, when a boy in college just forty years ago, of reading the first volume published in 1834. Thus Mr. Bancroft has published a volume, upon an average, once in four years. At that time he was principal of Round Hill School, Northampton, Mass., but has since been called to occupy some of the highest and most responsible offices within the gift of the President and people of the United States, having been at one period Secretary of War, and more recently Ambassador at the Court of Berlin. Not only America but Europe and the world know how honorably he has acquitted himself in the latter position. During all these years he has steadily kept at the ope point announced in the preface to his first volume, " I have formed the design of writing a history of the United States from the discovery of the American Continent to the present time." The tenth volume brings down tbe narrative of historical events to 1782, when the state archives us to remark, revolutionary war closed and the United States were acknowledged as an independent nation by England and all the nations of Europe, although really independent from July 4th, 1776. This volume affords ample evidence that the statesmen of France, Germany, Russia, and all the courts of Europe watched with intense anxiety the progress 103 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, 1874. habitants, for whom four hospitals are established. The inhabitants are noted for their honesty, industry and devotion to their island and its institutions. Reports are exceedingly favorable respecting schools and learning generally among the people. Many of the inhabitants speak good English. Bayard of events in America. In fact, the pen was Taylor illustrates this fact by referring to as mighty as the sword in achieving Ameri- his guide a lad of seventeen, who had read can independence. Patties were fought Shakespeare and Byron. around the council .tables of kings as well as It appears that some of the inhabitants deon the fields of America. to emigrate from their island to some sire * It has been intimated in the newspapers other part of the world. We clip the followthat Mr. Bancroft would end his labors as a ing from a late number of the Occident, historian with this volume, but he gives no published in San Francisco : such hint; hence in four years or less, we " The committee of Icelanders, who are may look forward for an additional volume, seeking a suitable place for emigration for should God spare his life. Millions of his their countrymen, were in this city last week. By direction of President Grant, the countrymen will doubtless pray that his life sloop of war Portsmouth, was placed at may be prolonged, and that he may continue their service and they have sailed for Alaska. to write the history of his country until he This is the third time that the Icelanders have sought a new home for that portion of has attained four score years and more, their people who have found a removal when, like Guizot, the great French histo- necessary. Their first trial was in the rian who has recently passed away at 87, he mountains of Brazil; but they did not find ends his career on earth with pen in hand. the country adapted to their habits of living. When sitting down to write the notice of A company then went to Canada, but soon this book, we intended to remark upon the dissatisfaction prevailed among them. It is to be hoped that the climate of Alaska, so delight we experienced in reading the second similar to that of their own country, and the and third chapters, relating to Germany and fine fishing and hunting will prove more atthe United States during the latter half of tractive, and that these excellent, primitive, the eighteenth century, but our space is too pious people, will here in time add another star to our American constellation." limited. " Suit was brought against a firm of liquor dealers in Brooklyn by the father of a Iceland. youth who died from the results of intoxication by liquors sold to him the firm in The recent celebration of the one thou- question. The damages were by laid at 815,sandth year since the settlement of that isl- -000 and a verdict for $2,000 was gained. and, has called public attention to that inter- Had the suit been on behalf of a wife for the esting people. We have read with much loss of a husband, or of a child for the loss of a father the damages would have been asinterest Bayard Taylor's letters, describing sessed much higher. Judge McCue held his recent visit to that island, as published that the jury could assess damages for the in an extra of the New York Tribune. funeral expenses of the deceased, and the From those letters and other sources we value of his services to his father till he arat the age of twenty-one. He further gather the following facts, which we doubt rived held that they could award whnt exemplary not will interest some of our readers. In damages they thought proper." 1850 there were 59,157 inhabitants, or I Rev. S. Antliff, D. D.—By the steamer about the same population as upon the Sandwich Islands. They are all genuine de- Cyphrenes this gentleman arrived, en route scendants of the Scandinavians or Norse- for Australia, He is leader among tbe men, and retain many peculiarities of that Primitive Methodists of England, and is race, so noted in history. In religion tbey sent forth to visit all churches of that comare strictly Lutheran. They are a thrifty munion in America and Australia. It it a and industrious people. Upon the island peculiarity of this branch of Methodists, that there are about 500,000 sheep, 40,000 cattle they encourage laymen to take part in all and 50,000 horses. Hay is the principal their affairs. crop. Ohio Penitentiary.