https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/a34d7982b3b8eee605db6b33cb72fde0.pdf ad629109b3bf9447bc620c6e6b6b8289 PDF Text Text Friend The HONOLULU, MARCH 1, 1879. 2BetoS«us,M2B,2M.J CONTENTS — F«r March I. 1819. Pans 31 31 81-23 4* 34 34 36 26 26 3« 38 Custom House Statistics, 1878 Arrival of Morning Star Rambles In the Old World, No, 28 Poetry : Bayard Taylor Good Advice to Young Men Census or HawaiianIslands F.'iuale English Lecturers Marine Journal Letter from Japan Letter from China Y. M. C. A THE FRIEND, MARCH 1. 1879. Custom House Statistics for 1878. In the last issue of the Advertiser there was a most full and interesting report of Collector General W. F. Allen, Esq. Our limits will only allow the most meagre summary : The total amount of Exports Is The total amount of Imports la $3,548,471 84 3,046,369 70 $ 603,102 14 Thus it appears the exports exceed imports by a half-million ; thus the Hawaiian Kingdom forms one of a trio of nations whose exports exceed their imports. The United States is one of those nations. All other nations throughout the civilized world have a balance of trade against them, according to the newspapers. Considering the Treaty of Reciprocity, the United States derives the lion's share accruing from the commerce of the Hawaiian Islands. This is as it should be. More than 38 millions of pounds of o«r sugar crop go to the United States, and in exchange our Islands are importing from the United States machinery, groceries, and all the great staples of commerce. We do not wonder the Pacific Coast of the United States is strong and united in favor of the Treaty. The Gospel precept is verified, be given unto you," " Give and it shall " Reciprocity" is the sound principle of commerce. At the Temperance gathering held at Fort street Church, Sabbath evening, 22d ult., we learn that one hundred and seven signatures were obtained to the pledge. 21 {01H Series, M 30. Arrival of the "Morning Star."—We RAMBLES IN THE OLDWORLD-No. 26 always welcome the arrival of this vessel A Few Weeks in Scandinavia—No. 6. from her yearly visits among the MicroTHE UNIVERSITY OF UPSALA. nesian Islands with peculiar joy. Great are The Stockholm wharves are a tempting the dangers of navigation in those remote for tourists. Here you may take place seas. During her ten months' absence she steamer for almost any northern port, and has anchored forty-five times. She brings in a few hours or days be in the midst of the most satisfactory reports of the success scenes which have formerly been known to of mission work. New islands have been you only through the medium of the school occupied, and the work of evangelization is geography or the traveller's journal. My progressing. We would acknowledge let- companion was strongly tempted to start ters from Dr. Pease, Rev. J. F. Whitney, immediately for St. Petersburg. A most Rev. Mr. Rand, and Rev. Mr. Logan. Capt. interesting journey it would have been, Bray's Report will be found in another truly. But 1 think we were wiser for this column. We heartily congratulate Captain time in confining ourselves to Scandinavia. Bray on his successful trip, being his first in In this way the journey will have a symthose seas in command of the Morning metry, which would have been marred had Star. Mrs. Sturgis and Rev. Mr. Mukka we gone into the midst of another people and another language. As one passes steamcame as passengers. er after steamer, from which the colors of The Chinese Question in the United different nations are flying, which will soon States.—Reports come that the anti-Chi- be on their way to near or distant cities, he nese party are hurrying forward their bill is impressed by the importance of this Swedish center. I have also felt through Congress. The time may come northern this especially during our stay here, front when the statesmen and politicians of Amer- the fact that just now the Prison Congress ica will regret their opposition to this class is holding its sessions here, with representaof immigrants. An old and life-long mis- tives and delegates from all parts of the sionary, who has labored for nearly a half- civilized world. We have appropriated toto an excursion to Vpsala, the old century in Japan and China—the Rev. Dr. day town of Sweden, an excursion University Brown, of Yokohama—thus writes under which travelers in this region should not fail date of January 27th to make. Unfortunately, our time was too hope the Californians who have so limited to permit of our taking the steamer I " grievously abused the Chinese will have a route, said to be very delightful, through quietus given to their proceedings. The Lake Malar, but we were obliged to content story of the wrong done to the Chinese there ourselves with the railroad. Just at the must be told more distinctly and minutely station we met friends who had been in the than it has yet been. What would the steamer from Gothenburg to Stockholm with Coast politicians say if China were to re- us, and their company added much to the taliate ? I cannot yet believe President pleasure of the day. The road lies through Hayes and his Cabinet or the United States quiet farming lands, varied now and then by Senate will be dragged into subserving the stretches of forest—nothing especially strikRepresentatives of California, or disgrace the ing, but always charming in its varying name of our country and the Government in colors. Our visit to tJpsala chanced to be during vacation time, so that we saw but the sight of mankind." few students,—just enough, however, to Le Kwei, one of the Chinese Commissioners remind us that this was a University town. to the Philadelphia Centennial The city was founded in the early days of Christianity in Sweden, and seems to visitExhibition, has published in four volumes ors of a later day like some watch-tower, an account of the Exposition and his travels from whose turrets the eager gaze could in and his impressions of the United States, catch far glimpses of shadowy forms, the spirits of the old and vanquished paganism, England and Europe. : �22 THE FRIEND, MARCH, 187 9. the once proud heroes of legend and mythology retreating before the consecrated sword of the new Faith. Here was the Jiome of the Bishops, and here for a long period of years the Swedish kings were crowned. There is but little now to recall its mediaeval history—far too little, we thought—modern edifices and regular streets provailing. And yet the old spirit still lingers, and as you stand in the shadow of the ancient Cathedral, or review the history of the University, you feel that all the links which join the past and present have not been severed. The only other University in Sweden, besides Upsala, is at Lund, in South Sweden, of which I may have occasion to speak hereafter. The latter, however, while occupying an honorable position, is not of as great importance as this at Upsala. Here may be seen the most characteristic features of Scandinavian student-life. The students are divided into " nations" or divisions, according to the district or region of Sweden from which they come, thirteen in all. Each " nation" has its " inspector—one of the professors ; they have each their own treasury, and most of them have some building or hall, where they have their social gatherings, entertainments, etc. Of course, this arrangement, which I think is peculiar to Scandinavia, has its advantages ; but I should think it would tend to encourage sectional feeling and prejudice. Duels, fortunately, do not occur in Scandinavia among the students, as in Germany—one of those relics of barbarism which that land has not as yet thrown off. As you are aware, the Scandinavian students are famous for their beautiful singing, the concert of the students from Upsala and Christiania having formed one of the interesting features of the recent Exhibition in Paris. On the average, Upsala counts something like 1,500 students on her roll. At Lund there are from 500 to 600. Education has made great and encouraging progress in Sweden. The schools are numerous and of a superior class, public and private. The excellence of the Swedish schoolhouses is widely known. One of the extremely interesting features of the Exposition in Philadelphia, as may be remembered by many, was a bona fide Swedish schoolhouse, with all its improvements, arrangements and apparatus. Attendance at school is compulsory from seven to