—A remarkable work The capital is Reikaivik, a town of about has been going on during the past three 1,000 inhabitants. The island belongs to years in the Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus, Denmark, and was recently visited by the under the efforts of the chaplain, Rev. O. H. Out of the thousand inmates King of Denmark. The island not only Newton. the prison usually contains, 462 have which abounds with volcanoes, and is visited by become members of a Young Men's Chrisan occasional earthquake, but, we are sorry tian Association which has been formed, to learn, that leprosy afflicts some of the in- and which is in effect a church to the men. — �THE FRIEND, 104 THE FRIEND. DECEMBER 1. 1874. DECEMBER, Bethel Organ Fond.—The proceeds of Concert," amounting to $450, and after paying expenses leaving a balance of $375, forms a good nucleus for this purpose. Any one favorably disposed will please send contributions to J. O. Carter, Esq., treasurer. The choir desire to obtain an organ which shall cost from $800 to $1,000. —A donation of $25.00 for this purpose gratefully acknowledged from Mr. Herbert, proprietor of the Hawaiian Hotel. the " Drowned.—It is with deep sorrow we announce the death, by drowning at Kailua, Hawaii, of Mr. Charles Lambert, a young Englishman, whose father resides at Coquimbo, Chile. This young gentleman came to the islands for the benefit of his health, a guest of Captain Cator, H. B. M.'s ship Scout. He accompanied the party of English astronomers, who are taking observations Ice.—We regret to learn that Captain at Kailua, Hawaii. The sad occurrence November, Smith's ice machine has broken down. Ice took place on Friday, 20th of with Professor has become so much of a necessity that we while out bathing in company do hope that in some way, he may be enForbes. The surf being high, the unfortuand to start upon a permanent basis. was out to sea couraged swept nate young man is Ice needed as much for the sick as those swimmer, a was unable to good although health. in was with the shore. It considerable regain difficulty that the natives were enabled to Hawaiian Hotel.—While there are so go out and Tecover the body, but they finally many strangers in the city, we are glad there succeeded in the perilous effort. There are is a hotel where they can find accommodamany attending circumstances rendering the tions and attendance. " Mine host" apdeath of Mr. Lambert an event of great sad- pears to belong to the " Leland " family, so ness, and among them, that the young man famous in keeping American hotels. % was rapidly regaining his health, and was anticipating a return to his friends. Card.—The Seamen's Chaplain, in behalf of the choir and attendants at the Bethel, Submarine Mountain Discovered, About would return sincere thanks to all who in THE HEIGHT OF MaUNA KeA, OR 14,600 FEET. any way aided or patronized the Concert at —The U. S. S. Tuscarora, on her survey- the Hawaiian Hotel, on the evening of the ing trip from San Francisco to Honolulu, 24th ult. when in north latitude 33° 10' and west We would acknowledge papers and longitude 131°, discovered a submarine mountain. About 500 miles away from the magazines for distribution from Mrs. Dole, Coast, the bed of the ocean was found to be A. S. Hartwell, Esq., Rev. S. E. Bishop 2,800 fathoms below the surface, but sud- and Mrs. Allen. denly the sounding apparatus gave only the New Books and Christmas Gifts.—These depth of 365 fathoms. When the ship had be found in abundance and of all variewill passed the summit of the mountain, the bed at Thrum's book-store. ties, of the ocean was again found to be about fathoms the The aver2,800 below surface. Loss of a Boat's Crew.—The bark age depth of the bed between San Francisco and Honolulu is about 2,700 fathoms. From James W. Allen, reports a most melanthe surveys thus far, the route from the choly accident which happened near Herald American Coast to China and Japan is far Island on the Ist of October last. Captain the most favorable via the Hawaiian Islands. Kelley says that on the above mentioned day, he lowered his boats for whales close to the Wedding.—In ship's bow ; the mate stood out ahead of these days of clerical Silver often the ship about a mile and tacked, standing it is not change and migration, on the opposite course until he was about to at a is officiate privileged that clergyman the marriage of a young couple and at the three quarters of a mile from the ship on the end of a quarter of a century, be present at weather bow. The weather was rugged, the silver wedding; yet such was our privi- with frequent thick snow squalls. The lege on the 2d of last month, at the resi- mate lowered his sail to have a better chance dence of Dr. and Mrs. Hoffmann. Our to see the whales, and was last seen in that neighbors of the Gazette and Advertiser position. At this time the captain saw a have duly noticed the interesting event. We whale off the ship's lee quarter, and signalled have only space to say, it was one of those the boats to go there; he in the mean time pleasing incidents in human life which hap- wore ship, and before the vessel came to the pily makes people feel not old, but young wind, looked to sea if the boats were comagain. Long may they live to enjoy their ing, when he missed the -chief mate's boat. pleasant home and the respect of tbe com- He became alarmed at once, as there was a munity. heavy snow squall coming down, and he 1874. immediately set the recall signal in hopes that if they were all right they would set their sail, so that they could be seen. As* the approaching squall threw a dark gloom on the water, he could not see them ; no boat could be seen, the snow squall enveloped the spot where they were. He then made sail for the spot with the ship where the boat was last seen. When the squall blew over nothing was to be seen of the boat. The mast heads were manned by the sharpest-eyed men on board, as all felt anxious for the safety of the boat's crew. When the ship reached about the place where they were last seen, she wore round, standing a short distance on the opposite tack, with the American ensign set at the peak, to call the attention of the bark Triton, which was to windward and steering down towards them, in hopes they might see the boat, and if she had struck a whale and had been towed to windward to render assistance. The bark then came down, spoke the James Allen and luffed to under her lee. The James Allm wore off to cross to leeward, when they saw an oar and two hats; lowered a boat to pick these things up, not knowing but there might be a man. The next moment they saw the boat off the lee quarter, bottom up, with not a soul to tell the sad story. Capt. Kelley says, from the appearance of the boat, he judged they had struck a whale and had been drawn down by the line getting foul, in which case they could not have kept afloat longer than ten minutes, as it was bitterly cold, and the ice making very fast, the spray freezing as it struck the ship. The lines in the boats were frozen stiff, and the captain thinks that it was from this cause that the line got foul. The names of these unfortunate men were John Norton, chief mate; Alexander Collins, boatsteerer; Thomas Barker, John Seypan, Charles Ambler, Charles Beyer, seamen. This sad occurrence cast a gloom over the spirits of the whole ship's company and put an end to a promising season's work.— Gazette, Nov. 11. Massacre of- the Crew of the Lapwing.—The arrival of the Bcliooner Jessie Kelly from New Caledonia, after a six days passage, brings tbe news ot another dreadful massacre at Santa Cruz Island (New Hebrides), near the scene ol tbe murder of Bishop Patteson. Tbe particulars we bare gleaned, are from Captain Christopher, late master of tbe schooner Bruce, wbo arrived here as passenger in the Jes.te Kelly, and who got his information from the crew of the W. S. Fox, which reached Noumea just before his departure. Tbe Lapwing was a cutter of about forty tons, and sailed from New Caledonia about eleven months since, witb a crew of lour white men and several natives, on a bechle-mer voyage in the New Hebrides Group. The cutler having fulfilled her mission, preparations were being made for tbe return to Noumea, but she was short of provisions. The mate left the cotter with a native boat's crew to endeavor to get provisions from tbe natives of Santa Cruz, and while the boat was close in shore the inhabitants of the place made a combined attack upon ber, Snd either clubbed or tomahawked all excepting �one Tanna dative, who escaped In tbe boat and got clear of the island. An attack was then made upon the cutter ; and the master and tbe rest of the orew were killed, and tbe cutter seized and destroyed. The Tanna man was picked up by H. M. schooner Sandfly, cruising in the vicinity, and conveyed to Sandwich I.land (New Hebrides), from whence the W. 8. Fox sailed. The Lapwing was owned in New Caledonia. It transpired tbat H. M. schooner Sandfly. Lieutenant Howell, when at Ssnta Cruz, was nearly taken by tbe natives ot tbe island. It is reported that sbe was at anchor in a culm, und the crew were all below at dinner, one tniui only being on the lookout; but the ship's gun wus louded and all tbe rifles fully charged in case of an emergency. Several hundreds of canoes, It is stated, surrounded the Sandfly with the evident intention of attacking her. when tbe Sandfly opened lire upou tbe natives wilh the swivel guns und small rifles. The Are was hotly returned, the canoes sending volleys of arrows from all quarters, and ullll surrounding the schooner, and getting at closer quarters. A breeze, however, sprung up. enabling the Sandfly to get away from tbe place.— Sydney Empire, Oct. M. New York, Oct. 18th.—The Trustees, of the Board of Education Fund held tbe annual meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. The report of the general agent was read, going over the business of tbe past year in detail, and shows favorable results. Hon. Wm. M. Evarts read the report of the Committee appointed on the subject of education. The report considers the prospects and hopes of the public systems of education at the South will receive a serious, if not a fatal blow from any legislation whiqh should make such system maintainable only on the scheme of mixed schools, and that while justice and public duty, in the interests of both the white and colored people of the South ooncur, demanding this scheme of public education, which should give equal opportunities and advantages to their children, yet no inch result oould be attained by legislation. MARINE JOURNAL. PORT OF HONOLULU, S. I. ARRIVALS. Nov. 7—Am bk D C Hurray, A Fuller, 14 daya from Ban Francisco. B—Am wh bk Janies Allen, Kelley, fm Arctic, with 1300 wh, 16000 bone. B—Am wh bk Onward, Hayea, fm Arctic, with 1400 wh, 400 w.lrus, 14000 bone. B—Am wh bk Jar.Si, Fisher, from Arctic, with 700 wh, 400 walrui. 9—Brit wh bk faraway, Spencer, from Ochotak, with 330 wh, 6000 bone. 10—Arawhbk Arctic, Whitney, fm Arctic, with 060 wh, 10000 bone. 11—Am bk I H Kingman, Bearse, 16 d.y. from Ban Franclaco, sn route for the -ru.no island.. IS—Am wh bk Triton, tleppingatone, fm Arctic, with 800 wh, 8000 bone. 14—HB H's 8 Tenedoa, Menieu, 13 day. fm San Francisco. 14—Am wh .hip Josephine, Long*, from Ochotak, with I*oo bbl. oil, 30000 tb. hone. I*—H B Ma S Seoul, Ustor, from Kealakekua B.y. 17—Brit atmr Macgregor, Grainger, 23 daya fm Sydney. 17—Am wh ahip Europa, McKenile, from Arcilc, with 10Mbbls oil, 12,000 lbs bone. 21—Brit atmr Cyphrene., T Wood, 101 d.y. from San Fr.ncl.co. 23—H B H's 8 Reindeer, Commander Anson, 41 day. from Panama. 23—Brit wh bk Adventurer, Ilerendeen, from Brlitol Bay, with 660 bbls oil. at—Am wh bk Arnold., Bauklry, from Ochotsk, with 125 apm and 126 wh. a»—V S 8 Tuscsrora. Commander 11 Erben, Jr, 26 days from Sao Francisco. 28—Am wh ship Bartholomew Oosnold, Willi., irom OchoUk, with 400 bbl. oil. . DEPARTURES. Nov. 2—H B H's 8 Scout, Ralph P Cator, for Kealakekua. •—Am bk Pswb.ttan, Blackatone, lor Port Gamble. 