fourteen years of age. So much has been said about Swedish education that I may be pardoned this slight digression in alluding to it in general. This rigorous educational life is a most healthful sign. In Upsala the most interesttng edifice, next to the Cathedral, is the University Library. It occupies a noble position on a slight elevation above the town, facing the principal street of the city. In the rear ofthe Library lies a large wooded park, where, amid " murmuring pines," a the students, and fine promenade is afforded where we may fancy many a young Scandinavian ponders on the long centuries which have gone before, and looks with the glow of youthful hope and enthusiasm to the bright future which may be yet awaiting his Fatherland. The Upsala Library is one of the treasures of Scandinavia—in a general way we may say it is a world treasure! Its two hundred thousand or so volumes, embracing every branch of philosophical, scientific, literary thought, are most carefully and conveniently arranged. I found here, carefully preserved as a rare and precious possession, an ancient manuscript, which I may say had more than anything else lured me to Upsala—the " Codex Argenteus," the Gothic translation of the four Evangelists by Bishop Ulfilas. It is impossible for one to gaze on this ancient manuscript, venerable and hoary with its fourteen centuries, the only surviving relic of the Gothic language, this monument to the memory of its brave and faithful translator, this radiant gleam, as it were, thrown upon the still lingering night of paganism—it is impossible, 1 say, to gaze upon this faded parchment, with its silver letters, without being deeply, tenderly, irresistibly moved. I could appreciate and sympathize with the enthusiasm manifested by our guide in pointing it out to us. There is something most exquisitely and intensely poetic in the reverent, loving, and deeply earnest spirit which such a precious relic of long-vanished days has the power to evoke. I trust that some may be interested in a short extract from the pages of one of Max Muller's most interesting works, in reference to Ulhlas and his translation : " He was born in 311. His parents were of Oappadocian origin, and bad been carried away by the Goths as captives from a place called Sadagothina, near the town of Parnassus. It was under Valerian and Gallienus (about 2G7) that the Gotbs made this raid from Europe to Asia, Galatia and Cuppadocia, and the Christian captives whom they carried back to the Danube were the first to spread the light of the Gospel among the Goths. Ulfilas was born among the Gotbs ; Gothicwas his native language, though he was able in after-life to speak and write both in Latin and Greek. Pbilostorgius, alter speaking of the death cf Crispus (326), and before proceeding to the last years of Constantino, says that about that time ' Ulfilas led his Gotbs ' from beyond the Danube into the Roman Empire. They bad to leave their country, being persecuted on aecuunt of their Christianity. Ulfilas was the leader of the faithful flock, and came to Constantino as ambassador. * * We must suppose that, after having crossed the Danube, Ulfilas remained for some time with bis Gotbs, or at Constantinople. Auxentius says that he officiated as lictor, and it was only when be bad reached the requisite ago of thirty that be was made bishop by Eusebiue, in 341. He passed the first seven years of his episcopate among the Goths, and the remaining thirty-three of his life ' in Solo Romaniae.' where he had migrated together wiih Fritiger and the Thervingi. * * Ulfilas translated the whole Bible, except tbe ' Books of Kings.' Unfortunately, the greater part of his work has been lost, and we have only considerable portions ot the Gospels, all tbe genuine Epistles ol St. Paul, though these again not complete; fragments of a Psalm, of Ezra, and Nehemiab. Though Ulfilas belonged to tbe Western Goths, his translation was used by all Gothic tribes when they advanced into Spain and Italy. Tbe Gothic language died out in tbe ninth century, and after the extinction of the great Gothic empires, the translation ol Ulfilas was lost and forgotten. But a MS. of the filth century bad been preserved in the Abbey of Werden, and towards tbe end of the sixteenth century a man of the name of Arnold Mercator, who was in tbe service ofWilliam IV, the Landgrave of Hessia, drew attention to this old parchment, containing large fragments of tbe translation of Ulfilas. This MS., now known as the Codex Argenteus, was afterwards'transferred to Prague, and when Prague was taken in 1648 by Count Konigsmark, bo carried this literary relic to Upsala in Sweden, where it is still preserved as one of the greatest treasures. The parchment is purple, the letters in silver, and the MS. in solid silver. In 1818,Cardinal Mai and Count Castiglione discovered some more fragments in, the Monastery of Bobbio, where they had probably been preserved ever since the Gothic Empire ol Thcodoric the Great in Italy bad been destroyed. Ulfilas must have been a man of extraordinary power to conceive, for the first time, the idea of tranblating tbe Bible into the vulgar language of his people. At his time there existed injEurope but two languages which a Christian bishop would have thought himself justified in employing—Greek and Latin. All other languages were still considered ns barbarous. It required a prophetic sight, a faith in the destinies of these} half-savage tribes, and a conviction ulso ol the utter efletencse of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, before a binhop could have brought himself to translnte the Bible into the vulgar dialect of his barbarous countrymen." bound Beside this most interesting and precious manuscript is the original of that most exquisite poem, " Frithyof's Saga," by Esaias Tegner, the first of Swedish poets in any time. A recent visit to the house of the poet, and acquaintance with a grandson of Tegner, worthy of the honored name which he bears, rendered this modern manuscript exceedingly interesting to us. Here also was some ancient " Edda." But I must not weary you with a further account of this library, now that we have discovered its rarest pearl in the Codex Argenteus. The other University buildings lie not far away, the students having their rooms in the town. Upsala, I should think, would be the rarest place for earnest study, in the depth of a Northern winter. The Cathedral is a fine old building, dedicated to St. Erik, St. Lawrence and St. Olaf. We were in doubt just how to find the sacristan. Fortunately, an Upsala student, perhaps some " vacation worker," chanced to be passing. Just a word to him, and he was at our service. The sacristan is soon found, and our newly-made student friend joins himself to our company in that kindly, genial way they have here at the North, and with his ready explanations makes our Cathedral visit far pleasanter than it would otherwise have been. May the good saints, Erik, Lawrence, Olaf, and all the holy ones of the Swedish Calendar, take him under their especial patronage and bless him as he deserves! The church is surrounded by mortuary-chapels, containing tbe remains of Sovereigns and celebrated men of Sweden On the walls of one of the chapels were paintings portraying incidents in the life of Gustavus Vasa, whose adventurous life reminds one of the career of Alfred of England. Here is the tomb of Eric Oxenstiern, and here also rests the great botanist Linne, known generally as Linnasus in scientific writing, one of the most famous of Sweden's sons. A faded wreath still hung over the monument, placed there probably on some recent anniversary. Faded as it was, it was pleasant to see this reminder here of that world of natural beauty in which Linne walked as one privileged above all others to read beneath the outward bloom and form and fragrance the mysteries of those delicate, marvelous laws of growth, order, and development which give to the humblest of humble flowers a strange and sublime dignity. And with these buildings concludes our �THE FRIEND, MARCH. I>S7 inspection of Upsala. It is a busy place, I " Raknihongen," is to be found in Norway. fancy, when hundreds of white-capped stu- Near these lies another mound, from which dents are thronging its streets. It was very the ancient Kings were accustomed to adquiet and slumberous as we saw it in late dress the great gatherings of