7—Am wh .hip Jlreh Perry, Owen, for New Bedlord. 11—Am Khr C H Ward, Rlckman, for theguano l.l'da. 11—Am bk E 11 Kingman, Besrae, frr the ju.no I.l'da. 12—Brit Khr Favorite, McKay, for Ssn Francisco. 12—Am achr Undaunted, Miller, for San Francisco. 17—U S S Benlci., Hopkins, for B.n Franclaco. 17—Brit >tmr Hscgregor. Grainger, for San Francisco. 22—Brit itror Cyphrene., Wood, tor Auckland <t Sydney 26—Am wh bk Sea Breeu. Reed, for New Bedford. 27—Am hk D C Murray, Fuller, for San Francisco. MEMORANDA. . RBFOaT OF BaBK 11. C. MIIBBAY, A. FI'LLBB. tIABTBB I..ft Ban Frsoclacu Oct SSil at 3 r n\ Ar.t .lay out wind fresh from WN W bikl then hauled tv hW and remained so the next two day., tin the fourth d.y wind hauled to NE with Site westher. In Ist U=> N, long 137° W, tho wind hauled back .gain to SE with overeat .ud rainy weather .nd remained ao till 11th day out, when il went hack again to ENE and E, haffling and raiu> Bloat the time had s heavy awell from NW. Arrived in Honolulu Saturday forenoon, Nov 7lb, .Iter a pa.a.ge of II daya. RKmu-j op Whalino Bank J awe* Allen, \V. 11. Kelley. Master.—Paused through Uttering Slraita Aug lit. having takenup io that lime 280 bbla oil alnce leaving the inlands laat full. Found the iea clear of ice, and arrived at Point Barrow Aug 6th. While* acarce at first, but In oeplember were plenty but shy, nnd had nome unfavorable weather for whaling. Lett Point Harrow Sept 28th, with 1200 bbl«, and ■teered for Herald Island. Klghted thelaland Oct 7ih; took two whales there. Weather cold and rugged, ice making full on the «hip. tame day lowered for whalea( lust thechief mate and boat's crew by drowning Tiny were ca patted or taken down by a foul line, and being iodic distance to windward of the ihip and other boat*., and at the same lime enveloped in a heavy mow squall, before any assistance omUl reach litem, they were drowned. We found the boat bottom up nn hour alter, but uot a aoul left to tell how the accident happened. 1 judged however, from the appearance of the boat, that they were tuken down by a foulHue. l.eti the Arctic Ocean Oct 10th,and arrived at Honolulu Nov Blh. Rkport op Whaling Bark Tritos, Heppinoktonb, Master. —Sailed from Honolulu Dec yd. 1873, for a cruiae on the line; saw sperm whales twice, going fast to thewindward. Chaaed them but without success. Arrived ut Yokohama March 27ih, and suited again April Ist lor the Arctic Ocean] had a good passage up to Cupc Apoupinskoi which we sighted April 28th, then took NE gales which lasted until May 2d. Made the Ice on the4th, aaw but few whalea off shore, and took one on tho 31st May. raised through Bhering Hindis on the 17th June; found the season mild and Ihe sea quite free from ice- Commenced walrusing June 19ih, taking our laat July 10th. During September aaw quite a good ahow of whalea. anywhere, from three lo fifteen miles off the point. Struck li and saved 80l then; took our last bowhead Oct Oth. Passed East Cape on the 14th, and arrived at Honolulu Nov 12th. —Lost overboard from bark Triton, Pept 23d, 1874, Ray* mom) Manuel, a I'ortuguese seaman. —Died at sea on hoard bark Triton, Oct 12th, 1874. a native named Muilo, of Hilo, Hawaii. Report of Steamship Macoregor, H. Qrainoer, Commander.—Cleared Sydney HeadsOct 24th at 3.50 v m; experienced strong NE winds throughout. Reached Auckland Oct 30th at 4p m; discharged and sailed next day at 6.10 an. In lat 17° 60S, long 161° 60* VV, Nor oth, passed a bark steamer steering west. On the 10thpassed a topsail schooner steering south, in lat 3 ° W rt. long K>U ° 10' W. At 1.30 pm Not l2ih, sighted Fanning'a Island bearing NE half E, distance 12 miles Crossed the equator Nov 11th in long 169° 16* W. Moderate winds and fineweather to port, arriving In Honolulu Tuesday morning. Nov 17th. R. B. Prinole, Purser. Report of Steamship Cypherneb, T. Woods, Commander.--Left HonoluluOct 18th at 8.40 p m, and had fresh NE trade winds, carrying them to lat 36° N, long 131° W. They did not however prove very true, varying from NNE to ENE. Oct 28th, wind HE and cloudy weather; towards evening easterly winds. Sighted the Farralonea at 3aM on the 29th, and at -930 a m look the pilot onboard; passed In the Golden Gate at 8.30 a m. Returning left Ban Francisco Nov 10th at 1p m, with pilot on hoard. Passed and landed Ihe pilot at the Golden Gateat 2.26 r m, wind WBW and foggy. .Moderate Wand NNW winds prevailed till the 13th, with hazy weather and light showers. Same day signalled the ship Hereford, of London, also sighted aeveral other ships. On the 14thhad fresh BE windsand cloudy weather; text day wind •ame with drizzling rain, continuing so till morning of the 18th,when strong BW winds set In. Bame day, noon, increasing breeze; midnight a strong S\V gale and high sea. The gale continued till arrival with very heavy sea, having shipped large quantities of water on board. Arrived off Honolulu on Friday night, Nov 20th, and crossed the bar next morning, Henry Adam, Purser. gale having moderated. The Hawaiian schooner Dauntless arrived al ihe Bay ol Islanda on the 23d Instant, from New Caledonia. Captain Berrill has furnished us with the following report:—On Tuesday, Oct 6th, we leaNoumea, with a light BE and ESE wind, which continued until Tuesday, Oct 13th, when tbe wind ahifted to BE, with fresh breeies. Spoke a French man-ofwar, bound from Sydney to Noumea. Arrived at Norfolk Island on Thursday, Oct loth, where we look on board fresh provisions and one passenger for Auckland. On Friday, at 6 p m, bore away for Auckland, with a moderate WBW wind, which Increased on Saturday morning to a gale, and lasted for four days; after which we had light variable winds and calms until yesterday. After sighting the North Cape we had fresh breexea and cloudy weather until arrival at Russell. The Dauntless is loading with a cargo of coal at the Bay, forAuckland, having been chartered by Messrs. Ford, Malller tfc Co.— Auckland Wttkly Htrald,Oct. 81. 1874. 105 THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, For Bah Francibco—Per Macgregor. Not. 17th—Z 8 Spalding and wife, Mr Dixon and wife, J G Reid, F W Glade, R T Uaaklna, A D Rltcbat. J II Black, J S Christie, Jr, W 8 Grecnagb, W Everett, J T Butterfleld and wife, R Nealey, Mrs Ellsworth, Mrs Kuis and child, 3 Chinamen, and 39 iv transitu from Sydney and Auckland. Prom Ban Fbancisco—Per Cypbreuea, Nov. 21st—Mrs II P Hayea, Dr J P Morse. Miss Owen, W M Wallace, Prof Jo» Moore, A Herbert, R Rycroft, J W Wilder, M Casper, J D Rice, Thoa O Thrum. S O Wilder, The* H Davlea, wife, 2 children and nurse, B P Dillingham, Thoa May, Mra Pomeroy and aon, Miss N O Bennett, A F Judd, wife and Infant. J X Kennedy and wife, J W Widdetteld, wife and 2 children, W C Cardeohlre, Mlaa Dockatade, B B Hempstead, O W Hempstead, John Brash, J II Stoefe, J Hultcrlin, A Rulter, D Colvllle, R Descent, and 06 In transitu forAuckland and Sydney. For Auckland dc Sydney—Per Cyphrenea, Not. 22d W P Baker and wife, II Baker, JneMornn and wife, P A Donohue,and 06 In transitu from San Franclaco. For San Francisco—Per D. C. Murray, Nov. 27th—Masters C and W Schmelflenlg, Choa Shuman, 11 Koharke, B HornhoUl, J II Howe, J McArthur, Rev 11 11 Parker, R D Wicks, E R Poiiom, wife and child, II Brautlecht, F W Illume, Miss Gedge. — MARRIED. , Dixon—Wood—ln thia city, at St. Andrew's Cathedral1 November vh, by ihe Rev. R. Dunne, M. A., Albert P. Dixon, U. fl. N-, to Stella May, second daughter of John 11. Wood, Esq. tu- No cards. Moeiionva—Kahele—ld this city, November 21st, by the Key. li. H. Parker, His Excellency W. L. Moehonua lo Tapeta Kahele, both of Honolulu. Clapp—Luce—Iv thla city, at St. Andrews' Cathedra), November 21st, by the Right Rev. Bishop of Honolulu, assisted by tbe Rev. F. C. Autrldge. M. A. R. N., Edward Bcobrll Clapp. N. Lieutenant R. N., H. M. S. Scout, to Alice, third daughter of George 11. Luce, Esq., of Little Britain,. Honolulu. SJ* No cards. DIED. Aka—ld thia city, at the Kawalahao Seminary, November lat, of dropsy on the heart, Rachel Aea, aged 12 years, only daughter of (he late Rev. 11. Aea, missionary at the Marshall Islands. Shomaeer—At his late residence In Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, on Monday morning, November 2d, 187*, of heart diaease, J. B. Shumaker, an American citizen. Rapfbrt—At Ulupnlakua, Maui, November Bth, Captain E. Biffery, of Upwtll, Cambridgeshire, England, aged 08 years, a resident of these islands for 36 years, and he leaves a widow and 14 children to mourn his loas. Hooke—ln ibis clly, November 17th, ol heart disease, Alfred John Hooke, aged 42 years, late of Wagga YYagga, New South Wales. Carter—ln thlacity, November 30th, Lieutenant Ariel B. Carter, IK C Navy, aged 20 years; lately attached to the U. 8. 8. Btnicia. He was the son of Rev. A. B Carter, an Episcopalian of New York City, 168 Lexington Avenue. [The luneral will take place to-morrow (Dec. 2d) afternoon at 3 o'clock, from H t. Andrew's Temporary Cathedral. Information Wanted. . Manfred C. Blngh.m, son of Wm. St. H. Bingham, a r»*-J-dent on theSandwich I.land. about twenty year, ago, write* lo the editor to enquire respecting an advertbement whichappeared In the Sunday Mercury, newspaper publiahrd la Plttabarg, Perm, and aigned ''Sandwich 1.1and.." Any one wbo can give Information reapectlog th. matter will pie... communicate with the editor or Hr. M C. Bingham, care Mr.. John Drew., Arch St. Theatre, Philadelphia. Naval.—H. B. M. S. Reindeer, seven gang, from* Panama, arrived on the 28d init. Tbe following is a list of her officers -. Vernon Anion. Lieutenants—Vert U Orlebar. tlav. Lieutenant—Henry Hmband.. staff Surgeon—Wm. L. Powell. Paymaster—Vim. Rhode.. CkieJ Engineer—Fred. H. Hermann. •Suo-Lfeufenanr.—Erneit Duncombe, Fred. Elton. Nn. Sub-I.teuttna:it— Geo. A. Warlelgb. Surgeon— Arthur Y. Smyth. Asst. Paymaster— Francla H. Bale. Engineers— Alex. Smart, John Jefferies. t.'unner—Augu.tua Llttleneld. Itoutswain— Thoinaa Slocomb. Carpenter—Wm. Denbow. Commander—Cliarli-a — The following is a list of officers of U. 8. 81 Tuscorora, which arrived on Wednesday laat: Commander—Henry Erben, Jr., Commanding. Lieutenant—C. A. Schetky, Executive Offlcer. O. A. Norrls, Navigator. *''■ F. M. Symonds. C. O. Alllbone. PASSENGERS. Webßtsr Doty. Master—M. D. Hyde. MidsAismsn-W. B. Sontberland, R. H. Gael, Y. L. CottPboh San Fbabcisco—Per D. C. Murray, Nov. 7th—Capt Mclntyre, Miss Hclntyre, Hrs Humphrey., Lieut Bymood., msn, T. E. W. D. Veeder. Miss Case/ Engineer —C. Andrade. Parker, wireand son, Hi.. Greathouae, Mr. Gresthouse, Past Asst. Paymaster—l. Goodwin Hobos. Mr. Andrade and .00, Hrs Csrrlck, Alex D Dow, G B Norton, Asst. Surgeon— P. Fltssuamons. 8 W Pogue, J B Csstle, Minnie Klmoklo, Wm Goodne.., A Past Asst. Engineer— Jonalh.n H. EmaaaWl. Widder, Chun Veong, Ah Kan, Jim. Hoatswain— l. T. Barker. Poa rati atj.ao islanbs—Per C. M. Ward, Nov. 11th—A (Junnor-C. P. Vensble. J Kinney, and SO laborers. Carpenter—Josephua 1.. Thatcher. toa Ban Fbabcisco—Per Undaunted, Nov. 12th—J CurS*U mater—l. O'Rotldy. ran, L A Gross. Postmaster's Clerk—E. S. Davis. Captain's Clerk—l. D. E. B. Higgini. Fbom Svsnbv and Aucbland—Per Macgregor, Nov. l.lh —J R Morgan, Wm Guy,aad S» io tranaitulor Sao Fraaclsco. —P. C. Advertiser, JVov. 26th. ■■ . �THE FRIEND, DECEMBER, 18 74. 