the people. Of August; we had the streets pretty much to the Northern mythology and its wild and ourselves. How long the summer holidays poetic character I may take occasion heremust seem to shopkeepers, to widow ladies after to speak, in connectien with Norway, who, with memories of generations of stu- the savage grandeur of the scenery in the dents at their tongue's end, support a slen- latter country seeming to be more in symder gentility by providing for the ravenous pathy with it than with the fertile plains of appetites of hungry scholars ; to sentimental Sweden. The old village church lies near Scandinavian maidens, who build high hopes by, half hidden among the trees, and heathen on each new coming class! But the first mounds and Christian spire seem to have frosts of autumn will bring the " white caps" struck a lasting truce and forgotten to be back to them, and also the fulfilment of their hostile. But this is only the portal to Walhalla. Everyone comes to Gamla to drink fondest hopes, 1 trust. " mead," that drink of gods and heroes. A GAMLA UPSALA. little boy guided us through winding ways old, and connection in signifies Gamla" " with Upsala has reference to a little village to a little cottage, set in the midst of a bloslying a few miles to the north of the Uni- soming garden. Nothing could have been versity town—a charming bit of antiquity, if more charming and inviting. There, in the you are of an antiquarian tendency —the neat little "best room "of the cottage, we oldest of heathen shrines in Sweden. We were given seats, and presented with a horn, long and tapering, filled to enjoyed keenly our afternoon's wajk, under silver-mounted, the gray and clouded sky, with the cool the brim with foamy, frothy, tempting Northern air falling freshly on our faces. " mead " Did you ever drink this sweetest Such a delicious sense of freedom ! No one of sweet drinks, brewed from honey and The foaming to bar our way as we struck across the fields other simple ingredients ? passed from hand to hand, from mouth and climbed ancient and tottering fences, or horn rolled (one who has lived at all in Germany, to mouth, and again around. Thus, you that land of strict regulations, can appreciate know, the heroes in Walhalla drink,—they the luxury of this) on the grassy and heather- who never fled before the foe, they who tufted plain, on a carpet of soft, creamy- never quailed in the thickest of the fight, white northern moss, stained here and there with the gleam of some vivid crimson berries. To tne the very air seemed freighted with the spirit of the olden times. As we strode onwards, we cast backward glances now and then at the town we were leaving, with its University buildings. There was something in the sight of those buildings cresting the hill above the town which reminded me of other college buildings cresting another hill—so very fur away from here. Wide as is the reach of land and sea which lies between this home of Swedish learning, set in the embrace of this quiet Northern landscape, and the halls of Amherst, set amid the fairest of New England scenes, yet I could not but feel that the sympathy of-kindred pursuits, the love of truth and the brotherhood of youthful hopes and aspirations, joined in a covenant of lasting, although unspoken, friendship those institutions in the Old World and the New. Before us, not very far away, rose the spire or tower of the village church, the goal of our ramble. Now the way lies over some deserted moor and now through a fertile field, through whose billows of golden grain a narrow way led us to the farther side. Still on, till at last we stood face to face with three huge grass-grown mounds, on whose sides a few late wild flowers still lingered, which stood like sentinels before our way. And these were the objects which we came especially to see, these same three commonplace grass-grown mounds! You see, " Gamla Upsala " was, long long centuries ago, the very center ofthe old heathen religion in Sweden, and was held in especial reverence, and these three mounds were supposed in some mysterious way to be connected with the ancient deities, and are named after Odin, Thor and Frey. These are the largest mounds of this nature in Sweden. One still greater, however, and who now at unending banquets quaff this ambrosia of the North, perhaps from the skulls of the vanquished and slain! But, oh earth-child, be wise in time, and do not tempt the jealous souls of Walhalla heroes, for the joys which this mead produces are but fleeting, and this sweet may become indeed a bitter. But we were cautious, and have only pleasant memories of this our nearest approach to the mysterious realm in which the heroic souls of Scandinavia rest after conflict. I think the horn from which we drank was presented by King Karl Johann. There were others there from other princes. Several large " visitors' books" testified to the numbers who from time to time visit this spot. But the coming of evening forbids our longer tarrying here, and we hasten back to Upsala, taking thence a slow and sleepy train to Stockholm. A fresh-faced peasant girl, with her neat handkerchief decorously folded over her head, seems to bring a bit of light and brightness into our compartment. Every one nods kindly to evey one else. Some one hums a Swedish air ; the car moves slowly on ; the twilight gathers softly in the forests ; large drops of rain fall on the car windows; city lights gleam on us through the mist, and soon the train lands us in the station at Stockholm—and not at the vestibule of Wal- ». 23 mainly live in the along the Norwegian boundary, whither they came about the year 1600 on account of the disturbances in their native country; and finally a few Laps, who have a nomadic life, and in the summer generally wander with their reindeer to the Norwegian coasts. The land seems astir in all respects. New industries are opening and old are continued. More and more attention is being paid to agriculture, and the fertile land in the southern portion of the country is carefully tilled. There are two agricultural colleges or academies. Mining is one of the oldest pursuits in Sweden, especially iron and copper. The lumber business is assuming great importance, the country being exceedingly rich in forests. Lumber is largely exported to England, France, Denmark, Germany and other countries. The fisheries of Sweden do not compare with those of Norway. Manufactures of woolen and cotton goods, in metals, of paper, brandy, tobacco, etc., etc., are constantly increasing. Swedish commerce advances in a like degree with the internal development of the country. The Church of Sweden is Lutheran. The country is divided into twelve dioceses, the Archbishop living in Upsala, and is regarded as the Primate of the Swedish Church. The highest authority is entrusted to the King, who with his Cabinet has the government of the land. There are separate ministers for Norway and Sweden, with the exception, however, that the Department of Foreign Affairs is the same for both countries. The Minister of State for this Department must be a Swede, and is responsible oniy to the Swedish Parliament. The foreign representatives of the Kingdom may be either Swedes or Norwegians. Every year the Swedish Parliament (distinct from the Norwegian Storthing) meets at Stock- holm, before 1565 consisting of four orders— the Nobles, Clergy, Burgers and Peasants— now simply divided into two houses. The army numbers something like 30,000 men, with a reserve of 100 000 or more. The navy is very small, but increasing. Fortunately, Sweden is a land of peace, and has other use fer her men than holding them in readiness for war. Of the educational advantages of Sweden 1 have already spoken. At the head of Sweden's poets stands the name of Esaias Tigner, the author of " FrithyoPs Saga ;" then those of Bellmann, of Allinquist, of Atterborn, Franzin, Geizer, and many others especially well known in their native land. But particularly in the department of science have Swedes been illustrious; it is only necessary to mention Linne, Swedenborg. Berzelius, Nilsson, Ritzius and Agardh, to recall halla ! 