107 youth seeing some American ships saw that there reading of the reports of the meetiVigs to our readers, as they will appear in the secular and religious papers. secret of this power in the first verse of Genesis, In tbe beginning God created tbe heaven and the earth.' He desired to go to America, but bis father would not allow him, and even punished him for asking. Filially, the boy was taken on board of a ship but tbe captain could not get him away, and finally be was transferred to a Boston ship and thus reached this country. There be was introduced to the owner of the vessel, who filially sent bim to Phillips Academy, to Amherst College and to Andover Seminary. When tbe Japanese embassy came to this country they bore the pardon of this Japanese youth, and a request that he would act as Secretary of the Embassy. " It waa by this young Japanese that the system Meeting of the American Board. of education now adopted by bis native laud was The old arid venerable missionary society wrought out. His was tbe brain and bis tbe baud that conceived and set in motion that educational held its annual meeting this year at Rut- movement which is putting Japan abreast of tbe land, Vt., commencing on the 6th of Octo- most progressive nations ol the earth. lie will New Mission on Papuasia. We have received a letter from the Rev. VV. G. Lawes, who is connected with this mission, dated Sydney, Oct. 3d, 1874. We copy as follows : There is no doubt about the natives of the southeast part of New Guinea, speaking a dialect of Eastern Polynesia. You doubtless know that the Ellengotcan arrived at Cape York early in August. She steamed out through the canal and via Singapore and Batavia. At present Cape York on the Australian coast will be tie headquarters of the mission. Mr. McFarlane is there now, and I should have been but for unavoidable delays. Mr. McF. has lived among the Papuan race at Lifu, and to him will naturally fall the Papuan branch of the mission with the Loyalty and New Hebrides teachers. My experience being with Eastern Polynesia, 1 take the Maylayan branch and superintendancc of Rarotongan and Ninean teachers. If the last reports are confirmed, then Mrs. Lawes and 1 will go at once to Port Moresby on the mainland and take up our abode there. The John Williams has just gone; she has six Rarotongan and five Savage Island teachers on board with their wives, all going to New Guinea. Bye the by, where did you get " Papuasia " from ? Ido not think I have seen it before. Editorial.—The writer asks for our authority for using the term " Papuasia " in the May number of the Friend. It is our present impression that we saw the word in the " Ocean Highways, or Geographical Review " of London. Is not " Papuasia " as proper as "Australasia "? Lines on a Sea-Shell. BY F. A. HILLARD. Thou painted emblem of the sounding msln ! Prom out thy wreathed lip.. In thi. lone hour. Therebreathes o'er my rapt ear with spirit power Such wild sequacious aadneaa,—auch a .train Of lone lamenting, tbst methlnk. tbou art Tbe prison ofOcean', aelf,—wherein be dream. With vibrant murmur, of hi. aurging heart, His strength spontaneous and his world-brightbeam*. And thou, O Shell of Earth .' thouw.ve-to>eed thins Upon Time', shoreless sea ! there breathes in thee A voice eternal, thatdoth ever ilng With fond contlnusnce thy borne', iu&nlty. Leara thou the anthems 'ne.th thy prison roof that.well: Shame to the.oullea. faithful than the sc.-aaml shell. must be a power behind tbem greater than soy power in bis own land. Getting a few Dutch books, and a few translations ot our books into Chinese, and last a part of the Bible, be found the ' now speak for himself/ ber. A full report of all its proceedings, we lion. W. E. Dodge here arose to say that tbe of last speaker prevented him from find in the Rutland Daily Herald. To modesty the saying that it was Alpbeus Hardy wbo received read so full and accurate a report, is the tbe young Japanese to bis home and gave him an next best thing to attendance, and we are education. Rev. Joseph Nee Sima being introduced spoke not certain but that a full report, graphic- as follows: In the parting of tbe Saviour with bis commanded tbem to go forth and ally drawn up, is even better than attend- discipleshisbeGospel. But I Und to my sorrow a preach ance, for it saves a vast amount of trouble, small number of Christians who are not willing to command, but you of tbis board are not anxiety and expense. It has been our privi- obey this lege to attend two annual meetings of ihe Board; one at Portland, Maine, in 1851, and the other at Pittsburg, Perm., in 1869. Hence we infer what must have been the nature of the meeting at Rutland. It is a capital plan to hold these meetings in different parts of the country. An interest is thereby awakened among the people, which could not otherwise be aroused. Aside from the reports much interest usually centers around the gathering when the sermon is preached. The Rev. Dr. Scudder of Brooklyn, but formerly of San Francisco, preached, and his discourse, as reported in the Herald of the 7th ult., is a spirited, earnest and " live production from " the text, " How shall they preach, except they be sent." We can readily imagine that the people h-aard him gladly." Dr. " Scudder was once a missionary in India. He is the son of a missionary, and has a son now on his way to India as a missionary. He is one of a family of eight children, six sons and two daughters,—all at one time missionaries in India. The two daughters married two British officers, who resigned their commissions and became missionaries. Such a man as Dr. Scudder may appropriately speak upon the subject of missions. If our limits would permit, we should gladly republish extracts from his discourse, which we hare read with much interest. Another interesting feature of this large gathering, was the presence of the Rev. Joseph Nee Sima, of Japan, who was introduced by Alpheus Hardy, Esq., with the following address: — "Tea jamri «go Japan waa sealed to the entire world. There wm living tWre then a vootb son ot 19, of a man of two swork' rank. This ' of Ibis number, for had it not been for thia board I should have been a heathen to-day and there would have been no hope for my country. If tbe Christians in this country will continue to give even but a little of their substance, my people will be led with tbe bread of life. Our country