4 'names held in honor through all Europe. From Sweden have come some of the A FEW CLOSING WORDS ABOUT SWEDEN. The growth and progress and promise of sweetest of singers, and in painting and this most interesting country would repay sculpture are well-known Swedish artists. any one for devoting some time and atten- It is with pleasure that 1 repeat in closing tion to the study of the same. The popula- what 1 have before said—that the Sweden tion of Sweden was, according to the census of our day is a country where law, order, of 1574, 4,341,659 persons; in the year justice and prosperity reign, where internal 1800 only 2,347,303. The large majority improvement and develoyment are preferred of the inhabitants are Swedes; besides to foreign war and conquest, and where, it is these are a few Germans, Norwegians and to be fondly hoped, peace and brotherly love Danes, who have emigrated hither. There have found an abiding home. Frank Williams Damon. are also a few thousand Finnlanders, who �24 I II X THE FIiIEND. MARCH 1. 18TB. Bayard Taylor. LOKOVELLOW's POM READ*AT THE BOSTOS MCETIMO. Dead he lay among his books ! The price of Qod was in bis looks. As the statues* in the gloom Watob o'er Maximilian's tomb, 80 those volumes from their shelves Watobed him, silent aa themselves. Ah ! bis band will never more Tarn their storied pages o'er ; Never more hia lips repeat Songs of theirs, however sweet. Let tbe lifeless body rest! He is gone who was its guest. Gone aa travelers baate to leave An iuo, nor tarry until eve. Traveler '. in what realms afar, In what planet, in what star. In what vast aerial space Shines tbe light upon thy face? In what gardens of delight Rest tby weary feet to-night T Poet! tbou wboae latest verse Was a garner on tby hearse, Thoa bast sung with organ tone In Deukalion'a life thine own. On tbe ruins of the Past 15looms tbe perfect flower at last. Friend ! but yesterday tbe bella Rang for tbee their loud farewells ; And to-day they toll for Ibee Lying dead beyond the sea ; Lying dead among thy books, Tbe peace of God in all tby looks. MEMORIAL FRIEND, MARCH, 1879. Good Advice to a Young Man.—A physician writes to young men as follows: "My profession has thrown me among women of all classes, and my experience teaches me that Heaven never gave man a greater proof of His love than to place woman here with him. My advice is :Go and propose to the most sensible girl you know. If she accepts you, tell her how much your income is, and from what source derived; tell her you will divide the last shilling with her, and that you will love her with all your heart into the bargain. And then keep your promise. My word for it, she will live within your income, and to your last hour you will regret that you did not marry sooner. Stop worrying about feminine untruth. Just you be true to her —love her sincerely, and a more fond, faithful, foolish slave you will never meet anywhere. You will not deserve her, I know ; but she will never know it." Now read what an old man writes: is certainly a surprise, a novelty, a " There glory of enthusiasm in the early dawn of [From the P. C. Advertiser, Feb. 22.] Census of the Hawaiian Islands, taken December 27th, 1878. GENERAL SI'MHARV. For the following figures, which are compiled from official sources, we are indebted to the Hon. W. Jas. Smith, Secretary of the Board of Education. The following statement of the arrivals and departures of Chinese during the six years embraced in the census returns, i.e. up to Deo. 27th, 1878, has been furnished by the Collector General of Customs from the records kept at his office; and by L. Severance Esqr. Collector at the port of Hilo. 'otal Dumber of Natives in 1878 44,088 Half-castes in 1878 .1,420 ■' Chinese 6,916 M Americana 1,276 •' *' Hawaiian-born of foreign parents. 947 British In 1878 883 Portugese " 436 " " Germans ** 272 '* " » French 81 Other forelgnera 666 " •• " " " " Total population Dec. 27th, 1B78 87,988 'otal number of Natives and Half-castes in 1872 .. .81,631 1878 .47,608 " •' Decrease since 1872 4,033 'otal number of foreigners in 1878 10,477 1872 6,368 .. " love in one human soul towards another " human soul; it is the most radiant thing of which they have any knowledge ; it transcends all words and symbols ; it is the most Increase since 1872 6,111 beautiful thing two such souls can have up 'otal increase of Foreigners alnce 1872 6,111 4,023 to that time ; but they are wed ; they live 'otal decrease of Natives since 1872 together ; for years and years they struggle Total increase of Population since 1872 1,088 'otal number of Chinese in 1878 with time and the world ; children are mul6,916 1872 1.938 tiplied to them; some of these children Increase of Chinese since 1872 3,978 sicken and die ; they experience joys and number of Chinesearrivals 4,820 sorrows innumerable together; and at last lonolulu—Total departures 656 " " '• ; come the summer of life and to Indian they Honolulu—Excess of arrivals 3,965 when their heads are white, and they sit lilo—Total number of Chinese arrivals 214 side by side tremulous with age, I declare 4,179 that the later love is as much richer and ?otal No. of Chinese in Kingdom by Census of 1872. 1,938 •In theHofklrche at Innsbruck. deeper and more voluminous and more ex6,117 than the first flush of early dawning 'otal No. of Chinese In Kingdom by Censusof 1878. 5,916 quisite 27th, our Under date of January love as ripeness is better than greenness." ?o be accounted forby deaths and departures other Berlin Correspondent writes thus : than as paasengers 201 Police of Honolulu have The a few many Mrs. Taylor and daughter leave in of their Chinese School at Hilo.—The Rev. A. days for America, via Hamburg. All feel difficulties to meet in the discharge the greatest sympathy for them. A pleasant duties. They should see well to it that the 0. Forbes thus writes under date of Feb. little incident in connection with Mrs. Tay- laws are strictly enforced against those 13th : "We have just started an evening lor's leaving Berlin has been her reception places licensed to sell spirituous liquors. are strictly bound by the terms school for Chinese, and I trust it will do by the Empress. She had never been pre- Those places sented, and by her husband's death her con- of their licenses not to allow drunken people much good. There are several Chinese nection with the Court was, of course, about their premises, or to furnish liquors to here who have been scholars in the school ended. But the Empress sent word through those already intoxicated. We fear Hono- taught by Mr. Dunscombe and in the Fort one of her ladies, asking to see Mrs. Taylor lulu will lose its good name unless there is street Chinese Sabbath school. They refer informally and without any ceremony. She strict and wholesome vigilance on the part with much interest to those schools, and will received her so like a sister, waived all of the police. and rebe a to us in our school here. We help her, they Court ceremony, kissed Prof. Alexander and Brother—We mained together a long time. It was cer- are happy to welcome home these gentle- have a worthy young Christian brother, a tainly interesting to see how the sacredness men from their foreign travels. They have Mr. Jones, who is a member of my church, of sorrow brought together one of the proud- visited the United States, England, France, for teacher. It is an interesting fact that he est Empresses in history and the wife of a Switzerland, Italy, Egypt and Palestine, noble man, who bad ennobled himself by spending a month in each of the latter is a nephew of our good sister, Mrs. Reed the work of his hands, head and heart." countries. We know they must have (formerly Mrs. Shipman), and his father, a vast fund of information now deceased, was for many years a misWe would acknowledge papers and brought back many and varied subjects, for, accord- sionary of the English General Baptist dePpon periodicals for gratuitous distribution from ing -to the saying, those bring back most nomination to the negroes on Jamaica. How Dr. J. Mott Smith, Mrs. Severance, Mrs. from their "foreign travels who take most little that father ever thought that he was, Hobron, Mrs. Banning, and Mr. J. P. Cooke away with them. We only regret that the through his son, to participate in the Chinese (Castle & Cooke). exigencies of travel did not allow the Pro- as well as in the Negro work. We have to visit Athens and gaze upon the succeeded in renting a good-sized room, fessor a The Chinese in California are reported Parthenon, although he saw the Colosseum, convenient location, for present use inas to have contributed more for the the Pyramids, and other sights and scenes school-room and general head-quarters for relief of the yellow fever sufferers last sum- without end. Knowing the Professor's love our Chinese work. We shall also fit it up mer than was contributed by the whole for the classics and antiquity, we only hope for use as a chapel for the Chinese until the United States for the relief of suffering from he may be permitted to go abroad once way may be open for more permanent armore. the great famine in China. rangements." " " �THE FRIEND, Female English Lecturers and Workers. MARCH, 187 S. MARINE JOURNAL. A correspondent of the Boston CongrePORT OF HONOLULU. S. I. gationalist thus writes ARRIVALS. At some of the large temperance gather- Feb 3—Fr bk Alphonslne Zelle, Lebeaupin, 16 days from " San Francisco ings—for England is awakening to the fact S—Am bßtne Hesperian, Winding, 17 days from Humboldt that she has more drunkenness than any r>—Am schr Bonanza, Miller, from San Francisco other nation, and needs to arouse her people viaKahulul 13—Ambktne Constitution, HacDonnell, 28 days as wife of from Rsiatea heard such leaders the speak —I 13—Am bk JenniePitta, Blevert, 26 days from Port .Rev. R. W. Dale, so well known in America, Gamble 15—Brit bk Lady Lampson, Marston, 73 days from Miss Richardson, of the Bristol School New Castle, N 8 W. 17—Am bktne Ella, Brown, 18 dye fm San Francisco are an honor to their Board, and 18—Britstmr Zealandla, Chevalier, from Sydney. 20—Am topsail schr Eustace. Bole, from San Fran. sex. Agnes Weston, too, is the admiration Cisco viaKahulul. 20—Am bk Edward James,O'Brien, 23 days from of all temperance workers, from her marvelSan Francisco. 21—Haw bk Kalakaua, Jenks, 21 days fm San Fran ous labors in the Royal Navy. She has 23—Raiatea schr Vivid, Sweet, 9 days 7 hours from Fannlng's Island been instrumental in forming 202 floating 26—Ambark Camden, Robinson, 37 days from Port Gamble the National branches of Temperance 26—Am missionary packet Morning Star, Bray, 32 days from Jalnig on board Her Majesty's ships. She League 26—Am str City of New York, Cobb, 7 days hours from San Francisco has agents ashore at Yokohama, Bombay, 28—Am bktne Grace Roberts, Olsen, from Kahulul 23—Ambktne Discovery, Fuller, 23 days from San Barbadoes, St. Helena, etc., who visit the Francisco 28—H BM 8 Opal, Robinson, from cruise. ships as soon as they are in port, tell the men of temperance boarding houses, and DEPARTURES. Feb B—Am bk Amethyst, Slocum, for Hongkong give addresses; and agents afloat in the 9—Am bktne Eureka, Norburg, for San Francisco 10—Ambk Adelaide Cooper, Emerson, for S F Mediterranean, East African, Australian, 16—Ambgtne Hazard, Miller, for San Francisco. 18—Brit stmr Zealandla, Chevalier, forSan Franco Chinese and Pacific squadrons. She sends 18—Amschr American Girl, Backus, for 8 Franco. bgtne Hesperian, Winding, for Humboldt. 20—Am each month 2,900 copies of a •' Temperance 21—Am bk JennyPitts, Blevert, forPort Gamble. 26—Am bktne Constitution, McDonnell, for San monthly letter" to the sailors, and gives Francisco 26—French bark Alphonslne Zelle,Lebeaupin, for on the as addresses ships as often possible. San Francisco her, City make to and her name is a Btr ofNew York, Cobb, for Sydney 27—Am reports All 27—Am schr Bonanza, Miller, for San Francisco 27—H BM 8 Opal, Roblnnon, for cruise household word." are glad to learn that Miss Weston MEMORANDA. efficient agents among the seamen of "Morning Star's" Voyage. board H. B. M. S. Opal, now lying Summary Hailed from Honolulu June 10th, 1878. Arrived at can to usetheir testify in this port. We Peru, the first laland visited, June 36th. fulness. Homeward bound, sailed from Ponape Jan Ist, 1879; : Bfe "Know Ye Not that Ye are the Temple of God."—The argument for total abstinence drawn from the fact that God honors our bodies as His temple, elevates the subject of Temperance above the common and ordinary grounds upon which men are urged to refrain from the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. Alcoholic drinks debase, degrade and brutalise the body. If God deign to come down and take up his abode in the sinner's heart, and thereby fit the soul for heaven, should we not strive to furnish a pure and holy abode as the dwelling place of the Holy Ghost ? Drunkenness and intemperance are certainly among the most debasing and polluting of vices. 'Drunkards are certainly enumerated among those classes which are not to inherit the Kingdom of God." " By the last steamer Miss Carpenter turned from a visit to the United States, bringing an associate (to assist in teaching in the Mabawao Female Seminary), Miss Martha Perry, belonging to Holden, Mass. Having been acquainted with the parents and grand-parents of this lady, and knowing her antecedents, we can most heartily congratulate the trustees and patrons of the Seminary where she is to be engaged in Ebon, Jan 17th, and Jaluit, the last Island visited, Jan 21th. We left all the missionaries In very good health. To Mrs Randa son was born, Oct 24th, two days after our arrival at Ponape with Dr Pease and wife. We have visited twenty-six different Islands. At all these we stopped once. At MUle, Arno, Mejuro, Namerik, Ponape, Lukunor, Nomr, Namolouk and Pingelap we stopped twice, and at Ebon and Jaluig three times, making In all thirty-seven stoppingplaces. We have visited five new islands—those of Aur and Malwonlap In the Marshall group, and west of Mortlocks, Nomr, Losap, and Namolouk—leaving teachers upon the two former. Held general meeting of the Marshall Islands at Ebon, after which we took Mr Whitney to visit all the stations upon them. Took Mr Sturgia to visit Pingelap and Mokll, and all his fields west of Ponape. Have entered lagoons 21 times ; have anchored 45 times ; have laid at anchor 108 days; have boated 622 miles ; have sailed 11,560miles ; have encountered 950 milesadverse currents ; have had 171 hours calm ; have transferred from one island to another 142 passengers. Had one death on board, at Arno, fromheart disease—Opuuul, a seaman on his second voyage In the " Morning Star." Had one marriageon board—William, of Mokll, to Tallta, adopted daughter of Obadlnia. Have had four hopeful conversions on board—three of the sailors. All except three of the crew are now Christiana. Havehad but one accident. We were obliged to leave Mejuro lagoon iv the night; In the attempt we ran upon a coral patch and stuck fast forlive hours, when the rls-' lug tide floated us off withoutany apparent Injury. J. Brat, Master.* RipoitofKd Jamks, O'Brien, Mastsr—Sailed from San Francisco, Jan 28 at 6 p m, firstlire days had freah northerly wlnda, thence light variable breeiei to port, aighled Mauilira daya before arriving port, had no trade wlnda during 22 dayi passage. RgPORT OF R M 8 ZSALAHUIA, CKSVILIIB, COMHANDia— Jan35th 3 pm, oaat off from moorings Sydney harbor, and proceeded to sea 3.67 p m, discharged pilot, reached Auckland 12.15 p m, Feb 4; and left again 6.30 p m,passed Tuiullla Island noon, Feb 0, crossed tbe Kquator 12 midnight, 169° long W; received Honolulu pilot on board Feb IS, 7 am; weather moderate with variable trades Feb 6.lst 26 a, long 177 W, apoke ship Lahore of London, itwring S W, Feb IS, 9 p m. very thick weather, engines slowed down in consequence !'■ McDohald, Inner. until 6 a m of the 18. 25 PASSENGERS. From San Francisco—Per Alphonslne Zelle, Feb 3—M Martulsen, E Orcoropp, Geo Hereellay, Ed Cook, and 21 Chinese. Fob Saw Francisco—Per Adelaide Cooper, Feb 10—O E Maddlaon, G HaarU. Lishman—McConnell— In this city, Jan. 30, at the residence of Mr. RobertLlahman, by Rev. W. Frear, Mr. William Lishman to Miss Mama McConnell, all of Honolulu. Chii.ii—Dovkk—ln this city, Feb. 1,at theresidence of W. C. Parke, Esq., by the Rev. Dr. Hyde, B. Wainwrioht Child to Miss Susie H. Bovee, of San Francisco. (San Francisco papers please copy.) Zikolbr—Wasshek—ln Honolulu,Feb. 4, by Rev. 8. C. Damon, Mr. William Zieoler, of Wahlawa, Kauai, to Miss Tillt Wassmei, of Honolulu. From Sydney.—Per Zealandla, rch IK—Rnht Stirling and wife, W Firming, J Borne and wife, P F Franck.J H Roetiethwaiit-, G F Roatiethwalte. Miss X J Taylor, Mis, Kate, atlas J W<kil worth, Mist F Butterfleld, and 60 paasenfera In transitu. Foa Bar Fkascisco.—Per Basard, Feb— IS—Capl. W B Godfrey and wife. Foa San Fsaschco.