has sent about 300 students to different parts of tbe world to learn the best things tbey can, but I am sorry that most of them are under infidel influence in Europe. Hut we need more than education, we must have spiritual teaching for our nation. Japan is your youngest daughter or your faint young sister, and yet she is already sell-supporting. In a country like Japan the devil will sow seed early. So we must go ahead of tbe devil und sow gospel seed. Tbe church in Kobe has no educational institution, but she must have something of tbe kiud. It is repulsive to tbe Japanese mind to beg, but I fear we must beg for that, for Christ says, ask and ye shall receive. Therefore I ask you to give belp enough to start tbis training institution, to raise up teachers and preachers to help some 33,000,006 people. Will you do it? I will not sit down until you promise it. Hon. Peter Parker, formerly of tbe Chinese mission, arose and said I promise $1,000. Mr. Nee Sima continued I was sleepless last Son of a Sailor's Daughter. night over this, but I shall sleep better to-nigbt. A lady of Vermont promised $100. Mr. Ruskin, the eminent author and art Mr. Nee Sima said: I am strong enough to critic of England, appears to take a sort of carry back $100,000. A Massachusetts lady promised $50. wicked delight in announcing his pedigree Mr. Nee Sima said : I hare seen much of your wealth, but your power came from tbe Christian and ancestral relationship. He is even more religion. I ask the same for Japan. sarcastic than Napoleon who said, " I am A lady from Massachusetts promised $100, and a lady from Rhode Island 9100. my own ancestor : Governor Page then said: Vermont wants to "My mother was a sailor's daughter, so be counted in and I promise 91,000. Mr. Nee Sima continued: I want to say more, please you; one of my aunts was a laker's bat my heart is too full to say more. It is painful wife—the other, a tanner's; 1 don't know to part with many friends. It is hard to go from much more about my family except that the light of day to the gray dawn of morning, but there used to be a green-grocer of the name I must imitate my Saviour, wbo left the Jerusalem in a small shop near the Crystal Palace." of heaven for that on earth. I will follow him and weep no more. Rev. T. J. Gore.—Some months ago Mr. Then Mr. Nee Sima offered the Lord's prayer in Japanese. Gore passed by Honolulu, on his way to Dr. Smith, of Dartmouth, offered a resolution: Resolved, That Hon. Alpbeus Hardy of Boston America, from Adelaide, Victoria, and is be requested to act as treasurer of a fund for the now on his return. He represents the Comestablishment of an institution in Japan for tbe training of native preachers and Christian teach- munion of Christians or Campbellite Bapers, and that subscriptions for that be sent to him. tists, quite numerous in : : " Kentucky and the Our narrow limits preclude any addition- Western States. Several congregations have al remarks, but we earnestly commend the been gathered in the Australian Colonies. �DILLINGHAM & CO. 1874. ADVERTISEMENTS. M * HARDWARE, CUTLERY, AGRICULTURAL HUTS, HOLLOW WARE, 1 SEINE AND WRAPPING TWINE, FISH HOOKS AND LINES, KEROSENE LAMPS AND CHANDELIERS, KEROSENE LAMPS and CHANDELIERS, to Burn without Chimneys, AND WARRRANTED TO GIVE SATISFACTION. »R Y V \ V . M. I>.. 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On the Hawaiian Group ; and it is a well established fact that oar Carriage Trimming, by Mr. & WhitXT Exchange on Honolulu bought and sold.Xl —aarsasscas— any In New York City or Honolulu man, is as well exeeated aa Messrs. A. W. Peine* Co elsewhere. I therefore feel warranted in saying that H. Hackfeld a Co " "•' C. Brewer k Co can manufacture aa good a olaas of work in Ho" we " Bishop aCo nolulu aa oan be found in any part of the world. I " , W. tt. Wood Dr. "" will also stale bore that we folly intend to work at Hon. B. H.Allen the lowest possible rates. ly d« G. WEST. �109 YMoeunnC'gshH Ariotcaf onolulu. Pure religion and undefiled before God, the Father, is this : To visit thefatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world. GC7" We have been requested to publish ploring the territory with a view to its colothe following lines, which were sung so nization. The reasons why they thus turn to the sweetly by Miss Lottie Alexander at the Concert: most uninviting portion of that domain are cogent, forcible and convincing. It is too Mrs. Lofty and I. " far north " and too cold, for any civilized Mrs. Lefty keeps a carriage, Bo do 1; person but an Icelander to exist in comfort. She has dapple grays to drawIt, Its climate is well suited to the raising of None hare 1, hardy Icelandic cattle allowing an abundant blue-eyed laughing baby, Willi my Trundlingby, supply of beef, butter and cheese for the I hide hie face, lent she nhould ace Coast; its fisheries and timber are Pacific Thecherub boy, and envy me. abundant. May not the sturdy fishermen Her fine husband has white Ongera, Minehaa not-, and lumbermen of Iceland aid us in supplyHe could give his bride a palaceing the deficiency from sources now undrawn 11l Ine a cot) Hers comes home beneath the starlightupon ?