—Per Zealandla, Feb 18—Mrs W H L Barnes, W B Barnea, A W Lowrle, 0 Lehmann, TTlllmann, H H Corllsa, X C Lard, B C Kuril, W H Bailey, G W Parey, W H Pa ton. S B Dole, J R Houghton, O AbhoiL J T Waterhouse and wife, U H Woodward. 5 C Hedges, J McKormlck. C V uabnru. G C Borntraeger, A Silra. F Author,, A Loewenberg, T t: Havens, J N Wright. J C Gladeand Son, Wm Gardner, T A Dow, J H Stewart, J G Wilson. MARRIED. Andrews—Puosle*—ln Paw Paw, Mich, Dec 31, 1878, Samuki. C Andrews, of Ann Arbor, son of thelate Key C B Andrews of Maui, to Emma W Pumley. Hbndbksob—May—AtBt Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu, by the Chaplain of the ■hip, assisted by the Rev A Mackintosh, Lieut John H Henderson of H B M 8 Opel, to B A Mat, neice of H May, Esq., of Honolulu. Coats—Hai—lnHonolulu, February 28th, by Rev. 8. C. Damon, Me. William Coats to Hai, both of Honolulu. DIED. Wilder—At theresidence of her husdand, Nmiatm val- ley, February Ist, after a painful and lingering illness, Mrs. .John K. Wildeb, in her 34th year. The deceased was a native of theseIslands. As a mod* el wife and mother, and a modest sincere christian lady, she had few superiors here or elsewhere. She was held in the highest esteem by all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance, becanse she was kind and courteous to all with whom she came in contact. She lived a lifeof purity and womenly virtues,and died as thosedie, who have a blessed hope of ■ higher and holler life beyond this vale of tears. Her funeral took place on Sabbath afternoon, at theNuuanu valley cemetery, theRev. Dr. HydeofficlatlngThe deceasedleft a devoted husband and live children to mourn the loss of thebest of wives and mothers. But their loss is her gain—while they have the sympathy of this whole community in their sore bereavement. Hohdon—At Walalua, Oahu, Feb. 6th, of pneumonia, Henry Gordon, aged about 60 years. Fxabt—ln Honolulu, Feb. 6th, after a long Illness, Louis Jerome Feary, aged 63 yearsand 3 raos. Mr. Feary came to the Islands In the year 1860, and ex* cept a short time in California, has been a resident ever since. He was born in Clalrmont, Columbia County, New York. Heleaves awife and four children. Hchbki —In this city, Feb. 0, Mrs. Eliza Schbei, aged about 42 years. Kellett.—ln this city, Feb. 13, Helen Keonaona, infant daughter of Danson and Helen Kellett, aged nearly 3 montha. Smith—ln this city, Feb 18. Helen Caroline, infant daughter of Henry and Maria Smith, aged 24 days. Cook—ln this city, Feb 8, Ralph, only too of John and Kukana Cook, aged 3 years, 0 months and 28 days. Wayne—Feb 11, of consumption, on board bark Kalakaua, Geoboe G. Wayne, of Philadelphia. Spooner—At Kalihi, near Honolulu, Feb. 26th, Mary Kaulumama, wife of Mr. J. Spooner,aged 40 years. Information Wanted. Respecting George 8. Brittin, whose friend andrelation Mrs. James H. Park (formerly Miss FranulH A. Matthias), 906, North 17th street, Philadelphia, la very anxious to learn something about him. He visited the Islands about twenty-five yearsago. Respecting Charles Brown, of New Bedford, supposed to have left a ship in Honolulu. Please communicate with hia sister. Mrs. Mary Ann Smith, 15, First street, New Bedford, or the Editor. Respecting Dr. Samuel H. Lea, who was a resident of Honolulu In ISBI. Please communicate with William H. Rodman, M. D., 491, Chapel atreet, New Haven, Ct., or with theEditor. Dr. Lea was a graduate of Tale, 1838. and subsequently resided in New Orleans. Mikhsapolis, Nov. Bth, 1878.—My brother, Ephraiiu Pettlngill, was a sailor. About the year 18S9 he wrote to me at Lewlston Falls, Maine,and stated that he was at port of Honolulu, Hawaiian Inlands, and had engaged to ship to the Arctic Ocean on board the ship AVuUno. Yon will do me a great favor in making searches of the registers kept at the above port, and report the fate of my brother, dead or alive. I shall be happy to pay all reasonable expenses attending thla matter.—N. B.: Enquire after ship Ocean Wave and ship Rebecca Sims." Information may be sent Manasseh Pettenglll, Minneapolis,or " to the Editor. �26 I II X FRIEND, MARCH. 1879. Letter from Japan. Letter from China. Kobe, Japan, Jan. 6th, 1879. the To Editor of the Friend. Dear Sir : In your"issue of September, IS7B, you publish a letter from Key. L. Lyons, which is of the greatest interest to those who desire the preservation of the relics of primitive forms of civilization. What other monument of the ancient culture of the Hawaiian people can compare with this collection of sixteen thousand words, given in Andrews' Hawaiian Dictionary, and how rapidly would it have perished except for the industry and zeal of such scholars as Andrews and Lyons. But that the labors of Mr. Lyons should be brought within the reach ol those who are most interested in the study of the different forms of social evolution, it is necessary that the dictionary which he is revising should be published by some scientific society that will distribute it to other societies. The American Oriental Society would perhaps hardly be ready to undertake so heavy a work; but I think that there is little doubt that the Smithsonian Institute would be ready to take it up. In Jhe first place, it is, I think, much the most .complete presentation that has ever been made of the ideas contained in any language of thePolynesian race. In the second place, new words and idioms are gradually convng in, so that if such a work is delayed much longer it will be difficult to find scholars who can distinguish between those that belong to the primitive language and those that have been produced through the influence of European ideas. The value of such a dictionary to philologists and anthropologists will be greatly increased if modern words are mark ed as such and their derivation given when known, and if the new meanings that have been attached to old words ure pointed out. In making such discriminations, one who commenced the study of the language nearly fifty years ago would, of course, have a great advantage over a younger student. The words that Mr. Lyons speaks of as bed words will be of as much value to the philologist as other words ; but if used only for expressing spiteful feelings, or if in any way offensive to the original Hawaiian sense of propriety, the fact should be noted. I have no doubt that the officers of the Smithsonian Institute would be glad to publish such a dictionary of the Hawaiian language as Andrews' Dictionary might be made under the revision of Mr. Lyons; and I trust that those at the Islands who are interested in the matter will bring it before CHINESE ON HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SEND CONTRI- them. It may encourage you in taking up the know that a dictionary of the Dakota language, prepared by Rev. S. K. Riggs, was published by the Smithsonian Institute some years ago. By special arrangement, extra copies were printed for the American Board's Dakota Mission, of which Dr. Riggs is a member. Hoping to hear that some way has been iound for bringing before the world the results of Mr. Lyons' studies on the dictionary of the language, I remain ever yours faithfully, John T. Gvlick. matter to BUTIONS TO CHINA—OPPOSERS OF MISSIONB SILENCED—BASEL MISSION IN CHINA. 30th Dec, 1878. Rev. S. C. Damon, Honolulu Two letters from you, dated sth October and 25th November, are before me. The first came by the sailing ship Amy Turner, and the second by the steamer Perusia. Many thanks for your kind communications, and no less for the papers you sent me, which give me always great pleasure to read. There is at present a sailing ship here, the Crusader, which is bound for Honolulu, and a Hawaiian woman, the widow of a Chinaman of the name of Ahyong, who seems to have been engaged in evangelistic work, expects to return to her native land with three boys of hers. A certain Dr. Kitteridge wrote to me about this woman, and said that he would send the money for her passage if he knew how much was wanted. She now tells me that the Hawaiian Consul here has promised to provide a passage for her and her boys. The man who returned to China in the Amy Turner brought a good many letters and also some money from different parties for their relations here. I was also much surprised and pleased to receive a handsome subscription from my old friends the Chinese Christians of the Sandwich Islands to the amount of 8137.50. I value this token of grateful acknowledgment very highly, and it shows how unfair the slander is which now and again is uttered against the Chinese in newspapers. It was only under date the 17th October that the China Mail copied a letter from a Foochow paper, where it was said that large sums of money were annually collected in England and America for mission work in China, but is it wisely or properly expended, and have the united Protestant missions in all China one single sincere and thorough convert to Christianity excepting those whose services are regularly paid for by the mission t A high authority in mission work in China has frankly stated he is afraid not, and it is notorious that all the servants in foreign •mploy, female as well as male, who have been educated at the expense of a mission, are most vicious in all their habits ; and as to their morality and virtue, the least said on this subject the better. It so happened that on the 3d of December there was the annual day of intercession for foreign missions, and the English Bishop invited me to give an address on mission work. I brought my subscription list from Hawaii, and referred to the above unkind expressions, and asked the auditory to compare and judge for Hongkong, : themselves. I also translated some of the letters and gave them to the editor of the China Mail, who made extracts and admitted that these facts practically disposed of such aspersions ns were made in the above-mentioned letter. However, the principal drift of his leader was to the effect that the Chinese seemed to be well off on the Sandwich Islands, and it was a pity that the Governor had stopped two vessels from taking emigrants there. If you know a Key. Dr. Hyde, will you please tell him that afeeceived his letter inquiring after the precedents of Shat Fan and what he had been taught in school. He belonged to the Rhenish Mission, and 1 gave Dr. Hyde's letter to Mr. Faber, who will answer it by and by. You ask me if I have any publications in English giving accounts of the labors of the Basel Mission in China, but I am sorry to s<y I cannot oblige you, as we have never made any publication here, and the reports to our Board are German, and are printed at home in the same language. If I should endeavor to give you a general sketch of our work here, it would amount to this : I arrived here in 1847, as the first missionary of the Basel Mission, with another brother, who died in 1854. Two missionaries of the Rhenish Mission came with me in the same ship, and are now also dead. After many futile attempts to get a footing in the country, we succeeded in 1852 in getting a permanent station among the Hakkas, some distance inland. The Anglo-Chinese war in 1866 compelled us to flee for our lives and stay in Hongkong for two years. After that time, and in consequence of the better opening up of the country by the Treaty of Tientsin, our work had more success. Hongkong was kept on as a station, and forms now, as it were, the basis of our operations ; but the principal work is in the country, where we have three stations now, occupied by nine European and three Chinese missionaries, who have studied in our college at Basel, and have returned as ordained ministers of the Gospel. Our census of last year stood thus: Four principal stations, 16 out stations, 10 catechists, 9 evangelists, I itinerant preacher, I bible-woman, 15 teachers of schools ; church members in full communion, 1,048; children, 669 ; catechumens under instruction, 136 ; 16 schools, with 372 pupils (266 males and 82 females). Church funds for the providing of the poor, the widows and orphans of catechists, and for building cha- pels and schools and paying salaries to catechists and teachers, $4,000, accumulated from yearly contributions of the native Christians. Only the interest is used up, as the funds are not sufficient yet, and must accumulate still more in order to serve their purpose. God bless you for the kind interest you take in our Chinese Christians, and prosper you in all your work to the glory of His holy name. Yours, in Christian friendship, very sincerely, R. Lechler. Do not for a moment suppose that you can wink at individual corruption, and yet leave the world of this great country Dean Stanley. uninjured. �Places of Worship. 1879. MARCH, ADVERTISEMENTS. . Skamen's Bethel—Rev. S. C. Damon, Chaplain, King street, near the Sailors' Home. Preaching %» 7 G IRWIN A. CO.. at 11 a. m. Seats free. Sabbath School before the Commission Merchants, morning service. Prayer meeting on Wednesday o'clock. Plantation and insurance Agents, Honolulu, H. I. evenings at "4 Fort Street Chorch—Rev. W. Frear. Pastor, PEIRCE fc CO.. \V corner of Fort and Beretania streets. Preaching A (Bocceaora to C. L. Richards At Co.) on Sundays at 11 A. v. and 7J P. M. Sabbath School at 10 A. m. Commission MerKawaiahao Church—Rev. H. H. Parker. Pastor, Ship Chandlers and General King street, above the Palace. Services in Hachants, waiian every Sunday at 11a.m. Sabbath school Honolulu, Oshu, Hawaiian Islands. at 10 a. M. Evening services at 74 o'clock, alternating with Kaumakapili. District meetings in various chapels at .3.30 p. m. Prayer meeting Agents Panto* Salt Works, Brand's Bomb Lancet, every Wednesday at 74 p. at. Ami Perry DavlV Pain Killer. Rohan Cathouc Church—Under the charge of Father Rt. Rev. Bishop Muigret, assisted by Rev. Hermann ; Fort street, near Beretauia. Services | EWERS *. DICKSON, every Sunday at 10 a. m. and 2 p. M. Dealers in Lumber and Building Materials, Kauhakapiu Church—Rev. M. Kuaea. Pustor, Beretania street, near Nutianu. Services in HaFort Street, Honolulu, H. I. waiian every Sunday at 104 A. at. Sabbath school at 94 A. M. Evening services at 74 o'clock, alterHOFFMANN, D., M nating with Kawaiahao. Prayer meeting every |y Wednesday at 74 p. m. and Surgeon, Physician The Anglican Church —Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Al- Corner Merchant and Kaahamanu Streets, near the Poit OBce fred Willis. D. D.; Clergy. Rev. Kob't Dunn, M. A., Rev. Alex. Mackintosh. St. Andrew's 'lYmporury d 1 BREWER At CO.. Cathedral, Beretauia street, opposite the Hotel. a. and m., English services on Sundays at 64 and 11 Commission and Skipping Merchants, 24 and 74 p. H. Sunday School at the Clergy House at 10 a. m. . Honolulu, Oanu. H. I. No. 37 Fort Street, P. a/s ADAMS. Auction and Commission Merchant, Fire-ProotStore, in Robineon'e Building, Queen Street. Goods Suitable for Trade. MASTERS VISITING THIS PORT £*HIP CT during the last Bii Yeara can testify from personal ex- |011 And Sell Cheaper than any other House in the Kingdom. DILLINGHAM & CO. TREGLOAN'» NBW S. MeGREW, M. D., Late Surgeon Y. S. Army, Bui. ED. DUNBCOMBE, Manager. Honlulu, January 1, 1876. CASTLE <fc COOKE, IMPORTERS AND -- STATIONERY AND NEWS DEPOT, Nat. 19 Mrrrhail Slreeg, » Honolulu. PACKAGES OF READING MATTBR-OF Papers and Magasinei, back numbers—put up to order at 1/ reduced rates for parties going to sea. CALL, THE ATTENTION ef the Clilaem of Oahu and the other I aland, to the fact that I have No. 73, Fort St. UPENKD a large I First-Class Establishment. can find a Stock of Goods, Well-selected Chosen with great as to and adapted Hiving had an extensive experience in connection with some of the largest importing homes in New York and Philadelphia. I can assure hit customers that they will not only Very Best Materials bat will also obtain at my place The BEST FITTINC CARMENTS that can be turned out ol any establishment in the Eastern cities. English Hunting Pantaloons! AND HABITS LADIES' RIDING A SPECIALITY. MADE Children's Suits, in Eastern Stylet. W. TREOLOAN, Honolulu. DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE! — AGENTS OF REGULAR. PORTLAND LINE OF England Mutual Iniuranos Company, Packets, THE The Union MarineInsurance Company, Ban Francisco, Lit] New TheKohala Sugar Company, The Haiku Sugar Company, TbeHamakua Sugar Company, TheWalalua Sugar Plantation, The Wheeler at Wllaon Sewing Machine Company, Dr. Jayne At Bona CelebratedFamily Medicines. J. w. wmiNsr tf noiUTioi WHITNEY & ROBERTSON, H. M. Whitney), STATIONERY fc PERIODICALS. King's Combination Spectacles, Qlaae and Plated Ware, Sewing Machines, Picture Framei, ESTABLISHMENT, ■ ■ ~jj-V THOS. C. THRUM, Corner Fort and Hotel Streets. secure the - —■»* Importers and Dealers in Foreign Books, A. L. SifllTll, IMPORTER & DEALER IN JEWELRT, care, style, to this climate. ™lliJl|l™i[ai MillI iiiiilHwiiiM lflK2j£ (Suocesaori to Merchant Tailoring (Jentlemen *TpJn Can be consulted at his residence on Hotel street, between Alakea and Fort streets. perience that the undersigned keep the beat aasortment of GOODS FOR. TitADE N KJL LOW* a.a. 