—American paper. Ne'er cares she, Mine comes In the purple twilight, Kisses me, And prays that He who turns life's aands Will hold his loved ones in His hands. Mrs. Lofty has her jewels, Sohave I; She wears hers upon her bosomInside Ii She will leave hers at death's portal By-and-by; 1 shall bear my treasure with me When I die; Tor 1 have love and shehas gold: She counts her wealth—mine can't be told. Shehas those wholove her station. None have I; But I've one true heart beside mc; Glad am 1} I'd not change ft for a kingdom, No, not 1; God will weigh It Inhis balance, By-and-by; And thedifference define 'Twixt Mra. Lofty'a wealth and mine. Alaska and the Icelanders. What are the United States going te do -with Alaska with a population of 29,000 souls, of whom only 1,300 pretend to have fully acquired the blessings of civilization ; where there are 180 rainy days in the year at most places and sometimes 285 days of incessant down-pour at Sitka; where the temperature descends to 70 degrees Fah. And averages about 44 degrees throughout the year ? The productions are abundant of * timber, some coal, some gold and silver and plenty of sulphur and furs worth about $85,-000 per annum. In such parts of the country aa we know anything about—and that is only along the coast line 4,000 miles—it appears that there are resources well worth 'development but immigrants are very scarce and capital would doubtless consider any investment in this direction precarious. The Icelanders are gazingtowards Alaska. Four or five hundred immigrants have arrived in Canada and the United States and already a petition signed by fifty Icelandic names has been forwarded to the President, asking for government co-operation in ex- > • ' spell, the delusive spell—in which the idea of the benefits of temperate drinking had involved my husband and sons. I begged, 1 prayed; but the odds were against me. The Minister said the poison that was destroying my husband and boys was a good creature of God; the Deacon (who sits under thepul])it there and took our farm to ysm his rum bills) sold them the poison; the Doctor said that a little was good and excess ought to be avoided. My poor husband, and my dear boys fell into the snare, and they could not escape, and, one after another, were conveyed to the sorrowful grave of the drunkard. Now look at me again. You probably see me for the last time—my sand has almost run—l have dragged my exhausted frame from my present home—yourpoorJtouse —to warn you all—to warn you, Deacon!—to The Town Meeting—License or no License. warn you, false teacher of God's word!" and with her arms high flung, and her tall Gov. firiggs, of Massachusetts in a speech form stretched to its utmost, and her voice at Albany, related the following thrilling in- raised to an unearthly pitch—she exclaimed: cident : " I shall soon stand before the judgAt a town meeting in Pennsylvania, the ment SEAT OF GOD—1 shall meet you there, question once came up whether any person YOU FALSE GUIDES, AND BE A WITNESS AGAINST should be licensed to sell rum. The clergy- YOU all!" The miserable female vanished—a dead man, the deacon, and physician, strange as it may now appear, all favored it. One silence pervaded the assembly—the Priest, man only spoke against it, because of the Deacon, and Physician, hung their heads— mischief it did. The question was about and when the president of the meeting put to be put, when, all at once, there arose from the question, " Shall any License be one corner of the room, a miserable female. GRANTED FOR THE SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LlShe was thinly clad, and her appearance in- quors ?" the response was unanimous dicated the utmost wretchedness, and that " No!" her mortal career was almost closed. After a moment of silence, and all eyes being fixed Rev. G. B. Bacon, D. D.—The visit of upon her, she stretched her attenuated body this clergyman will be remembered by many to its utmost height, and then her long arms in Honolulu. We rejoice to learn that, with to their greatest length, and raising her re-established, he has entered again health voice to a shrill pitch, she called to all to upon pulpit and parochial duties in Orange, look upon her. "Yes!" she said, "look upon me, and New Jersey. We copy the fallowing from then hear me. All that the last speaker has a letter dated October 7th : said relative to temperate drinking, as being months exactly since I resumed the father of drunkenness, is true. All prac- work. " It isI five have preached twice a day every tice, all experience, declare its truth. All drinking of Alcoholic poison, as a beverage Sunday since,—made 200 calls, attended councils, meetings of divers in health, is excess. LOOK UPON ME. conventions, sorts,—and still live, and am well and did. You all know me, or once You all know I was once the mistress of the best strong. Put me off the sick list! will have seen the papers full of farm in the town. You all know, too, I had " You Beecher's Mr. case, and perhaps you will be one of the best—the most devoted of hussurprised if I tell you that my conviction »f bands. You all kaow 1 had five, noble- his integrity is unshaken and my confidence hearted, industrious boys. WHERE ARE his ultimate vindication is complete. So in THEY NOW? Doctor, where are they now ? You all know. You all know they it is. The conspiracy against him is fearstrong, but it will be lie in a row, side by side, in yonder church- fully yard ; all—every one of them FILLING blessed are theyofwho are not offendedP you often. Your islands "We think THE DRUNKARD'S GRAVE! They were all taught to believe that temperate make one of the few places in the world that drinking was safe,—excess alone ought to be 1 want to go back to. I have sung your avoided; and they never acknowledged ex- praises, earnestly urging Honolulu for health, cess. They quoted you, and you, and you," for pleasure, for rest, —and for annexation (!) pointing with her shred of a finger to the with incessant vehemence." Priest, Deacon, and Doctor, as authority. safe under such Rev. Mr. Copeland,—A Presbyterian " They thought1 themselves teachers. But saw the gradual change clergyman belonging to Dunedin, New Zeacoming over my family and prospects, with land, touched at Honolulu on his return dismay and horror; —1 felt we were all to be overwhelmed in one common ruin—l tried from Europe, having gone thither via the to ward off the blow, I tried to break the Red Sea and Egypt. — � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1874) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1874.12.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874.12.01