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TERMS: One Copy per Annum Two Copies per Annum Foreign Subscribers, Including postage $200 3 00 2.M �Pure religion and undefiled before Ood, the Father, is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world. Edited by a Committee of tbe T. M. C. A. Y. M. C. A. The regular quarterly meeting of the Y. M. C. A. was held at the Lyceum, on Friday evening, Feb. 21st. After prayer and the reading of the minutes, Dr. Damon, from the Committee on Missionary Work among tbe Chinese, reported that religious services were regularly held every Sabbath in the Lyceum at 11a. m. and in the Bethel vestry in the evening, besides a prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings and a Sunday school at 3 p. m. on Sunday. That measures were in progress to organize a church among the Chinese, there being about 30 Christians among them here. Articles of faith had been drawn up in Chinese, and a committee of the Hawaiian Board was cooperating with them, and in a few weeks the church would be established. Sit Moon had returned from China with his wife, and had resumed his work. Sat Fan, who had been preaching to the Chinese and acting as a colporteur among them during Sit Moon's absence, was ready for any Christian work. He hoped arrangements would soon be made either for his employment at Wailuku or Makawao, Maui, or, in case Sit Moon was called to be pastor of the Chinese Church, as a colporteur in this Island. A Chinese colporteur, Yung E, was already at work in Hilo, supported by the Foreign Church, and another one at Kohala, supported by the plantation. A Committee, consisting of Drs. Damon and Hyde, was appointed to make all necessary and prudent arrangements for the employment of Sit Moon and Sat Fan as might seem best to all concerned. Many of tbe members engaged in familiar conversation and discussion on this subject, from which much encouraging information in regard to the evangelization of the Chinese was elicited. The main feature of the evening was the reading of an essay by Dr. Hyde on the subject of Hawaiian literature, which consisted mainly of the Doctor's notes and comments in making up a catalogue of all the works published in the Hawaiian language. Of these there are 107, but no one collection comprises them all, and some copies and editions are extremely rare. He exhibited some copies of the early editions of the Bible, primers, maps and engravings, which attracted much attention. The Doctor also commented favorably on the industry and devotion of the early missionaries in reducing the Hawaiian language to writing, and in forming its grammar. He was of opinion that they made no mistake in giving the Hible to the natives as speedily as possible in their own language, and that the success of Christianity among them was owing to the fact that they preached and taught the people in their own tongue, which sentiments many who spoke afterwards concurred in. After the appointment of the usual committees and a collection, the Association adjourned, having spent a most profitable evening. We suggest that the essay ot Dr. Hyde be procured by some one of tbe Honolulu newspapers for publication, for, as a permanent contribution to the bibliography of this Kingdom it is of great value. Another suggestion is that there must be many more in our community who would be interested in attending the meetings of this Association, and they occurring but quarterly would not prove to be a severe tax. Under date of Adrian. Michigan, Jan. 14, 1879, Major Cole writes to a friend in Honolulu: confined to my house with " I haveas been illness, well as every member of my family. The brethren in Jacksonville have urged me and my family to labor with them all winter, but sickness compels us to decline. Yesterday was the first Lord's Day ( have been out, save one, since I left Jacksonville. I did not intend to go, but after prayer in the morning I felt impressed to go I know it was of to the African Church. the Holy Spirit, but my faith was tried as 1 went into the little church (for the first time in my life) and saw only two persons. The pastor said, ' When the hour for service arrives I always begin.' So he read the hymn, and two of us—the congregation— sang with him ; and we had a good song, for the Holy Spirit was there to help us. Then he called on the layman to pray (I think ministers miss it in not doing so often), and then he preached to us, and just as earnestly as though the house was full, and wound up by saying, ' As long as I can find one of God's children to comfort, or one sinner to talk to about Jesus, 1 am going to do it; and if the whole Church turn their hacks upon Christ, I mean to follow him.' At the close of his sermon, the layman said a few words, and encouraged the pastor by saying, ' You will always find one here to work with you.' ' Well,' says the brother, will always have a blessing, for 1then we two are met in my name, Where " be there." or three I'll ' The layman ihen told the pastor who I was, and he asked me if I would not give them a word of cheer; and so I opened the Word and gave them words of cheer from the dear old book, and pointing out promises that had been specially 28 AHsYCMochoiearutnn'gf onolulu. blest to me. At this period in came another brother, and the pastor was encouraged because they had increased a hundred per cent, since the meeting was opened—it began with two and ended with four. He then asked me if I would not come and speak to his people in the evening. After prayer 1 decided to come if they would pray for God to give me physical strength, and then that the Holy Spirit would incline the people to accept the call toshe meeting, and that the Holy Ghost would give me a message to them. We knelt down and prayed for all this. On my way home I called upon a poor invalid colored sister, and we prayed for the meeting. " I was surprised in the evening to find the little church, which holds only about 150, quite full of colored people. The Lord was faithful to his promise, and gave me a message which was blest to my soul and the congregation. The pastor's face was radiant with thanksgiving, and an occasional amen would break from his lips —a Holy Ghost amen—and could not be kept back. Before the meeting closed, I invited cold Christians to get up and ask for prayers and confess their backwardness. Many did so, to the delight of their pastor. Then the unconverted were invited to Christ, and those who desired then and there to do so to stand up. Some twelve or fifteen rose, and the Holy Spirit filled the house as we knelt in prayer. " They asked permission to take up a collection, as the pastor wanted to send away a letter, and he had not a postage stamp. I could not keep back the tears at this announcement, nor my hand from my pocketbook, and I praised God for the privilege 1 had had to be made a blessing to that little flock, but they were made a greater blessing to me. This morning a couple of white ministers called on me and told me how much they were tried and what trouble they had. I waited until they had finished, and then Tclated to them my experience of the day before and of the faithfulness of that poor colored pastor. They listened attentively, and then acknowledged they had no trials, and to night they begin evangelistic meetings in their churches, and I hope they will find their faith increased. The dear Jesus has not lost His drawing power. Last week I ventured out one afternoon to speak at the funeral of a blessed little girl, eleven years of age, whom the dear Master enabled me to lead to Him. The poor child bad a diseased hip, and fire inches of bone was taken from her leg. She lived several days after the operation, and the day before she died I was sent for. I could not refuse, though so poor in health myself. Whilst " there, she asked for water. They brought to her some; she tasted of it, and then looked at me with my Bible and said, * Oh, give me water from the book ;' and as we read Rev. xxii., ■ Yes, water from the book,' she would repeat over again. The last words I heard her otter were,' Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.' 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